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AUGUST 19, 1881,
xpooitor.
DISTRICT MATTEIRS.
TO THE PUBLIC. --Having assumed the
business lately conducted by Davidson &
iltOZT1S011, it is myintention to clear out
the whole of the bankrupt stock of Hill
Brothers, and in order to do so as soon as
-possible, I have made a further reduc-
tion. I have still on hand a large stock
in all departments. Dress Goods , from
from 5 cents per yard and up, wortn
twice what we are asking for tkem.
Gents furnishings are away below whole-
sale prices. Readymade clothing at about
half price. Balance of my stock of Mil-
linery will sell at alinost any price in
order to run it off. In the grocery de-
partment I have a large stock of Teas. I
am selling a tea for 50 oents, Too orth 65 to
70; and a Tea for 40 cents worth 55 to 60,
and all other groceries equally low. Hill
Brothers OldStand, ojiposite Commercial
Hetel. M. MORRISON. 714
Our sticky Fly Paper has proven itself
the best in the world. 1 It sells like Hot
Cross Buns. Any quantity of the purest
Dye Stuffs. L All lrin.ds guaranteed to give
satisfaction. A go fresh stock of
Genuine Spices for Pic es. Full line of
Pure Drugs and Druggists' Sundries at E.
HICKSON & Co.'s Medical Hall, Seaforth,
Ont. 713-2 ,
Tits AULT &r McOLEAN'S 25c tea; or
five pounds for $1. Our fingers are proportion-
ately cheap. No trash kept in iltock. 714
WILSON & You Nci Ige Btill giving the
best bargains in Tea and hive the Largest, Sugar, and will not be
undersold by anyone. Th highest price paid in
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sash or trade for Butteran Eggs. 716
WILSON & YOUNG h
Best Selected, and cheapest istock of China, Glass
and Earthenware. It will pay yon to examine
their stook before buying elee where.
WILSON & YOUNG have in stock fine
Imported English Malt Vinegar. For piskling
and table use it has no eqtutl. Pure Cider vinegar,
French Vinegar in demijohus of 2, 8, and 5 gal-
lons each. I
FOR Sale cheap, 3 lumber wagons.
W. &ammo); a 0o., Seaforth, Ont. 715
SERVANT GIRL WANTED.—Good wages.
Apply to MIK; TuotosoN, at Mr. Ralph Thomp-
son's, Huron Road. 716
PRIME Timothy Seed to be had at W.
S. RoeNuTsoles Seed and Feed Store. 715
VOLUNTEER NOTICE.—The 33rd Bat-
talion will assemble at G-oderioh on
September 13th, to perform the annual
drill of 12 days. Members of No. 3
Company, Seaforth, are requested to
call at the armory as soon as possible
and get their clothing and accoutre-
ments.
RE-Urizox.—The re -union of the Eng-
lish Church clergymeia of the Deanery of
Huron will take place in St. Thomas
Clatirch, Seaforth, on Wednesday,
August 24th. Morning prayer at 11 a.
m. Preacher, Rev. Mr. Craig. Service
of song at 7.30 p. m. Addresses by
visiting clergy. Collection for mission-
ary purposes. All seats free.
CLINTON INTSRMRDLATE.—The follow-
ing are the names of those who success-
fully passed the recent Intermediate
Escamination at @linton : Grade A.,—
Jas. Mustard. Grade B.,—Maggie
Linklater, Annie Weir, Fred. Pearen,
John Alexander, Jas. Buchanan, Doug -
lee Fraser. Geed° C.,—Miss Lands -
borough, Miss L. Moore, Miss M. Oli-
ver, Sasanah Weir, Alex- Acheson, Jas.
Giant, John McGregor, Wm. McQueen,
Mary nolmes. There were 57 who
wrote at the examination, and as will
be seenby this list only 19 succeeded
in passing, Th iS is .pretty severe
pluckieig„
LIvEj STOOK ASSOCIATION.—A largely
attendd. meeting of the Direotors
and ot ers interested in the Huron Live
Stook Association was held in Chilton
on Monday last. All necesaary arrange-
ntents were made for the fall sale. The
sale will be held at Clinton on Wednes-
day, October 19, and Mr. Graham, of
Goderieh, has been engaged as the auc-
tioneer. Everything now bids fair for
a large and most successfal sale. Al-
ready a number of very superior ani-
mals are promised, and the prospect is
tkat buyers will be more numerous
theu ever before. It will be noticed by
announcement elsewhere, that all who
inteiad sending stock should enter their.
animals with the Secretary before the
15th of September, so they will appear
in the sale catalogue, a large edition of
which will be printed and distributed
throughout the country.
INTERMEDIATE EXAMINA.TION. — The
following are the nanaes of the High
School students who have been success -
fel at the late examination: Second
Class -- Grade B. — Annie Watson,
Helen Pringle, Wm. McKay, Andrew
Soott, James Dickson, George Ander-
son, John Coyne. Intermediate Stand-
ing.—Robert Sperling, John Kerr, Neil
Bethune, James McLaughlin, James
Ingram. This makes 50 per cent. of
the class who wrote here. But for
untoward events, which prevented some
of the best - students from presenting
themselves, two or three more would
have got through. In ,the Province
over 3,600 candidates wrote, 1,050 pass-
ed in all grades, or a little over 29 per
cent. The record of our school is thus
a good way over the average. Daring
the thirtY months of its existence there
have been three exarninations, the
numbers passed being 5, 8, and 12 re-
spectively.
