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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1882-05-19, Page 2.4 2 nib THE HURON EXPOSITOR,. ON THE NINE-341LE. What I said when I first came as -a boarder ter Mr. Jed, Burridge'it house on the Nine -mile Perarer yam that his daughter Jauey would be snapped. up before she wuz twenty, an' Mr. 13. would hey ter look out fur another wife. But his sister Mis' Moakley com- monly celled Little Mary Jane, °win' to her short height, an' to havin' been left e widder at the age of eighteen— she says ter me, '1 tell you, brother Jed don't want no more wives." "Laud I"_says I, "how many has lei bad?" "One," says she, very severe, "an' that one a handful. Sister Lucilly was a good woman, but thee //smut such a driver on the perarer, an' she kep' Jed on the jump. 11 he come in to set down a minnit, it 'ud be; 'Jed; you peel them pertaters,' or, 'Jed, tear me off some carpet rags—change o' work will rest ye' An' somehow, Bence Lucilly wuz called, I've seen a kind of expression of peace steal inter Jed's face that wuzn't there o' former years." Amos Burridgeis wife spoke up, an says she, with 'a laugh, Beneath this atone my wife doth ie: She is at rest, and so am L"' • "Thee Mu% nothiu' o' that sort on Luciny's tombstone," says another sis- ter o' Jed's—sister Charity Haekleton, who wuz a tall lady, shaped like a camel, au' powerful religious--"biat a a nice hultsonie epitaff satin' forth the virtues of the deceased, au' a text of Scripture appropriate." " That's neither here nor there,' says Nancy Jones as wuz, who married the youngest o' . the Burridge boys; "but as to Jitney Burridge bein' married afore she's twenty, I don't believe she will be married et all. What with her mother a-dyin' an' leavin' so much orthority in Janey's hands, the girl is plum spoiled. Ther' ain't a Sunday but the houee is BlIed with beaux, an' • she won't say yes, an' she won'tsay no. I don't believe in no such doin's. flyin' iu the face o' Providence. When a girl has a good offer, she had ought ter take it." "No doubt o' that heir), your opinion, Nancy," said Mise Amos, a.F3milin' quite amiable: hut, fur all that, Nancy col- ored up like a turkey-coek, fur folks do say that she snapped it her good offer afore ever it waz made. But, la th:e3 is a slanderous world. • "Eben will scatter the boys when he gets home," says Little Mary Jane; "he ain't a-goinr ter stand the enter- tainin' of such a crowd." "Jamey feeds her beaux high," says parenthetical. "Maybe that's the attraction," sniffs Mile) Jones as wuz. "Don't you believe it," cries Amos B.'s wife, very prompt. "It's Jauey herself they are after: An' no wonder. She's as smart as a steel -trap, an' as pretty as a young pullet. She can pick an' choose." "Some folks' insineratious," say Nanci, very furious, "is about as nasty as this here wool we are a-pieldn' out." It WTIZ at a wool-pickin' we wuz con- versin", an' about this time .I -had to leave, though very reluctant,- as I did enjoy a reglar set-to between Jamey Beirridge's hunts. Get 'em together, an' they use' ter make me think of a line of poetry in my rea.din'-book at Eichool : • "An Austrian army awfully arrayed i" They were free au' loud of voice as a pack of hounds, an' when they didn't agree. the din wuz tremenjus. Ther wuz four of 'em, two bein' Burridges by birth, an' two havin' :married inter the family. Certainly ther' wuz no porcity of aunts to look after Janey, but ae if eanough wuzn't as good as a feast she always called me aunt too. I wuz no blood=kin to the child, but -my husband was connected in a round -about way with some o' the Burridges ; so I wuz Aunt Fonie to most o' the young folks, an I wuz that fuseless in my natur' that I got on peaceable with • the hull lot, though the aunts wuz as tryin' as seven' years' agny, an' Janey Nvould make a sassy speech oecisional. For instance, the day o' the wool-pickin', when I got home she wuz lean: on the gate a-ohattin' to Roland Selph, who had been cock o' the walk on the perear- er sem° he got religion in the epring. Janey's sleeves wuz rolled up ter the shoulders, an her arms wuz all dough, eashowin' she had jest left her