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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1878-11-22, Page 11 1l ouncing to ztor err that Id the tit 11 ttlit ISH:INGS PENT Fra T. K. A. wilt open. out in their Nev, north. of Mr& 4G OUT Il enable us to E STOCK GOODS SWEEK THE (iF JUT TD -DAY L SE RGES, LS, tRES, )LETS, J FFS, FRENGES ROWN„ TONS, _ MtN S, SES VETS, &G. ,t.}I E•:' SETS [ & cp., 1 Dealers in nly. WHOLE NUMBER, 572_ ME TINGS TO BE HELD. "NTOTIC -The Council of the elorporation of ." the County of Huron will meet in the council re m in the Town of Goderich on Tues- day the 3i -d of December next. PETER ADAM - SON, County Clerk. 572-2 I PERSONAL. OADTION.-1 hereby notify all parties to give no credit to anyone in my name, except by my order 'Or that of- my wile. DENNIS REAR- OARDERS.-A number of Boarders can be - accommodated with board, either ladies or' gentlemen,. Apply to J. M. CALDWELL, (only man and. wife), Goderich Street, Seelorth. 670 SPE CIFIC ARTICLE S. -LI- Fe t and Straw Hits Creamed and Tamed. in the La est Style, by MRS. PEAHEN. 572x4 •-/ 26, Conoeseion 6, Morris, one mile from Brus- sels, „mi. quantity of cedar poste either cut or by thei &ere. Apply to ALEX. 'isOBERTSO/S, IMPORTANT NOTICES, - TEE DIVISION COURT. -The ,office of the Second Division Court will be open daily from ha f -past one to four o'clock P. Pitt, Office in ray lock, over the - store of Johneten Bros. L. ME R, Clerk of Division Court, Seaforth. 562 • MONEY. MON Y1 WANTED. -The Trustees of the -4-v-4- Met edist Church, Seafortli, desire to borrow the sum of' $1,000 -,-private funds. Interest at 8 per cent Ample security. Apply /et A. ARMIT- 570-3 MONEY 'TO LEND. --Lr. have- 414 amount of Moneyto Lend on good improved farms only, at 8 per cent. Charges very smell. Sum no object if eecurity ample. I don't lend for any Company. JOHN S. PORTER, Seuforth. 570 WANTED. IXTAI4TED.-Z-A first-olase Grocery Hand, not TT OUSE' WANTED -By the first lof January- -LI- 8 or 10 rooms, ineclerate rent. Must be less than a milti from Se aforth post office. Send partic- , 'liars to C. CLARKSON, Brockville, Ont. 572 ij -TEACHERS WANTED. - One Kale and one No. 1, Mo rise Applicatione, stating salary re- -1-- Penile, each third-class, for School Section quired, received by i.he undersigned; Blyth poet office, till 'he 20th November. 'Testimonials, re - ii -4- Seetio No. 2, Turnberry, a Male teacher 1. holding a ird elites certificate. Ditties to com- mence on January next. Apply personally to retary Sobeol Board, Wroxeter P. 0,. 57244 A PPRENICE, WANTED.- Wanted, at T. -c-1- Kerns' earriage and Horse Shod g Establish- ment, a go smart boy, about 18 ears of age, to learn, the blacksmithing businee . One that has served 'a- term of 12 moat he pref rred. Must have good' reference. Apply pers Mill), to T. MELLIS,Eippen post office. 570 BUSINESS CHANCES. 4-4- son, Reneall; Insurance, Land 'and Loan Agents ever alive to business, are now on the look oul tor a first-class baker tO lease or take ences requi ed ; terms reasonable, apply at onee. Possession Oven Oet, 15th. ' 564 'HALF I TEREST, IN A SAW MILL FOR j" -L` SALE. The subscriber wishes to dispoee of a half there of the steam saw mill lof Bailey & Reading,B1 evale. The mill is situated conve- nient to the railway station of the Great West- ern Railway and is admirably fitted for a lumber fuller part °niers apply to JOHN1 MESSER, and [shingle} business. This is an excellent op- portunity fo a person wishing to iriVest. For Bluevale P. . 569 STOCK FOR SAL COLTS FOR HALE -For Sale, t splendid Colts, rising three yeara old, sired by the Im- 'ported home, Honest Sandy and lronest Tom.. Both bay cOlor and perfectly sormd. Apply to THOROUGHBRED COTSWOLDS FOR SALE. -4- -The Sribscriber offers for sale Ram Lambs, Ewe Lam*, and aged Ewes, of the Cotswold breedrist prl es to suit the times. J. CUMING, Lot 23. Cori ession 13, Hulletti-Londeeborough PORi Office. I 568 ;RAM LAMBS FOR SALE. --For Se.le, a num- -4w ber-of w)ell-bred Leicester Ram Lambs ; they were bred fridm a thoreughbred prize ram and well bred eies. Also a aplendid thoroughbred tworyear-old ram ; this sheep took the first prize at the Potuaty show last year ; purchasers; eau have their 0110i0e. Apply on Lot 12, Comes - aim 2, London Road Survey, T cicersmith. MICHAEL EFFERNAN. 567 °STRAY STOCK. • 'STRAY SITEEP.-Came into the premises of the und reigned Lot 21, Concession 4, L. R. _ B., Tuekers ith, on or About October 12th, a shearling ra . The owner can have the same upon provin property and paying charges. T. VSTRAY CO W. -Carne into th.e pre -4-4 undersigned. Lot 6, Concession 5 about the first of ()debar, a red C yeers old. 'The owner is reqaestud property, pa charges and take her lees of the McKillo p, w, 7 or 8 to prove away. P. 671-4 VSTRAY S-IEEP.