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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1878-08-16, Page 8*mon txpooitov. nBearra Comas," U riumbers; also a complete stock of school book, slates, ink and -- /omits ; all the latest educational .vorks for teach- ' era and scholars always on- hand. A. liberal dis- count. to parties buying lin quantities. Lumsnr.s. 'VERY Fine Green and. B.lack Teas, about 12 o'clock and the excursionis &Wristee. 558 Tnre Cream Tarter and Baking Powder, Pure i had from that till four o'clock to Grocery. .)57 the water had become comparatively 0 more or less affected. Oi course /some were worse— a great deal wotse than others—but how sick they -were, and how bad they felt, personal experience one could exemplify. The scenes hich followed oan very easily be im- agined, but are difficult of description, suffice it to say that when the boat ar- rived at Kiiacardine it must have been several tons lighter than avhen it left Goderich, and. what it lost the little fishea gained. Kincardine was reached. . . , Spices a all kindsi extra. fine Laundry Soaps and "do" the town, On the return trip very cheap toilet soap at D. 1). RosE's Family Tata—Next-door to the Post Office— laceived this week, the finest English Breakfast Tea ove-r imported into the country, also very fine Young Ifyson ar.di Japan Teas. D. D.OSE. 557 T1 rue -a — No adyertisement -ier a couple of weOgartill the OM Country Goods arrive.. In the meantime we are offering goods nn- I 1 of the trip. was» ;low. -Ruisses &BLEAsoEr..n. 556 1 , the lsill boards a,nd vacant walls m as smooth, the sail wa,selelightful an w enjoyed by all. The excursibnists re- turned to Seaforth about ten o'clock in the evening, no accident or other unto- ward event save that alluded .to ebove having occurred to max the pleasores Trrs Gracus.—For several clayspast 1-7 THE HURON EXPOSITOR' 10 o'clock, and wheat they went to the house to get in they- found the doors 'locked. 'In view of the fact, that they had. frequently, on other nights werked until after that hour, they considered that he treated. them unfairly by lock- ing them out on Sunda;y. We make thie explanation at the request of the yoang men interested, and in justice to then. Stephen. . DOINGS IN COCIL.—At the last meei- ing of aim Stephene, township Council, held oti the 5th inst.,the principal busi- ness tnansacted was the passing of az- coimts, a large number of which -were disposed of. Mr. S. Lewis was re -ap- pointed. collector at the same salary as last year He was instructed to have all the taxes collected not later than the 14th of December. The next meeting of Council will be held. on the firatMon- dae in September. Exeter. Feax.—The flax crop is nearly all harvested and. a, geed deal of it housed. It is a very good. crop. . • BASE BALL.—Crediton beat Exeter at base ba,ll on Thursday last, by a score of 11, to 14. Exeter visited. Limn on Wednesday for a frieudly game. CONJUGAL FELICITY. — The woman who smashed Atkinson's bar -room winc- dows and n punched" her husband's head, on Saturday evening, is dubbed. a vixen by all who witnessed. the row. FINED.—A professional gentleman of this village was fined $5 and. hound over Lo keep -the peace for threatening a hotel keeper's life, and using a evolver too freely. The hotel -keeper was fined 51 end costs, for forcibly ejecting the afore- mentioned party. • Hensall. RUNNING RACE.—A running race of 100 yards has been arranged, and is to take plea() on the Exeter driving park, on Saturday, August 24th, between B. Balkwell, of Exeter,a-nd A. Murdock, of Hensall. Considerable money is putup on the race, and: both men being profes- sional runners quite an excitement is created. , QUOIT MATCII.—A, match game of quoits was played in Hensel]. last Sat- urday between six Players each from Hensalland Exeter. The games through- out were very intereStine, and resulted in a defeat -to the Exeter men by 26 points. -Below will be found the result of each game: EXETER. HEN SALL. ojhBeilraisrs 19.1:Judson. 8 21'; Hyman Piekard 21'Westcott 21 161E41111)50n 10 2111iodkins 21 20 Petty. 21 Bissett 13 NOTicE.--Xt parties indebted. to L. StroxsoN by c pen, account or note will please hand in the amirant to'rHickson Bleasdell's drur, store - town have been decorated\ With showy sae ne eats lc -weal incurred. and attractively printed s ARRIVED TIIIS "WEEE AT A. G. McDou- cing the coming of Hilliard &Hunting's alrnoul *festal ulnae neasnateatta data from London, circus company, whicb. will give two 11,ALL & the First Shipment of those cele - England. 556 - -entertainments here on Tuesday next. Gnu WAN#D.--Wattted immediately The circus is highly spoken of by the a good ser ant. girl. Apply at the Expositor ' press of the American. and Canadian Office, Seaforth. 557 towns where it has been. There are a Exar-t. FaMily Flour, Oat and Corn large number of actors and, actresses, IdeaI, and Cracked Wheat at D. D. Ilo is Family a,nd several very handsome performing oreeere. 557 horses and other trick•animale. The Powell, performances Will commence at 1 o'clock In the afternoon and 6 in the evening. As :there has not been an entertainment of this description in. the town for a long time, that on Tuesday will likely be well patronised. The managers say in their posters:) "We de not pretend to dazzle the eyes of the public wi.th out- side glitter, but to please the feelings, •satisfy the expectations and deserve the approbation of out patrons by .the real merits of the interior circus, Where all the ,requirements that ingenuity can suggest for the comfOrt, safety and. en- joyment of the audience is put in re- quisition to a greater extent than in any other circus i11 the world." • .