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FOURTEENTH I EAR..
WHOLE NUMBER; 685.
• WANTED.
SITUATION WANTED—As Housekeeper, by a
thoroughly respeetable woman, in a farm Iy
where there are no • mal children. int be
respectable. Apply by letter to H. B ALLEN,
Herlock,Ont. 685x4
From the Gr at Northwest.
To the Editor of th Huror. Expositor.
DEAR SIR : As t ere are several C
Huronites •settled i this section of t
.Great -Northwest, a d many of the
old readers of the xrosITbx I aye
LOST OR FOUND.ledoubt that our old friendsin lur' n
ewill be hato he r from
PP their r'en s
. 1
in the Far Vest. With referenc'e o
this settleme o t, kn• wn as Big' lain I
may state the t the First setter 1 ca' d
here in the f:11 of 1:77, and Hine tht
time up to t•e present period, th spalrt
of the countr,' has ettled up r
ably fast, au, the s -tilers !eem to .e
well satisfied with 'heir new h me:
contentment and appin ss sem o
I reign suprem :, and 1 ghten the co nte. -
.ante of every pionee` . The maj rity..f
the settlers . u this ;,lain are youg a• d
•enterprising is en a II d -worsen, who a e
entering upo the ► nties of life wi h
the same spi it of i dustry man festd
by their foref . thers 140 years ag wh • le
hewing their - ay to'fortune in th w d
backwoods of Ontar Io, and if pr spec s
continue brig • t, as they are at t pr:-
. sent time, th prairie farmer wil soon
have a home hat jilt compare f v. r -
ably with an in th ` older sett) en s
-u Prov nces. To giv so e
:antityiof grain gro n n
r old settlement, rn: y ,
state that nice thre )ling machine we e
STOCK FOR SALE. kept busy du Ing th past season. T is
season the essrs Peter Rob tso
(`!OLT FOR SALE—For sale, a bay gelding Robert Dodd and J= hu McQuar p r -
v Dolt coming throe. Sired by Lord Hadco , l: chased a Ste dardthreshin
Drell broke to harness. Apply on Lot 3 1, coeees :.I g all 0 1 e,
exon 5, Mcaiilop. jAORgES FOR SALE For Sale, a Team of .ME3 DOBRANCE. 67 i manufacture by cl)onald iYI h:r-
son st Co., tratf ` d, Ontario. he
uentlemen co men 'ed threshing o' t
male:bed General Purpose Horses, one rising e)
3 and the other 4—both from the same horse and 1st of OCbobe and nit G. the kith
same mare. They are sound and god in every -December, m eting , ith g eat Bus Ice
respect. Apply uu Le, 33, Concession 3, Mc- , not haviug a single }break. ge or sto
Ki lop. ROBERT MaIMLILLAN. 683 ' page during he s aeon. The " o y
,S 1TOC1 FOR SALE—For ale, a Thorou;hbred I say that the are ;satisft .cl that t.
Durham Bnll, about 6 months old; also aStandard as. thresher is and to be:
Thoroughbred Derham Heifer, in calf to a Thisyear ththr hed 2
Thoroughbred Bull. They are both splendid y
animals and will be sold cheap. Apply on Lot ; of grain, prin ipally wheat
33, Concession 3, MoK.illop. ROBERT McMIL : former avera ing 5 bus
LAN. 684 ' and the latte 50 bu `bels
iiir'.Br ce
,' contra() or,
cip.l p bli
1d hislwork h
be 1 f .
,' faction.
In thea the pet
io lboteib the bestlha,
Ontario.
Tile is
he ign
foil; win int
ing' he Gode
abo' t e vel
men for in„
married a'
Nearly11 t
ing' the cad
'exccedi n sly
nav'ga•ti n t
their ea ch.
(morning an.
empty their
dark. As t
.out furl er
hei ht of th
Re f " sibo
Th fish tak
Croft a d II
ore sse1t
,wh pac s t
shies th m t
principa ly
anr)ually, in
official, Who
not) Delo v a
the catciiu
the' herein
.ca'ught. 1 Th
'farther adv:
present tbej
,"`Fishing Ili
lone hundre'
, Can, cath t
e Ipaciked i s:
t. country, gen
is wi ter he
dl , and so
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b ut $ 5,0
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MMONEY LOST—Lost, in Seaforth. on Wed -
-11-k
nesday, December 15, a sum of money, about
$8 in bills. The finder wilI be suitably rewarded
en leaving the same at the EXPOSITOR Moe,
Seaforth, or giving it to GAVIN JAMIE3ON,
London Road, Tackersmith. 681
STOCK FOR SERVICE.
SUFFOLK PIG—The undersigned will keep for
service during the present season, on Lot 25,
Concession 11, Hibbert, a Thoroughbred Suffolk
Boar Pig. Terms, $1, payable at the time of
service, with the privilege of returning if neces-
sary. THOMAS LE 3 MING, Proprietor, Crom-
arty poet office. 685x4
ESTRAY STOCK.
