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DISTRICT MATTERS.
Mrs Cartwright's Meetings.
Sir Richard Cartwright will address
his constituents of South Huron at the
fo 'owing times and places.:
Wednesday, Nov. 5, at Winthrop,
(McKillop, at 2 o'clock p. m.; and at the
White Saiciol Haase at 7 o'clock.
'Friday, Nov. 7, at Kinburn, Hallett,
at 2 o'clock p. me and at Londesboro
at 7 o'clock.
Monday, Nov. 10, at Bayfield, at 2
o'clock p. na.; at Varna, Stanley, at
7 o'clock.
Tuesday, Nov. 11, at Zurich', Hay, at
2 o'clock p. me at Hensel', Hay, at
7 o'clock.
Wednesday, Nov. 12, at Red School
House, Tuckeramith, at 2 o'clock p. m,;
at Brucefield, at 7 o'clock.
Thursday, Nov. 13, at Seafortb, at
7 o'clock p. m.
All are cordially invited to be present
at these meetings.
DRAWING CLASS.
THE Drawing Class in connection with thO
Mechanics' Institate, will open on Friday
evening,- next, November 7, at 7:30 o'clock, nnder
" the tuition of Kr. Crockett, of Hamilton. -Those
wishing to join should at once apply to the
„Librarian at the Institute, who will give them
'full information as to term a for drawing and
painting. Wx. MOORE. 882-1
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES. —MiBB Jennie
Dickson has been granted a third class
certificate.—Mr.John McLeod has pass.
ea his medical matriculation, taking
highest in classics.—The entrance ex-
amination this year will be on Tuesday
and Wednesday, December -23rd and
24tb. Programme, Tuesday—geography,
composition, drawing, gramman—Wed-
nesday— Arithmetic, dietation, fourth
book, history. Drawing compulsory at
this examination.
CHURCH .1\.TOTICES.—Rev. Alfred An-
drews, Sunday School Agent of the
Guelph Conference of the Methodist
°hare'', will visit Seeforth on Wednes-
day and Thursday, November 5th and
fith, and deliver addresses ou Sabbath
school topics. Meetings will be held in
the Methodist church on Wednesday at
7.30 p.m., and Thursday at 2.30 p.in.
and 7.30 p.m.—Quarterly services will
be held in the Methodist church on
Sabbath. Rev. Jas.Broley will conduct
the services, and in the evening
preach a sermon on the observance
of the Sabbath. All are cordially
invited.
THE VOTE IN SEAPORTH.—AS Will be
seen by the returns belpw, Seaforth has
given a majority for the Scott Act of 30
-votes. There were 324 votes polled,
which is a very fall vote for this town.
At the raayeraity eleetion. in 1883, which
was one of the most keenly contested
elections for years, there were only 334
votes polled, being but ten more than
was polled yesterday for the Scott Act.
The vote was a thoroughly spontaneous
one=, the people, as a rule, corning for-
ward voluntarily and casting their bal-
lots. The town was very quiet all day,
and a person would noteknew from
appearances that such an important
vote was being taken In the evening,
however, there was quite tt, crowd and
considerable excitement on the streets.
The following is a statement of the
voteg polled:
For the A.gainst the I
Act. Act ;
South 51 58
East Ward... ... 47 57
learta ware 76 27
182 142
Majority for the Act 32, and 10 ballots
spoiled.
oimmIll1111W
agony. The services of Mr. Carmielh: A,
veterinary surgeon, were procured a.d!
by the aid of bleeding and one o
Carmichael's celebrated and magi al
" bottles " the faithful animal, in the
course of half an hour, surprised eVe y-
011e.by deliberately rising to its feet al d
atarting down Street for its stable, a ,dg
althouh still in a critical condition, it;
is likely to recover. The buggy as
considerably broken, but the ye.' ng
men were not hurt, although bast ly`
frightened. The remainder of the pa ty
proceeded on their way to Dublin.
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THE IIIIderBigned having entered i to
a Co -partnership, to carry on the budnes ;of
Merchant Tailoring and Gents' Furnishing, 'Al-
der the firm of Campbell ek Bright, have g at
pleasure in announcing that they have just
opened up at the old stand, a magnificent stuck
of Woollens, Furs, Nobby Suits and Overcoat of:
gay style. Also a Jarge, stock of the -nest est
fashions in Hats, Caps of Cloth and Furs, So ith
Sea Seal, Persian Lamb, "Astrachan, ,&,e. In
Shirts and I:beavers we have a special line to
show, at prices that never can be beat, from fi ty
cents up. We have a brand new stock of Re y -
made Overcoats, made of frtsh goods and ar-
ranted ; close prices. Our Mr. Bright, hav ng
had a largo experience in Ladies'Garment mitt' g,
we are now well prepared to attend to his ew
branch of the business. Those who have kin • ly
supported the old firm for these many ye r$4,
will have no reason to discontinue theirpatr n -
age, as they will, it is hoped, find in Mr. Bri -ht
not only a good Artist, but a gemal, good fel ow
and worthy of your entire confidence. We sl all ,
be happy to see our Onatomers. WM. CAMPB
W. D. BRIGHT. 882-1
OAK HALL. --Bargains at Duncan
Duncan's Oak Hall in ordered clothi rg.
All wool -Tweeds, from $12,00 up, all
wool Scotch goods from $18.00 up, fln st
of worsted goods, and. "West of England
Cloths and Tweeds. Hats that are Eats
at Oak Hall ; Underclothing cheap at Op.k
Hall ; Ties, Collars and Cuffs at the lolw-
est ; Hosiery and Gloves, at Oak H411.
