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RUARY 28, 1879.
assaseeemese.
ass W. Walker, Lecttirert
Brother Wm. Hogg, Stews
Pis ; Brother Jas. Snell,
toward, Clinton ; Broth.er
nstrono, Chaplain, 1%1Toles-.
tiler IC A. Baker, Treasur-
,loro; Brother Alex. Stew-
Cranbrooko Brother
er, Gatekeeper, Blueyale ;
aeld, Ceres; Sister Stewart,
tster Baker, Flora; Sister
Ly ASsistant Steward; Robt.
taker, Delegates to Derain-.
. Executive Committee-
.es.rsonald, John • Claming,
; Auditors -John
John Hewitt.
+tad' at the Oak }Tali Cloth-
hment, the celebrated Chria-
:parse wad round crawls. ; also,
aveltias in American Hats,.
soft, at lower prices than
lave also received this week
o paper collar. The advan-
,s cellar over all others are -
.1. It has an open space ia
e tie to sit in. 2. A space -
folds to enable, the tie to
kfter the collar is buttoned.
ad on the lower edge as well
4. Having an open space
an be 'buttoned ws:th great
has a spring shape at the
leek, making it the easiest
dawn collar ever offered to
aster & Alseeascsa, Sea -
1879
NEW
GOODS
US wEEK AT
.CALL & S
ES NEW GOODS
State of Virginia,"
16 LA.S.GOW ,
a Beautzf ul Assort-.
ment in
• G-003DS,
asigns and Colorings.
S BUTTONS,
Gilt,.Bone and Ivory.
I
AND COLORED.
Towellings, Stair
Crumb- Cloths.
r.,r'ctlets, nett, patterns
nee&
SO OPENING
N COTTONS,
ERMAN TICKING,
MERFCAN ()MS &G..
"chased by Our
MCDOU GA L L.
ETV YORK, at
CENT LOWER IN PRICES
See
or Yourselves.
aouGALL & ca,
>rtets and Dealers in.
GoOds Only.
••
T W.k..,LFTH YEAR.
OLE NUMBER, 587.
BR ADFOOT & BOX,
•
SEA.FORTII,
UNDERTAKERS, &O.
FUNERALS ATTENDED ON THE
SHORTE‘S'T EOTICE.
COFFINS AND SHROUDS
ALWAYS ON H.A.N1).
HEARSE FOR HIRE.
„
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
volt S
x Mild
3itaated
Will be
SECOR
EAT
vale
kitchen attached
quarter
$500
vale.
.-For Sale a first Glass Planing
nearly new and in good running order,
in the flourishing Town of SeaTorth,
old cheap. Terms easy. Enquire of
, COSSENS & CO., Goderich, Ont.
-New Dwelling House in Bine-
for sale; story and a half, 18x26, with
14x18; extra well finished ; one
: re lot well fenced, and pump. Price,
pply to JOSEPH BURGESS, 131ne-
585x1
VOR S.
•L'" acre lo
ECuron, 2
imbued
nal be so
3olicitor,
THE T
"L That
engine,
swing sa
Sold chea
equal to
Office.
T.TOIJS
-Li- Sal
containi_
Good cel
land. For
Briggs, Bruoefiehl,
Varna.
..-The subscriber has for sale a 56
in the township of McKillop, County of
acres are cleaned mild tlne• balance well
with beech and maple. „The propert3
d cheap. Apply to JAS. EL BENSON,
Seaforth, Ont, 617
LLMAR COOPERAGE FOR - SALE. -
lot of land, with shop, stable, boilei and
leading turner, stave jointer, planer,
frame, &e., as left after the fire, to be
. These machines, with small outlay,
new. Enquire at THE EXPOSITOR
589
AND LOT IN BUGEFIELD.-Foi
,a large two-storey house in Brumfield
g 4 roonis down stairs and 8 up stairs.
ar and vial. Also one quarto' acre of
farther- particulare apply to J. E.
or the proprietor E. BRIGGS,
582
VARM
-12 field
aining 8
3ood stet
the villag3
on favor
SiECN GON'ENLOCK.
FOR SALE. -For Sale, Lot No. 5, Bay
Concession, Goderich Township, eon
awes+, 50 of whieh are cleared and in s
of cultivation. The farm is adjoining
of Bayfield, and will be sold cheap ant'
ble terms. Apply to the proprietor
524 •
(1110IV
lei Con.
FARM FOR SALE -Being Lot 4
, Efullett, County of Iltiron; 100 acres
au raearee, wen ennui LuanieLL, /LIM in a guou bbtlibe
of cultivation ; buildings convenient and good ; '
terms easy, For further particulars apply to
Messrs. McCAUGHE-Y & HOLMESTED, Seaforth,
Or on the)remises to WM. E. COLDWELL. Cou-
stance P.r O. 555
_ .
ATALUABLE FARM FOE. SALE. -For Sale,
Tr-- the east half of Lot No. 4, Con 4, H. It S.,
Tackerstaith, County of Huron, consisting Of 50
acres, 31 miles from the Town of Seatorth, and
convenient to school.. Theland is. of the _wry
best quality. For farther particulars a.pPly .to
JAMES PICKARD-, opposite the premises, or to
Egreendville P. On 524
_
fl.0USE AND LOT IN SEAFORTH • FOR
SALE. -For Sale, a oomfortable frame etwell-
ing house said a quarter -acre lot, on the corner
of Market and Louisa streets; there aresix
roorns, and a: kitchen., 8 up-stairsend 3 clown;
goe..d well, stable and wood-ehed ; the honse is
wdli fiuished, and the lot well (inced ; Apply On.
the premises. . PETER DALEiy. : 585
BLACKSKITli SHOP FOR fSAL!,.-For
In the Village of Jamestown, a good blacksmith
shop, wit/i three quarters of an acre of land at-
tached, in which are a number of choice fruit
trees. T iere is -also a stable on the prerhises.
