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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1877-06-22, Page 1v. Mr. Brock, on of paator to the past three th, and RevI W. C. ch, goes to Sarnia, made ehairnan. of 1 / Er took ple•ce he- ed Richard' Sellars he, village of Blythe ieems that Gavier'a ring Sellarsi garden - the first grfavetht� ei cause replanting. civilly and Irespeet- ;hickens, but to no liars had to resort effective means of • took hie gun and the chickens, but eramence than out landspike, and Sete hi .1i! , Govier and potruneiled na resistance, and. [ered it is generally d have beentiturdere mewled befote Squire grave assault hew* 1 and costs. Sete e in a dangeroua e recovering.- The excitement in, the 7 FFE SE S 'EEK AT ALL & coils CHEAP S STOR:E. of Dress Goods at from& rd. worth 25 to 40 cenita--,• ion the T BARGAIN to our c1 tora and we to see thent IT IN TEN.DAYS. 11 OUR SILKS CENTS PER YARD 4 or Mr. RITZY having ;at a Great Bargain y Stock of Silks 11tIS Lest Month. PI CESoi PETS per yard byt1ia piecetO $ added U cut! E. LADIES. ')01;0 ALL & 00. the Ladies G Seaford.' and ry that they have added to Goods Business the 'tiara- iKETS ANrD MANTLES ki 'STYLES mild Made a the 1 I ur, This Department is tlE.:`,,; QED 'PUTTER every confident:0 i4 recorn.- :-.yho may fasvor as with their UL find in. this Department TENSIVE STOCK Mantle Cloths to Selec !IT AND FINISH aurato Charges, Guaranteed i'ONV SHOWING SAMPLE ; MANTLES • :ufacture, in Maiden to a ver7 oreign Make. We Invitea Call. LE TO SHOW THEM. McDOUGALL & Co. TENTII YEAR. 'WHOLE No. 498. SiAFORTH, :ERIDAY, JUNE 1877. I ITIMEA BROTIIE RS, Pulalisherm. ! $15O a year, fa dvance. REAL ESTATE FOR, SA.LE. VCR SALE., --For Sale, a new frame cottage and one-fifth, of an acrelot, situated. on North Main Street, Seaforth, cheap for caviler on easy terms, as the owner is leaving ',Seaforth. Apply to A. STRONG, Land Agent. . 498 HoTEL FOR SALE—In the Village of Harp:Er- hey, with good accommodation for the public, also good stabling and driving sheds, with 4 acres of land more or less. It will be sold cheap. Apply to MRS. C. DILL, Seaforth P. 0. 496x4 VARM FOR SA LE.—Fer sale, Lot No. 30, Con. -a: 18, McKillop, containing 50 acres, 15 of which s are cleared, the balance Well timbered. Is situated one mile from gravel road, and convenient to churches, schools, cte. Price $1,800. Apply to A STRONG, Land Agent, Seaforth. :491 • PRM FOR SALE. -100 acres., 85 'cleared, being ot31, C6n. 3, Uebonae, County of Huron; good soil, well waterecl,well fenced, splendid orchard; school house adjoining, two-story briek house and good outbuildings. For particulars address RUS- SELL T. ROSS, Rodgerville, Ont. 496x8 VOR SALT1.—A. two storey frame house and out - J.: buildings, eitmited on the Market -Square of Seaford', for sale or to rent. The building is very suitable for a bostreing house or a pablie business. For particulars apply to W. N. WATSON, Sea - forth, or to DANIEL GORDON, Goderich. 493 flOUS-E AND LOT FOR SALE.—For Sale, that comfortable and conveniently sitomied dwelling house and. lot, adjoining the Methodist Episcopal Church, and at present oceupied by Mr. W. S. Robertson. The house contains kitchen, dining soon', parlor and 5 bedrooms. A good cel- lar and woodshed, also hard and soft water, and a ' stable. The lot is 'a corner lotand is within on.e • 'Mock of the Main Street. Apply to W. S. ROB- ERTSON, Seaford'. 486 VARM FOR SALE.—For sale, Lot 10, Con. 5 township of Grey; County of Huron, eon- taining 100 acres of good land, 58 acres eleared, balance timbered with 13eech, Maple and Elm.. New frame bank barn and stable. A good bearing orchard of 50 trees.. The above farm is 5 miles from Brussels station, Great Western Railway, and only 2i Miles off -gravel road. For further par- ticulars apply to JOHN LOWE on the premises, or Brussels P. 0. 491 -WARM FOE SALE.—North half of Lot 15', Oen. -I: 8, township of Morris, containing 100 acres, 90 of which are deared and in the very best state of cultivation; good brick house, frame barn and driving house; good bearing orchard ; !arra well watered ; is situated 6 miles from Brussels and Blyth stations, on the Great Western Railway. For terms apply to P. LYNN, on the premises, or to 0.11. COOPER, ' Brussels R 0. J. J. LYNN, Proprietor. 495 WARM FOR SAI.X.—For Sale, East half Lot 8, -1: Con. 4, Turiaberry, County of Huron, contain- ing 50 acres, 40 Iteres cleared; good frame house and stable, also good bearing orchard. Situated 4 miles from 15're:cater Station and 2f miles from Bletevale Station, on the Great 'Western Railway. Possession given lst September; 1877. For further particulars apply to ROBERT RICHARDSON, on the premises, 13luevale P. 0., or to G. R. COOPER, Brussels 207 with stamp for answer. 481e VARM FOR SALE.