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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1879-08-01, Page 8^ 4.4 T- TH HURON EXPOSITOR. AUGUST 1.1 1879. pun txporoitov DISTRICT MATTERS. tunity of gaining math interesting in- 1.are many and wide, nicely decorate& formation concerning the Indian mis- sions. • RESIGNED.—We understand that Mr. G. W. Yield, assistant teacher in the 'Seatortle. High School, has tendered his ATTENTION.—IIIIMMISe Discount Sale resignation of that position, haviug been at 'Denies Kum's for Cash. only. In order to dear i` offered the Principalship of the Elora out the balance of Summer Stock I am giving , taiga School. The Trustees have his Big Discounts for Cash, averaging from 6 to 10 : per cent., on. the following limes of Goods: Gents' Furnishings, Eats And Caps, Boots and. Shoes, Beadymade Clothing,-Bloths, Tweeds and Worsted Goods, Plain and Valley 'Dregs Goods, Counter - perms and Lace Curtains. The remaining part of the Summer 'Millinery will be disposed of regard- less of cost. Li.en, Costumes at a great sacrifice. resignation under Consideration, but have not yet accepted it. Mr. Field. is an excellent teacher and a ueeful citi- zen, and we should. be very serry to lose him, but still we are glad that ;his talents have secured-hird advan ement Parasols, Sunshades, and Umbrellas, by the hurl- in his profession; and ehould he be per - Arai, and several other articles to munerous to Mittea tO take charge of the Elora mention. Nowis the time to secure bargains. THOM.is KIDD. school, we can heartily congratulate • the people of that town on their choice, ACCIDENT.—We regret to learn that and can also assure Mr. Albert Bunch, whilst engaged. in his removal will he Mr. Scobie's cooper shop, Seaforth, wee be to their gain... strnck in. the head by a stave bolt, , which fell from a height, knocking him ATTEMPTED Bun senselese. Blood. poured freely from -night lest some evil disposed persons month, nose and one ear, leading the entered the residence of the Rev. Mr. doctor in attendance to suspect that the Grah,am, in this town. On Monday skull was fractured atits base. We are morning the servant girl got up early, happy to learn, however, although he and as she came down stairs she, heard lay in bed. for several days in a very pre- , a noise as of persons hurriedly leav- carious state, he is slowly recovering. I ing the house. On further examinee hem that; although o our loss, it will eauta–On 'Sunday ; tion, she found the front deer standing i` BATTLE OF THE TYNE."—We have re- wide open and the lock removed; This ceived an epic poem, entitled "The had probably been done by the liurglars Battle' of the Tyae," having fo'r its sub- to facilitate their egress in case bf sur- fed the late Hanlon -Elliott boat race, prise. It was -dark, and she cotild not written by our old friend, Henry T. Mc- see any persons, although traces of Philips, of Toronto, formerly of Sea- their presence were visible in the house. forth. It is neatly printed, and has a: There was nothing missed frOm the . portrait of the championoarsman on house; and it is supposed the wOuld-be- the title -page. "We have not had time to read it, and , cannot speak of its literaryenerits, bat ifthe success of the author is at all proportionate to his per- severaace, it will be a very remarkable production indeed.- The price is only five cents, and the poem, we presume, will be for sale at the bookstores. with shade trees, and bear some very high. sounding aames,.e. g., Victoria St., Richmond St., Prince Leopold St., Prince larthur. St., &c. Several of the houses are tenantless and business at present indult, owing to the great emi- gration from these parts to the North- West. On theavhole Centralia has sunk into a prematdre decay with little pros- pect of brigliteaing up for some time to coine, which causes property owners to appear with faces somewhat longer than was allotted the -m by nature.—Signal. ' • Trill a een GOOD THRESHING. — On Weanesda last Messrs Wm. Fleck and John Jerot threshed on the farm of Mr. Josep Hudson 594 bushels of fall wheat an 116 bushels of barley in one lay. The 'commenced Working between 6 and o'clock in the morning, and finishe about 7 &cloak in the evening. Tk work was well done, and no extra ef fort was made to do a -big day's thresh ing. The machine used. was of Oshaw make. • • • • A FRAVD.—A Company calling them- selves the "Red Stoking eMinstrels," composed of half a dozen tawdry look- ingfemales, and three or four ill-visaeed men, gave- a show in Cardno's Hall, on Wednesday evening last. As •a first- class sell, it was success. Those form- ing the company have mists:ken their vocation. The Women, if respectable, might -make passable house servants, whiie the men would evidently be in their proper places as hostlers for third class city hotels. • Such companies should not be patronized by the public, and should be " assed around" by the press. • CONFIRMATION SEBVICES.