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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1877-07-20, Page 10 • EJLY 13, 1877. to get the poor fellow' during her absence he anter and "hooked" a Fhiala were taken to the' rwatals handed. round Fs. The cigars having Watesteorth, who was the time, came to Wing- nd ?earned the facts of then, in company with 1, visited Lucknove, and g fellow in one a the Le affair was settled by :a and expenses, in au attended pic-nic of the el seetion Na. 6„ Morris, apleas Grave, on Monday 2ed. Nearly 354 per- ient. An abundance of ions were provided on les. Miss Smith, the try solicitous about the ad to her sentiring energy he success of the pic-nie Ceti- Taward. the latter moon au adelregg was de - present by Mr. Thomas who wag very a.ttentive- s both pa,reuts and chils S DE R FUL OUS BARGAINS AT THE -777- 777 t IMENCING IMPROVE- ( OUR , STORE IT si! NECESSARY TO E OUR PRESENT MK TO HALF. ITS SIZE. VE DECIDED 'KING THIS THE ,E OF _THE SEASON. will be such as 'wilt r, gratify every buy - Sate will contain Classes of the SUMMER GOODS. r QUOTE A FEW ZTICULARS DINES, at 91 cents per yard, - 20e. E BRONZE, at 10 cents per r price, 22 cent. ED LUSTRES, at let centa per r pace 20 cents. ED GOODS. at 16, 18, 20, and erth 25 and 50 cents. iE at 15 cents, worth 22 cents. full sized Parased for 25 cen.t.e. any in town at 48 cents.. .UNT„ at 8, 8,, 10-, and i2 toren ad 18 cents. S at 15, It, and 20 (stets, worth cute. ITE COTTONS at Greatly Rea S at Price a heat to Nothing. ING ELSE ON THE UIB SCALE pie and Cotaatry !People ie Vereat Sate at our re, the 777. Not Cent's Worth Else- . till you have KCCII bargain 4, a glance which will C011.. ince yon that the 771'st is -thts plate 1(3 end eau 'Money. the First Time we have --ery other ,Store in Sell - 'heap, and in the :sent Cumpetitien WILL. GAIN TRIUMPI4. arlit to the Sale- GOMM & CO, Blain Street,- Seaford'. i TENTIR YEAR. WHOLE No. 302. - ,SEAFQRTH, FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1877. McLEAN BBOTHE it 8, Pulbliaiver*. $1 50 a Year, in advance. REAL ESTATE FOR 8411. E. VOR S.ALE.-For Salo, a new frame cottage and one-fifth of an acrelot, situated on North Main Street, Seaforth, cheap for cash or on easy terme, as the owner is leaving Seaforth. Apply to A. STRONG, Land Agent. 498 FARM FOR SALE. -For sale, Lot No. 80, Con. 12, McKillop, containing 50 acres, 15 of which are cleared, the balance well anchored. Is situated ona mile from gravel road, and convenient to churches, schools, c.te. Price $1,800. Apply to A STRONG, Land Agent, Seaforth. 491 FFOR SALE. -10t) acres, 85 cleared, being Lot 31, Con. 3, Usborne, County of Huron ;good soil, well watered, well fenced, splendid orchard; school house adjoining; two-storybrickhouse and good outbuildings. For particulars address RUS- sELL J. BOSS, Rodgerville, Ont. 496x8 - 'FOR 5 AT. -A two storey frame house and out- -a: buildings, situated on the Market Square of ,Seaforth, for sale or to rent. Theobuilding is very suitable for a boarding house or a public business. For particulars apply to W. N. WATSON, Sea - forth, or to DANIEL GORDON, Goderich. 493 HOUSE F0R SALE. -A Great Bargain. That desirable house, with new additions'and acre lot, on Rattenbury street, Clinton,-9roorns. Splendidhard and soft water tanks, cellar, wood- shed, and mitisual conveniences on the premises. Apply to the undersigned, Dr. APPLETON, Clinton. 501-13 FAM FOR SATE -For sale, West half Of Lot 9, Con. 9, Ifullett, containing 50 acres, 40 acres are well eleareal, without stumps, and in a good state of cultivation, being well underdrained - on the premises there is a new frame house 2x32, frame barn and two frame stables, also a good bearine°orchard and never -failing well with pump. Apply to DAVID .HILL, on the -premises, or to Constance P. 0. 500-4x VARM FOR SAL -E. -For Sale, West half of Lot -a: 6, Con. 3, 11. R. S., Tuckersmith, containing 50 agree nearly the whole of which is cleared, well fenceil and in a fast -class state of cultivation; there is a good frame barn, good orchard and plenty of water.; is within 2 miles of the Town of Seaforth, with a ;gravel road leading past the farm. e For "particulars apply to the proprietor on the premises or to Egmondville P, 0. ADAM SHOL- DICE. 500 VARM FOR SALE. -For sale a desirable farm L within miles of Seaford', near the Northern Gravel Road, Containing 48 acres, abeut 40 acres cleared and in good condition, also good buildings and orchard well watered. Price $2,600. Also a desirable country residence, with first class build- ings worth $3000,beautifully situated, containing 50 acres and within one and a half miles of Seaforth. Forfinther particulars apply to A. STRONG, Land Agent, Seaforth. e 501 TTOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE. -For Sale, thet comfortable and conveniently situated dwellinghouse and lot, adjoining the Methodist Episcopal Church, and at present occupied by Mr. W. S. Robertson. The house contains kitchen, dining room, parlor and 5 bedrooms. A good cel- lar and woodshed, also hard and. soft water and a stable. The lot is a corner lot and is within one block of the Main Street. Apply to W. S. ROB- ERTSON, Seaforth. 