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NEW AD VERTISEMENTS.
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Wool—C. W. Papist
' Boote, and Shoes—It. Willis,
Ig.ew Goode—Duncan & Duncan.
Axes—Wm. :Robertson & Co.
Farm for Sale—Wria. Garvie.
Teacher Wanted—Richard Cox.
Teaelaer Wanted—D. McTaggart.
Colt for Sale .D McLaughlin.
Dwellingfor' Sale—J. Watson.
Blacksmith Nkranted—T. Hill.
To Rent—C. it Cooper.
1 Auction Sale -r --Thos. Oliver.
IDentistre—Wateon & Derbyshire.
, Announceraent—J. McLoughlin.
' Rooms to Leti_ Thos. D. Ryan.
Agricultural ociety Meeting—J. Tough.
StrayedCalf-f--Thos. Mills.
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SEAFORTH. FRIDAY, 0:et. 14,1881.
Sir Riahard Cartwright ket '
minefield. :
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scoordauce with announcement
previPusly rr4ade Sir Riollard Cart-
wright addre sed a meeting at Bruce -
field ort TUGS ay afternoon last. The
weather was ery wet and unfavorable,
and no doubt jany were prevented on
this account fine being present,b tit there
was, neverthe?ess, a good attendance.
At the a,ppoin ed hour Sir Richard, ac -
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ompanied b , M. C. Cameron, M. P.
for Senth Hurn, arrived from Clinton
and. proceededIto the hall of Dixon's
: hotethe where he meeting was held.
'I Tan. Geo. Waller, of Tuokersmith, was
I appointed chairman. On taking his
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' place on the platform Sir Richard was
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warmly received by the audience. He
spoke for &bon; an hour and a half, and
!delivered one of the best, clearest, most
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logical and convincing speeches we have
beard him melte ou thepablic platform.
,The apace at our disposal -this week
'forbids anything like a report of his re-
marks, and we axe rebectamtly forced
to defer a repot of his excellent -speech
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ntil next week, when we shall give it
fully as possible.
At the eonclupion of Mr. Cartwright's
aiddrees Mr. Ca eron was called upon
and epoke for a out half an hour in his
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usual fluent an spicy strain and made
amost rousing impromatu speech, in
late conese of w ich he made the an -
4nincernent th t should he be &pared
Until the next oilers' election he would
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stain appeal to the. electors of South
uron as o candidate and.ask them to
Onderan by their votes the transac-
tions of the pre met Governinent which
hel so vigorousl condemned. This an-
notincement was received by the . wadi -
13110B with cheers, which ahowed dont
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cinsively that Mr. Cameron has not lost
Indy of his popularity with his ' consti-
titients in South Huron. Upon the
cotaclusion of Mr. Cameron's speech a
vote- of thanks veal!, given to the chair -
and after Ithree cheers for the
Qneen and a like demonstration for Sir
Rjohard and Mi. Cameron the meeting
di persed. .
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:Sir Richard, with Mr. Blake, ad-
dritssed a monster 11:1&8$ meeting at
Lneknow yesterday. To -day he speaks
at Cranbtook., ix the township of .Grey,
and this evening at Brussels. We are
au e• the people will be pleased to see
th ir talented representative looking so
we 1. He seeing as if the cares of po-
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litical life sat lightly -apon him, and.
juciging from his appearance we should
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say he is tuet in 1 the right trina for a
vidorous tug with "the beasts of
Elms" when the House meets.
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The Agrioultural Show
. _Business.
We frequently' hear it stated that
there are too many agricultural shows;
th4 they occasiPn loss of time, and
that they are, in short, so "tumorous
aelto be a nuieance. This, in some
raimstire May be true, and yet we feel
juetifted in sa,yin , and we speak from
peireonal observation, that the "small
al+ws" as they a, e termed, are doing a
gOod work. Thee is perh.aps not an-
other county in 4ntario where there is
a greater number of shows than in Hn-
roia. In this county, we admit, there
a e too many. Iror instance, where is
t e sense of having a show at Wroxeter
and one at Gorrie ; a show at Belgave
and one at Blyth, and a show at Dublin
and one at Staffa. These might, with
pr fit to all concerned, be amalgamated
and have one
eaph of the place
grievance whieh
dy itself. Altho
of small shows
prbbobly in oth'er
will not alwayab
and most thrifty
weaker societies
they will have
forces. A few ye
late all this.
held alternately in
• However, this is a
ill ultimately reale-
gh there is a surplus
in this county, and
°unties as well, there
The best, strongest
will survive, but the
ill soon go down or
o amalgamate their
rs at most will regu-
There is one inn. rovement in the local
shOw basinese, which if mOde,
wOuld be immensely beneficial to the
wAole county. . Tbe three Riding So•
cieties should be united and one cen-
trgl show shordd e held for e county,
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th
Ai{ it Is now, the iidin g Beeieties exist
onliy in nae. T ey absorb() the great
belk of the gown ment grant and give
very little in rota n for it, They 13411
do nothlug of 01010101,N mid in order
ti.i got tip an uxhi itioll they have - to
hi th oil to a Brat oli HOolety MG KS to
pr oure itiffioient witty to make up a
paesable prize lin
held mi this year uer the auspiees of the
tcof the shows
lNone
Biding Societiel lifer° one whit better
amlessmsteleseeemante
than what woula have been in the same
places had the shows been held, under
the auspices of the Branch Societies
alone. These are facts which must be
plain to every one, and none are more
cognizant of them than those who are
most "intimately connected with the
Riding Societiee. Why then continue
on year after year in this aimless, use-
less way? Why not abolish the Riding
Societies entirely and form one grand
county -assOciation.. If, this were done
an exhibition worthy of this splendid
county might, and no doubt would be
held. If the three Riding Societies in
this county were td unite their forces,
and, with trifling aid from the county,
an excellent premium list could be of-
fered. All that is wanting to carry this
matter to a successful issue is for our
leading agriculturists to take an earn-
est and active interest in the matter.
lot them lay aside all _personal and sec-
tional considerations and the thing
could be accomplished without diffi-
culty.
