The Huron Expositor, 1879-01-03, Page 22
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HOW FARMER REES FOUND HIS MEMORY.
The farm of Manorgwyn, or the
White Manor, was situated about five
miles from our town of Trefavor. B
was a place of traditions,, having. been
in the olden time the seat of a branch
of the renowned family of Ap Shenkin,
and was still a house of some preten-
sion. It lay beneath Byrnnlawr, or
Big Hill, and had, on its right, woods
well stocked with game ; on its left, a
a pond swarming with_ ducks and geese;
in front, a somewhat disorderly garden;
and at the back, a well kept farmyard.
There were si , ns of plenty on all sides.
The whitest : nd plumpest of sheep
roamed the hi and well-to-do- black
cattle, relieve by an occasional Alder-
ney Sow grazed in the meadows or
drank from t. e sparkling brook that
coursed ' thro gh them. Fields of
wheat and ba ley, surrounded by flow-
ering he}Igero 's, throve hard by; -and
hay -fields wer abundant.
The manor, r farmhouse, contained
some relics of ast grandeur, possessing
a large wainsc ted hall, with an orna-
mented ceiling and other quaint apart -
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oriel -windows Some of these
rooms were used as granaries,; or ch
and apple rooms, while others' were
propriated to the family. Of oo
they were haunted by Ap Shenkin
past generations, and equally of co
the ghost stories, though current, c
never be demonstrated ; therefor
was impossible to tell what these
Bering spirits thought of the fall
decline of their ancestral halls.
The furniture of the still inhab
rooms was certainly not so well c
for as the stock and crops outside, ,
betrayed tokens of the absence of
delicate female touch. The sympt
proved the disease, for the tenant
Manorgwyn was a bachelor. This
the more to be lamented, as there
numerous spinsters who would gra
have united his and their solitary c
clition into a perfect whole. But R
Manorgwyre as this worthy was call
had something better to do -than
dawdle after spinsters, how beaut
and housewifely- soever they might
He had never seen a woman that
admired Half as much as his favo
animals. or whom he considered
worthy of note as a field of wa
corn. He thought them all very w
in their way, but he fancied he co
do better without them:
Mr. Matthew Rees was a fine por of some forty or fifty years of a
Single blessedness certainly agreed wi
him, for his face was smooth and ro
his eyes bright, his hair still unstreak gray, and his voice as clear
loud as the clearest and loudest LI
Each Church bells. Indeed, Nadel
the clerk, was wont to say that wh
Reese, Manorgwyn, . joined = in
psalms, 'twos !like the bellowing of
own prize bull. Nevertheless, he . w
more musical than the clerk suspect°
and sang as good a song at dinners, s
tial or- agricultural, as anyone el
Not being, as it is called, a family m
business and appointments multipli
upon him to such an extent that
friends, particularly Dr. Jones, wou
jocularly tell him that he might
well have a score of children as lo
his head over the affairs of the who
parish.
This " loss of his head " was h
sorest trouble. He was such an abse
man that he would sometimes seriou
ly reflect whether he could have bee
present when he came into the worl
Still this absence of mind rarely inte
fered with his daily or weekly dude
He transacted all his business as m
thodically as if he had been a machin
wound up ; but if anything new or un
forseen occurred, if he were expected t
remember a date or a name, or to ac
out of the usual routine, the urachi
got ant of order at once. And no won
der..,, When one has -not only a larg
farm to superintend and support, but
right-hand man to the chairman of th
Board of Guardians, churchwarden
secretary to the Agricultural Society
adjudicator of agricultural shows an
plowing matches, referee in cases o
dispute, and goodness knows wh
besides, who can wonder if mem
ory fail, and absence of mind be the re
salt ?
This was Farmer Rees' case. H
had undertaken a parish instead of
wife and family, and it - was too much
for him. He possessed, however, tw
Memoria Technicas—one within doors
one without. ` These were his, house
keeper Mally, and his carter Jehoram
familiarly called Jeho. But they also
failed him in the course of time.
Mally, you never remind me !" was
the farmer's reproof one day when he
had inviteda friend to dinner and was
himself engaged elsewhere.