--e--- BASE BA —On Wednesday last (the civic holiday) the Star base ball club visited London and played. a match •with the Atlanttos of' that city. The match was played en. the Tacumseh Paak—grosmcls which axe well adapted for 'ball playing, and. are equalled by few on this continent.f; With the excep- tion of a shower about noon the day was as ftne as eOuld be -wished. for: The game was called about 2:30 with the Staxs to bat. The game was finished about half -past 4, when the score stood 12 to 0 in favor of the Atlantics. Some excellent playing was done by both sides SUDI.EN DTII.—Mr. Simon one of•Seaforth's oldest reside at hie residence on Thursday last. -When!he retired to bed. uesday evening he seemed to b -enjoyment of his usual health witafound dead in his bed on morning. Tan HANSARD.—Mr. Hera° al. Pr, has very kindly pros Seaforth Mechanics' Iustit _Ho - bound copiee of ward. A t wiehing to .cionsult the sayin legislators can do sq anynime ' reading rooin is open. The. -Will be quite an additional i our library and will be very for reference. •TIIE FALL Snow.—The a Show uodee the au.spices of Huron Agricultural Society year, be held at Exeter, on M Tuesday, October 7th and 'porta,nt additions have bee the prize list, and we may lo for one of . the most succes -ever held under the auspices of the So- ciety. The printed. lists will be in cir- culation in a few days. ---• ' A,CCIDEN't.—A fevi day's tie o young lad, a,bout 8 years of age, . on of Mr. on the field, many difficult fleece, c es Thomas Holland, met with verapa.in: being captured there. The pitching ful accideet. He was A ng pia the was very effective on both sides. The horse power used for pumping water in- Atlantics owe theirvictoey chiefly to the 4- when his pitching of Devlin, Who pitched last year for the'°Louisville club. Some sharp plays were also made at the basesewhile the catching was also good. The Stets did well considering the fact that they were unaccustomed to sueh a style of pitching. With e little more practice on their part, antther match with the Atlantics, which we hope will soon take place,will be more evenly contested. The follOwing is the scores STARS. 0. R. ATLANTICS: 0. R. A. Cardno, c 4 0. Reid, 2b 4 1 Catneron lb. 4 0 G. Sills, If ..... 2 0 A. Sills 3b ' 4 0 Lamb, as . .. 1 0 Baird, p 1 0 Greens, rf 3 *0 McLennan, of 4 0, W. Cardio, 2b4 0 •ts, died morning n Wed - in the but he hursday Horton, ntedthe te with v perSons s of our when the reporta te-rest to onvenient nual Fall he South. will, this nday•end 8th, Lie-. made to k forwaxa ful, shows amities to I the amoure•e of $12,000, for the due performance of his duties as Collector.--I-Carried. Moved by T. M. Kay, seco-oded b y D. Millar, that la mills on ithe ....Lollar be levied on the ratable pr6perty of the municipality in order to raise. the sum of $2,930, for lo- cal purposere, that a by-law be drafted accordiseglne, and that the Roll be deliv- ered to tae collector by the middle of October, ' Carried. Moved by T. Mt Kay, seconded by D. Millar, that Alex. Carmichael receive $5 for relief—Car- ried. Moved by D. Millar, seconded by • a. Halls, that Joeeph Hewitt receive a5 for reliet—Carried. Moved by D. Mill- ar, seconded by J. Hallathat the Reeve, Mr. Shiers and Mr. William Brock be appointed as Commissioners from this Council to examine the road running be- tween Lot E, on the 7th Concessiou, and 11 and 12o" South West Boundary ; and between Lots E and F, Concession l 8, so as to take steps toavertit opened. —Carried. On motion Council ad- journed to first Saturday in October, at 11 o'clock A. M. to the street watering tan foot slipped and one of the over it crashing it badly. charge of this machine sac, careful to prevent little bo. it, -a,nd audengering theie liven DEATH te• A STALLION.—T ported caariage stallion "P land," the property of M Carter, of!Tuckersmith, die - parelysls. Ile became eral weekp ago, just about the season., but for a time eritertained that he would lost the power of his hind 1 so bed idlest that he coul -up alone nor stand when He was -a valuable ani death is heavy loss to hi ha,s only.ha.d. him one sea Ctneceiar.--Whet promi leery aiteeesting entertain tised to take place in Car o's Hall on —The Fire Company have Monday evening next, an -will consist eocepted the chellengenf Rescue Hook of vocal and instrumental, music by' & Ladder Company to play a friendly couple o' young lady st game of baseball. The match will take Brantford. Blind Asylum. place next ,Thursday an the Driving dies in titiestion are not o Park. Loc L BRIEFS.= -It iS rumored that Messr Coleman & Geminlock intend leasi Mr. Cull's aew building, now in ogs passed Those in; id be more s riding on limbs and he fine im- ale of Eng- . Jonathan last week filicted aev- he close of hopes were ecover. He gs, and got neither get he was up. el, and. his oevnee, who 011. • • 'OS to be a ent is &dyer:. " vamose the mint*" and return home, but, oh ! dii e •• 'shop ! imagine this young man's feeli gs wheu he went for i his.pail to find t mpty ! A respectable and sober looluno cow was standing with her head. ver the pail, having just finished the ast mouthful. There was a look of cal content overspread- ing her count mance, evidently as though she thoinht she had "struck ie." which con rested very strangely with the too of chagrifl that beamed in his f e. Clubs and. inter- jections filled th air for a brief space. It won't be healt y for cows to show themselves in be etches after this, unless they Waatu some of -the poetry knocked oat of hem, especially when that young man s around. 