Let the three Riding Societies unite
their funds, and with a grant of say
$500 from the county and the gate re-
ceipts, the united society could offer a
preMium list of at least $4,000 and hold
a three days show. A list such as this
would attract the best exhibitors in this
and the adjoining comities, and these'
exhibits would form a sufficient at-
traction to bring out a large crowd of
spectators. We would then have a
show which would be a credit and a
benefit to the county. This show would
not ioterfere with the smaller ones.
They would still have their spheee. It
wohld be a middle point between the
Branch Shows and the Provincial. For
such an object we are sure the county
council would not object to giving as
large or even a larger grant than we
have mentioned. It would he money
so well !vent that no reasonable rate-
payer would object to the grant., In
order toavoidall sectional feeling in
the matter, let the most central place
in the county be Selected providing such
place will 'furnish the required 'accom-
modation. It is coming to this ulti-
mately. There.will have to be a union
of the Riding Societies sooner or later,
as they are absolutely useless as they
ire now. The sooner this union is au-
Cornplished, the less valuable time will q
be wasted. There is no reason .why a M
union show should not be held next "
year. Let the right ones take the mat- ",
ter up at, once, and all preliminaries "
may be arranged and the county grant
secured or promised before the annual "
meetings of the Riding Societies; or at "
least all could be arranged so as to have a.
the union consummated in time to ensure t
a union show next year. Who will take p
the initiative? We would like to have w
the views of some of those who are
mainly or mostly interested in the mat-
ter. We give the hint. If the idea is
deserving of consideration let them fol-
low, it up.
esteemetemee
TH
HURON ExPosiron.-
OCTOBER 14, 1881.
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systeh:t of emigration agency. Sir A.
T. Galt, Canada's "High Comrais-
sioner" in England, has also been on an
expedition to the Northwest, and it is
expected that he too will go home to
the old country and tell the masses
there of the, great things he saw on his
travels, and that, a stream. of emi-
grants will flow into the Northwest au
a -result of his mission. Perhaps they
will. But 'how comes it that all these
efforts are being put forth, and the ex-
psnse o all these are being
borne by the Dominion Government.
People were led to believe that when
the country was handed over to the
Syndicate, all this expense would be
borne by them. They were to eneour-
age emigration and colonize the ,North-
west, and the Dominion G-overnment
would be relieved of this burden and
expense. This was the story then.
Thus far, however, the reverse has been
the case. Everything has been done
by the Government and nothing by the
Syndicate. The only effort they have
yet made to encourage emigration was
to send a demented clergyman named
Bray to England, to deliver a few lec-
tures. But why need they do nabre
when the Dominion G-overnment is 'eo
willing to assume the burden for them.
They own the chtticest Ian& in the
Northwest. Those emigrants who are
induced to go there through the repre-
sentations made to .them by Sir A. T.
Galt and the Governor-General and
the members of his party, are a good
deal more likely to locate on Syndicate
than on Government lands, and no
person can hinder them, se that the
Syndicate will, in reality, reap the
greater benefit from these missions, and
as their lands are being settled up, they
can and will claim credit for doing
what the Government has done for
them. It ia high time a stop was being
put to this sort of thing. It is in the
interests of all that the Northwest
should be settled as rapidly as possible,
but it is also proper that those who
have been doubly paid for doing this
work should not be allowed to shirk it
as they are now doing.
beettemememem.
As AN evidence of the paucity of ar-
guments available to those who advo-
Cate the continuance of the Senate, we
note the following from the Toronto
ail: "It is as well for the' people of
Ontario to understand first as laist,
that the crusade against the Senate is
logically connected with the scheme to
abolish the viceroyalty and the cus-
tom houses—in short, to proclaim in-
dependence." This is not argument
t all, but simply a little bombastic
waddle to try and frighten nervous
eople. We do not know that those
ho advocate the abolition of the Sen-
ate are any tmore anxious for indepen-
dence than the Mail is. There is one
thing sure, however, that if the exist-
ence of the Senate is long continued,
and independence will free us of the
incubus, there are not a few who
would_prefer the latter to living under
an irresponsible and despotic, although
imbecile rule, such as the Senate can
and does inflict upon Us. There is no
scheme to abolish the viceroyalty, but
should that become what the Senate
now is,a slavish partizaa tool,the sooner
it too is wiped out of existence the better.
The Senate has got to go, and the Mail
and its coadjutors may threaten and
howl as much as they like, but that
won't save it. The old dodge of shout-
ing treason and. disloyalty after every
one who dares to demand a constitu-
tional improvement contrary to Tory
interests, won't work now-adays, and,
e Mail is not a very cloee observer of
e eigne of the times or it would have
arned that fact ere this.
THE GQVERNOR General and hisparty
have returned from the Northwest. It
is stated that they have travelled
several thousand miles over the prairies.
On their return to Winnipeg, His Excel-
lency was banqueted by the Manitoba
Clab of that City and delivered a
lengthy and rather clever, speech, in
which he spoke in the highest terms of,
praise of the countey over which he had
travelled as a field l for emigration. In
abont two Weeks 1_ord Lorne goes to
the old conntryion a two months' leave
"of absence, when he will have a, further
opportunity of giving his views on the
Canadian Northwest to his fellow coun-
trymen. A great deal is expected by th
th
many from this viceroyal visit to then le
Nortwest and a ood dea 1 of " ,
gush
has been indulged in by some of the
newspapers as to the courage, bravery,
endurance, &c., of the Governor-Gen-
eral in undertaking such a journey.
