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The Huron Expositor, 1879-07-11, Page 8./...orra•Mre.reswo. - THE HURON - **iron tttptioitti DISTRICT A ITERS. 1 Ificeseit & Binasi*er., have been ap- pointed Sole Agents for Centre and South liuron " tar tate sjile of the Holman Liver Pad. Descriptive treatise bent post free. 895. REM:EMBER DF.NT'S of Town Lots, by au July 15th. Great Credit Sale ction, on Tuesday, •-FOR THE GENTLEMEN.—A few dozen Gents' fine quality silk braces, it aboet one third of their priee, just received at Dtarout & Duticetes, Seaforth. • Tip ELECTION.—The election of a Councillor for the 4ast ward on Mon- day last occasioned Very little interest. Only about one-third, of the votes were polled. Mr. John Kyle was elected by a majority of 16. • PRESBYTERY MEETING. — Through the kindness of the Clerk, we have received a full report of the proceedings of the lett meeting of Huron Presbytery held on Tuesday. The re rt will appear next week. SPECIAL SERVICES... — On Sunday morning next, july 13, special services will be held in St. James' Roman Catholic Church in this town. At the morning service, which will b held it half past 10 o'clock a. m., Rev. Dean Murphy will officiate, and Rev. Father De Cantelon, of Louisville, Kentucky well be present and deliver a specie airmen for the occasion. A collection well be taken up for Te benefit of the church fund. Committee to wait on Mr. Cardno and endeavor to . make some arrangement by which the town , clock will be kept running for the rest of the year up to 1st Thursday in February, 1880; and • the Committee were empowered to complete such an arrangement, provid- ing it Can be donefor a cost of $60 for Otte balance of the year. After passing sundry accounts, the Council adjournfi to meet at the +tall of the Mayor. Levetieem—Considerable.comenotien Was created in town on Tuesday morn- ing last on its becoming known thatillr. Thomas Stanley, • a well-kno wn hotel keeper, of Kmburn, had "cleared ont " the previous eeening. Mr. Stanley was in town on Mendarand made several large purchases, on cr dit of course. Among other articles w which he purchased fr Pittman, giving in li promise to pay. He als day, Maimed one of our who has frequently h business with him, to e of $100 for him. He note in the bank befor and took the money with him. II leaves a number (tf unpaid ace and notes, varying in amounts fro to $200, not only in ISeaforth, but in ClintoneBrussels I and other pi le amount o s, who had ob e by loaning lently been. s a new buggy, in the Messrs. a thereof his , on the same business men, d considerable dorse his note scounted the leaving town, also tins $20 alSQ CeS, in- iged him re- d. it ay ost sed. t a sup- tes, and that he will re -commence busiliess there on his ill-gotten gains. H is , very respectab. ly eminectecl,was tho ght to be doing well, and was consid red , -thoroughly reliable: So favorably VMS he regarded by those who knew him, that had he desired it, he, could have very materially extended his credit', as almost any person would have trutted t ord ely m- are besides a considerah debtedness to farmer him from time to ti money. He had, e t paring for this for Some time, a now turns out that he had sent secretly, at different tircres, the valuable .chattel'property he posse He took with Min on Moeday nig • span of horses and carriaget It is posed he has gone to the United St Cmnicri Seetacesil—The, Bishop of Huron, the Right Revered. I. Hellmuth D. D., D. C. L., will visit the Par ish of St. Thomas' IChur4h, Seaforth on Friday, the 25th inst., for the purpose of holding a ponfirinatiou and Ordination. A large number of per - Sons will be confirmed; and at the same time the Rev. A, C.! Forbes, of Bay - 'field, now in Deacon's orders, will be advanced to the priesthood. A num- ber of clergymen from other places will be present and take part in the services. Services will commence at 11 o'clock A. M 1_ HOME AGAIN.—Mr. and Mrs. Tames McMichael, of Hulle t ; M. and Mrs. Alex. Davidsomand Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Lowrie, of Seeforthearrived home from their European tour on TueSday lash They had a pretty ro gh oc eat passage coming home, but no e of 1 them look any the worse for th ehalr ng up they got. They had a re arka ly pleasant visit, what'll they enjo ed to the.utenost, but still all agree bat there is no place like home." T e ma yfriends of Mr. Lowrie will be pieased o leaan that kis visit has been aetenclee with the most happy results, end t at he has - induced one of Scotia's- fad daughters to accompany him to Canoe a and be to him a helpmeet and compaeion through. life. We heartily conga elate our esteemed friend on the h ppy event, ad hope he may be 1 ng sp ed to en- joy his new relationsh p. , • n between urhey and Cuuncer lttexote—T :e uni. the cengregatioias of }Iari Seaforth, previously ailed d to, was tatified by the Preebytery of Huron at its meeting at Goderich on Tuesday last.. - The union takes piece on the last Sabbath in July. ° The scherae met with .the unanimous and cordial .ppeoval of Peesbytery, and before