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ELEV±NTH YEAR
WHOLE NUMBER, 533.
SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22 1.878.
McDEAN BROS., Publishers.
$1.50 a Year, in Advance.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
WARill' FOR SAM -First-class farmlfor sale in
-I: the Township of Grey, County of Huron, 8 miles
from Bruesels, acres cleared, now frame barn,
and orchard. Ireni.ediate possessiongiven. A. T.
ItfcCOLL, Brussele. 532
-plant FOR SALE. -For Sale, Lot 19, CPU. 4,
Morris,containing 100 acres, over 70 of which
are cleared and. in a good state of cultivation.
There are good buildings. Is within four miles of
Brussele. Applyto ROBT. HAYS, Seaforth. 528
VOR'
ki,E.-The subscriber has for gale a 50
acre lot in the township of McKillop, County of
Huron, 20 acres are cleared and the balance well
timbered with beech and maple. The:property -
will be sold cheap. Apply to JAS. H. BENSON,
Solicitor, Seatorth, Ont. - 517
QTORE AND DWELLING FOR SALE. -For
" Sale or Lease, in the thriving Village of Hen -
sail, a Large Store and Dwelling in connection.
Immediate possession can be had. For further
particulars apply to the undersigned. WILLIAM
MOORE, Hensall P. 0. 526
WARM FOR SAT. -Fifty acres of land for sale
in tfoXillop,being north half of Lot 21, Con.
12; log dwelling, frame barn 52130, and frame
stable 30x15, and ether outbuildings of log; three-
quarters of an ame of orchard. Apply to A.
STRONG-, Land. A.gent, Seaforth. 527
R S Alala-A. two storey frame house and out-
buildings, situated on the Market Square of
Seaforth, for sale or to rent. The building is very
suitable for a boarding house or a public business.
For particulars apply to W. N. WATSON, Sea -
forth, or te DANIEL GORDON, Goderich. 493
A GOOD CHANCE. -$1,500 will buy 150 acres
of good land in the TownRhip of Koppel,
County of Grey. Bush land, all hardwood, and
within two miles of a floririshingvillagc. It might
be exchanged for a small farm in Mtittlop, Tuck-
ersmith, or Ilullett, Apply to A. STRONG, Land
Agent, Seaforth. 515
WOR SALE. -The east half of Lot 27 and the
-L-; west half of Lot 28, Con. 13, McKillop, contain-
ing 1124 acres 85 acres cleared, 60 acres free
from stumps, barn 66x40, frame stable 40x20 and.
[cog house and orchard. If not sold by the first of
April will be rented to a good 'tenant. Apply to
the owner, S. G. McCAUGSEY. 582-4
QTRONG'S LAND AGENCY, ST: AFORT11.-
" For Sale, a pleasant country residence suitable
for a retired, farmer, about two miles team Sea -
forth, on the RoxbOrough Road. Two acres of
land with dwelling house and barn, and a splendid
orchard and good water. Applyto ALEX. LOVE,
on the premises, or to A. STRONG, Seaforth.530x4
'WARM FOR SAT. -A splendid farm, being Lot
--A: 22, Con. 6, Turnberry, 90 acres, 70 acres Cleared,
-well fenced, and in a good state of cultivation,
balance hardwood. Well watered, good frame
house and barn, and half a mile from Wroxeter on
a good gravel road. Apply to the proprietor on the
premises, CHARLES MoTAVISH, Wroxeter Post
Office. 517x18
FE SAT:Fe-For Sale, cheap, the west half of
the north half of Lot 9, Sauble Line, Stanley,
caaitaining 57 acres, 40 of which are cleared, and
tha balance well timbered. It is within a miles of
Eayfield. There is a never faili-ng stream of water
running through the place. This property rciriet
be sold at once. Apply to SCOTT BROTITERS,
Seafortli. 520
•
Canadian Dairymen's Associa-
, tion.
The thirteenth annual opnvention of
Ontario Dairymen, commenced its ses-
sions at Ingersoll, on Wednesday, the
13th inst., the President, Benjamin
Hopkins, Esq., of Dereham, in the
chair. After some routine business, in-
cluding the appointment of committees,
the President delivered a brief address,
in which he sketched the history of the
Association, especially adverting to a
reaent change ; made by the Ontario
Legislature, as the result of which there
are now two Associations, one for East-
ern Ontario and the other for Western
WARM FOR SeT,E.-A ver y - superior farm for
sale in Stanley, County of Huron, being west
half of Lot 23, Con. 11, containing 81 acres; first-
class soil and. well watered; frame barn and
stable, comfortable dwelling house;large orchard;
24 miles from Bayfield; price, $4,500; apply to
the proprietor on. the premises _or to JOHN
EsS0N,e3syfie1d. 530
WARM FOR SATtF, -For Sale, 50 acres of Land,
-1: being west half of Lot 9, Con. 8, Tnckersmith,
Huron Road Survey, with frame barn. 36x57, stone
basement; log dwelling; all 'well readerdrained ;
40 acres clear 9f stumps - orchard, young and
bearing; 80 rods ,from a goiod school. Possession
given at any time. Apply to A. STRONG, Land
Agent, Seaforth. 527
TTOTEL FOR SAT. -For Sale, the Hotel pro-
perty Seaforth at present occupied by
Robert Hays. It is conveniently situated for
business, and has a large and profitable trade.
