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; Dr. O'Reilly, the
ions, is we uaderstand,
his confineraent at
o picnic held in Goder-
n a contest took place
1 cane; between Mr. A.
P.,
at Mr. P. W.
e created c,onsiderable-
ig the afternoon, anj
as taken in the result
An open vette, with se
tea held up to 630.
or half an hour the
ide without a record
the close of the open
W&8 : Col. Ross, 509
eton, 367. During the
close voting, heavy
n both sides, arid at
>allot at 6 p. na., the
toss 987, and Johnston
majority for Ross of
sbyterian Chtnroh.
ing iuterestiiag history
Presbyterian Churele
iadebted to the Post
id this &Jewell., called
t Scottish divine, Rev.
dates ha& to the year
Si was held in private
-el bush in the summer
preacher was
College, namecl Donald
ahortly after he left
ien followed Alex. Me-
iher, now of MeNab St.
zureh, Hatanand
E who supplied three
jar while College wan
as also au occasional
d during the year, but
In 1857 --an, aore
!On Queen and Turn -
n Thomas Efalliday for
lee of a church--c0x40
he building was not
• following year, and
Pally volunteer labor.
tete were Donald Mce
Ebert McCallina. Rev.
tom Glengarry ceurity,
the year 1864 and put
a of faithful service.
commencement was
house whieh was ine
•efore he left. During
es of Rev. Mr.. Ferga-
he also preached at
VaItola, conducting aer-
ie and English. The
time increased in size
til.ua 1872, old Alel-
• thanght too small and
e was iiieked for. This -
era T. la:Michael, on
end contained three -
re, the price paid for it
i brick for the &Lurch
Lomas Ainley, and the
a Thomas Broivn, of
mount a the contract
f this sum there was
iefore commencing to.
ialance was borrowed
nd Loan Company in
need instalment with
Lae on the lst of April
the credit of the eon -
be said, that the last
mile last April, so that
:irehr free from debt at
• The size of the build -
gallery on three aides,
roomy stone basement
The seating capacity
WI. Two furnaces in
et the ohurch through -
Ross, B. A., the pros
-
duly installed in Oc-
a has given the very
on both as a preacher
• sermons are full of
no fail to have au
hearers. . Rev. Mr.
a year and a free
!ie about 100 familiea
he church and over 150
James Mitchel:110cl the -
receiving a small sal -
For the past four
swart has lead charge,
it time, he is assisted
, composed of Misses
• Sraith, .A.unie Knech-
a, Maggie Stewart and
eprartos ; Mrs. Graham
dr, sato& ; Dr. Graham
tenor ; Alex. Stewart
118014. bass. The Sab-
e held. at 11 a m. artd
elders are W. R. Wil -
art, Donald MoL2111C11.-
auchlin, James Mitch -
McCallum. A regular
meeting is held 011
ng in the eharch. In
sf Rev. Mr. Ferguson'
manse in which Mrs.
was built. The
sed by Daniel Stewart.
was built last fall in
Melville Church, 40x24
hcemnaodation a the
Sim the couutry. The
f the congregation are
!
euccesedelly, and are
ion of W. R. Wilson,
Stewert, Treasurer,
etary ; Committee, D.
Vexa,nder, Gee. Good,
n ereear and Alex.
ie ushers are Elders
art. John Meadows is
ablishinent of a regth
- a Sunday School was
has never been closed
In the early days it
dwelling of old -Mr.
Saito the old tort house
Gail. The school wale
in of Alex. Ferguson,
James Fergusou, of
ssons were given in
English. Rev. Mr.
ieriatendeat for some
succeeded by Alex.
ks followed by W. IL
tiding at the present
ie divided into thir-
-naraele being on the
ra ere Alex. Stewart,
- Adam Goo& John
Walter Smith, dud
;raith, Graham, Tufts,
Misses Sinclair, Ross
. Stewart is seeretary-
7a,riart. Their are 250
ibra,ry. About $60 ie
for school parposes.
ings a Bible Clasa i�
of the lesson, which
t benefit to all 0011'
nine Church member -
da very large, but what
ambers was made up
Lergy in furthering the
hurch, so that to -day
position than ever
FIFTEENTH YEAR.
WHOLE NUMBER, 766.
Pmc=r•ESI—
-Y, AUGUST U., 1882.
{
. ! ! MoliEAN BROS., Publishers.
$1.50 a Year, in Advance.
CLOSING SALE
—OP THE—
SUMMER SEASONr
—AT—
E. McFAULS
DRY GOODS STORE.
THE BALANCE OF THE
Summer Stock
Must be sold in order to make room
for
FALL AND WINTER CODS.
NO PRICES
Mentioned in this column, but upon
examination of the Goods, prices will
be found the
LOWEST IN THE TRADE.
