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HANLAN 'BEATEN.
Teenier wits by Two Lengths.
John Teenier is champion of America,
which title he won last Saturday after.
noon, by ono of the faired and ;mutated
races that ever took plane on Toronto
Bay, Doubts that existed in people's
!Hinds that the r000 would not come off
owing to the rough condition of the water
wore dispelled about fuer o'oloelc, when
the waterbeearne comparatively smooth.
Shortly after that hour Referee Busboy's
boat, the Mascot, containing press repro•
sentativee and a few of the soldiers'
friends, went over the ootroe, and on its
return Boebey informed both smilers that
the race would have to go an. After
about three-quarters of an hour's delay
word came back to the boat that Hanlon
and Teemer would be at the scratch at
5;80. Meantime thousands of people had
been brought over from the city to the
island by ferries, and they took up post -
None along the bay shore as close to the
starting point as possible. It is estimat-
ed that fifteen thousand people were on
the island at Hanlan's Point, besides large
numbers at the baths, where the turning
buoys were placed. Along the course
there were hundreds of crafts of all de-
scription --canoes, row boats, yachts,
steamers and schooners. There must
have been five or Six hundred of them.
'There was a posse of police endeavoring
to ki op the course clear, but their efforts
were futile. The Mascot succeeded, after
two or three trips, in getting something
like a clearance, but not till threats had
been made that unless the course was kept
clear there would be no races
There was no betting to speak of, every-
one wanting to bet an Hanlon. Tamara;
few friends hung bank unless they got
odds, and even at that there were few bets
made, Three hundred to 0200 on Hanlon
was repeatedly offered, but there were no
Miters. In foot, after the rano was start-
ed, with Teenier leading, a bet of 8500 to
8800 on Replan was offered, but no one
would take it. There seemed to bo im-
plicit confldenoe in Hanlan, and his de-
feat has therefore been all the more crush-
ing becauee being so unexpboted.
Some time was wasted in getting the
jadgee and other preliminaries fixed,
Hanlan had fixed upon Sohn Davis, of
Windsor, as his judge, but diffioulty was
experienced in regard to"1'eemer's, How-
ever, just before the wailers made their
appearance, it was announced that Peter
Duryea, of New York, bad been appoint-
ed Teemer's judge. Soulier O'Connor was
appointed one of the judges at the finish;
but nobody seemed to know or care who
the other was.
At 5:23 Hanlan, wearing his old. colors
-cardinal and blue -shot out from bis
hoot house amidst 'the cheers of the spec.
tators, and he was quickly followed by
Teenier, who also was cheered. He wore
a pink and white striped shirt.
It was at this time seen that boats were
again enoroaohing upon the course, and
.the referee's boat made another trip to
clear it, Hanlan and Teemer meantime
taking spine along the Course.
Teemer won the toss, and elected to
take the south side, nearest the Island,
wbioh was more sheltered than the other.
In a few minutes both soullers, looking in
the pink of condition, were ready to start.
Referee Busboy sang out "get ready l"
almost instantly followed by "gal"
At five minutes poet six the race be-
gan. Teenier, almost before the word
"go" was out of the referee's mouth, shot
ahead, pulling 33 etrokee to the minute,
Hanlan pulling 32, Teemer, amidst in.
tense excitement, forged ahead, and was
Boon leading by nearly two lengths. lie
kept ahead, pulling a atrong, vigorous,
steady stroke, and although Hanlan evi-
dently did hie level beet he could not get
in line with him. When about, a mile•
had been covered Teemer went slightly
out of his course, but quickly observed his
mistake. Hanlan kept straight for his
buoy, and at this time it was thought
that he was leading, bnt when Teenier got
into bis own water those who thought so
were quickly undeceived.