VSTRAY HEIFER} Came into the premises
of the undersigned, Lot 16, Concession 2,
Tnekersmith, H. R. S., abont the first of De •
comber, a dark red yearling Heifer. The owns r
nan have the same on proving property and pay -
ing chargee JOHN HANNAH. 682 4
ESTRAY SHEET?—Came into the premises of
the undersigned, Lot 33, Concession '2, H. R.
S. Tnekersmith, about the first of November, ai I in the Easter
Ewe, marked with the letter H. The owner may . idea Of the qi
havethe same on proving property and paying ; this four ye
expenses. • WM. WILD, Clinton P. 0. 6-15%4
a
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LET. one instance they breshe
FOR; SALE _OR TO
—_— of oats in thr e home. Th
STORE TO RENT—To rent a large and corn-
" store in Whitney's block, Main
Street, Seaforth, in the best business part of the
town. The store is 6 /feet long with a store
room 30 feet in length in the rear. Rent reason-
able and possession given. on 5th January, 1881.
Apply to WHITNEY BROTHERS. 670
"WARM FOR SALE—Lot No. 10,.Concession .8,
Grey, containing 100 eons, about 65 cleared ;
a hewed log house, frame granary, log barn and
frame staple ; the soil is clay loam ; 15 acres of
fall wheat sown ; a good bearing orchard on the
premises, and a never failing spring; pri¢c-
e3,500 ; a liberal reduction to a cash purchaser) ;
there is no eneumbranee on the farm, and posses-
sion can be given at the time of purchase if do -
sired ; titleindisputable. For farther particulars
apply to HOMER ROBERTSON, Proprietor,
Breesels. 685
MEETINGS TO BE HELD.
TTOTICE—The Annual Convention of the Wes-
-LI tern Dairymen's Association will be held in
Town Hall, at Stratford. on Tuesday, Wednes-
day and;Thursday,. the 2nd, 3rd atd 4th of Feb -
rmiry. Members can obtain certificates entitling
them, to a reduction of railway fare by applyin g
to the Secretary at Ingersoll. By order, C. E.
C:HADWICK, Secretary, Ingersoll. 685x2
A NNUAL MEETING—The Annual Meeting of
-Li the Hay Township Farmers' Mutual Fire.In-
surance Company will bo held in the Town [fall,
Zurich, on Monday, the 7th day of February,
A. D. 1881, at la o'clock A. M.. for the purpose of
electing Directors and the transaction of such
other business as may be necessary. H V.
DIRSTEIN, Seeretary, Zurich P. 0. 681-3
Tem USBORNE AND HIBBERT MUTUAL
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY -NOTICE —'
The Annual Meeting of the Members of th e
abore Ineurone.: Company will be hell a t
tits Company's Oftloe, at Farquhar, on Monde y,
the 7th day of February, 1881, at 1 o'elock P. M .,
for the purpose of electing a Board of Director s
for the currant year, re3eiving the Annual Repor t
of the Directors, the Financial Report of th e
Treasurer, and other business of the Comps;n y.
N. J. CLARK, Secretary. ROBERT GARD I-
NER, President. 885 3
' MONEY.
-MOO TO LI ND—On first seonry ; a the he
- rate of 7 per cent per ane m ; 1 ri vale
funds. .A..pplieat is address JAJLE3 ICK, Bl. yth
P. O. - -
•
MONEY TO I END—Money to lend ongood
improved f tans only at 7i par cent. inter
est, payable yea .ly; privet funds; charged mod-
erate, JOHN S. PORTE 631
-af[`1
ONEY TO;i. OAN—Ip. large or mai same
on first -C1 + es securi y, at 8 percent. yearly
interest. Priva a funds,' . r on the installment
plan. Apply to ' . HILL, Seaforth. 628
MONEY—A. (. McDO CY C ALL is authorized; to
lend mone at 7 pee+ ent. on mortgage, for
any amount, and for any n rubor of years ; intFr-
oat chargged only • n the ,i • paid prineip al. Apply
at the Store of A G. McDot gall & Co. 678
Ike- ONEY TO DAN—O In provedFarm Prgp-
l�erty, at 7 p r cent. in erect. Interest pay-
able half -yearly r yearly, s desired, with a por-
tion of the prin ipal, if s+ preferred. Expenses
tight. Apply to THOMA _ D. RYAN, Seaforth,
Ont. 625
0nEY.—Th
money for.
mortgagee on far
per cent. interns
agreed upon.
forth.
undersig ed has a large enrn of
mmediai:e investment on first
properti . Seven and a half
yearly; +rineipal as may . bo
. H. BE .SON, Solicitor, Sea -
633
Atf TION SALES.