E. MCFAUL.
J. S. ROBERTS,
DRITC31-
SEAFORTH,
J. S. ROBERTS begs to inform his
friends, customers' and the public gener-
ally, that during. his absence in the
North-west his hueinese will be under
the managementof MR. RICKEY, a
thoroeghly competent gentleman, in
whom all can placdi the: utmost, confi-
dence, and he hopes for a continuance
of the liberal patronage he has received
since sterting business in Seaforth.
Peels Better Than for Ten Years.
Toronto, September 20th, 1880.—
Gentlemen—My !father had piles for
three years; his kidneys were affected,
and, he had. e pain in the small of his
back ; he could net walk sonaetimee for
weeks at a time.: He is wearing the
second Pad now,: and is nearly well.
Ile Bays that he feels better than he
has for ten years. Thankfully yours,
P. M. ROSE. For sale by J. S. Roberts,
Druggist, Seaforthe
11111../mIengo•••••AMINIIIIi
Given up by Doctors --
Toronto, Noveraber 10th, 1880.—
Gentlemen—Two months since I was
taken very suddenly with a pain in my
left kidney, and a large passage of
blood through my urinary organ. The
doctors gave me ,up, and expected inc
to die hourly for two or three days, but
the hemmorrhage ceased and I got
about again, but I continually had a
dull heavy pain in the small- of ray
back, which I could not relieve until I
saw your Kidney Pads advertised. I
tried one, and. cae add. my mune to the
list of those who have found them
beneficial, and recommend them.
Yours truly, G. Mee -mace. For tittle by
J. S. Roberts, Druggist, Seaforth.
Female Weakness Cured.
Guelph, May 21st, 1880.—Gentlemen
—In reply to your note, I have to say
that I called upon the ladies you men-
tioned, and both assured me that Starr's
Kidney Pad had effected a perfect and
Permanent cure. One of the oases was
of some three years' standing. Re-
8Pastfully yours, J. R. CAMERON, Editor
of the Guelph Herald. For sale by J.
B. Roberts, Druggist, Seaforth.
A Stanley Farmer's Opinion of
the Northwest.
To the Editor of the Ruron Expoeitor.
DEAR SIII,—After a ramble of a few
weeks in Manitoba and part of the
Northwest, a few remarks might be of
some interest to the numerous readers
of Trot EXPOSITOR. Having left Sea -
forth on the 19th of May, with through
tickets for Brandon, we arrived in
Winnipeg on the 22nd. I need not say
anything about Winnipeg, as almost
everyone has heard all about it. Suf-
fice it to say that it is a live city. After
a rest of two days, and viewing places
of interest in the city, such as the old
fort, where poor Scott suffered (I was
surprised to see nothing to mark out
the spot), we again set out for Bran-
don, arriving there on the 25th. Bran-
don is beautifully situated on the south
bank of the Assiniboine, being a good
site for a city, as the soil is light and
gravelly. The water is also very good.
If Brandon continues growing for the
next ten years as it has done for the
last 10 months, it will be quite a city.
Time only can tell. There is a grist
mill, saw mill, planing factory and
various factories in course of erection.
Hotels and boarding housefel, are num-
berless, and strange to say, although
the Scott Act is in full force, you will
meet with plenty of drunken men.
Probably the alkali waters of Manitoba
have something to do with it. Well,
having to stay a week here for
the arrival of our stock, and passing
the time as best I could, hearing men's
opinions and views of this far-famed
land.. Here you would meet with some
who declared. the whole thing was a
fraud, denouncing conntry, Govern-,
ment, Syndicate and everything else;
again, the colonization company's
agents telling that it was the finest
country ever the sun shone on, especi-
ally the portion they represented. Some
would tell you that it was so wet you
could hardly get a dry spot to build a
house on, others that the railway com-
pany had all the good land, and so on—
all enough to discourage a man if he
had not a, strong nerve; but being a
reader of the Pilgrim's Progress, like
good Christian I determined to see for
myself, and going through sloughs and
mire holes, expecting to come to good
land. beyond. Having made up ray
mind to set mit on the journey, the first
thing to procure was a wagon, plow,
tent and cooking utensils. Wagons
being difficult to get, as ihey are bought
before arrival, the demand -being so
great, after searching through all the
implement warerooms and failing to
procure one, I determined to stand
the market, as there is a market in
Brandon every week day, of stock and
second -band implements belonging to
people who have got discouraged and
are selling off their outfit, as they call
it. Oxen were selling thee at from
$200 to $300, according to size and con-
dition, bet they kept declining in price,
owing to the numbers arriving, and be-
fore many days they could be bought
for $50 a yoke cheaper. • Well, having
come across a man who wanted to dis-
pose of oxen and --wagon, I btarted to
bargain for the wagon and ox harness,
and after some parleying we made a
bargain for $95 for the wagon and har-
ness. The price ofOx harness now is
from $13 to $15, and wagon from $80 to
$90. I also purchased a tent, for which
I.paid $10, the camp stove and furni-
ture being $6, and plow $25. Now
having my outfit complete, and waiting
patiently for the arrival of the oxen, or
rather impatiently, I should say, vitit-
ing the station several times a day and
heatiog the many imprecations poured
forth on the Syndicate, justly or unjust-
ly, I am not prepared to say. One
thing I can say: we must make allow-
ance for a new road, new hands and
the rush of immigration, and the impa
tience of stock men in general. One
thing ! I cannot understand is: after
contracting for a car of stock from Sea -
forth, or any other station in Ontario,
to Brandon, there are always some ex-
tra dollars to pay upon its arrival at
Brandon). Can anyone explain this?
