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EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY JULY 3 j 1896:
0. H. SANDERS, EDITOR
The IVlolsofls Bank.
(Chartered by Parliament, 1855.)
Paid up Capital. . $2,000,000
Rest Fund .............. 1,375,000
Read office Montreal.
F. WOLFERSTAN THOMAS, Esq.,
GENERAL MANAGER
Money advanced to uod Farmer's on their
own notes with, one or more endorsers at 7
per cent per annum.
Exeter Branch.
pen every lawful day from .IO a. m.to 3 p.
m., Saturdays 10 a, al. to 1 p, m
Ageneral banking business transacted
CURRENT RATES allowedfor mon-
ey on Deposit Receipts. Savings, Bank at 3
t..sor cent.
N. D. HURbON
Exeter, Dec. 27, '95. Manager
A Permanent Investment at 6 per Cent
The Equitable Savings, Loan'and Building
Association of Toronto are selling shares of
their, new issue. of Permanent stook at $1 MO
each. Participates in full earnings of the
Association, from which they are paying 6
per pent. per annum half yearly. Balance of
earnings payable as a bonus at the end of
each 5 years, For ]iiartieulars of Security, re-
quire of George Kemp, local agent.
Queenston Cement.
Any person needing Queenston Cement, or
instructions as to its use should leave their
Order with Dolbridge Bros., Winchelsea. We
are prepared to supply cement and do all
kinds of work, in flooring, walls; etc. There
is at present a small quantity of cement at
Mr. R. Smith's Ray, P. O.
DELUrtIDGR EROS„ Winchelsea
LADIES 1
J
To work around home. Salary $21 month-
ly. Applicants desiring attention must send
references and three cent stamp to
HouSEUOLP PuBLIS1tINO Co.
MCKINNON FL'», TORONTO
DWELLING FOR SALE.
The undersigned offers for sale that desire -
able property situated on Mill Street, being.
lots 41 and 42. There aro a number of fruit
trees on uhe premises and a number of other
conveniences that make it a niee little home
For further partioularrsApply to
WM. $LEE, Exeter.
London Life Assurance .Co.
GENTLEMEN —Please accept my thanks for
the very prompt settlement of my claim
against your company, through your gener-
al
enesal agent Mr. Ben. Allen. Though you might
legally have kept the money for three
months I see the cheque was sent out the
day the claim papers reached you. I will be
pleased to encourage my friends who think
of insuring their lives to see youf agent.
Your obedient servant
BEN, ALLEN Paulin Rothaemel
Witness
1F4RM TO RENT.
Lot 4, Con.4, McGillivray, For particulars
apply to J. J. Collins, Maguire, Ont.
Boy Wanted.
A good strong boy wanted to learn
the art of printing. Apply at this office.
Sodom ' Grand Bend Park
New arrivals at Grand Bend Park
Rev, Albert Down son of Wm. Down,
of Exeter, preached in Sodom School
House, Sdiiday evening last, a large
number being present, notwithstanding
the cloudy appearance of the sky. His
discourse was logical and convincing,
and strictly orthodox, as a report had
got circulated that he had some strange
notions. I expected to hear some of
them in his sermon but was doomed to
dissapointment, hence (logically) I con-
cluded thathis accusers were the ones
lacking in orthodoxy.
Ailsa Craig
Mr. Wm. Halburt, of Leroy, N. Y.,
who has been visiting his sisters, Mrs.
Forbes and Mrs. Henderson, for the last
three months, returned home on Wed-
nesday, accompanied by his two nieces,
the Misses Mary and Sarah Jane Wylie.
—Great credit is due to the staff of
teachers in the public school here for
their successful work, as shown by the
report of the examinations, just receiv-
ed. !hiss Struthers passed 12 out of 12,
Mr. Bell 15 out of 17, Mr. Bulmer 3 out
of 6, from third to fourth.—Mr. and Mrs.
Alex, Kirkland, of Sarnia, are visit-
ing Mr. J. R. Anderson, M.D., and oth-
er friends in the village.—Miss Winnie
Cameron returned home from visiting
friends in Detroit, The flax pulling
will be done in this vicinity this week.
