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DRESS GOODS
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OODS STORE.
pieces of Dress Goods at from, &
taper yard. worth 25 to 40 cents—
t exceptionthe
TEST BARGAIN
ta °zee to one Customers, arid we
hop to see them
ED otri IN TEN DAYS.
N.& WE
ICEI ALL OUR SILKS
2'5 CENTS PER YARD'
Moraine., otir .Mr. TT 'MY having
viewed at a Great 13argain
and Stock of Silks
Ile in PARIS Last Itiontia.
EW PIECES OF
.STRY CARPETS
180 cents per yard by the picot!, or-
; 5 cents added if ant.
HE -LADIES.
ilfaDOUGALL & Ca.
Mite to the Ladies of Seaforth and
-
country that they have added tO
Dry Goode 'Business the Menu
JACKE1S AND MANTLES
izvirEsT sTyLEs and Made- of the
rIATERIA,17o. This Departrnent is
bharae
ERTEN ELI CUTTER
Fe hove every confidence in recone-
those wlao env fa,vor as with their
ales will find in Ude Department
EXTENSIVE STOCIC
7 Latest Mantle- Cloths to SeIeet iron
FIT AND FINISH
with Moderate Charges, Guaranteed
NOW SHOWING SAMPLE
i'vf NTT,ES.
martufaeturee in adaition te a vorY
of Foreign Make. We Invite a Call.
XJBLE TO SHOW THEM;
G. HaDOUGALL & Co.
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TENTH YEAR.
WI!OLE No. 492.
BEAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
FCR SALE—That comxriodions reside
corner of St. John and Jarvis Str
peatieulers enquire of the owner: J
BENSON, Seaforth.
e on the
ts. For
S H.
487
HOT L FOR SAleFe—In the Village of Harpur-
he with good accommodation for t e public,
aka good stabling and driving sheds, wi h 4 acres
of land inore or less. It will be sold chap. -Ap-
ply to MRS. 0. DILI', Seaforth P. 0. 478x13
1WARIL FOR SALE.—For sale, Lot No
13, MaCillop, containing 50 acres, 15
are cleared, the balance well tyruhered. I
one mile from gravel road, and cone'
churches, schools, &c. Price $1,800. A
STRONG, Land Agent, Seaforth.
30, Con.
of which
situated
nNnt to
ly to A.
491
VALPABLE BUILDING LOT FOR SALE.—
For Sale in Egmondville, a beautifully situated
Building Lot containing half an acre. I he lot is
drained, planted with trees, and well' Jo ced. It
lies on the east side of the road between •se card-
ing million& Egmondville, and faces on M: • street.
Apply at the EXPOSITOR Office, Seafort I 485
VAR FOR SALE.—North half of Lot 28, Con.
-a 5, t wnship of Morris, County of Huron, con-
taining 97 acres, best of land, 70 acres; cleared,
balance illhardwood bush, good .frame arn and
stable, nd a bearing orchard. The fa is well
watered and in the best condition, and is only one
and akalf miles from Brussels stati , Great
Western Railway. For terms apply to G 0. FOR-
SYTH, n the promisee, or Brusseels P. 0 491
TIES ABLE PROPERTY FOR S .—For
at-
tached, n which is an orchard of all kind of fruit
A-7 Sa_e, a brick dwelling with 8 acres 1 land trees. The house is 24130 and in good repair;
there is a woodshed and milk home, algae stable;
and a seCousl dwelling house of fra,me 1824. The
property, is situated within two an& a half miles of.
Seaforth. Also several dwellings and other prop-
erties in Seaforth for sale. Apply to A. STRONG,
Seaforth. 486
HOUSE AND LOT FOR SAL-Fe—Fier Sale,
that comfortable and conveniently situated
dwelling house and lot, adjoining the Methodist
Episcopal Church, and at present occupied by Mr.
W. S. Robertson. The house contains kitchen,
dining ri)om, parlor and 5 bedrooms. A good cel-
lar and woodshed, also hard and soft water, and a,
stable. Rho lot is a corner lot and is within one
block of the Main Street. Apply to W. 3. ROB-
ERTS° , Seaforth. 486
WARM FOR SAT.—For sale, Lot 1
-a: township of Grey, County of Hu
taining 100 acres of good land, 58
balance timbered with Beech; Maple a
acre
New frame bank barn and stable. A goo
orchard of 50 trees. The aboye farm is
from Bfessels station, Great Western R
only 21 miles eff gravel road. For fur
timbers apply to JOHN LONG on the pre
Brussele P. 0.
, Con. 6
on, con- case the remedy is b appeal only; but if the as -
cleared, sessment be illegal then, there is no jurisdiction to
a Elia. do it, and in such caae the person resisting is not
bearing compelled to resort to the remedy of appeal, but
-5 miles
way, and
her .par-
se, or
4191
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5SEA FORTH, FR1,DAY, MAY 11, 1877.
1
McilL1
. EAN BROTHERS, Pnblishn
er.
'.•1111 50 a Year, in adyance.