rat. eg it sev- eral raern,bers expressed their apprecia- tion of the faithful aid lae orious ser- vices rendered to ' the phurd in times past past by the Rev. Mr. Barr, and spoke in the highest terms of his fid lity to the cause of religion, and expree ed the fer- vent hope that he ray at1 be long wpared to enjoy that orapa ative - rest -which his retirement feom c4nstant and active service will permit. ,.4Tr. Barr is now 66 years of age, and h s been - a - faithful pastor in connection with the Harp.urhey church for 26 years. In view of these facts it is not at all sur- prising that the Presbltery :: ve such a vairig assent to ,hie being • aced upon the list of retired ministers. CLOSIN G OF wiHr&H MOO -The first • term of the Seaforth Iigh chool was closed on ,Friday afternoon I st. At 2 o'clock several of the truste s, a num- ber of 'parents and others in crested in the school, a.ssembledt in 'ne of the 'lass rooms, at the Invite ion of the teachers. The their was t ten by S. �. McCaughey,. Esq., their it an of the Board. • Short addresses werp delivered by Rev.' A. D. McDonald, - Rev. Mr. 100oy, Rev. Mr.. Edmond, Willath It Watson, Esq., !Tho •as Kidd, Esq., and Dr.Campbell. A1l. spoke • in the highest terms of the nanner in -which the school had been onducted, and referred to the efficiencyr eed. zeal • of the teachers, as shown by the very satisfactory rammer in whichl the pupils had acquitted themselves iri the some- what severe examniation hielt had test been corapleted.. Severe Well me- • dered recitations, readings andtmusical selections, were else given by lie pupils. The affair, upon the whole, passed off very pleasantly, and if similar occa- mous were more frequeut, both in our High and Public schools, the cdeld not -fail, to heve a most beneficial effectimon all. concerned. The second term of the school will commence on the first of • September. . Domes IN COUNCIL.—A petition from Mr. William Campbell asb kine the• * Council to have Main street better • watered was referred to the Fire and. Water Committee, with instructions to have the matter attend.ed to at once. The Committee on Water Supply re- t ported that they had secured, the ser- vices of au engineer to take levels and i distances from a sprint,b on Mr. Turn - bull's farm on the 2nclconcession, Mc- rillop. The report of this engineer s shows the distance from Carmichael's tt corner to this spring to be a mile and w a quarter, and that the pring is eight t feet higher than this point. To convey a • the water from this spring to the town f in suitable pipes would oost, the Com- s mittee estimates, 50 cents per 'foot. T' caughtThey also reported that it steamer could h be got at a cost of $3,5C10, and that a good second-hand steamer had been ; m offered them for *2,600, A eufficient tu water supply by the W teroue systera would cost $10,000. The report of the : n Committee was receiyed, and the th Mayor was requested to call ai special B meeting of Council to discuss the whole e fo question of fire protection. Councillors th Strong and Grey were appo'nted a le him. It is lamentable to think th young man with so favorable a re should disgrace his friends, and ba deceive those who trusted him by naitting sucliAishonest acts as charged against hint • LOCAL Bniees.—The Town Council have at last taken action. in the clock question. They might, howeeer, be more generous and • the rate -payers would not grumble.—We ought now to have a by-law prohibiting cows running at large. Several of our town fathers have recently had their gardens de- stroyed by vagrant cows. —Dr. Hanover has removed, his office and residence to the house fornaerly occupied by Mr. McMulkin, next to the Catholic Ghurch.—The business then of Clinton agree to give the gum of $100 to assist in defraying the expenses of the pro- posed sale of thoroughbred stock to be held in that town' this fall. All that is now wanted. to make the sale a success is entries.—The summer vacation. in the Public School dommences to -day The tribulation of mothers will be gre for the next six weeks.—The side-wall . in • town are now being repaired wi Georgian Bay pine.—A splendid coat screen gravel is being laid on Mai street.—The demand for Massey mo ers and. hay rakes has been so gre this season that Mr. 0. C. Willson, th agent for this county, has been unab to fill all his orders. This speaks we for these implements.—Messrs. See miller, Carter, & Co. are manufacturin four hundred of their celebrated chine plows.—Note shavers can now pu chase a limitednumber of Stanley not ata big discount.. -Dr. Scott has th handsomest flower garden in town. Egmondville is being well supplie with side-wellts. " An excellent we has been laid from the new church t the manse.—Mr. j. B. Watson is to d liver a lecture in Goderich on the even ing of the 12th of July. Mr. Watso will discourse on "King William. Private pic-nic parties to Bayfield ar new the order of the day. Good for th livery nien, but bad for the doctors. There is a large crop of thistles an other foul weeds on the back street and vacant lots which the town au thorities should have harvested a once.