A large number of farmers are engag-
ed in the work. In the vicinity of
Claudeboye it was noticed that 25 wo-
men were in one field. The women
are taking an active part in this in-
dustry.
tiurondale
Flax pulling is the order of the day
here.—Several excursions to Grand
Bend have been made this year. The
one held last Saturday proved yery suc-
cessful
uecessful as the weather was fine and
boating and bathing excellent.—Mr. G.
W. Holman, Mr. James Horton and
Miss M. Horton have returned from
Seaforth C. I, after writing on the De-
partmental exams.—Mr. Arch McCurdy
and family visited at Mrs. Holman's on
Sunday.—The new choir has not taken
its place yet and it is reported that the
notice sent to Miss Keddy dismissing
her as organist in the name of the Trus-
tee Board of the Bethesda Church was
authorized by that body. This looks
much like forgery if it be true. We
hope for the sake of the person who
wrote the notice that it is not true, but
an investigation will prove the falsity
or truth of the report, which is based
on the statement pf one of the ,board
who was present at the meeting when
the matter was reported to have been
discussed and determined upon. Dis-
missing a faithful organist land memb•
er of the church in such an unceremon-
ious manner does not look like nineteen-
th century christianity. Neither does it
look like business or common decency
to lock a church organ without first
giving notice that such will be done.
Let the matter be cleared up, find the
guilty party, and let him or her suffer
and not th2. whole community lose its
good name on account of the doings of
some ill-natured miscreant.—Mrs. David
Downie Old her two daughters, Alice -
and Mary, of Owotona, Minnesota, are
at present visiting Mrs. Downie's lath
er, Mr. Robt. McDonald, on the Thames
road, and other friends. It is fifteen
years since she was home before, and it
is needless to say she is enjoying her
viet She intends remaining about two
moths —Miss Florence Valentine, of
onto, is visiting her uncle, Mr. Jas.
ood.—A three year old mare belong.
ing to Mr. Cephas Pym, of the 5th con-
cession, while playing around the field
slipped and fell on its side and died
almost instantly.
Centralia,
for the week ending Tuesday, July 28.
Ivanhoe—Mrs. Reid and daughter, De-
troit; Mrs. A. Johnston, Grafton, N. D.;'
Mr. W. FritzCrediton, Miss Lizzie Hill
Wellesley; Miss Maggie Holtzman, Miss
Lizzie Dechert, Amanda Dutchert, La
vina Dutchert, Olma Pince Miss Fannie
Durstern. Chesney Wold—Miss Hus-
ton, Miss Elliott, Mrs, Kemp and family
Exeter. Oakes—Mr. and Mrs. R. Shute
Kansas City, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. T.
Oke, Exeter; Mrs, J. H. Amborger and
son, Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. J. Evans
and son, Exeter; Mr. W. Dayidson, Ex•
eter; Miss Lida Cooper, Ingersol Al-
derside—Mrs. D. Fink and daughter
and Miss Millie Bertrand, Crcditou; Miss
Annie and Mr. Hoivard Eilber, Colum-
bus, Ohio; Mr. Ben. Either, Ubly, Mich.:
Miss Madiline Scott; Miss Bella Rantchi-
ler and L. Deckert, Philadelphia, Penn.
Idylwyld—Mr. J. Hutchinson, Hibbert;
Miss Bert, Seaforth; Miss Vina Hutch -
bison, Chicago; Mr. Jno, Robbins, Staffa;
Miss Lucy Jeffery, Miss Julia Honey,
Seaforth; Mrs. R. Honey, Mr, W. Rob
bias, Staffa; Miss Annie Morgan, Mr.
A, J. Spicer, Exeter: Woodbine -Mr,
and Mrs. W. E. Collins and son, Lou
don. Boffins Bower -Thos. Vivan wife
and family, Staffa; A. Stewart and wife,
Miss Hankin and Miss Mills, Exeter.
Bleak House—Mr. and Mrs. Jeckell,
Master Tom Jeckell, Exeter.
