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NINTH YEAR. —475
EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY AUGUST 201896.
The °Kolso'ns nk,
(Chartered by Parliament, 1855.)
Paid up Capital........:. $2,000,000
Rest `Fund ... , , ... . 1,375,000
Head office Montreal.
F. WOLFERSTAN THOMAS, Esq.,
GnvnnAL 1MMAlr4GEa
Money advanced to good Farmer's on their
own notes with one or more endorsers at 7
percent per annum.
Exeter Branch. '
Open every lawful day from 10 a. m,to 3: p.
m., Saturdays 10 a. m. to 1 p. m
ilt.generalbanking business transacted
CURRENT RATES allowedfor mon-
y on Deposit ReceiptsSavings Bank at 3
per pent.
N. D, HUEDON
kxeter, Dec, 27, '95.- Manager
A Permanent Investm nt at 6 per Con
• The Equitable Savings, Loan and Building
Asoiation of Toronto nrc selling shares of
their new issue of Permanent stock at $1.lie
each. Participates in full earnings of the
Association, from which they aro paying (i
per cent. per annum halt yearly, Balance of
earnings p syable as a bonus at the end of
each:; years, For particulars of Security, re-
quire of i ieier:au;Letup.local agent.
Queeaiston Cement.
Any person neetingit4ueenston Cement, or
instructions as to its use should leave their
order with Delbridge Bros., Wincltulsea. We
are prepared to supply cement and do all
kinds of work, in flooring, walls, etc. There
is at present a small quantity of cement at
,11r. H. Smith's Hay, P. 0,
Derntttnon. Berm, Winchelsea
FARM FOR SALE.
There will be sold by public Auction, on
the premises, being South Half, .Lot 15 con.
t,, Cs home, nu Sept. 1st., ISSti, the property of
the late irhos. 13alman, containing iitty
acres tours or less. There is on the prem-
ises a good brick dwelling whJi kitchen,.a
new barn, a good stable and driving shed,
.ituated 2t's miles East of Exeter and about
mile.: tram. a school; all cleared and in a
coal stat,. of cultivation. For 4'urthor par-
ticulars apply to the undersigned executors.
W si. BALaie1;, or ,io$bt Pti:ColliaE.
Exeter P. O.
Greenway,
W. J. Wilson, accompanied by his
brother Isaac and family, returned
from Waitsburg, Washington, a week
ago last Wednesday. His brother is
very sick with. consumption. Mrs.
Sam Wood, who formerly resided in
Crediton, and who moved out to Waits -
burg about seven years ago, returned
Home with then.—Mr. Christopher
Corbett. of Sarnia, and his two child-
ren and Miss M. J. Corbett, visited
friends here last Monday.—Our Public
School opened last Monday with a fair
*,attendance.—Mrs. S. Wood, and her
sister, of Exeter, visited I. A. Wilson
last Monday.
Biddniph
.hiss Hobh4, ofThorndale, is the
guest of her Uncle, Mr. F. G. Abbott.—
Mr. James Atkinson is in Guelph.—Mr.
Mulloy of Lucan is about to move to
Aurora, where his services are requir-
ed as High ;school teacher. -Mr. Col-
well, of New York, is the guest of Mr.
James Anderson, Lucan —This week it
becomes our sad duty to chronicle the
death of another of our oldest pioneers,
in the person of William Atkinson, who
passed to the silent majority on Friday
last, at the age of 78 years. Deceased
had resided in this township con
tinuously for the past 62 years and
during that time amassed considerable
of this world's goods. He was the old-
est inhabitant in the neighborhood
with the exception of Mr. John Hodgins
"Deputy," who stilt lives to tell what
the pieneeres of Biddulph - suffered in
the early days and in making the
township what it is to -day, He leaves
a large family to mourn his demise.
Winchelsea ntralia,
(le
valuable
C. - H. SANDERS, ED_ `'OR
•
Mr. A. Turnbull lost a very
young mare by death last week and
Mr. Henry- Francis also lost a line
young cow,—The managers of the
Winehelsell creamery has sold their out-
put of butter for Ma`r, June and July,
which amounted to over eleven tons—
Mr. Geo. Easson is nursing a sore hand
these days, the result of a severe cut.—
Threshing is now the order of the day.