—Considerable green hay find sale on the market at $6 per ten.—Th Seaforth and Brucefield cheese factorie being unable to find purchasers for thei cheese have sluppet directly to the ol country.—Mr. F. Seegmiller, formerl of Seaforth, but now of Goderich, ha one of the finest'fruit farms in the Pro vino() of Ontario. He had • this ye seven acres under strawberries, whic yielded en excellent crop, and he go ready sale for them all. He has splendid peach orchard just com mencing to bear; also apples, plums cherries, raspberries and currants i great variety. The farm is .on th Hursn road adjoining the corporatio limits of Goderich. He intends shortl going into the breeding of sheep an. pigs, in commotion with the culture o fruit. His enterprise deserves, an will, no doubt, meet with success.— The Seaforth Lacrosse Club are now thoroughly reorganized for the seas and are prepared to receive challenge ,from any club in the county for t e junior championship.—Phcenix Co pany meets on next Monday event —We are glad to learn that W. Coldwell, -who has been a, student a the Seaforth High School, has passed very creditable examination in Toronto We congratulate our young friend and cal and explanatory notes on "The Cloud," by Shelley. A well rendered and well received recitation was given by Mtss Forrest. The next meeting is to be held on September 6th. PAINFUL ACCIDENT.—A child of Mr. Thomas Lees, nine months old, got badly scalded last Week by pulling a pitcher of hot water over itself while sitting at the table. Its body and arma were badly scalded, but it is doing as well as could be expeoted. Walton. EDUCATIONAL.—The following is the correct standing of the pupils in the senior departments in School Section No. 11, Morris, for the month of July : Fifth class—lst Jane McDougall, 2nd W. Hewitt, 3rd M. Hamilton. Senior fourth class—lst Mary Lees, 2nd Kate Murchie, 3rd Edith Hammett. Junior fourth class—lst Jane Lees, 2nd Chris- tina McArthur, 3rd Annie 'Simpson. Senior third class -1st Alltie McDou- gall, 2nd Agnes Fulton, 3rd Margaret Johnston. Junior third class — 1st Janet Simpson, 2nd Martha Smiley, 3rd Jessie Hammett. • ZEills Green.. PERSONAL.—We are glad to be able to announce that Mr. Hugh Love, Sr., who was so seriously injured by being thrown from a buggy last week, is re- covering as rapidly as could be expect- ed. His injuries, although painful, ;were not seriouss, and it is hoped he will be around as usual in a few weeks. FALL GRAIN.—The farmers of the South don't feel inclined to let the north take the front seat in the matter of tall grain. Mr. Maurice Rife, of the 7th conceesion of Hay, has a stalk of wheat which measures 5 feet 8 inches all a half in length. He has also a st lk of spring wheat of the Russian variety measuring fifty-eight inches. Tuckersmith. SOME Seeeiseics.—For the following interesting statistics we are indebted to Me. Wm. McConnell, the obliging clerk. The assessed vadue of the township of Tuckersmith for 1879 is $2,083,850, an increase of $20,270 over 1878. There are 4,279 cattle, increase of 333 over 1878; 3,743 sheep, increase of 211 over 1878; 996 hogs, decrease of 164 from 1878; 1,496 horses, increase of 5 over 1878; there are 740 ratepayers, 32 of whom are non-residents, 682 are en- titled to vote at elections to the Legisla- tive Assembly and 701 at municipal elections, 10 are disqualified from not being sufficiently assessed, and :29 on • account of sex; there are 415 persons .qualified to serve as jurors. There were registered. for the half year ending 30th • June, [142 births, 8 marriages and 10 depths. • Morris. DUCATIONAL.—The following is the report of the standing of pupils in School Section No. 8 for the month of JiMe : Fifth class—lst Jas. - Stewart, 2nd Mary Shortreed. • Fourth class - 1st David Garvie, 2nd Angus° McCal- lum, 3rd Christena Shortreed. Senior at third classt-lst Maggie Clennan, 2nd ,11 R. J: Moore/ 3rd, E. J. Searl Junior , eh third class—lst Minnie McCall, 2nd G. of D. Shortreed, 3rd C. E. Johnston and E. White, 4th' Bella Moore. Senior sec- ond. class—lst J. R. Kelly, 2n4 dt Law- son and. Wm. Tait, 3rd A. McCall. In - e termediate second class 1st Wm. le Shortreed, 2nd Jas. A. Moore, 3rd J. J. Skelton. juniqr second class — lat te Bessie Kelly, 2nd J. Smith, 3rd M. J. g Kelly. Senior first class —1st M. White, 2nd. N. McCall, 3rd J. McCall. Junior first class—lst H. MeArter, 2nd A. J. McCall, 3rd W: A. McCall. r- es lk e- 11 aa• a 11 11 n s g- a wish him success as a Civil Engineer. Varna. GOOD 6PROSPECTS.—TlIe crops look well around here. The farmers say hey neeer had a better prospect for fall heat. -A good crop is much -needed, if t will bettorthe times. RUN:US-Al.—A team belonging to Mr tobert Reid, Bayfield Road, • was tending at Lees' grist mill while he ets unloadine a loa,d of wheat. ' The histle blew bfor 12 o'clock, at which hey became frightened and rau through Leong the saw logs, and jumped over a ence, breaking the wagon badly and cratching themselves about the legs. hey were caught after runlet about alf a naile. TEACHERS' INSTITUTE.