The Questior of the Iiixemption
. -
of Mimsteits from tocal Tax-
ation. 1
1
An interestingcase under the exemp-
tions from taxati, n imposed by the Mu-
nicipal Act, was decided last week by
the County Judge a Ontario. The parties
to the action were the Town of Whitby,
• plaintiff, and a +Mister, the d.efendant.
The facts, as set forth in the judgment.
r I
were these: 1
The defendant is a Minister Q[1 the Wealeyan
Church, on the supe nnuated list, but, with the
• exception that he • i .not charge ed any particular
congregation, perfo is ng regular duty as a clergy-
man. He is the oat of two properties in the
town of Whitby. On one of these is his dwelling
house. in -which he lives, and on the other, which
is separated by a steeet only from the first, is his
rl
stable, &c. The fo er property was assessed for
$3oo, the taaxesion w 'cli were $7 95, and the lat-
ter for $60, the ;taxes being 51 59. The plaintiff
• did not appeal to th Court of, Revisioa, and, re-
• fusing to pay the t xes, a warrant was issued,
directing the collect r to levy the above sums,
and $3 36 coats. T e collector made the seizure,
wherenpe,a the milli ter replevied the goode so
seized.
When the case at this stage, came be-
fore the Judge, the counsel for the
Town.argued that the I minister, not
having first appealed to the Court
of Revision, had no right to take any
other proeeeding
law.
or seek any remedy at
The learned Judge over -ruled this ob-
jection on the ground that where an as-
sessment has been made illegally, the
person so assessed has the, right to ap-
peal; past the Cohrt of Revision, to, the
County Judge, lint if the assessment has
simply been too high or too low, or
against the wron person, then there is
no right of appeal to the Judge, unless
appeal has been first taken to the
Court of Revision, which •is especially
charged to pass upon questions of that
kind. The arg ment of the learned
Judge was this:
If the power exist d to make an assessment
then there is a jurisdi tion in doing it, and in such
-LIAR FO,At SALE.—For Sale, East hall -Lot 8,
-A:
Coi. 4, Ttunberry, County of Huron contain-
ing 60 ares, 40 acres cleared; good franee house
and eta le, also good bearing orchard. Situated 4
tulles fr3nn Wroxeter Station and 2i- miles from
Blueval Station, on the Great Western Railway.
Possess on given lst September, 18'77. Fr farther
particulare apply to ROBERT RIC ' 0 SON, on
the prerhises, Bluevaie P. 0., or to C R. COOPER,
Bruesela P. 0, with stamp for anawer. 481e
WARM FOR SA-UPI—For Sale, Lot 26 Con. 2,
▪ Tueltersmith, containing 100 acres of excellent
land, about
good h
iind etahle
schools,
from Seaforila
on a good
apply to
Letter to
Tuckersinith.
70 of which are cleared, the balance is
dwood bush; frame house, frame barn
; an orchard, good well; convenient to
churches &c. Is sitnated about 6 miles
and 1 mile from Brucefleldl station,
gravel road. For further p rticulars
the proprietor on the premiees or if by
Brucetield P. 0. THOMAS IUNR0,
492x13
FOR SALE.—For Sale, Lot No.
containing 621 acres, 40
well fenced, 'and in a State
the balance is well ' timbered
There is plenty of water ana
Is two miles and a half
Gravel Road leading to Seaf
is convenient to schools; &c. 1
apply to the proprietor on the
to Walton P. 0. WILLIAM INGRAM,
N. B.—Immediate possessioh
•489x4
16, Con.
of which
of good
with
good
rom the
orth and
or furth-
prem.
will be
VARM
-11-. 18, MeKillop,
are cleated,
cultivaqon,
hardwoed.
young oechard.
Northern
Brussel?,
er partieulars
Lees or
Proprietor.
given. ,
VARM FOR SAT,Fe—For Sale, Lot 26
4: Hibbert; containing 100 acres of excellent
about 80 of which are cleared and in a good
of cultivation, the balance is good hordw
Good. frame house, frame barn, stables aud
buildings; good orchard, well watered; c
to schools, churches, dte. Is sitni'ded
miles from Seaforth and two and a half miles
Cromarty, on a good grovel road. Terms
For further particulars apply to the proprietor
the premises, or if by letter to Croma
JOHN RICE. •485-4x
Con. 11,
land:
state
od bush.
other
nvenient
bout ten
from
Easy.
on
y P. 0.
1
LARGE FARM FOR SAT,111.-e-For S
beautiful farm, comprising Lot 2e:
Euad the p.orth three-quarters of Lot 26,Con.
175 acrein all, situated in the ' Townsh
KilIop, County of Huron, on the lead'
road, midway between Seaforth and Brus
farm is en a good state of cultivation, w
and, wat red, and convenient to church a
135 acre are aeared and. the balance ,S
timber. On the farm is a dwelling ho
outbuildings, and. a young orchard. For
particul .s address SAMUEL HANNA,
Pennsyl Tana, U. S. .
e, that
Con. 12,
11,
p of Me -
g gravel
as. The
11 fenced
d school;
iardwood
me,good
!ether
Oil City,
473
WARM
-L-. Co
4501 a
tion, an
tixabere
frame ho
good orchard,
everything
churche
pen or
rest is a
without
sttely.
