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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1873-12-19, Page 2a 2. 'mob. THE MISSINC BONDS. do not think that any .stery in this incredtdous age gain a additional strength from the assertion that it is founded on fact AU I have to say in regard to what follows is that, as to the mein events of my story, what I write is ebso- mutely an& unecpsivocally true, and that if it was necessary I °meld place my finger to -day on some of the principal ao- tors. I have parposely disguised all the names, places, and. persons, and have, with intentional carelessness, thrown the storylteller's drapery over the main facts, as an artist might cast a somewhat flimsy fabric over a lay figure. Wall street is full,of stories of stolen bonds, and the efforts of the police and dotectives to find, out where the missing values have gone to. To catch the thief is one thing; to tinu the money stolen is something_else. To detect the former is not so very difficult, but to find the lat- ter is quite another thing. It may, I think, be safely said. that twice out of three times the missing values are midis- coverable. _ Why should we mouth it? Cempound.- ing felony is, if not quietly whispered, very often broadly hinted at. That such arrangements made With thieves and robbers are of frequent occurrence, no one doubt Human nature is weak and detectives are unreliable. The banker has $50,00 worth of bonds stolen from his safe. Phis amount of money or its representative suddenlywith from his capital may ruin hint. If he leaves the matte with the detectives, he may or may not get his nioney back; the probability of chances fs decidedly against it. Say he is fortunate enough to recover his money; he will have to pay roundly for it. The fact of his hav- ing lost such a large amount of money, if his credit iesensitive, may wreck him financially. If the banker or merchant is a nervoue man and of an excitable dis- position, his name and. the circulmstances of the robbery, printed in large letters, will lee published in a thousand papers thtoughoit the county. Very frequent- ly the fats of the larceny will be writ- ten in su h. an exaggerated manner, con- taining e en innuendoes expressed as to his carel ssness and imbecility in regard to moneyl, or just as often the suspicion stated. th t the amount was nothing like as large s was reported, that the unfor- tunate 1 ee will be driven to despera- tion. I is hard enough to lose money, without being called an imbecile or a rascal. The most cool mid cool -blooded men often, under such circumstances, would be glad to compound felony. Of course I am no advocate of treating with robbers, and what I -mite is not to be understood in the least as advocating it. The•bonds are lost. They are worth 100 cents on the dollar. The loser may have to pass twelve months of constant agony before he gets them back, (we are taking one of the cases of the more fortu- nate character,) and then has to pay for them, in detective fees, say but ten per cent. in money, bat at over ninety per cent. in personal wear and tear and, men- tal anxiety. Say that in some mysterious way the banker receives an intimation that the thieves would like to arrange .matters for a m re fifteen to twenty per cent., and ne accepts? He has been robbed only a ieek ago, and then he gets his bonds safe back again, though he may have p id several thousands of (tellers to secure her. The facts I have briefly descan ed on are known to many on Wall and it oad streets and on Exchange place. Som five years ago two or three good • places ere wanted in Templeton for cer- tain q te respectable old gentlemen. They «ere by no means superannuated imen, or had they gone beyond their period. ef usefulness. These old gentle- men, • ho were perfectly suave, honest, and co rect, had. been unlucky in life, but w re fortunate enough to have younger friends whom they (the eld gen- tlemen had helped at the outset of their careers Clerks han got to be men of wealth and position, while the old heads of the tines who had first employed them hal godown in the world. didn't bell 'ae it helped Would. do or a hotel or but he wen did, and he nag, and h again." A week a concern Mach, a barber shop, in for what' was plain, he would bid. them good m might_ or might not terward he did. call, ace palsied by a friend, and the two old g Ceram felt sure of opening a new count. "it's the ings banks, says they th said. the ear thought of i boss, "thou you. -CN at sorry hou es chanic's