486 ITALUABLE PROPERTY IN HARPURREY,- Y For Sale, a comfortable frame dwelling house, with about 2i acres of land attached. Good stable, well and other conveniences. There are a number of choice young fniit trees of various kinds. The buildings are all in good repair, and the laud is eleen and in good order. The property is pleasant- ly situated. Also two park lots containing 4 acres each, well adapted_fer market gardening. For farther particulars apply to the proPrietor on the premises, or to Seaforth Post Office. M0SE2 BURLING. 501 FAR1- FOR SALE. -For Sale, Lot 26, Con. 2, Tnekersmith, containing 100 acres Of excellent laud, about 70 of which are cleared, the balance is good hardwood bush; frame house, frame barn and stable; an orchard, good well; convenient to schools, churches, &c. Is situated about 6 miles from Seaforth and 1 mile from Brucelield station, on a good gravel road. For further particulars apply to the proprietor on the premises or if by letter to Brucelield P. 0. THOMAS ktINRO, Tuckersmith. 492x13 VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE.-Fer.Sale, Lot 22, Con. 2, Ueborne, containing 100 acres of first-class land, 80 of which are clearedovell fenced_ and thoroughly chained, the balance is good hard- wood .bush; there is a frame house with kitchen, sitting room, 3 bed rooms and cellar; a frame barn 40x60 with stone and brick basement, comprising stable cattle shed and sheep house; a hack hog pen 1120, also a nice young bearing orchard and splendid well. Is situated 3i miles from Exeter, miles from a school and close to a ehurch. For further particulars apply to THOM A S COR-NISR, Exeter, 500-4 LARGE FARM FOR SALE. -For Sale, that . beautiful farm, comprising Lot 26, Con. 12, and the north three-quarters of Lot 26, -Con. 11, 175 acres in all situated in the Township of Mc- qillop, County of Huron, on the leading grave/ road, midway between Seaforth Mid Brussels. The farm is in a geode tate of cultivation, well fenced and watered, mud convenient to church and school; 135 acres are cleared and the balance hardwood timber, On the farm is a dwelling house good outbuildings, and ti young orclaard. For further particulars address SAMUEL HANNA, Oil City, Pennsylvania, U. S. 473 venal FOR SAT. -For Sale, Lots 15 and 16, -1" Com 6,. Stanley. containing 99 acres, 85 'Of which are cleared and about 40 acres in seed. It is within one mile of the village of Varna, where there are ehurchee, schools, and all village coirteniences. There ia a choice of four good markets within 11 miles, the nearest beiug within 4 miles. There is a good dwelling house and frame out -buildings, consisting of barn, horse and cow stables, driving shed, sheep pens, &ea Plenty of water and an ex- tra good orchard. Thereis a .dheese factory on the corner of the farm which could be purchaaedwith the farm if desired: Immediate possession. Apply to the proprietor on the premises or to Varna P. 0. TH.OMAS JOHNSTON, jr- • 488 -FARMS FOR SALE. -For Sale Lot No. 30; Con- ' cession 7, Hibbert, containing 100 acres. Also East half of Lot 30, Concession 6, containing 50 acres,. There are 80 acres cleared and in a good state of cultivation on the former and 85 acres cleared on the latter. First class buildings on the large farm, but no handbags on the small. Is six miles from Seaforth and convenient to Sehools.. The farm is oue of the best la the county of Perth; aud is within 3 miles �f the Grand Trimlaand 6 miles of .the London, Huron and 13ruce There are three epriug wells on the large farm and a laying: spring on the small one. The two farms sviil he .sold separately or together. For further particulars apply to the proprietor Carroubrook. JOHN McCONNELL. 502 ATALVABLE MILL PROPERTY FOR SALE. - • The property is situated on the Town Plot of Grey, stbout miles from Ethel station, on the Southern 'extension of the Wellington, -Grey and Bruce Railway. The machinery consists. of 35 - horse engine, 10 -horse 5-fle.c boiler, large circular edging and butting saws, shingle and heading ma- chine and shingle 'jointer.. The machinery is all drst-class„ and has only been riiuning about a year and eight months. This is a rare chance for men of capital, as there is a good, local trade, and any quautity of Timber of all kinds to be had. 'Satis- factory mesons given for selling. Full particulars' oa application to GARROW BROTHERS, Grey Post Office. N. B. -All notes aud accounts-. oyer - due must be settled at once, and, save trouble and expense, 475 VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE. -For Sala, Lot • 16 and south half Lot 17, Con. 1, Hay, centain- lag 150 acres, x20 of whicb are cleared and in a good state of (mill.