DUNCAN & DUNDAN. 882 •
CHORAL SOCISTY MBiTING—The Me -
bers of the Choral Society aro earnestly reques ed
to attend a meeting of the Society to be held at
the Rooms on Wednesday evening next, Nov m-.
, ber the 5th. The business.of the meeting will be
to wind up last season's affairs, and to consi ier
what course the Society will pursue in the f utt re.,
, Chair to be taken at 8 o'clock, sharp. M. R.
COUNTER, PleSidOnt. J. A. WILSON, Secret ry.i
• POULTRY Wanted at WILSON & Yong 's
Grocery Store, Seaforth. 882
BUTTER. -WILSON & YOUNG, GTOCO S,
Seaforth, are prepared to buy any quantity of
choice dairy butter, f tr. which the highest mar et
price will be paid. 882'
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THAT COLLECTION.—At a meeting of
the managers of the Seaforth Mech 'l-
ies' Institute, held on Tuesday eveni
last, the following resolution was
animously passed: "Whereas, Geo
E. jacksoneEsq., at a meeting of t
Anti -Scott party, held in Cardno's H
on Wednesday evening, October 22
made atstatement that the Commit
of the Mechanics' Institute, or so
members of it, had refused a celled'
which the Anti -Scott party bad p
posed to take up at that meeting, c
veying to the audience the impress'
that the Mechanics' Iustitute Comm
tee wete taking a partizan part in t
contest ; Resolved—that as the sta et
ment is not in accordance with the
facts, we, the Committee, beg leave to
state that, although no definite moti n
was recorded at our last meeting in e-
ference to the Anti -Scott party's p o -
position in the Matter of the coblectien,
still it was unanimously agreed that if
the collection were tendered We would
receive it with thanks, aird that in
order that the action of thesWommitt e
may be placed in a proper- light bef
the public, be it further teesolved t at
the above be published in the lo
papers."
411
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THE FOOT BILL MATCH.—The foot
ball match oia Saturday last between ;
Brussels and the High School of this
town, resulted in a victory for the
Brussels team by two to one. This was
hardly expected after the StICCOSS with
which the Seaforth team met last sea-
son. The ground was in rather poor
condition and daring the first half of
the game play was not very lively.
However, Brussels scored a goal ande
just after half time another and Sea -
forth also secured one. This raised
their spirits and the game was very
exciting to the close, the Seaforth team
doing their utmost to raise their score,
making SOIli0 fine, though unavailing
rushes 011 goal, Brussels trying to kill
time, thinking that the safest way to
keep the score frora changing. There
is no question but the forward play of
the home team was far superior to that
of Bruasels, although- Wilson, of that
team played an excellent game. In
jasticse to the Seaforth team it must be
isaid that two of the regular players
were unavoidably absent and their
places had to be supplied at the last
moment. Brussels has good material '
and 'after some practice will no doubt
make a first class football team. ,
ACCIDENT.—Conaiderable excitement
was occasioned an Thursday forenoon ,
by an accident -which took place on
Goderich street, immediately opposite
the residence of Mr. L. Murphy. It
seems that some of the Irish emigrants,
as they are called, were having a genu-
ine old-style wedding. After beeaktast
the happy party left a house in the
vicinity cf the High School, and started
for a drive to Dablin. There were sev-
eral buggies in the procession, and when
turning the corner at Mr. Murphy's a
couple at young men, who had a horse
and buggy belonging to Forbes' livery, •
attempted to pass the vehicle which Was
before them. They were all driving at
a pretty rapid rate,and h.aving more anti -
Scott on board than was good for their
vision, the young men drove to() far off
the road and their buggy over -turned
into the ditch, taking the horse with it,
and throwing the occ.upents out upon
the ground, BO that when first seen the
buggy, here and men were lying in a
promiecuous heti p. A crowd soon gather
edand attempted to put things to rights,
LUL it was found that the horse was so
seriously iniared as to be anable_to rise,
and was suffering the most exceutiating
legally. In fact it was the opinioa of
the bystanders that it could only liye a,
few minutes, and some even advocated I
he killing of it ea as to put it out of
ANNEXATION.—We understand that
there is a very strong feeling among t e
people of Egraondville for annexation o
Seaforth. They feel that there a e
many advantages which they would
enjoy if their village were united o
Seaforth, of which they are now e-
prived, and owing to the situation s
wdll as the identity of interests betwelm
th4 two places, they feel that thy
sheuld be one Municipality. The pr s-
ent time, also, is particularly opportujlie
so far as Egmondville is concerned, for
the change. A new public school builkl-
ing is urgently required in Egraondvil e,
and must soon be erected. If the villa e
remains as at present, part of the co •
try section, the existing site is the b et
and most central place for the n w
building, but in the event of 1613 bet g
united to Seaforth, the new buildi g,
which would form a ward school, sho d.
be more centrally located. - While -
nexation might be mutually 'advent -
goons to Egmondville and Seaforth, t e
greater advantages would undoubted y
memo to the forraer, and hence tie
people of the village, if they desire tljie
change, should take the initiative. -Lt
them mature a scheme and lay it before
the Seaforth7 Council, and we lave tina
doubt but it will receive due ;consid-
eration, and we are sure any propoei-
tion from Egraondville would be con e-
ously treated by the people of this tow
whether they be favorable to annexati n
or not.
