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Minglaissimiga
St., to com-
bo-
b be hoped
y attended,
it now being
there is no
We added to
ons a first -
factory.
•
€i Rollins, ot
Killop, had
riling in of
which they
e was au old.
on the roof
losswill be:
Tonins as he
ood ideal of
w. Inflame -
he prevalent
Dakota, an
borhood, is
the vicinity.
was encas-
e" by those
lee. A dog
vas running
side-. Just
its prey
persuasion,,
fence, grab
eff with it.
table:, very -
east of the
of Mr. Geo.
line between
arned to the
s feed they
Che loss to
and he has:
by auction,
am through
T. P. Dor-
;bar of the
aloes class
is always
house one
of satisfied
1 nourishing
;s in Jesus,
f
isle, read -
among the
g: A most
venting was
torss of the
epitality.
ravings ago,
Le door bell
s rung. It
an the ca -
immediately
indred per-
•skets, who
isseSSion of
which was
-urnntuous.
on -
ed to
gen nem,an
flattering
errand, pre -
a ma;nif-
handsome
which ad-
. and lady
(forded the
degree of
earty token
r<rm-hearted
—A- special
Council was
stated that
leeting wes-
t repairing
ling Bolt'a.
ge was not
A up.. Mev
C. Griffin,
Barton etc:
it requires
1 specifics-
rut at once
examined.
• Deeded, of
the jobs be
list., at 2`
er, at Bells
oved by G.
up„that the
e�►njunetion
m, build a
where the
the boon-
Turnberry
and that
c►f the ex-
pays one -
fn. • Barton,
tit Messrs.
ere hereby
NVinghara
their raga-
',building
eguibuilding of
Rd bridge--
meeting
ridge--meeting of
at Lower
,t 2 of clock
last meet -
all the
present, a
ing the mo-
eld on the
Mrd to the
s men. for
uu Charles
the several
A resole-
x•ffect that
.511)n Cortrt:
ilio village,
tie notified
Ching was
lliam Hor-
ace.; Thomp-
King was
7d Iesars..
iruti, Audi-
^icon, Abel
were ap-.
r Year1881.
3,- issue an
for $150
is and poet -
Slops and
emit stated
;(sou was
It wag
the
weigh
be let by
f the Coun:-
ne Mr. Jas.
charge of
ter passing.
X69.68, the
.:rst Tues -
m.
;ssels, have
4o carriage
less will be
v►ii rind F.
Sr lit this.
FOURTEENTH YEAR.
WHOLE NUMBER, 689.
SEAFORITH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1881.
$1,50 a Yel,r, ill Advance.
881
SEAFORTH. 1881
2=.,Z BR,os-
�
!UR SCOTCH AND IRISH TWEEDS
e are now SHOWING SAMPLES of SCOTCH
and IRISH TWEEDS for
THE SPRING TRADE.
As' these Goods were Purchased by ns
Canada.
Mains and swallows, harbingers of
sp in ., have appeared in Tor nto and
.L n on.
— alter Thompson, farme , evaded
payi .g a five cent feed at Brant ord and
wasfined $4.10. .
- lex. Macgregor, who ha be ong-
ed tot the Gal School Board fo ov r 20
years', has retired. - -
,—� company with a capital of 1$25,-
000 i being formed to manufacare kid
gloves at Montreal.
-F•-Polling on the Scott Tempe once
Act i the county of Went ort - is
fixed for the 22nd of April.
everal of the schools in Lo don
township have been closed, owlppg t the
prevalence of measles in the vidini .
The contract has been let lefor the
erection of a new Merchant's (bank in
Winnipeg. The cost of the building will
be about $13,000.
—Mis. DeWinton, the wife of Col.
DWinton, the Governor -General's Sec-
ret; h•, gave birth to a daugiltei, at
Oita •• a, the other evening.
he Oddfellows of Emer on pur-
1
pose holding a calico ball on t 5th.
ntly
DIRECT FROM MANUFACTURERS The oGateway. ng people
giddy a e e.
young lady in Hamilton os her
I, o watch. It was found a c upe of
je • s afterward in the snow o a ve-
nt lot. It had been shovelled of the
alk.
r. John Pringle, of Ayr, has '; pur-
ased the farm of . the late a +► eron
derson, situated near Gee + eld,
r Ifumfries, paying for it the sum
,200.
Toseph Robson, 8th concessi
ion township, recently sold
fat bulls, for the English m
five cents a pound, to Mr. M
of Lucan.
drill boiler Ion Bannetm
pany's works, Wellan'' Can
d the other day, instantly
er a ert Atkinson, of Thorold, nd
injuring and ,scalding six ot
An era of prosperity appea
commenced in Galt. S
business enterprises are starti
there is a good demand for
®ouses and lots for build ng
se';
A man named Reid, who
od ed in Brockville gaol for cion
c urt, fell into a -prolonged
which he never awoke. He
inuonsly for 80 hours befo
AT
We are Enabled to Offer Them
VERY :LOW PRICES.