ien. ain't better o this here Ho so, and a fe mortgagel on mind. you—y a man, woul that's a :ma, look to. Ho have yot then, let your mci vice," an •ing for a ing. The jo a wallet, tv3o, five, lars—mo great de and. som metal bill obliging cents too cents too other old oss. He believes in 8 v- nd he and the old, wo an ak you ar safe—they d,» enter. "Pity you hada't before, osea,' said the le I ain't bit -better off aor I have go is some mighty bad to t ke em for a me - Hang e, if workmen now tha the bosses. If i ea does eke a deposit r ew want d 'just a lit le ;fair hous —first mortgage, wouldi 't Mind oblig g you? f course I kn w er the ireetors usual y a, you a n.'t got' circula 4, J!ieft it t home? Well, e itve anot en Hosea, pit ey at once, a,nd that's my a ha ng give his views, as ircui ar, the oss ceased spea rneyhaan car enter hauled o and counted out slOwly, on ten, fifteen, wenty, thirty do t of it one -d 'liar bills, and 1 of it in f a.ctional curren five. -cent pi es. Some of ti s fell; on th floor. Now tl e Cashier ma e it seventy-fl'e little, and ow it was fif y much. In he meantime the looking up a cir- resh one, with a Hosea's boss, t e correct, p the big book f f - employe wa cular. He wanted a pea-green cover, for last the Count:was ma book was] brotight, an 8- • signatures was graced with Hosea's sig- nature after quite a amount of labbr and a blot. The circ der of the Foal- tain Savings Bank, -et ith the pea-grepn cover, was then p itely handed to Hosea's same tim exactly the prop Fountain A savings bank, the Fountain, with an ample bapital furnished by the younger men, was founded; not's° much for the accommodation of the thrifty poor as for the personal advantage Of the two emi- nently honest, quiet, and respectable old gentlemen, who, drawing a modest $1,- 500 to $1,800 a year, could manage mat- ters quite satisfactorily for the Fountain Savings Bank, the stockholders, the de- positors, and. themselves. As economy was a paramount consideration, no extra clerks were to be hired. The two old gentlemen were to act as Cashieria-Trea- ewers, book-keeepers, entry clerks, and general accountants. Matters went op. quite pleasantly. Oc- CEil3i01:10.1 deposits came in; which were in- creased, aeacl the old geetlemen, cultivat- ing the neighborhood, warmed up with the work, and conscientiously did their duty when they advocated thrift and economy. In fact, the results were quite satisfactory, and the old gentle- men, for a certain time, were never hop - their lives than when managing untain. day there lounged in a quiet -look - certainly a mechanic, and of pier in the F One mg ra the b tter class too. The _maa's clothes were ecent, a trifle worn, and he had on a colo ecl shirt. There might have been • just his h he to curl of wood -shaving mixed with ir, and from the -brim of his hat, as k it off, there fell a little shower of sawd st. In fact, he smelt of yellow pine,' and was, to all intents and pur- pose , a carpenter. " i e was not a rich man," he said, "only able to save a scrap here and there. • Careful wife. ,Nothing like that, but growing family. Good boss and all ttl. at, and fair wages. What the boss paid. him, on a pinch, might keep them all, at was doing a fair stroke of night- wor. . Wasn't a spreer. Took his drink sore times, when he wanted to,- but not habitual. The gentlemen in the bank knetv that a little -never did. any harm. Yes!; be thought they were sensible. Well, pa,ssing along—he went by the Fountain Saving every blessed day — thought he would drop in. !Was it only six per cent. they gave? That wasn't enough. -Wa,st.'t -a, business- man much, but had. heard that money was worth as muchas that b,y the single month over in New. York. ' What did they dee with their money? Well, bond and mortgage was safe. Would they let him have a statement? Didn't expect he would un- derstand much, but the old woman and othe boss would, and. he would carry it home. Liked. the look of the Fduntain. Was a plain man himself, and, though he mild be glad enough himself to build e insides of some of those savings banks, with their: rose -wood moldings and headings, and that sort of thing, oss, and the left, as did at the dertaia t n box, containi g 20,000 in U ited States bon s, rty o th before-mentionfed Savings Ban of Templeton. o one ever, knew, pretend to knolw. n knew about it day's labors were s afterward, w en the safe, the bl ck How i wa4 done, and noo e will ever All the old 'gentlem was, that when the over, some fivelhou they went toilock up