At the turning bouys both went too far
south, and Teemer struck his buoy, whioh
,,s, loot him a few strokes. He turned hie
buoy five seconds ahead of Hanlan, who
lost ground by going to far south, and on
the home stretch Twiner was leading by
three lengths, 'Teenier at this time was
pulling 84 and Hanlan 29. About. 200
yards past the turning buoy a yacht aoci
dentally fouled them, and he again lost
four or five etrokee. Hanlan's friends on
the referee's boat cheered him and en-
couraged him in every way. Ned faintly
responded, but before the home stretch
was half covered his own friends had to
admit he was to beaten man. Teenier's
easy, swinging pane aroused general ad.
miration, and won for him numerous
friends. About five hundred yards from
the finish Hanlan appeared to make a
final effort, but it was of no rise. Teemer
kopt the lead, and finished two lengths
ahead of Hanlan. The official time given
was 19:26, although others made it from
19:31 to 19;34. •
There was little or no cheering at the
finish. People seemed thoroughly disap.
pointed and amazed at the remit, and so
ended the rase, making Jahn Tomer
eleampion oarsman of America. Tesmer's
friends felt like kinking themselves that
they did not bet heavily on their favorite,
They could have taken a pile of money
home tvitli them.
Four or Ave people were injured by the
roof as skating rink, on which they were
seated, giving way and precipitating them
to the ground. One of, the shade at the
end of tho wharves also gave way and
sent several flying into the water, whioh,
however, wee shallow, and they were hone
the worse of the ducking.
01811011 01? PORES PEWS.
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, AUG. 19, 1887,
The high Court of Ontario, Indepond.
out Order of Forestere, olesod its eeseions
on Wednesday. The complete list of new
ofiioore ie as follows :-Wm, Griffith,
Hamilton, II, O.R. ; A. R. Milan, Ring.
Won, H•V,o•R•; J. B. Hallcett, Ottawa,
High Secretary• T. G. Davey, London,
H. Treat. ; W. rt, Hickey. Bothwell, H.
Counsellor; Dr. Potter, Ottawa, H.
Physician; W. N. Xerox, London, and
Thos. Webster, Paris, Auditor. The Fin.
angio Committee's report was adopted,
It included' recommendations that 8000
be granted towards the expenses of the
representatives of the High Court at the
Supreme Court ; that $100 be granted the
H. O. R. in appreoiation of his services ;
that the capitation tax bo continued at
81 per year ; that the representation of
subordinate ornate at the 1-Iigh Court be
not reduoed. The High SOoretary'e
salary was increased from 280a to 2400.
Tho Chief Ranger amtounoed tho follow-
ing appointmsnte :-Rev. 1.1 A. Thomas,
Ailsa Craig, High Chaplain : T. Lawless,
Hamilton, High Journal Soo. ; 14. Wil.
liars, Cornwall, H,S,W,' W. Cruse, St.
Thomas, H. J. I-7.; G. P. Diokenson,
Manotick, H.S.B. ; A. H. Dickson, To.
ronto, H.J.B. ; A, Aikman, London, H.
Mara ; B. McDonald, Guelph, 13. Cond. ,
J. H. Hamilton, Sarnia, H. Moss.
Morris Council.
The Council met in the Council room
on Aug. 8th, pursuant to adjournment.
Members ull present, the Reeve in the
chair. Minutes of last meeting read and
passed. Accounts were ordered to be
paid ae follows :-B. Ferguson, work on
south bonndery, $28.60 ; J. Jackson,
ditching, $22.50; Juo. Gillespie, gravel-
ling, 822.50 ; J, Leech, plunk and gravel,
817.50 ; B. Ring, work on Bluevale hill,
810 F. Scott, grating for box drain, $1,-
35 ; T. Bone, culvert, 81.50 ; E, Beaman,
gravel, 87 ; J, Messer, repairing bound-
ary, 81.26 ; J. Taylor, gravel, $8.57 ; D.
Farquhareon, do, 88.92 ; A. Sloan, do,
$2.35 ; Geo. Skelton, do, $6.75 ; H. Jack.
son, do, 84.90 ; J. McArthur, do, 86.25 ;
B. England, do, 89,80 ; A. MoLean, do,
88.85 ; A. Doyens, stone hammer, 81,80 ;
R. Bloomfield, gravel, $5; D. Vanaletino,
inepeobing and spreading gravel, 85,62 ;
Jno. Ainsley, plans and specifications for
bridges, 86 ; corporation of Turnberry,
work on boundary, 80.34 ; J. Gillespie,
work on west boundary, 81 ; A. McKay,
work on east boundary, 8118.75 ; R.