-Came into the premises of -1-4 the undersigned, Lot 22, Concession- 4, Me - Mop, abouh the first of October,,two Shearling Ewes. The 4wner requested. to prove prop. erty, pay charges and take them away. WIL- ✓ STRAY MARE. -Came into the premises of *4-' the nutliersigned, Lot 21, Lake Road, ;West, Ste ey on 0 oWn is re peruses and t Laysdales P. ctober 20, a black aged Mare. The nested to prove property, pay ex- ke her away. WILLIAM TODD, Strayed from the premises of the calves, I white heifer, 1 red heifer, 1 grey steer, and 2 red steers. Any person that will give snch 'information Its will lead to the recov ry of the mArtsame,Q7;14,bei suitably rewarded. ICHARD ESTRAY SpEiliS-..-Cence into the remises of the uadeOigned, Lot 10, goncession A, Turn - berry, some re ia September, two red year-old Steers. The wrier is requested to prove prop- erty, Pay Gimps and take them away. THOMAS POPE. Morrialiank. post office. 570 ESTRAY CATTLE. --Came into the premised 01 the ndersigued .Lot 1;0, Huron Road, MeEdlop, r about the first of October, one two year old tear. one two year old Iteifer, and 0118 small yea ling heifer. -The owner ps request- ed to Prove p' operty pay charges and take them 57244 -1-4 ▪ of tbe undersigned, Lot 24, Coacessi n 6, Hay„ on or about the middle of July, a wh te 3 -year- old Heifer. It is supposed that there `s a slit in theleft ear. Any information that wi 1 lead to e recovery of the above arinial b suitably rewarded. JOHN UcALLISTER, Hil 's Green, Ont. 569x4 't 10 REWARD. -Strayed or Stolen, from tli; premihes of Mr. Young, Seaforth, ou the night of the Ilth of Oatober, Three twis-year-old Steers, large Size, one a brindle with sOne white Vots and one )aorr, shorter than the Other, one re!1; with white star on forehead ; Onel light red •rith long coarse horns, a little low in 'the back ; each 'has a split on the lower part of the left ear. AnY_person giving such information as will lead to their recoVery, at John Carroll's, Seaforth, Martin's Hotel, Bruesels, John McDorigal;, Con. 8, Grey, or John K. Baker, Henfryn post office, 'mill receive the above reiard. A soup kitche about to be opene -It is rnmore of Montreal, is to Marquis of Lorne the case of Newto v -ernor Cauchon ha be -About 400 pu b last week by buye fr -Mr. Joseph 'to ley, has shipped 1,500 to Liverpool, and as from Montreal t t last week. The a er $56. 7 - A little da,ug Ater of Tilbury, was u night last week, avi a coal oil lamp. -Inspector L ng prepared plans fo reb ingsalestroyed by the Central Prison. -The Grand T un for week ending 9 h i a decrease of $20,. 95 ponding week of 1 77. - Mr. Thos. Bis lau one hundred acre f figure in these ha d ti -The town of or grant a bonus of $10, of Montreal in o de Gault °Cotton Mill in -Sporting char ete enjoying the eacitame One poor unfort nat in be • • le • Penitentiaries, wh Columbia for the urp the Penitentiary t er Ottawa. -Thomas Dow be hung at St, Jo ,January next, for Edward Ward, -Dr. Henry R. the Local Legislat Monks died last residence; Fenwic several weeks. -A fernale Ora name of Princess Orange SOciety Montreal.' The w diet is the mistres -Eighty men w to Michigan in q •lumber woods ret Canada, having be ploament -at any -The already 1 Ottawa to efartito merited on the 28 party of from 20 four car loads of fr -In Halifax ab and laborers are e tion of arehes, deo reception of the M the Princess Louis -.-Ephraim D Rivers, is missing. nesday night late o with about $800 There is suspicion -A magnificent to the Chicago, B line has been forw the use of their E quis and Marchion -It is understo Lorne will arrive a day afternoon, N teusive preparation a grand reception his only child, F engaging little fello -The Lachine for the season o inst. The work, w completed, is said t on with great ener -Many of the fa me in the County of Kent have sent pl s to Montreal at their own risk, offeiing them at merely nominal prices. A plea are a glut on the market this ye • oth in Canada and tha United Sta 1 -The trotting hes at Ottawa this winter will be • grander scale than ever. It is pr ed to give over $3,Q00in purses. saya times are hard aad money rce when such large sums are th away on the in a given time. -Ludicrous as it y appear, it is nevertheless true th Tory member of the House of Co s for .an adja- cent county, whos Ottawa, has rein handle and knocker the host of office e his influence. -On Saturday th extra clerks whose ed by the late G their official notices -will leave at the - The credit of the claimed for the C pont as a proof of -Mr. and Mrs. temporary farewell urday night, when take up their home Mackenzie has mad Ottawa. Mr. Mack nn the discharge of his de ties is generally spoken Already many are begi that they have. substitu shoddy for merit and w -Great excitement w James' Cathedral, bath by a boy in th a pistol ,while Rev. engaged in reading t ment. The services coraplete standstill, ened at what he ha' stairs and out of th the re a. r the city poor is" ttawa. Mayor Beaudry, knighted by.