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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1893-2-23, Page 1VOL. IN EXETER, ONTA. ,IO, • TITURS:DA.Y,FEBRTJARY:4 1893. (Chartered by Parliainent,1855.) Paid up Capital , $2,000,000 Rest FuFund, . . 1,100,000, Head office Montreal. F. WOLFEHSTAN THOMAS, ,l sq., GENERAL MANAGER Money advitnos4 Auod Farmer's on their own notes w..i. oxio or more endorsers at 7 per cent per annum. Exeter Branch. a Open every lawful day from 10 a. m. to g p. m,, Saturdays 10 a.m. to 11.1). m A general banking business transacted CURRENT RATES allowed for mon- ey ou Deposit Receipts. Savings Bank at 3 per cent. N. DYER IIURDON Exeter, Jan 28, '88. Sub Manager THE 05,1mter Abuorate, Is published every Thursday Morning, at the Office, MAIN -STREET, — EXETER. By the SANDERS' PUBLISHING COMPANY, TERMS OF SUBSORIPTION. One Dollar per annum if paid in Advance. 01.50 if not so paid, / ia:1rertisiaa8. Mateo on f A.pplica- tIon. l No paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid. Advertisements without specific directions will be published till forbid and charged aeeordingly. Liberal discountmade for transoient advertisements inserted for long periods. Every description of JOB PRINTING turned out in the -finest style, and at moderate rates, Oheqties, money ord- ers. &e. for advertising, subscriptions, etc. to be made payable to Sanders & Dyer PROPRIETOR$. Qlnirela Directory. TRIVITT MEMORIAL CHURCH. --Rev. F. H Fatt, Rector. Sunday Services. 11 a. m and 7 p. m. Sabbath School, 3 p.. m. Holy Communion, ist Sunday of each month at Morning Service. and in months of five Sun- days, after EveningService of 4th Sunday of the month. Holy aptism on 2nd Sunday of each month at morning service. METHODIST CHURCH--James-st, Rev. A. L, Russell, Pastor. Sunday Services,10.30 a. m and 6.30 p. m. Sabbath School, 2.30 p. m. MAIN STREnT—Rev. W. McDonagh, Pas- tor. Sunday Services, 10 30 a.m. and 6.30 pan. Sabbath School2.30p. m, PRESBYTERIAN CI'1URCH.—Rev. W. Martin, Pastor. Sunday Services, 11 a. m. and 6.30'p. m. Sabbath School. 9.45 a. m Profestsioraat Cards. H. KINSMAN, L. D. S, Fanson's Block two doors north of Carling Store, MAIN STREET,EXETER, extracts teeth without pain. Away at Ilensell on let Friday; Ailsa. Craig on 2nd and 4th Tuesday. and Zurich on last Thursday of each month rf 13. INGRAM, DENTIST, Member Royal -•..College Dental Surgeons, successor to 1:I. 'L. Billings. Office over Post Office Exeter, Ont. A safe anaesthetic given for the painless extraction of teeth. Fine Gold Fillines as required. Medical D11. J. A. ROLLINS. OFFICE—MAIN ST. Ili Residence—Ooruer Andrew and North streets, Exeter, Ontario. Dit. T.2. McLAUGHLIN, MEMBER Oi the College of Physicians and Surgeons Ontario. Physician, Surgeon and Acconeh- eur. Office, Dashwood, Unt. DR. T. A. AMOS, M. D., C. M, Member of College of Physicians and Surgeons Ontario; licentiate of the Royal College o� Physicians and Surgeons Edinburgh; licen- tiate of the Faculty of Physicians and Sur- geons, Glasgow; Fellow of Trinity Medical College, Toronto: Office—Dr. Cowen's for- mer residence. Legal. D H. COLLINS, BARRISTER, SOLICIT- lt,• OR, Conveyancer, Notary Public. Office—Over O'Neil's Bank, Exeter, Ontario. Money to Loan. LH. DIOKCSON, BARRISTER; SOLICITOR • of Supreme Court, Notary Publie„ Con- veyancer, Commissioner, &c. Money to loan Office-Fanson's Block, Exeter. ELLIOT & ELLIOT, BARRISTERS, SOLIC- Hors, Conveyancers, &o. B.'V.ELLIor. J. Etta') Auctioneers H BROWN, Winchelsea. Licensed Auct- • ioneer for the Counties of Perth and Middlesex, also for the township of Us borne Sales promptly attended to and termsreason able.Sales arranged at Post office, Winche1sa A J. ROLLINS, late of Manitoba, Licens- • •sed. Auctioneer, for the counties of Hur- on and Middlesex. Residence: 1 mile south of Exeter, Ont. Sale Orders by manor other- wise promptly attended to at reasonable prices. 