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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1878-03-15, Page 1MARCH 8, 1878. tauffer offeredseveral lie -e dition fo the above, but none, ;WEEP. i7 of Cotswold ewes, the prep. Snell, were bid in at $80; f Leicester ewes were sold ta 'sten, London, for $31 ster ewes to the same pdrsoia and one pair of Cotswold t were laid in at $30. Jolla .area two-year-old ram wee , i12. joint Cummings bid le f Cotswold ewes. at $20, aaa air of the same breed at pee SWINE. A.. O'Malley sold a Berkshire 8, Smith, of Ailsa. Craig, for ;nen sold a Berkshire sow t� altuaten, of London, fpr $15, ier to George Thorapsonoi r $11.50. - the animals mentioned abevea tunnber offered in each hich not more than one bid -ed; and consequently we Oita of them. Several sales both nd cattle -were .raade private - e sale was -over, of animals, . d been offered, by &notion. ales anti the prices it is give any account. C31-00Da. GOODS - AT THE SEyENS,_ RECEIVED THIS WEEK, A LOT OP PPIMCMS SCOTCH TWEEDS and Quality the Finest: re Ever Had, and Prices. .ower than than Iaat Spring. iPEOLAL LOT OF NEW 11 WORSTED OUTINGS: r Goods were Purchased McDougall -when in the untry, and are Splendid MANUFACTURING DEPARTMENT ues to be Managed Usr ANDERSON. We Can antly Guarantee all who, us with their orders ,ERFECT FIT, ie Best quality of Mate- r the Price we charge. ORDERED 'GOODS. ace up on our own Prera id employ the best work-' Ma steady and increasini- d fgr our " Best Acknowledgment ;we that our efforts tcr ;-.T-CLASS GOODS bderate Ettes are being*. Oertea. :St ED THIS WEEK,. linea of Gents' Americ Fur and Felt Hats. NDiD ASSORTMEN OiF White Shirts in all tile Make.. Dolor -eel Shirts in all the Makes. ;ilk Ties, New Silk 130'0* 5 -ilk Squarea losiery. rg :Tnderirts and Drawe sh* will be receiving Ng/g >S every week, and 6d, to see ail our old tim°.; s as well as NS W 01100, _,Et aw Premises in Card7WP* 3rick Block. CI mom= & co.; amino's Block, Seafor _ • ELE V XNTH _bWHOLE NUMBER, 536. IlAR REAL E TATE FOR SALE. t. VARM FOR S -First-class farm for sale in -Elbe Township of Grey, County of HILTOtl, 3 miles • froni Brussels, 63 acres cleared, new frame barn, and. orchard. Immediate possession given. A. T. MCOOLL, Brussels. 532 vAR-31 FOR sALE.-For Sale, Lot 19, Con. 4, .3: 3.tOrrig, containing 100 mores, over 70 of which are cleared and hi a good state of cultivation. There are good buildings. Is within four miles of Brussels. Applyto ROBT. HAYS, Seafortb. 528 FR SALE. -The subscriber has for sale a 50 acre lot in the township of MCKillop, County of Huron, N acres are cleared and the balance well timbered witla beech and maple. , The property will be sold cheap. Apply to JAE. H. BENSON, Solicitor, Seaforth„ Out.' 517 'VALUABLE TOWN PROPERTY FOR V -For Sale, two comfortable frame dwelling housee on Goderich Street, Seaforth. One house contains 9 -rooms and the other 4. There is also a well and stable on the lot. ' Terms easy. Apply on the premises to T. ICLI1slICHAMMER. 53114 SALE. -A two storey frame house and Ma- l; buildings, situated on the Market Square of Seaforth, for sale or to rout. The building is very suitable for a boarding house or a public business. For particulars apply to W. N. WATSON, Sea - forth, OT to DANIEL GORDON, Goderich. 493 VARM FOR SALE. -A, Vet). superior farm for sale in Stanley, County of Huron, being west half of Lot 23, Con. 11, emataining 81 acres; first- class soil and well watered; frame barn and etable comfortable dwelling house, large orchard; miles from Bayfield; price, r,:51,506; apply to the proprietor on the premises or to JOHN ' ESSON, Bayfield, 530• SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, MARCH 153 1878. McLEAN BROS., Publishers. $1.50 a Year, in Advance. t . perth Itews. • I mother went into another room, but insttacl of bringing back food presented -Au unusually interesting revival is a pistol. The tramp dropped! the child going on in the Methodist Episcopal - and made his exit backward. i. ' church, Listowel.• ' CONELAORATION.-About 150 bUildings -A. valuable four-year-old colt was were destroyed by the conflagration at stolen from the stable of Mr. R. Angus, Hot Springs, A rkausas. One th,ousand St. Marys, a few nights ago. • people are homeless, and aid is needed. -Mr. George Magwood, of Morning- ton, has a thoroughbred Durham The loss is estimated at $300,000 ; in - cow, $. : for which he paid $300. It is said thet surance at 25,000But fewhotels this is the most valuable -cow in the were burned. township. „„ • k,OMMITTED SIIICIDE.-E: T. Vanarna- - 1 den, 7th infantry, stationed at Camp -Two grain -buyers in. St. Marys had. Baker, Montana Territory, smeided on a pugilistic encounter the other day. rA the .2nd March by shooting himself with spectator, wile saw that the combatants a neeaie gun. Cause Unknown. De - might most likely hurt themselves an . ceased is said to be a son of the Conn - their frantic efforts to hurt one another, kindly interfered and tess Almaden Dementez, pf Hagne, Hol - put a stop to the land • • dreadful encounter. Ti. YOUTHFUL. ar niIIRDERPR.