% ation- There is a geed brick house and a frame cottage, the barn, stable, cow stable and other outbuildings are all frame; there are about 10 acres of choice apple, pear and other fruit' trees, and about 300 spruce trees' placated 10 years. There is a never -failing stream running through the centre of the farm, on which is a good raill site, a good gravel roadon two sides of the farm. It is situated one mile from Hensel" sta- tion and four miles from Exeter, on the London Road, and is just across the road from the Rodger - villa post office and church. For further particu- lars apply to JAMES W. ELDER, Veterinary Bergamo Seftforth P. 0. 481 The Twelfth of uly Celebration. 00111E. The Orangemen of North Huron as- sembled in Gorrie f r their annual cele- bration. There w $ a large tern -out. At the appeinted ur 12 lodges iformed in procession at rerkins' Corner, and marched to the lad e room, where dInner was served. Aftee dinner the procession reformed and proc eded to the Park ground& Mr. ja o: es Perkins performed the duties of Mars, all, and Mr. Henry Perkins, County ti aster, occupied the chair. Addresses were delivered by Reverends Messrs. Robertson, of Brus- sels,- and Feasant, of Gorrie ; also by Mr. Reynolds, of T ronto. The addres- ses were listened to attstntively, and at the conclusion the rethren left for home. The proceedings w re characterised by the beet of order an1 good feeling. CLI$TON. Thursday prove4 very favorable for open air demonstratjions,and the gather- ing at Clinton was very large, twenty- five stands of colors eing on the grounds. Tae town was gay siith bunting, arches aniother decorati ns, and during the pregress of the proc ssion, which began to ' move towardsMurray's grove at 1 o'c ock the scene was very gay. County Master Wellington Connors headed the precession, which vas about , two miles long, and the var ous lodges came in order, with five 13 nds of music inter- spersed. Mr. Thos. Sturdy, of Goderich, acted as Director of Ceremonies and per- formed his onerous uties very satisfac- torily. At the grounds s enehee were deliver- ed by the County M ster, Rev. Dr. Wall, of Clinton, Rev. T.' Watson, of Bayfield, andenev. W. Pier e, of Seaforth. The addressee were list ned to very atten- tively, and the Who e proceedings passed off "decently and n order." At four o'clock the comp ny returned: to the matket square, and after giving cheers. for the Queen dispersed. DUNGANNON. The anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne passed off qu etly in Dungannon. T ere were seven lodges present and ite a number of the friends of the or er attended each lodge, which -in the to al made quite a gathering. After dThner was over hey retired to the w ods where the sp aking took piece for the day. The Dep ty Marshall topk the chair, called the meeting to order, and after a short ad. ress called lupe)] Rev. Bro. Henderso i (Episcopal min s. ter) to address the a thence. He gave a short but beautifu description ` f the early Christian chur h and conclu d by addressing the Orangemen upen their duties. The chair I, an next called upon Rev. J. Caswell ( ethodist minister) who denounced the i ogmas and ereers of Pop ry in strong 1: ,guage. The, chair- man then introduce Rev. Bro. Leitch (Pre byterian mini ter) who rel ed a few anecdotes waich caused a great deal of merriment, He ladly reiterated: the .sentiments of the first speaker as reigards the duties of ,Orangemen and showed that the society wa a necessity, as it united the different sections of thie Pro- testants in one gran would not otherwis Bro. Henderson. se Caswell, that a colle aid of the St. John unanimously adopte $29 realized. The persed. TOR brotherhood which exist. Mo ed by onded by Iey. J. tion be takerf up in sufferers, which was . There was1 over udience quieely.dig- , NITO. I 1 i 1 • i The clemonstratio here was very, suc- cessful. In the ev ning a numaer of Young Britons vis ted William' street and soon raised a disturbancea which resulted in all the wnidows in M. Cos - grove's house ben g smashed The police interfered in ime to prevent the house being sacked. Quiet was 9oon re- stored, and no ' further disturbance oc- curred. I MON1 REAL. Notwithstanding hat the Orattgena en refrained. from para ing the streets and the effcirts by many Catholics through- out the country to estrain their breth- ren in that city, the e were grane fears entertained that so e disturbance would take place. Service was held in Knox Church, after Which the Orangemen dis- persed for their hoi es. Large crowds had assembled on ptre Dame, 1, James and Craig streets. young lady' carry- ing a lily was assaul ed, and a disturb- ance was created w en her cordpanion defended her. A r. F. , Cellshaw was badly beaten in attempting te save a person who was b ing assaulted lay a crowd. Thomas L. Hackett, a young Orangeman, was a tacked by ,a