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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1882-07-21, Page 1MY 14, 882. idia. Fall wheat will y for cutting. }lay.. 3.0InirtenCad, and the very good.—We notice r. Wm. MeLean, the r the Globe Works e a live business in a and mowers. WG edy received a number' e Northwest. Thia the popularitjof the. apers and mowers, drean's pere vera.nce agent.—Otir public id saholars dye revel- & holiday, chnarnence of thia week.—Butt -e commanding high age—Our Morehead dieir reapective planeg the very warm wea- der hour than they en doing, and in the ng sp tve trust our ,age friends will not at to tteed to their e earlier hour than ally in Glititonj. y oft the Battle of the ratod in, Clinton on inelin unusually large people and lodges. atirie crowds flocked y aU. highways, and its contingent of there was aa enor- eople in town. The moat attractive ap- lug fora all quarters, end bunting decorat- r• Arches of evergreens the night previous— it street in front of notlxer across Huron Rennedy'S hotel, also e Commercial, one in, ge Lodge on Albert e in front of Messrg. eating room.. Re- aere erected in nu - taut 1301110 one re - i was a booth or a eson present, but all 'rushing basiness. As &arrived in town the he he and drum lent ting the general hum, k the noise was al- e o'clock the lodges . market square and the line of proces- VW' : 130,yfield Lodge, O'Crennor, master._ la, No. 14:5, R. John, - aerial), town, No. 153, er.. Goderich town, Johnston, master. 189, G. Cantelau, No. 2621 R. Arra- hils Green, No. 308, Hullett. No. 626, ,aster. Clinton, No. Ister. McKilIop, No, mister. Cliiselhurste stone, master. Dashoseph Gill, master.. ei. 833, J. McGill, _No. 421, 5. Spaok- mmerhill, No. 928, r. Eliraville, No. taster. Seaforth., No. .wsori, master. Man- de RoatIedge, master. . Johnston, master. [10 bands belonging to Goderieh and gen- present, and render - tunes in a splendid Besion proceeded by tn Road to Smartie .:a the Great Western there a platform had. whence the speeches ad. After a few pre - meets, the County . Joheston, delivered ring a eynopsis of the lerand referring to ity. He was follow - :Messrs. Parker E.pis- lills G-reen, Ma Mc- tlethodist, Clinton, I. aistian, all of them Los of the other, ins tence for _good upon_ proteataatisne. The as also to have ad - Was on the platform, when he was called - a marriage service. =of the addresses the rul thee ma.rehed up soon after took the ,hers remaining until Notwithstandiee the itne whieh numbered :)od order was main - little evidence was g stronger than sode- n-New Era. ta 'await. Forks Col - Company. tgornery, the Land the Saskatchewan n Company, lefb tth of June for the upon which he has • make careful and for the information, d intendinti settlers. ) the seeretary, Mr. at he has received tent and trustworthy avorable acconets of Company's lands and roe. agricatitural per- dition he has gather- coefinn the opinion d other high author - t city of the North ear the Forka of the r. Montgorraery says: nion aintnagst those judge ia that the 'ration is setting in of the North-West, ig the present season t directien will be- d.' One feature of commend it to the ding settlers ie its drinnipeg by several routfla to travel. (t tho Dominion and. te survey the corm esent en route to the `11 as his labours are 4 the active opera. - with regard to the, land win be proceed. - r -- t is said to have ased freight rates by Lining between goaf- Wednesday, twenty end twelve houses ;osion of gas, caused • • - • WHOLE NUMBER, 763. FIFTEENTH YEAR. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, JULY. 21, 1882. McLEAN BROS., Publiieherti. $1.50 a Year, in Advance. CLEARING SALE —OF— Summer Dress Goods . NOTE THE FOLLOWING PRICES -. -- Dress Goods Sold at 18c, Marked Down to10c. Dress Goods Sold at 20e, marked do2vn to 121--c. Dress- Goods sold at 25c, marked down, to 15c. 1. Striped Muslim sold at 15c, marked down to 10c. Prints sold at 8c and 10c marked clown to 5c. Gingham sold ,at 15c, marked down to 10c. CLOVES, HOSIERY, CORSETS, LACES AND EMBROIDERIES VERY " 01-IMA.P FOR CASIi OR PRODUCE. McFAUL, Seaforth. J. S. ROBERTS, DRITG- SEAFORTH, 5. S. ROBERTS begs to inform his friends, custom.ers and the public gener- ally, that during, his absence in the North-west his business will be under the management of MR. RICKEY, a thoroughly competent gentleman, in whom all can place the utmost confi- dence, and he h,opes for a continuance of the liberal patronage he has received eine° starting business Seaforth. Feels Better Than for Ten Years. Toronto, September20th, 1880.— - Gentlemen—My father had piles for three years; his kidneys were affected, and he had a pain in the small of his back; he could, non walk sometimes for weeks at a time. He is wearing the second Pad now, and is nearly well. Re says that he feels better than he has for ten years. Thankfully yours, F. M. ROSE. For sale by J. S. Roberts, Druggist, Sealottla Given up by Doctors. Toronto, November 10th, 1880.