lacquer box *as gon Police Detectiv Of con sehey, we and they mohsed ov it, and got 'On a tr clued to be as ron twisted itselfinto te three, ad then int strand of which, tu flimsy as a cobweb, any tension Then ings Bark Director sense aud no small a gave the detectives did haust took $20,0 were atechize time, and were worse niud.dled and more at se in their statements than ever. Like the cat in. Little Alioe, all they could say we that it vanished," The poor old gentlemen 'went home, utterly ; ex- tinguished. and weeke. Wiggl demat decl that tHE oggles, ye.) T osea's , with (the latter the mere ex - e two old gentlemen who 30 when he took their he assidtauce of his Boss, for the five hundredth e HURON EXPOSITOR. limumsammaimaimmiwnwomwOmemW took to their bedsI for 8 said ;"Philanthropy the money must be found; ;" and col did Woggles.Much good. an be done wth twenty thoutand dollais." " Less vetaty-five per cent.," said Wuggies,. the 'nanciering Direstor, "withgreat e re , and. good judgment them twenty; ,'thousand dollars, less twenify.hvu per Oat., as my brother Di- rector says, ma et fructify --in fact, put us on our legs vane." " The Fountain tmairYs i Lt str`aans of fluid, to the h aggle " But you are compo vith. elony," rema eed. Mr. Q quite; sharply. " 1 hsk you if there is the least chance of our et - ting our bonds back ;any other wi], ?" put he Wiggles, dogmatically. " None in the least. The deteceil --' went on to say. Queensby. Are quite as Las the thiev," arose as one voice the cry of all the e rectors. ''Compound them,1" said Mr. Queens ther Directors , s cdded, and that has no record of acted on their ju ?'I asked Queens s at the Cone ignly said Lef put to it straight, ✓ it, and ferrete which they de - aa a cable, which o trails, then into • a thousand., each ned out to be: as nd would not stand the Fountain Say - with much good penditure of mo ey, • P. • e Queen by was on of the Directo s of the Fountain, and though the loss of the $20,000 never worried him at all, as the Fountaii Was perf ' tly solvent, anfd if necessar he could a ave made up ane de- ficiency in their cap tal in five min tes, •neverthe es Queen by was curiou to know how the trick was done. Bei g of a singularlypersist t and obstinate na- ture, he h tight it iver for months, i and then was; forced to, ive it up. ' Some in4ty day after the rob ery, Queens]) was in th Corridor Hotel, in New Yorkl He ad an _engagement with a capitalist, a d was waiting; for him. Presently a gentleman eamci to- ward him, looked s im straight iit the face, and s id : " re you not Joreph Queensby?. "I a ," !was the "'Well, then," s id the person, ; pre- senting a card, "ti's is my name. Take it. It may be of u e to you some clay." Mr. Queensby to k the card, and read, ,`.` Chaucer Loftus." " Mr. Lciftus ? nd how can yeti be of use to me ?" "I am to be fou ci. very often''re," said Mr. Loftus, hough I make nb ap- pointments. Peo le mostly fin me when they want in," added Mr. Iertue, 'rather sha sly. " I am ill igno serve me, replied "What bout t 'Mr. Loftu in the arid, bowi g to Mr Now t re wa about Mr. I nftus. and his be ring th were no welry, chain. i musta there was ot eve of flash I out hi thing reea kable that his Ii en was i up, and t his Ii lliarly de nt pro .1 gloved. an shod. " Bond k" said this maiS now a Can he e a r Neverthe his whil quite of . Once Aa -in C quietly 1 Epproath were few.;, ' "Bonds!" said " Preclifiely," w s the reply. " You have the 0, : " I never said " To come to b worth? ;I ask for IIwould wl, have to " Tweitity-five —say $5,000, neit away wet Mr. L Police and dote .tives again. More chain ea aroufl('l Idetectiv them this time, , they wild stand tugging,; but whe on thenii, they co like rotten 'fish in something was h did collie up, th either t,b have ha or to have e brough of worthless wee serve Was fished; some peeson was trying to sell the detectives found. the sp. ace in a n tions ook place, blind,f allay. Ju there rof its own a bliiad itself, and. Ilan who ably 8, iFeharged— a sethend never was the I roper co marilwa undoubt New #e Fount Wiggles made an . . reply. - f of how yot ban Queensby. ose bonds," ince ired. most nonchalant way, Queensby, vani hed. notlerning rear able His mien was uiet t of a gentleman.f He save a quiet 4uard he wlas not dyed and the ffaintest glixfnmer . I there was any - bout the man it was partiqula,rly well done acts and feet, of pecu- oortions, were neatly r. ueensby ; can ythi g about t em ? ceiveir ? Impossable." ss Que nsby found. it