" Deed to goodness, master, I'm for-
getting myself," was the answer. "Time
you should be looking for a wife.
There's Miss Francis Tygwyn, now, as
they are saying has been keeping single
all this time because of you. She's
none, so young, to be sure, but the
young ones are so foolish that they'd
soon be sending you to the asylum out -
rig t. People are saying that you aro
no so far from it now."
' What do they mean by that, Mal-
ly?"
4" That when you was best man to
Thomas 'Llan.wern, you did forget
your own name, and couldn't write it
in the register till some one was telling
you."
" No wonder, Mally ; I was never
best man before, was I ?"
" Well, sure ! You are by the head,
roaster ; you've been bestman fifty
times, at least."
" That would be once a year ever
since I was - born: I must have been
best man in my cradle, Mally.
What were you saying about marry-
ing ?"
" That Francis Tygwyn's daughter,
Kezia, has been courting you for these
thirty.years, and that she's sharp as
a needle, she is, with head enough for
two."
" Francis Tygwy n ? well, now, let
me think. His daughter ? I forget.
Has he an unmarried daughter, Mal -
1y?"
"Lor, master, you know that he has,
and she is single, they Jere saying, for
your sake. Why, you used to make
love -to her when you were a boy."
" Did I ? I never remember making
love in my life, Mally. I shouldn't
know how. Did you ever make love ?"
" On my deed, master, you are funny.
I've been courted many a time, but I
was never of the forward sort, as Jeho
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will say forme; if you'll be asking him.
We've been going; together long enough
now." -•
Rees Manorgwyn opened his eyes,
they were not destitute of the spa
fief amusement. • In spite of his obliv,
temperament, he took in a joke at,
moment,: even if he forget it - the n
Kezia Francis wee single for his' $
and Jeho and Mally were . going
`gether, and doubtless feathering .
nests, or rather Mally her beds, f
his poultry. Indeed, he someti
Suspected that these faithful domes
had their own interests at heart as
as his. Mally was preparing her
fel ; and the feather bed, bolster
pillows were indispensable to t
Welsh trousseau; Hqwever, he s
forgot this, but resolved to do his b
to remember that Miss Francis
ready for him when Jeho and
went together for abetter, for worse,
took his feathers with them.
Mally was justified in her assert
concerning' Miss Francis. This la
had quietly .allowed forty-five years
her life to slip by without taking
herself a helpmeet and, strange as
may seem, for the: sake of Rees Man
gwyn. When she was seventeen a
he two -and -twenty;: there h,d pass
between them words that he ':had f
gotten, but she had stored up in h
memory. He had never made her
offer, never even told her that he lov
her ; but when they met at Christm
or Hollantide he had always chosen h
as a partner in the' country dance,
sat by.her side at supper. When th
played at games of forfeits, he - had
ways spelt " opportunity" with her b
hind the door, knelt to her as the o
he loved best," even told her, when d
sired to pay some young lady a comp
ment, that she was; the prettiest girl
had ever neon in his life. Perhaps th
was scarcely sufficient encourageme
to justify a life-long attachment ,• at
Kezia at forty-five was as sincerely a
tached. to Mr. Reese- as she had been
seventeen. Women are more const
than men, particularly those .who lea
retired lives in the country, and see fe
strangers. Kezia rarely went fro
home herself, except to Trefavon o
fair days, and being of a' shy natur
made few new acquaintances. Thu
her first love was enshrined . in th
particular altar of the' heart dedicate
to the blind god, and was never eith
displaced or . substituted. While Ree
went to another country to improv
himself in •farming, and acquire tit
many qualities which helped to mak
him so present to others, leo absent t
himself, she was busy in household du
ties at Tygwyn, while her imaginatio
pictured a possible future in which sh
and her supposed; lover figured to
gether.
But when he returned. to Manorgwy
he was so much engrossed' by the im
proved system of farming, by huntin
and shooting, by settling . everybody'
affairs and helping the world at large
by electioneering and all:, sorts of can
vassing, that he seldom engaged in the
country dances or games of forfeits, and
therefore: never again distinguished or
complimented Kezia. No one but her-
self knew how acutely she felt this neg-
lect, and he certainly neither suspected
it nor had any intention . of neglecting
her.
