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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1890-10-2, Page 6i frttitty of human memory and the ehauge a little difference makes. oe.:. ;seat to tw.> cases illustrating that, e, tel w=ee out in the box and slid, "Prisoner tet t me that he had a letter from Benwell, eneloeinc a baggage receipt, and he was goat;; to stop off at \Voodstoek and perhaps at 1':u•is ou his way down,' What the prisoner iilsely said to Hull was, "I had a estier from Beuren t'nelostug a baggage re- eelpt." and then paused; then eoatiuued that he was going off at Woodstock or Paris on his way back, and Hull imagined that he said the letter contained this latter state- ment. Take another case. Pelly says prisoner spoke often of Pine Pond; that ft was within easy drive of Niagara Falls. I asked Pelly if he mentioned Niagara Falls. and he said yes; 1 asked him if he mentioned Woodstock and lee said yea acid 1 have not the slightesteloubt in the world what actual- ly took plana was that the prisoner was speaking of Woodstock and net Niagara Falls when Pine Pond was mentioned. Watt the Prisoner at Eastvsoade Mr. Blaekstock then proceeded to discuss the case under two heads: "Was the prisoner at Eastwood on Feb. 171" and "Even suppos- mg he was at Eastwood, what theul" The prisoner and Benwell uuquestionably left Buffalo on Feb. 17. The crown saythey bought alakets tbat morning at Niagara Falls for Eastwood. t\ by were those tickets not produced, and why was not the agent who is said to have sold these tickets sum- moned as a witness! Is it because the evi- dence w -ill not fit/ The difference in the, Stories of ideuttflcatiun told by Conductor l What wn' the object of that scheme, Poole at the inquest and at the trial, the what termination could it have except the fact that he bad originally testibeei that the j;lenlieim swamp/ piece of baggage put Of at Eastwood was DIF. Osier then took up the embarkation of checked and at t ire trial stated that it. was the party oa board ship. folly ascertains tI to. The latter circum- that Benwell is going out, apparently on the sed counsel said, might be same mission, to become a partner. Ap- bat Conductor Pools had p= sled t+�, lrisoner tells Pelly' in direct ty bulging up the record at pe to what be hes told . was as tit? lifers of b't�ae v t'uluuet l,enwall, that young I3enwalt is merely going out to be placed on a titt'LU and that he would get riot of bite a soots as he e.tuld. Prisoner s glowing description of his [alleged farts at Niagara Falls proved to be uutrtte was euutrtsted with his visit here under an assumed. mime and not for any mesa 1'urpeee,and the tact that he was, a teankrupt referred to. Pr/sneer's stories to 1'udertttger Swartz, to t'onstable Watson, operator Phemister anti others were also tueuttuued rattier the haul of the relation' ship of the parties and the object of the murder. He had got ail he was to get from Peity—tbe t:tl--dud could afford to laugh at him. That's the distiuetiou betweeu the two young men. The Letter or (hitt, Take that situation and the letter of Feb. 20-.a letter written two or at the outside three days after the death -�a letter that you cannot study too touch. That letter was written by a wtruld rather consign the Kremer to a felvu's lima Who Iuui out shun a himself a fool iu grave than admit that they were mistaken any other t•eerreepttudt'tt e. lam letter was until you present them with the dtecumeut, ,het written to be tolluwee by another from December 28, 1SSO, mitten by Birchall to Col. Benwell direct with relation to the en- gaging of deceased as a partuer with prisoner rn nls farm in Ontario, and mentionilig that the writer's brother had been tor six years his partner, was read by Mr. Osler. Conceive the object of that letter. There was an ex- pressed iiteut in the mind of the prisoner to entrap some young man to Canada and. secure £u00 upon representations that can: be proved to be absolutely foist. Ask your. selves what termination was possible in th mind of the{prisouer as to