vorth o frequ nt 'th Corridor otel aucer Loftus, 1Esq., d him. The !words the Director. till give ot y," saki W unding N ueensby, es siness--what are they curiosity's sake.] What pay to get them lbaele?" er cent; on. the dollar er more nor les," and ftus. No one of the yes; but they all r, the sook of minutes fact, Mr. Queensby merit " ow much now Meet ng Chaucer Lo " ow? oh 35," " t was 25 befor "' ow they are befo e long." s this your actiiL Director. " ertainly it is, the I eighborhood." " will think ov aged., perhaps to -d Q eensby went t certi 'ed check for the dclress on Mr. It was a neat, qu A thly maid -sent door said, Mr. Qua nsby was ushe roo a. The parlor fort bly furnished hun quite a neat ings, and the tab mag zines and wit publ shed English M . Loftus cam men s. have brough fled check for $ bons 8," said alre at bonds be e 'staken--an nev:r had the pie fore. Catherine-? the bell. " Sho doe ." s this your les of facts, twisted capstans. Stme of t the start, seem as if some small amount of a true strain elms put imence parting again, lines. Now and then eked up, but when it snoods wer found their bodies 4napped, to the surfac bunches s. Every pos ible pee - and at last, at last, rresteci who iad been bonds. Not Ithat the t out, but itj came to tural way. JExamina; nd the court got up a tice sornef mes gets cord, the go dess being hat was the nd of .it. ad the be ds honor- nly saw th bonds for. =died the , and. that elusion, fo the young dly innoce t. in Director met again. impressiv speech as i . , 5; they may be 50 ; dress ?" asked the Ed not ashamie of • r it. I may see ou ! 3 ) - i 371 - his bank and dr w a 7,000, and hurrlie to Loftus' card. ; et -looking reside a cc. IA who opened the Lbftus is in,» and ed into the dre ug - vas plainly, yet om- en the walls t ere collection of -ea rav- e was covered' th t dor three recintly •o ks of merit.' iii after. a few mo - with me this eerti- ,000, and now; the • 1 aeon shy. Bonds? You must error, doubtles ! I sure of seeing you be- tr. Loftus touched this gentleman the i ard, sir ?" askpd Mr. Que nsby, enrage . " My card? trange ! How did it cone into 'your ands ? A mistake ---a Cora dy of errors C therine, sho this pers le the door, nd ay to your ta stress to le ve little Ger rude dressed, apd. that her j apa intends taking a strolij with her. Q teeneby was cool ess, paused a day he was again and there was he ad to appro gen leman's word " If you think ;I an each an iriernal fool as to take a tert'fied check you must hay a very poor opi ion of my ability. Bri • g notes to thp house, any tim with- in a hour." And Mr. Loftus, e ading any more conver ation, left. iieensby drew out the money, and ,in an our aftetwa d, as at Mr.Loftus' hot, e. Now, my' sweet , pet," said. Mr. Lof us to a pretty blonde -haired child, wh was building blecks on the ,,fi or, as Mr. Queensby entered, " Papa Ise busi- nes now, and cannot be disturbed. So, no • , that's a dealing ; run to Catharine and get dressed, and, by and byf papa wil take you ou fo a walk. Yolu will exc iso me, Mr. Q ieensby," continued the' fond parent, as it kissed the child and waived er to the door. ; " Little girl want so much more petting than boy ." Now the child was gene, and. Qu ensby an Lofttis were alohe. His maa ner hard] changed. " Ah, •, I' per- ceive you h ve the. notes. You will count' them. Seven thousand . dollars ? I Correct. Yo will give them to me." ''And th bends ?" inquired. Mr. Queensby. : [ , 1 You shall have them ; but , I want, and; must ha e, the money first," said. Mri Loftus, j st as quietly as ever, cut- ting the leaf 'f a Magazine with a mother- of-pearl pap r-knifel . •!' ' What se urity have I that the bonds will be retur ed. ?' i quire& Mia Queens - by. . " The wor of a ' thief, sir," said Mr. Loftus, closi g the book with; a snap, and looking 4qiirely at Queentby. "If you will giv mi the money, I than lock it tip here, aIldl you must trust me. If not, take y ix money away with you. If you cons nt to. my terms, in five minutes the bonds swill be in your posses- sion. I COUdl riot give them to you if I wanted to, ftt they are not here." With a tremor Queensby handed over the Piles of bill to Loftus, who, [opening a safe in the back room, lockedi: em se- curely up. f' We will now go to the het 1."