— Gent1enaen—Two mouthe since I was taken very suddenly with a pain iia my left kidney, and a large passage of blood throngh mydurinary organ. The doctors gave me up, and expected me to the hourly for two or three days, but the henamorrhage ceased and I got about again, bet I continually had a dull heavy paie in the small of ray backtwhich I could not relieve until I saw your Kidney Pads advertised. I tried one, and can add my na.nae to the hat of those who have found them beneficial an reconamcn d them. Yours truly, G. MCOLANE. For sale by J- S. Roberts, 'Druggist, Sea -forth. Female Weakness Cured. Guelph, May 21st, 1880.—Gentlemen —In reply to your note, I have to say that I called upon the ladies yon men - tweed, and both assured me -that Starr's Kidney Pad had effected a perfect and Permanent cure. One of the cases was of some three years' standing. Re- spectfully yours, 5. R. CAMERON, Editor of the Guelph Herald. For sale by J. S. Roberts, Druggist) Seaforth. From Winnipeg Westward. DEAR EXPOSITOR.—In continuing my trip westward from Winnipeg, we leave in the forenoon just when the train gets ready to go. I mean by this that yon have no means of knowing when the train oia the Canada Pacific does leave, unless what you gain from the news- papers, as this wonderfal creature of the Dominion Government, does not keep time tableto ran by, but starts when ready. • I thought there must be some mistake, and went into the office te enquire for a time table, and was informed that they did not keep time on this road. Well after waiting an hour after the time we were told the train would go. We finally got a start, and for a few miles there was nothing remarkable, but flat open prairie, with- out much improvement. We finally came to a gravel ridge on the north of the track, with somefine looking build- ings on the top of it, and on inquiry we found out it was the Provincial Peni- tentiary, I should think a very useful building in this country as a good' many peoplehere from present appear- -anoes are fitting themselves for some such institution. Let us hope that they may mend their ways. As we speed along we see some signs of improvement in the way oftfarmiug, but very scatter- ed and not much of the land fit for settlement until we pass the °seam). station. The land around_here is wet,* and old settlers say it used to be dry. and the reason they assign for this change is that Lake Manitoba, which lies to the north of it, is filling up- at the outlet, and consequently the water stand e higher in the lake, and when. there are high winds from the Norththe waves rise and flow over on the land, and that accounts for so much of it being wet and unfit for cultivation. A great many have had to leave their land, I am told. In consequence the government have caused an examination to be made by competent engineers, and I believe they recommend the deepen- ing of the outlet to Lake Winnipeg, and it is belieded that if this is done a great deal of this land, will be fit for settle- ment. But this is in the future. We arrive at the Portage, but before doing so we pass some fine, improved farms with good buildings and fences, which had a tendency to cheer us up, as it must be admitted I think that agricul- ture is the bone and sinew of a country. The Portage is a nice location for a town, and is a live place. The Assini- home river runs -past on the south side, and the land rises gently towards the north, and consequently the town is built on a nice slope facing the south, and really presents a pleasing appear- ance. The buildings are more uniform than in any other place I have seemand down along the banks of what was the bed of the Assiniboine River, but is now called a elough, there is some beautiful scenery in groves, and the buildings are all surrounded by trees and Shrubbery, which present a very fine appearance. There is now what is called Portage proper,and what used to be Portage is away to the west, and is comprised Principally ef Hudson Bay property. It looks to me to be outside thetown propet, and bears something the same relation to the present town as Egmondville bears to Seaforth, only not quite so far away on the outskirts. Farther west live a class of people that the Portage papers call Prairie Chick- ens. I understand they mean a low class of people. There was a great boom in the town lot business here last winter. I believe there was enough sold to supply the wants of the present generation. They will of course change around some. Timber is quite plenti- ful, oak and poplar being the principal kinds used' I saw some splendid oak cordwood here, which I was told only cost $1.50 per cord last winter, which I thought very cheap. From here we proceed to Brandon. For a few miles the country is good, especially to the north, where there are some excellent