'TT BOSSENBERRY, Hensall Ontario. Lin- • ensed Auctioneer for the Counties of Huron and Perth. Charges moderate and atistacti,,n guaranteed.. LHARDY, Licensed Auctioneer for the • Connty of Huron, Sales Conducted on reasonable terms. Farm. and Farm Stock a s peeialty. Full arrangements can be made at this office. 11711ED. W. FARNOrOMB, Provincial"Land 1' Surveyor : and Civil Engineer. Office, Uver Post Office, Main street, Exeter, Ont. ARNES'1' ELLIOT. E AGENT FOR The Western Fire Assurance Company, of Toronto, The Phoenix Fire Insurance Co'y., of London, England. The Alliance Fire Assur.Co ;y., of London, England. Officer—Main-street; Exeter, Ont. EXETER MARKETS. Wheat per bushel Barley Oats.. Peas . : Butter. Lard.r. \it)1Eggs . Chicken er lb. per it u tateeewes . 6 " 9 urke a .. ... Y ....�.$.4ot ark..:,....... .,.y.� �s' per bus 50 to 50 I� per tori . , . :.. ,..., 6.Oi7 to 7.00 $0.65 to 0.66 • 30 to 35 ▪ 30 to 32 • 55 to 67 18 to9 X 10 to 11 ...18&18 5 to 6 7 to 8 to 6 to 10 • . 0850 YOUR IIEALTHT IF TOO ARE RUN ®C N E'i LIMON It Will Make You Eat. Will Tone Your Nerves, Will Make You Strong. c7 Will Make You Feel Like Yourself Again, O FOR. CHRONIC COUGH )`S ALMOST SPECIFIC. In all Pulmonary Diseases with emacia- tion, as well as with spitting of blond, the effects of this remedy are very marked. 60c, AND e$1.00 PER Born c. ee SURE YOB GLT TM[ D.U. L." NOTICE to CREDITORS In the matter of the estate of George Eacrett, late of the Village of Exe ter, deceased, Harnessmaker. Pursuant to the R.S.O., Chap. 110, Sect. 36 notice is hereby given that all creditors and persons baying claims against the estate of the above named deneased, who died onor about the 31st day of January, 1893, are re- quired to deliver or send prepaid by post t0 the undersigned, solicitor, for Mrs. Ann Eacrett,the administratix of the said estate, on or before the 15T1H DAY OF EIARCI89 NEXT a statement in writing containing their names, addresses and description, with full particulars of their claims and accounts with vouchers (if any) verified by Statutory Declaration after the said. 15th of March, af- ter which date the said administratix will' distribute;tbe assets of the said deceased among the parties entitled thereto, having regard only .to those claims of which she shall have received notice, and the said ad- ministratix will not be liable for the said assets or any part thereof to any person of whose claim notice shall not have been received by her at the time of such distribu- tion. LEWIS H. DIc1.soN, Sol. for Administratix Dated at Exeter, this 8th day 'f' Feb., '93 Sonne roster/lee Statistics. For the year ending June 30, 1892, the total postal revenue of Woodstock post office was $.14,964,96; number of money orders issued,2,300; total amount of money orders issued, $48,243.03; to tal commision received from money orders, $413.97; amount of money or- ders paid, $90,327.24; compensation paid to postmaster on money order business, $142.99; do. on saving bank business, $"070; . salary, $3,600; for ward allowance, $160; allowance for rent, fuel and light, $500. Christian Endeavor. The Society of Christain Endeavor was 12 years old on Thursday last. In Canada it is not vet 11 years of age. It was the Revi E. M. Hill who hearing of the little society in "Father Endea- vor" Clark's Church in Maine, set to work to organized a society in his own church, Calvary Congregational. Mont real. LI 12 years the Society had spread all over the civilized world. There are nearly one and a half million mem- bers. There are 23.000 societies. le the Last year 120,000 persons leave been brought into the Churches by the So- ciety, whose motto is:—"For Christ and the Church." 1H'islaery. Regulations. A circular letter issued by the Fis h ery officer in this district contains the following notification by order of the Department of Marine and Fisheries: (1) After the season of 1893 the regu- lation formerly existing which pre scribed a five inch mesh for gill nets used for catching' salmon trout and white fish, will be revived; (2) all li- censes must be applied and paid for before the fishing seasons opens, and anyone caught fishing: without a li• cense, or fishing with a greater num her of yards of net than his liscense .calls for, twill be prosecuted and his nets, boats and fish confiscated. 