—and saying this Queensby and Loft is went into the street i . The weather ' ne cold, and both had on their overcoats] " A. drink this raw morning would be ex ellent," reinarked Mr. Loftus. "The br „ndy at the Corridor is p sable. I mo tly import my own in smel quanti- tie' . In Ne W York everybody ad.ulter- at-es brandy se much. Is it not a shame that Union Square, which sho ' d be the ti est of all places, is always in such a sh eking condition ? and that little scoundrel of a newsboy, who h s splash- ed he mud oefer ifs., No, I -do not want a ewspapenr he said to the newsboy, , t nd clear oht." 'A dirty, ragged news - bo , thus addressed, who had' a bundle of • apers u der his arm, gazed at the sp aker, Mr.I Loftus, for a moment with th utmost cantewpt, and then made use of some de idedly impertinent expres- sio . Mr. Loftas made an attempt to str ke the rude boy with his neat um - 1 br 11a, whi h blow the boy evaded, jostl- in ; agains Mr. Queensby. The inci- dent was son forgotten, as they neared the hotel, vhen Mr. Queeneby'e anxiety incTea,sed. " Have 1," he remarked to ' self, '?been fool enough to throw aw y, $7,opo ? if he is going to humbug mel? I ain capable of shooting him. What about those bbnds ?" he said aloud. id gh he g - or. Us. d,ujnibfoundecl a this o4ient, 1et.J Next at the Corridor I otel, r. Loftus. ThiJ time ch Mr. Loftue. This were brief : .5 1 Bonds Why, my deer sir, my dear Mr, Queensby, here you have been car- rying on Broadway, in the Most crowded thoroughfare of the .city, Some twenty thousand dollarswith of United States bonds *rapped up in an oltl, newspaper in your pocket. It is a morey you have not been robbed. Your escape from los- ing them can only be accounted for by the fact that the outside of the package by no means represents the value of the con tents. " Mr. Queensby 'felt ,ii his overcoat pocket, and sure enough there was a The ;hotel was goodly-sieecl' package. reached, and in a private !corner the package was examined, and the bonds, twenty thousand dollars wo th in, all, was found to be correot.f Whether Queensby and Loftus tried th brandy at the bar of the Corridor we do ot know. How the bonds came into ueensby's pocket 'can (silly be accounted or by the supposition that the newsboy, put them there, but how these bonds were taken from the Fountain is still a mystery This is precisely how, in thie particular instance, a felony was cotapounded.. There is no safer savings bank than the Fountain of Templeton, and during the late panic there was net even a run on it. Of course no pitcher can always keep going to the -well and not got broken. So Chaucer Loftus, Esq.or the forger and bond thief,whose real name is Spen- cer or " Spence" Pettis, got hauled up in due process of time, and. is new an in- mate of the State Prison of Alassachu- setts—but not on account of in,ny little irregularity with. the Fountain Savings Bank. 1111101101:62MMIIMMNIMINVIONO1 pains n the back and limbs, fatigue on slight ex- ertion palpitation of the heart, hysterics, and whites', these pills will effect a cure when all other means have failed; and although a powerful remedy, do not contain iron, calomel, antimony, or anythitng hurtful to the constitution. Fall directions in the -pamphlet around each package, which should be Carefully preserved. job Noses, NOV York, Sole Proprietor. $1.90 and 12i cents for postage, enclosed toNortbop &Lyman, Newcastle, Out., general agents for the Dominion, will insure a bottle, containing over 50 pills by rett.%ern Suloiltdain Seaforth by E. 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Large stabling and an attentive hostler in con- nection. 251-ly ponalloE OF WALES HOTEL, Clinton,e Out., .1- C. J. Mc0UTCM1ON, Proprietor. First-class eccoramodation for travellers. The Bar is sup- plied with the very best liquors and cigars ee Good stabling attached. The stage leaves this 'House every day for Wingham. 204-4t TNTEMPERANCE OF EVERY KIND is follow- -4 ed by exhaustion of the vital forces—by ner- vous prostration and general debility, with rest- lessness of body and mind, the body being inca- pable of exertion—the mind feeble, capricious, with no power of concentration, and often subject to despondeuey, and an indisposition to battle with the world. To recover permanently, abstain from the excessive use of Whiskey and Tobacco, reform irregular habits and take Dr. Wheeler's CompounaElieir of Phosphate and. Calisaya, to restore tone to the stomach, vit4tlity to the nerves and muscles and energy to all he organs of the body. . Sold at $1.00. Toomas? Eclectrlic Oil, ; wongu TEN TIMES ITS WEIGHT ?N GOLD. DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING OF IT? TIIP NOT, IT IS TIME YOU DID. 1 There are but few preparations of medicine