—The regular oeting of the Varna Teachers' Mat- te was held in the school house oji uly 5th Wm Plunkett gave somb eat solutions of the questions in the ird class arithmetic for 1876. • Geo. aird demonstrated the triangle of rces and showed the application of ()principle to the solution of prob- ms. • James MdAndrew gave criti- Usborn.e. COUNCIL MEETING.-001111Cil met on the 5th inst. All the members present. Moved by T. M. Kay, seconded by H. Homey, that the Clerk notify Mrs. Hogg to remove her fence off the side- line between lots 5 and 6, Con. 8, on or before the 1st of October—Carried. Moved by T. M. Kay, seconded. by H. Homey, that Alex. Duncan be Collector for the current year at a salary of $70 —Carried. Moved by John' Shier, seconded by 11. Homey, that Dr. Woodgate be.paid the sum of $20 ite part payment for medical attendance on the family of Wm. Smillie, who are afflicted with the small-pox—Carried. Moved by J. Halls, seconded by T. M. Kay, that the. sum of $5 be granted to Mrs. G. Taylor for relief—Carried. Moved by Tt M. Kay, seconded by j. Halls, that Alex. Carmichael receive $5 for relief Carried.- On mation Council adjourned till Saturday, 2nd August, at 11 o'clock A. M: • Lumley. WAGES. — Harvest 'wages average from $20 to 425 per month. Fall wheat will soon be ready to cut. As yet the fly has riot injured_ the turnips, and ow' in0 to the late showers they are looking THE V_JUMLEY Pic-Nic.—The annual pic-nic of the Lumley school, which came off. on the 4th of July, was One of the best ever held in- this section. The Committee deserve great praise for the pains they took " in preparing the ground, putting up the swiega and erecting the tables and plat- form for the occasion. About 1 o'clock the Winchelsea brass band, under the leadership of Prof. Brown, marched_ with the children from the school house to the grove, playing as they came some very choice pieces of music. By this time the woods was crowded with men, women and children. Mr. T. Cann was appointed to act aschairman, and in a few pointed remarks told the audience the object of the gathering, and after an able opening address, call- ed on the • band for another piece of mueie, which they perfornted with mas- terly skill. The Rev. Mr. Spargo was next called on to address the audience, which he did in a very able Manner, strongly advising the parentsto assist the teacher in his work at school by keeping their children strictly to punc- tuality at home, and also in going to school. He also explained. what a dis- advantage it was to the teacher to have children running in after hours, &c., and said he liked to see children play, - but not till they had their lessons studi- ed. His motto was, work first, and play after. The band gave another piece of music, after which the chair- man gave a short address, and called on the Rev. Mr. Fletcher, who gave a very excellent address to the children, be- ginning with the letter I, as M the words Intelligence, Integrity and Indus- try, the first of which they were taught in the common school; and explaining EXPOSITOR.. to theitt in such a manner, that the smallest child present could easily understand • tl meaning of these three words,f and urging them to ,put to .pr ctice those words as they journeyed through life. He then spoke to the eider people for a short time, and concluded by telling them he did not think long speeches were much appreciated at pic-nics, especially when tea was eeady and waiting. The baud gave another piece of music, after which a vote of thanks was given to the ladies for the good things they had prepared for the occasion, when all present sat down to well spread tables, one set af- ter another, until all had- fully satisfied the inner man, when the plays began, such as base -ball, croquet, pitching quoits and tripping the light- fantastic toe. Al], both old and young, seemed to .enjoy themselves, not even the slightest accident occurring to mar the pleasures of -those present, and about sunloWn all departedto their respective home ic well pleased with the day's en- tertainment. ••Blyth. Socam.--tThe social givep at Dr. Sloan's, 1at Friday evening, in aid of St. Andre I's chnrch, proved a success, financially and otherwise. SHIPMENT.-11fr—Wm. May shipped one car of tan bark, Mr. P. Kelly one car lumber, Great Western Railway three cars of ties, Messrs. McKinnon & McMillan four cars wheat. • - • MARKETS.—Treadwell, 96c • to 98; Fife, 90c to 95c; red chaff 86c to 880; peas-, 55c to 58c; barley, 50c to 55c; oats, 40c to 42c; eggs, 9o; butter (loose) 10c; tub, 11e; wool, 22c. LARGE TURTLES.—On Tuesday last Mr. James Coulter, of Morris, captured a snapping turtle, which weighed 15f pounds. •Mr. Richard. J. Cloff, of Blybh, also captured one, which weighed 18i pounds. THE SALT WELL. --Drilling at the Blyth salt well was completed on .Tues- day, at a depth of 1,250 feet. The salt bed has proved exceedingly rich, being 98 feet of pure salt. Mesers. Grey, Young & Sperling, of Seaforth, the own- ers of the well, intend pushing their work to completion at an early date. Mr. Robert Howard, of this place, has been awarded the contract for the stone work. Pensomue—Mr. James Greening, of Jamesville, Wisconsin, son of Mr. Thos. Greening, of Hullett, returned on Mon- day, after th absence of 11 years.