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Local—Txs Poaz,
Wanted—Geo. Love.
Looa1—Mrs. Alexander.
Wanted—Geo. Thomson.
'Money found—Jas. Buyers.
Fail and Winter—F. C. Roger
Tnenrance--Robert Cunningham.
The Padlook—A. M. McKay & Co.
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N.russets Vast,
FIIXIL4Y, SEPT. 28, 1887.
IT is expected that a goodly num-
ber from this section will attend the
Commercial Union meeting ab Olin.
ton next Tuesday. It would be a
good idea for persona opposed to
this very important move io go and
hear what could be gelid in its favor
and then exercise their judgment as
to whether their condition would be
bettered by Commercial Union or
not.
WE have a suggestion to make to
the East Euron Farmers' Institute,
it is this :^—Would it not be 4o your
advantage to have a tent on the
Fair Grounds at the East Huron
Fall Show where the Secretary
could be found to receive the names
of persons desirous of adding their
names to the membership roll and
where topics of interest to the farm•
ing community could be discussed.
The greater prominence given to the
Institute the greater will be the
success attending it and the more
advantageous to the members. 11
would be well for our farmer friends
to remember that the small fee of
25 cents entitles them to a perusual
of all the books in the library of the
Institute. We hope the Executive'
Committee will gee their way clear
to make a push to further the inter-
ests of their Association.
TUE large and enthusiastic 'Tem-
perance Convention, held at Clinton,
last Tuesday, shows that the friende
of the amuse are not asleep and are
intending to beso thoroughly organ-
ized that when a repeal vote comes
on no uncertain sound will be given.
The Canada Temperauce Act is not
what the temperance people of this
Dominion asked for but it was ac-
cepted as a stepping atone to the
much to be desired end—Prohibi-
tion. It would appear that the li-
quor dealers in their anxiety to
burry on a vote in this county did
not exercise sufficient care in the
preparation of their petitions, &o,
and the result is there are a number
of glaring errors which will have so
be rectified before a vote can be tak•
en. That temperance sentiment is
on the increase in Ontario needs no
proof as it is apparent to elmcet
everybody and we venture to predict
that those who live to see another
Dominion election will witnos a
eight they never saw before in eon•
nection with the cause cf temper-
ance. The flag is nailed to the
mast, it will never come down.
An exchange hits about right on
the exhibition business. 1t says
—We have it on the authority of
Prof. Goldwin Smith that there is
no use in arguing against a mania.
The mania for exhibitions, called
by a singular stretch of the imagin-
ation, agricultural, is as little amen.
able to reason as any other. We
have too many big shows, or shows
that the local managers try to make
big, and certainly we have too many
little ones. 'There may have been
a time when the township show did
some good, but in most cases its
usefulness is gone. That the inter-
ests of agriculture are promoted in
any appreciable degree by a few
neighbors meeting together and ex-
hibiting the same animals and the
same articles year after year, is
something that is difficult to be-
lieve. The Biding of a county ie
usually a small enough area for a
good show. Larger prizes and
keener competition are the things
wanted. But there is no use argu-
ing the matter. Every word spoken
or written against the email show is
attributed to a selfish desire to cen-
tralize the show business. The fact
that the larger shows held in Toron-
to, Hamilton, Guelph, Brantford,
London and other placed, depend
largely on what are galled "attrao-
*tons, proves plainly that the show
business, like almost every other, is
overdone. Bernum's bearded wom-
an and the Chicago patent hen may
be interesting objects, but it is diffi-
cult to see how looking at them
helps the farmer to grow better
grain or raise bettor stock.
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ter`
The eleotrio light is being fitted up in
Calgary.
A police patrol has been established in
MoLcod town.
Birth/ merebai.ts shipped three tons of
butter the other day.
Calgary publio sobool has a seoond
teacher at a ealary of 5600 a year.
A quantity of cheese was lately ship.
ped from Rapid City to British Colum.
bia.
The Mounted Pollee have made a raid
on Calgary whiskey dealers and levied
51,490 in Anes.
Flies must be thiok at Prince Albert.
The Times reports that the driver of e
dray curiae a smudge with him.
The Herald notes the arrival at Battle.
ford lately of 200 high grade two and
three year old heifers and six thorough.
bred bulls for breeding purposes.
A. heavy hail storm occurred near Bat-
tleford on August 2nd cutting down
several fields of grain Many of the
hailstones were an inch in diameter.
The townships in the Cochrane lease,
near Calgary, have been given up for set -
gement by the company, but their right
to the balance will be maintained.
The Saskatchewan Herald notes the
appearance of graeehoppere on the Swift
Current trail north of Eagle Creek,
where they cleared the grass off for twen-
ty miles. It reports they did not fly
away, but died there, and that the grass
is springing up again.
A Shoal Lake correspondent says:—
Farmers never had more confidence in
the future of this country than at pre.
sent. They are making extensive prepa-
rations for putting in a large crop next
year. Most of them have broken from
ten acres up, which will be added to
next season's crop.
Joseph Little, of Neopawa. threshed
out the crop from seven acres of oats,
and realized six hundred,buehels by meas-
urement, nearly eighty-six bushels to
the acre. By weight the yield would
have been considerably greater, as it was
found that a measured bushel weighed
forty-one and a half pounds, or three
pounds more than a bushel by measure.
Perth County Notes.
960 tickets were gold at St. Marys for
Stratford, the attraction being Barnum's
circus.
Jas. Corcoran, of Stratford, has Ply-
mouth Rook pullets five months old, that
are laying eggs:
Mr. Patterson and Mr. Trow. Liberal
M. P.'s, spoke in the theatre at Victoria,
B. C., to a crowded house.
The Stratford Philharmonic Society
have selected Michael Costa's Oratorio
of "Naamen" as the work for that so-
ciety during the approaching term.
