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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1874-07-03, Page 1• 1 rE 26r 1874. RGAI NS, KTE 'SIVE 'e Store in order to: Room for work, we and Fancy eadymade t, GREATLY D reduced to „ C C 30c-, 40c-. 15c. 20e. 28e. ) SILKS I'th $1 dOW11, t� 80c. VERS. red, TS rth $1& redneed to $S. e to 25e. Sc. PER YARD. St. .ZES FROM Se UP. a 40e per yard. fuenat fffEtts, RS. Seafortho. ' 1 • EVENTVE-1. 111/11O1IE NO. 343. ) araisna. ,11:cat taic °fait'. 1111=1111.3=111.111•Kon F M FOR SALE, 1 Irma 'well-known Farm.; owned. by Hugh Mils- . tard, adjoining the village of Bruoefield, com- prising las &urea, 100 aorea oleared and in a bigh state Of OtlitivtitiOD, 35 acres unoulled bush of best quality, all well fenced; good. frame house 44x30, frame barn, shed, granary and cow house, all in good state of repair, one-half nearly new-; present insurance $1,600, in the London Mntual ; also a *Tory good orehard and 3 Wells oh the premises; gravel road amen% alongside and trent, conveni- eut to churches, achools, atores, ehoese factory mid market. Amy person wishing to !arra for profit er pleasure can hardly faal a better situatiou. For particulars apply to the proprietor on Ile premiaes, or if by letter to Brucelield P. 0, 84s -la FARM FOR SALE. T OT 28, core 4, Ilay, half mile from Zurich Li GravelRoad, 100 acres, 70 acres cleared; frame barn and stables; good :orchard; well watered. Will be sold either with Pr without crop, as pre- lerred. For further partienlars enquire on the premises, or„; by letter to Rodgerville P. 0. att*Es JOHN JOHNSON. FARM FOiR SALE. R SALE,Lots 26 and, 27, Cons. 8 and 4, Me- emitaiuing- 176 acres, 150 acres are clearedand in a first-elaas state of cultivation, and thoroughly underdraiaed. There is a large two-story briok house, good outabuildings, also two large frame barns and sheds. There is a large bearing orchard. The farm is watered by a never - failing spring. It is aituated on the Northern Gravel Road., within two miles of the villaae of Seaforth. For farther partioulars apply on the premises or to Seaforth P. O. 842 11013ERT GO VENLOCK. FARM TO RENT, rpo RENT, Lot No. 20, Thames Road, township of Usborne, a, farm coutaiuing 87 acres of clear- ed land. For terms and particulars apply to the undereigned at Farquhar P. 0., tip ta July 20. 34144 TAMES GA.RDINER., . FARM FOR SALE. R SALE, 150 acres of, land, bog composedA of Lot No.23, Con. 5, McKillop, and west half of Lot No. 22. This property is situated within 8 miles of Seaferth. A good gra el road ruas paft thulace. There is a school house withia beta mile. There are 135 awes cleared, Well fenced and nufatly free from stamps, and clean and in good order. On the 50 acre lot there its a good frame barn, dwelling house and orchard. On the 100 aere-farrn there is at good frame honse, 2 frame hams with undergreund cellar, and a large orchard. The farm is well watered. These farms will be sold separatelv'or together to snit purchas- er& For anther particulars apply to the proprie- toton the premises, or to WALTER COWAN, Seaforth P. O., oi to S. , G. McCAUGHEY, Sea - forth, 3411'4 FARM WANTED. IATANTED to Bent, a FaRAI of from 80, 40,50 T Y or 60 acres of land. For further partieulaxs inquire at this office. 3404 FARM FOR SALE. T OT No. BR, Con. 7, MCKillop, containing 104 • -I-4 acres, 85 ares cleared ,L as miles from Seal orth; •i ot &mile from th.e Northern. Gravel Road; large: bank barn, with stabling Jelow, also'other out- hou'ses- large new collar° e house, well finished; O goodnever-failing spring creek ; also, a aood • well; the land is an and of good quality; three sores of orchard cvery best fruit trees, all bear - Mg. Per terms (label; particulars applyon the premises, or addiass 840 ANDREW COWAN, Seaforth. ' FARM FOR SALE. T OT 2, Con 1, Stanley, eontaining 100 acres to- ' gether with east half of Lot 2, Con. 2, contain- ing'50 acres, situated on the London Road, one- quarter of a mile north of Kippen ; upward of 100 acres cleared and in good, cultivation good frame barns and stables, and frame house. cultivation, orchard in fall bearing, a branch of the Bayfield Myer rims through a corner of the farm; there are also two good wells. Terras reasonable, one-half of the purchase money will be required cash.; the re- mainder in equal annual installments for 5 years. Apply to WIC BLAIR, Rippen. Ala), a HOUSE and ONE ACRE OF LAND,at the Village of Kippen; good orchard and garden, frame house, 11 rooms, two wells, frame stable and cow -house ; conaenient to ch.nrches and post office. Apply to 340 WM- KiPPura • FARIVi FOR SALE. OT No. 6, Con. 4, Hullett ; 140 acres., more or -"• less, 80 acres Cleared.; Plenty of water, and the north branch of the talaitland River running through the 18 acre bush; good fences.