IIe1NCERY
FARM IN
ICH—Pursuant
Infants, and bea
vembcr, A. D. 18
Auction, with ti
Dermott, Esau
ALE OF
HE TOW
o an ord
ing date the 26th day of No- Engine room, whic
0, there t ill be sold by Pabjlic 'and has three do
e approb tion of Henry Mas- which to take the
e, Master in Chancery, Goder-
ich, in one parcel on TUESDAY, the 25th day of &0., without any d
JANUARY, A. D.1881, at the hour of Twelve this room is the fire
o'clock noon, at attenbur 's Hotel, in the To vn pository, for the pu
of Clinton, by the said aster, the following On the
very valuable pr perty, viz , Lot number 11, in forms, &;Cs
the 16thconcess on, and t e north part of I of general assembly
number 69, in t e Maida:
Township of Go
containing 107 a
sirable property
Road, about 5 in
There are about
. stumps, and t
hard -wood land.
loam and is we
dwelling house, 1
acres of an Oren
unusually fine f
desirable propert
' A FIRST eCLASS
WNSHIP OF -GODER-
r made in re. Hopes,,
I did not yield' quite e well
years, which may b , attri
latatiess of the seas 'is the
rather banks ard. ;All t
that I have c&nvers : d wit
i the sample of - gra'; . gro
Plain cannot easily ; be s
state that they nev saw
country. The land Where i
well adapted to grail raising; ant
for all kinds of roots and veget
,the fine crops ; of .otatoe gladd
heart of every son o . Irela d tha
els the Saskatchew n tra n. ,Vs
pect to have the ilway thou
district in a few m.11e ths, nd wil
sequently, reap the I ad van a ed
old settled country. i We re ab
miles from a saw m111, wh re goo
ber can be had at ;reason b e'
and good tamarack( posts s 1
apart, with three 3 rands f ire
a cheap and durabl feno Ex
spring water can be got here • y
from 15 to 30 feet. ;Most f the
ling houses here are ifranne, th
a number have ver - fine 1
We expect to have •;rick a. ua
on the Plain next `: umm r.
tural scenery of this count i • ver
in the summer the 7I airi.ef a ng
with myriads of w Id flor : of
I 'variety, presenting fine d e�f
for the botanist, an capn f I it
tract the attention : of the 1 last
vent. Parts of t • e con tr ar
merited with little umps of be
F
trees-, more.es especial in th •v:lle
on the banks of riv 'rs. thi
journey westward cross
met with several H ron oy , a
expressed themselv:s as hg • ly
with their change, : lid thi k ha
of their friends in ?Ontari
t well to follow their amp) a
residents of this lank of lib r
,0)0 bush
nd oa : , t
e13 p ac
er ac -
5 JO b sh
s year cr
as in crm
uted o t
sr tin • bei,,
Ie th :She
adm t thi'
nont'eB'
rpasse • I, ai
I.
etter ;i al;
app • dent.
al;
blet
•tl
tra
this
Ie
.f
s,
l and experienced
Instructed the pri: f-
n the county, and
given good satis-
ore, we may say
inton may proudly
�f the beet, if not
ilding in Western
n
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January 10, 1881.
Clintonl's Ne
The. Huron Reco
ing description of
and market hoeise,
course of completiltu in'
Clinton This bui ding is
structure built of w iite bri
ated .with red ; it is co
mansard roof, ove .laid
slate. The main e I trans is
archway, in which are twd 1
To the right as y.0 enter
room, suitable for : € store,
be let; on the opposite side
is a room, to be'use l as an
Dominion Telegrap Co. a
Express Co. Furt er on,
the Clerk's office, act to
.Room. This is a large
about 30 feet squar :') in w
Council meetings, ivision
On the oppositesi e is tl
which are three ce •s, to w
is gained •by mea s of door
iron grating. Wei neat
lis25
:ble d
ngine, 'ho
ay. Clan
•. an's offi.
ose of ho
second
.om, int
Certs,
small
e. T
by a
he r
: d and wi
• imp ov
hich as
ired for
very large
0 bricks
g coni
indowi
also -r
The
pour
in Tro
a buil
credit
race. of
To
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he ne
which
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hi. h he
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e
io
d Concession of t public meetings, co
rich, in the County of Harc
res, mora or less. This very
s situate( on the Haron Gra
los from the Town of Clint,
7 acres a`.eared and free fr+
e remainder is well Umbel
The soil is an excellent c ay lighted and veutila
1 watered. 'there is a brick.- opinion, be a decid
° the old town hall, s
st The material req
of building has been a
is no less than 210,0
t° feet of lumber bei
nd The glass in the'
r-- very attractive,..lia:
P
siderable ex ense.l
n-
ns weighs about 1,30
chased from a firm
cost of $600. T
'Whole is certainly
tractor, Mr. J. L..
'1e proacla of which is
4e1 ;used as a ticket offi
gin- strongly supported
d , 'principal trusses.
ams barn: and stable, and t
rd on the remises. This is
rm, and n every way a m.
TER S—Ten per cont.
the purchase mo n ey to be aid to the Vend.
Solicitor at the t me of ea e, and the balanee
bo paid. into Cou t within one month from
tune of sale, wit out inter st. A clear title .
immediate posse sion give on payment of p
Chan money. T e ere will be one reserved
fixed by the Master. In Ot;ier respects the c
ditions of sale wi I be the ( Standing conditi
of the Court of C ancery. Forfarther part' •u-
,ndersigaed. Dated the 3r of
E. MacDER?MfOTT, Master at
ER & MORTON, Barriet:rs,
tars apply to the
December, 1880.
(3oderieh. SEs;
Goderich.. _
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0
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rape
b
de pIf
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far
t1
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nt b
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ro
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at
to
chi
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11
be
n
for
te
ng
et
I 01.1
abl
ho
ntit
ed
re
1,
ft
h are
CO
hi
ba
1
all
1
erineij. of Goderich.
