The Exeter Times, 1878-8-8, Page 1Vol V.
LX -j TE , ONTARIO, THUItSDAY, AUGUST U$T 8, 1878,
IMPORMANT 3o�zt)rfi.
1 .' HOD)GSON, J. ONE. CO.
• Aucttouerra Salve promptly attended
ta, nays et col a arrow: nt tie. hullo.
rJ. CLARE. Agent .for the Vs-
.., •burn:• and tlii,uert r�tutaal Fire iusarantia:
t'e^napaariv, lteatdruee— Fairtpelnur. nr,iera bt
rntz:R
promptly attetud, to.
C AUWNft![ l fe. PNOY (Nei,a4
• Laud Surevev. .1r,.. will to at tete
l: y 0ii.,tc+t, iixet-•r.c a tho first 1`ues wac in each
month. 1)rd.•r.. for Wait loft sr Hit Mr. doOta
tioac.itaitm Wlit rin:C•I eerr,),trp,: 'CSagLrti:en
'rt!'l'wc.—1 any to r•
4- sow praa.n r ar a inn mono 4V &rear:int
-if the est tt + of t a• PA.., Cr i». li'tA•iti•il, I,±et ti.
l•c,ra t-$ .41aeDr w.ture,nt Pair scutes ender et, ton-
e. et e• 1 434 ti of nape P irkatp +;>,tic authorise A
roera ,•tet,ntua iue,:.Jt)itN ;Arisen 344•er.
J 41v 16, 1,44.1
.1:...t noi1' L. 11,s.,3I,1t,ta.1.Re: .
tr.ruat Tato of Egoya1 eerila'.^.i•, col:
DENTAL SURGEONS..
torp e
in. Fo..ct) ,,, 11,1.,tand, Exeter.
Tt;<l'i Lti11'-=•Sento+ time ill Acari)
JL 1 nt'.-!S note' !Moil` ha .1.,h•a :OA leea�te M 1 lir,,
::fe•ehcen. ih G•,wur a+f tarrtas Jaea-„aa,, )t Hike
p a r•:••1t, aro furaei,lr ;t,rdu¢aU Silo t tut+..i
rtyr1 :atthorioefq>.1•rt,.. ,.tit"„r.'•t.
moths JA;11Ea-1';.-
r 11#1li Si11- The iter! •rteirrned ie
cora %.red tv to en etien or roil Tim -shin:
cc.. S° et t'Sa �Gn c , Pa R Certai•r„a'taa%Stridor. quit
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DOMINION N _' W . 1 errs botn:Plark being continued front ling. Davie expired iu fifteen minutes
le rnga.>ir z . le Ivtuey
the Ottawa River. The difference in the was returned to the audience thstt hail
territory between that estalllie bed and gathered the lights else down.
gab d and gilt turned d w.
Inlet contended for by the Dominion is Coroner Earle was nnutediately brought
' about 81,000 square miles. Ontario ¢ to the ball, and after viewing the body
decided to hold stn ing1188t on Monday'.
Davie was about 30 years old, belonged
to Bangor, Ifo„ Stud is said to be Int-
erned. For some years past be has
been travelling with Billy Case. No
A child aged 8, a son of a. laborer
netnted Matte, of Port Neuf, wl�s drown-
ed met naturally while playing on a
rtaft.
On the 3- I inst. a sailor belonging to
the brit; Mattie 11, lying at North Syd-
Ste), white painting the Rifle of the ves-
sel fill into the wnterand was drowned.
The S>relf. rel band hos been greened
$8..10 by the Town Council. It is Ow
intention of the promoters to make it
ono of the: finest military bands in
Western Oattttrie►.
Ott Mouthy list Joseph Nichol, au
cttudoyito at Messrs r tC
John k'istte
Snn'ea paper milt, Pandas, whilst ad•
jesting a belt on a pulle • wee accldent-
elly drawn in. and insteutty ltilfe,l.
A Ulan mooed Allen Orr, and; two
stelahnus, Daviel and Charles Tatty.
left Scutari Island for Lnni•birrg, C. ii-,
Saturda}-,sorb when toff t rugged racks
near :lfitutttdian th4, boat sank omit all
throe more tir:;awrne.l.
