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IEMOVAL
ALL & CO1
TING INTO
STORE I
c:1101,E. OF THEIR
OCE AT
bSt• Price.
NCE THIS DAY
r One Month.
D FaRT CASK
PRICE.
a time will be charged
I,: Goods will be sold
as to Cash Custom -
c Uri:NE S A_DEe
ease %re Price -s• with
in Canada.
by the Piece
9 coats per yard.
LLC4A& o
SEAFORTIt.
mortgage security
2g 10 years. It was
Lev to stop up and.
eide-line between
cession 9, from the
OM 8 and 9 to the
y -law to prevent
Lye and bridges in
passed, and the
meet at Lower
Monday in July.
-be
[he Orangemen
Lie 12th of July.
morning of the 1st
nil lovely. Short -
loud of young lads
the streets of any
:g. About 9 a. m.
)a.ded by His Mai -
full
war coater
erincipal streets,
htening little faille
the manner they
order came the
choir of tsingers
11 all the musical
boast of, and who
e old and glorious
ewn, South used to
an, pieced°, violin
_Belfry & Gosman,
ultural implement
on formed at the
„all the farmers in
Ips adjacent, who
B from them, and
rocession number-
s with reapers,
rd wended their
dinner, which the
ed for them 'Kr.
gent for John Wet-
' not to be behind
and to that end,
rouble, managed to
dung machine at
n one of the streete.
[ promised so much
ie off. At about 2
stil on , representing
professions in the
g Queen. Street,
1 The chief features
were as follows :
)elde had a steam
itting lath, which
the street ; black -
their sledges tend
::.• coopers at yea*
klayers, tinsmiths,
e, in. ?eat line that
it• at all. Towards
i promised to create
;mart, was he tog
•
ewnships of Monrie
jell men were
ate
-
late pull and Mortis
rue is expressed on
e half or ealielisr
eentineally thrning
In addition to Me -
divine inspiration"
as a detectkre 311
a young
the White White Hove
night, and atartled
them. the Eje
him. Wedn
man at the gate
0 fusee his way in,
reparation in 1150
be a sure cure for
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FOURTEENTH YEAR
WHOLE NUMBER, 710.
{ McLEAN BROS., Publishers.
*1.50 a Year, in Advance,
ONTARIO HOUSE,
OPPOSITE TUE
MANSION HOTEL.
I have received instructions from the
proprietors, Messrs. Smith & West (at
present in Winnipeg)s to reduce the
stock as speedily as possible, end in
order to do so, mark down goods to
such a low figere, that our customers
from the surrounding country will avail
themselves of the opportunity of pur-
chasing goods et prices lower than they
have ever been. offered before. The
stock is new and. first-class ; no old rub-
,
bish that has been lying in stock for ten
or more years, You will find it all
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fresh and fashionable, and consisting
of everything ieqnired in a first-class
Dry Goods Hose, and will be sold for
CASH ONLY, and to every person the
same. Bantering discouraged. A call
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is respectfrilly solicited, when the goods
will be shown, to you with pleasure, and I
we will not impertinently insist on sell-
ing you goods that you do not want,
but will give you an opportunity of com-
paring prices and quality with any other
house in the trade, and purchasing only
what pleases you.Call early end often.
J. A. SMITH;
Sight Seeing m Sco land.
[Extracted from a private letter wr tton by Bev.
A. D. McDonald.]
ASZSDEE , June 25th.
This is a cold, damp day, and I am
spending it in writing. When wrote last
I was in Portmoak, Kinross. I preach-
ed there for the Rev. Mr. ethane on
Saturday, and. addressed his communi-
cants on Sunday. I also heard two -
Free Church ministers prea h that day,
and thought they were goo preachers.
and I went
a big hill
u) and had
och Leven
the Ochile
the Gram-
r's seat at
✓ away at
nd passed
miserable
ell here at
nk, and. at
We then
r Erakine's
June 13th.—Mr. Bethune
sight-seeing. We climbed
(they won't call it a mounta
a grand view. There was
before us, and beyond that
Hills, and far in the distant
pians rose in view. Arth
Edinburgh could be seen f
our left. We descended
thrbugh Scotland's Well,
little village. There is a
which Oliver Cromwell dr
which I drank water too
visited the Rev. Ebenez
grave. Oh ! how my heart ...-V&S stirred
at that sight. We then re urned home
for evening service (Monde ) when the
Rev. Mr. McAanish preach d.
Tuesday, 14th. — To -da we sailed
over Loh Leven, caught s metrout—
beauties, and visited the c: stle on an
island in the middle of th
'a ruin now, though in goo
I saw the chamber in
Queen of Scots was shu
doomed, and the window o
Douglas rescued her.