• the r a new trial in n granted. ed Leieester and hipped. from G -alt m Indiana. ell, of Pert Stan - barrels of apples ere to send. s, were shipped e United States ge price paid was ed. to death one g knocked over uir has ,already ilding the build - late fire at the • 11 Railway receipts st. were $101,507, om the corres- , of 4th comes - old his farm • of ,000-a good all is about te 00 to Mr. Gault, to rebuild the hat town. - Montreal are .fox hunting. as run down her morning. ris • Inspector el - s been to BritiSh se of organizing has returned to SI Eliza Ward will murder of Thos. emale convict's ey, Member of or, the County of ay night -at his ter an illness of ge lodge, under the Louise Benevolent be n established in o ad. crosSed over est of work in the rri d in one day to rge 'emigration from a is to be supple - h nst. by another o 0 persons, with ut 1,000 mechanics rq is of Lorne and fre no, of Three H left home Wed - e Montreal boat in his possession. ng car belonging lin on and Quincy rde to Halifax for cel elides the Mar - fa; of Lorne. • d. 0 ve • he Marquis of tawa on Satur- ber 30th. Ex - being made for is arrival. 111 no , missionary at tio in the death of an Rennelson, oil four years. ca ,a1 works closed ednesday, 20th is now nearly h ve been carried uring the past 08. at po sc OW TSO • 1 41 • sidence is near - yea his door bell as a.gentle hint to eke s who beseech ainder of the ment received dismissal, and of this month. issal is falsely waive Govern- eoonomy. y departed to Toronto. Mrs. any friends in 's industry in f with praise. ning to learn ed tinsel and rth. s caused in St. llery firing off ainsford was ifth Comand- e brought to a the boy fright- ne, tore down or before the re isc ve of se ory a OS th • • Or r. nd • • astonished verger had gathering his wits. It is young imp, having the him, could not resist pla and So it went off. Nobo -Mr. Joseph Gearing, Toronto contractor and e alleged to have absconde last, taking with him fro $15,000, and leaving sev unfinished and workmen -.A. man named Mal son was arrested in .Lond for stealing a purse of $75 Molson. The parties ha love, and Henderson getti is alleged to have seized t -The case of aog ki neCessary cruelty by. four West Flamboro name Green, Markle and Light posed. of at Caert in Ham urday. The men were e for the offence. 1' -With hardly an exce lish journals, both daily have editorials expressing sion of the Governor -Gene' the kindest feelings for of the Dominion, and th cess of His Excellency's -A drawing -room wil Government House, Ha ifax, at 9:30 of the Marquis of Lorne cess Louise. Ladies are necked dresses with sho court trains, and gentlem full dress. -A virtdent type of broken out in the vicinit It was brought into the pl man recently :returned who is supposed to have c fection on- the journey. man recovered, but his fa her, who was subsequently attacked, di -On Thursday of last gage -man named Efoffma, from the baggage car of a through Parkhill, break arm above the elbow and severely about the face. was in the act of rising, t open, and before he could the bar above he was thro -Antonio E. Gordeir Bra,zilian, who spent s Montreal last October, forty five -pound Bank of in all 2200, while on his luth to Bismarck the oth police have been notified, derio suspects the thief w and thinks the notes will this Province. fax on Monday. He will till the arrival of the Mar reach Halifax next Satur meantime active prepar progress in Halifax, Mont and other cities to give lencies a suitable welcome r -A distressing railway Brunswick RailWase Th week. A train was thro track and the cars rolled d bankment, the passenge fire. About twenty passe board, and. most of them less injured, some of them ed. A man and woman a have been killed and a litt to death. -Alex. Hay, who was a instigation of the Grand T Company on tbe eliarg caused the late serious railway disaster at Carlton, has been rel ased. The Company does not wish t go on with the prosecution at present, but all the men who were in any w y connected with the affair are to e dismissed from the service of the ompany. If in the meantime any clue can be ob- tained as to who the guilt party is the matter will be brought up gain. ORTH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1878. ucceeded in upposed the Weapon with ng with it, was hurt. well-known -alderman, is on Saturday ral contracts npaid. n on Monday from Abigail been making g the mitten e money for ng with tin- oung men .of Humphrey, ton last Sat- oh fined $10 tion the Eng - and weekly, on the occa- l's departure. e prosperity personal sue- ission. be held at cial landing nd the Prin- t