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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1883-02-09, Page 1-,,,..4011111bk - - respeotabler t recently beoaraw sae placed b ig in the cormai Wednesday-eveu. rriet the turnkey per in, the wawa inedt when Smiths- eotice, seized. Gor-, ad after see short Another inmate s jailer being ate* onset adjoining the erica screaming by ta, hasteued to the r he found the turn- sa lying on hie back, itride of him hold. baud & aud battering floor. By a watt side of his head stretched his tall The turnkey Waii end wait soon restore Together, with la S loft cheek, nook, badly injured, bta re anticipated from is very" since arshon, hut will be ture. FAUL CE I V ED, D OUT !SCOUTER& 4.f‘ITGE OF F White Cottons,. ings, :-ked Skirtings, Fancy De 7114t. FIFTEENTH YEAR. WHOLE NUMBER, 792. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, F BRUARY 9, 1883. Prize Farrell. From the report of the Agricultural and Arts Aesociation for 1882, just re- ceived, we take the following report of the judges on Prize Farms on the en- tries made from the county of Huron and. the adjoiniag township of ITilebert, omitting the report of Mr. Dickson's farm, in Tuckersmith, whicla we pub: Halted at the tithe the prizes were awarded. JOHN scLItzl,DtS FARM, 'TOWNSHIP 01 GODERICH. This farm is situated on the Bayfield Road, and one -mile south of Goderich. It consists a 110 acres. That portion of the feral on which the buildings are situated comprises eighty acres, the other thirty he nearer the town, and were, at that period of our history So well remembered and spoken of, at the time of the Russian war, when nearly of our towns and villages grew so 'rapidly on paper), laid into town lots by the late John Hillyard Cameron, but now forms part of Mr. Saikeld's feral. The soil is a fir alay loam with a stiffish sub soil; about twenty acres are wood- land,. the balance dearer]. A portion of this farm was at one time very soft and boggy, but is now -well drairied, and is good arable land. The farm, generally apeakingeis ratheren the rough side, al- though the crops look pretty fair, the root eacp above an average, very clean and well worked up. Ma. Salkeld makes somewhat ofa speeialty of this depart- ment of the farm, and is quite a noted prize taker at the Exhibitions, himself and family having taken fifty-four prizes at last year's shows. Barn and other outbuildings not much to boast off; dwelling house neat and well adapted for the requirements of the farm; a rather pica garden and very good orchard, with a large variety of fruit, and a nice lot of second growth timber near the buildings added a good teal to the appearance of the place. Mr. Salkeld we would set clown as a go ahead pushing farmer with a good knowledge of his business. Some parts of the farm, however, Would require a good deal done to it before it could be clessed as a model farm. KR, AT,ARE'S FARM, TOWNSHIP OF GODERIGH. Not 11111Ch can be said about Mr. Blake's farm. It is a pretty good 100 acre farm of rather stiff' clay loam, with a retentive sub -soil, and pretty badly out of shape. From Mr. Blake's We'were driven to Mr. Varcoe's, going by way of Mr. Attrill's, the now well known, extensive farmer in the neighborhood of Goderich. This gentleman not only farms exten aively, but OWBS one of the most valu- able herds of Shorthornsin the country, He began operations a few year's ago by buying up Col. Taylor's herd, and since then has made very large additions; SOME) Of the late anportations, we were informed, having cost for single animals aa ID:110h as In connection with this property are large flats on each side of the Maitland River, which at the time of our visit were bearing a very heavy crop of grass, which was rapidly being converted into hay. Looking down from the high bank on -which the road is situated on which we were driving, the hay making scene appeared a very lively one, and brought to our mind the description of the -way farming is carried on out "west." Here were all the various oper- ations necessary to hay making to be seen going on at the same time. Mow- ing machines at work, hey tedders toss- ing about the partly -dried hay more ef- fectually than half a dozen men could do it, teams dra,wing into the stacks, loada being put on and others being taken off, and all going on at the same time, and with many finished stacks in different parts of the meadow. Requir- ing aa it does, a large force of men to carry on the work in that way, it pre- sents a lively pieture of farm Iife which ia not often seen in our littleProvince of Ontario. ere, VABOOE"S FARM, TOWNSHIP OF COL- BOR.NE.