- Wednesday, June 15.—
accompanied me to see E
left my trunk at his house
bundle in my hand. We
and a half miles to Leslie,
to the gardens of the Cou
burgh. We called on a
gan, who was absent fro
whose good wife provided
and then we. proceeded
Edinburgh, which we re
four o'clock. On the wa
many interesting places, s
tally and so on.. We eros
of Forth at G-ranton, and
utes entered the beautiful
city of Edinburgh, which
est city ever I saw. , It
and spots of interest will
ever a charming spot.
looked out M. boarding pla,
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Manager.
GREAT ATTRACTIONS
—AT—
W. CAMPBELL'S
CLOTHING HOUSE,
you g
wastof g
itenis of
Edi bare
re tb
ht.
wh
fon
mo nme
too lannee
ched
ellen
out
, that
city,
ised
I re
Lu
we
eve
the
pro
my reter
reached
me
ten
the
sis
age.
-as
Mt,
rs
go f
ers,
in.
well:a
have ha
landed ;i
a groat d
e -The
been dee
Annapel
--Lee
coeneeb
with co
loch. It is e -Not
eeedieion. Souud
bias\ Mary oil Frid
Up to be h -Th
t Which been
• and att
Ir. 'Betiarine
inhurgh. I hatted
and took a candle
walked four very 1.),0
paid a visit Prof
teas of Rose- College,
ev. Jobe Lo- Menai
home, but aid t
s with lunch, ,
by train to suburb
died .about haucleo
we passed at the
ch as Kirk- —Th
ed the Frith efectin
n a few min- A. TRu
and classical Cana
is the pretti-
hills, castles X. B.
make it for fell 'tet
e first 'of all 1.4st an
e, and. as it
My every day gun
is
_FUR HATS,
FELT HATS,
DRESSED WHITE SHIRTS,
REGATTA SHIRTS—all prices,
READY-MADE SUIT S .
ALL FIRST-CLASS GOODS.
COME AND SEE,
AND. YOU WILL GET BARGAINS.
WM. CAMPBELL. .
Campbell's Block, No 1, Beaforth.
FARMERS ! FARMERS !
USE LAND' PLASTER
FOR YOUR TURNIPS.
THERE. IS NOTHING LIKE IT
TO -KEEP THE FLY OFF
AND MAKE THEM
GROW.
ALSO,
I
reliant front Glasgow, who
t assistance in pointing out
terest along the way. From
to Crieff I passed through
battle of Ba,nnockburn was
prisoner Irwin, who outraged an idiot
girl at the asylem, whilst in his cus-
tody to escape, Schram's written state-
ment was read and explanations made
by him. Judge Davis thought that un -
saw Sir William; Wallace's der the circumstances Schram was not
t Sterling and,. other sights to blame.: The charge was dismissed.
ons to'mentipn. , As soon as
Aberdeen 1 celled on Mr.
s brother, but he; and his wife
u the countrY. I heard, how -
Miss Mary Lumsden was in
nti I went Ito see her; and
to spend a Week, With her on
. left Aberdeen at 3, and -
dney Station MAO, where I
rgo waiting ;for. the, and in-
ining here a Week . to Test,:
ther north 'Mr, Burnett's
nd then Work southwards
am: th.ankftil to taY that I feel
ever I did inl; life, and
neither ache nor pain since I
Liverpool, ad I have walked
al.
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Canada.
Canadian teinperance act has
ared in force in Halton and
s.
• ington has I been temporarily
d with Windeor by telephone,
plete succest.
ler's grocery store, of : Owen
as burglarized and $165 taken
y night.
outport of
tached fro
coed tp Coll
Niagara ra,p'ds an
y electri ugh
ower. The effect
utiful.
Bryce,of Manitoba
ha e been promie
fts to the Colleg ,
other of $1,500. •
parishioners of. Longueuil, a
gut to erect a
olic church
ens talk of
e late Wm.
any Sound has
Pen tanguishene
ngwo d.
now illum-
of 10,000
—A large meeting is to be held
Parry Sound op July 26th, to make ar-
rangements for an exhibit of the pro-
ducts of the Perry Sound district at
the forthcoming Toronto industrial ex-
hibition.
—A school board in Parry Sound dis-
trict passed a resolution abridging the
school vacation fixed by law from six
weeks to a little over three. lJnfortue
nately for this little plan, the teach-
ers up there keow the law. •
—Matilda Grafton, the London wo-
man who got 4rank and danced around
the dead. body; of her child, who was
lost on the 'Victoria, has been sentenced
to one year in !the Mercer Reformatory
for being drunk on the streets.
—Sir John; Macdonald will leave
England for Canada on the 21st inst.,
and on his return will _spend a month
at Riviera du Loup. He is very much
improved in health, and will visit the
Wimbledon camp before leaving Eng-
land.
