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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1879-08-08, Page 88 fltrOn t -X1) 011ifOr• DISTRICT MATTERS. , To TIM Rescue.e-Consoliditteii Bank Bine taken at par for all goods sold. In order to clear out the entire surnner stock 1 hall sell at cost price until the 1st September about which time a full assortment of seasonable fall goods will be to band. Call early and secnre sorae bargains. STANLEY DAY. The noted Oast. Store, Foster's Block, Seaforth, 609 • SPECIAL NOTICE.-" The Battle of the Tyne," a Poem descriptive of the late Hanlan- Niliott Boat Race in England, and dedicated to Edward Hanlan, champion oarsman of the world, by- H. T. McPhillips. This is something every admirer of the tharapion should have. Price only 5 cents For sale at CI. W. PAPIST'S Bookstore, Seaforth. 60911 • ANOTHER BANE AILURE. -It MS ru- mored in to n yesterday that •the Ex - chane Beak had euspended payment. The bills of the bank have been refused at the Seafixth agency of the Bank of Coro.merce nd by other banks, unless endorsed b the person offering theta. There is an eget:icy of this bank .,at Brussels, aid iff_t_.!..ier at Exeter. HOTEL Scliere-Mr. George Fach has disposed of the -Union Hotel, Ha,rpur- hey, to Min. Thomas Knox, formerly cr,;: Seaforth, for the sum of $1,100. Meg, Knox is well and favorably know' t to the people of this vicinity and the. trav- elling public generally, and. she will, no doubt, do aj good. business, as he justly enjoys the eputation of bemg an excel- lent catere . She takes possession next month. r. Fetch intends removing teethe Ste, es. SHOULD clisgastin I water on posite Car removed plague in ti thick and therefrom The towi have this or they s the proper y to remove it, as it is the source of the greatest danger to every person. loc ted in the neighborhood. BE .REMOVED. --There is a filthy pool of stagnant win street irraciediately op - no's block, which should be t once or it may breed a e town. This water is now , een and the effluvia emitted s sufficient to poison a horse. enthorities should either la.gue-spot removed at once, ould require the owners of in s4ore until the arrival of a favorable time for selling. Mr. Wilson has made eolderable shipmeilts to the English naa kets this sea on. He has at present an offer or- 14 ce qua,fi tity of pie i; Lo don. This of bout one ce Wilson said he tory when no be bran or hulls of packing for shi the extent of ' gathered from $1,000 worth cheap and wor quired for a seas NEW ANSE.-At a Congregational: meeting held in the Presbyterian church on. Thursday evening of last week, it Was decided to'-prodeed with the erectiOn of a new manse for the pas- tor as soo4 as practicable. We believe it is the intention of the . congregation , to build a; worstory brick house, on the peeked eh ch. property: Thematerial will be pn cured and laid on the ground durin,g th win tereend all arrangements will be c91ripietec1 So as to proceed with the erecti ti of the buildine as earlyas h the weatr will permit in the spring. • TEACICEIS NGAGED.-At e Meeting of the Seafoith Public Sc-hool Beard held on Thur. day, the following teachers were eng wed. to fill the several va- . cancies, : ''Fourth department, Mis Mary Di k, of Blyth, , salary $275 ; Sixth de artnaent, Miss - Lizzie Shaw, -Sealorth, 'alary 20;$Seventh, or ju- nior depa truant, Miss Joao ROss, Brus- sels, sale $230. Miss Bell has been transferee from the junior -to the fifth depertmei .t. MiesiDick- has a second- class cer ideate, end the other two, thirds. h,ere were 21 applications, showing t at there is as yet no lack of female te, cherse THE 0 7IC. Hoeudes---Friday last, the ctvic heti( ay, was Spent in a. variety of *ays by or citizens. Some attended to their o •dinary avocations., same vis- ited frien s in the country, se.veral pic- nicked to. Bayfield, • Point Farm and - other pia es, but the -greeter number went to T ronto meth& cheep excursion. There wee about 390 tickets sold at this station.. ' he train returned ,about 2 o'clock in he morning, and • these who .camei b.acl on it were pretty wellfatigned -with the c ouble journey,. but ft .consid- erable iiin -ber remained over until Sat- urday higi t, and. not a few returned on Monday eight. Upon the whole the exeursioni ts iled. a very pleasant time and for lit le money. . • TUE W, TERMS STSTEM.