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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1884-10-10, Page 44 THE HURON EXPOSITOR. E. BUTTERIC.K & CO.IS Reliable paper patterns for all kinds of Ladies'. Misses, Boy's and Children's Garments, for sale by HOFFMAN Beetle Seaforthr 1111111MMISINIII NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Far The figure between the parenthesis after eat& line, denotes the page of the paper on which the advertitteraent will be found. - °Wiling Eraporintn—Wm.Campbell (5) A Rare Chance—A. G. -Ault (5) New Arrivals—Duncan & Damian (5) Read, Think, Act—J. L. Smith --(5) Cough Remedy—Lumsden & Willson (5) Credit Sale—G. Good (1) Betray Heifer—A, Kerr (5) Estray Cattle—C. Upshall (5) —Daniel McColl (5) Teacher Wanted—R. Warwick (5) New Goods—A. Taylor (8) Coal Stoves—Mrs. J. Kidd (8) Jewelry—F. Metcalf (8) Lumber Wanted—John Ament (5) Housekeeper Wanted—M. Murdie (5) Caution --Jonah Nicholson (5) Teacher Wanted—T. Simpson (5) Farm for Sale= -E. Burke (5) Ta Men—Wm. Murdoch. (5) Music —Mrs. 0. M. Dunlop. (5) Notice—Wm. AL:Connell. (5). Grist Mill—Wm. Ross. (5) Horses for Sale—Robt. -Tunrnbull. Farm for Sale—Sidney Morton. (5) Auction Sale—Geo. Sproat. (5) Teacher Wanted—Jas. Allen. (5) Readymade Clothing—A. R. Smith Coal Oil—Johnson Bros. (5) (5) (8) urpt expoito. BEAFORTEf, FRIDAY, Oct. 10, 1884. The Scott Act. The date for taking the vote on the Scott Act in this coniaty has been changed from the 7th of November to the 30th of October. Thursday the 30th October is the day now defi- nitely fixed, thus making the time for preparatory operations one week shorter. Both parties are donning their armor andaregetting into good fighting order. Meetings have .already been held in sev- eral parts of the county and more are ad- vertised to take place next week, and there will likely be plenty of agitation during the next three weeks. What the result is likely to be it is impossible to predict at the present true, but the friends of the Act are very hopeful, but is well to guard a.gaiust being overly sanguine. The vote will be taken in the counties of Bruce and Dufferin on the same ehey as in Huron. The Mains-Bearnish. Man &laughter Case. The G3lati:1h Signal, in a very able and exhaustive article, in which the evidence given at the recent assizes in this case is °axially reviewed, comes to the conclusion that the Beamishes were acting throughout in the defensive and that the lilfainses, father and sons, were the aggressors. It ,also criticises pretty sharply the charge of judge Wilson to the Jury and eharacterizes it as unduly hars1 . to the prieoners and one-sided in tone and bearing,—that in short, the. Jualge brought out prominently every petty incident against the Beamishes, but failed to present the extenuating oironnaetances. Especially in the case of Thomas Manasseh Bearnish, the younger son, who wae sentenced to five years in the penitentiary, it says there was no evidence_ whatever to connect him directly with the death of Mains, and urges that as a matter of simple justice he should receive the benefit of official clemency. The Signal certainly makes out a very strong case in favor. of these unfortunate men, and as the writer of the article in question had evidently paid particular attention to the evidence throughout, we are in- clined to the opinion that he takes the correct view. This opinion is much strengthened also by a perusal of the published reports of the affair be- tween the parties when it took place, combined with the stunnaary of the evidence given in court, which we have seen.We are strongly of the opinion that the Beamishes were the least in fault, and that but for the un- fortunate circumstance of Mains' death, which was not by any means clearly traoeable to; the injuries he then receiv- ed, the Bearnishes would be considered to have acted in self-defense throughout. From the first we could not yid -ourself of the belief that the Mainses were much more at fault than the 13earnishes, and the partial perusal of the evidence we have had, together with the lucid re- marks 'of the Signal, confirm that belief. With the concluding remarks of the Signal's article we cordially agree. It says: "Thus, through the quarrelsomeness of Mains, for he morally was the cease of the whole affair, two families have been bereft. To the elder Beamish a few years more or less in his sentence can be of little consequence. His dread disease will release him long before the term expires, if he even liveto get to Kingston. When Henry, now aged 23, emerges to resume hie life, a free man once naore, he will have reached middle a,ge, while Thomas, just entering man- hood, and who certainly struck no blow contributing to the death of poor Mains, will carry with hire—with a feeling of its injustice—the felon's yoke through life. Before the event the Beamish family was highly respectable, as much eo as any in the township. Henry par- ticularly, was sober, industrious, eisd exemplary in every respect. While every one must feel pity for the unfor- tunate end of the man who lost his life, and particularly for his poor widow and fatherless children, it is not much to be wondered at that public sympathy, in 'view of all the facts, is at present strongly rvira the Bearnialles, and that while wishing by all means to ophold the strong arm of the 'awl there are mane who think that lighter much' lighter, Bentencee would have better: -vindicated justice and satisfied the pulse lie conscience." THE Montreal Gazette draws tion to the fact that the wheat the experimental farms on the direr Paoifio Railway has