—Mr. J. 0. Guy, of Sydenham Har-
bor, had a horse killed by lightning.
The animal was found next day with
grass in her mouth, and was evidently
killed instantaneously. A young colt
was by her side at the time, but escaped
unhurt. ' '
—A private belonging to the Victoria
Rifles of Montreal was instantly killed
s said to be by a rifle ball at the Point St. Charles
• ranges on Saturday last. The circtim-
resbyterian stances seem to warrant an investiga-
d two addi- tion, which is more than likely to be
me of $2,000 held. • •
—During a heavy shower at Mill-
brook, countless myriads of small black
toads fell with the rain. Shortly after
the raiu, and next day, in some places,
it was almost impossible to step on the
sidewalks, without crushing some of
these little hoppers.
take s
telegr
had s
for la
ernm
actin
bill fo
laid o
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f Montreal, ere ab
e new Ronittu Cat
oat of $100,000. .
St. Thom s citi
a monumen to It
mpson, the
Southern ra
e two -year -o
uttle, of the
a pail of
was drown
e half holid
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was rainy (as it is appare Belleville on
here) we went early to bed. t . eoods nd boot and
Thursday, June 16.— e first visited close iii the aftern
the castle on a, hill 383 f et above the ; —It is said tha
sea, surmounted by batte ies and con- . been given for the
taming the tate prison, t. Margaret's : ciablof om Cape Ra
Chapel, the oldest in Sc Mead, Queen ; °al -36.0I reten, for
Mary's room, in which J: mee. VI.. was I pose
born. We also saw Brn e's brown and ; —
sceptre. We would have had a good I Man
view from here if it had ot been rain- i be s
ing. We there saw John Kuox's house, I of t
his grave, and the graves f • 100 Coven- i kota
enters, Sir Walter Scot's monument 1
and Holyrood Palace. he abbey was 1 one
founded by David I., 1 28. We saw Sha
Mary's bedroorn and the mark of Da- i the
vid Riggie's blood, and many other
things. Mr. Bethune th n left me and , 3 -
returned home. 1 4 nt
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Buckwheat. For Sale. The very
Best Fertilizer
't
Friday, June 17.—I ran out to West for
Calder and saw Mrs. Hen
She has been ill for
leaves her bed—but chee
went in. I had prayers
then returned to Edin
found Mrs. G. Ewing's s
THAT AN BE USED FOR PLOWING
UNDER.
der
011'S sister. Pen
ear—iaever por
ed lup when I
with her, and. I Ill, sill
urgh. I then I PAY A
s er. She was be
well, and glad to see me. / Mrs. Ewing's °Ili
e
mother was not able to le in. I then
searched for Mrs. Dixon, eines Niehol'el Pee
sister, and found her horkse,utshe was In
away at tea somewhere. I I called on ethe
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Re. D. Morton, a very in
man. He wished me to
day, but I was wet thro
my home.
Saturday, June 18.—S
selburgh, and was not lo
it. It is about six miles from the city t
on the sea shore. Just as II landed I;Tio
met Mr. Lowrie: I had written to th
them from Portmoak th t I would come I sm
and see them on Satur ay, and that I ; eei
would spend Thursday and Friday in
Edinburgh. I received a cordial wel-
come
ta
from them and t
then went out to see th
was a large gathering th
operative Association of
accompanied by six ba
me an opportunity of se
They do not like our p
This Sabbath was Co
bath here in the Unit
Church, at which Mr.
attend. I went with t
The minister, a Re
preached from "His bl
• and upon our children.'
service closed, and all
lunch, to return again
munion. At the close
service I was introduce
ter, who insisted upon
him for lunch, which did, and then h
addressed the communicants before a
h
geuial 'clergy -
stay till Mon-
gh, and went to
et out for MILS -
g in reaching
:T , .
Mo
Bur
[Dai
All to be had at
THE GREAT NORTHWEST SEED
AND FEED STORE,
SEAFORTH.
W. S. ROBERTSON.
STORES TO RENT
THREE STORES, now in course of erection
in the tbriving awl business Town of Clin.!
Ion, situated on the junction of the Grand
Trunk and Lndon, Union & Brace Railways, on
the corner of the best business street in the
townorhere a successful business has been c arried
on for years. No. 1 Store, 105x21; No. 2 Store,
92xi; No. 3 Store, 77x1 ; stone cellars the
whole size of the building. Stores to be coin
pleted about the let of September. For further
airs apply to WI LL I 6.1 COLTS. 708
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eir• friends. I •, ter
to wit. There ; Se
re of the Co- 1; a
oath Scotland, ;
des This gave Pr
Ce
eine the people.
5ple. Strange !
nsunien Sab-
d Presbyterian
owrie's friends
em l to church.