The house is new and very commodious, with good
new stables in connection. Possession given at
any time. Apply to the proprietor on the premises
or to Seaforth P. 0. ROBERT HAYS. 528
WARM FOR SALE. --For Sale, Lot 14, Con. 7,
Hullett, containing 100 acres, 80 of which are
viewed and free from stumps. There is a frame
dwelling house with stone cellar underneath, also
frame barn and stable. Plenty of good water and
a small orchard. Is within six -and -a -half miles
oi Clinton and about 9 miles from Seaforth. Ap-
ply at TILE EXPOSITOR Office, Seaforth. 528
ant to guard a dairy cow from all fever-
ish influences. He was in favor of
adopting the soiling plan, at any rate
so far as to stable cows during the .hot
summer day, feeding them green fod-
der, and letting them graze during the
cool night. For summer stablilag, the
000lest quarters were stone basements.
He did not know if they were liable to
any objection on the score of dampness.
Prof. Arnold endorsed Mr. Clarke's
views, and spoke warmly- in favor of
stone and concrete as materials for
cattle stebles, beieg cool in summer and
warm in winter. Planting shade trees
'along brook sides and. in the vicinity of
Ontario. This change resulted from ponds was urged by some speakers, and
the difficulty of getting a general at_ reference made to the fondness of cows
tendance either at Ingersoll or Belle_ for standing in water under the cooling
ville of the dairymen resident in the shade of trees. A discussion ensued as
two sections of the Province devoted to to providing shade and shelter for cat-
-this interest This is the first annual tle. Some were in favor of shedding
meeting of the Western Association, on the Margin of pastures, others add-
end he hoped ! and believed it would vocated tree planting. It was unanim-
prove a success: - ously agreed. that COWS ought to have
The first thing on the programme access to shade pf some sort or other,
was a paper by J. H. Beall, of New and a resolution to that effect was adopt -
York, on “ ThePa,st, Present and Fu- od•
ture of Cheese and Butter." 'Mr. Rall ' SECOND DAY.
was unable to be present, but had for- At the opening of the Association cm
warded his paper, which was read by the secoud -day, a paper on "Keeping
the Secretary. It was an interesting Dairy Cows," by C. H. Hoer, of Ohio,
production, but dealt with the subject was read, in the absence of the author,
more from an American, than a Cana- by Mrs Farrington. It urged, in brief,
dian standpoint. Discussion followed. the keeping of first -class milking cows,
the reading of Mr. Reall's ' paper, and and thebestowad of great care on them
became somewhat miscellaneous in its in keeping, housinatfeeding and milking.
'character. Mr. Farrington considered They should be kept in quietness and
that the future of dairying depended on comfort, warmly housed in winter, fed
keeping the products at a Ugh stand- regularly, milked at set hours in silence,
ard of excellence. Mr. Weld enquired and with only gentle motions and kind
what was the best mode of packing but- treatment generally. The paper was
tor for market.! Prof. Arnold, on being especially valuable, as pointing out by
called on to reply, recommended white facts and. figures the comparative profits
oak firkins, the butter to be covered of dairying on the too common method,
with brine made of pure salt. All and on that described and insisted on
wooden packages were liable to impart by Mr. Horr. Ile showed convincingly,
a flavor to the 'butter. The 'best way to by some instances, that some dairymen
obviate this is to soak the 'firkin with made double the profit that others did
strong brine for a week, putting it in simply by throwing intelligence and en -
boiling hot. The best and toughest of ergy into their business, and managing
oak timber sheuld be ;used for butter it on the principles for which he con -
firkins. Hon.'. Harris Lewis, of New tended. Prof. Arnold, of Rochester, fol -
York, coneureed in Mr. Arnold's re- lowed with some "Suggestions on Cheese
marks, and steongly urged the import- Making." These were given in a simple,
amee of getting butter tit market in good conversational style, though they em -
condition, sq that it would present ,an bodied a full statement of the chernis-
inviting appearance. W. F. Clarke, in try of the process by which milk is con -
response to a Call, made some observe- verted into cheese. At the outset, a lu-
tions on the ' respects of dairying ' in cid explanation was given of the nature
Ontario, 'which he considered to be and. action of rennet, the circumstances
good. A cora arisen bf notes then en- favorable and unfavorable to it; and
sued among the dairymen present as to Mr. Arnold especially sought to impress
the quantity of milk required to Danko a it upon the dairymen present, that con
pound of cheese, and. the average price tact of acid of any kind is • fatal to the
obtained during last season. It was action of rennet. Deeomposition favors
generally agreed. that a good article of the action of rennet, but is fatal to the
cheese could net be made with less than production of first-class cheese. In
ten pounds of milk to a pound of cheese. cheese -Making it is highly important
From 11 to 111 cents per pound was to avoid alike the presence of acid and
the general average price obtained. decomposition. When milk is in good
Harrietsville factory got a.n average of condition, and the rennet acts perfectly
121 cents, but, it commenced making there is developed what is known as a
cheese in April, and continued in opera- "cheesey flavor." This results from the
tion until the middle of January. The production of a -new and distinct oil,
cheese sold durieg the last five months which imparts its richness to the pro -
brought 13i cents, whiehraised the gen- duct. Both the wholesomeness and.the
oral average above that of most fac- value of the cheese depend on the full
tories. in the course of the discussion, presence of the "nutty flavor." The ac -
it was morethan hintedt that the tion of rennet makes the two articles
weighing of milk on its arrival at the we call curds and whey. The whey is
factory was not 'always done conscientl- acid, charged with various germs of de-
ously, and this accounted for some conaposition obtained from the presence
cases in which. A low average of milk to
the pound. of eheese was reported. It
was also urged that many patrons re-
garded quantity more than quality of
milk, and fed watery substances to
their cows, Which accounted for the
high average of milk to the pound of
-cheese which obtained at some factories.