This pro • erty is situated in a good locality, and.
will be so d on terms to suit purehaser. Apply on
the pre ises to JAMES LYNN, Jainefitown
584
ARM
IL
about 40
under go
cone mile
Trunk, a
Western.
place. A
rille.
OR SALE. -For Sale, Lot 11, Gon. 8,
. S., Tuckersraith, containing 50 -iicres,
of which are cleared; well fenced and
d cultivation. No buildings. Istwithin'
nd a half of Seaforth, on the Grand
d 6 miles from KipPen, on the Great
A. good gravel road leading to; each
ply to C. IL VANEGMOND, E ond-
575
ROPE tTY SALE. -For Sale, Lcit 14,
Con 6, Grey ; West half of Lot 29, Con. 6,
with che se factory coraplete ; Lot. 1 1, Con. 6,
and sentl halt of Lots 16 and 17, Con. 5, town-
ship of M rrisl 'Lot 22, Con. B, and Lot 28, Con.
R, township of Howick, all good ironroved farms,
together wuh several 50 acne farms in Grey and
Morris, end houses and lots and vacant lots in
,the village of Brussels. Prices low, terras easy,
and title ood. Apply to JOHN LECKIE, 13rue-
8e18. 574
F-F1ARM OR SALE. -For Sale, that most desir-
able -41; -arm, being Lot 1, Con. 6, in the town.'
ship of H illett, situated 4- miles from Kinburn,
and 6 nail's from, Seafortli. ' There are excellent
buildinge, on the premises, including a firetJelass
atone ho,use, two stern 30 by 40 feet. A sPring
creek run through the farm; geed orehard,,good
'fences, a d the land in' -an excellent state of eul-
tive4on. _ A4plar on t!, &premises to JAMES, Mc-
ar to MIt4JAMES H. BENSON, Sea -
F, -,-
forth. 5 .,. il: - 662
' FABm "OR SALE. -That well-ii6wn an& fine-
ly sit tated farm, Lot 1, Con. 1, Hallett,: iii the
County f Huron, containing 100 acres, 90 . of
whieh are cleared; there are two frame dwelling
. houses, b •na, horn stable, cow stable, sheep -house
and drivi . g house; also orchard and abundance of
water, T , e farm is situated two miles front. the
Town of `ealorth„ on the Huron Road. Fok foil
partied°. .: apply to McCAUGHEY crt- TIOLMR-
STED„ Se forth, or to SIP/10:N YOUNG, proprie-
tor, on th ,
promisee.. 553e4x
. _ _
'OR SALE. -The subscriber off erin for
- sale tat most desirable farm, . composed of
Lot 2, Co :.. 7, -Osborne, County of Huron, con -
1 tabling 110 acres' , cleared and under good. cul7
' tivatiou ; the balance Is well timbered,and las a
good sum) y or rail timber; on the premises is a
frame house 18x26, a frame barn 30x40, and ether
outbuildi. gs ; a thriving orchard, bearing, and a
7never-faili . g well of - choice spring water. FOY
farther p. rtieulars apply to ANN FAN80141 Lot'
24, Con. 7, Fullartonnnr to DANIEL McPHAIL,
.- f,
miteisen. 86-3
VAL.UA : LE FARM FOR SALE. -For Seib the
v. -west itilf of Lot '27, Conf.. 3, -McKillop, con -
'aiming 5o: acres, known as the Deigle estate. This
arm is sit • flited. within one mile and a quarter of
lioatorth. The; laud is • of the choicest quality. •
There is a handsonaereeidence and goo4 outbuild-
ing. Th 'farm is well, pleated with fruit and or-
namental trees,isin excellent order, and well
fenced. 1 is admirably suited for a retired gen-
tleman,a dairy -man, or tear -kat gardener. Terms.
easy. Tli s property must be s61(1 at once. Apply
to A. STR )NG, Sea:forth. . 539
1 -'ARM I ' MeKILLOP FOR SALE. -For Sale,
-'‘. the N rth part Of Lots 8 and 9, Con. 13, Mc -
Killen., co , tinning 112 'racreS; there are abbut 80
cleared, w .11 fenced, underdrolued, and in a high
state of en tivatioia„ thebalance., is well timbered
with hard ood;7good'. dwelling, new bank frame
earn 50a5, , with alibiing underneath, and other
• outbuildin , s ; also agoodyotin.g orchard and plenty
of water. Is 10 miles from Brussels, 5 from Wal-
ton, and 1 from Seatorth, with good gravel roads
to each pi CC; convenient to church and 'sehools ;
will be soh as a whole or in two parts, or will be
exchanged for • a small Farm. Apply to . Wal-
ton P. 0. or to the proprietor on the prem-
ises. WI LIAM DYNES. 647
pARM FI YR SAIR-The aubseriber offers for
sale ot 22, Con. 12 of the township of Stan-
ley, muted ling one intudred acres, aa acres clear
ed and in L goodstate of cultivation, and' good
fences, ba anee 17 acres g'ood hardwood bean
one half of clearing seeded down, there will be 13
acres of wl eat put in this fall, there is aboht 3
:.ftereS of a itriving orchard on the premises and
a vat iety .o. . fruit trees all now bearing. The farm
is- well w •tered, a- :never failing creek runs
through th farm, also two good wells, large bank
barn 36 b 60 feet - with good. stabling *finder-
neath the tune and a logdwelling house. The
farm is sit ated within two and a half miles of
the village of Bayfield. For further pertioulars
apply to ti. h cLEAN,..pro.prietor on the premises
or to W. C
410
nor, Bayfield P. 0. 672.
rthownship Shows.