mob while returning fro service, rd Was shot on the steps wholesale store. S were fired at this were inefficient to q but the military wer evening and cleared quiet. A young ma was wounded durins pected to recover. , rested on Satiirda 11 IA of - Dunn me eightee point. Tae , police ell the nittur called out he Streets r named Bo the riot, is a Co.'s shots epees, its the storing re, -who tot ex. on them with their revolvers. The boYs ran, but one weeshot down; a ball steik- ing him -in the neck and another in the back. He was taken to the hospital. The dastardly ruffians had a jubilee over , the affair.._ The police soon arrived, but made no arrests. The name of the young man shot at Point St. Charlegis William Elliott. He is from Lennoxville, Quebec, and came on Monday morning to attend the fuller -- al. He is not expected to live. He is a wealthy man's son. Messrs. David Lemay and Du hesne 'were attacked in the evening oming down Bleury street, by a drunke man, who presented a pistol at them. II fired three shots at Mr.. Lemay and e ptied the remaining chambers of his revol- ver at Mr. Duchesne, but missed them. He was arrested and locked up. CHARLOTTETOWN. a A riot took place at Charlottetown P. E. I., where a number of rowdies' at- tacked the Orangemen with stonen The latter replied with revolvers from the windows of the lodge room, and for a time great excitement prevailed. Three men were wounded during the affray. A hundred special constables had been sworn in and several arrests Made. Canada. 1 Grasshoppers have been. very de- structive in Wentworth county, hav- ing in some localities almost destroyed the grope. . - New wheat has been delivered at Hume's mill, Galt, from the farm of Mr. James Kerr, St. George road. A very fine sample. -The colored residents of Sandwich and Windsor are making preparations to celebrate Emancipation Day (August 1st) in grand style. -Mr. Nash, of Toronto, 'a few days Iwo manfully rescued two men from gowning, whose skiff had been over- turned in the bay by a sudden squall. -Messrs. William and Walter Hil- bert, who have been home on a visit for some time past, left Galt for Venezuela, South America, last week, ., where it is their intention, we believe, to remain. -A Southwold fermer, three months ago, refused $2 a bushel for 100 / bushels of wheat in his granary. Two or three days ago he sold it at $1 60. The new wheat will open at about $1 50 per bushel. - On the lst inst. an excursion train passed over the Sackaille and Parrs- boro railway to the last ' named place. This line will form a connection of the Bay of Fundy with the Intercolonial railway system. - In some parts of Oxford county, tramps have taken to robbing the Ifar- mer's scare crows. Farmers residing along the public roads state that 1 the trams actually steal the old 'hats off the , scare crows in the corn fields. • -.The Galt Reporter of last week says some fall wheat had already been cut in that vicinity. Also that the crop pros- pects, so far as wheat is coneerned, are now pretty well assured, and will be tbe best gathered for some years. ! -On Monday, 9th inst., a young child of Mr. Louis Kcehlearesiding near Erbs- ville, accidentally upset a cup of hot cof- fee, and scalded itself about the throat and chest so severely that ' it fell into convulsions and died in a couple of hours. - On Monday last a heavy ran and hail storm passed over Parkhill, ccom- panied with lightning and thunde ,, caus- ing damage to considerable extent. Al- lan Chisholm, of East Williams, was struck by lightning on the head, burning a hole in his hat. r1 , -Thera are at present over 900, pa- tients in the Lunatic Asylnm at Beauport, near Montreal. It is the intention of the proPrietors of the Asylum shortly to :invite the city insur ance agents to an exhibition of their efficient fire brigade. ° , 1 -A very critical but successful opera- tion was performed by Drs. Orton and Griffith and Mr. McPhatter, medical student, in their office at Fergus recent- ly. They extracted from the sides of Mrs. Robert Wallace, of Peel, a tamer weighing three pounds. The woman in doing well. -A yacht containing two gentlemen from Sarnia, capsized in a squall on Lae Huron, last Sunday, and the occupa ts were thrown into the water. It occ r - red just opposite Judge Davis' farm, n the Lake shore, and that gentleman s e- ing their distress put out in a boaa and rescued them. -There are immense quantities of fruit brought into the Hamilton mark these times'far more than enough supply the demand, though that is large as it usually is. The princi varieties are cherries, currants, ra berries, blackberries and gooseberri As a result of the heavy supply, pri are very low. as. Farrel was ar- -Last Friday evening a young lad , on suspi ion of , St. Catherines, about ten years a i shooting poor Hackett. The latt r was- nemed George Phcenix, fell from a he I buried on Monday, ncl- the Orangemen tree- He