sleeves, no e are to be in all -pox has of London. ce by .a young m England, ught the in - The'' young d. week a bag - was thrown rain passing ng his right bruising him t appears he e door being catch hold of out. ?me time in as robbed of tngland notes, • ay from pu- la• day. The as Mr. Gor- 3 a Canadian, e offered in h, command- ved at Hali- emain. there els and Mar - expected to ay. In the tions are in eal, Ottawa their Excel - accident ocs on 'the New sday of last n from the wn an era - car taking ers were on pre more or !badly burn - e known to e boy burned ested at the nk Railway of having -As a result of the inve tigation into the circumstances of the !collision be- tween the steamships oravian and. Phrenician near Batisca the other morning, the Harbor C mmissioners have come to the conclus n that the pilot of the Phoenician ap eared ,to be in fault. He was ordere to be sus- pended in the meanw 4e and his branch given up pending further -pro- ceedings. Graleau., the pi ot in ques- tion, waived a formal trial and admit- ted himself to blame. T e Commis- sioners have not yet 'decide what *ill be the definite penalty. It is expected, however, he will be suspe ded for six -News has been receiv d of a sad drowning accident t e Richelieu adian farmer and his wife tarted along the river with a boat -load of fruit for sale, but had not proceede far before they came into collision ith a tug, when their vessel was c psized and they ,were both drowned. Search was made for the bodies but ithout suc- cess. The boat was recove ed, and in the cabin was found seve al hundred dollars in money. It is sta ed that the man had a presentiment b fore setting out that something dreadfu would hap- pen, but his wife prevail d over his fears, and they decided not t6 postpone their journey. -A farmer named Wm. Guest, from London township, whilein ,the city one day last week was robbed f his pocket , book containing $3,000 in money and valuable papers. He had b en drinking with a man named McGuin he had incautiously expose book. Guest lay down in room and went to sleep. awakened he discovered th • ss, to whom his pocket - the sitting- hen,he was his pocket book was missing. The p opnetor of the house was informed of he fact, and suspicion fell upon McGnin ess. Search was at once made for this individual, but on his being found, he denied all knowledge of the missing money. A watch was, however, kept on his ac- tions, and he was seen p enter the stable. A man who had be after him entered a minute terwards and found him wit meney in his bands. The with the rest of the conten yet been discovered. ' -During last week there ped from Toronto 2,000 head tle and 4,000 sheep for t market. The cattle trade brisk, and buyers are bein over the country looking aft -A. very handsome monu terhead granite, the handiw srs. Wright & Son, Aberdeen has been erected in the Ro lic Cemetery, at Hamilton, t ory of the late Mr. John Mc that city, at a total cost of $ 11 n looking ✓ two af- $65 of the ocket book s has not ere ship - of fat cat - e English is getting sent all rk of Mes- an Catho- herson., of • -A gentleman writes from Milwaukee asking information concern]. ducements the city would b offer for the establishment manufacturing concern in 0 letter has been referrred to committee of the Council. -A man named Taylor, Grimsby, was found. lying o walk in that town in a dyin a few evenings ago. Mr. recently Field his mill, and that since he has been. a strong drink, wfiich termina istence, as he only lived a fe after being carried home off -An impudent tramp w in London the other day. was refused made threats to inmates to be liberal. On were several letters written and. these, with other matter probable that the man is a zen. He claimed to be York. -Owing to the prevalence • pox in the neighborhood of the -Asylum, at London. ' Dr. .Bucke has decided that all connected with the institution, patients, officials and attendants, shall be at once vaccinated. There are about 800 persons to -be operated on. The precaution is a wise one, as it would be a terrible plague should the disease ap- pear in the Asylum. -John McDonald, farmer, while threshing at McPherson's, at Glen- morris, on the 13th inst., 'had his clothes caught -in the gearing (If the cylinder, and while trying to save hina- self the wheels caught his left hand and tore it off. His clothes were torn com- pletely off. The arm was amputated above the wrist. Notwithstanding the severe shock, the patient is doing well. - Last Saturday evening a lire broke out in a hotel stable in Welland, and'in five minutes the whole building was in flames. Seireral blocks were in danger, - but the engine saved them. There is no doubt it was thework of - au incen- diary, as about the same moment that the fire broke out the proprietor of the Dexter House detected a fiend attempt- ing to fire his barn. The party was ar- rested and. occupies a cell in the county ?eliding. It is thought there is another party concerned. - -Mrs.