,
To the Edam. of the Huron Expositor.
_
Sui: As it was I who opened the dis-
cussion cni this question, I would like
to see it thoroughly ventilated without
the least bit of rancor or ill -feeling. I
may state that I did not express myself
against township shows just on the im-
pulse of the moment. The feeling that
they were'not a benefit to the Icountry
generally,113114 been growing on me for
a long tirrie ; and, I must say, and I do
so with fear add trembling, that in spite
of the opinion to the contrary; emanat-
ing from -the editorial chair, and in spite
of the "facts and figures" brought for-
ward by Mr. "Fair Play to All," I have
the same feeling still. Why did Kr. F.
" wear hid auld pen to the grissfe " and
the type -setter's finigers to the bone with
that longi letter, attempting to prove
that township shows are better in every
respect than county shows? Even if he
had succeeded in proving that such was
the case, it would be nothing in favor of
the one or against the other; it would
not be an 'argument to the point at all.
We all acknowledge that coonty shows
are not what they ought to be, aid as
long as township shows exist .th4r will
not be what they ought to be ; but, let
the township shows be rooted. up,, and a
chance will soon be seen. Te make use
of the'e apt illustration, (riven by your
correspondent "One Who Feels Inter-
ested," let the suckers be palled up, and
let the sap which has so long been wast-
ed in them flow through the lawful
tree; and We will soon have fruit, not
the appleof Sodom that we have been
accustomed to heretofore, but fruit that
will make glad. the heart, of every far-
mer in the country. Let good and ac-
tive The11 i -ie placed at the head of af-
fairs, and soon we "will .have a revolu-
tion in t e; show business. Farmers
will not- invest more than $1 in the
business, and, as a matter of course,
they will pay it to their own township
show, because they say We will have
something good eniiiigh to take a prize
there, and. we will get our dollar back;
but, if we pass it to the county show,
we have nothing that willtake a prize
there, there is so much competition.
pc,w often we have heard that very
argument. Remove the township show
out of th ir way, and they will pay
their doll r to the county show. They
• are'struc1 with a new idea, if they be-
stir them elves a • little and. improve
their stock, their grain, and their vege-
tables, they n:fay be able to take prizes
that will not only bring back the dollar,
but a great many with it, th- prizes are
so much 1 larger, besides th " honor of
taking prizes at such a Irge show.
Follow out Mr. F's idea to its logical
conclusion, and we must do akvey with
County shows, Western Fair, Central
Fair and Provincial Exhibitinn-noth-
ing but township shows! :Will he go
SO far? The argument that to do away
with township shows would bli putting
all the money in the pockets o the rich,
is no argument in the world. Will not
the poor man's dollar pay his' entry as
well as the rich man's? Will it cost
any more to grow a big turnip or potato
thau to gtOW small ones? Will it cost
any more to keep a well bred. pig than
to keep a long-nosedCanadian mint? Does
it c,ost an more to keep a good cow, thau
it does to keep one of those brokenJ
horned, high.b�ned, humpy-babked ani-
mals that ban jump a fence, climb a
precipice, or pick a lock? , No no! Mr.
F., your fch and poor argument won't
work. Then, again, it has, been 'said
that loss of -time is no argument. It
is a great Fleal better one than to say
that farmers are benefitted by meeting
each other at all the shows. The show
is'generally the place where " drouthy
neebors meet," and the only one. bene-
fitted is e certain third party. It is
certainly a loss of time for a farmer to
attend more than oue township show,
as one is Iola a repetition of the other.
INQUIRER.
STANLEY, Feb: 26, 1879.
Bayfiehi vs. Goderich Harbor.
To the Editor of the Huron Expositor.
SIR: It is a using to see the two
Goderich papers on the Goderich har-
bor job. • The St r says it is- Mr. Mac-
kenzie's fault, au.d the Signal says it is
John A. that is responsible. Well, sir,
it is of little conseqence to the poor
tempest -tossed mariner, wheia he is
overta,keniin a storm and seeking for a
harbor of refuge, Rich as the one at
Goderich is said to be. It matters
little to him when he reaches that
memorable harbor in a gale, and where
he can neither save his vessel nor get-
out again. I say it is of •little conse-
quence to him Who planned or built it.
He is satisfied of one thing, and that
is: that izi no one respect cau it be I
termed a harber of refuge; but the re-
verse -that of destruction, The Signal
says it is easy of access. That is yery
true. Any captain with one eye, and
that hajf shut, with Sufficient steerage
way on his vessel, Om get in. But
what good. is that to him. No sooner
is he therethan he wishes himself out I
again, 1Dut cannot get. He finds his I
ship unmanageable, rough sea, no
anchorage no docks to moor to; the '
yards andisticks rolling out of her, and'
there she is. The Signal once said that
somebody had discovered. that Bayfield.
could be Made a harbor of refuge. A
more truthful word was never uttered.
Had the Government of John A.. (for
it svas they who made the so-called har-
bor of refuge at G-odericb) spent the
one-half, or even the one-third, on the
Bay -field harbor that they threw into
the lake at Goderich, it would have
been one of the best harbors on Lake
Huron; mil as it stands now, it ia a
thousand times better than Goderioh.
It is easy of access, thoroughly land-
locked, and plenty of room to be made
any reasonable size when the alredge
stops work. Last summer we had 13
feet of watef at the south pier, and 11
feet of water all over. No wind that
blows can hurt a vessel in this harbor.