-Mr. Wilkes, of the firn of Waterous & Coa was in -town on i onday and Tuesday last for the purpo e of "viewing the land," so as to be able to giVe an estimate of the dost cf establishing here ; suitable fire peace ion on. the \--fitteroue system. Mr. Wilke did not give an aceurete es- timate of he cost, but will do :se in a • few days. His opinion was that the . system COT Id be applied to this town so as to sifoecl ample protection to the town. at a cost not exceeding,' eleven thousand • oilers.. Should this estimate be verified by future calculations this is decidedly he cheapest, safest and. inost efficient fue protection we Could possi- bly get, an • our citizens would be fool- ish indeed to hesitate ote minute in de- ciding to a. opt it. DOINGS, COUNCIL. -At a meeting' of the Counc 1 on Tuesday evening the iIayor andi Clerk were empowered to ef- fect a loan of $2,000 from the Bank of Commerce to meet current expenses. The Harp .rhey people were permitted to have th old plank in, the sidewalk .from Mee deans' gate to Mr. B-eattie's residence o soon as the -new walk is hid. The ugi ,sual va•nt of 100 in favor . of the Mee .anics' Institute was moved, ;but an am ndment reducing th,e grant of $60 we, carried. A new sidewalk five planks wide was ord.ered to be built from Mci3iide's to the- cerding mill, also one of the same width from the mar- ket to the r'reebyterian church, ancl one from: Mr. Tray's residence to Market street; to b made out of 61c1 plank. Af- ter passing a number of accounts the Council ad .o•urned until next Monday evening. Eaci-Pete nue-Almost every one is aware tha Mr. D. D. Wilson's egg - packing eseablislunent in Seaforth is the most e. tensive of the kind. in On- tario, but ery few have any definite conception f the extent of the prem- ises, the fa ilities employed, the num- ber of ineu ngaged and the capital in- volved iu ti e enterprise. Three flats of a large buil ing are required for receiv- ing, packin and storing. The rooms are convem. ntly- arranged and furnished with every onvenience, for the saving of labor an the expeditious carrying on of the detai of the busiuess. Seven wagons ter kept constantly on the road clurin the gathering" season, • and collect, t e bulk of the surplus eggs over the ext nt of country from Strat- ford to So thampton, and ' from Bay - Add to Her 'ston. A considerable pro- portion of t eggs are pickled and kept I 11 .1 ts a dozen for a large ed eggs, from a firm in ould give a net profit t s dozen, which. Mr. oulcl consider satisfae ter could be done. _Tim:, ats is largely use, j ment Some idggia of he business nom be he fact th..ettbout f this ;am'. ePenatively bless "stib' etanoe is re- n's "'air ,tions. . • PERSONAL.- " e tee; Ace the following na a. St. Themesa- e. eaper : "Dr. J. B. s' afield, N. Y., who has weeks, seems to cause nsiderable anxiety. His tive and other vital or- hrolved. Dr. Campbell of St. Thomas." The e alluded to is a brother ' townsman, Rev. W. F. tor of St. Thomas' Chddrch. Mr. Campbell left here on W. ednesday to visit his brother, and - will be absent bout three weeks. The pulpit will be upplied during his ab- sence by Mr. T rquand, of Huron Col- lege. , -Mr. John proat, of Tuckersmith, -has returned fr m hisOld Country tour, He looks well and . the Old Country air seems to have agreed with him. He gives a, pretty hard account of things in the Old County. Crop prospeets are very poor, and usinese is at the lowest ebb. Among t e working classes there is an immense 1 deal of suffering, and there is ite yet 4o proved of improve- ment. Mr. Sp oat says a great many aae leaving the ieountry and are going to settle in Mani oba and the Western States, butthaije are still a great many who can't leavel even if they wished. --Mr. Stanlely Day,*of Seaforth, has received a c ngratulatory telegram from his counso in New Jersey inform - suit whieh has! ing him of his success in a chancery een pending for seven years, and which has been favorably terminated. by t e Court of Appeal. -Rev. A. D. McDonald and Messrs. J. C. Laidlaw d. Hugh Robb left on Tuesday last for a trip on the Lakes. They will tele' in Cleveland, Detroit and other Ameirean cities in their tour. Wenvish them pleasant time. • . • --rrifr. and M. J. C. Hoffman and lrfies Robertson returned home on Mon- day last, after.r eticating for a mouth among country riends in the vicinity of Napauee and K ngston. Campbell, of W been ill for som his physician cc left lung is irir gams are baddiv was form -go; gen tlera r en, agg of our 'esteem° Ciemrieen, pa LOCAL BRIEFS -A on of Mr. James Ritchie, aged a out 7 years, fell from a fence a few d' ys ago and. broke his thigh bone. H is recovering. -The old sidewalk leadin to Egmondville is being torn up, and a ow one erected in its place. The im rovement is not being made any too oon.-There have been several loads of new fall wheat sold on the market duri g the past week. It is of an excellent . ample. -The Seaforth cricketers playe; with those of Guelph on Friday last The match resulted against the h me teams -The town clock still stand .-Mr. T. A. Sharp has disposed of his t dtting stallion, George Brown, to Mr. ,ohn Ward. -Mr. James McGnffie talks f starting a liquor store in Wingham.- he spring wheat in this section will -be : lout half a crop. The midge and Hessia'n fly have done much damage to this crop. Fanciers should quit raising spring wheat for a few years. -If we g t water -works in Sea - forth we can th n. have a fountain in Victoria Square -Messrs. James Dick- son and M. Mc aggart intend entering a number of th ir valuable short horns at the Huron L ve . Stock Association's sale. -There is iiow a stronger probabil- ity than ever of an amelgamation be- tween the Grand Trunk and. Great Western Relieve inent would. be forth. -There another •civic Several mercha, Consolidated Ba Street is now,w ent contractor, plaints.