This latter, however, is entirely un-
necessary. Lord Lorne was simply
doing what it was his duty, to do, and
what he is very handsomely paid for
doing. And besides, it was little more
than a pleasure trip undertaken for his
own personal benefit and gratification ;
and every comfort that money could
procure was furnished to make the
journey pleasant and easy, while the
whole expense was borne by the Do-
minion Government. Under such 'cir-
cumstances, even a trip of 7,000 miles
over the prairies of the Northwest dur-
ing the most pleasant season of the
year, was not such an herculean under-
taking. We know, of a good many who
have had to make a much harder jour-
ney minas any of the comforts and con-
veniences furnished this party, and had
to pay their own way as well, and they
still live; and they have feelings just
as refined and sensibilities just as acute
RS the Governor-Generall, or any of the
gentlemen who acoornpanied him. As
to the benefits which will accrue from
this visit, we hope they may be as great
as the most sanguine atiticipate. His
Excellency Was accompanied by Bev,
eral Correspondents of Englieh four.
nals, who, it le expeated, will svrito up
the ootintry in their papors, and that in
this way attention be drew') to it
and emigration encouraged, No doubt
this will be the 648,0 to a oonsiderfible
extent; but we rather enspeot that
When the people asoertain the cost of 2
this expedition, they will not be Un- 1
likely to consider it a pretty expensive
ANOTHER SENATOR.ila8 gone the way
of all flesh. Senater Penny, of Mon-
treal, died in that city,on Tuesday night.
He -had been ill for several montha, and
was not expected to recover. He
was 61 years of age, and was appointed
to the Senate by the Mackenzie admin-
istration in 1874. He was a lawyer by
profession, but for several years has
been one of the proprietors and princi-
pal political writer of the Montreal.
Herald. He was a leading member of
the Liberal party in his province, and
was possessed of much greater ability
than Senators usually are. His death
will cause another vacancy in thel
Senate, and will afford the Government)
another opportunity of pensioning
sorne faithful henchman upon the
public.
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News of the Week.
IRELAND.— Fifteen persons were
wounded in the riot at Ballyragget,
en Sunday.
FLATTERING.—Ten thousand people
gave Parnell an enthusiastic reception
at Wexford.
RELEABE.—It is rumored that the re-
lease of Devitt from prison is now in
contemplation.
NEw COMET. — Another comet has
been discovered by a British astrono-
mer, this time in Constellation Leo.
iiTTIDENTS ARRESTED, Eight etn•
dents -at the College at Mogeow
and two at St, Potereburg have been
arrested for Nibilietn,
Tm GABFIFILD FUND% — Uri@ Gar.
field monument fund now amount e to
07,000, Subeeriptionsio the fund for
Mrs. Garfield sum up to 0840,000.
Two 11111ILINTIV HEADQUAW1141M—The
headquarters of the Nihilists in Rueela
have been discovered by the authori•
Mee, and inlay emote have been made,
FIRE FouTVNE.—The Crown Prince
and Princess of Denmark have come into
a f rtune of :shoat $15,000,000 by the
de h of Prince Frederiok of the Neth-
erl nth!.
SANE IDEA.—Gniteatt, in his pub -
Lis ed autobiography, still claims that
in11
killing the President he believed
hi self to be -acting under Divine in-
spiration.
PANIO IN A CHURCH. — A panic 00 -
mined in a church in Bradford, Pa.,
caused by a false alarm of a gallery
fall'ng.. Many were trodden under
foo and seriously injured.
ATENT8 ISSUED.—The Commissioner
of 'atents reports that 13,000 original
pat nts were issued in the United
St es in the first nine months of the
pre ent year, an increase of 2,300 over
las year. ,
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PIDEMIC IN INDIA.—Fever is epi -
its at Vnaritzer in the Punjanb, In -
The mortality is 200 to 300 daily.
total deaths in the eleven days
ing lst October4was 2,265, of whom
8 were children.
AMEFUL APATHY. — Through the
hy of the State officials to whom an
al for iriformation was made, the
rican Cattle Commission is said to
failed in securing full information
erning pleuro -pneumonia.
ROST IN THE SOUTH.—The frost in
the Southern States on the nights of the
5th and 6th inst., proved very- destruc-
tive to the cotton and almost ruined
the tobacco crop. Between floods and
frost, tobacco is having a hard .struggle
this season.
G AIN MARKET CHICA.GO. — The
(tor corner among Chicago grain spec-
ulat rs cpllapsed on Saturday, amid the
wil est excitement of, the season. Pre -
par tions are making -for shipment of
gram to the East. The rates to Buf-
falo were established at 2i cents.
Dit. THOMAS FOUND GUILTY OF
IIEBrISY.—In the Rock Rider Confer-
ence at Chicago the jury found Dr.
Tho.. as guilty of heresy, and decided to
exp 1 him from the ministry and from
the Methodist Church. Dr. Thomas
inte ids to appeal to the Judicial Con -
fere I ce.
N w RAILWAY.—Manistee capitalists
are oing to build a railroad from Bear
Lak , Manistee county, , Michigan, to
the 1 tter place. It is to be narrow
gang:, and will cost $100,000. It- will
a,fforo an outlet for an immense anionnt
of tile ben shingles, etc., by the way of
Man stee.
T E LAND ACT.—Mr. Forster speak-
ing I tely in Dublin said it was the
°pita n of Parliament, he believed, as
well s the opinion of the people, that
the and Act should have a fair. trial;
and subsequently Herbert Gladstone
anno need his intention of going to
Irela d to assist Forster to secure fair
play or the Act.
TrTITLE OF FROFESSOR.—A medi-
cal p actitioner in Vienna has been
fined fifty gulden for using the title of
profe sor without authority.. The New
York Sun says it would be interesting
to kn w how much of the public debt
we would be able to pay in the United
State: with the money gained from the
enfor eneent of a similar statute.
