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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1882-07-07, Page 1g SO 1881 EAT G SALE rArsTTs DUNCAN'S. AY BE EXPECTEB • T BE Son.f.),4 'Vie.' Goods below Ick anal Colored Ginghavts, ntle Clot s—very rtings, Tickings, Eg LIATE4TS— f wettings at cost 7/8y Attain& and weed, all lengths, tz2- own prices. in Gloves and Duncan, re, Seaforth old presented the Ie gentleman, with udly anclaffectionn !flied with a well- nmerable minister t the North Bast- emetiag when the. me 44 44 years ago, nister te their spir- era- appened at a barn rga few dope age. eel a severe sprain d John Varner, of L his head ge.shed The raising wait Henry, where two ed. atorm mi Sun- lit., ties feacea and k miles along the nklary's.. At Fish anton, the fuxy et -ch. that it levellea hundred trees. ees ia the foreet pe stem. ebt of Stratford ie 1,71,462 ; 'pa that have is - Ellice, $25&50; ington, s40,000-; $33,00a. t for edacation- Mitchell, 13,750, The clebenture- 254,0.75. n the rear of ca- ll, on Thursday nd before its pra- ted aver $5,000 destroyed. The wreck, and the burned to the -oining buildings, O office, Stewarts Hen factory,were greateet exertion en mad others. ea for Perth, we CYWEA8 and Fall - promptly. North e "banner town -- ern,. was returned Hibbert and viest defaulters. ith cattle, 5,580 ; heep, 5,259-; &Igo .anshard, horses, that while Stra.t- dogs and Logan has only 16: oing Mr. Oliver John Stewart, tss Sarah Jane -- eon. of Tyeadin- crora the city of wahon drawn they neared the Hall approached., tra the control hidenly around • All the ocea- e thrown violent- -.Mott had his 'qrs. Mott had collar bene frac- eeivecl severe in - &wart fell on her up unconscious, ver two hours. eaatime rushed ng with another they ran over a he escaped with the injured are ception of Minn is doubtful- • FIFTEE1NTH -YEAR. WHOLE 14MUHER, 761. SEAFORTI-1, FRIDAY, JULY 7 {McLEAN BROS., Thabliehenn.• $1.50 a Year, in Advance. CLEARING SALE -0-0E— IZBMV-A.1\T'I'S —AND— SHORT LENGTHS. _Remnants of Edging. nnants of Embroidery. Remnants of Lace. Remnants of Ribbon. Remnants' of Silk. Remnants of Cashmere. Remnants of Dress Goods. Remnants of Prints. Remnants of Muslin. Remnants of Table Linen. Remnants of "Tweed. Remnants Of Carpet, THESE GOODS ARE MARKED --eAT-- HEMNANT PRICES, And are certain to meet with QUICK SALES. EDWARD McFAULI Seaforth. DUNCAN & DUNCAN . ARE oIvEitiNG SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS WHITE HONEY COMB —AND— MARSAILLES COUNTERPANES. Tne Largest and Finest Stock of STRAW & FELT HATS In the country at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. Gents' Furnishings Of all descriptions always on hand, and at the lowest figure. , EXTRA VALUE IN MEN'S Cotton and Merino Underwear and TAILORING DEliARTMEN T. Remember that our Tailoring De- partment is well stocked with Summer Tweeds, Irish and Canadian Serge, and everything suitable for the summer season. One look through and yon will be convinced that our pries are below any House in the trade. Duncan & • Duncan, Direct Importere, Sonora'. 177ANDERING-S IN THE GREAT ,InONE LAND. BY ROBERT MCNAUGHTON, FORMERLY OF McKnnore (Continued from Last Week.) We were now in a dilemma and did not know which road to choose. We considered eight miles a rather long tramp, and after considering the mat- ter, we determined to follow the route we had already chosen, and kindly thanking Mr. Lang for his advice, we resumed our journey. We were now in for any amount of wading, and it was into slough after slough for several hours until we came into the king of sloughs. We struck into it boldly, thinking that in a few minutes we would be on terra firma, but we got badly disappointed. As wekept on steadily wading, fears began to arise 'within us that this body of water might be five,or• six miles wide, and if night were to come on add find us still in the water, we would be a fine predica- ment. Hope, however, did not die within us, and we still kept splashing onwards, and after being in the water a little over an hour we came to land. This body of water must have been • nearly two miles wide. We still had two hours of the •next thing to almost constant wading through sloughs even after this to do, being out of one into the other. At five o'clock we got out of the sloughs for the present and travel- led on dry land. for a considerable length of time. We soon, howeverecame to a swift running rivene but after some de- lay we found a suitable crossing place. Where we crossed there was a black hole in the river