— BRONZE MEDAL. Fancy liucks, mdes, • Towellings„ own Holland:, Wool Tweeds. GOODS WILL TI-tE LOWEST: CASH OR .:oingto.the. t • liberally. ering' LARGE DM- Wool Goods RE STOCK FOR, GOODS, FAUL, RY COORS MAN, lilt °NI. seven pigs were fed,and pork being high it paid well. , The buildings are either all new or Wit withimthe last six years, they are well constructed and convenient. The dwelling house nice looking and pleas- antly sitRated. The system of farming is somewhat similar to that practised on most of the farms visited, that is, mixed husban 4 governed by local circumstances. I1r. Varcoe does not summer fallow mu h, but grows a good deal of clover. and turns that under in the fall for spr ng crop, Or in July for fall wheat, cross plowing in August for seed. The crops thie year consist of 30 aeree of hay ; 50 acres of wheat; 14 acme of barley; 22 acresof oats; 4 acres 1 of peas; and eight acres in head crops; belenee in pasture. This is the first farm on which we found a self -binder had been used, Mr. Varcoe having used. one for _the last four years. Fromf conversation With farmers we are inclined to thinlha great many of these labor saving rnach•nes will be bought for next year's harvest. The harvest of this year having beei so costly and tedious to take up, has nade ferrners more in earnest in leo ing about for some cheaper aud easier Inethodtof handling it. The self hi der has also been so, much improved upon of late years that there is now comp ra- tively little risk in purchasing, pr i4 - ed the farmer sees the machine work- i ing and judges by the actual work per- formed, instead of allowing lime to be guided by the interested advice of agents. We wauld say that, considering, Mr. Varcoe only purchased this f twelve years ago, it is a striking i tration of what labor rightly dire and farming on correct principles accomplish; this is more noticeabl Penzenoe, Mr. Varcoe's farm, is situa- ted on the Northern gravel road, four and a half miles from Godericb. It consistof 200 acre, 165 of which are clear and the balaneewood. The east half is a pretty stiff clay loam, but has been rendered loose and friable by being thoroughly underdrain- ed ; the west half is somevehat lighter, approaching a black and sandy loam mixed with clay. Over a thousand rods of under drains have been laid down, the pipes having been made of wood and of different sizes to suit the flow of water. Mr. Varcoe informs us that since his land has been drained, he can abegin work front a week to ten days earlier in the spring, as well as Continu- ing later in the fall. Th ii fences are all either board or barbed wire, except around the woods - and one cross fence of about twenty chains, having 500 rods of barbed wire fencing, with posts eight feet apart and one board at the bottom twelve inches wide, and four wires above; besides the wire fencing there are 680 rods of board and picket fence. There are three acres of an orchard, thrifty looking, with a large variety of trees, inclading 100 peach trees, nectar- ine, araicoat, quince, peamplunacherry, and apple treea'besides which there are forty grape vines, which were heavily Ioa.ded with large clusters of grapes,and a good stock of smaller fruits. Considerable work has been done in the way of planting shade and orna- mental trees. The different sorts plant- ed are black waInnahorse chestnutalm, willow,(the Irish green) and a few ever- greens. The stock besides walking horst?, consists of 35 cattle, Durham grades with a Princees bull bred by Messrs. Snell & Son. Twenty eight sheep, Cotswold and Leicester grades, with a few Southdown er es. From ten to fifteen cattle are' usally fattened ; last winter thirty:. hat rm lus- ted will as pieces of barbed veire, the front .o the fifty five of whom are living ; sixty-foter I The river Sable runs through: the Altogether 159 descendants, and 129 of corner of the faun and is convenient to whom survive her. the buildings, giving a amply to 'both Mr. D. M. Macpherson, of Lancaster, The acreage of crops this year iii, fall fields and yards. wheat, 20 acres; spring wheat, 5 acres; barley, 5 acres; oats, 15 acres; turnips, 6 acres, are late but heillthy looking.; a small piece of carrots and potatoes for home use; 24 acres hay,and the balance pasture and orchard. There are usually ten acres di sod broken up in June and summer fa, owed for fall wheat. . The stook of cattle comprise twenty very superior grades, and are a' very fine lot. A few cattle are stall fed, and a small flock of fourteen sheep is kept, these are a cross between Southtowns and Leicester. The working teams are remarkably fine horses. Mr. Hicks who accoMpani- ed us, and who is a large 'dealer in horses, valued one pair. at $500, besides these there are three very pronaising colts. The barns, stables and & other buildings are quite suitable for a first- class farm, everything convenient and well arranged; can tie up tWenty five cattle in single stalls •, horse stabl§ with eight stalls, besidee these stables' are a few nice little stables, or they Mey be termed large boxes useful for various purposes. This is a first-class welll kept homestead.:The dwelling honee is a neat white brick buildicg with verandah • gs in- keep - farm ha,ving a board