-At boy in • -Several friends of Mr. Thos. Math - Philadelphia aced. 12 years shot another - eon, the ex -Mayor of Mitchell, have de- , ti boy of the same age, dead, because the • cided to get his portrait painted in foil, 1 latter refused to divide a stick of candy. and. present it to thetown council to be The young wretch escaped. hung up in the council room. GREAT Loss.a--By the burning of a . -A peculiar accidentl occurred at a baggage car at Chieage, on Monday; marriage cere-mony in Mitchell the other one partylost $5,000 worth of diamonds, day. The bride, as she stood 'blushing another $1,200 worth Of' baggage, and before the altar, dropped her head as the rainy others lesser amounts. Eight couple were declared man and wife, when thousand pounds of mails were burn - a handsome plurne in her hat caught ed, but no letters. fire frem a candle. The officiating der- • -,-, JJEATII or il•A MISEHt.-Jerry Tullis gyman put down his book and. sprang to ' died last Stiinight, at Cincinnati, the lady's rescue. He succeeded in pre- from sickness, caused by lack of food, venting any further damage than the self-neglect and exposure. Tullis was destructien of the hat of the frightened worth two or three millions in real es - bride. ' tate bonds, &c., aceumulated by extreme -The friends of D. D. Campbell, ex- economy. 1 ATALUADT2D1 FARM FOB SALE. -For Sale, the east half of Lot No. 4, Con. 4, H. R. S., Tuekersmith, County of Heron, consisting of 50 acres,•31 miles from the Town of Seaforth, and convenient to school. The land is of the very beet quality. For further particulars apply to JAMES P-IOICARD, opposite the premises, or to Egmondvillo P. 0. 524 -- -WARM FM SALE. -For Sale, 50 acres of Land, 2: being west half of Lot 9, Con. 8, Tuckersmith, • Huron Road Survey, with frame beam 36r57, stone basement; log dwelling; all well underdrained; 40 acres dear of stumps; orchard, young and bearing; 80 rods from a good school., Possession given at any time. Apply to A. STRONG, Land Agent, Seaforth, 527 TTOTEL FOB SALE, -For Said; the Hotel pro- perty in Seaforth at present occupied by Robert Hays. It conveniently situated for business, and has a large and pliolitable trade. The house is new and very commodious, with good new stables hi connection. 'Possession given at any tinte. Apply to the proprietor an the pronlises or to Seaforth. P. 0. ROBERT skys. 528 VARA! FOR, SALE. -For Sale, Lot 14, Con. 7, -A: Hallett, containing 100 acres, 80 of which are cleared and free from stumps. There is a frarae 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 of Clinton and about 9 miles frorii Seafortb. Ap- ply at VHF, EXPOSITOR Office, Seaforth. 528 VARM FOB SALE. -For sale jot No. 27, and -1:= half of 20, and half of 23, on the Fourth Con- cession, London. 'toad Survey, Tuckersmith, con- taing 200 acres. The fann will be sold as a whole or in two parts to suit purchaser. First-elass out building, good orchard, plenty of water, and within four miles of Seaforth, and three Of 13ruce- field stetione. Apply on the premises, or to A. STRONG, Land Agent, Seaferth. • 508-4x - - - _ DROPEllTY FOR SALR.-For Sale, Lot No. 14, on. 16, Grey, too acres, 16 acres cleared -an ergeall;Nit lot. West half of north half of Lot No. 29, Con. 6, mortis, adjoining the Village of Brus- sels 50 acres, 33 acree cleared, cheese factory and • maChinery complete thereon. Four housee and lots, aud a large number of vacant lots in Brussels, all the property Of the undersigned. Also a nuin- ber of improved farnis, the property of Other par- ties. JOHN ',noun. Brussels. 515 TTOUSE AND LOT FOR, SALE. -For Sale, -LI- that pleasantly situated and desira,ble resi- dence, the preperty of Mr..Wm. Robertson. The property is on Goderich Street, in Adams' survey. The house contains sitting -room, dining -room, kitchen, and 5 bed -rooms, with pantries, closets, wood -shed, and all other conveniences. Also hard sold his farm on the 13th- concession to • Mayor of Listowel, a few' days ago pre- i DIED. -Dr. Tyler, Superintendent of sented him with a valuable cane and a. the Somerville Asylum: for the Insane, locket, and else a flattering address. ' is dead. Re was one ef the Most dis- -Seine tramps entered the public tinguished men in t the country in that school yard in Mitchell a few days ago, branch of the profession. and so terrified some of the young chil- •ARRESTED. - Making; surreptitious dren that they ran headlong in every copies of plays and selling them to un - direction, several falling and receiving authorized. ,mainagers lints long been a• severe bruises. • One little girl got a business in Chicago. An effort is now severe cut on her head, a-nd another a being made to stop the knavery. John black eye. •t FaRyate a dramatic egent, and. Sam- -Old country sparrotys are numerous uel HarristOn, a stenographer, have and. lively about Listowel, making thei been arrested. • headquarters in a .pine shrubbery in th 1 • • town. - : --The site for a new High School in Canada. Stratford has been purchased, for which Twenty-six yards' of ribbon were •$3,081 was paid. The erection. of , 8,11 used in decorating one span , of hems elegant building is to be proceeded with at a Greaten wedding last week. at once. ' ' , ' ' 1• -Several cows have died in the -Mr. Bryan Martin, of Ellice town- neighborhood of Ayr from milk fever, ship, has had some prolific arrivals in _some of them valuable animals. i his sheep flock. On the 26th of January -Last Friday la. boiler exploded in one of his ewes had two lambs. Olathe Robinson's saw mill, at Newbury, kill - 1st inst., two of them had two each,a,nd ing the head sawyer and destroying the on the 2nd another had. two, making in mita all eight lambs frora feur ewes. They • -An old man named Doan died are all alive and flourishing. '• quite