which must at least have been two feet deep. I may as well remark here that the rivers in this country are very treacherous and un- safe to ford after night, In nany of them 1 -have seen great holes from eight to twelve feet deep, and at the same time be able to ford thein right beside these holes. I think the bottoms of Ahern in some places • are sandy, and that these holes have been washed out by the force of the current. Having espied a tent for some considerable length of time, we bent all our energies to reach it, in the hope that -we could find a resting place for the • night. At last we came up to it, and after some introductory conversation, we Linked the privelege of remaining for the night. We were told rather gruffly that they were unable to accommodate strangers. We then asked the privilege of being allowed to lie outside, cover ourselves with our blankets and use a little of his firewood to warm ourselves. This in- quest was also denied, and we had nothing else for it but to plod wearily onward. The gentleman who gave us such a cool reception is, I am sorry to say, a Scotchman, but his name, in con- sideration of his chance of repentance, I withhold from the public. After walk- ing several miles iye came to a bluff of wood, on the banks of the smaller Pipestone, and here we de3ided to camp for the night. Finding a suitable place, we carried wood to the spot, had a fire kindled and soon had some of our wet clothes hanging before it to dry. We now eat our supper, and shortly after- wards stretched some canvas which we had with us into the form of a tent, fixed our blankets and shortly after- wards lay down, but owing to the cold and frosty night we were not able to sleep much. Next morning we were up by sunrise, and after taking our breakfast we head- ed westward, but we had proceeded but a short distance when we came into a township which was not surveyed into sections, and being unable to find any stakes and being off the trail, we were almost unable to make out the proper direction to follow. For a consider- able length of time we travelled on- ward, but more at random than any- way else. Seeing two objects to the southwest of us on the summit of a hill, and coming to the conclusion that they might possibly be oxen, we struck a bee line for them, feeling confident that if they were such, a habitation—either in the form of a tent or house—would be in the close neighborhood. Some of our party suggested that these objects might possibly pe buffaloes, but eager as we might be at another time to see thesenoble animals of the prairie, yet on this occasion we earnestly wished that they would turn out to be oxen. It was some time before we were cer- tain on this point, for objects can ise seen a very long distance here, but our wish turned out as desired, and when we came up to them no tent ,or house was to be seen. However, nearly an- other mile away from us, to the south- west, we saw another single ox grazing • on the prairie, and accordingly we headed for that point, when, great to or joy, after coming within a short dis- tance of him, to see a tent a mile and a half to the south. Bending our steps ill that direction we soon came up to it. Th9 Owner of the tent turned out to be a friendly old Englishmen, by the name of Bennet, and he made us welcome. Questioning him as to the nearest point where we could procure a boat to get across the Larger Pipestoue, he informed us that no boat coeld be procured nearer than twelve miles, but informed us that if we would wait for the morrow he might contrive a plan whereby We might possibly get acroas the river, about two miles from his place. It being Sunday and. being somewhat tired we gladly assented to his proposal, and it now being noon he prepared us a dinner. A son of his lay within the tent sick, suffering from a severe attack of rheumatic fever: The old gentleman had no medicine to give him, and no doctor could be had nearer than Brandon, wnich was nearly seven- ty-five miles away. It was indeed. a sad sialit to see the youthful sufferer with no rciedicine or doctor to assist him and no mother dr sister to cool his • aching brow. This belongs to the scenes of prairie life, and is but one instance of the sscores of cases of this kind. Mr. Bempet owns a fair farm here, but still, it is pretty badly eta Ufl by sloughs, apdgina fact, all the land which we had traveried over since morning was badly broken rip, owing to the vast number of slouglis: Towards evening Mr. Bennet, wbo, by the -way, is a Wesleyan Metho- dist, took out ,a religious book and