fence. great grand. children, all now living. Mr. Varcoe is in delicate healthetn un- able to perform manual labor. XR. HODGSON'S EAB3I,ToWNSHIP OF HIBriERT. Making an early start in the morning we soon reached Mr. Hodgson's. This gentlemen we found to be from k me, so we had to do thebest we could ith- out him. The farm comprises 100 acres, the soil a clay loam • a.ppe rs un- der proper management cap ble of bearing good crops. The management appears to be fairly good, and the bnild- ings and surroundings passable. I and nothing more. An exceedingly heavy crop of *heat was to be seen in one field, the other crops medium. A far as we could see there was nothi g to take it out of the ordinary line of :fairly managed farms or calling for any s ecial notice. MR. 'DUNCAN XOLABEN'S FABM, BET. On leaving Mr. Hodgsen's our call was mademia Mr. Duncan McLaren. This gentleman's farm is seven and a iii half miles south of Dublin, a statin on the Goderioh branch of the 'rand Trtink Railway. There are 200 cres in the farm, 144 of which are ele red, 50 acres woodland and partly cleittred, ,the balance black ash flats. The oil is a heavy clay loam with a hard rete thee subsoil, the fields fortunately have enough of fall for the water to run cooly off the surface, otherwise it would be a difficult farm to work unless thoro ghly- underdrained. Some draining has been done with Wood and tile and mo the land would be very much imp by being treated in the same way small piece of wire fence bed bee up about the buildings, this has done chiefly with the view of g rid of the snow blocks. The g fences of the farm are not up to they ought to be, they are bui strong tail, but roughly put up without being staked, which b leaving them more likely to get out of ston eays he regards the Salvation Ar - repair, gives them an untidy an finished look. The orops generally may be t fairly good, thirty acres of fall very fine. Barite, stables, etc., including a root -house with hollow walls and tered inside, may be set down as set of buildings. Dwelling house with surroundings not • much to of, nothing done in the way of a garden, rmer the time gar - next on three sides, general surroundi eluding a very fair orchard in goo ing with the buildings. • There are a few thistles, bn making ,due allowance for th after t, we would set him down as a 'good armor, carrying on the work of the farm and successfully, and well de- serving the Riding medal as the best managed farm entered. for combetition in South Perth. cLEAN BROS., Publishers. I li$1.50 a Year, in Advance. having the features of an European. Gradlually and more espeoially during the laetfew yeers, he has been turnieg whiter, and with the exception of two large brown spots on each. cheek, which the oheeee king of the St. Lawrence,has are now rapidly disappearing, he is now 1 a total of 35 factories at which, during as white as 'any other man.' It is an the last season, he took in nearly 27 extreordinary freak of nature, but we 182 can vouch for its accuracy. ---,Captain Henry Iran Allen, proprie- tor end landlord of the Island House, Mackinaw Island, aged 80 years, is dead. Hifi body will be taken to Chat- ham, Ont., on the opening of naviga- tion'. Captain Van Allen was master million pounds of milk, made 2,609, lbs. of cheeee, shipped 52,387 boxes, and paid to patrons $278,420. —Mr. J. W. Clay, of Paris, has in- vented a news knitting machine, design- ed to introduce valuable improvements in the .production of knitted go an automatic prociss. Home a eign patents have beentapplied f —Mr. J. Pool, of Winnipeg, wife and family reside in Riv Toronto, a few days ago had hot hands and feet so badly frozen th doctors fear all four members wi to be amputated. It is doubtful w he can survive such an operation. Canada,. St. John's Church, Strathroy, has just set up a splendid $1,200 pipe organ. —At a concert given in Paris for the benefit of the poor, over $100 were realized. —Mr. John Gillis, formerly of Petro - lea, is starting a store in Hamilton, Dakota. —A' new and expensive carpet for the Senate Chamber has been irlaported from England. —Eggs are selling in London' at 35 cents a dozen and butter at 30 cents ter pound. —Mr. Peter Nicholson, of Prince .A.rthur's Landing, is in Ottawa taking the necessary steps to procure a divorte from his wife. • —Major Kyle, who figured in the late Zulu campaign, died at his residence in Florence, Ontario, last week. —A little eight-year-old daaghter of Eckerman, of Merrittoia, while at- tempting to get water from the penal on Saturday, slipped in and was drowned. . —The farm of Mr. A. E-. Ferguson, lot 5, concession 5, South Yarmouth, containing 175 acres, was latelylsold for $14,500. —The land -holders of the St. Law- rence and Ottawa Railway, in England, have refused to sell the coupons to the Canadian Pacific Company. e of —The Jersey Lily is corning to Cana- oved da. Maniteer Speakman has oncluded A —Some days ago