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Vol. 21, No, 2, BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1898 VV. K.E RR, Prop,
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SHOCKED TO DEATH. THE . CHICAGO EXPD8ITI01'/.
reel erreere ,te% et: newer itierit•
WEU., 10. leteeneN.
Electroatned 1
Such was the fete of Hem Bothwell,
a 'Mimeo employed by the Bay County
Eleotrio Light Company. Al o few min-
utes before() o'clock Friday evening of
last week, jot DM 1118 day's work was
about to end, he grasped, by ninnies, 11
live wire. A slight groat, a gasp, and all
was over. He fell book dead and would
have dropoud to the pavement below had
not o fellow workman caugbt and hold
him.
The accident ocurrod on tho eleatrio
light pole on the northeast corner of
Washington avenue and Sixth street.
Bothwell end Harry Woods, also a line-
man, bad been working along the lino the
most of the afternooe.
Bothwell and Woods were nt work
making some repairs to the linee. The
former had out a Ito on the pole and
spliced it again. lIo then climbed up a
few feet to another wire, leaving the
lower one uncovered. In his left hand
he had a pair ot pliers. It is supposed
that the alothiug on his right leg bed be.
oome mobil with perspiration, and ho
carelessly allowed it to touch the wire
below at the same time he grasped the
upper one with the pliers. In an instant
the strong meant shot through his body
from right to left and had clone its fatal
work. Ile probably suffered but little,
for death was tamest instantaneous.
110W IT IMAPPENTD.
Harry Woods was seen by a reporter a
few minutes after descending the pole.
His nerves were completely unstreng but
the excitement kept bine on his feet. In
response to a question as to how the
accident occurred he said is --"It omme so
sudden X hardly know what to say. We
wore working together and had almost
finished when I heard Harry utter a
groan and turning to me what had hap.
Mined I saw him give a convulsive gasp.
I hastened to his assistance. I heard
eomebody from below say 'Hang on to
him, he's toucbed a live wire.' I knew
10 00 instant what this meant. I threw
one arm about him and held on until X
was relieved. It seemed en age before
help came but I was bound to hang on.
I spoke ns I got to him, hoping he had
escaped with a light shock. Bob he never
answered. Hie eyes were opened and be
seemed to bo Molting at 010 00 named as
life. He WW1 dead when I renthed him
though his body kept tvitten for a few
minutes. When the shook entered his
body he turned a ghastly color. It was
awful and 1 never 'want to have another
experience of that kind."
LOGE CROWDS 0,1T11811.
Beteg at a than when the streets wore
orowdece the 1030(11011t was witnessed by a
large number of people. The utmost
excitement «18 11111811, Man rushed up
and down hardly knowing what to do.
Every minute somebody would call to
Woods to keep hold of the unfortunate
num. oIs he dead ?" was the first in.
tinny of those who were attritoted to an
spot. Upon being answered in the
aflirmative they seemed to lose their
heads and rolled abnut lilce mad.
Finally somebody suggested that the pa.
trot wagon bo sent for. he euggestion
seemed timely and a telepbone message
was sent to the police etation. The cart
was dispatehed to the scene without de-
lay. Just whin good it did is not knotyn.
All this time 'Woods was banging on to
his companion for dear life.
01111 MDT REI1LOVED.
A. ladder woe called for and one was
brought from Bab000k's paint shop on
Adams street. It was planed against the
pole and a man Warted to ascend. When
hall wee: up ho changed big mintb and
eame down.
',One man can't do anything," 1)5 811111.
"It will take two or three to get him
down,"
"Get the hook and ladder truok," was
the nest suggestion and a000rdingly a
on was sent to the Fourth ward hose
house. It °erne down immediately and
leaden were soon placed in position.
The firemen seemed to know whet to do
and Chief Harding and Capt. Stork moon
relieved Woods of his burden. The body,
now cold in death, was lifted carefully
down, vistaed in the patrol wagon add
taken to Ooroner Pearsall's offiee.
nonevenees /00011IES.
An examination of the body showed a
ragged looking spot on the right leg beer
the thigh in none, whore the wire had
evidently burned through his nlobhee,
moist with pewit:Delon, and touched
the flesh. On the inside 01 1118 left band
were two blisters whore the deadly fluid
bad passed into the flesh through the
pliers whioh rho lineman 11018 using.