how he was golug� to get that .:50+1 without farm, without busi1 ness, without an • of the possessions he reread sentod he bad. The next date is Jan. 27 Between these letters there had undoubted. . been conference; between these partie w•heeh we are unable toyou ive owili $ g ' Colonel i ette h illess ofolo el Ta t4 s 1 hee prepares the initial of the father for till (prisoner's) eorrespeenieuce as to the business of the "compauy." Every line of the letter intiauates that Birchall would be the corresponding member of the firm, not young QBeuwelL Kneleing that he n'asst't going to have a sale in March (a suggestion wade undoubtedly to appeal to young Benwell's love of gain, intimating as it did that he would receive a share of the profits), the jury have a right to accept the view that this was art of the scheme proposed by the prisoner to get that e.500. it could not be got in a lawful way, fur the material did not exist upon which it was to be advanced. its Teruzir i.;ion woe the Swamp of Death not, were allude stance, the learn due to the fact ' strive foul out ut t 1 tltditlir t a elced1F o?there, lie also poi heft tett that it teas t':; ililsely that either Poole, (' t' die- Ilay or News Agent Dutry, :sit to meeting hundreds of people day, would be able to recoguiae again Fi roams whom they had seen but once, wliile their descriptions of clothing ts'urn by the pi.n. nee did not tally with that of other vittitnees, any more than did their deecriie tiuu of tee eomplexion and height of the two inrn, Duffy says prisouer told him his name was Smith; what necessity existed for saying anything of the kind s If he had committed a crime prisoner would not be likely to say anything. He would want to hide. With respect to Miss Luekbart rind Miss Choate one would like to speak on measured terms, but is it possible itut to ex- press one's feelings of aver: ion that two re- spectable wornou will ovale faeru':zed and, ap- papently with feelings of malice, try to wear away the life of this Mout U17l gentlemen, the meanness of human nature. These proving it. Cantra'•t:me tbe stories ot Miss Cteiate auti Conductor heats, air. Illaekstoek matted that they did not tit in et ail. The pr9eso'neo tef j'risoner at /taste -mil station waw meet iii eus'ed. ,"Dee you believe Ilse mime - tied story of Miss Smith t" &seed Mr. h at'k- Strtek. At the inquest ,lie said lae'itlta„ about twist -ewe Winne; staid that in' hail been in the Northwest, or twat :le na, hent tit Hamilton for his baggage. leas sue not 1 leltely to remember more aristievaly what prlseuzer said when the t'lreuulatanees oath fresh is her mind than six months atter! 'rben n.'r query, ":ire you Somerset or Dudley:" showed that she did not recognize, prisoner, although he es totally dila:rent from Dudley.. Was tue m=ine she saw Dudley t And were not Miss Swas•zie nail the oilier people at the sc alien niistatkol also: in this counectiou 117 l i a:Mona reserved to what he called the di'•,...eetnl manner its which the ideittifeatien „t Tile atrl+e.a'r by the witnesses had been brought about, tuz,l referred in terms the reverse sof complimen- tary to the Uuvernuteut tense:ttves, within he characterized tis hellhounds of justice, Jamas Hayward's evidence was disere'aited owing to has admission that be had pointed out at Woodstock races last :alas a matt whom he said he would feel like saying was L'irchali, only he knew the latter a. be in jail. t;lrcunrstaautiai Ievideuce. At this stage Mr. Blackstock read a list of a score of cases in wnitih innocent men had been convicted and in some cases executed owing to their positive identification by *sitnesess elho subsequently found they were mistaken. Where is the Motive? Where was the motive for the murder/ The crown did not preteud to contend that Birchall murdered Benwell for his money, but their theory was that it was done in order to induce Colonel Benwell to send out the £FiOO. While many of the statements in the famous letter were untruths, others were such us must se event Birchall secur- ing the money unless Benwell