Charles Jero Cape Vincent, while walking on t fell, striking his head heavily. later he took to his bed, and the have deckled that he has collects the brain, and there is not one in a hundred of his recovery. —Since its re -opening under management, the Elora Carpet has been very successful, and it prietors have resolved upon taki .another step in advance, by e upon the naannfacture oflaemp of a qualitY superior to :those im put been tting neral what t of and sides an engagement for the appearance of Mrs. Langtry, on March 15th at Hamil- ton. —Princess Louise arrived at Bermuda on Sunday last. The ovation that greeted the Princess was the most bril- liant event of the _kind that has ever taken place in Bermuda. —A prominent clergyman he King - um my as a godsend. They have under- taken work which the Church has rmed failed to aecomplish. heat —A young fraud named Grenier, who has been impesing on the Three River brick people and passing himself off as a son phis- of Sir Hector Limgovin, will spend a fair term of six months in prison. good, —The temperance Convention held, boast in Toronto last week, declared. inefavor of female suffrage, which in the opin- ion of Many is the main hope of the temperange cause. -=The Provincial and Dominion Grangers will meet in Toronto, the first on February 12 and the latter on Febru- ary 15. Both meetings willbe held in the Legislative Chamber. • - —At the Fruit Growers' Meeting, in Toronto, on Wednesday, Mr: Arnold, of Paris, said that for one bushel of his Pride Strawberries, he had received $1,000 from Michigan growera ds, by d for - r. hose raid% h his t the b ave ether e, of e ice, day odors ion .of hence resent aotory pro - g still tering arpets orted. named star a e of 79 ive of een thirty ell, ro- b, was Fri d ay e was d fore- ° force • badly ecently st, has orm al sh.ville, of the by the on So - of the unty of /tested Society charge tal as- rwards 1 1& boys. caught them in their hands, or killed them with boards as they were trying to get up the aprons of the dams. These fishermen may aee things in a different light when the devil gets them into his net. —At the meeting of the Ontario Fruit Grower% Assomatien, in Toronto, last week, the first Subject taken up was "Is the English sparrow an advan- tage to the fruit -growers or otherwise ?" The opiiiions submitted were almost entirely in the negative, there being but few who had anything good to say of the bird. A motion was finally passed of the steamer Mayflower, and other to the effect "That in the opinion of . . steatin'ers on Lake Erie35 years ago,and was ono of the most popular comman- ders on the lakes at that time. He leave ti a wife and two daughters. —The victims of the Little Rideau tragedy are improving. Miss Maggie Cook is now able to attend to her house - held duties, and William, who was so fearfully wounded, is progressing favor- ably. Should ncl unfavorable symp- toms supervene the doctors in atten- dance are of opinion that be may be able to leave his bed in* about three weeks, and will ne doubt give evidence at the trial of the Murderer Mann, which is to take place soon in L'Orignal. • • —An olet Waterloo veteran, John R. Urquhart, died at Anc few days ago atthe advanced it years. Mi. Urquhart was a na Inverness, Scotland, and has resident of Ancestor for ove years. - —While Mr. Andrew McCon siding,on the townline, Mehl' attending to his 'stable duties on morning before daylight, when violently struck on the nose a head by a door closing owing tot of the wind., He Was stunned an bruised. 1 —Rev. Wm. Stew -art, D. D., editor of the Canadian Bapt• been appointed President of the and Theological Institute at N Tennessee. This is the largest Training Colleges maintained American Baptist Home Miss ciety. --Otto Weeks, Q. C., mambo Provincial Parliament for the C Guysboro, Nova Scotia, was Thursday at the instance of the for the Prevention of Cruelty,on in connection with a • recent br sault on his wife. He was aft released on bail. -Vennor predicts stormy and c, nsider- able rainy or soft weather for February. Of March be says that the moth will again be full of snow storms aid cold "dips," and altogether a very month; the March storms are be snow blockades. February a will be "full of water." March fall of "cold and snow." —Mr. R. Vance, of Beverly, ly claim to be the champion sta of Ontario. A good day's wor man is the riving of 1,000 staves, but Mr. Vance, a few d with careful tinting, cut 100 minutes. Mr. Vance offers $25.00 he can beat any other Ontario. - —A dreadful accident occur Watford a few days ago. Wh stone Newell, aged 11 year Samuel Newell, of Warwick, w 'ping wood witb his brother at t he stepped backwards, comi his brother's axe, which went force into his beak, causing his a few hours. —Miss Ella Sheppard, well known as the talented and efficient pianist with the Fisk Jubilee Singers, was married December 20th, to the Rev. George Moore. The event occurred