—For Sale, Lot 26, Con. 2, Tuckersmith, containing 100 acres of excellent land, about 70 of which are cleared, the balance is good hardwood busk; frame house, frame ba.rn and stable i • an orchard, good well; convenient to schools, chnrches, &e. Is situated about 6 milei from Seaford' and 1 mile from Brucefield station, on a good gravel road. For further partioulars apply to the proprietor on the premises, or if by letter to Brucefield P. 0. THOMAS MUNRO, Tuokersmith. 492x13 - • .1NNARed FOR SALE.—For side Lot No. 28, Con- cession I, L. R, S. Tuckersmith, containing loo. acres, 80 of whieh are cleared, well fenced and in a -good state of cultivation, the balance -is well timber- ed. There is a new brick house, 2 frame barns, stables, sheds sic. Also a first class orchard and plenty of water. Also 20 acres in the village ef Brucetlekl. The fermis within three quarters of a mile of Briniefield station, and is about half a mile trona the village. Apply to the proprietor on the premises or to Brucetield P. O. WILLIAM WEST- COTT. 498x4 yAl3LE FARM FOR SALE.—For Sale the east half of Let 9 Concession 3, BleFillop, containing 50 acres, known as the Deiglei estate, This farm is situated within one mile amel - a quar- ter of Seaford'. The land is of the ehoreest quality. There is a handsome residence, and good out- buildings. The farm is well planted with fruit and ornamental trees, is in excellent order, and well fenced. It is admirably suited for a retired gentle- man, a dairy -man or market gardiner. Terms easy, atkply to the proprietor on the premises or to Seaforth P.O. E. TESKY, Propdetme 495 LARGE FARM FOR SA.LE.—For Sale, that kJ- beautiful form, comprising Lot 26, Con. 12, tad the aorth three-quarters .of Lot 26; Con. 11, 175 -acres in all, situated in the Township of Me- Fillop, County of Huron, on the leading gravel roak midway between Seaford' and Brussds. The farm is in a good. state of cultivation, well fenced and watered, and convenient to oh,urch and sehoole 135- aeres are cleared and the balance hardwood timber. On the farm is a dwelling house, good outhinitlinge„ and a young • orphard. For further particulars address SAMUEL HANNA, Oil City, Pennsylvania, U. S. • • - 473 TheRNi Fon SALE.—Por Sale, Lots 3.5 and 16, Con; 6, Stanley. containing 90. acres, 85 of Which are cleared and about 40 acres in *seed. It is within one mile of the village otVarnit Whore there are churches, schools, and eli village conveniences. There is a choice•of four good markets within 11 inite thenearest bony* within 4 Milos. Thereis got01 dwelling house and frame ont-buildings,. consisting of barn, horse and • cow stables, driving shed, sheep pe -us, kte. Plenty of water and an • ex- tra geed. orchard. There is a cheeseAttetory on the corner of the farm which could be. purchased with the farm if desired. Immediate possession., Apply to the proprietor on the premises or to Varna Ps 0. THOMAS JOHNSTON, Jr- • 488 THE .CIRAN4E' PICeNIC, 1. I • , The- pic-nie held ander tli e auspices of Prince Albert Division Grange in Bell's grove, near Kippen, ,on Friday last was a very successful affair. The day was pleasant, the 'grounds delightful, and the attendance large. The as'tenablage em- braced farmers and t leir families from the townships of Stanley, Tuckersmith,liib- bert, Usborne and Stephen. A platform was provided in the centre of the grove. On this were seated the speakers'the band, the reporters and the officers of the Order. • Around the:platform during the afternoon were congregated the elders of the assemblage who listened attentively to the various speeches:delivered, and the excellent music discoursed by the Zurich brass band, while the young folks amused themselves with sw ngs, croquet, and in s cial converse. All seemed to enjoy the few lours at their disposal most heartily, and we have n4 doubt.but most were sorty when the shades of peeningset in, and the homeward march had. to • he porn- enced. Thd duties of chairman were fihleci most effieientIy by Mr. Samuel Suiillie, who, in a fe-iv introductory re - arks, explained that the object of the present gathering was for social enjoy- ment and mental,imProvement. He had been asked by many if the question of Free Trade and Protection would be dis- missed. To this he replied that this was a most important question,and he thought were it discussed coolly and calmly, and fr e from party prejudice that good might result. He, however, counselled moder- ation on the part of the speakers in deal- ing with this and other questions. He introduced as the firet speaker, Mr. W. L. Brown of London, Editor of the Canadian Granger. This gentle - an, after preliminary congratulations, ferred to the progrees whichthe Grange ciety had made since its organization. e was one of the l originators • of the Movement, and he! was proud to think that what three years ago was only a small gern3,so far as his country was 'con- cerned, had grown tolbe a large tree. The movement had at first been opposed on all sides. The press, the merchants and t e manufacturer opposed