Finally, our stock arriving on the first
of June, after a voyage of thirteen days
from Seaforth, and looking fresh and
well, I determined to set out the next
day, as I was getting tired of Brandon,
and my purse was getting lighter,
which must be pretty full to take
a, journey to the west. When I left
home I was 'determined to strike out
for the famous Qu'Appelle district, but
on coining to. Brandon and finding that
the land was not in market and mostly
all squatted upon, and hearing a good
account of the land south of the Moose
Mountains, I directed my course that
way, and falling in with Mr. Matheson,
from Clinton, and Joe and Albert
Aikenh.ead, late of Stanley, we agreed
to go in company. The night before
leaving on our prairie journey, several
acquaintances visited us to wish us
good speed. an our journey, among
others Moser's. McDougall and Hally, of
Seaforth. Having set out on the
morning of the 2nd of Jane, taking our
weir to the southwest of Bran: -
don, on the trail on the north side of
the Souris River, the first day we only
made about ten miles, not caring to
melte too long a journey. For the first
few miles south of Brandon the soil is
light and the laud is rolling. We
went through some of the much talked
of sloughs, which our cattle faced
bravely, and like the soldier in battle,
having stood the first fire, we nerved
ourselves up, determined to go through
thick or thin, Here I met a settler who
had been here for about two years, who
asked. where I hailed from. After
telling him I was from the county of
Huron, he asked if I had. left any people
at all in Huron or. Bruce, as almost
everyone who went that way were
Huron or Bruce men. Having come
to good eahaping ground, that is, where
we could procure wood and water and
good grass, we pitched our tent for the
night, and having a few hours before
•
darkness set in, and supper to get
reatly, I determined to have a little
duck shooting. They are very numerous,
but they are also very cunning, as I
could not get within range of them,
After two hours' stalking I had to come
back without anything except wet feet
and a good appetite, and supper being
ready, rf did ample justice to thegood
things iand retired for the first night on
the boundless prairie. I slept sound,
getting up. early next morning and pre-
paring breakfast, pulling the tent
down, and getting everything ready for
the journey, we started off on eur sec-
ond day's tramp. By noon we arrived
at Plum Creek, a rapid running stream,
and having to be ferried across, as the
bridge was washed away in the spring,
and only a email flat bottomed boat to
ferry pa over, it took us two hours
to get across, having to unload all our
goods and swim our oxen over. It is
a beautiful country here. Plum Creek
enters the Souris River at this point.
After getting across the ferry we again
set out, passing through as fine a tract
of land as I ever saw. Beautifully
situated on the north bank of the
&aria; the settlers here may well feel
proud of their location. Getting near
camping time, . we were again on the
look out for a good spot, it being Satur-
day night and intending to rest on
Sunday. We came to a beautiful spot
on the banks of the Souris, where there
was plenty of wood and good water. So
we agein pitched our tent, and getting
a suppiy of wood for Sunday and supper
over, and a journey of 25 miles ended,
we retired for the night, getting up next
mornieg .to spend our first Sabbath on
the prairie. We opened the day with
devotional exercises, feeling that
God was near us even here,
and spending the day in meditating
on the. works of creation, viewing its
vastness before us. We rose up early
Moudiiy morning refreshed by the rest
over Sabbath, and by inquiring at a
shanty near by we found we were at
Malta; which is to be laid out for a citi .
There is to be found coal on the banks
of the river. Setting out on our jour-
ney determined to do a good day's work,
I may say that the country passed
through on this day's journey was not
so mubh of a farming country—mostly
sand !hills covered with scrub wood,
more of ia resort for game, as here they
were in- abundance, such as prairie
chicken, curlew, plover, snipe, duck,
etc. We had a. couple of prairie chick-
ens for dinner, which we relished very
much. A goed sportsman could enjoy
himself evell here. Getting on in the
eveniegeand finding that we had scored
thirty :miles, we again set up our tents
for the night, and after performing the
duties' of baker and cook, and doing
ample justice to the gapd things, (for
travelling on the prairie gives a person
a good appetite.) we retired to ease the
limbs, and getting up early the next
day the first thing I spied was a magpie,
that bird of ill omen, a.s I have heard
old country people say, •which proved to
be true in our ease, as we loin the trail
that dity, and• found on stopping at
night that we had only made about
fifteenmiles, so we didn't 'care about
seeing a magpie au more. Passing on
day after day . in this way, through
some fine country, especially on the
north and- south Antlers, we finally
came to Moose Mountain Creek, where
we thought of getting land, but finding
the timber scarce and small, and no
railway within sixty miles, we could
not think of locating, and after a con-
sultation, we determined to strike back
for Brandon again, and, if possible, get
land near the railway. Arriving back
in Brandon on the 14th of June, we
started off by railway that night for the
vicinity of Oak Lake, after getting a
list Wall the vacant land in that local-
ity, ited happening to come across Mr.