was alive. The instructions to send the money insured in the names of both parties, prevented the possibility of Birchall securing the money unless Benwell also put in au ap- pearance. If he was dead and Birchall knew it, how absurd for him Ito suppose that he could obtain the money! It proved that Birchall expected Beuwell to turn up in a few days and write to his father. The journey of Birchall to Princeton and his identification of tbe body was cited as an ad- ditional proof of his innocence, while the fact that ou his previous visit to this country the prisoner had been under the alias of Somer- set was explained by the fact that he was a bankrupt and did not wish his creditors to know where he was located. The presence of Benwell's keys and gold pencil case in Birchall's possession was another proof of his innocence; bad he killed deceased would he have kept these. incriminating evidences in his possession when he had a chance to destroy them ? In conclusion, Mr. Black- stock warned the jury that they should give the prisoner the benefit of any doubt which existed, and when the truth was revealed, as it would be some day perhaps by the con- fession of the real murderer, they would be glad that they had acquitted the prisoner. Mr. Blackstock concluded by referring to the devotion of prisoner's wife, who had clime like a beautiful garland around his neck, displaying the greatest affection and trustfulness in his innocence when. the clouds which surrounded him appeared to be the darkest. A Terrible Arraignment. Mr. Osler began his reply at exactly 3,35. He remarked that in February last a young Englishman comes to this couutry full of life andhope, and a few days after he is found foully murdered in a swamp. A duty devolved upon the community to find out who committed that crime. The duty has devolved upon the crown; the crown seeks no man's life, but nevertheless this duty re- mains. Some of the jury might be opposed to capital punishment, but this was no place to discuss such a subject, since as they had taken a juror's oath they must fulfil that duty honestly and conscientiously. Mr. Osier then pointed out to the jure" that it was their duty to find a verdict according to the evi- dence presented. Should it turn out subse quently that such testimony was incorrect they were not to charge their minds with the responsibility therefor; it was upon the witnesses the responsibility rested. Let us first consider, said Mr. Osler, the reea- % , tionship which existed between the prisoner and deceased and whether from that relationship there was any object in the murder—any gain to the prisoner, for the effect depends upon the background the view you may take of that relationship. In the out- set it is fair that you shduld consider the weight to be attached to circum- stantial evidence. If society cannot depend upon circumstantial evidence then all crimes of skill and deliberation must go unpunished. The Motive for the Murder. Mr. Osler, under the head of the object of the murder, referred to the experience of the prisoner,in Canada from December, 1888, to May, 1889. With that knowledge and ex- perieece of the country he proceeds to Eng- land:. '':Boa he oicupled hitnrelf from May to Novei`'�iber of last year is Slot before yo and need otbe. The story next commences with a correspondence through one Melleriels with Col. well and,hie son. The letter of The Exeter Fair. The Fortieth Aunutl Fall Fair of the Stephen& Usborue Ag'1 Society on Monday and Tuesday, was one of the moat success- ful in the annals of the Sooiety, Being favored with fine weather, the first day brought out all the ladies with large and beautiful displays of their handicraft, the farmers and fruit growers with excellent exhibit& of fruits, roots and grains; while the second day witnessed the largest dis- play of stocit ever seen in Exeter, in fact by far a larger number than at any previous show. Iu the /aside department, the ex- hibit of fruit was of a superior class, far ahead of that seen at the London or Toronto fairs, while roots