-The.ol yet been burned Bishop, M. P. P TEL Such an arrange - a good thing for Sea - some talk of having oliday on the 18th.- ts in_ town are taking k bills at par. -Main 11 Watered by the pees - n d , there are no corn - station house has not down. -Mr. Arechibald , was in town on Mon- day -last, looking as rob -est andjblly as ever. -The jewelry store of Mr. John Thompson, of Orillia, brother-in-law of Mr. M. R. Counter, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday night last. His loss was considerable. • He had one of the largest and. best stores north of Toron- to. -Butter is a drug in the market, and store -keeper e only buy it because they have to. It is almost impossible to -get rid of it again. -Remember the base ball match between. the Seaforth and Brussels Fire .Companies, on the Driv- ing Park, this (Friday) afternoon. A class) game may be expected.-TheRev. Mr. Stewart, of Clinton, will preach in the -Presbyterian Church, Seaforth, on Sunday next, morning and evening. Havas -r. - Harvest operation's are. now in full blast. The fall wheat and barley has all been housed and some of it threshed. Spring wheat and oats a•re now being leid low, by the reaper. The spring wheat is badly affected by midge and. rieseianfly, and will. rot be over half a cesp. .peas, also, sire 'badly bug eaten, but oats will give a splendid IMPROVEMENTS. -Mr. Henry Shaffer has just erected a very neat and com- modious store. The Messrs, Hoffman, of Seaforth, have leased this stole, and intend opening business shortly. Mr. Shaffer has also erected a couple of conafortable- dwelling houses, and in- tends -erectin a four more this season. Kippen dolidt grow to be a' town it won't.be Mr. Shaffer's fault. Hibbert. -HARVESTING.-The fallwheatthis vicinity is all, or nearly all, saved and it is expected, notwithstanding the poor appearance and backward weather early- lest spring, to turn out," 'when threshed, better than for a number of years past. The spring crepe,. especial- ly oats, are looking exceedingly well, while the root -crop, in most case, is a Complete failure. _ATTEMPTED ,THEFT. - On Sattirday night last, seine evil disposed person or persons entered the apiary of Mr. John Stewart, of the 12th concession. and des- troyed his best hive of bees. It would ap- pear. that being unable to secure the sweet gathering of the industrious bees without some trouble they resolvedeit is thought, to carry the hive to a safe ren- dezvous; but in so doing they must tHE HURON EXPOSITOR, have dist abed the inmates, who, prob- ably, aw eeekened froni a slum- ber sly jvirea figb,t, peaceful the result beiug that the r neulVse thief 'or thiedes, as the ,..eas`. $ blight be, throwing the coveted ;Jr eety from them, were forced, like " the enstoreyaot.ung bears" of old, to beat a hasty e I IV' 1 Morris. t GOOD YIELD. -On Tuesday, Mr. R. Broadfoot, of Con. 6, Morris, threshed from five acres of fall wheat, 200 bush- els of cleaned grain, or 40 bushels to the acre. This is a good yield, and the sample is No. 1. Mr. Broadfoot has the grain of eight acres more to thresh yet. Madddll op. TRIAL OE REAPERS. -We are request- ed to state that a reaping machine trial between the "Harveet Queen and the "Lion" will take pipe on the farm of Tr. Thos. E. Hay, on Monday next, cbmmencing at noon. This trial is the result of the challenge given by Mr. Morrison, agent for the Lion, a couple of weeks ago. Grey. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. -During the storm on Saturday last the barn of Mr. James MoNairlot 22, con. 15, Grey, containing a large quantity of fall wheat, hay, cisc., was struck by lightning and entirely destroyed. • The flames spread so rapid- ly that barely time elapsed to rescue a span of horses and a wagon. Loss about $1,500. No insurance. Hay. AHEAD YET. -On Monday last Messrs. Flack &Jarrett threshed on the farm of Mr. Cohn McAllister, 375 bushels of Senecaawheat and 30 bushels of oats, commencing between 6 and 7 o'clock in the morning, and finishing 15 minutes after 11 o'clock. They threshed 730 bashels by 6:30 in the evening, the work was well done and no extra effort was made on the part of the threshers. The grain is a splendid sample and perfectly clean, and of a quality to make excel- lent seed wheat. Centralia. TAN BARK. -Mr. John Parsons, Of Crediton, is shippiug large -quantities of bark from this station to Buffalo. WOOD, -1,500 cords of wood have al- ready been bought here. which -will be delivered as some as the harvest is over. Its destination ia Buffalo. , HARVEST. -The fall wheat in this neighborhood is housed, some of it is threshed and tl4e barley is nearly all • cut. Wet weather has interfeeed some- • what with the harvest. • BERRTING.-The youth of the village employ their spare time berrying. Fre- quent eucounters with those industrious toilers, the bees, together with an occa- sional shower, renders the pastime any- thing but monotonous. 7, BIDTGLART.-0a Sunday night, the 16th ult., an attempt was made to burg- larize the store of Mr. Thomas Abbott, but owing to the late hours of one of our citizens the parties wore surprised just as they had commenced operations and made good their eacapee As the burglars neglected to leave. their cards they are unknown. Mr.