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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1881-10-14, Page 44 appmenswnesiguems NEW AD VERTISEMENTS. ' 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. anNIMMiniminum. nvon xpooitor. SEAFORTH. FRIDAY, 0:et. 14,1881. Sir Riahard Cartwright ket ' minefield. : La 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 - •o 31 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 1 ' place on the platform Sir Richard was \ warmly received by the audience. He spoke for &bon; an hour and a half, and !delivered one of the best, clearest, most I 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 i\s 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 1 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 i 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 1 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. . 1 :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- .1 litical life sat lightly -apon him, and. juciging from his appearance we should I say he is tuet in 1 the right trina for a vidorous tug with "the beasts of Elms" when the House meets. i i emeemomateesmmi. 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, I 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. e 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. 1111111•011.1MINNimumml 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. , de dia Th en 1,1 5 apa app Am hay COD 111 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. K. 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. to a who eral y Th this y the do —J near B Walte 11 conces farm Mani ---T week ranch on Tu nell. —M farl21 o conces term Leod, of Ash few da ing a t out th near t volvin glove the co Huron Notes. 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- • . 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 • 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 • 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. heenenarelbersniT:ent;apteolitLeettiltiarev4t4 packege contained ward. Of WO is offe