Harvesting is all completed with the
exception of late peas.—Mr. Eli Hey-
wood who has been feeling very un-
well all summer purposes taking a trip
to the North West in the near future.
We trust he may be benefitted thereby.
Zurich,
Miss Lizzie and Carrie Greb, of De
trait, are spending their vacation at
home: Miss Bertha Wurm has return-
ed from Detroit, to spend a few days
with her relatives and friouds.—Mr.
and Mrs. E. Roedding, of Toronto, who
hays been visiting in this gicinity for
eht3 past week, returned to their home
last Monday. Mr. Roeddiug's friends
were pleased to see him looking so hale
and hearty.—Mr. A. E. Faust made a
trip to London last Monday on his
wheel. He apparently had a very
pleasant trip.—Mr. J. Mercer, of Vassar,
Mich., is home on a visit. Jonathan
tells us that the weather in Michigan
was very hot and thunder storms were
very frequent. --The Hay Branch Ag-
ricultural Association have bills posted
announcing the Fall Fair to be held in
this village, Sept. 28 and 24. The com-
mittee must be comp'imented on the
very attractive advertising matter they
hays displayed.
Dashwood.
The weather has got somewhat cool-
er than it was last week and everybody
seems to enjoy it much better. --The
Lutherian parsonage is being pushed
on rapidly by the contractor and will
soon be ready for occupation. --Rev.
Eby and wife have gone to spend a few
days with Mrs. Eby's friends at Elmira.
--Me. and Mrs. F Kibler, - of Zurich,
spent Sunday with friends in the vil-
lage,—Public school opened Monday ao
that now the youngsters have some•
thing to attend to and their place is va-
cant on the street —The harvesting is
about finished for another season. Most
people are through, while others hays
a few peas left yet,—The flax mill is
running in full blast now and the flax
is being threshed in a hurry.—Mr.
Thos, Clark; is laid up with. lumbago.
Also his daughter Lilly is on a sick
bed, she having been Licked by a horse.
We hope soon to hear of their recovery.
—The picnic on Tuesday of last week
'was well represented and everyone
seemed to enjoy themselves.—It is an-
nounced for quarterly meeting a week
from Sunday in the Evangelical church
of this place.—Mr. John Dieehert, tailor
of Zurich, was in the village Monday.
liarpley
Threshing is about finished in this
vicinity with the exception of a few
late peas which promise to be a very
good crop.—Mr. Albert Manes and Mr.
Robert Cochrane, of Hillsgreeu, paid
their friends here a flying visit on Sun-
day last, making the journey on their
bicycles.—Several cattle in this section
is afflicted with some painful disease
which affects the eyed causing them to
swell to an unusual size. No deaths
are known so far by your correspondent.
—Miss Annie Nichol, of Parkhill, who
has been holidaying at Mr, H. Love's
for some time, returned home last
Thursday.—Miss Mary Love, teacher
of A. A. Line School, has got an ex-
tention added to her .holidays for an in-
definite length of time on account of
diphtheria in the neighborhood.—While
Mr. Richard Webb was attending his
horses ono morning last week one of
*them kicked him just below the knee
cap, causing him to. have a limp 'in his
walk ever Ninon —A spring calf belong-
ing,to Mr. Lee got an apple in its
throat Iast Friday and choked to death.
—Mr. Win. Dawn and. wife, of. 'Medford,
spent Sunday with their friends here,
returning on MoIIUatv,--Mrs. John and
Miss, /t eie Waters, of Springbank,
passed through here on Thursday last
en route to the Grand Bond' camping
grounds Red called on Mrs. J, Love on
their war out.—Mr. David Webb had a
bee puiliai Ilex on Tuesday evening
last weich wee welt attended.—Hope
the apple packers soon come for ` we
are tired drying apples. -The. Cowie
brothers a."id saner, of Springbauk and
cousins of l+'ernhill a- re,out on'a black:
berreieeg., e.xpeditien last week and
• called stud 'had refreshments with Mr,
J. Lorre.-aDr- Oveas, of- Parkhili, is
dant' i':9)ti 'passing through here to at,
the.
iphtheeria patients on A.. B.
tend .1aA. d p p
Line. ()ply one cos' has proved fatal
as yety t being lihle Eleanoe Qodaave found:
Grand Bend Park
(Intended for last Week.)