been so cents a hushel. The average wheat in the Northwest is so lower; being about 70 cent', per This is in charming (3.1!ii4a.trast situation in Kansas, the topia Blake. There the price for the grade of wheat is 58 cents, and i newts and Dakota so email a offered that farmers are negle market their crops. • The above mode of argument aid the Canadian Northwest, no the American States. In fact t contrary is the sure result. W Montreal Gazette does consider i eery to resort to falsehood it„sho at least to tell a plausible lie, a one that every person at all acq with either country knows to b Wheat at the present time in theB market is quoted at from 50 ceut cents per bushel, and Brando considerably nearer the seaboar the railway exs..erinaental farms must range higher there than t further west. Wheat in the market is only worth . on an about 80 cents, and in Chicago it lower, so that it is absolutely imp that anything like the prices et the Gazette can be obtained for in the Northwest. What it ea corning the American States is atten•; top of; Cana • d at 87 rice of ewhat tusbel o thd, highest Mine care nil ting to: oes net, injure' e very; en the; necese ld try; -d not! aitited such. andon to 65 being than, prices. ey do oronto: verage, 's even ted by wheatl 8 COL1- q118dllY • • false and foolish. Statements bf this kind do a great deal to injure Maiiitoba. On the strength of these, unsus eoting people are induced to go there, nd as disappointment is sure to await them, they•at once become disgusted w th the country, and they not only nnreas nobly denounce it themselves, but they advise their friends to evade it. Prices o grain are and mnst continue to be at 1 ast 20 cents per bushel lower in Manitob ; than in Ontario, and there is ne reas n why as high prices cannot be obtai ed in Dakota and Minnesota. as in Ma Robe, and we know, as a matter of fac , that prices rnle equally as high, and some- times a trifle higher, in Dakota t an in Manitoba. There is nothing to be gained, therefore, in the long r n, by falsehood, and the sooner the azette and all others of Hire ilk recogni e this • fa.ot in their dealings with the orth- west the better for all concerned. The true friends of Manitoba are those who tell the truth concerning it, arid not those who, by statements such els con- tained in the above quotation, en eavor to deceive the unwary. CONSIDERABLE surprise was occa ioned a few days ago by the announolianent that Sir John A. Macdonald. had taken his departure for the old icounte , and much conjecture was indulged in as to What the object of his mission co Id be. It seems that his determination as so hurriedly made that his meet int mate friends and even his colleagues •ti the Government were not made aw reof his intended departure. Amon the various reasons assigned for his v sit to the old country at the presect tim , the most likely one is that the trip is aken for the benefit of his health. It i said that his old complaint has again r turn- ed and that for several weeks be has been enable, ,on, aeconnt of an aff ction of the stomach toi tisk° any solid food and that as the, physicians of, this country are unable to do anything to alleviate the disease, Sir John heel gone to consult an eminent London phy ician who cured him on a former occ sion. If this is the case the fervent wi h of all, friend and -foe alike, Will be1 that the object of his mission may be ac- complished and that he will return to his labors here fully restored to his wonted health. THE Hon. Mr. Blake has been lhoid. ing a series of meetings at various oints in the eastern part of the Provinc , and has been doing good service in the aim of Reform. The reception ten ered hini everywhere by the 'easterr Re- formers was of the most cordial har- acter and must have served to g eittly encourage him in his noble w rk of battling for good and economical Gov- ernment. His able addresses werje at- tentively listenea to and are l4ighly spoken of by the press of the se tion, and will, no doubt, bear good frit at the proper time. As a public sp aker, Mr. Blake is without an equal in 1 Can- ada and has few if any superiora 'the American continent. THE FOLLOWING paragraph fro4 last Tuesday's Mail is on a par with t tract from the Montreal Gazette iven elsewhere: The Farmers' Union in Man toba, with that discretion which is the- etter part of valor, does not -attempt t ac- count for the fact that while wh at is selling at Noche, Dakota, at 56 (cents per bushel, the price at Gretna,' ani- toba„ just across the road, is 68 4ents, and at Winnipeg 80 cents. In this in- stance manifestly, protection pro ects. We do not know how correct the Mail is in its figures regarding lieche and Gretna, but we do know that for the vseek ending, Saturday. last, 39,000 bushels of - wheat were sold on the Brandon market, the principal local grain market of the N rth- west, at an average price of sixt -five cents per bushel; We also know that 8 ex - n. the Portage ia _Prairie e same day, the current p 11 hard wheat was fro 65 eents, and No. 2 fr elite, and it evil require uthority than the Mail to 1 eve that either Gretna o arkete range from 13 to 15 an the Portage or Brand e dealers of 'Winnipeg igh prices as these of To otice from the Mails repor as on0 from 80 to 81 cent n Tuesday. The abo aragraph requires some f om its originator or else s ay be led to the convict ail don't alwana tell the IS t 11 • • Li market, on ice for No. V) cents 5 to 60 noh better a e us be- innipeg enis hiher n; rthat n ay as ntO, as we thtt wheat itt ronto e noted xpla ation na4 eople • that the uth. the xpedi- aet 50,000 News o the NV EXBENSIVE.