1 llriPROLIFIC.—T epeoh. pulation Of this I place is on the ji crease. Three births on Thursday la -t within three hours— all females. ach of the mothers believes her's is the youngest and. pret- tiest; T E PAINTIN CONTR.A.CT.--The con- tract for painti g the new church was let on Saturda, to Mr. Henry Wese- loh, for $118; spirited bidding having brought it dow from what was con- sidered allovv ft re—$16.0. , LOCE-UP.—A subscription list evas being circulate a short time ago, for , the purpose o establishing a lock -tip here. Where 'al the list now? The lock-up is occ sionialy needed for of- fenders of one nd and another. WANTONNESS --On Sunday afternoon some boys, old. enough to kno-w better, congregated in front of the new Luth- eran church a 'fused themselves by pelt- ing stones at t owned. by Mr breaking nearl tensed. We learn the same amuse- ment was in ulged in at the school house on a su sequent evening. This practice must be discontinued. THE NEW 11411C11.—Tbe new -church has now got t saaoof framework 011 it and will soon elenclosed. It is a, hand- some building of white brick, situate onl the ',west side •fl Goshen street, fronting' eastwaed. It is in size 37 feet by 571 1 feet, and the ower will be • surmounte by a spire, m king in height, 105 feet. The tower w erem the clock will be placed is 14 eet square, and. the mari ble dials are our in numbei, each 5 feet in diameter. The weight -which is to drive the elo k weighs about 1015 lbs. The clock ha: been made by Mr. Geo Hess, whose .idely known skill in sucle work is a gu: rantee of a perfect piece of mechanise . The interior Of the church is ar anged ins, very convenient manner, and a coramodious gallery has been erected It is to be ready by the beginning of October. The, cost of the building w be about $3,000; teamin ' etc., extra. .Reflector-. MOCill op. COCNCIL DOINGS.—The last meeting was held at O'Brien's Hotel, Dublin, August 3rd. Members alt present. The Clerk presented. the County Clerk's let- ter, requiring $4,175.66 for County pur- poses and school equivalent. Moved by Alexander Kerr, seconded by James Hillen, that a rate of 5i mills in the dollar be levied on all the ratea,bleproP- erty in this township, both for County and. tranship purposes, the Clerk to draft alby-law accordingly ; andthat the apalications from the different school trustee's to leyy and collect the amoimt they require be received.—Carl. The following accounts were •ordered. to be paid : $6.36. to Widow McInzie, for gravel;, $7.20 to Wm. Boren, for grevel. The following sums were paid to the following • parties for charity: a5 to Wide*, Cahill, a5 to Widow Toole, and $5 to Amos Robinson. Moved by James Hillert, seconded by Wm. Evans, that John Q. Morrison be appointed. Collec- tor, and to furnish proper security at next Meeting. — Carried. IVIoved by William Evans, seconded by Alexauder Kerr, that with respect to Mrs. Mc- Ewen.'s letter, relative to a ditch near his property, 12th and.. 13th concessian live, that Mr. Grieve be authorized to get the work done.—Carried. Moved by William Grieve, seconded. by Wil- liam plans, that the. reeve and treasurer be authorized to borrow the sum of $3,000 from the Consolidated Bank, at Seaforth, to pat for the public works now iperfoinied iu the township, and if • required, to pass their note therefor in behalf of this Corporation, said inoney to be paid_ evhen collected in taxes this - year. --Carried. Next meeting to be held tat Davis's hotel, the first Saturday in September next. Steeda, 3b 4 0 McLean, lf. 2 2 - Devlin, p 3 2 Bose, cf 1 4 Smith, lb 4; 1 . Ernalie, rf ..... ... : 4 0 Walsh, ss. 2 1 - Thompson, 0.., 3 1 — — Total• 27 0 , Total 27 12 Innings. 1 2 3 4- 5 6 7 3 9 Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0— 0 Atlantics 1 2 , 3 0 0 1 3 '2 0-12 Umpire, C. .4 -Moorehead; Scorers, Watson, • Stars • Stanged, Atlanties. dents of the As tlee hie ly deserving of symaathy and encos. ragement their efforts to maintaite theraselves no.t3,vithttanding their s a. affliction, 1. -but also- give an entert intnent well worthy of email° patron, ge, we hope course/ of erection, and will.. open they will be. met by a larde audience in tthereiri a banking and broking office.—' Seaifortle. Mr. A ex.,Devidsoa of the Commercial peasanen_ane J. an atedaegeet ee hotelehas gone off On a trip to the old country for the benefit of bis health. the Manitoba Free Press, is at present on a vitit to friends in his neighbor- AB is accompanied by Mr. John Mc - until, et Hibbert, and other gentle - hood. Mr. McGregor ha' been anresi- Co men. A number of ladies and gentle - dent oftleo Prairie Preen co for neiexlv - , six. years. He .says hat prospect's - never ;looked more pr :liaising there 1 than they do now. Far ees this year ihave splendid crops, the lands are be- , ing rapidly taken up, a d the settlers camp on: shore at night.