- Apply on the preraisea to the proprietor, . jAilES MARTIN, 808 • of address Constance P. 0. FAR:M FOR SALE. REING composed of 1,4t 1, Coil. 10 of the TO1911- -" shlp of Tackeremith, containing 100 acres of excellent laud, upon which there is a new trance barn, 38x60 feet, and slip a good orchard. For terms, which are easy, and other information., ap- ply to Mr. JAMES DAVEY, on Lot 1, Con. 12, of said Township, or to the aendor„ WALTER 4EN- WICK, Sr., St. George P. 0., Brant Co., Ont. 296 ENGLISH AFFAIRS..1 .` . Mr. Disraeli s Tra n hies --A ; Threat- ened Ilintizy in the Conserv-mire , illantp—Th Queen. Frani ,an Occasional Correspliiddnt. ' LONDON, June as, 1874. ., Mr. Disraeli Ismalready di covered that his :bed is not to be altog ther of roses, and that he eauna repose ds sound- ly on the support a the puhliea4 as on a pillow of hops. 1 It has been generaily expected that the Parliamentaryi session would be very short, and that extremely little would be done ; but Oward 2 o'clock on Friday morning, Mr. Disraeli, waking up out of a quiet doze, startled the House of ominous by re arking that this was al delusion, and tat the proapect was that the session wojuld be a long one, and that much. would 11� clone. In a few days, he added; there ould be seven measures of first-rate imi ortance before them. The fact is that tile G-ov- ernment has 1)een making very little pro- gress with its niesures, and fii ds that not only opposition from the Liberais, but discontent on its own side, i grow- ing up in its path. A section of Mr. •Disraeli's followers has to be educated at to the difference between being ,in and out of office. For instance, when Mr. Disraeli wa8 in Opposition, he denounced the' Gladstone Government for truckling to the priesthooI in the a.clmuustratioa of Irish affairs. But now that Mr. Dis, ra,eli is at the he d of a Ministry, he find§ that it* is not so easy to get on without the aid of Catlin 1 Cullen. If he choose to put his foot down he could, no doubt, afford to be independent of the Irish vote, but for the present he wants to try what a little coaxing will do. A cer- tain parish prietzt in Ireland, named Father O'Keeffe, has made .himself con- spicious by quarrling with the Cardinal, : who thought to extinguish him by a sus- pension. This, however, only supplied. the Father with Ithe notoriety in which, apparently, he delights, and gave him an opportunity of bringing his grievances =before the British Parliament. As par- ish priest he was ex -officio manager of the national schools in his parish, and the question was whether the Irish Board of Education was justified in fel- lowing suit to the Cardinal, and 4emov- ing the schools from Father 0' eeffe's charge. While Mr. Gladstone kas in office a good many of his party wi hed to USC this question 1 s a means of pr clai ing their independence of the prie thoo , , but the matter was put off. An atta k on the EducationBoard has DOW, how - there ever, cdme from the Liberal side, and. there was a general disposition on the Conservative bendhes to favor the attack. But Mr. Disraeli did not feel eqUal to the effort, and the 'word was passed that the motion must !be defeated. . 111 is re- sult was secured, but not withoui open on the Consoz,vative STEAM SAW MILL AND FARM FOR SALE. • BEING Lot 34, Con. 7, McKillop, containing 104 aores, all cleared, with good barns and Alines, two good orchards in full bearing; two never -fail-• • lag springs which supply the mill. Also, lot 35, Con. 9, containing 48 area of bush. The property is situated 6 anilea from. Seaforth, with a good gravel road thereto. For farther particulars apply on the premiaes. If by post, to ;muss rittomn- • soN, Constance P. O., Kinbuala, Ont. 260 • FARM FOR SALE IN McKILLOP. FOR SALE, a good Farm., composed of North half of lot 15 said the west hall of lot 14, Con. 12,Ma1i11op, containing 100 acres, 50 cleared. and well fenced, and in (rood cultivation • balance well timbered with hardwood; a ,good- frame house and new log barn; good bearing orchard; two beer were propeunded 111 the C the debate. Lcird Chief justice tort quoted evidence to show tha signs of mutiny side. . TifF LAW 0., The new law as to public ho ses is, also a sore embarrassment to the Minis - they egree , who busi- e late frons. Home hours wever, d, or rather untide med.