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Ft E IN NEW YOR—A Fourth Av-
enue Qrse car stable was burned down
on M oaday night. It is said that over
100 h rses perished in the flames. A
large furniture storage building was
also urned. Some of the finest furni.
ture the city _was stored there, in-
cludi g a $50,000 painting, the property
of Va derbilt, all of which were burned.
The loss is estimated at $2,000,000.
A OBLE MULE THIEP.—Ed.,Thomp-
son, a rested on a change of stealing a
mule, at Herma-ndville, Miss., was a
son f the late Admiral Thompson
Kieb, of.the British navy, and a grand-
son o a British Admiral who led part
of the forces under Nelson at the bat-
tle of Trafalgar. Lady Thompson sent
sever 1 hundred pounds from London
emphis lawyer to defend her son,
ad led the life of a tramp for sev-
ers.
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rate of taxation in Brussels
ar for all purpoies is 19 mills on
lar.
hu P. Spofford has sold his farm,
lgrave, containing 21 acres, to
Nicholl, for the sumnf $475.
. Thomas Jinkens, of the first
ion of Turnberry, has sold his
reparatory to his leaving for
ba.
O Winnipeg Free Press of last
ays : A carload of newly -calved
ows arrived frora Seaforth, Ont.,
sda,y night for Patrick McCon-
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. Peter Cole, Jr., has leased the
Mr_ Robt. Anderson, Bayfield
ion, Goderich township, for a
years, at $200 per annum.
oung man named Malcolm Mc -
ho lives on the 12th concession
eld, met with a bad accident a
s ago. He was engaged in feed-
reshing machine, and had taken
feed -board to arrange something
e concave, when the rapidly re -
cylinder caught the leather
n his hand, and drawing it into,
cave tore and shattered the
hand in a frightful manner. The in-
jured 1 mb has since been ardputated
betwee the elbow and the wrist, and
the pa ent is likely to recover.
—A B011 Of Mr. Wm. Ai000k, Of
Grey, few days ago shot a pure white
squirm in the woods on his farm. It
was a re specimen of the. squirrel
tribe.
—M . Robert Haxby, who for sev-
eral ye rs has been salesraan in Mr.
Secord s store at'Varna, has gone to
Ethel t take charge of a store in that
village.
—A few days ago Mr. Donald Mc-
Innes, f the 12th concession of Ash-
field, h • his foot badly smashed by
getting it caught in the cogs of a
horse ewer,
—Th Muter family, who left Hul-
lett, ne r Elarlock, in July for Michi-
gan, w e oompletely burned out, barely
escapin with Voir lives by thee late
fires.
—Mr-, Adam Angus, of Grey, will
leave t e Johnston farm, near Brussels,
which e has occupied for the past five
years, ext month,' He has rented a
farm o the 7th coneeeelon of Morrie,
—Mr lienry Taylor lift§ rented the
Hanna farm, near Harloak, in J.
ea, for a form of 11 year, The farm
oontain 100 keres, and in rented for
kliont #' 80 per year,
- —Mr, John Roberti, of Belgrave,
took Or( prize for enowflake potatoes,
2nd pr10 ler Crompton'e Surpriee po,
latooe, Lid ard prime for Early ttose, at
the Pro inoial Exhibition.
—Mr. Samuel kielt, Of Goderich,
covered- 'Li a woods near that plaoe,
few day ago, a monster "puff ball." It 1 boy
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weighed four perdnds, but looks larg
enough to weigh 14. It is an odd spec
men of that kmd,of fungus.
e 1. on him. Here's a noble chance for
1- some of our county bachelors to im-
mortalize themselVes and do some good
in their day and generation. Don't all
speak at once, gentlemen.
—The regular semi-annuel meeting
of the North Huron Teachers' Associa-
tion will be held in the Public Sohool
building, Wingham, on Thursday and
Friday, the 27th and 28th of October.
On Thursday evening a public address
will be given on "Steps" by Mr. A. H.
Manning, Barrister, of Clinton. The
following 'programme will be carried
out: Thursday— Piesident'e address,
Chas. Clarkson, B. A.; How to teach
Composition, L. L. McFaul ; "Odds
and Ends," Arch. Dewar, I. P. S.;
Geography, A. H, Musgrove; How to
teach'Decimals, Henry Cameron; 4th
and 5th class -Literature; R. Henderson;
Mathematical Geegraphy, Sam. Hicks.
Friday.—"Richard ' James Turn-
bull, B. A.: Report of Provincial Dele-
gate, L. L. McFeed ; Essay, Miss
; Reading, Miss Youhill ; Ele-
mentary Trigonometry, C. Clarkson,
B. 4.; Reports of Coramittees.
Mr. Henry Wiggins, of Orange
Hill, township of Howick, met with an
unfortunate accident on Thursday
morning of last week, by which his left
hand was fearfully lacerated, losing
two, and perhaps three of his fingers.
He had purchased a new euttinu box,
and in 'setting it up allowed his left
hand to test across the knives while he
was placing the coos in position lower
down. Without thinking of the posi-
y tion of his left hand he asked his wife
to turn the drive wheel so as to allow
a him to place the cog -wheels, which she
n did, when the knives crashed through
o his hand, cutting the second and third
1. fingers clean off close to the band, the
; little.finger near the first joint and
d splitting and crushing the first finger
,1 from end to end, se that if he succeeds
n in saving it, it will be af little use to
him: He was at once driven to Gorrie,
s where his hand was properly dressed,
e Jand he is now doing as well as could
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a be expected.
—The old white horse belonging to
Mr. Thos. Dark, of Goderich, to which
reference was made some time ago on
account of its extreme age, "joined the
majority" on Wednesday morning last.