When Mally's feather bed, .b er,
and pillows were so full that anither
feather would -if not have broken
their backs — have; assuredly burst
them, she and Jeho were married.
They retired to a tidy cottage on the
Manorgwyn estate, and, Reds found
that while he had two Meinoria Tech-
nicas out of doors he had none within.
Both he and his household suffered
from the loss.
" What were you saying tome about
somebody's daughter,; some young wo-
man, Mally ?" he inquired a month or
so after than worthy spinster became a
matron.
" I was telling you of Francis Tyg-
wyn's eldest daughter, Kezia, master.
Make you haste, or she'll be. too old for
anybody. She is keeping her links
nova, but we can't be young forever.
You are` not so young as you were."
Rees Manorgwyn looked in the glass,
and acknowledged that . Mally spoke
the truth.
" Jones Tygwyn's daughter, Jemima,
were you saying ?" he inquired, for he
had huddled up the three daughters of
Job in his memory when he was young,
and Jemima and Kezia had stuck there.
Karenhappuch had probably made her
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"Lor, master, no. Francis Tygwyn's
Kezia,."
" To be sure. I remember. Francis
Tygwyn's Kezia. Thank you for re-
ally. ' I'll tie a knot in
hief—twe knots indeed.
ether, the other for his
r, I mean. Francis
minding me,
my handker
One for the
wife—daught
Tygwyn's Jeima—Yes, yes, Kezia ; . I
shan't forget.'{?
He went about his business repeating
" Francis Tygwyn's Kezia," until the
words rang in his head like the three
bells of Lla fach Church. He occa-
sionally alts ated them by Jemima,
but Kezia toll d the loudest.
The follow ng Satarday he met
Francis Tygw n in the market.
" Ah Jones Francis, I moan—you
were the roan I was thinking of. They
are telling me you have a fine mare—
no, a young heifer. 'Pon my soul,
I can't • remember. Which is it ?
Francis Tygwyn's Kezia—Jemima.
Name o' goodness, which is it, man ?"
" I have a dzughter Kezia, Rees," re-
plied. Francis, ` half amused, half of-
fended. •
" Daughter ! Of course, that's what 1
meant ; and a very good daughter, they
tell me. How_is she?"
" You had better come and see.
It's years since you've. been to
Tygwyn Suppose yore ride back with
Surely I was there last week about
that mare we were talking of ; but 1
don't care if I do takea turn there
again, after market. Look out forme."
Now Francis rygwyn. was a sharp
man, and"could'make • a hole through
his neighbor's fence as! well as most.
people. So he kept Rees in sight, and
just as that absentee was about to essn-
ter homeward, hailed him with :
" Why, Rees, man, X thought you
*ere coming to have dinner at Tygwyn,
and see Kezia." -
"Francis Tygwyn's Kezia," exclaim-
ed Rees, turning his horse's head, and
leaving Trefavon by another road; for
Tygwyn was as many ; miles east of
the town as Manorgwyn was west.
The two farmers trotted briskly
along the turnpike, and walked their
well-fed horses quickly': up the hill,
reaching their destination in an hour.
JANUARY 3, I879.
hen Rees shook hands with Kezia,
he 'tile thought what a flatter she was
in. But he remembered Mally's ad-
vic and the necessities of his house-
hol , , and tried to gather tlp his
wit for the emergency of his • case.
W , en he looked at Kezia in an absent
• sor of way, he found himself wonder-
ing what sort of a thing a wife was,
• an whether, she would be more or less
tro blesonie' than a housekeeper. By
deg ees he took to admiring her t ound,
fair face and comely figure, and all of a
sud en a vision of his youth flitted be -
for his cloudy mind, and the woman
wh served so well, and made such ex -
cell nt toddy, was transformed- 'into a
you g damsel -of seventeen, with whom
he as dancing and playing at forfeits.