- ursday to the intr- was to riction. ht is to ut the to re- rawn ; to be t had nobody 'severs meth- ertaine s itself a few PUBLIC HOUSES. try. There can e no doubt tha were carried into office in a great as the champions! of the publica resented. the restrictions on the* mess which had been imposed by t Governm.ent, and it was probabl a sense of gratitude that the new Secretary undertOok to relax the of closing. He had no sooner; h introduced him bill than he foul fancied, that public opinion was the other way. During the Whit holidays the Government has bee • itating On the subject, and on T poor Mr. Cross had to explain House that the bill which he hac duced as a measure of relaxation be converted. into a measure of res • In London the closing hour at nig be 12 o'clock, in lieu of 12:30, special licenses to certain,. house main open later are to be with and in the country the hours ar • shortened. If the Governine simply left things as they were, could, have Wanted it, but if it pe in extending the policy which it bers formerly denounced, it will ly suffer for sit. The Cabinet divided on the question, and, nights ago, -the First Lord of he Ad- miralty took part in debate aga nst the Home Secretary- -au unheard. f thing when a Government bill is in q iestion. There is lio subject on which th British public is so sensitive as on the eedenn of drinking; and unless the Gov ynment gives way it will probably be 'beaten. Some curious views ha to the vi tries of urse of .1Iamil- Ameti- cans suffered from drinking sp Is in- stead of beer. ' Mr. , Fothergill miles and a half from a geed gravel road; 10 miles from the village of Seaforth; there are two steam sawmills within 31 miles ; convenient to churches, schools and stores. For particulars apply to the `280a4 iron master, advocated demle-ing beer in a large proprietor on the premises, or, if by letter, to 'Winthrop P. 0. JAMES MoDONALD. the morning, as tc then did litt e harm. --------- -- - .- . ----- — ----- Beer was, in his epinion, the vilpst stuff WANTED, - that could be imggined. ; yet beiedrink- A.GOOD Steady Mau 50 Garden and take care ,cif a Horse. Apply at ' ing was by no 'means so preja 311 E. HICKSON & CO.'s Drug Store. was supposed. Mr.. Fielder:1, a SEAFORTHI Ii4RIDAY, JULY 3) 1874. Wales, and afterward took part in a reel with John Brown, her attendant, and Donald Stewart, game -keeper: Itis easy to understand •what a relief thists.' must have been after the severe etiquette of n imperial reception. This is the first ime that the Queen has danced since he death of the Prince Consort. t leave ou to imagine the state of mind Of ao- iety On the arrival Of this interesting. iiece of news, and all the cam:petits, ninon and conjectures to which -'1, has iven rise. .Except at Balmora lier ilajesty never attends a ball or even a . - j. -".1'. on.cert. - Bridges And .Cultrarts. o the Editor of -the Hamm irilxpositOr. In your issue of the 19th I June, Under e heading, . "The County Bridges," a report of Mr. Bay, the County En - es a naill es sa • . re- en- uni- b pal funds. The doctrine therein. min- e ated is clearly this: In the first iilace, herever large bridges are necessary for •ossing heavy streams the idea of lcon- meting small ones in close contiguity ght studiously to beavoided, as lardy vasteful expenditures The second sen-. merit is that, wherever practicable, iclges ought to be so arranged. ithat 1 edless length would be avoided. 1The . 1 ird idea is that, wherever bridge k are ell cessary, bents should" not be used to pport the. ends—abutments alWays.. d. a fourth thought is that even cedar utments, properly made, ;are far supe- r to atone, if improperly constructed. e first sentiment Mr. Bay illustrates reference to a bridge over Black eek, which is only 87 feet long and. six fe t high, and but a few rods from that i nother bridge 25 feet span.Thislat- t • bridge Mr. Bay can see no use for atever." Looking at the matter With s entific, or even intelligent practiced e s, it would. .be difficult to conjecture hp he ehould. A tithe of the expense re aired to construct and Maintain such , . an additional bridge will, in nearly every po sible case, oblige: the water to pass th ough the principal structure, theijeby do ng away with the useless—the w rse ung rat- ter, . but' 1 neer. That report not :only $ iccinct recital of the bridges c nder the cognizance of Mr. Ba. t eir condition, but it also furnisl rge amount of wholesome food fo ection to all stich persons as , usted with the manipulating of votive, declared. that If it had be TO FARMERS. that the Government would t TEM underaigned is noW prepared to receive and feed a lirnited number of HOg's at the Seaforth course, they would never have end Kinburn Cheese Factories. TERMS -50c per Month for each hog. This is an excellent °prior; timity for farmers having hogs which ' they may wish to get fattened elieCla 439 r W. S. ROBERTSON, _ icial as Cons er- n known ke this been al- 1o'sied to become a Goveruxient. If further restrictions were to be imposed on the social habits of the people, he t should like to see a beginning made at the top and not at the butt in. 