How far the tmality 'of cheese affects
the yield of a; given quantity of milk
was keenly debated., but the prepond-
erance of opinion was pretty decided
that a high-cless cheese cannot be made
from a stinted quality of milk Prof.
Arnold. astoniehed the meeting by citing
a factory whieh had averaged a pound
of cheese to lees than nine pounds of
milk, but the explanation at leiegth giv-
en was that I the COWS supplying the
milk were chiefly Jerseys, a breed noted
for giving smell quantities of • very rich
milk. 1
that of "the best kind of salt for factory
use." Mr. Ballantyne, M. P. P., gave a
full account of experiments he had in-
stituted with a view of ascertaining the
comparative merits of Liverpool and
Canadian salt. The results provedmost
conclusively that Liverpool salt is far
preferable to Canadian. He regretted
to be obliged to come to this.conclusion,
being anxious to encourage an import-
ant home industry. He had no doubt
tho Canadian brine was as good as the
Liverpool, but our manufacturers have
not got !hold of the right process.' The
lime is left in the Canadian salt and op-
erates I
Ayer a'
Ballant
favorably on the cheese. Mr.
d Mr. Casswell endorsed Mr.
e's views very strongly and
urged the use of Liverpool salt, especi-
ally Ashton's Factory Filled. Mr. Bal-
lantyne had used Higgin's breed, and.
had foiled it good. He heel not tried
Ashton', but had no doubt it and other -
brands were equally good. Mr. Farring-
ton W94Slof opinion that this matter had
not been sufficiently experimented. on
and suOgested that every factoryman
the coming spting should try both Can -
FOR S T.F.-For sale lot No. 27, and
-A: half o126, and half of 28, on the Fourth Gen -
cession, London Road Survey, Tackersmith, con-
taing 200 acres. The farm will be sold as a whole
or in two parte to suit purchaser. First-class out
buildings, good orchard, plenty of water, and
within four miles of Seaforth, and three of Bruce -
field dations. Apply on the premisee, or to A.
STRONG, Land Agent, Seaforth. 508-4x
WARM POR SaT,E.-For Sale, Lot 29, Con. 14,
McKillop, containing 84 acres, 40 acres of
vrhieh are cleared and under cultivation. ; 30 being
plowed, and. ready for spring crop. There is a
spring creek roaming through the place. Is within
octe-qaarter of a mile from the village of Walton,
and convenient to gravel roads and all the best
markets. For further particulars apply to the
proprietor on the premises or to Walton P. 0.
DUNCAN MeMILLAN, 531x4
TIDROPERTY FOR S T. -For Sale, Lot No. 14,
Con. 16, Grey, 100 acres, 16 acres eleared-an
excellent lot. West half of north half of Lot No.
29, on. 6, Morris, adjoining the Village of Brus-
sels, 50 acres, 33 acres cleared, cheese factory and
machinery complete thereon. Four houses and
lots, and a large number of -vacant lots in Brussels,
all the property of the undersigned. Also a num-
berof improved farms, the property of other par-
ties. JOHN LECIKTK. Brussels. 515
HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE. -For Sale,
that pleasantly situated- and desirable resi-
dence, the property of Mr. Wm. Robertson. The
property is on, Goderich Street, in Adams' survey.
The house contains eitting-room, dinirtg-room,
kitehen and. 5 bed -rooms, with pantries closets,
worel-slled,'and all other conveniences. Also hard.
and soft water uraler cover. The house is new
and wellfixashed. The lot contains one-fifth of an
Dare. Apply to the proprietor On the premises.
WILRORER,TSON. 527
QPLENDID FARM FOR SALE --For Sale, the
L. north half of Lot 16, London Road, Tucker -
smith, better known as the Old Cooper Homestead,
tontaining 50 acres, 40 acres of which are cleared
and the balance splendidly timbered. A brick
house and good frame outbuildings. A large orch-
ard of the best fruit and abundance of -Water.
This farM adjoins the village of Kippen, and is
(Me of the choicest properties in that seetien of
the County. Apply to GEORGE & JAMES
PETTY, Hensall. 552
WARM FOR SAT,r,„--For Sale, west hall Lot
-Ls 2,7, COU. 9, McWillop, containing 50 acres; 80
acres cleared, well fenced and in a good state of
cultivation„ and the remainder well timbered.
Frame house and frame stable, well watered, nice
young orehaed, gravel road fronting on the farm.