He uddenly burst out laughing.
o you remember spelling ' oppor-
tuni y' ebehind the door with me?
Wh t fun it was !" he said, his sides
sha ing at the pleasant recollection.
F ancis Tygwyn's sides shook also
till he old fellow began to cough ; but
Kezia colored as vividly as she bad
prob bly done on the memorable oc-
oasi n alluded to.
'11 be back directly—I must take
my ough mixture," said Francis, has-
tily eaving the room.
es' memory vanished with him,
and hen he land Kezia were left alone
he h d nothi g more to say. He had a
comf rtab]e g ass of spirits aid water,
delic tely fla oreds with lemon, before
him, and he egan to stir it.
ust rig t. Very well mixed—
Francis Ty yn's Jemima," he mut-
tered glancin at Kezia, who Was seat-
ed opposite hi , all of a flurry;aid with
crim9oned ch eks.
" Iemima i from home ; she will be
back to-morr w," said Miss Francis,
slightly offended, alluding to her absent
sister.
Al
said
farms
totale
eecee,
It w
nothin
on't wa 't her. Came to see you,"
flees, sipping his grog, for the
rs of t ose - days were not tee-
8, thou h Rees Manorgwyn never
ed.
as now Kezia's turn to have
g to sa , for she was a shy wo-
man and in lo e, if . Rees was not. She
began to make .up the fire, and while
nerve sly heaping on- the blocks of
wood, a spark flow out and caught her
white muslin' apron. An inspiriting
little ame was the consequence, which
she w s about to extinguish, to the
dange of her lands, when Rees jumped
up an took her in his arms. He had
no int ntion, anterior or ulterior, but
out the fire, whereas he..
new one, being himself
that o putting
had kindled a
all aflame.
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FRE
Raisins,
LET'S.
B
The
Sores,
Hands,
Eruptio
fect satis
Price 25
Bleasde11
.
be Continued.)
J. E. TaoxAs, Dress and Man -
East Side of Victoria Square, Seaforth
H Annnrazal in Choice Valencia
Cranberrie,, &c.. at L&IDLAW & FAIR. -
75
cklen' 3 Arnica Salve.
t salve in
oers, Sal
hiiblains,
s. This sa
action in e
encs per 1
Seaforth.
the world for Cuts, Bruises,
t Rlieum, Tetter, Chapped
Corns. and all kinds of Skin
lve is guaranteed to give per -
very case or money refunded.
pox. For sale by Hickson &
566-8m
An : onest Medicine Free of
barge.
Of all . edioines a vertised to cure any affection
of the T. oat, Chest or longs, we know of none we
can roco.� .s end so highly as DR, KING'S NEW DIs-
covrr y f.r Consumption, Coughs, Colds, Asthma,
Bronchit's. Hay Fever, Hoarseness, tickling in the
threat, 1 s .of voice, etc. This medieine does
POSITIVE cons, and that where everything else
has faile.. No medilcine can show one half so
many pos- tive- and permanent cares as have al-
ready be effected by this truly wonderful remedy.
For Ast.. a and Bronchitis it is a perfect specific,'
caring th very worst oases in the shortest time
possible. We say by. all means give it a trial.
TRIAL Ii. TTLEs FRES. Regular size $1 For sale
bgEtickso. & Bleasdell, Seaforth. 556-8m-1
rein W4 tern Railway.
Tra'ains eave Brussels station, north and south,
as under
°OI G NORTH. GOING SOUTH..
11ixed......10:25 A. M. ;fail 6:15 A. M.
Accom.. ... 9:08 P. U. Aocom 12.15 A.M.
M
ailI
... 8:58 P. M. Mixed 7:95 P. M.
Trains
follows :
!FoiN° BVI
Express
Express
Mixed '1
GNG EA
e
Wised 7
Express
Mixed T
Mixed T
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and Trunk Railway.
ive Seaforth and Clinton Stations as
ST— S &FORTH.
2:25 P. M.
058 P. M.
'rain.... p 00A. H.
ST— SEAFORTH.
7:52.'min.... �. M.