—Tli.e cost of ton up•the Nile i estimate week., Tete ' ENGLISH NAVY.— he 1 overninent has decided t ap o mmission to co eider the • ASS .1 oreastng the nay. Feoons;—Fearf 1 distress ndld ij aye been caused in the Ar enti ublio by great inendati f miliee have been drowned and eople axe dying of starvatio • Semler IN ICELAND—A ter ible o ne visited Thelaed on Se tern hen nineteen trading vesse s ae shing boats were boat. Th lees as large. ; SHOT lAT.—SOM Villain 1red i to the oar in which Gover or as travelling f om Carli e to ante, Indiamet e ball pas ingn o him. • POLL TAX IN PRANCE. -7A 011 it s illing is imposed on all paes landing at Calais and Bout gne, like tax must he paid by all erse berking 0.1 STRANGE._4. wonderful •IfEig0 ported as havieg been sen on Michigan on the -afternoon f Oa ult., objects ninety miles istb, peering close at band. 'GORDON'S. DOINGS.—NOW b s received that General Gerd n cessfully bombarded Berber and ppsession of the town. Thi e able Colonel Kitchener to ea e al Gordon from Dongola, an t in his wiebes regarding the e pedition. The conferencej ma i the abandonment of the PROVIDING FOR ROYALTY.— overnment will introduce a pro • • xp he Make an annaul allowanc Prince Albert Victor, whi is expected:, the Radicals ' is also reported the Qu acing Buckingham piece ce of the Prinoe of Wal ve, Marlborough house to P ictor. 1 ', A ROYAL PALACE BURNED. of ChristiansbOrg, at Copen bttroyed by fire the other d - en the official residence of ngs a centurC and a half, p esent ruler has never live f rring the lose magnificept place of Amalienbarg, in t a, le end of the city. A• MURDEROUS 1 MOB .— exico, the other. day a m t e Municipal Hall, averp aiithorities, and murdered J ad the Chief of Police. 0 p rsons were killed during t 11 any wounded. The pe e asperated on; account of mean and arbitary acts. It is th mob were led by e celebra E Coyote, who escaped fro days ago. ilA Snoceree Muenee.1-Th a d Hungarian papers are ful in tragedy in Austrian Galic ctlsed persons are a Jew nal his wife and two daught Cllriatian named Strachli c arged that Ritter misled gi 1 and ,in order. to avoid e teed her into a, cellar and h r with an axe. It was al Rhttter's daughters assisted i t e girl'sbody. Portions of were afterwards found in th ritish oint a, ion of mage e Re - hole many hurri- er 11, sixty of life shot John Terre front of a ngers nd a 8 em - is re - Lane 28th t ap• been 811C• taken will Gen- Seer - Nile esult ition. ritish sition 0,000 tion, P080? tends ser - will lbert • ti Th alace iagn Was t has he anish hong the ther, , pre - but osier e fa him - t a mos, ba t eked we ti the dge S ntas er • en ty e r o and ple were e udge's elie (Id the ed u1tlaw, jail 4 few A trian of a s ock- a. I e ac- ed Blitter, rs, atd a ki. t is C14r stian disc very mi4r ered ege1 that die oting th body riv From *Southern Ma it -- (From Our own Correspo de? The harvest has been a fitters, g nerally speaking, although' ab d ys of showery weather i un la t of August and first of ept d layed stacking operation co a ly. No damage has been on g ain, however, and the mos bo h rvest ever kneevn in ianito s fely stacked with the excel tion fe piecee of late meter' And no fa 'mere are no longer on • t te rlis d ily dread of frost, they ar be4i: •tc grumble at the prospectiv 17i ,g ain. But farmers are chr Die 'blers,', anyhow. Grain is li ely :low in price all over the worl; , b .ltI4e eeceptionally large yieldj thi !fa. men in Manitoba ought o b !fid if ;the price is not just wb tit b . Marketing facilitiss, w ich g od ground for complain , a li ely to iinprove tis seaso al it is confidently 10ed that at t• is connection wi11 ohan e f b tter before another crop is re arket. That Important overnm ne t e Wood Inspecto ,. Forest I.an€g w atever his offici 1 title may b en on the war path in o r o e izing wod belonging to set ers s it and raising the mischief gene T e , Ranger in this i 'nape -w 11 -know in the county f ll b ing no lets a personege th n th tojrioua Pat Moore. It is a Berte any that the irrepeessili e Pa ,e ceeded his duties in his o cial el y and if such be the ca e he ;c rtainly be bought to Urn 1 by' wjio hen° suffered at is 4 hether he has overstepped he Ipo I bannot ay;Bbut if not,the awe la! is supposed to enforce are •n ;just; a great bar ship to he e -wee have timt ber pon thei land know of instances ii which 4he 0 ,ertaployed. his time during la win h nling wood to one of the m lls. , The wood was all down timber, and th was to , receive three d llarrs zord for it delivered at the m 11. B the money had been paid ove ,ho on r friend Pat can along a d the goverament stamp -upon the Tie settler went to see Moor a ni nded an affidavit by that f nc la, d told if he would go befor a tr. te and subscribe to its 00 te ba. t. 1 one u ten the ber, ider- • the tiful a iS of a hen k in fling • of urn - o be t with year, ate- ould fiord not ough e s in 4rj the d for oial, r, Or has nty; lling ally. is iron, no - by Las apa- will hose nds. nds hich ost tiers . I ttler er in grist rom ttler per fore ver, aced ood. was ary the SS Is • wood would be at affidavit, whioh, in the effect that he off his own landran the game, as forwarded to 1 the settler who ¼vaa that the paper w wood should be at weeks after this P upon the scene wood to the highes settler, who had co was required the fruits of only one of m whioh have alone. Anot similar, for -to thing decided Moore and hi man residing chased a larg was piled in upon by M unless he pai age—fifty ce ;would be seiz man, who w petted to kno antecedents, r telling him h