The aged equine had put in 48 years
and 6 months on this mundane sphere.
—Threshing machine accidents are
again becoming fashionable. One day
last week Mr. Andrew Clow, of East
Wawanosh, near iWhitechurch, got his
hand caught in the gearing of a sep-
arator and bad three of his fingers so
badlypntsamted.
ashed that they had to be
ani
—Mr. Richard !Coed, of East Wawa -
nosh, has an apple tree in his orchard
which was in full, bloom on the 7th of
October. Mr. Cdad has had a large
orchard under bultivation for many
years, but says this is the first time he
has known the like to occur.
—Mr. Flood, of Bayfield, has re-
cently returned from a trip to Mani-
toba. He was ranch pleased with the
country and has taken up four hun-
dred and sixty acres of the Syndicate
thereon.
—A.
located two of his sons
—A. very successful social was held
on Monday evening of last week at
Alexander Campbell's place, Morris, in
behalf of the Presbyterian Church,
Wingharce An assemblage of about 60
ladies and gentlemen were present.
They contributed $16 to the above ob-
ject. The evening was eialivened b
vocal and instrumental music.
—A joint stock company, with
capital of $2,000, has been formed i
Wingham and the ground bought t
build a skating and curling rink. Co
S. Kent is president of the company
B. Wilson, secretary and treasurer, an
Messrs. W. T. Bray, H. W. C. Meyer
John Neelands, Wm. McClymort, Joh
Dinsley, provisional directors.
—When clearing up land a few day
ago, a young man oear Millburn, in th
township of Colborne, oame across
dormouse's nest and youpg. What wa
iiir purprise to see the yoting mice seize
-eat e of their mother and lap their
tat around hero, while she ran off
wit. her burden a distance of 30 feet,
and then disappeated down a hole with
her nine sucklings.
—The following is a list of the stock
offered for sale at the last monthly fair
at Brussels and the names of the own-
ers: Robt. Martin, Grey, 27 head, 2
and 3 years old; Duncan McLauchlin,
Grey, 5 steers and a yoke of oxen;
Thos. Heritage, Grey, 6 head, 2 years
old; Thos. Smith, Grey, 5 _head, 2
years old; John Sample, Sr., Morris, 4
head, 2 years old; John Cronin Grey,
3 head, 2 years old; John Smith,
cirey, 2 head, 2 years Old.
---=-While Mrs. 0. Sprague, of Us -
borne, was. drivingaway from Mr. Jas.
i
Pickard's store, n Exeter, the other
day, her horse took fright and started
up Main street at a tremendous rate.
When ppposite Dr. Hyndman's the
shafts became detached from the bug-
gy, which ran against a post. Mrs,
Sprague was thrown out of tlee vehicle,
but fortunately received no serious
injury.
—Some two months ago a man giv-
ing his name as More, passed along
the Babylon line, Stanley, soliciting
subscriptions for a Young Ladies' Jour-
nal, supposed to be publiethed in Mon-
treal. By passing himself off very
nicely, he succeeded in getting a num-
ber of subscribers to pay their money in
advance, and neither the paper nor the
man has ever been heard of since, The
business is looked crt as a head, and
people of other planes should look out
for him.
—On Saturday afternoon last Mr.
John Smith, of the second concession,
Grey, known as the veteran wild cat
hunter, brought to Listowel, in a
wagon, the carcase of a large black bear
which he had killed that morning.
His bearship was oeie of the largest -ever
seen in that part of the country and
weighed upwards of 600 lbs. He was
shot on the farm of Mr. Wm. Mitchell,
adjoining Molesworth, and is supposed
to have freqeented that vicinity for
some time.
—Mr. Samuel Astroth, a respected
farmer who resided on the 9th conces-
sion of G-oderich township, died very
suddenly on Wednesday evening of last
week. He had bee* busily engaged all
day husking corn, and seemed to be in
the enjoyment of his usual good health.
In the evening after supper he was
sitting conversing with other members
of the family, when he became sudden-
ly ill, fell from his chair aud expired in
a few minutes. The deceased was 65
ears of age. He had been a resident
of the township only a few years He
came from near Belleville.
—Mr. Charles McPhee, of Colborne
township, has quite an extensive
grapery. His vineyard contains about
1,000 vines, principally Concord, and
although the space occupied is but an
acre and a half, it is expected that the
yield will be about six tons of luscious
fruit. Mr. McPhee prunes closely, and
grows the vines on wires, so arranged
that all the grapes can be gathered
without climbing. The enterprising
owner gets more value from his acre
and a half of grapes than any other man
in Colborne. We understand that the
season's yield has been bold to a gentle-
man in Blyth at a good figure.
—The Signal is pleased to learn that
Mr. Charles Noble, who a few years
ago was message boy with Mr. Harry
Armstrong in the Montreal Telegraph
Office at Goderich, is now occupying an
important position in the Western
Union Telegraph Conipany's Office, in
New York. :About a year ago, while
taking a difficult prees report in Mon-
treal, the manager of the company
stood behind him unobserved, looking
over his shoulder. The young operator
took it in without a break, and the
manager astonished[ and embarrassed
him by exclaiming ; "Well done;
you're all right, my boy." Sines+ then
the more important position in New
York has been given him.
—The Goderioh Township Council
have once more to assume parental
control over a bounobw baby bo, A
few nighte ago, abOut-. eight ololook,
Mre, A, M. Polly, of that town, found
MAU ohlld a few Week§ old on her
door,etep, It had evidently boon left
by some moon but a short time be.
fore, but who 164 mother is remaina
mystery at ppieent,,_ It was handed
over to the Town fillouneil, and the
Mayor he provided a titirt4@ for it
until some definite arratigeinsfits can
be made for ite future. Meanwhile any
one desiring to adopt a healthy baby
Avill oblige His Worship by calling
Perth Items.