-John Parker, a teacher in the Presbyterian Sabbath Schod at Kirk- -wall, was recently presented by the members of her class with a massive crystal set, consisting of twelve pieces. While thanking them kindly for their valuable present, she reminded them that their individual and early consecra- tion of themselves to Christ Would be, to her, a far more abundant recompense than. any material gift which it was in their power to bestow. -A by-law has been passed by the Town Council of 13rockville, giving Mes- srs. Steinhardt & Son, of New York, silk manufaCturers, $12,000 to establish a factory in that "place. Messrs Stein- hardt & Son agree to erect stone or brick buildings about 150 feet equare and, give a mortgage of $3,000 tO stand 'three years, in consideration of a cash advance of $3,000, and they to receive a - subsidy of $1,000 per year for nine years without interest, provided they employ one hundred hands on an aver- age throughout the year. The by-law will be submitted to the people on the 9th of December. -On Friday evening last a represen- tation numbering over three hundred of the leading business men and farmers of Waterloo, Oxford, Brant, Wellington, and adjoining comities met in Hill- born's Hotel, Ayr, the occasion being a complimentary dinner to Mr. John Watson, of the Ayr Agricultural Works, on his having been recently aavarded the only gold. medal allotted the Do- minion for agricultural iniplements at the Paris Exposition. Among those present were Messrs. Gavin Fleming, Young, Galt, in the chair ; Professor Johnston, Agricultural °liege and McDougall, Registrar, Berlin ; John Craig, Woodstock ; Dr. Meldrurn, Arthur Tew, David Goldie, &c., &c., and the representatives of the Globe, the Guelph Afercnry, Paris Transcript, took place Woodstock Seesied-Reeiew, and Galt prir to see the front door suddenly -At a rial held at the residence of g the in - willing to of a flax tawa. The a special esiding in the side - condition aylor had. it is said dieted to ed his ex - minutes the street. s arrested e had en - en charity ompel the is person in cipher, , make it hard citi- rom New of Small - Police Office. Detectives have been de. tailed to work the case up. At present there is no clue to the identity 'of the robbers. All that the little boy can tell is that two of them were tall fellows, ranch taller than the other two. i -The Very Rev. Dean Boomer of Heron is evidently of the opinion that " it is not good for man to be alone." He has just been married for the third time. The bride iti-,EnteliSh lady just arrived, the Ite4e.: Dean having pro- ceeded. to New York to meet her on her arrival. They were married by Dean Grassett, of Toronto, at Grace Churcln New York. tol-The electric light is about to be in- troducedinto practical use in Montreal, Orders have been given for lighting the Disme parish church. It is anticipated the new light will be in use by the time the Vice -Regal party arrives. The light will be kept burning by means of horse, power engines. Itb is expected th4 many other public buildings will short- ly be illuminated by the new light. i -Two lads left the Oehawa Public Schobl last week to seek their fortune, They reached Whitby on Friday, and on the day follOwing Toronto. Here the ringleader deserted his companion, and returned home. Next day the father of the other lad came across him in the St. Lawrence Market, and it aid net require much coaxing to induce him to go home. The failure of a regular course of meals had taken all the fun out of the thing. -Considerable excitement has been created in the town of Aylmer by an elopement that took place on Wednes- day evening of last week. Chas. McCoy • fee Public Works Department,accepted by the ontreal Bank in favor of one rdon, as also been discovered to be -Las Monday and Tuesday over 1 naen were scouring the large ea- t nt of forest in South Yarnaouth in s arch o &lost girl, daughter of Mr. s on. S e had left the house in the af- t moon o leok for the cows, and not r turning her friends became alarmed ---A. Dunwich farmer recently called d inst tilted a search, .which at latest count was unsuccessfnl. at one oi the marble works in St. Thom - and ordered a tombstone for his wife, ving particular instructions AS to the ate of her decease. He was 4)3pecially as . ous to have a touching tribute in • -rse engraved on the stone. The mon.