After °onside i . iening Moore 1 bffcial prerog cated pretty o was by no might be. What t this worry am loss is not clear, a dIf grounds for a little gation on the bp in connect gars. The time fo our annual fairs draws ear, and at t e various towns where he fairs are to be held, extensive pre- parations are oeing made for the ac- commodation of exhibits and exhibitors. Our own fai — mountain No. 1, to be held at Cr stal ity, promises to be even more e cces tut than on former years. Entr1 s iu t e various °lasses are numerous, and should the weather be at all favo ble si large gathering and keen competi on may be expected. The : improvement et sto k during the ehort time in whic ;the society has been in existence, go a to s1:ow that Our framers are not behinj the times. ` How could they be wh n so many of thein hail from old Huren, w ere stock is stock par excellence. I aotico in glancing over the prize list cf our society that special prizes e o ered in the roadster class to horse fito ing the best speed in addition to he other points. As an excellent hal mile track has been fitted up for the ccasi n, local flyers will have ample r om ii which to spread themselves. he id a of offering special inducements f r the raiiiing-of roadsters, of which we la ve ot as yet a very great supply, is a good one. In a country and n ' age in which every- thing is done against time, the raising of good roads ers is of great import- ance, and sho Id b erconraged. But I shall speak pa tieul rily of our fairs in my next an4... will therefore drop the subject for the present. In a previees let er I spoke of the probable a,buriilance of game and I find that my predictiona have been fully verified. Fee, hered game has never been as plentiful space my advent to the Province a it ie this season. As a consequence the professional shootist is away up amoeigst t e clouds and likely to remain the e nn il winter seta in. Almost every ne y u meet carries a gun—not one ; f your old-fashioned,used up muzzle-loa ers ether, but a jaru-up, double-barrelled, br ech-loading, pistol - grip, extension -rib, top action, choke - bore gnu that will end the career of a duck or chicken at a distance that would cause the sports of a generation ago to stare and wOnder how it was done. Oh no; None of your rusty, fusty old muz le -loaders for the average Manitoban, if you please—the best in the market is hardly good enough for him. What With a» the modern appli- ances—such Bei deco s,etc.—to lure birds to their fate, game 1as a hard time of it during th ie opei sewn, and the wonder is that duck4 and ei hick en e were not all annihilated 1 ng ago. But some- how game doee not appear to get much scarcer. Perls ps it is because our sports are not as skillful as they might be in the use f a gun, though to tell them so wouMI be a asting insult. As I have said everybody, almost, carries a gun (but everybody does not get lots of game), the farmer tarting out to his work has a ple.lce for the gun, the doctor visiting a patient r gards a gun as a part of his equipme t, the lawyer has Itis fowling pii,ce and forgets brief and fee in pursuit of a w utided chickenehe merchant 10130 all honght of "thirty days after date I pr mise to pay, etc.," when drawing a ead upon a duck; every one has the fe er bad during the first few weeks of th season. But after awhile when the game gets wild and can -only be shot on the wing, amateurs retire altogether and leave the field clear to the profes 'One's, which class can easily be eounte . X. Rock Lake County, September 29th, 1884. • noe released. The substance, was to ad taken the, wood held a patent for thtly execatted and land office by the nformed, later on, sufficient- and the rice released. A few rick again appeared nd disposedlof the bidder. Thus the plied with all that Df him, was deprived of is wi ter's work. This ie nye°. esof 9,8n:oiler nature ocouered in this county er iesta,nce, not at all show that there is some - y flatly in connection with offic al duties. A gentle t Pi ot Mound had pur- qua tity of wood, which is ya d. He was, waited ore, nd informed that so tuna per cord, stump- ts, think—the wood d an sold. The gentle- s fro Huron, and hap - a lit le of Moore and his fuse to pay the amount, coul go on and •sieze. able luster and threat - ft w thout asserting his tive a fact which indi- earl that his prerogative eau as unlimited as it e real cause of all . to settlers may be, noy there are ample wholesome investi- • art cif the powers tittle n wilth our Forest Ran- • 111 • A T143 to the Sault. To the Editor of the uron Expositor. My friend and myeelf left home Sep- tember 17th, to take boat at Goderich, but owing to tome elay the Ontario did not come into p rt until the 19th, after which we wer soon on our jour- ney. We touched at incardine, South- ampton, Hellen and liaised's Landing, after which oar jun ney was uninter- rupted until we reac ed the Sault, and although the ake w s pretty rough our stomachs nev r fail d us. Now came not a very pleasant eatnre in the trip. It was a ride or 24 miles through • the country on a $gon, over miles of cor- duroy road. it was almost impossible to maintain or centre of gravity during this ride, but we grinned and bore it to nation, and need I s y we were in splen- did end. Finally w; reached our desti. did trim for a hearty meal. A ride like this seems to help t e digestive organs to perform their nty. After a good rest we prepaeed to see the country. After leaving Huron, with its well -clear- ed farms and ;fine luildings, this new country did not pres nt many .attrac- tions at first el ha bllt at