it, but not- withstanding all this opposition it had grown to be a power in the land and would. stamp out 'ataxy of the abuses which had so long existed in the commer- cial world. One of the objects Of the or- ganization was to bring the producer and consumer 'closer together, and to put down a class of men Whom he might rank as the barnacles, the, vampires of society, called agents. -These men did not pro- d • ce anything and were a nuisance to the orld. So soon as ;a man. invested his earls in a manufactory he seemed to come the conclusion that the farmers were so it • orant that they did not know what as good for them, it what they wanted, d, consequently, they sent out 'these ents to instruct them. They did' in - rapt them too, by forcing on them im- ements and other articles at 20 and 30 r cent. more than they were actually orth. The Gran, however, had rem,- e d ied this sort of thing. At first the men- u acturers would nottleal with the Grang- e a, as they said they were at the mercy of their agenti,and if they sold to Grang- ers the agent would. not sell for them. owever, in f a shore time one manufac- rer let out, and then another, and so until non they were all very glad to il to a Granger, wh 63. they got a chance. itherto the manufacturers have had ev- ything their own Way, and the majority them have made ifortunes out of the rd earnings of the !farmers. Manufac- rent, who had coMmenced a few years •o on nothing, had, on account of the rge profits they redeived, heaped up im- ense fortunes. This, however, would w be changed, an1 the good things of e would be morel, evenly distributed tlit. i °lag the farmers and manufacturers. his was one of the 1reasons why menu- cturers had so s ongly opposed, the range movement.illethenreferred to any arguments whi h,h L 'dh d others used agaa st the Grange, and opounded the rath ,r novel doctrine that mpetition in trade (Toes not prevent ex- bitant prices, but instead encourages irior goods, and he e stole in a village orth ;of goods in a ld sell cheaper than y solcl ver en to 11 a a a • 11 li 11 1 a • • the vending of izif maintained that o which sold $5,000 Week .would and co five stores which on He thought there w agement for young farm when they saw; being grabbed from He also urged that FARM FOR SALE.—For Sale, Lot .3, Con. 3, tons had exercised Tnelarstnith, containing' 100. acres, 80- d of wind" aro cleared and in a good state bf cultiva- tion, the balance is well timbered with sthe hest of hardwood ; there is a first-dass briek house 35x28, kitchen 2-1x18, with stone cellar ander botlehouse • r and kitchen; a good. frame -barn 50x40, driving a house • 45x;30, with stone basement and cattle houses the whole length of both buildiugs ; leading from the cattle house below is a large root house„ t euee, dug oat of the solid bank, built of solid steno a, and lime and arched over with brick, and is frost e •e long be such a p proof ; there are 3: Walls'i each about 40 feet deep, . built up with bricks and are never -failing eplings of t farmer instead water; there is a good orchard of apples, Pears, u by other' class genet vie:ante, grapes, and amall fruits ; also about 300. roods of drains with tiles carefully laid ppsition and inflame e in the country to down ; tee settee:are all floored with stone,. care- Which his wealth an intelligence entitle fully, end evenly boa • also log barn 48x28„ and 2 143. Seaforths and 2 from Hensel]. station,. Convenierh Mr. Manning, Ch plain of the Dotniei- ' #1 • $1,000 each. little encour- , remain on a altrethe good. things hem by merchants. he G range organize - „great influenee in creasing the prices of ina.plements and erehandise, and s `id that if the non - ranger faemer co ld ndw purchase a aper as cheap as is neighbor who was Granger he had t that* the Grange ✓ it, and conclude( by al strong appeal ail fanners to ass' t in the movement, d be predicted th organization wauld; wer in the land that f being looked down s would occupy the 8table4. Is situated imiles from. Exeter, 10 from te baleen ana ewe -owe Tenne-e-esmo to be on Grange was the nJ.t speaker. Hp was ply to. the proprietor on the premises or to. Hensel:I • glad to have the p ivilege of appearing eau aeen, tee eemeinea to snit purchasers. AP - P.496 -4x bfore so large an a dienee of his brother _-:-.......-e=e -- - ------ - farmers. It was no e contmon t nag for I7PORT:10M NOTICES. farmers to occupy arominent position on — — ' --- ------ -- - --- — _. ..,_ tie public platfor He had taken a POLOGY.—I am sorry I said that 1 suspected very deep interest itt the Grange Move - to ine in NLarch, last year. J. 13. SCOTT: 498-1 anent ever since its first 'inception, and that Mr. Houston wrote an anonymous letter tnaught it Wes the *ery thing which was Cinieen To ADOPT.—Parties wishing to adopt needed for farmers hot onl account ef its a female child, 2 months old, healthy and a strong, should apply to E. SMALL, Elinaville P.0. 