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THAT TROT.—The rnatChed trotting
race betWeen Mr. A. Davidson's im-
portedstallion "Magician" and Mr.
Whiteley s Young Clear Grit stallion
will take place on Fairview Park in
this town on Saturday next, at half -
past two. This race has been long
spoken about, and as much interest
is taken in it not only here but in the
neighboring towns, it is expected it will
be witnessed by a large number of peo-
ple. As an additional attraction.; we
notice that the celebrated Clear Grit
Stallion, "Little Billy," will give ' an
exhibition of speed between the heats
of the matched race. This horse won
the 'free to all" trot at Brantford the
other day over several of the best
American horses. His reoord is 2:30-1,
but he has trotted on private trial in
2:22. We may also state that another
of old Clear Grit's colts known as
"Arthur Gs" and owned in Saginaw, a
few days ago in a private trial beat 2:25;
and still another, just four months off
a farra, and owned in Cleveland by
Mr. George Forbes, thin season paced
the last quarter mile while at his exer-
cise in 31 seconds. So mach has been
heard from] time to time about the
speed of time famous breed of horses,
that we are glad our citizens are likely
to see for themselves on Saturday nest
what a by no means poor r4sresentati
can do.
LOCAL }hill/S.—The 87 -acre farm
the 14th concessioh- of MoKillep so
in this town, a few days ago, by a natio
was purchased by Mr. W. J. ShannoIt,
of McKillop. Thee is a large amou t
of excellent fencing and other timber
on this lot, and Mr. Shannon got a good
bargain of it.—Prof. Jone ' concert itt
Exeter last week was high y apprecia -
ed by the audieno ,1 but owin
to the intensely w rhi cvening
the attendance Was not larg
—A little boy, son of Mr. Arohd. Soott,
got his leg broken bet en the kni
and the ankle on Frida evening lase
While playing in a wag n at the resi-
dence of Mr. Robert Go e look he fell
out, with the above resuhit He is get-
ting on as well as could Ie expeoted.-:-
It is said there are robbeifs and burglars
in town. Those Who bave money
should keep their back doors and wins
down securely closed. 'gr. Was. MO
Millen, of the London Road, Tucker
-
smith, returned home from a two
months' tour through hp Maritime
Provinces and Eastern Sttea last week
He enjoyed the trip Iveryl nauch.—A bi
cycle club has been fo4nied in town
and members of the clul can be seen
exercising their muscle ialmost every
evening on some of the bahls streets. I
n the animal
hibald Scott
ydast after a
trip to Mani-
rothers, of
rick cider
aow ip fall
ernes K. Fee,
in Mr. John
iioto.—A
n nday
man from
thyth. The
r $25 a side.
th ase by con-
. J s lin Mit hell,
in . kwn during
der ata
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oc-
lson,
gen-
is
ard
ch • rned
last.
nied
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18 said to be good file wh
isn't fractions,—Mr.' Ar
returned home on Frid
very successful business
toba.—Illessrs. Jackson
Egmondville, have the'
mill completed and are
running operation.—Mr.
Who has been salesman
Logan's store has gone to
foot race took place! he
afternoon last between
Paris and another from
race was 100 yards,, aid f
The Paris man won w
siderable distance. -s -M
of Chicago, has been
the past week.—We u d t
gentlemen from Elor rente
store in Whitney's bl ck, meel
cupied by Messrs. Lumsde W
and intends opening up a ok of
eral merchandise.— ii o n
and Mr. Wm. Carm el ret
home from Manitoba • hi enday
The Messrs. Kyle w comp
Mr. Ward are expecte; • ape to day.
While in the Northwest they sited
Rapid City and spent n veiling with
Mr. David McNaught a d f , mily, hom
they left well. Mr. Mc aught is b • sily
engaged in laying in m te al for new
buildings. Mr. Ward lies the coi ntry
well enough but still jref re Ontario.
He says that business lof all kin. 13 is
greatly ever -done. --Mr. Jas. es C. aid -
law left here on Wedness ay mo ning
for a trip East. He inten.s I doin'•
the
sensible thing, eta/will ak unto '• im-
self a life partner. he iatere ting
ceremony over, the ha,p y cauple will
proeeed down the St. lia rence and
view the beautiful scene and isit
the many points of inters+ t on that
route, and intend returning to Sea srth
in about two weeks. Under he einem-
stances they are sure to njoy t em -
selves, and we can only .xpress the
hope that life's journey •• ay b as
pleasant, and that prosperity and • zip-
piness may be their lot. Dr. V rcoe
and Mr. M. Y. McLean le t ,on ed-
nesday for Muskoka, and '11 spe d a
few days rusticating in th vicini y of
Lake Rosseau and other points o in-
terest in that region.— ii r. Ro ert
Willie has removed into hi: new s ore
iu Cady's block, and wh Li he eta
things put straight wilh • ave . o e of
the handsomest shops in own. Mr.
L. F. Wheeler, of Chicago, the cl ver
and skilfnl artist who Bp nt sev /al
months in this town some t ree orour
years ago is visiting friende ere at ires-
ent.—On Saturday last a Mr. Jphn
Fulton of Egmondville, was ridini a
bicycle it struck a heap of gr nel on the
read and upset, spraining his aim ba ly.
He is getting along as well s coul be
expected. Try again, John. Owin to
i
his largely increasing busine 8 Mr. eil
Hill, of Egmondville, has ound it
necessary to enlarge and ot e wise m -
prove his tannery.—As Mr,. L. an
Egraonclaof Egmondville, 1w 1 taki g a
ride on his bicycle on Mon ay alien
noon last, he had the
miifirtulto
fall off and cut his knee 'ry ba ly,
s
which will likelyday him p for some
time. Bicycles seem to he a kind of
dangerous thing to ridee-Si r. W. J.