had gone up into the attended in full str ngth. The Offer of e height of twenty-five feet, an the members of the Catholic Union te t ting on a small limb which broke, head first on the stone pavement b and broke his skull. He onl join the procession a as not accepted, on g of want of contil had happened on ding Catholics en, - possible to prevent ceremonies. ackett on 1Nonday ny serious disturb - panics arose during uneral cortege, but as kept in caeck bY olice and the troops accompamen the s made up o about ile the lattlr kept round of a feeli c after what ursday. The le, v °red. as ranch a erference with th The funeral ,of passed off without ance. One or two the march of the the rowdy, element the presence of the the former of who procession, which w 5,000 Orangemen, w the line of march ele In tbe evening, h St. Charlee contin were on the way to western suburbs, th lingtoia bridge by a the opposite party. a menacing manner, When three youths, what behind the Or the crowd of rough r. wever, as the Point ent of Oraegemen their homes in the y were mett Wi. su a few moments. - Miss -Kiaeller, who was stab- I bed by. Johnson a couple of weeks , ago in Hamilton, is recolvering rapidly. As the young lady Was „' e the principal support of a widowed'- fe , , 'f o : misfortune has excited a great dealil mother and an invalid sister, her agate tti.is was in motion. With great cour- ane, and with much suffering and I selt- sympathy among the citizens. Oa the ' sacrifice, being so badly burned about the ;J 21st inst. the 13th battalion band will. !hands that he was for some weeks enable ,!. give a giand concert for her benefit., to labor, and having his clothing de. • -Mr. James Bell, living' Nasaaga- stroyed. David Hunt, a brakesman on ; weya, came to a sudden death on Thu s- the line, entered the burning car, and suc- , day last week. He had on the previous ceecled in saving all the passengers' bag - day fallen off a load of hay, and injured , gage, the mails, and a good share of the one of his fingers, which the doctor express freights. -.Among the latter was found it necessary to amputate. He gave , a box of bullion, with a large amount of immense crewd ef Mr. Bell a bottle of Carbolic acicl to money the burning ear was detached Tile latter acted.* bathe the finger with. Feeling it neces- from the train, dumped over in the ditch but did- not attack. sary a short time afterwards to take and consumed. Mr. Hunt was promoted ho had lagged some- some brandy, which was in a bottle sim- by the Company to the position of train ngemen, came alogg ilar to that in which was the carbolic baggage master. On Monday, 9th inst., made an ontlaught acid, he in mistake teak the latter and he was invited -to the general office of the ee ts to as al p. s. es na e, ry to g t- he fell neath vived drank some of the contents. The deadly poison acted at once, and the unfertu. nate man was dead in a few minutes. He leaves a wife 1 and five children to mourn their gad and sudden bereave- ment. -On Wednesday last week, Mr. James Watson, of the 6th line, Warwick, killed when moving hay on the farm of Mr. Elishg Saunders, lot 17, 14th concession, township of Brooke, an enormous milk snake, which meaeured 8 feet 3 inches in length, and 3 inches in diameter. -On Thursday night, 12th inst., the Grand Trunk railway train going west from London came upon seven -cows which had strayed on the railway about five miles from the city. Two of the ni- mals, which belonged to Mr. Weir, nd. concession, London township, were un over and killed, and the remainder ere badly injured. -The other day a young man na ed Henderson, of Springford,Oxford cou ty, left upon the counter in the office (a he thought) between $150 and $200, w ile going up -stairs to wait upon a customer, and_on returning, the book and nitey were gone. Next morning it was k ek- ed out of the dirt accidentally by a far- mer. -The Templer Farm in Ancaster township, which had been occupied by the late William 'Templer for over 77 years, was sold by auction sale recently, Mr. Thos. McCormack, of Beverly, pur- chasing the south half, 851 acres, for $4,675, and Mr. James Wilson, of Beverly, the north half, 901 acres, for $41:75809..The chattel peoperty realized $ 0 ' -Oa Monday morning last week, the barn on the premises of Mr. P. Molloy, about three miles from Guelph, on the Eramosa road, was struck by lightning, and in a moment burst out in a blgze. The entire building was eonsumed, along With a reaper, fanning mill and other implements. iaiss, about $1,000; in. tiered in the 'Waterloo Mutual for $700 on the building, and n1,000 on stock, implements, ete., in the same com- pany. 1 • 1 -The Grand Trunk Railway has ire- - gently built about twenty of the ipew Wickes ventilated cars, for the convey- ance i of butter and other perishalble freight. They are triple lined and are provided with a fan, which is worked I by a belt attached to a pulley betWeen the wheels. A continual current of i air' ie _thus forced into the car, which, passing over a bo X of ice, keeps the eon - tents fresh and sweet for a journey of any length. 