bread the pan to rise or fall as the Lord willed. "Bread an' beaux," says I to her, apeakin' mild but impressive, "has both to be treated with attention ; but Queen of England," says I--" no, nor the Sar of Russia—couldn't 'tend to the two simultaneous." "Well, Aunt Fonie," cries janey, &person can't do two. things at onet, what makes you think you can =Image your business an' mine too?" - I worl't deny that my teelin's wuz hurt. People ought ter be mighty care- ful what they say to an isolate fe• male whose pertner is a-restin' with the worms. But somehow I never could stay mad with Janey. She wuz such a ch• eerful person to have around; somethinr. eternally goin' on wher' she wuz. She wuz as good as a breeze among leaves to set things a•goin' ; an' she could turn out more work in a day than most of us ha a week. She wuz powerful good-lookin' too, Janey wuz, with crisp black heir, cheeks like apples, an' a big laughin' mouth full o' white teeth, that she akehilly thought as much of as if they venz diamonds. 1.1.—EBEN TIURRIDGE cOltIES HONE. ic Nobody don't consider a boy of ranch account. And I don't say but that little Elick Farley had a hard time of it at the farm. He wuz a child that Mr. Burridge had took out of charity—a son of a di:stant niece of his, who had married a youog man by the name of Alexander Farley, from S. Louis. It Net:re the sort of marriage that the song of tDixie' tells abut: " OIe ni4i' she acted a foolish part— She married a mart dat broke her heart." Not that Lex Farley meant ter be a bad man. Ile wuz kind, and conld make money hand over hand in Oa photoera.phin' line when he wanted to. But drink seemed to have a lien on him, an' he would spree in the awfalest way, always insistin' vsb.en the fit wuz • on hirn that he ahould be called Gen- eral llarrjsou. Wha t ep int of this idea wuz, nobody ever could exactly see, except that it seemed a sort o' pride o natter conun' out even when he wnz at the lowest pitch. But he carrid on so ridickerlowein his spells that his atteee's spirits seemed to wear out. She wun always weakly, au,' she up an died. The only spark o' fun that wus ever in the poOr girlshowed.itself on her dyin' bed. - • “1 think" Bays she, smilin' very pitsfal—"I do think- I might git up agen, if it it wuzift fur—" Then she stopped a long while. . "If it wazn't far what, Effie ?", a ks a neighlaore. ' ', • "Fur General Harrison," she w u is - pets, very gentle. , After her death, Jed Burridge t ok her boy to bring him up on the fa m, out o' the reach o' temptation. El'ols was a wild flitter -gibbet, always a- needin' to be kept down, but a eal worker fur his age. , One of his chores, wuz to get to he post office. Most o' the folks sell he perarer wuz mighty neglectful as to mei' • matter, truetin' usually to he hence of some neighbor inquirin' ur them, or lettin' it ,run on indefini e; but Jed Burridge always would k ep up with things, bein' a man very d• vanced in -hie notions. Once ev ry - week regular, rain or Blaine, _Elick as Rent in to the office; most giber 11Y aturday evenin's, 13(1 as Jed could et is paper, the Toledo, Blade, fur St n- ay readin.' He didn't get t� chu ch frequent. but set up an.' chuck13d n' swore alternate over that paper ; fur it wuz as hot as ginger, an' Jed, theugh a powerful peaceful man, agreed With it 11, an' rolled out politics like smoke if Democrat dropped in for an argey- ent. On a specialSatn'e,day Elick fetched home a letter from ,Eben Burridge to his pa, saiyin' we 'iiiieilit espect him by he 15th, which- evuOihe following Sun - ay. Eben had been opt in Kansas fur couple o' yeersesseekia' a place to 1, Cate. It seemed bp hadn't found otie, however, fur tit -epee -A day he arrove te home, like DaffettetWr the third round, Confident an' styttlIfi'l as pompons' an' self-satisfled atliteltitenan as ever I see. fter dialler theiltkaeanae a droppint in as usual, an'l lfaa does he do but take the'r vitytk ibieself. When aney come to eattittin'-roorn door to id 'em to supa§alikEtr' wuz as .many a dozen, looltitettelt, each other like awks, but all jiwi perlite to Ebeit, aritin' to curry -44r; with Jitney, "Now I take tki.. .as kind, boys, says