Burns, inspecting and spreading gravel,
812.50 ; D. Hogg. gravel, 810,0(1 ; Henry
Mooney, repairing culverts, $1.50 ; Miss-
es Exford, charity, 810 ; T. Miskimmings,
gravel, $5,38; D. Venaletine, gravel and
plank, $10 ; G. Johnston, stone hammer,
,81.50; W. Clark, postage, stationery and
road lists, 818. Moved by S. Caldbick,
seconded by E. Bosman that 3. Smiley be
paid 20 gents per rod for cleaning out 40
rods of Municipal drain opposite lot 21,
con. 2, Carried. Moved by B. Mooney,
seconded by 0. A. Howe that the Reeve be
instructed to have drain and road opposite
lot 14, meth eon. line put into a proper
state of repair. Carried. Moved by E.
Bosman, seconded by S. Caldbiok, that
the peeve be instructed to have Venal.
atine's bridge newly planked. Carried.
Moved by S. Caldbiok, seconded by E.
Beaman, that John Mooney bo reap-
pointed oolleotor at a salary of 880 on
furnishing satisfactory security to the
amount of 814,000. Carried. The Coun-
cil -then adjourned to meet again on the
12th day of September next.
Wnr. Gunn, Clerk.
The Oddfellows.
The following is the result of the el.
ection for bbs Grand Lodge officers, held
in Peterboro', Aug. llth :-Junior past
grand master, John Ormsby Doough,
Toronto ; grand master, John Reid,
Brookville ; deputy grand master, E. R.
Robinson, London ; grand warden, Dr.
R. W. Bell, Peterboro' ; grand secretary,
J. B. Ring, Toronto ; grand treasurer,
W. l3adenaeh, Toronto ; grand repre-
sentatives, W. MODiarmid, Luoan ; Dr.
C. I. Campbell, London. It was deter.
minefi..to hold the session of the Grand
Lodge next year in Barrie. A new can.
ton, known as Peterboro' No. 10, was in-
stitnted 00 lbs field Thursday. The
members (26 in number) were mustered
in by Locut4sn. Underwood. London,
`Hamilton, Toronto, Ottawa, Newmarket
and Montreal cantons were busy all day
exhibiting the flags presented to them by
the ladies of Peterboro'. ' The Toronto,
London and Hamilton cantons were the
only ones whioh gave an exhibition drill
at the Fair Grounds. London was lad
by Commandant Brown, Hamilton by
Commandant Faulkner and Toronto by
Oommandaab Unitt, The following are
the appointed officers of Grand Lodge :
F. Menleyy . Toronto, G.S.D.
J. Stevenson; BarrieG.J.D.
W. Webster, Belleville, G. Sup, of W.
J. Findlay," Guelph, G. Dir. of Cer,
3. Malloy, Hamilton, Asst. G. See.
T, Millman, Kingston, Atst, G,D, of C.
J. Cowan, Toronto, G. Sword 11,
3, Collard, London, G. 0.
J. Wallace, 'Ottawa, Aeet, G. 0.
S. Davison, Toronto, G. Purauiv'nt
W. Woolson, Ingersoll, G, Steward.
J. Anderson, Ridgeton,
T. Capplo, 'Uxbridge, „
3, Shaw, Bruesele,
W. Miller, Omemee,
J. Mallon, Strathroy,
J, Thompson, Belleville,
A. Irvine, London,
G. Richardson Tamworth,
W. Wilkinson Woodstock.
W. Melrose, Emden,.
G. Coy, St, Catltarinee, „
Number 8.
Brussels Civic Holiday. say anything of persona who
this place for sono of its beet reeidente,
How it was spent b
our residents.