BLARNEY TWEEDS.
WE ARE xOW SHOWING
w
G8
si
cI
A
N
of $
Len
ten
fo
e ts,
11
d
u
++
od
A LAREtE LINE OF SAMPLES °181
Of the Celebrated BLARNEY TWEEDS, Man-
ufactured by
by
n w
a.d
1 g
pos
MAHONEY BROS., CORK !
of
Erie
The Blarney Tweeds are the BEST GOODS in de
the Market.
Fine Styles and Splendid Quail.
Every merit We Make We Guarantee '
a Perfect Fit.
.
A little girl years of age,
I,o_e Evans; living in. Strathrdy,
dad: ago accomplished the f
ri ing 506 words on • a . postal
elder sister aiaged to wri
ers.
The. roof of the Freston s
caved in the other morning,
he accumulation of snow
accident happened in the in
f nnately, at a time when ih
empty. •
Matthew Jeffrey, of Elora„ h.
tented to one year and eleven
he Central. Prison and to r
my -five lashes for an . indece
1t on Mary Ann Trieberger, a
rs of age.
Mr. Wm: Scott, a Janney + f
e of Paslinch, was offered $1C`0
ten pine trees, but refills .
r. He thinks he can get idn'oIr•
d timber for ship building p
scarce article.
The Rev. Wm. Galloway
an -minister of Lucan, is abo
his present charge and -see i
1 elsewhere. The church was sir
vacant Sunday week by Rey
, of Ailsa Craig.
One hundred and ten t
ly engaged in Montreal
rk on the limits' of the Bri
an Lumber Company, on
0 awa, at wages ranging from
per month and board.
A young man at Ottawa, ar
masquerade costume, viii
her's store, purchased a . meth
ih
isles, and badgered his pare
ting him have them on trust,
identity being discovered. .
Mr. Walter Glenn, of the 11
: si.on of McGillivray, while i
the lumber woods, Michig
d • one • of -his feet frozen..
:dical care he i progressi g
ly, but will lose several of h s
M. F. P. Wisner, of Mart
.11 known oil operator, died
y, 5th inst., front the effec
o •erdose of laadenum1 taken
e pain arising from a sor
is remains were interred in
—The' Bohemia„ lost on the; qo;
eland, had a carpo of ninety;cti
ging to Mr. Richard Cusack, d
St. Thomas. His carets
seph Head, was among the
sack bad his shipment full
—At Kingston on Thursday;
's hired man, while ente
teway with a load of
uck. After beating the hor
lly=he lifted a spade and str
em on • the head, killing
stently. -
-Favorable reports are being
the Canadian Board of_Tra from
e various colonies -of Great B4in
ference to the holding of general
nference to promote increased] cora-
, relations and
of
fine
ket,
ob
eg
lung
seri-
s.
to
eral
up,
�well-
pur-
€ was
mpt
Jeep,
for the ye
invents 549
flourishin
dedicated"d
Portage
and Eme
—A wa
Ofrice wa
atd upon
toy discov
feet long,
ndle,
e
—At tl1
itt Branttf
Toronto,
which h
foster mo
to the- c
rearing.
I =The
ilaining
an endo
action in
say that t
respectiv
Whatever
—Cons,
Mrs. Jo
township,
other, la t
-Were bo
leave throe
the worn.
—A mu
Bright, i1
to remove
regret to
no doubt
cessful in
in their
i —The
e -Mayo
tion to Bvrl
arty of 1
teas bee
gout, is
active c
i —Aec
Toronto
dreg -an
in that
inety-t
rmer
wenty-
-A
lnnip g
ays :
f stew
f these
r
h
P
were $1 33.80, and disburse -
'4. T e ce f is in a most
onditi n. w halls were
firing t e ye r at Winnipeg,
Prairie, G a stone, Mo ris
n.
pipe!in th oronto P' st
poked up ew days go,
pendi gabou 550 in try ng
she cause, an e1 bout t o
d as thick as bro m -
found lodged firml in he
i I j
ntaro Poult y q aw held
last eek,j. J-. May, of
on - e hib tion {its' monkey
dopte a cl i ken; ' and he
r sho ed gre t attachment
en b its onti ua1 ar-
1
errs o Hami ton l are o m -
he to price of bread, nd
is b ing m de for united
e lana ter f rise. They •
price' of to r sand bread
allo th v,o margin
ptiion' carried; off :Mr. and
Went rs, of Wcstmineter
it in thre d aye of each
gee , as its v °timne. They
in the pr m of 'life, nd
mall chit end to battle With.
,
h esteems merchant of
Henry •Hu c ins n; is about
o Lakeside i h residents
art wit hi , ut they have
nt tea he •i be as suc-
is new abo e ! s he has been
v'liege. •
" I
e 's now litel d ubt but that
eaudr wil r a in, •opposi .
rmau Nels. u or the Mayor
treat. Th ; e -Mayor, who
ufferi g fr+ m an attach of
beat r, a + d a begui1 an
dept 'rigorous
e he marring
►
TTC,L BROTHERS, SEAFOR H.
