The Exeter Times, 1879-3-20, Page 88
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t'lios fin abated at Toronto rates.
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t",1oiee variety, suitable for vredding gifts and
prese.atatt.ms, Wall t seers and Winddew Sleds
bo OWL1ete,t by the 'list inst.
(inose prices to dealers. Auy books sent post-
paid, on receipt of
Main Street, - - 'Exeter••.
LOCAL NEWS,.
THURSDAY, '1A11‘111 20, 1879.
Exreasere: eeer. — Last night Harmony
Lodge 1. '0. G. T„ held an entertainment in
Femeou's Hall. Further particulars next
week.
(JeoWIlEn Our,—We . have received a letter
from Mr. George .ioLeod.of Rotigerville, which
has been unavoidably left ovee till next week.
New BAII,Iree—Ou aecouut of ill .health, lir,
Whertun Hodgson has reeigued the baitiffshio
of the Fifth Division Court, which has been
trausferredl to Mr. J. D. Ellis, of 1ieasall,
Fon MANIToiA.—Mr. Greenway's party will
leave for 'Manitoba by G. W. B. from Oeutralia
on the 25th inst., freight, live stock and, pas-
seugersgoing through to Emerson in 70 hours.
OUT ON BAIL.—Mr. fatties Howey, who was
last week o,tntnittedtc' Goaerich jail there to
await bis trial at the Spring As*izes on it
charge of bi;;atny, has been atlinittedt oa bail.
He is 'at present living in E.teter.
has always been noted for her piety; and she
has taow gone where,p ae wielied copse from
troubliug total the weary are at rest. 1)ecoesed
was mother of Mrs. Jatutts Pickard, of Exeter,
Mrs, Wan. 1'asswore of Usborne, avid Mr. R.
Welsh, of Exeter, all of whom are highly re,
spooled. Tho remains were interred in Aclaine'
TITZ TIMES
foie were speedily allayed, for we found on
reading a line or two further down that, instead
of being a Professor of Solenocs, or anybody in
partionlar, he is merely --a dentist, and a very
ordinary one at dist, except in his ownesthna
tion, Now, Henry Rooney, inion cher gamin,
yon charge Tun TIMES with insinuating that
burying ground, one mile unit a quarter east of you were ashamed of the production of the five,
Exeter, yesterday. The funeral wee largely and then you deny saying anything that could
attended. cause such an impression. Even supposing
SHOT WITHOUT A MOMENT'S WARNING, —It your denial to be founded on truth you ought
was on Midday last the fatal shot was fired, to pardon us, for we really did think you were
and without provocation the fout deed was ashamed of that dt!torinity, and generously
done. He like other's in the neighborhood hastened to set you right before the public.
where the uttlI'd Or was committed, was out en- But do you "not remember telling one of the
joying the fresh air, which the humblest peass members of Tan Tonne staff that you advised
ant whotoils every day for the bread which the numerate fathers of the child not to expose
sustains his life, has as wudli right to breathe It to public, scrutiny, or in other words, not iu OUR SEWII\ G 1111C1=1INE St
its the kingor queen. But murder was iu the publish it, and at the same time acting in soon.THREE SETS OF SC;1_T1ES--•-O;\T +' Iu'L..TI'OIl1i,
heart of the one who cummittod this deed, a way that any intelligent observer wonlclhave FOUR SHOW CASES,
TWO WRITING DESKS,
SIX CHAIRS,
FIVE S'T'OVES,
TWO STOVES S: PIPES,
ONE ALA1II1 DRAWER,
ONE MIRRO &>,,
THREE SIIANDELlEltS LAMPS,
SPRINKLING CANS,
PEG.FLOAT.
BaldEEUPT
5.9, `K(V TT SALE.
x SOUTIJCOTT'S BLOCK, EXETER,
Special Auction Sale of shop fixtures on.