Loeb Tuesday was the annual civic
holiday of this place and was enjoyed as
such by a large portion of our townspeople,
The places of business were olosed and
a Sunday like appearance reeted on the
plane, Early inthe morning the "Mail.
land" base ball club, accompanied by a
number of their friends, started for Tees -
water, where they played a match with
the club of that village. Long before the
time sat for the departure of the exoureiori
train to Goderioh crowds of people were
seen wending their way to the atabion.
There were the young and the old, the
short and the tall, the married and single,
the "epoony" and otherwise, the majority
having with them the very necessary
lunch basket. Stationmaster Creighton
and his assistant were kopt busy selling.
tickets, and when the train arrived, at
8:15, no less than 888 tickets had been
purchased. ,Prompt on time engine No.
727, with Engineer Welsh's hand on the
throttle, pulled six care into our station,
fairly well filled by people from Lietowel,
Atr wood, Henfryn, Ethel and the country
round about, and to this was speedily.
added the five coaches left on the siding
on Monday, and off we went. Blue -vale
added its quote of excursionists, and on
arrival at Wingham junction two well-
filled care were coupled to the eleven al
ready attached. At Belgrave, Blyth and
Londeeboro' a goodly number took ad-
vantage of the cheap trip, and 1,024 pas-
sengers were reported on board. No stop
was made after Londeeboro', except at
the Y at Clinton, until we arrived at
Goderich, where the company separated;
the larger portion wending their way to
the park overlooking the harbor. After
dinner the afternoon was passed in a
general survey of the town, boating, bath-
ing, visiting &a.and everybody was fair-
ly well tuokered, out when 6:80 p an., the
hour fixed for the departure of the train,
arrived. The platform meeting at the
park was dispensed with owing to the
high wind. Mayor Seager, Reeve John-
ston, Rev. G. 18. Turk and D. McGilli-
cuddy, of Goderich, and Rev. John Rose,
B. A„ of Brneseis, and others were ready
to address the gathering, had the oppor-
tunity presented itself.
y
Nature has been very generous to Gods.
rich in making it one of the prettiest
places around here (although the long
continued drought and intense heat of
old Sol. has scorched up the lawns, parks,
flowers, and trees a great deal, so that it
did not present ite usual brighbnese) but
Damn Mature has nob been backed up,
and consequently instead of there being
a small steamboat for excursion parties,
tables for meals in the park, a few drink-
ing fountains, a half. dozen bathing..
houses, and a merry-go-round for the
youngsters, there is not a mortal thing
excepting a few fishing boats and row
boats and a number of bare benches and
a band stand. .Everybody who never saw
Goderich before wondered why the town
daddies did not wake up and look after
the comfort and pleasure of excursionists
in the matter mentioned above or else
cease forever advertising the Co. town as
the Eldorado of Western Ontario. If a
few thousand dollars were economically
spent in improvements in this way in-
stead of over -reaching after electric light,
&a., it would be a great deal better for
the place and would ensure many an ex-
cursion party that now seeks pleasure
elsewhere.
A Workman's excursion, numbering
about 300 persons, from Fergus, followed
the Bonnets train, arriving in Goderich
abort an hour later. The laorooge club
accompanied the exoureionieta and play-
ed a match with the Hurons of the Conn.
ty town in the afternoon, winning in three
straights.
A contingent from Brussels tennis club
played a friendly match with the home
team on the club grounds, near the light-
house, Messrs. Drummond and Ellwood
had as their opponents Bev. W. T. Cluff
and W. M. Sinclair. The result was 2 to
1 in favor. of Goderioh. In the other set
Messrs. Roes and Straohan played against
C. Waterer and D. 0. Bose, eaoh party
winning one point. As there was not
time to finish the match before the train
started it was called a draw.
The Fergus train left about 6 p. m.,
taking with them a goodly number of the
Brussels exoursionists, arriving at the
oarpet town about 9 p. m. Qur train did
not leave until 6:40 and then, owing to
the heavy load, was 40 minutes endeavor-
ing to get over the grade leading out of
the town. Before we could get away two
Care had to be left off to shorten the
train, so that the other eleven coaches
were crowded very full on the return
trip. The coupling arrangement wail
pulled out of one oar ab Blyth and it had
to be left on the awitoh there, so that be-
tween these delays and waiting at Wing -
ham junction for the night express it was
11 p.m. before we got Home.
worms.
