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DISTRICT MATTERW.---
PErtsoNAL.—The !gentleman alluded
to in the following paragraph, which we
take from the Galt Reporter is a eon of
Mr. James Murphy of this town ; " We
are sorry to learn that our young friend
Mr. George Murphy,. tinsmith and stove
'dealer in this town, is quite seriously
unwell. During the past few months
Mr. Murphylas been in tyats, indifferent
health, and on Monday last, 'accompani-
ed by Mit James tfeTague, he st•arted
for the resideace of his parents at Sea -
forth to take a short rest. Upon reach-
ing Guelph, however, he became so very
-unwell that it was found necessary to
take him to the hospital in that city,
where he still remains, It is understood
that he, is suffering from a rheumatic
affection -of the lheart.—Later advices
report Mr. Murphy as eensiderably lin-
roved. since his admission to the
hospital, and that both htess ,father and
Mother, who had been net tilFed by tele-
kra.plaare in attendance uponlim."
Tu -R TzsvtmtAScE UlstIO. SOCIAL.—
A social was hold last Friday evening at
'the residence . of Mr. Thomas Sharp M
aid of the Women's Christian Teraper-
,ance Union, and for the purpose of aug-
menting the funds of that philanthropic
-society. If a house crammed fuli of
lolly,- happy -people, a good programme
for entertainment, abundance of ex-
bellent refreshments `and a filled
• plate of silver money areithe essentials
requisite to the final success of a SOCial;
then we congratulate 'the ladies of the
Union, for these were all there in the
fullest sense of the term. The peo-
amme was opened by an address from
Ir. Wm. M. Gray giving a short ' and
interesting account. of the inauguration
of the Union, its ()bleat, manner of
working, &c., following •this and at Me
tervals during the -evening MUSiCal selec-
tions were -given by Mrs. Jas. Beattie,
Mr. and Mrs. Bright, ;Miss Braley and
• others. Excellent eteartings. Were given
by Miss Wren, Mrs. Kirkman, Dr.
ECampbell and Messrs. Donald and Hil-
liard. The proceeds amounted to $18.
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A Ritaciersateexce.—Ma.
• Dean believe all rightminded
,- people will feel with me that it is car-
' -tainly cowardly and uniTanly ,fer a der-
gyman to take advantage of the Altar
or the Prdpit to state cases or make
assertions, damaging to private. charac-
• ter, as these are 'places where those -
attacked, justly or unjustly, are not in
• a position tb defend themselves. For
• my part, I can never give credit to the
clergy man for having either the glory of
God or the goodeef soule at heart, who
resorts to such means. The last instance
• we have had of this was a atague
'thrashing," as it was elegantly part )4'-
1 the clergyman, (fiven to a young man of
the parish who sent him this answer.:
'When we give charity we do not give
it for thepurpoee of having it publish-.
ed." What- gae'e rise to the above is
the following : A feW. Sundhys ago our
clergyman announced in the church that
"there was a certain young man, giving
his name, who was ill and in need, and a.
few others M the same condition in the
. parish, and that there would be a col:
lection taken up on the following Sun-
day for that purpose," without' giving
any More of the particulars. • One par-
ishioner sent to the sick young man a
small donation' in the form of a few
.
groceries, thinking it made little differ-
, ence to the young man, or anybody else,
whether aidicame in that way or through
the collection taken, up in the church.
A little later a messenger came from the
• clergyman to that parishioner'asking
• what amonnt he had sent to the sick
young man. Without knowing why
, such a request wes:made, the parishioner
- replied, That :when he gave charity
he did not give it for the purposerof
having it published." . Now the clergy-
man makes known that he had engaged
to pay the young man's board `for a cer-
taini time, and that the collection taken
up in the church was for that ,purpose..
- How was that parishioner to know
unless he were inspired, that the clergy-
, Man had made such arrangements With
the young Man ? it will be the object
of that young man go attacked to go on
to theend and do what is right as well
- as hoknows how, notwithstanding what
has biden„"; neglected in his early ethica-
Um," or _what "Baptism hasefailed to
wash otit'," or what bad exeenple, he
might itake from the actiona of one
from Whom we should expeet better.