in Fredonia, N. Y., at the residence of Revi G-eorge L. White, the former manager of the Singers. Mr. and Mrs. Moore will de- vote themselves to the educatlion and 'elevation of their race in the Squth. this is a great mistake for any f to make, n6 work that is done o farm paying better than 'a little bestowed on a vegetable Lind frui den. - About thirty cattle are usually twelve ca Llama' are thoroughbred hams, the bull nieW in use being from the stock of J. & R. Hunt Alma, not much is done in stall fe Two teams are kept for the farm this evidently is not enough of power to keep a farm like this •sucla a strong soil in proper shape all events it is not enough nnle whole farm via.s first.thoroughly c and put in good order when the of keeping it so would be less. Although the management Of this farm is not by any means perfectilyet it looks like a farm that oonsidhrable money will be made from in the lhands of an apparently pushing man 1i]re Mr. McLaren. The weak ' point ii the management clearly being a ant of horse labour to perform the tillag in a more thorough manner, the farn4 being badly overrun with thistles, and utside of the question of profit, which iwe do not admit would be less, it is certainly much more satisfactory and pl Baena carrying on the work of the farm when the fields are clean, well tiled, and everything in order. . MR. ALEXANDER IMAM'S FIRM, II BBERT. BRONZE MEDAL. Going a little further down the road - we came to the farm of Mr. Alegrander McLaren. This farm also conta ns 200 i acres, 130 of which are cleared al d 70 acres in wood. The land is 'T a , string clay loam, the west side having a stiff subsoil, and that on the emit being a little moreporens. Considerable drain- ing has been done with lumber, the drains still working well. A number of the fences are board, and itomi short kept, Dur - bred er, of ding. workl horse with or at s the eaned abour • Is —A Halifax despatch " announces that upwards of one hundred, vessels laden with potatoes, are fro *en in at different points in the Bay, add canno be got out before spring. -It is officially stated that the Princess Louise, much against her will, under- took the journey to the Bermudas at the express command of Her Majesty, on the advice of her London physician. —Mr] E. McGillicuddy, of 'Warwick, has just received a nice little legacy of 35,000 from the old country. Th -e for. tune left to the fa,mily amounted to $20,000, which is divided amongst four —two brothers and two sisters. —Mr. John Linton has sold the "Eshelman" farm, adjoining the village of Blair, to Mr. Moses Unger, lately of Mannheim, for $12,000. The farm is a valuable one, and contains 190 acres, with good bnildiugs. —Mr. Chas. Turnbnll, of the Galt knitting factory, has received the con- tract for a portion of the clothing re- quired for the Northwest Mounted Police. Mr. Turnbull's contract covers something like 120 dozen woollen shirts. —An old and estimable lady, Mrs. Chambers, a resident of Blandford, who died a short time ago at the ripe old age of 90 years, came to this country from Somersetshire, England, itt 1832. She had ten children, six of whom sur- vive her; eighty-one grand children, wintry ikely to . d April nd May ay fair- e cutter for a to 1,200 ys ago, in five o wager man in ed near —Mr. Rykert, M_. P., and his friends, who were granted valuable timber land i leases in the Cypress Hills region at the has been carred out, and the present ridiculously smaill figure of five dollars will no doubt prove a pleasant reminder per square mile, and have spent a con-- to Mrs. Speight of her associations with siderable sum in surveys, et6., are the College boys. con- siderably chagrined to find that the Ganadian Pacific Railway has deflected its line southward in order to include these lands within their belt. They are pow apple ing to the Government for redress. —The hired man has been at work again. This time in Nissouri township, where a farmer named Bradt some time ago employed an Englishman about whose character or antecedents he knew nothing. Bradt on Saturday brought a load of graiu into London, for which he received $75. While engaged in the stable after his return home the -money disappeared, and it is supposed has gone with the hired man,who left about the same time. —It is stated that Mr. W. C. Anider- son, son of Rev. Mr. Anderson, fo erly rl minister for the Mohawks on theres rve near Deseronto, has been willed E 50,- 000 sterling, by a deceased uncle in Scotland. A number of years ago this uncle, Wm. Cameron, visited the Rev. Mr. Anderson at the reserve, and was so well pleased with the fact that one of his boys had been named after him that be promised to remember him in his will. —The Waterloo, Wellington and Georgian Bay Railway which has lately received the sanction of Parlia- ment, permits an extension of the road by way of St. Jacobs and Elmira from Waterloo to Elora or Hamilton, or any intermediate