—Mr. F, L. Ha,miltoa, of Cromarty, lost a purse generally are contente and hopeful. containiag $24, on Monday evening last _ -The Wiunipeeers expec to hey° rail- , between Seaforth and Cronaarty. The way celnnectiois . tvith tl e outer world flatlet: will be rewarded on restoring .it by next season. . This Neill be a great • • 1 to the owner. — The return baee-ball UGUST 16, 1878. -1 -a h was confined to the house for several days. The pain was so great that Mr. Itissett spent three days and three nights -without sleeping, and when he ventured. out last week he was quite weak, but is iltow gradually gaining strength. —Owing to the _scarcity of hands for the flax harvest, Messrs. Patton et Dor- ard, of Exeter, had. a number of the ale " Arabs" from London conveyed that village to accelerate affairs. After initatioia, however, they did not . take kindly to it, and, the next day the • Majority of them took down the rail- way track towards London, e' blessing" the flax crop. —The result of the revision of the voters' lists in the municipalities com- prising South Huron, excluding the orrection of errors in description, Ethel. Does.—The cabbage _Worm is doing great daxaage this season to the cab- bage. No more " saur krout.".—Mr. Wm. Simpson, dealer in general mer- chandise, is doing a good business at his stand near the station. He sells hie goods cheap, end his stock is first-class. —Mr. Spence has returned, and may be seen at his post of duty. His health has improved somewhat during his absence.—The first grist of new wheat of the season was ground at Milne's mill.. on the 31st ult.—Mr. Lawrence Dobson threshed on Tuesday one hundred and eighty-five bushels of wheat off five and a half acres of ground.—The daughter of Mr. Scott Milne, reported eiek a few weeks since, died at Elora, on Wednes- day, the Olsteult—Mr. G. Walkey end family Etae about leaving for Newry, where they intend to locate. The fur- niture business is now conducted by Mr. James Laird, late of the hotel now owned by Mr, Egger.-1VIessrs. John and. William Milne started On Monday me ing for Muskoka where they ex - pec to tarty for two weeks. The mill is B ut down during their absence. men left town on Tuesday on a coasting e.apedition. along the shores of Lake Hu- ron. They chartered a tug -boat at God- eriela and will sail during the day and - boon tO the cousin -rand the pattlere securin more made- Market for Mr. MoGregoe intends in about a week.. He venial by Mrs. McGreg who Lave beeu here over ar month. Civic Hoe' II AY .,—Wei observed in Seaforth as The places of buSiness evee deeo it before. It was nearly de - t sorted. _Many took ae vantage of the dil cheep trip to Toronto, 0 at/ _ there aud bei , do business, e bane i um°ber went to wal Louden to wituesahe I ase ball mateh, -, Ray wane not a few went t , Bayfield to en- UOS joy the bettatiful breeze, - of Lake Huron, • for boa els aud laying down new nod got quite . and ravel, in the et Ma, ifieent scenery '• et:distance finished. ---The Public: Schools for which that ancient l own is so elated. ranien after the. mid -summer bola The }anon nabinth Sc -ool excursion to wit Goderich end Kincardine was, howee ei ,, l, a ., s oil! Monday'next, ninth to the re - i gret of seholars and to the relief and joy the principal, _attraction. Long before parents.—A later from Mr. John tbe appointed time, a large crowd of i- of li', station, wait- ! Merriam of Varna, in reply to that of 1 Mr. Thompson, en the Orange I roces- ,arry them 21.Way •sio question - will 'appear uext week.— • toils and labors hee- knew not of. i II event operations, in this vicinity, will neatly over this, week. • The most -of crop has been-gatbered in excellent ler.—We have ebeen requested to te that- there will be gospel preach - hi the- Foresters' Hall, Campbell's . mu • metch between the hardware and dry - a bettor and heir product. good § clerks was played on Monday last, home resulting in e second victory for the for- eturning vill be accom_ mer: The first Wheat of this season's grewth, sold on this market, was sold r and family, oa a visit for by 150 at • lesday last wee etre public b.oliaav. eve were all closed, wee and the town was qmetsr than we have thei rOy neighboring iarieus.—Thcold Ir. D. D. :Wilson, 'who delivered ushels of fallwheat to Mr. Pringle 7a cents.—Several of . the back__ te and many Of the Vacant lots are OW11 with thistles and other foul s, The authorities should • have cut before they go to seed and mere the names of deceased persons and one Woman struck off, and parties 'added. towel has extended. the tune for rt., Who -were claimed by both sides is as fol- moving bodies from the old grave Nan lows : Total Reform gains, 100, total at the east end of -the town till the 15-th. :Conservative gains, 17. Net Reform of September, .after which all bodies, :gains in -the Riding, 83. not renteved will be taken to the cern- , —The 'fall wheat in the vicinity of etery and interred in one general man, Dashwood, -which is now harvested. and —The Rev. yr. Christopherson, et partly threshed, is one 'of the best yields alitchell, has gone 011 a trip to the known in this neighborhood for many Muskokttedistrict, where he intends to years. The span(' -wheat, however, spend a few weeks for the benefit ens' does not look so well. Sorae of it is health. Rev. Mr. Ford, student of badly damaged by the midge, and will Montreal Theological College, hat been scarcely be an average crop. Oats and appointed to fill his place duriag his: peas look well, so that upon the whole absence. farmers have reason tO be thankfal. • —A horse belonging to Mr. 3.A.Tnes. —Last fall Mr. Thos. Shute, °of lot Kenap, near Anderson, fell dead while 14, concession 5, Usboriae, obtained being driven, attached to a buggy,along seed -wheat of the gold medal and the road.. ,Oue of the shafts of the lila,ussen. varieties from the United. buggy was smashed, and Mr. Kemp States. The crop was threshed on experienced sonae difficulty in disen- Ttiesday of last week, and yielded. over tangling