()t1 Saturday last tvnila '!'hos. lc.
earthy, of l3 wtun, was hatbiteg itt
Lothar Cove slip, St. Jahn, N. I3., he
tool; a dive off it etc es into sltalloww writ.
,.t u n a+rvtdr al t 1 A•e •t'nn$' t trace. 1p±t i14 * e
s:qua, lin:. t'. IAf;e+l, ta,. tor, and his head earl:Ling on a atone, rte west of the v111a^►t► *florin on San
that point to tetkeTembicaeningue acrd 1 wit' out lltte i word T1
will have to reintburgs the Dominion
for the oxeinguishwe;t of the Indian
title in this section.
On the afternoon 4f the 81st Tilt.,
the ciaultsel retained by the Orange.
p men at the ease now hater the Conrts 'cause for the suicl4le is seaweed, but it
STEPHEN. ..
'FTTLEo,---The case of Mee. Holt
against Raurick and Barry wee settled,
ou Monday last,by the defendant pay.
ing all .costs and giving the complain -
out three gallons of whiskey.
A Qtece YLEu .—Last spring '.tfr.
Wm. Baker, of Centralia, one of the
councillors of the township, sowed five
acres with timothy 'see/ and barley.
The barley was killed by the spring
,rest to em »baler the proP nsition sub- is said thee there hag been something rains, and there was every indication.
sedatives of the opposing party, with Q
'tete object of slaving' the ease brought
direatly before the Privy Council. It
is 'reported that there are some otherthe purport of which will not be divot. CC)l: NTS I"I,
is
propottitione in tide letter,
i
i to ing on his mires. He refereed to that the field would be unproductive
witted In them by letter ray tqe tepee- po on the stago once or tree duringthis Tear. :Sot to Mr, Bsker surprise
'the week, and has been tuoroso and si. the timothy began to grow with mar.
I , venous rapidity ; and when it was cut
he had Ave aeree of it as thick as it
could crow, two ettd ehalf feet. in
length. It will average two and a half
tone to the acre.
feed et present. The counsel present Tephottl fever is still prevalent iu
@@ aluw EDzTott�-T saw an item its a pa-
'Jr)sepll I}nittr4', Q.C. The arrived at ` e xelmn a Bann pf s;nadt4 h a p per nett long ago, written by a man or
They 1'h l; a uaineatluiriin 1uI friends to eta
a tl''afbiou, cubism will be aybuuttetl to opened It branch ollics Maggie, e ' g Y
Pin i u - ! , at borne during the present busy setts-
tlteir clients. it is iint1 rstotiti that the it'itn6htlut's a1st;3lameut for alto o:lr• of the • r of to fro
Orangomen will arriv8 at 1loutreal rt' t osw ill i6 chills opt the dollar u ata = sed n iibitf alta
shortly to dcalibierata ill cafe eonote to n i r farwers, wvlin are set boar, by stritrug
this. ) ylr, George Purest. of Stsnley, coin• tliern. t34 li rho wvriter4 s f tris parv-
a ° plettd the cutting of flee entire crop An graph referred to takes a different view
A horse was discoverer; Il )sting in the act day of July• of this wetter to that which I take. I
the Grand River, tlh=int ball to mile l t if
were Judge Ba4lgeley, Jnllge Day and Blyth.
a -1e1. i receivt:d a wound which rendered lam !ant, ['lwnU itlypemtiaut a. bnitgy
- - /senseless, and caused! his death by heritage were fitaotl etta:F,ed to
q e rowylurn,g, Tito lav whit years old.,
. !