Dickson, of Walton, intend ship i
from Goderich on Satur y Sixten
W.
horses, destined for Da (ea., They
will be taken to Duluth by bi at, thence
to Fargo by rail --Mr. Thoxi siL Ballan-
Vile, M. P. P. for South e was in
town on Tuesday last, leaea • g Wednes-
day morning on the mbr • g train
eastward.—The Red Mill 1 • a under-
gone a general course of ie a s and the
new proprietors, Mesisrs. S�1: to & Dol-
phin, announce themselv s r ady for
work of all kinds in tbefr li e.-- r.
M. Hurley has just ereotel plen id
new picket fence in front lo
arty, ort the corner of Cbak
man streets. It presents i edar yPC nPe e:
appearance, and will add o • s derably
to the value of his prope t MrS E.
B. Hollis, the well-known 401»jp vo0a1-
ist, intends giving a, gru. 1 concert
about the lst of September, amOng
the other attractions wil • the Sip-
pearance of Mrs. Sage, of 1 n, with
her musical glasses. Evor1 n shoald
go and hear her.—We mad r8Itaid that
Miss Robertson, of this to' '1 has been
engaged as head milliner i • h esteb-
lishment of Mr. John II IP . izs, Clin-
ton.
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, Hen.sall. I
BUST AND QUIET -.--This IS the Inlay
time for the farmers and t e 1iniet time
for the townsmen.
SCHOOLS RE-OPEN.—Oar s h ols re-
open on Thursday, and no doijbt both
teachers and scholars ill Iresume
their duties with fresh z al ind re-
newed energy.
ExcunsioNING IT. ---Thep e:e wapn
600and
I
weather induces many of our villages,
and country friends to take a, little trip
to the lake shore, where 1
pleasant time can be spent.
Heevesense.—The farm rs na this
neighborhood are nearly t reugh har-
vesting. The weather ha e'en ex-
ceedingly favorable, and a conse-
quence the crops are well aa
SHIPPING NEWS. —Mr. Ja e, 1!etts,
of this place, shipped from eat alit" a
few days ago a car load of nl
Mr. Shilliziglaw shipped fro '
e a,remboen.
Monday a car load of catt e. fr. D.
MeLennan, grain meroh t, cf this
place, packed and shipped roM hello
this week a large quantity oqiwool.
Messrs. Laughlin Brothe s *ppeil
from here direot for the old oountry
Oar load of cattle.
RETVENED.—Xearly all our touriste
have now returned. They report hav-
ing spent a very pleasant time. The
holiday season is now at a close, and
business is once more the order of the
day.
WOOD SAWTE1I13.—The Great Western
Railway wood sawyers have been here,
for the pastweek or so, sawing up the
large wood piles belonging to the Com-
pany.. The quantity of wood they put
through their hands in a short time,
was really astonishing.
PERSONAL.—Mr. D. McLennan, who
has been an extensive grain buyer in
this market for a number of years, in-
tends leaving here shortly for Manitoba,
where he intends going into the grain
business more largely than ever. Mrs
McLennan is a good and spirited buyer,
and will no doubt figure at; a leading
buyer in the Far West. We wish him
success.—Mr. D. McGregor, formerly of
the firm of McGregor k Urquhart, of
this place, left here on Tuesday for
Ripley, where he has rented a mill and
intends going into the flour and oat-
meal business. Mr. McGregor thorough-
ly understands the business and will no
doubt do well.
Bluevale.
GONE.—Rev. N. Leech, who has
been here for wine time past winding
up his late brother's affairs, has gone to
the other side.
KILLED BY A Fruksn.—A horse be-
longing to Mr. Robert McFarlane, of
he 3rd concession, Morris, was, on
Thursday evening last, accidentally
killed by lightning.
THE CEIIS ENUMRRATORS. — The
oensus enumerators for North Huron
&solved their cheques last week. The
otal amount paid to the nineteen
numerators and one commissioner was
1,830. The department were -Very
ereful in scrutinizing the acoounts sent
.1
in.
DisORDERLy.—Bluevale possesses a
few boys whose destructive organs are
ather largely developed: During the
olidays the windows of the Public
chool have been perforated with
tones. If any more such work is in-
ulged in, it will not be healthy for
oBe so employed, as the trustees are
adowing a few of them just now.
le
Whalen.
BUSY TIMES.—EVery one is so busy
at no person has time to let anything
ppen him, hence a dearth of news.
IHORSE HURT. — Mr. Blackwell, of
halen, had a young horse badly hurt
cently, by becoming entangled in a
✓ pe with which it was tied and falling
over a log.
HARVESTING AND THRESHING.— Har-
✓ st is pearly completed, and the
t reshing Machines are busy. The fall
eat is turning out better than was
a ticipated. Mr. Chas. Cook threshed
4 bushels of fall wheat in five hours,
f Mr. Thompson, of Blanshard.
REORGANIZED.—The Sabbath School
this plane, which has not been car-
ri d on for some time past, has been
o ce more reorganized. A meeting was
h Id on Wednesday evening, 10th inst.,
wi en the following officers were elect- -
e.: Mr. John H. Millson, Superinten-
d ut ; Frank Morley, Secretary; Philip
B ooks, Treasurer; Jabez Millson, Li-
brarian. On the following Sabbath
Rev. Mr. Queue° and Mr. T. Weary de-
livered addresses on Sabbath School
work.