— Miss Clara Shane left for Goderich on Friday, to spend a couple of weeks with her 'friends.—Mrs. Win. Armour, who has been spending a week at London, returned home on Monday.—Mr. Robe. Henderson, Principal of the Blyth school, left for Ripley on Friday to spend the vacation with his friends.— Mr. N. j. Holmes, watchmaker, left for Belleville last Thursday, to be absent for two weeks.—Mr. W. G. Whitehead, of Montreal, formerly of Blyth, visited town on Wednesday. • Bay -field.. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.—A sermon on the sin �f cruelty to animals was preached in the Presbyterian Churches at Bayfield and Varna, on Sabbath, by tb.e Rev. kr, Moffat. Taking his text from Numbers xxii.,•28th verse, where the ass reproves her master for his cruelty towards her. He remarked that humanity wits implanted in every heart by the all -merciful Creator, and that mercy to the brutes was taught both by the light of teason and of revelation. He observed that there were many Balaanas in the world, who, forgetful of all the services of their poor animals, requited them only with blows and hardships, and that the poor, starved, over -wrought horse—especially in our large cities—might well remonstrate with his driver in the same words which God put into the mouth of the ass. Kindness to dumb animals was taught both by the laws and example of God. It was inferred from the very spirit of our holy religion and enforced by the inspired writers. Solomon teught that "a righteous man regardeth the life of his beast, but the tender mercies of the wicked. are cruel." And the Saviour sanctioned with hie Divine t authority . those very works of mercy _t enjoined under the Mosaic law. Great was the sin of cruelty as opposed to the f dictates of conscience, the light of rea- son and of revelation. Countless were the modes of cruelty by which the brute creation groaned and travailed in pain. Mr. Moffat then referred to the horrors of Vivisection, which prevailed chiefly in (France, as the crowning wickedness' of our age. During his late vent to e Britain he received fearful accounts of the atrocities of that sys- tem, and, iu visiting Paris, he vainly endeavored to temonstrate with the patrons of the vivisection Schools and other authorit1ies las to its wickedness and inhumanity. Societies now formed in Britain for its Suppression were doing a good work, an.d he would desire to see auxiliary societies formed. also in Cana- da for the same laudable object. He desired the prayers of all God's people for the abolition of this monstrous cruelty. • purpose of stumping and cleaning the centre of the swamp on the sideroad be- tween lots 5 and 6. Concession 13.— Carried. Moved by Mr. Aikenhead, seconded by Mr. Castle, that the Reeve give an order to F. G-. Rumball for $5 for lumber for John Cameron's sideroad. —Carried. Moved by Mr. Castle; sec- oied by Mr. Aikenhead, that. the r R eve, Mr. McKinley, the mover and. 'seconder, be a Committee to examine a drain on the South 'boundary, opposite Mr. Parson's, and report at the next meeting of the Council. — Carried. Moved by Mr. Castle, seconded by Mr. Aikenhead, that the Olerk notify Mr. William Dixon to remove his fence off the road; lots 15 and 16, Concession 5.— Carried. Moved by Mr. Castle, sec- onded by Mr. Aikenhead, that this Council do now adjourn to meet on the 16th day of August, at 2 o'clock P. M., and that all school trustees ''failing to have their orders in by that date be allowed to collect their own rates.— Carried. • Brussels. No APPOINTMENT YET.—It is over three weeks since the 4th Division Court at Brussels has been without a clerk, and still no new clerk has been appointed, or, at least, put in charge of the office, to the great disadvantage of the public in general. It is currently reported that the successor to the office has virtually had. the appointment for the last 12 months past. We think it is time now that the office was opened. PERSONAL, — Mr. P. Thomson has gone into the marine business he having purchased a steamer on Rice Lake.—A. J. McColl has gone off on a six weeks holiday. —J'. E. Stnith, merchant, Brussels, has sold. the north half of lot 23, in, the 5th concession, Morris, to Mr. John Smith, of Grey.— J. Alexander, merchant, shipped on Tuesday another lot of 90 kegs of but- ter and. 25 boxes of cheese to Aberdeen. This is the' third weekly shipment, and 1VIr. Alexander intends to ship vteekly during the summer.—Mr. J. A. Garlick is to have an extensive auction sale of household furniture on Saturday 19th inst. St. Helens: HAYING. —.Farmers in this vicinity have commenced naying, • which, generally speaking, will be an averege crop. SIDE Weees.—A new side walk has has been placed along Main' street, which was very much needed, as evi- denced by the number of promenaders who take advantage of it. CROPS. — The fall wheat in this locality is very heavy and promises a better return than has been known for years. Spring grain also looks well, and already the farmers are beginning to assume that wonted. cheerfulness at the fair prospect, which has been such • a stranger to them for some time. BASE Beee.