1 of 13,
resting
icli fish
Crew3
a crew
d ha'
ems
thing
ard.
e boat
The
sail
nets,
e seaso
and Inr cat(
mid
:n in
• hits(
:sei1tc
I e fist
the
o l3u
pecte
nes
ertaim
of 8
:se ar
y fro.
boat:
ands
Inilles
6 shle'
t, and s
rally tlo
en are
c3 of el;
ue of ft
tO a
2,000
re ai
.f tit
', an
his p
dly fL4i
ble,
that' i
the 1
t .week gives the
3articulare respect-
rmen : There are
n Goderich, three
Moet of 'them ate
large families,,
are steady, and dnr-
easons they work
�itlr the opening of
put out to begin
start early in the
haps twenty miles,
d return home et
advances they go
ther, until at the
they reach " The
y across the lake.
zmmer are chiefly
i. Nearly all the
Ir. James Clarke,
u broken ice ani
der side of the line,
rt lo. The nets are
by a Government
fit the meshes are
ze, so as to prevent
11 fish. In' the fall
ill fish principally
gradually drawing
Goderich, and at
pave to go to the
a distance of over
before they can
} ones. These are
old throughout the
storekeepers. In
or the most part
m are great read -
e catch is put at
r. The boats are
$2,500. The nets
d at $2,500. The
pts have to be re -
;he 'men complain
t on of their. equip -
They say that it
is used but half
costs so much to
country, that the
hard upon them.
the fishermen of
Been are not taxed
is a question that
tto. About $1,000
coopers, and $200
We areglad to say
three years no lives
n out to
gre ter art)
ne ed ear'
that tax ng
me ti h
is so pe Ish:
the year an,
get _it.-ftom
municipal t
They also
Kincardine
for their net
might bear 1
ire paid an
s xpendedI
h t during
a' a been ld
1
„
s
X co
ay th
ud
T
okiu
ually
n sat
he pa
t.'
O
A new k ittiug
ablished in (Galt
any.
---A young l
tartly torn toff
f to
rge
the
resigtle�
annivpr
etre')_
e attenapte
I .
—Mr. Gee
Secretary of
Society, has
—Burns'
orated fait 11T
'n Nordhei ' 1
she 25th.
-The th rmc
urday mora ng t
portion) of Q tai
below zero.l
-Over eight
timber will
fries, and s
Railway thi
—The fax
lianas, iEsq..,
heir to a leg
of an aunt it
—Th pec
ons to )see t
tendedlro
to Paris or
f 3,b00y0 0,
The site is
The
Houses on
Mr. J.
cheese Mak
this year $8
an average
Torout
polio' to pu
the cilty, th
be numerou
a.
gtory is being es-
!aajoint stock corn -
Galt had his ear
vicious dog, which
icon, for 20 years
elpli Horticultural
Iary will be Cele -
1 y a grand concert
1 n the evening of
a
m t r varied last Sat-
hrb ghout the eastern
io from 14 ° to 32
✓ loads of square
0 out in north Dum-
er Credit Valley
ae t
ipp
.wl
ily
of
cy
LI
Iple
e l
Pra
net
s
ob
otr
r, f
hn
4*
art
p91
db
sa(c
ah
uat of
on a
u
—On acc
female met s
to eael of the' s
once.
13th anat. ad
large' aim er !
gromids for sale
buyetS
wincldw of dr
to deat a oat
Valley sail a
n
c
for
ofsl,
f$!
gi
Out of a fa
short Space,
Wag r. 11 OVe
at
pipes o ne
'in tmal
an rIma
we Le riou
Ot
pocket- nif
bla half
me t after
and im ed
be
ily
he late T. C. Wil -
wick, have fallen
,000 by the death
d.
enmorris are a nx
d Trunk line ex-
ough their village
ntic hotel, , costing
cted in Montreal.
e old Government
e street.
loolm of 'Beverly,
sixteen cows, sold
of cheese, making
Iper cow of $51.
s are calling upon the
gambling dens) in
is being stated to
11
falir at 'Bright on the
ttle were on the
also a number of
rse ie. Belleville
e large plate glass
tore, destroYing all
'ndow and cutting
iliemed 'John Smith
o miles north of
ack of the Credit
th *le
lad
by
ing i
ver
put t
rcliS
tetf
explod
r.
ton, of Minto, has
ment in' his -family.
a, three died in the
a.ys. The last child
ed Harry Lawrie
armer's sleigh last
ndon, and had one
jured. The limb
,,ernoon last some
the Gazette office
ly s ald ad: 8-41K1
ers named Short,
the engineer
er day n Clifford, one of
he u 4c school laid his
on t bench with the
o Standing upright,
d Douglas Harrison,
Ins class. A mo-
arrison sat -down,
mped up with la
be
nal
you
atel
•
gi
Y, JANUARY 21, 18 81.