THE
LEADING HOUSE
FOR CLOTHIN
TWEEDS 1 TWEEDS 1
COME AND SEE
O 3 LPB EI
STOCK OF THOSE. BEAUTIFUL
TWEEDS FOiR S•UITI • �G
NOTHING LIKE THEM.
OVERCOATS, OVERCO fTS
Ba
re Bargains wi]tl now be given, in oder to
Clear Off the Entire Stook, a t
Campbell's Clothing and Ou t
Rstabl ` hrnent, Seaf orth
?'o. 1, oampbol 's Brick Block, Marin Street.
tting
6
61
ame
1few
t of
card.
e 732
►
Mr
oat O
`RTinnip1 g
ley the ztee
Colisida
so man
plenty vl
as.
ng to !the' it
r1;81tthe;e
verity-eigh' B
y, ; and t o ,
sniit s, t •• e
alts
le : Job ..,'
on ent
re P, ess
er wes a
6
o.' Monday
lis wa . pu
to "char
the first in
obl$ th :
as beelni
o supply the v
gn 'trod of; Mr
lite 4lis atisfacti
outsid appoin
1 civa ifiedl re
ting' nipeg• -
�. Wim.
; sotele
dificu
od hiis
essftil i
e, value
sands
w
ro
• he
led
ver
th :
,o
used I —Ex
it.'1 of Mon
sing,' pot int.
rink,
I
been
nths
jceive
as
rl 14'
the
each
the
as
.ores
esby-
leav-
:ach,
Ren-.
t
0111
1s
e
MAN ITOBA..
REENw Y1
W LL START AN
EXCURSION PARTY
I
W.DNESDAY, MARCH 2ND,
1
1881,
Freight Monday before. Apply to
6E THOMAS GREENWAY, Centralia.
F
S
ORBES'' LIVE
---gI3D—
RY
A.LE!STABLES,
11�l:AaN-SIT.:, SEAFORTH.
ARTHUR FORBES, the old established Liv-
eryman, keep' the best and moat sty lish rigs
and the beet driving horses in the basin ess.
beat and Nobby Critters, handsome a nd com-
fortable Robes and fast and sate horse a always
on hand.
A very handsome family sleigh for one br two
horses.
Day and night sails promptly attended to.
Good driving horses bought anad sold.
REMEMBER THE PLA.C'E — Opposite 0. C.
Willson's Agricultural Wareroom:s, Seaforth.
�i89 ABTHUR FORBES.
+
ce
in.
m
a®
w
n.
t
:1
1.
of
C
b
r
t
1
were
o to
Can
peer
as
,o1
hue
sin
arha
Placed
ore$ ito
TM
Gilchri
in Edii
in the
Jarvis
pr 'mis
tiuguis
Uccesef u
rship.
A derma'
✓ al, whc
fi aneial
e ecober
a d suet
h•s estat
his
s.
t choler
b rgh w
eea years
was a
1, .nd wa
ted of th
ly gain
1
—T
;with a 1.
contat 1u
ladies, . r
'has be n
cities .bf
ladies tore
,of attailni
'ble in h:
0
2 to haii botiig
'Mr. Rtab
mouth; f
ed in
1 his
er of
into
trout
h; con
r$rking
ately,
Jnder
avor'-
es. I
idle,
tc
1n
,s
to
Satar
f ate
eliev'e
iroat. —J4
olia.� Oliverfs
1st c'f with ti
ale bE He w
rove, his cl
k r, Mr. he w
ort Mr. 300 r
:n urea. engia„
far fell telt
lg ' a led. L'
�, get •
lia,me-
one of
lmost
t
t
rate 0
indivii
curity . a
mature
rich cite
—A st
;raging•
time.
and of
a spiv ire
at the r,ey
the gr
-the lie
or fou
some
u
1
S
e
u
b
ff
n
s
lvo
•
SO
1l
w9Pc
es s
Glc
t E
+ ea of
ddress
the a
t dna
aken
the
busy
gas n•
scienc
amtiel
tafa
rt Mc
$-11,0
erest
s env:
daes.
ey b
ques
ange •
the co
• eral
s are 1
g ail1 •
s, etri
d, folly
, drat
aye'.
()tion C
s: .tk
ourin
st violent
rraugi g s
ng ss,
hirle
tions
as s
floor,
eased
large to fly.
—'fief Hami
received': don':
Jason,i owl o
and at o e txm
ilton Qtr han
to be iiiv steel
to be l s ld for
time o t �•. o ;or
for of h Chur-
city is it. inomi
vacandie. open
children being
vacaneily
dairectbrly of
re one: bun -
owns residing
hundred 'and
ty-tfive -o the
illiam, i and
iti;ng to the
+ Minnet1osa,
r nous waste
he whistle
b • the tail so
two local
village.”
t. Catharines
rapsferred to
: c ncy created
uthbettson;
exists over
meats, ,when
►+ ain in Win -
provision of the bill authorizes the com-
missioners.to issue, license at a reduced
fee for the sale of lager beer, ale, porter
and: wines made frbm'Canadian grapes.