farming lands,and wellimproved farms. I believe there is no better in Manitoba. After passing through this settlement we travel through a great deal of rough land, scrubby tinaber and light soil,some of it pine, and the sand blowing wtth the wind, and then some good land,and then scrub and ponds, or little lakes and ;loughs, the whole presenting, with few exceptions, a very unfavorable ap- pearance. After a while we arrived at a place called De Winton. looked out and could only see a small shanty, used by the railroad company as a station, and the land is so sandy that the grass was very scarce. The company have commenced the erection of a station at this point. It will -be a sandy foundation. About a mile and a half further along we passed without stopping what was formerly the town of De Winton. But it seems that the company were not consulted in the building of the town, and consequently Were determined to pucish any parties who would attempt to build a town without consulting them. I afterwards heard that the railway authorities had rooved their station as far to the other side of the town, the first site being so bad. The feeling of the people there is. very strong against the railroad come pany for this act of oppression and tyranny. But the Canada rPanific Railway company rules with a rod of iron at present. We hasten on to Brandon. Before we strike that famous_ town we come to the Assini- boine, and the railroad has a very long bridge across the river. •We then come to what was intended for Brandon at one time, but is now called Grand Valley, the railroad people having changed their minds and moved further west. The present Brandon is beat on the side of a hill facing the North, and 1 I believe from the track to the summit is one mile. Then it is pretty level to the south, and surveyed I am told 4 or s 5 miles out. There is very little danger of flooding south of the railroad, but along the flats to the north, there are some houees and lots of tents, all of which have heen flooded this summer. The river rises here without any cause so far as can be seen. No doubt the rains westward are the cause. Brandon is a stirring place, but not so much so as it was before the company got a station further west opened, and began to carry passengers through; although where they let them off is not inviting, being well named Flat Creek. I am told it is not much of a place for business. Brandon, -although barely one year old has grown wonderfully,bun it hes not the permanent appearance that I expected to find. The buildings are oheaply got up. I do not mean by that that the,/ buildings did not cost enough for their clasa; for I am sure they did, as it is impossible to build here without costing :a good deal of money, but the buildings in their class, are gotten up as cheaply as possible, and lots of tents on the principal streets are ,esed both -as boerdtng houses and stablest some entirely of canvas, and numbers more cheaply' boarded on the sides about six feet high, a,nd the cover- ing of canvas, the whole side of the hill being covered with canvas tents. If a fire were to break out it would ruin the place, as I believe there is no means of extinguishing it, ,and the buildings are all inflammable. The, principal streets run east and west, along the face of the hill. The side walks are got up in a novel fashion. Yon will go up two or three steps. and then, of course, you have to go down again to get to the leVel. There' was a very strong feeling here about the post office, which had been centrally located but Was moved to the very last . house westward, compelling business men to travel a road they did not want to go. They were threatening to abase the postina,ster, but I heard that some kind of a icompromise had been agreed upon. North Brandon is a kind of a novelty. I am told that it consists of all the land and water north of the Canada Pacific Railway track for three or four miles. The river is very wide and deep, and I believe most of the flats and river bed are surveyed and sold for town prop- erty,: and when you get across the river there is a good pieoe orflats and sloughs and then you begin to ' ascend the hill to the north, which is North Brandon. The houses are scarce here. There is a stopping place and one or two places of questionable repute. They tell a piti- ful story here of a man from Ontario who had been in the boom last winter when North Brandon &vas selling and bought freely of town property close to the river. He_ went up this spring to see his lots, and when in about twenty feet of water as the boat was sailing along, he enquired if they were near them, and was told by the man in charge that as far as he could tell they were sailing over them, Now his brain seemed to reel, and he jumped deliber- ately into the water, and when a rope was thrown to him refused to take hold. A ewimmer on board jumped in and brought him aboard, or he