The contact with both lines at the same
time permitted the ourrent to ootese
'Waugh the body from right be left end
producing instant death. The body re -
mined rigid tilt removed from the pole,
when the collapse of tho mentos, usual
in moll mune, ensued.
T1112 011460LIN111CAN,
Harry Bothwell was about 27 years
old, of medium heightt weight about 150.
Mo wae dark complexioned and wore a
blink moustache. He had been employ.
ea by the company aliont three weeke,
going to Bay City from Detroit. In
speaking et the detsoneecl one 0( 11110 mem•
bers of the oompany said : "We eon-
eiderecl him a first.olhes man. He said
be had considerable practical experience
and his work showed it. As muott as we
knew of him he seemed a &Helene fel-
low."
Bothwell lived in West Bay City. Ho
was Minded and bad one ohilcl. His
Wife was terribly effected by the news.
Bothwell's body was retrieved eo hie
home on Henry street during the event
ing. The funeral took place 011 Sun-
day.
The wife of the detteased was Alise
blinnie Anne, dnughter of John Ames,
formerly of Mogen, and ie a mice of
Mee. C. Rene of this place.
1111 51110. nem eumitioe, 11101588L11.
The Java town was Mooed on account
of the death of their Queen or Mother.
For hours before the fitneral tiny played
low 111 0010, then he collie was brought
out and platted iu 11, 511614011 8.11 wee 1101.
lowed by the seventy imams of the vie
lege to the Oakwood cemetery where she
wee interred with Mohammedan rites,
Went through the stores of Demeans,
Jerusalem, Turkey, China and Japan,
the latter selling it great many cups and
moms, fans, dolls, dm., in a very busi•
noes like manner, writing out their bill
and genchng it off to the cashier for.
change. The street of Cairo was a very
interesting place. There were stores 00
00011 81110 ; 0211110J8 and donkeys on which
People rode for 25 cents ; flower women
veiled below the eyes, the Queen veiled
altogether and led by two Dower W001812.
The Egyptien 5111611 10 filled with 101101-
133100 and the Moorish Patton with wax
work, down stales n netze where it wits
very easy to get lost. The South Bee
Islanders give a concert where they go
throngh all sorts of war chinos and sing.
ing; a Chinese theatre where you pay
25 emits Lo get in and would willingly
pay 50 ciente to get out. In each of the
foreign villages 11 10 25 cents admission
At the Libby glass works they made am!
sold all kinds oE ornaments, bromine,
gont's ties and doing dresses that bend
with the band and ors as eon as silk,
pin cushions and lamp Macias with fringe
around all of glass. The ice railway and
the Ferree wheel attract a great deal of
attention. The latter is 265 feet higb,
the diameter 260 feet and the citeurefer.
moo 825, the entire wheel being raised
15 feet above the ground. There are 36
oars on the vheel, each 011081210 of seating
40 people. The care are 27 feet long, 18
feet wide and 0 feet high end each one
weighs 18 ton. The motor power comes
from a, 1,000 horsepower stettin engine
ander the wheel ; takes twenty minutes
to go round ono and the charge is 50
cents for twice round. «135 day of the
opening 10,000 people were invited' to go
round the floe time. Went to the Irish
village the day lelayor Harrison unveiled
and kissed the Blarney stone,after which
ho made a very nice speech. Before
leaving a few Irish ijige were danced to
the mesio of the bagpipes, ona old
mann oe hearing them °mkt not resist
the temptatiun of getting up and dancing
mob to the aniesernent of the people.
Irish girls were making Mee and selling
all kinds of linen goods. There was
kitchen with low lire of peat, chairs, dem
and plate rack. In the dairy kitchen
they were churning and selling milk and
buttermilk by the glass for 5 cents.
Black penes sold et 01.00 moll and
photographs of the Earl end Countess of
Aberdeen. Blaok thorn walking sticks
and jewelry shamrook br000hes were in
great demand. A green flag waved from
the top oE the castle and ab the entrance
sat an Irishman playing the pipes, often
telling the 550j318 01 dance to Ilia and
saying if they threw their feet up they
were sure to 00018down. Saw the pro.
cession of all nations, from the beauti.