1
prietor (
BENSO
FOR SALE—Being north half of
. 2, Township of Hay, containing
'eh aro cleared, in a (rood state elf
well underdrainede; the balanee
with hardwood- good dwelling
rn, stables, and all necessary out
two good wells, good fences,
in tirstclass order; convenient to
,tke. Is balloted 2 miles from either
ensall; there are 25 acres in crop
ell seeded; the farm will be sol
the crop; possession will.be give]
'ier farthr; particulars apply to
n the premises or, addrese 'Kip
7 S. PHILLIPS.
Lot 25,
50 acres,
cultiva-
is well
house,
buildings,
and
schools,
Kip -
and the
I_ with or
immedi-
the pro-
)en P. 0.
492x4.
WARM
-1: COM.
are clea
within o
are chur-hes'
Thdre is
miles, 11
a good
consistia
shed, eh
tra good
corner o
the far oo
to the p
THOU
FOR SAT,F,.—For SideeLots 1
% Stanley. containing 99 acres, 8-
ed and about 40 acres in se
0 mile of the village of Varna, ev
schools, and all village coinieniences.
a eoice of four good markets
ll
e nearest being within 4 miles.
dwelling house and frame out -buildings,
g of born, horse and cow stables,
'up pens, &c. Plenty of water and.
orchard. There is a cheese factory
' the farm which could be. purchased
if desired. Immediate possession.
nprietor on the premises or to Varna
8 JOHNSTON, Fr- •—
and 16,
of which
it: It is
we there
witldu 11
There is
driving
an ex-
on the
with
• Apply
P. 0.
488
WARM
-I: Le
ing 80 ares
stuinps,I
ance is
leg bare,
good wen
within i
2 miles
there is
Railway,
seeeioia
iug--the
further
JAMES
FOR SALE IN , 110WICK.—For Sale,
s Nos. 36 and 37, Goa. A, Howick, contain-
of laud, 35 acres cleared, nearly free of
and in a good state bf cultivation, the bal-
-ell timbered. Theee is a log house and
also an orchard of good fruit trees, and a
ou the premises ; the ferni is situated
no -and -a -half miles of the gravel road and
•d the thriving Tillage oi Wroxeter, where
a station of the Toronto, Orey 'and Bruce
awl within 11 miles of ;Brussels. Pos-
eau be givan at any time. Reason for sell-
owner is about returning to Europe. For
particulars apply on the premises or to
EARL, Proprietor, -Wroxeter P.O. 488x4 -
yALtABLE
Sale
cession
80 of NV I
state ef
with th
house ev'th
analog
houseni
also a ruing
of good
miles_
Winthrop,
includin
the b '
properte
purchasers.
premisee
'PTA WV A
PROPERTY FOR SALE.—For
Lots Nos. 24, 25 and 26, in the
of MeTeillop, containing 200 acres,
jell are clearede-well fenced and in
cultivation.; the baba) cc is well
9th Con-
about
a good
timbered
frame
stable
dwelling
150 trees,
Plenty
road, 5
village oi
Also
The
to snit
on the
ROBERT
-- .
best of hardwood. There is a new
stone foundation, else a frame
barn; there is also anOthet frame
• the place. A bearing orchard of
orchard with same number.
ater. Is on the northern, gravel
om Seaforth, and adjoins the
in which are all village conveniences,
a cheese factory, saw and grist mill.
ding known -aft Hannale.'s Hotel.
will be sold in one parcel or in lots
Apply to the proprietor
or to Winthrop Post Office.
t!r 1-2____,_.._
may resist the illegal exaction.
Several precedents weie quoted, show-
ing that where seizure had been made
mstances, replevin was
to be taken by the per
writ of distress had
under similar circe
the proper action
son on whom th
been served.
The Judge then 'pointed out that the
Assessment Act o 1868-9 contained the
following exemption from municipal tax-
ation : The stipend or salary of any
"minister of religion, and the parsonage,
"�r dwelling-honse, occupied by him,
"with the lands thereto attached. But
as Governors or Presidents of Colleges,
clergy engaged ii teaching, Professors
in Universities and others claimed the
benefits of the clans°, it was amended as
follows :
The stipend or satarr of any clergyman or min-
ister of religion—while in actual connection- with
any chuech, and doing duty as such clergyman—to
the extent of $1,000, and the parsonage or dwelling
house occupied by him and attached thereto to the
extent of two acres an1 not exceeding $2,000 in
value.
On this, the Ju ge held that it was,
therefore, clear thr the exemptions are
no "(1) The sal ry •or stipend of a
"clergyman in actual connection with
his church and doing duty as such, but
." limited to 81,000 ; that is the salary'
"paid him for his iclerical duties, wheth-
" er paid by his congregation, or derived.