Newton is the name of the new
post -office at Millbank station.
—Mr. James Jones has rented the St.
George flouring mills in Mitchellfor a
term oftve years.
—Rev. E. Wallace Waits of Strat-
ford, has gone on a seven weeks tour to
the old coatatry.
—The Ifeene Mr. Tait, of Berlin, has
declined the -call extended to him by
Knox church congregation, Mitcpell.
—Mr. John Ingram, of Logan, the
other day sold a span of three-year old
colts on Monday last to Mr. P,. Siebert
for $240.
• —A bee -keepers' association has been
formed in Listowel, with W. G. Hay at
the head of it. They intend keeping a
stock of upwards of 300 hives.
—Geo. McGill, of the 9th concession,
Elmo, has sold his farm of 100 acres to
John Petrie, for $4,400. Mr. McGill
intends removing to the North-west.
—A fine young man, son of Mr. Henry
Gilkinson, of the .4th concession of
Elms, died of typhoid fever in Michi-
gan a short time ago.
—Mr. White, pork merchant, of Mit:
chell, has purchased during the sum-
mer, at Listowel, on au average a car
load of pork every two weeks.
—Dr. Sinclair of St. Mary's has pur-
chased the handsome residence in that
town, owned by C. S. Jones. The sum
paid was $3,000.
—Mr. Charles Heiden, of the 9th
concession of Ellice, succeeded. in car-
rying off first prize for his carriage team
at both Mitchell and Milverton exhibi-
tions.
—The Listowel glovefactory company
have re -considered the peopriety of re-
moving their works to Berlin and have
decided in favor of remaining in Lis-
towel.
—The asphalt pavement is being
tried in Stratford. If the experiment
proves successful it is intended to re-
move the old wooden walks and eubsti-
tute asphalt.
—Mr. Heman Thirlburt, of the knit-
ting factory, has purchased the Switzer
I block on the market corner in Mitchell.
Price paid—$8,400. The stocking trade
is booming.
—Mr. John O'Rourke lately visited
his friends in. Shakespeare. Eleven
years ago he removed to Western Mich-
igan, where he has ever since pursued
farming and cattle dealing. Fortune
has favored him. He is now in good
health and comfortable circumstances.
—The Murdock family, whose do-
mestic infelicities have been exposed in
the Toronto papers lately, were at one
time residents of Stretford. Mrs. Mur-
dock, then Miss Eleanor Blakely, havt
ing resided there several years before
her marriage.
—While stoning a, 'well a few days
ago on the premises Of Mr. John Hill, of
Ellice, a bucket of stones fell a distance
of twenty feet, striking Nicholas O'Hara
on the heed, inflicting a dangerous
wound. At last accounts he was re-
covering somewhat frem the effects of
the blow.
—Mr. Austin Contender, of Kirkton,
who has been prospecting in Dakota,'
since last spring, hag returned, andis
now busily engaged in manufacturing
sleighs, a load of .which he intends to
ship to the West this fall. He Also
purposes having one hundred sets of
iron harrows ready for shipping in the
spring.
—Another poet- brakesman has been
sacrificed. Saturday morping, as No.
7, G. T. R., mixed ttain, was on the
mall siding at Listowel a brakesrnan
named Albert Eaker, of Stratford, while
making a coupling, Was run over and
one leg smashed from the knee to the
ankle. Amputation was necessary.
No blame is attacbedj to the engineer,
as he had given the signal to start, but
when stepping out froen the cars mimed
his footintand got under the wheel.
This war i his first day's run on that
division.
_ —On the evening of the 28th nit.
what might have proved a mortal fray
took place on the far* of a respectable
oheompeb,ledAtoritoolibaireivoafryi
resident of the towneohoispngonfrieNyrojyrt.thaffillr?,rai:eFitd:
vonilthdwomanl
orooelloe go, ftgahofio
ringbotlile,
put a (barge of powder into hie "En=
field," and slipping out, dieobe,rged It
amongst them, 1u fAll instant the
fame in the vioillity began to tumble
In all alreetione, the 4erenadere losing
their hats, belle, old et‘We and other iti.
strnineute ef male, in their tits:giggle
for dear life, and very Hoon had taken
shelter in a neighboring bush. Here
their general endeavored to rally his
flying forces, but on eounting the nine.
ber of the slain he deemed it uniiise te
make another attack, and thus they
quietly dispersed. The proprietor hag
now on hand a, valuable assortment of
old metal, hats, caps, which, as ebe
owners have not claimed, he. off
ers
cheap for cash.
INIMINIIMEMMumm..11
dalyh lea Bs' e
ith show
IgVn d e r the auspices of the
wt aetahtehre e aaistahn°t11, gahn d
was a very successful affair. The
Stanley Branch Agricultural Society
aw alsit tflaevocroalbe di
BhealdyftatelBdayfiShelodatron. Tues.
virfao8r
the show. The little town by the lakfi
was crammed fulldof people from early
in the forenoon unlit late !tithe even-
ing. The display n the Hall was par-
ticularly good, probably the best that
has been in Bayfield. Of roots, Vega.
tables and grain there was a splendid
show, and even of fruit and dairy iro.
ducts, usually so thinly represen st
shows this season, there was a good
display. In the ladies' department
there were many hanclsonae atticles,
but the display in extent was not quite
up to some former years.
In horses there was a fair show. ta
several of the classes the competition
was not as keen as it should have been,
and some of the animals shown were
only middling, but there were still many
very good horses, both old and young,
and light and. heavy. There was a
more noticeable improvement in cattle
than in any other department. There
was a, large number of very superior
grade animals, and the younger onee
were particularly good. In sheep, alsoe
there was a good show, and, although
there were not a great many pigs, those
shown were of excellent quality. There
were several well finished and hair&
some wheeled vehicle, and the usual
compliment of agricultural implemente.