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13lyth.
VISITING.—MiSS Lan flawkshaw, of
Exeter, is visitieg friends here at
pr sent. '1
REPAIBIZ4G FOR ACTIVE WORE.—Air,
P. lKellY is making a total renovation
of he machinery in his grist mill, pre-
paratory to taking occupation himself
by 1st October.
rlintoielig.—A telephone has been.
put up by Mr. Mitchell; and the pro-
prietor of the Blyth Review has erected
a telephone etween the printing office
h
and the post office.
Home Aesiza—Mr. R. Henderson,
Mi.s MoCo mick and Miss Dickson
te chars in the public schools, Blyth,
all rrived horcie tired and weary after
th r vacation on Tuesday evening last,
obno commezaced their arduous duties
sin Wednesday.
EW RESIDENCES.—Mr. Hugh Mc -
Ta ish is about erecting a handsome
resi. enoe on Dinsley street, and to that
ens has engaged the able services of Mr.
jo • n Young, whose fame for house
bui ding has reached far and wide.
He Is as just completed the carpenter
wo of Ma Jas. Pollock's brick diel.
lin in Morris, alsothat of Mr. Logan to
th6, entire iTtisfaction of these gentle -
me
Hibbert.
USTICATING.— Mrs. McPhillips, of
'Tor nto, who had been for some time
yisi ing in the vicinity of Listowel, is
ios rusticating in the neighborhood of
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ho
res
die
nes
his
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aro
ESUMED HIS LABORS.—MT. John MC-
ghton, who had been spending his
days at home, left on Tuesday to
me his labors in the county of Mid -
x, where he has been teaching for
ly a year: He is enthusiastic in
ommendation of the people of that
• borhood as being hospitable, gen-
e and intelligent.
Hay.
1, ENT BY LIGHTNING.— MT. Alin.
on the Sauble Line, Hay, had
dee of his barns struck by lightning last
Fri• ay morning between three and four
d'cl ck, and all consumed with about
fiVe tons of hay and some farming im-
ple ents, one new buggy, carriage and
Bora fowls. His other barn which was
a go • d distance off and filled with wheat
emus ed.
Bo THRESHING.—The steam thresher
own1d by Mr. Thos. Dinadale did excel-
lent work on the farm of Mr. John Mc -
Alli er, in the township of Hay. There
werel threshed in ten hours 500 bushels
whet, 350 bushels barley and 100 bush-
els o oats. The feeders -were Alexander
Fors th and Henry Remmas. Any one
dials ting this can enquire of Mr. Mc-
Alli8 er, who is ready and willing to
verifr the above.
Od1NCIL MEETING.—Council met on
the th inst. Members all present.
Mvd by iMr, Charters, seconded by
Mr. annie, that the sum of $12.57 be
refu ed J. ,Howard, being error in
taxel for 1879.—Carried. Moved by
M. arter, seconded by Mr. Rennie,
that rate of two mills on the dollar
be le ied on all the rateable property
of th township for raising the sum of
535425, for county, I mill for raising
$1,350 for township purposea for the
current year, and that a special rate of
14 mills in the dollar be levied for rais-
ing the sum of $2500 for liquidating
the isouth boundary debenture debt, and
that the Clerk draft By-law according-
ly.—Carried. Moved by Mr. Rennie,
seconded by Mr. Heyrock, that the
Clerk draft a by-law for levying and
raising the several amounts required by
Trustees for school purposes, and the
sum of $440.00 for retiring two drainage
debentures with interest on the same.
—Carried. Bills were passed as fol-
lows: S. Rennie, lumber for bridges,
&o., 534.88; J. Wright, charity for J.
Tinney, $3; T. Dick, repairing five cul-
verts, 56; Grand River Mutual Fire In-
surance Company, 51.89; J. F. Moritz
charity for A. Flaxbard 53; D. Farmer,
digging ditch, $5. The council ad-
journed to meet on the 6th October
next.
Stanley.
GOOD CUTTING.—Over four and a half
sores of oats were out on the farm of Mr.
Wm. McQueen, Stanley, in the short
space of two and a half hours, corn-
menoing at half past two and finishing
at five, making two and i half hours.
The work was done by Mr. McQueen,
with one of the Maxwell reapers. He
says it is the lightest of draft he ever
drove, and does it's work in complete
style.
Brussels.
LACROSSE MAACEI.—The Brussels La -
crow club played Clinton at the latter
place on Tuesday last, each winning
two games; the fifth being a draw
game.
BASE Rime—The Clipper Base Ball
Club of Brussels will play the Stars of
Seaforth on the 27th inst., for . the
county cup.
Jamestown.
A GOOD APPOINTMENT.—Mr. W. B.
Forrest, at one time teacher in School
Section No. 8, Morris, more recently a
student at the Collegiate 'institute, Col-
lingwood, has been appointed to the
teachership of the public school at
Little Current, Manitoulin Islands. -
OLD AND , NEW FRIENDS.—We were
leased to see oar old friend the Rev.
Hugh Kippen, of Dorchester, up here
he other day. He was not alone,
owever, for he has just entered the
le—hymenial, and was accompanied
y his bride, a pretty -looking young
Lady, -Whom our friend assured as he
had ensnared by his eloquence. May
air pleasure's smiling train be theirs
n the road of life.
