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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1879-07-18, Page 8; - _ *to:on txpooitov. DISTRICT MATTERS. Porsche Poise;. -Pure Paris Geeen warranted to kill the 1 Potato Bugs,and the.Troe Dahnatian Insect Powder for killing Flies, Fleas, Bugg, &e. The most 'wonderful insecticide known, yet perfectly harmless to animals. Also Poisoned skr Sticky Fly Paper, wholesale or retail, at Lulu - DEN & WILsoN's. 606-2 FLOWEAS AND BIRDS. -A meeting of the Directors of the Seaforth Flower, Cage -Bird and Domestic Fowl Associa- tion was held on Tuesday night in W. N. Watson's office, when it was decid- ed that a general meeting of the mem- bers of the Association should. be held at the same place on Friday, 25th inst., at 8 o'clock p. m., for the pur- pose of making arrangements for hold: ing an exhibition. of filling up vacancies in the Directorship, of devising plans for eitending the operations'of the As, sociatiom'and to further its object gen- erally; and that all those interested in the objects of the Associiation be cor- dially invited. to attend. In the mean- time, all those members of the Associa- tion who have not yet paid their subscrip, ton fee of $1 are respectfully solicited • to pay the sum to the Secretary -Treas- urer of the Association, W. N. Watson: WATER SUPPLY. -A special meeting $sf the Town Council was held on Mon- day evening last, for the purpose of • considering the best means to be adopt- ed for the securing 'of a suffiCient water When the vehicle got started thosehold- ing it were unable to control it, and it supply for fire protection. purposee. *an down the gangway with great ra- Various schemes were propounded stud pidity. Mr. Hill, who had hold of the exhaustively discussed, when the fel: wagon, was carried with it, and on lowing resolution was earr1e,.1 : eThat reaching Wee.bottona was thrown with' the providing of a sufficieest water sup - great force upon the ground, striking ply Bard fire protection, tier this town ne- on his forehead. Hie head was cut cesserily implies a Very large expendi- and bruised, and his breast injured. tare of money:, therefore it is deemed We are glad to learn, however, that he advisable to etibriait the severalschemes • proposed. 'so a meeting of the risteneyees is recovering. -On Friday afternoou last an exci- te be cedled at Eta early date, and also dent of a much more serious nature that the Cosmeil, with their present in - happened in the Red Mill, to a young terreation, e• ee.ommend the mode of ma,n named 'Taylor. He was putting a providing water by pipes from Turn belt spring, and a steam fire engine." -belt . on a pulley, when his hand got caught and was drawn in between the The Council adjourned, after haying ac belt and the rapidly revolving i pulley. ceptecl an invitation from Mr. John He was standing on a table at the time, - Kyle, the newly electedi member, to par - end when his hand got caught, the ta- i take of --- ice cream. .' ble as knocked from under him. He 4 was then left suspended by the hand, , THE TWELFTH DE Jur.-?bee : was. an immense Oraugeecelebretion in God- while his arm and hand were being crushed between the belt and the re- erich, on Saturday last. The several lodges from this' vicinity joined.iri the volving pulley. The weight of his body-- celebratiou there. Over 600 left kept his arm from being further drawn Seaforth station by special train in in, and prevented him being whirled around the shaft. He remained in this the moruing'and large ascessions; were taken on at Stapleton end Clinton. In position until the machinery was stop - addition to this two large excursion ped, and he Was liberated. Had the trains passed up during the day with table on which he was sta,nding not members of the Order from Mitchell, been overturned, he would most likely carried around with the Stretford and other stations east. It is have ' been , stated there were between six and seven pulley, and would, in all probability, thousand people in Goderich on that have been killed ere he could have been day. • The excursionists from here re- relieved, As it was, his arm, was turned about 7 o'clock in the evening. broken in two or three places, and he At Goderich the usual procession took suffered severely from• the shock to his system. Under careful medical treat - place, and was e most imposing ' affair. menhe is recovering, but he will French Stallion " Champlain " will be kept at the residence of Mr. Peter Mc- Ewen, McKillop.