and regetablesfllied their large hall to the utmost. The inside exhibit could not well be beaten. The outside show was also of that successful character which merits a few words of commenda- tion to those who took part. In the horse ring, in all glasses, were animals which would denote careful breeding, especially the one, two and three-year-old ; there were also many finely matched teams in draught, agricultural and road classes. The cattle, sheep and pigs, formed attrac- tive features of this year's fair, all classes being filled. In many instances much difficulty was experienced by the judges in making awards, Poultry, etc., was also well represented in all classes. As regar is crowd there never was a larger attendance at the Exeter fair, The receipts at the gate amounted to $950 which allowing 20c as the average admission for fee, together with a ntemberahip of about 500 each of whom got three tickets, would place the namber on thegrounds a t nearly ! tt. The gate receiptnever before wooded MTut). Following Ls the prize list :-.-- lenone lit inim diet. GRAIN AND St;s:DS--Fall Wheat, white, A Johnston, Zurich; its Brethour, ei,irl;ton: Relit Pdugle, Farquhar; Fall Wheat, red, Leo hunter, Jaa Wood Rodger. vine;' Jamra Airth; Spring Wheat, M Brethour. Eiikton; Jas Airth, A, Jobustou, Zurielr; tax wowed. Barley, Tbus Cudrnort', E Williautr Elimville t ttamtnon Oats, A Johnston, :Zan* 114 Brethour, Kirkton; large flat&, A Johnston, u Brethour. Birk, toe; large Peas, A Johnston ; Small Peas, J Airth, J Ford ; Timothy Sled, Al Bre. them, Eirktan; Robe McCord; FIax *tied, Alex Ingram,Rod>,ervillle;.let Brethour, Ater. - chants Flour, Exeter Milling Co, Uy Cook, Iitasell; Beaus, AI Brethour, A. Johnatoni Wm. Essery: Clover seed, \Vin Campbell liodgorvillta; t the sail in a day ur two, statin, that thein w as no bustue-s, uu farm—that, he hail been defrauded false tT, gentlenleu, uud read it t •tw,'rtl to sines, andthe word volt read, ;,t iil,e.de a between tilers lice's is Idol:; ER. tel ^ ;eau who wrote teat letter knew that t ..0 fagot band of Co.llieuwezl's sun would never more communicate with his father; tie shun^ teat that sour was cold and stiff in death, itt that letter it states Benwell bad laspeineu. sue Woks. t\stere are the buoksl It says on had consulted it law• p.1. fu Laudon. Where is the iawyurl iv- states runt prisoner hal introduced 'enliven to several persons. Who aro these pee:eine! Why is there nit explauatrou given( 110 could Could lhiveI>rawn the Money Ali itl„ht He met the argument of lir. Blatekstock that, iwlsusucll as iiarrnall in his letter re'luested C'ceL Benwell to send tate money to tee brut tie wood be undine to get the money it Lenwell wnsdead, byputntiugoto, that the letter requests the money to be debt to the ftrin tit iia goal! ti licuwlezl, so teat either Member of the firm cou!ti get, the tuonoy without the preseuce of the other. On this correipnndeuee, coupled with the return of prisoner to Buffalo accompanied by lientvell, with that is•lee: ain In his own handwritiin,e signed 13asteii, he claimed that be wuuldbave a right to ask for a couvietion of this man without the slightest evidezieo as to the journey and as to the prisoner's identifica- tion. The burden is ula•en the prisoner to show where he was ou te'eb. 17, Where was hef Why, gentlemen, my learned frieud said teat the prisoners mouth was closed.Mylearn. ed friend knows teat et the close of the case the prisoner has a right to stand up in the dock uud snake an explanation of the eircumstan• nes, to trill the jury any plausible tale ha likes and I canuut cross-examine him. He cannot, although his life is trembling in the balance. He prefers to remain silent and seek to discredit the evidence of the crown, eon• sequeut upon little disagreements. It wail open to him to show whom he mets with whom he dined; but in all that Niagara country he cannot find a man who will come forward and say "I saw him.” He made au arrangement to send a telegram at '2 o'clock. And now as tothe identity/ If you believe any one of these 