'Let PUBLIC NOTICE. _ them take in hand the clubs and the 0 0. WILLSON, of Seaforth, tau been appoint -a drinking arra,ngements of the HOUSe of ed sole ag,ent for the celebrotedMathusb.ek Pi- ma in the County of Hurenamd. this iustrument can Only be purchased through lihn or his duly authOr- ized agents. Orders given to others than my agents or myself wall not be fillad. The following gentle- men have been appointed to act as my agents in o Cooray of Huron Thos. °armors, U. P. en and L. Murphy, Seaforth; C. Doherty, 320 aton; and. L. S. Willson, Godmich. 0.0. WILLS.ON, Seatorth. TIIOROUGHBRED AYRSHIRE BULL. FARMERS or other desirous of improving their dairy stock cah have the services et my bull for the season.. Terras $1 50. Two half -bred 4rshire Calvet{ for sale, RODERICK G -RAY, 3396 • Lot27, Con. 2, McKillop. POCKET BOOK LOST. LOST, on, WEDNESDAY, June 17, on Coo.. 10, Hibbert, a plain buckskin PURSE, containing a sum of money. The finder will be suitably re- warded upon leaving the same at the Store of the Undersigned, Latta's Colliers or at thoExposreoa Office, Seaforth. WILLIAM MOORE. m Comons as well as the public iouses. THE QUEEN IN THE HIGLANDS. It is said that the Queen jvas with difficulty persuaded not to rijui -off to Balmoral in the midst of the r's visit, and that the Premier had to su gest that a little clela,y would be -decor us. Her Majesty is now in the miclgt of her faith- ful Highlanders, and enjOying herself in her own way. As soon as s e got to Balmoral, she attendedthe fun ral of one of her ghillies, going to the ho se of the deceased, and laying a wreath f floWers on the coffin at the end of th service. A few nights after there was 4 servants' ball at the Castle, and in the course of the evening the Queen not olnly coun- tenaneed the proceedings by het presenoe, but took part in the dan ing, She - danced with Prince Albert ictor and Prince George, sons of the Prince of th it useless—appendage for all con tirie. The second sentiment is illus ed by a reference to the bridge at Ex wl as it now stands, is 130 feet ca be reduced to 100 feet, thus reducing th cost of construction and mainten- an e to a very appreciable extent. The th rd sentiment, that bents should never be used at the ends of a bridge, is en- fo ced by the reflection. that eatery hr be of ab is .of st th dge lately seen, where the ends rest on ts'the approaches are worn and sted away to a considerable extent. the fourth idea, that, in the matter ecenomy, due care must, be taken that talents be substaaitiallY constructed, upported by the argument that those cedar,/ properly made, ate better than ne, ifj the latter is not' secured, land strated by a reference to the bridge at village of Kirkton. t must, of course, be concedecl. that. in! the early opening up of the country, facilities for crossing streams had of necessity to be of the most primitive kind. The extent of bridges, the i amount of material employed n their construction, and even the extent of their endurance, were matters of only second rate importance. But time has sped on, the circumstances have largely altered, and considerations that were then of small moment have become of prime importance. Every year lessens our supply of suitable timber for such purposes, and, as a consequence, enhances the price, and since no bridge, how en- during soever may be the material of which it is constructed, or how excellent the workmanship, 'will last equal to the solid road, then, as a consequence, the true feeling is to do away with as many culverts as possible, and never to cons struct inferior or subordinate bridges, when the water can be ebliged. to pass through the superior or main structures that have of necessity to be constructed; Every person that has given the matter any tolerable consideration knows per- fectly well that in very many cases the bridges are out of all proportionto the streams_ crossed. In many instances quite a moderate outlay in giving the water di- rectness of ingress and egress, but especially of egress, a saving- of not less than 50 per cent. could. be effected, and that saving would be permanent through the shortening of the bridges. This, -to- gether witht the additional security to travelers, makes the matter deserve something -more than a passing notice. It requires but a superficial observa- tion to be convinced of the soundnees of of