-tProf. Fetzer purposes giving. a grand vocal and instrumental concert in Clinton at an ,early day, for the benefit of a benevolent institution in that town.. He will be assisted by a number of Seaforth and Clinton ama- teurs, and also by tho Seaforth band. PERSONAL. -Our esteemed totvnsman, Mr. R. N. Brett, has recently returned from Port Austin, Michigan, where he has been'visitinghis brother. Mr.Brett was very much taken up with the coun- try in that section. The very best land, convenient to markets, an be purchased for about $10 per acre. There are al- ready a large lumber of -Canadians set- tled in that county, and all are doing well. Mr. Brett thinks that farm- ers who are determined to leave Ontario should pay -that part of Michi- gan a visit before they definitely deter- mine to settle either in the Western States or Manitoba, as he thinks they can do better there. -Messrs. Samuel and Robert Dick- son and Miss Dickson and Miss SProat arrived home from the Old Country yes- terday. We are glad to learn that Mr. Robert Dickson is improved. in health. A OCIDENTS. -0 n Sat aeday Morning last Mr. Thomas Hill, of Egmondville, met with a very severe '.accident, from the effects of which he has since been disabled for viork. On that morning he, with a. couple of lads, was taking a wagon down the gangway from the paint shop, which is on the second flat. After this speeches were deliver eminent members ,of the Order. proceedings were remarkable for and harmony, and no doubt thos visited -the county town, whether bees of the Order or not, were repaid by the pleastires of the d the crushing ancl crowding they e ed board' the cars. After arr here in the evening, the several I formed in procession and went the spective ways; for home. LOCAL BRIEFS. -We have to t Mr. R. N. Brett for a basket of b ful cherries, of the " EnglishOx H variety. They were of delicious fl and as large as small plurns..h-Mr. Stoddard has sent us a mammoth Thye not be fit for work again for a long rder time. ' who A LI.DMISSION TO SEIFORTH HIGH SCHOOL. em- -The following is a list of those who VY successfully passecl the examination for Y 1" admission to the High School: Heenan ceivs S. Anderson 430 marks, from. No. 7, ving MoRillop ; Lizzie McKay 416, Saaforth ages Public School; Wm. DeCentillon 412, r re- No. 5, McKillop; Grace Elder 366;Sea- forth ; Julia Leatheeland 362, Seale We; Timothy Malone 360, No. 5, p ; "4 Ellie Givlin 358, No. 5, cKill p; anti- Maggie MeNaueht 34), Seaforth; bt. • art" Pringle 349, Seaforth ; Lizzie Ev ns. vor, 348, No. 5, McKillop; Jane Black ' 46, ohn • No. 7, Tuckersmith ; Margaret Gov n - egg' lock 344 No. 10, McKillop; Thee sa which. was layed. by .a co mon Killer= 339,Seaforth ; Richaed Hug es Spanish hen. It measured inches 30, the one way and 6 inches. the other way. -Messrs. John Mitchell, Robert Laidlaw and L. Reunde, all Seaforth boys, have gone to Chicago where they 313, Seaforth; Bella, Mabee 313, 336, No. 5, McKillop; Kate Pashley Seaforth; John -Malone 322, No. 5 Killop ; Christina Wilson 319,Seafor John Robb 314, Seaforth; Louisa have secured. good situations. Weevish them success. -The contract for water- ing Main street ,has been given into new hands. Messrs. Brownell & Abell now have,the job. The work will. be well done by the De* contraetors, and there bout eted brick wili not be an more' granibling,, I dust! -Mr. M. P.. Hayes has comp and removed into his hfine new • residence on 'Victoria Square. -Itis ru- mored, but with what ,degree of truth we know not, th.at the agencies of the Consolidated Bank in. Sector -Ws, Clinton and Wingham are to be closed up.. in a few weeks, -We would: . again remind our readers of the 'Confirmation -sot- vices in St. Thomas' churele Seivorth, ea Friday next i All who feel dis: osed to attend will be. made welconie. ..i._ The reaping match under th.eauspices of the Huron Farmers' . and. Mechanics Aeseeistion will be held. at Eater to- day. -On Tuesday last during the wind gale MreEwhig's covereft butcher wag- on was passing down ,street. -The wind struck the wagon . and. blew it over on • its side. The r boy who was deiving was thrown out, but therewas no se- rious damage deueseeThe Egtnendvills, Flouring • mill property will be offered for sale by publie au.Ctien.at the Shen - =credal hotel,, Seaforth, on Tuesday 19th Augusta -Mr. Dent did not suc- ceed in -selling any .of his town lots on Monday. -A base -ball match is . spoken of between the, merchants of Seaforth and those of Wingham, to . be played at Seaforth. .The Seaforth "boys " are doing some lively praetising, and WE may expect an exciting 'match if the Wingham chaps: don't •;. flunk out." -A: itranger who has . recently travelled greatee part of Canada., remark. forth; Jessie , Case 311, Seafor Daniel Deveraux 304, Seaforth; P Delaney 304; ,No. 5, McKillop; garet Alexander 288, NO. 10, McKill Agnes Armitage- 287, Seaforth; McDougall 284, •Seaforth ; Maggie war 280, Seaforth; Sarah Lueby Seaforth; Levine Mabee 280, Seafo The above candidates are admitted the local board, but the list is • sub to confirmation by the:} School sidectors. Of 59 who wrote 29 passed. Of the 30 who were rejec 20 failed on arithmetid.