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StrALL ATTENDANCE IN SCHOOLS.—IN
e ashools where the holidays were
he
urtailed the attendance has not been
,
bnormally large. The nine digits,
ithont undergoing any combination,
ould mine than represent the average.
t this season of the .year the curious chool boy has not the most pronounced
lie thinks, good physiology. He would
o kninfign` efdor„ fodriusrnix
m. "To be cribbed, cabinned and
alhovuirssitpsetroditehme is
hn000tl,
fH,in heve a little more freedom. Ne
orsair ever delighted more in change
d freedom from restraint than he,
pd he can run the gauntlet of inquiry
ith the very best Athenian in his
e gerness for something new. He finds
a wide field for exploration and adven-
t ire along the river, in the pea -ground
: • d berry patch, and is not averse to a
1 ttle Skirmishing around the oeer-
b • rdened orchard. In these he dis-
c vers things more congenial to his
t 1 sties and more in harmony with his
Is ode of life than the unvarnished walls
a. d dry technicalities of the school
✓ sm. ' Should he lapse occasionally
i to playing truant — let us use him
gisntly,
THE LATE AIDS 1 PtICDONALD.—Mrs.
rch. McDonald, whose illness I refer -
✓ d to some time ago, died on Friday
• orning, the 12th inst. Her remains
a ire interred in the Brussels cemetery
O ! Saturday. The funeral procession
s nensually large. The late Mrs.
I • •
iitoDonald, whose maiden name was
kilary Livingstone, Was a native of Lorne,
A gyleshire, Scotland, where she was
-May, 1836. She emigrated.
it
w1 th her father's family to this country
in 1855, and on the 3rd of April, 1861,
B i e was married to her now bereaved
la 1s 4.. sbandi who was for many years
R ve of Grey township. She was a
w • man of fine presence, and a frank
I
a d captivating manner; none who
1
k:ew her but felt the charm of her
a 'quaintance. Few women were so
ri h in graces of person and mind. She
. .re her long affliction with saintly
p: tience. Her family will long sadly
fe 1 the loss of her warm heart and
lo ing hands, and all whOhad the
plsasure to share her kindly greetings
a id cheerful words will long cherish
th memory of this true -hearted
w man. She died happy. Her faith
was in Him whose presence gladdens
heaven, and He has taken her to
be forever with himself, His glory bright
to I 'share.'
McRill op.
LIVING SPRING.—A well on the
f im of Mr. W. J. Shannon, of Mc -
K llop having gone dry, he decided to
h ye it deepened. For this purpose he
pr ured the services of Messrs. Carter
& owan, of Clinton. The well was
abi ut 264 feet deep. The diggers had
on y gone about three feet when they
st ',tick a living spring of beautiful clear
w 'ter which spurted up so rapidly that
th y had to make a hasty exit from
th ir work. The water continued to
ris . at the rate of about a foot an hour
.
nn it reached nearly to the top of the
well, and Mr. Shannon now has pure,
sparkling Water enough to supply not
only the wants of his own household
but also the whole neighborhood.
HE CHEESE FACTORIES.—MR. EDITOR,
— atron of Winthrop factory thinks
yo were very naughty because you did
no let my last note go to the waste
ba:ket. He says it was very personal
as gards Winthrop factory and wishes
to now why their factory Was singled
on among the rest. I answer, because
no 4 her factory makes a blow about
wh t they do. We don't want to °sim-
per his factory with Seaforth now, but
las spring when they were canvassing
for milk they wanted to compare then.
He ays no doubt Winthrop would have
got leveza cents if it had sold the same
day, as Seaforth. Any booby might
sell pheetste if he knew when the market
was to be at the highest, but a good
sale man requires to know when to sell
and:when to hold on. Then he says if
Winthrop had peddled off their May
oh they might have had more.
We 1 they were very foolish for not
doing so. I don't think two cents
' would do that factory any harm. He
says some of our Seaforth drawers are
paid in groceries. If they are it is their
own fault, as they don't need to take
anything but cash. He says that Win-
throp drawers have received a larger
proportion than the drawers of any
factory around. ,That may be, and
still they don't Beene to have confidence
for the remainder. He says that no-
body said that they would give as much
as Seaforth, then the next thing he says
is Mr. Hill may have said so. I hope
he don't want to make out that Mr.
Hill is nobody. Then he says Mr. Hill
is only one. Under whose name does
the factory run, and who had any right
to say so if Mr. Hill had not? But Mr.
Hill was not the only one. I could
mention their names if I wished who
did so. I ask was there any guarantee
sent to parties on the 5th concession
stating that, they Wonld give as ranch
as Seaforth? Then he says that Sea -
forth may expect a better showing this
year on account of having some of the
Wintrop patrons. If that is the reason
Seaforth is doing better, I have good
hopes for another year. After all their
blowing, I don't think there is another
factory in ' the county which has
lost as many patrons of Win-
throp, and I don't think any
has gained as many as Seaforth, thanks
to Mr. W. S. Robertson and Commit-
tee. I beg to be excused for taking up
so much of your valuable space, and
promise not to bother you again.—A
PATRON OP SEAPORT!".
A GOOD DAY'S THRESHING AND A GOOD
CROP.—On Monday last, between the
hours of half -past seven in the forenoon
and seven in the evening, the Murray
Bros., sons, of that ' veteran thresher,
Mr. Wm. Murray, of Harpurhey,
threshed on the farm of Mr. E. G -arrow,
lot No. 29, in the lst concession of this
township, 1,050 bushels of grain—being
450 bushels of wheat and 600 bushels of
oats. The grain is the product of thirty
acres of land—the average of the wheat
being 25 bushels, and that of the oats
50 bushels per acre.; The wheat is of
the Clawson variety and of No. 1 qual-
ity. The Murray Bros. are abund-
antly able to do any number of such
day's work in succession.