length it rose somewhat in ir est mation. Fire has inn over a gre t part of this country, and there has prun tip a dense growth Of underwood The soil seems to be quite fertile, aid aro s on the whole are eery good. lilto Jan is very level, and eonsequently vet. his hinders farme era oonsiderab y dn ng seeding. The buildings are some hing the same as those seen in oat n w countries, with 1 the exception of bamns1 which are very good. After spending 4 few days visit- ing friends and taking n the scenery, we wended our wey ba lt over the eor- duroy, and finally arriVed at the Saelt, Where we expected to see our boat wait- ing, but, alas I she was; behind time, so We had to amuse ourse ever presented itself. two days the old Queb port, and we were sob ward journey. We sail to Sarnia, touching onl and Helton. This do pleasant, and accompli We reached Seafprth Friday night. This e trip. ves with w at - After waiting c steamed into on our home - ed rightthrough at Bruce Mines n trip was very hod in 28 hours. about 9 o'clock ded a pleasant T. N. Huron. N tog. Mr. W. H. McCracken, of Brussels, won 48 prizes at the East Riding show a Wroxeter. ' —Messrs. Snelli & Sons, of Hallett, a rried off about $80 in prizes from the "trestern Fair. 1 --Mr. James Serimager, of Belgrave, h d his foot badly man sled in a horse - p wer the other day. 1 —Bears are very ntamerons in' the e stern part of Grey township. They are seen almost daily b' the settlers. es -Mr. Peter Mason, of East Wawa- nOsh township, has ipurchased the Queen's hotel in Belgralve. —Mrs. Wm. McQueen, late of Stan- ley, now of Crosswellj Michigan, is at present visiting her friends and relatives in Stanley. —Mr. John Govier, of ,Hullett, has p rchased a first prize inanorted suffolk b ar from Mr. ', John Featherstone, county of Peel. i —The Duffer!n r Rifle, of Brantford, (int of respect for ithe I te Major Cooke, o Goderich, sent a beautiful floral (j o eking to be placed on his grave. —Mr. D. Fisher, of olborne, captur- ed first prize at the reo nt State Fair at Cbioago with his yearli g heavy draught filly, "Baby Mine." I—Maggie Wanless, f Exeter, aged 14,; has received her second-class B certificate. All the c ndidates from cEaxtees. ter, six i:ii number, btained certifi- =-Lieutenant Wilson, of the Lord's Army Wingham, got severely scared on Sunday night iast b a few of the " boys " as he was retur ing from seeing a female member of the Army safely home. --Messrs. Elliott ana Hardy, Road Cotumissioners, examined the new bridge at Holmesville last week, and being satisfied with the manner of con- struction took it 1 off he contractor's hands. , 1—The Brussels Post Says: While old Mrs. Laird, Mrs. Holmes and Mrs. Aiulay were chatting in the house of the latter, on Sunday afternaon it large piece of plaster fell frpm the them,ceiling stenning .r. Laird for f upon time. —The big steer, " General Pickard," recently owned by Mr. James Pickard, of Exeter, but now the iproperty of Mr. Groff, of Guelph, weigha 3,100 115s. This animal is the largest of the kind in Canada or the United States. I—At the regular meeting of Loyal Orange Lodge 219, held at Greenway in the township of Stephe , the following reolution was passed: esolved, That this Loyal Orange Lod e No. 219, US0 their infiaence in helpi g to carry the Scott Act in Huron and Middlesex. —The Plowman's ssociation of Grey intend departi g from all old customs and will give a Np. 1 concert in Tuck's hall, Crenbrook, on October 2lst, under the adspices of the Association. The ser- vices of the well-known Scotch vocalist, Jno. Stewart, of Miltondand a number of other performers have been secured. —Dr. McLellan, Inspector of Teach- er' Institutes, has authorized a union meeting of the East and. West Hnron Teachers' Institutes, to ise held in Clin- t() , on the 23rd and 24th of October, w en he will be present and take part in the exercises. On the evening of Thursday, 23rd inst., D . McLellan will deliver a lecture. 1 ---On show day in Goderioh, Mr. S intfel Burke, of God rich township, w o was holding a colt elonging table br ther James, was struck by the head of the animal and fell backward full length on the sidewalk, his head coming vielently in contact with the plank. He WaS taken up apparently lifeless but only stunned. ._ 1—Otto morning last week a young child of Mr. J. Brawn, of Exeter. nar- roWly escaped being poieoned by drink- in1 some naphtha. The child was pl ying in the shop where its father was w rking,and was unnoticed by him until it had taken the liquid., A doctor was summoned, who attended to the child, and it is now recovering. .--.A few days ago, while standing on the seat of a row boat on the Aux Sable river, Edith McDougall missed her foot- ing and fell overboard. It appears the boat was not very firm, end the child slipped, falling headlong into the water.. Fortunately she rose near enough the boat to grasp the end, where she clung, calling wildly for aid. he was rescued just in time to save her ife. —A few days ago Mr. Bastian, of Clinton, Met with a painful aid pe- culiar accident. He an a man I amed Everette were working close topether, when the latter acciden ally amok him on the back of the han with n old adze: One of the bones of his hand was broken in three pieoles, and n ap- paratus had to be constructed t • keep his third finger in its place un 1 the bones would knit together. --A. serious accident happene threshing at Mr. Stevens', on th dori road,a short distance from C the wa Mr in &TO hor of oth pre other day. The machine, a horse power, and by some John McKenzie caught his the tumbling rod, being nd a