pierc ug yell. The sharp blade of the
knife had run 'to! full length into his
hip 1 He was nhable to walk, and was
at owe taken
—Letters pa
conmany to
—The Wom
of Blelleville
erecting a new
plan tor the acc
less and for ho
the Elnightsley
Ayr,
only
tate
ing a
pant
cont
myst
owne
or the ssi
ne more
eft unsol
few mor
loons p
ining $10
ry to hi
—The race
cocks, which w
Monday, had t
fixed 'is next Sa
er pe mit.
farm in McGil
$7,00 cash do
The am is
Cent alia, and
ther n.
abou -Arkona, returned home last week •-e-A young 1
feom !Colorado Where he has been stop- of Dr. Russell
ping for some line past. He likes that in the rnost f
country well, 4 intends returning in city, some sev
the string. married on t
— r. Thom Cross, of St. Thomas, stable boy, a
while attendin the Coroner's inquest mesalliance was kept secret until a few
on the body of the late Isaac Wellter, days ago, whe the young man sent a
held at Aylme on Friday, was taken note to his f ther-in-law acquainting
suddenly ill. s recovery is now con- him with the tate of affairs.
sidered doubtf —The Pres yterian congregation of
- prornin t grocer in Montreal Brigden have ecently presented their
having offered ree prizes for the best pastor, the R v. John A. McDonald,
teredi and the nuer of the first prize evening of the 10th instant a farther
scorefl 45 out a buffalo robe and sev-
as t week silver ware, were made
marks, and th
riston, with on tor and -his estimable
elm tee, cut testimonials show a
the barrel com of feeling existing be -
and people.
day, receiving rants coming to Toronto
ring -the past year num-
b° largest number came
8) -and. the smallest in
her nationalities were
s, 12. In addition tq
ed through to Manitoba,
. and seVeral th wand to the Western
mj Fox, of Colchester, States. Tots _arrivals at the Immigra-
es made 2,250 pounds tion 'office, for the year, 15,898.
4velve cows, of which —The Coun y of Sinacoe is the most
eeeived 1,793 pounds. expentely go erned in the Province.
ount paid to members
ouncil, collectively, was
reased to $6,079 in 1879.
ar Middlesex came next
eying paid its County
689, while the large, pop-
althy• County of Brant
me purpose only $321—
m paid by any county.
accident happened to a
e factory of Messrs. Per-
e other day. The boy,
Coomer, was washing in
din drying himself hap -
Tow the towel that it
revolving shaft. He
el and Was drawn into
revolved with it until
was stopped. His arm
twisted but he was
aping with his life.
June last Mr. Joseph
d two children left Port
ed on a farm adjoining
near Marion Ceutre,
ort time since the oldest
en pick with fever and
fe was next laid down.
rt illness succumbed to
Before her death Mr.
so ill, and, ere a week
rave had to be opened
his remains. Only the
ve.
evening, while the Rev.
f Thedford, was conduct -
at church, his residence
by two yOuths, Heury
es Trueman and about
n gold, was taken from
se some, and went to his
the money was gone.
own the Matter, suspi-
the two ladS above men -
charged with the theft,
ssed the whole affair.
he money has been re -
community in and around
a little village north of Port -
ere startled on Friday morning
rumor got about that Mr. Grist,
r living near by, ha terminated
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stantial evidence in the case gives' a de-
cidedly ugly appearance to the whole
matter, and the prospect is that stem
mete on a. hand -sleigh. justice will be duly meted out. The
be very serious. young men have been committed to jail
eet are being applied for at Owen Sound for trial.
e 'called the New Bruns-
1The bulk of the capital
from Europe.
Christian Association
ve determined upon
ilding on the cottage
tal purposes..
terson hoe purchased
arm of 200 aores, hear
of $8,000. There is
in of the. Sprague es-
ut of the 1,900 acres.
, of Lambeth, on ris-
gs ago, feund in his
et a strange purse
How it got there is a
and he ' calls for an
If
s o have taken place on
be postponed on ac- by the Board.
the river. The date —Last wee
it day, should the weath: Amherstburg
has sold recently his
ivray to j. Colwell, for
13ndimarpyr,onveeadr. corn, hay, roo
lees splendid buildings and other use.
acres, 120 acr
Murray, well known cultivation.
—While two boys were toying with a
pistol at Berlin, on Sund4 last, one of
them named Wolfe was Shot by the
accidental discharge of the weapon.
The ball passed' through the back of
the tongue and lodged in the back of
the neck.
— Some of theQuebec seeings banks
state that in consequence Of the diffi-
culty now experienced in safely and
remuneratively employing the funds
on deposit, they find theMselves com-
pelled to discontinue alloWing interest
on current accounts.
—Tbeliead master of the Ingersoll
High School has recommended the
Board to shorten the noon recess from
one hour and a half. to half au hour.