point. The object of the promoters is to connect with the C. V. R. at Elora, and, failing that, with the T. G. (lc B. R. at Harriston. Their preference is for C. V. R. connec- tion, and the Elmira people warmly favor this proposition. —A young man working for John H. Backhouse, Esq,, of Walsingham, while in the barn looking for eggs, found one with the following words upon it in raised letters "Prepare to meet thy, God." The finding of the egg created considerable excitement in the neighbdrhood, and some who had seen it were very much troubled. A young woman who is working for Mr. Back - house, was the genius who prepared the egg to frighten the youngaman. this society the English sparrow is in- jurious to the fruitgrower and farmer, and tbat steps should be taken to de- stroy them." This motion was carried without any dissent. —The students of the Agricultural College in Guelph, one day lately for- warded a very handsome set of earrings and brooch to Mrs. Speight, the ex - matron of the institution, now matron of the Deaf and Duneb Institute, Belle- ville, as a slight token of their esteem for her. There was not time be- fore sbe left the College to prepare for a presentation, but it was determined then to show her such a mark of ap- preciation after she had got settled down in her new home. This intention le John - ,son of a chop- ° house g under ith full death in —Mre Benjamin Day, of Alma, Wel- lington eounty, is one of the I nnfortu- weather, o badly imitation - e skilful an ex - id neees- disabled for some time he will be r ady Ifor spring work. —At the solicitation of the Canadian Pacific Syndicate agents, who claim to have discovered irregularitiee in the homesteading of a number of farms in Dnfferin district, Manitoba, the Do- minion Government has refused to issue patents to the settlers, although they have fulfilled the neceesetrY cionditions and resided for the requisite period upon their farms. —Neat month the Canada Southern railway will put on three elegant din- ing-roo longer ordinar nate viotims of the late severe .having had one of his feet frozen that it was thought a would be necessary. Under t care of his medical attendant •treine course has not been fou sexy, and although he will be cars, which will be ten feet nd one foot wider than the cars, The New York Central is having two cars of the same pattern built, 4icl the Michigan Central will also put on three 'dining care of the moat approved pattern in a very short tiYr e. —During all the cold. weather of this season; track walkers made f nightly over every foot of th Southern Railroad roadbed i guard against. broken rails, weather making the rails ve and apt to snap as trains pissed over them. After a rail is broken it soon becomes displaced, and if not a wreck ensues. —The Durham Chronicle s father of Gr. Craig, who lives was a cross between the negr dian, but judged by his would .be considered a full -b his mether was a white worn born George was quite dark ur trips Canada order to the cold, brittle isoovered ys:—The Q-lenelg, and In, ppearance ed negro; n. When althongh —The Paris Transcript • eays : "Mr. Chas. Arnold, of Paris, has AA received a cheque for 3500 from a firm in New York, being the second of the same denomination forwarded to him for less than a bushels of two new varieties of peas. We were shown specimens of one of these peas last August, and were astonished. at their prodigious size. In their green state 8ome of them measured two inches in circumference, One of the vines produced 75 pods containing 238 peas. Neither of these seedling's has yet been upon the market." —A few days ago a man who wanted work was directed. to the house of Mr. Samuel Elliott, near Tuscarora, on the Indian Reserve, where he was told he could get employment. He called at the house between 2 and 3 p. m. and found nobody at home. But this did not prevent him from making himaelf at home. He entered and visited all parts of the house, took a silver watch and plated chain and a 325 suit of clothes belonging to Mr. Elliott, and took.his leave. He has not been heard of since, nor has Mr. Ellott received any information coiacerning his missing property. —An inhuman wretch known by the name of Thomas R. Stange-, has been sentenced to 60 days in gaol for crud and barbarous treatment of an adopted child. The poor little victim was one of the waifs belonging to the Guthrie Home at London, and is only six years of age. When found bath feet were frozen, and his back was covered with scars from beatings received from his cruel guardian. Stange had a little girl aged five from the same refuge, who was also starved and beaten, but not to the same extent RS the boy. Both chil- dren have been taken back to the Home and are under medical treatment. correepoudent writing from In last week says: The event of the week in this Own was the induction of the Rev. P. R. Ross as pastor of Knox Chureh. Mr. Ross is a young nasal of excellent