number of tidies befo es could be stopped i He h his ribs broken, ;and ea r ierjuries, from whO he lie arions condition. The Gordo Enterptese of las : Last Tuesday evetaing a to nization was effected in the i e anti -Scott Act party. Th was held in the Ora ge hall 1 at a ' Lon- inton, nse earls lothes wirled e' the Joyen etkined in a 1/ week say nship org terest of t meet- ing n this villitge, when Mr. T. K. Bod y was elected President, Mr. James C kery Vice -President, end Mr. James oung Secretary. We understand a other meeting is to be held ' next onday when it definite plan of action will be formulated. '—On Saturday mornieg last t belonging to Mr. Thiomite Abram a mile and a half south ef Belmo totally destroyed by fire. There qiautity of hay and other article 11 • IA e barn about e, was was a in the OCTOBER 10, 1b84. barn, whicb were also estroyed. The cause of the -fire is un nown, but it is supposed that some tra p or other had been takin shelter for the night Eg and had et the ba n. on fire while smoking. ' —The Wingham Ad &nee says: Two young people, a young +an and a young lady, were atanding at e certain gate in front of a certain houa in this town, when the yeang men sa a: " I love yon, darling ; tell me that you return my love and it will make me supremely happy." The young la y so addressed immediately answered "1 do return your love, as I have o use for it." The verdict was pronounced. The young man went iatonae and Ole young lady went into the house with a giggle. —While Working in the field with a young`and apirited horse on Tuesday of twit week, Mr. C. Prouty, of the 4th concession of Stephen, met with an accident, The colt kicked him in the face, knocking him down. Ile lay on the ground for a long time insensible. His son, woudering whet kept his father so long, went to see what was the mat- ter. He assisted him up and took him, to tl e house. He wes unable to get d for about a week, and still feels aron the effect of the kick. —A Grand Bend correspondent says: Deck hantieg is in fall force on Lake Smith and Burwell, and the sportsmen travelling thither are laumerons. Mr. R. Fulton shot a great many on Satur- day, and prnnounced them in good con- dition. He considers the prospects in a, few days muds better than the present, fo hantiug ha number of through her plenty of game. Deer s also commenced, and a sports from Exeter passed on their way to the hunt- ing grounds, They Oxpect big luck:- - —The Hdwick show, held at Ford- wich on Monday of last week, was not as largely a tended. as I was expected, although al goodly sieed crowd were present. Tae entries ere numerous and of a superior o der, making an interestiug ettibit for the visitors. The w•eather was all that couldbe desired, and althougi the rains of the previous week made he roads very disagreeable, yet the warri, pleasant tarnshine which continued all day, made up, in a great measure, for the other 1 incoaveniences a,nd added not a little td the financial success of the 'thew. —Annie *right, the wornan who de- serted her child at the plinton station some time ago, was brotight up on re- mand before Judge Doyle last Monday. His Honor ; taking lute conaideration the long tune she had been in jail, re- leased her on her own bail in the stun of $200,to comi up for sentence when called upon. In discharging the prisoner His Honor advie d her at sOme -length on her course 4f life and admonished her to keep awa from the reputed father of her deserted child. —Mr. W14. Stewart, df -the northeast boundary, Vsborne, had his shoulder dislocated (me day last week. He had unhitched his team from the plow, at noon, and after putting bis little girl on the back of ,bne of his horses went to mount the other hitneolf. Before he was rightly eeated, how ver, the horse ;; took fright and jumped to one side causing him; to fall betWeen the horses, with the result above stated. The horse on which the little girl*as seated also became matiaanageable, and she was thrown to the ground, but luckily re- ceived no injuries. —A Kinburn correspondent Bays: The usual qaiet of oar vtllage was dis- turbed the pther evenieg by quite a sensation. 4 man named Robert Tay- lor became subject to a fit of temporary insanity, and instead. of going home as he iutended, he climbed up into his hay Mow, and went to sleep. Shortly after he awoke, and rushing out he procured a club, and ander the i pression that some person e were a.bon to injure him, he tore wildly around, threatening -all manner of evil to his sould be assail- ants. Severel persoes Went to his as- eistance, but soon fou d. that he was laboring under an hallu 'nation. —The Gerrie Enterpr se speaks thus of the Lord'eArmy in th t village: The Army revival meetings *n Gorrie have now assumed serious proportions. At first the novelty of their 'marches, peou- her singing and outspoken prayers at- trapted the enriously inclined,butof late a feeling of earnest solemnity has pervaded their gatherings the result of which has been about 40 conversions up to this writing. TheTem eranoe hall has this week been enlarged and seated to accommodate the large audiences who attend nightly, and man christens of this place are uniting he rtily with the army, while the spirit of disorder which prevailed inhe back era of the hall is fast giving wry to morels rions thoughts, BO that it beiins too look as though the soldiers wou d yet witne a the verifica- tiori of their. battle cr : "Gorrie for Jesus." . —The reglelar month y meeting for September, Of the Board of Directors of the Howick Mutual iire Insurance Company, was held in cIntosh's hall, Gorrie, on the 