The day was cool and pleasant, in fact
the breeze at the lake woo too freelt for
the most of the excureioniets.
There was almoob an incessant tramp
kept up, both going and coming, , by per-
sons going from ono oar to the other.
Notwithstanding that there were 1,400
or 1,500 people on the excursions there
was no one injured in any way no did
any accident happen to mar the
Pleasure of the day.
It is astonishing after all how many
people reticle in Goderich who were form -
or residente of brussels and locality.
The names of Dr. I'tohnes, itOGillioudtIy
Bros,, D. MoOonald, 1lfeeers. Seager,
Vanaletino, Ililliar, Rey and others go
to prove that Godorich is indebted to
have been (marten(' in Castle Dickson,
Tlie dnst on the streets was something
terrible and was very disagreeable.
A number of the excursionists took
abort sails on the barber but the lake
was on the rough aide and prevented the
boats venturing out very far.
Owing to the peculiaribyof the lay out
of Goderioh a bit; crowd does not make
e very big show after they once get sep-
arated,
Conductor McCallum, well -]mown on
the W. G. & 13., performed his duties in a
very oereful and obliging manner, and
proved himself a model condnctur for an
exdurelon train.
J. A. Creighton, the agent here, tools a
great interest in perfeoting the arrange.
meats for the trip and did a great deal
toward making it a success.
Among the passengers on theexoureioo
train between Clinton and Goderich was
Dan. (Dublin) Cameron, formerly in Mc-.
Iutosli & Mo aggart's bank .here. He is
just lately home from California where
he spent nearly throe years.
The home guard left to take oars of
the town was not very large but they did
their work well.
nnsn UAW, nlTan.
On oivio holiday the "Maitland" base'
ball club drove to Teeswater and played
the return match with the club of that
plane. They were a little afraid of our
boys and drew on outside players, G.'
Mooney, Of Wingham, being' one of the
number, who rendered them good service
but the olub was "too light for heavy
work" and consequently our boys 'had a
soft game as the score will show. The
play all through was up to the 'average,
although some costly errors wore made.
Brussels battery was a conundrum to the
home team and our nine played a very
pretty game, exoepting in the 4th innings.
Only innings were played. After the
let innings Teeswater put' Mooney in the
pitcher's box as our boys !fatted Webb un-
niorcifully, The following is the snore';
.1fATTLAilDe.
Runs. Outs.
4 1
2 4
4 2
3
4
4
2
21
Grower,. p
3• Stratton, c,
Halliday„1st b,
Gerry, 2nd b
F, Stratton, 3rd b, .... 2:
T. Ross, a a, 5
Sample, r f, 4
Wilson, af, 5
MaBain, If 4 1
33 21
TEeswIrsa,
Rune. Outs..
McBury, s a,
McKenzie, 1st b, ... , , . 1 3
Webb, p, 2 , . 0
Mooney, o, 3 5
Munn, 2nd b 0 2
Bellington, drd b - 2 . 8
Aitchison, 1 f, 1 2
Hardy, c f, 1 2
Howson, r f 2 2
Innings14 21
Brussels, 8 1 0 6 10 1 7-33
Teeswater, 0 2 0 7 0 0 5-.-14
J. T. Ross, umpire ; A4 Ooueley and G.
Drummond, scorers.
Third Clam Teaehoi'e.
The following candidates whoowrote at
Seaforth, were successful in passing the
examination for third olase certiloates.
68 wrote and 28 passed :-1I. Oasey, S.
Brown, L. Campbell, T. Dunn, L, Edler`,'
I. Pell, M. T. Hislop,'T. Kyle, L. Latti
mer, E. MaNeii, M. Morrison, J. McKen-
zie, C. MoKenzie, G. Pollard, C. Short-
reed, E. Smith, G. Dewar, T. Knechtel,,
U. McFadden T. MaLauohlin, W.. Ms-
Donald, M. Morrison, C. McKay, (passed
in Latin).