I do not pretend to know what influence
•
SEAFOITH,
was brought -to bear that the harbor
of refuge should be located at Goder-
ich. Five hundred thousand dollars
have been spent there, and no captain
whd kr.ows the harbor will go there in
a storm if -he can help it; and if John
A. or Dr. Tupper were to multiply that
large sum by ten, and continue- to im-
prove with the present pla,n, they could
never -make a harbor at Goderich, ex-
cept for calm weather. Bayfield is now
in earnest to get some branch railway
to run there, to connect this harbor with
the outside world. It would make one
of the
Valley
Great
that co
Lake
of way
by the
tario,
from
chance
quire a
est terminus:es for the Credit
Railway from St, Marys on the
Vestern (from Exeter by Zurich)
id be obtained on the shores of
• uron. Property is cheap, right
as level as a floor, surrounded
est agricultural section in On-
nd the railitay near •the lake
arkhill to Clinton, there is a, good
for any railway that would. re -
outlet by the lakes. 1
SAILOR.
11
The Lottie Troupe.
This celebrated combination are wi-
llow.° d for three entertainments at
the Mi. sic Hall on Friday and Satur-
day, 7 h and 8th inst. On Friday,
East ynne will be produced. On Sat-
urday fternoon there will be amatinee,
-when ottie's great play of Uncle Tom's
Cabin will be the piece, and in the
;
evenin a The Streets of New York.
This -i one of the best tra1telling com-
panies on the road, and they have been
.endors d by the leading papers through-
out th Provinces of Canada and the
Unite States. We clip the two fol-
lowing notices from the Toronto Globe
and t e Kingston .News. The latter
says:
." The Latin Combination made a most clever -
able imp ession last evening in the Opera House,
in the p eduction of East Lynne, a feeling and
very em tional play. It was such as to give Miss
Lottie in opportunity for the display of her versa-
tility, a d she succeeded in the dual character of
"Lady bel"aand "Madame Tine." The drama
has few icklish points, little to arouse the rise-
bilities an audience, but is the story of a sad
life that •as been blasted by the folly promptedby
a jealo heart. The wedding scene, the mys-
terious ossip, the suspicious interviews, the elope-
ment, d tho subsequent remorse of a penitent
but guil y soul, are all depicted in a vivid and
emotion 1 manner, giving Lottie ample scope for
the exer ise of her ability, in the representation of
the stro g -contrasted changes incidental 62 -altered
circnms ances. She gave a correCt portrayal of the
jealous ife and the broken-hearted exile, and
brought ears to many eyes. especially in the scenes
attendin her own death and that of her child.
She wa admirably supported. Mr. Gustavus
Clark • e personated, in excellent style, the crafty,
cunning villainous "Sir Francis Levison." Mr.
Henry earson assumed with credit the role of
Arehibai Carlyle. • Miss Rochare Allison acted
fairly as "Barbara. Hare," and Miss Simmons
made a eroine of herself in the diameter of "Mise
Corney arlyle," the guardian ang41 of ' the house.
The wh • e company is a vast improvement upon
that whi h appeared here some time ago under the
same e • nagement. This evening the house should
be a goo I one, as " Uncle Tom's Cain" is an in.-
terestin play, and Lottie has not a compeer in her
.specialt of "Topsy."
• Fro4i the Toronto Globe..we clip the
•follo g :
"The pd-ra House was filled again last evening
to witne s tha• play of • Uncle Tom's Cabin. We
have see the drama so many Minim, we -did not ex-
,peet the rare treat in store for us; with Lottie in
the leadi g character the play becomes almost new.
Her sup ort is excellent. Topsy alternately kept
the audi nee in laughter and tears. Little Eva is
a really ood card; her acting was lifelike. Uncle
Tom we a good representation of the faithful old
darkey. St. Clair, by Gustave Clark, was a truth-
ful portr yed of a light-hearted, genial Southern
•gentlem n., Aunt •Ophelia was splendid. The
acting o Marks by Mr. Wood Benson, and Deacon
Perry by the same gentleman, showed much, versa-
tility. . Weaver's Yankee charaeter could not be
better. The other characters were creditably given.
They de, erve success. •
Canada.
St. Days has abolished its market
fees.
-T eswater Methodists talk about
a new hureh. It will cost $3,675.
„
-Ti's Waterloo Town Council have
reduee • tavern licenses from $150 to
$100.*
-It is estimated that there are at
preseo 100,000 head of cattle being
stalled in Ontario for the British mar-
ket. •
-A ivorce has been granted the
wife o Alex. Hoskins, of Petrolia,
and th gentleman himself arrested.for
forger
-V ting on the repeal of the Dun-
kin Ac at Lakefield, Peterboro County,
resulte• in -a majority of forty-one for
the ap eal.
-R•v. Mr. Dickie, of Berlin, has ac-
cepted a call from the Central Presby-
terian hurch, Detroit. He will receive
a solar of $2,000. -
-It is proposed to erect wire fences
along tis e Port Dover and Lake Huron
Rails's; yr, for the purpose of -obviating
the dri ling of the track. -
- A a other candidate for the royal
bounty : Mrs. Francis Miller, in the
vicinit of Freeport, gave birth to
triplet: -two boys and a girl, all living.
-15
factory
this y
ready
cows.
Territ
yielde
at the
bushel.
-A
sight fi
tion, is
Montr
no par
-T
ineffec
the ho
treal,
was Bi
age.
-Jo
Guelp
month
Prison,
lery.
•
is proposed. to start a cheese
at Sumas, British Columbia,
ar, and. the proprietor has al-
ontractecl for the milk of 400
• eat growu in the Northwestern
ry, longitude 106, latitude 52.50,
largely, and samples weighed.:
ate of sixty-six pounds to the
ase of a blind man having his
liy restored by spiritual invoca-
reported from the Hotel Dieu,
al, but the clergymen will give
iculars as yet. .