Train.. :15 P. M.
rain ... , fj:00 P M.
rain.... 1p:85 A.M.
Ia
CLINTON.
2:45 P. M.
9:20 P. M.
10:00 A. 111.
CLINTON.
7:27 A, M.
kik50 P. M.
4:25 P. 11.
10:00 A.M.
London, Efi ron and Bruce.
GOING 1!i ETH— Mail. Mixed. Express.
P. M. A. M. P. M.
Lohdon, depart... 2 15 6 55 6 15
Exeter . 3 85 - 8 05 7 35
Hensall 8 52 8 34 7 51
Kippen. S 58 8 44 7 58
Brncefie d4 08 9 00 8 08
Clinton. 1
4 25 9 45 8 25
Blyth... .... ,. 4 62 10 82 8 52
Wingha , arrive.. 5 25 11 80 9 26
GOING So TH— *U. Mixed. Express.
A. M. A.M. P. M.
Wingha , fit.. 10 65 - _ 7 00 6 15
Blyth 12 15 7 85 6 55
Clinton............ -1 1()
Bracefiel . I 1 40
Kippen.. ,... 1 67
Hen sail. 2 05
Exeter.. - 2 60
801 724
8'18 7 48
828 7 S
8 84 8 04
849 823
T E C/tNADIAN
BAN OF 'COMMERCE.
HEAD 0
Paid up
Kest, -
F10E, - - TORONTO.
`apitnl,; - - $6,000,000.
- - , - 1,400,000.
DIRECTORS.
HON. WI LIAM D¥CMASTER, President.
HoN. AD. f HOPE, Vice -President.
Noah Bern a. rt, Esq. { mes Michie, Esq.
William Elli. tt. Esq. . Sutherland Stayner, Esq.
George Taylor, Esq. ohn J. Arnton, Esq: -
4. R. lit aster, Esq.
BSON, G oral manager.
JOHN ROBERTSON, Inspector.
.—J. G. H rper, and J. H. Goadby,
W. N. AND
NEW Yo
Agents.
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Credits tied for use in Europe,
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SEA ORTH BRANCH.
M. P. HA ES, - -. MANAGER.
NOT A -HUMBUG
BUT REALITY.
TO GET THE BEST VALUE FOR
YOUR MONEY GO TO
THE OAK HALL
CLOTHING
ESTABLISHMENT.
TO MAKE IT -INTERESTING FOR
THE HOLIDAYS WE ARE
OFFERING
—TREMENDOUS BARGAINS—
In Every Department.
CLOTHING,
HATS AND CAPS,
UNDER -CLOTHING,
HOSIERY,
WHITE SHIRTS,
COLORED SHIRTS,
SILK SQUARES,
SILK TIES,
BOW TIES,
CLOTH GLOVES
KID GLOVES,
LINED UNLINED.
EXPERIENCE TELLS !
GOODS AT LOW PRICES TELLS !
FAIR TRADING TELLS I
And the People from the East, West,
North andSouthtell that the OAK
HALL is,
THE POPULAR. PLACE
To Get the Most S,eleet Stock of
WOOL 1\Ts
And the Most STYLISH GARMENTS
• at the
•
VERY LOWEST, PRICES.
NOTE.—We will give, FIVE Per
Cent. off all Cash Purchases
ovcr One Dollar.
HALLY & ANQERSON
Oak Hall Clothing EstIbliehment,
SEAFORTH,
- ONTARIO.
r
18789
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.
1878-9
NOW -FOR OI3;E..A.P GOODS
—AT—
THOMAS KID.D'S EMPORIUM
MAIN STREET, SEAFORTH.
Coming right down to the Spirit of the Times, and appreciating the great scarcity
of money in the social circle, I have determined to sell all classes of Dry Goods,
Readymade Clothing, Boots'and Shoes, &c., at the Smallest Possible Advance on
the actual cost during the next ten days.
DRESS GOODS. ,I Invite Special Attention to this Department, and
can safely say, without fear of contradiction, that no
other House in Seaforth c -au !show as CHEAP, yet SERVICEABLE Goods
for such LITTLE MONEY. A trial will convince any person. In ALL
WOOL and UNION REPS, CORDS, DIAGONALS, MELANGE,
TWILLS, CYPRESS and COLORED_CLOTHS, I am` offering Superior
Value.