3ATURD.A,Y, MARCH 15, at 3 O'CLOCIE P. M.
which he no doubt afterwards repented, and
his accoessory, or the person who urged him
on to oomniit the cold-blooded murder is not
entirely free from the guilt,andqehould share in
the puuisluuent He was standing in a pied,
ition that prevented him from seeing his etio-
u es who wore then plotting to deprive
hitn of lifo. Taking advantage of this poste e,
the murderer presented the death weapon,
taking true aim, and a second or two hater the
trigger was tripped, and with terrible bowie he
fell to the ground a dead canine. The perpe•
trator of this act was cited before the J. P.,
but settled the affair by paying over 414. The
shot which killed the dog came very nearly,do-
ing serious damage, the ball eutering the door
of iter. Creaoll's house.
"THE 'Inxsn rtr n CANAna."—This is tine
title of an exceedingly" neatly printed and wells.
hound book which has been Laid on our table.
The author is Mr. Niulholas Flood Davin, the
Cotecxrnnn.—The special services in the B. justly celebrated lawyer, lecturer,, and. jaur.aal-
C. Unveil were brought to a clasp on Finlay ist—a gentleman wheee great scholastic attain-.
evening after nearly two months' duration. meats and genius aro an droaluent to Canada,
A goodly number haw's made a profession of the land of his adoption. Of the work before'
Christianity during the moetiugs. its the leading newspapers in Canada, the
REJiovElt.—Mr. Win. Jermyn and family Mali, Globe, Montreal Gazette, Free Press
left Exeter on the nortlteren bound train yes- and others, have spoken in the most entllusi-
terday morning for Kiutail, where he intends astir terms, and commend it to ell who desire
lceepiug a store, We can confidently recon- to gain a thorough knowledge of the most iu
mem] "13i:1" to the people he has gond to.tive teresting and important events in Canadian
among, history, written in than easy and'flowntg etyle
OUR SUPPLEMENT.—This week, in 'order to
furnish our readers with all the particulars
coucorning the new tariff, and to give the.
.Budget Speech, we have, at considerable _ex- most valuable that has 3 -et appeared. •It . de-
peuse, issued. a large stipplemeut,wvhicbwe have :serves the support not of the Irish alone, bit
no doubt will be carefully peruse...
Fun MANITOBA.—ii partyof about one Ilona of every cldassw+Mich In.•es an interest in the his-
Fun
.you were as muott ashamed of it as
you ought to be, anti as yon would bo if you
were not an insense par Raluret? Yen know,
Henry Ruouey,.that we dill not hold you re-
sponsible for the production—tbiuking there
was only one idiot in town capable of writing;
it; but,, deet' sir, since you feel offended at us
for oar generous opinion of you, we are quite
;ready to admit that there ate two, and to apol-
ogize to you for overrating your meatal capa-
city, allowing you to share equally with the
other one, the honor attaching to its paternity,
ifb b more
your wua 1 c care ram can
ear .any
honor than you think you already possess in
your numerous professional (1) titles. We
desired to cast the veil of charity over you, and
shield you from the consequences of being con-
sidered the author of that, insane letter ; but
our good goes for naught; you won't permit us
to do a geue'•ous not for you, and requite our
kindness with language which is lucousisteut
with your position among the Saboatlt School
children and in the church. Oh ! base ingrati-
tude—toy name is Henry Rooney, To refresh
klwlry Iwutiuy's memory, we shall melltiuu
another little statement lie matte when we,
prompted by the very kindliest feelings to -
weed him, pitying him in the helplessness
begotten. of cllildisu simplicity, suggested to
hila that he should publicly deny the au••hor-
sllip of that letter, which many imputed to
hien. Yuri know that you said, in a toile of
Which has placed. Mr, Davin iu the 'freer lofty disdain that would have been terrib o
ranks of the writers of the present day.. Ah >ti had it not bsen farcical, and which reminded
contribution to Canadian literature, it, is the one so ulnae of a half-dead j:tekass jumping
into a Rep's skiu aucl attempting to roar, that
You wvure poorly indifferent to the opiudou the
pulite of 1;;xeterlha:l about ybu--tdlatyou dlidu't
consider them worthy of your notica—for-
getting, for ilie moment, that these people
tvllomu you cuudesesndl to honor by living;'
among than, and on whom yea wunld fain look
with such pruua ouutempt, are seute.•imcs
Compelled to siismit to having td,cir teeth
cleaned. by Yeo. As to who is the proprietor,
or publisher, or editor of Tun TIMEe, if Henry
Rooney will condescend to call around at this
office surae day when he has a little spare titre
red persons passed through Exeter. ou Tue Jay tory of the couutryaud iu the lives of this briili-
fait men, some resting iu, their silent tombs.