—The Bishop of Huron 'confirmed over twenty per- sons in St: Thomas' Church, Seaforthe on Friday. After the confirmation the Rev. Mr. Forbes, late of Bayfield, was invested with priest' orders by the Dish- oP, assisted by the following reverend gentleman: Very Rev. Archdeacon El- wood, of G-oderich ; Very Rev, Rural Dean Davis, of Wingham;, Revniessrs. (3 EVEMS, of Mitchell ; Hicks, of G derich ; and W. F. Campbell, rector of the par- ish. Mr. Forbes has been appointed to the rectorship of Paisley. The Bishop helcl e reception at the rectory in the afternoon. • I State. Mr. McLean's friends will he : • glad to hear that he is looking hale and robbers were surprrsed and frighteeted off by her appearance, before they had finished. their inspeetion of the premises. It might be as safe for -people ;to see that their door g and windows isre te- curdy fastened at night before retiring, tie it seems we have characters in OuT midst who are not to be trusted.1 LOCAL BRIEFS.—The whekt and barley in this vicinity have been nearly all cut, and the greater part of it housed in the best order.—Mr. A. J. Mein - testi, of Woodstock, formerly Of Sea - forth, was in town. on Wednesdey:—. Messrs. Thomas and John Go!venlock shipped from this station, on Wednes- day, 700 sheep for the Liverpool inarket. We wish them luck with the herd..a--The fall wheat in this neighborhood, it is said, will average 35 bushels to the acre. Mr. L. Meyer, near Seaforth, ;expects that his will go over 40 bushels Per acre. —An excursion train comprising ten or twelve cars, all crammed full, passed W'dt k t Goderich on Wednesday. Excursions fromehe East up horn oo s oe o - Ethel. GOOD REASON FOR IT.—Considirabl feeling of indignation is expressed abou here over the final dismissal of Lieus tenant -Governor Letellier. RETURNED.—MT. James Dunbar, of Dunbar Brothers, is home for a shoe •:inae fromMilskoka. He reports har times in that part of the country. • FOR A .VACATION.—Tilr. Wm. Milne in tends leaving1 this week for a trip u the lake. He is taking it as e pleasur trip, but as Mr. Milne usually has a eye to business, no doubt, he will strike some . speculation before his return home. culvert opposite Lot 8, on the 7th Con- cession line, to he 2 feet wide and 20 inches deep for the sum of $ .—Car- ried. Moved by D. Vanalstine second- ed by H. Mooney, that F. Ole a be in - e structed to let a job of putting u a cul- vert opposite Lot 4, Concession 5,. to be not less than. two feet wide and two feet deep.—Carried. Moved. by H. osnaa,n, seconded by H. Mooney, that S. H. Brandon be appointed to inspect the •building of the new Patterson ridge.— Carried. Moved by F. Clegg, seconded. by H. Gosman, that D. Vana stine be instructed to examine and if ecessary hive the hill on Concession lin. at Bel - grave put in repair; also tha he ex- amine Gallagher's bridge and if neces- sary have the same put in repan—Car- ried. , Council then adjourned. to meet on the llth` of 'August. -** 1 1110K -ill op. THOSE REAPING TESTS.7-MT. Editor Sin—In lest week's EXPOSITOR, in th °tartest of reapers, there was a mistak lahout the Harvest Queen and the Lion a Mr. Hays', bat I think it was not iuten tibnal. There was no trial - betwee them, as Mr. Hays said that he ha bought when the Lion was .brough there and I asked liberty to try th machine. The Queen threw off th best sheaf. But I had never put m chine together nor seen a Lion or Royc cutting, and had not the rakes fixe properly. If they wish now t give, Has a choice of the sem twolaitiehineS at their general sellin price, to cut in any field of grain in M Killop, they may select. I will pay a I expense. • June C. Mounisori. to Goderich are of almost dais, censure Grey. rence.—The spring wheat in this coun- _ ty is seriously affected by thel It will not be more than half a , crop.— A load of new wheat was sold on the market ou Wednesday last, at 97 cents. It was an excellent Sample. PERSONAL.—Mr. Allan Mclieaa, of Sea,forth, • returned home on Wed- nerday last, after a four years' sojourn in Colorado. He intends remaining in Canada a couple of , months, When he will again return to the Centennial COUNCIL MEETING.—Council met adjourned Court of Revision of drai age assessment, on July 18, at Tuck s 'Hotel, Cranbrook. Members all pre ent, except Mr. Keffer. Moved by " Hislop, seconded by W. Oliver, that b law No. 13, as amended, and now re a third. time, be passed—Carried. -T e Reeve was authorized to see to sale f debentures, and to advertise for tende s for drainage. C. F. Miles, C. E. 'of Wingham, was appointed arbitrator o .behalf of this Council in the matter of drains from Elmo. to Grey. By -la No. 15. detaching certain lands fro the Union school section with Brussel and.adding them to school section N 1, read and passed. Messrs. Hislo and Slemmon were authorized to a tend to application for drain, con. 1 --byeTs E.- Smith and others. Applic tien of J. Hodges and others for drain between lots 30 and 31, con. 11; Messr. Sleminon & Oliver to attend to i. Widow Roland was granted $10 s charity. Several small accounts weie paid, when Council adjourned to me t at Dame's Hotel, Cra,nbrook, for gener 1 business and receiving trustees est mates on the second Friday in Augu t next. • BEAUTIFUL FRUIT.