which have withstood the impartial judgment of the people for any greet lengkh of time. One of these is'Iheokes' ELECTRIC OA, purely a. peeper - t Mmi the best ils that are known, iof six of some of each one poesessing virtues of ts own. Scientific physicians know that medicin ei may be formed of several ingredients; in certain feexed proportions of greater power, and producing effecte which could never result from the use of any one of them, or in different cambinations. :Thee' in the preparation cre this oil a chemical change iflakes place, forming a compound which could not lip any pcissibility be made from any other combination or proportions of the same ingredients, or flay other ingredients, and entirely different from enything ever before made, one which produces thdmostatstenishing re- sults, and. having a -wider tango of application than any medicine ever befor‘ discovered. It con- tains no alcohol, or other volatile lice -aids conse- quently loses nohing by evaporation. Wherever applied you get the benefit ot every drop ; whereas with other preparations nearly all the alcohol is lost in that way, and you getenly the einall quan- tity of oils which they may abu 1 , - S. N. THOMAS, PlIELFS, N. Y. vend NORTHROP & LYAffeN, Newcastle, Ont., Sole ' gents for the Dominicin. X TE.—Eleetric—Selectea and Electrized. Sod in Seaforth by E. Hickson & ' Co. and R. Lumsden, , The Great Fene'alte Remedy. JOE NOSES' PERIODICAL PILLS. THIS invaluable medicine is nnfailing in the -/- icin-e of all those paierful and dangerous diseases to Which the female conetitution is subject. It moderates all excess and rhmoves all obstructions, and a speedy cure may be relied on. - To married ladies, it is e%culiarly suited. It will in -a short time, bring on the monthly period with regularity. afitlly ThPills should not be taken by Females during the first three months of Pregnacy, as they are sure to bring on Misearriage, but at any other time they are Safe. In all eases of Nervots and spinal affections, FOSTER'S HOTEL, SEAPORTS. rpRomiS FOSTER begs to inform his old ;11- friends and the traveling public that he has opened his new hotel, adjoining the Post Office, Seaforth, whore he has the very best accommoda- tion for man and beast. The best of liquors and cigars at the bar. THOMAS FOSTER. 17.13EliletiCA.L DR. CAMPBELL, (Graduate of MeGill Univer- fay, Montreal,) Coroner for the County of Huron. Offiee—Next door to Calder Brothers' Marble Works, and opposite McCallum'e Hotel, Main -street, Seaforth, near the Railway Station. TAMES STEWART, M. D., C. M., Graduate ef ti McGill, University, Montreal, Phyeician, Sur- geon, etc, Office said Residenee—Brucefield. rall. KING, Seaforth, (late of Carronbrook,) Coroner for the County of Perth. Office— Main-st. Residence—Oommercial Hotel. Calls at DR. KING'S office will be attended to day or night. 287 TTL. VERCOE, M. D., C. M., Physician Sur- geon, etc., Coroner for the County of Huron. Office and Residence, corner of Market and. High streets, next to the Planing Mill. VETERINARY SURGEON.—D. MeNA.UGHT, V V. S., begs to announce to the inhabitants of Seatorth and surrounding country that he has been awarded the diploma of the Ontario Veterin- ary College, and is now prepared to treat diseases of Horses and Cattle and all domestic animals. He has opened an office in connection with his herse- shoeing shop, where he will be found ready to at- tend to calls. Diseases of the feet specially at- tended Co. Reeideuce, office and shop in the rear of Killoran Ryan's new store. All kinds on' Vet - oriel -cry Medicines kept censtantly on hand. Charges rea:feonable. 229 J. G. BULL, L.D.S., . URGEON, Dentist, &c., Seaforth, " %AltaT10. ....Late work, latest styles, neatly executed. All sur- gical operations performed with care and, promptitude. Feel; as low as can be ob- tained elsewhere. Office hours from S A. M. to 5 P. M. Rooms over Mr. A. G. McDougall's Store, Main-st. 270 DEC. 19, 1873. THE SEAPORTS LUMBER YARD. MABEE & MACDON ALD 'REG to inform the public thatehey have opened aLumber Yard in Seaforth, near Shearson's Mill, on the ground formerly used as a Lumber Yard, by Mr. 'Thomas Lee. They will keep vonetantly on hand a good- aesort- ment of ALL KINDS OF LUMBER, dressed and undressed. Also, LATII AND SHINGLES, all of which they nee prepared to sell at the loweet possie We prices, for Cash. Builders anal ethers will find it to their advant- age to inspect our stock, and ascertain our prices before purchasingeleewherc, as we are in a position to offer good inducements to cash purchasers. 