ben, quite afftible? es we sat round the a ta,ble, "that yotte'ehould all corine so seen to see me: takes the old pera- rer fur good fellflivs. I tell you, out yonder in Kansallit's scramble, scram- ' ble, an' everybody, .assuspicionin' of h everybody If tiller' wuz a conflagger- a Jane wants ter marry, she's got to pick one outen the crowd-, an' turn the rest off. My foot is down." "La 1 Eben," says I, "It's so hard for Jeney to choose. She's the most popperler girl on the perarer." •• “Popperier 1" yells Eben. "An' what • business has a decent woman to be pop- perler? Let her he popperler with her husband, an' that's enough. I've saw your popperler women—I haven't trav-i elled with my eyes shut—an' I tell youl they've got no more character than, stale eggs." The words wuzn't well spoke afore up jumped Janey_an' gave him such a slap as might have been heard to the wheat field. Then she tore off like a cyclone to her room. Eben wuz in a blazia' rage; but his pa he on'y laughed a little, and "Ain't she got sperrit ?" sayie he. "Ain't she though ?" Then a sort of shade came over his face, and "She do put me so much in mind of her mother," he said, aknockin' the ashes, out of his pipe. MARES A CHOICS. It didn't surprise any of us, a few weeks later, when Jenny told her .Par that she meant to -marry Charley Winn; fur he had been cocain' alone quite, fre- quent, an' he an' Janey had set up in the parlor, not findin.' much ter say. "I ain't no objection to Charley," says— Jed. "He's a goad steady lad,a,n' he can get a better wife anti my girl. I wi give her fifty lgeese au' ten sheep a cow." "Charley's-gob:1' ter build, pa," ays Janey—"three -rooms an, a ell. It vill be real DiCe beginnin' all fresh." Everybody seemed to think ja ey had done well, and most had w rue word fur her. The aunts would tr to falilt. Charley occasional, but they couldn't git the best o' Janey; au"' neither couldIE ben when he fussed with her about wall tite to take so much o' the furniture ton -tithe house. "It wuz my mother's furniture," says she, "an' I mean ter have it." "Well, wuzn't she my mother too?' snarls Eben. "D'ye think you have go a patent on her? Thee won't be thing left in tae house for me and my girl to set up with." Neither one of 'ern appeared to con- sider the old father as they wrangle over his thing. I made up my miud i aney did make a clean sweep, I Should unpack some Of my own goods that I had stored in Peppertown, an' bring em over; for though a boarder I wuz uman, an' my feelin'e went out to Jed ettin' there so peaceful, with his pipe n' ltis white head. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. Wield FOR SALE.—For Sale or will be ex- +; changed for a farm eitherin IdeKillop,Tneker- emith, Stanley or linnet t, Lot No. 85, concession 12, Turnberry, cootaining 60 acres good timber land. For Fturtherpartionlars apply to A. STnotio, Land Agent, Seaforthe 788 VARM IN-HULLET FOR SALE.—For sale, 4: the west half of Lot 12, Concession 3, Mul- let, containing tO acres, 38 ot which are cleared, well fenced and under good cultivation. The balance is well timbered. There is a fair house and good orchard, also plenty of water. This farm is within 7 milea of Seaforth and 5 from Clinton, and is convenient to churches and - schools. It will be sold cheap as the proprietor is 'bound ter Manitehs. Apply on the premises or to Clinton P. 0. SIDNEY /MORTON. 741 WARM FOR SAL—North half of lot 28, minces- -A-. sten 2, East Wawanosh, containing 100 acres, 80 axles cleared and.in a good state ofeultivati4n. There are 14 acres of summer fallow ready for crop. There is a large fraine barn with sta,bline under- neath, a log dwelling and a stnall Orchard It is one and a -quarter miles from the Village of Man- chester. Soil is pod clay loam This is a choice farm, and will be Sold cheap. If not sold before the 10th of Marchit will be rented. C. Hanle - TON, Blyth. 741 , FARM FOR SALE—Vor sale, Lot 24, copees- sion 1, Huron Road, Tuckersmith, contain lug 100 a,cres, of which about 00 acres are clear- ed, in a splendid state of cuktivatiou and all underdrained. There is a gond brick house, first-elass out -buildings, two orchards and. plenty of good water. 