—MT. J. P. Brine, hearty. of Harpurhey, showed as a sampleof - -e-Mr. Archibald Scott, of the firni of gooseberries, of It:he English Greening variety, which were grown in his -gar- Scott Brothers, musical instrumeat dealere of this town, returned home den, and which foe size and flavor, sur- pass anything of' the kind we have ever from...Manitoba Frida,y katMr . . Scott speedo Jeiglelynef.• . the Prairie Pio vince. 'He established agencies in Em- erson and Winnipeg, and • did a good stroke of business in the way of dis- posing of musical instruments. His visit was sufficiently successful to justify his intention of taking -another trip thither in the fall. - —We notice that Mr. Alexander Matheson, the genial proprietot of the Stratford Beacon; has, been unanimous- ly elected President of the Ontario Press Association, which met lest week in Kingston. ' We congnatu friend on this merited mark o on the part of his brethren of th Estate. The honor must _be more gratifying to Mr. Mathe much as it was conferred upo though absent from the meetin seen. One of the smallest meatured three and. threedmarter inches the one way, and four iind a quarter inches the other. A g.entiema,nto whom they were ehowu, and who has inspected • many fruit gardens in this and the old country, said they surpassed anything he had ever seen grown here; and. were hilly equal to anything he had seen. in Englead. Mr. ldrine can't: be easily beaten as a groler of fruit and vege- tables, BUONAPARTES I AMONGST ITS.—MT. D. D. Rose has handed us the Ross -shire _(Scotherid) Journg, directing our at- tention to a communication therein, in . which a .Scottish Maternal .ancestry is claimed for the late Prince Imperial of France. It seams that a Miss Kirk - parka, of Closebern, Dumfties-shire, married a Spanish grandee, and be- came one of the grandmothers of the late Prince: • Ftirther we are told that the aid tower of Closeburn now belongs to the great tatelern family of Baird. There are Kirkpatricks and Bairds pletay hereabouts, and th.ey shoeld now, with their 'cousin's and their sis- ters and their .annts, promptly' go into mourning for the PrinceImperial. Sraceix. PRIZES;—We are tequested. - to state that Mr. George Whiteley has concluded to offer.a prize of $20 for the two best colts 'sired by his. stallion,. "Clear Grit," .at the ..South Riding Show to be held in Seisferth this fell. The prize will be awaxclecl as follows: $1.2 for 'the.beet. and $8 for the seethed best. This offer will bring out a lerge number of fine Oohs of this class, and will, no -doubt, be quite an additional attraction to the Show: Mention of this prize Was ivadvertently omitted from the published prize list. -.Mr. Peter McGregor also offers a speodal prize of $8 for the best two colts shown at this show, and. which h.ave been sired by ."Stirlingshire _Champion," - to be divided as follows: -55 for the best colt and $3 for the second. pest. This prize alsois omitted. from the small bills, but appears in the large ones. The omissions in both the. above cases are doe to the feet that the donors did not notify the Secretary of their inten- tion to give prizes previous to the pre- paration of thelbills. • FOREIGN MINSIONS.—The Rev. Mr, 'Wilkie, who has been selected by the Canada Presbyterian Church as a mis- sionery to India, delivered an excellent address in --the church of this town on - Wednesday evening last. 'The attepd- anee was not large._ The reverend gen- tleman dwelt upon the peculiar habits and cheincterietics of the people among . whom he has been chosen to labor, and referred to the difficulties with which missionaries to:India have to contend. He also referred to the importance . of the work andtbe necessity for increased. interest in and. conteibutious to aid foreign missionm the part of church. members at home. , Mr. Wilkie, though a young man, is e fluent aud forcible speaker, and seems to be thoroughly in earneet. He also thor- oughly understands the nature of • the labor he has heeu selected to perform. He leaves for the field of his future work early this fall. It is -a pity this lecture .was so poorly- atteuded, as those who failed to beipresent missed an °Ivor-. • I I ate our esteem - 'Fourth all the cin., in so him al- . The Association, however, could not have made a better or more creditable selec- tion. Walton. DEBATE.