folly dressed Parisian hilliest to the half
naked savages} from the South Sea
Islands; fur clad 01811 and women from
Lapland, Chinese motors with glittering
robes, soldiers of the Paint guard of
Rome, bleak Amazons swiuging their
war clubs, Rheims dogs from the Arabic
regions, Arabs riding on camels, arks and
attain from Egyptieu temples, a balloon
kept in the procession going over their
heads and on the wire which held it to
the high met swung an ;trial pig ; then
came all Arabian band which made a
good many put their hands on their
ears ; great half naked men with a petti-
coat of scarlet cloth from whioh dangled
feathers, shells, tem, danced along with
beetle clubs and spears ; the Amazons
more than half of their bronzed bodies
bare to the hot sun and in their blank,
wire-like hair were stuck gendy feathers
and pieces of scarlet cloth, about the
waist of snob was strapped a sword, sev-
eral beat their toineoms and blew on
long, slender pipes ; the Libby Glass 00.
sent 200 of their employees in uniform,
everyone carrying a glass cane and
badge of spun glass ribbon Vinod to their
coat Chinese band with sticks not
moll target: than a pencil, they beat
great clrums and out of long, cracked
tubes they blow snob shrill Innen that
made ono wish they were past ; on borate
back rode Chinese women, their small,
turned up feet peeping 0111 below robes of
violet, °elute= and gold and in n cerriage
were four Chinese ladies in yellow peak-
ed hats, laughing and talking to them.
selves and apperently pleased at the sen.
cation they made ; 0 carriage of Japanese
with immense umbrellas ; three Africans
followed carrying a flag emote one of the
stars and stripes, one of 111111108 end the
other the banner of Algiers ; claming
girls wheeled in Make and seng a low,
musical eong as they rode by ; other
Algerians. then brown logs shining in
the sue, beat drums ; next same 11 Turk
in black, baggy trousers iud half 0 dozen
swords and daggers strapped atone his
went ; chose behind hint came voile
brown men in floating blue robes who led
the donkeys which carry boys about the
streets of Cairo ; perched high up on a
great oemel sab one of the Claim women
dressed in white and a heavy veil partied.
ly ooneertling her Gym, as she rode she
waved a Mining black stiok over her
head ; men riding camels played on ()ad.
ly shaped instruments ; prieets from the
Egyptian temple carried the sacred
utensils of their Mee ; Nubians, with
white hair standing six inches from
then heads, were very otrange looking
people ; some American beauties oamo
next in carriages, strewing flowers as
they went along and bowing and smiling
to the hundred !hemmed that lined the
strob ; Persians half mated with great
mounts, their brown bodies rubbed with
oil and gifting th the 8011, leaped about
from otte side to the other, swinging
olube and twisting (Mine about then
heads ; veiled Orierital beauties rode in
oneriages from the Moorish oleo ; big
bare•logged Men in blue and rod robe�
trumped through the dose holding it Ing
W1111111101((1 "Peay for the peace of Jetee,
salem ;" women of Bethlehem working
on strange Oriental mats ; Turkish
aotore fought mock dole tvith swords and
thielde every time the procession stopped
for a minute ; more sating° looking than
anything thee paned were the netives of
1110 South Sea Wands, strong, Miamian
oektred men and tvonion, their woolly
hair standing out far from then head.
They 10010 a petticoat of galena cotton
and danced along swinging their elnlis
and spears ; then as no procession oould
he complete without the !Montt they
followed playing the bagpipes; next
eame eight genoratione of Laplanders,
driven by little reindeer when eyes
blinked with tho glare of light, The
Laplanders ago were 112, 01, 72, 56, 43,
31, 11, 1. So ended one of the most in.
0benrens,ting processions that was ever
e
4'01ij)011'010(5 JX CANADA.
nuepesung Statement front the Census
Upturns,
Cleoue Joheeton has jot prepared an
intereeting statement from the census
attunes, whigh shows that chnroligoers of
the Domtnion have 10,480 church edifi-
ces throughont the land. Nearly 32 per
oene of these belong to the Methodists,
17 per one to the Presbyterians, 17 per
cent to the Roman Catholio, 16 per oent.
to the Church of England, 12 per one to
the Baptists and (1 per cent, to all other
denominations. Daring ten years the
Baptists have inoreased the number of
their °hurdles by 324, the Catholics by
209, the Ohuroh of England by 41.5, the
nothecliste by 022 and the Presbyterians
by 411. During the past ten years the
Church of England appears to Have been
the most active in providing places of
worship for the people. The Presbyter-
ians come next, the Baptists third, the
Methodists fourth and the Catholics last.