Thanking you, Me. Editor, for your
valuable space, I am, plus respectfully,
PARISHIONER. '
A Cuuneat SOCIAL en THE PRAIRIE.—
As :drawing the manner in which •the
settlers on the Dakota plains wile away
the tedium of at winter season, we give
the following 'extract from a private
letter written by a friend in Pembina
• county on ' the . 15th inst. He eays :
" Timesare dull, consequently- that Which
affords a. change of scene or forms mat-
ter fee reflection is eagerly seized upon.
The Young get up the usual number of
-dancing parties- ; the more sedate have
started a, mutual improvement- society,
• and the pillars of the churches get up
social parties, or so c&Iled " socials, " in
aid. of the different 'branches' of the
church. We received a cordial • and
most peessing hivitation from Mr. Hillis
_ :to attend one of thesc at hie house last
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,Friday night, and we felt hound to
attend- as a matter of court* and enist
say it was a very enjoyable occasion.
About eighty persons of all; ages were
• present, and many pleasant -acquaint-
• ances were Made and friendships formed
*hich I am sure, will not soon be fore
gotten. The preparations were good
and the refreshments consisted of sand-
wiches,apple pies, etc., and excellenttea.
The table was Set to accommodate
seventeen at a time and-conseque tly it
took a good while for all present to be
• served, but the time Was veryple santly
&pent M musk and social converse by
those waiting.. We had both vocal and
instrumental musie of the highest order,
in which eleveral_ ladiee and gentlemen
took part,land not a. few of.. the ladies
proved themselves most proficieut per-
fOrmers on the organin factthe music
- was e rere treat wake -gilt re. t a' 1 ly •
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in mind of the times long ago 'in o a
Ontario from whence most of tiro e
present had, within a few years pastse
grated._ When all had • been dery d
with refreshments, a. Mr. Brigs, fro i
the vicinity of Paisley, Ontario, ' ti ile
the chair and the lengthy program' re
was heti-educed in regular order. I% re
R. H. Young, of • the' Pembina Pion r
Express, a former Huronite, waaprese t
and several business, men from 13allig e
and Neche. .D. McPhail was set. elo n
for the first speaker and Peter Cameral,
formerly of Stanley, ,Mr. Dobie a id
others followed, all of whom made so e
suitable remarks and -evinced a go d
degree of wit. „Mr. Young was call d
on but did not enter into anylengthen d
speech although his remarks. were Cv 11
received. Several excellent •readin s
and recitations were given by Mr. It c-
rhilir; . Mr; P. Cameron, Mr. Rorn, a
teacher, and Mrs. A. D. -Gibson', sec r-
ally taking part, while Mr. J. Mans
another Huron boy, favored. the Co
pany with a couple of excellent spn s.
The proceeds netted $18.75, and -.e
arrived home after facing a brisk north
wind and a drizzling ram for three:miles'
at 3:30 a.m. This is a sample, of the,
social mariner in which. the people ' on
the " desolate plains "spend their winter
- evenings." .
Mes •
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LINERY rarmee, Kidd's Em-
porium.. 'We lave pleaspre in announcing that
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our Miltery Opening.will take place on . Easter
Saturda and Monday following, April 4th and
6th. Our Stock was never so large, so attractive
and so cheap. - We confidently invite all our Old
customers and as many new one from'both town
and country to come and inipect the Foods and
see far theinsalves that whit we say is correct.
Please to accept this invitation as we issue no
cards. 902-2
BO4.11,1UERS WANTED. Two or three
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boarders can be aceernnindated at akpriwite
house in a convenient part of thetownipP31:48-
Pleas-
ant location and comfortable rooms. Apply at
Tux Eicrostron Office., ci
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THE INDIANS AT 40IIND '•IJAKE.--IA
short time ago, at the instance ,of Rett
Mr. MCDonald, a box Of clothing Wks
made -tip. by the memberaef the Presby-
terian church of this town, for .the In-
-,dian children at the Round Lake. Mis-
sion, Northwest' Territory,. and was
transmitted to Rev:. Mr. McKay, the
gentlema,n in charge. ` The follmair
jn
letter, which explains itself, has be
receiv d by Mr. McDonald from. a
.McKa, in reference to the matter:
ItOU.ND LAKE, NorthwestaerritorYll
March 10th, 1886. •
•
MY DEAR Sena ----Perhaps yeti will
think hat we are very ungrateful, in n t
having acknowledged at an earlier' da
the rcjceipt of your: kind letter,but
assure • that ingratitude has not be n
the c use; of the delay: I -have boon
waiting Until I should receive the box
you have sent, and that I brought • from
13roadview yesterday.. eIt, was delayed
•for some etime at Winnipeg, but after
sonie eorresponclenceit was sent on to
Broadview; and now vie here it at the
mission at Round Lake. It is not the
less appreciated because of 'the delay.