498-3 A CHALLENGE, ---The undersigned ia prepared 4-1- to wager the sum of $100 that he Gan balance a Spitit Level, Box a Compass, or han die a Slid- lab- better than any young man in the Township Of Hallett. JAMES MULHOLLAND ,Sr.498x2 es 'WANTED. rPENDERS WANTED.—Tenders will be receiv- ed by either of the undersigned until Saturday, June 30, for removing stumps and leveling about three .acres of the Agricultural Gronnds. Fall partieulars as to the manner in whiali the work is to be done can be received from either of the members of the Committee. Trtokas KIDD, A. YOUNG, M. Y. MeLEAN—Corarnittee. 498-2 vantages in poue t because of the O: ered for social a,n ent. He could ti 'th farmers, and li s and their needs a a the very stump, ay up. He had a d had been engag a. a for 39 years. t on was said to be hand against every s, shillings and pence, xcellent facilities it intellectual im Pro v e - °roughly ,sympethize e professed to under - he had comm,enced and had worked his hopped and logged, d in farm life in Can - he Grange ,organiza.- one which had its erson and he.beheved that every man not, actually united with it hadehis hand againet it. He did not know why this 3hoo1d be. We as far- mers can do nothing! which will 1 injurious- ly affect the interests of the country that will not -affect our own interests. We ri e with our country in p4sperity and si k with it in adversity. We are a stab e not a floating population. We are bou • d to our farms, and -'.we want to bind o r sons and our daughters to them also. e want to make this country what it real is, a fermer's country. When this is o r effort1why should we be met with !.o much :opposition ? We are now look.. downlupon, and have ben treated wit!s conterapt as if we were f no importane We want to remedy thi state of thing . We want to Make othe4 classes feel tit. t although we are farmers we are as goo as they are. In order t� do this we mu t have representation in Parliament a cording to our numbers, our wealth, ang our real importance. He referred to ti e influence which the. Boards of Trade an such like organizations had upon thole islatures of the country; and said the fa mers will have, through the Grange, equally powerful organization by whic to make their wants known and their i fluencp felt. He complained of the infln-, ence which capital controlled in the country as compared with) that wielded by our interest in the soil, and attributed this in a great measure t� the fact of o many lawyers being .in Perhament. i e etro4y advised. farmers to pay more a tention to the education of their familie • and assured them that whatever niig t be said. of other influences, education w s the greatest controlling power, and w s the surest passport to iafluence.and pbs - tion. Ile discussed at considerable length the piestion of Proteation. He strong' urged the desirability of having a duty.on • agricaltural products equal to that 1131- posedion manufactured.. goods. He did not, however, urge this so much as a lie- cessity for the interests of farmers as to give them equal justice and .put them 13 an equality in this respect- with oth r classes. Address were also delivered by Messr Dow, of Gananoque ; 'Holmes, ef Cli• ton; McLean, of Seaforth ; White,1 Exeter, and Rev. Mr. Cemeron, of Rippe ,but we have not space for even a - sup mary of their remarks. The address 41 Mr. Cemeron was undoubtedly the smeec of the, dor. It abounded with sound co mon sense, and good He ridiculed the idea hat the fan:nib practical advic community were looke4 down upon any other class, bet, on the Contra • were held in the highest esteem by al • ,e.... He strongly deprecated the practi e adopted by some public speakers w o professed to speak in the interests of fa mers, of trying to create „animosity b tween farmers and business .men by sa ing the former were looked down upo by the latter. Each was dependent upp the other, and one class could not pros- per without benefitting the other, and consequently the more harmoniously all classes yvorked together the better I t would b for all. He referred to the fal- lacy Of the idea that tLer eons of fume s general' deserted the arm. All colt' /. not be e pected to be of one mind. Vet few rein eters' sorts bec mia ministers,an the sem might be saicl of almost eve other jpr fession or trade. He also stron ly urged the necessity ef paying due a tention to the eiducatidu of the youn Education, he .said, wat the mainspri of power and influence, and none cou d leave a better inheritance with his child than a grid mental and moral training. Mr. Brshop, M. P. P., was the la t speaker. He referred at coniiderab e length to the mental and social benefi s which the Grange, if ptoperly conducte will confer on its members. • It will bri out the speaking , talents of the you men. There are plenty farmers who, you set them down with paper, pen ark ink, can give vent to excellent- idea's, but