Is situated half a mile frora the flourishing village
of Winth.rop, and 5 miles from Seaforth. School,
church, saw mill, and two grist mills within a mile
of the place. For terms apply to GEOEG-E
PAYNE on the premises, or to Winthrop Post
Office. - 532x4
ATALUABLR FARM FOR SAT,E.-For Sale,
Lot 11, Con. 8, H. R. S., Tuckersmith, con-
taining 100 aeres, 90 of -whieh are cleared and in a
State of i good. cultivation, being vvell rmderdrained,
the ba,lan.ce is good hardwood buah. Good stone
house, frame barn and stables; well watered, and
good hearing orchard. Is situated about 6 miles
from Seaforth and Brucelield, and 3i -from Kippen.
Sehool dose by, and all other conveniences. For
further particulars apply to DAVID MOORE, on
the premises, or to Egmondville P. 0. 529-8x
The subject of "cooling milk" was
also discussed at considerable length,
Prof. Arnold opening the discussion.
He was in favor of carrying milk to the
factory in ventilated ,cans. The pro-
cess of ventilation was simple and
cheap. A hole fourinches in diameter
is cut in the lid of the carrying can, and
fine wire cloth soldered over it. The
cloth should_ be concave toward the
milk, and have a rim around its outer
edge. He preferred the thorough aera-
tion -given to, milk by swashing it about
in the can waile being carried to the
factory to any method' of cooling that -
he knew of, and for making the best:
cheese he would rather heve the milk
carried five miles ill a ventilated can
thanjust brought across the road. He
strongly urged the importance of ,_keep-
ing the cow cool, by providing shelter and
shade, avoiding all undue excitement,
andkeeping her in a state of happy con-
tentment. In response to a 'question,
Mr. Arnold said. the use of agitators is
now generally discontinued in the fac-
tories of the United States. Mr. Par-
rington strongly advocated some method.
of cooling being adopted. Mr. Losee
gave an account' of a plan he had de-
vised and patented for cooling milk, by
setting the pails in a trough of cold wa-
ter. Much discussion arose in regard
to Mr. Losee's method as to whether it
was any novelty or any advantage. Mr.
Farrington said he had inspected it,
and thought well of it. There was a
strong feeling in favor of some method
of cooling that would obviate the neces-
sity of carrying milk more than once a
day. Some amusing remarks were
made by Mr. Farrington and Hon. H.
Lewis, as to Mr. Arnold's idea of keep-
ing the cow pool. W. F. Clarke ex-
pressed a strong concurrence with Mr.
Arnold, contended that the cow was a
machine for making Trill. ka and -that all
machinery must be kept in proper
working order to secure the best pro-
ducts. It was above all things import -
drille -with Mrs. Senator Ryan, Her Ex-
cellency honoring Sir Francis. Hincks.
Her Excellency danced the,first set of
Lancers with Mr. C. J.. Brydges, and.
the next , with Chief Justice Moss, of
Ontario. '
Canada.
Hon. Basil Temple,
Dufferin, is - prostrated
fever.
-John Fleraing, of Ayr, was fined $3
the other day in Brantford, for -evading
the market fees.
-A Pullman car was burned at the
St. Lawrence and Ottawa Railway sta-
tion last Friday, evening.
-A Mrs. Stevens, a reside* of Ham-
ilton, 114. a few days ago from the ner-
vous sho
upon he
-An o
young keel
son ef Lord
with . scarlet
k, caused by abuse showered
by Ile angry neighbor.
d valentine was received. by a
in Hamilton, It is a potato,
and the sender. is supposed to -intimate
that she is ar, flower -probably an early
rose.. •
-At a' recent meeting of Paris Preeby-
tery Dr. Cochrane, of Brantford, was
adieu and Liverpool salt, and. carefully 1 nominated for the moderatership of the
note the results. Mr. Casswellcontend-
ed. that the question had been fully set-
tled and determined by Mr. Ballantyne
and ethers. American dairymen had
tried hard to sustain their ,own salt
works, but had been obliged tO go in for
Liverppol salt.
Hon.' Harris Lewis, of New York, de-
livered a highly practical address en-
titled, What lack I yetj" Its ob-
ject was to point out the deficiencies
of dairymen and get. them supplied.
Some lacked love of their business;
others intelligent knowledge of it;
ethers energy and perseverance aed so
on. By request, Mr. Arnold recapitula-
ted the main points of his forenoon ad. -
dress, there being many present who
did no
so. T
ther
present were unanimous in cendemna-
tion of 'Canadian salt, as havieg an in-
jurious effect on the cheese. They in-
sisted that it was roften the cases° of an
inferior article being turned out. Mr.
Arnold. explained the action of salt on
cheese, and stated that during the re-
cess he had carefully examined a sample
of Canadian salt, and there was leo dif-
ficulty in detecting with the tongue the
presence in it of acid. properties that
could not fail to be detrimental either
to cheese or butter. He would on no
account use any make of salt that at-
racted moisture from the atmosphere.
No salt was fit for dairy purposes that
did not retain its dryness eve n in a'
damp cellar. He believed all the makes
of Liverpool salt were good. Ashton's-
was highly extolled in his country, but'
be did not think it any better than the
general run of Liverpool salt. As the
upshqt of these discussions, a resolution
was unanimously passed recommending
factory men to use Liverpool salt in pre-
ference to any other.