'Itis farm is situated on the Huron Road, abou1 half way between Clinton and aeaforth, and is one of the choicest farms on the it ellairoa tract. „It wall be sold cheap. Apply on I the premises dr to Seaforth P. 0. Mit.S. GEO. -IL CHESNEY. 740 a - a FARM FOR SALE—Farm in Tuckersmith for sale ---For sale Lot 2, Concession 10, Huron Rozuel Survey, Tuel:ersmith, containing 100 acres, 76 of which are cleared and in a good 'state of cultivation, and all uuderdrained.. The balance is well timbered with hardwoe d There are 18 acres Of fall. wheat and 30 act es fall plowed. There is a stone house, go. d frame barn with stabling underneath, and other good Ltit-bDi dings Three good wells and a younz orchard Is within eight miles of Seaforth on the Gaind Trunk Railway, and five from Heesall on -the Great We -tern. Schools and Churches quite .convenient Will be sold cheap. Apply to Chiselhurst or on the `premises. MRS. A. Yci,n.- • 733 FARM FOR SALE—Lot No. 7, in the 4th Con- cession, 11. R. S., of Tuckersroith, 100 acres, the estate of the late Jarnes Cbesney; 90 acres cleaied and under culti‘ation, balance timbered with beech maple ells., &c, ' Good brick house If storeys high, 26 by 86: Frame barr and cow stable on stone foundation, also frame stable, and good °rebind. The lot is well watered, well fenced and is in a gird state of oultivalien. For particulars apply oft the prerniees, or to the tan - d eersignat. MOOAtJGIrEy & HOLMESTED, f1 Solicitors. Seafmth 7104 ation of a neigh et eshouse, every mau Would be a-crowidJn', in ter see what he could git fur his lt in the way o' pelf, instead o' helpin, a sive a sufferin' fel- low-creetur's got) B,." "Sho," says Amos Burridge, "we ain't that had, thlueih neither air we what we use' ter be. Fifty years ago, when I settled tete, . you might talk. Therewuzu" a met kenary man among us. No pullin' itu, haulin' an':. cat- seratchin' to git ahead. Pervide enough ter eat fur yourself an' your stock, an' you could ride aroun' the balauce ci' the t time." sure thertl. It -plenty, of visitin' newadays," says likin' always to hear my bob in celiVersation. 1" 'Didn't the tAne kind. Polka- dron in ter be sure; bk then they went fur a Mallet' spell. he door wuz made of slit boards two ear three inches too short, an' when you left home, all you bed to do wuz ter' throw a quilt over the top, an' theia folks would know you whz eat, au' wouldn't holler." I"Mighty futility : way ter make a d or 1" says Elick I'arley. "Ther' wuz np twinders, don't you se . Not a pan q c!' glass on the Nine - m le. I remember the first man that h d any, made hitif his front door of gl as; an' it wnz a_ sort o' guide: so Hazy miles east 'or west o' the cabin with the glass door, folks would say." "Wonder what they say about our house," says Elide, stuffin' a laugh. in- ter his throat with a piece . of bread. "Reckon they talk about t' other side o' wher' Janey Black -Eyes lives." "Hold your jaw 1" says Eben, fetohin' Elick a awful tweak 6' the ear. Mick Squeals out: 4-lio 1 you stuck- up Keetsashopper 1 Think he fellows come ter see you, do you? Ain't got sense enough to know they're after Janey! They didn't know you wuz lodked fnr. They came every Sunday 'o th world. Hol 1 I ! and you thought y0I wnz BO pretty tjiat you dratved the whole squad! Ef that ain't a joke •I neer!" . Them young Iien turned every color, from a pea green to a grizzly gray. An' Eben lo ked red and furious from one ter a,nother. • "Is this so" says' he g„larin' round "Is it Janey t you've come ter set up wi h " e s luck would have it, he looked at aight at Roland 'Selph, an' Roland ; il sei co he got religioz had swore off frorn tel in' lies, though he boys wuz alwaya tr in' to get him into, tight place where he couldn't speak the truth without a - hu tin.' somebody's feeling. o somever, Roland laughed, good - hu• ored, an' says ' he, "Wher' ther'S ho y, you must look for flies, Eben." - "Yes," says Eben, very significant, an lookint as if he would like to bite so aline', " and eviler" ther thee, you can look out fur fly-atizen. What have yo I to say fur yourself, Charley Winn ?" I have ter say that I come a courtin' Ja ey," says