would cer- tainly have perished. He seemed to want to. be buried on his own land. Some Huron people who are said to own water lots there had better take warning in time. I do not see the great future for Brandon that some people are looking for, but I may be mis- taken. If they could get railway com- munication south and north of them, it would tend to build them up, but this big railway monopoly at present shuts all the railway schemeshut in the cold, and until the people of that country rise in their wight and insist on their right in having a competing road, every- thing in railway matters will be uncer- tain. But the feeling is growing stronger daily, and I am much mis- taken in the people of that country if they do not almost unanimously de- mand their rights in that direcnion be- fore long, and woe be to any govern- ment or syndicate that refuse so just a demand. One line of road can never supply the wants of that country. Everybody believes that who has had anything to do with railways west of St. Paul, still a great many voted to keep the Government in power, who are the cause of all this. They were afraid that the Opposition would not do different in that matter, and they are hoping against hope that Sohn A. will devise some way of escape for them. '- wish he may, but ray faith is weak. JOHN BEATTIE. Canada. The Paris button factory is pre- paring to manufacture pearl buttons of every .style. —The Toronto butchers agreed to come down in;prices, and a reduction was made on Saturday. —Mr. Mulholland, of Cobourg, has given a scholarship of $40 in Knox Col- lege for the current year. — Specimens of Canadian grasses and. soil ate attractiug ranch attention at agricultural exhibitions in England. — Miss Bella Ritchie, was accidental- ly deowned in the river Speed at Guelph, while bathing last Friday evening. Seen London Bicyclists rode to Port Stanley last Friday, in a few minutes less than three hours. Distance 28 mites by road. —Mr. W. H. Grant, of Strathroynode to London on a bicycle, a distance of 26 miles,'m 2 hours and 30 minutes, with- out dismounting. —A young man in Toronto married a girl on the 13th inst., whom he had seen for the first time at the Orange celebration on the previous day. —Wane fine black bass were taken in the Grand River, near Galt, a few days ago. One splendid specimen weighed 3n pounds, and measured 18 inches in eng th. - —A street corner rowdy in Toronto got his deserts the other day. He was tending at the corner of Yonge and Richmond streets about 8 o'clock, when a youdg lady passed by. He used an insulting remark and rudely pushed her. Without one word she raised her um- brella and gave him half a dozen smart raps on the face, which will decorate him for some time to come. —Mr. Alex. Anderson, an old railway man of Toronto has invented an iron slide ' whereby it is claimed the dangers to brakesmen and yardsmen in coupling cars will be avoided. —Mr. Cameron, of Cameron, Mont- gomery & Co., left Paris a week ago on one of his semi-annual visits to Europe. Mr. Cameron has crossed the Atlantic some 30 times: —On the Grand River opposite the farm of Mr. G. a- Brown, near Paris, there is a fine water power, which if developed'would furnish a 300 horse power. —Robert Parish, a bartender it the Empress house, Windsor, .has received intelligence of having fallen heir to a fortune of $25,000 through the death of an unele at Huntingdon, England. —The Toronto Zoo has a new curios- ity, an immense goose egg. It is 174 ounces in weight, lit inches long, 10 inches in circumference and 8 inches through. —A few days ago th& wife of Ken- neth Martin, pump maker of Galt, gave birth to three children—all' girls. The mother and the little family are dong we-11.The congregation of the Presbyter- ian Church, Point Edward, have erected a very handsome tablet in their church, in memory of their late pastor, the Rev. P. McDermid. —Prof. King, pianist to Princess Louise, has been badly banged by fall- ingfrom a bicycle. He will give the piano and his listeners a rest for the re- mainder of the Rummer. —Dr. Tache, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, has not recovered his health, and intends applying for an ex- tended leave of absence, to be followed by snperannuation. —Miss Simpson, of Ottawa, has been appointed lady Principal of St. John's Ladies' College, Winnipeg, The Col- lege will be opened. on the first of August. —Professor McLaren,Convener of the Foreign Mission Committee,left Toronto on Monday last for Manitoba and the North- west, for the purpose of visiting all the Indian Missions in the North- west. —An immigrant gave,birth to a child on the Canada Southern express between Detroit and Buffalo on Wed- nesday morning. Both mother and child were kindly cared for by the pass- engers. —Mr. Goldwin Smith, accompanied by Mrs. Smith, has arrived home at Toronto, after a year's travel and resid- ence in Great Britain