Mei Ballantyne, M. P. P.,then ad-
dressed the meeting on "Returning the
,Whey in Cans," a practice which he
strongly reprobated as certain to leave
aomeltaint in the cans that would int -
part itself to milk subsequently put into
to them. M. Balleatyne also spoke pt
of extraneous matter in the rennet, and some length on-" Heating up Milk,' aild
should be separated from the curds in
the quickest possible time. Mr. Arnold
had become aatisfied. with long experi-
menting that the best method Was to
heat the milk to that point at which ren-
net acts best, that is frora 90 to 100 de-
grees, and then put in the rennet. This
is better than heating th.e curds after-
wards. -Why should not this be done?
This method, and then quickly separat-
ing the whey from the curds, would go
far to arrest decomposition, and remove
any taint that may have been contract-
ed by the milk. It is leaving the curds
too lon,g in the whey, that, as the boys
eould say, gives the curds fits. Many
evils flow from this practice. In
answee to the keeping qualities of cheese
made on the plan suggested, Mr. Ar-
nold said it would keep better.
A paper on "DairyBreeds of Cattle,"
by Wm. F. Clarke, prepared by request
of the Executive Committee, in which
the Ayrshire breed of cattle were strong-
ly recommended for the dairy. An in-
terestina discussion grew out of this pa-
per. }fon. H-arris Lewis, of New York,
expressed his high appreciation of the
research and aood judgment which
were indicated by the paper, though he,
as a Shorthorn man, thought the Ayr -
shires had received their full share of
praise, while, perhaps, all their faults
had not been stated. They were small,
they were nervous and their teats were
-not large enough to make a good hand-
ful, but with all their drawbacks, they
were a first-class breed of dairy cattle,
and -While he preferred the Shorthorns,
the dairymen of Canada and the United
States would effect a great and desirable
improvement if they would get a dash
of either breed into their herds. One
of the greatest 'evils and sourCes of loss
to dairymen was the keeping of poor
cows. Several enquiries were made and
answers given as to the relative yields
of native cows, Ayrshires and Short-
horns, and much interest was Manifest-
ed in the matter Of improving thobreeds
of dairy cattle. Mr, Farriegtonclosed
the discussion by seeking to iraprese
upon all that however good the breed of
cott-s,,the essential pointwas the taking
care of them. Having good cows was
like having good'seed. Culture was all
important. So, care, good feeding and
judicial management of cows were es-
sential to a large yield of milk.
'Marketing Cheese" was the next
topic on the programme. It was intro-
duced by A. A. Ayer, of Montreal, a
leading buyer of cheese for the English
market who gave a variety of practical
directions on the subject. Messrs. Bal-
lantyne and Caswell followed, second-
ing the advices given by Mr. Ayer, and
adding some suggestions. fa
Several questions of detail connected
with factory manipulation were briefly
discussed, the most important being
'hear it and were anxious to do
e salt question came up for far-
tilation. All the cheese -buyers
next general assenibly of the Presbyter-
ian chureh in Canada. ; •
--Edward. and Laura Foster, Norfolk
County, celebrated the 60th anniversary
of their marriage on the 6th February -
Over one hundred of their relatives And
descendants were present.
---Alex. Shields, a grocer of Toronto,
has been sentenced to three. months'
imprisonment, for endeavoring to com-
promise with a detective who had. caught
hint violating the liquor law.
-j-TheGo-vernrnent of Qeebeo persist
in guarding the Parliament House with
a strong force of police, evidently with
the desire to indicate that Quebec is an
unsafe Place for the seat of Govern=
meet. .
-Rev. James Carmichael, of St.
George's Church Montreal; has been
appointed rector of the Church of the
Aseensien, Hamilton, Ont., by the
bishop of the diocese, and has accepted
the appointment. • : - tftttet'-= gam
-1-Another., death occurred from ty-
ph id fever at Winnipeg Hospital on the
mo 'ng of the 4th inst., the victim be-
ing !Archibald Cameron, who came from
Tivertoe, Ont. He had only been in
the Hoepital a few days.
-1-Charles Reider, of Paris, was bru-
tally beaten on Sunday night by two
re hs, who knocked. at his door and
striiok him down with -a chile when he
opened it. The villains were traced to
Princeton, but not captured.
_T -Since the ;exportation of horses'
from Canada to England. has begun,
about 3000 animals have been sent over
to the English markets. the horses of
-Ontario being spe8ia1y- famous for ex-
cellent hunters and carriage teams.
(' -A boy of 16, named Hugh Camp-
bell, has been sentenced to four years in
the Reformatory Prison, by Judge Mil-
ler, of Galt; for stealing $20 from the
cash box Of his employer, Mr. Adam
Oliver, farmer, in Dumfries township.
-Rev. John Stewart, Presbyterian
minister, at Armow, Bruce County, was
lately agreeably surprised by the presen-
tution of a purse from a number of the
young people of his congregation, also a,
beautiful parlor lamp to Mrs. Stewart.
t -A gentleman in Toronto named.
Davis, while passing fromKing to Front •
street the other night, was . struck by
some heavy weapon and rendered insen-
sible. Upon recovering he found him-
self miens $20, which he carried in his
po ket. Has no knOwledge of his as-
sailant.
woman named Mrs. Burke, Was
chteged with kicking Mrs. Connell, Of
Lindsay, in such a manner as to cause
her death, has been, after a careful ex-
amination by the Police Magistrate,
committed for trial at the spring assizes.