160 MABEE & MACDONALD. SEAFORTH PLANING MILL, SASH, DOOR AND BLIND FACTORY THE subscriber begs leave to thank his numerous -1- customers for the liberal patronage extended. to non !knee commencing business in Seaforth, and trusts that he may be favored with a continuance of the same. Parties in to build would do well to give him a call, as he will continue to keep on hand a large stock of all kinds of DRY PINE LUMBER, SASIII3E8, DOORS, BLINDS, MOULDINGS, SHINGLES, LATH, ETC., He feels confident of giving satisfaction to then who may favour him with their patronage, aa none but first-class workraeu are employed. ftear Peaticular attention paid to Custom Planing. 201 JOHN IL BROADFOOT. SEAFORTH PHOTOGRAPH ROOMS. rpHE undersigned desires to state that he' has -1- purchased. from Mr. FRANK PALTRIDGE his Photographing business, which he will hereafter conduct. ALL DS KIN A PIPTURES OF " Takeni n the latest and best styles of the Art. Having had long experience in the business, the the subscriber has no hesitation in guaranteeing entire satisfaction, and trusts to receive a con- tinuance of the liberal patronage bestowed on his predecessor. ALL THE OLD NEGATIVES ON HAND CHARLES MOORE. Seafortin July, len. 292 REMOVED. REMOVED. M. ROBERTSON, Cabinet-inaker and Undertaker, HAS REMOVED his ware -rooms to JOHNSON'S OLD STAND, Main -street, Seaforth, 'Where he has on hand a superior istock of Furni. ture of every deeeription. CALL AND SEE IT. rp J. CHURCHILL, Veterinary Surgeon, (mem- 1- • tier of the Ontario Veterinary College,) begs to intimate that he has retUrned to the practice of his profession in Seaforth, and may at all times be coneulted on the diseases of. Horses, Cattle, &c. Veterinary medicines constantly on hand. All calls promptly attended to. Office, at Mansion House, &Werth. 278 LINE KY. T A. 'SHSARP'S LIVERY AND AIM STABLES. • Office—At Murray's Hotel, Seaferth. Good Horses and first-claes Conveyances always on hand. • e RELL'S LIVERY STABLES, SEAFORTH, Ont. Good Horses and Comfortable Vehicles, always on hand. Favorable Arrangements made with Coinmercial Travellers. All orders left at Kaoxas HOTEL, will be promptly attenaed to. OFFICE AND STABLES :—Third door North of Knox's Hotel, Main Street. 221 4 THOMAS BELL, Proprietor. S. L KENNEDY, TT OUSE, SIGN and ORNAAMNTIL PAINTER -lea:and Grainer. Paperhanging also attended to. Work done as cheap as by any other good work- man in the In:minces. All orders left with Mr. Kennedy, or for him at the EXPOSITOR Office will be promptly attended to, - 279-26 $arnuel Brodie, C. E., TonovreediAL LAND SURVEYOR, Seaforth. All orders left at the Mansion House with Mr. John Murray will receive immediate attention. References—Dr. Coleman and Dr. King. 411*52 EXTRACTING TEETH WITHOUT PAIN. CARTWRIGHT, Ie D. 8„ Sargeon Dentist • attends in Seaforth, et Rnox's Hotel, the first Tuesday and. Wednesday ef each month; in Clinton, at the Connaercial Hotel, on the following Thurs- days and Fridays. The remainder of the time at his Stratford office. - Parties requiring new teeth are requested to call, if at Seaforthand Clinton, on the first days of at- tendance. Testimonials of over 600 patients who have had their teeth extracted by the use of the Gas, may be seen at my office office in Stratford. Teeth 4neerted in the most substantial end im- proved styles. • Filling done in gold, &c., in a manner which cannot be surpassed. • 287- $5 TO $20 per All day. classes Agentsofww oarnut endg. people, of either sex, young or old, make more at work for us in their spare moments, or all the time, than at anything else. Particulars free Address G. STINSON & Co., Portland,Maine. 284 BOARDING. COLLADAY has leased. the large -and -coin- modinas house, on the Salt Works Grounds, adjoining the Railway Station, and has fitted iteup as a boarding-house. Good table and comfortable rogues. Persons wishing a pleasant boarding- house should apply, as there aee at present a few vacancies. Transient boarders accommodated at less Wean hotel rates. 228 UNDERTAKING. Having purchased Mr. Thomas Beirs iihARSE I am prepared to attend funerals on the fihorteet notice, eithertin town or country. Cons, AIL Sizes, Kept constantly on hand. SHROUDS 1 SHROUDS 1 M. ROBERTSON, CABINET MAIKER AND UNDERTAKER, Joluasen's Old Stand, Main street, Seaforth, ha's now on hand a good assortment of Which he can furnish cheaper than they can le got elsewhere. 