Mr.Winn, as bold as brass; "an' she cen take me or leave me any da.ij she says the word." Brother E ben," cries Janey, her face afiee, "I wish you wuz back in Kansas, that I do." ilVery well," says Eben, quite majes- tic; "I relieve you of my campany fur the present." An' out he stalks, puffin' like a mad gobbler. ' "Boys, we'd better git our hats," says Albert Thing. They got tap, and every last one of 'ere Blips away like a whip -tailed hound. - Jamey burst • out acryin', without waitin' to wash up the supper things. "Of all the mean sneaks that ever wuz born, Ebenezer Burridge, you are the, worst," eh° said. ho Charley Wi n lost no time in gettin' his house put up, an' a good job it wuz —neat an' nica as a palace, with a bay. window an' plenty o' closets. Every evenin.' Jitney would go over to see how it wnz gettin' along, ati' Charley would walk home with her, both of 'em look. in' as proud aze as pleased as if the whole o' the comiu' wheat crop belonged to 'em. ;The weddin' wuz to be just after hatvestiti', that bein' a time when everybody took a restin' spell.. Jauey's weddiu' frock wuZ being made in Pep- pertown, an' Jed had made her a pre- sent of a whole bolt of domestic that we wuz makitt' up as fast as possible. He wuz a mighty liberal man, Jed wuz, perarer. , ov,teiriridpoen; . sea wait, an' the Wheat can't. It's already night at supp§r, "if you can spare the er to morrow, ,Janey," says Eben, orte time." siderable diffictalty in gettin' help. an' Janey's auhts said that her outfittin' would be the ruin of every girl an the Cr "All right," elle said. "My work can "1 reckon yott'll have to ride the reap - The wheat op this year wuz a very stavin' one, and the farmers had con- t how you can be s� ven- turesome as te •ride on the reaper," says I. "Janey is an old hand at helpin' in the crop," say her pa. "When she wuzn't more'n half the size o' Elia here, she rid the leadin' horse when we wuz a-thra hin' out the wheat." "Why, mac e, didn't you have a thrashini-mach n ?" 1 cries Elick, stick - in' his knife etween his teeth, an' proddin' a piec o' pork with his fork, simultaneous with stretchin' out his other hand for a biscuit. ' "Machines vuz locked up then in some man's b aiu," says Jed ; "an' sometimes I viah they had never got out, fur it giv s a poor man's pocket! book the swin ey to buy one. The way we thrash d wuz to set the bundles n a ring about orty feet in diameter, I callate, an' r de around it, the horses' feet a-trampin' out the grain. An' when it wnz pretty ell out, we would sweep it up in a cloth" eI should t iink it would 'a been awful unclean.' "Well, our ascuita wuz gritty some- times," says J. , with a smile.. . - : LoPg before un -up the next mornin,' Ebenezer gave us a call, for at harvepat- time the sooner you could git things i to goin,' the bette . In fact, durin' a very dry season, wh n the sun shone down hot an' fierce, n' the wheat wuz as btittle as broom straws, an' it wuz te sheer impossibility to bundle it without breakin', then the men would often have to work a1 night, so's ter take advantage o' tht dew. 'Twan't no great herdship, howe er, with o big yellow harvest -moon a-shinin' in the sky, an' the air so cool en' pleasant. But it wuz powerful apt to bring on the chills. ' El When Jamey jumped out, o' bed at Eben's call, sh said she had a pain in her left eye, and wuz afeared she wuz goin' to have a hty, to which she wuz subject occasi4a1. We had a piece o' broken lookin'-glass in our room, an' takin' it in her hand, Janey went to the winder to examine her eye where she could ketch the first beam o' light. While she stood there, as evil doom would have it, Elick Farley passed by on hie way ter feed the turkeys. (To be Continued.) A PeTtinent Comment. A westerri hog farmer remarked to ernot long age that he cared little for g cholera, fot the reason that ,if it re not for the losses thus occasioned gs Would be teo cheap. The reduced mber sold for more than the whole mber would have done had there en no losses.' "How many hogs ve you lost ?' "Well I don't oalculate lose hogs," replied he, " I keep e a,n pasture and have dry, clean shelter d a cistern with a patent water