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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1876-10-20, Page 1OCTOBER 13, 1870, • for indoor flowers F, � Rogers Seoretary'a prizes- 'Raspberry eine. gar and wine, Mrs. (T. Stewart ant flowers, Mrs. C. Bernath, P. C. Roger' prizes : Carrota, W. H. McCracken ; Swede turnips R. Brown; Wurtzels W. H. McCraelien. JUDGES.—Horses---D. McN-aught, Sea. forth, D. McIntosh, Brucefield ; D. Hanish, Harriston. Cattle.—A. S. Deavill, Listowela C. Proctor, Morris, John Shipley, nide lett Sheep and. Pig —John Allison, Min, Mason, Tuckersmith ; John Coats, We-- wanosh. Implements.—Thomas Tipling, Clin- ton ; Thos. Yeandle, Stratford; Wn Listowel. LadiesDepartment. —Mrs. Holland, Wroxeter, Miss Elliott, Londesboro Mrs- McConnel, Brussels; Mrs. Tait, Brussels. t. 1- ei. Huron Notes. . ; rt McGillicuddy Brothers, of the Bois. sale Posit, have been appointed local t- - agents for the Allan Line in that sec- tion. r depsrture from Goderich to Wood. t --Mr. Thomas Mair, on the eve of his. stet:le. Was presented with a purse of , money, - —A series of revival services were cora- ' menced recently in Turner's church, Tuckersmith, and, we learn, are meeting with considerable success, - i —The question of a new school house is seriously talked of in Wingham- the present school building in addition to be- - , ing We small, is condenined by medical meet as being unhealthy, , -The Cranbrook annual squirrel hunt Lc' 1 is to take place to -day, Friday, 13th. r, : Messrst- Wm. Leckie and Daniel King g ; were unanimously elected captains for - the occasion. —The Port Albert mills have been L ; sold to Mr. D. Runciman for $6,150. Mr. t k ; James Crawford, the late proprietor, is, • about removing to Manitoba, where he has bought 950 acres of land, t ; —The Central hotel at Exeter is now relining a handsome covered 'bus, made 4 by McPhail, Hermicke & Co., of Mit- - ' chell. It is one of the handsomest in, 4 the West, and took second prize at the late Provincial Exhibitioia. —Mr. I. Sutherland has been appoint- ed agent of the American Express Com- e' pany at Hensel'. This will be a great ' - convenience to the people of that village and neighborhood, —On Tuesday of last week x - , about 4 P, Mthe barn of -David Watson, on g • 1 1 lot 14, eon. 9; West Wawarlosh, was, struck by lightning, and consumed with t ell its contents. it is believed there was . no insuranee. ' —James Martindale, of Bayfield, ac- companied by John Sesher, Jr.of South- ampton, and a man from iincardine,. were upset in a fishing boat off Golden Valley„ and all keit, They were a mile. from shore, None of them have yet been, 1., found, —A meeting of Exeter District Teach- er's Institute will be held in the wheel ' house in Exeter, to -morrow, 14th inst., i at 10 o'clock A., M. The following is the i programme, ' 'Advanced Arithmetic,"' Mr. Thos. Gregory, "Geography," by Mr. P. May, "Essay," Miss EMMA Es - Eery,, "-Junior Grammar," Mr. William Rogers ; Addreet, Mr, S. P, Halls, - A convention of the friends of tem- perance will be held in the town hall, Clinton, on Tuesday, the 24th inst.; at 10 A. M., for the purpose of discussing , the advieability of petitioning the Coun- t ty Council at its next senior' to submit 4 thetu nkin Act to the electors of the Cou t i .r. ,AII friends of temperance. thro -pont the County are urged to at- tend.' —On Monday of last week a fire broke out in Mews. Radway's wagon shop at Cranbrook. A plentiful supply of water being on hand, the fire was extinguished without doing great injury. The fire 4 = caught from the etovepipe to the upper 4 floor at the time the -workmen were out at dinner, and had it not been for the timely discovery, the entire building with con'tente, would haee been de- stroyed., —A somewhat serious accident occur- red in Wirigharn on Friday before last, Mr. W. S. Hammond was driving to the fair ground with three very valuable -wing machines in his democrat wagon, and making too abort a turn the, vehicle_ upset, scaring the home, which dashed off down street, smashing the machines to fragmente ; Mr, Hammond holding on to the linea for some distence, was drag- ged through the mud, and had two or three of his teeth knocked out and hie face cut and _bruised. This is the second time duriug the prettent summer that Mr. Hammond hats had_ a sewing machine smash-up. e -The Exeter Times is responsible for the following bear story ; Too fond a Eking for honey has:been Abe- death of more than one of the species of bruin, and another was adde(1 to the long list om Tuesday of last week, on lot 3, con. 8, flay. On Sunday and Monday- even- : into previous, Mr. Clements bee hives were upset, and considerable honey stolen. Iteving seen the tracks of the 1)4. Lr in the vicinity, a number of the neighbors eat up on Tueeday night, watching for him. Their efforts were on rewarded_ by the appearance of the bean When about 30 feet from him, Mr. Wideman took aim through the window in Mr. Clement's house, fired anti shot