. Mr. ;Barlow,
od be upon us
The morning
went hpme for ,
t 2,30 for coin- •
of the morning
to the minis -
me: going with
I.
Ba
-ea
InCeT
BO
m
t
1,11:
at
fit
a
a
tot
Si
borou
broth
men,
men,
betw
been
other
Gene
Man
main
rivin
and
ant
promoter of the —Auother splendid phosphate mine
'lway. has been discovered up the G-atineau.
d daughter of Mr. The °saner was just about disposing of
rangelville Gazette, it on chance for a very small amount,
atei pia Saturday when lie got word of what the prospeo-
d. tors had found, and now triple the first
offer will not tempt him to sell.
—A young lad named Morran was
drowned at McLaren's mills, Ottawa,
on Friday last. He had. taken dinner
ontract has to his father, a workman in the mills,
action of a and afterwards went in for a swim.
0
y system was be-
riday last, the dry
shoe stores being
on.
the
const
to
eteor
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is proposed; to et
actors, at Ehierso
lied with tirhber f
Red River in Minn
e lacrosse cha
ore taken it e way
ockieof Montreal,h
rontos on Saturda
to two.
took $26,000; to pa
s recently elicariap
ir annual drill. IT
om St. Catharines
f trobpers.
he Dominion
•
Big Lorraine,
ologieal pur-
1
mid,
English end of Jay Gould's new cable,
and
Can
mon
theE
foun
now
End
me steps to obtain control of all
ph lines in the Dominion. They
ch a scheme in contemplatiOla
repeal of the Insolvent Act of 1875 it
had become impossible for creditors to
ascertain the real position of insolvents.
t session, and Mr. Gisborne, Gov- The creditors were therefore at the
nt Superintendent of Telegraphs, mercy of dishonest debtors, and a con -
upon instructions, has drafted a tinuance of the present state of things
that purpose, but the matter was would be fatal.
see. —Some time during last Sunday
r. W. H. Scott, M.P.P. for Peter- night the 'Store of G.- A. Thompson,
h, died. on Monday evening at his merchant tailor, Ingersoll, was burglar-
r's residence in Orangeville. ized to a serious extent. The thieves
urine the last month over 3D effected au entrance by lowering one of
employed as conductors, brakes- their number through a skylight, who
etc., on the Grand Trunk railway opened the scuttle on the roof. The
en Kingston and Stratford, have value of the goods taken is not accurate -
discharged for misconduct and V known yet, but it supposedto be be -
offences.
tween $300 and $400.
is Excellency the Governor- —Whilst Wm. Donnelly was sitting
al and party, on their way to in a waggon on the Clandeboye-road,
oba and the Northeweet, will re- near Lucan, ou Saturday last he was
over in Toronto for two days (ar- startled by the report of a rifle and a
in Toronto on the 19th instant), bullet passing within a few inches of
ill be the guests of the Lieuten- his breast. It appears that a young
overuor. man had fired at a squirrel in an apple
he steamship Faraday arrived in tree. The ballet missed the squirrel
cean a few days ago with the and came near killing Donnelly.
—On Friday afternoon of last week
as the G. T. R. express east was lev-
ing the station at Brockville, Bishop
Clarey attempted to get on while the
train was in motion. He managed to
catch hold of the hand -rail, but missed
the step. He was dragged a consider-
able distance in this manner, his feet
touching the ground, his rope being en-
tangled in the wheels. He was seized
by some person on the; platform and re-
leased from his perilous position un-
hurt.
—Agnes Miller arrived in Toronto
with the last batch of immigrants, be-
ing comparatively verdant, she was
easily induced to go over to Hanlan's
Point for a sail the other day by a
young man who appeared. to be a very
nice sort of a person—very gentlemanly
in fact. While at the Island she was
knocked down by her very agreeable
companion and his friend, who hap -
The rapid current swept the little fel-
low away. :
—During the month of June there
on
say
rout
chil
larg
lam
Fra
Joh
Ma
rt ' plough were entered for export to the United
which will States from the port and district of To-
om the banks ronto 171 separate lots of goods, the
sota land Da- value eggregating $186,061. The prin-
cipal erticlee were lumber, barley,malt,
pionship has hay, telegraph poles, ties, scrap iron,
eastseard, the horses, eggs.
ving; defeated —The London Hospital Committee
last I.by three have decided not to pay the salary fixed
for Dr. Wilkinson as medical attendant
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off ; the 'vol- to the smallpox hospital. Instead of
d at Niagara giving a stated sum per year, they have
e meney was decided to pay him merely $5 per day
under an es- when employed. The appointment
was Made by the Board of Health.
