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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1881-08-19, Page 8E HURON EXPOSITOR. 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 1 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. • 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 • the oc- lson, gen- is ard ch • rned last. nied 11 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. 1 , 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. 1 I • 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 1 Na ho res die nes his nei „ 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. 1 , . 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. • 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- • Trip to Scotland. STEERAGE PASSENGERS ON ANCHOR LINE— CUSTOMS' OFYICERS—WEATHER AND CROPS IN SCOTLAND — RAMBLES IN SETEN SHIRES, ETC. ' 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. a County Notes. —We regret to hear that Mr. A. C. t ' —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 —D 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 • cre—dAit inst!hceathUnairitendeaSattarteeestTeraeresudriry.ver 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 p p0 —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. Fa Nvuza GR READ Jfeie‘s 11 I4 44 c4 4 CLE E R 13( T GREI FURE FELT DR/ A L F AND CanapheIN A C. T EI WILL 8E WhQ SAII 1 And ALL G Any bnyi Ten Per Ce at Viihelesa- ens, TIM A.nd all we any Other PaCki At -6 ten, :A.. G.