others happily in onr midst, who have con•
tributed so mach towards waking the country
what it is to day—who have fought its hutileet
for the liberty of the people, and have gathered
mound them a wietth is imperishable fame.
13ut the book is invaluable for the amount of
information it imparts concerning the great
struggles for the blestiii of of responsible goy -
reach the parties for whom they are intended, ern cent—strogoles whichmarked the must
call only be returned to the sender when the
regneet to return is "printed on the corner of
the euvelope." A. written request will not do.
OrrICEns ELECTED.—On Friday night haat
Mr. Westlake, of Loudon, visited. Exeter sod
orgnized a lodge of Ontario Masons, to be (leery and the next time you undertake, in
lege ,rlliun we cannot prize too dearlq, or cher two weeks labor, to hatch a letter, we advise
night from Winghum, and several other
stations on the Loudon, Huron & Bruce Rail-
way,' to Manitoba. lir. Geo ge Tapson, of
Ste • ben, and several others from this neigh-
borhood iutend stating for Emerson on Tues-
day nest.
BEAR IN MIND. --Business men should make
a note of the fact that the Postmaster -General
has decided that letters mailed, which fail to
eventful and iluilortaut era .0 Canadian his-
tory. Mr. Davin writes of this period witil a
fulness which can not bo futmcl ,n any (Abet
puulietttiou, and this infol'matiofi alone manes
the volume a ut cessity to every one who wishes
iu have a thorough and accurate knowledge of
styled the Mystic Lodge. The following en the; gtvat struggles which gtaiuecl for us a lhrivi-
t..e oiicere elect:
J. W. Browning, W. M. isle too jealously. It uaunat fail to lead to a you to submit the result of your incubation to
A, J. Rollins, S. W. desire fur tue *tatty: of Canadian history among Rime person who understands grammar, be -
J. P. Ross, J.W.
H. Eilber, Treas.
D. A. Roes, See.
A. A. Hobkirk, S. D.
Fansou, J. D.
Jim, Baker., L G,
Geo, McKay Tyler.
CIRCULAR Post•AGE. --It is not .generally
known among merchants and others Who have
-told we presume he has a tittle occasionally
—we shall be Most happy toimpartto bin any
information he may desire. In conclusion, we
have a lingering re•;ard for you, Bum •y, my
oecasion to seed circulars through the P. 0.,
that where these are intended for local deliv-
ery, that is, where they are to be delivered at
tl e same Post Office at which they are mailed,
the postage for each circular is only one-half
Cent.
FIRM COMPANY EIEarnic.—Defiance Fire
Company No. 2 suet at the engine room on
Friday night last. Several resignations of
members who intend going to Manitoba were
read and accepted. If the weather is favorable
on the 4th pros, the engine will be takeu out
fur practice,
both old rind young. \Ve cannot too highly cause a poor latter, like a brad gun, is very ap-
eulogize till; portion of the work. About the
time of the publication of the volume a corre- to " kick," and hurt the man. at the butt end
spoudent of a leading Toronto daily suggested
that somebody should write a political history
without political bias, and intimated that Hon.