—Capt. Cuthbert, of Belleville, has
Inst launched for Mr. Crawford, of Bow-
Teleg aph Office, at
x, Nova Sotia, cloSed en Satur-
st, end all business -will ;hereafter mauville a handsome new steamer,
ansacted at the
ieuteGovern r Rob
as accepted
• trial Aesocia
•ening of the
ptember.
surveying p
Bolger, D.
ay for theIN
y a block of
west of Win
he Bond at
to have gr
pastor, an in rease to his yearly
of $1,000. The Dr. wee in re
of $2,000 bef
he heat was
on Friday
singto nearl
al ceses of s
gst children
few days
nted Mr. C:
ral Hotel, Orillia,
on trout, weighing
ht in Lake Huron.
rona report S sent
t of Fisheries at 0
sal
lurnb
bong
Mon
t ea
hea
christened I the Nellie Cuthbert. She.
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has 71) feet keel, 80 feet over all, and 14
ft. 6 ie. beam,_ and is handsomely fitted
up. he will ply betvieen Bowmanville
and oronto as an excursion boat.
ne
Pol
air
here spliced Viet portion to the
dian end, which was laid about a
ago and buoyed 800 Miles from
hore. The cable was spliced and
to be in perfect condition, and is
workig. between Canso end Land's
E ngl end .
In a modest but cleanly -kept house
Adelaide street, in London East,
the Menden Free Press, and sur-
ded by a wife and. six interesting
ren, lives a claimant to one of the
st and richest estatee ie all Scot-
. The claimant's name is John
cis Erskie, the supotied. son of
Francis Miller Erskine, Earl of
Some excitement was created by
a received by the Montreal Chief of
ce, a few days ago, that a young
was being abducted in broad day -
lig t. The young girl was 14 years old,
to 0. It was proved the 'girl herself robbed of $8. •Consequently, she di
end to appear on the scene, an
en her abductors were youths from 17 P
wa not unwilling to be abducted. Her not have enough money left to pay fo
fatter was sent for, and the lads were her lodging that night. She must hay
die harged with e warning. a good opinion of thiti country—as far
as her experience wi i enable her tc
judge.
—The body of a young woman, al-
most nude, was taken from the rivet of the congregatin.
at London, one day last week, near the —Before leaving Stratford, Mr,. end
Mrs. Sellery's Bible classes presented.
scene of the Victoria disaster. It was
them respectively with a costly and
beautifully ornamented inkstand, and
elegant toilet set and. pair of vases.
Mr. ana Mrs. &allay were held in
great eeteem by everybody acquainted
College, and as a recognition of the
lasting benefits which they derive, and
which will be derived by all the 8t114
rients in future, from the chairs which
Le has so munificently endowed.
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Perth Items.
—On Wednesday a locomotive on the
Port DOver Railroad ran into some
sheep near Listowel, killing twenty-six
of them. The sheep had just been pnre
chased, and will be quite a loss to the
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owner.
---Me; N. Queue°, of St. Marys, whe
lately graduated with first honors in
classics i in. Toronto Uuiversity, has
secured a position on the teaching staff
of GaltiCollegiate Institute, at a salary
of $800' a year.
—The engine and boiler of the neW
systeml of water -works in Mitchell has
arrived! and is being placed in position..
The plemps are to be in place in a few
days, aid in a vet* short time now the
works ill be in operation again. The
fire -company is about to reorganize.
th
for
off
th
bu
amalgamated
Reale, of Que.
he invitation of the
ionto be present at
Provi cial exhibition
charge of Mr.
It Belleville on
st. They will
rty in
S., le
orthw,
washess about 150
ipeg. I•
,
eet c ngregation of
nted ev. Dr. Wild,
re.,
very intenee °t-
est, the thermome-
90 'n the shade.
nstro e are reported
nee; r. Robt. Jupp
oore of the Grand
ith a monster
4 lbs. It was
to the Depart-
tawa it is ae-
on fishing sea -
a has opened
t and shipped
ay of last week
tie. The total
was $991, or
ined that th
in British C
proeperousl
Mr. Waddell
axis station o
n heed of f
unt for the
t $90.60 each.
Mr. Chas. lyth,
Itlieht from Mes re. M
a handons, • gra,
rection over he gr
in the Guel Uni
• communicating. I di think it strange foP
that I, an entire stra. ger, shoeld as- ell
sist first in the Free C urch eud then
in the United Presbyte Ian Clatrch.
Monday, June 20. Mr. Wad Mrs.!
Lowrie and myself v sited Inveresk,I
where is the Establish d Chureh and
very -old burying gr und. Then wd
went to Portobello, a b a,niiful wateling
place.
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Tuesday, June 21.— isited different
planes.