.FLANNELS. In Red and White SAXONY FLANNELS I am showing
over One Hundred Pieces—Excellent -Value. In Plain and
Twill GREY FLANNELS T defy competition -30 -inch wide. All Wool
GREY FLANNEL, only 30 cents per yard, decidedly THE BEST Bar-
gain in Town. PLEASE (;ALL AND EXAMINE.
TARTAN PLAIDS- One Hundred Pieces of TARTAN PLAIDS, in
all the recognized COLORS of thn CLAN -NA'
GAEL—A Magnificent, Assortment to Select from.:
VELVETS AND VELVETEENS. My Stock of SIL VEL-
VETS and VELVETEENS
is unrivalled, and I am offering some Rare - Bargains in :SILK MANTLE
VELVET, at $4 per yard, worth $5 50. Velveteens in all Colors and
Prices, from 50 cents per yard up.
FURS, FURS, Some Beautiful Sets in MINK, SEAL and RUSSIAN
LAMB. Ladies FUR CAPS a Specialty. Also a Large
Quantity of MUFFS to select from —Lowest Prices. The ,balance of the
WINTER MANTLES on hand are being sold very cheap.
MILLINERY GOODS,; An Exceedingly Attractive Assortment of
Ladies' Hats and Bonnets—Trimmed and
Untrimmed. .A Beautiful Collection of Ornatnetits, Flowers, Feathers,
and other little Novelties always in stock. A Large and Fashionable Dis-
play of Ladies' Clouds, Squares, Scarfs and Fancy Ties, besides an end-
less variety of Handkerchiefs in Muslin, Linen, Cotton and Silk—at all
prices. Several other kinds of Fancy Goods suitableifor Holiday Presents
. at equally LOW PRICES.
1 1
I have just Opened Out one of the Freshest Stocks of
GROCERIES.
Choice Family Groceries to be found anywhere ; 1,000
pounds of New Currants, free from sand, 16 pounds for $1 ; 1,000 pounds
of New Valencia Raisins, off stalk, 16 pounds for $1 500 pounds of Loose
Muscatel Raisins, excellent value, 11 pounds for $1. ' SPECIAL TERMS
FOR LARGER QUANTITIES. 81.1—SPECIAL
SUGARS, ETC The Finest Tea in the Dominion at 55 cents
per pound -try it. Sugars, Bright; Clear,
and Unadulterated. Coffees, Strong and Pure. Also, Tobaccos and Cigars
—First -Class, at Lowest Figures, and everything else in the Grocery Line
—the best of its kind—at bottom Prices.
Hoping to have the pleasure of wishing all my friends and customers a MERRY
CHRISTMAS, and a BRIGHT, PR(V,PEROUS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR at
the NEW CASH :STORE. '
THOMAS KIDD, SEAFORTH.
ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY.
Having determined upon a very important change in my business during the coin-
ing season, it is necessary that I clear out my large and varied
STOCK OF STAPLE AND ;FANCY D Y
R GOODS
And with a full determination to do so SPEEDILY I am now offering
my whole stock of
DRESSGOODS,
O S,
SILKS,
CLOUDS,
TWEEDS,
SHAWLS,
SILK VELVETS,
WOOL GOODS,
FLANNELS;, --
MANTLES,
RIBBONS,
CLOTHS,
FURS,
HATS AND CAPS, AND READYMADE CLOTHING,
AT REM ARKAB!L.E DIS -COUNTS,
MANY LINES POSITIVELY BELOW COST PRICE.
Buyers of DRY GOODS will please bear in mind. that this is no puff, but a
bona fide sale, and will consult their own interests by going direct to
-JOHN. ROGERS, SEAFORTH.
N. B.—As we close"our hooks on January lst, 1879, all accounts must positively
be paid forthwith.
SEAPQP TEI
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT EM
P®RIUM.