BUSINESS IMPROVING.—BUSilleSS 18 ill). -
proving nicely—nese wheat coming to
market pretty freely, and good prices
rule our village.
AN ADDITION.—Michael Doyle has
added quite an addition to his black-
smith shop. He is Working up a very
large business here, owing to his me-
chanical abilities and. very steady
habits.
OBITUARY—Mrs. Cornelius Kennedy;
of this village, a lady very highly re-
spected, departed this life very suddenly
on Friday morning last. Her funeral
on Monday morning Was lamely attend-
fri
, -
ed by many sorrowing ends.
PAPER ANNIVERSARY.—Mr. and MTS.
Geo. Kidd celebrated their paper wed-
ding on last Thursday evening; their
many friends calling on them and
making presentations of several
fancy and ornamental articles in paper.
They were right royally received and
entertained, and a very pleasant even-
ing was spent in sweet music and sing-
ing.
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BRIBPS.—Master Loins Kidd had a
very severe attack of oholera morbus.—
Wm. Murray, Junior, had the first fin-
ger of his right hand taken off in the
jointer of the stave factory this week.
—Messrs. Colquhonn & Dow's new
steam thresher created quite a novelty
in its way for the villagers; being at
work at the barn of Mr. Jos. Kidd, ad-
joining the village, for the first time.
ilIngitw
undreosirk.stook the opportunity of see-
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Trip to Scotland.
STEERAGE PASSENGERS ON ANCHOR LINE—
CUSTOMS' OFYICERS—WEATHER AND CROPS
IN SCOTLAND — RAMBLES IN SETEN
SHIRES, ETC.
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To the Editor of the B'won Expositor,
DEAR Sin,—I believe I made a sort of
conditional promise to you before leav-
ing for the old country that I would
perhaps write something for your paper
that would be interesting to my brother
farmers in Huron, and possibly those
in Ontario; but having many relatives
to call upon, and all the famous horses
to see in the west of Scotland, to dis-
cuss their merits and demerits, and
some young animals to purchase, the
five weeks I was in Scotland glided
rapidly past, leaving m6 not a moment's
time to scribble for neWspapers ; in fact
I had scarcely time, unless I took it
when I should have slept, to write to
ray family. Now, however, as I have
got back to something like my normal
condition, I purpose, with your permis-
sion, to commit to paper some few
recollections of my trip, which may be
interesting to intending visitors to Scot-
land, and to our farmers here.
A voyage across the Atlantic has be-
come such a common occurrence now -
a -days, and has been 80 often and so
well described that I need .not dwell
much on that topic. I ; may say here,
however, that the experience of crossing
seven times has taught me that the
larger the ship is the Mort, comfort—
less risk and more speed. I sailed over
from New York to Glasgow in the new
Anchor Line -steamship IFurnessia, Bome
6000 tons burden, over 500 feet long,
and almost 50 feet high from keel to
top rail, and drawing, when loaded, 27
feet- of water. She is, high between
decks, and has lots of room in every
department. It would indeed be a
heavy sea that would move her much,
in the way of pitching, er rolling. Her
first cabin is a palace, and has accom-
modation for 220—this was full. The
second cabin, for room and accommoda-
tion, is ahead of many other first cabins,
and room for same number as first
cabin—full also. The steerage arrange-
ments, with the one exception of high
ceilizigie are the very worst I ever saw.
lkiOluman beings had been stowed
in the steerage on the outward trip,
and why the half of them did not die is
past -rty comprehenBion, if they had the
same fare and care as the 250 we had
going home. From all I heard, the in-
mates of the first cabin fared sumptu-
ously ; every thing that the most fas-
tidious conld . desire. In the second
cabin, where it was my lot to dwell,
we had an abundance of good, w 11
cooked provisions everything clean
and comfortable, and lots of room to
lounge, and read and write in the large
rooms. The compaty itt the second
cabin was most respectable, and intel-
ligent, as much so as I eYer
cipally American farmers,, merchants
rind mechanics, their wives and
daughters, bound for pleasure, amuse -
tient and profit. And the steerage! I
'in not competent to describe it. There
ere many respectable people in it no
oubt, and they suffered in spirit and
flesh &leo. The tea and coffee was
lkdled out to them like swill, and the
otatoes ! well a decent pig would think
tvice before touching them. But I
eard men and women thanking God
t at the bread and water were good,
hich, after all, are the staff of life. I
eve been a steerage passenger. We
n ed to get a company of farmers, &c.;
gether, tip the steward $2 or $3 apiece,
We would get aeroorn fenced off to suit
u , got special grub, and were comfort -
le; but it appears to me that the
steamship companies have combined to
p event the possibility of any such ar-
r ngements, and heve made the steer -
e unfit for respectable people, and so
c mpel them to step up higher. And,
a ter all, the farrner, merchant, or
echanic, who for £2 extra, would risk
tlie garbage and stench of a steerage
d' serves to suffer.' As for the poor
e
it
igrant, the governments should in-
t dere on his behalf, which I hear they
a e about doing.
A word about customs' officials. The
te or of maiden ladies and paterfami-
li s, with bulky Well -packed trunks.