the deed animal from the con- veyance. —The attendance at the 'Andersoa school has increased so much that Xr. Koran, the Inspector, desires the trus- tees to engage a second teacher. Two of the trustees oppose this, while the third, Mr. Hardy, very wisely thinks the directions of the Inspector shouldbe carried. out. 1 --Ma. R. W., Currie has sold out his interest in the oatmeal and grain business in. Mitchell, and intends mak- . his own„ with the name of George, Armstrong on it. He was recognieea as a frequent,traveller on the road, and a is said he ,has tried before to get inf trains while, in naotion. He was rernaud- ed. to the gaol till itie friends!, could! ao comnItinicated with. - —George .Arrastrong, aged 14., apnea of the Milbank School, passed. creditab- ly at the recent examination for thirn class teachers. This young lad deserves honorable mention, as does also th teacher wins has trained leans° success- -Rev. *. alcAlpine, of S. marys, has gone on a three mouths trip to mit- aim At a farewell party given by the ladies of the congregation, in honor en the Rev. gentlentan'e departure, the atun of $50 was realized for thehenefit of the congregation. —Tlae cemetery committee hi. Lis-- . 40 buehals to the acre. This gooa, e windows of a building considering the shrmkage in the wheat Deichert, opposite, crop throughout this section this year. all the glass they con- . —Mr. W. G. Smith, Great Western. Railway track inspector, London, for- merly of Brussels, has had severe afflic- tion since he removed to the Forest City. A few weeks ago the eutire familyecon- sisting of himself, wife and tevo child- ren, were prostrated by scarlet fever, and the younger child, a little girl, ▪ 1 t Blyth. .1.4PROVEMENTS. — Mr. Geo. Groscle, dealer in boots and shoes, has greatly improved the appeara,nce of his store on Queens' street, by adding another story anal& half. Maaeles.—Treadwell, 97c to $1.05; Fife, 93c to 980 • red cbaff, 85c to 880; barley, 50c to 55c; oats, 27c to 30c; peas, 58c to 620; new hay, $12 to $15 ; butter, loose, 12c, tub, 13c; eggs, 9c; new potatoes, per bush., $1; new ap- ples, 75c to $1 ; wool, 22c to 2c; sheep- skins, 5Qc to PERSONAL.—The Rev. Joseph Philp and wife, of Holmesville, were in, toavn on Monday. . —Sir W. H. G. Colles, " 'Knight," left for Toronto last Friday, to be absent for a, few weeks. —Mr. ArchienTaylor, who has been ill for seine time tvith typhoid fever, had another relapse on Saturday. This being the second relapse, it has left him very prostrete. I Mr.P.J Foy who left for New York • City a few 'weeks ago for the good of his health, returned on Saturday, looking 'Much the better of his trip. CMG HOLIDAT.—The civic holiday passed off quietly here on the 13th inst., themajority of our Citizens taking ad- • vantage of the cheap trip to London and Pert Stanley. The band. accompanied dee excursionists and. discoursed some, 'fine selections during the day. On en -1 tering the train the band boys left their bass drum lying on the wood -box in one coach, while they themselves took seats iia the. next. Wheel. near --Hyde Park junction, . a, couple of Would-be high toned young men from ;Winghana poked their walking canes through the head. - of the drum. Before they reached Lon- don the band. boys discovered what had leen done. They informed the Wing - ham swells that they must pay the damages, -which, after censiderable talk, they were convinced the must do, end accordingly agreed. to forward the cash Saturday evening. . Brussels. aeon TO W11031 HONOR is DUE.— An operation perforpied on a horse bel ging to Mr. R. MeNaugaton, of Bru sels, by Mr. johir Nott, veterinary sur eon, in this place, should not go un- noticed,: Mr. McNaaighton bought the thoiinhe question about a year ago, and wh n he ,commenced to work him dia- 1 coy red that- he had. a fistalar. open- ing aa. the interior part. of the abdomen, which .allowed the contents of - the in- testines to pass out. He tried to work the:animal, but found him of no ser- vice, as the horse received but very lit- tle i nourishiaent from either food or water. Being of no. use to him, Mr. McNaughton had made up his mind -to have him destroyed, or give him away, hating learned that the horse had been , in that condition for six or seven years. Before doing so, however, he consulted. with Mr. Nott, as to whet that gentle- man thought of the case. Mr. Nott at 0110e made an exerniaation of the hoese, and. said such case 3 were generally in- curable, but thought that if he had the horse in his own hands, he could. Snake a peemaneut cure. • Hexing every con- fidence in Mr. Nott, Mr. MeNaughton. at once gave him -charge of the horse, and on the 18th of May lest he perform- ed. a,n operation evhich proved to be a success. By good treatment, and a thorough understending of the nature of the case, Mr. Nott succeeded in bringing about the recovery of the horse, which -is now in good conditio-n, and fit • idated side -Walk on Mem Street is g replaced by a substantial new • 'of Georgian 'Bay pine. Taking ntage of the civic holiday on Wed- (tonsteble Dunlop had a large e of menet work tearing up the old. - people congregated at -Mg for -the train to from taescelle of thei to joeeeend woes that The team arrived p omptly -on time, .bo and awn. ten passenter coaches were th crowded full erith old and. youug, grave or and gay, man and Woinen, - boys' and 1- st • girls. The care were ivory comfortable, 1 and the weather beiuig! cool, the ride to 131-ak, this evening, wheu all are cor- Goderich was pleasant. Arrived at di