P. t13�"r UL t 41T ,,,(1 r:iU�.ree :ir'tl 4'4.:1-
tr..ictAtars9a,ti err, it r. to ir+adtei'e-.t''1nluttu't package ti aD ectopy,'• $ ente$1,JOt
1F1. t� aaa•1, to 1-:i , rte r•• ogre t t tato t,,tyett4 DN, eappeared from the express Mlles at
Ste+rc .•r•.1p•i.t•,1xtnoe r,:tto wort tit i;I*' St*tt� last•:( (ielttne, on Tllnrstla morning
ant ,a +.o+t d ^Rat•+ et•TC.:44• lues+le est•--t:aini loot
'.re•• t +at t',,rlrett"a c'orrarr3 t:atvnlieut• IE1tt, wlule tbt* ,'',,8) train watt passing
oration, The night operator tufts nut,
WILSON C. SONS, f'ORD T`P 1 T` Inv 14 horse TR a descriptive 1"' fie
1 t� 1t t
Itetw I'ARt (?dice. called Goshen mus esy we are bogy just nowv, bel
dog layst Office, tete been estabiia;,eil on I any of our frieuds re t4,wn would ap-
and the(13:tytielti Reed at the (1ashon Lint'. s pret;iate e. visit to the country we would
the Manitoba fever, which was so ,preva-1 be west happy to ate thein. 1'1 a have
R®Q lent in eeverat parts of the calmly, has ' twie edon�lt t(1 RII114' st vestry fel el
and sobs%ded, tait�, ; raktea for btud'altg. retie-) Etat
hind
1 C nl e> l)) l t ,a9 low
Make, e-aam wanted. black legti
The I,antleahorou h Oheese i''srctor t ritetttl,gr,, anal lines fear weeding turc,rpe.
shipped a cer load trcheeae from Clint-) liu4at f)rget tfle 1+lctce, iter 1`2, e"ncea
on Wednesday of last week. don 1, Stephen. l , ki41z'4Et:.
'els. Jos. Thant abou o€ tar etterich, C`'arvcrt. hiEETI:•o,,n CAMIeit tiler on
! , the 5th inst, all the tneinbera'present.
rit°,said. cirY.r a *oil Ste rotiMitt% twain• 411
'' "'1Ktt' Birt :lll'I: SII0P. - The' on the platform attending to hie duties
a err ler•i'ar,l ni:tireto, nrdnoint the snholn¢. 1 fi r
tan 441 a t'Itrund rarratata.lini; Pituntry that l:r., WWII snow parson pried the drawer
is a.. p t zt 1 wit u :test adviser *hour nest 'Your t,r
d,tt tt,•meer. „western wnih+e+lsasnol yeotfrt.sle oligo and took the money. No etuo to
ts.n+At,.1!,I19625`.nt tid'Ld the thief.
c:wl: to h etc s tint elto•epi. Zjh1v, Jonv Wenn,
A last panted Joseph O'Brien, while
yy LAKE. Cnnitnisitiuler. Inanr- tr'inot to catch snob drift wood in the
�`.i,e %race. LW; and i.uan eernt. {MO ,
Pelt .tonrtuatitila►vdt 11,ttn+i.lLXe`itl, ww;ti,ust..garrison creek, Toronto, bnn4ay evC?tl-
atot+l.if.ea.exii,�wervbtoiolay. 11)i; Inst, fell its, and the current being
)it! V V1'i�, CCN l)1 to loan at it per strong he was carried into the !'eke and
emit.
1, GAGES T drowned. lits brother aged 12jump-
O.
kr A, Mrnrew Loaned o'n goadNOTF,R,
rit1:t'V1iYANCINti e- f)P•?a1s, ;!Art.
Y'�rt7.`t, w� ettN..to ,dratWn ,ru rtmanttattte� tarts+
JUHN SOLDAtis
leas jaiat cnrnnne,teed bnalncal one half tulle
Wont of ttuelevetuel, and it prelim -rel to teem
1d in to attempt to save 1litit, end was
only narrowly savt'tl irons. drowning by
a ratan who went in after him.
On the evening of Mealy last a
very pinto' accident occurred to a
young child aged abort one year and
six tent),,,. the deusliter of Henry
r
h ai
Ci rk ,latches tunlaewins; �tatrinutg i'ut. t 1lathewt,, Jam„ of the International Iier-
tel, Woodstock. The mother was bus.
tiv engaged in pouring tea when the
chilli melted nil to the table and upset
a cupful of boiling tea over its face and
arms, Redding it in a feerful ,wanner.
Tho child now lies very love, but under
slalfui tt'teudance it will recover, lett
will be disfigured for life.
Charles Griffin, of the stock broking
firm of C. (e. Hobson k Ca., has been
Arrested, charged with the mideppro.
priation of $21,000 belonging to Rev.