A a free trader, if I had my way, I
w•ttld pack them all off to the Great
Line Land, or farther, to earnfan honest
li • g; but as in present' circumstances
th nuisance cannot be extinguished, it
m ght_be mitigated by those gentry be -
in taught to perform &rather disagree-
able duty with more politeness and very
msch less insolence.
pon landing upon Scotland's shore,
er nine days' pleasant sailing, and
af er conversing with some of my 'far-
mer relatives, I found that they had a
similar winter and spring as ourselves
--the winter exceptionally severe for
Scotland; and April and May dry, cold
and barren. The wheat was badly
wiuter killed, much of it ploughed up,
and that remaining, thin and spindle -
like. About the beginning of June the
weather became wee and warm, conse-
quently the growth was rapid. I landed
on the 7th of June, and for three weeks
it ilained, more or less'every day; some
days raining hard from morning till
night. Other days warm, as they said,
the thermometer ranging from 75 to 80
in the shade. To me it was a peculiar-
ly aoist heat. I felt more oppressed.
by t than I have done working out in
Ca ada at 96 in the shade. My travels
inc uded Ayrshire, Renfrewshire, Lan-
ark The Lothians, Peebles, Rox-
bo ugh, Dumfries, 1 and Galloway;
an 1 to Carlisle in England. I think I
ma safely say that I did not see over a
doz n fields of good wheat. -Generally
spe king, the turnips are a ailure, the
fly ttacking them viciously; some had
bee sown three and four times, and still
the. disappeared. The pastures, before
I let, were luxuriant ; and the oats and
pot toes were looking splendid, and
thoiigh rather late, had every appear-
anc of being an abundant crop. The
rye rass, gerierally, was very light, but
the lelover and timothy, which some
wer beginning to ent on the 14th of
Jul, promised a heavy yield. Markets:
wheat a fair price, and tending up-
wards ; oats, hay and potatoes very
ch. I bought oats in Glasseivs at 88
cents per bushel, hay at $1 per 100 Ibia,
and bran at 90 cents per 100 lbs. —just
a half less than I paid for the same in
184 Cheese, batter and butchers'
. meat at fair prices, but if the supplies
frond America increase, are likely to be
veryj much lower. s
WU notice in my next, the present
alteited position and prospects of the
British Agriculturalist. Yours, &c.,
Hums Love, SR.
HihL's GRIEN, August 12 1881.
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County Notes.
—We regret to hear that Mr. A. C.
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—arly on Friday Morning the barn
Sim ons late of th Goderich Star,
lies t the point of tath, from ery-
siPeof Mi. James Lindsay, on the 15th con-
cession of Goderich township, was
struck by lightning ai4 consumed with
nearly all its contents. As soon as Mr.
Lindsay could get out f the house after
he heard the clap of thunder, he- die -
covered his barn on fire and succeeded
in saving a wagon and 'buggy, but an at-
tempt to save other articles was unsuc-
cessful. The barn cdaitained all his
cretin but three acres of oats. He had
an insurance of $600 on the contents
and #500 on the barn.
—Rev. P. Straith, and wife, of Mount
Forest, have been visiting relatives in
Clinton this week. .
— r. J. J. Fisher, Of Colborne, has
sold his famous imported Clydesdale
stalli, n, "General," to Mr. J. S. Busey,
of Champagne, Ill., for tbe sum of $3,-
100. This horse, although young, has
taken over $2,000 in prizes in Scotland..
We are sorry to see such a magnifident
animal, leave this section.
—The farm of Mr: Whitely, on the
base line, Hallett, has been sold to Mr.
Lawrence Manning of Colborne, for the
sum of $4,000 cash. The buildings are
not much, but the farm is in a good
state of cultivation.
News Iten3.8.
—Malcolm Grey, of Lobo, obtained
800 beishels of fall wheat from twenty
Bares!
—11,estorick, a Warwick cattle buyer,
sold 180 head of cattle in Toronto for
$11,
—Win. Shipley, Ailsa Craig, took
4004 buahels of wheat ' from eighteen
acres.
1
—The spool factory at Jacquet River,
New Brunswick, Was destroyed by fire
i
on Frday morning. ,
—Ilrinceton, Ont., is reputed to have
more marriageable young ladies than
any other village in the Province.
—This year's sale of live stock and
grain at theExperimental Farm ,Guelph,
will b1e held on Thursday, 8th Se he
ber.
—T!ie snrveyors of the Ontario and
Quebe Railway are locating the line
betw n Glen Tay and Maberly, in
Lanar county.
Caw, of Park1iuil,.cTilao was
travelling for his health, suddenly be-
came so ill that he was obliged to re-
turn home.
ten year old lad of Newport
town4ip, Quebec, hanged himself on
FridaY because his mother ordered him
to—setthorewtaarbdilenfgeeinp
orsuptry.
Ais being or.
gam , with headquarters at Presoott,
stonam
run aline of boats between Chicago
ntreal and Quebec, tranship-
ment ieing made at i4Irescott, barges
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being used for the river service. Tee
capital of the company is to be $2,5eee
000. Steel barges and staunch skean,
ers are to lbe built. It is intended to
begin .A.oppae4raytioon; thisfsurvs eallyor.8 are taking
levels of Lake Manitoba to asoertain
the possibility of draining its vateat
into Lake Winnipeg.
tem—pAtendligeatOcrotsmsutnhe Wialat Chaeiegte
Cross, and was etruck by the express
en_gininedianeacitiinonst:1(3),ftlpyekild.
troljeeurd have been
discovered in Muskoka, in the township
of McLean, and the farmers are 0
ripe_
izingto t hu
eatthnezaluadft
enof tfihettido.
—Eight uare
eil to
offered by the r Possorukthtsill, exC-olitins
he strikes either oil or salt at Parkhill.