Mr. Bay's strictures on the absurdity of trusting to bents as ends for bridges, the consequences are palpable wherever adopted, and, generally speaking, Mr. Bay deserves well of the municipalities for accompanying his report with so many judicious strictures and economical sug- gestions, to tvhich.persons of less critical acumen and less practical experience will do well to give good heed. ROBERT THOMP,MON. KINBUR14, Juno 30, 1874. • WIROTIKERS, Publishers'. $1 50 a Year, in advance. trator of the horrible act. On the same night, some person, who must he pos- sessed of a seared conscience, went into the orchard of John Sothern, of 11- wick, and girdled all the trees in his orcl ard to such an extent that it rendered useless. —Mr. John Anderson, of Port County of Sitacoe, killed a fe ago, in his garden, after a hard ba snake which measured five feet in. and over four inches in circtinife The, reptile fought savagely bef Succumbed. —A daughter of Mr. Thomas It of IVIorniegton, while splitting so dling-weocl with an axe, cut her toe. The girl almost 'Mime( swooned, and lock-jaw set in so that she was unable to open her Medical. aid was at once procure the injured. toe amputated, whe girl at once obtained relief, and is around as well as ever. the them. • city as to eed, them leave no do o wan, days Ale, a ength ence. re it artin, e kin - lame lately badly outh. , and. the gain has ov- 11, —Rev. Lachlan Taylor, D. D. been appointed by the Dominion ernment emigration agent to Scotland. A better choice could .not have I been made. , —On Friday night last burglars nter- ed the private residence of Mr. A. Grra- ham, of Manchester, and a.bstracte from a desk in his bedroom a box cont ning mortgages, deeds, bank receipts and other papers to the value of several hou- sand dollars, and $14 in -money. The robbers. thinking, no doubt, tha the Ise papers were valueless, left them. oi th road side, where they were foun the following morning by their owner, one the worse. They took with them, ow - however, the money and the box. Mr.. Grant and his family slept so .,sou idly that the robbers was not discovered un- til they arose in the morning: Canada. , —The Northwest Mounted Police made the -trip between Toronto, Ont., and. Dufferin, Manitoba, in ten days. —Mr. Binkley, a farmer near Dunclas, having mixed a quantity.of Paris green in some shorts for th.e purpose of destroy- ing potato bugs, left the mixture in a shed; and d.uring the night some young colts which were running loose in the yard, partook of the mixture, and. died the next day. Mr. Binkley lost three eolts, valued at $100 each, from this cause. —Some maliciously disposed person entered the premises of James Sunn, of the townline of Howick and. Minto, on the night of the 14th. ult., and by means of a knife or some shafts instrument cut the tongues out of a span of horses. The pieces of the tongues were found. in the yard, but there is no clue to the perpe- —The merchant tailors of Toronto formed themselves into a club, with Joseph Stovel as President. The jet of the Club is explain -ed by that tleman as follows: ' We have open book, kept by our Secretary under and key, to which members of the only can have access; in it we entcr1 the the names of all parties who have a in an objectionable manner toward and on enquiry through the . Secret any member of the Clab may learn particulars of our objection, whe long-wind.ed, bad pay, or dead -beat. meet periodically and discuss ma that may arise out of such entries general business." • 1 - -Under the heading of " Cruelt to Animals," the Mitchell corresponden of the Stratford. Beacon gives the follow- ing: "A young man from tratfOrd, whose name we did not learn,1 came to Mitchell last Sunday with a t am ,and carriage, from the livery stable' of 1). Messrs. Forbes. During the day he d.rove to Seaforth and back to Mite1ell, after which he left for Stratford, i be - on. but- be- lle : got into the carriage again, instead ef driving to Stratford he turned round, aind came , back in the direction of Mite ell. ; He was found on the road. about a ,ilile ;and. a quarter north east of Mitch H seine - time in the evening, asleep in riage. and one of the horses 1 road. The poor animal was h to walk, but between urging an it was with difficulty got as far stable, where it died in the cot slight. The distance, driven thing over 50 miles, the day warm and the driver. intoxicat acts of brutal cruelty to fait animals as the above should b punished. Any person who w a horse 50 miles a day during weather should ' not have a drive. . --Said. a" smart young stra lady at Brantford at the fire evening of last week, who ha in such