and the Contia- ent. ' Smith's numerous Press friends gave him a cordial welcome. —The clause in the Grand Trunk and Great Western fusion agreement, which provides that the employees of each road shall be retained at the same salaries, is a sonnet of great satisfaction to the employees of the latter road. • —Dr. Hodgins; Deputy Ainister of Education, is editing the life and letters of the late Dr. Ryerson, which will soon be published. Many letters writ- ten by the deceased .08,170 been sent to Mr. Hodgins by friends, to be embodied in the work. —It is expected that H.R. H. the Princess Louise and the Marquis of Lorne will return to Quebec from the fishing expedition, about the middle of next week. It is understood they will not return to Ottawa until later in the i —The Allen Steamship Company has entered an action for libel against the Montreal Evening Post, for stating that passengers of both sexes are huddled together on the steamers coming out from England. Damages are held at $30,000. newly arrived German immi- grant received some rough usage in Ottawa the other da.y. He was set upon and nearly beaten to death by three roughs at Anglesea square, one of the most disreputable places in the city. One of the blackguards has been arrest- ed. —The seven students of the Colling. wood Collegiate Institute, charged with fraudulently procuring thaulyexamina- tion papers, have been bound over to appear at the next assizes in October, in the sum of $200 each, with one surety each for $100. —A few days ago, the customs depart- ment at Montreal made an extensive seizure of tea, sent from New York, con- signed to Kirk, Lockerly & Co., and en- tered as direct ieraportation to save thk duty of 10 per cent. The value of the consignment is variously estimated from $30,000 to $40,000. -d-Mr. Jones, of England, who has brought and sent out to Canada over 1,000 immigrants of all classes, is pre- paring for the press an immigrant guide book, as well as perfecting his plans for next -year, when he intends to send out between five and six thousand immi- grants. —The other mornieg two dogs of Mr. Sam Mcddicken, of Platteville, kill, ed 7 well bred sheep belonging to Mr. David Wright, a near neighbor farmer. The dogs were recognized as IV[r. Mc- Micken's, and he had to pay $160 for dead sheep, and to destroy the dogs in the bargain. Alex. Robinson, of Port Credit, was returning from Brampton in a wagon on Wednesday evening last, when the seat upon which he was sitting turned over backwards, throwing him from the vehicle, fracturing the skull and dislo- cating his neck, resulting in almost instant death. —A crank named James Hamilton, a son,of a North Crosby farmer, was ar- rested in Brockville the other day on a charge of carrying dangerous weapons about his person, a loaded revolver being the instrument in question. When asked what he intended to do with the weapon, he stated that he intended to shoot Hon. C. F. Fraser on sight. The alleged cause of the intended attack was the unsatisfactory result to Hamil- ton of a law snit in which he h d been engaged. —The Canadians scored a great sw- ay last, e 32nd Wales hers of O Com - bore of cess at Wimbledon on Sittur. when Lieutenant Mitchell, of t Battalion, won the Prince of prize of £100. Three other me the team won prizes at the'eafa petition. In other contests me , the team also won prizes. —The meanest story on recor from Cantpbellford. A new eh being built, and in laying the stone a number o coins an articles were placed therein. the following night /tome partie ed off the top stones and s money, bible, and everything taking. —Rev. Styleroan Herring an J. Jones, both of En land, are in now enquiring into he welfare immigrants sent to the D through their instr mentality. the past 14 years M . Herring h instrumental in sending o persons. —A Kingston min r has oom a needle of granite, vhioh sten pendicular for it hei ht of 75 f originally formed p rt of a cliff a land slide fell upon its end mained there. It has a base o square. No monument in the is more imposing. — About midnight Friday a fl out in W. B. Stevens' hardwar Ponlett street,Owen Sound, and spreading consumed, the whole Dominion Block. A number o dwellings and. stores were d before the flames wee subdued loss will probably reach $40,000. mace light. — The Orange procession in on the twelfth was to miles in —They have wicked boys in One of the merchants recently advertisements adviting people to Mitchell for wall paper." young rascals erased the "Mit left a notice more likely to be in the breach than the observan —A collision occurred betwe freight trains at Berlin on T last week. Several cars wer turnedand badly damaged. them was filled with horses, a injuries sustained b one of t mats will prove fataLl The dam be considerable. A ang of me set to work to clear t e track wh done in a few hours. —On Sunday last the resid Mr. James Miller, Sr, about tw from