suddenly near pt. Thomas, from -Mr. Tames Wilson has been award- the effects, it is suppesedi of dust in - _ea the contract for the erection of anew haled by threshing clover. . grist mill in Carronbrook. • 1 ' • -Mr. S. Dell, of Strathroy, has been -A large American eagle was shot one fined $40 for shooting deer o it of sea- day'last week by a farmer about', four son. There were four charges• proven, miles north of Mitchell. It is a bearuti- and the fine was $10 for each charge. ful species, and judged to be upwards of -The Ontario Car Works at London ten years old. then have caught ;up with the cat. It is worn down to about the size of • an egg, however, and, the play cannot last much longer -or the. cat either. -Late advices from Bonne Bay, New- foundland, state that great distress pre- vails as the result of the scarcity of fish last season. Half of the people in the .place are living entirely on herring. - In spite of the many objections to the " big fuddle," "praising God by machinery," &c., the Presbyterians of Thamesville have decided. to purc,hase an organ, and have given their order for a fine Estey. -The Council of St. John,N.B.,lately passed a resolution reducing the fees to be paid for billiard tables in -:-public use, from $50 for the first table and. $10 for each additional one to the uniform rate of $15 foraeach table. _ valuable horse belonging to C. Briggs, of Paisley, dropped dead on the road near Lockerby a few days ago. J. Richardson V. S., made an examina- tion of the body. and found that death had been caused by the bursting of ' blood vessel. -Mr. Duncan graham, of the 15th concession of East Wdlliams, Met •with a severe accident while securing a pig for the butcher.: He • fell back on a piece of timb,er and injured - his skull, so that fitS,.or convulsions, en- sued. ' have received an order for seventy cars -Two womenhard-looking ereatures, for the Canada Pacific Railway, from attempted to steal a quantity of cloth- Mr. Whitehead, contractor. • ing.from the public school in IVIitchell, -The sum of $10,000 for ; improving one day last week, but were discoVered Collingwood harbor is placed in the Es - in' timates. The channel is to 'he dredged tine -to prevent the theft. - -Mr. Hart, whose hotel at Fulleaton 60 feet wide, end deep enough for lake evening last week, on his way to the aid was promptly dispatched for, and was burned. a short time ago, is prepar- , vessels of large size. . Methodist church, about 8 o'clock, was at first fears for his recovery were enter- ing to erect a new one on the old site. -Mr. Adam NichOl, 5th concession accidentally knocked down at a crossing tained; but he seems to be on a fair way -Mr. Wm. Lang, of Fullerton, has of Westminster, has a cow from the and run over by a carriage containing of recovery now. milk of which he: makes nineteen three persons. He sustained several in- -A serious accident happened. to Mr. pounds of butter per ,weelf,' 'besides us- juries in different parts of his person, ,John. A. Smith, of Burford, a few days ing a quart a day for table purposes . but is reported as improving. ago. While driving between Spring- -A tramp calling himself:Daniel An- -James S. McLeod, who has been ford and Tilsonburg, the axle of his from Pictou -since Christmas wagon broke, and threw him forward derson stole a buffalq robe lat St. . Ja- missing cobs, carried it to Elmira Eitud. sold it Eve, was discovered Monday afternodn under the horses' heels, one of which there for 25 cents. He has been ar- last in the woods about a mile from kicked. him upon the head, inflictins a rested. . that town, hanging to a small tree by severe wound. He fell upon his head Aaron Erb aud. family, of Ber_ a woollen scarf. When found his knees and shoulders, the concussion causing lin, are about reinoving , to Marion were on the ground, frozen fast in the blood teflow from one of his ears for County, Kansas. Mt. Erb is the owner of valuable property in that county, and intends establishing a land offic6. -Mr. Wesley Rethnell,, of Arthur township, chopped and split 700 rails' in one day, but in so , doing , overheated himself, and has since been confined to -There is a movement towards es- tablishing coffee taverns iu Toronto, somewhat on the principle of the coffee taverns in England, whieh have proved such a success to -the proprietors and. a cemfort to the tverking classes. -A few days ago some person or per- sons entered on the premises of , Jona- than Peers, near Hatchly, in. i South Brant, while that individual was at the grist mill and robbed him of all his winter supply of :cattle fodder, consist- • ing mostly of cernstalks. They were tracked for a mile or two On the snow hut no clue to the thieves yet. 1 -Last Friday morning an accident of a serious nature happened at Gook's Station, on the Grand Trunk, near Dunnville, caused by one freight train striking the tail end of another on the siding, which was not clear of the main line. Ten cars were completely de- molished. One of the drivers, Alfred Robins, was badly hurt. -Considerable feeling at Present ex- ists in Mount Forest over the action of the School Board in their determina- tion to erect a new school building. A petition, on which were 160 manes, ask, ing the Board to, adopt a less expensive scheme of building than the one propos- ed by them, wonld not be received by the majority of the Boerd. - it around till, when its mother return- ed., it was almost dead. The child -died