'witnesses as to prisoner having been identified in any spol it covers the whole journey. The crown does not have to trace him all along the journey. Cau you say to yourself that Miss Lockhart and Aiies Choate are mistaken and that Conductor Poole is wrongl Do you take the responsibility of rejecting their oaths? Then as to Altred Hayward, whom Mr. Blackstock has particularly selected out for criticism. What interest has he in the matter except to tell the truth/ And yet be• cause he could not pick out a grey constable with a nondescript face from the gallery, rendered indistinct by a cross -light, the de- fence claim that his story reconguizing a man whom he knew as Somerset is false; Could any of you gentlemen pick out your own wife or daughter from the near seats in that gallery? M.r.Osier next referred to the tes timony given by the various witnesses who save the two oleo going eastward to the swamp. Let's see bow toe time -bill of these witnesses will agree. The journey would take 1 hour 45 uriuutes to reaen the swamp. So that if we start these men from Eastwood at 11.14 and allow them S3' miles per hour, which is a fair pace, they could not reach the swamp till 12.30, 21 minutes to 1. Presuming that the prisoner left the swamp in time to catch the train if it was on time, the latest he could leave was 2, so that he had a margin of time of 1 hour and 86 minutes. There may have been some of that time taken on Inc going journey, some of it was used in the swamp, anti be may have lost some time in the return journey. But there is that margin for the deed, for the cutting of the clothing and for the return. Now we come to the retard journey, and we nave the evidence of twd witnesses positives: identifying the prisoner. 'Why should they ue disbelieved? What fui terest had they? New there is a peculia value iu the evidence of Aline Smith. Did she quail under tue vigorous attaint of my learned friend? Did sue give you the im- pression of a girl who wits nut telling the truth? It is more than ideutilicutiun by a passing glance. It is toe identity of the in. uivi:lual by eonversatiou. bhe kuew the matt but she mixed the names. Six months be- fore she knew which was Dudley and which was Somerset. This is just one of the little things by which it can be told the witness is telling the truth. If sue has made up the story she would have no preliminary doubts. Then as to the weather. The fall of rain on Wednesday night the 19th was so slight that the water -gauge at the Woodstock ob. servatory would not catch it, but the coat sleeve ot the victim caught it all or enough to make a solid cake of ice therein. On ti !Monday night there fell 43.1,O0ths of an inch of rain wittn the air below freezing, and thee filled the sleeve and inside the coa with "' ice. • There ;,was no 4 -blood on tie snow,° or ice but . the?. crust, ha to be, broken tbrough,';and there was the ,testimony'of' the - deed written by.. nature itself, raising -herself' up in testimony agaieill the assassin. ' • TheJudge's Su • is, Lotdailirt.b!,t th itttt7�' att'. I t #acti1:9.' tc the juryaat# tyle•rte ° to allow lit to went• ti Wag Up. 'a • charge to ave the coed &arae•, cleared erdict, HORTICULTURAL PRQDUQTS,Arr sa, winter Apples, Juo rthoot, Hey; Robt McCerd; Fall ripples, Ilia Sweet; Rhode Island Greeuiugs, Jas Bell, lIensall; Thos Scott, Cromarty; Northern Spies, Mrs W Elliott, Centralia; T Eleringtoa Lumley; Roxborough Rtssotts, Jae Sweet, Thea Biesel; Baldwins, E Wzlliauze, lEliinville: J Airth. Westfield's seek.no•farthor, 3.1 Brethour, Kirkton; Soul; apples, Jno White, Tilos Russell ; Pippins, Juo Del - bridge, Winchelsea; Juo Dauucev, Ali Gin- ger, Zurich ; Cohorts, P Audmws, Elim• villa, G Merrier, Zurich; King Tompkins, Gavin Ross, Rodgerville; 'L'hoa Cudmore; Alexanders, Dodger Northoett, Hay; Geo Etheriugtou ; ;Canada Red, AI Brethour, Kirkton; Jas Buell ; Swear, Jas Airtli ; Itibeon Pippin. Jno Delbridge, \Vinehelsea; Juo Dauncey; Wagner, T Ellorington, Lunt. ley; Bissett Bros; seedling apples, Rich Davis, Thom Cndmore; golden