• History the next most, fatal subject to cal dates. Dictation, geography; and c position tripped a ,few, while all escaped on- arithmeticmimed well grammar, and all but two on fo book literature. • Much of the pen ship was inferior. Grammar and fo book were the subjects on which . best answeriug was done, quite a n her being evidently capable of gi the lesson selected from the re word for Word, and. of parsing very rectly: The total number -of m was 560. Candidates were require make 280 on the total and not less t one-third of the marks on each sepa subject. On the whole, as the m show, the successful candidates have had an 'easy victory, with. plenty of marks to spare, notwithstanding the faht that several of them, and som of the b.esteare only 12 years of age. or the information of tea,chers, pares fs, and fnturo. candidates, we propos: to publish some or all of the examine ion papers, as we are sure there cen be no more direct way of benefitting the ub- lic schools than by encouraging the to his fair cy.. le- ilb h • ea- ter ar- 111. P ; e- 80, th by ect In - are ed, vas di- m - ho 011 rth au- rth the m- ing der or- rks to an ,ate rks m Harris, superintendent of the (Au is expected next Sunday evening. CHANGE OF PROPERTY. -Mr. Jam Oliver, Lots' 29 and 30, Con. 7, Gr has traded his farm fele a grist mill a other property near Barrie. He inten peeving up directly after harvest. • Hibbert. • SID ACCIDENT. -On Monday last, a son of William Sillery Was tying of the horses in the stable he put t rope doubled through a •small hole a put his thumb in the loop to e draw through. The horse raised his he suddenly and. lpulled the rope ba taking his thumb off at the first joi One of the sinews broke eight inc up the arm and pulled out. Dr. Tavish was sent for and he had to a putate the thumb close to the ha The little fellow stood the operat well. He is doing as well as can. be pected. ed a few days ago that Seaforth was prepare their pupils thoroughly for the neatest, liveliest and. most .busmess- looking little town he had visited.- in his travels. He's a judge and speaks the , 'as we all know. -Parties -wishing ke entries for the - Provincial or trut tom Toro bo Exhibitious can procure the nee° •sary blanks on qpplication to Mr. G. E. Cresswell, Secretary of the South Riding Society.-Meqsrs. Secord, Coz. zens st Co., intend having an auctionJ sale of building material of various - kinds at the planingmill recently oc- cupied by Mr. Adam Gray, on Tuesday the 29th inst.-Mond-ay inid. Tuesday were the warmest da,ys of this season. -Gents having. wiles.. or greased cloth- ing can have it cleaned and made to look like new by taklug it to the Queen's Hotel. -Fall wheat hervest will be gen- eral in this neighborheod next week. - We have been requestdd to state that the well-known stallion " Old. Enter- prise" will be kept at the residence of Mr. James Horton, Ushorne, for the re- mainder of the season, and that the uniform test, which supplies a means of ,comparing their efficie The High. School will open Sept. is Ethel. h Fnom Meseense.--News lately re eiv- ed from Muskoka, is to the effect • hat Dunbar Brothers will soon have t eir saw mill in operation. Also that Mr. John. Milne has his mill running. Mire's Loss. -A large sash end door factory in Listowel, belonging to Mr. Wm. Milne, of this place, was burned to the ground. about four o'clock on Thursday inernieg of last week. How it caught fire is uuknowu. It wes no doubt- the work of an incendiary. It will probably be rebuilt iu a short time. Curuen . SERVICE.- The Methodist Church pulpit was occupied last Bewley evening by Rev. Mr. Moyer, junior min- ister, for the present year. His dis- course was good, and. was favorably re- ceived by those present. The Rev. Lir. t, 37$ as it k, t. es 0- d. 011 X - FARM SOLD. -Mr. John Hender. on has sold Newton. farm, on the 4th c cession of McKillop, two and a h miles from Seaforth, to his son-in-1Mr. L. Magill, for the sum of 86, cash. It is one of the handsome farms in the township, and Mr, 1 Faul is to be .congratulated on his p ehase. gh - BETTER YET. - Mr. Editor,- The farmers of the North have no tention of allowing those of the So to get the better of them in the mat of tall gnarl. Mr. W. McGavin fall. wheat which measures 6 feet inches, and Sprifig wheat which. me ures 60 inches. . This is no "blo either.