- Abbott feels confident that should they again. favor him with a call, he will tender them a Warm reception. Tuckeismith. . THOSE Houses. -- Mr. Editor -Sir: I noticed in your paper a couple of weeks•ago a paragraph announcing that two horses belonging to Mr. Jacob Mc- Gee had. been stabbed, and insinuating that the deed had been done by some person in the towpship. Now, sir, be- fore any Buell charges or insinuations as these are made, till. re should 'be pretty good evidence to upport them, and I unw understand that . McGee has no such evidence, butgoes aimply on conjecture. on the most relia- he evidence in the lueost unmistakably eestion were injured by a cow belonging' to Mr. McGee. In- deed it is a fact that at one time Mr. McGee was of 'this mind himself, and that he had the -horns cut off the sus- pected. cow. I , hope, Mr. Editor, you -will insert this and remove from the people of Tuckersmith such a foul slur as that imputed against them. It would have been eviger on 'Mr. McGee's part had. he -procured the services of a veterinary Burgeon or some other com- petent person te examine the animals and decide whether the wounds had been cut or tern. I would also suggest that Mr. McGee should have the ani- mals decently interred, so that the stench from their decaying carcasses will not annoy his neighbors.. Yours, Deem WALKER, Reeve. • . • Molesworth. . REAPING MATCH. -On Friday, 25th ult., a reaping Match under the aus- pices of the Moles worth Agricultural Association took Iplace on the farm of George Brown, Esq., and was largely attended by farmers from the surround- ing country. The field to be cut was a good average crop, but rather light to. sufficiently test the difference 'in the various machines, which, without ex- ception, did their work well. Early in the forenoon a large number were on • the ground to witness the contest, but with the exception - of laying out, the ground and getting the machines in proper order, nothing was done. AbOut one o'elock the match began with three single reapers and one combined reaper, the \yolk for each being nearly an acre. The eompeting machines: were the Par - apnea manufactured by the Millbank Manufacturing Co amen y,represen ted by Je C. McLachlan; the Kirby, manufac- tured by Harris. Son & Co., Brantford, -and represented by A. S. Deavitb, and. • the Massey, manufaetured by the Massey Miteufacturing Compauy, Newcastle, represented by R. G. -Wright. Th e -work Was finished, by the machines itt the following order and. time. The Millbauk.Paragou in 53 miuutes ; the Massey in 63.minutes, and the Kirby in 67. - The only combined machine on ii i the' ground was entered by the Millbank Cor pany, and it is to be reg,retted that the combined Paragon did not have op- positibn - from sdme 'ambitious firm. The combined Paragon was the first to leave the field, having finished its con- tract-inji52 minutes. and having done it well. The judges were Andrew Doig, of th.e township of Howick ; William Mitchell, of the township of Grey, and John. Petch, of the township of Wal- lace.. The Directors were unable to ob- tain a draught tester for the match, and, this. part of the comparative merits of the machines had. to be neglected. The I am also informe ble authority that case goes to show that the horses in Judges after due deliberation lianded the following report to the Secretary: First prize and diploma, to R. G. Wright, agent for the Massey Manufac- turing Company, for the beet single reaper; the machine having taken the following points'the maximum for each point being 10; Evenness of cut, 8; de- livery of sheaf, 7; ability to take up lodged grain, 8; general convenience, 10; • durability, 9; simplicity of con- struction, 10, making a , total of 52 points. The second prize was awarded to the agent of the Kirby machine, the points in the same otder of merit being 10, 10, 8, 8, 9, 6, or a total of 51 points. The Paragon came in for third prize with 8, 7, 8, 10, 7, 10, or a total of 50 points. The spectators, who remained in the.field until the close of the con- test and the awarding of the prizes, were well pleased. with the character of work done. • akel et . • THE CROPS. -Hay is abundant and well aaved. fall wheat is about the av- erage, spring crops look exceedingly well, but have been badly lodged by the recent storm. CONVALESCENT. -Bev. Mr. Savage is again able to resume his duties in part and hopes soon. to be quite strong again. Mr. Young, Sr., is also recovering from his recent illness, but on account of his advanced age (81) his complete recovery is hardly to be expected. Mrs. Horton is also progressing favorably. TORNADo.