'Executive Meeting. The Executive Com: of West Huron Teacher's Association was ^held in Clinton on Saturday. There were present:—President, Mr. S. J. Latta; Vice President, Miss Sharrman; Secre- tary, Mr. Geo. Holman; Members of Executive, Miss Blair and Messrs, J. E. Tom, Boyd and Geo, Sheppard. 1t was decided that the next meeting of the Association be held on Thursday and Friday, 25th and 26th of May next, in Exeter: A varied program interesting to the teaching profession was arrang- ed, g ed, and a full attendance of the teach, ers of the Inspectorate is requested. -- News Record. Iiay,, t ted for i i becoming 1 Hay township s beG n g o its light-fingered people, Last week mention was wade of a quality of wood being stolen from 1![.r. John Cookson; Friday Islet Mr. Joseph Gill was reliev- ed of quite a pile which was landed on the roadside, on the 7th concession. The parties are known and are being wetched. '`B" Line. • Mise A. Adair, who has been visiting Mrs English, at Boston, has returned home. -Mr. A. McGregor, of McGilliv• ray, was visiting at Mr, Geo Pollock'e on Sunday- last.—Mr. D. Newell, C. - 0. egont, paid a visit to these parts to the sorrow of some parties. -Mr. James Latta and -son are away on a business trip.—Mr. Robt Cooper, who has been laid up with a severe cold, is able to be around again. Clinton, Mr. John Schnell and his son Will iam, of Hay tp., were here cn Thursday consulting lir•. Gunn, .the latter having a severe attack of long. trouble.—M1. Ector, ,jr., and wife,, of Hamilton, are spending a few weeks with the latter's mother; Mrs. Brownlee. --Owing to the severe storm on Sunday the attend ante at the differert churches was small.—Tr. John R.ulnbell is slowly re• covering, hut ft will be some time be fore he will be able to attend to his duties, Grand -Bend Mr. H. B. Quarry, overseer of the fisheries forthat portion of Lake Hu ron lying between Goderich and Blue Point, has kindly furnished us with the following information in regard to the fishery business In his district dur- ing the past year: Number of leen ho!dieg 11000809, 32; amount paid for liceases, $1,500; number of men em ployed at the fisheries, 100; amount of capital invested, about $25,000; value of fish caught, about $12,000; mode of fishing, with pound and gill nets and seines. The district - is divided into six divisions, known as the Blue Point, Hillsborough. Stoney Point, Grand Bend, Drysdale and Goderich divisions 0f these Grand Bend is the most im- portant. It furnishes about two-thirds of the fish caught. Brewster Mr. & Mrs. McGuire, of Exeter North were visiting Mr. & Mrs. Robt. 'Taylor on Sunday last.—Miss Jinnie Pollock, who -has been sojonrnurg in Detroit for solve time, has returned home — Miss Mary Pollock, of Grand Bend was visiting at Mr. John Pollock last weer:. —Mr. & Mrs E. Thompson, of Sanborn, Dakota, who have been visiting at Dors. Thompson's parents for the past two months, started on their return trip on Tuesday.—Mr. & Mrs. H. Hart man, of Dashwood, were visiting Mrs. Hartman's parents on Wednesday of last week.—Mr. Wm. Appemaun & Co. have disposed of their threshing ma chine to a man in Crediton. Mr. Ap penmen we believe intends going to Dakota to reside. Success to you Bill, Greenway, James Young and A. M. Wilson, were appointed last weak, to represent the Boston Methodist Sabbath School Convention to be 'held at Exeter, on Thursday and Friday, February 23rd, and 24th.—At a special meeting of School No. 10, it was decided to pur chase six new seats and a new im proved globe.—Mr. John Grigg, of Exeter, was here last week, soliciting orders for s5ationery,wa1l paper etc.— Miss Rose Baker, left here last week, to yisit her friends in Wayne, Neb.