27th i41t. Forty-four applications were accepted, covering $54,500.25 of risk. Th rate levied on all policies in force on thr 30th of Sep- tember, 1884, to meet losses and ex- penses for the current y ar was 2i per cent. on the Premium n te, an amount equal to $1.25 on each t ousand dollars insured. The claim of John Diment, of Turnbery, for contents of barn burned on the 29th day of Ang 'et, was consid- ered, and 06.50 awar ed him. This bam is considered to ha'e been bttrned by children playing withl matches. The claim of trusteea of IUni n School Sec- tion No. 3, Wallace and 3rey, for school house burned down on onday morn- ing,.the 22nd ult., was considered and $425 voted them. This was supposed to have been a lightning accident. Two other small fires well reported, but claim papers not being complete they *ere laid over until next meeting. a., . The Programm for the Campai The General Com ittee of the County of Huron Scott .lict Association held a meeting in the temprrance hall, Cliuton, last week. Iopresentatives were present from allI parts of the county. D. D. Wilson, Esq., of Sea - forth, the President of t e Association, occupied the chair. After prayer by Rev. Wm, Birks, of Bloimesville, the first question taken up mtas that of pro- viding literature for the .campaign, and it was decided to proct»re a supply of pamphlets, and to issue -a paper con- taining matter suited to the -require- ments of the county to be distributed free of charge. The ne t question con- sidered was that of perfecting the organization for the oan ass. The vari- , ons repeesentatives were called ttpon to report the present conditions of their respectine municipalities, and their needs in that respeot. From these re. ports it was learned that some of the townships are already thoroughly or. ganizedi with a live committe in every polling sub -division. In those 'munica. palities where the work is not so far advanced arrangements were naade for having ;the organization immediately completed, prepaeatory to thorough work. Arrangements were made for a series of local public meetings through. out the county, eta also for holding conventions at Exeter, Wingham, Sea - forth, Brussels and Dungannon. The anti -temperance party will be invited to have representatives present at all these conventions, to take part in the discussions. Special temperance ser- mons Will be preached from the pulpits of the cennty a short time before pen. ing dayrand on the day before the elec- tion union meetings for prayer for the success of the temperance cause will be held in every looality. A resolution was passed earnestly soliciting the co- operation of the ladies of the county, in the endeavor to seoure the passage of the Acte It was unanimously agreed that in -the event of the Act being _ carried in the county the Scott Act Association should he continued in operation for the purpose of looking after the due enforomg of the measure, the members pledging themselves to use all lawful meats to that end. The meeting closed with prayer and the benediction by Revs John Gray. The Clinton Show. ' The ehow of the Hullett Branch Agricultural Society was held at Clinton an Wednesday and Thursday of last week. The weather on both days was exceedingly unfavorable, and particu- larly on the secoed day, there being a continuous downpour of rain. This prevented many elfhibitore and specta- tors from being present.• Despite these unfortunate circumfitances, however,the show was a very fair one. The exhibit in tbe hall being good in every depart- ment except the ladies', -which was lacking in extent and variety. The show of horses mid cattle was very good, but it was alinoet impossible to get around to see anything the rain came down so heavily and the mad, was terrific. The attendance of spectators the second day was very smell and the gate reeeipts mnet have been light. With good ;weather, however, things would have been different. The follow. is a list of the successful competitors: ELOBSXS..—HEAVY DRAUGHT.— Team, John Rattenbury, Chesney Brothers; brood mare, Juo.McMillan, J.j.Fisher; sprieg foal, let aed 2d a. McMillan; two yeae old gelding or filly, J.J.Fisher' J..Avery:; 1 year old gelding, or filly, A. Innis, J.; McMillan; spring foal, colt dr filly, sired by Lincolnshire Tom, R. Jenkins,l Stewart Plummer., AGRICOLTURAL.—Brood naare, J. Mar - quite J. Stanbury ; spring foal, J. Mar- quis, T.;Tipling ; (a, spring colt shown by J. W. Yoe, in this class, was ruled out because of a rupture, four out of the six judges being in favor of giving it the prize); two year old gelding or filly, J. 0. Stewart, Geo.Stevenson ; one year old gelding or filly, A. Monroe, J. Dale; agricultural team, geldings or mares, G. Shipley, Jae. Reid,; entire colt under two years, J. Mason. e, ; :mese :OR CARRIAGR.—BrOOd. mare, J. Callender, J.Avery ; spring colt or filly, A. Monro, W. II. Scott ; two year old gelding or filly, Ge Shipley; one year old gelding or filly, W. El. Scott; span road or carriage horses, D. MoBrien ; buggy horse, T. Carling, W. Pierson; saddle horse, W. Diokson, N. Robson, CATTLE.