The farmers are well on with their
harvest and if fine weather continues
numbers of them will be through with-
in a week.—Geo. Rook has a new steam
threshing engine, and is now prepared
for the fall threshing.—Station Master,
C. W. Vail and wife, have returned
from their holiday visitations.—Miss
Kennedy, of hderton, is the guest of
Miss Maude Hicks.—Miss M. C. Gem -
mill, of Sarnia, whose father was the
founder of the Sarnia Post, is visiting at
the parsonage.—Miss Lou Ahnafidt, of
Chicago, is visiting her cousins, Misses
Carrie and Louis Hicks.—C. W. Vale
is preparing to build a new kitchen to
his house, which will then make it one
of the finest buildings in the village,—
S. Davis is putting a new brick founda-
tion under his house.—Miss Webb, of
Arva, near London, is visiting her sister,
Mrs, John Colwill.—Quarterly meeting
is announced to be held next Sunday
morning, and the business official meet-
ing on the following Thursday even-
ing.—The monthly literary meeting of
the Epworth League was held on Tues-
day evening when there was a very
good attendance considering the busy
season. The chair was Aceupied by C.
W. Smith, and a good program was
rendered by members of the League.—
Mr,
eague.Mr, G. G. Esser, and family, are camp-
ing out at Grand Bend.—Mrs. D.
O'Brien visited friends at Grand Bend
last week,—B. P. Quarry has returned
from Grand Bend where he has been
spending a couple of weeks —The
Misses Rollins, of London, are the guests
of Mrs. R. Handford.—Mr. Walter
Fero, wheeled to Woodstock one day
last week.—Mr. W. J. Parsons is home
from Winnipeg for a few months.
Coal! Coal!
Don't Forget
to leave your order for coal with
us. We buy right and what is
better we sell right.
ome Dealers,
Claim to have a monoply of all
pY
the good A-1 thing. We do not
claim anything so absurd but do
say that our coal is equal to the
best and we sell cheaper.
Give us your Order.
Wm, Treuethick.
kiarpley
Farmers are just about
fall wheat and
began cutting
to be a very
a light shower of rain
of the present
up the root. crop
—Mr. James•Cronan had
with a sulky rake
demolishing
g the driver off, badly
•m.—Mr. J. B. Hodgins
Wed-
nesday, This was the first
in this
and A Hagan, of
this vicinity a flying
last.—A large troupe
from Grand
the centre of attraction
several youths giving
to see the baboon
—Mr. John Sherritt is
country buying fat
Those having such to
well to wait for a call from
J. Love was visiting
Monday last, who is in
present. —On Thursday
week, death visited
cod and took from our
and prominent
he arson of Mr.
p
the advanced age
years. The dec$ased
health for some
until a short time ago
confined io bed. He
settlers in this
here when it was
bush, clearing up the
he died and being a
he made a great
The funeral cortege of
to Grand Bend
respect they had
was peace. ,i'he are
Harpley correspondent
front •with his
you are out of supplies
.Eensall
The fine shower on Sunday evening
and Monday forenoon was much appre-
ciated by our farmers and gardeners
as well as by the community generally.
—Rev. Mr. Hartley, formerly of Blue -
vale Presbyterian church, is in the
village at present. The Rev. gentle•
man had an appointment to preach in
Carmel church on Sunday eyening but
had to decline on account of ill health.
The appointment was filled by Rev.
Pitcharci Weir, of Hay, and who de-
livered a very good discourse --Dr.
Ferguson, of Blyth, who has bought
the Medical practice of Dr. Thompson
of this place, was in the village at the
tail end of last week looking for a
building site for a dwelling; or for a
dwelling already built, but we have
not learned whether or not he secured
a place.—Notwithstanding the rain
there was a very good attendance at
Carmel church,service on Sunday
evening. The male quartette of the
church sang a selection with - good
effect. The aftermeeting of the Chris-
tian Endeavor Society was led by Miss
Maggie McLean. A feature of the
meeting was the rendering of a duet
by Mr. and Mrs. John Miller.—There
was a wedding in town some time "be
tween the late and early" on Sunday
evening, when James Wilson, of Exeter,
was united in matrimony to a widow
woman, named Mrs. Orns, of the same
place, the ceremony being performed
by Rev, J. S. Henderson at the manse.
Exeter people must be feeling their
oats intensely when they rush up to
Hensall at the dead of night (and Sun-
day night at that) to get married.—Mr.