the same 'night. -At the Elora cattle fair, held on Tuesday, March 5th, there was a large attendance of buyers, and the number of cattle offered for Sale exceeded. what is generally looked for at fairs held. this month. Good cattle were bought at from 43 to $3 75 per cwt.; extra fine animals at $4 while some. anireali were sold at as 'low a figure as $2 50 per cwt. ' -A young man named Sohn. McKay, of Carrickbtownship, while out with his team,. very imprudently fastened. the lines around. his body. The double - tree broke, causing the horses, to start forward, and pulling. the young man off the wagon under their feet. The horses took fright and kicked him on the head, from the effects .of -which he died next day. -The Edwards family, many mem- bers of which are scattered through the township of Lobo, are said to lia,-ve fal- len heirs to a very large property. .A. vast amount of valuable property, situ- ated in the city of New York, on Canal street, and estimated, at the lowest figure, to he worth $82,000,000, will come into possession of the heirs of the said Edwards, upon their proving their identity. -The commission to examine into the case of Rev. W. Stephenson and his connection with the Central Presby- terian church of Detroit, have reported that they were of opinion that Mr. Stephensoa could. not continue his la- bors among them -with profit, and, con- sequently,. resolved to recommend the pastoral tie to be dissolved. Imme- diately afterwards the reverend. gentle- man handed in his .resignation and it Was accepted. _ -The Nith Valley Cheese Factory, nt Hitysville, has been sold. by the pro- prietors, Somerville & Forrest, to A. A. Ayer & 0o., of Moptreal, who are about Watford, and. have 800,000 contracted for this winter ; and the quantity -ship- ped annually for four years from Lamb - ton is placed at nine to eleven mil- lions. I -On Sabbath evening, Marah 3rd, Harry Seymour, 1with his wife and. child, was on a visit to his father-in- law, Mr. Gibbons, of Walkerville, Essex County, and was left in the house in charge of the child, while Mrs. Gib- bons and her daughter went to visit a neighbor. Seyro.oufa quietly put the child to sleep, and. then turned his at- tention to his fatherrin-law, in whose pockets he found. 1 $200 and a silver whiamtc.h, and Avith these he decamp - turn. Nothing; has .sincedaeen heard. of ed,, without waiting for his wife's re- . ,----There was arrested in Harnjlton last Saturday inornipg . one Stephen Cross, who haslatelyabeen playing the • inspector. It appears that Cross was reoule-stooLfdayws.thisskajetu;.y informerdayfor the license wanted on a, beneh warrant from Walk - been arrested by Constable Belcher, and erten,. for stealing some lumber on Lake Hunan some four years -ago. He had. was in his charge driving from Pahnea- cenStable On the head, and, jurap- sto-n. to Nyalkerton 'when he hit the in tf from the buggy, escaped. There are several other Charges against Cross, and he will, doubtless, be detained in 1 afternoon, about 3 o'clock, -while sone workmen were preparing dynamite cartridges for blast - int at Blia John Riordon's pulp mills, in idle village of Merritton, twelve cart- ridges exploded, killing instantly John Summon, for4ian of the mill, and se- verely, and probably fatally, WOunaing it man named. Thernas Madill. A. boy named O'Neil was also seriously in- jured, Saanmon was a steady, indus- trious man, and had been in Mr. Rior- don's employ -A long time. He leaves a wife a-nd Seven children. The shock of t6 convert it into a butter and cheese the explosion was distinctly felt at St. factory. This factory manufactured, Catharines. It sotinderlike heavy last season, about 116,400 lbs. a cheese, discharge of artillery. for which they received $13,500. It -Two valttable barns on the Second took 10 lbs. 111 oz. of milk to make a °concession of McGillivray, the property Pound of cheese. The patrons received of Mr. Lee, of the same township, were one pound of cheese for every 10 pounds entirely consumed. by fire on Tuesday of milk. . • evening, the 26th ult. Lee had. the -Mr. Robert Given, 5th concession farina on -which the buildings were Blenheim, died on Monday, 25th ult. .situated,rented to one ',Rodgers, who kept Mr. Given , had suffered - severely for his brother-in-law on the premises to about eighteen months, Caused by the lodk after his interests. Itappears that thickening of the second stomach, and Leis was not on the best terms with at intervals suffered intensely. De- Rodgers' brother-in-law, and attempted ceased. was widely known as one of the to get him off the gam the day old pioneers of Blenheim, and. was a named, at about 4' o'clock P. M., hard working man, who, by persever- Rodgers took the last load out of the ance, had made for himself a coin- bnilding, hie lease having expired., and 'fortable home. A large family is before , eight o'clock the buildings -A farmer named Joseph Pinder, left to mourn his departure from their --were in ashes. Loss estimated at about living near the .villitge of Troy, eloped midst. $1,000, Then; while one party held him, his pockets were rifled by another. It for- tunately happened that he had. bought and. paid for a great many horses, and. so had only one dollar in cash left: This was taken, along with his watch and chain. It is supposed that the thieves saw Mr. Carroll -with themoney during the day, and, knowing the roap he walla take homewaxds, laid specially for him. • -Rather