ask- ed us if we world like to hear him read Bonnie To this we replied in the affir- manna, and he read to UB "A Father's Advine to His Son." This son, it ap- pears, had been a. reckless, profligate youth during the time of his good health, but he had been taken down by sickness, and for a long time his life had been despaired of, but eventually, under ikond care and management, he recover- ed, and his father had, on the event of his recovery, written him a long letter filled with very sensible advice. Mr. Bennet intends having a Sunday school orgadized as soon as the place is suffi- ciently settled to enable him to do so. He, in company with a neighbor, inten- ded to start out the latter end of the week to Flat Creek, a distance of 40 miles, to hear a sermon from the Meth - Mist minister there. There not being sufficient room in the tent for us we mOde a sort of a tent arrangement end slept [outside. Early in the morning we were astir, and the plan which Mr. Ben- net proposed for Us to do in order to crosnthe Pipestone wasto make a raft of his gravel box. Accordingly we went to work and made a raft, while another son of the old gentleman w nt after the oxen. Finishing our raft w put it on to the waggon, and Min B nnet drove down; to the Pipestone. He was uaable to drive up close to the rine; owing to the marshy uature of the soil, and . ac- cordihgly the four of us haid to carry the raft down to the edge of the stream which was a very difficalt piece of busi- ness owing to our sinking every step nearly up to the knees in the soil. The plan proposed was to tie a long rope to the rent and if the person endeavoring to ernes the stream could not succeeclin `dointil so then those on the bank would pull Iiim back. One of our party made the attempt twice, but had to be pulled back each time to the shore. Then the strongest man of the four was selected, and after he had battled with the force .of the current for some time, he at length succeeded in reaching the other side by grasping the bushes and pulling the raft on shore. Then tying a long rope to the other end of the boat and keep- ing hold of it, the party on the opposite bankpulled the raft back. Then another passenger got on, and the first man to cross pulled him to the opposite bank, and this was the means we employed to get across the surging Pipestone. Inn. Bennet tied the rope on his side of the river to a tree, and we made the raft fast until our return.. \e' now separated iatu two parties —each with a compass—to examine the vaeadt sections, but we found the township full of sloughs, much broken and very stoney, and finding nothing to !suit we returned to where our raft was moored to the shore. We signalled Mr. Bennet down to the strewn and soon were all across. Carry- ing the raft to his wagon and settling our a4counts, we etrack out for our 'camping ground of the previous Satur- day night, and by following the stakes in a direct line, and keeping to the south we struck the place that evening. Arranging our blankets We lay down for the night, but it was almost the next thingno having the earth for our bed and, the canopy of heaven for our : cov- ering. 1 We lay there trying to count the stars by way of diversion, when we found it impossible to sleep on account of the cold. Early on -Tuesday morn- ing, May 16th, we were etriking out for Flat Creek, and had travelled about five miles when we struck the /31oughs once more. It was the old story of wading for several hours, but at length we got through them, and by one o'clock we reached Mr. Lang's. Mrs. Lang,:in anticipation of our arriving the day befoee, had kindly prepared our dinner for us, but we did not come. Howevee to•day we partook of as ex- cellent a dinner as We have got since leaving Ontario. Mr. Lang is a rela- tion of Mr. James Homey, 8th conces- sion Of McKillop, and is a thorough Scotchman, and his good wife has the same plood flowing in her veins. Bid- ding good-bye to our hospitable friends, we streck out for Flat Creek, which place we reached at 4 p. na. In going there we met over twenty rigs going towards Moose Mountain to hunt land there and to squat upon it until it comes into market. Ascertaining that no train would leave for Brandon that evening, we found a place _ to stay in all night. At this time there was no, post office at Flat , Creek, and the letters lay in. a heap, and parties looking for them had to hunt for themselves. I believe that the inhabitants of this place are at peesent petitioning the Government to supply them with a post office.. Thertois some of the best