musette, Thos Bissett, Jas Loadman; i&P1:3RS, winter pears, Jon Shier, Wood, ham; Wm Fulton, Brewator; flemish beauty, Jas Airth, Thos Cadmore ; Duch- ess A.ugouleme, Thos Cadmore, Dr Lutz; benne elatrgeau, Ralph Reddy; vicar of Wingfield, W Fulton, Brewster; bell Luc- rative, Geo Rooko; ;hoiden. Alex ItfoEwan, Hensall; Same Bucsingham; louia horned jersey, Thee Brook, Dr Lutz. PLUMS, lombard, Jas Snell; any other variety, Wm Jaokell; wild plume, Geo Baw- den. GRAPES, ETC, deleware, Dr Lutz, Jno Anderson; hartford prolific, Jno Anderson; concord, Jas Snell; rogere, no 19, Jno Anderson; rogers, no 4, Jno Anderson, A. Allen; any other vatiety, Jas Down, Hy Collins; crabs any variety, M Brethour, Kirkton; Boger Northcott , Hay; early arawford peaches, W 8 Wilson, Johnston's mills; late crawford peaches, W S Wilson; collection of canned fruit, airs Jno White, Jae Tom. VEGETABLES, early rose potatoes, Jno Delbridge, Wiuchelsea;'Ja8Snell; beauty of hebrou potatoes, .Taa Snell, Jno Delbridge; late rose potatoes,Jno Delbridge, Ab Geiger; early varment potatoes, Jae Airth, A Allen; snowflake potatoea3, A Allen, Robt McCord; any other variety potatoes, Jno Delbridge, Geo Monteith, Usuorne; eotleotion of pota- toes, Jno Delbridge, Jas Down; winter cabbage, A Allen. 14 Brethour; Kirkton ; round beet, Thos Russell, Ab Geiger; blood beet, Thos Shapton, Wm Folland; long mangolds, Thee Shapton, Paul Madge; globe mangolds Thos Shapton, Jos Bawden; swede turnips, Wm Esaery, Joe Bowden; early horn carrots,Jos Bawden,M Brethour, Kirkton; long orange or red carrots, Jas Snell; white belgian carrots, Tbos Shapton M Brethour; indian corn, M Brethour, Wm Jacked ; water melons, Gel Monteith; musk melons, Jac Airth, Thos Russell; Cauliflower, A Allen; red onions, Wm Fol. land, Jas Snell; white or yellow onions, Wm Folland; Tomatoes, A Allen, Sep Ho- garth; celery, A Allen, Wm Folland; Cit- rons, A Allen, Wm Jaokell ; parsnips, A Allen, M Brethour; inflection of vegetables, A Alien ; sugar beets, R Pringle, Farquhar; sweet corn, Wm Jaokell. A Allen; nantea carrots, R Pringle, A Allen ; Squash, Rioh Delbridge, Winohelsea; Jos Bowden; pum- kin, P Andrews, Elimville; M Brethour. goods, Robt Muir, geese 7,s, col yarns, Creelman Bros; dyed wool mats, Robt Muir; side board, W Andrews; fancy wash stand, Sam'l Sanders; col coins and indian relics, Wan, Sweet; prairie grass, Dan Dyer, Paynes- ville, Minn. FINE ARTS, water color drawing. Sol Maiming; painting in oil, Thos :McCallum, Mrs J G Emery; crayon sketch, Welling- ton Clarke, Gee. Sanders; collection of photograpphs, J Senior 1st acid 2nd; pencil sketch, Jas Tom. FLOWERS, Foliage plant, A Allen; begonias in flower, d, Allen; geraniums in. Hower, A Allen; Sauging basket, A Allen; collection of flowers in pots, A Allen; orAlZni?ltttil garden and ieuutatn, Thos - M c C a llum. CU1' FLOWERS, dahlias, standard, A Allen, T McCallum; dahlias, boquet, A Allen; pansies, A Allen, T McCallum; german aster, A Alien T McCallum; asters six, Wellington Clarke, A Allen; ten weeks' stock, collection, A Allen; petunias, stogie, Wellington Clarke; petuaiaa double, A Allen, Wellington Clarke; phlox drum- Zen ias McCallum, A Allen; Zennias, and T 1, Jas Taylor; basket sof out iiowere, Jno Allison, A Allen; collection of annuals in bloom, A Allen, Thos Russell. LADIES' WORK, rag carpet, woolen warp, A. Johnston, :Zurich; G Nott, Clinton; rag carpet, ootton warp, J Ford; M Brethour Hirktou; rag door mat. 3 -aa Airth, Isa 3301, Bewail; rag hearth mat, Jas Frayne, Alex McEwen, Deusall; wool oaks, .A. Johnston, Geo Nott; wool stockings, Maggie Jamieson, Blauahard. A. Johnston; cotton stockings, 'ifaggieVamieson, Maggio Creighton, Blare, WWI Mite, JaeRiohar e wa 1 in t ..also d• diesn a sitar 1, ha Toro; men's woolmito, Maggie Jamieson Airs D French., Centralia; men's wool gloves, Maggio Creighton, Maggie Jamieson; eonn- terpeues, knitted, Maggie Creighton, Geo Nott; counterpanes, erooheted, Mies B Coreieb, Elimville; Sep Hogarth; counter•• panes, tufted, Mia D French; Petehwork quilt, celiac, Johu Horton, Lumley, Theo