der, and my hogs don't die off." h ! I see ; your neighbors' hogs die and that puts up the market price d you make money through their ses ?" "Yes, that's about the size it," said the Man. What a comment on _ the cholera business ! [Rural w Yorker. ' h0 we ho o you want your pa eat out of ma se an' home ?" nu Well, on my word ! to count comebe pany's eatirel" - ha "I should say so! A super spread to out fit fur a preacher! Two dishes of cle fresh bread an' apple butter, an' a stack an o pies, an' dear knows what! I'll stand fee nothin' of the sort in my house." •" A "Easy, my boy, easy, says his pa. off "This property belongs to old • Jed Bur- an ridge yet awhile." los eWell, it's Ingoire to be mine by the of law of primogenicy," says Ebert, very up grand.; " all I have to say is, that if Ne J'0R SALE-.& story and a half house on the -I: corner of Joh; and High streets, containing every convenience for family use, ip one of the ineSt central localities of the town as regards churches, markets, schools and business centres. Hard and soft water on the. premises. A fine lawn with choice shrubbery, the whole enclosed by a handsome!. wire fence. Also barn with stabling for cdw and horses. For further particalan apply to W. S. ROBERTSON, Sea - forth. 720 ,VARM FOR SALE—For sale, the west half -1- the north half :of Lot 2, Concession 8, Meal , containing 00 acres, 35 are cleared and In a geoid state of cultivation, The bush is well timbered with good hardwood,. good frame bum and two good log stables, also a log dwellings house. A _good young orche id sith a °hole° ariim y of fruit trees. Good well. Slav mill and school within one, quarter of a 'mile. Two and a hair miles from the village of Blyth, and ene-quarter of it mile from the Winghain gravel road. Thie propeity will be sold cheap as the proprietor is ping t� Manitoba in the spriog. Apply to AUGU sr KRUSE on the place, or to C. HAMILTON at Blyth. 734 FARn FOR SALE—For sale, the south half of Lot 7, 9th Concession, Morris, containing 100 acres, 80 acres cleared and: 37 acres in fall wheat. a his is a very desirabl3 farm, being only one 'mile- from Blyth Railway Station, near churches and schools. The land is good, and in a fair state of cultivatiou. There is 4 acres of young orchard, a large stone dwelling house and bank barn on the pi emises. The farm will be sold on reasonable terms.Apply to the pi °pries tor on the pi amisesa or at TUB EXPOSITOR Office, Seatorth. JonsS,LAIDLAW, Blyth P. 0. 746x8 D ROPERTY IN BRUCEFIELD FOR SALE.— For sale, five acres of first-class land, situat- ed on the Mill Road, near Brucetield. There is on the premises a comfortable new frame house containing 7 rooms; also it bean read driving house with stone stablit g underneath. There is an orchard of bearing flint trees, and the whole place is well fenced, 2 here are in connection with the premises good wells and-- all necessary outbuildings and conveniences. .It would be an admirable place for a retiring farmer or market gardener, and will be sold • eheap and on easy terms. Apply to PETER MCGREGOR, Brricefield. 752-4 PLENDID FARM FOR SALE --For sale Lot 0--/ 27, Cohcession 6, Hay, containing 100 acres nearly all -cleared, well fenced, underdrained, free.from stumps and in a high state of cultiva- tion generally. there are about 16 acres of fall wheat and about 40 acres fall plowed. A frame house, two good frame barna, frame stable and other good outbuildings '• -plenty of water and a good' orchard; also about 160 rods of thorn hedging. It is within 4 miles of Kippen and about some distance,to Hensali, and convenient to churches, schools;and post , office. This is a splendid farm, and will be sdld cheap and on easy terms, as the proprietor wishes to retire. Apply .on --the premises or to hill5 Green P. 0; deems HOULDEN, Proprietor. 