attainments, and in his present position he has the prospect of much usefulnees before him. He is one of that large and noble band of young men who have gone forth from the congregation of the venerable D. McKenzie, West Zorra, to benefit their fellowmen in no ordinary degree. Under the ministry of their late popular and gifted pastor, Rev. R. N. Grant, now of Orillia, Knox congregation became one of the largest and most prosperous in this section of the church, and with Mr. ROSS for their pastor we believe there are bright (ley a Still ahead of them. James Hammond, President ; James Alexander, Thomait Tisdale, MOSeS Lang; Wm. Hammond, Secretary. Perth Items. Stratford proposes to give $12-,000 bonus to a butter factory. —Measles are raging in Frome parts of Downie, very much reducing the at- tendance at the schools. —Mr. David Hodgins has purchased Mrs. Walter Smith's property in Mitchell, for the sum of $9,400. —Bethel Church Sabbath School, in Fullerton township, realized $44 from the proceeds of a social lately held. —Mr. S. S. Roihweil, of Elmo,, sold a few days ago, to Mr'. R. Jones, of Logan, a fat cow whin realized the sumof $73. —Mr. Samuel Whaley has sold his farm, neer Amulree, North Eitstbope, to Mr. Wilhelm. Mr. Whaley intends to remove to Dakota next spring. —Mr. John Sayers has disposed of his oee hundred and fifty acre farm, south of Mitchell. Mr. Jas. , Living- stone is the buyer, Price, $9,500. —The Avonbank debaters recently discussed the question, "Resolved that Sir Walter Scott was a superior novel- ist to Charles Diciteus." —The temperance people of Avonton intend holding a rare musical eatertain- meat under the auspices of the Sebring- ville band on the evening of the 14th - ins—t.S*ome two or three Stratford boys have made ,good records at Guelph Agricultural College. Their names are W. A. McDonald, Fred. Buckingham and Adam Ballantyne. --While wrestling with some school comrades on fijonday last, a little son of Mr. John Davidson, of Carlingford, was thrown to the ground with such ferce as to fracture the bone in one of his legs. Aman named John Russel, once a resident of Elma, and well known in both Mitchell and Stratford, was found dead in the spow near Kansas City, in Missouri. about two weeks ago. He was well educated, and had been a teacher in several first-class seminaries in the country._he T new 'Presbyterian Church, Mitchell Road, Fullerton, is to be open- ed on Sabbath, llth inst.-Sermons will be preached morning anevening by Rev. Principal Cason, of Knox Col- lege, Toronto, mid Dr-. Proudfoot of London. A social meeting will be held in the church on the following Monday evening. — As a man named Wm. Bugg, was taking a load of wood to St. Marys the other day, he met with an accident which carne nearly provingfatal. While passing near Rao's Crossing the load upset, burying him beneath it. When discovered he was unconscions,in which condition he remained for some time. — Mr. John McCurdy, merchant and -postmaster at Kirkton, has sold out his business and premises to Mr. D. W. Dulmage, who will take possession on the first of March. Mr. McCurdy has been in business in Kirkton for many years, and we are pleased that he is able to retire on a handsome compe- teneT—here is now being made at the Thompson & Williams foundry, in Stratford, a fly wheel or pulley of en- ormous size. It is -part of the imntense engine which the company is building for a cotton mill in the Maritime pro- vinces. The diameter of the wheel is 24 feet; its width is 5 feet 2 inches and, weight about 26 tons. The rim. was cast in six segments, and the hub in two parts. —Mr. Thomas Muxwarthy, black- smith, who has for some, time been carrying on business at the junction of the Mitchell and old Mitchell roads,has removed into Fullerton village, and will carry on the business formerly conduct- ed by Mr. J. Sim. Mr. Sim retires from business, having purchased a farm in Bruce in the neighborhoodof Paisley, whether he p-arposes to remove in the sPrilg —Bev. Thos. Williams, chairman of the Algoma district Methodist confer- ence, who was present at and addressed \ the annual missionary meeting in - Mitehell haat week, preached the first sermon in Fullerton, a, little south of Mitchell, 43 years ago. He paid a high tribute to many of the first settlers there, atnongst whom were the late Col Hickt and his estimable wife, the latter being still living and and. a resident of Mi tchell. —Ernest Lazenby, aged 12 years, son of E. Lazenby, of Norwich, was thrown from the Brantford and Port Burwell Railroad track, at thecrossing immedi- ately south of that place by a train going west, Friday morning-, on the way to school. He endeavored to cross the track just ahead of the train and -was thrown heavily about 15 feet against a fence, sustaining a breakage of the shoulder and damage to his brain to such an extent that his life is despaired of. The lad is well and favorably known, and the