Territorially considered, Port Arthur
being oonsidered as the dividing line be-
tween the East and West, the Church of
England in the Be -stern Province has
provided 887 additional charehes, and in
Western 78 ; Methodists have provided
227 in the Eastern and 95 M the West.
ern ; Presbyterians have provided 302 in
the Bastern and 109 in the Western ;
Boman Otttholicie have provided 257 in
the Eastern and 40 in the Western
Baptists have provided 305 in the East-
ern and 19 in the 'Western. Thus the
Methodists hove established 42 per cent,
of the total additional number of church-
es in the Western Provinoes, Presbyter.
fans 82 per cent., Church of England 23
per cent., Roman Catholic's 17 per cent.
and Baptiste (i per mine Of the total in-
crease (1,828) 408 belong to the Western
Provinces, equal to over 22 per cent.
One fitteenth of the population have one-
fifth of the increase in the number of
churches. In the five Eastern Provinces
there is one churah for every 445 per -
eons, and in the Western Provinces and
the territory there is one church for every
500 persons. In churches the domain.
&Mous have about kept pace with popula.
thou in efenitobit, British Columbia and
the territories.
Perth County.
C. S. Greece, Milveeton, has sold the
brick yard to R. B. Morrison, the preemie
occupant.
There is a growing demand for farms
to rent or parohasse within easy distance
of St. Marys.
The Stretford G, T. 11. employees will
pio•nic at Bayview Park, Sarnia, on
Wednesday, Aug. 0111,
Harold Ford, St. Mary's, has been sum
cessfel in passing his fined examination
and is now a fulefledged druggist.
Whilst at work in Michael O'Dey's
quarry, St. Mary's, Alonzo Boclfield got
his hand jammect by s boulder and lust
the top of tho sewed finger of his right)
hand.
G. A. Minton, invesernent broker, To-
ronto, has purchased 46125,000 consoildet.
ed clebenteves of Stretford, boariug 4e
Per oeut, interest, DA 1,1 per oent.
premium.
Notices asking for benders for the on•
struotion of the new Be 0. church, St.
Mary's, were issued on the 12th July,
1892, and the edifice wee oompleted on
the 121h of July thie year.
Amongst the killed in the recent great
storm 151 105815 WW1 John Detwiller, who
55 to about live years ago lived in Oar.
lingford, in the township of Fullerton.
His mother lives in the West ward,
and a sistet is miteried to
Henry 1ioNaoght, Grey.
The teirkton Creamery, owlet; the
management of Messrs. Hannah and
partnee, is doing a prosparens business
this season. So 11(1) 1135 make Of butter
30 over 27,000 lbs., which would repeesent
a sum of nearly live thousand donate to
be divided mot); the manna.
one has been tried before Police
Magistrate Flagg, of Mitchell, against a
woman in Logien for passing e, bed $10
bill. The woman—ens. Jos. Aecher—
wes Merged with taking the hill into the
atom of T. S. Ford and «11111034 11 changed
into smaller money aftee it had been
refused et W. G. Alurphy're Judgment
was reserved.
An old mai mun00. Caehin, living in
North Ensthopo, met with a nasty ate
(ticket on Tuesday. Ho was welting
along a, street in Stratford looking up in
the men working on the new Myers block
when he tripped and fell. He was
orrying a glees bottle, end when he fell
the bottle broke and a Indy out was in-
flicted in the lift wrist, severing the
main Rainey.
Roy. 12, lelor. Moto& formerly of To.
101 10 and Stratford, end now of St. An.
deew's Presbyterial /thumb, Vieborite 13.
0,, wits inked to resign at a late meeting
of his congeogation. The vote was Otto
22 in favor of the resolution asking hirn
to esign. l'ilt', Maned uttered a warn.
leg against trading hoeses whin messing
the steam, neld then pronounced the
bonediotion on tho meeting. The gird of
the resolution was to the tenet thee the
rotenone between pastor and people tend
to prevent spiritual adeencoment.
A. Dimmed, of Ingersoll, formerly
St. Marys, has been served with a w
by a young lady of Noreen for denum
for defamation of chareeter,
During the storm the railway fen
wee blown down, so that five horses b
1003411134 10 John Legge, Se Mary', g
on the 181111 11018 ren into by 11
train and three of them inetuntly kille
1110 011381' being badly injured—ono dyi
Moe. The G. T. 16. the have nettl
with 1111, Legge for his Mee.