an amusing incident, but at the same time forcibly illustrative of what constitutes an. oath, occurred. the other day in the Superior Court of _ Montreal. The plaintiff ana the de- fendant in a certain -case were both Jews, and defendant brought up a Jew- ish Bible on which to swear the plain- tiff. This strategic move was resented. by -plaintiff, Who •strongly •objected to be sworn on anything but the Court •copy of the Scriptures- The judge was •appealed to and he held that an. oath taken on. no matter what object was good and valid. In illustration he said, • supposing a witness threw down his pipe and broke it, and swore' that he -would be as true as that the swore, was broken -that woulabe a valid. oath, and • the witness would be held, responsible for the truth of his statements. The same rule applied to affirmations. -A terrific explosion -occurred on. the premises of a plumber and gasfitter in in .Montreal on 'Friday laat, One of the workmen was in the back shop en- gaged in melting lead. for adder, a potash kettle. • There were about 250 lbs. of the seething metal in the pot, when he added another piece of cold lead, which. was slightly damp. This caused. the mass to suddenly explode with great violence, pot and contents being distributed upwards in A thous- and. bfragments. The larger part of the lead went directly up through the ceiling second story and roof of the shop, badly shaking the same. The fragments of the debris, bricks, mortar, pieces of board, ezo., were scattered. throughout the neighborhood. . Fortunately, though four men were aVwerk in. the shop, not one was hurt; they certainly had. ami- raculouS escape. The losa is estimated, • by Mr. Martin at about $200. He says he has repeatedly warned the workmen: to be careful while melting lead. .One morning lately •a large New- fOundland. dog belonging to Mr. -Wait, of Harriston, developed his talent for climbing very disastrously for himself. His first exploit was to mount a wood- pile adjoining the kitchen, from which, witho, good 3mar, he gained the roof of - the kitchen; from the roof of the kitchen a ladder reached to the roof of the main buildpag, and up this ladder went the Newfoundland. disdaining to look back. From the cave of the roof to the ridge, was another ladder, -which the dog ascended. with delight and soon. he stood upon the very peak, surveying the surrounding landscape, when suda denly- he overbalanced and. down he went on the other side, uttering the Most fearful howls. The roof was steep and by the time he reached the eave he had gained such speed as to land him ten feet from the building, upon the - hard. ground. Here he was found by his master, who gathered him up, and with the assistance!of some neighbors, - had him conveyed to safe quarters. A • doctor was sent for, who found. both his front legs broken; they were set and splinted, and now the -dog looks quite peliTtehnet.details of a terrible death come • from the Upper Ottawa, the unfortu- nate victim being ni Meal named Pa- quette, vale was engaged at one of the Upper Ottawa shanties as it cook, but who, neglecting his personal appear- ance, the men insisted. on his being dis- cerning east from Anaherstburg, and charged. He left theshantieswith the fell between the cars, the greater por- intention of walking home. Having tion of the train passing over him. He supplied. himself with. sufficient previa was soon missed, and -while being look- sions to last him until he reached the first farm house, he proceeded .quietly on his journey for the -first, day, but on. the second a blinding snow storm came,. on, and he lost his way." At the end of the third day -the provision bag gave out and he had not the slightest idea of his whereabouts. Be soon after became go ; weak that he was unable to -Proceed- further, and be laid himself down on a anew bank and. made up his mind that there be hal. to perish. He had been there but a few minutes when a,• priest came driving along, to'whomhe told. his story. The reverend gentleman drove him to the parsonage, and gave the half-starved. man something to sat. He left him alone at the table while he went out to look after his horse and. when he returned. found Paquette 'lying on the floor writhing in agony. An ex- amination being made, it was found death Was caused by excessive eating. --A shocking tragedy occurred in the suburbs of Rochesterville, near Ottawa, between Saturday night and Sunday morning, in the burning of a dwelling house and the roasting of a man alive. The unfortunate victim of the affair was named Wra.-MeEhiea,, a' laboring man Of some 40 years. He was married, and. his wife and. stepdaughter had. re- tired to their beds about half -past ten, the man returning downstairs to cut some 'splinters for the morning fire. Mrs. McElnea, did not undress, but lay down on her bed and went to sleep with her clothes on. About midnight the women were aroused from their shim- bers by the shouting of the - man, and found. the fire all about them overlaead, Mrs. ticElnea got out all right, but Miss Baker, her daughter by a former husband, had. an extremely narrow es- cape, having her hair partly burnedeff in passing through the flames. In get- ting up she caught her stop -father by the hand, but he broke away froth her - as she reached the hall way, becoming bewildered by the smoke, and was lost. • How the fire originated, is a mystery. It is supposed that the man was under the influence of