it, Its weight was 284 Ihs- - Mr. At`tteon and Mrtt alma; of lama ten, are the only two exhibitors ff orti toilario who have obtained this veil merited distmetion for the general .xeelIenee of their exhibits, and we are .neet to congratulate them -upon the dietinetion their ability aud skill eaee eo well merited. -lir. James A, Ross of Biddulphe eitarged by Government' detective NV - smith .wlth practising ae a physician. without the proper certificate, WW1 fine& -20 and costs on Monday last. Several ther eases of a similar character will sooli be investigated: e'We have adwaya considered. the adies of Huron county A No. 1 in getting up quilts,but we have recently - heard of one, which in number of pieces - surpasses anything we have yet heard of in Huron. Mrs. Gideorl Mann exhibited a pieced quilt at the late show in Drurn- lea Blenheim Township, with no leo than 40,162 pieces worked into it. Only -think, forty thousand and over Was made by Mrs. Mann herself, who, by the way, is quite an elderly woman the - the mother of a large family. The patience and perseverence that enabled, .I.ter to accomplish auch a task might be imitated—if not the task it:self-eV some of the young women of the present day, W I T 11 T NV' 0 P A. GI. E 8 M X T R,A. . NINTH YEAR. WHOLE NO. 463. The Stanley Show. The Directors of the Stanley Branch Agricultural Society, held their annual show at Bayfield, en Thursday, the 12th inst. The day was everything that could be desired. The crowds began to assemble early in the morning, and by noon thousands were on the grounds. It is now generally admitted that a more suitable place for a show is not in Huron, grounds clean and dry at all times, the Inge square as smooth and clean as a floor, and the drill shed fronting thereon, fit to contain any reasonable amount of indoor stuff, give exhibitors every chance to show their articles to the best advan- tage. The managers of the county show should pay Bayfield a visit sometime with their annual exhibition. We re- gret that so few from each side of Stan- ley patronize their own show, they might do so with advantage to them- selves and others, but the western por- tion of the township, as shown last Thursday, is perfectly able to get up as good a display as is to be seen at any place in Ontario for a township show. Everybody was perfectly delighted and astonished at the magnificent display in , the drill shed, as well as outside; about 500 entries were made of exhibits; everything passed off well; the show was a grand success financially and oth- erwise. We are indebted to the accom- modating Secretary for the list of prizes hereto annexed: HEAVY DRAUGHT HORSES. — Brood mare and, foal, lst C. Tough, 2e1 James Armstrong. Three-year-old gelding, E. Westlake. Three year old filly, Wm. Hendry, Two year old gelding, lat T. B. Martin, 2d C. Tough. Two year old filly, C. Tough. One year old gelding, - Jas. Armstrong. Span of working horses, J. Dunn, G-ENERAL PURPOSE HonsEs.--Brood mare and foal, let Henry Johnson, 2d John McKinley, Three year old geld- ing, Allen Esler. Three year old filly, let Peter Cole, 2d Robt. Elliott. Two year old gelding, lst 0, Tough, 2d,John Maltman. Two year old filly, lst Peter Cole, 2d James Cowie. One year old gelding, A. Sparks, One year old filly, let A. Sparks, 2d J. Armstrong. Span of working horses, lat R. Turner, 2d T. M. Elliott. CARRIAGE lionsEs,—Span of carriage horses, lst L. Clark, 2d J. Dunn.' Buggy horse, 1st W. Montgomery, 2d V. Rosh. Special prize by Wm, Peck, Esq,, for; best colt got by any of his horses, 1st! H. Thompson, 2d J. Thrisk, 3d Wrial Sherriff. Also a sweepstake by Mr. Peck for the best colt got by any horse, 0, Tough, GRADE CATTLE.--MilCh COW, lst Geo. Sparks, 2d J. Cowie. Two year old heifer, lst G. Sparks, 2d. J. Maltman, One year old heifer, lst 0. Sparks, 2d J. Nicholson. Yoke three year old steers, 0, Tough. Yoke two year old steers, lat J. Campbell, 2d J. Cowie. Yoke one year old steers, let C. Tough, 2d J. Cowie. Fatted ox or steer, J. Cowie. Fatted cow or heifer, let D. Wilson, 2d G. Sparks. Heifer calf, lst J. Bowie, 2d 0, Sparks, Yoke working oxen, J. Wild. COTSWOLD SHEEP.—Aged ram, lst, Cooper & Blair, 2d Theo, B. Martin. Shearling ram, let John Armstrong, 2d Wm. Carnie. Ram lamb, lst Cooper. & Blair, 2d John H. Perrin, Pair ewes, Cooper & Blair. Ewe lambs, lat-and 2d Cooper & Blair. LEICESTER8.—Aged ram, lst Thos. B. Martin, 2d Jas. Carnie. Shearling ram, let Wm. Lewis, 2d Jose Foster. Ram lamb, lst Thos. 13. Martin, 2d Alexander Sparks, Pair ewes, lst Wm, Lewis 2d John H. Perrin. Shearling ewes, Lewis, Ewe lambs 1st Win, Lewis, 2d Geo. Green. Fat sheep, any breed, lst John H. Perrin, 2d Alex, Sparks. PIGS. —LA 17.0 E BREED, —Aged boar, lst John Workman, 2d Henry McCann, Aged sow, John Tough. Boar, lst and 2d John Tough. Sow John Tough, SMALL B7REED. —Aged boar, John John- son. Aged sow, John H. Perrin, Boar, John H. Perrin. Sow, lat John H. Pefs lin, 2c1 Frederick Wood. DAIRY Peen:mem —Tennet salt butter, lst Wm. Herbison, 2d C. Tough. Five pounds butter, salted for table use, lat Isaac Erret, 2c1 Wm. Herbison. Cheege made on factory principle, lst and 2d John Tough. GRAIN AND SEEDS.