SCOTT BROTHERS
INVITE THE ATTENTION OF THE PUBLIC TO THE FOLLOWING TES-
. TIMONY OF ONE OF TUE WORLD'S GREATEST
PIANISTS WITH REGARD TO
THE EM EJP,80 \T PT.A.1\Ti'O
For Which We are the Wholesale Agents for Ontario :
BOSTON- Mass., July 21st, 1878.
TBE EMERSON- PIANO CO.PANY. -
GENTLEMEN—I have examined with great interest and pleasure your Upright Pianos. The
one I have is 4operb in every respect. Elasticity of touch and line singing quality of tone are
prominent in them, whilst in power they are like a Grand. I am not the least surprised at the un-
paralleled success with which your Pianos meet, and most heartily and emphatieally endorse pub -
lie opinion in respect to them. Faithfully yours, F. BOSCOVITZ.
ORGANS -
Clough & Warren's Celebrated Iustrume:nts always on hand. Also the popu-
lar Canadian Bell Organ.
Other Pianos and Organs supplied on the shortest notice.
Instruments sold on time or the instalment system.
SCOTT BROTHERS, Seaforth, Ont.
GIVING UP BUSINESS I SELLING OFF ! I
M R. DENT
BEING about to engage in another line of Business, is retiring from the Dry Goods Trade, and
TO -DAY begins a GREAT CLEARING SALE of his Entire Stock of DRY GOODS, MILLIN-
ERY, LADIES' JACKETS, FURS, GENTS' 1'URNISHINGS, &e.
- The Entire Stock will be Sold Almost Regardless of Price. -
And in the least possible time, as time is money with him just now. To the Public Mr. DENT
would say, you never had such a chance before, probably never will again. Avail yourself of ft.
His present business stand, which is one of the very best in town, is for sale on very easy terms
or if not gold, will be let. Possession given as Boon as the Stock is disposed of:
FURNITURE WAREROOMS,
SEAFORTH.
THE CHEAPEST FURNITURE IN
THE COUNTY,
I AM NOW Receiving a Large Stock a1 NEw
FURNITURE from the best Factories in Can-
ada,and I am enabled to sell cheaper than any
one in the County, as I pay cash down and get a -
Large Discount. .
I CAN SELL,'
Six Splendid Chairs for $1 80.
Six Chairs, Fancy Turned Legs for $2.
Six Chairs, Extra Good, for $2 50.
Six Chairs, the Very Best, for $6 25.
Boston Rockers, each, for i$1 15.
Nurse Rockers, eaeh, PO vents.
Board and Spindle Bedsteads, 4x4, 6 feet long,
$250.
Beautiful 7 -Drawer Bureaus, projection fronts,
18—Other kinds very low.
Six 'Cane Chain for $5.
In Hair Cloth Chains, Sofas, Loun-
ges and Rockers, I Cannot be
undersold.
Baby Carriages ani Spinning Wheels very )ow.,
GIVE ME A GALL
If yon want to ;furnish your house for- a little
money. -
WAREROOMS directly opposite M. 11. Corm.
tee Mammoth Jewelry Establishment, Main
Street, Seaforth.
Cash for Hides, Skins, Wool and Wool Pick-
ings.
JOHN S. -PORTER.
P. S, Shall soon be in a position to lnrn sh
Funerals cheaper than any one in the place.
` THAT HUSBAND ,OF MINE"
Bus all his Machinery from
L. MURPHY,
WHO has pleasure in
farming community
stili selling the very hest
SEAFORTH
J
announcing to the
of Huron that he is
Sewing Machines, Agricultural Im-
• plements, and Musical Instru-
ments.- -
Mr. Murphy's favorite machine is the Singer,
which is the bestin the market, having carried
off first honors at the Centennial and Sydney
Exhibitions.
Farmers wishing to purchase any of the above
would consuls their own interests by applying to
Mr. Murphy first, as he can do better for theca
than any other in the trade.
Sewing Machine and other repairs always on
hand at his warerooms, Goderiah street.
518 L. MURPHY, Seaforth.
THE COMMERCIAL LIVERY
SEAFORTII.