ROBBERY.—Last Friday morning the
campers here were horrified to learn
that a daring robbery had taken place
the night before. It appears that
the inmates of Ivanhoe Cottage had
been deprived of a basket of beauti-
ful plums. The burglary took place
between the hours of 12 and 1, when
for the first time, and by pure acci-
dent, the parties of Ivanhoe were in
bed and asleep. Under these distress-
ing circumstances it was thought
neeetlsary to locate the' guilty party
and bring to bear the penalties of
the law. A detective wits engaged
and the entire police iorcc joined its
the search which roseate' itt the arrest
of one John Smith. 'the trial took
place at 5 p. m. in (,Wand Bend court
house. Judge Johns, of I:eeter, pre
sided and was aril led by sheriff
Broderick. and clerk Rosss, i'), Flock,
Crown _Worriers acted for the prose-
cution and the defence conteled its
hope in R. Manning, Q. C. The prison-
er pleaded not guilty, and elected to
be tried by a jury which was duly
sworn in, Mr. Wm. Payne, of London,
acting' as foreman. ' After a lengthy
and interesting trial the prisoner was
found guilty. The ease of the defence
was decidedly weakened by some ad-
missions by the prisoner and by a
photo taken by the X Rays, showing
the plums in the stomach of the ac-
cused. The judge charged against
the poisoner and sentenced him to be
put in a hammock and crammed with
plums by two young ladies. The mere
sentence was calculated to stop all
further disturbance but such was not
to be, for the following Monday even•
trig' the young ladies encamped in Bof-
fins Bower were aroused from their
peaceful dreams of "the game" by the
loud cackling of bens, which by some
means had got tato the cottages. No
names are mentioned i:n this con-nee-
tio.(s, but grave suspicion rests upon
ertaiu young men ;heated. near the
water, who have been seen went hen's
leather's about them. One.cbstrusive
rooster war .daring enough to perch
upon a water hitcher and give vent CO
his pent-up disgust in a prolonged
crow. The detective and police are
still ore the trail of parties suspected Of
having caused this trouble, and though
the hammocks are welched from early
Morning till late at night, as yet do
Our village is booming`,--Jtis. A.
McFalls new brick house is under way
of construction.—C. W. Vail's brick
kitchen is nearly completed and Sam'l.
Davis' new brick residence adds great-
ly to the appearance of station st. and
.the now ,pump that he purehnsed from
C. Smith is an ornament to his yards—
A number of young men left here on
Monday for Manitoba among them we
noticed Melville llaisdford, rlrm. Lu
ker and George Walker', We hope they
may bring home lots of gold from the
praxes Province.—Our Epiwortb League
had a very enthusiastic meeting; on
'Tuesday evening. --James itelgaty is
again wi duty- at his school.—Miss
Boyle, and brother Witham, of London,
are visiting in the village. --rhe school
pic-nic to Grand Bend. has been post-
poned on account of diphtheria. --Miss
Kennedy, who has been with her sister
Ono few weeks, is visiting friends near
Parkhill.—Our Pastor Rev. Butt, takes
a holiday trip soon to the North West.
—The apple packers are making prep-
arations for a heavy season's work,
having bought several thousand barrels
alreadv.—Mrs. Hancock is visiting at
W. kt. Etliott's.— ;1Ir, Robinson, of
Exeter, is visiting his daughter, Mrs T.
E. Handford.—We are glad to report
that Mrs. Wes. Huston has so fa: re-
covered from her prolonged illness. as
to be able to visit her parents.—Mrs.