place these same men upon a publ c platform and their m.ouths are closed. e advised youug men to embrace every po sible. ;opportunity of g'ving utterance o their views on questions which come b fore their societies, ad. by this thee s they will soon gain con dpnce and fluen y of utterance. It is the mental and $ cial benefits accruing, rom the Grano which are its main ttractions. . e would not advise any petion to join it f .r the sake of pecuniary gain. In this col nee tion also he believed 't was doing goo I . It wale the means of ptjotecting its me 11 bers from sharks and s oddy agents w o •prowl through the cou try, and by th ir smooth tongues worr3 themselves in o the confidence and thp pockets of the farmers. It would also give its members a better idea of business. It was his opiniqn that business men think the profit of farmers are 1 great -deal larger than hey teally are, aid he knew that manyifarmers.have an icLea, that the pp ts of merchants are mucli larger than th really are. In this wa a spirit of Iie .ousy and animosity h s sprung u b tween the two classes. He believed tlie Grange movement won d ultimately alley this feeling, as the inc bers of that dr- ganizetion could now see by the circu- lars they receive fro wholesale houses that the profits of mere ants on all sta le articles are not exorbi ant—are, in fa t, very email. He refer ed to the questi n ! of Free Trade,andat c nsiderable length I combatted the views hich Mr. Thom s I White, of Montreal, and other leadi : Protectionists had froth time to time p ' forth.' : At the conclusion of the speeches. vo es of thanks were tendered to the speake s: the bend, and the Chair an,and the gah , ering larok-e up about 6 o'clock. i —We cannot close 4118 report without 1 making ppecial mentioln of the excellent . music rendered on the occasion by the 1 Zurich baud. The bad;contains Borne , twelve or thirteen insltrnments and ts performances will compare favorably with . those of any amateur and in the co n - i try. Indeed we doubb if there are a y :that can equal it. PRAIRIE Frnesn—A despatch to San e Franciseo, from Lampe, Santa Barbara I .County, reports an extensive fire raging , in thp vicinity, burning over many miles i square, destroying grass and gram cro s. , A great number of cat le were overtaklen by the tlames. Thc fire will necessit te the slaughter of a grea1tdeal of stock, n account of lack of forage. A Los Angelos 11 • • • • 1- despatch says a great fo est fire is ning in the mbuntaine w st of that extending down to the tains. De are wanting, but it s known many homesteads have been destro and a great amount 4f hay, lumber property burnt.. Rev. W. S. Rainsford. the churc England evangelist, ieturns to Engl this week. , —Mr. A. Brown, f outhwold, lip- ped a yearling sheep the other day w ose wool measured 23t inches. —The residents of Paisley intend cel- •1111- ity, ails hat ed, and of ebratmg Dominion DaY on Satur ay, 30th of June,' instead of iMonday, 211 of July. 1 —The village of Tiverton in Btuce County now boasts of a bell. It weighs seven hundred and. thirty pounds and cost $70. —Mr. D. Allen, of' Gak recently Sold a black -breasted. red game cock t a party at Brainard Station, Pennsylva ia, for $40. —Petitions in opposition to the. un - kin Act are being circulated by the Li- censed Victuallers throughout the city of Toronto. , —Mr. Conrad Biter, of Berlia, Was awarded the prize fok German prose at the annual commencement of the UniVer- say of Toronto, on Friday leet week. —A Montreal gentlemansome ays ago, filled two bottles full of -potato ll1g8 from his farm, and nose' the 'oaths me insects have commenced to eat ach r. Lett, for seteral years pas on the Medical Staff of the Asylum for the Insane, London, left for Toronto, a few days ago, and will be succeeded by Dr. Metcalf, , —Mr. Jacob Frye, of Crossbill, has been arrested and lodged in Berlin Jail, to await his,trial for setting fire to his own premises, which were burned down on May 21st. 1. —Mrs. Kent Mason is this week lec- turing on temperance in London. Mrs. Mason shows herself a lady of culture in every word and gesture, and is a splicer of no mean power. —The new dwelling house belonging to Mr. George Begg, in the townshi ef Southwold, a few miles west of Tal ot- ville, was struck by lightning on on - day evening, and burnt to the groan '• - —Mr. James Burton, of the townehip of Arthur, had a field of barley headed out on the 2d inst. , A number of wheat fields in that neiglibbrhood indicate an early, as well as an abundant har- vest. —The Hon. Edward Blake has estab- lished a permanent scholarship in the University of Toronto, of $100 per an- num, to be devoted ta the encouragement of the study of civil polity, ethics, and constitutiOnal history. —Mr. McRae, of the Feigel mine, re- cently brought to Belleville a bar of gold weighing over a pound, and of the value of $250. This was the result of ! 