haste as to forget her " Aw, do the people of this t usually attend fires—aw—ba Quoth she, "Part of them. d rest mind their business." —During the term just el Belleville Deaf and Dumb there were 201 pupils in atteu eve Mr. ob- en- d ock lub ted TES, ry, th e her We ters and tween 3 and .4 o'clock in the aftern He proceeded as far as Kastnerville, stopping to regale himself, his ead came rather muddled, and whe the :car - g on the rdly lable 1 helping, as cks' rse ot the as s me- xtremely d!" Such ful dumb. severely old drive his warm hor8e to ger" to a n Sinday corne out slip ers-ti wn aw-s- efoo ed ?" , and the ' ed og the Institute, —A heavy thunder storm p ssed over the County of Waterloo on urs ay of last week. Trees and fences w re leveled, and barns and. houses unroll ed. Con- siderable damage was also d ne to the fall wheat. —The site for the new Vete "nary Col- lege at Guelph has already b en chosen, and it is hoped to have th necessary buildings ready for occupati n in, time for the commencement of th next see.- sion. The arrangements retarding the Professors, &c., are not yet m tured but it is hoped that Mr. Smith, the present able head of the Veterinary College, will still continue his connection with it. —A. ma.n Darned Thomas ilson was sentenced to two years impri oument in the Centeal Prison, Toronto, t the recent Waterloo Assizes, for having stolen wool • from the various farmers in t» at, and the adjoining Cnunty of Welling au. -- A man named Samuel ohnston, of the township of Burford, la t . week set fire to his own house, and. wh le the house was burning, repaired to the garden and committed, suicide by cuttin his throat with a razor. He lived ir. the house alone, and it is supposed h committed these acts while laboring ut4ler a fit of melancholy.. —A farmer named Don while in London, a few d. played in the presence of t a roll of bills containing The strangers at once cour acquaintance, and invited h the river to have a bath The countryman, duly app kincl consideration of his s panions, and having noth' to do for a time, accepted. t accompanied the two stra river. They all disrobed. the water at the same time, clothes on the bank. T however, becoming tired of fore Donald. did, quietly le dressed. themselves and de ld Cameron ys ago," dis- vo strangers about $300. ed Doneld.'s Lrn. down to with them. elating the ranger eom- g particular he offer, and igers to the and entered leaving their e stranger's, the bath be- t the water, arted, taking 300 from Donald's pocket with As they were strangers in -the tul ueknown *o the poli, no clue, their whereabouts could be obtain- ud. the confiding farmer had to the city for his home, apoorer, but, tbt, wiser man. n Friday of last week, a little son of M . Thomas Thomson, who resides near he village of Lucknow, was drown- ed In der very painful circumstances. The c wandered away from its moth- er an had riot been absent more than 10 mine es when she stiarted to look for him. After some searching she went to an 01 en well and there, floating upon. top the water quite dead, was her child. r. Andrew Harriilton of !Kinloss towns ip, County of Bruce, has a Leices- ter sh „ep from which he, this year, clip: ped a ecce of wool weighing 17 pounds. --A lad. in Clinton recently had his hand. 1 adly poisoned by the bite of a po- tato b lg. r: Win. Esson, Let 19, Con. 10, "arafraxa, County of Wellington, .d two very large moths last week. lags are of a brown or slate color,- utne pink and white spots and edges, and measured over six from tip to tip. Wednesday night last as the night express on the Great Wes- ilway was about four miles west don it met with a serious misfor- The fish plates and spikes were d. from two rails and the rails left track*by some evil disposed per- ersons. As soon as the engine hese loose rails it bounded off the cl ran into the bank at the side. in was running at the rate of 40 hour, and the concus§ion caused smash-up was fearful. The fire- s instantly killed and several of most cars smashed to atoms, but the train consisted of some seven cars all crowded with passengers, re injured. As yet no clue has ained as to the perpetrators \ of °heal and murderous act. Had dent happened. a few rods further ars would have been precipitated. igh embankment, and the loss of d not but have been appalling. East captur The w with greyisl inches On throug tern R of Lo tune. remov On the son or struck track a The tr miles a by the man the for althoug or eight none been ob this dia the ace' on, the over a life con - -Jo residen County patrier months mourn Alsace, French in the leon I. one of of Pert 1830. —Th vines 0 bug," i the pot our ex fields p not a ob Shilla,berry, one of the oldest s of the township of Fullarton, of Perth, died. on June 15, at the hel age of 90 years and. three leaving a numerous family to decease. He was a native of ance, served. 