-RuSTIOUS. over a Stephen. Comeone-e-The last meeting of t Stephen Council was held on the inst. All rnembers present. Minn of former ineeting read and sign Moved by W. Baker, seconded b Ryan, that the road COMMilMii011 draw from the Council the amen expended by them, and pay the ha employed by them: Mr. Baker M. Wind are allowed to do next ye statute labor for Lots 7 iu the 4th 5th Concessions this year. The Tre urer was empowered to borrow $1, for the useof ,the township. Trust of School. Section's are requested hand in to the Clerk on or before n meeting the amounts they wish ley in their sections. Next meeting to on the first Monday in August. A la number of accounts for township w were examined and. ordered to be pai Lumley. SMALL -Pox. -Several cases of sm pox have ow -erred. in the neighborh of Thorn.e's wheel house, township Ilsberne. Some of the Smillie fa died recently with it. SOMETIIINO NEW. -Messrs. Moir McQueen intend purchasing a ste thresher this fall. We wish them ev success in their enterprise, and besp them a, large run this season. FIRE. -The lea buildings adjoin ng the barn of Mee": Fyfe were burned to the ground a few days ago, and but for the timely aid of a few neighbors he frame barn could not have been sa ed. The cause of the fire was children p ingwith matches: RECEIPT FOR KILLING POTATO B IGS. -One of our citizens owns' a roo-ter and several hens that go through 1 is potato patch every day regularly nd eat off ell the bugs they can find. o, by purchasing a setting of eggs from he proprietor, you have a receipt for de- stroying potato bugs. STRUCK 131 LIGHTNING. -The barn e - longing toMr.J.Hackney,ThamesRo d, was struck by lightning and fired ast Thursday, but as the rain was fall ng at. the time, the fire was soon ex- tinguished. Also a large elm tre , a little west of Mr Allin's, standing on the road allowance, was struck and shivered to pieces. 11 r- ir : 11- th er as oi s- e th ee d. J. rs ts ds 's nd s- 00 es to xt ed be go rk 11- od of ily (Ye ry ak HURON EX POS IT OR. inI&chines, and they have all given the best of satisfaction. The prospects are that another spring the sale of these Machines will be -very large. A HEAVY STORM. -On Friday morn- ing last we had the heaviest rainstorm of the Seasons The rain fell in sheets for about an hour, filling drains and cellars. The stonework of Grant's inew tuilding suffered from the effects. The earth from the excavation having been thrown on the street, and -across the Surface drain, caused the great miss of water to run behind the rear Wall, Washing away about 15 feet of it. The front wall also sprung in about 6 inches. A good deal of the wail will have to be rebuilt. Brussels. HOME AGAIN. -MT. JILMOS ThOICISOH, carpenter, who has been on a visit to Manitoba for the last two months, re- turned home on Tuesday last. FOR THE A.IITHORITIES.-If the re- mains of the brick wall of Fishleilh's building, which has been left sten. ing since the hie, is notsoon taken dow , it will yet fall and do harm to some one. ANOTHER ENGINE. - The town of Dueville, Ont., haying suffered a •ood. deal of late by fires, has ordered a st am. fire engine from J. D. Ronald., of B us- sels. The engine is to be deliveres by the 1st of August. •s SHIPMENTS. -J. Alexander, merch nt, OR Tuesday last made another s ip- ment of 2,500pounds of butter to A er- deem and Mr. M. Wallace, of Brussels cheese factory, shipped 25 boxei of cheese to the same place. APpOINTMENTS.:-MT. Alexander Hun- ter has been appointed Clerk of the 4th Division court, the headquarters of which is located in Brussels. Mr. F. S. Scott has also been a-ppointedBaniff. Both are good appointments. - Varna. THE FIRST 013T. --;Mr. 30114 1.11CASII, of Stanley, near Varna, commenced to cut his fall wheat on Tuesday lest, This is the first on record this season. Tnn CROPS. -The crops in this vi- cinity look splendid. If people had had. the making of the fall wheat them- selves, they could not have a more sat- isfactory crop. It is now past all danger, and harvest will be general next tveeh. The spring wheat also looks Well, but some complain thatthe weevil ie -very bad in it. Oats will be a splen- did crop. lSEVERE STOR1L-A very severe wind end rain storm passed over this place en Tuesday forenoon last. For a few Minutes the wind blew it perfect gale, and the rain fell in sheets. No damage 'was done, however, except to the fall 'wheat which in some places was laid flat. This will. render the labor of taking off the crops more difficult, but kvi ill not do any harm otherwise. I ANOTHER HORSE ACCIDENT. -On Sun- day evening, as Mr. S. Reid and family, of Stanley townshipawere on their way home from church, the horse became frightened and stopped so quickly as to throw Mrs. Reid and the child in her items out of the gig, and then made a Dolt and ran away. Mr. Reid,in trying o stay its wild career, turned it into he fence, but it went through the fence -bad left the gig, throwing Mr. Reid and ne of the girls out, hurting him slight - y. Mrs. Reid and child were not hurt everely. PRISONER ESCAPED. - On Satu day last Constable Kippen, of Brussel, ar- rested a young man ley the the nam of Torrance, from Hullett, on a charg of stealing a watch and -$20 in. money. In- stead of takinghis prisoner at once be- fore , a J. P. and having him put in 'a place of safe keeping, the constable , confined. *him in a r om in the third story . -of the Qu en's Hotel, leaving him. there Saturday and. Sunday nights. On Monday mor n when he went for his prisoner, lie was gone. Instead of making a lad.de of repes,'•.he made a rope of sheets and bed -clothes, which reached withi 1 14 feet of the side -walk, and, it is ups posed., by that means let himself d. wn.