She was adinitted to bail.
-There is quite a settlement of
Shantzes growing up ie the neighbor-
hood of Haysville. Five young men
of that name have started for them-
eelyes during the past year, which
makes 11 families named Shantzin that
n.eighborhood-all good and • true Re-
formers. Hurrah for the Shantzes !
-C. W. Huffman, aprominentfarmer,
living in North Frederickburg, died
suddenly on the 13th, after but a few
days' illness? He contracted a severe -
cold while attending the maetings dur-
ing the Dunkin campaian inLennox and
Addington with Col. Hickman, which
was the immediate cause of his death.
--Of the 206 members of the House
of Commons, 11 are journalists, 15
farmers, 6 manufacturers, 11 doctors, 3
ineuran:ce presidents, 5 shipbuilders, 10
lumbermen, 8 mill owners, 4 civil en-
gineers, 2 contractors, 1 a brewer, 1 a
school inspector, 1 a banker, 55 lawyers,
56 merchants, and 17 gentlemen of
leiSure.
-Fourteen thousand. shares of the
fitock of the Canada Landed Credit Com-
pany were last week offered at auction
in Toronto in lots of 200 shares, and
were all sold. in a few minutes at prices
ranging from 133 to 134-1, which speaks
well for the position the Company has
Attained in the estimation of investers
and the public.
-One morning last week five boys
under ten years of age .were up at the
Police Court, Hamilton, for • larceny.
One little scamp who could not see
over the dock said, " I ain't guilty; I
want to be tried. by you; I want to be
sent to the Reformatory." He hails
from Buffalo and was sent to. the Boys'
Home. Two others were discharged
and. two' sent for trial.
-A man named William Glover,
about sixty years of age, who was in the
employ-ment of Jos. Arthurs, fermer,
near Acton met his deeth •last Monday
morning, while assisting Arthursin cut- •
ting logs. It appears that.there was a
small tree in their way, and, in cutting
it down Glover pushed aainst the tree
to maks; a
it fall in a certbain direction,
while .Arthurs cut it down, and in so
- doing Glover's foot slipped, his leg came
in contact -with Arthur's axe in the de-
scent, and it cut him just below the
the roper way of cooking the curd sea
dipping. On these various topics quite
tanimeted conversations sprung up
among the dairymen present. A prom-
inent feature of the evening's discus-
sions was a somewhat warm debate on
the I s bject of weiglAng. All the, buyers
i
prese t testified that they had constant
corn laints from England of short
weights. In the case of some factories
the weights held out, but in many more
cases they fell short on reaching their
destination. There ought to be some al-
lowance for shrinkage, especially in
cheese sold right from the hoop, or -with-
in a month of making. Cheese in the
New , York market was weighed by a
public weigher. Neither buyer nor sel-
ler had anything to do with it. If fac-
tories would make a trifling allowance
for earinkage, it would put Canadian
buyer's on a par with those of New York
and greatly enhance the reputation. of our
cheese in the British market. The pro-
posal to dock a little off weight, received
no favor at the hands of the meeting,
everyfactorybeing ,apparently , as resolved
as Shylock to have hispoundonst indeed
of flesh, but of cheese. A report from
the Committee appointed at a previous
meeting to get up a testimonial to Mr.
Ca,sswell in acknowledgment of his emi-
nent services to the dairy interest, Was
given in. It stated that about $800 had
been subscribed, but it was desired to
make up at least $1, 500, and an earnest
appeal was made by Messrs, Farriugton.
and Noxon to the dairymen present to
contribute to the fund. Soro.e $200 Ad-
ditional was obtained. The meet-
in.a did not adjourn until 11:30, and
the greatest interest was manifestedby
those present in the proceedings. There
was double the attendance of the pre-
vious day, and general agreement in the
opinion that this was lc; far the best
meeting the Association has ever held.
. .
-The Governor -General's ball heli
at the Windsor hotel, Montreal, on the
night of the 12th inst., passed off in a
most brilliant manner. The scene at
the hotel was no doubt the grandest
spectacle of • the kind ever seen in Can-
ada. Besides the elite of Montreal,and
visitors from all parts of 'the Dominion,
the United States were represented by
a number of ladies and gentlemen, who
had come specially for the occasion, nor
was the Old Country unrepresented,there
being among the names of those pres-
ent 'some of the most famous in Eng-
land. The decorations were magnifi-
cent, and made a grand setting for the
picture of beauty, fashion, and happi-
ness, which flashed before the eye in all
the attractiveness of natural charms
and handsome costumes. The ladies'
dresses were indescribable in their va-
ried color and richness. His Excellency
opened the ball, dancing the first qua -
t
knee. Arthus at once got some aesist-
ance, removed Glover to the nearest
neighbours house, and iminediately
sent for a doctor, but before he arrived
Glover died from the effeets:of the shock
sa
from a magistrate, and then hurried On.
At night, weary and hungry, he ac-
cepted the now offered dollar and. wend-
ed his way homewards. Mr. C. declares
the next tin peddler may find shelter at
id loss of blood.
a hotel.