—, At a meeting held in this place, it ale resolved to organize a so- ciety having a literary object in view. This society has been organized, and is to be called the "Walton Debating So- ciety." A constitution was diawn up by Messrs. Fulton, Pattison, Sinith and Dickson, enclaves put before the meet- ing held on Thursday evening July 24. when the various, clauses:, with some slight amendments, were adopted. The sande evades, a -debate tOok alace, F. Smith in the chair. The subject was —" Which is the ha,ppier. Married or single life." The ca,ptains Were Mr. George Sage on the married side, and Mr..S..111oKibbin on . the Angle. The speakers on the married side were Messrs. Sage, Faltoo and Palmer; on the single were Messrs. MoKibbin, John- stom Dickson and McMillan. The question was ably discussed by both sides. After the debate was concluded, the chairmen gave his decision in favor of the single side. During the debate great enthasiasm and good. order pre- vailed. -• , a, dislocated. knee joint' and fractured bone, and. other severe bruises about the body. Peter had one side of his face badly skinned from above the right ear to the chin, the left arm sprained, and other bruises. The others escaped with small -bruises. Last January We chron- icled the drowning of a daughter in a well near the house; a year previous a Son was killed. under a wagon on the farm, and a neighbor assisting at the •raising of a barn Was killed. We learn that Ars.POwell has a slight chan se for the better this week. • STRANGE FREAK OF LIGHTNING. ---- During the recent thunder storm the lightning struck a chimney ou the house of Mr. W. F. King, of Morris, about half a mile from Bluevale, damag- 1 ing the building and contents to,a coa- siderable extent. The lightning came th fir t t throu h the stove - down to e s s ory g . . Howick. pipe, and burst through it one length • Hovreca COUNCIL MEETING—At the above the stove on the left side, making . last meeting of the Howick Council, its way through the top and back of the flour bin on the right, and .thence Montezuma Brothers made application for as4stance for one Eaves, an indi- gent. 1The Council laid the matter over for consideration, he being sup- plied for the present. Moved by Mr. Weir, seconded by Mr. Phair, that the • Reeve, Mr. Jacques and. the mover be a committee to inspect side line 5 and • 69 concession 10, as drain across lot 5 is stepped. tip for want of deeper ditch down the road.—Carried. ;Petition read from James Blair and thee others on concession 0, and. froth Joseph Sanderson, John Knox ,and Robert Earls oneconcession A, asking for the proper steps to be taken by the Council to • procure 9, Governmeut drain for them across lots 13, 14, 15, 16, north half, and .11, 12, 13, 14, south half, con- cession. G. Moved by Mr. Weir, sec- onded by Mr. Phair, that the petition be accepted 'and a competent engineer employed to- make survey, &c.—Car- Centralia. • Cnors:—The crops through Stephen and. T.Jsborne are looking excellent and farmers, even in the face of the great National Policy are wearing cheerful coun tee ances. Mexiewin—Four ofour citizens re- turned from Manitoba a few aays ago, three of whom give a goOd a,hcount of - the Prairie Province, while the other is firmly- convinced= that the sun never shone on such a miserable conatry. The description given -by the latter; however, does not prevent many in this vicinity making active preparations to jointhe party which leaves on sthe 9th of Sep- tember THE -VILLAGE.Centralia hes on the outskirts of Centralia Station on the London, Huron and Bruce Railway, five miles south of Exeter; contaius two ho- tels, three store, (one of which bears -the familiar inscription" To Let '! in a con- spicuous part of one of its ivindows), two blacksmith shops, a harness. shop, a pump factory, amexpress office., a baker shop (minus the baker), a coaper shop iiu incondition similar to that of the baking establishment), two churches )one a Methodist and the other ti Bible Christian), and as a nature1 conse- quence a. piipulation of several persons. The streets of this enterprising village Brussels. • _ Hineiese-Friday, 8th Augu t, is to e a civi holiday in Brussels. Renovemi--J. A. Garlick hastrerao ed his drug store to Holmes' block. Menicera-hFall wheat,. al to al...0 spring wheat, 90c to 95c; oats, 456 o 48c; hay, $6. BALL.—The Clipper base ball cl b of Brussels Played the Kincardine .c1 b on Thursday, 24t1.a, when' Rinca,rdi e won by seven runs. GONE WEpT.—MT. R. Little, late of Brussels news depot, left for Manitoba on Tuesday last, He and his brother have taken up hind at Portage Ilia Praire. FL UR FOR ENGLAND.—Messrs. W Vans one &; • Sons shipped last Thuits- day ,600 barrels of flour to Liverpo 1. This make t a total of 3,400 barr ls ship ed sinbe spring to the samefi Ex unsiotisa-The excursion to Ki aardio 0, .011 Thursday of last week, was not ery lakgely atteaded. The -se w o did go found no arrangements made at Rine rdinelfor theft reception and en- terta nment. Then, again, the liberal- ity. o the Great Western .Railway Com- pany is not much thought of. They gene ally Charge double what other road: do, fdr what they call cheap ex- curat ns. • ried. Moved by Mr. Phair, seconded by Mr. Jacques, that the R eve, Mr. Jacques and the mover meell•on the 21sainst., to examine the 3Oth side line on concessions 11 and 12.