CHURCH AND SOCIAL AMENITIES.--r-M
EDITOR,—SIR,—I was much interest d
in reading the letter of your correspo
dent in your last issue in reference
the leek of courtesy shown him wh
attendinag the Presbyterian church
this town. While I cannot exactly agr
with all your correspondent says in
letter, I am still of the opinion th
such correspondence may be produoti
of great good. Certainly no church
Seaforth can be Charged with showi
too much attention to strangers. T
people of Seafoethhave never been d
tinguished for their hospitality, althou
they may-possess...many other qtialit'
that are highly eoranaendable. A re
deuce of six years- here has corivinc
rne that it takes a long tiz4 fox
stranger, to becorde acquaintedT
people seern to regard every new.comer
with suspicion. This state of feeli
does not prevail in one church m
than in another. It was my lot to Vi
an Araerican city a short time ago,1 a
on Sunday to attead a popular dhurc
at which I was a complete strange') ,I
was at once favorably impressed wi h
the cordial menner in which -1 was e-
ceived, and I thought to myself th t I
should not like any member of t t
congregation to know how coolly e
would be received if he vieited tae
church which I attended at home. et
us try to be more cordial, and Pro e
that we are not as cold-hearted as
may sometimes a.ppear to be. Respei
fully yours, GRUMBLER.
HE HURON EX.1:9§IT01,.
la ger. yie d. Most of the farmers
w o have Bold wheat have got only
cents per bushel. A. great many
be in a b d fix ole acoount of the
prices, go many having gone into
for teams and improvements expec
this year s prop to clear them an
wiA not o more than pay the an
coat of production in many c48es.
weather all fall here was anleihdid u
Snnday, the 19th inst., when it tar
very cold. Since then there haa b
ice on the Water standing out, so t
that it did riot melt during the
On the 2.2nd the thermometr wa
degrees b'elOw freezing. Ont far
bereabous complain bitterly of
pr ces, but it_ will be Been that while
yield of grain in the great end fe
Red River Valley has not been ne
so large aS With us prices are' one tl
les, while ithese farmers l4ave
grAin to d,epend upoti and o r far
get gool !prices for all kind of st
Ontario i likelyrtto hold its own a t
alt.
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PISTUR Ilea THE SALVATION ARMY.
corespondent writes complaining
dieturbancea created by intoxic
roughs at the meet egg of thelSalva
Army especially on Sunday nights,
thinks ' the ' Mayor should take
neeessaryl steps to have these dist4r
Names atolls') d. Now, if such dist r
anises °mail as we be ieve they do, ti
faalt of their contineance rests
_
00 members of the Army, and not s4i
the Mayor. The iIaor hag no rie
nor authority to ijid a, constable to t
ha1. to keep order ln1ssho is reque t
by those occupyi g he hall to dc s
and as yet he has ot boon so reques e
Should 'the requ t be made by t
off.cers of the Ars. , and it iS mad
appear that such precautionary Pie
sutes are necessar in the ihterest
god order, the reel est will be prom
ac eeded to. Bu even th s is In
ne essary, as the 1 w makes ample ipr
vi ion for the prot tion of shell m
ins. The law pr ides for the puri
rant of those who disturb_ meeting
this kind, and if ob ose interested a
themselves of th protection the a
aff )rda them, we n assure them ti
offenders will be aught a lesson
will net only deter them from repea
the offence but wil also be a salut
warning to other a If, therefore, t
an-aoyances and dilsturbances conti
those buffering must take upon th
selivea the blame ad not -lay it u
th a Mayor as he is, powerless in
Matter until they t ke the initiative'.
THE MECHANICS INSTITUTE AND '
SCOTT Ac'a MEET NG.—MR.' EDITOR,
DEAR I Sin,—I re et exceedingly t
there ehould have een any mime e
standing in connec ion with the col e
Scott o
1)
Act meeti, held in Cited
tiont have been t ken up at the Alit
hallt "eat Wedue ay evening. S
people appear to t nk that the c
mi tee of the Mee &flies' Institute d -
clip? to accept t collection, and e '
repor in your pap of last week wo 11 :
Make it appear th that was really e
fact, I am sorry, U r. Editor, that a !
shciul have allow d such a statein l
to p.' pear in you paper, without f1rt
iairing as to ths truth of it, beca6 e
ides losing the benefit of the col e
; the Mechanic ' Institute me,y o
eiipport of its f iends if thei sti t
go uncontra.
ldic e
derstand them, ate
was made to t e
te, lst, that I e
stitute should r
log, aud 2nd, th
taken up and
ate. The coninn
led for the pur
proposition, deo'
inexpedient for
bitute to acoept
e meeting, but ta
s presented to t
be most gladly
t of the Meelhat
ide the peovl
ple i
t the purposes of
t on a,nd instr Hon. It has n t
o do with olitios or mimic'
rs. It is co posed of a num
mbers who hink differently
matters, an., therefore, it t
needed that t e committee a d
o identify the
e or the other in
cott Act. lam
ed by a gentleMan, an Anti -S t
Man, and one who was presen t
Meeting that it was distinctly sta
he President of the Mechanics'
e that the olleotion if taken
resented to t e Institute weal
accepted y them. You m
e my taking p /30 much of v
, but it is not only the losEi of
time that I deplore, but the
•on that has g t about amoiegs e
ers ofthe Institute, and whic I
h to remove, th9.t the Institute s
i ling to accept their money. 1
l
any person acquaint d with e ils
ng of the I stitute ill give
r COMM= ense,
ke a point neve
pd for the benefi
rs truly, F. Hoe
eaforth Mocha
6D
be
tio
th
me t is allowed to
Th -acts, as I
tb a propositio
M chanics' Instit
Pr ent of the I
sid at the men:
col pc tion should b
Rented to the Insti
of th Institute, c
of elo sidering this
that it would b
Presi ent of the 1.