Among the !sew) online of Orangeme
who celebrated in Stratford on the 12
were inverse veterans. Chief anion
these are two of Blansharde; most r
speoted residents :—Alex. daimon, wl
has "walked" on 06 onset:tittle° Gloriou
Twelfths, and Reuben Switzer, who h
also been a etanneh Orangeman for thee
mote years. Both gentlemen are ha
and hearty ausl oan 12Valk 111E411
younger men.
The drainage case of Coulter vs. lelm
was couoluded July linh. Pour whiles
see had been ommined for the plainti
and 22 for the defendant. Mr. Garrote:
Q. C., began Ills argument at 2 p. ou
He was followed by Alr. Idington, Q. 0
On behalf of the township and Me. Ma
bee on behalf of Contractor Iteid, 11.1r
Gamy replied and closed his address a
'7 p, m. There Averts several legal point
brought whioli have not yet been on
sidered by any Imre in Onmacht. Th
opinion is expressed by several that, n
matter what Referee Britton's decision i
the ease v:111 be taken to the ()curt o
appeal,
Some time ago George G. Clarke, for
nearly a resident of Stratford, brough
suit against his wife, Catharine, for el,
240, Minh ho claimed he "only loaned
her." The husband, however, failed at
the trial, and shortly after died, appoint-
ing Wm. Mann as hie executor. The
always troublesome question of osis not
ever having been disposed of, and the
deceased nut busing left any directions
ooncerning the same before his demise,
the executor now refuses to pay the wets,
A motion made in the matter in single
court at Toronto last week 1108 enlarged
till after the vacation.
Deowene.—Word was received last
week by Mrs. Win. Home, of Newry, of
the death of her son Witliam by drown-
ing. It appears from the cletails receiv-
ed that young House 0018 engaged on one
of the lake liners running from Buffalo
to Green Bay. While on the up trip hie
boat put in et the Cheboygan river, on
the Michigan comb, for Slinday. Young
Henze, along with others of the boet's
crew, went in bathing in the river, and
in an effort to cross the river his strength
failed and he went down and was drown.
ed. Ens comrades threw out planks to
him in the hope thee he would sews him-
self, bet it was too late. On his person
was a receipt from the I. 0. 0. At.
wood, which had been sent to him by
Mr. Humphrey, al Newry, in acknow-
ledgement for dues ieceived. This re-
ceipt enabled the boat hands to identify
the nufortunate young men. Deceased
had insured his life in the Foresters'
order le Atwood, where he was well
known. The body has not been found.
The bereaved mother bas the sympathy
ot the community in the loss of her boy.
Oneestellan▪ t N yieS.
The (Methane Obby Band 1018 soured
engagements at the London and Toronto
Fairs.
Ingetsoll's school board have bought
their next winter's supply of coal for e6.•
10 per ton.
Owen Sonnd bas dropped the slimmer
earnival scheme and is now talking of a
bioyale tournament in August.
A court of the Oatholie leuresters bas
been instituted itt Woodstook. It will be
known as St. Mary's 000111 No, 850.
Rev. W. B. Herr, of Thamesford, re-
cently delivered a sermon on the pro.
priety of Sabbath cheese making,
Marls Stevens, aged nine, was struck
by the steamboat express near Merrittou,
and died of his injuries in a few hours.
It is reported thee a 6Mounee nugget
of gold has been taken front the Sans -
bury Company's mine in Nova Scotia.
Mayor 31.W. Rathbun, of Deserento,
returned home lase week from bhe old
country and was given a wann reeeption.
A. warrant was issued at Winnipeg last
week for the anent dB. Rekeby, ex -
manager of the defunct Commercial
Bank, on a charge of making false re-
trus to the Receiver -General at Ottawa
111 1891.
The moiety of Christian Ilndetwor, the
monster coevention of whioh 1158 just
held in Montreal, beget\ in 1881 with two
societies and sixty-eight members. At
the end of the deartcle, in 1801, it had in.
creased to 16,274 moieties with 1,008,080
members, and on ann. 1st, 1803, tiumber.
ea 20,500 sooletiee and 1,500,000 mem.
bees. So rapid an increase is marvel-
lous, and 101611006 a substantial basis 011
which to build would be impossible.
D. W. Run, Woodstook, and his
solioitor, J. G. Wallace, were In Toronto
meeting the 0. P. B. offloiale in reference
to the snit of Air. Iearn against that road
in a action brought last year for $2,506
worth of organs which were delivered to
the wrong party in England. A one,
mission was issued last February to take
evidence in Boston, anti another coin.
mission was sloe to bo issued to take
ovidenee in England. A very setisfeci•
tory settlement wits areived ne.