—TWO bushels treadwell or midge -proof fall wheat, lst J. McKimly, 2d Jae. Lindsay. Two bushels white winter wheat, lst John . McKimly, 2d. Jas. Armstrong. Two bushels fife wheat, lst Charles Tough, 2d Alex, Spark. Two bushels any other kind of spring wheat, lst Charles Tough, 2d. Wm. Elliott, Two bushels two -rowed barley, lst C. Tough, 2d Geo. Sparks. Two bushels four -rowed barley, lst Jas. Armstrong, 2d C. Tough, Two bushels white oats, lst C. Tough, 2d J. Maltman, Two bushels black oats, lst C.. Tough, 2d Geo. Sparks. Two bushels large peas, C. Tough, Two bushels small peas, lat Wm. Oreille, 2d Alex. Sparks, Bushel timethy seed, lst S. Manson, 2d Jonah Ntcholson. Bushel flax seed, lst Jonah Nicholson, 2d Wm. Elliott. Twelve ears corn, lst George Weston, 2d A. Sparks. FRUIT. —Apples, four varieties, let W. Hall, 2d John Tough. Collection apples, 5 of each variety, lst Thos. M. Elliott, 2d Wm. Hall. Collection pears, five of each variety, J. Wild. Twelve peach- es, Geo. Weston, Six bunches grapes, lst 0. Weston, 2d Joe. Wild. , VEGETABLES, —Bag early potatoes, lst 11, Bailey, 2f1, J. McKowen. Bag late potatoes, lst Wm. Hall, 2d Geo. Sparks. Six beets for table use, lst J. Maltman, 2d Dr. Woods. Six heads cabbage, lst Dr. Woods, 2d A. Hawke, Twelve carrots for table use, lst A. Haucke, 24 Dr. Woods. Twelve parsnips, A. Haucke. Two pumpkins,,lst F. Woods, 2e1 A. Haucke, Twoeitquashes, Donald Gamer= Peck onions, A. Haucke. Two field turnips, let F. Wild, 2e1 Jas. Bowie. Twelve field carrots, lst T. Johnston, 2d J. Manson. Twelve field mangold wurtzels, 1st Wm. Elliott, 24 Dr, 'Woods. Sit heads White celery, A. Haucke, Two citrons, lst J. Malt, man, 240. Castle. Peck of beans lst A. Sparks, 2d F. Woods. Peck oi to- =toes large, A. Haucke. Peck toma- toes small, A. Haucke. DOMESTIC MANUFACTURES. —Ten yards Factory cloth, W. Herbison. Satinette, let Wm. Herbison, 2d J. Manson. Flan- nel, J. CampbelL Woolen blankets, J. Armstrong. Home-made carpet, lat J. Campbell, 2d L Erect. Woolen seeks, lat and 2d J. Campbell'. Woolen Stock- ings, lst and 2d J. Campbell. Woolen mitts, 1st Miss McLean, 2d Miss Castle. Skein woolen yarn, lst J. Campbell, 2d I. Errett. Skein Stocking yarn, let J. Campbell, 2d I. Errett Quilt in patch- work, lst Miss Erret, 2d Miss Twenty. man. Fancy quilt, lst J. Watson, 2d A. Smith. Gent's white shirt, A. McKow- an. Fine boots. let and 2d R. Cluff. Coarse boots, lat and 2d R. Cluff. Set double harness, lst D. Cameron & Son, 2d J. Twitchell. Set buggy harness, lat J. Looby, 2d D. Cameron & Son. Cabin- et work, let and 2d J. Geminherdt. Bo- quet of flowers, let Miss Woods, 2d Miss A. Wilson. Artificial flowers,Miss Wes- ton. Embroidery in muslin, Mrs. Wm, McCliachey, 2d Miss M. E. Woods. Fancy knitting, lat A. McKowan, 2d A. Smith. Crochet work, let Miss M. E. Wood, 2d A. McKowan. Rugs or mats, let A. Smith,2d Miss Twenty man. Home made bread, lst Miss Weston, 2d Dr. Woods. IMPLEMENTS.—Wagon, wooden axle, Robt. Thompson. Double buggy, Can- telon Bros. Single buggy, Rumball & Leslie. ' Covered buggy, Cantelon Bros. Iron plow, lst Jacob Millar, 2d John Robinson. Iron harrows, Jacob Millar. Gang plow, Jacob Millar. One horse drill, cultivator or scatter, David Cullen. Seed drill, 0. 0. Wissmer & Son. Set horse shoesghammered, Wm. Gauley. SPECIAL PRIZE:3.7-80W, Adam Smith. ' Two pigs Thos. Johnston. Gloves, Mrs. Campbell. Fancy quilt, A. Lakefold. Cotton stockings, A. McKowan. Flow- ers, Miss, Erret, Basket, Miss Erret. Basket, Margaret Euphemia Wood. Leather work and flowers, Miss Mc- Naughton. Berlin wool work, Miss Mc- Naughton. Drawing, A. McKowan. Berlin wool work, Miss Twerityman. Berlin wool work, Miss Rutledge. French raised work, A. Lakefold, Farmers' wreath, Miss McLean. Cook and parlor' stoves ValetHohma,n. House beans, English, George Erwin, Watermelon, Thos. M. Elliott. Goat, Martin J. Stan - bury, JUDGES.—Implements, Thos. McBee, Kippen, M. Morrison, Seaforth, Dairy, seeds and Roots, I. Morgan, and 8. Hancock, both of Goderich Township. Stock.—David McIntosh and John Hindrit Gram and Seeds,—John K.eys, Bay- field, Adam Smith, Berne, T. Vanston, Varna, Domestic Manufactures and Ladies' work.—Mrs, Geo. McDonald, Mrs. Robt. Morrison, Miss Twentyman, Bayfield, The Morris Show. The animal fall show in connection with the Morris Branch Agricultural Society, was held at Blyth on Thursday and Friday last, the latter day being, of ' course the principal one. :The day was fine, but cold, notwithstanding which a large number of people were on the round, The show of horses was very SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1870. GRADE.—Yoke of working oxen, lst 3. Crozier, 2d R. Shortreed. Milk cow, lst T. Addy, 2d J. Braithwaite. Two year old heifer, lst J. Shobbrook, 2d R. Medd. One year old heifer, lat R. Medd. 2d J. Washington. Heifer calf, let T. Addy, 2d T. Ross, Yoke twe year old steers, C. Floody. Yoke one year old steers, lst J. Shobbrook, 2d J. Canting. Beeve, lst T. Ross, 2d Dr. Sloan. SHEEP—COTSWOLD.