,--john McBride a farmer living near -Large quantities of ties are being
Windsor, complained to the police ma- cut along the line of the Canada South-
gistrate that his son Charles had. threat-
; .
ened to kill him, and tried to do so by
brutally kicking him. Charles was ar-
rested Tuesday and. brought to Windsor
for trial.
i -The , report of the operations
of the Warwick Cheese Factory
shows that while, it required .10
lbs. 15 ounces of May milk to make a
pound of cheese, it needed only 8 lbs.
14 ounces of October milk which was of
superior richness for cheese making.
The product of this factory for six
months was 106.160 pounds which re-
alized $11,160.
-Some young men employed, in a
carriage shop in Brantford were amusing
themselves throwing pieces of coal at
each other. The whole play was in
good. natere, but it resulted. in a terrible
accident to a young man named Gills.
A piece thrown by a companion ,struck
him on the eye inflicting such injuries
that the *eye had to be removed..
-The; new conductors' vans on the
runk Railway are furnished
he modern appliances, ander°
ortable. The conductor can
sit aloft on a revolving arm chair, and.
can see et a glance through the win-
dows of 'a glazed. cupola how matters
are ahead, and also what traims are fol-
lowing. I Close besidehis exalted seat
is a brake which he can apply Without
leaving 11ds seat.
-A reporter -of the Aleut -real Witness,
called the other morning at the resit
dello° of the Hon. John Young to learn
how he leas. The public will be pleas-
ed to learn that he is somewhat better.
He is suffering from heart diseaeewhich
was aggravated by his returnieg from
Australia via Suez -Canal, which route
he chose in orderl to see the system of
dredging pursued there. The heat was -
most oppressive, and he was prostrated
-by a severe sunstroke.• •
-A cow owned by Mr. Wm, Dixon,
Canada Southern Railway section boss
at Datton,was struck by the west -bound
express on. Monday evening, on the Cur-
rie road crossing, and hurled: through
the air a sheer distance of nine rods.
The momentum carried her a further'
distance of - five rods over the snow.
Canfield's shoe -shop n'arrowly escaped
destruction by this novel kind of projec-
tile. It is unnecessary to add. that the
cow died. rather suddenly.
-Mr. Ward, -who resides on the 7th
concession of Orford, was turned out of
one of the hotels in Duart last. Monday
• t
Grand
-with all
very CO
ern Railroad for the use of that Toad
and. also for the Grand Trunk, New
York -Central and the Michigan South-
ern Railroads.
-A young cow, 21 months old, be-
longing to Mr. Jaraes Pickard, Blatt -
shard, gave birth last week to a calf
which is quite a curiosity. It (or they)
has two distinct bodies, being only_at-
tached. at the hips; two heads, six legs
and. two tails.
-A. number of farmers in the town-
ship of Elderslie have taken up land in.
the vicinity of Sault Ste. Marie, and are
now making preparations for going
there early in the spring. issaid the
land is of excellent quality and can. be
procnred without any great expense.
-Yr. Moses Bowman, following the
example of many well to do farmers of
late, has retired. from agricultural pur-
suits and sold. his splendid farm near
the village of Bloomingdale, Waterloo
township, containing 280 acres, to Mr.
Josepe Bellinger, of New Gen:Daisy.
The price paid was $18,000. Wrr. Bow-
man, we understand, has purchased.
handsome residence in the Town of
Waterloo, where he intends to take the
world easy during the remainder of big
days. We also learn that Mr_ John S.
Bowman, of Bloomingdale, has dis-
posed. of his fine property -the old Jon-
athan B, Bewnaanhomesteed-contain-
ing 226 acres, to Mr. David Betzner, of
Woolwich, for $14,000.
-About 7 o'clock on Sunday evening
an accident of a terrible nature occur- _
red. at the residence of MY. Sidney Pat-
terson, on the Ha-milton stone reatimear
the St. Catharines station of the Great
Western Railway. While Mrs. Patter-
son was playing the organ the children
who were with her, state that the lamp
suddenly exploded, scattering burning
oil over the woman's clothing. She
was' unable to extinguish the flames,
and. her screams were agonizing. Her -
little boy, nine years of age, ran to the
station to notify his father, and inform-
ed some neighbours, but they arrived
too late to do more than save the house
from being burned. Mrs. Patterson
linaered in great agony until midnight,
when she expired.
-At a recent session of the Assizes,
Mr. John Cornell, brewer, of Toronto,
sued Mr. James Arrastrena, dealer in
bottled ale, for $272, alleged' to be due
for beer Supplied, and the matter was
referred to arbitration. A bottler in
night quite intexicated. He started for Armstrong's employ swore that four
horae, hue fell in the snow, and. being
unable to get up crawled on his hands
-dragging his body through the snow
-to au out -building near the rake -fac-
tory. There he lay all night, and when
found in the morning he was uncon-
scious, but soon Tallied enough to know
his -whereabouts. Both of his hands
Were badly frozen.' He was takenhome
and. is now recovering.