James P. Webster, of Green Castle,
South Carolina, and entrusted to the
prisoner for investment in Bank of
aIontreal Stock. Griffin is the son of
the Poet Office Inapeetar of that name
in London, Ont., and was formerly
clerk in the Bttnk of Montreal. He
paid complainant the half -yearly divi-
dends regularly from the titne of get-
ting the money.
Peter Hampton, a Southwonld farm-
er, was found Saturday morning last in
in Turvill's mill pond, S. Thomas, with
a weight of iron attached to his neck.
Be left his bed oil Wednesday night,
and the next day a man employed at
Tut-vili'.s mill found a hat on the bridge
over Kettle Creek, at Reieer's brewery.
It was suspected on Friday that Hamp-
ton had committed suioide, and next
morning search was made for him in
the vicinity of the bridge, with the re-
sult stated. He wewa abont forty-five
years of age and a heavy drinker.
One of the most severe thunder storms
etporieraced for many years passed over
Essex comity on July 31st, 'Trees
fell in all directions. There was twenty.
six trees blown down in Michael Me-
Anliffta's pasture,. and one cow killed.
Conway had some large apple trees torn
up by the roots. In all there was a
great deal of damage done to hay and
grain, And on August 1st there was
auother thunder storm.. The rain fell
in torrents for about an ,tour. The
fields were covered with water and the
ditches running the same as they would
be in Sprang •
beepers repaired and Organs and Melodious:at.
tended to. none 1)1 want of hie to rwir,e-
shouid t;it 1 hint a cult its forte goit,p: away front
home. Clituget moderate and entiresatidac.
tion i part*tt•t•it
A:aUN iL IiU1»0:�, 11e;1still, Ont.
.i ;ti'titt!ST, ,' , AI t TlttNEhlI1t.
A trie.uut Lilo I isaruiit end t4ou'irai Conlinisaton
wgoeta, tur.Urancc two-thrird% clioolatrr thin. or.
41ulary cot. tiler uiurloy to loan ou reaseuatrie
t"rnea. Prompt ttttnntiint to orders per tuna
or r,flii,rwt,u, 1'.rtu aid Village property for
tr ate or to lease, Alto 401.1 o good bu,iuu..s btaudt
,11111 t't'hl.i, aeoy in iiencall.
• 4(i1LH S¢A:.t0 , Jot:r'n iremet ,
dointeissioner. conveyancer.
Q 1:NCLAIR TAIT.
Dealer iu Fancy Goods and Toys, donbie
. ante single 8leritl Wool, of all coter, Also
-Zephyr and tsertnanton Wool Nex door
north of the Times office, Exeter,
• PEOPEETY LIST.
l101t teALI±: IN WINCHHELSlaA--
Souse tend Lot. Good stand fora ahooma-
ker, aXcutlawlot. For par.rcttlars,apply byletta•r
or Tiers... alto to ItA1MIi DROWN. Wfuehelet:aP.O
Ti1Al:i,:11 FOR SALE OR TO RENT.
South lot 18, on 8th con., and N lot 15,
eon. 9, alsbornu, each, farua containing 50
. Lot 15 is well Cleared, with good buiui.ng+t, and in
good cultivation. Frame barn and stable ou lot
18. For particulars apply to
W M. ilLARIC, Winchelana P. O.
FOR SALE.—A 1i'1tA ser., 110 U at!,
�-' Stud two Lots on Ann Street, Exeter. The
Louse is storey and a half high frame, now, and
.Cntai is eight large rooms. Stable and other con-
veniences ou tho premises. A. number of young
fruit truei on the lots. Apply to
DONALD TAYLOR, Exeter.
i'iAl{DI FOR SALE. --THE SUB -
i 'eriber otters for sale his inrni, Lot 13-
aUun 24 Township of Usborne, County of Huron
a¢rv� u tea :•d, the remainder good bush, well
.80 oohs in a good state of cultivation; %alder,
•Uncoil, g0, 't u chard, tt1lt1Cndid well of water.
rreme•b, gu o0a so• ''gettabie21x95,log house, and
,convenient to a, ia'u 91tand three churches. For
atrthorpartieulat. ,t,i. to
,AIM til ' LOT 8Attor y, Exeter P.O.