water in the railw4 tank at this place that I have tasted eince coming from Ontario. The water in this country wherever I have been is strongly impregnated with alkali, and a person must be a little careful as to the quantity he drinks, or else he may be sorry for his indiscre- tion. Next morning we took the train for Brandon, and still found the immi- gration surging in. We I stayed at the Dominion Hotel for the night, in Which Wm. Govenlook, lately of Seaforth, has a shar6: This place seems to .do _ a rushing business, and must be paying its owners well. We now had made up oar minds to go to the Bir- tle District to look for land. Mr. S. Hannah gave it a good recommend. Accordingly on Thursday, May loth, we took the train for Griewold. On our train viiere three Indians, and it appears that the station master had given one of the Indians a piece of paper to show to the conductor of the train and which authorized him to allow them to ride for 25 cents each, but it appears that though the conductor was shown this he charged them $1 each. The Indian took the piece of paper tore it in strips and stamped it with his feet, his coun- tenance quivering with passion and an- ger. To see him an another time one could scarcely believe that the quiet, peaneableIndian conict so suddenly be transformed into such a fierce looking demon foaming with rage. The regu- lar price to Griswold from Brandon is 75,cents, so that the conductor charged the Indians 25 cents extra. However thfough the influence of some of the passengers they each received back 25 cents. The conductor promised at Brandon fo stop the train and allow us to get off at Griswold, but when we neared that place he informed us we wduld have to jump off. Accordingly, wheu we neared the station, Hugh Dims, who had a trunk with him, had to shove it off the car and it went flying into the ditch. We all three then jumped, and fortunately met with no mishap. This is but one instance of 'the many hundreds which I have wit- neesed of how the officials of the Can- ada Pacific Railway treat their passen- gere and carry out their promises. After leaving the trunk at a store here we then started out for Samuel Han- nah's, which we reached at 6 p. m. Here I met in with Wm. II. Galbraith, Jr., an old f.iend, formerly of the 9th concession of McKillop. He left Sea - forth on March 16th with the excursion for Manitoba, and: encountered on his trip the fearful blizzard which raged in Minnesota and Manitoba at that time. He has taken up 320 acres of good land in the Turtle Mountain District. The country seemed to be agreeing well with him, and he does not regret leav- ing Ontario. Mr. Robert Burns and 147. Galbraith had a rather trying time the latter end of Meech and beginning of A.pril driving from Emerson to the Turtle Mountain land office, from there to Brandon and from the latter place to Mr. Samuel Hannah's. Mr. Han- nah has 960 acres of splendid land here, 640 acres of it being Syndioate lands. He also has 1,280 acres of land in the Birtle District, being 2,240 acres al- together. He has considerable land under crop, and intends breaking up a large quantity of his Syndicate land this season. He has a young English- man—new out from England—engaged as ; cook. This young gentleman, Thomas Moore by name, seems well gifted in the musical line, and many an evening is agreeably spent listening to his songs, which, as a rule, are well ren- dered. (Continued on Sixth Page.) Canada. In the constituency of East Elgin, the, extraordinary number of 55 ballots stern spoiled at the last election. -7-The London, Eng., committee have sent 2500 to assist rhe refugee Russian Jews who are in_ distress at Winnipeg. —Postal ear operations were com- menced on Monday on the main line and branches of the Credit Valley Rail- way. —The annual games of the Toronto public schools came off Monday after- noon, and were witnessed by 7,000 persons. —Capt. Lewis Young, one of the wealthiest lumber merchants of the Ottawa Valley, died Saturday night at the .advanced age of 77 years. —A beautiful pair of carriage horses was. bought in Toronto the other day by Mr. Webb, of Winnipeg, for which he paid the handsome sum of $800. —Edward Hanlon proposes to Visit Australia in the autumn for the benefit of his health. He will also probably arrange to meet Trickett while there. —Reports from the Niagara Peninsu- la show that the apple crop will be al- most a total failure, and the demand for other fruit is therefore expected to be Very large. --Amongst the passengers arrived by the Steamship Peruvian ens