"from Clergy Reserves, Commutations
"from Mission Board, Synod or Con-
" ference. (2) lli parsonage, which
"take to mean a dwelling or manse own-
" ed or leased by the church, or provid-
" ed by the congregation for the use of
" their • Minister. (3) The dwelling -
"house occupied y him,' thet is by
"such clergyman as defined in the first
"part of the subsection;, and (4)... the
"-land. thereto attached, to the extent
"of two acres, and limited to $2,000 in
value."; I
I H
Having adjudged that the property on
which the minister resid.ed was free from
taxation, His Honor went on to ay:cl"1
• "cannot hold that the other lot assessed
"for $60 is 'land pttached" to the plain -
"tiff's dwelling house, , To do so would
"be to open the tor to exemptions not
"contemplated by the Act. A clergy -
"man might have a pasture field in one
• "part of the town an orchard in anoth-
• " er, a potato field in another, and so on,
"and claim exem tion for all these. I
"think, therefore, the 131aintiff was pro-
" perly -assessed or his stables. My
"judgmeat there ore is, that on the
"plaintiff paying to the defendant with-
" in one week the sum of $1 59, and
"such costs of the distress warrant
"as are taxable in respect of such
sum, that judgment be enterecl for him.
"Failing to do so, a non -suit will be en-
tered.
- The Macdonnell , Case.
More than the usual amount of inter-
est was taken in the meeting of the To-
ronto Presbytery 1st week from the fact
that the Rev. D. J Macdonnell was ex-
• pected, in terms ef the resolution adopt-
ed by the General Assembly last year,
to define the positi n he now holds on
'the eternity of fut re punishment. The
matter only came ip a few minutes be-
fore adjournment, and then the doors
were, after some discussion, closed on
• the plea that it woeld be more respectful
to the General Alaembly to treat the
matter in this way than to publish Mr.
1 Macdonnell's.,statement to the world be-
fore presenting it tp the Assembly. The
fact that Mr. -M cdonnell's views are
generally known t , the public to have
• undergone no cha ge since last year is
sufficient to stamp, this as a kind of
pleasing fiction of kind dear to the
hearts of the lawyers, but not generally
supposed to be agseeable to grave and
reverend divines. Be that' as it may,
Mr. Macdonnell's ieport is to the effect
that he has nothing to report except
• that he is still in the position he occupied
last year. This places the matter once
• more before the 9-eneral Assembly, in
which body there ill be a keen and bit-
ter struggle dver iis case. His policy
will doubtless be t4 stand on the defen-
sive and compel th Assembly to put him
out of the church,l or instruct the Pres-
bytery of Toronto 13o libel him for heresy,
which will certaiiily be done. If the
local feeling in • he matter is as intense
everywhere as i is here, the proceedings
at Halifax will be hardly less exciting
than they were t Ottawa during the re-
cent session of t e Dominion Parliament.
The election of
byteries has tu
question, and ac
of the church or
jority, so will t
Toronto the gre
elegates inl most Pres-
ned exclusively on this
ording as t e one branch
the other i in the ma-
delegatio be. From,
t majorit• are of no
uncertain sound, only two el ers and two
ministers, I believe, beingavorable to
Mr. Macdonnell. The majo ty includes
Dr. Robb, Prine pal Caven, rofessor Mc -
equally pro-
of course,
mediate re-
dly be con -
r side wins,
imi; if nota
do] not be-
• will follow
e were some
resbyterian
acdon-
pporters
• from the
Ower Prov-:
tnt London
Laren and sever
nounced orthod
premature to for
RUH ; the remote one cia h
sidered doubtful - Whichev
there is bound td be a awes
disruption of the union. I
lieve that the iinki of cleave
the line of cohelon, for the
"Liberals" in th Canadian
Church before union, and
nell will find Many war
amongst the relpresentativ
corresponding b dy in the
inces.—Toronto Correspon
Advertiser.
others of
y. It is,
cast the
t I
11
1i
r.
Canada.
Several farmers in Ken the other
week, sold each from $2, 1 i 1 to $4,000
worth of wheat.
—Mr. John McLaren, of Jerseyville,
Wentworth County, died on ,Saturday,
April 28th, at the good ob4 age of 111
year a.
—A trein of 21 car loads of tea and
,
silk from Yokohama for ew York,
passed over the Air Line R4ilwiy a few
days ago. 3i
—After the late convocat on at King-
ston University, Wm. Tassi , LL. D., of
Galt, was elected a Fellow i1 the Facul-
ty of Law. 1 1
—The "Lake Breeze Drijving Park,"
Kincardine, is to be opeiied on the
24th. Over $1, 00 will b offered in
premiums. 1
,
—Some 20 well known race horses are
stabled in Londoi and vicinity at present
and are being constantly exercised at the
Newmarket course.
• L
—:Rev. D. A. Macdonald, of '
RElora,
formerly of Olinton, delivered a series of
lectures on temp ranee in Knox church,
Elora, this spring. I
—Mr. Thomas' Lashbrook, of Camden,
Kent county, recently sold a yoke of
oxen, weighing 3,400 lbs. live weight, to
a Dresden hutch r for $150.