sad affair excites keen sympathy. —The late Mr. Phillips, housekeeper at the Parliament Buildings, Toronto, had a small Scotch terrier which wee hia constant compemion in his walks and about the premises. Ever since hiS master's death a few days ago the dog has been in a state of melancholy and has spent most of his time in searching for him in different parts of the' buildings. On Saturday night be appears to have given up his hopeless task and the next morning was found dead. "Faithful unto death," should be inscribed on the affectionate little animal's tablet. —Last Sunday week in St. Thomas it was rumored around that the fish had commenced to run up Kettle Creek. The temptation for a good day's sport was too much for some of the citizens. Thee, argued that as the fish only _ran up the creek about two Sundays in the year; and as they could have a good gospel sermon every Sunday, it was only right to cast their nets on the days when they could make a good haul. So they laid aside their bibles and hymn books and took down the spears from the woodsheds or garrets,and hied away to the different dams on the creek. The fish ran up the creek in immense num- hers, and the bad old men and young —We perceive with pleasure that the young ladies of Paris are taking an active part in the literary entertaiments held by the Young People's Association in that town. The Transcript gives the following report of one of these meetings. 'The debate, which was conducted with marked ability on both sides, was, of course, the most exciting part of the proceedings. The question was, "Resolved that the rule of Cromwell was, beneficial to Great Britain," the affirmative being main- tained by Miss Pringle and MaGamble, and the negative by Mr. John Qua and Miss A. M. ‘Capron. A jury of five de- cided in favor ot the affirmative. The lady contestants Spoke with great force and fluency. Are excellent essay on "Rest," contributedto the Magazine, was read by the editress, Miss Bessie Thompson, and ipetrumental and vocal music was furniehed by several mem- bers of the Society. A duett byMiss M. Thompson and M. Mc -Vicar, and a chorus from "Olivet" were specially Worthy of mention. —A terrible accident, the result of jumping on a sleigh for a ride, occurred to a little boy in St. Thomas, named Arthur Wilbur, on Wednesday of last week. When going home from school he jumped on a farmer's sleigh which was heavily loaded with oak logs. eh stake which the boy caught when he landed on the sleigh broke, and he fell face downwards on the ground, one of runners going over his knee, tearing away the tendons at the back and crush- ing the bones. Dr. McLarty wait im- mediately called and gave it as his opinion that the leg Would have to be amphtated at the thigh and possibly the lad might die after this was done. • Another accident from a similar cause is reported from London, When will children take warning or parents exert their authority to stop the recklessness of their little ones? A little boy was run over and killed on Colborne street; London. He. with a number of other children, Was attempting to hang on a sleigh loaded with cord wood when he slipped, falling under the runner. His chest was crushed so badly that he died in less than an hour after the occurrence. —The total amount of milk received at the Gotham factory, was 1,459,337 pounds; oheese made,140,518 pounds; cash received for cheese, 315,684.37; average price 11.15 cents; average amount of milk to cheese,10.36 pounds. The following directors were appointed: I _ —The event of the season at Russel - dale has been the marriage of ,Mr. A. Bothwell to Miss Nellie Clarke,one of Russeld ale's fairest daughters,whichwas solemnized amidst great rejeicing on Wednesday evening, the 17th inst. Long before dusk the bride' i father's residence was crowded by an eager and expectant assembly of friends and ac- quaintances to witness the intereeting nuptial ceremony performed by Rev. P. Scott, Cromarty. Thereafter the com- pany,numbering over eightyindividuale, sat down to a sumptuous repasafollowe ed immediately afterwards with mirth, music and dancing, which wak kept up with unflagging spirit until ' daylight, everyone present was delighted,andwish- ed they might soon have such another night again. The bridal presents were numerous, chaste and costlyan evi- dence of esteem and. respect for the young lady's many amiable qualities. The happy pair left on Friday to spend their honeymoon in the citiest seem - hes for panied with many fervent their future heelth and happl a meeting of the Dire° rs of the East Huron Agricultural S lay held in Brussels, D. Stewart, tbI efficient - Secretary -Treasurer, was re -appointed to the position. It was decided to hold the Spring Show at Brussels on Thurs- day, April 19th. The Directors of the Grey Branch Society offered POO to induce the Directors of the County Show to hold the Fall Show in Brus- sels. The proposal was accepted.