liquor, and. that the cause of the fire was through earlessness. The charred remains of the tinfortnnate victim were recovered after the fire was over., • with his mother-in-law, Mrs. Hawley. --A peddler by name of Jacob Smit • h --aBetween 5 and 6 o'clock on the He lea-ves a wife and two or three chil- met with a serious accident one even- eVening of March 5-th, London was visit- . dren. Before his departure he succeed- ing lately, while attempting to drive ed by one of the most terrific thunder ed in gettiog about $600 from the bank in Ridgetown, land $94 from Jackson & Fuller, bankers, Blenheim. - -Rev. J. II. Johnson, M. A., of Te- ronto, while at Guelph on Tuesday into Mr. Barber's barn, 4th hne Ade- storms which ever oeoui.Ted. there. , e laide. It appears that only the under liehtning flashed vividlyNtid the rum - half of the door was open and he was .bling of the thunder was deafening. In caught between the Lop of the door und Kensington the electric fluid struck a his Wagon and badly bruised. Medical barn, and in a few Minutes it was in a blaze. The roof was lifted off by the shock,. and the fire thus getting imme- diately at the hay, it was not long till the building was consumed, together with a quantity of hay stored therein. Several hundred panes of glass in the neighborhood* were snaa,shed. A little child -was prostkated by the lightning, but fortunately the effects were of but a fevt :moments' duration. -I--Another heartrending accident 'oc- curred on Thureday night last week, on tjay Canada Southern Railway, by Which a young man1 named. Jesse Mc- Connell, of St. Thomas, lost his life. He AVIS bra.kesman on a freight train • and soft water under cover. The house is new Mr. A. Young for $5,000. Mr. Lang in - and wellfinished. The lot contains one-fiftli of an acre. Apply to the proprietor on the Premises. WM. ROBERTSON. 527 qPLENDID FARM FOR SALE --For Stile, the L' north half of Lot 16, London Road, Tucker - smith, better known as the Old CooperHomestead, containing 50 acroa, 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 Rippen, and is one of the choiceet properties in that section of the County. Apply to GEORGE & JAMES PETTY,. Hensel], 532 VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE. -For Sale, • Lot 11, Con. 8, II. R. S., Tuckersmith, con- taining 100 acres, 90 a whida are cleared and in a state of good ctiltivation, being well unclerdrained, the balance is good hardwoqd bush. Good stone house, frame barn and stables; well watered, and good bearing orchard. Is situated about 5 miles from Scaforth and Brucefield, and n from. Rippen. School close bv, and all , other conveniences. For further particulars apply to DAVID MOORE, on the premises, or to Egmondville P. 0. 529-8x VALUABLE FARM FOR SAI.F.,-For Sale the east hail of Lot 9, Concession 3, MeRillop, containing 60 acres, known as the Deigle estate. Thia farm is situated within one mile and a querterof Seaforth. The lend is of the .choicest quality. Thera is n. handsome residence, and good out - buildup. 'Pile farm is well planted. with fruit and ornamental tree8,48 in excellent order, and, well feuced. It is admirably suited for a retired gen- tleman, ft dairy-rnan, or market gardener. Terms easy. Apply' to the proprietor on the premises or to 4eaforth, P. 0. -E. TESKY, Proprietor. 524 k.kiat l'xyr4-.Sa.i.:E-.=-For gale, int No. 29, Con 9, Hibbert, containing 100 acres, 90 of which are cleared, free of stumps, well fenced and in tirst-clase cultivation. A bani 60x40, nearly new, a shed and stable 80 by 30, a driving sb.ed 24x40, a brick root house and a splendid brick, cl.wolling house, and all other necessary outbuildings. A good orchard and Well watered. There are 15 acres of fall wheat, and about 59 acres fall plow- ed. This is one of the most desirable farms in this section of counpry. Terms 'easy. Apply to to the proprietor gn the premises, or to Egmond- vine P. O. GEORGE BALE. VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE. -For Sale, Lot 16 and, south half Lot 17, Con. 1, Ray, contain- ing 150 acres, x20 of which are cleared and in a good state of cultivation- IThere is a good briar 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 trait trees, and about 300 spruce trees pleated 10 years. There is a never -failing stream running through the centre of the farm, on which is a good mill site, a good gravel road on two sides of the farm. It is situated. one mile from Hensall sta- tion and. four miles from Exeter, on the London Road, and is just across the road from the Rodger- ville post °face and church. For further particu- lars apply to JAMES W. ELDER, Veterinary Surgeon, Seaforth P. 0, 481 tends removing to Maryland, U. S. -Some days ago a little son of Mr. Henry Perkins, in company with a lit- tle son of Mr. Samuel Gilmore, was skating on the mill pond in Gerrie, he went on a place where some men had taken out a quantity of ice, and which was but thinly frozen over. Thinking it would hold him, he ventured to cross it, and did so several, times. He avent over once too often, however, and. the ice gave way letting him into the water. He struggled very hard to keep himself afloat, until the other young lad with great 'presence of mind, went forward and. caught him bv.the coat and drag- ged him out, thus gaining for himself the name of a little hero. • -A young lady in Mitchell on the eve of her afproaching marriage, met with rather an unfortunate accident. - A misplaced sewing