A g od(deal has rece.tly been said in
favor of a proposition of this sort, and
model to tempera ce men will watch
its op ration with ntjrest.
-A �entleman i•a Emerson, who will
be urnished with means to the extent
of 0 b ealth mill firm
in
arvi ,
of 1 79,
ith rh
co rse
young.
one of t1i mo
Canadi: ns wh
d 11 i it hrist
n
glendel
wo years
tis, but
os�'ition
oto coni
at 5 3C
again jb
he Cain
h s .j use
ent'� fro put
in arts' Mr.
au off great
t dis-
have
schol-
ening,
ago,
Who
swing
recta,
0,000,
y his
dian
died
qna
sivt
ma
66
present ueen
en;her + t b $day,
tog ap C adian
;gar ted r t al,
+ of s' and
om•nio now
ra(tisin a View
ar erfe possi-
of utoeraphy.
T)a idso ,lof Belmont,
o 1 2 : acres from
even, o
o. ' Ow
aidbyt
steel in
on as t
y ;farm
of; far
settle di
ntv of.
ng the
e it
of C a
Mo
er• tow
An
with t
tion as
yot
in
at 1
wh
side
his
20, t yaw saw
�ntjario, is al#out to purchase a
nti ity of timber lands up the Red
er, with a view 'to o ening an exten-
wood yard in Emer son:._ `The firm.
after a time erecta saw mill.
-Or Thursday last week, while a
ng roan named Drapan was engaged
eating some iroi plates in a foundry
nebec, he iu oo a way stumbled,
n the hot fluid unset upon his left
, a little below the ljreast, and down
leg into his boots, b ruing him in a
sho kin and probabl fatal manner.
Two servant girlie were nearly
sm the/red to death in 'the house of
the r ethployer, Mr. Balkwell, London,
the other night. On retiring they had
placed a large. pan' of live coals close to
the bei -,and the robni being small and
clote, the fumes of tie charcoal- could
not escape, and were n4arly fatal to the
poor girls.
--A collision betas ee
catsed by the enginee
free
on
PrE
Ra
ca
66
++
1
Nort
ng to t
ei bank
rinortg
eir mo
proper
ease h
two freighte,
of the down
ght being unab e to pull up his train
he i heavy grade; -occurred at the
scott Junction 'of th Grand Trunk
lway on Friday morning. Two
loads of freight w re demolished.
Th d mage done arnotints to from $20, -
to Se5,000.
more fro
continue t
the Indi
istributed
e much
certain tri
rom starv
the Young m4
ape from justi e
ing of Abel M
was sent to ja
e appeared un e
tient but was r
on GT.
most respe
, midi, seven
out on the
on them b
he thermo
ero, bees,
rent. T
-keeper, b
n since co
S. Thom
OVerilMerl
ich is being e
ck Lake. Ab
this brid
s proved
would sti
strange a
gentlem
er night
brown
t instead
the 'trip
hind, an
000
—R
ai 1113
be ng
G ver
se nen
a ong
de th
po tel
ed
es
ki
,many
ge se-
tgages
e the
y.
s been
eeds for some
ni mels b eve die - lately,
1. The symptoms are
eer1 the body, running
ng thei heads against
wed by a,' stiffening of
curing in aboit three
he eym tones udicate
f the br in. -
SI
m'll, i Toronto, met
deo, hien S turday.
me
und
ercial e Mother Country.
—The Hon. Mr. Mowat is un
o turnkeys out of the hands of s
end placing them in the hands f jail-
ers. The latter are at present i.... ld re-
sponsible for the escape of prieoners,
d it is considered that they Should
o oose their own assistants.
—The sittings of the Maso in rand
Lodge of Manitoba lasted days2
closing on the llth inst. , T and
Secretary reported that t ere
fifteen lodges working under t grand
jarisdiction being an increas during
the year of 'four lodges. The umber
of Members last year Was 37 . 'This
Yalear the number returned is 4
n increase of 118. The cash
ments
eriffs
a
—M
Ontan
crease
the Min
It ant
cation b
sale in,
the per
:is the e
liable tb
ing she
stringee
they evil
advent
8 being the pr
receipts night
ght
opp d,
was ma
ten, rp
time of $
Sb ew
syln.m. The Money is
nd rate roceede thereof
he rtheeeteriance for all
ate the hildre ,1a1nd as
by de th, or by the
.1;
in dentu ed,' to Such
oduced into the,
1.