A Trip to the West.
According, to promise, I now make a
few hasty remarks regarding the city of
Winnipeg. A general description may be
interesting to some of your readers, who
have never been there: A certain class
of people are, always anxious for inflame -
tion, and it is our duty to than with soh
other what little knowledge we possess.
Generally speaking we are indebted to
others for what we do know. In giving a
description of anything if Wo are .greatly
pleased with it there is a danger of our
ooloring it too highly, and vice versa.
The only way we oat form a correct
judgment is by comparison. A 'person
never baying seen anything beyond their
own native village think it the nicest.
place under the sun. It is when they
come to see other and bettor places the
mind Changgee, The test is the superior.
ity of one thing over another; Last year,
I visited the old oounbry, and being swell
acquainted with Toronto andthingilfg,
very highly of it, I went away' with the
impression that is probably' would not ate
its equal on the other side, and, strange to
say, after visiting New Rork, Liverpool,
Carlisle, Glasgow, Edinburgh and other
places, I still retained the idea that To-
ronto could equal any of them until I re-
turned and compared it with them,
otltot
pities, then I found my mistake. I do not.
mean to speak lightly of Toronto, it it a
beautiful place, but will not stand oorn
parison with those grand old cities that
have been growing and improving for
hundreds of years, There is nothing on
this side the broad Atlantic to compare
with Buohananstreet, Glasgow or X?rincoes
street, Edinburgh, Nevertheless we have
reason to bo prbnd Of the splendid Cities
end towns throughout thig fair Dominion
of mire. So with regard to Winnipog,a
considering ite ago and other circuinstanc•
es strangers aro guito astonished to find
it in mill an advanced state. There are
some handsome bnildinge, the principal
being built of white brink, interspersed
with rad, giving them a nice appearance,
The pity is plane:int)y situated on the
banks of the Aesiniboia and Red rivers
where they unite and pursue their zig-zag
pathway to the distant ocean, fit emblem
of the journey through life bo the great
beyond. The river is about ons hundred
and fifty yards wide, navigable for large
boats, and when the weather fa favorable
pleasure parties have delightful enjoy.
ment skimming over its surface In their
little skiffs, but we must look more par-
tioularly at the city. A11 the streets are
wide, llfain Street being ono hundred and
twenty feet in width, all neatly block
paved, with good plank sidewalks and
street tramway oars every five minutes.
To my mind the City Hall is the finest
building. I don't suppose there is any
building of the same kncl to surpass it in
the Dominion. It faces Main Street,
with a beautiful lawn in front, and in the
centre of the lawn is a costly monument,
ereoted to the memory of those brave
volunteers who lost their lives in the late
rebellion. From the top of the hall
tower, which- ie one hundred and thirty-
five feet from the ground, a good view of
the city and surrounding country can be
had. On the other side of the street, a
short distance to the south, le the post
office, another fine building. Still further
to the south is the Hudson Bay Store,
said to have no equal in Canada. It is
not the magnitude so much as the mag-
nificent arrangement inside. The whole
street is splendid throughout. The Par-
liament buildings are attractive, ae is naso
the Lieutenant Governor's residence. In
response to an invitation from the Gov-
ernor the Assembly spent two hours very
pleasantly at his reeidence, viewing the
beautiful grounds so charmingly situated
on the high banks of the Assiniboia, and
all enjoyed his hospitality to the fullest
extent. He belongs to the Methodist
church and is a courteous Christian
gentleman. Afterward when addressing
the Methodist oonference at Brandon he
spoke kind words in reference to the large
number of Presbyterian delegates he had
met with in Winnipeg. Would that all
oar offioial men were good Christians,
Time would fail me to speak particularly
of the fine colleges, schools and ehurobee.
The church of England seems to have the
greatest number of clergymen. The
Presbyterians and Methodists have three
congregations each, Baptists one, Congre-
gationalists one. The Roman Catholics
are numerous, their places of worabip are
chiefly on the other aide of the river.