— An earthqu ke shock was felt in
the vicinity of 4shawa, one night lately
about 10.30. Tie shock lasted about
eight seconds, the noise being very
loud.
—On Monday, April 30th, Mr. F. Car-
ter of South Dorchester, extracted from
the leg of a colt a piece of rail seventeen
inches long and
thick end.
—An idiot e
Asylum a few- d
nearly all night
baushene, He
back next dar.
six inches tour:id-at the
caped from the Orillia
ys ago, and, by walking
ede his way to Wall-
as -followed and1 brought
-
— Persons _gm g to Manitoba are warn-
ed to have no intercourse ith' Farmer,
Brown and his eambling c ew at Fish- '
er's Landing, here they have again,
taken up !their q arters. i
—A few days rjgo a little b y, five years
of age, was run 4ver by the atreet cars in
Toronto., His c llar bone and neck were
broken, and he expired before he could
be removid to hs home. !
—On Monday, Inlandevenue Col -
1
lector McLean, accompanie by officers,
Powell and Nichols, seized a large illicit ,
distillery in a swamp in the township of
Melancthon. The plant was a Valuable ,
one.
—The corner stone of a magnificent
Presbyterian chu ch at the co ner of Cres-
cent and Dorch ster streets Montreal,
to cost $100,000, and seat 1,200 people,
I
was laid on Sat rday by Blev. Dr. Mc-
Vicar.
—The prepar tions whic1 are being
made for the cel bration of ay 31st in
Brantford, whe that townf becomes a
city, are progressing rapid y, so that
there can be little doubt f its great
success. •
.
—It is reporte from Wall ceburg that
in all the ponds a the flats there are thous-
ands of dead fis , caused, it is thought,
by the water bei g low during the win-
ter, and freezin to such a depth as to
destroy the fish. ,
—Hon Cheri s Wilson, member of the
Dominion Senat , died suddenly at his
residence in Mc treal, on F iday morn-
ing last, of app pleXy. D ceased was
Mayor chirine t e Gavazzi ri ts and gave
orders which res lied in the troops firing
on the pepulace.
—A rnoveme t is on foot 1 among the
temperance folk of the city f Toronto to
have the Dunkin Act submit ed to a vote
of the people of the city. -4 committee
of ladies have been canvassing the city ,
for the purpose 4f ascertaini g the feel- I
, ,
ing of the peopl on the subj ct.1
—Thomas °sir -me, of Sarnia, a brake-
man on Parke 's freight trai , while
coupling cars at lAiisa Craig last Friday
evening, was c$shed betw en the en-
gine and car.
He only lived a few 'min-
utes. Deceased,was abou thirty-five
years old, was a narried ma ,-ani leaves
i 1
a wife and small family. 1
—The forts at Halifax are being sup-
plied with impr ved guns and ammuni-
tion and much activity is 4isplay4d by
the military aut1iorities in *1 quiet way. '
Three iron cIas are to be stationed
there and anoth r regiment of soldiers,
the 42c1 Highlanlers, is expected shortly.
—The approaching celebration in Ot-
tawa of the fiftieth anniversary of the
Pope's Episcopa promises to be a grand
affair. • On Sun ay, 20th inst.,there will
be a procession to all the churches, the
Te Deum bein sung in each church,
while on Mondar the illumination takes
place, as well asj a pyrotechnic display.
—Considerabl anxiety is occasioned
on account of t e non -arrival at Liver-
pool of the Inmn steamer, City of Brus-
sels, from New York. She is several
days over -due, and fears are entertained
that some axcident has befallen her.
Several Canadians sailed by her, among
others, Mrs. Smith,wife of Senator Frank
Smith, and several children, and two or
three members of the family of Ald.
Hughes, of Toronto.
— At the Guelph May fair, held. last
week, buyers were present from Ottawa,
Montreal, Toronto, Hamilton, and other
places at a distance. About 300 head of
cattle changed hands at prices ranging
from $4 50 to $5 50 per cwt.
—The Interior Department at,Ottawa
has awarded a coutract for scarlet uni-
forms for the Indian chiefs in the North-
west. The coats will be scarlet and rich-
ly trimmed with gold lace and an abund-
ance of gilt buttons.
— An old resident of the township of
Minto, Mr. John White, was run over
by a train on the Toronto, Grey aud
Bruce Railway, near Harriston, on the
night of ,the 27th April. He *as so
badly injured that he 'died the next
morning.
—Mr. German, East Nissoure woke
up the other morning to find that his
hired amen had "dug out" ' during the
night and left for parts unknown, taking
with him some money for travelling ex-
penses, and a few articles of Wearrg ap-
parel; including an overcoat.
—Rey. Mr. Rainsford, the Episco-
palian revivalist, now laboring M Tor-
onto, is a daily recipient of in umer-
• able letters from enchanted youn ladies
offering him their hearts- and hands.
Some of his correspondents are da ghters
of the most prominent citizens.