-K violent tornado passed. over the village and neighborhood on Saturday afternoon last, about 4:30 P. M. It 'was one of the most violent storms that ever occurred. in this vicin- ity ; in tact nothing like it was ever be-• fore witnessed. The following barns were unroofed in part or in whole, viz.: Joseph Mahood's, James Sangdter's, James Wright's, Joseph Muir's, James Kidd's and Mrs. , McIntosh's, while Mr. Haskins' barn was entirely demolished. John Kidd had a narrow escape, he be- ing in his brother's log barn when the roof was carried away. Some of the logs and debris falling iuside the build- ing and cornering Jack up into rather narrow quarters, however he maneged to escape to the house so much alarmed that he insisted the doctor must be had, however when his fright subsided he was found to be unscathed. Fences were everywhere levelled to the ground, fruit trees in some cases uprooted. or broken down. In fact, a good. deal of damage was done by the storm although it did notextend very far to the east or west. • Usborne. Doixos ix COUNCIL. -Council met on Saturday, the 2nd August, at the Town Hall, Elimville. All the menabers _ present. Minutes of previous meeting read and confirmed. Moved by Mr. Shier, seconded by T. M. Kay, that the sum of $3.652.62 be raised bytax on the rateable property of the Municipality for County purposes. -Carried. Moved by T. M. Kay, seconded by J. Shier, that 1 3 -5th mills in the dollar be levied on the rateable property bf the municipal- ity in order to raise the sum of $2,688 fonlocal purposes, and that a by-law be passed to that effect, and the Roll to be. delivered to the Collector by the middle of Octobere-Carried. Moved by J. Halls, seconded by It. Homey, that the sum of $1,546 be by special rate for railroad purposes, and that a by-law be drafted in accordance therewith. - Carried. Moved by J. Halls, seconded by IL Homey, that the eum of $125.43 be raised by special rate on the rateable property of Lots 4, 5 and 6, Concession 4,• and the west half of Lots 3,4,5,6,7,8 and 9, on. the- 5th Concession, to pro- vide for interest and sinking fund to re- deem debentures issued on the 5th Con. vreter-course, and that a by-law bo.. draftedin acoordance therewithe-Car- "ried. 'Piloted by T. M. Kay, seconded by J. Shier, that the sums legally re- quirecl by the Trustees of the different s,ylool sections in the municipality for edhool purposes be entered on the Col- lector's roll, end collected. -with the oth- er rate, 'and. that a by-law be drafted accordingly. -Carried. Moved- -by T. M:'1City, secoiaded by H. Horney, that 'the accounts of Messrs. Caddy & Ellis, for surveying sideline, amounting to $33.75, be paid. -Carried. Moved by J. Halls, seconded by II. Horney, that the Clerk notify the Collector to furnish • for inspection by this Council, bonds eir- ecuted by himself and. two good and suf- ficient securities, to the amount of $12,000 for the due performance of his duties as Collectoree-Carried. Moved by J. Halls, seconded by H. Horney, that Joseph Hewitt receive $5 for relief. -Carried. Moved by T. M. Kay, sec- onded by J. Halls, that Wm. Follaied be paid $18, being for nine -weeks' board of Wm. Rook, up -to .4th of August. - Carried. On motion Cbuncil adjourned till Saturday, the 4th day of Oetoher at -11 o'clock A. M. - - • • Bayfield. THE PIC -NIC &Aso:Ise-Excursion and pic-nic parties from Seaforth, Clinton and surrbunding towns are of almost daily occurrence. It Would be aprofit- able speculation for some one to keep a clean and comfortable sailing boat -end a couple of row boats for hire, as all the pleasure -seekers are auxious - for a sail on the lake. GRAND CONCERT. -A grand concert I will be given by the Band of the 33rd I Huron Battalion, Seaforth, in the Drill j Shed, Bayfield, on the evening of Fri - nay, August 15th, ander the direction ! of the band leader, Prof. Fetzer, assist- ed by the entire band and a staff of talented. vocalists. At 2 o'cloc,k the j band, in full uniform, will parade the 1 principal streets, playing a number of 1 their lively marching airs. An excellent ,programme has boon specially arratteed for the occasion, and no pains will be spared by the band to make this enter- tainment in el, ery way worthy of the approval and patronage of the public. -We bespeak for them a bumper house. rail- way Cd: me. Ti° na icati on with the outer HE liairevee.-The people of Bay- finow have a good prospect of rail- ; world. The authorities have been in ! correspondence with the Grand Trunk folks with the view of getting a branch from Clinton. We understand the Grand Trunk offers to ballast, stock and run the road, providing the promoters of it will purchase the right of way, grade • and tie it. This the people of the - vii- lage think they can do. The distance from Clinton to Bayfield by the • ro- • posed route is 9 miles, and it is expected the road can be built for about $50,000 It is thought and no doubt correctly, I that this amount can easily be raised• I from the townships of Stanley and 1 AtIc4m 8, 'gm Godericb . and - from, Clinton and Bayfield. • It is also expected. the Government will give the usual bonus. The route from Clinton to Bay- field is said. to be very lover and a road could be easily Wilt. With railway communication Bayfield would soon be- come a favorite summer resort, as with a little trimming up a more beautiful or pleasant place could scarcely be desired. Should. the railway become an establish- ed fact, Mr. John Morgan will erect a large summer hotel, for the accommo- dation of tourists and travellers. Mr. Morgan possesses a most beautiful site overlooking the lake, and his -affable manner, and hospitable disposition ad- mirably fit him for the management of such an establishment. There is, there- fore, a future in store for Bayfield yet. • Blyth. •THE Ctiorse-The harvest promises an abundant yield in this section. Dr. Carder threshed his field of wheat on Tuesday, obtaining therefrom about thirty bushels to the acre. Root crops are even more promising. SALT WORKS.