—Carried. Accounts passed—James Yo ng, $9.51 for work and lumber for Fordjvich and Gillsinson's brides; Christ° her Col - again to the left, forcing a hole en the floor about two feet long and tearing the stringer and some of the steps in the cellar stairway. Finally the de- structive fluid stayed its tempest by penetrating a three -cornered. hole in the cellar wall, and disappearing in the earth. Mrs. and Miss King were in the house at the time, and must have been considerably frightened.. • - - Huron Notes. , Clinton's civic holiday takes place on Tuesday, the 5th inst. —Monday next is the civic holiday in Exeter, when all business 'places will be - closed. —A lady in Clinton is the possessor of a six months' old. baby that tarns the scale at 30 pounds. ° • —A. writ of attachment has been is- sued against the estate of Mr. Joseph 1 Young, Wingham. —Mr. Valentine Foerster has on his farm, lot 20, concession 12, Grey, tim- othy measuring 5 feet 7,1 inches. —Mr. Robert Knox has returned to Wingham and intends re-engaging in the jewelry. business in that town.. —J. Johnson, formerly of Goderich, has taken possession of the Anglo - lira, $4.80 for culvert on 10th land llth American Hotel, Emerson, Manitoba. concessions, lot 24; David 9-alloway, —The business men of the village n of Crediton are agitating for the estab- lishment of a division court in that place. —Master Joe Robinson, of Wingham, broke his arm by a fall from a horse a few days ago, as he was riding the mei- victuals with it, and partook -thereof before the mistake was discovered. Remedies were at once applied, and We are pleased to say that no serious re- sult followed, —On Tuesday, 22nd. ult., a little son of Mr. Thomas Harrison, fanner, 4th concessioa Goderich township, had. his arm badly fractueed by being run over by a young colt. TJuder medical care he is recovering. —From the voters' list of the town- ship of Hullett, we glean the following particulars: There is a total of 970 names on thealist, of which 132 are far- Mers' sons; there are 575 persons in the township qualified to serve _as jurors, and 65 persons whose names commence with Mc. —The fall show, in connection with the Hullett Branch, AgriCultural • So- ciety, will be b.eld. in Clinton, on Tues- day and Wednesday, September 16 and 17, There is every reason to believe that 'a very good prize list will be offer- ed, and, as a consequence, an unasually good show held. $4 for eulvert on 14th concession, lot 6 ; John T. Wiggins, $3 for culvert on lot 16, concession 11; James Riggs, $4 .fot culveet on concession 9, lot 21; Joel -Rogers, $20.18 for gravel; Jahn Wat- ters, $2 for repairs on culveet, lot 13, concession 10; Howick Enterprise, $2.50 for advertising letting of drain; mel to pasture. Joseph Astleford, a9 for culvert on con- —One day last week a package of • cession 9, lot 14. Moved by Mr. Weir, e seconded by Mr. Phair, that the Coun- cil do now adjourn to meet! in Mrs. Day's hotel on the third week in Au- gust next.—Carried. Cranbrook. 1 RETURNED. --Nearly all whp left here for Manitoba last spring have, returned. None of them speak favorably of it terly sums of $37.50 each. as a field for emigration. ,IThey all —Miss Eliza Eadie, of Wingham Morris. - D INGS IN COUNCIL.—The Council met ph- July 14, at the call of the Reeye. All the members present, the Reeve in the bhair. . Minutes of last meeting read and Passed. Moved by F. Clegg, secooded. by D. Vanalstiue, that W. Clark be appointed by this Council to act on the formai6h of the proposed unioa schobl section between Morris and. East Wawtmosh, north of the village of Blyth.—Carried. Moved by D. Venal- stine, seconded by H. Mooney, that H. Gosman be instructed to let a job of covering about 40 rods of crossway on the 7th cmicession line ; also a job of letting down logs and covering about 80 rods,with clay 7 inches deep and 7 feet wide, opposite Lots 4 and 5, Concession 7—Carried. Moved by H. G-osman, secouded by D. Vanalstine, that Wm. joboston aet a 'job of digging a ditch opposite north half of Lot 3, Concession 6, to be four feet *wide on top and not less ;than 2:1 feet deep, for the sum of 25 cents per rod also that John Bell get a job of digging a ditch opposite south half of Lot 3, Concession 5, to be four feet wide on top aid not less than 2t feet deep for the sum of 25 cents per rod.—Carried. Moved by H. Mooney, secooded by H. Gosman, that the Reeve he instructed to let a job of ditching opposite south half of Lot 14, Conoession 6; also a job of ditching op- poeite Lots 27 and 28, on 6th Conces- sion line.—Carried. Moved by H. Gos- man, seconded by DeVanalstine, that Michael Kelly get a job of putting in a bees was received at the Clinton post office; they did. not require any label, "handle with care." —Mr. Gabriel Elliott, of the Bayfield Line, Goderich township, hes a cow,. giving milk regularly, which calved when 15 months old. —The Brussels Council have granted the sum of $150 to the band of that vil- lage. Said amount to be paid in quer- complain of too much water and no way to drain. They will all stop at home in the future. ACCIDENT.