Ezra Roedding, formerly of this place
but now of Berlin, Ont., is renewing
acquaintances at present and a certain
fair one wears a smiling face in conse-
quence. Be careful Ezra! be careful!
—Rev. Mr. Henderson, of Carmel church
left on Monday evening for a month of
well earned holidays. He was accom-
panied by Mrs. Henderson and sou Roy.
—The new marriage act comes into
force we. understand on the 1st o
August next, dear me, Mr. Editor, why
did you not publish the coming change
sooner, so that we could have come in
under the old law and thus avoid all
this extra inconvenience and trouble
youknow. It is too bad, it really is too
bad you know.—Messrs. McEwen &
Geiger have a gang of about 25 men
and boys, besides a. gang of girls pul-
ling flax and will likely finish this
week.—Mrs, J. Short, who has been vis-
iting friends up north for the past few
weeks, returned home on Wednesday
last,—Miss A. Brett, formerly school
teacher here is spending her holidays
visiting friends in town.
through with
theirbarley harvest and
havetheir oats which
promisesgood crop.—There
was in the be-
ginningweek which has
freshened considerably.
a horse run
awaylately, almost
completelyit and throw, -
in spraining his
al threshed of the sea-
sonvicinity.—Mr. Alex. Forrest
a Varna, paid friend-
invisit on Saturs
day of gypsies,
enrouteBend to Shipka,
was on Monday
last, them five
centsand bear dance.
scouring round
thesheep and lambs.
sell would do
him.—Mrs.
J her mother on
very poor health
at evening of
lastour neighbor-
hood midst a very
respectable citizen in
tWilliam Hickey, Sr.,
atof seventy-six
has been in de-
cliningtime past but
had not been
cwas one of the
earlysection, coming.
comparatively all;
farm on which
genial neighbor
number of friends
117' rigs lead-
ingcemetery testifying
thefor him. His end
pleased to see
once more to
theusual budget. If
let us know.—
Public School Leaving
We publish below the names of the
candidates that have succeeded in pass-
ing the Public School Leaving Exam-
ination in the western division of
Huron, The High School Entrance
list was published last week.
The certificates of those who passed
the Entrance will be sent to the teach-
ers to be distributed at the opening of
the public schools, The Public School
Leaving certificates will be sent out
as soon as they are received from, the
Education Department; they manot
be received before Nov. 1st.
•
BAYFIELD
PUBLIC sc loot. LEAVING.
Susie Kennedy....
Anna B. Kennedy
ENAItANCE STANDING ON P. S
Martha Keys
Helen Sparks
Annie E, Pollock........
Jessie Stirling.
DUNGANNON
P. 6: L.
Mabel Bailie
Willie Begley
Annie Grummett,,......
Mary. Jardine .. ,
Lillie Mallough-
Augustine McGuire
Etta Bowers.
Emma. Craig
Joseph Hiles.:
Ninna Kilpatrick .......
Willie Kilpatrick - - - - .
Frankie McLean ............. .
E. S. ON P S. L.
Joseph Griffin
Bertha Ryan
Thos. Reed.'...
Ceoilia McCrory
EXETER.
P. S. L
Victoria Bagshaw
Lilly Huston
Amy_Johns..
Violetta Russel
Willie Bawden ..............
HerbertK.
Eilber........
Warren Ross ...........
Wellington Kerslake........... 63
Milton Mitchell..........
Stuart S, Walker
Eva Browning....
Eva Carling..
Nina Kinsman... -- ......
LizzieWeir.. ...
Fred• G. Bonthorn
Harvey Hicks
Chas. Hyndman . .
Harvey
Wm. H. Sailer..................852
B. S. ON P. S. L.
Mary Bertrand
Allie Handford..........
Anna Martin . ......... .
John T. Cameron .
Luther Hicks
Hector Monroe. . ..
Ethel Bissett
Emma Lewis
Harry Browing
Herbert Etherington.._-.
Luther Howard ....
980
812
L.
545
546
538
596
615
800
624
648
890
638'
816
670
807
661
622
1018
595
502
575
691
768
655
722
671!
797
710
811
4
867
715,
671'
771.
768
1007
843
7139
638
ZURICH,
r. s. L.
John Braun........•••• • • • ......
Lilan Blatchford .......... ,
Jacob Ehlers......