He proposes to dismiss the school an
hottr earlier in the afternoon should his
recommendation be acted upon. The
matter was nbt favorably entertained
David Howie Bola in
66 hogs, ag reeating in
weight over 12,000 poundse at 86 per
hundred poun s. Mr. Howie raised on
his farm, last ear, 1,510 bushels of fall
wheat, besides the usual crops of oats,
, •ko., for stock feeding
His farm contains 200
s of which are under
ay in Tomtit°, daughter
shioneble part of the
n or eight Months ago,
e "quiet" her father's
oung Frenchman. The
1
f 50 marks ; second 44 presentation
rd 40 Marks. oral articles of
;. G. Haight, near Har- the worthy pa
an, out down a soft Wife. Those
t , p, and delivered it in pleasant state
eny's yard, all in one tween rniniste
therefor $12. A pretty —The immi
e for each of them. 44 from Europe d
entworth, was called
telegraph—on Friday,
e illness of his child
ours after his return.
t little girl of four
good day's wa
sout riding of
from Toronto
on ac ount of
who ed a fe
She was a b
year
of bqtter fro
J. D. Burk
Priee
22 cehts.
—Mrs. Ash
lodged. a comp
police against
her. From t
that he only
one night, and
case, going off
county of Out
in Wlaitby la
ceased. came
receited his
office up to th
—The Rev.
lectute at A
laait week, to
He had fol• hi
friends in area
language th at
prehl.nd.
— good
smal wit has
that a lady ad
John in the c
'other day, a
, around his
kiss. The ga
resislance.
rs.
county,
- OT011to
Sunday, and
twenty or th.
in private rac
reported to be
ne evem
car. of T
of wood
d out of
with t
ot discove
the roma
19
McV
stick
slipp
alon
was
whe
foun
bered 7,094.
in May, (1,4
January. 0
English. 3,796
these, 889 pas
e" used at home for the In 186 the a
ranged from 9 cents to of the ounty
u y, of East Flamboro', In the atter y
a4txt with the Hamilton to Si coe,
husband for beating Councillors $2
u hed her out of doors spent fOr the s
they agreed to settle the the srealest s
Reynolds Sheriff of the yo—u4 aadiumfuti
cone together.
no, died at his residence ine, at oon, t
Sunday morning. De- whose ame
Whitby in 1854, having the eye ing, a
e county and held the caught on a
t me of his decease. caught the to
lomon P. Hale gave a the shaft, an
✓ on Thursday evening, the niablainery
a very large- ,audience. was br6ken an
s bject Hope and Pat -
them, the two oldest
n. He has a flow of
's not very easy to com-
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1
1
s.
1
1 of amusement and
n Created by the fact
rer rushed up to Sir
idor of the House the
throwing her arms
k gave him hearty
nt .Premier offered no
aining notoriety as a
desecration. Yonge
s out of the city, is
ite trotting ground on
st Sunday afternoon
parties were engaged
A cock -fight was also
progress.
last week as Mr. John
water, was putting a
the stove, his watch
pocket, and went in
stick. The accident
ed until next moruing.
us of the watch were
mass of ruelted glass,
silver! end brass.
— A. sample of sand found at St.
een sent to Roch-
examined by sever -
these concluded that
green window glass,
s in contemplation to
t a furnace and make
of Thamesford were
her unusual Incident
Thonias, has
it wil make g o
bottles, etc.
bring au experie
a thorough test.
—The people
the ()her evening. A small terrier dog
ran dOwn the M in street enveloped in
flames, its' cries eing piteous in the ex-
treme'. The litt e fellow had been lying
in the bar4roona §f -Mr. Kennedy's hotel
when, an iever-haeging lanip burst, the
burning oil completely enveloping it.
The hotel 'was nearly set on fire by the
- —ar. t Smith, postmaster of
Ayton, in minty of Grey, has been
conviCted e le, bench of magistrates
of having implicated in the burn-
lOnging to a man named
1. a large amount of
i y Was destroyed, by
g men to commit the flatteri
o 'satisfy a grudge he had private communications about himself, rowed a gu
Bail was accepted in arid signing the name ofl B. Freer, went to th
000 for his appearance 1 Principal of the High School in Kin- ing the ch
wantisd. The dream-- cardine. In applying for a position in shot Ins br
11
obe
he
efo
een
ing of a barn b
valuable prop
bribing two yo
against Keilor.
the aim of $4
for trivia when
fortun te in es
Weber, wife a
Elgin nd sett
Kansas A
child as ta,
died. Is W
and af er a sh
the di ease.
Weber was a
elapsed, the
again t receiv
baby is now a
— 0 Sunda
ing the servi
was e tered
Harris nil ja
870 ne rly all
money till We
he wan 13(1 to
On ma mg k
About 40 of
covere
—Th
Canton
hope,
when a
5
111
his existence by stranglit g himself.
The de eased. had been an Porthope
with a oad of wood, and had returned
home, ate his dinner, changed his
clothes, and_ nursed his young child for
an hon or two. Then he Went out and
fed his tock as usual. He was found went over t
by his on lying dead in a stall, a rope into the C
arounkhis neck. Deceased was a man the same d
of extr good character, and supposed before. T
es a wife and six ch ldren. No —A terr
n be assighed for the rash act. Jean Narbo
situation Narbonne 1
Kincardine viction of t
-engaged for murder of
engagement fession of
g good under the ciecumstances, end step-ni
avored to alter them, and con- to murder
he brilliant idea of writing very tpo wicked
g testimonials, accompanied by At the hist
ials were of Snell esti erior
that their authentic ty w
This led to r velation , and
been given 5.er to M . Cana
Inspector, late will d
Fowles acco ding to
—A son o Mr. Ed.