• o love-sick youngsters made an
ual attempt at elopement from
•
es of their childhood, at Moo-
n Tuesday. The young lady -
teen and the boy fifteen years of
n Grey has been sentenced at
to pay a fine of $509 and. six
' imprisonment in the Central
for assisting in an illicit distil -
e pleaded. guilty. •
1
•
• -Th other morninat'the teller of the
Montre I Bank, at Montreal, upon
counti 0 the money, discovered that a
four-dolar bill of the Dominion Bank
and a ve of the Baok of Commerce,
were cc unterfeited. The bills are very
good imitations. The letter "e," in
the wo
Note C
latter b
-Ara
Sunday
girls an
infants
-At
treal, o
been
having
190.
RIDAY, MARCH 7, 1879.
I" note" in the phrase "Bank
.,"is made like an "o" in the
,
11-1 •
ame Rolland, of Montreal, 011
gave birth to four children, two
two boys. The mother and
re doing well.
he municipal elections in Mon -
Saturday, Mayor Beaudry. has
eateis, his opponent, Rivard,
een elected by a majority -of
-Th other day Mr. Dobson, of
Bruce t wnship, had four sheep destroy-
ed by wolverines. These dangerous
animal are alarmingly plentiful in that
district
-Tw men recently drove from Ac-
ton to A- ilton, 24 miles', in one hour and
53 min tee. It was a race in which
$20 wa staked. They should be pun-
ished fo cruelty to 'animals.
- A ow belonging to Jas. G. Watson,
of Ayr fell over the Nithville bank, a
distauc • of forty feet, into the river.
Falling on the ice, the animal was
so seve ely injured that it will die.
• -A'x-legged lamb was on Monday
expose for sale in the Hamilton mar-
ket by r. Henley, of Ancaster. The
two ext a appendages were well formed
and th animal presented a rather ex-
traordi ary appearanCe.
-11 h Cashian, 24 years of age, was
killed «11 Monday afternoon, near Ab-
erfoyle, by a tree falling on him while
choppi • g ; and Ola Saturdsty a farmer
named ames Tighe, living in Burleigh„
was kil ed in the woods while felling a
tree.
-Th • importation of • Fowler's
" Scien e of Life;" a bbok published in
the Un ted States„-oas been prohibited,
by the ominion Government, owing to
its bein considered immoral. A num-
ber of opies were burned at Pembroke
last we k.
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-A- eport comes -from Temiscamin,
•gue, n ar Ottawa, that a man wad
frozen o death there on the lake last
week. It is stated .that he had sno*
shoes o , which were frozen up with
snow a d slush,and when found was
sta,ndin• erect.
-Me srs. Carling have leased a
brewe in Fergus, until the new brew-
ery at ondon ,is rebuilt, which will be
about 5.5 middle of May. The im-
mense tock of damaged barley and,
malt is being sold to farmers and others
at 25c 0 500 per bag.'
' -A ictoria, British Columbia, de-
spatch ays that a heavy snow storm,
had p °veiled last week, and that
R bert Kerr, • formerly Auditor-
Gener of the Province, perished in
the sto m, being found Saturday morn-
ing nea his residence, two miles from
to/nii
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oung man named Bedywoskii
workin in Maud's engine works, Bers
lin, wa attacked by three unknown,
men w Ile on his way home from work
on Sat day night, who jumped on him,
and cu him with a knife. He can give
no roes n for the assault, and, as it was
very d k, could not recognize his as-
sailant
-Th Manitoba Free Press learns by
private advices that the situation of the
half-br eds in the vicinity of Wood
Mount in, Cypress flilis, is becom-
ing pr carious,•on account of the in-
creasin scarcity of buffalo. They have
to Gros the boundary to hunt, and the
Crows teal their horses. There have
been v ry few buffalo robes obtained
this wi ter.
, -Ab ut four o'olock on the morning
of the 7th ult., what is generally sup-
pos
edt have been a shock of earth-
quake- as felt in Jarvis and vicinity,
It cann t be accounted for in any other
way. ?armers in from different direc-
tions r port a shock at the time men,
tioned «hich woke them up and shook
the ho se. They say it was too severe
to be c edited to the action of frost.
-A ell -appearing gentleman walk-
ed into the bar -room, of a leading hotel
in Bel eville the other evening, andl
profess d to be out ofchange, asked. the
bar kee er if he could put his umbrella
up for a drink. As' it was a good silk
one, bhi security was agreed upon.. The
man d auk his beverage, and, quietly
raising his umbrella, walked out. The
bar ten er did not call him back, but
took th joke as philosophically as pos-
sible.
-me. William Carling, the eldest
brother of Hon. John Carling, of Lon-
don; a d of Isaac Carling, Esq:, of Ex-
eter, di;d at London on Saturday last,
He wa connected with his brothers in
the bre ery in London. . The funeral,
which ook place ou Monday,. was the
most n merously attended ever held in
Loud° , the late Judge John Wilson's
being t e only one that in any -way ap-
proach d it in length or numbers. The
decease was well liked by everybody
that kn w him.
Dundee (Scotland) paper says
that D•nald Dinnie, the champion Scoti
tish at • lete, will visit America in June„
and will be accompanied by McLeavy„
of Ale andria, the celebrated runner
and th: t Dinnie, on his arrival, will ar-I
range •• etches with Duncan C. Rosd
andE. ' . Johnson, and .all athletes
who cl m to be champions in the vari-
ous C ledoniau games. In all pro-
babilit the Scottish champion will
take pa 5 in the Canadian Caledonian
games, ncluding the annual gathering
at Guel h.