needle ran into her • foot and broke off, causing the limb to swell and become very painful. The piece of needle was extracted, but the wound- became more painful still. The gentleman who had won the fair lady's heart and. hand arrived from Chatham, • where he resides, to have the knot tied, but after waiting a couple of days it waS evident his espoused's recovery would take time, when it was proposed that the ceremony should go on, and afterwards the groom return to his home and the the biide to follow as soon as able. -With this view the lady was dressed, placed in a chair, a clergyman. called in, the ceremony performed, and. after the' usual. salute the gentleman departed for his • home, and his affianced returned to her sick bed. The young lady is recovering and will soon be able to proceed, to her new home. This :union, although en- tered into under such peculiar circum- stances, we have reason to believe, will prove a most happy one. -vow IS yorn TIME -To purchase south 'LI half of Lot 13-, Con.12, town line, Arthur and Minto, containixtg 103 acres, about 60 acres clear- ed, balance being good hardwood land, with about 8 acres of valuable cedar; soil excellent, log dwell - lug he -age, and beak barn contracted for -most of the timber ma the spot. Good roads; is 6 miles from the Town, of Earriaton; 6 from Mt. Forest, and 8 from the Town of Palmerston -railroads to each place, and two to Harriston ; 9 acres of fall plowing done ; good new pump and well; conveni- ent to mills. A few good. fanning implements. On account of poor health the subacriber has to quit farming, and offers the above farra, &c., for $3,000 only, with easy terms of payment. e - diet° pgsseesion given if required. Terms y. Apply to the subscriber on. the premises, or to Thomaa Sloan, Constance P. O. THOMAS J.. SLOAN, Harriston P. O. 531-4 bed. -Mr. James Black, of Aberfoyle, has trapped this winter twenty2seven foxes, some of them what are called crosses. Mr; BlaCk has realized about a dollar each on the lot. -One day recently Edward McLean, while oiling an engine in the distiller3 at Walkerville, was severely burnt by hot oil, which was forced from the oil cup. , - -An anti -tobacco ;society is now in full. bleat in . Montreal, and has en- rolled several wealthy citizens. It hopes to depresp the tobacco market SOOD. 1 -A lady who has, resided in 'Kings- ville for the last forty -Seven Years, while on a visit to Windsor the other day, saw -a train of railway cars for the first tine. • --Lieutenant-Colcinel Dennison, of To- ronto, died on Sundaylla,st after a week's illness, aged 64 years. Hip whole life was Spent in Toronte; and he had during his life occupied several public offices of trust. ' -A prisoner in G-uelph .jail named Samuel Soden, made hiS escape by climbing over the wall the' other day,' but was recaptured hy Constabl News of the Week. e Kelly, after a very short breath of liberty. : AMERICAN EXHIBITORS AT PARIS -The -A watch repairer has been before number of American exhibitors at the Mayor Kerby, af Petrolia, charged by Paris Exposition is 578. •Itobt.Fraser withfranduleutly removing &Ewa POLICEMAL-Dr. Mary Walk- the works of a watah entrusted to him er requests her appointme f t as special , or repairs, and inserting inferior policeman for self -protect° COLLIERY EXPLOSION.-Alcolliery ex- plosion occurred on the 8th inst., near Glasgow. Twelve miners had been rescued, and seventeen were still in the pit and no hopes of rescuing any of them m time to save life, ones, -The first child born in Guelph was Wm. Stirton. He was born on the er 22nd of Decemb,,1827, and the house in which the birth took place is still • standing inunediately oppesite Casey's planing mill. BRAZIL LINE OE STEAMERS. -A DeW -Two Parkhill women, ivhose habits - line of steamers, oalled Roach's line tions are . separated only by a high has been established between the United States and Brazil. I 14ET HIS MATCH. -A tramp entered a house in Athol, Massachusetts, the other day when only a woman and her ice, and had to be cut out. • The coroner three hours. Our best wishes are for will hold -an inquest. his speedy recovery. -Mrs. J. B. McKay, the wife of a -The other morning on entering his Woodstock hotel -keeper, last week, elop- barn, a, resident of Scotch Block, Bar- ed with a painter who had been board- ford, was surprised with the odour of ing in the house. What is remarkable tobacco smoke. Looking into the naow about the affair is that she never excit- he discovered a sinister _individual roll- ed for another train going west passed ed the slightest °suspicion, and had al- ed up in the hay, smoking a huge un- over the bodyamaiagling it in •a most • ways lived with her husband on the covered pipe. A few prods of the frightful, manner and beyond all recog- most •affectionate terins. She is the pitchfork started him from his nest, nition. The accident happened between daughter of a highly respectable farmer and by the assistance of the farmer's Charing Cross and Harwich during the in East Zorra. _ bootohe got out of the, barn and dis- night. The mutilated remains were -Last Sabbath night the residences appeared. Thls should. prove a warn- brought to St. Thomas onFridaar morn - of Rev. Messrs. Lyle and Fletcher, ing to farmers to place looks on their ing in it box. Hamilton, were visited. by burglars barn doors. -• -The fine and extensive flouring while the gentlemen named were at mill known as the Maryborough church. The