11 Mr ving in--
law against
eating liquors.
re ;mei confis-
elling, as well
ou,se„ is made
he IS. govern -
o ma e more
is rne ure pass
e abl to take
s during
aturday
Another
eltin
eshaft
et the
, when
ng, and
rate of
hen the
tkinsou's body
cut an
ied an
an Aa
had a
lum has
m Mrs.
ngland,
•
in
tu
lo
ot
si
ardy leas', int
sale .f tox
upeannga'goaf thine
eepers is al
and should t
ot in fut e
of the ta ern-keepe
ibed ho rs from
is
tl
1
the Northwest Ter-
n Department. In -
their supplies not
n tie season by the
itution prevails
d even cases of
have beau re -
A.
the
ne
ked
en
lo w
y th
boo
—R
ecte
id h
any
idge
etroi
e ot
rge
dee
r, b
as o
he case 'has
°Gni tion in
propose
in Otta
da,y last.
urcia they
sed df he
llen down
is in the
later hun
or serious
he distric
are to b 00
respectivel
ember,
'doubt pa s
fo give eff c
ptor
hurc
Su
mp
ad f
of deb
ad t
ours
illed
nd
learl
uin
ocal
orki
atur
onst
11
rls who assist -
re s, of Cayuga, to
et time after the
tE,
on ld, was up in
t few days ago,
i the name of Ida
ognized by a man
arra with assault
able English family
isting of father,
hildren, were lately
street and the door
heartless landlord
ter stood 15 degrees
they were unable to
ether was a clerk
s.13 unable to get a
ng Ito Montreal.
received from
anitoba $200,
improving the
e at the foot of
elve months ago
by the settlers,
wh'cli is a good one,
reat advantage.
of the Lake are
aye been vacant.
al, Was killed by two
near Amherstburg,
he; brute was as
n, timer cub, and. of
r ith soft, glossy
g a quadruped it
"IS ecies,*having two
nly1 one in front !
en rise to much
herstburg, and the
ha e him stuffed for
dignified magistrate proeeeded with the
e the happy couple one. Then con-
ulations and the like 'folloWed,
n the party disbanded, Harry 'going
to Canada richer by a wife, and
*re McKay returning to the city $10
A few days ago Mr. Walter, Beet-
, of Wyoming, was in bis root
e, and built a charcoal fire to thaw
e apples, which .were frozen by the
frost. Having the doors closed,
gas of the coal began to take effeet
im. But having presence of mind
gh, he crawled out of the door, wheee
ay insensible until found by leis
er, who went for thei doctor, Who
that in three minutes more :he
Id, never have come' to.
A bird fancier writes to the MOO -
1 Star ; "Some time ago I trawl lit
ed that cayenne pepper, given! in
food of canaries,1 would chalige
✓ odor. I tried the experiment Ion
birds a no value first, and I have
the 'eatisfaction of seeing them.
tied with spots, green and. broWn.
effect is pretty, and the only pre -
tion I used was to give the birds the
ow intend to try it Ott a valura le
per in very small quantities at firr.
LI
BrooklYn, N. Y., lectured to ant
use audience in the Grand 0 ra
rise, T 'mint°, the other night, on the
stion s to -whether the world was
s enter aining, but did not go farito-
ctor cc:Included that the world as
ting better very rapidly, becanse
rs were less frequent and less sane
nary, dissipation less prevalent,
ristian'ty spreading, fashions becena-
less outrageous, and children haiiing
etter t me at school.
ilities re to be made north-wes of
nnipe during the coming sea on.
range erns are heing made by the
dson's Bay Company to run a ine
steame s from that city down the
d Riven and through Lake Wham-
, and p the Saskatchewan to the
Is, a few miles above the lake.
ere a rtage is to be naade,and five
amers are to be put upon this great
er. They are to rue. to Edmonton,
0 miles north-west of Winnipeg,
placer gold mines are ,i st-
reet attention.
stated 'that the celebnited
in
, is
pidated old' shanty on /the
cedar swamp, as one wOuld
suppose frona its deeignat'on,
pacions brick edifice wit a
te roo . It has two large class re
d is situated in 'a fine open cou
the centre of Well Cultivated fra
gra
wh
bite
ahe
nes
ho
BO
the
011
eno
he
fat
sai
wo
the
the
tw
Ind
pe
bi
of
ge
in
rs at the Baptist
1.1
ad a narrow escape
he they arrived at
nd that the ceiling,
im,bers and boards,
d, was lying a mass
d of the church.
would have been
red. As the roof
ntact, the act was
uskoka and Parry
stituted into the
uskoka and Se -
Mr. Miller, the
fdr some time been
hilation, and a bill
1 the Ontario Legis -
o the wishes of his
xpenses of Muse
ng to Barrie end
usiderable, and. it
o them that they
w administered at
uch cheaper rate.