The single scull race for the ohampion.
ship of Ameeice, between et G. Gerideur
and Bd. Rennet at Orillia, Ont., 00
Satenday, resulted in disappoinement for
the ten thousand spootetors who were
present. The men were called at 7 o'•
olootc, and et the word "go" Hanlan
secured a slight lead. They Were rowing
dangerously close together ell the way up
the coulee, and at the mile their tens
became lotted, end the mon coned row.
hug for severed minutes, Referee Dougiag,
after bearing the mee and (Whose
owning on, thudded that the rim wa,s to
be rowed over on Monday telteenom
lanoh disappointment was felt at the
result 01 1110 ram After the smilers be,
00.010 separated tlanlart oontinued alone,
and eoWerl olterbitatitiemodemoroalemail aieflodut
Gauclaur turned
of Hiram Skinner, 8.11 resident
fit Casticton, Out., died in a field 111 W[110
08 lie wee \reeking eat week 1 rotn speem
Thos, illeConicey, of West Zona, hat
co floe nov potatoes on his table last wee
e. from seed planted jo4 81X. weeks and liv
at days.
te Th0 Sf110111 Fire Brigade will anon
11, the firemelee tournament et Cairo, M/1111.
ng on August let end 20,1. They will cis
od 031111 11 running 100111 211 ccinpute th
n 14A0enH, elderly widow named Aim 01051
th was leaving her lions° at 11.111fax on Sun
g day eight thr churoh, when a heavy
e. thunder clap came. She wen so stagger
so ed that she nnmedialely expired,
s Jack 3155.10, 01 Brantford, while diggin
ne n well the other day was suddenly over
ed by about 16 feet of earth, whittle fel
le in upoii lane Ile remained in that con
y ditto for two hours and W£18 finally dug
out. He will recover.
a The pitmen of Albert F. Wilson, the
• 1.111111 heed for the murder of Alin 111ar•
11 shall, of Warwick, visited him in Simnel
, jail on Wednescley. The mene was very
1. affecting. The prisoner seemed greatly
, depressed by the visie
Fire occurred last Friday night in the
worlcc of the Dominion Plate Glass Co.
t and the Renner Piano Co. on Temperance
s street, Toronto, doing between 83,000
• and 61,000 damage, priuoepally by water
e and smoke. Covered by ineurauee.
O A, great, number of maple trees in
• Windsor have been destroyed by a small
grub. It attacks the trunk of the tree
and in a little while has it in such a
• condition that the slightest wind breaks
the tree off. Private citizens have used
coat oil with good effect.
Oakville Star :—For some years a
Anger board stood at Binkley's Corners,
Wentworth county, but gradually the
post rotted and the guiding post fell.
On a board which pointed straight down
to the ground 07118 the startling informs.
tion 'This way to Dundee."
Chicago Times :—Ohurlee Carrie, the
famous shot-putter and Caledonian ath-
lete, arrived In Chimp Friday eight,
and will at 0005 start prentioe for the
big Scotch meeting beginning here next
week. Currie is a veritable giant, stand-
ing 6 feet inches tall, and is at present
la fine condition. He hopes to meet
John McPherson, who hes all along
claimed the world's championship at shot
putting. If McPherson comes here Ctn.
ria will be prepared to make e mixed
match with him for as rueole backtng as
John can find.
11 is stated authoritatively that all ar-
rangements 11E105 been completed for the
pipin,g of gas from the South Eseex fields
to Walkerville. The enterprise will be
undertaken entirely by Hiram Walker,
and he estimates that the oost will be in
tho vicinity of 6100,000. 0. A. Blaok, of
Walkerville, representing Mr. Walker,
WaS in Pittsburg last wrirkwitirgboetiaptiLig
for the pipe, snub the wo
tended with at once. 111r. Walker says
that the field, in his opinion, is an in•
exhaustible one, and thin the many will
bo repaid in two yeers.
For a long time there has been strained
relations between Jailer Sparks aud
Turnkey Der, of the Sandwich gaol, so
much so that they have not been on
speaking terms for mouths. A few days
ago Der turned the hose oe a prisoner,
who from all moots badly needed it,
and Sprits raised a rumpus. Tbis,
coupled with other things, led Sheriff ler
to suspend him on Saturday until en
offloial investigation can be made of his
conduce. Sparks win for a long time
(thief of polies at Amherstburee and was
appointed jailer through the influence of
W. 0, Balfour, M. P, P.
forename on the slender
The olever Oalveuley gave 01101bsielasstorpoesrs.