while meat
Friday nigh
burned in a
lingered in
mother. wh
the yard at
almost out
—Mrs. E
late propriet
who was
buno, is sue
gation Com
the loss of h
the evidenc
vessel was n
accident, an
ten, all of w
and in favor
—An atte pt wasimade
ago by theloGreat West
authorities t enclose the
in the centr Of the town
complish th tr object gate
to be erecte cross two
The posts fo the gate
conflict betwee the ioppos
—The Com all R lporte
answered the rat call of de
Joseph Loz
years of -age.
three times,
thirteen child
the second thi
twelve, numbe
most of whO
living and w 11
and twelve
wife is sti
matron of fo
Hope, and.
golden wed i
Nearly ever
comprising
(meat grand
ai3 doubted.
he case has
Jinki is, Toronto,
the fire on
face Was
er, and it
ing. The
e work in
ucled, fel into
irigIhttsfuhiedymaan
was do'ng so
he time f the
Ma Fieher,
r of the Tarry'
st on the ill
ng the Georgia
any for $1,2o,000
✓ husband.
so far go s to s
that th timb
of Mrs. ishe
11
fe of th
ound Star
ated Wan
Bay Navi
ood deal of
w that the
befPre the
s were rot-
e company
case.
few dayS
Rail way
station at
property is
weuld have
budy streets.
were duly
at night a
them. A
g parties is
• ho as
He as t
en b the
teen, and
ing i all
are a the
iving and
Wm.
h" wif
g on
emb
hi dren
of the most emarka
evening wal the ca
in his ide tical weddin
which appe reit as glad a
were first ade fifty
Another re / erkable thi
tion with t .se pants is t
business in he city o Tor
—In the tenenty of Nor
the very lo# • spell of win
without int
ed about tw
big hole in
laid up for
coating of
had from t
cattle from
the most sh
mark that
ath, was Mr.
early ninety
as married_
e father of
rat wife, by
y the third
present time
so a hundred
. His third
randi, Sr., of Port
celebrated their
the 13th Met,
r of the family,
s, fon. daughters,
are , and. three
ere resent. One
le in idents of the
tain' appearance
when they
years ago.
gi; in connec-
t Mr. Score,
tnow doing
try weather,
trimtion since
Montha ago,
the fod4er
he seasoe's us
e beginning
grazing ven
away, has be n made.
sprina gets ar land a little earlier than
usual°, the seas n will be a trying one to
farmers wh se storage of f ad is lira tea.
operation was performed e Wm. ay -
twenty yea pf age, by D . Bradley, of
West Flam oro', assisted y Dr. Walk -
field. Som two years ag
ner injured is arm, the b
comtnenc-
h'ch farmers
The steady
earth has
as prevented
outhful
raw and hay
asting them
Unless the
of
young
be of w
various me ns of relief and was in
Hamilton ospital for twq menthe
in
at last co melted to Have the ar
amputated, which was done at t e
shoulder joi t. After he had recover d
from the eff cts of the choilroform, Mr.
Rayner wal
ly regaining
two men st
gate, on the road between Jpiantford a
Hamilton, nd proffered a 85 bill for 6
toll collect r, Mrs. Wedge, to take
pulled out number of bil
she iutende to make cha
did so, the an nearest
in the fac and succeed
810 and on half of a $2 n
put the whi to bis horses
towards Br
were infor
and. eeveral
were unabl
—It will
time ago th
ley railway
en into on
The other
got track o
(alias the T
and a half f
went to sea
, walking ab
Toad" was
the opport
; jumped do
hef-
ay-
ich
ried
the
bet
ed about and
strength and
before dark t
pped at the
ealth.
ei other night
4Igford toa-
d
sae
er
getti g
and drove ff
sible the people of Lan d
to overtake th ea.
e remembere that seine
G. W. Rt. and Credit Val -
depots at gerg were braa-
he same ;ght and robbed.
ay the o cer of the lew
ad)1who lives out a Mi
om Ferg:es, zed was
ing the guilty erty.
ch the premis and
Oil
to be
He lea
cause c
—A ew months ago Geo A. Powles, recently at
of To onto, secured
as clas ical teacher in. the
High S hool. He was fon
compet nt, and. was not r
1881. is chances for re
not bei
he end
ceived
floor. It is said that wh
laity present d itself
Fergus , and
ewers that he
again bro
tion, g
handsomely as" the first.
ble confession that f
ontreal.' Th13,1trial of the
mily resinted in the con-
e father, aged 85, mother,
brother, agedi 125, for the
an . Narbonnd.I The Con -
eau shows that' his father
thet for 15 yeos urged Win
an, telling hi 'that he was
o live and de
gation of his f
, ostensibly to
door and load
rge ' from his
ther in the sid
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her, he box -
shoot bears,
as he lay na
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his bede Pan rose up, and his father
said, eHit him with the gun." Jean
then broke the gun over him,_ and with
his mother's assistaece dragged. the
body ont of the house and into the
woods, tvhere next day be buried. him.
The accueed. broke down with emotion
several ?idles while relating his story.