ind ay are v
re g ing to hat'
heir wn door 0,
respect& e a
ickl looking in
ish r, appeare rag
he o her lay, e air
'free eal to pi c
he end of his r
ron• a'sing to ref r
o hi discharge
— young co a
dent of New
alliance. Mon'
if
ly de idea to be
and he happy d
And so with
Eliz beth went to
noon and. was j
Har and' J
Hur
on t
thir
BO 8,B
wSthflaiti
a
fa
of
at
ri
tir
ere th
cting g
It is
cedar SW
Of, which
in
it
ti
16
n. The
e ice tint"
s of the
to be sur
all werel
- Li
d industrious but
, named Ann Jane
inst her husband„
r, of Londou West,
iug him with ha,v,
v.ous assault upon
t he was a chronic
sold off everything
drink, even to hie
en he had got te
ueces he had beaten
neral principles. I
al, and on Fisher'
his wife consented
le, natives and resie
rleans, but who have
ndon for some time,
ug a matrimonial
the 7th inst., being
ried upon that day,
a occurred. to them
t Still more romantie.
Wives and. friende,
Sarnia, Monday after -
et at the depot by
dice McKay, of Port
al party proceeded out
the were about two -
sit
ist ce across the river,
tha they were in "the
'with due solemnity,
standing on the ice, the
this ancient pair. The yo
belonged to the county o
Their ineited ages amoun
two years, or about one-fif
bined ages of the oldest
age of the male in this cas
teen, aad of the fema.le Li
—The supposed Char
brought from Aldboron
Thomas the other day,
of having his photograph
it might be forwarded
Ross, Philadelphia. T
questioned by Judge Hu
his early recollections, bu
could not be said to etre
slightest degree the extre
jecture that he -is the lora
—Mr. Bastedo, of We
the owner of a horse w
two years has been a
large and painful tumor
the right ear. On Satur
much to the surprise, of b
and the owner, a rudi
tooth fully two inches in
Rutherford states that s
though uncommon, ar
met with, being due to a
nervous influence in the
the teeth.
—The difficulty between the Syndi-
cate and the Toronto ,Board of Trade it
'exciting considerable attention. The
Board submitted a clause, `which was
accepted by the Government,' to the
effect that the Ontario & Paerific Junc-
tion Railway should have uniform rates
ti
over the line so far , ears as Calender
Station, the said rates to be no higher
than those oharged east of this point.
The Syndicate is said have refused
to aaree to this and to d cline granting
uniform rates beyond &lender Sta-
tion. This, it is contend A, would be of
no benefit to 'Ontario, a by imposing
low rateineast of Caland r the Ontario
roads could be deprived of any traffic.
It is now safd that th Syndicate is
willing to grant uniform rates as far as
Ottawa.
—The social evil in N panee has as-
sumed alarming proport ons, and virtu-
•ous people are becoming alarneed. Last
Sunday the pulpit ope ed al crusade
against it, Rev. Rural
St. Mary Magdalene Ch
ing on the authorities to
the suppression of the
day night a Councillor c
to the znatter and state
on good authority th
seventy professional pr
town, or about 3 per cen
Wiwi. The gross imm
anee was the talk of
talk of the streets, the t
way trains, and the poll
should be forced to do
moved, and the Council
lution calling on the
ously enforce the by -la,
pression of vice.
—On Sunday morn
Wm. Martin, who lives
with his.daughter and
ing up the Lake Shore
near what is known as "
a ;heavy freight train w
ing down grade. Mr.
horse on to cross ahead
tive, and barely succe
plishing his purpose,
grazing the back of his
ingthe bone to run aw
was thrown out agains
ing tWo of his ribs and
his eyes nearly out.
had her right arm br
seeing the danger befor
crossing, wisely jumpe
caped unlaurt. Hada
liter, there is no doub
have been killed. No
ed to any person on th
ought to be sure when
coming whether they h
or not before they ma
mp school house in Bidde
we have heard so renc
n with the Donnelly tria
receiv
amp s
—The
re brought borne to Peterboro from
n Arbor, Michigen, where he, with a
volver, deliberately put himself out of
istence, and were interred in the
rents have the sympathy of t e en -
e community in their sad ber ve-
ent. It appears from reports
aster Henry was rather too eve
o the ladies. He, it seems, Was
ried twiee, aud engaged to two ot
d it is thought they were maki
ther hot for hun, and he too
a ove plan of getting out of 'the way.
Tkuly, the :way ef the transgressor is
anvill , who hes been away s me
onths travelling/in a warmer climate,
s just returned 'to the frozen north.
hile absent he Made a tonr through
ouis, New Orleans, and all iidints
est, south and soutli-west. He brings
ith him in addition to twentsetwo
nnds of extra Oahe an air and laMile
at smack of prarie life,buffalo Shoot -
g, elk ishooting; elf killing, and bear
ng episodes, startling encounters, by
ood and field, inteilepersed with, all
e romance of a life among the half -
reeds of Mexicca and the wild Paw-
ithin a stone's throw of
e Grand Trunk Railway. ow
d its name of the "cedar
hool house" is not stated. /
remains of Henry A. Fairhank,
MB
the
ngest couple
014*. The
was seven-
een years.
e Roes was
h into St.
ith the view
aken So that
e bey was
hes, regarding
his replies
gthen in the
ely slim con -
lost Charlie.
t Oxford, is
ich for over
icted with a
t the root of
ed therefrom;
th , the horse
watery molar
length. Mr.
oh ceses, al -
occasionally
perversion of
evelopment of
350 'adres. He is ;also an extensive stock , .
raisert and a vieit to his farm well re-
pays the troubleil
has been a merriber of the Stratford
police force for a) number of yews, has
been appointed Co the position of detec-
tive oh the Grand Trunk Railwa,y.