R. Hicks is visiting her son, R. F. Hicks
at Norwich. •
Ailsa. Crab
While engaged in cleaning and re-
pairing a bicycle Mr. Frank Ross. r had
the misfortune to so crush his finger
that amputation at the first joint was
necessary. It is since doing as well as
might be expected. --The Banner has
the following interesting write-up of a
recent wedding:—On Monday night
last the slun-bers of the peaceful and
rest -loving inhabitants of Ailsa Craig
were disturbed by unearthly yells, cat-
calls, drum solos on ancient tin cans,
varied with doleful and discordant
noises, which wore supposed at the
time to be made by the members of
some wrecked menagerie, but w hien
it is now alleged were the attempt of
one hundred (more or less) youths to
sing; some wanted the constable, others
grasped guns, pistols and clubs with
the idea that the Fenians were coming;
but it was only a charivari; Robert -
Petch, whose first wife died on the 27th
of July, had found two whole weeks of
single blessedness too much for his
constitution, and on the 10th of August
had espoused Mrs. Jane Russell, a
buxom widow of Ailsa Craig, sista;- of
the late Professor McDonald, of Nairn.
The nuptial knot was tied at the Metho-
dist parsonage, and a, two. dollar bill to
the "boys" secured peace and quietness
for the newly-wed pair,— Some time dur-
ing Tuesday night some persons,suppos-
ed to be three of the genus tramps who
had been prowling round the village
during' the afternoon and evening,
broke open the rear door of McDonald's
Shoe Store and stole a quantity of boots
& shoes.—On Wednesday morning Mr.
E. Nablo on trying to open up his es
tablishmeno for the business of the day
found that hili lock of his store had
been tampered 'with and an attempt
made to -force open the door. The
would be thieves were probably fright-
ened off by passing citizens who had
been at the fire, and desisted from their
nefarious efforts to the pecuniary advant-
age of Stir. Nablo.—On Tuesday night a
small stable owned by Mr. Thos. Arm-
strong, and in the occupation of Mrs.
Alex. 1-i. Fraser, was destroyed by fire,
caused by the ignition of an ash -barrel
placed on the floor of the building, into
which ashes had been thrown during
the day.—At the last municipal coon
cil meeting of the village a resolu-
tion was passed instructing the clerk
to ascertain upon what terms water
could be obtained from the G. T. R. for
fire purposes, and also to make an esti-
mate of the cost of more efficient fire
protection.
•
Parkhill: While at Grand. Bond on
Saturday Mr. Fred Watcher's little boy
had a narrow escape from drowning.
The little fellow followed his` father,
who was bathing, into the water and
was not noticed until he had gone
quite a distance. Mrs, Watcher res-
cued the- boy, but got quite wet herself
in doing so.
Parkhill: Messrs. T. Watson and K.
Goodman, 'while returning form a
week's outing at Port Frank, on Satur•
day evening, had the misfortune .to
have thier buggy wrecked.- White
passing two cows that were fighting
on the road, one of them backed ,ince
the rig smashing one . of the "taste k
wheels and axle.
Hibbert: During the electrical storm
of Tnesilay'night last. an out -building,
used as a driving house, on the farm of
Mr. Thomas Hogarth, 10th- concession,
was struck by lightning and bullied,
Fortunately the fire was prevented
fr,,om communicating with the' other
farm buildings, and consequently the
loss is not very heavy.
Mitchell: Complaint has been made
l
;that there le a rich, man in the West
Ward who feeds his neighbor's chickens
on Paris. green, causing the death of
some.twenri -two of them. This is a
very Serious isffetitse, awl, if the< (l1'erge
could be proven, it wpnlsi pend the per
snfiicient grounds fee :ars t has been • petraror of the crime to penitentiary
Rost, fors a long heated term,
item
Winter Wheat. '•
Leading rarities throughout Ontario.
ematttes of cooperative :Expert-
mental work.
Within the past seven years, one
hundred and thirty-three varieties of
winter wheat have been very carefully
tested in the Experimental Department
at the Agricultural College, Guelph.