Scott, Cromarty ; psteltwork quilt, cloth, Maggio Jamieaou • patchwork quilt, silk, Mira .ins White, Aire Win Dinueu, Iaatnleg Pid 1i orlr quilt, Maty S Qornesg, Jae Tom;, Silk quilt, crazy work, B HEW?, H Rorney ; Crocheted fancy wool sliswl, ;ktra J White; men's shirt, hand Made, Alert Matson, Hensall, Maggie Jamieson : rutin** shirt machine made, S Jobnaton ; patching, best and neatest, Jae Tom, Alis D French ; Darning on stockings, ¥ra Juo White ; buttonholed, Jas Toni. at Brethour ; Pillow shams, Maggie Jamiecoa, Goo Sanders; table mate, Airs Juo White, Gate Nott, Cita, ton; table doyles, airs W Centralia; Toilet set, Geo Nutt, Afro J ('a Bunny ; toilet cushion, feuey, lieggie White, GOA 13eudera; Sofa pillow, Mrs P Bawden, Sol hauling; Crochet work (lwiue)hand satchel, Geo Sanders, Mrs Jun White ; maeratite work, Jon Shier, 'l\'oodbaru, M Brethour ; Wax flowers or trait, colored, Geo Nett ; paper AQwers, Jae Sweet, 31 Brethour; table soar(,, E J Spackman. Sol .flaming; worked whisk bolder. Thou AloCailuul, Geo 'Nott ; worked ottoman, E Roberta, Ali*a A Brooke; palating on china, G- ilynduaan; refuting on terra cctto, oil colors, Airs J Cx Emery; 13aunerettee, Sep llogartb, M Brethour ; bracket drapery, SVelliugton Clarke, Maggie Creighton; I'tsnlope work, llsggieCrciphtnn; tidy, crochet (cotton or wool) Geo Nott, A Johnston, Zurich; Tidy, knitted, Jae Tom, 3i Jamieson; gold or silver tinsel work, M Brethour : Oohing, Cbas Bilber, Crediton ; Mrs J G Emery ; Applique work, on plush, satin or cloth, 1I 13rothour ; Arrasaue em- broidery, Geo Nott, Jas Down; Crewel em- broidery, B 3 Spankmane Geo Nott; stn. broidery ou muslin, Maggie White, Maggio Jamieson; knotted stitah embroidery, Sep Hogarth ; embroidery on flannel, Mrs J,G- Emery, Joe Hawkins, Elimvitlo; ribbon or ribbosene embroidery, Goo Nutt ; braidiug, Geo Nett, A Johnston; head work, any de- sign, Jas Riohardaon, Jno Dignan ; Berlin wool work, Geo Nott, Jag Riohardaon; straw plait, Sep Hogarth, Hy Cook, Howell; lase, point, Maggie White, G A Hyndmen ; lace, Honiton, Mre J G Emory ; lace knitted, Jae Richardson, Jas Tom ; lace, crochet, A Mo Ewen, Maggio Creighton ; Holt -rack work, 3no Parsons; tatting, GeoNolt, Wm Sweet; Darned net, M Creighton, Jag Richardson ; Drawn threads and hem stitching, ,lire I G Emery, A Allen; silk work on Java or con- gress canvas, M Creighton ; panels, any work, T McCallum, Mrs Geo Heywood, Winchelsea; loot home'made,Thoe Shapton, Jas Bell, Hensall; collection home-made wine, Sea Tom, A Johnston, SPECLALB—emb on crape, Mrs Wm Din- nin; emb on net, Thos McCallum ; Toilet sett, Goo Sanders; guipure net, M Jamieson; fancy scrap ,basket, lea Bell; kensington painting on plush, M Jamieson; Kensing- ton painting on satin, G A Bvndmau; hair work, Jos Haw -eine ; crochet tidy, Maggie White ; hooked skirt, Wm Sweet; lamp mat, M Bretnour; woollen mitts, Maggie Creighton; tinsel work, Geo Sanders; toilet malts, Tbos Russell; darning on muslin, Mrs Wm Dinnin ; fanny wall pocket, Geo Sanders ; man's underclothing, (machine made) M Jamieson ; shell work, Alex aro Ewen, Jas Sweet; raised quilt, nary 8 Cornish, OHILDRENS'S DEPARTMENT, Oro - chat work, all wool. Geo Sanders ; oroohot work, in cotton, Geo Saudors• mkt dressed doll,T McCallum; doll's clothing, T Mc- Callum: JUDGES, roots, grain, dairy produce, etc.. J P Ross and J McRoberts, Exeter. Fruit, R 5 Lang, Exeter, D Shoff, CLtnde boye, and C A Wade, Sarnia. Manufact- ures and fine arts, D Steinbach, Zurich, Jno Crocker and Geo Samwell, Exeter, Ladies work, Mrs Link, Crediton, Miss Marks, Brucefield, and Mra. Orocker, Exeter. DAIRY PRODUCE, butter, sufficiently salted, Wm Essery, Centralia; Isa Be 1, Hensall; J Shier, Woodham; five pounds butter without salt, Ralph Keddy, John Northcott, Hay; Isa Bell; salt butter in tub, private, Robt Kerslake, Geo Monteith. E Williams. Elimville; cheese, factory, Thos Markham, Rodgerville, C W Smith Centralia; oheese, private made, Wm Bag- shaw, A Johnston, Zurich; MANUFACTURES, woolen home made quilt. Alex McEwen, Henaall, 1st