— Mr. D. Brophey and son Jerry, found a large fox in a hollow tog near where they were cutting wood a few days ago. By cutting a few holes in the log, they secured Mr, Fox. -Mr. John Ryan, paid our village another annu• al visit in his official capacity as asses- sor.—On account of another snow storm we were not supplied with mail from the North or South last Monday. —Miss Lillie Brophey arrived home from Detroit last Monday. Crediton. A LADY WRITER SAYS:—The ladies of the L 0. T. Association met agar, in the Foresters' Hall, here, on Wednes tiesday, 15th inst. The L. 0. T. is a new society recently organized here, the only Ladies' Secret fraternal orga- nization in the .vorld'to day, conducted wholly by ladies, As an auxiliary branch they have made a very strong and rapid growth in the United States and we hope also -to make it as strong in Ontario, The joining or initaitiol'i fee is extremely low and the expense of carrying insurance is far ' below any other insurance company to day in the world, Ladies can carry in our Order from $500 500 to $2,000, according as tney wish:'' Besides, ladies, I must say it is a grand thing for our sex to be able to say that they now have a 'society' of their: own which is wholly and solely conducted without the assistance of men, Ladies wishing to become mem- bers will call at the Foresters' Hall. where we meet every Wednesday at 2 p.m., and where you con get full in Structions, Hoping to see s goodly number of ladies from burrounding towns coma and join our ''hive," and that .the society may prosper, X am yours,truly., A !thsM1 lit NO 29 Communications. EDITOR of Tun ADVOCATE.• DEAR Sia: -I noticed in lust week's issue of the ADVOCATE what purports to be au abstract-stateinorht of the re- ceipts and expenditures of the School Board of the village of Exeter for the year 1892. a that s n o ver int - portant T'saw atlane g Go 1 y portant items he ' this statement are vague and obscure•, and in another particular it is sally deficient, audeeon- sequently not ogly worthless but also nusleadkn ,r. I consider that the financial standing. of the Board should be presented to the public in a systematic, simple, and in- telligible manner, and not So mystified as this has' been, that I defy even au expert accountant, with no ulterior in formation on the matter, to decipher its meaning, or to arrive at even a reason able approximation of the financial status of the Exeter School Board at the close of the year 1892. Being aware that the Trustee Board are required, by law, to publish at the end of each year the Auditors' Report of the financial transactions of the Trustees for that year, I as one of the auditors of last year's accounts, have for some time been expecting. to see this report published; aud if I am right iu presuming that this statement con tattling importai,t omissions, and to the uninitiated meaningless obscurities, is intended to represent the Auditors' Re, port, then I bei to repudiate it as not being in accordance with./ the aadit which my associate audita and myself rendered. I do net know who is responsible for the publication of the statement with which we were edified last week; but I trust that the School Board will with out further delay favor the ratepayers of Exeter with a report coptaiuiug an epitome of all the principal items of receipts and expenditures, beginning with the balance on hand January 1st 1892, and closing with the balance on hand Dec 31st 1892. —The former bal- ance is given by our sage official •en- veloped in such a dense fog that I have failed to find one person who has been able clearly to determinate what it represents; and the fourth item in the receipts is egnally mysterious; and the balance which should appear at the end of the year amounting to $2134.14 along with the insignificant sum of $2500 which is the total amount of taxes received from the municipal council for the year, has been -entirely ignored. My