• All this was done, it is said with the handcuffs en. At the. time of wr tieg no word. of the prisoner has been re- ceived. A NEW, MOWER. -On Tuesday last we were 'present at the testing of a, mower on the farm of J. N. Kneel tel, of Brussels. The machine was m nu- - factured by j. D. Ronald, of Brussels, and is kn,own as the "Improved B ck- eye Blower." The machine is stroa gly built, light of draft and easily han led, and does its work well. When not cut- ting, the cutting bar can be raised. and laid flat across the front of the mac. 'ne just behind. the whiffietrees, the in .tion thrown out of geal and the mac ine can be driven at any speed acres the field or on the road., and makes less noise than an ordinary buggy. Though commencing late for this season's ay- ing, Mreltenald has sold a good - any Grey. -SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS. - The send- nnual examination of the pupils of chool Section No. 6, Grey, was held on s the 4th inst. Tlae pupils &s- emis). d at 9 A. M., ready to be exam- !nedi4. the several brauches of study, but the expected visitors not putting in their appearance the ceamination was delayed until'about11 a. m ., when the visitors Peon to collect. The examiea- pion was resumed, the classes being put through their. exercises by their teach- er, Mr. D. McNaughton, asSisted by Messrs. P. McKinnon and T. Leishman, teachers from neighboring sections, and. Shovsed that they had -been thoroughly drilled in the .several branches. A very 'noticeable feature throughout the whole examination was the quiet and orderly Manner in which the pupils conducted thernselves, thereby reflecting much 'credit upon themselves and. their teacher. ' -The pupils of School Section No. 3, Grey, were publicly examined on Mon- day, the 7th inst. The house was well ,filled, there being about sixty pupils, as yell as a large number of visitors pees- enat. The pupils were examined by Messrs. Slemm011 McNaugh ton and, Leishman, and judging • from the man - per in which they answered the large !number of questions put to them by the 'teachers present, showed conclusively that they had been carefully trained by their teacher, Mr. -McKinnon. As this was Mr. McKinnon's last examination there was a large turnout of both pa- rents and visitors, who took a deep in- terest in it, and all of whom seemed .sorry that th 0 time had come when teach- er and pupils must part. At the close of the examination Mr. John Strachan took the chair when" speeches were de- livered by himself, Messrs. McLaugh- lan, Oliver, Slenarnon, McNaugleten and Leishman. Mr. McKinnon intends go- ing to school again to fit himself still further in the profeseion. His place is 'taken by Mr. E. Slemmon, of Ethel. - :A VISITOR. • Jo. A. Flack, to the effect that he in- I tended to appeal against the assess- I ment of drain, he being assessed too high on lots 238, 239, 240, 241, 262, 263 and 265; and., also that he intended to prefer a claim for damages to his prop- erty. Several ccounts for surveying, jobs and printing were ordered to be paid. Twenty dollars was granted. to be expended. in improving sideline be- tween lots 5 and 6, concession 2; and the Assesser's salary, amounting to $55, - was ordered to be paid. . It was moved by Councillor Miller, seconded by Coun- cillor Griffin, and carried, that a by- law be passed to borrow on the credit! of the municipality of Turnberry the sum of $873, for the trustees of Union , School Section No: 7, Turnberry and East Wawanosh, for the term of four years and. five and a half months, at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum. A grant of $5 was given as charity to Mrs. McLeod, and an order for $6 to the caretaker of the oorporation found- ling child, after which the Council ad- journed. to meet again at Bluevale at the call of the Reeve. • JUL 181 ino, \me able and ran away, breaking the wagon I tend her certificate and - elks* her st,3 considerably. -As a tearnster pf Mr. I teach to the Close of the year, 6h, Dorward, of Exeter, was driving out on though not granted, speaks • well, off the road, when one wheel of his memento of success and frteg i .84 the Lake Road, he had OCCKSioll to turn the petition will be kept by her ese wagon suddenly gave way, ever spoke 1 School section No: 10, llowick,hes-1 leaving the hubNo further damage school bell on the School hon L. 1 . 