10 years in the my, and distinguished himself eninsular War, under N apo - 4t the time of his death he was he oldest settlers in the County, having come to Fullerton in appc-arance. It is supposed that he had been murdered by two of the volunteer ' attilleryMen. He was .a. Canadian and. hi parents and. friends reside in Hamil- to No reason is assigned for the com- mittal of the deed. 1 1 , *a, • 11P1, 1 ThelBrussels Tournament. IA base ball toernament was held in Bressels on Dominion Day, under the auepides of the. Independent Club, of Brussels. The attendance of spectators was very .fair, about a thousand persons be'ng preSent Eight clubs were:on the ground and took part in the competition The first prize for the everai prizes. 11. was wo by the Stars, of Seaforth, against as picked _nine, by 39 to 12. The seooncl i rize, for clubs three years in practi-ce, was carried off by. the Seaforth fie Oaks who succeeded in waxing the Wrroxete • Oaks, by 38 to 11. There- ; we§ no c mpetition for the third prize, for i clubs two years in practice, but the fourth. prize, for clubs of one year's prac- tice, was taken by the Na,rrow Gangers, of Gorrie, who defeated the Walton True Blues, by 43 to 27. The fifth pnze, for clubs organized this season, was corn.- peted for by the Seaforth Club, of Sea - forth, and the Brussels, of Brussels, two juvenile prganizations, and. was won by the Seaforth boys, 13 to 10. The playing on the whole was very fair/ and. the sue- cesS which attended the tournament re- flects credit on the gentlemen who had. charge df the arrangements. The fol- lowing shows the scores made in the sev- era games : FIRST PRIZE. . latest device for ridding potato the pest known as the "potato sow a little buckwheat anaong t es. A correspondent of one of h nges says he has seen several ailited in this way, and there was b to be observed. —Mr Mr. A. cession week, with o and by rails hi rods, b LJohn McGee, an employe of empsey, of the Second Con- qf on Tuesday of last onimenced building a rail fence, e load on the ground, at 9 AI M,, 7 P. M. had built 40 rods, §even and had drawn the rails 100 s ae,s loading and unloading —Eric parts o the fin hay crop that has Ottawe tion th bleak a heavy er crops, a-lry w a uraging news comes froii all he country near Ottawa as to ppearance of the crops. The will exceed in yield anything been produced for years in the strict. Contrary to - exbbecta- fall wheat has survivet the d cold spring, and will ibe a p. The sprina grain and root hich were all goat in during the her are already very prountimg. STARS. 0.11. Lam,p , 1 5 BairI, f 0 6 HuOi. Cameron, lb. 0 6 GrieVes, 1. 1. ... 0 6 Hy. 'Cameron, s. s.. 0 6 Let timer, fab 8 2 Paulin, c 4 Thonason, 8b 8 2 Hogan, r. ..... 4 2 Total. .1 12 89 Inniags Stars'. County of ,Huron. Unipire-i-J: Leonard. Scofers—R. Campbell, of 11 iron. SECOND —T Strathroy Age says: " The Great IVfestern Railway Company l have been acting in a very shabby manner to- ward ojme of the sufferers by the .Ko- moka 1iasterof the 28th of February last. FVf. H. Murray, Esq., of Strathroy, who s severely injured, and has not yet w Oily recovered, after waiting pa- tien t131( or the Company to dp something, recenti1 brought the case under their no- tice, u was met with an absolute and not vr± courteous refusal to do anything whatever." Others have been treated in likeaner, and all have appealed to t the Con •ts for a settlement, when the matte ill be decided, upon by a jury. h public scbool teachers of the, neighboring Coin:Ay of Perth, at a meet- ' ing h select by a 1 _ id in Stratford, on Saturday last, d Dr. Saugstet as their candidate, ajority of 33 to 14. u ing a severe storm on Thursday of las veek, the electric fluid struck the wires of the Dominion Telegraph Com - bout three miles from. Stratford, St. Marys road. For over half a he posts were badly shattered, and pany, a on th mule the wires destroyed. Its effect was felt in the Stratford office, where the op- eratot, Mr. Jackaon'had a narrow escape. The shock threw him --back 1 fromIb office liter drop nO Stra iaesd roadi the eh obse bro infli e machine and for a moment the a peered on tire. The wires were flr melted., the metal fall' g in n floor. It is very fortun. te that iitins injury occurred. horrible accident occurre1 in the 1 rd railway station yard �i Wed - last. One of the employes of the as walking along the trac when lilting engine approacied lftirn un-. ed. from behind, and stri - ng him e his back and both his 1 gs, and. ted other injuries. The po r man, aftJ uffermg great agony for a time, diecil. Iwo hundrecl and fifty elichigan tate and. anitoba.. settlers settlers have recently left -that S taken' up land. and located in Mr. Moses McFadden with 150 froth N,-Yestern Ontario arrived in Mani- toba a few clays ago, a.nd intend. forming a colony of their own west of P rta,ge la Prairie. young man named James A. Brown, a resident of Fort Garry, Mani- toba, was found lying on the road. dead, near the city on the morning of June 19. His body presented a horribly inutilatecl COUNTY OF H1311014. 