—TROROUORBRED Demme -- Milch cow, lat and 2d H. Snell dz Sons; two year old heifer, R. Carter, J. Mid. dleton ; one year old heifer, W. n. Biggins, A. Elcoat ; bull calf, lst and 2d ' il. Snell & Sons; heifer calf, A. Elcoat, W. J. Biggins; herd of three females and one male, II. Snell & Sons,, W. J. 1 Biggins: NA.TIVR OR GRADE .' —Milch cow, 0. S. Doan, J.Stanbury ; two year old. heifer, T. Beatty, C. Disney; one year old heifer, 3, Marquis, a. otanbury ; heifer calf, W. Elliott, G. Shipley ; fat ox or steer, 0:Disne' y • three year old steer, lst and rad J. Stanbury ; two year old steer, is and 2d 3. Stenbary. pHEEP--LEICESIIpS AND THEIR GRADES. —Aged 'ram, lst ami 2nd H. Snell & Sons; sbearling ram, R. Cole, H. Snell & Sons; ' ram lamb, H. Snell & Sons, R. - Colo; pair ewes, 11. Snell & Sons. R. Cole; pair shearling ewes, H. Snell & Sons, R. Cole '- pair ewe lambs, --II. Snell & Sons, J. 0. Stewart. Oxroein SHROPSHIBE OR SOUTHDOWNS, —One ram an four ewes, H. Snell & Sons, j. 0. Ste art. COTSWOLDS AND THEIR GRADES.—Aged ram, H. Snell & Sons; ram lamb, H. Snell & Sons are0,ir aged ewes, II, Snell de Sons ; pair iffearling ewes, If. Snell & Sons.; pair ewe lambs, H. Snell & Sons. PIGS—LARGE BREED.—Aged boar, 3. Staribury ; sow, J. Stanbury ; sow pig under eix months old, C. Spooner, J. StsanubnuoryLK. ._A ged , boar, G. Plewes; sow, lst, and 2nd. G. Plewes ; boar pig' under one year old, J. Govier ; sow pig under otie year old, 3. Govier; boar pig under six months old, C. Rutledge, G. Plewes ; sow pig under six months old, . 1st and 2nd G. Plewee. Bzuxsaniz.—Aged boar, 0-. A. Cooper, S. Cray; sow, S. Gray, J. Stanbury ;• hoar pig under one year old, G. A. Cooper, S. Cray; sow pig under one year old, S. Gray, G. A.: Cooper.; boar pig under six months old, T. Carbert, J. Cartwright; sow pig under six months. old, lst and 2nd J. Stanleury. POULTRY.—Black Spanish, J. Rani; 80D, F. Beattie; Dark Brahmas, T. Cooper, F. Beattie; Light Brahmas, F. Beattie, 0. C. Willson; Grey Dorkings, 3., Harrison; Black Polands, ist and 2nd F. Beattie; Golden Polands, 0. C. Willson; Spangled Hamburgs, 0. C. Willson, N. Stanbury ; Houdans, 0.C. Willson; Partridge -Cochins, lst and 2nd F. Beattie; Plymouth Rooks, F. Beattie, J. Harrison; Buff Cochins, F. Beattie ; game fowls, J. Harrison; ban- tams, F. Beattie, N. Statibury ; ducks, J. Harrison, J. Mason; Muscovy ducks, F. Beattie, J. Harrison; geese, T. Fear, J. Harrieon; turkeys, J. Harrison; col- lection of fowls, three distinct breeds, a male and female of each kind; F. Beat- tie, 0. C. W-illson. Imerenraerrs.--Single buggy, covered, J. Brunsden ; single buggy, open, lat and 2nd, H. Cantelon ; single cutter, J. Brunsden ; fanning mill, A. MoMiarohie & Co.; gang plow, T. ,Tipling ; nela OBER ippless ,;.1c1;rbmisa:n.O.i.AG,,C. p�t '. °13- 4:4 2:PpspPsliettetB,w1;TTFulle!rhr.bilH: 0 v i aci I:901;08 jut oCe rat 1111 trp e°0°:eas:gpAl:' nulcil lerri 3p141r up:G1 lgileii;Upi.A sT-: 3 3E711imi3) lrew*Dbi as:darlh;B:1:1:1°-11Esr:::tilei:urpssipab esprewdesor'ennie;a:in:wl:hmTg;Bri:;41,P3i11/4 11 rCUdEPlunaGPreeaoit:14Ped.1:;11 les, W. Heroism tooe5serylr,ttlalsvorrizisgsahlm::::11Z33clinloaf,tnii, D. . 0Whii3sj; .bpalidewwiense; fWal,1", a te oe dr gee lAs 1. acnodo ApgGe.rrreBae; hne:it tinmunseel:,,, Carter; fell pippine, Ri 3111[ANDF CTURES.-10all 00 A re A is. Ana -won , inangqd w p a: leix:nrti tsaoke:Trentiftebt is:, nAi, jts:B. yi ,,ADA:Ebe. . 81 early oluys opt ryloaotrti tf iv: I.Cur,aij.b. ; iwilthnitse el;enhat:t ;S. Mason ; white 1egi i4P1evre8, H.Snell&Shn ; 4. Flewes, H. Elfor .3*.Allien80n, M.Keli ; 1 itrom seed, M. Kelly!, a, , :117 oat ess101:3163,0:3;;GAH.joAlall.nocitoanoy;: IgrAliaruzatiziesstoolsie;Biwn.hsninticep8igii:4rbeosbotni, ' Mason, J. Allansons lot latu. ruAilpla:sed:: js.hAorllt4; .gu.:10: 1 :1 11111/13.118,181iyus, oe Jina.; :nallual°8;1 ;tijive.-0111 J• Allanson ; Allanson ; punankin, 3. oilettupesrollimeii equ.alishi3 uy.i bom. e_urnianondsebu,tter,,;Refuell DAIRY PRODUCE—Fi powsuPdofiblbutter, tenp Mil;s Ne ter, Mies Nott, Mrs. 1 factory made cheetie, I McCartney; home ee Dale ; borne madebrea 3. Worsell ; bakers heel LADIES' Woux.-i-Coll work, Mre. T. Joslyn, fancy btraaaiing Nott, gi JIrs Not crochet work, wctol, 3143Donald ; la-ce, A. McKenzie, emtprek 311t1Slitt,' W. Bell,! Mr broiderY in silk,! Mi Bell, fancy knitigi T. Joslyn, knitting, 'APBS Nott, W. Bell, ton'Miss Nott, Miss *-ork in quilt, other thi MeEwen, Wm. Bell linen bosim, tlein hand sewing, Mi vIrork, Miss Not; B Berlin Mrs. j. aolinsto wool work, rsii fey ; braiding on -work, Mrs. J., Toon , woollen leteckinge, Mit T. MCDonald ; Ewen, Mrs. T. Me gloves, is McLwen Miss McEwen, Miss McEwen, INtre. FINE ARTS.—Ilenci 2nd, Mrs,. McAllieter color painting, Mastei Joslyn, paintinghn pencil Sketch, W. Cot' photographs, Foster manship by boy nude R. Stanbury. FLO'WER,—Te we Robinson vetbnaS dahlia% T. Hollowa filled witb plants, 'S Robinson bougnet - T. Fowler erne Paul try.—L. i The M. Carling. MeQuarrie. Ladies' Work.1---4li Beaforth ; Mrei. lun jas. Young, Clinton. Fruit and lieary Michael and E. C Cox, Godericb towns Vegetables, 4tc.— Ge Broadfoot. ,aameereem, )301,gri A. TAYLOR, Belgra stock of fine new gOods general store. Bargaio1:- metes, Vniveteeis ali Wincies;Flannels,§e0tei Worsteds, and an h. Ill Made Clothing, Overec f3hirts, Drawers3, CORI F at cost, it is a decided goods cheaper than mil Come all, and be eOnvha for butter and egga. Dt lie butter will be take' 25th of October, this ye Brusseb3, was here' W. Webster, onr systems, and othei too 80011 to see thj Wm. Walton, secoi Esq,, who -went tri with the iti,mily, h hearty. He is among old neiglibt. going to theVeterni -for a few terms. 1 --A large crane, feet from tip to t shot on Monday with a rifte.--Tbe cumbexit fTrini. bride with him, ehureli.—A !vain 'property of John out of Mr.Wight last, fell on the penetrated and entrails out "iVle hour.—Several • to Wing -ham on sermon preached Mr. Pritchard, 'Order in Canada, trated onSaturdie tion of the bowel as the disease vei Parties and, par very numeruns nosh, andtboyo able sleep who fair tea be Iteld. 1111