only excuse Mr. Editor for troub ling. youesis to carry , out one of the fixed aims of my life, aud that is to assist in brushing away the fog and cobwebs of error in order that facts and truths may be revealed. TIios. GREGORY, To TIIE EDITOR OF THE ADVOCATE. DEAR Sin. --An article appeared in your last issue, headed, reply to B Line and touching on all the S. sections be- tween Grand Bend and Drysdale. I beg leave to have a small space in your valuable paper to reply in behalf of both B. Line ani S. S. No. 5, Hay. In the first place he touches on a pro posed union section between Hay and Stephen. - Now I would inform "Rate payer," G. B., that the proposed union section is only favored by a very small portion of the members of either B Lino or No 5, Hay school sections. Again I inform "Ratepayer" that he had better post himself a little in the location of sections He says they have a seper ate school at Lake View, whereas it is at Drysdale and does not materially affect Lake View section. Another thing I wish to inform him of, is that these same sections were abstracted on during the past summer and the arbi teeters decided that S. S. No 5 and B Line school were in as good a position as they could be and decided to leave them as they were. Again he says that they went neither begging icor borrow hig from B. Line. I am very much in clined to thing that they were simply trying to rob their sister sections. Thanking you Mr. Editor for so much space and hoping to see the foregoing in print. I am 'Yours Truly. A SUBSCRIBER, MR, EDITOR. DEAR SIR —Noticing an item in your last issue headed comntuiication and signed A. B. C:,you would great ly oblige by me a small space in your valuable paper in which to re- ply. Now, sir to begin with, he accus es tis of being poverty stricken and haying no, other source of making a living but by exporting fish and tin, I would like to ask "A. B. C."whither B. Line or Grand Bend handles the ;lest ash, I will admit that some of us do a small business in the tin line' but only a small portion, and that is by no means there sole support. I was not aware that Grand Bend 'Section was articularly noted for their heir wealth as:support they are co :.polled to have the of the council to keep body and soul together for some of the section, and B bLine has never came down so low. Now, sir, it is very generous of Grand Bend section to wish to unite with us and make matt ,rs (financially) as easy as possible lea us; but we fail to see theoint . s there is at present no Itn width' danger of us loosing a portion of''' es Northern end of our Iidction, there bolos' only olie or two families j - who aro dissatisfied with the present situ of the school. ':Now, sir, "A. B. C. goes 00 to say that the Grand Bend school could be easily raised by a lo cal Farmer and a:stone foundation put under it. Wepresume that he means to fit it up a hog stable, or some- thing of the lcit,d,; as no amount of stone would ever make it fit for a school as we have been iiformed, and we be- lieve correctly that it has been: eon. demned for a school by the inspector somo time ago. Now, we would in- form "A. B. 0 " that we perfer to live 10 poverty and left alone rather than be amalgamated with Grand Bead school with all their wealtl and pros perty. With regards to mortgaging our school—if-the worst comes—we might be able to borrow from Grand Bend section, as they have our interest so. much at heart. Thanking you Mr. Editor. Yours Truly B. LINE, CORRESPONDENT. Zurich. - Mr. Latta attended a meeting of the Executive Committee of the West Hu ron Teachers Association in Clinton on Saturday last,—The debate on Monday evening was decided in favor of coun- try life. The subject for next Monday evening is, "Resolved that Intemper ance is a greater curse t0 humanity than War."—Mr. Treumner is enter raining friends from Dakota.