-A ery sad affair took place, a few
days a o, in East Zorra. It appears
that a iss Rees, while going over to
visit he uncle, Mr. W. McDonald, was
attacke ; by a ram of his, which knock-
ed her • own about a dozen times, and,
injured her very much.- Her sister
hearing her cries came to her rescue, but
the ra, turned on her and left her in ai
critical state. Her mother hearing cries
came o • t of the house, and seeing her
daught rs in the -very dangerous situa-
tion a ed herself with a club and at-
tempte to drive the infuriated animal,
off, but the ram, upon seeing.her, turn-,
ed upo her, and had it not been for
Mr. McI onalds who was passing at the
time, a e and her daughters might have
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been goaded. to death. At present the
Misses Ross are lying in a very danger-
ous condition, but hopes are entertain d
of their recovery. ,
-A well has been sunk. in Ottervilhle
village, to the depth of 700 feet, with
the expectation of finding oil, but as yet
no Oil has been found. A salt vein was
struck, but not supposed. to be in payi
quantity. Whether the work will pr
coed further or not admits of a doubt.
-}-The pastor at the Methodi t
church, Drayton, the other Sund y
evening before pronouncing the bene-
diction paused a moment, and sai :
B 110
rethren, I gness I will put on n y
overcoat hereUter during the benedi -
tion, so as not to lose any time." Tile
congregation 138,V7 the point.
-:-A Berlin hotel keeper bought a nice
looking roll -of butter from a merchant
the other day, and on cuttiing it open
found that there was only a thin streak
of butter on the outside, the inside
'being filthy grease. He intends to tr ' e
up the he farmer who perpetrated the ds -
graceful swindle, and punishhim if p s-
bi---A very sudden death occurred n
Galt, on Tuesday evening of last wee
Mr. C. Fletcher, the night watchm n
at the Grand Trunk station in that
town, while attending to some duty n
one of the cars, dropped dead fr
heart disease. He was aged 57 yea s,
and, leaves a wife and family to mou n
his sudden death.
-A resident of Brantford, a few du s
ago; while driving a nail in the Will of
his house, tapped. honey, and. furt er
investigation proved that an en r -
mous bee's nest had been built e-
tween the siding and plaster. T e
bees made an entrance through a or v-
ice in the wall. The quantity of hon y
found is sufficient to serve the family a
ye-arA. fr. Jacob Anders has recently sold
his farm, 50 acres, part of lot 28, in tie
lst Concession of thetownship of Bra t -
ford, with ordinary improvements, or
$90 per acre to Mr. Chrysler, and tie
remaining 50 acres across the Gover-
nors Road, in the township of Dum-
fries, • without any buildings, to AIr.
George McLaucblin, for •$70 an ace.
Big figures. „
-Another attempt has been made to
burn the Spectator printing establisjh
ment at Hamilton, on Friday eveni g
last. Several determined attem ts
were made last year to burn the sa4ie
establishment, but in each instan e,
through the vigilance of the employe s,
o
e
is
they were nippedin the bud. In
case can any clue be ascertained to t
iucendiaries, and. the whole affair
wrapt in mystery.
-I-At a meeting of Grace Episcopalita
church, Brantford, on Friday evening,
the present rector, Rev. Reginald H.
Starr, tendered his resignation. Tae
meeting, by an overwhelming majority,
declined to accept the resignation, and,
the ,rector still pressing it, passed. an-
oth r resolution expressing their regret
thab he could not see his way to alter
his determination. The reverend gen-
tleman referred to was formerly statir
ed at Seafortla.
-On Monday night of last week 14r.
John Kingsburg, near Ayr, . had kis
sleigh and. buffalo robe stolen from his
barnyard, and. the same night Mr. An-
drew McRae lost some horse blankets.
A band of travelling tinkers had be' n
r
in the neigh.borhood that day, and it
was discovered next morning that they
had left a dilapidated Sleigh in Kr. Mc -
Rae's bush. There seems no reasonalple
• doubt at present but they are .the
thieves. The sleigh is a long one with
new whiffietrees, and the robe was lined
with red cloth.
--Mr. A. C. Brown, a noted dry goods
merchant of Aylmer, has come to a ter-
rible end, much to the sorrow of all
who knew him. Some time ago he be-
gan to develop symptoms of mental de-
rangement, which increased With Buell
rapidity and violence, that he bad to he
removed to the Lunatic Asylum at Lan-
don. Having injured himself serionaly
while left alone, he was removed to the
refractory ward, where he died on Friday
morning kat. He leaves a wife and
four children in Aylmer. The deceased
was a prominent member of the Bap-
tist church.
-A very serious accident occurred at
Orangeville, on Wednesday of last week,
which resulted its the death of Michael
O'Shea, of Toronto, who was employed
by Mr. John Thompson, of Toronto, -
contractor for cutting wood for the Ter -
onto, Grey and. Bruce Railway. 1....r.
O'Shea was standing with a mate in
front of the circular saw, feeding tae
machine, when the saw burst, caus. g
the stick to fly forward. and hit Mr.
O'Shea in the chest with such force las
to cause death in an honk afterwar s.
• An inquest was held, when the juiy,
after listening to the evidence of fo r
or five eye -witnesses of the accide t,
returned. a verdict of " acciden al
• death." The deceased was a single man,
and had. been employed by Mr. Tho p -
son for seven years. He was a very,
careful, sober man, and no blanie is at-
tached to any one. ' .
-Many of our readers will remem er
the suspicious circumstances attendipg
She. death of Elizabeth Ama McCabe, of
West Oxford, who died. very suddenly
some months since from the effects of
poisoning by aconite, and also the ver-
dict which Was rendered thereon. The
verdict not being deemed satisfactory
by man.y persons, it was resolved to
have another enquiry into the cause of
the death of Mrs. McCabe, and, accord-
ingly, Dr. Bowers, of Ingersoll, and
George McCabe, husband of the de-
ceased, were arrested upon the , charge
of having feloniously killed and mur-
dered one Elizabeth Ann McCabe.