45 hours' crushing of a ten stamp mill. This is a very handsome return for the labor expended in the operation. —Col. Nash, of Ottawa, entertained a large party of ladies and gentlemen one evening last week. After dinner e erg one of themleked ill. Medical ge tle- men were called in, when it was aaber- tabled that they had all been poiso ed, but with what is not Yet known. No deaths will occur. --The Canadian pilgrims had an andi- ence with the Pope on the 15th inst., and presented him with a magnificent mitre studded with gold gems, a sifver vase, and $20,000. The Pope expretsed his joy at the escape of the pilgrims ftom the great perils of their voyage. —Mr. Thomas Slee, of Doon, pur- chased from Mr. S. Y. Shantz, the farm formerly belonging to the estate of the late Hon. Adam Ferrie, containing 190 acres, for the sum of $9,000. On his farm the "Pinnacle” is situated, f om which the finest view in the Oountjy of Waterloo can be obtained. —Large droves of eattle are arrieing at Montreal from Ontario for England, some of them being superior to any that preceded them. Horses are also being shipped, but are previously offered here at a kind of mock auction. sale. If they should happen to bring a certain fixed price they are sold. , —A resident of Montreal has shot eight cats within a Week, his powers of endurance having been overstrainecl by the unremitting attentions of these mid- night serenaders, which haunted the fences and back lanes- in his locality. Two other nuisances are reported. from that locality, a peacock and a bugle. Let them take the hint ix time. • —Mr. Jacob Ruttain1 of Picton, has built a car on wheels,' with the intention of travelling in it with his -wife to Ne- braska. He has shoWn !a great deal of ineenuity in the constrAction, and. hen he gets springs undet it I will be a comfortable vehicleto ride in. He it out last week on a trial trip a numben of citizens availed themselv the pleasure of a ride in it. ery had d a s of —A serious accident from melted potash occurred in Harristoe on Monday evening of last week. A young lad named Thos. I Wedge, ' was engaged in li ting melted potash from the kettle on the furnace to the cooler, at the ashe y in that place, when a spark flew out, strik- Wedge upon the eye, and burning into - the flesh and ball of the eye. Medical aid was immediately called in, land though Mr. Wedge suffered excruciating pain, the eye is likely to be saved,' and with the exception of an ugly scar no further damage will result. the public be careful not to purchase the horse and buggy, as it is supposed Chap - man's intention is to sell and raise the wind. —Robert Donnelly, for whom there has been a warrant out ,for several months, charging him with participation in the Lucan outrages, Was on Saturday morn- ing arrested. He has been living in the States since the trouble; and has but re- cently returned. He Was bailed to ap- pear when wanted. e—Mr. Horner, of Spragues' road, Dumfries -township, recently purchased the lake near his farm for $200, and by letting the water down two feet has re- claimed 20 acres of excellent land. He intends, if he can get the sun -fish in the lake exterminated, to stock it with trout. This will be interesting to pisca- torial devotees. —Miss Norwood, formerly of Berwick, N. S. who has for several years been 'en- gagedin teaching, first in her native prov- ince,but more recently in the Seminary at Burlington, Iowa, has been engaged to go out as mitsionary to China this autumn. She will accompany a missionary and his. wife who are returning after a short visit to their home. —A day or two ago Mr. S. L. Head bought of Mr.Armstrong, of Eramosa, 60 hogs, the weight of which in the aggre- gate was 12,080 pounds. The price paid was $5.75 per 100 pounds. These hogs, along with 50 others weighing 44 pounds each, and costing at the Hespeler distil- lery $5.25 per hundred pounds, were shipped by Mr. Head to Montreal. —The Rev. Dr. Riley, Bishop elect of Mexico, delivered two eloquent ser- mons in London last Sabbath, giving an interesting account of the growth and spread of Protestantism in Mexico. Rev. Dr. Riley. who is a native of South Ameriea, and speaks with a strong Spanish accent, although wonderfully distinct, is about 50 years of age. —The corner atone of Guthrie Church, Harriston, was laid. on Wednesday of last week with Masonic honors, byDep- uty Grand Master Cavers, of Galt, assist- ed by the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Canada. There was a large gathering of Masons from the surround- ing country, who, after the close of the ceremonies'were entertained at dinner by the local Lodge. \ —Mr. Cooper, the Superintendent of woods and forests for Ontario, held. a sale of timber berths in Toronto a week ago. The lands thus sold constituted 375 square miles in the townships of Mc- Murrich, Monteith, Franklin, Perry, Burpee, Shawenega, Foley and Conger; and were all disposed