Robert Lang, late of Rodgerville, who
is located here,he, in company with Mr.
Minion, a- native, kindly showed us
most of the vacant sections, and being
well pleased with the locality and
everything, I took a homestead and
preemption 320 acres, 15 acres of bush
being on it, and within two miles of the
station. There is good water on it, and
the soil from two to three feet black
loam, with sand mixed with clay -
bottom, and no stones. ! Some of it is
low, but can easily be deained. It is a
splendid placeifoe stock.; The high land
prairie grass seems to be very nutri-
(dons. Well, having g t located, and
and getting the necessary papers in the
land office, I now set tto work to see how
the breaking up would gp, for the first
time taking a prairie plough in hand.
Beingha little different from another
plougie because when you try to put it
in the ground it is sure to come out,being
a little contrary like the pig, but by a,
little patience and perseverance I soon
learned, as it is very easy when you get
up to the way. As it wits getting lade
in the season, and having to be home
for the harvest, I only 'got about five
acres 'ploughed. I could plow an acre
a day twith the oxen. I made arrange-
ment4 with Mr. Lang to keep my oxeu
until I returned, and made preparations
for the homeward journey, and being
requested by Mr. Lang before leaving
to accompany him on a visit to Mirrion
Island in Oak Lake, I consented. Mr.
Lang got his boat ready i and I in com-
pany with Rev. Mr. Hardy, missionary,
acconipanied him. . The weather was
very pleasant, and the lake was as
smooth as glass. Mr. Hardy tried his
luck at fishing, but the water was too
smooth and he got Ilene. The lake
abounds with pike, muskalounge, gold -
eyes, etc. It is a great fishing resort
in the winter time. It is 16 miles long
and 6 miles wide. After -a sail of about
two Miles we reached the island; the
property of the Mirrion brothers, there
beinghhree of them. The island con-
tains about 600 acres, mostly covered
with oak. I can tell you, Mr. Editor,
I was well repaid for my visit; the
kindness of the Messrs. Mirrion in
shewing me through their estate and
mansions, and the perfection of their
• •
•
crop was beyon my comprehension.
In fact, I have s en n thing since - my
return that will ome up to it. They
were using new otat es on the 3rd of
July; their gard n vegetables could not
be beat; the oor was in blossom, peas
in bloom, barley and wheat heading
out, and the ii-enery of the island
is really beautifu . The beauty of the
wild rose and v •ions ether flowers and
the chanting of rds Must be seen and
heard to be app eciated. I understand
the Messrs. Mirrion are to ha.ve part of it
surveyed in to n lets laid out for
eummer reside= s, which I think is
just the spot for health and pleasure.
Being -told by i r. Leng that it was
time for us to re urn, as I was lost in
admiration and id n8t feel the time
passing, we agai i set Sail, returning to
the residence of r. Lang. This friend
is n.gentleman hose; kindness' I will
noIt readily forge , as bis house is open
tola stranger at 11 tithes, and his kind-
ness and hospit lity not a few share,
in all of which a sociated with him is his
'kind and genial lady, who is not lack-
ing in providing for the inner man. I
consider the line are fallen to me in a
pleasant place t be near them, as they
are e host of frie ds in themselves. Mr.
Lang has a fine lace heatitifully situat-
ed on the height abohe the lake, and
with a man of r. L ng'S stamp and
nerve will soon 1.e a, ourishing place.
It is a pity ther are ot a good many
more like him, who would put their
shoulder to the whee , instead of run-
ning down the a untr • Mr. Lang with
his son has two secti ns here and five
in other parts of Manitoba. He intends
having about 69 acres reade for crop
next year. He as thhee span of horses
and threh yoke f oxep breaking in. ile
is ale() patting p elite a lot of wire
fencing.
Having set o t oit my homeward
journey on the iiorningofthe 4th of
July, and viewi • g thel beautiful scenery
around Oak L e, 1 wlas sAmest sorry at
leaving the wo d -covered hills to the
north, and the till la,ke to the south,
and the Vast pr ,irie eround, and think-
ing how soon th y weie to bd the happy
homes of many. _Arriving at -Flat
Creek in time f the train, I was soon
steaming home ards. Having friends
in Dakota, I th ught 1 woull pay them
a visit, and see part of Uncle Sam's
territory. I ran t say the part I was
in looks well,. that is around Grandin
and vicinity. he heat crop looks
well whore they got itl in in good time,
but late crops on't ook near SO well.