lly invited. Goderich, all embarked ,on the magnifi- • cent steamer Quebec of the Northern 'ransportation Line. Th ere Was a, stiff breeze blowing on the lake, and the boat had not gone faij froni the wharf wheu a pale face wast visible here and. there among the crowl, and a feeling of 'sqUeamisliness " ovefreanae mare than one. Sea,- sickness a. disease which is usually sickness, infectious, ai ld it was it long until nearly every person On the boat was uron. Notes. The Go rich Board. of Truste s haa engage Mr. Donald McDonald, f Bradford, a •second. assistant in t e High Schoo —afr. E ;jah Martin, of Goderic sold two pi s, ten months old,to Mr. McLean, at 53.75. per • 100 lbs. They weighed tog ther 850 lbs. —One da, last week, while engaged in threship ,Mr. D. Shanahan, of Hal- lett, receiv d severe kick in the breast from one of the.horses. —Joseph Frain and James -McDou- gall hound. na stocked 7 acres of wheat after a re per in ten hours, on the farm of th fernier, lth concession of Grey. aged about a year and a halt, week. The body was brought to Brus- ina his home in Colorado, where he is , sels on Thursday, and interred in the aepresent with Mrs. Currie. He in - cemetery. tends returning to Mitchell in a few 1 --The board. of the Howick Farmers' weeks to settle up his affaire, after Mutual Fire Insurance Company, met which he will Move out west with his in Genie, on Saturday, 27th July. 147:- family. ; • 1 1 —Mr. Win.I0liver, lot 17, concession applications were passed, covering r to the amount of $146,560. The loss of John McICee, of Howick, whose barns and house were burned a, few weeks ego, was considered, and. $500 awarded. him. This'company pays its losses promptly, 6, Hibbert; had two barns burnt by lightning during a thunder stone' on Tuesday 6th inst., about 3 a. 1-. There were 10 acres iof fall wheat, 1-0 acres of peas and 20 tons of hay and. several im lemetits in. the barns, all of -which -, is conducted economically, an e s were consumed. Mr. Oliver's loss is membership is increasing very rain y. The membership is now so large that a, Olen loss such as the above is scarcely felt. —The _Reflector says that a young wo- Man from Hay township, who owned a ehild resembling a yotmg man who sometimes resides in Exeter, left her home on Thursday last, acconapanied by her parents and carrying the off- spring, for the purpose -of fastening on the young man the child's paternity by its general similitude. It appears that the infant, whieh -was about three Months old, lied been ailing for some time, and while the party rested at Rodgerville, the little unfortunate breathed out its life.- They did not re- trace° their footsteps, however, but drove to Exeter, where the dead body of the infantwas shown to the friends of the young man, after which they re- turned to their home. The child was buried on Friday. , - —The B acefield Cricket Club played a match th the " Pickwicks," of Len - done -on F day last, on the grounds i of the latter. The Brucefield team came illness. 1 —Mr. Cha,s. Walker', of Milverton, should. be inserted in the Siath Resolut off victori as by 5 wickets. —T. M. eet, Esq., of Wingham has shipped from that place for New York, tion, and the words of Ministers in tin- iest column. Did he deny that the . -been appo nted Manager of the Britsh . Pne —A shark or sOnaething else that Resolutions wereadopted.in the House 20 larabs last week._ • Mortgage Loan Company, at Lond booked like one, was caught in the That he was sitting there, and therefore and will r Move to that city in a short voted for them t That they added. $3001 - time to e er upon his duties. Milbank pond the other day. —Mrs. . 0' Gingericht of Dashwood, 000 to our annual expenditure, making atterapte to comnait suicide one even, one and a half millions of dollars paid ing latel , by taking strychnine. A. away in the lest- five years as mimeses physician. was summoned, and. succeed- on good salaries already existing? He - can't quibble out of these facts. I re- ed in sa mg her life. She has siace atternpte to hang herself. She is ithe Perth Items. . Mr.. Stewart Campbell, county clerk, has been confined. th his house by over $2,000; insured for $1,000. —One day lately a man snereted Holmes, residing near Milverton, had a narrow escape from poisoning. He was. by a neighbor to drink a tea made frora a certain wild. herb which ,was represented to him to be highly beneficial, hence the consequence. Al- though, endiag without# any serious re- sult, yet this case certainly conveys an important lesson. —Many of the bodies from tile grave- yard,. adjoining the old Catholic church in Stratford, have been remoited to the cemetery. The old -church building which. was for some tinte used. as a school has been torn down, and a hand- some new brick school is being erected. on the spot. The main part of the old church was hnilt forty years ago, wheit Stratford was in its infancy. • To the Electors of North Hur031. GENTLEMEN : Mr. Farrow wanted a meeting called to prove twenty false- hoods in ney last Circular. What :did he prove? That the word "County "- THE OTHER Sine. -We have been in - famed by Messrs. Beattie and Morrow,, the young men who were fined. • by Mr. Braithw aite, for leaving the employment of Mr. A. Watt without notice, that their reason for leaving was not because t ey had been offered better wages from o9ier persons,' lent because they weile locked out of Mr. Watt's house. 04 Sunday night they reinained out until - to work every day. i. • n Vsborne. - CoL'INcir PR 0 CEED IN GS .