The city can also boast of ten banks.
If a person happens to be on the street
after a shower of rain they era likely to
carry some of Winnipeg mud away with
them. It is something like greasy pitob,
it stinks right to whatever it oomee in
contact with. Even on plank sidewalks
it is about as slippery as walking on iota
Old Fort Garry es all removed with the
exception of one corner of stone work
with an iron door on it. I suppose it is
left as a relic of the barbarous age. The
population is from twenty-five to thirty
thousand. They are an enterprising
people, generous and kind. May they
prosper in the future as they have done in
the poet. Even their highway robbers,
of wbioh they have a share, are not des-
titute of redeeming qualities, as exemp-
Heed by two of them attacking one of the
delegates and taking a considerable sum
of money from hive, however, they were
not entirely destitute of conscientious
feelings as they gave him bask six doll.
ars before taking their departure.
Janus Samara.
Perth County Notes.
The St. Marys Argus boldly states that
the dry rot has struck Michell.
Mitchell and Stratford celebrate their
oivio holiday on the name day, August
24th,
f. Moore, an engineer of Stratford, fell
off a train at Berlin ou Thursday, break-
ing one of bis lege.
James Trow, 1'& P., and daughter, of
Stratford, have left for Banff Springs,
They espeot to be absent two or three
weeks,
Mrs. A. Rophe, of Stratford, had a
large bottle of oreosote prepared for tooth-
eche. Her little 500 spilled the bottle on
himself, initiating frightful injuries.
A young lad of Stratford, Alfred. Hears
by name, aooidentally out an artery in
one of his wrists on Thursday morning
and nearly bled to death before a doctor Quite an amusing incident took place
arrived. on the street in Dutton on Saturday
J. J. Orabbe, of the Argus, being about night. Two young men, neighbors from
to remove to Toronto, has sold his fine the north, were in that village. They
residence, '0Woodlawn, on Queen street, had a team hitched to a dominant. It
east, to J. White, of the firm of White & appears that the team belonged to both
0o., 82. Marys. parties, each owning a horse. One de.
James Woods, one of the oldest settlers sired to take a covered buggy home,
of. Perth County, died at his residence in ooneequently proceeded to draw it rip be -
Stratford on Thursday morning, De- hind. The other objected, and a confab
ceased was a native of Devonshire, Eng. took place, which resulted in a division
land, 75 years old, and was the father of of the leoraee, and many throats. The
Judge Woods. horses were eaoh hitched to a rig with a
James Russel, one of Perth County's pole one with teen domoorat and the
pioneers, founder of the thriving village driver as passenger, the other to tete top
called after him, Bneseldalo, a ehort dls. carriage, the driver and two others as
Wince from Stratford, died on Saturday, passengers.
aged 88. Deceased was a self-educated, G. T. B. Agent Stewart of St. Thomas
well-informed man, and always to the is forwarding daily to the, _company's so.
front in. alt good movements• Bailors innumerable applications for
Miss Lizzie Robb, of Stratford, went to atmpensation handed him by partleswho
a local doelist'e office on Saturday even. claim to have suffered lose in oonsequenoe
hog to have a tooth extracted. The dent- of the repent collision and explosion, The
fat admioiettredcooaine. The yoeng lady bee/gaga oar burned contained a score of
returned home and shortly after became baby carriages and a great number of
frantic. It tools a ph sioian six house to baskets stocked with crockery, knives
bring her to. Ha said had she elept she and forks, oto„ and nearly all persons
would never have awakened, who suffered lose have sent in their olaione,
Monday afternoon Kenneth Niven, aged . The ownere of the buildings and other
13; only eon of T. D. Niven,. 'sub -editor property destroyed by flip, . who had no
of The Beacon, was drowned In Victoria ieieuraiae, have also made a demand rip.