- ment was coMpleted in due tinae, and ord was sent to the farmer to 'come as d take it away-, Back came a reply i 0 stanter. He was utterly amazed. His .fe Wa never in better health in her • • fe. sr w the s rated teanked ade a 1 the nded, wing unday a could a a barber, ran away with a servant girl r w com who, by industry, had saved. up the sum Darned of $60. He has left behind him a wife r es. who was confined of a child only a few- s abbed days ago, in a state of complete destitui ray, tion. A very indignant feeling is ex happene pressed totvards McCoy for his action. r scue -A Caledonia man recently bought b sthe n a farm in Dunwich, on which he waste ong's i pay $1,000 in cash, being allowed time ray, ho for the rest. While going from Ha,milto o his to St. Thomas per Great Western Raile p sterior tva.y,he confided in a gentlemanly looking he oth man who sat down beside him and who t -e affr offered him a drink from a flask. Tlic b the n Caledonian fell asleep from the effect C ay's c of "the drink, and on awakening at Paris n groes foimd that his friend and the money e 1 them were gone. No clue to the thief. e . Th I-, A young man from California ar- b nd of riVed in London a few weeks ago on a ting mac viSit to some friends there. All went very da along in harmony until the other day. recovery when early in the morning the young ' m n and. a daughter of his friends i, w nt down town " just for a short. The w lk." It turned out, however, that propriet they took a pretty long walk, for neith- fer their er of them have since been seen by __Rea, their friends: They were married and has gone started for California (it is presumed)' BEradweasrwdi. that same day. - I Another Toronto sensation is prom - Will ised similar to that caused by the Gil- dent f meur tragedy a few years ago. It is Said that a city physician, in very fair lfrosicatMMoona practice, a week or ten days ago per- 1 formed an abortion upon a young wo- o -thltee man residing in Toronto. The alleged seducer is a bar -tender on Yonge street, a '1=1 tab. a divorce in the States. The vi whose wife, it is said, has left him to ob- take a but hopes are entertained of her ulti- mate recovery. Interesting and exciting urch i deielopmenta are threatened. ilverto --Rev. Mr. Skinner a minister of the d the Methodist Church of 'Canada, was ac- cidentally killed bv his gun on the ilds b jo ney between Carleton and Fort ra• Tt Pi , in Manitoba. Deceased, it ap- re of pe rs, was the son of Mr.Rufus Skinner. Toronto,and at the tirne of his death was er da 23 iears of age. At one time hp held rely, b the position of Telegraph Operator on lad- th Grand Trunk in Toronto and in in Li Br ntford. About. three and a half ye s ago he joined the Methodist caffol Chtirch, and from that time forward t, a fe took an active interest in its progress. n was He went to Manitoba last August. -One -On Sunday, 3rd inst., a sad mei- Breen cis dent happened in the pariah of St. Francis, Tilbury West. A little girl five years old, daughter of William. Gib - chimney and at Avont her cow, broke the lamp set ,fire t9 her clothee. Tr) an instant ' shelwas all in a blaze. Mr. Jean Thi- Pre6ated bert, a neighbor observed the flatness. 'Tel% °ha' ran to the house, seized the child. and -Pa ant brought it out of the house. In his ex- -A St &Mord law student named R. citement he fell down and broke two of Hill Myeils has passed the second in - the child's teeth. He also burnt hires: termediat ' examination at -Osgoode, self so badly that he will be unable " to . Hall, wit out an oral. His success is a werk for weeks, The little girl; 'died, credit to im, and speaks well for his five hours after, having suffered great- i'Persevera -ce and close attention to his agony. , studies. 2. -On Taesday evening of last weeks -At a ate meeting of theRine Total Mr., Richard Herdsman, of Onondago,, . Abstinence Club in Mitchell, it was received $2 000. Mr. Herdsman had unanimouidy decided to change the id he really order a tombstone? he hastened. into town. He evidence of the fact demon - n marble before him, and he heaven that his better half thing about the affair. He compromise by paying for labor that had. been ex - and turned homewards again hat he would steer clear of old e future whenever he should. asion to go to St. Thomas. ribus and. probably fatal stab - r occurred at Palmerston, on ight last. The facts as near be learned are as follows : A enced between a young man hos. G. Long and some neg- ong was knocked down and in the cheet: Joseph H. xsReeve of Wallace -who to be present, tried to ong, when he was attacked groes and stabbed four times. juries' are only trifling. Mr. 