Alexander Nairn, of Toronto, provided
cceoritifipaircnioaftneesg.Filloitinn,his oar, and re -
both succeeded
aged 15, and; his sister Augusta, who
at the late Intermediate examination in
St. Thomas !ere Master Ulysses Each,
named Bradley found a pocket book
turned it at once to its owner. He was
not even thanked for his honesty.
there is the Rum of $2,000 lying to her
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herwti1:featarr. 3n,husband.irjaslandr8Eictehe.xe:aharn:aednedej during fnegBga re tut thr ne°w43g1 rahal aoi at eiss wc iAoa ir a ami wur ie e dc a ae x7.4
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—Among the suoceissfal candidates
Tilbury, died on Sunday morning from
a kick from a horsaey, rteoceEivaends was:11:hr:
areePva1'31ag—Fourlotyhuhraa hit inegdSih:cewa.ndinavianis .and
moving grain from a threishindaglanaghactelair noef,
dTaonroduttohirtearnemieranesmonday
dose of Paris green last week and would
have died but for prompt medical at.
sGionurstlabys,enofinArfornithuerd, tiho:
ploratory surver of Lake Winnipeg,
oasis and tributary, was at Swan Lake
Helm on the i 12th jaly, after exploring
the salt regions, Water Hen river and
vicinity.
TRusaien Mennonites, who had
settled on the Reserve, east of the Red
River have co:amen:led a ten mile canal
to drain the lend. Five miles are al-
rveet.___rdial8a7nti S8mPfael:Thi°,1441I'laYate.n tPheertZahtears rubeelign
appointed as one of the masters Of the
Galt Collegiate Institute, at a salary -of
$1,200, and Mr. Bowerman has been ap-
pointed to one of the Ottawa Public
Schools at a salary of $750.
—Nineteen years since Mr. Archibald
McDonald, of Cathcart, Burferd,
bought 600 acres of Iowaland, payiug
therefor $725. • He has just sold it for
$12,000, and could have got $2,000
more if he had held on a few da.
--q'he street, crossings in Galt are
this year beieglaid with cedar blocks.
The experiment was made on a small
scale last year, and the result has been
so satisfactory that the Council decided
to renew all these necessary this year
with blocks.
—The total iz.,umber of -candidates at
the recent intermediate and second-class
teachers' examination was about 3,600,
and the total number that passed is
about 1,050, or a little over 29 per cent.
Of these, 68 took a second-class Grade
A, 529 Grade B, and 455 Intermediate
standing.
Tvictimel of the terrible storm
which swept ovo Gsty's camp on the
Canada Pacific Railway, near Brandon,
on the 29th ult.btwere Roderick Frasier,
of Glengarry, nt., and Wm. Sutton,
London, Ont., who were killed outright,
and Adam Harvey and Malcolm Fraser,
of Scotland, and two others unkuoivn,
who were painfilly injured.
—Edward Braden, of Otonabee, is
just now recovering from a severe at-
tack of illness caused by blood poison-
ing. It is supposed that thevirmscame
from an ordinary house fly, which bit a
spot on the beck of Mr. Braden% !laud
where the skin had been rubbed off.
—The Montreal deputation on their
way to Manitoba were shunted along-
side the cattle yards at Chicago and
left there for five hours. A sick phild
on board the train died shortly after-
wards, and its death is attributed to
tcharitnyo.xious stench and heat of the lo-
-The Sarnia Observer says that ou
Friday last the Torrance oil property
was put up for , sale on the market
square, by Mr. E. P. Watson, auction-
eer. The sale was largely attended by
Petrolia oil men and. others. The high-
est offer receivedfor-the wholeproperty
was that of Mr. Nat. Boewell, $1,210;
the aggregate offers for the separate
lots was $1,975; I -
—Mr. G. T. Strickland, of Galt, says
the Paris Transcript, has sold the ten
acres of land at Ayr, formerly belong-
ing to the McGeorge estate, and pur-
chased by him in 1$76, to Mr. Allan -
son Church, of Brantford, for the sum
of $1,250. It is Mr. Church's inten-
tion, we believe, to erect a hotel and
probably a row of cottages on the
property.
—A Chinaman started a laundry in
Kingston and fared badly. The boys,
whose ages ranged among the twenties
pelted stones, eggs and other missiles
at his shop and cut down his clothes
lines when full of clothes. The con-
tents of a bottle of ink were scattered
over some of the linen. John went for
the rascals with an axe, and but for the
fact that they were fleeter than he,
some of them would doubtless be suf-
ferers now.
—The Ramsay locating party of en-
gineers have finished the location of
the Canadian Pacific line in Ontario, se
far as the Little Sturgeon River, which
empties into Lake Nipissing, about
eight miles above, the month of Laver
Creek. Callander, where the westera
extension of the Canada Central Rail-
way ends, is distant from Pembroke by
the located line 116i miles, and when,
therefthe Canada Pacific Railway com-
mences and follows np the valley of
Laver Creek till the mouth is nearly
reached, when the line branches off and
winds round the Lake Desert. The
line will be located right along the
shore as far as Sturgeon River, the
valley of which riser it will follow for s
considerable distance, and at Lake
Wahuappitalping the Sault Ste. Marie
line will branch off from the main line
of the railway. That part of the line
,frOm Callander to the Little Sturgeon
will be very light and easy of eonstruo-
tion, being prineipally throuch the
dried-up beaver meadows, and in fact
the line up as far as the Sturgeon will
be very easily bui4.
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