They were accordingly brought up bel.
foreWm. Peers, J. P., of Woodstoc,
yesterday afternoon, in the Court House
there. • The parties not teing, prepared
to go on with. the case, it was adjourned
until Tuesday morning last at ten
o'clock. Dr. Bowers was admitted to
bail on his own recognizance at $2, •
MoLEAN BROS., Publishers.
t $1.50a Year, in Advance.
and on sureties of $1,000 each of Dr.
McCausland and W. Murray. George
McCabe was conveyed to jail in default
of sureties. Smile strange develop-
ments may be anticipated, as the in-
formation which led to their arrest was
laid by the brother of deceased, who
asserts he has Obtained some additional
evidence sufficient toconvictthem. s
-Mr. James Twomey was attending
the large circular saw in Gilholm
Hogg's steam saw mill, Galt; when. he
slipped and fell on the saw, cutting his
neck and the back of his head. in a
frightful manner. He died instantly.
He leaves a wife and three children. At
the inquest a verdict of " accidental
death was returned.
Perth Items.
-Milverton German Lutherns are
making preparations for the erection of
a, new brick church next Summer.
-Last week, Mr. R. McFarlane,
purchased a farm of 100 acres in North
E575th0o!e from 'Mr. Moses Shantz, for
00
-Mr. JamesS Campbell has been ap-
pointed to look after the Canada Com-
pany's lands in Logan and neighbor-
hood.
-Mitchell District Sabbath School
Convention. will gather at Fullerton
Corners, on the llthof March. An in-
teresting programme is being prepared.
-By the failure of Bowman &Freers,
of Listowel; Mr. W. Meehan, of Monc-
ton, is a heavy loser. • Fifty or 75 cents
on the dollar is all he will realize of
$3,300.
-Fifty
acres of land in Blanshard,
has been sold. by Mr. Julius' St. John
to Mr. Samuel Tims, for $3,000. The
former intends going North West in the
spring.
-The North Perth Prohibitory As-
sociation h -ave decided not to submit
the Scott Act for the present. The
question is still to be agitated, however,
and the matter kept before the public.
-Mr. Jerry Robinson, of Emerson,
Manitoba, a . former resident of
Mitchell, is visiting lids friends in the
latter place. • He does not speak in
She highest terms of the _great Lone
Land.
Mr. Christopherson, of Mitch-
ell, lectured in the Canada Methodist
Church, at Staffs; on Tuesday evening
last week. His subject was "Abraham
and His Time." It was veryinstructive
and was listened to with great interest.
-Mr. James Trow, M. P. P. pur-
poses about the middle of -May taking a
trip across the continent, travelling
overland from Winnipeg to the Pacific
Coast, and will be -absent about five
months. Mr. Trow is an extensive
traveller, and evidently enjoysthe
sights and. scenes of the world. He
will be accompanied on this expedition
by his two sons and Mr. John Charlton,
M. P., of Norfolk.
. -A teamster in St. Marys -named
Smith, has taken -his „ departure for
other lands, leaving many of his friends
in the lurch, most of whom are hard-
working people, who can ill afford to
lose anything. He took with him a
span of horses, for which he only left
-his written promise to pay $120, which
was endorsed. by a hardworking indus-
trious men, named John Parker, who
will, have to meet the paper.
Several people in Mitchell and vi-
einity have been duped. In the month
of November last they subscribed- to an
.agentfor the "IllustratedFamilyHerald,"
published in Augusta, State of Maine,
paying $1 in advance in every case.
Only in a few instances have the papers
been received, and. law is threatened.
The agent declares that he sent the
money to the publishers and the pub-
lishers on the other hand say they
never received it. „
-Mr. Andrew Aitcheson, proprietor
of the Gotham, Cheese Factory, in
Elma, has left on a trip to Britain, to
make arrangements for the sale of
his cheese in The English markets, and
takes with him for some friends in
Scotland, eggs for hatching, purchased.
from Mr. James Lockie, of Waterloo,
formerly of Listowel and Stratford-,
being one setting each from Light
Brahama, Partridge Cochin and Ply-
mouth Rock fowls.
-Mayor Davis, of Mitchell, gave
his annual "at home,' on Thursday
evening, 20th inst.-Nearly one hundred
invited guests werpresent. The house
was brilliantly lighted, and the large
room in which the dancing took place
was handsomely decorated. Mr. and
Mrs. Davis made every one feel " at
home." Dinner was served about 12,
midnight. The Mitchell Quadrille
Band furnished the music. The sins'
hours began to dawn before the com-
pany separated.
-AMitchell correspondent says that
an application was made last week to
Messrs. Harris; Magee 86 Co., Barristers
&c., London, for -a loan of $2,500 by a
person representing himself as William
Robinson, owner of lot 17, concei3sion 4,
Fullerton. At the time the application
was taken. the mortgage Was also taken,
and was sent to the Registry office,
St. Marys, for Registration. • Before
paying the money, the application was
sent to Mr. Wm. Davidson, County
Clerk of Perth, asking if valuation, &c.
was correct. On, looking over it he
found that the applicant had. represent-
ed himself as a widower, that he had.
no insurance on his buildings, both of
whicb he knew was not correct, and he
also recognized a difference in the sig-
nature from Mr. Robinson's. • He being
in St. Marys, found that the mortgage
was recorded, at once telegraphed to
London not to pay the money till they
heard further from him. He then pro-
ceeded to Mitchell to see Mr. Robin-
son, whenhe found as expected, that no
application for a moatgage had been
made by him, which he telegraphed to
London, when he received a d.escription
by letter of the individual as follows,
about 50 years, tall, (6 ft.) and thin,
stoops a good deal when walking, has
sandy whiskers, turning grey, large
• prominent blue eyes, the teeth in front
in his upper jaw project a little and are
somewhat irregular, had hollow eheeks,
and high cheek bones and. reddish
complexion, wore a black felt hat, and
a black or brown overcoat {not. new.)