and 2n1; domestic cloth, Geo Nott, Clinton; A Johnson, Zurich; flannel, all wool, Geo Nott, A Johnston; blankets, all wool, Maggie Creighton, Blanshard; Maggie Jamieson, Blanshard; Satinett, A Johnston woolen yarn, Robt Muir, Crellman Bros Georgetown; A Johnston; Dom wool cotton, A Johnston, M Brethour, Kirkton; Factory made quilt, Roht Muir ]st and 2nd; fac- tory tweeds Robt Muir, 1st and 2nd; factory flannel, Robt Muir, 1st and 2nd; factory blankets, Robt Muir, 1st and 2nd; single harness, Jno Treble, lst and 2nd; double harness, Jno Treble; ladies' boots, E J Spackman; cured ham, Jaa Tom, Alex Ingram, Rodgerville; copper work, Bissett Bros; tin work, Bissett Bros; Sewing Machine, Chas Raymond, John Parsons; organ, Geo Vickers; parlor furniture, Robt Rowe, W Andrews; bed -room furni- ture W Andrews, Robt Rowe; panel door, Dyer ct :Howard, lot and 2nd; stuffed birds, A McPherson; knitting machine, Creelman Bros; assortment of boots and shoes, E J Spackman; assortment of } OUTSIDE DEPARTMENT. ttHORSE 3—IMPORTED HEAVE DRAUGHT, brood mare, Conrsey Bros, Loran ; Jno Elgie, Kipnen; F Coleman, Hills Green; Foal, Conrsey Bros, Robt Momordie, Kippen F Coleman; Filly, 2 year old, Sani'l Smillie Hensall, D Taylor Hensall ; Filly, 1 year old, D Taylor, Jno M=Gregor, Kippen; beet S D and 5 colt, A Hunkin, Farquhar.. CANADIAR DaeuaaT—Brood mare,, A Bishop, W Essery Centralia ; W Horton, Lumley; foal, Jno Dunkin, Bruoefitld; m Essery, W Horton; 3 years old, Robt Ker- slake ; 2 years old, Geo Taylor Kippen; W Cornish, Winchelsea ; Thoa Sweet; 1 year Gld, Sam'1 Smillie, A.• Haight Kirkton, Robt Pringle, Farquhar; draught team, J & C Hooper, Metropolitan ; 1 yr old stanion, J. Dunoan, Farquhar AG'L d GEN PORPosn —brood mare, Simon Campbell, Farquhar; W Cornish, Jno Dun- can; foal, 'rhos Rundle, Hibbert W Brook Winchelsea; Alex stoEwen, Reneall; 3 years old, W Brook, Win Dearing, Thos Cudmore; 2 years old, Hy mason, Egmondville; Robt Hobkirk Lumley; W B Geiser Crediton; 1 year old, Wood Bros, Rodgerville ; Simon Campbell; Jag Bell, Hensall; stallion, 1 year old, Jas Goald, Hay. (This stallion was objected to on the ground that it is past two, and a protest has been entered. If the protest earr9, A Nevin of Centralia will 'ob. tain lot, his colt coming neat) ; Ag'l team; Gavin Bops, Hy Chesney, Seaforth; ni Heffernon, ,Seaforth. Cautuez—brood mare, Jno Bowman, Leo (Continued on 6th Page,) ONLY 6 WEEKS How Quickly Time Flies and yet while your friends and neighbors are embracing the opportunity of this GREAT CLEARING SALE to purchase a nice, new, clean Wardrobe for fall and winter use, at prices that will astonish you, you still procrastinate, , Let us urge upon you oxo c e snore, do no 4. let another week pass over your heads before you are here along with the crowd and getting goods for 20 to 25 pex cent, less than regular dealers can sell tor, We bought our stock cheap (James Pickard's) a little over half prieu and will sell, it cheap, as prices below will convince you Nice all -wool Cashmeres and Henriettas, 50e. per yd, usually 70 and mets ; Broaches, 25ots, nearly all gone ; heavy twilled skirt linings Sc per yd, lighter weight, Gots ; heavy waist lining 12.1 cts, lighter weight l Oats ; Buttons Braids, Twist, Steel, etc., etc , for trinuning purposes egua,lly as low Those Elegant Sh olllcler Wraps Still a few left although go ing fast. $1.25 reduced to $1; it is only half price . Be sure you seg them before buying, and save money. CLOPIIING t We have a few special values in. Tweed Suits $5.00 each, worth easily $8.00. OVerOOats, heavy black knaps, to order, only $11, worth $15.00. Ohirts Gr4 nrawer, at about half regular price, and don't forget the best 50c. shirt in town. .'.` L7.. While visiting Exeter you will do us a greaL:avor by calling, and if we cannot please or tempt you by GOOD GOODS --AT-- LOW PP IOICS —qv to make a purchase then we fall short of our expect ationa. We do not consider it any trouble to show good so step right inside and inspect our stock before all tl best goods are sold. - BRTJMPTON BROS.