would-be burglarizer of in Mr. Lyle's residence was frightened Brod away by the servant girl, and Mr. of M Fletcher's visitants, on finding they could gain access to only one room, also left without taking anything. -Paul Kerkow, a painter, who had been for some time a resident of Water- loo village, left that place suddenly and silently a few days ago. He leftbehind him a number of sorrowing creditors. He has also left, without a cent, ayoung wife and child, and as the conata,ble has taken possession of any sei2eible property, the poor woman is an object of sympathy. -The annual examinations of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario, has just closed. There were ten candidates, only three of whom made a sufficient number of marks to enable them to take honors, namely, James Watson, Brussels, gold medalist; G. H. °Michael, Waterford, silver. board fence, are not on the very best of terms. A cat was recently found dead in the yard of one of those enraged damsels.• The next morning it was found in the other woman's yard. The child were present, and catching up the next morning it was found in the other latter threatened to kill it if he was, not woman's yard. And we raiglit repeat given sonaething to eat at once. The this for seven thousand. we would not - -Mrs. Buttery, aged. 81, mother of the Messrs. Buttery, Adelaide, met with a pretty severe accident one evening lately. She was living at the residence of her son, Mr. Wm. Buttery, and had. gone out on the verandah, 'from which two doors open, one leading into the house and the other down into the cel- lar. Forgetting for the moment, she opened the door leading into the cellar, and, stepping forward, fell down the steps, severely bruising her arm and otherwise injuring herself. -Mr. Pollocka of North Norwich, having occasion to take a small piece of thiatle out of the third finger of his left hand, used for that purpose a brass pin which he had about him at the time. It was not long before the finger and hand began to swell, accompanied by severe shooting pains up the arm. Part of the finger has ;ince been eaten away with the poisoned verdigris, and, although Mr. Pollock's life was in great - dangerhe is likely to eventually re- $4,0 • $30,000, was burned to the ground last Sunday morning. The fire was discov- ered at six (Mock. The night watoh- man left the building at 4 a. m., when everything was supposed -safe. It is presumed the fire originated in the boiler room, there having always been fire enough; to keep Up twenty patmd,s of attar& Theloss is a heavy blow to the surrch.mding country: Insured. for 1f12,000. The mill had. been runn,ing but fouranonths. : gentleman in Montreal (not Yen - nor) 'who has .given much time to me- teorological and astronomical observa- tions, but whe has been diffident about publishing the results of his stud.y, gives it as hiapinioni that the great and con- tinued -rise in the parth's temperature during the past Irinter and present medalist, and W. F: B. Colter. Nine- cover. . spring is owing to the intensified coin - teen candidates were licensed Ito, prac- -It is said that Alex. McNeill, Esq., bustion , which is progressing more rap- tice. of Balmacneill, Elders -lie township, ds idlyithan usual in the sun's atmosphere. -One "day lately two neighbors, nam- making arrangements for the erection He Says that there is a perceptible M - ed Anderson and Symington, of the 7th of a five thousand dollar residence at crease in the average volume of solar concession of Dawn, quarreled about Wiarton; the proposed terminus of the hea6 received during the three months putting a breachy cow" into pound, and Stratford and Huron Railway. There ending March 1st, over same period of came to blows. During the scuffle is some biautiful scenery in the neigh- last;yeari; and he predicts an early spring Symington was stabbedin the bowels borhood of that interesting village, hes.-7y rains, with humid, hot sum - by a knife in the hand of Andersonhunting, fishing and boating, can be in- mer. Each - blames the other in the mat- dulged in to an unlimited extent, and -On Saturday night last a daring ter. The wound is said to be a severe when the railway is built the place will highway robbery was committed a short one. • no dotibt become quite an attractive dist lice out of, London. It seems -On Monday morning lastweek, the summer resort. tha Mr. Wm. Carroll, of the Gore of wife of Mr. August Preach, residing b -The black ash wood. used for bar- Le don, was at the Anglo-American yOnd the Grand Trunk station at Ber- rel hoops is apparently exhausted hi Hotel during the day for the purpose of lin, had occasion to go to town. She the east of Ontario, and they are now purchasing horses: and had in his pots - left two children at home, one six years mainly obtained from the County of sea ion. it large snra of money. •Shortly and the ether 13 months old. There afr dar he was Proceeding home - were also a few neighbors' children in. itds, a4 when near the race cdurse While she was out the children took the le u en got into his wagon, being • infant and put it into a bag, dragging aft4rwards follewed by a coUple more. !orth Wellington, erected by John e, and to which the municipality ryborough contributed a bonus of , and. costing a total of over Lambton, $35,000 beingannually paid. to the hoop -makers of that County. One firm, Campbell Brothers, have shipped over 1,000,000 in it year from wa cou 4 11 t; 1.4