chair anship of t
if th collection
Ine i ute it won,
ce ed. The obje
In i ute is to pr
goo literature f
Cr6
ing
mat
of m
thee
be Co
wiElely in declining
sti te with one si
dis ussion of the
for
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by
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' thi
wo k
com ittoe credit f
kn vi that they m
ref se money offe
th Institute. Yo
STED, Treasurer
-„Inetitate. _
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THINGS IN DAROTA.—A friend writi
from Northern Dakota says : All t
neighbors hereabout have threshe
The best wheat has turned out n
more than 25 bushels per acre and
great deal not more than 15 bushe
This is a great disappointment as t
amount of straw promised a mu
]tsoO&i BRIEFS.—The children of
Eginondville Sab a,th Scl1ool int
giv'ng ada entertainment in the b
m ot of the ohurol4 en Monday eve
net—Lieutenant j Sharpe, of Cliu
ation Army meet
night and Suet
ndisposed but iS
gh Schoal foot
sted- by club f
day last. The s
to one—Mr. J
ome froni M.anit
spending the s
on Satu day las
ckersmit4i, has s
ence in i'xeter t
th.esusif
fa,r01 so
conducted the Sal
heie ou Saturday
Ca4litain Gage Was
co ring.—The Hi
club was again wo
Brpssels on Satur
standing to goal
Roberts returned
whete he has bee
mer i on hie ' farm,
Mr. Fanson, of T
his handsome resi
gentlemen from Forest for
$2,00 and has reraoved hi
his farm on the Tfi1l Roa, , Peer
mondvillee-diVIr. Wm. Ha risop,
well-known fish dealer, of B yfierld,
thie season disposed of 5,600 pouud
Lake Huron fish and the largest port
of theme weie sol. re..in Setif Hi-
.—
Maggie Cempbell,it f this tt wn, wa
sing at a conpert ie Godericl. -last eve
ing, Miss Canapletll is an a complis
vooalist AO we
aye no , doubt
talents will be dul .
ii
Meesrs. Log:1.n &
appreciated :by
good people of t e couny tow
Betaking 'knee, in (t)11"isotfowt 111117, have
m
a new buritler proo safe plaOed in t
vault.—Mr. Walt:r Grasste, a for
Seaforth boy, was iln town ceiling u
his old churns last week. kr. Gra.
lavA a couple eDtjew llery stares 011
le
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OCTOBER 81, 1884
1
line of the Canada Pam i Railway on
the ,north Shore of La e Superior a d
was on his way to Mont eal to pur4laa e
new goods.—Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Laidlaw returned ho
on Monday last. We
neficial effeet upon 51,r. aidlaw's health ad a most be -
re pleased to
• learn that the trip has
and he is looking very much bet -bora --
TUB EXPOSITOR is unde • obligations to
Mr. J. I Carter, at -preseut of ()mt.
wright, for a present of a half barrel of
beautiful Lake Huron herring caught in
the St. Clair river. It isi said that fish is
•an excellent brain prod acing food, and
no doubt our old friend had this in his
mind when prompted to make his
generous and. thbugb.tfnI gifb. We are
also under obligations to Mrs. James
Broadfoot, of the Mill Road, Tuoker-
smith, for a basket of the most delicious
apples we have seen this season. ---Mr.
Wm. Campbell, the ol aud popular
merchant tailor and lothier, of this
town, has associated wi 1 him in busi-
ness Mr.W.D.Bright, la e of Walkerton.
Mr. Campbell has long ieen closely con-
fined 0 business's and this partnership
will give him au opportnuity of a well-
earned leisure. We extend to Mr.
Bright a most hearty welcome and we
have no doubt he will soon become
as popular here as he has been in other
places where he has resided. The
Walkerton Telescope of last week says:
" Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Bright left Wal-
kerton o Wednesday for >3eaforth,
their fatal home. Dak ing their resi-
dence in alkerton tiey have made
many fri nds, who sincerely regret
their rem val from our midet."—Mr.
Skinner, tJf the Mitchel nurseries, de-
livered a large number of shade and
ornamental trees to purehitsers in town
during the present weel.—The Presby-
terian church was °roweled by a most
attentive congregation on Sunday evep-
ing last who assembled 0 listen to the
temperance sermon delivered by t e
pastor, Rev. A. D. McDonald. It w s
. the universal verdict that it was the
most able, logical and convincing eiffort
of the kind ever listened to in this
town.—The Winnipeg 4un of a recent
date says: " Mr.R.Cana Thell,foremau of
the Sun newsroom, was married on
Wednesday last to Mies Grunamett, of
Seaforth, The courile have the
best wishes of a great many
friends, and more especially of
the Sun establisbme t, where Mr.
Campbell enjoys the reepect of all
the employees, from proof boy to
editor." -Many of our citjizens were pain-
ed and surprised on Friday last to
learn of the death of Mr. Bernard
Burns, an old and • highly ' res-
pected resident of this town. Mr.
• Barns, it seems, had been in poor health
for some time but no serious results
were anticipated until within a few
hours before his death. He was a con-
scientious, whole-souled honorable man
of whom no person could have an un-
kind word, and his kind! smile and oar-
- dial greeting will be miseed by many pf
his old friends in this town and vicinity;
By iudustry in early life he had accumu-
lated a competency for pld age, and for
some years ha.d not bee engaged in any
business pnrsuits,and he leaves his fatrti-
ly comfortable provided for.—Au ele -
tric light man was in to a on Wednes-
day and had a talk withi several of oiir
citizens on the subjedt f lighting tlhe
town with electric li hts. A system
furnishing 25 lights coelld be furnished
for Seaforth for about $3,500, and the
cost per light for maintenance would be
about half a cent per hohr. He is abont
closing with Goderich for the lighting
of that town. The matter will be sub-
mitted to our Council t their naeetiog
on Monday night ne t.—The Baird
Comedy Company wil give an enter-
tainment in Cardno's 1 11 on Monday
evening next. The c mpany is well
spoken of by the pre s, and will, no
doubt, give satisfaction ere.—The Rev.