-Nessrs. Gray, Young & Sperling are pushing the salt works to completion with rapidity. After • bor- ing to the depth of 1,012 feet they pass- ed through a bed. of salt, ninety feet in depth, and free from impurities. Work- men are now erecting the block, some 150 feet long by 80 feet in width. The people of Blyth' are exultant over their salt well. r PERSONAL. -We regret to learn that our esteemed friendeand correspondent, Mr. M. A. McNaughton, has been indis- posed for some time, suffering from an affection of the eyes and from an attack of asthma,. He is now, however, con- valescent, and. we trust will very soon be once more "himself again." Our budget of Blyth news this week is from another correspondent. • GEliERAL NEWS. -The village is un- usually quiet Quite a few look a little downcast since the suspension of the Consolidated Bank, among whom might be Mentioned D. B. McKinnon and John McMillan. They need not take it too much to heart, however, as many in town would have been glad of the chance to have been in possession of a pocketful of those same bills. Our mer- chants are beeoming so careful now that they look upon all bank notes with sus- picion. The bills on the Exchange Bank have already been refused, and. before long possibly Only gold will pass current. - In the magistrates' court, Squire Wilson fined Mrs. James Porter last week, for talking bad about her neigh- bor; fine and costs fo34, and served her right. -Squire Drummond. has a case on hand -in course for the past two weeks -John Thompson called Tom White a liar, and said he couldn't whip his wife as he usea to do, before he ran away to the States. White entered action against Thompson for the same, and two sittings of the court have already been held, and the final is to take place next Monday. -Mr. Aldrich, of the Review, promises to have his paper in fall operation again by the 1st of September. Suc- cess to the old Review; because it would not come out as a political paper and • support Pat Kelly it had to go under, but the tyrants tremble now who had a hand in its downfall. Aldrich's pen hits hard when he slings it with his might; well they know it, and there is weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth. in the cap. r ACCIDENTS. Mr. John McTavish, of this village, cu his arm in a serious manner ou Satjirday last, while cutting bands at a threshing. A bundle Wan thrown upon ljim, knocking the knife into his left i4rin, completely severing the artery. A bord was -drawn tightly around the arm above the wound until the assistance of a medical man was se- cured, otherwise he would not have sur- vived five minutes. As it was, he was too weak through loss of blood -to allow of the artery being taken up. The wound is now progressing as favorably as could be expected. -On the 31st ult., a son of Mr. Matthew Herbertson, about 12 years of ego, while working in his father's planing mill, accidentally fell down stairs and fractured. his. collar bone. The services of Dr. Carder were secured, and now the lad. is able to be around again. COOK'S MENAGERIE. -Mr. It. J. Cook, of the Central Hotel, is continually add- ing to his collection of animals, &c. He now has a pair of deer, buck and doe, of symmetry enchanting to the most practical hunter's eye. A male and female black bear are enclosed in a yard adjoinin,,a and a little brown bear, ugly looking but exceedingly cunning. He procured. an alligator from Flerida, a couple of months ago, but the reptile pined and died. He has ordered an- other, though, of stronger constitution. His rabbits, of which he has three score or more, playfully skip through his yards, while a couple of mud turtles, each large enough to carry a bag of wheat to mill, lazily wallow hither and ?thither in a tank for their use. In the feathereq tribe he Las quite a variety of birds, the more attractive among which is his collection of ring doves. Mr. Cook had a narrow escape sonde days ago, one of his bears having attacked him, biting him through the hand. The animal next tried hugging, but Bob proved too scienced in pugilistic en- counters and. knocked the brute down. BUILDING OPERATIONS. - Mr. J. G. Moser has erected a commodious frame store on Queen street, opposite the Cen- tral Hotel, for his own use as a store, warehouse and tin shop. He expects to have the same completed by the lst • of Sep tember.-MeJ oh u A. McDonald has completed his new store and re- moved thereto, and now boasts of own- ing one of the finest liquor stores in the county. -- Mr. Mark Steinhoff, our popular station master, has let the con- tract for a comfortable residence. -Mr. 3. Emigh, of the Revere House, is add- ing to his hotel in a manner ornamen- tal and useful. When complete it promises to be the finest hotel in town. -Mr. 1). 