Daniel Hartlieb
Frederick Rickbeil.
George Snider.... -.
Minnie Doan..................
Norman Buchanan.
Willie Forrest . ......
Annie Dain ........ . -
Robert Stelck ...........
Dwright Walker........
B. S. ON P. S. L.
Ethel Bell...
Kathleen Hagan •..__.. ...
Wm. Kleinstiver_..:....
Sidney Weismiller.-.........-..
piney Curry •
Maggie Johnston
Calvin Williams.
Leslie Williams.-..
GODERICH
P. S. L.
Kittle Campbell...
Maggie Olivant....
Hay: On Tuesday as a little eon of
Will O'Brien of the 3rd con., was climb-
ing a fence to give his father an oil can,
he slipped and fell causing a compound
fracture of his right arm.
Woodbam: Mr. J. Walker, drove to
St. Marys Wednesday afternoon with a
colt of Mr. George O'Banyoun. While
nearing town the animal took fright at
a bicycle, jumped into the ditch, smash-
ed the buggy badly, injuring Mr. Wal-
ker, whose back was hart, and face bad.
ly cut'.
Clinton: Our readers. will remember
that several weeks ago Master Garnet
Whitely,'son of Customs Officer White
ly, left home withouthis parents con-
sent, and although efforts were made
to trace or locate him, they proved un-
successful, Not the slightest inkling
was received as to his whereabouts un-
til Saturday last, when his father,much
to his pleasure and relief, received a
letter from him, stating that be was
employed in Midelesex county. He
was in good health, apparently getting.
along all right, and expressed contri-
tion for having left home as he did.
From the tenor of his letter it would
appear that he, has not forgotten his
Sunday School teaching and his con-
nection with the Junior Epworth
League.
Wm. Mair .....•.....,:.,..... .,..
James McIntyre...........,....
Milton Tindall..... ........: Cressie Elliott..,...
Harry Long
Chester Morrish .... ..... .
Wm. Pframmer......... .... .
Henry Tisdale. .......,....
B. S. ON P. s. L.
Ethel Dustow ......
Albert Foster . .,.........._
Ross McNee
Benson Straughan
Amy Naftel
Harold Lind field....
Harvey McDowell
Harry Wells ..........
KINTAIL.
P. S. L.
Minnie Dolan .
Emma Johnston..... ..
John Lane .....
William Moran
Walter McBurney ....
Gertie Sullivan
Lizzie Deane IP...
Aggie Keefe. .....
Frank McKenzie ... . .
Wm. T. Matheson..., .... .....
Cassie McIntosh ....
B.S.OUP.S.L
Mary Finlayson .... ....
Minnie Keefe . , .. .. .
Minnie Pitchard..,
Thos. Ford. .......
Maude McKenzie..... .......
504
541
616
572
609
571
604
540
534
596
510
ST, HELENS.
P. S. L.
George Clark , . , 707
Mary Clark . . .......... 743
Lovie McCostie 619
Daniel Martin . . 665
- 783
Dennis O'Connor........
Wm. Rutherford. ..... 737
n. s. on r. s. L.
George Webster - - . , .. 540
GRAND BEND
P. S. L.
Harvey Bossenber• ry ......, 678
Adeline Betz.... •
676
B. 5, on P. S. L.
Nelson Finkbeiner,... .. 601
Walter McDougall.... - . .... ' 545
HIGHEST MARKS OBTAINED.
The highest marks obtained in each
subject for both Entrance and Leaving
were as follows:
ENTRANCE
English Grammer, Willie Elliot .. 91
Geography Everett Feagan•
Harold Blaekstone 61
.
Composition, Willie Elliott 88
Frank Scott
Dictation Katie Swan, M Cottle
i Brown Durnin 35
Myrtle Johnston
Drawing, Emily Wood........
Arithmetic fR Huxtable
C honour
History, Arthur Gardiner
English Literature, Fred Munroe
Writing, Elias Tye
Phys. & Temp., J. Wesley Currie
Reading Flossie Andrews
{ Thomas O'Loughlin
Tata! Susie Weir....
1. Katie Swan
P. S LEAVING..
Reading, Eva Carling-...
Drawing, Minnie Doan.