South near Fa go, the land in some
places is Still o vered with water, and
their (Silence of a crop is but small.
While here I vi ited the Brown Farm.
They have abou 3,00i1l acres of wheat
this year which looks well. This farm
is beautifully sif uated being drained by
the south brittle of 11m river, which
passes through t, and is almost dry in
the summer tin e. They work nothing
but mules here. On enquiry I was told
they had 96, als 15 B 1 f - binding reapers
and three or fon thr shing machines.
Every man wo ks idx mules on the
gang plough an thr e on the reaper.
Everything is very compact on this
farm, as it wored sy. tematically. The
men do not se m to 1 be worked very
hard. The randinlis also farm a
large extent of and 1ere, and hold a
large extent of ailway land locking it
up from settler , as tlry hold it at $15
per acre. The and a ong here is some-
thing the sam as at _ Winnipeg; all
along the Red iver valley being mueli
l
the same. Fo my fancy the prairie
is rather low; • wouli prefer it more
rolling, althougl some pond holes should
be on it. Taki • g it upon the whole I
would prefer t a western part of Mani-
toba itself, and be still under the brave
old flag. I seain took my journey
homewards, aft r a stay of four days in
the great territory, and passed through
some fine coun try and scenery, especi-
ally through th; Missi sippi Valley from
St. Paula to C , icago. The beautiful
river is dotted ith s camera and saw-
logs, with the ick behind cliffs hang-
ing, overhead eiverediwith wood, and
the narrow v lley ldetween is studded
with farms, t wns and. villages. I
would say it is a niceplace to live in.
From Chicago o Detroit by the Michi-
gan Central ro te the country seems to
be more like Canada. The farmers
were busy harvesting, mostly using
self -binders. The crops seemed to be
pretty fair. Arrivieg at Windsor a
little before dark, Ii saw very little
more till I came toondon, consider-
ingt then that I was a most at home. I
will conclude with a f w words of advice
to those who should ! go to Manitoba
and those who should. not go. First,
anyone should not go who is well situat-
ed here, and who is not willing to un-
dergo a few hardships., also those who
will not work, such as loafers; they
have no chance there, and those who
think if they only I get there they
are rich. To aill gr mblers of this
ere yoa are, for
rselves are bene -
should -go who
home for them -
stamp, I say stay W
the country and yo
fitted. Again, those
are willing to make a
selves, who are willihgto undergo a
few hardships, such eh are necessary in
a new country. I weuld ask what was
Huron forty years agp, and what hard-
ships the settlers had to undergo? But .
they braved the danger, and now they
reap the reward. We applaud teem
for their courage and bravery, and the
fine country they laleve made, and I
venture to say, thatwith -.men like
them in ten years Ma itoba will be a
ii
flourishing country- !so. I am afraid.
you will be getting wearied of me; I will
conclude, hoping some may benefit by
this advice. Yours teuly,
Willmar McFenLINE, Stanley.
. i
—The young miamileported killed at
Ridgetoivn, on the panada Southern
railway, is a eon of James Murray, Sr.
a well known veterinary Bergson of
that town. The deceased was a re-
markably fine-looking and well de-
veloped young man, Lcged 30 years, by
name Wm. Murray. Hit was married
a few months ago to a Miss Alice
Mabee, of Welsh, E. Q. For some
cause or other i they separated
she returning to her parents. Young
Murray took her desertion very much
to heart. At all events he threatened
to drewn himself, and wrote to his
brother.to that effeet. It is now gen-
erally believed that he deliberately
committed suicide.
Canada.
On Monday last in Parkhill there
were 21 cows impounded..
•
—Victoria park, Toronto, is now
lighted with the Fuller electric light.
—The barbers of Kingston have con-
cluded not to work on Sunday.
—The Waterloo Mechanics' Institute
has purchased $150 worth of Germain
books.
—The .Southern Counties Fair is to
be held at St. Thomas on the 19th,
20th, 21st, and 22n4 of September.
—The Victoria lacrosse club, of Nor-
wich has accepted a challenge from the
Toroutos of Toronto to play at Norwich
on the 19th.
—It is now stated that the Princess
Louise will remain in Canada, until the
expiration of the lidarquis of Lorne's
term of office.
—The rate of taxation in the city of
Brantford for the Orient year is fifteen
mills in the dollar. In Paris it is ten
mills.
—The Grand Trunk Railway Com-
pany is redoubling its efforts to get
poseession of the Northern Rail-
way. •
—G. B. Spriggs, general freight agent
of the Great Western, will take a simi-
lar position on the New York and St.
Lotus railway. • 1
—John Purdin, the horse -thief, ar-
rested in Toronto by Detective,Burrows,
has been sentenced' to four years in the
penitentiary at Brampton.