—The Stets" of this village are gaining an enviable reputa- tion by their victories during the present season, having played the "Invinciblee two matchei,winn Mg both by a good score, and also a picked nine on the 1st inst. were badly worsted by' our boys. May they always met with such snecess. Pic-mc.—A union pic-nic ef the Pres- byterian and Episcopal Sabbath Schools was held. in Mr. John Rutherford's grove on Dominion day, which proved a very successful affair. Base ball, croquet, swinging, and various other sports were freely indulged in to the benefit and amusement of all present, of which, the day being a particularly fine one, there were a large number. Addresses were delivered by the Revds. Leask and. Currie and other gentlemen, when all began to N''end their way homeward satisfied that they had speat a very enjoyable time. STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. — During the very heavy thunder storm which pas- sed over here on Thursday last rd inst., the d.welling of Mr. James Camp- bell on the 13th concession, West Wa.,- wanosh, was struck by lightning and badly dandaged. The dwelling, which was a well finished frame, is damaged. o the extent of $300 or $400. • For- unately its inmates escaped without any serious injury, although one of the araily was literally covered. with plaster, glassware, and other debris. The building was insured in the Howick Mutual. knew which way to go. After wander- ing around for about an hour they at last made their way out, much pleased, as it was not very pleasant wandering through the swamp, especially aa a heavy shower of rain was falling at the time. The children were tired. and frightened, but otherwise were none the worse for their adventure. • Scriooe Examaemott.—The public examination of the school in Section 2, Grey, was held. on Tuesday, the 8th inst. Thee'eximaination commenced about 9.30 a: m., with about 90 pupils in attendance. The varioue classes in the different subjects were examined thoroughly by the teacher, Mr. John- ston, assisted -by Miss A. Hyslop and Messrs. George Sage and Chris. Dick- son. , The pupils in the various classes answered the many questions put to them, with such accuracy and quickness as to reflect great tredit on themselves and also on their teacher who is training them most efficiently and thoroughly:. The ladies of the section provided an abundant repast of well -cooked eatables which were indulged in freely about 12 •o'clock by both young and old. After the principal subjects were over there was Some excellent singing, also recitations and dialogues by the pupils, after which Mr. A. Turnbull was appointed cheie- man, and. addresses were delivered by the chairman and Metiers. A. Duncan- son, Dickson and Sage.. At the close of the examination about $25 worth) of prizes were distributed. examination of School SectiontNct 9, Grey, was heldlin the school hottee on Thursday, July 3rd,, but owing to the heavy rainstorm in the foreneenthe attendance of both parents and children was not so large as it would otherwise have been, but those -who were present had the great- est satistaction in hearing the various, classes examined by their teacher, Wm. T. Musgrove. The children answered. with alacrity and. security, and it was admitted by all present that the pupils had. made good progress during the last six months, thus , reflecting .credit on their teacher as well as on themselves. At the close of the examination Mr. Richard Sperling addressed the chil- dren ore education and the parents on religious instruction for , the young, showing that if scholars made as good progress in that direction as they did in the different subjects taught j our Public Schools they would not only prepare themselves .for the require- ments of this world, but would also prepare themselves for that to come. The examination was brought to a close with singing the Doxology, and prayer by Mr. Sparlingawhen all went home well pleased with the day's pro- ceedings.--Visrroa. McKillop. Scnooe REPORT.—Thefollowing is the standing of the pupils in school section ' No. %Melt -Mop, for the month of June: Fourth class—lst M. Cavanagh, 2d J. Brotherson, 3d F. Roe. Senior third— lst J. Murray, 2d E. Crawford, 3d G. E, Glass. • Junior third—lst S. Ross, 2d G. Murray, 3d R. Barrows. Second class—lst C. Ca-vanagh, 2d M. H. Mo - bray, 3d J. Crozier,. Junior third—let Alice M. Phair. 2d Wm. Dennison, 3d T. Davidson. • COUNCIL.