110. W. Shaw, p......... 2 0 R.Ferguson, lb.... 2 1 . Hogg, I 2 Hamilton, 3b...... 1 2 W. Ferguson, B. s.. 1 2 A. Shaw, 1 1 2 Scott, e. f. ..... I 2 Stratton, r. 3. 1 Panlln,e 2 0 Tow_ 12 12 1 2 3 4 12 15 6 6-89 . . 6 6 00-12 Stars; T. 'Young, COunty PRIZE. LIVE OAES. DONCASTER& O. B.. o.n. W. C p 1 6 Hogg, p .. . .. 2 2 Kidd s. s 0 5 A. Brock, r. f...... 3 0 Malo ay, 1. f........ 3 2 Barker,Sb. ,4 0 A. C rd.no5 c 4 3 T. Brock, 1. 1.......1 1 Lattitiner, 2b 2 5 Gibson, 2b........6 1 r. 2 5 S. Brock, r. f 2 2 McClennan,3b..... 8 4 Paulin, s. s . . ... 1 2 Smit son, lb 4 8 Peters, lb.. . . 1 1 Munij2au. 0. f 2 5 Hewett, o.... 2 2 To 38 TotaL . .21 11 Imaings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Live lOaks.........- 8 14 8 0 0 7 1-38 Doneasters 0 4 0 3 3 1 0-11 Umpire—H. Cameron. Scorers—R. Lattimer, Live Oaks; F. Dickson, Doncasters. FOURTH PRIZE. -liannow %Kuala I TRUE BLUES. O.. 11. O. R. Clutterhean, s. s.... 3 4,A. Shaw, s, s. 0 4. Rossenberry, c. 1.. 4 4 Patterson, 1. 2 3 Ireland, lb 3 5'11. Adams, lb. 2 3 Holmes, 1. 1 I 6IW_. Shaw, p.— 0 5 p 2 51.,0owan, c. . 3 2 Mclatughlan, o2 CR:fan, r. fa% 2 8 • Gough, 2b... • 2 5 Scott, o 2 -3 Baasingdale, 0 6 Swallow, 2b........ 2 2 McLeod, r. 1. 2 4.A. Adams, 3b....... 1 3 Total. .. . . 21 48: Total. 14 27 Innitgs , 1 2 3 4 5 Narrw Gauge . 2 3 18 8, 17-43 Truol Blues5 4 9 91 0-27 U Leonaad. So rers—Sparling,NarrOw Gauge ; Adams, True Diue FIFTH PRIZE. SHAYORTEr. 0.B Jone4s, 3 1 Beattie, as......... 2 2 McOennan, c.......1 3 Cardiac), p.... ..... . 1 3 W. Rattle, r. L.._ 2 1 Smithson, 4 0 G. Luttlei 2b........5 0 Klinkheimer, 1. f.... 3 1 c. 0 2 .., T tal . . ..........21 13 BRUSSELS. McNaughton........3 1 Fitzpatrick, 1. 2 2- 1loss, lb........... 4 1 Varistone, I 1 Stretton, $b.........8 1 Ferguson, 2 2 Hamilton, c.1...... 1 1 Wilson, s. s. 3 I Knoolitel, 2b........2 0 Total.. . . .. 10 Tun ogs. 1 2 8 4 5 6 7 Sea orth I 0 1 1 1 0 4 6-13 Brassols.'8 1 4 0 0 2 0-10 Umpire—John Hamilton. SborersHG. Watson, Seaforth; P. Scott, Bras -- sola. The following prizes for excellence in special features of the game were given,. in addition to prizes to clubs : Throwing the ball, George Bald, 100 yards Thinning bases, Henry Cameron, 16 second. Throwing ball around bases—Stars. McKillop. 1 SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT.—On the af- ternoon of Friday, 10th inst.'a pic-nic, in connection with the schoolin section No. 8, McKillop, will be held at the School House, on the Tenth Concession. Speeches, music and. amusements will be the order of the day. Proceedings will commence at 2 o'clock. In the evening of the same day there will be a concert and exhibithen. This entertainment will consist of vocal and instrumental music, speeches, recitations, dialogues, &c. Every arrangement will be made to con- tribute to the success of the proceedings both of ithe afternoon and evening. The. concerti comnaences in the school house at 7 o'clock in the evening. The public are cordially invited to attend.. Q CHIC. WORE_ —Mr. George Whiteley, of Seaforth, having purchased a shed 22 by 45 feet, from Mr. Andrew Goven- lock, he, in company with Mr. Robert Grieves, of McKillop, undertook the job of removing it to his farm, in Goderich Township. On Friday afternoen last, at 2 o'clock, they set to work, took the roof and siding off, took down the frame and loaded it -upon wagon S that afternoon. On the follotv- ing clay it was taken to Goderich Town- ship, a distance of 20 miles,• the new foundation leveled off, the foundation posts cat and set, and the. frame raised before Llark on Saturday night, thus the pulling (Iowa, removing and re -erecting of the building being all accoinplished in a little lese than a day and a half. The two gentlemen above above =led had assis-- bers and raising the frame, but the rest twice in loading end inaloading the tim- of the work they did. themselves. - • HO B.AKES.—MR. D. MCNATTati1t98 • on hands. large number oi the cheapest and best Horse Hay Rakes ever offered in Seeiorth. PrIce $550. z