1 se• eice, was Zile. first in the township. It seems litruft -Mr. T. C. Doherty, of Clin on, has i that there are not mote bells sold. to Dr. Reeve, of Buffalo, ns bay schools, when they can be bought 743 mare, " Jolly," for $156. This are is cheaply. consequence of taking first p izes at a fine animal and was well k agricultsiral shows wherever he °Nv113 ill .....:Latest and Best of all. Two collar' was i in ene, and therefore twice the Yal X'ATENT .1.1EVERSIBLE iiINENE Omega. en-ter;ehd.o pall show of the East Huron 1 any other single collar. Any style el nee! Agricultural Society will be Thursday and Friday, 2nd. an October, in Brussels. All paying before the lst of Angus eld on3rd of I embers Will get . customers for inspection widen T •e - scarf, tie or hove can be worn with theft collars, with -equal grace and faellea The Patent Reversible Linen° Co are with confidence submitted te eur two tickets. Those subsoil hag af- reversible rribrlece foematmtireenodftihtiszonaailtis, aonnaettheut vtheentpsrtothe erP°siniztes eek the i pecuhar shape and curve of fold -p rs isfromworromilingThuep 0fbuYsttothes I s. one free he e appii_ holes will bear a strain of fifteen. er SIS c Ic: n cation of a little -water at once prevent. 1more pounds weight before giving elk ter that time will get only ticket. -On Tuesday evening last roof of the planing mill of Me Cartney, Thompson ds Scott, ton, was seen to be on fire; t ed de tructive which will prevent high-pressea what might ha,ve been a Blyth. fire. It had ignited. from a sp rk sup- I sneezers from losing their eollar, . THE TWELFTEL-The Blyth. Loyal posed to lum fallen from th smoke- I enjoYing the pleasure of a hes Britons vsalked Wingham on the 12th. e --It was intimated some in:Le ago > ANDZBEGN, Oak 'ROI SeafOrtit. Orange Lodge and Orange Young stack. i sneeze. Call and see them. HT' * REMOVED. -Mr. John A. McDonald removed. his stock of lignors, &sc., into his new store opposite the Victoria Inn, on Wednesday. that Dungannon had three ladies whose cornbined weight footed tip to 764 1 pounds. Blyth steps in and s are three females there who IYIenieses.-Treadwell, 98c to $1, fife, 948 pounds. Seaforth is yet 95c to $1; red chaff, 85c to 90c; bar - from. Our town has never bees ley, 500 to 550; oats, 45c to 500; peas, in anything yet, and surely the 55c to 60ce butter, loose, 9c ; tub, 10c. weight will -not allow its prow SICIPMENTS.- Mr. P. Kelly shipped shaken. - two cars of lumber to Ilderton.-Mr. -Wingham has received an Wm. Way shipped 2 cars of tan bark and three cars of wood to London. - Messrs. Taylor de Elder, shipped, on Wednesday, 100 barrels of flour to Vs there 1777 gregate to hear , eclipsed I ladies of ss to he ther ad- thtion to its medical practiti ners, in 1 A e mg the person of Dr, Dowsley, lately of ••• - Clinton. We have lost the count, but as nearly as we can remember lihere are Shediac, New Brunswick. somewhere in the neighborlio d of a PERSONAL. -Miss Lynder, who leas dozen doctors in that town. It is -777 been superintending the millinery de- 1 partment for Messrs. Anderson :Ss El- der, for the past season, left for To- ronto on Monday. -Mr. E. Potts, of St. Thomas, has been in town for the. past week. -Miss Kerr left for Exeter on Tuesday, accompanied by her brother- in-law, Mr. J. C. Regime of Ingersoll.- Mies McTavish left for Briyilekl on Mon- day, to spend a couple of weeks with her friends. -Joseph Redmond, of St. .Catharines, formerly of Blyth, has been in town for the past week. -Mrs. H: McKellar, of Detroit, is spending a few weeksin town. -Mr. T. M. Hamilton, of Komoka„ visited town on Friday.- Mr. H. Buie left for Port Huron, Michi- gan, on Saturday, to spend. his summer holidays sailing with his brothers Copt. John Buie, between Buffalo and qhi- °ago. Huron Notes. -The Royal Hotel, Winghaan, has been leased to Mr. George Green for a term of years. -Rev. J. Broley, Methodist minister, has been removed from Ba,yfield to Ger- rie, much to the regret of the former. backed down. hill, throwing ont the cc- -Mr. S. E. Jones, an Exeter jeweler, has been compelled to sticcume t� the hard times and has closed. up his busi- ness. strange y ta,kers in suchaesplendid field tions. -One day last week, Ma,ste Grosch, of Blyth, came veryn his life while bathing in thegi runs through. that >village. down four times, and was on t going down the fifth when he cued by Master R. Drumin seized him by the hair of his pulled him out of the water j nick of time. -On Dominion Day a ver ful picnic was held in school s 1 Stanley. The children asse the school house, and headed. by Mr. F. marched the af- various under - f opera - George ar losing r which He went • eve of as res - d, who ead, and st in the success - tion No. nbled at McKenzie, with the tag -pipes, to Mr. Alex. Innes' wood.s. I ternoon the children engaged athletic sports, and the o hers in swinging dec. The day passe off very pleasan tier. -As Mr. Moles, with his ife and child, of 'Fordwich, were • 'ving np Grear's hill, at Gerrie, on eaturday night,.the horse became frig tened at Leech's covered peddling w'on, zind cupants and running through the vil- nt lage. Mr. Moles was severel injured. He was conveyed into Mr. nry Per- kins' house where he received i Sareari- -Several Exeter people have been tan -like treatmant. shivering with the ague lately. As a -The members of the Episcopal rale they do not appreciate the -luxury, however. -Turnberry