13. McKinnon, postmaster, has improved the grounds and sidewalk in front of his residence .aud store, and bas erected a beautiful lattice feude at the rear of his croquet la.wu. Now if Mao. would only spuuk up courage enough to remove all rubbish along his •premises, on Dinsley street, build a new fence, and slick up his back yard a bit he would have the most comfortable and. enticing corner in town -perfectly enticing -eh, Mae ?-Mr. Wm. Hawk- shaw lately refitted his hotel, and now presents an appearance not to be laughed at by the majority of the swells corning here from larger places boast- ing of their commodious and attractive • accommodation for the travelling pub- lic. -It was expected that Mr. W. H. Watson would have erected a fine brick block on the corner of Queen and Dins - ley streets, this summer. So far only a few stones on the side of the street in- dicates toward his carrying out the same. Push ahead Wullie, or we'll nee re-elack ye as Cooncillor next year, mine d'ye ken ?-Mr. Wm. Way, hav- ing opened out in the grocery business at the station, has very much improv- ed his premises, by erecting a new stable, a new fence, painting his dwel- ling and store, and. renovating hisprem- ises itt generale-The council did a gocd job on the streets.this year, in the shape of gravelling, repairing sidewalks; &e. The ratepayers expect to pay for it, just the sainee-Mr. Lawrason, our new druggist, is proving himself " the right man in the right place." He has fitted. his store in real city style and deals out his pills and potions in amen- ner ":awfully nice." Mr. Lawrason is indeed a welcome acquisition to Blythe We want a few more business meu of his starap.-A saw mill, grist mill, and pork -packing establishment are very much needed here. Parties disposed to engage in such should apply to J. Enaigh, Jas. Logan, or Wm. Way. Brussels. TO THE FALLS. -The excursion to the Falls on Thursdayglast was very well attended. BUTTER SHIPMENT.-40h1lA1eISIlder'S weekly shipment of butter to Aberdeen on Tuesday last was 43 packages, 2,200 pounds. ds. LSaiet.-The north half of lot 18, Con. 7, Morris, eras sold by auction on Saturdaylast for $4,270 cash. C. R. Cooper was auctioneer. HOLIDAT.-To day (Friday) is our civic holiday. All places of business are closed and a large number of citizens have gone on an excursion to London and Port Stanley. • d PASSED THE BOABD.-Five pupils from Brussels school attended the examinee tion of the Board at Goderich in July, when the following three of the five passed: AnniedleKay, John Shaw, A. Knechtel, all of Brussels. • SCHOOL FINANCE. -At the regular meeting ()fettle School Board, held on Friday last, the estimates for the cur- rent year were laid upon the board. They were made up as follows: Teach- ers' salariesa$1,875 ; Secretary Treasur- er, $30; caretaker, $35 ; debentures and interest, $185 ; in all, $2,125. The following rates'were struck: Brussels village, 41,88S; Morris portion, i55;$ Grey, $58, BALL. -A grand game of base ball was played on Friday last, between Seaforth and Brussels Fire Companies at -Brussels, which resulted in favor of. Seaforth by 7 to It. The game until the seventh innings was a very close one, being 5 -Le 7 for Seaforth at that stage- C. Vanstone, the catcher for Brussels, received a bad -cut upon his hand. His place was supplied by another, but from that time the game was lost to Brussels. The Town Band was upomthe ground and discoursed a number of pieees during the afternoon. STEAMER TRIAL. -At the close of the ball game on Friday, the Fire Company took their steamer out; for the benefit of their Seaforth friends, and aleo the Town Council of Kincardine. The visitors were anxious to see what time it took to get water going. In four and a half minutes the gauge showed 15 pounds of steam, and in six and a half a stream of „water was going over the American Hotel, three stories high.. The Council of Kincardine were in town for the purpose Of seeing the efficiency of the Ronald steamers with a view •of purchasing. We believe they were sat- isfied. • ORDINATION AND Isanoriow. - The following appeared in the Morrisburg Courier, of last week, signed. "J. C." "On Tuesday last Rev. D. L. McCrae was ordained and. inducted into the pastoral charge of St. Matthew's Pres- byterian Church, Osnabruck, by • the Presbytery of Glengarry. The occasion WaS a very interesting one. Rev. Mr. Lang, of Lemenburg, preached an elo- quent and appropriate sermon from Matthew ix., 37 aud. 38. Rev. Dr. Me - Nish, of 'Cornwall, in his usual able manner conducted the ordination and induction services, thereafter address- ing Mr. McCrae in very kind and suitable words. Rev. Mr. McGillivray, of Williamstown, a comparative strang- er to the Congregation, (we hope he will not be }dug so), won golden opinions from them while he addressed them in words brim full of kindly Christian advice. The day was beautiful and our pretty little church was •crowded with an attentive and