Mr. Smith, of Varna, pr ached two ex-
cellent sermons in; the ethodist chureh
in this town On Sunday last. Himself
and Rev. Mr. BrOley ad exchanged
pulpits for thatday. Mr. Alexander
Broadfoot, jr., sop of Al sander Broad.
foot, Esq., of Tuakers ith, having re-
cently complete his medical studios
has ,settled down or the practice of his
profession in En erpriEe, Kansas, and
has -an excellent rospect of doing well.
He is located in a out the centre of the
Canadian settlement there, and will be
quite at home among h A old friends.
Mr. Broadfoot is A. geni I, clever young
Canadian, aud avill shortly become
popular and prosperon in Kansas.—
Mr. Morrow, the popu ar Postmaster
and merchant of Varna, passed through
here on Wednesday on his Way from
Oxford county, where 17 had formerly
been in business. , He eports business
somewhat dull in the .East, and money
fully as scarce as herel Farmers had
good crops but they hav not yet mar-
keted their grain on account of lOw
prices, and hence the s amity of cash.
—Next Thursday bein Thanksgiving
day will be observed as a general holi-
day.—We regret to learn that the Lis-
towel Banner printing office was de-
stroyed by fire on Tuesday evening last.
The loss to the proprietor, Mr. Robert
Ferguson, will be heavy
none of the material
insurance was light.—
was again packed to the
e from liqd1B1/8
as there was
'saved and the
Cardno's Hall -
door on Wed-
nesday evening, the occasion of the clos-
ing up Scott Aot rneetin' . Rousing ;ad-
dresses were delivered b Mrs. Prender-
gast; Rev. Mr. Tully, itchell ; Rawls.
Messrs. Broley and McDonald,Seaforth,
and Mr. John MoMilla , Hullett. The
meeting, as all Seafortlii meetings are,
was characterized, by t e best of good
order.— Happy Charley, one of the
founders of the Salvati n Army, was in
town during the week jvisititig former
friends and associates. Captain Gage,
of the Salvation Army, was laid up fer
several days with a sev re attack of i 1-
ness but is again sufficinntly recover d
to be able to attend to business. Dnriiig
his illness his place was filled by a
hallelujah lassie from 0 in ton.—We are
informed that in ,the p ize liet of the
Exeter Show published few weeks a o
Mr. J. Crawford,oi Tuck rsruith, shou d
have received credit fo 2nd prize f r
general purpose team ins ead of T.Ching.
—We would again, rem nd our readees
of the lecture to he deIvered by Reny.
Dr. Wild, of Toronto, i - Cardno's h811
this evening This is he only oppo
tunity our people will have to listeni
to this eminent Divin and popul r
lecturer and they shou d avail them-
selves of the opportunit . A large nu
bee of tickets have air ady been soll
but there will be ample oom for all.
Mr. Proudfoot, barriste , of G-oderic
Was in town on Thursd y eoliciting
natures to a petition tol the Governor-
General asking that th4 sentences f
the Beamishes who are 4ow in penit
tiary be remitted or shortened. The
petition was very generally signed.—
Mr. Patrick Megarey, of St. Catherines,
and Mr. Hiram Dagon, of Warsaw, both
former Setsforthitea were in town this
week. , The Scott Act elections brought
them.—Messrs. Scott Broth,ers, musical
instruMent dealers of this towu, have
been extensively engaged ii the apple
business this fall and have purchased
and packed a large number.
•Leeburn..
OBITUARY.—We have to chronicle the
death of an esteemed neighbor, John
McLeod, Lake Shore. Ile was a long
time ailing under that fatal disease
consumption. He was a kind aud au
obliging neighbor and will be long
missed in this vicinity. The family
received a vote of condolenee from the
members of Leeburn Temperaece
Lodge.
Cnore.—The fall wheat looks remark-
ably well in this part of the comity, aud
farmers are in great hopes of a good
crop net year.
•
Hullett. •
MORE BIG THRESHING.--L-TtIeACTS. A. &
J. Wyatt and B. Riley, threshed for
Messrs, Tasker and Buyers, of Efullett,
one day last week, 2,000 beetle's of grain
in one day and moved the machine once.
The boys want to know if Kerrie- can
produce any such recorct as this.
Tunkersmitht
OBITUARY.—We have ON week to
chroniole the death of Mrs. W i la . Tlierry
at the advanced aged of ninety four
years, which event took• place at, the
residence of her somin-law, Mr. Win.
Elder, Of Tuekersmith, on Thursday of
last week. Deceased was a. native of
Sterlingshire, Scotland, anti' emigrated
to this country in the year 1848, when
N7
there was nothing but oods on all
sides, and has resided in th's neighbor-
hood ever since, enjoying the respect
and esteem of a very wide circle of
friends and acquaintances, end it may
be wel'l said of the departed that those
who knew her longest and best prized
her most for her many kin dl and excel-
lent qualities. The funeral cortege was
very large, testifying to the respect in
which deceased was held.
•
Hensall.
WE wish to thank our friends and
Customers for their liberal patronage in the past,
and hope we may have a continuance of the
same. We are prepared to show a large and
cunpletn stock of Millinery and Fancy Goods.
Do not fail to call and see our Trimmed Hats
before purcha-ing elsewhere. We have them
as low 1 as IA cts., all ready triacmed, and all
the latest styles in Hats and Bonnets, which
cannot fail to snit the mobt fastidious. Remem-
ber our old stand, Dr. Buchanan's block, King
Street. R. & M. BALL, Miffiners, Hensall.