—A gentleman from London recently
visited Muskoka for the purpose of look-
ing out a location for settlement. He has
returned, and reports the land first-class.
He intends removing there with his fam,
ily at once. He says that the la d im-
proves the further from the. fjrontier
you go. a
—Two young Mechanics of Galt are
building a' small steamer to run Pn the
Grand river. The boat will be 25] feet in
length by seven in width, and *ill be
driven by an engine of sufficient !power.
It will be a paddle wheel steamer, and
will have aecommodation for quite a large
party. 1
—An exchange says: "Accor ing to
the generally accepted rule, this is 1 'locust
year.' .In other words 17 years ago the
locusts appeared. in such numbers that
aonsiderable damage was done by them,
and according to , tradition, 1877 is the
year for their reappearance. If this be
true, the farmers will have work to do
fighting locusts and potato bugs.
— Mr. George Edgecumbe, recently,
head master of the Elora High School, is
fast finding out that the way of trans-
gressors is hard. On the recom enda-
tion of Hon. Mrj, Crooks, Mini ter of
Education, an order in Council ha been
passed, revoking Mr. Edgecumb 's cer-
tificate, on the ground of immorality of
conduct. 1 •
—A young man named Dougald urrie,
formerly a school teacher, highly dis-
tinguished himself- at the recent eicamin-
ation in McGill Pniversity, M ntreal.
He took first class honors in ev ry de-
partment, wasfirst prize man in the
Science Department, first prize man in
Oriental languages, and a first prize man
in English literature.
—Last Sabbath the new church erected
by the Central Presbyterian congregation
on the site previously occupied by the
old Knox. College, corner of Grlsvenor
and St. Vincent ,streets, Toronto, was
opened for public worship. This 4ongre-
gation was organized by Rev. John M.
King on June 22nd, 1875. Rev. 'David
Mitchell, formerly of New York, is the
pastor. 1
—The verdict retarned by the jury in
the case of the murder. of Mary Wart -
mann, of Windsor, was, that deceased
came to her death at the hands of some
person or persons unknown. The body
was found floating in the river, but
death was supposed. to result from a
blow on the ' head. Deceased did not
sustain a very good. character.
— The Ladhine Rapids, on the St.
Lawrence RiVer, were run for the first
time, on Wednesday evening last with-
out the aid of steam. Pilot Baptiste
shot them with ae American canal boat,
which, being loaded, could not • get to
Montreal any other way. The boat
was propelled by four pair of sweeps,
and the passage WS made most success-
fully. '
—Mr. Jacob Cr sbie, a young China-
man, is at the pre ent time pursuing his
studies under Dr. Taasie at the Gat Col-
legiate Institute. 1 Mr. Crosbie is 1 a na-
tive of China, llrnt having em raced
Christianity is desirous of receiving a
thorough education, the better to lit him
for missionary week in his native! land.
The Young Peoplp's Christian Associa-
tion of Knox churichis at the expense of
Mr. Crosbie's educaiton in (.alt. I
— Mr. H. Corby, Jr., of Belleville, is
preparing to ship for England one hun-
dred beef cattle, which have beenlfed at
his distillery, at Thurlow. The cattle
will be shipped by the steamer Oswego
Belle to - Charlotte, , thence by iail to
Philadelphia, where they will take ship
for England. This is a very circuitous
route, but Mr. ; Corby must have
good reasons for preferring it to the
Canadian route, which is considerably
shorter. ' 1
• —On Saturday„ the 21st ult , Mr.
John Eastwood, an old and. respectable
resident of the County of Bruce, 4ied at
his residence in Port Elgin. Mr! East-
wood was an active and prominent busi-
ness man, having at different times oc-
cupied positions pf trust, among which
may be, mentioned that of village clerk,
division court clerk, township clerk,
V.M.
s, and
that
county auditor, Sze. He was also
of the Port Elgin ; lodge. of Maso
was buried with the honors o
order. The deceased was 60 y ars of -
age, and leaves a widow, three sois and
four daughters.
—A meeting of: the ministers of the
varions defiominaions in Guelph was
held in St. George's church, on Monday
afternoon. Rev. Canon Dixon presided
as chairman, .and Rev. Mr. Torrance act-
ed as secretary. A resolution was unan-
imously adopted to the effect that save
in case of contagions disease, oi other
urgent necessity, funerals should not be
attended on Sundays. Further, that in
no case what are called parade funerals;
with bands, badges, etc., should take
place on the Lord's Day.
—On Thursday of last week two stran-
gers registered themselves at the -Ottawa
Hotel, Montreal, as J. E. Prettoi and
Wm. Walker, of Windsor, Ont. They
employed themselves that and the fol-
lowing day in collecting subscriptions for
the relief of the sufferers by the tire. pow
much money they obtained is not known,
but it amounts to a considerable sum,
and it is now ascertained that they are
New York sharpers, who came on to
Montreal to take advantage of the ru-
ation. They decamped on Saturda af-
ternoon, and. there is not much char of
capturing them.