Agricultural Society's Fall Show will be held at Wingliam, ou Thursday and Friday, September 25th and 26th. -The lightning during the storm of Friday, 27th ult., shivered about a dozen telegraph posts between Jamestown Morrisbank. - Mr. John Robiusou, of Winghsan, left on a visit to " merrie England" on Wednesday last. He intends to return in about six weeks. - A new telegraph office has been 111 - Methodist body of . Wingh in have bought from Mr. Thorrinestou he lot on the corner of Centre and Jobir streets, for $500, on which they baton to erect a beautiful church. The edi •ce will be built of brick, and. will be136 ly 68 feet, with a spire 120 feet in height It will cost soreewhere in the neigh orhood of $5,000. The ground. has be -n staked out, and building operations will be commenced. at once. -Mr. joseph Young, who awarded the contract for digg in the township of Turnberre, has had. the contract taken off his iiaiids, on ac- stituted at Holmesville by the Donain- count of his securities being d emed ob- ion Telegraph Company. Mt- E. j. jectionable. The contract 4as again Hill has charge of itlet in sections on Tuesday I st -week. -Miss J. C. Aikenhead, daughter of The contracts were awarde , No. 1 to Mr. Jas. Ailsenheal, of Stanley, return- ;Messrs. Brace end. McKenzi , No. 2 to ed home last week, after about a two George French, and. No. 3 t4 ThOs. L. Jobb, all at figures a good. a al under Mr. Young's contract price. as lately ng drains years' stay in the vicinity of NewYork. -Domestic servants are in great de- mand in Wingham. A girl lately ad- vertised for a situation, and had some- where in the neighborhood. of twenty , applications. • -A. change -has taken place in the I Turnberry. management of the Goderich Foundry. , COUNCIL Doines,-At the meeting of Mr. Runciman has retired from being manager. Atpresent the establishment Turnberry Council, held at Wingham ' on the - 4th inst., Mr. Black reported is in the hands of Mr. Chas. A. Hum - having let a job on B , line, west of ben ' -A voice comes from Ashfield re- Bluevale s to John Rule, 115 rode covering crossway, $40 -Finished. gard to tall grain. Mr. James Vent, of Mr. Miller reported having let a job of that township, brings it stalk of barley, covering 'crossway, putting in a cutiert, measurinfigetfeeotf 2bairnlcohy,an ofioh es.He whafis.a and clearing road allowance west of splendid Wroxeter gravel road, to John Mc- will average four feet. Ewen, $15.55 ; also a job of covering -A. four-year-old boy named Harry crossway to John Miller, $20.28: a job Ko Wednesday sodfayPlraost Kay,Nye e e,wwahs while nsvisitingtruck of clearing to Wm. Pahner, $5.50. Mr. Griffin reported having let a' job of his aunt, Mrs. J-. W. Shiel, of Brussels. grading on Arthur street, the, between The stroke was a severe one, but the little fellow is rapidly recovering. Turnberry and the town of Wingham, $25 ; also a job of gravelling on sideline -The second annual Sunday School 25, to W. Clendenning,' $44; and Wm. excursion from Brussels to Kincardine E. Mitchell, spreading gravel, $6. Mr. will take place on Friday, 25th inst. The next meeting of the boahd will be Henniiag reported haying let a job of The fare is : adults 75c., children 30c.,• on the last Saturday in July at 10 culvert and. repairing one, to Wm. under 5 years free. This will likely be Gemmel, $4; also, a culvert to Alex. one of the most successful excursions . o'clock a. In. l McDonald, concessions 6 and 7, $1.75; of the year. -From enquiries the Sipa learns be had also inspected the job let to J. -The other day, a little son of Mr. that meals were furnished in Goderich -, W. Walker on B Inc, 66 rods covering William Chapman, of Hay, had his on the 12thof July by thel Albion to crossway, 7 rods ditching, and mending feet *severely burned by going into the 1,000 persons, the British to 400, roadi at west -end of crossway, 544..75. hot ash bin, in which a quantity of fresh Wleiteley's to 300, Marthfs to 600, On . motion$40 was granted towards un ashes had been recently put. His feet Bailey's to 700; Marlton's to 400In proving sideline between lots 10 and 11, were so severely burned as to cause the round numbers there was ,alpout $2,500 and liquid l concession 12, also $20, to be expend- skintopeel off. -Under naedical care spent at the hotels for solid, . ed cutting hill cm boundary line be he is doing wellrefreshmentsMeals were also fur- . , tween Turnberry and. Culross, opposite -A Blyth boy, Master J. T. Mitch- nished by Vivian, Ball and oth- lot 5, concession 12, and Mr. Little ell, is the, possessor of 150 chickens, alt ers, and beverages and. notions at v. tO let the job, and $5, to put in culvert this year's growth.. Among such a arious stands throagh to-nLivery on gravel road, concession 2, and Mr. number, it is not astonishing that there and other businesses also 'Profited by Miller to let the jobMrBlack reshould be some curiositiesOne