—Aged Ram, lst and 241 J. Gaming. Shearling ram, lst H. Snell & Son, 24 J. Potter. Ram Lamb, let H. Snell & Son, 2c1 J. Cum- ing. Pair aged ewes, J. earning. Pair shearling ewes, lst H. Snell & Son, 2d J. Cuming. Pair ewe lambs, lst 3. Cant- ing, 243. Potter. LEICESTER.—Aged ram, lst R. Short - red, 24 J. Shobbrook. Shearling ram, H. Snell & Son. Ram _iamb, lst H. Snell & Son, 24 C. Dale.. Pair aged ewes, lst H. Snell & Son'2d C. Dale, Pair shearling ewes, H. Snell & Son. Pair ewe lambs, lst and 2d C. Dale. Fat sheep, let N. Cumings, 24 T. Eddie. PIGSLARGE BREED.—Ated boar 1st G. Gibson, 2d J. Goyim'. rood S'ow, J. Coombe. Young boar, C. Dale. Sow, let 3. Robertson, 2d J. Crozier. SMALL BREED—SUFFOLK. —A ged boar, let J. Crozier, 24 J. Clarke, Brood sow, S. Rogerson. Young boar, lst and 24 J. Gorier. Sow, lat and 24 J. Govier. BERIESHIRE.—Aged boar, J. Mason. Brood sow, lst N. Cuming, 24 J. Rob- ertson. Young boar, 1st and 2.4 J. Rob- .ertson. Sow, lst J. Mason, 2.4 j. Rob- ertson. I GRAIN. —Fall wheat, treadwell, lst P. O'Rourke, 24 N. earning. Fall wheat, any kind, , lst J. McGowan'24 not known. Spring wheat, fife, W. Boas. Spring wheat, any kind, lst P. O'Rourke, 2d R. Medd. Barley, lst R. Medd, 2d J. Beamish. White large oats, let W. Ross 2d C. Floody. Black oats, lst R. B. Ross, 2d W. }loss. White small oats, let R. B. Laidlaw, 2d J. Taylor. Small peas, 1st J. Owens, 243. Beamisb. Large peas, lst 0. Gibson, 2.41.0. Floody. Barrel flour, P. Kelly. ROOTS.—Potatoes, early rose, lst R. B. Laidlaw, 243. 13mith. Potatoes, any kind, lst R. B. Laidlaw, 24 J. Sinith. Field carrots, 1st J. Beamish, 2d Dr. Sloan. Red garden carrots, lst W, Govier'2d N. Ou.ming. Swede turnips, lst N. Cuming, 24 W. Resta Beets, lst J. Coombs, 2d Dr. Sloan. Mangold Wartzehe lst Dr. Sloan, 2d James Coombs. Pumpkin C, Moody. Squash, S. Minim Onions, W. Govier, Citrons, Mrs. R. Slater, Cabbage, J. Owens, ,Cauliflower, W. Govier. DAIRY PRODUCE.—Crock butter, lst J, Johnson; 24 Miss Pollock. Tub but- ter, lst Miss Pollock, 2d Mrs, Tamlyn. Butter in roll or prints, let Taylor, 2d Miss O'Rourke. Dairy cheese, T. An- derson, Factory cheese' lst and 24 P. Straith & Son. Maple syrup, R. Richmond. Home made bread, lst Dr, Sloan, 24 T. Anderson. Baker's bread, D. Jeukins. FRUIT.—Winter apples, 1st Dr. Sloan, 24 J. Cumming. Fall apples, J. Sherritt." Roxborough russets, let 3. Cumming, 2d J. Sheritt. Northern spy, lst Dr. Sloan, 24 MiS8 McGee, Snow apples, let J. Cumming, 24 J. McGowan. Mammoth good, particularly in the ung classes, pippins, J. Taylor. Rhode Island green - the improvetnent in stockbeing more noticeable in this line than any other; the display of sheep, pigs and oxen, was also good, some superior animals being shown ; but few horned cattle, other than oxen were on the ground. A good many implements were on exhibition, and the agents thereof were continually expatiating on the merits of their respec- tive machines. In carriages and wagons the display would' be hard to surpass, manufacturers seemingly sparing no pains or expense to make their vehicles of the very finest description. The indoor display was fair, but not what it might have been, owing no doubt to the fair being so late , in the season. It was impossible to .keep plums, grapes and peaches, and consequently but few or none were shown, otherwise the fruit display was good. In butter and cheese some good specimens were shown. The ladies seem to take the greatest interest in the indoor department, in the produc- tion of all manner of fancy needle work, and ornamental articles, coverlets,;quilts, embroidery, fancy wreaths, &c., being displayed in abundance, many of the articles being of excellent workman- ship. Mr, A. Lawrence had on exhibition a set of bedroom furniture which drew the admiration of all, as it was really a fine display of such articles. The officere of the Society had 6,ery arrangement complete, and did all in their power to add. to the success of the show, while the indefatigable Secretary, Mr.. H. McQuarrie, was kept busy throughout the day in the able discharge of hie duties. The following is the prize list : HORSES — HEAVY DRAUGHT. — Team mares or geldings, lst T. Ague*, 2d J. Ross, 3d W. Riddle. Brood mare, let J. Anderson, 2d J. Govier. Two year old filly, 1st J. Anderson, 2d J. Rich- mond, One year old gelding,D. Watson. One year old filly, let C. Dale, 2e1 J. Richmond. Foal lst Govier, 2d D. Robertson. One year old entire colt, tr. Thompson. GENERAL PURPOSE.—Team mares or geldings, lst E. McVety, 24 J, Denham, 3d W. irownlee, Brood mare, lst D. Robertson, 2d 3. Webster. Two year old gelding, lst J. Scrimager, 2d G. Bowes, Two year old hlly, lat J. Shobbrook, 2d (It S. Rogerson. One year old filly, lst It. Robertson 2.d H.