On the whole ,the show was very suc-
cessful, and the Directors' and officers
and all who take an inierest in the
Society are to be congratulated upon
the continual and noticeable improve-
ment in the exhibits year after year.
The following is the prize list:
AGRICULTURAL HORSES.—Brood mare
and foal, lst James Campbell, 2d Jas.
Armstrong. Three year old gelding,
lst and 2d Alexander Sparks. Three
year old filly, lst Wm. Stewart, 2d A..
Sparks. Two year old gelding,f1st Jas.
Arrestong. Two year old filly, lst R.
Turner, 2d Jas. Armstrong, One year
old gelding, lst A. Sparks. Span of
working horses, lst E. Butt, al John
Weld.
GENERAL FUBPOSE HonsEs.--Brood
mare and. foal, lst Chas. Tippett 2d R.
Snowden. Three year old gelding, let
John Cainpbell. Three year, old filly,
t
it jose, h Wild, 2d Jas. Peek. Two
year olalgelding, lst John Campbell,
2d S. Montgomery. Two year oldfilly,
lst Robert Turner, 2d John Salkeld.
One year old gelding, lst John Wallace.
One year old filly, 1st Robt. E. Snow-
den, 2d Geo. Green. Span of working
horses, lst Thomas Welsh, 2$3, John
Young. '
CARRIAGE HORSES.— Span carriage
horses, let John Dunn, 2d T. NafteL
Buggy horse, lst Justus Roeding, 2d T.
Berry, 3d R. J. Turner. Saddle horse,
lst R. Irwin, 2d and 3d Geo. Sparks.
Judges. --- Peter McGregor, Bruce -
field; James Forest and Alex. Lanes,
Stanley.
,GRADE CATTLE.—Milo/1 COW, having
raised. calf in 1881, lst Jas. Cowie, 2d.
Jas. Wells. Two year old heifer, lat
Jas. Wells, 2d John Armstrong., One
year old heifer, lst Jas. Wells, 2d V.
Roth. Yoke three year old steers, ist
Edward Westlake, 2d R. Snowden.
Yoke two year old steers, lst James
Cowie; 2d John Woods. Yoke oneyear
old steers, it D. Wilson, 2d E. West-
lake. Fatted ox or steer, lst_atal 2d C.
Tough, Fatted cow or heifer,
lst E. Westlake, 2d C. Tough. Bull
calf. lst Geo. Green, 2d Jas. Wells. ,
Heifer calf, lst Alexander Granger, 2d
R. Snowden. Yoke of working oxen,
lst E. Westlake.
Judges.—Geo. Walker, Tuckersmith ;
N. Matheson, Clinton; H. Happle,
Zurich.
COTSWOLD SEIEEP.—Ram, two shears
and over, lst E. Westlake. Shearling
ram, lst John Armstrong. Ram lamb,
lst Joseph Foster, 2c1 J. Salkeld. Pair
of ewes, having raised lambs in 1881,
two shears and over, lst John Arm-
strong, 2d J. Salkeld. Pair shearling
ewes, lst John Armstrong, 2d j. Sal-
keld. Pair ewe lambs, lst Joseph Fos-
shearse rL, E2idc EaJsn. TaSE ::t,olvkeesrin E,d i. 8 t
Wm. Clark, 2d J.
EP.—Aged ram, two
Foster. Ram lamb, lst Geo. Green, 2d
Wm. Clark. Pair of ewes, having
raised lambs in 1881, two' shears and
over, lst John Salkeld. Pair shearling
ewes, lst John Salkeld, 2d J. Foster.
Pair ewe lambs, lst Geo. Green, 2d
Isaac Salkeld. Pair fat sheep, any
breed, KlEisHtIRGEeop. Green.
ged boar, ist R.
J. Turner, 2d Jame e Stapf. Sow, hav-
ing raised pigs in 1881, lst Alexander
Granger. Boar, six months or under,
lst John Rothwell, 2d R. J. Turner.
Sow, six months or under, let R. J.
Turner, 2d. Alex. Granger,
SUFFOLK. FIGS.—Sow, having raised
pigs in 1881, lst Wm. Stewart. Boar, i
six months or under, 1st C. Troyer.
Sow, six months or under, lst William
Stewart,
Judges.—Geo. u dg es
.21 GGeeoo.. A. Cooper.nder8oja,
Stanley;
• p. McTavish and Chas. Mason, Tucker -
smith.
DAIRY FRODUCE.—Tennet salt butter,
50 lbs. or over, lst Hrs. Geo. Weston,
2d Mrs. A. Sparks. Twenty -fie pounds
salt butter, lst Miss Helen Sparks, 2d
Mrs. W. L. Keys. Five pounds butter
sufficiently salted for table use, ist Mra.
Swafeteld, 24 Mrs. G.A. Cooper. Cheese.
20 lbs or over, made on factory princi-
ple, lst John Tough, 2d John
Tough. Two bottles of home-made
wine, ist Jas. Wild, 24 Paul Cleave.
Honey in jar, let Henry Dawson, 24 Jas.
Wells. Honey in eomb, lst Henry
Dowson. Home-made bread, lst Mrs.
W: L. Keys, 24 Mrs. C. Shaw.
GRAIN AND SEEDS.—Two bushels -
white winter wheat, lst Immo Salkelet,
24 Win. Swaffield, Two bushels red
winter wheat lst E, Westlake, 24 Wm,
Rwaffield„ Two bushels 140fit Natio
wheat, Iet Isaac) iiallield, 24 Peter
Douglee, Two bethele Fife wheat, hit
Salkold, 1411 11, Daweon, Two bush=
els any other kind pring wheat, let
li, 1aW11011, Two 1)11141114 small ma.
let S, Moutgoinery, ild A, Welsh, Two
bueliele two -rowed barley, 1st A. Sparks,
2d John MialS0111 Two bunhele four. -
rowed barley, lab A, Sparks, ad Geo. .