737 WARM IN TUCKERSMITH FOR SALE — For 4:• Sale Lot 28, Co cession 3, L. R. S., Tacker - smith, containiog 100 acres, abcut 80 of which are cleared and in a first-class state of cultivation, and nearly all underdrained. The balanceis timbered with herd -wood. These is a good brick house with a splendid cellar, and first-class frame barns, stables and outbidding& A large orchind. of first-class fruit trees, and! plenty of water There is about 120 rods of board fence. Is within 2 miles of Brucefield on the Grdat Western Rail- way, and Q miles from Seafoith on the Grand Trunkswith gravel roads leading to each p ace. There are 17 acres of fell wheat. Ithis is as good and 'cinntortable a fai en as there is in the County of Huron, and will be spld cheep and on easy terms. Apply on the premiseor to Brucefield P. 0. ALEX. LIVING -STONE. 724 MELLVILLE'S MILLS, I-1 U. LLETt. THE undersigned having produred a first-class practical milleraand having his mill in the. very best order, is now prepared to do GRISTING AND CHOPPING on the shortest notice and on reasonable terms. They guarantee a first-class artiele of flour. All kinds of Millaind Feed Offal, con- stantly on hand They solicit the patronage of the Farmers of Hallett and neighboring townships, and can guarantee them the fullest satisfaction. ANGUS McKARRALL, Proprietor. PtJITijRj ' J. S. PORTER SEAFORTH. ./ am determined to Clear Out my _Entire Stock of Furniture regard- less of Cost. • THOSE IN WANT, it will pay them to ascer- tain prices before purchasing elsewhere. I give a largo discount to those paying cash, es- pecially to newly married couples. I am still selling six; highly finished chairs for $2. I also keep KnOwlton Spring Bed, the best and cheapeat in the market; warranted perfectly noiselesa. Warereoms diiectly opposite M. R. Counter's Mammoth Jewelry Store, Main Street, Seaforth, East Side. 825 • JOHN S. PORTER. • tHE CENTRAL GROCERY. EES 1 SEEDS 1 SEEDS Our geed Department is now fully supplied with a choice selection of Field and Garden Seeds which for quality cabnot be surpassed by any House in the trade, and prices are as low as can be obtained elsewhere. As our facilities for cleaning seeds are unequalled, we have no hesitation in saying that better or cleaner seed is not offered to the public. CLOVE R SEEDS.—Common -Red, Alsik , White Dutch, Lucerne or French. GRASS SEEDS.—Timothy, very choice; Orchard Grass, Red Top Grass, Kentucky Bine Grass, Penennial R e Grass, Mixed Lawn Grass. SEED PEAS, Seed Oets, White Russian, B1 ck Tartarian, and Austrian /sad New Zealang •d Barley—Six Rowe In adclition to the above, we have as usual a 1 and Cerro Seed; also Garden Seeds in bulk and GROCERY DIEPAR ; I Our Grocery Depaatneent is as usual to the stocks of Teas, Coffees, Sugars, Pickles, Sauces, fact that Teas and Coffees are greatly reduced in parison invited. CROCKERY AND GL • go stock of Turnip, Mangold packages. MENT. ront with large and choice armed Goods, etc. Note the price. Inspection and com• SSWARE. We held large stocks in this pepartment, and o er bargains to purchasers. Odd ltnes in White and Printed granite Ware Benin at small advance- on coat. • Flour and Feed always oit hand. A call solicited. Goods delivered promptly. LAIDLAW & FAI LEY, Seaforth. SPECIAL CLEARI —OF— ! Eioo s and Shoes (at Heav G SALE y Discounts), NOW GOING ON AT NEXT :00OR TO ROBERTSON & O'S HARDWARE. D. D. ROSE, GR CER, NEXT DOOR TO THE POST OFFICE, SEAFORTH, In returning thanks to hisl numerous customers for the very liberal share of • patronage bestoWed upon him during the past, and being determined to keep up the reputation he has acquired for fair dealing and say that he has received aiJ)ther supply of those fin per pound, which gave sul good satisfaction, both would invite all those who have not already bought a trial, and compare them with teas bought at any ot per pound more. • My stcck of Teas in Blacks, Greens and Jape Rice, Tapieca, Sago, Pure Spices, Canned Goods, Tob complete, and my extensive business, together with to place my prices at a much lower figure than the others. NO BOGUS DISCOUNTS. GOODS "ving the best value, wOuld e Teas at 50c, 66c and 65c in quality and price, and 37 of those Teas to give me er houseiat fro4 5c to 10o 1 s, Coffees, Sugarte Syrups, cooes, dm, is at !all times ight expenses, euables tee ame goods are sold at by ELIVERED FREE. ROSE, • WALL PAPER, WINDOW PAP R, FIGURED BLIND LARGE ASSORTMENT AT THE LO EST PRICES. C. W. PAPST, Main urea, Seafoith, — • MAY 19 1882. HEAT YOUR HOUSES THOROUCRII imt