—On Friday last a son of Thos. Shields -was attacked by a bull and severely handled. The doctor was called in and the injuries wer found to be some broken ribs and so and scratches. He was rescu or it might have been worse. TEACHER ENGAGED.—Mr. has been engaged to teach in this plactfor the balanc e bruises d in time e school of this year and also next year, at a salary of $450 per annum. Mr. John McIn- tosh, the former teacher, is going to some High School to prosecute his studies, with a view to taking a higher certificate, We wish him every sac - cam. APPOINTMEN'4.—Mr. Alex. Hunter, of this place, has received the appoint- ment of Clerl of the Fourth. Division Court. This Will make it necessary for him to move to Brussels. He will , be much missed here. His care and. at- tention to business and. his genial sosdal qualities have made him almost a uni- versal fa,vorite, and it is hard to say whether joy at his good fortune or sor- row at parting with him from this place will be the prevailing feeling : however, we most heartily wish him success in his new field of labor. GOOD BDILDINGS.—Mr. Robert Brown has just completed a building 175 feet long by 35 feet wide, with stone foun,da- —A few days since the wife of Mr. JwoalasnseWizeorddwel,hofa'EsxuedtdeeruN flemmation of the bowealr,tawhelnk' agcoheial;e:- suited in her death on Tuesday morn- " in the tow. The conductor 'and train the combatants, but owing to the large pretty severely. A number took pat hands made repeated attempts to pen crowd they zould-not getany ingOn. Monday MrJohn Ryan - where near them . The conductor taie. . . was. taken suddenly ill with a similar a graphed to Clinton for assistanee, sae tack, and. was for some time thought to He is, we when, the train arrived Constable Pau. be in a dangerous state: learn, recOvering. ley went through it, but everything me is in full orderly, and the conductor thoughtthst blast now, notwithstanding the low —Bluevale cheese factory a many• fight and it was hard. to find the reel s so . had. been engaged. in 6 guilty parties, it would be best to mace no . arrests, so none were made. tee bones were broken, but there were A number of disfigured countenances. onally the "Princess." One of theie agents sold the Flemish Beauty lase tree last year for the Souvenir Da gress, and got three times the reggae price: He also sold the Louise Banes De jersey as an entirely new variety. We have often before sounded the voice of warning againet these felloaa and the firms they represeat, who are only brokers and not nurserymeu in at. most every ease, and yet they appear ea find people who are ready and 'willing td be gulled afresh every year. 7 - —On Monday evening, as the excur- Bien train was returning from Londe; a drunken youth. named Billed% ele Wingliana, got into a disturbance nail some of the passengers, and for nthne a disgraceful scene was witnessed. Re was accompaniedby a woman plena Leech, of questionable virtue, who ta dated in a great deal of profanity ma obscene language, on his behalf. Tee car was creamed full, many bang ladies, and they were zonsideretia frightened, hot being able to get este the other cars. SQ/Ile one got Ellacotta head. "in chancery" and punished lin prices they are receiving in return for their . cheese. They find immediate Sale, as the cheese is first-class. The daily receipt in milk is bordering on nine tons, and the manufacture of cheese, as conducted at present, can be done wonderfully cheap. —Mr. Wm. Saunders, of the 7th con- cession of Stephen, had a field. of fall wheat containing 15 acres, which aver- aged. 6 feet in length. Before it was cut down he Went into it to examine it and got lost. Before he could find his way out he had to halloo for assistante. This is the first instance on record of a man becoming lost in his own field iu broad daylight. has been engaged. by the School Board to fill the position rendered vacant by the resignation of Miss Kincaid. • —Mr. William Fanson, one of Ex- eter's oldest business men, has been ne- cessitated to close his establishment, owing to the stringency of the times. —The small -pox cages in Usborne are at an end., both Mrs. Smillie and daughter being dead, and the building burned. It is to be hoped no fresh cases will develop. —A foot race for fifty dollars a side was run in Liman last week by Mr. W. Ballswill, of Exeter, and Mr. A. Mc- Leau, of Lucan, resultiug- in a victory for the former., —A cricket match was played be- tween the cricketers of Brueefield and Clinton on Wednesday last, resulting in favor .of the latter by one innings and 26 runs. —On Thursday, the Clinton agency of the Censolidated Bank was trans- ferred to Molsou's Bank. The business will be carried on as formerly under the old manager. —A. snake, measuring over six feet in length, and. only about three and a half inches around, was captured near Grand Bend on Saturday last by a party of ex-. cursionists from Exeter. • —Mr. J. R. McNabb, of Exeter, is at present seriously ill of typhoid fever in St. Thomas, at which place he has been working for some time. At last accounts, however, he was improving. alma This building will be used partly —The friends of Mr. Wm. McBride, as a shed, and partly as a stable, with straw house above. Mr. Brown. had previous to this a barn 112x45, stone Stable all size, also, commodious sheep, house and driving house for storing im- plements. Few farmers have better conveinences for raising stock than Mr. Brown has now. Breeding and feeding stock is the principal object in his farming operations, and some- time he will, no doubt, take his place amongst the noted stock raisers of On- tario. Bluevale. GOOD IsTERS.