- Ross. Foal, lst J. Webster, id J. Shobbrook, One year old entire colt, 3. Mason, RoensrEnse-Span carriage horses, lst T. Collis, 2d J. Barr, 3d J. Stewart. One year old gelding, C. Dale. One year old filly, lst J. Smith, 2d D. Watson. Buggy horse, lst W. Whitely, 24 T. eW, TII,F,—THOROUGIIBRED.—Milk cow, lst . Ross, 24 J. Washington. One year old heifer, J. Washington. Heifer calf, lst T. Ram, 24 I. Washington. Bull calf, lst T. Ross, 24 R. Medd. ings, let J. Cumming, 2d Dr. 'loan. Spitzenburg, J. Gosman. Baldwin's, IL Carter. Fall pippins, ltt J. Sherritt, 24 R. Carter. Any other named variety, lst R. Carter, 2d 0, Stewart. Winter pears, lst S. Milian. 24 J. Barr. Fall pears, W. Ross, Tomatoes, J. Cum- ming. Crabs, lest and 2d, J. McGowan. Peaches, Barr. Garden flowers, H. McQuarrie, Canned fruit, lat and 2d It, McQuarrie, POULTRY.—Fair turkeys, DAC. Flood), 2d H. Frazer, Pair geese, let C. Floody, 2d J. Porter. Pair ducks, let J. Den- ham, 24 J, Porter. Collection of fowls, any breed, lst H. Frazer, 24 G. Bowes. Collection of pigeons, fancy, W. R. IMPLEMENTS.—Lumber wagon, lst J, Brunsdon'24 R. Douglas, Iron beam plow, IstE,obertson & Co., 2d T. Law- rence. Wooden plow, M. MeQuarrie. Pair iron harrows, lst H. McQuarrie, 24 R. Douglas. Single buggy open, lst ,Rumball & Leslie, 24 Slater & Sims. Single buggy covered, lst T. Watson, 2d J. Brunsdon. Double buggy, open, J. Brunsdon. Double buggy, covered, T. Watson. Set bore shoes from hammer, 1st F. Jones, 24 .Rumball & Leslie. Pump, lst and 2d T. Aikens. Gang plow, lst W. Govier, 2c1 T. Lawrence. Stove and furniture, J. Mosier. Grain cradles, T. Nicholson. Turnip drill, Bell & Son. DOMESTIC MANUFACrIYRES.Fu1l cloth, lit Miss O'Rourke, 2d Miss Pollock, All wool flannel, lst T. Anderson, 2d Miss Pollock. Union flannel, lot T.Anderson, 24 Miss McGee. All wool blankets', lst Miss O'Rourke, 24 T. Anderson. Horse blankets, Miss Barr. Patch quilt, 1st Miss Coombs, 24 R. Carter. Log cabin guilt, let Miss Wilson, 24 N. Cnming. Fancy quilt, lst Mrs. Dodds, 24 T. Ag- new. Coverlet, lst 0. Bowes, 243. John- ston. Stoc,kings, lat Mrs. Tamblyn, 2d N. Cuming. Socks, 1st Mrs. Tamblyn, 2c1 J. Brown. Gauntlett mitts, lst Miss Barr, 24 Miss Pollock. Pair mitts, lat Mrs. Tamblyn, 24 T. Anderson. Cro- chet work, lst Mies Wilson, 24 D. Jen- kins. Fancy knitting C. Floody, Gent's shirt, lst Miss McGee, 24 Miss McDon- ald. Berlin wool work, raised, Mrs. R. Slater, Berlin wool work, fiat, Miss Mc- Gowan. Feather flowers, Miss McTav- ish. Embroidery, Miss Young. Braiding on Bilk, Mrs. Wilson. Braiding on cot- ton, Miss O'Rourke. Sofa cushion, Miss McGee, Rag mat, Mies McGee. Rag carpet, D. Jenkins. Knit quilt, Mrs. Dodds, Pair gentleman's fine boots, J. Sherritt, Pair coarse boots, j. Sherritt. Set double harness, J. Twitchell. Set single harness, J. TwitchelL Stocking yarn, 3. McGowan. Patch on gent's pants by $, lady not older than 16 years, lst Mary Canting, 24 Janet McQuarrie. Dam on sock or stocking by a lady not older than 14 years, lst Annie McGowan, 24 Mary Cuming. RECOMMINDED,—Span mules, T. Par- rott. Card boird work, J. McQuerrie, Saddle, J. Twitchell. Berlin wool wreath, Mrs. R. Slater. French insertion, Mrs. Dodds. Raspberry wine, j. Owens. Set bedroom furniture, A. Lawrence. Fancy basket, Mrs. Dodds. Iron plow, T. Law- rence. Skimmer plow, Bell & Son. Straw cutter, Thomson & Williams. Sulky rake, idason & Co. Broadcast seeder, Mason & Co. Single reaper, Sawyer & Co. Mower, Sawyer & Co, White quilt, Miss Cowan. Cutter, T. Watson. JUDGES.—Horses and Cattle.—Thos. Moon, Hullett ; J. Lasham, Londesbor- ough; R. Mutch, Wawanosh. Sheep and Pigs.—W. Elliott, East Williams; T. Anderson, Wawanosh; J. Southcombe, Hallett. Dairy Produce, Gruin &c.- D. Scott, Brussels; J. Fair, Clinton; G. Watt, Hullett. Ladies' Department.—Mrs. R. Short - reed, Morris; Mrs. Stiver and Miss El- liott, Hullett. Implements.—R. M. Robinson, Wing - ham; A. Matheson, Clinton; J. Patch, Blyth. (We are greatly indebted to the kindness of lir. Holmes, of the Clinton "New Era," in famishing tie with proofs of the above.] Canada. Hon. Dr. Tupper has taken up his resi- dence in Toronto. —Mitchell wants the town fathers to provide more lamps to light up the streets on dark winter nights. —Mr. H. Sutherland, of Embro, re- ports a yield of one bushel of potatoes from a single tuber. Who can beat this? —Some 1,000 boxes of cheese were shipped from Kingston for England during last week. —James Massie, the Reform candi- date was elected by acclamation to repre- sent South Wellington in the Ontario Legislature in place of Mr. Gow. —it is reported that a student attend- ing Queen's College has fallen heir to a fortune of a million and a half. The lucky man's mime is Oxley. —Teeswater has a new pottery, and they say the specimens of earthenware turned out are equal to anything of the kind manufactured in Canada, —Father Chiniquy has been engaged by the Orange Association of Hamilton to deliver a lecture on the evening of Monday, November 6th, the anniversary of Gunpowder Plot. —"Down Brakes" is the title of a poem written by Mr. A. H. Wingfield