BY 'USING THE CHALLENGE HEATE HI-4-ORY or RADIANT HOME STOVES, They have the best knowia improve. ments for saving fuel and labor of any sirailai stoves in this market. CALL AND SEE THEM AT JOHN KIDD'S; MAIN sio SEAFDRTH. SEAFORIff INSURANCE AGENOY WM. N. WATSON; General Fire, Marine, :life and if; cident Insurance Agent, Convey. ancer, Appraiser, .Etc., _MAIN. ST., SEAFORTH, ONLY FIRST-CLASS, prompt paying companies represeated. All kinds of risks effected at lowest current rates on an kinds of property. Special attention deroted te Marine insurance. Insurances effected on fans property in the “Gore District," of Galt,establisla over 43 years, at from .621- to 1 per centered, for three years. Cheaper than any mutual wee pany in existence. The following eompaniet represented, viz. : London& Lan cashire, England; Northern, England; Scottish Imperial, Scot/and; British America, Toronto ; Royal Canadian,/itat treal ; Gore Dietriet, Galt; Canadian Fire a Marine, Hamilton; Alliance, Hamilton; Toronto Life, (Life), Toronto ; Travellers, Life and Acel- dent, Hartford, Conn. Agent for the Caw& Permanent Loan and Savings Company, Toronto. Money loaned at 6 per cent. en real estate. I gout for the State Line Steamehip Company, ilin between New York and Glasgow. First Cali; $60 to $75 ; Second _Cabin $40 ; Steerage, VS. Return tickets issued good for 12 tnonths. W. N. WATSON, Blain Street, Sesiorth. Office, Camp. bell's Block, opposite the Mansion Hotel. MANITOBA 1 Parties wishing to invest money in 000D RELIABLE TOWN OR FARM • PROPERTY IN MANITOIA, And not desiring to incur the trouble and expense of visiting the Prairie Province, should call upon or C0131. • municate with the undersigned, who is agent for the well and favorably knowa firm of J. A4. MACGREGOR fic Cln • WINNIPEG. This firm have a thorough knowledge of the country, and the best and most, profitable investments, and only fret - class property will be recommended, se that, through their agency, investments can be more safely made by people in Ontario than were they even to visit the country themselves. All applies, tions made to the undersigned will he promptly attended to. Charges mod" erate. Y. licL.EAN, Sealorth. OHRYSTAL & BLACK, PRACTICAL • BOILER MAKERS, THE Subscribers bane bought the Tools ant -a- Boiler Briefness lately carried on by -Mb Oted' eri c h Foundry and Manufacturing Company, having had an experience of over eight yearsin that shop, are now prepared to carry on thetradi in all its branches. Any work entrusted to us will receive ire/1W attention. First-class workguarantoed, All kinds of I3oilers made and repaired: rag° Smoke Stacks and Sheet Iron Work, &c., ittr'efr sonable -rates. New Salt Pans made and old ones rep:drat* the shortest notice, and at prices that defy min petition. OHRYSTAL & BLACK, 686-52 nor 103, Goaeriela The Royal Hotels (LATE -CARMICHAEL'S) SEAFORTH, ONTARIO. JAMES WEIR BEGS to inform his old friends and the trave" ling public that having purchased this new and commodious hotel building, he hasthorengh- ly re -furnished and re -fitted it from top to bot- tom, and it is now one of the roost comfortable and convenient hotels in the county. By NtTia attention to the wants or his customers he hopeg to merit a share of public patronage. The rooMS are all well furnished and well heated. The bar will be kept supplied with the best, and an et - tentative and trust worthy hoseler svill always be in attendance. Good sample rooms for Commer- • cial Travellere. Remember the "Royal Hotel," corner of Main and Godench Streets, Seaferth. ' 733 JAMES wiaR, proprietors MAY . Fat 1 The sPring hal lulinwanlakednthuatdhituesup,pge'nfrotheagagt-1: ._• T.::maimyr.,1;7:018:Arl • tiS wif4:1!iitettatttalill'th_e:InliirircPc.anrerarierlFitr,eablteni*iittsiaTitoltiviluV.6::tribiYill, s -Ain dti-htserl illy 'e 1 'l 'So I'll take affl Criea)"roiee-4, Air' aniderif .ane drink rt, 04YV i rlf a 81 't It'. :hi ameah vese 1:417131taater ' Imin jatal3tjoolizicey fxtru • 4S'YOelit'ree tOOligklivrt.tOtilf:111 “Howly Biddy, 0871' itdiall:suntil!nillylli Me name's Pad So kum out, iv Anu thl'l elete i;stertah. 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