Green. Two bushele of white oats, lab
John Salkeld, 24 A. Sparks. Two
bushels of black oats, 1st John Salkeld, 1
1
OCTOBER 141 188
,...emoommaimigam—msaiww"
g. Dawson. Bushel tin
ist "John Salkeld, 24 Iiia
Ienehel fi ea, ist 0. T.4.
jabii Sobikeld. Twelve eal
ist John Salkeld, 24 G AC
rBvIT.—Apples, four varil
etch, fedi, lst D. H. Ritchi
$alkeld. Apples, four varie
each, -Winter, ist Mrs. Wa
iiientgoinery.Collection
.ve of each variety, let jet
jobia Manson. Pears, foue
of each, let John Hunti
Blichie. Collection of pearl
variety, 1st John Hunter, 26
Twelve peaches, lst John
B. v, estlake, Six bunches
lst and 24 V. Booth.
VIIGETABLES.—Bag early
John Wild, 24 jos. Wild,
potatoes, let Jos. Wild, 2d
bury. Twelve field mango'R
- 1st Ed. Robinson, 24 3.
Twelve field mangolds, r
1st W. It. Wood, 24 Jos:
beets for table use, lst Dr
John. Rowe. Six heads of
B. Bayley, 24Dr. Woods.
rots for table use, ist Jas.
A. Granger.• Twelve pars]
Woods, 24 3. Spreadburv.
kins, ist John Salkeld, 24
bead. Two squashes, NS
rock potato onions, large
E. Westlake, 24 C. MoG
potato onions, Canadian,
24 Jas. Manson. Peck c
litt Wm. Swaf6.eld, 24
'Melva field turnips, ist
24 Jas. Parke. .Twelve
lit W. H. Woods, 24 Is
Six heads white celery,
43rown8on, 24 Dr. Woods.
'red celery, .1st A. B
Two citrons, lst C. McGv
Tough. Two musk naeloo
Two watermelons, lst .1
2d Wm. Townsend. Pec
A. Wallvin, 2d Wm. Towl
of tomatoes, large, 18t W
2a A. R. 33rowneon. Peel
small, let Wm. Swa.%
Wells.
MANUFACTURES.— Ten 3
flannel, Mrs. Brownett.
full cloth, John Salkeld.
blankets, ist Isaac San
Brownett. Ten yards hor
pet, Jas. Benner. Skeir
yarn, ten knots or over
Granger, .24 Mrs. R. Turr
stocking yarn, lst Mrs.!
Mrs. A. Granger, Pair et
ings, lst Mrs. W. K. Smitl
Cameron. Pair cotton el
flelen Sparks. Pair wool
XI'S. G. Weston, 2a
Pair of fine boots, lst a.
Roeding.. Pair of coa
Justus Roediug, 24
Spbcimen Of cooper's wor
1 Jas. Armstrong.
LADIES' WORE. — Tatt
Woods. Crochet work,
Woods, 24 Mrs. E. J
broidery u mashie, it
24 Miss L. Church.
worsted, ist Miss King, 21
field. Embroidery in sill
Fraser, 24 Mrs. E. Jtol
braiding, lst Mrs. Et e -fol
W,K. Smith. Bead .
E. job.nsen, 28. lefise HO!
patchwork, ist Mrs: E.
Mrs. Brownett. Panel
Montgomery. Log ea
Mrs. Swaffield, 24 Mrs. '.1
linen shirt, Mrs. H. D
• fancy flannel ;shirt,
Plain hand eewing. let
Granger. Feather fl.o
Jas. Armstrong, 24Mh
-
Wax fruit, lst and 28.
Berlin wool work-, flat,
Smith, 24 -bat- known
work, raised, Iet Miss
Miss Annie Salkeld.
it and 24 Miss Esse
-flowers, large, ist Mrs
Mrs. W. H. Woods.
era, small, lst Mrs. W.
MISS Ritchie.
• Im.PLE3imuTs.—Lumbe
arm, II. Cantelon. Do
J. Storey. Covered. b
telon, 24 Hess .ek Haber
S. Seegrailler. Woode
Parks. Pair iron hare
eon. One horse drill-
, scuffier, L. A. Mason.
rake, Geo. Parks. B
Ge A. Masoti. Set ho
mered, not polished,
Pump, John Ross.
SPECIAL PRTZES., —
curtain, Miss M. Ellio
.darning, Miss M.
in wool, Mrs. W.
shs,ra, Mrs. W.. K.
basket, Mrs. W. K.
. on cotton, Mrs. E. 3.
holder, :Miks. Dr.
Dr. Reeve. r- Sawed e
Motto. MissXontgo
work, Mrs. l'',-e4ohns
gar beet, A. Granger,
E. Johnston.' Staves.
dasher, V. Ilohraan.
,BrONVES013. Corn she
'Market wagon, T.
sortment horse shoe
- Bag truck, Geo- Park.
TUDoEs.—Vegetalle
Stanley John 11
township; Thos.
township.
—A very valuable
from the stable of A
farmer living near
horse was taken abo
Tuesday night. The
track of the thief.
meetingAlargo was and
e
Goderich, last Wedn
the purpose of discu
of getting in anothe
town, and to Co
bility of the construe
Mayor Horton occu
after Speeches by s
gentlemen, it Was
every legitimate in
either
lhe Credit
Elora, or the Toro
Railway, A cern
tworkwooBro:tto:tiln:etgid)511
i
and ship to enquir
rh
lwi-tif:t.the:;;;:tantaini4
iif
bank at Chatham,
dt- Vatter, bankers.
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packege contained
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