Wednesday, June 2 . -- Came into lee
Edinburgh. Mr. an Mrs. Lowrie
came with me, and a ephew, a gentle Cielumbia, exclusive pf Indians, has
man in business. He was exceedingl b ascertained by the census enumer-
kind tome, and took me to see Carl a s to be 6,634. The isopuletion of the
toia's Hill, the Antique ium the United P vince, exclusive of Indiais, is about
1
if
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of Blyth, has
Quillen et Ham -
Lite monument,
we of his par -
)n Cemetery.
Duncan McIntyre of the Canada
Hie Syndicat, is pat owner of the
tread Herald, and it is paid that
ald A. Smith, of the same company,
s the Winnipeg Free Pres,
Rev. Richard Potter, who was ap-
ted to the Piekerinstation at the
Canada Methodist Conference,
on Tuesday week. He leaves a
and several children to mourn his
The population of Victoria, British
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Presbyterian College, c, and then I 2 00.
left for Crieff, and so n after axriving says Mr.
there saw Mr. A. alley's I brother, gentleman,
He insisted upon me going Out with Gnelph for
him about two miles t his farm, but aa unate pos-
I was wet I had to d cline, but prom-
ised to spend a few d ys with him on,
my return.
Thursday, June 23. Left grief( for
Perth and then took train for Abere
deen. In my coach w an intelligent
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Phi's. Moore, the En lish
wk. a short time ago left
tle North-west, is the for
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or of 4,000 acres of land in that ter-
ry-
At the investigatidn at London on
nrday last in o the charges made by
h Constable
Henry So
Robert Lieligton was captured by
police the other night Hamilton
drunkenness. He was taken to the
cc, arid picking up a revolver on
table he attempted to end his life,
the weapon was not oa.ded. On
—That fine Canadian stallion, the
property of Mr. James Colquhoun, of
ullarton, died at Staffs, on Tuesday of
last week, after a few hours illness.
Cause unknown. The loss to Mr. Col
qulionn will be fully $1,600. There
were few finer animals in the country.
—Mr. W. F. Robinson, of Hibbert,
who has been attending the Normal
School in Toronto for the last three
months has again returned home and
taken charge of his 'school. He does
not look quite as robust as when be
lett. Heavy study in hot weather is
herd on the constitution.
—On Monday of last week Mr. Geo.
Dunn, Downie. sold to Mr. R, Jones 13
steers which averaged 1412- lbs. each,
and realized 6c per pound. No finer
lot of cattle were ever weighed on the
• Stratford scale. They have been
shipped to Englalad, and. ought to tell
well on the other side of the water.
—During the last fortnight lipox
• Church,Mitchell,, has undergone quite a
few improvements. The roof has been.
thoroughly repired. In the interior, ehe
ceiling presents a pure white, while 'the
sides are tinted light blue. The pulpit
is also being uphelstered by the ladies
being lodeed in a cell he again attempt- identified as that of Mrs. Hore, an in
ed suicide by strangulation with his mate of the Lunatic Asylem, whos
penders. He was discovered just in home is in Clinton. She wandere
e and, a close watch was put on. away from the asylum, and visiting th
.
On the 1st of July some important
endments to the Banking Act came
o fore. The most important, prob-
is B4 section whereby any person
y in getting money from a bank de-
nd Dominion note—in ones and
os—up to fifty dollars, This will
p t more small bills into circulation
a d will prove a convenience. After
th 1st, too, Dominion fours take the
pl ce of the ordinary bank fours, which
w 11 be withdrawn from circulation.
---Of the various railways entering the
ci y of Toronto the Credit Valley con-
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A special milk train is run east and she has suffered deprivation, and ber.
In Consequence of, s
veva daily the largest quantity of milk. , for some time-
st every day on this lin, and the es- unable to pay the water rates. An ex&
cution was issued, and everything in
her house was seied. On Saturda
morning she was discovered in a miser}
able Lower Town tenement, without
single article of furniture:, and without
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region of the disaster found lodgings
a filthily named , with them in Stratford, and the regret
the house of at their leaving town is general.
During the night she must have arisen,
and clothing herself only in a clpak be —Mr. Thps. Stoney,one of StratfOrd's
longing to the lady of the house, made: oldest resident% met with a very seri-
her way to the river. When found. she, ous accident on I Wednesday. He ; was
had nothing on but a chemise. An -I riding in his bugy, leading a colt be-
quest will be held. hind. The colt gave a violent ;pull
—A young woman who has onl backwards, and as the tie happened to
been married a short time, resides i be wound. about one of Mr. Stoaey's
the vicinity of Byward Market, Otta--; feet, it doubled him up and pulled bun
wa. Her husband is a shantyman and backwards on to the wheel, injering the
absent from the city, whom she has back. He has occasional spasms; and
not heard nor received any money fro lies at present in a critical condition.