1 • -During a thunder storm at Water- ford on Mondey eaening between six and seven o'clock a bolt of lightning struck the house of David Lester, of that place and running down the stovepipe, struck Mrs. Lester in the breast and. coursed down her body td her feet, setting her clothes on fire and burning her severely. Thosigh she received a severe shock, her me ical attendant 'entertains hopes of her , rec very. Mrs. Samuel Sovereign, Who was some 40 rods 'away, was also badly stu ned. 1 A meeting of the citizens of St. Job was held the other morning, Mayor Ear e presiding, a Committee was lap - poi i ted to examine the charters of the Loa and Mortgage Associations with a vie of organizing such a society. The obj tpt is to raise money in England at a low ate of interest for the rebuilnin of 3 St: ohn. The meeting resolved tat the Deal Government and the City or- por tion should aid the proposed new $A271,,c0i,a0t00ion. in obtaining a loan of at least - George Christie, living on the 12th ems ession of Dereham, about a mile wes of Tilsonburg; shot himself with a rev ver on the morning of the 12th, as he • y in bed. The event took place abo t 4 o'clock in the morning. Ilia -Chr tie was unwell, and his wife, who wasi already up, heard the report and rus ed into the room. in time to snatch awar the revolver before he could dig. cha ge it the second time. He still live u but the doctor pronounces the w d fatal.1 . n the 12th, while a carpenter nam d Reid, employed at Rideaur, Hall, Ottal%va, in company with his -Wife and two children, was returning home to Ne» Edinburgh, and. was near St. Pat ick's street bridge, he was attacked by t ree roughs with stones and had his jaw broken an two places, sus- tain rig ether injuries. His son, who was with him, received a blow on he lieao with a stone. Reid is a Protestant, but •ore no colors, and said not a ward to g ve offence. The brutes who com- mitt d the outrage are not known. i The Provincial exhibition will this year be held in London nu September 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28. This makes the 32nd annual Provincial, exhibition held in this province. Competition will be o en to all the world. All entries' of hors s, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, agri ultural implements and machines mus be made on or before Saturday, Aug sa 25, four weeks preceding fhe sho • . All entries of grain, field rocas, and ether farm products, machinery for other than agricultural purposes, and man factures generally, must be entered. pre 1 us to or on Saturday, September let. Entries of horticultural produets, I di ' work, the fine arts, &c., may be e te bd up to Saturday, September 8th, : t o weeks previous to the exhibition. i In December last a baggage car on 1 .1 the trains of the Great Western 1 ay, of Canada, took Ere while the American Express Company, in Detroit, and Superintendent llubbard, after re- counting the good deed4of the' modest Mr: Hunt to a select audience he had gathered there, presented him with a $50 bill as an evidence of the appreciation of the Express Company for services render- ed them. -According to the reports compiled by Assistant General Superintendent J. E. Dawion, the Great Western carried on July 12th large excursion parties on various blanches. The figures show as follows : On the main line, 1,500; Wel- lington, Grey and Bruce branch, 3,900; from Sarnia, 150, on the London, Huron and Bruce branch, 500; on the Loop Line, 600, making a total of 5,650. The excursionists weresall Orangemen. Not a single naisha,p occurred, which speaks well for the careful management of Supt. Dawson. -Further discoveries in silver have been made in the -neighborhood of Pigeon River, all bearing excellent re- ports. The Cloud Bay mine is working with a good number of men and the managers say they are going to make it the mine of Lake Superior. Mr. Mit- chell, of tbe Landing, also intends open- ing up his island during the summer. The -Hebert & Emmons mine is be work- ed at once. The copper mine at Michi- pocoten Island is expected to be one of the richest veins yet cut on the northern shore. An English party of engineers are daily expected at the islaud to estab- lish smelting works there. -The International Christian Tenn perance Camp -Meeting Association will hold its first Christian Temperance Camp - Meeting at the Thousand Island Park, on Wellesley Island, River St. Lawrence, August 1 to 6, inclusive, 1877. ' Prof. Geo. E. Foster, of the University of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, is Presi- dent of the Association, and will pre- side at this meeting, assisted by the Vice -Presidents and Executive Commit- tee. Some of the most eminent temper- ance and Christian