the Rev. Lord Archibald Douglas with 300 or- phan ohildren rescued from the streets of London. —Li3spere Betrand hss entered an action for 15,000 damages against the Grand Trank for the loss of his brother who was rim over and 'killed on the track near Montreal. — Lady Hobart, interested in sending immigrants from England to Canada, has arrived at Montreal' with her son, Lord Hobart, en route for the West and Northwest. —John —John Armitage and John W. Foote shot a bear on the farm of Charles fra- viss„ 5th con. of East Gwillimbury this week. The carcass weighed 245 pounds after being dressed. — The Mayor of Hochelaga has pro- hibited all fishing from the wharves of that Municipality after 9 o'clock in the evening owing to reports of drunken- ness and fighting. — The lacrosse match between the Toronto and Montreal clubs came off at the former place on Saturday afternoon. Nearly 4,600 people were present. The TorOntos won the match. —John Parker, carter, of Montreal, got a. verdict of n2,500 and costs against the City Passenger Railway Company for permanent injuries he received in being knocked down by the cars. — Sir A. T. Galt, the Canadian High Commissioner to England, will return to his post this week, his views with regard to his salary having been met by the Government to a certain extent. — Nathan Briscoe, a farmer living in Ernestown, near Napanee, while hand- ling bees on Sunday was stung on the forehead by one, and died in about fifteen minutes. Briscoe was 73 years • old. —The bicycle race for the champion- ship , of Canada, took place at Brant - fend on Dtmainion Day. The race, two Miles, was won by F. Westbrook, of Brantford, J. G, Hay, of Woodstock, pionship—lst F. Westbrook, Brantford, gold medal; 2d J.) G. Hay, Woodstock, silver medal. —There is a regnlax army of land grab- bers in Ottawa at the present time. Among the principal claimants are the members of the late Parliament who did not offer for rei -elect▪ on, or who were defeated at he polls. —Hon. Mr. • C pleau has resigned as Minister of Railways,but retains the Premiership of Quebeo. Hon. Mr. Lynch has become Commissioner of Railways. Further changes will be made when Mr. Ohapleau returns from Europe. —Rev. Thoma i Atkinson, London East, late of Ansa Craig, died on Thrusday night 22nd ult. He had been slowly sinking for the past few weeks, and. his death was momentrrily expect- ed by his friends: e The deceased was over 80 years of age. —James S. Dean, fon4erly a cutter in a clothing store in L don and sub- sequently at Ailsa Craig, jwas arrested last week in Hamilton o a charge of robbing his empl yer. nt early a cart , load of goods wer discoyered around his bed and in his roona. — The recent wi. d storms ha-ve again done great dame e to the Island at Toronto. A coupli of houses near the eastern gap were 4 most surrounded by water, and the in ones had to be re- moved in small b ts. It is rumored th t the Ayr Agrictin tural Works are s on to pass into the hands of a joint st ck company, to be called "The W tson Manufacturing company;" of whic Mr. John Watson and his family w 11 be the principal members. —Mr. George Y respected business has entered a suit of marriage agai Fleming, a widow, Damages are laid reversing the usua —Near Essex C tramps sat down o and continued on afternoon train til ung, a wealthy and, an in Peterborough, or breach of promise st Mrs. Sarah Jane of the same place. at $10,000. This is • order of things. ntre last week five' the railway track, lie rail in front of the I the driver had to pull up and the co dilator get off and call for help before! the roughe would move. — The Ontario qovernment engineer. has given his certijloate of the icomple- tion of the Georg an Bay Railway to Wiarton. The med., which opens up a. large section of valuable land, will be operated by the Gtand Trunk , Railway under a lease. — The liquor de B., to the numbe organized for the validity of the Se Sixteen hundred into the hands o purpose of defraii —A cow belon the mountain ie birth to a cani fore -legs were defo ing up into the ai fifth leg grew fr the front legs live. —Anew fish o lers of Moncton, N. of twenty-two have urpose of testing the tt Act in Moncton. liars has been paid e Treasurer for the g expense. g to Mr. Scott, of Miltomilately gave five legs. The two ed, the feet stick- bove the head, the m the baok;of one of The animal did not alled. the menhaden swarm the watere of Lake Ontario. Since their appearO.nce the ciscees have taken their leave and while they are ke here, pike, pi el, musoalonge and ite bass refuse