1Vm, McDuuga.11 would be a good person to
undertake it. Commenting on this suggestion.
the Kingston News says :—"The con espoudeut
iu question will find iu Mr. Davit's li itthwau
iu Canada from chapter 0 to 13 ioelusive, a
complete history o1 the 00nlltly from the eat li-
est period up to confederation. In those chap -
ere Mr. Davin siults the thle of his worts and
gives au able and impartial resume of the coun-
try's history."
THE Docrolt OP SCIENCES, 'GAIN.—Agentle•
man 1n towi,, who evideutly has very little
regard for our " tenths faelinks," as Betsy
Bobbets would say, has drawn our attention to
a "gem" in the line of li.erature, which ap-
peared i11 last week's issue of the I;lnorantus.
The aforesaid effu..ioi, is signed" H. 1t. Abbott,
L. D. S." The terminals "L. D S.—which we
I z Tower.—Mrs James A,. Patterson, chief beg to inform onr readers are his professional
engineer of the Credit Valley Railway, aud initials, though whetlldr he is a prufessiuual jig
Mr. Alfred Wilson of the Canada Company, dancer or bate ballist deponent suyeth not--
palcl us a visit bast Saturday. Tht y were in shine forth in all the splendid magnificence of
the village on business in connexion with the large capital letters, while his patronymic is
betiding of the proposed zhew railway from clad in the more modest garb of smaller etapi-
Woodstt ck to sfame point west of Exeter on taias—a distinction, by the w ty, which euggests
Lake Huron by way of St. Marys and Exeter. to its the idea that thisperson, wheeverlte may
Taal or Geonoi Mes'.—Mr. George 14fay, be, lite bite showman's ring-tailed. ntoukey,
who, it will be remembered by our leaders, a considers his caudal appendage Lis most im-
short time lig° was sept np to e'oderieh to
await his trial on tt charge of aggravated as-
stult preferred against ltiin by Mr. Jelin Try.
Lir, was tried before Judge Squiers an I'tiday,
Several witneseee from. Exeter gave evidence
portant and "taking" part. 'rho public, we
believe, are' nd t dispc sed to differ ham him in
this, knowing that he, being on terms of the
closest intimacy with himself, is well prepared
to place a primer estimate upou his OW11 Vallis.
in the ease. The de+eision was deferred till to- We hail determined nevor to reply seriously to
il.ty, (Thursday) May swill being kept in psis- guy person whose grammar is bad, but Wo sup -
on, pose ee trust depart from the obeervauee of
TEMPERANCE Lacruna.—On Tuesday even- thus- rule in Henry, Iloonoy'r- cape, impelled so
bee last Bev. J. N. Elliott, lecttu'er'. for the to do by that Moulage whjelh is over demanded
Grand Divisio,t of. the Sims of 'Ieruperanee, by, greatiteset—whether foul cl itr a king's Deface,
clslivered a leetnre ou the Scott feet in Janson'
Hall. He wits favored with a good audience,
and his 1• ettb'e was listened to with deep iu-
txe-1, .frevue). lyree.iviug load appl tttso. The
up:altter• detained his and mow till ft cumpare-
tivuly lite hour. Bev. (r, A. itIitciell, B. A., tiserueut thus beaatifitlly decked out t " H. R.
p,,it-isiod over the tuts babel du the capacity of ,Abbott, L. D. S., ltd: A„ .C, D. 13." Matthias
chairman,' one'of a buzzard in titt1,:plantago of a Birth of
tJoof Aohn.oe'i1rs Misty Welsh died at the Paradise. Duu't it? But that ie an awful titie
resicience al her sou-i,i-haw, Err. Joules Pick- for a young man with rittdh .d 'plebeian. Mime as
art, on 1tonday last,, the 17th of ifarelh Ilenl;y Rooney, and on looking oyer its mush of
;4L,1, Welsh was one or the oldest in. the startling am ray us our .eye eouhl take ht at
ebitaots of this vieioity, It t g1%0 tears end 1 oiler, wy were appalled at the orcrept `' of lneet-
3 jha t,irlaa dila et the !hili ire the :.did 01 (Lott*. Ld,". .,.t our
or in e scullei5, or in tt conceited teath-jsrker's
plugging shop, As we have sail, the sig•
nature it I -I. Dr Abbott, L.D.S. Wo thoog`tt
we had seen that natfte somewhere botor,:•, and
on opening Tux Mills :wve find it in his adtvcr-
more than the one at the muzzle ; also have
the printers correct their mistake, so that your
signature may rend correctly—Harry Rooney
Abbott, A. S. S.—yes, evou though every four -
footed "
ourfooted" thistle eater" in the couutry should
hang itself for vury shame. Tata, sonny, till
we meet again.