Besidee este:mile:lig the cutnparatitie
yields of grain and straw of the differ,
ent vari'etlee, the wheats have been
closely examined each year for their
quality of grain, time of maturity,
strength of straw, freedom of rust, etc.,
in order to deteruitue which kinds will
give th ; most satiehetteee results,
when grown ander uniform conditions.
After the various varieties have beau
carefully anted at the College for a. few
years, those which have given the' best
satisfaction are selected for distribution
throughout Ontario, This $vstetn of
co -aper •live experimental work enables
the farrncra to determine for thetnseives
which of the leading varieties will give
the best results upon their own partic-
ular farm. As a practical result from
obtaining information in this way,
hundreds 'f earmers are now growing
varieties in. their regular farm practice
which were entirely unknown to them
a short time ago. For instance, the
Dawson he a,iuldeu Chaff variety of wint-
er wheat, which has ree3ntly given
such high average yields of grain 'per
acre, both at the College and through-
out Ontario, wassearcely kiFow except
in one ncighluerhood near Guelph, un-
til it was shown in our Fxp•.ritnental
Grounds in liii 1, and afterwards dis.
tributed for en -operative experim^tical
work. This is now one of the most
popular varieties of winter wheats in
this Province..
In the fall of 1895,.nine loading va-
rieties of winter wheat were divr.bnted
in this way. They were divided into
two sets with five varieties in each.
The Dawson's Golden Chair was used
in both sets to form a basis by which
the results of all the varieties could be
compared with one another. Each
person who wanted to conduct an ex-
periment, stated in his applica.itau
which set he desired, and the .ive va
rieties in the set.selected were sent to
his address, with full instructions for
conducting the eeperimeast. Tho grain
was sawn at the rata of pen awl one
third hnehele. per acre, upon liar's ex-
actly 'ur'form in si::3 aed shape. The
yleide per acre have bean ci'eutated
freta the sweat rc,atte obtai,ied Zrorn
the plots.
Ninety repeats o: carefully eor.dnct•
ed experlinsnts have been received
this seasee • up- to time of writing. Ae
these came from twenty-se.eu of the
count:'=r• a()ue:eia,the n'eu' ;:'ill be
of rear practical value to the :armers
of the province:
The following table gives the- cam
parative results of straw and grain per
acre of the winter wheat varieties
tested during the past season on 90
Ontario farms :
Straw per nor. Grain per act.
tope (bu.-ca lbs '
Dawson's Golden Chalt. 1.21 ............ :iiii
2 Jones' winter Fife........ 1.15 _........... 904
sPride ofGenese nsi 25t)
4 Earl,y,lied Clawson 1.27 ... 91.9
5 Surprise1.27 28.2
S American Bronze I1.31 ..... 93.7
s7 EarlyBittgarian Genesee Giant -1.2t123.1
1:1e1 .. 21 t
J Josses' Square Head.-.... 1.12 .. 2tir3
CONCLUSIONS
1. In average yield of winter wheat
per acre, Dawson's Golden Chaff stood
iaighest among eleven varieties tested
over Guthrie in' 18i) i, nine varieties in
1894, nine varieties in 1895, and nine
varieties in 1896, also among li.tty
three varieties grew t at the Agt'icul-
tural College for five years in succes-
sfon.
2. In the co operative experiments
for 1896, Dawson's Golden Chaff, Jones'
Winter Fife; and Pride of Genesee
gave the best yields of heavy soils, and
Jones' Winter Fire, Dawsnu's Golden
Chaff, and Surprise, on light soils,
8. Pride of Genesee, Dawson's Gold
en Chaff, and Jones' Winter Fife • made
the best appearance in the spring of
1$96.
4. Early Genesee Giant, Early Red
Clawson, Dawson's Golden Chaff, and
American Bronze, possessed the stiffest
straw in 1896.
5. Pride of Genesee, Jones' Winter
Fife, Bulgarian, and American Bronze
produced the greatest length of straw.
6. Dawson's Golden -Chaff, BuIgar-
ian, and Pride of Genesee, were the
least, and the Surprise, Early Genesee
Giant, and American Bronze were the
most affected by rust.