—The Y. P. A. is progressing grandly; The meeting on Tuesday evening was led by Mr Henry Liabold, the subject be- ing the "Life of Timothy, " Drysdale. Mr. Peter Durand is lying down ma- terial for the erection of a new brick house. When completed this will add very much to the appearance of his place besides the comfort he will en joy, especially if he livesato see many winters like 1893,—The trustees of S. S. No, 1 are bidding for tenders for the erection of a new school house. This will be another feature ire the cap of our little village.—Fishing is booming at present, some very good hauls have been made. Times are reviving busi- ness improving, money plentiful and fishing increasing,—A severe storm passed oyor this place on Sabbath of ternoon. The elements were very much disturbed, and the roads were blocked in several places on Monday morning. Miscellaneous. THE BIBLE IN TURKEY.—The Bible it appears, is to be subjected to a still more rigid censorship in Turkey than has hitherto been the case. According to a correspondent at Constantinoble, Turkish miner officials are not content with wholesale confiscation, in defiance of Imperial laws aud treaties which are supposed to guarantee religious liber- ty, but they have now undertaken to revise the Bible, and declare what por- tions of it must be eliminated before they sanction its free circulation in the Ottman Empire. Ail references to the Kingdom of Heaven are regarded with suspicion and are to be recast or omit- ted. The Old Testament, it is stated, gives particular offence Its promises relating to the restoration of the Jews, to Palistiue interpreted as rank treason to the Turk, who is in possession of the land. The "revised edition" is to say nothing about Jew or Hebrew, or the land of the Jews, the dispensation hay- ing been in a measure, at least super seded by the law of Islam. Daring Burglary. Charing Cross, Ont., Feb 17.—A dal, ing robbery was perpetrated here ear- ly this morning. The post office and general store kept by John Hunter, was again visited by expert thieves, who gained entrance through the front door by forcing the lock. Then they drilled a small holein the combination safe through which some powerful explosive was poured, which wrecked the safe bacily, Two registered letters supposed to contain a largo amount, and from $50 to $100 in cash • were ta- ken. A chisel and brace were found near the safe, which were stolen from Shepley & Co.'s carriage shop. Mr. Hunter's residence adjoins the store, but the work was done so well that the family were not alarmed. There is no clue whatever to the burglars, k* A Brave I4Zotorman. - Windsor, Feb. 17,—A brave act, one that should receive suitable recognit- ion, was performed by Al. Cronk, a motorman on the Sandwich line of the Walkerville road, He was approach. ing Curry avenue with the full a- mount of pow'er on, when he saw a little child standing close to the :track, As this is a very usual thing he did not pay any special attention to it, on- ly to ring the bell. When the car was about 30 feet from the child the little one started across the track. Cronk reversed the lever clear :around and grabbed the brake with : both hands. Seeing that the car could not be stop ped in time to save the child, he threw himself Well over the front of the car, caught the child and threw' it to one side, thus saving its life. The car was well filled With ladies,�otne of them i growing quite hpsterieal over Cronl. d braYc act. SOdom, The en 1 entertainment and debate everts off as announce) ohs Wednesday os'oa- ing 16th, 'T'he house was crowded. the chairmen were, G. Snell, G. Pen - hale, and. Mr. Westaway.`,The speakers Silas Stanlauke;Jr., and J. Carrick, oft the side of love, and 0. Presets' and J. Sweet on hato, love gained. A dia. Logue by S. Staid:e,lse. Jr,'`and> J. Car- riek; readi0p;s by Mtss'd Keefe; sing. ing by Misses Isaacs, W; Souders, Silas Starilake Jr., J. Ford, and Sodom twins. The next question is which is worse the thief or the liar :"J. Sweet, C. Prouty, and S. Stanlake for the liar and J. Car- rick, Silas Staniake, Jr. and S. Stan, lake for the thief. Dialogues and singing will likely be in order;: Thks debate is to be, Wednesday: March 1st. The Poor. Eloise question will bo dis- cussed in town hall, Crediton ab rift the middle of March The speakers in fa vor of a poor house will be a portion of the Sodom club those opposed are to be V; Rate, H. Either and one or two others.