—The Guelph Telephone Company
Ilene now between 12 and 15 miles of
wire and upwards of 40 instruments in
use in the city.
—There is a regular phosphate boom
in'the Ottawa district at present, owing
to the high price of that mineral. It
now sells at $21 pee ton.
—Hon. T. W. Anglin will, it is said,
issue a tri -weekly newspaper in St.
John, N. B. Mr. Anglin is one of the
beet journalists in panada.
—On Friday, July 21st. Hubert
Wigle, of Gosfield, out down 8 acres of
heavy wheat, which will average 25
bushels per acre, iii 5 hours. !
—Mr. W. Colaeugh, Reeve of
Motint Forest, has been appointed one
the Grand Stewards of the Masonic
Grata Lodge of Canada.
—During the past week $480,000 for
taxes ha.ve been pia into the Toronto
exchequer, as well, as 435,000 for water
rate, making in all over half a million.
—Rev. Mr. Strath and Mrs. Straith,
of Paisley, were present•ed with numer-
otiii ailver present e last Week on the
occaeion of the twenty-fifth anniversary
of their wedding.
—The Cascade Mine in the vicinity of
Garden River, is reported to have struck
a good vein of silver lead, and to haNe
sent 70 pounds weight to New York for
analysis.
— Mrs. McCarthy, wife of Dia=
McCarthy M. P. for north Simcoeiwho
has been very ill of late is to the de-
light of her many friends, rapidly re-
covering. ,
Wallace Gere, arrested last week
by onstable Dawson, of Algoma, has
ben examined and committed to 'gaol,
for ijemoval to an asylum as a danger-
ous unatim
—Mr. George Anderson, of Harriston,
forixer1y of Guelph, has bought a large
elev tor at Tara, on the line of the
Geo gian Bay Railway, and will store
grai there this winter.
It is nuderstood that Rev. John
Pri gle, of Georgetown, has aecepted
the nall of the Presbyterians of Kildon-
an, n the North-west to become their
pas or.
Mr. Archibald Thompson, of
Str throy, has a curiosity in the shape
of a potato vine growing from a, grape
vin, which has three shoots, and oue
of t ese in bloom.
Elisha Stewart, of Burford, has
52 ares of wheat which will yield 40
buslaels to the acre, and his crop will
_aggregate fully 1,700 bushels of that
cereal. , •
—Mr. Peter Paterson, of the 7th con-
cession, Beverly, near Kirkwall, left by
Grand Trunk on Thursday for Bran-
don,' Manitoba, whence he intends to
sefebt land for settlement.
Captain Seewes has sent the Al-
gox4a Pioneer, from G-arden River,
tim thy grass five feet six. inches long,
but it must stretch several inches more
before it can take first place this year.
Last week Wm. Borrowman, of
An erdon, Essex County, threshed
1,0j3 bushels of fall wheat, the product
of 33 acres, Mr. Borrowman's wheat
thi year averaged 34 bushels to the
acr. .
A five year old boy of Mr. Adam
Ar strong's, who lives about three
mils from Petrolia, went to sleep in
a wheat field and was run over by a
reaper, cutting him severely in several
—The steam bending and hub works
of Messrs. Perry & Cook, of Galt, were
destroyed by fire on Tuesday morning of
last week. Notwithstanding an insur-
ance of $10,900, the loss is serious.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
-1-A St. Catharines man has received
an Order from a. Winnipeg capitalist for
on estimate for the construction of
ele;en frame cottages, one story in
hei ht, and 22x24 feet with oak
sille.
-t-As Mr. Henry Hager, of West-
= ster was on Thursday of last week
en agedin working a mowing machine,
he was jolted from the seat, and falling
in front of the sickles, the artery of his
ar was completely severed by the
kn yes. The loss of blood was so great
th t it was found impossible to preserVe
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his life;and he died in the eveniege
Mr. Hagar had lived in Westmins er!
a great number of years, and was hi lad
ly respected by many friends.
—The senate of Queen's Collo e,1
Kingston, has arranged to hold tie
triculation examination e in 1883, 1 at -
Lindsay, Hamilton, Cornwall, Ca le -i
ton Place, and Monckton, N. B. as welt
•
as Kingston.
The new steam saw mill at Waub
shone, bas recently cut 160,000 feet in at
day of 11 hours, and can easily be run.
up to the capacity of 200,000 feet. Iv
is in all respects the most complete
mill in the province.
—The Ontario Cricket Association
has suggeeted Monday, Tuesday, and
Wednesday, 18th, 19th, and 20th of
_September, as the dates for the intetS
national match this year, and the
Americans will probably respond satisi
factorily.