Paris, was to ally destr fire. A spark from t e chime ped between the h use and which soon broke on in flathes thing was saved, nd the lo amount to $2,000. he propert sured in the Waten1oo Mat $1,000. —An old woman oii the verge was convicted and fined $10, Recorder's Court,Mo treal,for d nese and vagrancy cn Saturda This is the 300th 4onviotion prisoner in the crimn 1 courts of that city, as she has led a life of the grossest depravity there for n arly 75 yeas. —Mr. Robert Gut rie, of Ble helm, has bought the farm of 250 acr a im- mediately north of Paris, formin part of the estate of the late Horace Capron, Esq. The price paid was $84 per acre, making a total sum of $21,000. Some Ontario farmers do not require to go t� the North-west to make money, they have the thing now. —The Caledonian Society intend to invite Sir John A. McDonald to be present at the grand demonstration to be held at Lueknow hortry. Aruong other attractions of Ithat time it is expected that Don ld Dinnie, the heavy weight athlete bf the world, and Duncan C. Ross, chanipion of America, will engage in a competition for a special purse. ----A turfman named Bingham, secur- ed at a book sale in Toronto, the other night, a ram treasere in connection with the English turf. This is a record of turf events in 1839, and contains in addition to a complete calender the winners of the Derby, the Oaks and the St. Leger since their inception in the eighteenth century. The names of winners up to the year 1850 has also been filled in by the original purchaser. —Mr. Kinzinger, of Parkdale, a cheerful and good hearted man who endeared himself to the unfortunate in- mates of the Incurable Asylum, in Toronto, was buried on Friday. He spent much of his time with them, ancl endeavored to make their lot more cheerful. A splendid wreath of flowers was laid on his coffin by his grateful and sorrowing friends. —The celebrated weather prophet Moses Oates,prognosticates for this part of the Province as follows :—The rest of July hot and dry ; August cool; October, a fair average month; November, general fall weather ; December, severe cold. The first part of the winter, ex- cesSively cold; the latter part,open and mild, followed by an early spring. —Mr. M. McKenzie, of Guelph, has challenged Mr. -R. F rgnson, of the Listowel Banner, to a Match game of draughts for the championship of the county of Perth. Mr. Ferguson replied, stating that he would play Mr. McKen- zie a series of ten games for all the championships which the Guelph man holds. It is expected that the match will be played sometime during the summer. —The cattle quarantine at Levis, which has lately been much enlarged, now contains some 700 head of magni- ficent animals„ including Jerseys, Here- fords, Ayrshires, :Doions, Polled Angus, Galloways, West Highland, Sussex and Shetlands. The Cochrane Ranch Company have in collection 23 bulls and 57 cows of the PolledAngus breed. Thos. McCrae, of Guelph, 40 Gallo - ways ; R. Hay,Toronto.5 Polled Angus; J. R. Craig, of Brampton, 10 Dur - 11 comes rch was corner other D aril] g ' knook- ole the worth Mr. 5. Canada of the minion D aring s been t 4,500 across s per - et. It and by nd re - 20 feet rovince e broke store, rapidly of the other stroyed The Maur- ondon length. Elora. uck up to "go Some ," and onored e. n two ursday Over- ne of d the e ani - go will were ch was nce of miles yed by drop- itchen, No. • will is in - al for of 90 'n the nnken- last. f the rt_ • hams; and George Geary, of London, 3 -aHreerienfosrpdlsenandida2c3onPdoiltlieociAll n. Angus. • — A gentleman passing along the street in Elora the other day, found a number of old • coins on the sideiwalk, and at once imagined that the museum had been robbed. An examination proved that this theory was incorrect, and the owner of the coins has not yet been discovered. It is probable that they are the property of some -collector in the neighborhood, and that his children in his absence, have made free , with his treasures. —Lemuel John Besaw, of Uxbtidge, took a dose of la.ndenum,whilein Toma- to on Saturday last, and expired a Vivi hours afterwards. Deceased was ebout 22 years of age, and got married to a Miss Eimskay, of Port Perry about ten days agp, and came to Toronto on his weddhig tour. He was stopping with his brother-in-law Mr. Anderson, night No reason is assigned for the rash afocrtein the Nipissing Railwaynar .man ch- - — On the twelfth a man named Gay, while walking on the ttrack, was rue over by the Toronto, Grey and Bruce mixed train near Orangevilletdtand in- stantly killed. He leaves a Wife and ten children to mourn his loss. , The same day, Alex. Robinson, of ! Port Credit,whilereturning from Bramp- ton, met with a fatal accident. The seat upon which he was 'sitting thrned over backward, throwing him front the .vehicle, fracturing the skull and dislo- cating the neck, resulting in almdst in- stantaneous death. , Messrs. D. Caldwell & Sons, of ; Gaft Nurseriee, have had a splendid yield of strawberries this season. Up tO the 14th hate from 5 acres one 4th i year •crop, one third year crop, two second year crops and one 1st year crop, they have gathered with fully one quarter of the crop to gather, 10,395 quarts, or' 325 bushels of 32 quarts each. lThis will give an average yield of 65 brishels to the acre up to this time, and with the product yet to gather the total of 80 bushels to the acre will probably be reached. —On July 3rd a family re -union took place at the residence or Peter Fisher, Burlington, to celebrate that gentle- man's birthday. Among those present, about 60 in all, were Mr. Fisher's , sons and daughters with their families. Mr. Fisher is one of the old time Refotmers and a red hot one at that. Though 80, he is still hale and hearty, 1 the very picture of health, and bids fair to celebrate his centennial. A fine presen- tation was made to Mr. and. Mrs. Fisher, who acknowledged the peesen- tation in a few broken sentences, 'being overcome with surprise and. emotion. —A few days ago a singular circum- stance occurred on a farm belonging to Mr. S. B. Petit, in Windham. Ati noon Mr. Thomas Barnes, who has the ,farm rented, noticed that smoke was iesuing from the aide of the woodshed, and on proceeding to investigate the dans°, found the boards charred and just burst- ing into flame. He hurriedly dashed a quantity of water on.the fire, and put it out. He then found the cause,Which was singular. A large tin milk can had been placed besidethe building to air; the reflection of the rays of the sun was thrown from the can on the boards, and had thus set them on fire. —Commenting on the crops the Galt Reporter says: Fall wheat never look- ed better in this neighborhood. It has filled well with a plump berry,!, and some farmers believe they will hate an old time crop—that is from 30. tb 40 bushels to the -acre. Spring °Topa also look well and promise an abundant yield. Some trouble has been experienc- ed with turnips, the fly having in aome cases totally destroyed the first sowing; but the fine rains we have lately enjoy- ed have given a stert to those sown for 1 the second time. Altogether, the Pros- pects in this neighborhood, and we believe throughout the west genetIally, never looked brighter. —About seven days ago a *lung woman named Martha Fryer, wh4 re- sided with her parents in Merritori, left her home, telling her mother that she was going off for a short visit to some friends and would be back in two or three days. Since then nothing] has been heard of the whereabouts of the girl. A few weeks ago the body lof a young woman was found in the Niagara river, and Mrs. Fryer left Merriton on Thursday to see if she could idehtify the remains, as it ts possible the girl I t has met with foul play. The mi sing 1 girl is about 20 years of age, good ook- ing, well , mannered and affable,; and bore a good character. —The annual convention of 04ario Orchardists, was held at Trenton on Thursday of last week. The meeting was largely Attended by all the leading fruit growers in the Province, and. many others. Several questions of interest were discussed. Col. McGill; of Oshawa, read a paper on grape culture, pointing out that a good, deep soil, well pulvenzed,and on a south eastern lope enriched with well rotted farm ma nre, was indispensable to grape culture. 1 He thought the rows should be 121 feet apart, and the vines some , distance asunder in the rows. The Delaiivare was considered of the first rank. • There was a general discussion on ; the clu—estinone Ospecial train from Windsor on Wednesday, 12th inst., two of the ipas- sengers were relieved of their money and other valuables, one near Glencoe and the other near Belle River. ,The case was reported to Detective Phair at London, who arrested two mea as the thieves. On their persons Were found two gold watches, stem-winders, a number of railway tickets, $73 in money, a silk skull cap, a small baton and sundry other articles. They gave their names as Tames Martin, 37 years of age, baker, and T. Moyan, painter, (evidently fictitious names.) hey refused to give any account of t em- aelves, and from their general bearing it is evident the capture by Detective Phair is an important one. —A most daring robbery was perpe- trated near Brockville on the 12th inst. Two men named Seott and Murphy hired a horse in Brockville and drove out six miles to a hotel kept by Abel Yates. They placed a revolver at Yates' head, and compelled him to give up his money. They then compelled him to get down on- his knees and swear he would not inform on them. They then proceeded to the residence of a wealthy farmer named Pierce Atcheson, and tried the same game. Atcheson refused to give up his money. Murphy fired his revolver at Atcheson, which grazed his face. During the straggle that ensued Atcheson got ..into the cellar and made his