Lake. The lad was unable to swim, and on the G. 1'. B. Co. to make their !cases
gob beyond hie depth. Two companions good, otherwise the liability of the com.
who wore with him were unable to render piny will be tested in the court. Alto.
him any aseislanco. ,The body two re- goutier it is expected that neveral hundred
ooverecl by a grappling kook at 0:80, °!mine will be sent in,
Huron County Notes.
The Luoknow Aro company has organ-
ized a braes baud,
The Exeter Advocate advertises for a
girl that can do house work.
bitWhileousand idollars.n Kansas recently, D. E. Cam-
eron, of Luoknow, sold the aballion Ezra
Patchen, formerly owned by D, Camp-
bell, to a Cain City syndicate for one
Notice is published that at the expira-
tion of ten days after publication there
will be deposited with the proper oflcer.
at Godsrioh a petition praying for a re-
vocation of the Order-in•Council bringing
into force in Huron County the second
part of the Scotts/let.
:The Luoknow Sentinel Says; --It is the
intention of the Council to introduce a
"bow by.Iew" at its next meeting. What
the exact purport of the by-law will be we
do not know, but we hope it will be suffi-
cient to prohibit the cattle from running
at large in the village during the summer
mouths, at least. If the amount of dam-
age done to trees, gardens, otos by cows,
was totalled up it would more than pay
for the pasturage of every bovine in the
place.
Thos. W. McLaughlin, of Hullett,
about 3 miles from Clinton, was fatally
injured on Monday by a horse kicking
him. It seems that he was hitobing up
his horses just after dinner. The 0fee
wore annoying the animals and while de-
ceased was stooping down to take hold of
a trace one of the horses struck out with
one of its feet, to shake off the flies it is
supposed. The borse's foot came in con-
tact with Mr. McLaughlin's head just at
the temple. He was unconeoiohe most
of the afternoon and died in the evening,
medical aid being of eio avail. He was
80 years of age.
The Clinton News -Record says :--A
new society has been organized in town.
This society, although being very anoient
-having boon founded by Richard Smith
about the year 47 B. 0. -has never had a
regularly constituted lodge in this place,
althoughthere are many individual mem-
bers of the order here. An organization
was affected on Thursday, and a meeting
for the eleotion of anomie will be held on
the next Thursday after the full moon.
The new lodge starts with nine charter
members, and the proper official name is
"The Ancient and Honorable Order of
the "Dick Smiths.'" The members are
bound by a solemn oath to never treat
anyone, and ooneetluently the order is
sometimes called the "Anti -Treating So-
ciety." The badge adopted by the order
is of cardinal velvet, this color having
been selected to match the noses of some
of the members. A list of the offerers
will be given as soon as received.
Toon Mount on Toon Lry^a.-The fol.
lowing has been handed us for publica-
tion :-"Tho other day a hotel man, a
tinsmith, a livery man and a oommeroial
traveller, drove down from Clinton to
that now popular report, Bayfield.by-the.
Lake, in two rigs. On returning home
the oommeroial traveller and the tinsmith
started out first. When a considerable
distance on the way, they decided to wait
for their friends, who were delayed at the
port getting bait, which they oonjectnred
they might make use of at some of the
trout streams on their way home. The
tinsmith got out of the buggy and walked
back a piece of the way, when he patient-
ly awaited on the fence, which enclosed a
dense piece of bush, the Doming of the
000upants of buggy No. 2. When it ar-
rived be suddenly sprang on to the road,
grabbed the horse by the head and held
out his right hand as if presenting a re-
volver, shouting in stentorian tones
"your money or your life." The effect
was electrical. The livery man and the
hotel man jumped out of the conveyance
in• a second and made for the woods as
quick as possible, whioh they had scarcely
gained before the laughter of their friend.
at their discomfiture assured them that
they were in no danger of either being
permaturely hustled to the happy hunt-
ing grounds or having to give up their
valuables. The auppoeed revolver that
was used was the case of a meereohaum
pipe belonging to the oommeroial man,
and the cooking oliok which electrified
the nervous victims was the eliciting
sound of the spring ae the case was being
closed, -Record.
Bishop Perry, of Iowa, is unlikely to
aoodpt the Nova Bootie bishopric.