MR. B. V. ELL
ARM F013 SALE,—EAST HALT
Lot 30,N, R. t3tephe. 'i, c Intaieing 50 acres
•••,�,t.eout 35 acres cleated, aud. hi good good soon tehe
ef oree-
t •tivatien. flood log housetit•d lwi trod 1,11111 spring
noises. " Three aeras orchard T., lot, s litaucl
•,uy quantity of feuee rails nu thes aLllrplN P. p
piled. star terms aru.>iy to OTT. o t • aYI.14 tf
Uasbwnto3.
_L' aro G r�I(YN. TSSPho undersigns, (R a ALE
ilhesbeen
t.,,itructe(x. by air.• John rlmallaeouabe •. to foe 11 by
, public auction outhe ,preinieee.aha Tues. t 1 ifuuui
.ii, 1878, ea bwu u'uluc k -:p. 1u_, tteet:sli corgi, aloin,
being Lot 18; (ioiruearsiun .7, .Ucheepa, eon'
iUU.w sus--ftrat-Clads brick house .out.good r had
builuiugs -b0 i1tres;eteared erna.well ifauec, j,
scut, d and plenty , of water, convenient, r"
churq esandsohoole,4 miles 11orn.iixeter .T•0
uuoau.,.aaaproveufaim, onto betterfaral in tli,.
'1'owusliip of U.I,oriie. Positiyely no reserve.
• That t1B.-=Ten per cent • of the purchase rnouoy
un cue dayof p410 ; V4 00iu 8 months and dile
't •hu ur at percent. r tap
f iia
luuoe to snit ora, s 7 e t ]�o
u r
p
apply 'tai thu pro otos an ..the
•.particulars
°' '(Lei
.
yreinisee JOHN B�tAiiLAtlCialtE,E •1•roprletor.
ti lyii0P;•Auctibiteer..... • • •
„„;i;'uly 11,,l878 ..8t •
The Dolninion-Ontario Arbitration
concluded ice sitting en Saturday last.
It was deoided that the westerly and
northerly' boundary of Ontario should
commence at the Iaternatinnal.Bound.
keyitsl
Lakeof the *DAB and be con -
n ra. t toEnglish
kite eel f m heI p by' way of E t
Riw+e'r, Lake heel, Lake St.;Joaepleand
Attu. ;y River to Hildoot>-Bay, the east -
blank mane and tail, with nigh
tont white; the buggy has patent hubs
with piano box, painted black and
brown, with a nether dash, reit of seat
and dish pilverplateli ; harness broken,.
the bit it plated, yellow ; dee shoo. an i alnppeti tt.ree cars ntcutapos[tdn rsttttia tilinntelt of former meeting reed and
the nigh Iliad feat has the name of S. to Berlin a few day:( ago. tsigned. Moved by T. Yearley, second.
Graver stunted on it. There watt The NU Arm 3f the Township of led by 0. W Sehnert`, that the t'h'aw-
fonml in the buggy a soldering iron Tnrnbatt y will be heidl in t'int;hont enc ' in(; to .1era be granted :—T. Leuln ,rt,
with liandiees burned ; Iboro was also the 19th and 20th of September next. work on Rh S. 1.., $10 G. Floyd,
some bread. It is snpposed that who. A boy named Iaatteraan, of tiodericii, wvarIt weals Exeter. tis ; Mrs. Wm tin,
ever was ill etiargfl of the tiortaa wsts at;att num, was accidentally* drowned ou ! relief, $5 ; W lIielrr,, er)nces inn OM"
drowned. and Hitt river is being aaarcln•
Wednesday of last week Mule bathing. proptiation, $lid. The tellewiag is for
ed, bot no body was ft>nnal np to 7 p.m. '1'ue Soaforth bakers are batting work done tinder J. Moira, t,`'attle ie.
iTiTimeline, afternoon abont 4 o'clock aerated bread, that is bread baked in shiner : I. Gambol, $15 ; 3. ltztnt
r
With 11001not8 won W4108.1111 rotpeet- air tight pane. It is becoming very
$15 ; A. Gravel!, 111.09 ; S. Newell,
1 all's farmer, abwut ft or *les west of popular in several placee, 1$1ti ; F. Geoffrey, ;$6 ; M. Morris. $7.