—The grain. crops never looked much better than they do this year, and if the weather keeps favor- able there will be a bountiful harvest tiecured. PERSONAL.—Mr. and Mrs.W.H.Leech, of our village, are at present sojourning in Montreal, Mr. Leech's health, neces- sitating change of air. We are pleased to learn that the change is producing a beneficial effect, and that his shattered constitution is recruiting considerably. FORESTERS.—The following officers of Court Douglas, No. 27, Bluevale, Inde- pendent Order of Foresters, have been installed for the current six mouths: D. Stewart, 0. R.; John Johnston, V. C. R.; John Burgese, R. S.; Geo. Aitch - forneerly assistant in the Goderich High School, will be pleased to learn that he has received the degree of . B. A. from 'the University of Toronto, together with a certificate of honors in classics. —On Tuesday last a young son of Mr. Zweiker, of Crediton, fell off a barn roof to the ground', striking his head upon a stone and inflicting a severe • scalp wound. The mother very skil- • fully sewed up the wound, which is likely to heal readily. .—On Wednesday of last week a young horse belonging to Mr. James Pickard, of Exeter, was being aired in the yard, and, while skipping' 9X0111141, threw itself, breaking its neck, dying al- most immediately. The animal was —We learn that Rev.. D. L. McCrae, son of John McCrae, Esq., of Morris, who graduated in the spring from the Presbyterian College, Montreal, has been called. to St. Matthew's Church, Osnabruck. The call has been sus- taiued. by the Presbytery of Glengarry and accepted by Mr. McCrae, and his ordination and induction ap- pointed for Tuesday, the 29th ult.. —Below we give the vital stab:sties for the village of Exeter for the three months ending 30th June,i879 : Births, 26; marriages, 7 ; deaths, 10. Great- est age, 90 ye,ars, 3 months; least age, 2 days; average age, 37 years, 2 months. Causes of death—Coneumption, 2 cases; dropsy, 1 case; convulsions, 2 cases; syncope from exposure to cold, 1 case; apoplexy, 1 case; old age, 1 case; un- known, 2 cases. Tifeeday morning a horse driven by Mr. August Dames started to run away from Hall's hotel, Brussels. The wagon struck a- street crossing at Qoeen street, and. upset the box, spil- ling out Mr. Dame. The horse, with the remainder of the wrecked rig, con- tinued. to Frey's hotel yard., where, af- ter smashing a buggy, he was stopped. Mr. Dames was not nrach hurt. A four inch plank was broken by being struck by the wagon wheels. —Waite Mr. Hannah, trinket pedlae, was crossing the property of Mr. Peter Perdue, of the Bayfield line, Goderich township, on. Thursday evening, 24th ult., he was attacked by a large wild cat. Mr. Perdue, hearing his cries for help, with several others immediately Tall to his assistance, when the animal turned. and fled. Pursuit was given, but the brute escaped to the woods, and is still at large. Mr. Haanah's injuries were, however, less intense than his fright. —About a week ago Miss Ann -es Oli- ver, who resides with Mr. and Mrs. Leckie, Brussels, spread a number of pieces of real lace out on the lawn ad - mining the house, and when ;she after- wards went to bring them in, found. them gone. Nothing could be seen of the missing -articles, and the opinion was freely expressed that a thief had been around and removed. the lace. A wetk passed, and nothing was seen or heard of the missing finery until Tues- day last, as Messrs. Leckie and Wil - hams were walking in the garden they beheld a fluttering of a gauzy substance from a tree, and discovered a portion of the missing lace hangina from it. A closer examination revelled the fact that every piece of la- ce Was located at this point and had. been placed as a foundation for a robin's nest, in which was deposited three pretty little eggs. And it was the hen bird that- had -ithe straoted the finery. —It will be remembered that some twenty months ago a son of Mr. John Powell, of the 6th cenceesion of Turn - berry, was accidentaIly.killed by a run- away team, and last January a young daughter was drowned in a well. Hard- ly had. the family recovered from these shocks before -another misfortune over- took them. Last Sabbath, while they were on their way to church, the horses took fright and ran away, upsetting the buggy about the same spot where the son,was killed. A son and, daughter received some injuries, but not of a serious nature. The mother, however, was not so fortunate. Her injuries were of such a nature that Dr. Mac- clonald