workers of Canada and. the United States are members of the Association, and are expected to par- ticipate in the meetings. Four young women belonging to To- ronto, who went to Oakville on an ex-, cursion a few days ago, came very near getting drowned. They hired a small boat which was only large enough to carry two; and went out on the stream in it. One of the occupants of the skiff, in changing her position, upset the bot, and the whole four of them were thrown into the water. The place where the ac- cident occurred is justopposite the en- trance to Chisholm's grove, where the water is 18 feet deep. Happily for the young women the accident was observed by Mr. Donald Fraser, ' who was so for- tunate as to rescue the 'whole of them. -It is the custom of a number of tbe young men in London 'South to gather each evening on the corgmons at the Pine Grave, and there indulge in base ball, foot races and other' athletic sports, Last Monday night a large crowd gather- ed, and • all were very merry. Several were engaged in foot racing, and Wm. E. Hunt, son of Mr. iHunt, the hotel - keeper, sat on a fence smoking and talk- ing to a companion. Passing his pipe -to his companion, he said, "Here, Bob, hold this ; I'm going tci, have a run." He got off the fence and proceeded to take part in a foot race then going on. After running across the commons he turned and had only walked a few stepsnwhen he threw up his arms and fell forward on his face -dead. -Heart disease was the cause of death. ' -The complete report- of the Chief Engineer of the Pacific Railway states that the total expenditure on surveys during the six years from the commence- ment to December, 1876. was $3,139,617. The line is located from Thunder Bay to Yellow Head Pass. The chief engineer reports a location on which, for 1,000 miles west of Lake Superior, easterly as- cending gradients can be kept down one- half the maximum of the Grand Trunk. The length of lines surveyed ,and ex- plored amounts in the aggregate to about 40,000 miles, and 11,000 have been measured through mduntains, prairie and forest, with level chain and transit. Thirty-four lives have been lost in prose- cuting the survey. Mr. Fleming recom- mends opening a territorial road from Lake Superior to Lake Nipissing. -Saturday night A young man named Edgar Hint, 18 years of age'son of Mr. E. Hunt, Farmers' hotel,, Wharncliffe road. Westminster, suddenly dropped dead while playing with a number of his comrades, in the vicinity of the Askin school house. It appears that the lad, who was a promising young man, well liked by all who knew him engaged in a race for about 80 yards, with several of his youthful companions. At the close of the race he turned back, walked a few steps and fell down. His companions at once ran to to his aid, and were terrified to fied that he ceased to breathe. He was carried into a neighbor's house, and within 20 minutes after the melancholy occurrence, Dr. Stephenson was in et- tendance, but his aid was of no avail, as the boy had died instently on falling. Deceased is supposed to have burst a blood vessel internally. -A case which,_ when made known, will excite some interest, has been going OD quietly for some time past. The To- ronto Gold Mining Company had been working a gold mine in blarmora, and had obtained some quartz for the purpose ,of having lit assayed. Certain quanti- ties were submitted simultaneously to Professor Chapman, of Toronto, and to an assayer in Montreal. Both of these gentlemen pronounced the specimens to be excellent, one reporting quartz worth $150 and the other $152 per ton. It was then agreed to send some specimens to Germany; but before they returned Mr. John Rankin, a merchant of Montreal, being a member of the company, repott- ed that specimens had been pronounced worthless, and on the baths of his state- ment the Company went intoensolvency. It has since been discovered that Mr. Rankin's statement was fraudulent, and the matter wasitaken before the assignee the result of which was he was arrested. W. E.Mnrray, of Brown,Ewart & Murray, of Toronto, was arrested for being con- nected with the matter.' Both are ex- pected to be brought before the Police Magistrate on a charge of conspiracy to defraud. Rankin, however, is at present ▪ at the seaside. Perth Ite Typhoid fever has b eral localities in Stratfm -Mr. Goettler, of E wheat which measures inches in length. -The new foundry b ell are expected to be c middle of' next month. --A Hibbert farmer better value for his mon chants of Mitchell tha Stratford. -Miss Bella McLare the prize for best reader brook public school, at list week. The prize e of Mrs. Hemans' works oily prize awarded at th ° -The Stratford ,,Dorn mittee after straighten' counts found themselve a surplus of $50, which the bind. The amount c which added, to the $595. - -On Wednesday e ening of last week, while Mr. G. G. 4nderson was en- gaged in stoning a