25 ST-11R,C3T.TID SEAFORTR CARRIACE WORKS. WINTER COMING ON. WILLIAM GRA SSIE In preparation for the sleighing season, Etas in. construction a large number of SLEIGHS AXD. CUTTERS Which will be sold, as usual, eheap for cash, or on short time. The reputation of this establishment for the durability and elegance of articles- turned out by it, is sufficient guarantee that purchasers will receive satisfaction. A number of Light Single and Double RIGS, in the way of Wagons And Buggies, yet on hand • WILLIAM GRASSIE; Goderich etreet, Seaforth. WHO WANTS MONEY? S. STRONG, SEAFORTH, Will Loan Money at a LOW RATE OF INTER- EST. either on Farm or Village Prop . Patties requiring moneyehould appto hiin INSURE YOUR PROPERTY AND YOUR LIVES. A. Strong, Seaforth. IS ALSO AG -EXT FOR The Scottish Provincial Insurance company— Fire and Life. The Western Insurance Company', of Toronto— Fire and Life. ,. The Isolated Risk Insurance Company, of Canada. Terms as reasonable as offered by any other agent doing business for reliable Companies. OFFICE—over Strong it Fairley's Grocery Store, Main Street, Seaforth. 252 LUMBER! LUMBER 1 VICTORIA STEAM SAW MM. GOVENLOCK. & GRAHAM Have now got their new Steam Zinv Mill, on. the Northern Gravel Road, Six miles nett& of Sea - forth, running at full blast, and are prepared to furnish Lumber of Ail Kinds, AND BUILDING MATERIAL Of every description, embrit6ing a quantity of • HARDWOOD, Such as Maple, Rock Elm, Biech, Basswood, Oak and Elm.. A stock of 1 t FENCING AND. DRAIN LUMBER Kept constiantly on. hand. Terms as easy as can be hadelsewhere. Lumber delivered in Seaferth, if required. Lumber of any description can be supplied from 10 to 28 feet in length. GOVENLOOK & GRAHAM. NOTICE TS HEREBY GIVE th4t application will be -A- made to the Legislative Assembly of the Prov- ince of Ontario, at its next session, for an aot to reunite the North Ridhig of the County of Hu- raoongitstorablideonSopunrpth oRsiodsi.eig of the said Comity, for G'oacrich, Septa() nicE2TER ADAMSON, 1 County Clerk. EC. 19) sosesemete This—Eo gwaogri lndg i ps 1 11 iokt a l_ittriehoplelaadisaenst, ,.,,,, 4' moth-eaten- ni„r:,, gof 3°)31.----eAl‘Aste)th°111elliiiiing4iisf, as an American heti _ eo:9:i,eiea ye amid 'was iSUtl,,q';:if3,ilre down." 4 --TWC/Ity-'4eVelt IredL1173:7c church na cuo to aer(1 lbewear iaheict0, t Asince. l :Pr:811rif P::: ;1.:i castle, Enghud,- ctooainst,t,:lyf'larylo'hi:1,eeavivili,le: fireside be veitholi fromoBm somewhat ie yours aitr7e)liclte g' l letter recently rec —That u . poaw whenulidinihleai edsthiisg.:itui4i: —Utica Berate/. —c3e-ainr.•-T all efhael;l'ec my e: now-a-daye." Lh- that,Asichois: _1;tohle: we got were slate of the restorative of that State. It could notsweepl after her arrival i chase her husban hfr 4t)a.—AnIndianahorse-pistolsk-a and - -- any rilhliel'eNedil weighing scarcely boy'sarm, and sit' him incapable of afterward, while ped with a pair on the back of I force to split the only reached./ his given the boy wh oothievraedo_s_t aBl3t4OnilliSrahn' 3 to—ryfrohP fe Rev. Mm xii mouth, who some weeks on Star I.i hisafl tteotone eehealth,dche1.I.ore11 baix r i.eac h his stay. The c opened,tt:iai111-atrItitilihteatli er, boweveJ did: predation Iis prepared 4m:es his the use of the eh When a°8 ing appare tounseled tn t, or that defect,. :dddt e ino t1J nm escapeto when he uphole- tictdar, she giv, -critical examen ieut of ten huerie Between that Til agt%1Alatda 'theirtIaoft It it also a little Itilleffecthepilr1eSe 8 bt °1 tick' I hove k 'threeiit 'pinched t i me shim;h ei t The dealer had. ed it down in squinted. at it, a that feet how! The main' pro feeling that he offellow -iiameoerntanta im better,'next htive Ta; iPres cniloth;sh"lie that gave. hisn such whipped the co. other so rapi about texture able wretch we. back, and get with he wtoaliatlau it pinched sem had him try it it across the le front, ani said like that In his off with a eimi back any more front of I, that 171 o ionkai no tev, 0 ,, e tn dt h ee I i things he Wan. there agmea.'red doing. --1..120„...nti„1 A Night The ter is 3.. like a small, ill has no more wagon, which suggestive NVA, man sits with Ivindov- The watch 511. his business there doing is hest and get upo expregs wants out by degrees but net airee eraelld for a (1 the light out and your bat like a smithy it gathers its and bounces . i next, ear, , matter, The : curve, and yo i'whetTi you we in the game • steady your I thfor% ehod ensute,otoiI i. the., Express, tihtoOevceuryrs,ptitowy yon never h aueter info are " just du —is tthheirobsydsmi sir is hung ent 0 -you'll try lioesni hap, 6 •