—A young men named David Brant,
son of Mr. Jacob Brant, 2nd concession
of Elena, had. the misfortune to break
a blood vessel while assisting in logging
at David Langford's, in Marnington,
from the effects of which he died on
Sunday last. This is the second SOD.
which Mr. Brant has lost within a com-
paratively short period. Much Isyna-
pathy is felt foe the bereaved famly.
ti
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to
p.
ated number of gallons daily taken
Toronto is 1,000. The milk is con-
hed in five gallon OaliB, which are
eked up at the stations along the line
st of Milton, 32 miles distant.
— young Irish emigrant was
brought to the Brantford jail the other
evenilag from 8t. George, and commit-
ted ae a vagrant. He can give no ac-
count of himself, except that he came
from Cork, and his companions on the
voyage have all left him. He is quite
insane. •
—One night last week a pack of
hounds which had been out for a run in
London township, got away from their
ownes, and While returning home they
visited various fields and barnyards,
committing great ravages. About forty
sheep were killed and as many more in-
jured by the worthlese brutes.
—Mr. Isaac Natrass, second Deputy'
Reeve of the township of Vaughan, was
fatally injured at his farm a few days
ago. While he was milking a eow a
horse ran up and startled her, so that
she knocked Mr. Natrass'down and the
horse stepped on him, crushing his
chest and ribs. He died shortly after-.
wards. •
—A Court Martial was held on board
Her Majesty's Steamship Northamp-
rovee against Detc-
ton,
trial
Mai
cha
plea
sent'
Majesty's service.
—A fatal asicident occurred in Wil-
liamsford '(near Owen Sound,) on the
1st of July. Mr. Wakeford was riding
a race horse, and passing the gate where
the ;horse had usually turned into its
table, suddenly bolted, throwing its
ride e violently on the gravel road, frac-
turing his skull. Mr. Wakeford died
aftei a day's pain and anguish.
—A French: mendicant living at Iber-
vi10, Quebec, is reported to have lately
bought a village lot for $60, paying the
pride in coppers, which he carted in
a wheelbarrow to the office of the notary
who made out the deed. We fancy the
notary coined his fees, if he had to
count the above quantity of dirty copper
coin. •
-;--The Sarnia Boys' Oil Company's
secend well is down six hundred and
tenifeet, and has struck a good show of
oil.; The driller, who is the most ex-
perenced man in the county, says he
is sere it will prove a very good well.
The company commence pumping at
onde. They will put down five more
wells immediately, as they are greatly
encouraged with their second strike.
is probable that at next eession
at Halifax, on Friday last, for the
of Jas. Henderson, gunner on Her
sty'a Steamship Tenedos, on a
ge of drunkenness. The prisoner
ed guilty to the charge, and was
need to be dismissed from Her
—The Galt Reporter of the 8th inst.
sad plight a geernan gave her suffis
ys :—Wheat cutting in this section,
this Week, with the prospect, if, dry
I better her condition.
cient money to relieVe her pressing ne*
cessities, and will take further steps to
a few fields, will begin about the end
eather continues, of being general by t _Th
t t - f war that MIS
e end•of next. Turnip are coming
o wel, and many farmers are busy
ingling." The braird ie reported. as
nerally good. The hay harvest may
taid to be over.
—The Guelph Mercury says :—Mr.
ohn Robertson, son of Ad. Robertson,
ho for the last two years has suffered
om rheumatism to each an extent that
e was unable to go up aad down stairs
ithout assistance, has tried the Pros-
t n mineral baths with such success
t at he feels like a new man. He
speaks highly of the ttention received
at the hands of t e proprietor, Mr.
Kress.
—M. J. Be Barber of Georgetown,
as paid the membership fee of the
echatics' Institute of that town for
rty of his employees. This is certain-
conimendable and. we know many
mploYers who would hot miss the
mount thus expended. ,Indeed we are
quite Sure that if more encouragement
were given young men there would be
ess carousing and drinking and more
ork performed.
—The other morning Mr. A. Catton,
'vine Merchant, Paris, oe going into his
table discovered while harnessing up
is hoese that the animals throat had
en tampered with—in brief that
ome fiend had tried tout it and had
eucceeded in inflicting a longitudinal
flesh Wound over two inches in length.
ortuaately no vital spot appears to
aye leen touched, and, with due care,
here -!.s a probability that the wound
ay heal up without causing much
rouble. If this is reelly the work of a
uman being, it would be worth a great
eel tth Paris to know; who he is.
—Al dog was seized with hydrophobia
the Grand Tem* offices at the
Mon. station, Toroto, the other day.
him frothing at
ecame dreadfully
up on desks, win -
remained there
m, for allowing the of Parliament the Government may
hen the clerks saw
e mouth they b
armed, and jumped
• -sills and counters,
til a police was sent for. With a
out stick the policeman soon de-
• etched the dangerous animal .and al -
1 wed the clerks to come down from
their perches. The animal was
not a very large one.