The thdee areeseetenced to be hanged
on the 25th of February.
i Perth ,Items.
The Po -dation of Mitchell is given
as-2Th itchell school janitor is paid
$150 pe annum.
—Dtt big 1880 St. Ilary's Council ex-
pendedr50 for poor relief.
PrimitiVe Methodist Church, Stratford,
las—t TSred7t;.1 statistics of St. Marys
during 1800 are : Births 72, marriages
—A Toronto firm is now engaged
taking ut timber in the neighborhood
of Pool and Topping- .
—The citizens of St. Mary's in want
of coal have to send to Stratford, as the
article is eot in the home rearket.
—During the half year ending De-
cember 31, 1880, Listowel records 65
births, 14 marriages and. 12 deaths,
—Mr. Thomas Mutton, of Fullerton,
has purchased a fine tholoughbred bull,
two months and a half 01a for which he
paia $50.
,--11rL R. W, Taylor; a highly respect-
ed resident of St. Marys, died et St..
Catherines last week after Months of .
failing health, ,
—The funeral of Mrs. Cathcart, of
St. Marys, was the largest noticed in .
that section, there being 200 vehicles in .
the prooeSsion.
—Mr: Archibald Forbes lectured in -
Stratford last Friday night. The large
audience was spell -bound to the .0 -lase of
the last -sentence.
.—The most bnlliant and . attractive
given by the baehelors on the evening
—Mr. J. W. Scott, taking Mayor of ,
Listowel,1 has been presented with a!
handsome ebony gold. headed cane, by'
his numerous admirers. ,
• —No. 4. Oorarany of SL Marys turn-
ed. out in futl uniform to meet Archibald
Forbes thetcelebrated war correspond-
ent, on his errivat in that town.
Queen's University, conducted the anti-,
versary services in &Andrew's Church,,
Stratford, on Sunday, IOth. inst.
—Logan township has a large Ger-.
man population. The Connell are!
having 300 out of 1,000 copies of town-
ship by -1 ws printed in Gelman.
ili.
—Mrs. Arad Priest, long a resident
of the Gore of Downie and latterly of
the townehip of Elma, died at the real- ,
donee of her son on New Year's day.
—Four additional elegines with their
staffs have been removed from Quebec
to Stratford. A new round -house at .
the latter place will now be a necessity.,
—Ads.ta Hunter, of Wallace, has :
been sentenced to two weeks m Stratsi
ford ga.01 for stealing a buffalo
robe froth the Albion Hotel in Listowel.
—To the Mission fund of the Metho-
dist church fer 1880, Mitchell eontribnt-
Morkton, 8110.13.
•-e•The last monthly cattle fair, held,
in Listovi)el, was very good, considering,
the seaso of the year, Good. prices .
were offe ed„ and the majority of the '
animals ,offered for sale were bought up. ;
—Mr. ID. Whaley, Mitchell Road, ,
near St. Marys, was 'assisting his men
threshing, and fell from the scaffold. to,
the floor, a distance of eighteen feet.:
His injuries are severe, but not likely to i
prove fatal.
—A little daughter of Mr. Colwell in
Mitchell, 'it,he other morning fell on tb.e '
icy .8i(leeee lk and struck her chin against
something that caused her to bite her
tongue so badly that it had. to be stitch-
ed together.
---The other day a foolish woman
living on! the St. Marys road, near
Stratford', tried to poison herself by
taking a close of Paris green, Fortuns
ately for herself she took too much and
the stomach ejected the poison.
—Mr. John Ratharnel, Gore of
Downie/ Went out to hie barn on the ,
evening uf the 3rd. inst., taking a lan- ,
tern with him. While looking after '
his stock the lantern was upset and the
straw qnickly caught on fire. The ,
barn and contents were destroyed.
Loss $1,000.
—At a fmeeting of the Agricultural ,
and Hort cultural Society of Mitchell,
Logan, ullarton and Ribbed, held
lust week, it was ascertained that the
position f the society, both financially
and othe wise, is much better than last
year, and the officers and directorsatart
out with brighter hopes for the year to
—Mr. -0. Baird, one ef the patrons
of the Avonbank Cheese Factory, had
sixteen cews during the past season,
from which he received the sum of
8709.86 ; he also received the sum of
8127 for cheese:made at home, and has
on hand at present about $70 worth,
making in all a total of 1906.85 from
his sixteen cows.
—A St. Marys man who has studied '
out the thing, says the boys sleighride
down that hill at the rate of a mile in
two and a half minutes, that the ,sled
goes faster in the middle of the tourse i
by 0116 'Oaf, so that in reality the boys
scurry aliong at 30 miles an hour, and
calls on the parents to consider the
danger of I this fastness.
—One day lately a $5 bill was lofit hi
Mr. Colwell's store in Mitchell. Next
morning the boy swept the floor and
threw thfP eweepings ein the fire. On
opening the stove door a minute after;
he saw, anaid. the flames, what he sup-
posed to lee a bank bill, and, snatching
it out, found it to be the loot five dollar
bill. One half of the bill Was burnt off,
but sufficient is left to warrant its pass- -
hag at the bank from which it issued.