—T130 Council met at Lei - den's Hotel, on June 28, to hold Court of Revision, &c., pursuant to adjoura- ment.. Members all presenE Appeals from the following parties were heard. and disposed of as follows, viz.: jeer% Bruscer, assessed too high, no Bogen taken thereon, to remain as it is. It- structions given to have the followietg names entered on the Assessment Rell and Voters' Lists, viz.: Francis Grieve, aT tenant, for Si lot 27, con. 14; Joseph Blackford, as occupant, for half acre of land on south-west corner lot 25,cont.13; Arch& and Matthew Coats, farmers' sons, N lot 21, con 12; Thomas Mow- bray, farnaers' son, Si lot 20, con. 14; D. Alan, for house and quarter acre, S. E. corner of N., 25 acres of lot 26, con. 8; Wm. Adams, farmers' son, lot 27, con. 1; John D. Hefferman, for Ei lot 14, con. 1; Wm. Drager, Si of lot 6, con. 13, in place of Mr. Benson, also that one dog be taken fro* Frederick Arnold's assessment. It was then mov- ed and carried that the assessment roll now finally revised be passed, and the 'the Court adjournedfor one hour to meet for the transaction of other busi- Meet. •- • —The following accounte were order- ed to be paid, viz.: Account of $12 to Louis Benewis, for lumber; $24 25 to Abraham Cavanage, for opening pit on south line 20 and 21. con. 13; $6 50 to Robb. Brothqrton, for work on south line 15 and 16, con. 12; $144 99 to An- drew Govenlock, for lumber; $14 to j. J. McKenna, C. L. S., surveying south line 20 aad 21, cons. 7 and 8; $8 to E. Broadha en, for lumber: also that D. McGiego be paid $80 for his services as assess. r. The Council on motion agreed to expend $100 in cuttinabthe hill on concession line 6 and 7, lot 32. By-law No. 2 was read and. passed for dividing Ward No. 2 into polling sub- divisions, polling subdivision No. 2 to be composed of from lot No. 10 to let 17, inclusive, from con. to con. 9, in- clustve ; polling subdivision No 7 to be composed of from lot NO. 10 to lot 17, • inclusive, from con. 10 to con. 14, in- clusive; also, by-law No. 3, relative to statute labor work. Next meetiva of Ilb Council to be held at O'Brien's otel, Dublin, on the last Saturday in July. Sorrooe EXAMINATION examine: tion of the pupils in School Section No. 4, McKillop, took place on Monday, July 7th. There was a fair attendance of visitors present, but we regret to say that only four or five of these were parents in the section. When we con- sider that this section contains a large number of wealthy farmers, heads of families, and that not a few of them are men of influence, bolding public po- sitions, and that out of them all so small a number put m an appeara.nce at the examination, we have just cause to reflect and ask the cause of this habitual neglect. Surely it is not be- cause they do not take an interest in the welfare of their children. Is it be cause time is so precious that they can- not afford to lose one day in three months? We answer in the negative, because they can find sufficient time to spend half a dozen• of days in other ways of much less importance. Then it must be because they place unbound. - ea confidence in the ability of their teacher, because the school work is not interesting enough for them, or because there is no hard cash to be •obtained there. The mighty dollar wields a wonderful influence on the men of our day. Probably this is caused by the new tariff. We hope the day will soon Stanley. COUNCIL.—The Council met pursu- ant to adjournment, at Varna on Satur- day, 28th June. Members all present. The Court of Revision- was resumed., when on hearing tlet Assessor and ex- arnininehthe assessm.ent of others, de- cided to sustain the Roll. Mr. Arm- strong applied. to have Mr. Askew as- sessed for Lot 7, Varna. Moved by Mr. Castle, seconded by Mr. McKinley, that Lot 7, sub -division lot 19, B. R. W., be assessed to Ashley! Askew, instead. of to Duncan McFarlane, and that the roll as revised be adopted and passed.—Car- ried. The Council took up general business. Moved by Mr. Castle, sec- onded by Mr. Aikenhead, that the Reeve give an order to George Parke for $40, apart of his salary as assessor for the year 1879.—Carried. Moved by Mr. McKinley, seconded. by Mr. Castle, that the sum of $10 be granted to John Forest to be expended by the Reeve on the road known as the blind line, Con- cession 5, and that $5 be granted to John Galbraith to put in a culvert on the north end of the Babylon Line.— Carried. Moved by Mr. Douglas, sec- onded by Mr. Castle, that this Council grant the sum of $16, for the purpose of gravelling the 11th hill, Blouson Line. --Carried. Moved by Mr. McKinley, seconded. by Mr. Douglas, that the sum of $20 be granted to be expended on the south end. of the Goshen Line in gray- elling.—Carried. Moved by Mr. Doug- las,1 seconded by Mr. Castle, that this Correil grant the sum of $63, for the •ace Grey. SCHOOL EXAMINATION AND PIC-NIC.— The examivation which took place in School Section No. 8, Grey, on Friday, 4th inst., was attended by a number of the parente and those interested in the school. The pupils were examined by their teacher, Mr. Shannon, assisted by Messrs. Hartley, Henderson and Dor- - ranee, of 'ticKillop. The examination gave evident satisfaction, and reflected much credit on the teacher, Mr.. Shan- non. The examination came to a close about half -past twelve. The pupils then adjourned to Mr. McTaggart's grove, where preparations had been made for the pic-nic. When we ar- rived at the grove we found the chil- dren busily engaged in amusing them- - selves by swinging. The ladies then showed their hospitality by passing around. the baskets laden with all the good things of the season, to which ample justice was done. After the inner man was satisfied, swinging was resumed, and a good time was spent until a late hour, when the visitors wended their way home, having spent a pleasant day.