escape. He immediately went for assistance to Brockville, and some neighbors came to the rescue and caught Scott,who is now lying in jail. Murphy escaped to Ogdensburg, where he was arrested the next day, and will be extradited. —Quite an excitement occurred one day last week by the strange freak of a little boy about 4 years old, son of Mr. P. Meadows of West Zona. His father and mother *ere going to St. Marys, the boy antkocd permission to go along but was refused. So when his parents were ready to go he kindly volunteered to open the gate, which after doing he succeeded in quietly scrambling into the hind part of the buggy unobserved by his parents, and there secreted him- self without detection until they were nearly at their destination. Meanwhile he was missed by those at home, and. a general search was begun, many of the friends and neighbors taking an active part in the search, but without success. Then an elder brother mounted a horse and started for St. Marys to enquire what had hap- pened, when to his surmise he found that his brother had stolen -a march on him, and was the first to arrive in town. —Mrs. John MaoVicate died at the residence of Mr. D. Guthrie, Q. C., and ex -M. P., Gueleh, on the 9th inst. The deceased had reachdthe advanced age of 92 years, 45 of which had been spent in Canada. Mrs. MoVicar, with her husband and 10 children, eame from the south end of Cantyre, Argyleshire, Scotland, and settled near Chatham, ie difficulties and passed through all ti incident to a Canadian pioneer life. She lived. to see all her children occupy positions of comfort and usefulness, and left to mourn her departure four sons and three daughters, and litany grand- children. Her youngest eon is Rev. Dr. D. MadVicar, Principal of the Pres- byterian College Montreal, last year Moderator of the General- Assembly. Another is the Rev. Dr, Malcolm Mac - Vicar, Professor of Apologetic's and Old Testament Exegesis in the Males - ter Hall, Toronto. —The Cambellford Herald of the 7th instant, says there are now three men employed in that vicinity, in the capture of frogs, and the exportation of the meat. On Monday morning last, they shipped 115 pounds, and since the first of June, when they first commenced operations, they have shipped between 700 and 800 pounds. They have been catching in the river between Heely Falls and Hastings, but on Tuesday last, they changed their " fishing" grounds to Rice Lake. The meat is shipped. to Fulton market, New York, Albany, N. Y., and the Thousand - Island House, Thousand Islands. At each of these places it sells for 39 cents per pound. The frogs are caught at night with the help of a jack light, by which means they are easily approach- ed and captured alive. They are put into a barrel alive, and the catchers do not kill the tittle creatures until they have a quantity sufficient to make, a shipment. —In the autumn of 1867 Captain Waddell was in command of a first- class schooner named the Explorer bound from Windsor to the Manitoulin Islands, having on board whiskey and mill machinery valued at $18,000 and on which was a heavy insurance. On tire 25th of November the vessel was lost with' all hands excepting the captain, who stated that the schooner struck on the shingle shoals five miles from Tober- mory, that the crew all went down with the boat, and that he escaped nar- owly in the yawl boat. An investiga- tion was made but it resulted in noth- ing, and the insurance was eventually - paid. The captain secured command of another vessel on Lake Huron, but his success as a navigator appears to have deserted him. It is said that he had a dread of the coast in the neigh- borhood of Tobermory, and in every sense was a changed man. In 1873 he was swept off the deck of his vessel near Point Clark, about two miles south of Kincardine, and since then it is said that two of the Captain's sons have been drowned and their bodies never recovered. About a month ago preparations were made for raising the sunken Explorer,- which was known to be lying in about 90 fdet of water, near Tobermory. It was soon discovered that the vessel's cargo instead of being worth $18,000, was not worth ftve aente. The divers found that the cargo consisted of about 15 ton of stone, and that twelve one and a half inch auger holes had been made in the bottom of the vessel. The hull was taken to Kiricardine,where it was seized at the instance of a Mr. Lewis, of Goderich, who, it appears claims to have purchased the sunken vessel from the insurance companies. • --t-On account of continued ill health, the Rev. T. T. Johnston, minister of the Presbyterian Congregation, at Moles- worth, has tendered his resignation to the Maitland Presbytery. He intends making a tour through the Southern. States in a few months, and will prob- ably remain for some time in Florida, with the hope of improving his physieal condition before--agaitt resuming the work of the ministry.