—At a division court held at Dorches-
ter station, Middlesex County, Mr.
borne Atkin brought an action against
the school trustees of the section, for
wages deducted from his salary as teach-
er for five days' holidays. The point in-
volved was whether the Minister of Ed-
ucation had the right by his proclama-
tion to Order the schools to be closed. on
the 7th of July last instead of the 15th,
as provided by the School act of 1874.
The facts were admitted on both sides,
and after arguments pro and con. jndg-
ment was reserved for a week, when a
verdict was given for the plaintiff for the
full amount.
—From very many districts in Ontario
comes the cheering news that the winter
wheat, of which the breadth sown is
large, has this year -uncovered in admir-
able condition, and is now considered to
be past spring injury. A good yield is
looked for, says the advices. This1i was
the case last spring, however, and hp to
June the most sanguine hopes were in-
dulged in, only to be entirely disappoint-
ed, so that persons must not rely' too
much npon present indications, hopeful
-
though they may be. The probabilities
are that, in consequence of the breaking
out of war, Canadian farmers will sow a
greater breadth than usual of splicing
wheat also. •
— It is stated, on semi-official author-
ity, that in the revised instructions
about to be issued to public school in-
spectors, the, examination. of third-class
certificates will be fixed for the week be-
ginning the 16th of July. The first and
second-class and intermediate examina-
tions will begin on the 9th of July. It
is also intended to allow second-class
candidates an option between the English
literature prescribed for the interme-
diate, and the botany and physiology,
Prescribed for the teachers' examination.
An opportunity will be given to an inter-
mediataf candidate to pass also the second
or the third-class'examination as well as
the intermediate.
—The death is announced of one of
the oldest and most respected inhabitants
of the township of Wilmot, Wm. Pad-
dicombe, Esq. Living on a fine farm
close to Haysville for many, many years,
back, he was always foremost in the im-
provements which have taken place in
Canadian farming daring the last twenty
or thirty years, and the stranger or
friend visiting his house was always wel-
comed with genuine old English hospital-
ity. Mr.. Puddicornbe will be sadly
missed in the English settlement in Wil-
mot, where he had endeared himself to
• all by his many excellent qualities. His
age was 79 years.
—The quantity of freight being ship-
ped to Europe, both from Canadian and
American ports, 'consisting mainly of
• breadstuffs, provisions and fresh meat,
shows no sign of diminution, notwith-
standing the advance m rates. On the
contrary, every steamer sailing takes out
as full a cargo as can be carried with
safety, and. in some instances more was
offered than could possibly be stowed
away. • The fresh meat trade is growing
in importance, and there is an eager de-
mand at the other side for all that can
be sent over., The accommodations on
shipboard for this class of freight are
very complete and extensive, yet the sup-
ply more than taxes the holding capacity
of the vessels.
—A poor insane woman named. Eliza
Whalen, lately escaped from the Water-
loo poor house, attracted a crowd about
her on the Guelph Market Square a few
days ago. She stated that she was look-
ing for a daughter that had died several
years ago, and had taken the form of a
cow. In a vision, she stated, she had
been told that any cow that would come
up to her on calling out the name of her
deceased child, that was the animal some
of her enemies had transformed her into.
The poor woman, therefore, practised on
a number of animals in the cattle yard,
and one finally approaching her she re-
ceived it with demonstrations of affec-
tion, at the same time offqing all,the
money she had, which she stated was
$2.50, to any person who would return
her child to her in its natural form. Af-
ter speaking for a considerable time
about her daughter she spoke of her hus-
band, who had been dead some fifteen
years, and was afterward changed by an
enemy into a horse that was owned at
the present time by a, gentleman in Ber-
lin. During the day she called at the
office of the Pblice Magistrate, and re-
lated her sorrowful tale.
—There has come to the knowledge of
the London press the particulars of a
case of heartless cruelty and criminality
on the ipart of a married man of late re-
siding n Toronto, but formerly of Lon-
don. It seems that, concealing the fact
of his marriage, he wooed a young lady
in Toronto, and for some unexplained
reason a trip was made to LOndon, for
the ostensible purpose of having the
nuptials celebrated.. Arrived in that
city, the man delayed the ceremony on
one excust er another till a week had
passed, and he then borrowed the girl's
jewelry aad sold it at a second-hand.
store in the city. He then took the girl
to Chatham, and after a week spent in
that town deserted her. ' The injured
girl made her way back to London, and
after a few days her friends became
aware of her situation, when her father
arrived and took her home. A little
judicious bull -dozing secured the return
of the jewelry from the keeper of the
store. The girl goes home with a more
extended knowledge of the villainy 'of
this world, and the real wife and a child.
in Toronto are in destitute circum-
stances, owing to the levanting of him
who should provide ‚for them. This
narrative is true, but out of considera-
tion for the injured ones the names are
suppressed.
. Perth Items.
Mr: George Rock, of Logan, will
lose $4,000 by the absconding lumber
merchant, Marvin Knowlton, of LondOn:
—The hotel keepers of Listowel have
amalgamated the "bus" business, and
instead of running three busses are now
sending out only one..