-01a Saturdaynight, about 11 o'clock,
a woman named. Mary McCaskill, aced eti Monday, which ended successfully
about 90 years, living in the part of In- after two hours and a half's labor.
gersoll known as Scotch Hollow, was -Mr. James Clarke, "farmer," of
scaldedi to death by a stove beingturned Paslinch township, left his cheerful
men removed 14 puncheons, each con-
taining 126 gallons, from the cellar, and
returned them to the brewery. This,
plaintiff contended, was an impossibili-
ty, as four Men could not take a
puncheon. out of the cellar. Cornell
felt so certain that four men could not
remove the puncheon„ thet he offered
to make them a present of a Puncheon.
if they could do it. The men accepted
the challenge, and. made the attempt
and a kettle of boiling water thrown
over her. It seems that a party of men
and women were indulging in a drunken
spree, when the men commenced. quar-
reling Amongst themselves, one of them
knocking down the stove and throwing
boiling water over the woman who was
biller drunk behind the stove.
-,i-In the report of the Commissioner
of Wirth and Agriculture, just published,
reference is made to a grove of 800 wal-
nut, 300 butternut and 200 hickory trees,
now growing on the grounds of Chief G.
H. M. Johnson, Onondaga township.
One walnut tree la described as being a
most majestic natinaxch of theforest,
whose limbs cover a circumfere-nce of
120 feet and. which was ladenwith nuts.
The very wise suggestion is made that
it would be profitable for others to plant
trees which will not only beautify the
grounds but will yield a rich return in
fruit.
-The total number of imigraiats
who arrived clueing 1877 was 35,285,
being the smallest since Confederation.
The number who actually settled was
27,082, an increase of about 2,000 over
the previous -year, and. about the same
as for 1875. A considerable number of
immigrantshad means, and.came to in-
vest in and on'farms. The Mennonite
colonies are reported in a, very flourish-
ing condition. Thetotalnuraber settled
in lidanitoba is about 7,000. The Ice-
landic colonists are reported generally
satisfied -with their coindition.
-On Friday last George McCulloch
came from Port Perry races to Taylor's
hotel, Raglan, called. the ostler up to
the bar to drink, ana assaulted him,
throwing him to the floor, and killing
him ins1 antly. The coroner's jury re-
turnea a verdiet of manslaughter. Mc-
Culloch is at ' large. He is about
twenty-five years of age, no whiskers or
moustache, five feet seven inches high,
round features, fair complexion, left ear
and tip of nose badly scarred. from bites
received in fighting. The deceased,
James 13elfour, was an old man, quiet
and inoffensive.
-
-A few evenings since, says the
Brantford Pxpositor, an itinerent tin
peddler asked for shelter for the night,
for himself and team, at the home of
Mr, George Crysler, Burford. The re.
quest was granted, supper partaken of,
and the horses treated to agoodfeed of
oats. Next morning Mr. Peddler offer-
ed about twenty cents worth of tin. dn
payment elf his bill. This Mr. C. re-
fused, Ant: demanded one dollar. At
this the Vendor of tin rushed. through
the closed gate, smashing it down, and.
startedfor the north. Mr. Crysler fele
lowed during the whole day, travelling
about forty miles. Once, on his jour-
ney, he turned aide to get e -warrant
fireside and the bosom of his family, on
the 7th inst., for parts unknown. The
last that was seen of him. was at the
Galt Station in the act of decamping.
It is generally thought that he has gone
to enjoy thefree Mstitutions of the other
side, as he seems to be very partial to
-Uncle Sara's method. of managing his
people. The day following the com-
mencement of his trip the road leading
from Hespeler to his place presented.
quite an animated appearance, creditors
were seen at all times of the day wend-
ing their way to the place of his late
residence, evidently bent on getting
what they could. One gentleman was
seen coming back seated on a load of
hay; another on a load of grain; another
with a pig and sheep in his sleigh, and
so forth.
-Last Friday afternoon, while the
pay train, Conalletot Carter, on the
Wellington, Grey and Bruce Railway
was Within two hundred yards of the
PortElgin station, a team of horses
which became unmanageable and driv-
en by a man named.Malcoln; McLean,
ran into the train between the first end
second coach. McLean jumped out of
the back, and the waggon falling upon
him, he sustained injuries which. it is
thought will prove fatal. One horse
was instantly killed and the :other dan-
gerously injured. McLean, who resides
on the 7th concession of Bruce near
Underwood, had his lea and each arm
broken in two places. ''His feet were al-
so crushed. so that the toes had. to be
amputated. He also received. injuries
about the head. The waggon wall
smashed to atoms, and. th.e steps of the
coach broken. McLean has since died.
-A few days ago &number of the pu-
pils at the school house on the Yar-
mouth town line, about one mile and a
half north of St.Thernas, after their dis-
missal at MO11 started to play a game
of shindy, or as it is mere baenerallytles-
ignated shirmey.." One of the players
named McVey swung back his club in
order to haveea good. drive at the ball,
not noticing that young Stringer was
standing almost immediately behind.
him, and. the club struck the unfortunate
lad -upon -the right temple, felling him
to the ground. The poor fellow arose
to his feet again, and. succeeded in
reaching his father's house, a few rods
away, suffering no pain other than ex-
periencing a certain sense of lethargy,
and informed. his parents of what had
happened. Nothing serious was anti-
cipated, however, until later in the day,
when Dr. McLarty was summoned, but
the boy died before his arrival. The de-
ceased was about 13 years of age, and.
was universally liked. for his teeny good
qualities.