Crediton.
SP1ING Snows—The Crediton independent
Spring slicer for the exhibition of stook will be
held on the 14th of A.ptil. Liberal prizes are
olfe, cd fur competition.
N
Iieneall.
PURCHASED.—Mr. G. Petty line purchased
the brick stot o and dwelling erected lust year by
G. 1!ioerhardt, for the sutra of 41,203,
TIwss are beginning to lot k better, and Mr.
llatu,ie has got Ins• bar -room completed, and
he expects to d., a good trade, that is if the
Scott Act does not become law.
WE have lied au additi,.tl to our population
lately—Mrs. McMillan having presented her
Mistimed ,vith a dintgbter on the first of .sfarolt-
We must cuugratuale Cr.EEnc-tiii,au, this being
the urst.
A. StnuwwLS.—Elessrs. Charters, Fairbairn,
I1iclfidttu and G. 0. Petty, are soaping prepare
talons to build a sidewalk ate far as the 13. C.
Chut•cit, on the south sidle of Main street.
BuzLnnin.---T110 improvements in the way
of hitildng will be equal to Iast year, and of a
mo, e substantial turd durable material. Mr.
It rtuitie with bis u -nal eutut poi e, is going to
build a brick dwclliug, to cost about 41,51y0—
also two s' ores witted will oust about 12,000.
1 lfr, s. 1• ah•bairu has cohttructed for a brick
diwelliug fur Piaster Sadtet, to oust 68.00. Mr.
Fairbaiu is going to build a brick dwelling for
hi,udutf, avhich wfll co t about p,t3U0. 11ir: Sttphlir
wan du,eude, ouildUaag it ti ,nue de el,tlig at a oust
of }t450. Mr. Purdy is going to build a frame
dwclliug, which will cost .t 0U0.
,B iTRIN tits. -With ilio remarkably good isleigb-
t ing we have had this season, bniinest has beeii
1 pretty good., The two priecig•al industries of
our vintage are the Pork Face ory and the S+aw-
1 twill, bout of which have done a good business
I to the wadyof getting in supplies. Ilr. Wilsoltre
!:yard is well fildocl w'.itlt logs, nud there••is iio
cru bt bat the mill will run on bolt ,tune due.
I g slia'flitiimtsr. T11e TtIit**, S. Petty .have pin"
(teased one hundred. and sixtyfour thousand
ive:Glut of I....is .tits steteo t, ttnttio,it two huhu.
JOBBING OUT EVERY DAY AT 'TREMENDOUS SACRIFICES.
red. thousand ! st sea•:on. A ha'ge quantity of t
the pork has already been dbesso.l laud elhippod 1
to Laudon and ostler place•t along the Great
Western. lir, Thomas Wilson is at present
shipping a large gmuitity of cedar posts to
Strathruy, which are to be used in paving the
est etas of that town,
-..o, s. -
Blooming Hill.
Fon iiLt rona.-Mr. John Hcury antifamily
are now preparing to go' kr tilt distant west to
Lew tut lur themselves, houses. on the prairie, •
bvuudilsas icusiueautiful. He bus considerable
capital, toil will cloubtlecs do well.. Besides
these, Aluurt and A. himuietune purpose going
the serotic or third week in April, who ern un-
duubteatty din tltotutuives justice, es they are
able -birdied and able -minded young men. They
all have the sincere well whines .,f the people
of tills vicinity.