welll in Stratford, a 1 rgnstone was by some means knocked into the well. In its decent it struck Anderson on the head, lnocking him to the bottom of the well 1 and fracturine his skull. Mr. Andersoi has since died. --On Sunday evening, 8th inst., while Ir. and Mrs. Stegmui , of Stratford, ere returning home fr m Shakespeare a buggy, where they ad been fspend- uig the day, the horse b came:frightened at some object and tarcl kicking, striking Mr. Stegmuir o the upper lip, cutting it very seyerely, and also break- ing the cap of one of his knees. -The other day a ady near St. Marys went out into er garden and picked some beans for di 'er, eating one or two of the pods at he same time. Immediately after she became deadly pale and had a severe att 1 of vomiting and pain. She attribute it to the Paris green which had been sp railed upon the potatoes and blew off upi n the beans. -On Tuesday of last eek Mr. Rob- ert Crawford,- lot 4, Con ession 7, Ful- lerton. brought into the Stratford mar- ket a quantity of potato s of the Early Rose variety. full grown ind wonderful- ly dry for this time of t e year. They were planted in a field itt the 16th of April, and about two we ks before, when first tried, were about ti a size of a large hen's egg. -The cow nuisance, in Stratford has become intolerable, cows laving in many cases broken into gardens and destroyed the labor and growth of tae whole spring and simmer. Desperate people will do desperate deeds, and ;ea me of the vic- tims have sprinkled Pari green plenti- fully on the few vegetabl4s remaining, as the only means at thei command, for protection from the ani als that infest th e °streets. -;-Two gentlemen of M or Matheson and Mr. market clerk, spent a da ing through the townsb inspecting the growing c ter gentlemanims' been ti a ken out in sev- . ce, has 'spring five feet nine ildings at Mitch- mpleted by the ays he can get y from the mer - from those of was awarded. in the Carron - he examination sisted of a copy and was the examination. nion Day Com - g up their ac - in possession of was donated to llected was $220 n grant made 5 e years. in the count at never during that ti al crop look ,. more p raw is long, the heads e kernel plump. This d bespeaks better time a -Mr. Thomas Billin her, who left. L stowel a short time a o, for Oregon, ht s arrived at his destine ion, and has al - already commenced fa ming, having parchased -a farm consisti -of which 140 are uncle v7 -for $5,000. ' The fa m is worth $350. Th st would ccimmence weeks from the date of t wits June 25th. Mr. Bil tchell, ex -May - M celacherty, recently driv- p of Fullerton, ops. The lat- rming thirty - and he says e did the ce- omising. The • ell filled and. is good news, g of 257 acres good cultiva- ent of such a fall wheat har- in about two - e letter, which ingher has lo- cated in Washington Cou ty. -Amu named Williatia Willis, a resi- dTit of the township of B anshard, had. a qarrel with a companio -named Josiah B dfield on Saturday nig t, which end - ell in his (Willis) striking Bodfield with a, st ck, causing instant death. Both men w re under the influence 4f liquor at the Gine, which no doubt acclpunts for the s41 result. The affair hasresesacii cast gealovom es. overlthe township. The .Ie a Wife and two children. Willis is un- miirried, and was alwa s considered a q iet and inoffensive man -A most disgraceful scjene occurred in th Council chamber at jSt. Marys last w ek. On Monday eveniig immediately af er the motion for the adjournment of the Council had been carried, and before sokne of them had risen faun their seats Mr. T. B. Guest made a Cgleman while that gent deg up his hat, and ang sh for Mr. eman was t *ly demand that he (Coleman) shouldj withdraw cer- tain offensive remarks wlijch he had made -while speaking at the boafrd in reference to a motion of Mr. Guest s at the same time spitting into Mr. asieman's faoe, baore he had even time o speak. The two men inamecliately cli ched, and were endeavoring to throttle e ch other, when. the Mayor shouted, "Or4ler, order, gen- tlemen; constables do y ur duty," and instantly three constab es - Mitchell, Lemon and Brown -who f rtunately hap- pened to be in the roord at the time, e- reshed upon the platfor I, and after a - severe struggle, succeede ; in separating tbe furious combatants. 1 hey made Bev, eral attempts to reach ea h other again, but were prevented by th firm grip of the constables. The most in nse excitement prevailed. among the spec Itors during the melee, and the chairs d tables of the Council were used as a v ntage ground to witness the encounter. he Mayor could with difficulty persuad s the people to leave the room after the row was ended. Mr. Coleman immediatea- went to Strat- ford and. lodged an info s; tion before the Police Magistrate. The case came up on Thursday morning, whe MraGuest was fined $20 and costs, am ianting in all to $29.70,. ; • 3 ^ ' •I`i • -