was sent for,. On arriving the doctor found. that the knee had been dielocated, and that she lead. received severe internal injuries. The doctor is doing all in his power for the suffering woman, but it is doubtful whether she will recover. Mr. Powell has the heart- felt sympathy of the entire community in his misfortunes. —The -Goderich Signal says: Far- mers should be careful in dealing with travelling agents. The latest sell is from two tree agents, who are selling apple trees at 40 cents each, said to be free from every insect that ,afflicts the apple, that they come into bearing earlier than other trees, and finally, that the secret of all this is that these trees are grafted on white thorn. The same agents are selling roses at $1 each that all honest agents are selling at 25 cents each. They are also offer- ing for sale a new and very- wonderful gra.pe, almost seedless and the most prolific bearer known; it can be train- ed. in tree form or any way one pleases. This wo-nderful grape will grow as well in the open air as under glass, and all for $1 to a2 per vine. They sometimes valued at a106. —A barn belonging to Henry Rich- mond, of Morris, about two miles from Blyth, was struck by lightning Monday afternoon and burned to the ground. All his agricultural implements were burnt. The loss is about $1,200'; in- sure& in the Matillop Mutual Insur- ance Company for $800. —The Goderich mare Lucy won third money. $300, in the 2.22 trot at Chicago on Friday. Mr. P. J. Pikey, of Brantford, has disposed of the well- known trotting stallion Amber to Mr. Freak, of Rochester, for a3,500. Am- —First rrival of Fall Goode anivea this week at the Oak Hall Clothing Establishment. A very fine lot of is. aadian Tweeds suitable for fill west Very cheap suits at $13, $15, 816 aid US. Thesegoods are -extra good value. Before placing orders elsewhere, please call and 'examine our stock earefidly and. ,corapare them with goods fen other houses in out line. llealat ANDERSON, Oak Hall. ison, Treasurer, John Farrow, F. S.; ber was sired. by Old Clear Grit, now George Hughes, S. W.; 3. H. Burgess, owned by Mr. George Whiteley, of Sea - J. W.; William McIntosh, S. 13.; A. forth. Cleghorn, 3. B.; Joseph Leech, Chap - —Mr. Boyce, who formerly carried on lain. • business in Exeter in the building neat Seethes ACCIDENT.—It is our painful. , Mr. Weeks' marble works, but now duty again to record_a serious accident keeps a "temperance" hotel at Ramrod, which happened to the family of Mr. in Stephen township, was on Tuesday John Powell, about two miles from Blue- last, sent up to Goderich to take up his vale. As Mrs. Powell and her two seam, abode in the jail in that town, for John and Peter, and daughter Priscilla, selling intoxicating liquors without li- were driving to church at a lively rate, cense. the ring came off the neckyoke, letting —Last week a family in Clinton had the townie drop, which struck agaiest a I a narrow escape from what might have stone, aeaking.it, and. also the whiffle- have been a serious case of poisoning; F trees. The carriage, which was a very as it was, the head of the family was the high one on springs, turned suddenly off only one affected. Currant and other obw oreere hsaudffebeen the road, nearly overturning, throwing buoshesrinubs,andll thegarhdeen the occupants out on the hard stony from g road. Mrs. Powell was at first supposed i purchased to sprinkle on them. For to be dead. The neighbors carried. her 1 convenience in use, this was placed in home on a bed Medical assistance from an ordinary pepper bottle, and. by mis- 777 777 A. C. McDOUCALL & 777 SUMMER SALE OF . NEW DRY GO DS At no time have we lad as IninsE Special Lines to offir as at tie eserbt. In -every Departpunf the'7,oeds Bought at lag than Wholesale Cost Prices, afti to Reduce the Stock STARTLI J3A_RIC3-A.INS Wingham was soon procured, and it I take it was placed on the dinner table, call it the- "Champion," at other times was ascertained that she had met with when the aforesaid party sprinkled hi4 stimes the "Beaconsfield.," and occa.sis WILL BE G1 POB no IWCT THIRTY.DAY INSPECTION NV IN G. MeDOUGALL Is CO3 MILLINERY MARMOT The Best English Crapes 010: are used, which stand the WI! and damp weather. MOURNING BONN Mads from the Newest Be Patterns. The Best Black "'midi eashoil and Paramattas for Brea% Always in -Stock. We Make a Specialti Mourning Goods. A. -G. MCDOUGA PRans 'mitts, Biglialla j. *r° a• SAL will, iitustea in be sol, BD, --.....--- AN otiogs lathe iltli a sew; Biln town-of Seali yaws e vay. SBATTIB., ALTJABI,.1 the eas .inith tares, St rag youkenient pot quality,. 100$ PIC ligmontleille ---, , VABNE AS: 1: CRAP. sass; northl staes,; north iliersinop, 21 lIaleolinson 1 building Intel ! APIA.1 Seatortb. I ----- Danti E0 x 2, Te- al whielr80 '' baying leaarood. bll Iwo, c and gout"; tYte tit Terns, an1 la. NMI 1) irl4m " Lot Igo. IS of which 1 tit good. eulti goodbrel gravel toad ; adjoins a r hat a anfie 6 remises se-,. 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