Notwiclt, is •uppoited to have a timuitt-1. 'lessrs, Wm. Spreett and David J. Walker, $1 ; "J. -Moir, X5715 ; 'lila
awl tinioldtt, Rettrrnincr he a from town, (ani :Steil, of Tuckersntith, Red Robert following is for week done under J.
}lmitch ,,lett W eltetllu. delivered to Ilia t:etL of Mel illop returned horns Ryan, flwwlitiaaioeier, S. 13.: 11r, He-
lm
wife some goecfa pttrebsieied in town, from their trip to 8cotiautt ou'Tuesttay Gattis, SO ; Mr. McCuss, $2; Mr.
following is fur work thine testier • L.
Wacker, Comtnirtiouer, Ciente Road :
Mr.Winer, 12.5`0 ; J. Hill, $15 02 ;
A Geeiztlr, 21.'25 ; 1/. Feist. $15 ; II.
Moritz, $11.87 J. Banes, $18.1.2 ; J.
Finkbiuer, 11.87 ; F. FiitLbitter, 13 75;
It. Sweet, 10.62 ;. da Welters, 17.50 ;
W Winer, $5 ; 3. Piulibiner, $11,t$7 ;
3. Sweitzer, $8.25 ; 11 Collins, $1.5; T
Feltner, $7.50 ; G Wolf, $2.50 ; J
Rollins, $1 ; 1' Troinner, $1; L Wel-
ler, $11.15 ; 11 I? inkbiner, $2 ; Y
13ornhalft, $4; G Gurabers, $5; U
ware clerks and nine drygoods clerks of Magnus, .n2; S Stabler, $1,50 Lent.
that town, 'i'he hardware nine were Hardy, $120 ; W Hearing, $10 ; 11
victors, by 20 to 15 runs, Doyle 10 con. appropriation and $2
ter repairing culvert ; W Dearing, work
on N Bin 184J, $1.87 ; J McCulloch,
damage by defective bridge, $12; rav-
el road interest, $300 R It interest,
$525 ; G Lewis, attending Court of
Revision, $1.G0 ; J Gill, services as
Court of Revision, $1.50. The follow -
is for work done under S 13eaivan : G-
Lapsan, $29.75 ; W Anderson, $5.42;
animal is destroyed far dairy purposes. It Bissett, $18.75 ; J Snell, $20 ; $
,Handford, $21.25; 3. Webber, $1.54;
HIS OCCUPATION GONE. ,NY Hockey, $5.50 ; R Anderson” $8..
enen137 • ; H Stanley, $7.S7e ; J H annae,
Had the Arkansas "doctor” that $12.75 ; L Stanley, $8.50 ; 3 Walker.
"tapped" the fat man, thinning he had $14 ; B Slade, $2 ; 0 Pronty, $2.
dropsy, but finding nu water pronoun- Jnhn Lewis was reappointed as colleot-
oed it "dry dropsy," lived today, be or, at the sauce salary as last year,
would, like Othello, find "his occupa- all taxes to be collected by the 14th of
clan gone," for Allan's Anti-Ft,t, a December, 1878, the Clerk to make
purely vegetable remedy, safely, but no delay in preparing the roll. Conn -
positively, reduces oorpuieitoy at from Jil adjourned to tweet first Monday in
three to six prelude per week. Sold by September at 9 o'clock a, m. ,
druggists. 0.PRoUTY, Clerk.
took a revelvei from the shelf, still evening of last week.
went to the barn. His son, a len of The icor of the Go erieb Shine/
:>
gleedd kit 1
Remo 1.A years, below; neer the barn, has bean shown 'a stalk of timothy
heard the report of a revolver and Iran which tneaseretd 111 incites hi length,
in, to Ree itis fabler breathe his ,est. It was grown en the fiarur of lir. Tilos.
aTI1 revolver ley tit hitt lett. He leaves
1 Sproat, of 41.Nbfield.
The emplo` nes of the Merchants'
Stilt Company of Sesfortll challenge a
team from any other establishmsut or
bulilioss in that town to play a game
of base ball.
observed struggling, as it was supposed A game of base ball was played in
a wife and two children. Tho verdict
(tithe Coroner's inquest was that de.
melted came to his dwelt by a revolver
shot, from his own hand.