John White, the deaf and dumb mute
of St, Marys, who was struck by an en.
gine on the G. T. R., about two months
ago, is able to be out of his bed again.
While cutting timber for a barn for
Mr. Carnie, of Downie, Daniel McEwen,
struck his right foot with the axe, nearly
severing three of his toes. He nearly
bled to death .but he is now progressing
favorably.
Mrs. John Morrison, of Newry, was
awarded the first prize for white cheese,
and also the gold medal, and the fifth for
colored cheese. W. W. Gray, of Honey
Grove, Musselburg, took the seoond for
white cheese, but didn't compete in col-
ored.
Ald. Vaostone,of Stratford, picked up
a brass button that had been plowed up
Saturday on the market square that had
been lost off the coat of one of the regu-
lar troops, the Shropshire 63rd Reg't,
which was stationed at Stratford during
the Fenian raid.
A large black bear was shot on the 3rd
concession of Ellice a few days ago by
Louis Webber and a neighboring farmer.
The Stratford Herald alleges that Mrs.
Webber drove the animal up a tree by a
verbal attack in Dutch. Three charges
from a gun were emptied into him be-
fore he would come down. • He weighed
260 lbs.
The latest thing in the way of punish-
ing cattle for trespassing is to shoot
them with peas. '!this has been done to
a two year old colt belonging to Samuel
Cole, in Beet Niseouri, near Lakeside.
The colt is not yet out of danger, and
should he not recover it will mean 5160
out of somebody's pocket. The fact
that Mr. Cole has been constantly an.
toyed by this same person's cattle being
"n his grain makes the act all the more
disgraceful.
At the sittings of the Division Court in
St. Marys the only case of any interest
heard, the Journal says, was that of Box
vs. McLarty, with the facto of which the
publio are tolerably familiar. It will
be remembered tbat early in the spring
Mr. Box sued Mr. McLarty for the pay-
ment of a note of 565. The defence ad-
mitted owing the amount, but contended
that the particular note on which snit
was brought was a forgery. The plain-
tiff swore that the note produced was the
only one against the defendant in his
possession. The evidence was submitted
to a jury and a verdict given for the de-
fendant. At the last court Mr. Box
again sued Mr. MoLarty, claiming the
sum stated as the amount of a lost note,
expecting to prove his case by the second-
ary evidence of Mr. MoLarty. The
judge, however, non -suited the plaintiff
on the ground that, as Mr. Box had
sworn, at a previous court, that he never
had snob a note, it was impossible to lose
that whioh never existed and, conse—
quently, secondary evidence, under the
cireumstanoes, was inadmissible,
F. W. Johnston, of Goderich, was ap-
pointed one of the Executive Committee
at the meeting of the Ontario Conserva-
tive Central Organization in Toronto
fast week.
Rev. R. Y. Thompeon, B. D., of Hen-
eall, had tendered his resignation of that
charge to the Huron Presbytery, which
has also sustained the call of the congre-
gations of Manchester and Smith's Hill
to Rev. Mr. MoMillan, recently from
Edinburgh, with an 5800 stipend and
mange.
The eemi.annual institute meeting of
the teachers of West Huron will be held
in the High School, Goderich, on Friday
and Saturday, October 7 and 8, beginning
on Friday at 10:80. On Friday evening
in the Grand Opera House an entertain-
ment, consisting of readings, music,
electrical exporiments, oto„ will be
given.
THE $RUSSELOS
POST
7: FRLL WINTER—'87. NEW
I don't know as its any use advertising because everybody is aware
of the fact that the
Largest, Clleapest & Besl SlocK
is always to be seen at
F. 0 ROCKERS, DOYIII4ION HOUSE,
MILLINERY.
,SEPT. 23, 1887.
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IVI1 L L 1 N E R Y. 1We are showing the Latest and most desirable Dress Goods in the
Market, with Buttons and Trimmings to match.
The object of advertising now is to let the Ladies know that MISS
GREEN has again returned for the Fall Trade. From the entire
satisfaction she has given during the last Three Seasons every Lady
leaving her Order may be assured of getting the
NEW EST STYLES
and the very best of Workmanship.
MANTLE DEPARTMENT.
MISS MOORE has been engaged to take charge of the Mantle
Department. We guarantee a perfect fit and the very best of work.
We would wish every Lady to Call and see our Mantle Cloths,
which this season are simply lovely. We never before showed such
beautiful goods and at prices to suit everybody.
F. C. ROGERS.
11011.MIMP Amman
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Our Stock has been sorted up for the
6")-740.,
FALL & WINTER TRADE
and we ask for an inspection of it by the people of East Huron.
Sash and Doors,
Builders' Hardware,
Glass, Nails, Cow Chains,
Halters, Forks, Shovels, 4e.
on hand, and everything else requirsd by the public in our line.
Our motto is
Small Profits and. Quick lveturns
and a. Call will satisfy you that our prices are right.
COME IN AND SEE US,
A. M. McKay & Co.,
HARDWARE DEALLS6.
OUR Rel PIDL Y ZXCRE,fl SING
DRESS —GOADS — TRADE 1
testify to the Excellence of this Department.
Cone In and, See our Assortment I .
Bazaar Patterns
New Styles. Always in Stock and Monthlies Given
Away FREE.
Ulster Cloths
We have Received a nice line of Ulster Cloths which will bo just
what you have boon looking for.
Clint] F1aiue1 I
Cliea Tweeds
Good. Value in Everything.
A COMPLETE STOCK OF
Cooper & Smith's
FOOTS S8O:.ES_
There are no butter to bo had, so come early and get a choice
of the stock.
HATS & CAPS !
C''Q-E QROOERIE$!
Strachan Bros.