—COUll cil met on the 3rd. inst, at the Town ItlalltElim- ville. All the members present. Min- utes of previous meeting read a0 con- firmed. Meted by J. Halls, seconded by D. Miller, that the sums leeally re- quired by the Trustees of each ° schoob! sectiou to be levied by thi's Council be : entered on the Collector's roll, and col- I lected. with the other rates; and that al by-law be drafted in accordance there- with.—Carried. Moved' by T. M. Kay,: seconded by J. Shier, that the sum of, t1,546 be raised by special ratefor rail- road purposes, and that & by-law be drafted accordingly.—Carried. Moved by D. Millar, seconded by J. Halls,that. the Brine of 5125.40 be levied. on Lots4,- ,5 and 6, on the 4th concession, the west half of Lot 3, Lots 4, 5,6, 7, 8 and, 9, on the 5tb concession. to provide for inter- est and sinking fund to redeem. de-• L bentures issued on . the 5th Concession water course, and th t a by-law be drafted accordingly.—Carried. - Moved by. J. Sheir, seconded by T. M. Kay, that -Williana-Smillie receive $5 for re- lief.—Caaried. • Moved by T. M. Kay, seconded by J. Shier, that the clerk no- tify the collector to furnish for inspec- - tion by this council, bowie executed. by himself and two good and sufficient, se - Stanley. GOOD Worac.-111r. Thos. Vine bound at acres of heavy wheat on his ferm, on 2nd concession, half' a day. This was good. work. If there weremore men like this in the country, there wouldn't need to be such a hunting for harvest hands.te, . HARVEST..*— Farmers are still budy with their harvest. A great number rivill'finish this week, which i exceed- ingly early. The fall. wheat was very heavy, but the :spring crops are . not so good as ,were expected. at one time. Spring wheat is badly .broken down in some parts and not very well filled, having ripened too fast. Barley, peas and oats will te average. • • HEA.TY Cnor.-eMr. David. -Reid. had on a 7 -acre field 643 shocks of wheat of 12 sheaves each: This was the heavi- est crop of wheat he ever harvested and speaks well for the. productiveness of the soil of this section. He expects to have at least .50 bushels to the acne. The above gentleman has also a °(Irene vine which has a branch 63 feet long. The vine has borne heavy crops each year - for the last nine years. - --A. grant of $100 was made by the Listowel council in aidof the Elmo, and Wallace agricultural society. —A boat race at St. Marys, resulted in a broken oar for one of the contest- ants, and an easily won race for the • —Mr. T. Matheson, dx-raayor, is not improving in health so rapidly as his friends would wish. He is still confin- ed to the house. --Mr. Joseph Harrison, one of Strat- ford's inost respected citizens, is now off south, revisiting the State of Virginia, -which he left as a slave some 40 years ago. e main, yours truly, mother o five children. . other. --011 , aturday last, as the son Mr. Tho as Smith, 5th Conccssiorl of Grey, w re cutting peas, they ceme across a sage snake, and immediately killed it and forty-eight of a progny. The rept le was of un.usual size, and the num er of young ones was remark- able. —On o daymorning, as Thomas, son of M enwick, of Exeter, Washer- —The cabmen of St. Marys, hav neesing lase horses, one of them, hither- : made arrangements to go to all night 4 to quite eittle, kicked. him on. the face, train d of the Grand Trunk railway in travellers. . future. This will be appreciated, by incapaci ate him for a few days, but it bruising hi severely. The injury Vill is hoped that no permanent disfigure- —The Ellice swamp has not produc- tion w ensue. • ed its customary modicum of berries —TA: blinding in Exeter south of this seeson. Parties -arriving at what Thorne Farmer'seStar Grocery, late- was wont to be " rich pastures" now re- ly owls lia41, as a store by Mr. Th rasa turn disgusted. at nature's parsiraony. Greenwey is beina fitted up for a i a,nk, —Mr. James Phipps, of Fullarton, the Ex nnge Bail of Canada h , ving has sold his farm of 100 acres to Mr. john Jamieson for $7,500. Mr. Jamie- determl Ilastin of A. BERRY-PICE.ING INCIDENT.—Berry picking is now over. The season has passed. without any serious accident; but replete with its usual number of amusipg . incidents. An industrious however, progressing fitvorably. ' to sustain the call from Milyerton,, picker from one of our flourishing vil- i —Mr. Thos. Bissett, of the firm of the Rev. John Kay, appointed a depu- lages having repair& to Dixie --the 'Bissett Brothers, of Exeter, when out tation to advise with the congregations field of berries—anti -worked with such on a shooting expeditiora some fourteen as to the best course of action. ardor that he had his pail full of this years ago had a grain of fine shot aeci- —On Thursday morning of last week most delicious fruit by the time others = dent4fly shot into one of his fingers. a man was seen endeavouring to jump of the party got a fair start. Withan Mr. issett experienced. no pain in the off the the Toronto express train, be - air -of conscious pride at having out- 1 fingez until a, short time ago. He was , tween Hamburg, and Stratford, and. stripped his mates in the pick, he care- 1 shaking hands with a friend. at the sta- ' as he appeared not to be in full pos- fully placedhis full pail under a cool tion, which caused the ring which he 1 session of his senses, he -was taken in and shady bush while he went to as wore on the finger to press on the spot charge and given to the police at Strat- sist some others of the party to "fill where the shot was imbedded, causing ford. He bad on his