on the late railway accident at Princeton. The poem is a well-written and expressive ac- count of the heroism of Cooper and Irv- ing, who were killed, —Last Saturday, in Montreal, a 14 year old boy named Stevenson'on of re- spectable parents, Was arrested, having brolten into Chalmers' Presbyterian Church, and stealing all the money in 20 missioniery collection boxes;.he also en- tered a neighbor's house and stole a re- volver, etc, —The second prize bull calf at the Provincial Exhibition, owned by Messrs. A. and A. Stewart, has been purchased by Mr. Andrew Gillespie, of the County of Oxford. The animal is a fine one, and belongs to the Laraplima family. —Notice is given that application will be made to Parliament next session by George Frothingham Johnson, of Mon- treal, clerk, for a bill of divorce from to ease the painmot knowing its strength Charlotte Elsy McArthur his wife, on the and the result was death. ground of adultery. —Notice is given that application will { McI.EAN BR_ OTHERS, Publishers. $1 30 a Year, In advance. I handsome sum, but Mr. Youmans forgot Toronto. The Oddfellows' Society, Dol. to hand it over before leaving town. Some man Lodge, No. 174, of Ayr, also pre - days afterwards he wrote from Stratford sented Mr. Anderson with a splendid saying that the entertainments were silver water pitcher on tho mouton ef financially a loss to him, not even cover- his leaving. ing expenses, consequently there was —A heavy snow storm commenced at nothing for the schools. Mitchell fails Watford on Saturday night last, which to see this clearly. lasted till noon Sunday. The snow —About 7 o'clock last Sabbath even- fell to the depth of eight inches on the ing while a Buffalo train on the North level Pennsylvania railveay wits on its way to --The Provincial Sabbath School Con - Philadelphia, and while turning a curve, vention, which held. its thirteenth =- N. Cassett and Robert Robertson were nual meeting in Belleville last week, tbrown from the platform. Cassett was closed a highly successful three days' instantly killed, and Robertson died while campaign on Thursday evening, 12th inst. going to the hospital. Both were residents it was decided that the next Con - of Guelph. vention be held in Guelph, in October • —While Mr. Somerville, of 13binshard, 1877. was driving down Queen street, St, —On Wednesday morning of last Mary's, recently, his horses became res. week, a night watchman in Etamilton, tive and backed the wagon through the timed Jefferson, was shot while on duty window of a shoe store, completely de- by an American named Francis Aldan. molishing it. A bureau which was in The man has since died, and Aldon's - the wagon was also badly broken. wife, who resided in Rochester, on hear- .ing of his arrest, received such a shock r testt he TriilfibeamrysteahadbeLeatweemn. a detachment—Th e thirdthat she died shortly after, —The Ontario Baptist Conference ington infantry companies, 16 men on opened on Monday morning in Jarvis each side, was fired on Friday last The street Baptist church, Toronto. The ranges were two, four, and five hundred attendance of clergymen and others was yards, five shots at each range. The total large. The chair was occupied by Rev. score of the Tilbury company was 610, W. H. Porter. The proceedings were and of the Leamington company e51, opened by the singing of a hymn, and the latter winning by 41 points. The old prayer by Rev. Mr. Goodspeed. style of targets and scoring were adopted. —Mr. David 1114aws, manager of the Majors Barter and Lewis acted as um- pires. . Wallacetown, Elgin County, Ca Manufacturing Company, shipped the —The annual matches of the Albert other day for Sidney, Australia, two Rifle Associationwere held in Galt on very handsomely finished covered -ear- the 10th inst., the weather proving very riagere-single and double. They are in - disagreeable. The first prize arid the tended for the Australian Exhibition, to Ontario Rifle Association badge were won be held in April of next year. by J. L. Cowan, score 74 points; second —The entries for the Provincial Ex - E. P. Price, 73 points. A simultaneous hibition, held in Winnipeg, October 5, match was fired with the Walkerton As - numbered 1,225—a large increase over sooiation, eight .men on a side, resulting the number of entries in former yeses. in favor of Walkerton by 20 points. For various reasons—the farmers being Walkerton score, 581 points ; Galt, 561 busy threshing, the distance from the points. city, &c.,—the exhibition was, with —On Monday night of last week, as few exceptions, entirely made up of con - No. 4 express train, due at Kincardine at tributions within a radius of twenty-five 11:55 P.M. from Hamilton, was approach- ing Ripley at about 10 miles an hour, a mile's - Messrs. Peek, of the Grand Trunk, tree some two feet in diameter fell across - Perry, of the Canada Southern, and the track about two rods from the en - Crampton, of the Grea,t Western, had a gine which struck the tree and shoved meeting in Detroit lately, and