He represented the title dee-ds as being
burned. The people of Mitchell. will
likely recognise in the above description
•a close resemblance to a gentleman who
once served a time in the penitentiary
and who moved thence to the neighbor-
hood of Thorndale, a little over a year
ago. We understand a warrant has
been placed in a Detective's hand, and
we have no doubt that by this time he
is under arrest unless he has naade his
way across the lines, and. instead. of tile
$2,500 he will receive a second term in
Kingston.
-A frightful a,ceident occurred in Mr.
Holland's milloollifitchell, on:Saturds,y
afternoon, 22nd. ult. While a bag was
being filled with bran for Mr. A. M.
Rush, of Logan, he was led out of
curiosity to open the door which leads
to the engine room'. Being slightly
frozen at the bottom., he gave it a push,
when it suddenly opened, throwinc the
unfortunate man on his face, busbead
striking an iron pipe fifteen feet below. ,
Mr. Holland rushed to his assistance
and picked him up for dead. Blood.
was flowing from a deep gash on tile
tenaple, and to all appearances life was
extinct. In a little while, however,
signs of life were visible,and with resto-
ratives administered. by a doctor who
was summoned to th.e scene, the man
soon rallied. and. was able to be remov-
ed. to his hernia We have not since
heard. how he is getting on. •
-A press despatch says: Some two
years ago the A. M. Gibson Manufac-
turing Company was started in Mitchell
with a large -capital, and a bonus of
$15,000 from the town. - At the last
annual meeting in January the largest
number of Directors appointed were
from Toronto, and they wished to take
the financial management to Toronto.
Since that time (some six weeks ago)
the workmen have received no wages,
and great dissatisfaction is caueed by
the action of the President and Toronto
Directors. Dr. Hornibrookand Messrs.
Stiles, Abbot and re Babb visited. To-
ronto on Friday last, and were surpris-
ed to learn that Messrs. McClung, who
were the largest stockholders had resolv-
ed. to put the Company into liquidation
the next day, and thus deprive Mitchell
of what had _cost $15,000 and interest
for twenty years. The gentlemen saw
at once thee:perilous position of the
Company, and also a large number of
workmen thrown. out of employment in
these hard times, and at once purchas-
ed Messrs.- McChing's stock, and all
other stock in Toronto, except $2,500
held by Mr. Kerr.
• Huron Notes.
-The Board. of Directors of tile
Howick Mutu-al Fire Insurance Com-
pany met in Gorrie, on Saturday, the
22ncl ult., at ten. o'clock. Twentysnishe
applications were accepted by th.e
Board, covering risks amounting to
$27,400. No fires are reported for the
last month.
--It is with nanny miegled. feelings of
deep regret that we are called. upon to
chronicle the demise of the late Mr.
James Forrest, of Morris, who breathed
his last on the evening of Tuesday, the
25th onit. Mr. Forrest was born in
Blontyre parish, Lancashire, Scotland,
in Sept. 1828, and was consequently in
his 51s5 year. In 1855 he emigrated to
the township of Morris, where he re- .
sided until hie death. About a year
ago he contracted an unusually severe
cold, and rapidly became much debili-
tated. -During the summer he im-
proved for a short time; but soon came
a relapse, and ill spite of medical aid.
he ra,pidly sank. His last illness was
long and painful, but the 'chamber of
affliction was illuminated by the light
and consolations of heavenly truth, and
death was anticipated. with unusual
composure. His end was peacefully
serene and happy. All the horrors (Pf
dying to an unprepared Soul were com-
pletely removed. by the consolation
the Gospel. His reinains were follow-
ed by a vast concourse of mourning
friendsto the "silent city of the dead.'
He leaves a Wife and seven children to
mourn their gad bereavement.
-There has been coneiderabIe inter-
est occasioned in the case of the burn-
ing of the bending factory at Exeter
about two weeks ago. It had been -pur-
chased a short time before by Dr. J. J. •
Hall, of St. Marys, for the sum of
$1,400. About three weeks before the '
fire Dr. Hall had the building insured
for $3,500, part in the 'Western and part
in. the Citizens, of Montreal. Suspicion
pointed strongly to incendiarism, and.
Dr. Hyman, coroner, of Exeter, hives- ,
tigated the ease, when the jury found
Dr. Hall accessory before the fact. The
coroner issued warrants for the arrest
of the doctor, Andrew Shan, late ser-
geant -major of the 28th Battalion, and
John Keene, all of St. Marys. They
were arrested. on Monday by Constable
Herrington, of St: Marys. As the con- -
stable wee putting the prisoners in the
lock-up, Sham made •a dash for the
door, and before the constable Could
overtake him, he was out of sight. A
search was made for him, and Tuesday
morning he was found in the house of
his brother-in-law and secured, and
this time safely locked up. Tuesday
evening the three prisoners were taken
charge of two 'constables from Ex-
eter, wholatarted with them for God-
erich, where they will be committal to
await their trial. Shan. and Keene
were in the employ of Dr. Hall, work-
ing in the bending faetcay. On Wed-
nesday Dr. Hall and Shan were brought
before Judge Sather for trial. They
pleaded not guilty anti elected to be
tried. by the judge. The case is set
down for the lith inst. for trial. Dr.
Hall's own recognizance for $2,000 was
taken to attend,. The other prisoners
wer-eremanded till the day atrial. The
insurance companies offer $500 reward
for the conviction of theineendiairies.
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