to at the troller, pre- ferring rather t4 g rge themselves with_ manhades. —During the ni 'lit of Wednesday of use of Miss Dill, of age east of Aylmer, glare, and a valnable in, a revolver, about some small valu- last week the Calton, a small vil was entered by bu gold watch and oh $50 in money, an ables stolen. Deliectives are working up the case. —Soine persens jasho had money up have deposited41 in Sandwich for a O re-count of thensal ots of the McGregor., Wigle election. They do not expect to count MoGregotr in nor Wigle out, but expect they will go the majority low enough to win thei bets made on 50 majority. I ' —Money orders payable in, the charged, the 'foil issued in Ontario, nited States, are wing commissions: On orders up to $10, 10 cents; over $10 and up to $20,120 cents; over $20 and up to $30, 30 cents; over $30 and up to $40, 40 cents ; over $40 and up to 050, 1 50 cents. —Mr. DietrIch Iansuld, near Tavi- stock, some w eks ago sheared from a flock of 8 hal -bre -bre Cotswold sheep the surprising weight of 75 pounds of wool, being an averre of 9n pounds to the sheep. From one yearling wether he took off 14 pounds, the wool measuring 14 inches in length —The Dominion Cattle Company has now invested 4iear1 $700,000 in lands and cattle in tie p n -hand e of Texas. The -latest urch se wa the Wolf Creek cattle r nch f 18,000 cattle and 400 horses an muhies, with all the per- sonal property belo ging to the ranch, for the sum on 0450,000. —An impontanti judgment of the Court of Appeals f r, Oatapo, has been delivered and nffir s the right of the Ontario Legislat re to delegate its powers to the Boar3s ,if License Com- missioners, and alsc its right to impose hard labour for infractions of the license law. ; 1 —Mr. Wm. Brown, of Warwick, has secured a tow ship from the Temper- ance Colonize ion ociety, and is about to visit the Nurthw st for i the purpose of viewing the land after which he will proceed to the old c untry for the pur- pose of bringing out a colony of his old neighbours. e —An immig ant who recently arrived per steamshi Lake Nepigon from Liverpool to Quebe, relates a story of intense sufferi g by himself and fellow - passengers, who we e crowded into the h,old, which was, it s stated, fitted up for the cattle trade. Typhoid fever hes attaoked some of t e passengers as a result of the ill treatment. —A shookipg c of brutal assault curred , near G ldstone, Wellington ounty, a few days ago, which Oe being second. For the five mile cham- c will probably result in the death of the victim, a young woman named Blunkard, who Was to have been mar- ried shortly. Itlappears that the old man, Mr. Blunkierd, came in at noon from his work and upon learning Hest a hot dinner was riot ready for himhe seized a boot -jack, knocked his daughter down' and brutally kicked her, so tha her life is deepened. of.• • —The steamet Chicora tool: a 1 rg party of Toronte excursionists ovei to Niagara on Dothinion Day, and ne rly the whole of the boat's load got ea sick. There was a continual rush for the taffrails, aid the decks of the steamer were conered with half -di est - ed cherries, strawberries and o her articles of excureion diet. —A few days ,ago some Arkona oys while fishing MI the Sauble sunce ded in killing a sturgeon of handsome ro- portions. When taken out it wei hed 40 pounds arid Measured 5 feet 1 inch in length. It teok three of the yo eters to haul it dut of the water. he sturgeon had ght about 30 ranee up stream from itsinative waters in I4ake Huron. —The report of the Dominion sh breeders shews the total numbeif of eggs laid down in the various hatch- eries in 1881 was 37,983,000, of which 25,000,000 was in Sandwich hatchery and 5,750,000 ir. Newcastle hatchery. The total number of fey' turned out in the spring of 1881 was 22,649,000,1 of which 16,000,009 was from SandWich hatchery and 3,900,000 from NewcaStle. L= -The London, Eng., correspondent of the Globe,writing on June 29th, says: Emigration to the Dominion of Canada is becoming quite -muter among the working classes. Today 200 artiss,ns, agricultural labourers, and their wives sailed by the Allan Line steamer Pari- sian for Quebec accompanied by the Rev. Harringtou Jones. The party in- tends settling in Manitoba and Ontario. —A few days ago the residence of Air. • Edward Rutledge, of Darlington, near Bowmativille, was broken into in the absence of Mr. Rutledge and family, and in addition to a sum of 'menet', a number of valuable papers, including debentures against the London Lean Company for $1,200, were captured by the