of the in the immense flux of people. So that Mads from the Newest En . . - . ported having examined the job of chickens has leas growing out of its Patterns draining let to Mr. McMichael, and. back. Ile has also a hen with its feet ' expenditure of as much more in other stated that he should have an estimate of about $50. On motion, 3Ir. Mc- Michael vas granted $50, being third estimate on drain. The Council then formed into a Court for the purpose of revising the assessment of ' draMin town plot, Winghana, aud drain on lots 17 to 27 inclusive, in bit concession, the Reeve in the chair. Their being no appeals against the assessment of drain in town plot, it was movedby C. Griffin, seconded by- J. Henning, that by-law 34. for draining a part of the town plot. Wingham, be now read a third time and. finally Passed -Carried. By-law No. 34 was then read a third time and finally passed. In regard to by-law 33, being drain on concession 1, lot 16 to 27 inclusive, several sinall changes were made in the assessment, after which it was read a third time and finally passed. A notice was handed in by J. A. Morton, Esq., attorney for Mr. -The Directors of the G ey Cheese and Butter Factory, near Jamestown, made a sale of their cheese to Mr. Thomas Ballantyne, 'of Stratford, re- cently. That gentleman expr ssed him- self remarkably well plea.shl at the manner in which the busine s is con- ducted -in fact in. his opinion it was the best factory he had been in si ce he left Stratford. The factory is nder the management of Mr. James atterson, always ready to 'welcome vi itors and. give anyinformation desired. -The directors of the Ho ers' Mutual Fire Insurance met at Mrs. Days' hotel, Saturday, the 28th. ult. . applications were. a.ccepte Board, . covering risks, am V77 303. Joseph Clegg's clai on his barn and outbuildi were destroYed by fire on t May last, in the township was passed., and ordered to ick Farms Company eerie, on ighty-four by the tinting to . of $280 gs, which e 23rd of of Morris, be paid. 00 MALL C SUMMER SALE OF NEW DRY GOOD At no time have we had as mans .$30ecial Lines tooffer ..as at 114 esent. In every Department we have Goods Bought at List than Wholesale Cost Priem, agi to Reduce the stock STAIRTILI NG 33 A. IR/ 0- A. ITS WILL BE GIVEN YOB THE NEXT TIIIRTY DAY& INSPECTION INVITED. IN A. G. NeDOUGALL &-t-03 MILLINERY D PART The Best English Crapes per are used) which stand the and damp weather. MOURNING BONN turned 1 1 places as was spent at thehotels,malling ,e5,000 which changed hands on this day -One evening last week in Brussels, while Mr. F. S. Scott, of that village, in Goderich over and. abov the ordi- was bathing in the pend, some person nary expenditures. imagined he had a claim to part of the -An exarcdnation of the school in contents of the pockets of Mr. Scott's clothing, and confiscated $7 thereof. If there are detestable creatures on this earth, it is those sneak thieves. Section No. 10, Hovvick a taught by Miss Lizzie A. ii off on Thursday, the 26th u number of the parents as \V a Wallace, ages, came t. A large 11 as young -On Saturday, 5th inst., a horse be- people of the section were resent. A longing to Mr. J McInnis, of Exeter, social lunch at noon, a few ieces et in - was standing in front of his store, when etrumental music, and recitations it took fright at a child's carriage, which varied the exercises' and at the Close a was passing down on the sidewalk, and resolution was passed, giving the teach - ran away. The animal ran as far as er a very hearty vote of thanks for ser - Mr. James Piclsard's store, when both vice rendered during the past two years horse and wagon keeled over. The har- and a half, and. expressing regret that ness had to be cut before the horse her connection with the sch"ool must could be released from the wagon. The now terminate. A. short time ago a wagon was badly broken. On the fel- petition was circulated whieh was sign.- lowina Monday as Mr. Sweet, of ptl by every resident househelder of the Steplren, was di•iving around town with section, with the exception -of one or the same animal it became unmanage- two, to have the school authorities ex - The Best Black. French, Ca and Paramattas for Brews Always in Stook. We Make a Specialtr of Mourning Goods. A. G. McDovGAa 0 Ana 466 11* eeseld'310 the to thee SSEN TO 11S TAM mil4- ter 3) *For c0A13a makes WILE F - roast halt o Count 'toile& Irma t ite seho' *ty, c O. AND TO ;Lot votth hag orth half osflf pi 25 acres; eo OIL Yar to a YelS SAL ' wuship of SO -acres at excellent fe treOil bush; the stable aOti- orriumi ; Vautaistultouve 106, Yenta P. /Venn SALE Id No-. I, Con. islieabh areclear alma cultivation. ached and pi hoad -ealing it church a wle of the V Mir to Wel ROS SA.LE sitastedtart% - -of Huron, t iani, horse togIlouse; The lam Is Seaforthi o - sgtreclars apply . VD, Stofortia, es- oetbeereegiees. 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