of itt seven bands. The amount realized. for the timber, in - chiding the rent for 1877-8 was $75,739, or about $202 per square mile. —On Monday morning of last week, Mr. Martin Burt, of East Zorra, left his house to out down a tree in the woods, a short distance off. At dinner time his wife called him several times and re- ceiving no answer, went to the woods, where she found him lying on -the ground quite dead, his skull having been crushed by a falling tree. He leaves a wife and three small children. He was a hard-working, respectable man. —A fatal accident occurred between Elora and Rothsay a few days ago, re- sulting in the death of Joseph Kilpat- rick. It appears deceased was racing along the highway with another man, when they met a team coming the oppo- site way, when Kilpatrick was thrown from the seat of his buggy, alighting on .the dashboard, where he was kicked by the horses so seriously as Ito cause death in a few hours. - Deceased was only mar- ried two months. —A Toronto young lady who • was in- discreet enough to write a polite little note to the Rev. Mr. Rainsford offering her heart, hand and fortune. The evan- gelist was not taken aback in the least. He merely sent a reply to the young lady, recommending her to "give her heart to the Lord, her -fortune to the poor, and te keep her hand until some one asked her for it." Good,soundcommon sense advice, and we hope the fair one will heed it. — Mr. Lewis Stafford, of Southwold, had a terrible adventure with an infu- riated bull about seven years ago. He was attacked. in the field and tossed and trampled by the beast for two hours, and when rescued it was found that his spine was broken a few inches below the neck. Mr. Stafford has been a helpless invalid ever since, and finally succumbed to his infirmities on the 9th inst. He was 31 years of age, and was highly respected. by all his neighbors. —Au olcl resident of Collingwood has passed away in the person of Mr. Joseph IL Lawrence, who died on the 10th inst., aged 69 years. He came to Coiling - wood, in 1854,when there was nothing of Collingwood exeept the name. After en- gaging in various enterprises he was ap- pointed to the office of town clerkea po- sition which he has filled uninterrupted- ly for the last 19 years, The deceased's funeral was attended by the Town Council, the Sehool Board, the several societies of the town, the corporations of the neighboring municipalities, and by a large number of the general public be- sides. —Last week while some workmen were engaged in pulling down the old. court house in Hamilton, they found at the foot of the foundation wall at the northeasetorner a glass bottle containing a &numeral; stating when the foundation stone was laid and by whom, together with five newspapers and. a number of silver and copper coins. The document above alluded to is of vellum, and green and brown with age. The following were the newspapers found : 1, The Ob- server of the Times, printed in London, England, and dated Saturday, July 21, 1821. This pa,pet contains full particu- lars of the corenation ceremonies of King George IV. on July19, of the same year. 2. The Gore Gazette, dated Saturday, March 3rd, 1827, and printed at Arle3,8- ter by George Garnett, who was subse- quently Police Magistrate of Toronto. 3. The Colonial Advocate, No. 52, print- ed at York, now Toronto, on December 8, 1825. The editor of this paper was Wm. Lyon Mackenzie. 4. The Can- -A sharp trick has been played jipor a livery stable keeper in Caledonia vil- lage by a young Englishman by the name of Chapman. He hired a orse and buggy from Mitchell's livery stable, in that village, on Thursday, June 7th, saying he Would return the same even- ing, but he has not yet returned. Chap- man is about 20 years of age, short,dark, with a scar, on the right side of his 'beck, dressed in dark clothes. The horse is black, with four white legs, spasen on right bind leg, and about eight year old. Detectives should look out for him and thet. ri, Feeaman,, also Published' at York, 1 ind dated November thad, 1826. 5. The fth paper is ithUper Canucla a- zette, publishedle at York, on January 6, G 11827. All of the paperi are in a very fair state of preeervation: la, --W ile Mr: D. Bobier, of Soutbwold, es - Was engirt week he came upon a some, d in digging gravel in his pit one day what curious novelty in the shape of a stone. The strine, whiCh is about 16 inches 'Ong; g inches wide, and 5 or IS inches in thicknest, has 32- punctures in it; seven of . which go clean through. The holes are all as smooth and perfect as if they had beeti'drilled. , , ' —Abont 9 otilook. last Friday night as Mr. Ratcliffe, produce buyer of To ronto, was coming into the village of Ux- bridge with his horse and wagon he was set upon by three ruffians'one of whom seized his horse :whilst the other two dragged him out, andafter a severe strug- gle robbed him of his pocket book con- taining over $400, and. made off into the bash. Three suspicious characters were seen in the -village shortly before the pursuitr cibbe ry of and t htehre.econstables are in hot — Mr. R. McKie, of Bright, recently captured in his garden A are specimen of ird, not comnion in this part of the • nntry. He is about the size of a robin hen at rest, yet when feeding he pro - 3 eta his neck about a foot,and with un- rring aim, picks up stnall fishes out of a dish placed in his cage. At each stride he extends his feet at a distance of more than a foot apart ; upon the whole it is quite a curioeity. His bill tepere to a sharp point and is about two inches in length, when ,angry he pro- duces a hissing sound. ' —A St. Marys paper warns those cow -owners who are in the habit of al - Raving their cows to grow fat in the gar- dens of their neighbors, that- they had better keep them out of such places, for a time at least. Plants and shrubs, and .1 in fact everything having leaves, is cove ered with hellebore or 'Paris green, or some such poison, and if the cows swab low the doses they will be poisoned in- stead of the vermin. This warning might be applied beneficially in other places as well as in. the "stone town." —A boy named Cheriey Lodge, 11 years of age, refused tot go to Sunday School in St. Thomas lad Sabbath morn- ing, whereupon his fathet threatened to thrash him. The boy got out of the pa- rent's reach, and "put" for London, ar- riving there on foot abo t 6 in the even- ing. Shortly after dark he was arrested as a vagrant, and locked up in a cell, where he passed the night. A telegram from Chief Wigrnore brought the father to the city. the - followin?morning, and ; by this time, in all probability, the youngster is at home considering the ef- fects of a rod. ' 1, I —On Monday night last week some prowling rascals entered, the house of Mr. Christian Wagler, situate between' New Dundee and Petersburg, in Wilmot, while the inmates were, asleep, and se- cured Mr. Wagler's pocket book, contain - $30 in cash and a note for $90, which was in his breast pocket. They also car- ried. off a pair of boots and a pair of ,shoes belonging to Mr i Wagler, from - which circumstance we may infer that tile robbery was committed by impecu- nious tramps. The thieves helped them- selves liberally to victuals in the kitch- en, and conducted theit operations so quietly that none of the family heard them . 1 ' —A couple of Stratford gent lemen,who are the owners of a considerable quantity qf landtin Ellice townshije in the vicinity of the eastern drain, a few mornings ago went out to see the progress of the work, end having a tenant on the land, con- cluded to pay him a visit, and were con- iderably surprised to find him located , i a place where there Was neither a road. or any track. On making enquiries hey found that he had floated. down the Canal en a raft, on which he had loaded his wife and family and all his household: itnpedimenta, including a pig. This is probably the first instance of the suc- cessful navigationof the "big ditch." Already the benefits of the drain are to be seen, the adjoining lands drying up fast. , -----At the International- Exhibition of- . New South Wales held at Sydney, • Auetralia, the 'Canadian exhib- itors bore off many prime. Messrs.King & Brown, boot and mamaacture sho s le f i of Toronto,. were awarded a first prize over the American, En 'eh and native manufa,cturers.—Messrs Robert Hay & Co., of Toronto, were 4warded. ' a first prize for an exhibit of furniture.— Messrs. BryeenMeMurrich & Co., were eavarded•a certificate of commendation or a display of tweeds.—Bell & Co., of uelph, and the Dominion Organ Com - any were granted certificates of a simil- ar nature for exhibits 'of organs.—The pper Canada 'FurnitureC,ompany were • warded two prizes for. furniture.—D. axwell & Co. were gtanted a seeond rize for a horse chaff eutter.—Toronto iducational Department, for a general ispla,y of our educational system, was warded a certificate of commendation. Notmen & Co., of Montreal and To- mato, were awarded a prize for land - capes and portraits. —Manville & Brown f London, were granted a prize for and chaff .cutters.---Ifon. John Young, Jtoyal Commissioner from Canada, took it prize for the Little , Giant threshing achine.—Slater & Petry, of Montreal, ok a prize for boots and. shoes --The mith Organ Company carried. off a rize for organs. TESTIXONXAL.—Adelaide, Sept. 2nd, 187q.. -Massey Manufacturing Co.—Sirs: ' have used. one of your Sharp's Rakes this last year. ' I have had some experi- ence in Sulky Rakes. I purchased a ." Taylor Rake" first, but I returned it because it did not work to suit me; then. I got an "Ithaca," which did its work 'much btter, and then a Sharp's, which .is much superior to either. The smallest 'boy that can drive a horse can use, it with the greatest ease. I would fully re-, commend it to all farmers. Your, &c.,, i Josr.tit GALBRAITH.