decided to it about 20 feet, and broke it in two. advance east -bound freights to the The concussion uncoupled the tender tariff of June, 1876. This will make a from the engine and broke the cab. The difference of about twelve dollars per baggage car was &mg from the track,but car to Boston and eight dollars to New the coach luckily hung on. The driver York. The 'advance will take effect on and fireman had a nerroto escape, —A dozen or more of -the good people Monday' 0et. 23. —The trial of Mr, Sandfield Mac - in Windsor and its locality are minus donald, charged With having libelled Mac - their watches, chains and such personal George Burden, of the late Cornwall adornments as brooches and rings, through Gazette, resulted on Saturday last in Mr. the running away, about ten days ago, of Macdonald's soquittal. The sentence one A. F. Mitchell. This man, who is pronounced by Mr. jrustice Moss upon described as a quiet sort of person, came George Burden, convicted of having from Montreal (possibly as an apprentice libelled Mr. H. Sandfield Macdonald of Mellor) and after doing journeywork was that be pay a fine of $50 and the a while, hired a shop in the American costs of prosecution, and that he be lin- House and began for himself last spring prisoned for one week, as a jeweller, about 18 years of age,daughter of Josep —The lamentable death of a young girl —Last Sunday morning, about a mile years of age, named Robert Brydges, east of Ailsa Craig, a young man, 19 Iredale Esq,,of the township of Downie, rakesman on Parker's Grand Trunk occurred on Friday, 6th inst. The de- b Railway freight train for Sarnia, fell ceased, as appears from the evidence tak- from the tender of the engine while try - en at the inquest, was 'abject to fits and ing to get on top of the train, and had pains in the stomach; the result of ty- Nis head severed from his body. The phoid fever, which shehad suffered from remains of deceased were removed to his over a year ago, and took the strychnine uncle's in Camlachie, the only relative of deceased in this country, —Eighteen thousand dollars in deben- tures of the county of Wellington, have been sold to John Beattie, of Fergus, for one and three -eight cents above par. The debentures bear interest at six per cent., and mature in ten years. —On Wednesday of last week, at the Kirkton fair, while the horses were being driven around the grounds, the pole of a buggy, driven at a furious rate, struck Mrs. Nicholas Shier on the back, knock- ing her down and injuring her consider- ably. —The late heavy gale has done a great amount of damage at Kincardine port. It destroyed about 150 fee of pile work on the north pier. There jis_ also a bar formed in the channel, Phe lighthouse man has to use a boat to get to the light- house at the end of the pier. —The notorious Mellor has escaped again from his creditors. He was being taken from the jail in Detroit to the, Court by two guards for examination when he gave them the slip, and made good his escape. it is supposed that a gift of money or diamonds to the officers procured him his liberty. —Sixty-nine horses left Montreal for England on Monday. All these animals are from Upper Canada. Thirty-four are owned by Mr. Wright, of Wyoming; seventeen by Mr. alive of Ingersoll, and eighteen by Mr. Grand. of Toronto. Among the last gentleman's lot are sev- eral hunters and matched carriage hor- ses, some of which are valued at $1,000. —Hon. Mr. McGill is announced as a candidate for the vacancy in the House of Commons,caused by Hon. Mr, Laird's appointment to the Lieu-Gorernorship of the North-west Territory. Mr. McGill, who is a Reformer, is a member of the be niade to the Governor in Council for letters of incorporation for the Montreal Peeking Company, capital stock $100,- 000 in 1,000 shares of $100 each, for the manufacturing, canning and preserving of meats, vegetables and fruits, and for the buying and exporting of cattle. The places where operations are to be carried on are Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec, also the town of St, Henri, Q,, with its chief- place of business at that town. —Peter DMA, of DUIM'S cheese factory North Oxford, near Ingersoll, has been very succeesfulthis season in taking prizes at the different exhibitions which have taken place in this section of the Province. He has taken for factory cheese the $100 first prize of the Dairymen's Association, at Ingersoll the $70 first piize at the Provincial, tiamilton ; the first prize at the WesterneLondon ; the first prize at the Central Fair, Guelph, besides a num- ber of other prizes for other classes of cheese. —A sword, plowed up in Oro, proves fore one ess the to be quite a relic, and was made Canada was ever dreamed of. On side are the letters "M. C."