Book-keeping, etc., Lizzie Weir.,
English Grammer, Lizzie Weir..
EnglishLiterature,Frank McLean
Composition, Lizzie Weir.. _
History, Frankie McLean
Geography, John Lane.........
Arithmetic, John Lane ....
F. McLean
Algebra & Euclid Jno. Lane 150
D.0 n Co nor
Phys. & Temp., Lizzie Weir..... 64
Total j Frankie McLean........ 1013
1 Lizzie Weir .. 1007
632
655
673
724
740
675
813
810
719
614
796
744
576
551
533
488
596
597
608
666
681
835
702
680
734
768
774
716
741
846
96
105
66
85
47
58
46
654
649
47
49
136
110
116
85
76
72
200
Lewis Taylor of Cohourg, chaps .
with attempting to murder his VS;
bnrrendered after hiding in the ;r f
tour days without food.
Bothwell Times: Great activity
now to be seen in the oil district. 'I&re
are a number of new holes going demrcn
and those that have been completed.ant
all pumping large quantities of oil,
William Gray a former resident et!
St. Thomas, drew $2,500 from the beak
at Preston (Iowa) the other day, Sic€.^' .
ly after he got the money he was sant:-
bagged and relieved of the cel vhi
amount.
Mrs. Coombe, wife of Mr. Beniattmix.
Coombe, died at Kincardine last work,
after an illness of three months` dater
tion. She was aged 75. Mrs. Coci'ves
was a native of Devonshire, Enesend,
and had resided in Kincardine for €4.1::
years. •
Walter Bryden, a 13 -year-old G
bpy, was lifting an old rifle from 4
ditch when the weapon exploded.' The
bullet entered the boy's right arm be-
low the elbow and completely shattered
the bone. It may be necessary to a,
putate the arm.
Merit Rewarded and Patronage
Appreciated!
The Directors of the Western. Fair,
Loudon, are the proudest set of men in
this country, and feel that their efforts
have been appreciated by the people of
Ontario and adjoining States. There
appears to be greater things still in
store for them, The new live stock
buildings they claim to be the best on
the continent for exhibition purposes,
being built from plans carefully pre-
pared after yisitiug the principal fairs
of America. They are so arranged that
visitors can start at the main building
and go the entire rounds, we might
say, under cover, and it will make little
or no difference whether it rains or not
after you once get there. This expendi
ture of money will no doubt be a big
drawing card, and increase both the
exhibits and patrons this year,
Notwithstanding this great outlay
the Prize List has been increased some
with the understanding that next year
will find considerable advance in this
direction. Pawnee Bill's Wild West
and Mexican Hippodrome has been en-
gaged and will make a first class spec-
ial feature, being one of, if not the very
best, fair attractions in America at
present. Sie Hessen Ben Ali's Moorish
Acrobats are also going to be there
and others are being arranged for.
Together they will make a rousing
day's sport, and fill the double -decked
Grand Stand to its utmost capacity.
There is no place one can get as much
'Value for his money as at the fair; let
there be a large delegation from this
neighborhood.
583
594
674
629
611
645
465
539
735
691
930
659
717
707
678
743
809
705
684
561
611
486
700
649 Mate Brane murder the Captain.
The Latest News in Brief,
A young son of Abraham Haggith,
Newbury, was bitten on the ankle by a
snake recently. The ankle and leg are
much swollen and very sore.
Mr. H. D. Burgess, Yarmouth, who
was found dead on Thursday morning,
was a member of the A. 0. U. W., and
was insured for $2,000 in the order.
Mr. John Cotter, of Burlington was
thrown out of a buggy on Friday and
almost instantly killed. The horse had
become frightened by a passing _ train.
The reports of forest fires in British
Columbia state that many of the min-
ing towns are in danger, and already
immense loss has been caused to the
farmers.
Miss Alice Pembleton, an employe ei
Mill -lands woollen mill, on Wednesday
got her fingers caught in the cogs ez
one of the machines. She was takea
the Guelph general hospital and ha.,i
the third and fourth fingers of the rigkt
hand amputated.