—One day lately, Mr. George Meri-
less, of North Easthope, had ten bushels
of wheat stolen from his barn by some
parties unknown, probably tramps.
—The two lady evangelists'Alias Mu-
die and Miss Geldard, who a few Weeks
ago held meetings in Mitchell, are now
laboring in Montreal.
—Work on the Stratford and Huron
Railway was commenced last week.
The navvies receive $1 per day, and
pay from $3 50 to $4 per week for their
board.
—The Matheson Park, in Mitchell, is
being nicely fenced, cleared up, and or-
• namented by the enterprising proprietor,
T. Matheson, Esq., who intends it tic;
be used as a pleasure ground. for the
town.
—Miss McKenzie and, Mrs. Green have
lately been made the recipients of hand-
some presents by the Presbyterians of Lis-
towel, in consideration �f their serviees
as organists in the Presbyterian church
in that town.
—The average attendance at the Lis-
towel public school, for the month of
April, is given as follows; , First de-
partment 54; 2nd department, 48; 3rd
department, 56; 4th department, 51 ;
5th department, 71; 6th department 84.
--On Monday of last week, one of
Blanshard's oldest settlers, Mr. James
Highet, Sr., crossed that "bourne
whence no -traveller e'er retirns." Jjie
deceased had reached the - patriarc al
age of 86, and has been living in Elan- •
shard 24 years. He was much re-
spected for.his many good qualities by
all who knew him.
=-The,dwelling house of Mr. Patrick
Coin, con. 81 Hibbert, was destroyed by
fire on Thursday evening, April 26, about
half -past 7 o'clock. As none of the
members of the family were present at
the time, nothing was done to save the
contents, ,which were entirely destroyed.
The cause of the fire was unknown ; no
insurance.—A
correspondent writing to the
Stratford Beacon. says: He has in the
last three weeks travelled through a good
deal of .Hibbeit, Fullerton, Blanshard,
Usborne, Tuckeramith and Hay, and can
say with confidence that the fall wheat
through these townships has not had a
better appearance for 20 years than it
has this spring. The greater part of the
spring crop is already sown, and has been
put in on a dry bed which is considered
•a great advantage.
—One day recently, a Blanahard lady
and daughter went into a store in St.
Marys to do some business. While there
the .idea struck them, as well as some
others in the shop, that they were of
some consequence as regards weight.
They stepped -upon the scales, and made
the balance strike the beam at the hand-
some weight of 413 pounds. The daugh-
ter, Who, by the way, is only 17 years of
• age'weighed 173 lbs. and the mother
240. Neither of the 1;.dies shows much
superfluous fat ; both are soliclly and.
squ—arealyiitea
builita.
Qrge
party in the vicinity
of Listowel are preparing to emigrate to
Oregon,' United States, where they in-
, tend Iodating to follow the pursuits of
agriculture. -Among the • number are
Mr. George Mitchell and family, from
the vicinity of Molesworth; Mr. Billing -
her and family, and Mr. R. Sheane, of
Listowel ; two or three of Mr. Page's
family; some of Mr. A' Wark's family
in Wallace, and a number of others.
Mr. Billingher has onlybeen a short time
returned from "viewing the land" of his
future home, and, speaks in the highest
terms of the soil and climate of that far-
off country, I
—On Tuesday of last week, Mr. David
Anderson, of Blanshard, came into St.
Marys with a load of wheat, which he
sold on the market, receiving therefor
about $80. About 8 o'clock he started.
homewards. When a short distance
from St. Marys, he overtook a couple of
men, who jumped into his wagon to get
a ride. . Just before reaching McKay's
mill they seized him and, throwing him
from the wagon and knocking him sense-
less, rifled his pockets of the contents—
about $70—which proved a rich booty
in these times. As soon. as able, Mr.
Anderson returned to town, and gave in-
formation of his loss to the town* con-
stable. Up to the present, however,
though every effort has been put forth:
no information has been obtained as to
the robbers.
—One day lately, two ladies met with
a serious accident between Shakespeare
and Stratford, on the Grand Trunk ex-
press going west. They were Mrs.
Grant and Mrs. Germaine, of Ottawa,
and. with their husbands and children
Manitoba. To prepare
children they had
provided
ealves with a portable
freoordveifdeonei.drtohutethiereforrnt
stove, and after leaving Shakespeare one
of the ladies attempted. to replenish the
lamp which heated the stove, by peuring
in some alcohol. The lamp being lit,
the alcohol took fire, and the flame shot
up suddenly, burning Mrs. Grant se-
verely about the face and neck. Mrs.
G-ernaaine was also burned, but not so
severely. The other passengers in the
Pullman car, seeing the accident, rushed.
to the assistance of the ladies, and ex-
tinguished the flames before doing any -
further injury. On arriving at Strat-
ford, the ladies were taken to the Albion
Hotel, where Dr. D. M. Fraser WAS call-
ed in, and everything possible done to
alleviate their sufferings. They remain -
there until Tuesday afternoon,
when, although not full: recovered, they
were able to proceed on their journey
westward.
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