Niagara's gorge on Wednesday afternoon
of last week for thie season. Ile went
through all his performanoe, being on the
wire nearly 45 minutes, of which the
most unique being that of wheeling out
stove, cooking an omelet and making
toast end eating Ids lunch above the
surging rapids, and the most daring be.
Mg that of hanging by his toes swinging
his body to anti fro. The crowd to
witness the performance was tremendous,
Jamming both bridges and every foot of
vantage grotted to be had.
A young man named MoDonnell, who
lives at Owen Sound, created quite a
sensation 1(1 1110140(5. Fells Fridley by BP'
peering nt the Osnadian ocl of Clifford
Oalverly's wire across the gorge with a
balencing pole in his hand and walkea
boldly out on the wire. Ile turned around
Once or twin and perfortned some tricks, 1
luring which his hat fell off and floated
'town the elver below. When questioned i
McDonnell said that he had been walk.
ng bight ropes for the vase e weeks 1
and thought he would try this ono. He q
ams out dressed in his oratory °lathes v
nd seemed pettedly at eine,
An accident happened a few miles 11
hove Weekerville Saturday morning that 9.
nay result int the death of one men and d
be miming ef another. A threshing
outline owned by the Ladino Bros., d
vas kb work on the farm of Olimaque p
anise° on the river front, . when the Li
ngine exploded, blowiug both ends out A
nd metering the laborers who ware oloso 3.
y with hot water. They wine taken ia-
o the house and =dint aid summoned, s
Vhile then clothes were being token off n
lie akin pooled in many Mom, mid the 1
ries of the sufferers were heartrending.
is feared that one 01 1130(11 is eeverely
omitted internally.
Mr. Parmelee, Controller of Ohluese I
mmigratioe, has had prepared a Mete. t
lent of humigretion Clanade under 11
his Lead. For the fiscal year ending
Oth June the total number of aeleatiale o
he entered Canada was 2,258, as valuta t
,282 who entered during the same
eriod the year previous, 01 this num- w
er 1,556 entered at Vietoein, and 686 at n
!women. The Gotta number who left it
iteada. on leave net year teas 1,171 its s
against 2,168 tho yeer previous. The 1
ovum secured from am per capita 1110 p
$50 on 518513 netv arrival and from the 0
sue of reborn cortifintee wag $118,401, 1
1 whioh, ender the stettite, Denials lt
eltunitia Will receive about $27,000. p
he revenue seogred the peeving year 11
Its 0165,052.
of While lighting a peollue stove on Fri,
11 day morning 01 lost week, Mioliael, the
17.yetir.old 1101 01 54.1. 1(0117, Petrone,
received Revere injury. Owing to mine
10 dillicnIty the stove exploded, sending the
burning liquid over the boy, frightfully
beetling him from went to head.
d Janne Sutton, a farmer, resitting near
Dlatelford station, is responeiele for the
o latest solo Henry. (Meet hie homes had
o distemper and died. When the beast was
out open a live sualte a foot and a athale
1 length wee found in in stomach. It
was a plump gerter egeke measuring
fully au 1(011 threugh.
The thoroughbred race hence O'Donce
hue, belonging to Joseph E. Seagram,
ti Berlin, valued at ee,010, died Tuesday of
• inflammation of the hinge. O'Donolme
1 W011 the Qmon's Plate lot you, and was
the finest looking horse Mr. Seagram
•
owned. The animal we.s in such fright.
fel agony that he would have been shot
111 (15011! had not relieved him.
Guelph Herald :—BallIff Doughty has
been baying, no light job title season,
when the yield be so unprecedentedly
heavy. Hie brother disturbed a hornet's
nest end got stung. The Beiliff lit a
forked of green hay, whieh he planked
on the hornet's nest, squelching the
eolutiy. But it took half the neighbor.
hood to put out the fire in the fence
which followed.
Brentford Expositor 2—An amusing
episode occurred in permeation with the
Congregational Church picnic; to Bow
Park. During the menials, a heavy load
of hay served to break down the ferry,
but it Was hauled up near the bank as
usual, and a crowd of exonrsionists rush.
ed on to get aoross. They had just
started when the craft sank, and they
were dumped in the water up to their
waists. Nobody was hurt beyond the
deckle., and the mishap created a good
deal oCatnusement.