—.A project is on foot to construct a
canal connecting Lake Superior with
the rivers of the Canadian North-westi
Forty miles of canal, it is claimed; avili
give connection With the Red, Assmif
boine and Saskatchewan rivers. •
—Sarnia Canadian: Pandora last
week discharged 175,000 spokes find
and 38,000 feet of oak and hickhr08h
lumber, at :Van Staden & Co.'s d
The Admiral is expected soon wit
cargo. The County of Essex furnis
it all.
—Three of Berlin's local sports, aci
companied by their wives, visited talus,
linch lake on Thursday. of last week;
and caught over 500 fine perch and
base. According to the Berlin N ws
steak has dropped about two cents
pound.
Mr. John D. Hamilton, of the
Nicol township line in West Garafralitai
has a son only 7 years old who drove a
mower and cut four acres of hay ipne
forenoon, and in the afternoon he
drove the horse rake and raked it all
up.
—The West Lynne Times expect S to
witness the storing of fully 2,000,000
bushels of grain in the warehousesof
that town this season. The news film
the Mennonite and other settlemeets,
indicates that the crop will be Very
lalge1
—The Manitoulin Guide says the
crops on Manitoulin Island are simply
magnificent. Fruit trees, including
apple, pear, plum, peach, grape, and all
other smaller fruits progress rapidly,
in the near future promising to be-
come a perfect paradise for the nit
grower.
—cin
Wednesday of last week he
officers of the Court Peterboro gh,
Canadian Order of Foreeters, paid ver
to Mrs. Carlisle, the sum of $1,000 nd
$50 funeral expenses, being the amo at
of endowment of her late husband, ho
was a member of the order.
—The increasing huainess of Ithe
Midland iRailway has necessitated Ithe
procuring of ten more locomoti es,
whioh will be on the road in course of
a month. Four of these have boon
ordered for immediate use, and five of
the ten will be used on the Port Hope -
division. —The good people -of Alnwick 01.
11'7
out the law with Dractonitua sever4y.
The other day a hen was imponn ed,
and the owner failing to redeem it Ithe
fowl was sold at auction, and the m -
pounder awarded 50 cents for the
damage oommitted by the predatory
hen.
—In 17 days J. B. Twiss and 1 R.
Twiss, of Binbrook, have out 4nd
handled on their farm, 2nd concession,
77 loads of bay from 33 acres, and over
13,000 sheaves of wheat, also from 33
acres. Eleven acres of wheat yield'ng
4,400 sheaves, were cut in eight an a
half hours.
--eBelleville's rate of taxation will be
20 mills on the dollar. It would be
over 30 mills on the dollar Were he
sinking fund, $21,050, provided or
Kingston's rate is 16 mills on the dol ar
and it is estimated there will be a ar
plus.
—Joseph Jardine, of Saltfleet,
Leopold Bauer, of Hamilton, have ef
for the foot of the Rocky Mounta ns
where they will go extensively into at
tle raising. They have a ranch c
rn-
prising 100,000 acres, bounded on he
north by Red Deer River.
—The army worm is making ter
destruction with the hay cro a
Maugerville and vicinity. On Th
Island. opposite Belmont, the propert
of Lieutenant -Governor Wilmot, w ic
would have yielded 150 tons -of hay, h
crop is entirely destroyed.
—The St. Thomas city council
adopted a reaolution to compel he
Credit Valley railway company to c rry
out the agreement entered into by t ern
with the corperation for the running of
depot.
—Mr.
di
assenger trains to the west n
—Mr. Simon Fax, well remembe e
by many Parisians sei a former residlen
and merchant of that town, died 1a
0 rinetown, Quebec, on Monday, the 1 t
ult., in the 74th year of his age. H
was a native f Glasgow, Scotlatud
Several of his nephews and nieces re
side in Brantford.
- —Wallace Ross, of St. John, un1e
date of August 4, has deposited $ 00
with the proper parties, and_ has c
lenged Hanlan to row a five mile r e
2i miles and return, for $1,000 a idd
and the championship of the world
The race to be rowed within 6 week
from the date of signing articles.
—A correspondent writing from Day'
Mills, Algoma, states that the crops i
that section are looking well. Fa
wheat passed through the winter ir..
first-rate condition, and spring wheat
never looked better. The hay crop
notwithstanding the backwardness, of
spring will turn out fair. One settle*
is now raising his third season cropi
Algoma, and. has not lost anything ,b
spring or summer frosts. He says :h
can grow all kinds of grain, roots in
vegetables to perfection. Small frni
abound. 11 the trees can be protectei
so as not to suffer from the dry froetii
winter, the summers of Algoma are ex-
ceedingly favourable for apples, pears
and other orchard fruits. .
—The annual camp meeting at
Grimsby opens on the 14th August,
and will be continued till the 20th. The
celebrated boy preacher, Rev. T. Her- s
rison, Dr. Wild, and others, will be
present at the opening; and on Sun-
day and Monday, 21st and 22nd, Rev.
Dr. Talmage will address the meeting.