—A deputation representing the lead -
hie wholesale and manufacturing
houses in London, Eng., engaged in
elesianieas trade, Jeeed-aced by Samuel
orley, waited upon, Six Johla Macdon-
ald recently and presented him with a
emorial concerniag the Canadian
ankrupt law. The memorial called
attention to the fact that glace the to for his splendid gifts to si6le good show -
e grsates n o
ever been known in the province to
place in Chatsworth. on the 1st of Ju
betWeen Sullivan and Sydenham toy.
ships, which resulted in a hard w
victory for Sullivan. M. C. Meese
formerly of Sunshine, was one of t
Sullivan men. After the teams dra
ing about two minutes Sullivan to
the first draw. After resting for a sh rt
interval the teams chanaged hand,
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—Mr. John Cook, Jr., of North-East-
hope, lately soia one of his three year
old grade heifers to Mr. Isaac Groff, of
Pilkington, for the handsome figure of
$190. Mr. Codlt has also lately 'made
an addition to his herd by purchasing
from Mr. JohniKelly, Jr., a five year
old grade cow for which he paid the
sum of $130. rigures like - the above
show canclusavely the gradual but
marked improvenaent that is being of..
sI feted in the quality of the stock in this
township.
—The death of Mr. Henry Ratz, of
G-axishill, which took place on Tuesday
morning of last Week, will leave at blank
in that community which. will nee
easily be filled- He had been ; ailing
for a number of years, and although his
disease—an affection of the kidneys—
was known to be incurable, it was
thought that a still longer life might be
granted to him. He was a man of
great enterprise, and had made for
himself a handsome fortune by leis en
ergy and perseverance. His funeral
was very largely attended. He ;leaves
a widow and 12 children to monrn his
loss.
—The Downie Cheese and Butter
Manufacturing Company have lately
added to the equipment of the factory
a new eight -horse power boiler, and
have Iaid a new floor, besides making
other improvemehts on the promises.
The directors have an excellent eheese-
maker in Mr. Bothwell and are doing
everything to ' make the factory a suc-
cess. The cheese for the first half of
June has beeri Hold to • Mr. Thos. Bale
lantyne, who has taken all the make so
fax. The reputation of the Downie
factory is now second to none in the
country.
—Mr. John Dougherty, of Logan, has
been unfortunate enough to meet with
a couple of serious accidents lately.
The first happened on his farm, while
attempting to stop a run -away team.
heioduesrieedCaotl Ise g em. e eTt ihneg question e stthioen
gwovaesrners he Was knocked down and dragged for
held on Saturday last, audit was una -- some distance, his face being torn and
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mously decided that all the privile es a leg seriously bruised.. A few days
of the college, including the right ' of later, when on the gravel near Mr.
matriculation, graduation, and conae- Sills' mill, the same team got away
Utica for scholarships and the Munro from him, and he was So injured that
thinat danger,
leer' on-abursaries be extended to female as 6911 fwoer are teimgleadhitoa lifieearwnas
but by this time the teams had km
holes in the ground, in which t
placed their feet for a second pull.
second pull lasted about two and a h
hours, Sullivan taking he rope ab
three quarters of the required distane
To free the men from 'brutal exertio
the rope was cut in the name of t
Queen by order of the committee.
—Strange as it may appear, says
Dunnville Gazette, there has been
similar case in every respect to
shooting of President ;Garfield,
from which the injured man parti
recovered. A number of years ago
Robert Edgar was accidenta‘y sho
a pistol, the ball passing through
kidneys. Dr. McCalluni attended h
and he lived for a year and a half al
wards, finally dying from an absc
caused by the pressure lof the bull
Had the bullet been removed, as is
posed by several French surgeons
Garfield's case, there is every reaso
believe that his life might have be
saved. The operation IS one, however,
only recently undertaken, and is ex-
ceedingly difficult and dangerous, iso
that but few Burgeons would dare un-
dertake it.
—Application was recently made
behalf of two young ladies attending
Normal School at Truro, Nova Sc
for admission as undergraduates to
ed
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if
tit
be
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be
ily
nd
the
t.
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in
to
en
the
t a,
as male students. Provision will rb-
ably be made for a separate entrance
and ante rooms. It was also decOed
upon petition of all the students that
hereafter the third Wednesday of jen
nary in each year, should be a college
holiday under the calendar design tion
of the "George Munro memorial ay."
The students asked this to be do el to
express their gratitude to George Zan-
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fairway towards recovery. The lower
part of the abdomen was very ranch
crushed, and had inflammation set in
he would certainly have died.
—The 3Itowick Township Fall Show
will this year be held at Gorrie on
Tuesday and. Wednesday, the 44th and
5th of October. It is expected to be a
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