—Next regular meeting of Step- hen Council will bo on Monday 6th March. The meeting. with McGillivray Council to be March 13th, at 2 p. in, at Limerick, --+-,.-- Varna. WEDDING• BELLS.—Mr. Jas. Keys, son of Mr. Thos; Keys, Par Line, was on Wednesday the 15th yinst,, united in the holy bonds of matrimony to Miss Emily Hineks, of 2nd coni. Stanley. The contracting parties thinking that the knot could not be tied securely enough in Varna proceeded to Seaforth, ac- companied by Miss Letitia Keys and ear. Samuel Rothwell, where they were married at the Methodist parsonage by the Rev. J. Galloway. The young couple took the evening train for Wingham, where they intend to spend. their "honey moon." -Mr. Robt McCool, formerly of this place, and. Mr. McKen- zie paid this town a flying visit un Saturday last.—Miss Thompson, our assistant teacher, paid her parents a visit on Saturday and Sunday.—Mr. John Gilpin, of Bayfield, was to have preached in the Methodist church here - on Sunday evening, but owing to the inclemency of the weather the con- gregation failed to turn , out, conse- quently no service was held.—Mrs. Robt Gunning is slowly sinking from the effect of that dreaded disease con- sumption. Mr. James Abbot, clerk in Morrows store, has returned after spei,dieg a few days 'visiting friends in Centralia. Jim says that the rheum- atism has entirely left him now. Around About Us. A PROFITABLE CROP.—On Saturday, last Medi. A. Sweitzer, of the base line Blanshard, delivered to Mr. S. Fraleigh druggist and scedsman, one load. of choice alsike clover seed, the product of only 12,i acres of land for which he . received the handsome sum of $477.50• The two-storey frame store and: dwelling occupied by William Night- ingale, Brussels, was burned Saturday night. Loss ou furniture. $2,000,- and. stock. $11,000. The insurance is di- vided between the Norwich Union. Western, Northern, Mercantile, 'Water- loo Commercial Union and Royai. The Congregational church, Wings— ham, in;;ham, was partially destroyed by fire Sunday morn ing at 1 o'clock. The fire"caught from the furnace but was fortunately discovered before it had done much damage. The basement was damaged to the extentof$500,and the organ upstairs suffered - from the heat, Insured in the Mercantile for $2,500 The buzz planer at T. Bell's furni- ture factory chopped off four fingers from the :eft hand of kir. John Shef• field on Monday afternoon. The fing- ers were taken off diagonally from- the knuckle of the little finger to the first joint of the first finger, Much surrow' is felt for the victim in his - deplorable uccident. REFORM CONVENTION.—The attend- ance at the Reform Convention ' held here on Wednesday afternoon was. large, but the bringing out of :a can- didate was postponed until a future. date. The following officers were elected: Dr. Irving, President; W. Kyle, Mitchell, 1st Vice; Robt. Gardner Usborne, 2nd Vice; C. E. Wheliham, Sec •Trcas. Vote of thanks to the re- tiring officers, and a vote of condolence with the widow and family of the late James Trow were, passed unanimously SOUTnOOTT.—In Exeter, on 16th insk the wife of. Mr...Wm. Southcott of a HsNoocee.—In Emerado, on the 13th''' inst., • the wife of Mr. Frank Han- cock (formerly of this place) of a daughter. 11A.11111AGEt3. Ys-HlNcks-alt the onager Seaforth, on 15th Rey. J.galloway,Mr, T the Par. Linc, to Mi rocks, of 'Varna. WART,—MOIri:—At the the bride's father, 4th nn the 22nd lust., byFlotcher, Mr, John Ste KieMethodist Par.., , idea, by thehos. Keys. of ss Emily II STI] residence' ofecu., The borne, the Ileo: t o, Cr �yar , e Miss Agnes Moir.