—Men have been working at the new
Grand Trunk turn -table at Guelph,
and will have it completed by the mid-
dle of next week. A round house will
be built at Guelph., and. the engines will
be turned at Sarnia, Guelph and. Co-
bourg, instead of Stratford, Toronto .and
Kingston as at present.
—G. Scene, of Ridgetown, who
men struck for higher wages last wee!,,
has imported between 20 and 30 brie ..
layers and laborers from Detroit,
proceed with the work of conetructi
the union block and the new sch
house. The strikers were receiviug
$2.50 and $1.75 per day respectively.
—Rev. G. C. Mackenzie and Mrs.
Madkenzie, of Brantford, have been
made the recipients of a generous purse
from friends in Grace church tongrega-
tion of that city, and one gentleman
his added tickets frorci Brantford to
Newport, Rhode Island and return, in-
cluding drawing room cars over the
Erie road.
— A peculiar cattle disease is raging
at Lynn, a little settlement near Five
Islands, Colchester' County. The ani-
mals affected lose the use of their limbs.
Several cows have been shot to put
them out of their misere, audit is re-
ported that over 20 cattle have perish-
ed. The attention of the Minister of
Agriculture is to be called to the
matter.
—A. little boy named Barwell, lay
down on the track on Thursday of last
week, and &freight train passed over
him. One of his hoots was pulled off
and the baok of his head cut. He was.
put on the freight train and sent to
Parkhill, where his parents reside.
At last accounts he was getting
better.
—There died , on the 27th elite at
the the residence of her son, William
Crichton, Guelph Township, Helen
Cant, window of the late David Crich-
ton, of the same place, aged 91 years
and 8 months. The deceased was a
-native of Letham, Forfarehire, Scot-
land. She came to Guelph along with
her husband and family in 1833.
— A gang of counterfeiters, said to be
operating in St. Catharines and Toron-
to, is reported to have for their leader a
rich citizen of Toronto, -who does the
coining while the others are engaged. in
passing the spurious money. Counter-
feit $5 American bills and 25 and 50
cent pieces, are passed off by this
gang._
—Mr. Philip Spohn, an old. and. es-
teemed resident of Ancaster township,
died on Saturday. Mr. Spohn at the
time of his death was 82 years of age,
and was a resident of Ancaster for up-
wards of 60 years, and greatly respect,
ed by a large circle of friends. He was
a life -time active Reformer, never cast-
ing a Tory vote; and has been a justice
of the peace for a long period.
— ReveFather Bellon, an eminent
French Roman Catholic divine, and
general superior of the Christian Bro-
shers' School in Montreal, died on
Thursday of last week, at Montreal,
aged 68. While professor of theology
at St. Sulpice Seminary, Paris,France,
he had the honor of teaching some
of the highest dignitaries in France to-
day. ,
—Mr. Geo. L. Allen, ex -governor of
Toronto gaol, died in the general
hospital on Thursday of last -week. He
WAS Appointed Chief of Police in 1844,
and held. that position up to 1852, when
he was appointed Governor of the gaol.
He remained there until 1872. He was
at one time Grand Master of the
Orangemen, and was a prominent
Mason.
—The Paris Star says: The North
Brant Agricultural' Society purchased
the grounds on which the show has
been held for so many years in this
town, from the executors of the estate
the late Hiram Capron, for $1,800.4 The
Town Council have got a lease of the
property from the society for 10 years,
in lieu of the five hundred dollars ad-
vanced the Society.
—An Order in Council has been
passed declaring Partridge Island, near
St. John, N. B., a cattle quarantine
station between the dates of April 30
and September 30 in each year. Cattle
fin' breeding purposes may be admitted
for quarantine at such station, subject
to the regulations and reetrictions con-
tained in the "Health. of Animals Or-
der," dated April 23, 1880.
• —A ten year old son of Mr. John
Thompson, Jr., of Fergus, visiting at
Mr. George Elgie's, in Lower Nichol,fell
from a tree up which he had climbed,
striking his head and bursting a, blood
vessel. The accident laappened between
twelve and one o'clock on Thursday of
last week, and the boy remained 111 an
unricdayonsemioourns condition hitioenn b
until died. o'clock
F
—Mrs. Richard Golden, of Anderdon,
Essex County, has an apiary on her
husband's farm, and proposes going
quite extensively . into the raising of
bees and. production of honey. She
uses the patent honey extractor, made
by Mr. Jones the "bee king," by which
the honey is obtained. bright and clear,
without injury to the comb, which is
returned to the hive, for the bees to
again operate upon.
—The athletic competition arranged
between Messrs. 3. G. McRae, of
Glencoe, and Archibald Gibb, of
Wardsvilleecame off at Newbury one
day last week, in the presence of &large
and interested audience. The couteet
was for a stake of VICO a side, and con-
sisted of the thirteen events included
in the Caledonian games. Mr. McRae
having gained a majority -of the games,
was declared winner of the money.