ARTHUR FORBES,
HAVING purchased the stook and Trade of the
Commercial Livery, Seaforth, from Mr..
George Whiteley, begs to state that he intends
carrying on the business in the old stand,and has,
added several valuable horses and vehiciesto the
formerly large -stock. None bat
First -Class Comfortable Vehicles and Good
Reliable Horses Will be Kept.
Covered and Open Buggies and Carr_agee, and
Double and Single Wagons always ready for use.
Special Arrangements Made With Com-
nerrcial Men.
Orders left at the stables or any of the hotels
promptly attended to. -
THE COMMERCIAL,IVERY,
SEAFORTH.
IXTILLIAM M0NAUGSTON begs to Inform
the business men of Seaforth and. the travel-
ing public that he has purchased the Livery
Business and Stock of Messrs. Carnochan &
Abell, and will do all in his power to retain the
reputation which this favorite establishment has
secured. En will keep only good driving and re-
liable 'horses, a nd his carriages will be kept
clean and in good order. Calls, night or day,
will be WEDD'NG promptly
ARTIES Liberally Dealattended to. PIC-NIt vvt'li.
Terms Reasonable. All orders left at the Com.
meroial Hotel or at the offiee will receive prompt
attention.
Office and Stables on Market Street, opposite
T. Kidd's Store.
544 - WM. McNIUGHTON, Proprietor,
PARTNERSHIP NOTICE.
THE undersigned having entered into partnes-
ship, are now prepared to manufacture Plows,
Wagons, Buggies, &o. By aging first-class, ma-
terial and having all the work sooting through
our own hands, we can guaaantee a good article.
Particular attention given to repairing, horse -
shoeing and general jobbing. Mr. Barton hav-
ing had over thirteen year experience in dragg-
ing mill picks, we will make that a specialty.
Agents for Watson's Celebrated Agricultural Im-
plements.
REID & BARTON,
Williamson's old stand, Goderich Street, Sea -
forth. 560
VOL
THE SEAFORTH PORK FACTORY.
H. - R O B B
IS PREPARED to pay the Highest Price for
any quantity of Hogs, alive or dressed. Ai
kinds of Cared Meats cotistanily on hand. Fine
Bard, Sugar Cured Hams, Spiced Rolls, Beef
Ham, Side Meat, Pork, Sausage, Bologna. and
Choice Moat of all kinds. As I have been in the
business for the last two years, and having one
of the best cutters and carvers of meat in Can-
ada, I think I will be able to give as good satis-
faction as in the past.
N. B.—Pork Cuttings always on hand.OB 88
NEW GRAIN WAREHOUSE
KIPPEN STATION.
HE subscriber having completed arrangements
with a first-class grain firm, has rented the
Warehouses at this place, and will pay the high-
est market price in cash for all good naerc'hRnt.
able farm produce delivered here. lle thank-
ing his many friends in Stanley aim ,gay for
their liberal support in 'the past, he hopes to
merit a continuance of the same, .and ,also a fair
share of patronage from the adjoining section of
Tuckersmith.
572 DAVID McLENNAN
DRESSMAKING.
MISS SCOTT
BEGS leave to announce to the Ladies of Sea -
forth and surrounding country that she bar
commenced dressmaking in all the
LATEST STYLES AND VARIATIONS, --
And hopes by Neatness, Good Work and Punatu-
ailty'to merit the patronage of all.
Rooms over Lumsden & Wilson's Drag Store,
Main Street, Seaforth.
Six apprentices wanted: 559
R. 'N. BRETT,
SEAFORTH,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in LEATHER and
SHOE FINDINGS of Every Description.
None but the Very Best Stock kept. Terms
moderate. A Trial. Solicited. ;All orders by Trish
or otherwise promptly filled.
00B, N, BRETT
MILLINERY. REMOVAL.
IN thanking the Ladies Seaforth and gni.
rounwould
to remind�them that 1 bayeeremoved to Hen bsieg2,
where I will be pleased to wait upon old as we I
as new customers who may anee this way.
675
ehMISS M. MITCHELL.
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