James Moore the old hunter e1 ?iy
den has been arrested at last and err -
ly lodged in the Amherstburg
Moore shot game out of season, ani'
Peter Soncrant informed on him. lr&
committed a brutal assault on Soneral
and a warrant was issued for leis
but he escaped into the woods of Esser:
county. • Thinking the suit would re
dropped he returned home and was w-
rested.
Jas. Mullen, of Princeton, was bane
bitten by a rattlesnake. Mullen v:.:
walking among some long grass esiel
the hoe in his hand, when he, unaw:«es.
stepped on a mousier, which bit hien
above the ankle. He killed the Ieptele
after breaking the hoe in several *else,
He at once cut out the wounded pare
and seared it over, and took strong
stimulants, which no doubt saved ate:
life. The snake measured 57 inches.n
length 5 inches in circumference, eta
had 8. rattles.
Mathias Graesler, a workman in t e
employ of Grissinger's brewery, Wind-
sor, disappeared on Wednesday wit -
out saying where he was going. dem
Thursday morning two notes were
faund in his room addressed to his wife
and to the foreman of the brewery, ir.
which Graesler stated that he was Ural
of life, that his situation was uuhealthi,
and that he was having domestic dia.-
culties, and that he had determined so
die,adding that his body would be fonrai"
in the river. Nothing has been seen ce
him since and the police b 'ieve he hzs
carried out his threat of suicide.
What appears to be an epidemic cam:
sore eyes has broken out among the tete
in the neighborhood of Fletcher, .Mn.
3. C. Fletcher has a herd of 33 in meet
pasture, and almost the entire herd are
affected. Other herds in the nigh:bet
hood have also been attacked. The
first symptoms noticeable are running
at the eye and swelling and inflamma,-
tion,the eyeball soon turning a whitish
color and consequently blindness. Var-
ious
a-ious remedies are being tried, such ac
burnt alum, salt and water, etc., anti
the first cases noticed seem somewhat
improved.
Mr. Samuel Bartlett, Con. 8, Raleigh,
and Mrs. Bartlett, started for market
with a load of produce, and were crew-
ing a bridge near their home when the
horse shied, backed the wagon to the
edge of the bridge, and when it tippefi
Mr. and Mrs. Bartlett fell out. Thee, -
had a fall of about ten feet. The wag-
on box and pt`oduce followed them,
Mrs. Bartlett was not beneath it, but
her husband was. The heavy box fell
on him and broke two of his ribs be-
sides inflicting other injuries. Mr.
Bartlett is about 80 years of age anfi
the accident will prove fatal.
Mrs, E. Clancey, relict of the fate
Roderick Clancey, passed away Sate- .
day at her home on Victoria street,•L.ate-
don. She was one of the few centenar
tans of this country, having been best
in Ireland in 1794. Deceased en;9oyed
good health until a short time 'be€oge
her death, and had kept house for hew
two sons, Michael and James, both cf
whom survive. They are about 70
years of age. She also leaves tw+r
daughters, Mrs Ball, of Sand Beach,
Mich., and Mrs. James Gleeson, of 603
Bathurst street; eighteengrandchild.-
ren and thirteen great-grandchildcntre
Mrs. Clancey came to this country its
1845, and with her husband made her
Sr
restoe..
home in London,where sh e ha • d
ever since. The funeral was 'held era
Monday morning to St. Peter's Cathed-
ral.
Horace, the second son of Moses Smith
Winterbourne, got his' hand caught in
a hay pulley. He gave his arm a jerk,
and the first and second fingers were
pulled off.
Three toll -gate houses were burned
in Essex County by farmers who took
that method of expressing their opposi-
tion to the collection of tolls on the
highways.
Five Kingston Township farmers
united and swept away the toll -gates
on the third concession, between Ca-
taraqui and Perth, which they claimed
were unjust.
United States Consul -General Ingram
is holding an inquiry into the murders
on board the Herbert Fuller at -Halifax.
Wheelman Brown swore that he saw
BIRTHS
WneseteLLER.—in Hensall, on July
16th the wife 'of John Weismiller,
a son.
Jones.—In Lisborne, on the 28th Inst,:
the wife of Wm. Johns, of a son. -
CoATns.—In Usborne, on the 26th iteetse
the wife of Rich Coates, of a son.
Pnxeme.—In Parkhill, on the 19th test
Margaret J. Paxton, aged 48 yea=