—A VISITOR. CHILDREN LOST.—On. Wednesday af- ternoon of last week, as the teacher and scholars of Section No. 9, Grey, were cleaning and decorating the school fox an examination the following day, two little girls named Lizzie Harbottle and Annie McKay, aged. - about eight years, went into the swanap, it is sup- posed, looking for berries, and wander- ed too far from civilization. It became evident in the evening, when they aia not return home, that they were lost in the big swamp. This caused.- great alarm, as the swamp is _thought to be infested with bears and other animals not pleasant to meet. When the alarm was given early next morning, the neighbors in the vicinity gathered to- gether between four and five o'clock to the number of about 75, and scoured, the woods in all directions, when about seven o'clock the teacher and two or three others happened to come upon the wanderers. The joyful news was sounded throughout the ravine. When about twenty-five of the searchers had collected, they next thought about get- ting out, but now the rescuers were al- most lost themselves, as no person tTULI 11 18 ecane When parents will take more te, terest in the education of their cluj. dren, and visit the schools oftener, te it would give great encoriragement to both teacher and pupils to see the tic. casionally. The proceedings were ee. livened by some choice pieces of Inttsiel raenadeure:ils. Te ingood style by -esse eby tlhaetr n-pvheerra examined in the subjeets usually taught, in our schools, by their teacher, Me, a. Hartley, assisted by the Rev. Mt. Mee grave and the following teaehers, natee. ly, Misses Scott -aud Dickson, sae rMrsaenscse, .andurDai'8h uffe.Nallnotw°11it'hRstaanstdinie' entt many intricate questions prtt to the pie Piisquittebydtthheemstserallivgeesrsinpraesveneryt, they satjs tory manner. The •arithmetic clime& were exceedingly good, especially whewe t lias af and the teachers present, all et 'whom aakeriengt aracc°aunttetnLewhisut6che grades, from first to fifth classes acieulitveree. a AiityththeeeRloesve. emddrr,esmseasgras wereve kisg open which he found the deCOMpOSel seventy and eighty, and these -of all satisfledj tehaeprpersosfiedcitehneemy soeflveths year, elher. Mmusgra8Aleveautregea tpchlrooeslareesstshetenirproceedings with prayer, at. ter which all left for their respective ho_meTsji-a-e poelleowiWniego report, based. upoa proficiency and good conduct, is the eorrect standing of the pupils of-tlei above school for the months of May and June : Senior 'fifth ela.ss—Ist Gea, McIntosh, 2nd. John Henderson, Sal John Kerr. Junior fifth class John McLeod and John. McIntosh, 2nd. Thomas Lockhart, 3rd Robert Gibson. Fourth class—let Mary Henderson, 2nd. Annie Campbell„ 3rd Bella Bert. 13iirtaRmobageret Be . n2Snoenani...wor rtuhir.nimodrecLltashefra-4, ciass_ist mamas, Gibson, 2nd Win. Goverilock, 3rd Iltsr- rTilietorriFprseonne,hindSGecrIncae MelcaFssa—ull, s3trdt. Hogg. Senior first class --let Annie Cluff, 2nd Lizzie McLeod, 3rd Mary McLeod. Junior first class—letLydia Campbell, 2nd Jas. Kerr, 3rd Robert LaBwroDeencoet: A CHILD FOUND.—On Thurs- day of lost week, as Mr. Robert Me. Milian, Jr., of the 10th eoncession McKillop, was hauling manure, me when loading his wagon he found in the manure pile a rough box, on brea. remains of a child. There was not left of the body but the skeleton. Ae inquest was held on the remains hy Coroner Campbell, at which the follow- ing facts were elicited in evidence. it seems that this farm was occupied some time ago by a family melted Watlin ; that about two years ago a young woman connected with tbis fam- ily gave birth to an illegitimate child, and that the child. had disappeared mysteriously, and none of the neighbors Could learn what had become of it The jury decided. that to the best of their/ judgment from the evidence elicited, the remains found were those of the iiegitimate chiM of the girl but whether or not it had died a na- tuxal death, there was no evidence to enable them to determine. The evi- dence has been sent to the County Crown Attorney by the coroner, but whether or not any further action will be taken in the matter, we do not know. 777 777 777 McDOUCALL SUMMER SALE OF NEW DRY GOODS At no time have we had as many Special Lines to pffir as at the resent In every Department we have Goods Bought -at Lest Own Wholesale Cost Pri" and to Reduce the Stock STARTL$ NO _A_ IR, GI- A_ I 1\1" WILL BE GIVEN FOR THE NEXT THIRTY DAYS: INSPECTION INVITED. IN A. G. rtleDOTTGALL Its C0,1 MILLINERY DEPARTMENT The Best English Crapes only are used, which stand the wet and damp weather. MOURNING BONNETS • Mads from the Newest English Patterns. The Best Black French Casionem and Paramattas for Bre,sses • Always in Stock. We Make a Specialty of all Mourning Goods. A. G. 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