person some 1350 up." All having got a. goodly share of intense pain. Mr. Bissett had. the shot in money, a railway ticket from St. the sweet things, they ;determined to extracted, but inflammation set in, and Marys to Berlin, and a card apparently • 1 ed to open a branch there. Mr. acoer. rtsh, late of Telford, is the Man- son will some be one of the inost ex - e eter. the second bana fori Ex- tensive land. owners in the township. •—Mr. Moore Armstrong, 'who teaches I—Mr John McK is erapl yed in the tailoring establish- in obtaining a first-class certificate at innon, of Blyth , whe on the Base Line, Blanshard, succeeded ent o ogerson ca Trewiu, met -with the recent examination held in Torten - pia a, some at painful accident on Thurs- to. Mr. Armstrong is an energetic and. d. y las ,-ler accidentally falling through successful !teacaer. a' pane of .glass. His face was slightly —Miss Jessie McIntyre, Waterdown, cut, an leia wrist was badly lacerated. holding a second-class certificate, has the co d of the middle finger being en- been engaged for one of the vacant - de- iaenhoirrsoem, btehge- partments in. the Mitchell public school . a t a salar- y of 5275 per ttrely ev red. I —13 arridnaeYssniwghertelasstto gy and t stable f r. La,wrason, St. George, by —Fall wheat in Fullerton, turns out it shor Englisb boy. The horse is a from 25 to 30 bushels to the acre, with bay, a d. the buggy black piano box. straw,enough for 65 or 70. The spring Mr. L . wrason was in Clinton en Wed- crops are -good. The crops in general aesda.. 'having traced the thief to a are betterthan they have been. for a ehort stance north of Seaforth. number of years. l —0 Friday afternoon two boys nam- —A chimney on the house of Mr. S. 0a H ltzmart and alotz, employea in Henry; in:Ellice, was struck by light - i Sohn rr a Wilker's flax mill, Crediton, ning, during one of the recent storms, Were aught in a shaft, and bele& the beyond demolishing the 'chimney and inac nery could be stopped each had tearing off some shingles from the roof, e an a.. broken, the latter in two places. no herrn was done. , He w s also terribly bruised about the —ThePresbytery,of Stratford, which 'feet a d. injured internally. Theyare, met on the 6th instenot seeing its way WILLIAM SLOA.N. Cl- •1•1' TT sEM1-ANNUAL CLEIAR1NG SALS I - THREE 1: —A.T— c..1kliCDOUCALL. & Great :Reduction in every De- partment. The Balance of thisSeason's Stock Must be Sold. All Masses of Goods Marked' Down in Price. This is No Humbug, but a -When we 'advertise a dlearia Salewe Mean it. Call and Examine fo yes. Remember the Next Three WeekS et . G. MCDOUGALL SIGN OF THE THREE SEVEN& Highest Price Paid for Class Rutter. EI;EVE WBODE BEAL ES'i 'von SALE--roxt nearly ne ultuated. In the fick! Will be sad cheap; SECORD, COSSENS VA.Bal n'Oft SALE -I: of 160 acres, ton '12th concession 'of e• rms easy. Appli Bo% 51, Milton P. 0.9. vAzzu MaILI ▪ Lot V,,Con. O (floored and NM» oungerchyrd ; Boil tine; price $5,000. torth. _ IR SALE.—The Acre lot in the tow 1117.ron, 20 acres ate • timberedwith heed will be sold cheap. Solicitor, Seafertb,O VARM FOR SALE =I: field Concessin tattling 85 acres,' 50 < good stat ila of tulava the 'village of Ilnyiel on favorable terma;. -41011N GOVENLOCI B SALE -CCIVA the Countrya of Harputhey. arge garden fIlled7, 'eriptions ; good wel) R. WINNE, oxt the; Land Agent, Soafort VArtm FOR SALII 31, in the 5th 3.00 ares, gooa 130i urn 56t36, good st• cleared, good hen:se pump. Apply to *.place, or to Westfiel .rl.110ICE - FARM Coa.7, ilullett,i .86 cleared, well und ot ettlOsution; bui . terms easy. For tnessre.-3,..u.cmIGEaJ Or on the premises t atame P. O. ' VALUABLE p.,k • V the east 194f ,‹ TueltersMith, Conn: acres, 3. 'miles fres convenient to sell best quality. For IAMBS PICKABD Egraondville P. O. UOTEL Reft 1 43-1- Rotel eat'am the -Clyde Hotel et is IN Artitr-ObSig blIS 19.11d illaa a gocid ft; all of which Mersa, Vox- 'fart F. LINO-, Blu,zvul 1?AR3I FOR ;SAI cOnta Cleared and . dwelling house vif frame barn enil a small erase. of 'Clinton Ann ab ply at TI1E EXPf. *VALUABLE Pf, Lot 29, Con. #4 85 of which aro there is a log Awe and*stables, plenV, _ is within vi tioulars apply on Min:, or by lett 1)1t0PE1tTY 'Ft1 CAM 111,-Gre! exeenentiot. Con. 0, Morris sols, 50 aeres, 33 maehinery cork): Iota, and a largen all the property 45, her of Unproved fi ties. .TOENLE VA.= FOE SA slant -ea a County -of Her( which irre clea'rei„, houses, barn, inn and drivinghousl water. The tarl9 Tevni of Seafertl particulars up ) 8TED, Scafort • tor, on the premr Arlo-MAME west half of taming 50 aties„: lam 16 Si:Unita Ssaforth. The ?, There is a 112,1,4 nags. The farni namental trees; fenced. It is al tleman, easy. This pre) to A. sTnoNo,.. ; clear n lugs .a 1 goul It _ chart i id plea be Bold Withiam 12 from Seafortl gravel road leadj of -excellent buil Apply to Waltor premises. SAM .ITALUABLE 'w Lot II, Cq taining 100 acre 11 good state of 7 ea, the balano stone honae,lx4 a,nd good heal 1- miles from Seal Kippcn. Scho• enees. For ftn MOORE, on 1 MMsFoit ,10p, 56, -atm) freur SettfOrth West. half Lot cleared, frame frOIR Seoforth,' 20, Con. 12,.sX barn, Epleridi:' Tackersolith, fair buildings, - the farnv• STRONG, smal 'th over Eround, we» s coacjl house, fowls's-ell fen is• arranged ft store is rented YetT the oti bunenee vm be tune et b moving to Wi Offered ,at A WILLI AV vm FOR /40 urea are and In agood is thnhe an inch of isPring -creei buildings all and pumps, a IS with:WA ria waf between *low, also co °Moe, T twepatti Walton Post the premises.