burglars. Dlir. Rutledge thinks the number of the debentures was twenty- two. —During the 4torm of Saturday the house of P. Seymour, of Almonte, *as struck by lightning. The electric flaid passed down the chimney, through, a stove, and into the floor, boring a Brinell hole through the zinc ander the stone. Mrs. Seymour Med family were sitting around the stove at the time, and all were stunned, Mrs. Seymour not ,re- viving for several hours after receiving the shock. , • • —A St. Thomas lady was throwing a paper in the stove which containen a small quantity of Paris green, when the wind blew the poisou in her face. She inhaled a portion of' it and a por- tion adhered to her lips, after a few minutes causing such irritation that a phyeician was celled. Nothing serious resulted. Parties using Paris green ;for destroying potato bugs and other pur- poses, should take warning and be care- ful how they handle it. —The remains of the late Robert Patterson, who died at Paris about a year and a half ago, have been removed from the cemetery there to the family burying ground at Princeton. It was found necessaryto procure a new shell, even after so short a lapse of time. 14r. Patterson was proprietor of the Paris Transcript for a number of years, more recently he acted as Manitoba exam.- sion agent for the Great Western Rail- way, in which capacity he was both effioient and popular. —The wife of Rev. J. Campbell, pas- tor of Knox Church, Harriston, left her home on the 8th June with the inten- tion of visiting her parents at Pembina, Dakota. She unfortunately became 111 on her way and died at her sister's residence in Minneapolis. Messages were sent to Rev. Mr. Campbell, and to deceased's mother and father in Penn bins, but before any of them arrined her spirit had fled to a better land. The remains were taken to Harriston for interment. above become reprehensible. There is a tendency among a certain class of boys at present to become men of muscle rather than men of brains. Brutality is to be dreaded. .—Thursday afternoon as Mr. Alex. Thompson, butcher of Port Hope, was _coming in from the country with his t butcher's rig, another man with a team attempted to pass him, and filially e succeeded in getting slightly ahead, when he made an effort to get directly infrontdoiiagao oM.T af whirpphiteitnipreesoorins h wjaeoerisse.trialxick the latter, causing it to plunge, and throwing Mr. Thompson and a com- panion into the ditch. Mr. Thompson was fatally hurt by the fall, and never spoke afterwards, dying the same even- ing. He was on aged man, and 'eaves a family of adults. —A familiar character about Penis known as "Old John, the piper," net with a serious accident a few days ago while walking on the railway track. He was struck by the engine of a freight train. Fortunately he was thrown oat of the way of the wheels, and so escaped with his life, but the force of the blow broke hie right arm in two places, the bone at one point protruding through - the flesh. Rif/ case was considered of such a serious nature that he was at once forwarded. to the hospital at Hann il stn7ed an amusing appearance after tbe he bicyule club at Aylmer, pre- eresult of the election in East Elgin wee known. They formed in procession tin the east end of the town, the leader carrying a banner bearing the wor s "Hurrah for Wilson," followed by t' e other Reform members carrying small flags. The Conservative part of the club consisted of one, who wore crape. Had Mr. Arkell been elected the order would have been reversed, the COLS vative member leading with a banner, and the others in mourning. —Toronto World: Nowadays a man is made to feel his own inferiority if he cannot row, swing clubs, play lawn tennis, cricket, baseball, box, drive or walk a thousand steps in a thousarid minutes. This is a muscular ag Biceps and bone count even among tl4e fair sex. Young bloods crop their hajr short and lie on the grass in the sun in a rowing snit to get themselves tanned and make themselves look like athlete. Nobody can find fault with such pran- tices so long as they are conducive to health and the development of the race. But the moment a youth of birth and breeding begins to hanker after pre-, fessional distinction, either as an oare- man or a pugilist, the methods defined —Two little three year old girls in. London, while on a tour of inspection in the woodshed, came on a package of Paris green which had been procured for the bugs on -the potato patch in the back garden. One of the little ones suggested painting the other; and ac- cordingly the naixture was