Monday morning at Chesley Thomas
Reid's livery stables, occupied by James
Armstrong, was totally destroyed by fire,
and before ib oould be got under control
four other buildings were destroyed.
The sufferers are as follows 3—Thomas
Reid, boos one building, $1,400 ; insured
for $600. JO.B.. Armstrong lost all his
sleighs and cutters and harness, bat
saved bin horses and buggies. The next
building to go was Dr. Johnston's stable
loss, $300 •, insured for 0200. Then
Archibald MoOonnell'e agricultural
pletnent storeroom, owned by M. A.
Halliday ; loss, 8500 ; no insurance
contents saved. Joseph Thompson,
stable destroyed and dwelling badly
damaged by fire and water. D. Lillico's
agricultural implement storehouse, own'
ed by E. Whyte, of Great Falle,ttiontana,
partly destroyed, contents saved. The
fire was caused by a. eoaf oil lamp ex.
ploding in Mr. Armstrong's livery stable.
The town of Tilsonburg had a genuine
sensation on Mondey. A Mrs. Xing re.
oently moved to town from Oullodoe,
and at ono made it known that a for-
tune had been left her in New York
WI11011 W00 to be paid over in the course
01 0, month or two. On the strength of
this expected windfall and a New York
lawyer's letter, giving partmulars of the
legacy, Mae. King and her son-in-le.w and
daughter began to deal extensively with
leant merohants. They managed to se-
cure nearly 32,000 worth of dry goods,
groceries, stoves, furniture, ceo., and lived
high for a short time. A horse and
buggy were also purchased in the same
number. On Saturday morning they
drove to Ingersoll, where an attempt was
made to sell the outfit, bat as they did
not succeed in this the horse and rig
were left in charge of a livery man, end
they boarded a Wesebound train and are
110W across the border. The rig left in
Ingersoll was brought to Tilsonburg Mon-
day evening. One of the victimized roe -
tenons put the bailiff in possession of
the house, and the effects will be sold and
the proceeds divided among the creditors.
There wee a groat scramble to get pos.
session.
The Ilanlen•Gancianr championship
race at ()Lillie, Ont., on Monday, attract-
ed another huge crowd. The bebting 1100
mostly even, a few bets being made with
slight odds on the eseworld's oleampioe,
whose obances of winning had greatly in•
mined bo the opinion of his own and
Gandaues friend.% since his grand show-
ing on Saturday, which Molten claims
he won es fair as any race he Gym rowed.
Both men were out for 0 spin Monday
morning, Heinen being moompanied by
his nephew, E, Duman of Toronto, who
uade a lively race for h'is uncle on the
nine stretoh. Gaudaur contented him.
elf with a quiet poll. Both 121811 were
n splendid oondition, and felt conadent
of winning. Ganda= is reported to
save said he would beat Hanna in by a
natter of a mile. A. stiff breeze pre-
ened all day. The referee's boat lvent
ver the course at 8.30, and on its return
fr. Douglas announced it too rough.
'he buoys hut hem removed some
istanos since Saturclity, but were re.
31111511. About 4.80 the Ivied bogau to go
own and the shore was soon lined with
eople, Alt p. m. fully 3,000 people
ad gathered, welting for the word "Go."
11 6.15 there wa,s only a slight ripple, but
leferea Douglas said he would not eall
he men out until ib was perfectly
mooth, a000rding to the articles of imm-
une set 6.45 Ilatilan appetteed, fol.
owed by Gaudame the water being all
hat could be deeireti. The word "go".
vas given at 6.04. 'fantail shot to the
(0111 111(5 a flesh, and soon led by a
ength, both vowing about 81 to the
ninuto. Hentan 1(0511 111 front for the
est hell mile. Gaudette then put on a
putt and reclined toe lead, ;toeing hia
pponeut ((1)0511 110 1)1i1e post, and when
he turn was molted he was leading Et
fear length. Ilenlan woiiked for all that
es in him. Gandami continued to
eke a greater distance, and who With.
1 it quarter of a mile from the finish he
tOpped and waved his heed in answer
o the Mora of the speetators. He then
tit on a spurt- and orossed the line au
asy winner by gevint lengthe. Time,
0,58 : Hanlon 12 s000nds behind. Hon'
351 ila8 notified the stakeholder be not
ay over the stoke money, ne he olaimil
10 aunt's° WM changed, thretigh 17311011
wee defeated.
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