CAuonr.—Ou Thursday of last week Mr. P.
Bola, of titin place. tracad ,t large wolverine, and
shot it itt the swamp a.djaiulug. It was a very •
large animal of tin., species, measuring 7 feet
fh'aiu tip to tip, and weighing over 40 lbs. He
had been mataug sad. salvoe among Lite sheep,
causing many iuliucent dogs to saul'er death
Ana transportation, but its the real perpetrator.
of these trails Inas been ututgitt, all blame ou
the canine is withdrawn by the injured parties.
ERECTION,—The school board met some tune
since and let by tender, the job of erecting n
woodshed en 113e premises. The lowest unci
itueept.' l tender was eutcredl by M. T. 13rituell,
who isnow engaged 111 healing ttte material to
the sitet, so ae to be ready for building when
the frost is out.
APPEARANCES of a good yield in full wheat
now show themselves, as the wheat looks bet-
ter
than he many years previous to this time,
'tit; top being almost as long an0 green as
w� sou sccu in the fall, when the. dreary wind
bowled and whistlud,blewing the snow in eddy -
nig gusts and covet lug the earth in a mantle of
white. But now the covering is almost all
waisted from beneath the melting rays of the
lf,xch sun. and spriug is at onr doors readyto.
stop iu 11.1 the plaice of winter, thus time flies ;
the years uncounted ahuost in the bight, leav-
ing the pest for pool contemplation and the
future fall of aepiring hopes. or perhaps cast
down by the turmoils sail cares of life.
Granton..
THE HIGHWAY.—The roads in this
section are alm••.t impassable. • What
.has become of the hundred d,•dlars sub•
scribed to gravel them ?
Removgn.— e1 r. Shaw, our lumber
merchant, has removed to Lncan. How
dare he conte here without asking my
lib. rty ; did he not know that 1 sold
shingles ?
GROCERY.- Mrs. Murray has opened
out in the Grocery 'businetts here. May
,he prosper, despite the wishes of those
who would delight to soe it otherwise.
.t PILING
SHOW.—WYe notice Dy. post-
ers that the l3uidnit h Agricultural So
cietty'tt Spring; Show wail! be held in Lit -
can on the 17111 of April. 0tautuir,
why is it thus?
LLoTueE.—Mr. SEIe"ce lectnreti here
a short time ago in favor of the Scutt
Act, which is about to be submitted in
this county. Nearly all site usual
eroe d on such occasions here were
preset. t.
• ANNIVERsAItY.—"Phe bixtlt.anniversary
"f :,'rt.wn D vi -ion S. of T. tt as cele-
brated on Friday eevening last with an
entertainment itt the Temperance Hall.
Thula Web -ter, Grand Scribe, and Rev.
Ar, t Dona: i, of Paris, Grand Chap-
lain, idelivered atldies-et on the occe•
-ion. 1l1te usual crowd and one or
two ladies were present.
ADViatrl ING.—The majority of our
nlerchaut8 complain of business being
extreutely dull iu,t now, The ranee, 1
judge, itt thaat they Move not yet Reim -
ed the groat 8e01et of ttdvc.rtisirtg, They
think it injudicious to invest money
ter tlttat ptl, pose. I would 1ngtedt tit
theta a cheap way of ad eeriising,vehiclt
costs nothing stave brass. I+'irst of all,
you ends. sign the temperance pledge
fandswt'a,.t bitter enmity ttgniustall who
are not, ever were, or ever will be
vendors of the awcnrsed thing, 111111
confiscate till m -Lies Haat utny have
sect tied to yon it) any e a.v by its Ino.
fits, then unbuckle yonr 1 ewer jaw and
I let it di)wn to the last hole and try to
matte. your ltL t' uproar las lora; as pos-
sible, then get some hind friend, if you
don't know hon yourself, to head a eub-
steri Riot] lied, and cauvtaas your section
well for some object in c•iunexiou with
the church to which you profess to be-
long ; but be oureful not to go near the
genuine members, whose office you
usurp. Iu thin way you will probably
raise hinds sufficient to get np a pres-
entation to the minister, ttucl, of course,
you a ill deal iu yo.u'own shop for the
article which is not regarded for "ins
itllliliSie %%alle SO moult, hilt ati a token
o! esteem."Then seotl a lull report to
all tl.e leading papers in the country,
and you will get thoroughly advertised
iu this way.