deeply interested. audience.. Mr. McCrae hasbeen among us but a short time previous to his in- duction, but lonai'enough. by his many good. qualities to endear himself to us all. • That as a congregation we may prove ourselves worthy of one so talented, so amiable, and so willing to spend and be spent on our behalf, we earnestly pray. Many days after this may he be able to say, The lines have fallen t6 me in pleasant places.' Ac- cording to the usual CHAO/33, but evi- dently with a meaning, the congrega- tion extended the hand of -welcome to their young pastor." Reaping Match. On Friday last a reaping match was held on the farm of Robt. Curry, Esq., under the auspices of the Turnberry Agricultural Society, It was adver- tised to take place at 9 a. me but owing to some misunderstanding 'work was not commeuced until 2.30 p. m. There were six machines on the ground, and over one hundred spectators. The field was in good order for cutting, the grain standing upright, was perfectly ripe, and a fine heinsy crop. The following is the list of awards: • SINGLE REAPERS. 1St, Bradley Harvester, manufactured by L. D. Sawyer. Hamilton, 150 lbs. ar2alighti d, C lanapion, Jos. Hall, Oshawa', 191r lbs. draught. 8d, Toronto Reaper, Reaper and Mower Manufacturiug Co., Toronto, 175 lbs. draught. 4th, Royce, Haggart & Cochrane, St. Thomas, 1665 ibs. draught. COMBINED. 1st1 Meadow Lark, Fleury, Aurora, 208i lbs. draught. COMBINED. • 1st, Meadow Lark, Fleury, Aurora, 208i lbs. draught. 24, Champion, Jos. Hall, Oshawa, 158t lbs. draught. From the above it -will he seen that the Bradley Harvester stood first, wad there is no doubt it was well deserved. It was ahead'On every point, viz., aura. bility; evenness of cut, delivery of s adaptability for taking up lodged grain, lightness of draught, and general con- venience. -Early on Saturday morning last 2, number of people, chiefly residents el Wingham, repaired to a house of ill_ - repute, in that townknown as the alai. ery, and made a fierce attack ee with stones and sticks. The house ie owned by Mr. dr Anderson; of Belmore, and was occupied by a young woman. j calling herself Mollie Moore, who gees . erally had two or three "assistants" At the time of the attack there awe four girls and several men in the house, some of whom were struck with the 1 stones. Every pane of glass in the 1 house was broken, the -window auk smashed, the doors broken. off, arta the furniture badly damaged. A num- ber of the parties committing the es- sault were known to some of the mates, and Mollie had. warrants issued for their arrest. After trying several of the local magistrates, she went to Belmore, and. succeeded. in getting Irwin, Esq., 3. P., to take the ease, before whom four of the party were summoned on Tuesday. The near however, was not allowed to: come up for hearing, the girl settliug it vox their paying her $75 and the -costs. Great interest was taken in the mat- ter, and a lame number of people welt from Whighara to witness the provied., ings. -The business men of Exeter seeni to wile away the hours these dull thrift by indulging in feats of pedestrianism. On Saturday a trial of speed between, Mr H R. Abbott, L. D. S., and Mr. Fred Thompson, of the Exchange Plank ' took place on the Exeter Driving Park. The attendance was good, • and while: the prime actors were dressing, several races took place and considerable/um:Ley was staked on the result First, a ' race was run by Mr. Geo. Mace, and Va. John 31yr:di:nail, which was won by the former. Next, Messrs, A, Mc- Donald, and W. Tomlinson stepped.the course the latter coming out ahead. , Then Mr. John Ilynclman, distanced: the winner. During this time betting on the principal . race was going on lively. At 7.10 the runners took their placesemd amid. 13111011 excitement, after 20 attempts, got started. in, good. shape. Those who expected. a. neck and /leek race were quite disa.ppointed. Abbott's backers were agreeably surprised to See him lead out from the start °ming* several yards ahead amid loud. -cheer- ing. • -First arrival of Fall Goods arrived this week at the Oak Hall Clothing Establisinnente A very fine lot of Ca- nadian Tweeds suitable for fall -wear. Very cheap suits at $18, $15, $16 aid $18. •These goods are extra good value. Before placing orders elsewhere, please call and examine our stock carefully and compare them with goods front other houses in our line. HALLE./ Aft ANDERSON,. Oak Hall. • Amwimaimismos' 777 777 777 A. G.. MCDOUGALL ,* CO3 SUMMER SALE OF -NEW DRY GOODS At no time have we had 48 WWI Speciat Lines to -oiler as at ths pesept. in every Department we •have Goods Bought at Less than nolesale* Cost Prices, and to Reduce the &pa • STARTLING 3E3 A_ IR, 0- A. I INT S wuel, BE GnrEti POR NEXT THIRTY DAYS: INSPECTION INVITED. IN it. G, riltD0170.4112 It Cal MILLINERY DEPARTMENT The Best English Crapes oar are used, which stand the wet and dainD weather. MOURNING BONNETS Mads from the Newest English Patterns. The Beet Black Ii'rench Cash and Paramattas for Dresses - Always in Stock. We Make apeoialty a a Mourning Goods. A. 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