Butter and eggs taken as cash. 882-8
BRIEFS.—The Scutt Act is and has
been for the past few weeks the one all
absorbing topic of conve'esation.— A
large number left here on Wednesday
evening to attend the Anti Scott Act
meeting held in Exeten—IShipping is
going on very lively at out station in the
way,of flax seed, grain, apples and lum-
ber, in fact a sufficient number of cars
cannot be secured to meet the demand.
—Mr. II. Twohy, of Dul uke, Iowa,
was here this week visiting his brother,
Mr. W. H. Twohy, railway gent.-1r.a
M. Fleming, formerly of this place. but
now of Wingham, was in the village
last week,—Miss Chapman, of Wiarton,
is here getting up a music plass. We
learn the lady comes hi lily recom-
mended as a teacher, and ie meeting
with htood success in the Way of fornaiug
a
SCOTT ACT MEETING1—A meeting
in the interest of the Soott ' Act was
held in the Methodist cihurch,Fanns-
ville, on Wednesday evening, the 22-ud
inst. Mr. Win. Caldwell, of Hay, oc-
cupied the chair, and spirited addresses
were delivered by the follawing Revd.
gentlemen as given in order, namely, J.
H. Dyke, Wm. Torrance 'and J. Ball.
The attendance on the ocicasion was
large and the order maintaiUed through-
out excellent. A standing vote taken
at the close of the meeting showed those
present to be 'largely in favor of the
Act.
G
Auburn.
• LOCALITIES.—Rev. A. McLean, of
Blyth, peached in the Presbyterian
church Sunday afternoon, Mr.Pritchard
being in Toronto attending a meeting of
the Home Mission Committee. Mr.
McLean's sermon was a 'temperance
one. ' He showed very plainly that it
was the duty of Christians to support
the Soott Act.—Rev. Mr. Caswell, of
the !Methodist church, preached a
splendid Scott ' Act sermon Sunday
night. A better one hag not been
preached since the campaign began.—
Robert Brook, of Donnybroek, has had
a valuable ,, mare injured, badly by
stepping on la piece of hemlock lumber
which turned up and penetrated the
abdomen florae nine inches.—The Eng-
lish Church congregation have inclosed
their, church lot with a neat picket
fenoel.—J. P. Fisher is erecting a new
d.welling house to be occupied by Dr.
Upshall, V.S. A. Knight is doing the
work,—J. C. Richards is erecting a new
stable, and judging by the height of it,
one Would Oppose that land was very
cheap up there. He is doing the work
himself. 1 ,
lighted up and crowded. Tbe reverend
gentleman had. not arrived, i.nd as
everything had a look of newness and
comfort, I looked about. In front,
placed upon a Platform neatly car-
peted, stood a neat reading desk cover-
ed with scarlet cloth, neatly. fringed,
'and just behin ' it stood three scarlet
covered. arm c airs, which would do
credit to any cit church. I longed to
leave my seat aid assume one of them.
The isles were covered with matting,
and a beautiful six -armed chandelier
hung suspended from the ceiling, and
with side lampbrilliantly lighted the
church. I learned that the improve-
ments were rec ntly made by Sotne of
i
the ladies of th congregation, and they
deserve credit f r the good teeth dis-
played, and that the funds were obtain-
ed by some mode of getting up a quilt.
I was delighted with the sermon; it
Was of a higl order, searching and
pointed, and it timed to be listened to
with rapt atte4ition by the cOngrega-
tion, amongst whom I perceived a
student of theol gy. The question was
put very solem ly to the congregation :
"to what feni y did they belong—to
the family of G- d, or the family of the
sou of perdition " The ininiete • stated
that children d drig in infancy ere not
free from original sin, but that Christ
by his death had absolved the D. from
it, and that th meeting of di severed
friends at last w uld be most glorious.—
,
A TRAVELLER. I
alton.
ACCIDENT TO A HORSE.—On S turday
evening last, as a young Clear rit colt
about three ye rs old, the pro erty of
Mr. Johu Mena ey, was being hod at
the shop of Mr D. Campbell, in this
village, it hacl.ed up, knocki g Mr.
Campbell over t e shoeing box and at
the same time f311ling and upset hag the
box aud comiu in contact w th the
paring knife, in icted a severe cut be-
tween the gam el and fetlock joints,
severing an artery and main1 cord.
Bleeding was profuse. Nearly t o pails
of blood ran on to the floor. M. Nott,
veterinary surgeon, was tele replied
for, who arrested the bleeding, nd the
following morning she was hailed to
her own stable. Mr. Nott has 14opa of
her ultimate recovery. No bl me is
attached in the least to Mr. Ca pbell,
as it was purely an accident.
SQUIRREL HUIN T.—At a meetin of the
Walton Squirrel Club the othe even-
ing, James Johnston and George Mc-
Taggart were ch,osen captains. It was
decided that th first squirrel ijunt of
the season wouijl be held on Saturday,
the 1st of Nove4iber. Tbere will be a
supper and ball held at Beiree' Hotel
in the evening, When a cordial invita-
tion is extended to all.
From Formosa.
SAFETY OP THE PRESBYTERIAN MISSIi N STA-
TION IN THE BELEAGUERED ISLIND.
Guelph, Oct. 27.—The follow ng has
been received at the Mercury o ce
By Telegraph from Formos j
.15r. Wardrepe, Guelph., C nada:
All Befit, but send no other miss onary.
"Mackay, Tam ui."