6.
nay.
Acemes r—Mr. Andrew Dougall, of
Flay, had the misfortune to cut his foot
on Ttte.il y, ,ltih inst.., while chopping
wood, and her. Peter Munn cut his foot
cn Tbtarsd .y, malting a gosh about five
inches lung and very deep. I)t. IIc
Dt•rtnit attended both the injured men
who are rtcoverinn.
SEXSMITII TEAMEB7ING AND a0'CIAL
—A Tea meeting was held itt Sex,mittz
C. M. Chutes Oil 'Tuesday 11th inst..
Conbiderhng the bad condition of the
roads attendance wild good out as larger
as was expected. The tniri,tels.aflti the..
Choir of Exeter did not arrive towing
to 0,e state of the roads, After nn ex-
ct•llett t Tao " a as served I11r. Robe, t
Ltalnlnie took the choir, anti a pro-
fitttruine of readings and recitations
wits then given uy the j•fveniles, Misr
t
] i ,,at,.
Marioniou �Vhittft,rd presiding the 0,-
gau. As a large amount of provisions
was left over a S, cital was held on Fri-
day evening and a collection taken up.
After Tea lir. Duncan Taylor was elec-
ted chairman. sunt tho following pro-
gramtue was given which consisted of
speeches, recitations, and readings, and,
music by the saute choir. The pro-
ceeds of the Tea meeting and the sub-
scription amounted to $74 to be ap.
plied to the liquidation of the Parson -
lige debt. Com.
Luean.►.�-.
Fres.--The dtvelliog-house of Mr. IL.
Hodgins, one tulle front here, with all
its c••nt.ents, wat• burned to thegronnti
011 Tuesday ni•_ltt dufiug the absence•
of the family.
(3 -Lass BALL SHOOTING.—A shooting
match came off at Mo•ireville a few days,
ago between eight of that village for i
prize of $8, at which the following
scores wore made at glass hall+:—P.
Curtains, 10; A. McNatnet, 8; R_Grlin-
dy, 9;`0'D a yer, 8; J. Carey, 9; R.
McNamee, 5; J. McNamee, 7; R. C.
Thompson, 5. In shouting off the ties
L. three shots each:—R. Grundy, 2; J.
Carey, 1; A. McNamee, 8; A. O'Dwyer.
of P. Curtain and A. 0 Dwyer then
8101 at four hails each, when the follow.
iii se..r^tt were mnadet—P. Ctl'tatu, 4;
A• O Dwwyer, 8. t
Darius; af►tttrdav a number of lues-
sages were received here by our grain
dealers from parties who 1lad hitherto,
procured their supplies from aor ors,.
lilies, inquiring for grain olid pt'lsEs„
m.11 10 sotne distances offering an tide
vrtuee on the ruling figure. Another
instance of the offsets of the N, e..
t:itriff, wltieh shows plainly to healthy;
tetaefi• n has already set in in ear own,
tutu kets.
Why all this ado about lighting, 081x'
streettt ? Why empl.,y another 5111(1 to,
do the work, which tl;e'bOuus mail flat-
ly refuses to do :td ltarart of ditty ? 11
will yet be fresh in the memory of those
interested' that Mr. Porte some titns,
ago oreitteii la full' insert for the special
Ilse of the villag;e,, the egnlgent rays of
whish outshine any of Mr, Ediison's
recent inventions. It lit nOW 011 the
wane, btinp ore the last half, but as it
is not expr<etetf to set uat:il the tncnth
of July, it its yet lutniuons enotign to •
ligi,t ap the streets for source tii.ue to,
Cmfle.