—Christopher, Skim_ and Richard
Birch', of Andeteon. cut, split apd piled
five cOrds Of 20-ineh wood (maple) in
the -short time of three hours and fifty-
seven minutes., Whew 1 would't the
—4s some boys were enjoying a good
smoke in the biernyaxd of M. Censor,
8th 1Me, Wallace, township, they acci-
dently set fire tgla his straw stack, com-
pletely consuming it, and nearly setting
fire to the barnei ,
—none b.uyers are active I in Listo-
wel. 'Average siied, well -matched spans
with good muscle and. adtioa, have
brought nearly ;400, and from $100 to
$150 leas been uite a eommon figure
for a Single animal of any merit.
—The PresbYteriane of Biwa, Centre
desire to retain he services of Rev, Mr.
Renwick exclueively to themselves. Tip
to the present 1 the Reverend gentle-
, man ; has supplied the ;church at
this week to consider the a...setter.
—Mr. Samneil Eison, of Logan, has
sold his farm and farm stock andimole-
itobse Mi. Wi Greenwood purchased.
the farm for the sum of $2,200. The
stock all brought excellent prices.
—Tian John McEwen, of Downie has
bought the farm of Mr. Tlies. Wiadie,
situ,aired on the St. Marys road, paying
for it the sum of $6,000.—Mr. Thomas
Waldie has purchased Charles Brown's
farm for $5,650. Mr. Waldie's reel
estate now conaprises a, Meek - of 200
bert Smith, of St. Marys, last
weeki laid a complaint before the public
echo& board of the town, against bliss
Robins. Barbour,one of the teanhers,com-
pIaining of severely punishing with un-
due Severity hie boy. Miss Barbour
said the boy was impudent. It is likely
the young scamp got nothing more than
eau, Bogert, of he deserved.
rch, Preaching —The township of Elroa, lost • last
evil and call- week a, centenarian, in the person of
take 1steps for Mrs.iM. Smith Trevor,. Deceased was
that he had it
a
hat
ar-
it
the
1
plexy. He took hi
s usual, and seeme
yment of his usu
oticedby those tea
e was at once conv
r's room, and died
our afterwards.
•lanadian wed 50
ontreal, graduati
e was first elected
or Prescott in 1875
ast general election,
pponent of the pr
o the members of
ill be a severe and
as universally este
embers of both pa
—The report of t
f Ontario for 1879 :
tatistics in reference to matrimony.
nring that year thirty-one females
ere married at the age of fourteen,
nd thirty-five were only fifteen years
f age when they took unto thetnselves
awful hnsbande. On the other hand
a number of bridegrooms went to the
altar at the age of seventy-five andever-
Of nineteen such Ifestive gentlemen
twelve were farnaere, and should have
known better. But, the greatest sinner
Of all was the old fellow of eighty-six
who raarried a maiden of nineteen.
They were wedded in the copnty of
la
Halton. The unite ages of the oldest
couple reached 150 years, the. bride-
groom being eighty two and the 'bride
representative of
1 Legislature, died
to be 'in the en -
1 health. A. few
his seat he1was
him tol be in e lit.
yed to the Speak -
in abont half an
McGill College,
g there in 1858.
and again at the
both timeS as an
sent G-overinnent.
ie family hie death
painful bloW.: He
med by hia fellow
ties.
e registrar -general
ffords some !cut -ions
14
bornen the year 1781, in the emu*
L.
of Cavan, Ireland, and emigrated to
Canada in 1842. Since that time she
t there were has resided with her daughter, NTS.
Stitii4s in. the Henry Palmer,. in the township of
. the popu- Elma, having been a widow for -upwards
rality of Nap- of sixty years.
the pulpit, the large and influential meeting
lk on the rail- was held in Little's school house, 3rd
bf Wallace. to take steps for the
erectiOn of a joint stock cheese and.
butter teeters% It was addressed by
practical dairymen, after which stock
books were opened, and a large amount
Subscribed. A three thousand. dollar
6th inst. Mr. !factory is spoken of. It is to be built
ear Port Hope, on 44ward. Stewart's farm.
boy -was driv- —Several property changes have ta7
, and when ken place in Dublin lately. Mr. j.