This message will bring reli f and
afford occasion floe thanksgiving t many
who have been , anxiously looki ig for
intelligence from our missiona ies in
Formosa, and who have been co mend-
ing them to Godi in prayer. The; clause
"send no other missionary " does not
necessarily imply danger. It is ein
accordance with what was already tin-
,
derstood by the Foreign ' Misaionary
, Committee about Dr. Mackay's con-
, viction that the work ofFormosa should
in the meantime be carried on by the
present missionaries and by native help-
ers. Your e trul
Bayfield.l
APPLES ASHORE.—On Ihiirsday last,
during the severe gale, a large number
of apples came floating ashore on the
water, which would seem, to indicate'
that there had been a wreck sionaewhere
on title lake.
04 HARBOR.—A. few men have been
engaged for some months at our harbor,
but as yet have accorciplished very
little. The work they have done has
been nearly all destroyed by recent
storms, and the harbor is not any more
acces ible now than it was when they
comr4ienced operations. • The channel
close up as fast as it i opened, and
after every blow the sand has to be
shovelled out before even a fishing boat
can got out or in. It is a pity, that a
sufficient force of workmen was not pat
on SQL as to have the improvements
sufficiently advanced befoee the fall
gales come on, that the channel cotald
be kept open to at least permit, fishing
boats, to enter the harbor. As it, is the
money which has been eipended on it 1
might as well have been thrown away.
CHURCH MATTERS.—Being in -Bayfield
on the 26th inst., and hearing that the
Rev. Mr. McMillan, late' of Mount
Forest, was to preach in the Presby-
terian church that evening, 1 availed
myself of the opportunity of hearing
him. On entering, the church was well
Y,
THOMAS WARDROPE.
Hurn Notes.
Wm. Hannat, of Brussels, returned
from Ireland last week, bringing his
wife and childreh with him,
—Mr. Wm. Moore, of Huliebt, has a
three year old colt, bred from "What's
Wanted," that weighs 1,710 pounds.
—Wm. Clarke, of Goderich township,
had both of his wrists dislocated last
week by being thrown outeof his buggy.
• —The dry goods merchlaTats of Clin-
ton have unanimously/ agreed not to
• take butter in payment of accounts after
the 15th of November.'
— The bridge on the 14th concession
of Grey, known as Alcock'e bridge, is
now completed. It is a very substantial
structure, and ie a credit alike to all
concerned.
—P. J. Sullivan, of Goderich, and.
formerly of Ashfield, left on Thursday
by the United Empire, accompanied by
his wife and family, for Sault Ste.
Marie, where he will establish a new
home.
—Mr. Fagan, of Colborne had his leg
broken one day last week b an animal
in his possession -becomin infuriated
and chasing him. Mr. Fag u managed
to get over the fence, but b oke his leg
in doing so.
—Geo. McMullen, of Goderich, who
is now at home, met with an accident
at the Bayfield pier which Might have
proved. fatal. A fellow workman, in
using his axe in proximity to George,
struck him on the head and made a
severe wound.
—The contract of making a cat in
the big hill, 3rd concession East Wawa -
nosh, has been re -let, this time it goes
to Mr. Toll. It is expected the work
will be completed three weeks from the
time of commencing work.
—It is said that word has been re-
ceived from Mr. Thos. Bell of Londes-
boro, who is now in the Western States,
that his stallion, Good Hope the Third,"
is dead, and that " Pcide of the Isle,"
owned by D. ea J. Fisher, is 0,1so dead.
!—The Presbytery of Maitland induct-
ed Rev. George Law into' the Belgrave
congregation on Tuesday last. Rev. D.
Bickell preached, Rev. fel., McQuarrie
addressed the minister, and Rev. A. Y.
Hartley the congregation.
— One night recently Mr. Peter Cole,
of the Bayfield line, Goderich township,
lost twentY-five good hens by the rav-
ages of a mink. He put steichnine on
the heads of several of those killed, and
next morning found his minkahip dead
in the roost.
—The Whitehead farm in Goderich
township, near Clinton, was offered for
sale by public auction last week,
but was not sold on account of
the bids received not being high enough.
1 The farm contains 334 acres and it is
offered at t330 per acre.
—Mr. Allan McDonald has been en-
gaged to teach next year in School
Section No. 6, Grey, at the salary of
$475. Mr. McDonald is an old experi-
enced teacher, having taught under the
old educational system, and he cannot
E. McFAUL
—:DEALER. IN—
STAPLE AND FANCY
DRY GOODS,
MILLINERY, (he.
LARGE STOCK.
COMPLETE ASSORTMENT.
CLOSEST PRICES.
OUR MILLINERY OPENING
—WAS A—
Splendid Success,
And we are now ready to suit every.
body who may need. anything in this
department.
A CALL SOLICIT OD.
1111cFAUL,
THE CASH DRY COOD$ MAN
SEAPORT'',
fail to have, good success in Grey. Mr.
• McBain, the present teacher, purposes
giving up the profession we believe.
—Mr. James Strachan, of prey, has
completed a handsome brick house on
his farrn on the grave? read. The
building is comnaodiona and 'conaforta-
ble, and we wish Mr. Strachan and
-family many happy years in their new
home.
—The Goderich Signal of last week
says: A boy of about twelve years of
age, drunk and disorderly on West
street, was one of the sights during the
rain stoma on Tuesday evening. The
law does not allow the giving of liquors
to minors. Where did the by get in-
toxicated ?
—A week ago Wednesday evening, a
very large black bear was seen worrying
a flock of sheep on Mr. janaes Leish-
man's farm, near Blyth, Bruin, on
seeing his observer, abandoned all
hopes of his mutton chop for supper,
and made traoks for the Woods, and
made good his escape.
—A Paten named McGregor, of Wing -
ham, a few days ago was fined $13 for
disturbing the meetinge of the Lord's
Army in that place. We notice that at
least two of the Wingham papers quiet.
ly encourage these assaults upon the
army, which is not very creditable ta
them.