Thorley evening a child of Sohn
Shultz, aged one year and a half, was
in a fit, but upon the arrival of a inedi- Seaforth last week oettvaen Hive hard•
cal elan it was discovered that it watt
choked. The Dr. succeeded in extract-
ing two large pieces of green apple front
its throat but not in time to save its
life.
:McKinnon, $2: J. Ryan, $11. The
About six months ago,a cow belong.
ing to lir. George Robertson lot 24,
concession 12, karst Wawanoah, was
A farmer sprites the Barrio Gazette brought home with about an inch and
stating that around the corners of tti half cut off the end of one of her
school sections Nos. 11, 14, and 17, In. teats. it evidently was done with a
niefil, barvosting commenced on the sharp knife. A few days ago she was
15th of July, about a week or ten Jaya • brought home with one of her teats
earlier than usual. SJme of the fall split from the foot to the tip. The
wheat is a good crop, especially Claw-
son—say about 30 hi ehele per acre—
but all other kinds suffered more or less
from the Hessian fly. Wheat did not
ripen well, being dried up considerably.
In some fields there will be more than
a third trap onr-half left. Of a spring
wheat not more titan one stalk in fifty
is left standing, and the writer does
not know what is to be done with it
unless it is cut and raked. up like hay.
It may do for hen feed. This is the
case with Nearly all the spring wheat
in this part. Barley it also partly de-
stroyed. Oats and peas have escaped.
Potato bug are a great crop, but a poor
crop of potatoes at present.
On Sittnrtlay last a horrible trogedy
was enacted in Doakerill's Opera Hall,
St. John, N. B. The California Min-
strels have been performing there dur-
ing the week. Lew Davis, song and
chem. roan, being amongst -the com-
pany. Just ' before the performance
woe to oommenob that evening, Davis
tune
in a dressiug room with, Atkinson,
another member of the oompeny. He
borrowed Atltnson's, pipe. then obtain-
ed tobacco; from the property man, and.
next got a loon of Atkinson's pocket
knife. Turning his back he snddenly,
citt his throat from ear to (ter, and fell
:n
hia face and halide oneene, floor.
The spea►nclo pree�t d e dying
mat as Jive, hi,n.dR
flowed in etreama
.:front .the gash in his threat wae,tsicken-
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PORT BLAKE.
CLiuARI:',n.—The steam barge "'Vic-
toria" cleared this port loot week with
a heavy load of freight.
PLENTY of strangers paying the Port
a visit. On a prospeotiug tour prob-
ably.
HAY.
AG1t1CTJLTUIiAL.--Tile Direetore of the
Hay Agricultural Society met in the
Town Hall, Zurich, on the 30th July.
All the officers and appointer'. Directors
present. .On minim) it was decided to
hold the annual :fall exhibition of the
Society ,on .Thursday,
and 1e
rid(J the'e'
Y
19t1 and 20th of 8ejitawmber.Rai+d
exhibit.ioi and a large attendance 'ex-
peateI
BARN STLUCr BY LIGHTNING AND Bit-
TrRtrLY noNSUMkD TOGETHER WITH ITS
CONTENTS.—Daring the tiuuder storm
which paltsed over this section of noun -
try on Monday night the barn belong -
to Mr. Wilifton Otiver, 611t concession
of iitbbert, WAS struck by li httiittg,
said soon the buihiiug was in flames.
All efforts to save it were useless., .tuts
the barn, its. contents, which consisted
of 29 tons of hay, .10. Acres fall wheats,
a wagon and dither implements, were de-
stroyed, together withadjacent out-
bnifdinga on the farm. .The lots is
etltitnated at abewet $2,000. Usurer]
in the ijsborne *Aitken blntntai Fire
n 1 r1 '. (ell tl
Insarattae ►) ► 1 rhi,} as i
C w
1
aeottniI roan $ills Company llaa mI t
ti with Wince its establaehmaut, and no
doubt the ulaire,will be promptly rl:et,
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