---doub signifying 1100,—and " Fecit other side are the words, "In Valeneia,," showing that it is of Spanish manufac- ture. The letters are of ancient block character. Where the sword was plowed up, a maple tree had grown, matured and decayed, showing that it must have lain there for hundreds of years. —The Postmaster -General has given notice that -hereafter registered :letters on which both the postage and registra- tion fee are paid by registered stamps only, cannot be forwarded to destination, Legislative Council of Prince Edward Is- but will be treated aa unpaid, and sent land, for the second district of Queen's County. —The ploughing match under the aus- pices ef the Bruce and Saugeen Agricul- tural Societies will come off on the farm of Mr. McLellan, Reeve,boundary line of Bruce and Kincardine, on Wednesday, inst.'a public supper was given by John the 25th inst. The area which is eligible Watson, Esq., of the Ayr Agricultural to send competitors embraces Bruce and Saugeen townships and two and a half miles of Kincardine Township. south of Tiverton. —Mitchell has been victimized by a ment for the best exhibit of agricultural music teacher named J. W. Youmans implements at the Centennial at Phila- Said gentleman announced that he would delphia. About 300 sat down to a splen - give a grand musical convention in the did repast. These includsd all the pro. town hall on a certain date, half of the fessional and business men of Ayr, be - proceeds of which would be donated to public schools. With thia understand- ing he received the aid and influence of the teachers and pupils, the latter of whom undertook to peddle tickets from door to door. The council grs.nted the use of the town hall free. The conven- tion came off and was so successful that a second one was given. The schools were in expectation), of receiving quite a to the- Dead Letter Office, Registered stamps are to be used exclusively for the prepayment of the registration fee on such letters, and cannot be accepted in pre- payment of postage. —On the evening of Friday, the 13th Works, to his workmen and business friends, on the occasion of his having been awarded the only Grand Goia Medal given by the Canadian Govern - sides several from a distance. 'The oc- casion was taken advantage of, for the presentation of a splendid service of sil- ver plate to Mr. Thos. M. Anderson, by the workmen of the Ayr Agricultural Works, to which that gentleman made a suitable reply. Mr. Anderson has been for many years head book-keeper in Mr. Watson's large establishment, and is now leaving for a situation in the (Hobe —Of the recent admission's to the Ber- lin High School, four-fifths come up from rural schools, a circumstance which .peaks well for them, and must be g,rati- fying to all friends of education. Some of these pupils bave been so well trained that already they have been advanced a class. The Government grant for the half year is $441, of svhich $216 h.ati been gained by the proficiency of the scholars and the equipment of the tichool. —On Monday night of last week, the business place of Mr. James Syme, shoe- maker, of Thamesville, was robbed of one pair of men's coarse boots, one pair of fine calf, one pair women's and two pair men's gaiters—total value, $20. The goods were sitting in the front window, and the robbers obtained them by cut- ting out alight of glass with a diamond or some other hard substance. The work was neatly done, and to all appearances by professionals. No one in the village is suspected. ---An Ottawa paper says there lives near the village of Richntond a woman over 100 years of age, who has entered upon her second childhood. Her eye- sight has been restored, and she now knits without the use of glasses, while upon her head a new crop of hair is growing; but probably the most remark- able is the fact that a new set of teeth is springing up, The information re - girding this wonderful case is received from an authentic source. The name of the remarkable centenarian is Mrs.Dukes, and her exact age is 105 years. —We understand that a renewed. pro- posal for the fusion or amalgamation of the Grand Trunk and Great Western Railway Companies, has been submitted by Mr. Renton, of the Grand Trunk, on behalf of his Board, to Mr. Baker, the Secretary of the Great Western. The Board of the Grand Trunk Company are convinced that a fusion or amalgamation of the practical character now proposed by them will be welcomed. by the pro- prietors of both companies, as the only means of effectually putting an end to the ruinous and unnatural antagonism of the undertakings belonging in greatmeas- ure to the same persons. —The American Government have been considering how retrenchment could be effected by, abolishing,' or at least modifying, their Consulates in. Western Ontario, The result is that the consul- ships at Windsor and at Goderich have recently been discontinued, by orders from Washington, and Consular Agencies established in their stead. These Agencies, together with the Agencies st Stratford, Chatham, Wallaceburg, Mn herstlenrg, Duart and Palmerston, have been transrerred to the jurisdiction of the email at Sarnia. The territory embraced within the limita of these agencies, comprises nearly the whole of Weaken Ontario.