'sever, was less fortunate, two muds! penetrating the chest ys and wounding the lung. r wounds are slight. During y two pistol shots were fired ;groes, but without effect: Mr. se is a very critical one. Seven nd tvto white men who assist - in escaping have been arrest - whole of the men -formed a orking men on the wood-cut- ne, on the nailway. Cray is gerously wounded, and his is considered doubtful. - Perth Items. at of MeIlwraith & Austin, usiness tor sale. Dr. Williams, of Stratford, on &missionary tour to New k, Nova Scotia, and Prince am C. Lewis, formerly a rag- allace, and lately returned Anise, died suddenly in a fit ay night. John Kay, M. A., new pastor rth. Mornington Church, has Milverton, and will soon be into his charge. , andy brothers are 'expected leading part in a concert lo aid of the Canade/Methodist Mitchell, on the 29th inst. e raising of a. saw -mill near , a man named John Goodall isfort lie to get one of his 'sea tween two large tim- . Jos. Richardson, of the ownie, wa blasting stone the t owing away a part of his 14 • men engaged in a new bana- na towel were precipitated from a to the ground, some twenty fe days ago. Neither of the riously injured day recently Messrs. John rothers, of North Easthope, threshed ot themselves 180 bushels of oats in 34 Minutes. Mr. B. challenges the Province for threshing. temperance hall was opened n last week. The ceremonies f an excellent and well ap- supper, speeches and music. was occupied by Thomas been very ill of late, and on the eVening name of .t above mentioned three gentlemen vol- Christian unteered to remain up with him during of the old the night. About 12 o'clock cr there- resignatio abonts, the watchers were greatlY stir- . bur t open. They quickly sprang for- Mr. Wm. Porter in Doveuie, on the e society to that of Mitchell ensperance Union. Several officers having tendered their -About 2 o'clock ls,st Friday morn- I ward, and the burglars noticing that ing the family of Mr. S. N. Olmstead, thes were outhumb,ered left as fast us wit who resides about a mile and , a half I thei legs could carry them. The fol - from Ancaster village, were rudely 1 lo ng day the money was taken to awakened from sleep by the entr,ance of 1 Bra tford and deposited in one of the fiVO masked, men. The burglars went 1.1 ba s. The would-be robbers are sup- the P. M. quietly to work and packed every'mena- : pos d. to- belong to the Bertram gang. ss. ia-;s-A ac ber of the family into one room, and I -A daring system of fprgeries was then set one raflian as a guard over 1 bro ght to light at Quebec on Saturday. them. Four of thercethen proceeded to ' Air. McGie, broker, cashed a cheque for search the premises, and. coming across Os on Friday drawn on an official a locked -safe, forced a, young male fo from the cheque book of the De- ago. The libel was contained in an ars member of the family to find the key i part ent of Public Works of the Local tick on the recent change in the Strats and open it. The robbers then ran- ! Gov rnment, and bearing an excellent ford post office. , sacked the strongbox and every drawer, : resemblance to the signature of Hon. -Bev. - harks Walker, pastor of the eth., in the house. The proceeds of Mr. Joly. It was payable to the order Baptish C urch, Stratford., who, while their search amounted. tiiir,t between $30 of A. Lachance, and had. apparently on a visit Chicago_ some time ago, and $40 in money and a, revolver. Hav- been accepted by the Bank of Mon- had the rct ortune to break his leg, tie- ing thoroughly searched the whole treal. on which it was drawn. It turned house, the burglars departed as mys- out on inspection that the bank had teriously as they had. come, leaving the accepted it for $5 only, that two cyphers family in a state of utter bewilderment. had. been added to make it $500e and In the morning Mr. Olmstea,c1 drove into that the whole affair was likewise a Hamilton andlodged information at the forgery. Another cheque of $1,200 of evening of the 16th inst., by the sale of votes on a five story election cake, the contributi n of Mrs. Housigo, the sum of114 was realized. The total proceeds were $28, hich went to the benefit of ion has been entered by Mr. ernes o icoran against the proprietor of- the Herald, for alleged libel in areas. ing him of' defrauding the Government when engaged in distilling soine years g amputation, returned home last week. He is in excellent health and spirits; and his rapid recovery af- ter the amputation of his leg is consid- 6ered something wonderful. Mrs Welker has made McLE.AN BROS., Publishers. $1.50 a Year, in Advance. self with an artificial limb, -with which he expects to get about more easily and expeditiously than before hie accident. - Mr. C. White hal been re-engaged * as teacher of School Section No.2, Fel- .,. Hislop, the present , teacher of No. 2, Hibbert, has been engaged to take charge of Fullerton Corners school. next term, at a salary of $500. Teachers' salaries III this section are rising, not- withatanding the hard tinaes. -A St. Marys paper tells of a -farm- er who took a load of pork to London, and being dissatisfied with the price, brought it to St. Marys on the next day and. got $4 More than he was offered ill London.. It says nothing of a NiSSatiri