7 Early Red Clawsna and Dawson's
Golden Chaff were the first to . mature,
and the Pride of Genesee, Early -Gene-
see Giant, and Bulgarian were the last
to mature.
$.-- Dawson's Golden Chaff, Surprise
and Early Red Claweon produced the
plumpest groin. and Jones' Winter Fife,
and American Bronze,. the most trunk -
en i;rain.
9. Dawson's Golden Chaff was de=
cicled.ly,the mast popular varietie with
the .'xporiencnters-s, in each of the past
four years: and in 1896, it was •chosen
by about fifty per cant of the farmers
who sent in fall reports, as. being the
best.amony the varieties tested.-
- 10 Six, varieties of winter wheat
have been tested over Ontario for three
years iii Stsecession With' the following
average resnits in bushels •of .gran per
acre: aweon's Golde.,n Chaff, .
Jones' Winter life, 29,2;-alarlyGenesee
Giant, 2ti.5; Early feed Clawson; 28.4;
American Bronze, 27.0; anrprise, 2t.8.;
•i:ud Buigariana. 27,2.
it B.eports of successful - experi-
meats with winter wheat have been re-
( calved this season from twetetv•seveu
1 counties in Ontario, sixteen of which
are situated east; and eleven west of
the City of Guelph.
12. The p,incipal failures in the
winter wheat expsrime its not included
in this report, were caused by winter'
killing, grasshoppers, accidents, etc,,1
and in some instances by the expert-
given.
.not conducting the' tests in
exact accordance with the instructions
given.
13. Of the two hundred and eighty
four. experimenters who have reported
the results of their tests for 139d, only
three speak of teething to discontinue
the co operative cep:+rimental work
and much interest has been manifested
throughout.
14. Varieties which have given
good average results in the the experi-
ments at the Cell"ge for a few years,
have also given good satisfaction
throughout Ontario.
Distribution of 5aed for Testing .Pur
poser.
In the folios trig table will be found
three sets of winter wheat varieties,
which will be sent free, by mail in half
pound lots of each variety, to farmers
applying for theta, who will estrful(y
test the three kieds in the set which they
choose, and will report the result after
harvest next year. The seed will be
sent out in the order in which the ate
plications are xeceived as long as the
supply lasts,
Set No. 1. •Set No 2.
Dawson's Golden Dawson's Golden
Chaff. • Chaff,
Early Genesee Giant, Pride of Genesee, I
Early Red Clawson. Poole,
Set No. B.
- Dawson's Golden Chaff,
Stewart's Champion,
Siberian.
Each person wishing one of these sets,
should write to the Experimentalist,
Agricultural College, Guelph, mention
irtfl wltirh set lie &'<•ires, and the ;rain,
with instructions for teetie ,and blank
forms on which to alone will be fur -
Welted free of cost to nis address, until
the 'supply 'of grain for distributing
becomes exhausted,
Agricultural. College, C. A. Z,tvirz,
Cf uelph, Aug. 14, 'JO E'.perimeasethee •
Killed by Lig It ins.
Seafecth, One, Aug. 15--Buring a
thunder- storm here. this afrerneon,
John Waage. a retired farmer, was
instantly killed by lightning; while
standing in the flax mill office.
, Fall Pair.
Toronto,— ........Aug. 31, to Sept. 12
London, Sept. 10 to 19
Exeter, , . , .. • " - '21 to 22
Zurich .. a 2"', to '24
Goderich•". 22 to 24
141itchell,,.-..,, ., " 29 to 80
.. Oct. 1 to 2
..., a 6 to 7
Stratford,
St. Marys, ....
Kirkton, .,...... ,. u 8 to 9
Fatality at Stratford,
Stratford, Ont., Aug. 17.—A fatal ac-
cident occurred at the Grand Trunk
shops this morning. A gang of men
were engaged in jacking up a tender
for rhe purpose of placing it on trucks.
One end had been safely loaded, and
while the men were working at the end
the jack slipped, allowing the tender to
fall on Jas. Brownlee, catching him in
a doubled -up posture. He was remov-
ed to the hospital. His back was
broken and he was badly bruised. He
lingered until this evening, when he
died.