's crossing," McKenna has bought the five lets op -
served cone.. posit° C. Friel's shoe shop, from T.
in urged his Stranbe, for $400„ ---Mr. Henry Craig
the locomo- has disposed of the house -and lots fcir-
in accord- merky owned by Mr. Peter Frish, to
ocomotive jerehaiah Ryan„ for $400. -e -Mr. J. Ryan
and cans- has Sold the two lots opposite to Mr...G.
r. Martin 'Hegel's dwelling house, to Mr. T. Sla-
rw So liOitOtie boys in
St. Marys were
little playing horse With a string tied around
The boy the leg of the cooking stove. Probably
ing to the a ne4re energetic pull than,ordinarily on
thus es- "lioreey's" mouth, caused the stove to
wo seconds come -down en the little ones. A pot
oth would of bdiling water was on the stoveyand
is attach- 'in felling it sealded the elder child
slightly and the younger one very con-
siderably on one of the &MB, from the
shetilder down.
—Verily the teacher of a public soiled
holda no siuecure. One day last week
a yorang bully entered the department
ott, Principal of Mitchell
of Mr. Nethere
public school, end grossly insulted and. ,
threetened that gentleman. The only
reason for this intrusion being that Mr.
Nethereott had, in the diecharge of his
duty, punishea a younger brother of the
young man for misconduct towards a
smaller boy than himself.
e the town
their duty. He
s tor the sup-
ar
of
th
ut
y.
no
ken.
00
ee
bu
lara
he
in. People
pee a train
time to cross
e attempt.
Perth It 4,m
' The spring show of the
Agricultural Society is to
Stratford, on Saturday 26
L—Messrs. John T. Hie
Honey, of Mitchell, las
4 oar load of fine horse
—The Stratford. ins
Mr. John Myers, dur
inspected 3,329 hides,
were $167.87.
—Rev. James Hann
preached the annive sa
the Central Methodist h r
ford, on Sunday last.
—At the auction sal
ortb. Perth
e held at
s and W.
' week shipped
.tol Manitoba.
ec or of hides,
ng he year 1880,
he fees on Which
Mr. Georg
Climmie, near Listowel, on Thursda
of last week, cows sold at, prices vary
.--An old and much respected resi
dent of Stratford, Mr. Kneitl, died las
week after a painful illness of two year
from 8.11 internal complai
other day purchased a lot of pork fro
Mr. Whyte, pork me chart, Mitchel
for shipneent to Britis Columbia.
—The total nunaber f prisoners com-
mitted to Stratford j during 1880, was
205. During the sa e Period Perth
contributed. 17 patient te the Toronto
Insane Asylum.
—Affix Nora Clench of St. Marys,
the juvenile violinist nrod gy, was one
of the performers at the Concert in aid
of the widbw ana children of the late
George Olton, at StratfOrd, recently.
--Mr. N. Brisbin, Superintendent of
the Canada Methodist Sunday School
in. Mitchell, his been presented with a
large hair -bottom easy Chair, as a slight
acknowledgment of hi services in the
work.
—Mr. Smith, who
several years assistant
OS
has been for
n the Superin-
tendent's office, at t Grand Trunk
Railway, Stratford, heti been removed
to a more lucrative situation in
=Mr: Wm. Thompson has purchased
the Itiarriot farm, on the Base Line,
near Woodham, for the sum of $7,775.
Mr. Thompson is now one of the largest
landowners in the town8hip, possessing the town branch.;
--4,For the laset five years the town of
St. Marys has ontributed only one-half -
of the night watchman's salary, the
other half bell* made up by the e011-
trilsiitions of the merchants. At their
last sitting, the Council by a small ma-
jority decided to ;assume the whole cost
of that officer. believing it to be in-
conSistent with the dignity of :the town
that any of its officials should. be paid
by the voluntary subscriptions of the
large nunalier of the members of
Kra x church, Mitchell, assembled in
'the chureh ott Wednesday, of last week,
to make a presentation to the Rey. Mr.
Mitlshell, on his withdra,wal from the
charge there. A very feeling address
wad read by Dr, Dmaseaore, on behalf
of the congregation, arid. tlae Rev.
gentleman wits presented with a beauti-
ful and costly gold watch, as a token of
esteem from the members of the church.
Mr, Mitchell in reply made a short, but
feeling and affecting address, after
which the gathering dispersed.
-e-The annual meeting of the Perth
Muenal Fire Insarance Company, was
held at Stratford, 011 Wednesday, 9th_
Mat,. The report of the directors show-
ed that during 1880, 867 policies were
isseted, covering 5863,650 ; 647 of the
policies were on farm and 220 on town
proPerty. There were 2,594 policies in
foree at the end of the year -1,939 in
the farm and 655 in. the town branch ;
26 deltas amounting to $3,079.80-18
fires being from lightning, four from
sparks in stoves ana chimneys, and. four
from unknown causes. The company
hae a cash capital of 511,350.73, and
premium notes available of $17,240.39
in the farna branch; 56,162.81 cash
eaPital and $3,874.29 premium notes in