—John Wilson, the unfortunate man
who attempted suicide some weeks ago,
and was since confined in the county
jail, was lag week removed to the
asylum at London. While in -the jail
he managed to pick up a piece of glass
in the yard, and made quite a gash in
his throat,-
-Daring last week 29 car loads of
freight were shipped from Blyth depot,
nine car loads leaving on Saturday,
consisting of three of cattle, one of
lambs, two of wood, one of I flour, and
two of salt. Forty tubs of butter were
also shipped to London by Messrs.
Anderson and Elder one day last week.
— Recently while helping Mr. W.
Kereick to stone a well in East Wawa -
nosh, F. Toll, in using the windlass,
allowed the bucket which was partly
filled with stones, to ehp. Mr. Sarnia,
who was in the well, received a severe
bruise on the shoulder and will probably
lose the end of a finger. He was very
fortunate in getting off so light.
— The household furniture and other
personal effects of Mr. C. Tait Scott,
one of the oldest residents of Wingham,
were disposed off by Sheriff sale last
week. It is supposed Mr. Scott is now
located somewhere in the States. At
one time he was supposed to be very
wealthy, but his wealth seems to have
taken flight in some way or other.
--As Dr. Bethune, of Wingham, was
returning in a buggy from Bluevale one
evening last week, he was upset on the
road near the slaughter house. The
buggy was broken and the horse got away
with a portion of the shafts and ran into
Wingham, entering the barroom of the
Exchange hotel, where it wa s3 captured.
The doctor we are glad to say was not
much injured.
—About one o'clock last Wediaeeday
morning the flour mill in the village of
Kintail, Ashfield township, was burned
down. The fire had gained so much
headway before it was notice4l that very
little was saved. It is supposed to
have been the work of an inc udiaty as
It was
ill nearly
it had been idle for some tine
insured for $1,000, which
cover the loss.
— is Honor Judge Doyle held a
voters' list revision court at Goderich
last Friday and Saturday. The Reform-
ers aPplied to have 10 names struck off
and 9 added, and sueceeded in having
7 names struck off and f.) inserted.
The Conservatives applied to have 4
names struck off and 26 added, and
succeeded in having 2 struck off and 23
inserted.
—A man named Joseph Wheatley, of
Clinton, was committed to Goderich
gaol one day last week.by Mayor Forres-
ter for neglecting to support his fatally -
There are a good many in other places
than Clinton to whom sirailiar treat-
ment would be benefieial if sufficient
hard work could be furnished there in
gaol to make their confinement a pun-
ishment .
}samosa*
SVEwErE0NLETENEN
umiptci
,GOING OUT OF
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'• MILLI N
HOFF NI A
Oar Millinery Sale was a
cess during hest week. Eve
expresses their wonder at
reduetions we make in
BONNETS, FLID
FEATHERS,
ViNGS OANAM
• Lots of goods left th cI
Come -and get some of t
bargains now goiug. ;
We have an unusual
-iFURS, and all kinds ;of
fljust -opened, which eve.wi
cheap at the Cheep Cae'll
HOFFMAN it
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Tje
Huron Rine Ascan
The annual matc148 of
Rifle Association came Off
cott Ranges, in Clinton], on -
The day was a mciA tiny
particularly for shooti4,
nearly all the time the Matt
progress, an it was uaerli
to _do good work. om
shots raade the pooreet
the score would not be a fee
ef their skill as markstnen;
winners were as followe
First Match.—Opei t
ouly.-1st, Staff -Sergeant
Lieutenant Young; 3d,;
tine; 4th, J. Andersen;
804; 6th, J. Johnston. -
Second Match.—Open tol
184 Lieutenant Jas. Young
Sergeant Wilson; Srd, E.
4th 3. 5th, J. Je
N.:Robson.
Third Match.—Open t
who have not won a prize
matches.a-lst, Jos. Ryder ;
Fotrestet; 3rd, O. S. 1):
-Chambers; 5th, H. Statile;
Glasgow.
Fourth ar
oanrthseMaein
Match.—For arEthe
gre
matches. the Aesociatien 01
value $15, restricted td, resi
,connty ef 111mm-1St, S'
Wf1son .; 2nd, Lieutenant 7
Fifth Prize.—For the h
gate score in the firet
matches, the 0. Ra'A.Insed
to members who have
medal at any previouS rliJE
B.13-. Courtice.
Chancery °ain't
The following cases ewers
at the recent sittingof
Chancery held in G ederieb
'aeiadeaniasfarYativds. Mei
u1ent
plaintiff, with costs, with. -
taking accounts to the Ma
Hastie vs. Camphelle
apecific performance. Ju
dienemyhtiasunsde:d,s.iywithlaene.31
atrears of a.nnuitiesi Sc
fendant paying Plai4tiff
tllcosts, plaintiff releaeing
•Morley V.S. Morky.-4--Acl
tiff to have it declared
lands in the village of. Be
had been purchaeed 111
Henry Morley were 'plait
Ment for plaintiff without.
`0olevs
,iison._keOtinotus.ritoo Jan
that plaiutiff is - entit10.
certain lands. Judgetieet
Westcutt vs. Santwti
have an agreement liter
celacelled, Case settled E
Salt Company.—Actil
6B()111gsalt tiosua.opt,2heeirth
.eeia,:,,
SeCttaleadad.
tion to restrein
6
Canada Salt Aebotlietie
coulaOatkes. s. vs. 0 ekes. —"get h
mortgage ; decree fer
reference to the ate
aliMmooinTyis.onAd'r*j'so*urn3lecd,11
Naft-el vs. Murpny,
•