Storm in Lambtoll
Forest, Ont, Aug. 17.—The most do
structive storm that ever occurred in
this section was that of Saturday night.
Rain fell'in torrents, and the electrical
display *as terrifies Several barns
near here were struck and burned with
all their contents! Gillis Meet?berson,•
Warwick township, lost two, strns, and
all his crop, Loss about $2,000, with
only $500 insurance, Murdock Macdon-
ald, Bosanquet,two barns and stable,
with crops and implements burned; in-
sured for $2,000, which nearly covers
loss. Jas, McFarlane, barn and hay
crop bhrned; loss $600. No insurance,
Alvin Lougheed, Bosanquet, barn, crop
and implements burned; loss about
$1,4001 insured for $650. Mr. Long -
heed had a stallion worth $000 in his
barn, and the animal was burned.
South -Perth Election Expenses.
The following etepenses were incurr-
ted by Wm. Pridhain, a candidate at
the late election in South Perth
W. It .Davis, printing $33 55
I. Blower, use of hall .... G 00
J. Larkworthy, livery 53 75
W. W. Hicks, teleg;rains:, ... 4 05
H, James, opera. hall 10 00
75
Geo. D ieidson, board . 9
A. Elliott, posting bills , ... , .. . 2 50
J. W, Eody, printing . . 'L 7'Ofl
Caretaker Con: Rooms; St. Marys 45 00
J. Prentiss,. livery. . 36 00
Geo Henry, livery . , ..... 50 00
A. E. Sheldon, livery.- 42 00
W. Lfiawkshaiv,board 6 00
J. Willard, psitntiug sign 2 50
Use of ]Tall, O..rliiigforri, 3 00
W. Yridhasn, 1 7rsonal easesBO 00
, tai p
W. H. GRAtr_:rt,• i -I:. ]:Ilial:,.
Returning Odicer, i. inati.telal Agent.
oruh- t 'est Crops:
Winnipeg, Aug.. 12—Munitobti is al-
most ou• the eye of her harvesting
season of 183.6- Thio time a year -ago
the province proaet.ied the Appearance
of an El Dorado. Acres upon acres Of
her fertile pains were teeming with a
wheat crop, the most bounteous in - her
history; her fa—mere were jehiias.over
the prospects of leaping iu'rieshes;. a :d.
the eyes of Catania viire itii.'eatl to the
endless prairies Of tat, i; Oct. ti' -day
the, situation i:i eitalie't':t. For wiiehs,
after the hare>t tis s titan tar 1395 the. •
Canadian Pact; -:,t rats. wee- v: etItteed he -
"'mad its limits ie care': t.'it the great
crop- This per, , '.else ,• ;e,, wham.,
utt.
will go east fee twat. its is useless -
to erase one'% e = , ,, to the trite situa-
tion. Were ,1110 to ,,b:dt e irony the
weekly reports heated i,v the railways
that traverse the pro ince he would.
neecessarily Lone an erraetts:r to wallets
ate of the real mit'ti odi ra. 'i"hxsrr.
reports, in s:,ver,.l ieenteas , ut:tier-
go complete alt r:t ices before leaving:.
the hands of the olli,•ime in charge, so
that when they rataki th- public
through the preens teey are anything
but correct. The .erica tied perhaps
most accurate wae hi which to form
an estimate of the actua.t crop of 1896
is to follow the weekly comments of the
many eountr: wiespapers as to the
crop in their reepectl.e localities. Your
correspondent has doze dais.. lie hast
'also interviewed ,-'weral leading grain
men and farmers who have been in the
city of late. Cowl:aring the informa-
tion thus obtained with that :urnished
by the railway companies, the folio ,i.
lag may be put down sin a correct
estimate: --Tile teral wheat, yield of the.