farmer who drove • a ' load . of grain through St. Marys to Stratford, and got $16 more on the loadothan he was offer- ed in the Stone Town. manufacturers of Japanned wares, cap- per and copper wire worke, &c., at Brantfordspropose removing to Listewel, provided that town give the necessary encouragement in the shape of a $2,000 bonus. The Council refuse the bonus, but offer the firm exemption froni taxes for five years, and other casual advan- tages. The firm have the latter plan under consideration. -While workmen Were engaged in removing the goods of Mr. W. Colwell, Mitchell, to his new premises, s, large safe was placed. on the floor whith proved to be of insufficient strength to bear the weight. A crankling, crushing noise of the planks wasIthe signal for a rapid exit of th4aSe ini close proximity ; but fortunately it went through- a part of the building where there is no 'cellar underneath, and could not possibly fall ituocahetpth of more than seven or i eight . --Mr. R Tones, Reeve of Logs4, had a fortunate escape from serious Injury one evening last week. When returns ing home from Mitchell his horses be- , came frighten ed and ranaway. MrJones was dragged out of the buggy, and held. on to the reins ter a short time, but could not succeed. in checking the frightened aninaals, and let go his hold, when the horses dashedlup the road un- til opposite their stables, where they turned in. Mr. Jones ° received some li ugly scratches, but o serious hurt. -On the evening fthe 8th inst., a large meeting of farmers was held in the school house at Edwardsville to consider the advise ihty of starting es butter factory in tha vicinity. The house was crowded at the time ap- pointed for opening the meeting, and parties from a long distance were in at- tendance, eager to join in the enter- prise, The meeting was unanimous to start a butter factory as soon as spring opens, and over forty shares were taken up before the close of the meeting. • Huron Notes. The town of Wingham will elect its first Mayor in January next. Mr. B. Willson, who has been Reeve of the vil- lage for many -years, Will likely be elect- ed. first Mayor by acelanlation. This is as it should be. ss -On Saturday last Master Charles Verity, while playing with some com- rades in his father's ;machine shop at Exeter, amused himself by touching with his fingers the revolving ceg who* of the lathe. In (Thing so he =for -2 tunately let the index finger of his right hand rest on the wheel too long, and it was passed through tbe out gear, crush, ing it badly. The brats) little fellow gave no exhibition of pain, and, wrap- ' ping his hand in a piece of paper to hide the accident from the workmen, made his way home. -On the 9th inst., Miss Lucy Din - nese residing with her parents near Exeter, died very suddenly. She had been suffering for some time with ton- sumption, but was not seriously ill. On the Saturday morning of her death, she arose at her usual hour and dressed herself, and throughout the forenoon seemed in tolerable, spirits. ' At dinner time she ate her meal with apparent relish, anti shortly afterward complain- ed of feeling ill, and notwithstanding all that could be done for her, sank gradually and died at 5 o'clock. The deceased young lady was aged 22 years, and was of engaging manners and ap- pearance, and a consistent Christians Her untimely death. is a sad blow to -The fifth of November was cele- brated by the Orangemen. of Wingham and neighborhood with -unusual eciat. The Advance says : In the afternoon a procession was formed with fifes and drums at the head, and a mar& made through the principal streets. In the evening a large number sat down to a well-prepared dinner in Prout's Full justice having been done to the good things, the 'chair was taken by Dr. Kay, Deputy Grand Marshal, who dis- charged his duties in a very able and satisfactory manner. Toasts and songs followed, the 'nest important speeches being delivered by Dr. Kay, Behnore Rev. Messrs.. Jamieson, 'Teeswater, W. Biyers and J. O. Robertson, Wittglaam, address of the latter was particularly well received, as the gentleman took r exception to remarks made by Rev. Mr. Robertson, and replied. to the objections in a manner which elicited. loud. ap- plause. At intervals' Mr. and Mrs. Dixie Watson 11 brotight down the. itouse " with some of their popular vo- cal and instrumental' selectione, and the programme from first to last -was carried out in the sziost creditable man- ner, which has done mach to raise the Order in the estimation of many who The whole affair was a gteat success, $1.10 having been taken in. A good deal of amusement was had over & cake, which was won by the asimirers of Miss Levine, McDonald, of Winghana, over those of Miss Ellen Abraham, of East Wawanosh, and netted the snm of gements to provide him- 89