prepared, and the deadlv process began. Cheeks, nose, chin, and -finally the lips Were touched and retouched. The mother now appearing, at a glance realized the situation, a physician was summoned, and the little one saved, although for a time her case was considered hopeless. Surely this ought to prove a lesson to people who leave poison around in a careless manner. —A good day's work on the 20th tilt. is recorded for Wm. C. Jones, Esq., councillor. He left his residence in Paris on the morning of Tuesday, 20th June, and went to Hamilton; drove from thence 16 miles' to Hall's corners, in South Wentworth, . voted there; thence drove 18 miles to the pollingplace 4 miles west of the village of Ancoster, formerly in South Wentwoeth, but now gerrymandered into North Brant, voted there; thence drove 12 miles to Hamil- ton, voted for two candidates there, and got home to Paris in time to vote there, travelling over 100 miles and voting for five good Reformers, three of whom were elected. —Donald Ross, of North Oxford, aged 86, went to Woodstock on election day and marked his ballot for Mr. Suther- land. On the aurae day Mr. John Col- oun, of Nassagaweya, who is now 89 years of age, and is hale and hearty, went to the polls and voted for the Re- form candidate. It is no wonder that North Oxford and Halton did their duty nobly when we find men of nearly fourscore and ten e-oming to the front to vote for Mr. Sutherland and Mr. MeCraney. Mrs. Colquhoun is also hale and hearty, and the aged couple have lived together as man and wife for 62 years. Long may these two veteran Grits live to vote with the noble army of Ontario Reformers. —The London, England, Daily News, in commenting on the result of the re- cent elections in the Donainion, says: Canada, by the unwise course she is now pursuing, is doing -her best to re- tard her own progress, to obstruct the development of the great grain growing district of Manitoba. Moreover, Can- adians are putting a strain upon their connection with this country by the inn. position of protective duties. They pro- test that these duties are not directed against the United Kingdom, but they are, as a matter of fact, levied on Brit- ish goods as well as foreign. A pro- hibitive tariff against fellow -subjects is such an anomaly that sooner or later it may prove a great strain upon the con- nection between the two countries." —Mr. Henry Miller, son of Judge Miller, of Galt, met with a mishap while camping out on one of the beauti- ful Muskoka islands, which the judge recently purchased. He had been burn- ing up some brush which -had been cleared off the roan to the water, and. at evening took the precaution to put out the fire, as he thought. During the night, however, a strong wind got up, which fanned the dying enabers again into flame, and before he was well aware of it they had seized on his tent, which was totally consumed, as well as some of the contents. This is only - what may be called " an episode" in islaud life, however, and Mr. Miller soon had things again put to rights. —The death is announced of Mr. G. G. Hamilton, Division Court Clerk at Altai Craig and Parkhill, at the age of 68 years. Mr. Hamilton was one of the most respected citizens of North Mid- dlesex, and was esteemed by all who knew him. In the early part of his life tie occupied & position under Gov- ernment; and in 1837, although a very young man at the time, served his country by marching at the head of the company of volunteers of which he was the Lieutenant. About 25 or 30 years ago he opened a large general store in Clandeboye, then known as Flannigan's . Corners. About sixteen years ago he - removed to Ailsa Craig in the capacity of Division Court Clerk, which position he has since filled with credit and dig., nity. Deceased leaves a wife and fam- ily of four. —Mr. Peter McGrath, of the 2nd concession of llowick, was kicked by a colt on the 19th inst., and was seriously inj—armedr,. butAlexis. Freocrosvyett,go. f Morris, near Brussels, returned from the Northwest last week. He had been out in. Dakota, visiting his son, who has a large farm there and is doing well. He went as far west as Brandon, Manitoba. While there he met several old Huronites, and among others Mr. McInnis, formerly a resident of Brussels, who has a land. office, also Messrs. J. E. Smith and P. Thomson; of Brussels. Mr. Forsythe purchased half a section of Syndicate land, located near Brandon, from Mr. Thomson. He is so ; much talon up with the country that he has' hall a notion to sell his fine farm in. Morria and remove out west.i