province last year was, in toned fig-
ures, :10,000.007 bushes; --an averag
yield per acre of :tbnt..t ewe:au-eight
bushels This year the area sown is
about seventy-five: per cent of that
of last year. The rc ago.: fur this is that
farmers were kept: so busy last year
taking in their harvest that they did
little if any fall pl:,ughieg Much of
this diminished area int:iuded land
seeded on the it,a'ital,e eitiatut plough-
ing at all, wbi':it is itlteettt' .nd'n;itic•ti
to be all but a eliiripit'•te raittire. tit
addition to thi . - : ;1 dere said hail-
storm of Sunneee ni, h , ans. Jud, sli.i
widespread date€,:'e. Thw
reports of this
faint uv-asilrt' •.... ,- t.yed a:, id,',t
of the naves i ;?. is Si41•' l.e-,
tion of :•ninth . : r; ,I;.' ' i' rater
miles wide, an-idev tete!, it eteat (elute
to its path. Its tot' i. irdry S 11€s,de:r
alone thirty. five i•e' tiers were enrnpleetet-
Iy bailed out, ; :i' -: tat nt s=at W.S.
tags of a crams Fara nii of Overt
causes ft is Say' 'c' sey tied ti total
area of wheat tier.. ea. I i;i vasa.; tete
not exceed ill) a,', e t s. :.:tea te le,
It is the bet et tee r ate :t '"bustle: of
wheat will be 0 year; total
farmers who a. n v.e oe 1' .' , •' a nor
tion of last year's : •sip a,'.. • watt cer-
tain to obtain a ed li pike • ., it. The
next Government t fi batiutiu will be
issued about the lZtlt inst.
Dashwood: The tis4e of Mr Patrick
Sullivan, four miles south of the village
passed quietle away last week after .a
short illness of hears di sa,a. Deceas- -
ed was well Lamm a,.d very highly
respected. She l-a'her husband
and five children to titan::ii tit". loss of a.
faithful wife anti a lovii,g mother.
Much sympathy is :alt for the striclte:z
family.
Lucant On Tateesaett the Hi tit
School Board r tee',ed a telegram front .
.Tohn Nelson, mathetnatinel teacher in
the High Schee. who i.; epee:ding his
vacation iu tee comate' n part of the
province, stab r teat h" laid an of"r
of another seg: el ar ass eat -ewe -0e SlO0
in salary, and etitintt t e heard to re- .
lease him. 'I s r : c':•' p- »d his resign a -
tion, and another vacate' on the staff
will have to he idled.
iz.li i 4 trot`
Davis —At Devote, Co =.o:t Ii' -h ins:.,
the wife of Sidney Davis, e_ a son.
McPsgn—On the 7th fust., the va'ife of
Donald McPhee, ihipi.a, of a claugg ,
ter.
GARDINnR.—On the nth inst., the wife
of Thomas Gardiner, Corbett, of a
daughter.
Lov.a.—On the 12th lost., the wife of
Wm. Love, Parkhill, of a daughter.
Bio At'xD.=In Brantford, on the 3rd
inst., the wife of E Leaned of a', son.
Pnrcrr—ltuss.nt.r.—On Monday, we -
net 10th, • a.t the parsonage, tensa.
Craig, by Rev. te. liactc.rop, Mr. Hobert
Petah to Mrs. Jane aleeeeit, both of .
Ailsa Craig
alroTrxn,ALn,---In I arehire cit A.144‘. th,
Elizabeth Tyndall, •t , ,e tat veers:
Bacitnsoxi,--In Part Ineite,, on the 6tle
lust„ Sarah J, Enteiesien aged lt?,
years.
HArns,—In:Ss .i t ,t::i. on n.ti?;., r 19th.
Mary Agnes, tlaaneen-.•r of the lake
James Fitzetenticl, or ti renlo, ana.
widow of the IAr.t", 1' leate e.
A•rg:tursox.—In iiidr'.elpli, on the 14tle.
inst., Wiliiati't; at hi, .1;;, aged ;7i'
years.
Honor—In 5tr. L r, tl•r
.
li t1;,', 17(1 . i ..Gs,li
John George, only t.tei of (eeorge ars s
Sarah Herds 1, ,, ••sari meet : -b:: and
days,
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