The contents are excellent, and we do
f?ot Jill IV how to express oar thanks- for
the v luable -gifts you have sent to ni.
We f el • thankful to our Reavenly
Father for patting it into the hearts of
-His people to show such. sympathy and
Christian love toward this dying people.
We think muth of the prayers and
good wishes which accoro.pany the gift,
and we trust that you may AM eontinu
to pra that the people you have thus
.clothed may be able to give their heart
to Hini who- is able to ,clothe them with
better gaa•ments,everi with Spotless robes
of His own righteousness. , I feel with
you when you say that your heart wa
sore' when you visited. the Northwest
and saw the sad condition of the Indians
and I also see that thechurch has bee
doing tittle for their help ; but t fedi
sure that if the °hardy saw as you ta
and as these who are engaged in th
work. among them see, it would ii
longer be 'said that the church has failed
in her duty to these, .our brethren!:
How frequently this winter - we feel like
weeping for these p0r pagans, suffering
from cold and hunger, and flora all •tt
conseq enees which • follow.; having no
the cornforts nor the necessaries of life
and d ing without any hope for the life
to COM . I feel that it shouldbe th
first di ty of the church in Canada to try,
to brin the pagans of Canada to a sav-
ing knowledge of the -truth as it is in
Jesus. 1.
" Shall we, whose souls are lighted, with wisflarn
fron on high,
Shall we to men benighted, the lamp of life.
• deny." r•
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Our work this winter lias not beeerevithl-
out interest, and I would like to write
did time permit, but I must 'close -by
gating that there are many about us
this winter who are able to thank; God
ler the sympathy - and' kindness shown'
them by good women* far away. With
Many kind regards andi best wishes, I
am, dear sir, yours very truly,II. MC:‘
KAY. 1
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L• o04 13aiEFs.—Notwithstanding the
cold weather the hens will lay a,nd Mri
D. D. Wilson's teams already go the' '
d the trains wereconsiderably
accustomed rieunds gathering the fruit.
,
A gen ine blizzard raged all day Tiles!.
tlate a
delayed by snow. --Fodder for stock is
becoming very scarce in this vicinity
and many farmers ate forced to* hay;
and even straw is .ceming into aetivede-
mand.—Mr. George Whiteley, left on
Monday last for Kentucky to purchase
a roadster stallion to replace' old Clear',
Grit. :He intends 'purchasing the best
andwe expect him to return with one
that will worthily' fill the :place of th
best roadster stallion that ever stood in
Canada. ---A valuable cow belonging t
Mr. S. 1 Dickson, Postmaster, die(
on Monday. It partook too freely
of a bag of chopped 2 feed with
the usual 4 result. --Mr. I W. Ji
Dawson :who Carried on a very sue,
-cessful bakery business here for some
-time has given up and Me. Pt Megarey
takes his place.—The Saltation Army
intend having a grand anniversary jubi-
lee in Cardno's hall on Sunday afternoon
and evening and on Monday evening
next. Several prominent members of
the force will be present and a big time
is expeeted.—The annual Spring Show
under the auspices of the Tuekersmith
Agricultural Society will be -held in Sea -
forth 011 Monday April 13. Most liberal.
prizes are' offered for competition and
should the weather prove favorable
we are sure the show will be largely at-
tended lhoth by exhibitors and spectaa
tord.— he Bairnsfather Scottish vocal-
ists' en atainment on Monday evenin -
was not very - largely atteadel
but the singing was very good. -.-The
last carnival of the season will be held'
in the Dominion rink this evening. A
most elaborate .programme has been pro-
vided, i.-ery liberal prizes Lire offered for
contpetitien, ' and there will be a big
crowd Present.—Mr. Curry McConnell,
son of Mr. Win. McConnell, Clerk and
Treeantrer Of Tuckersmith, who has been
spending the winter here, left for his
fa,.-tiii in Dakota on Tuesday. He was
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accompanied' by Messrs. Jas, Reid and
S. McMickiag, of Egmoridville, and Mr.
,Thos, 13e11, of Seaforth, three steady,
industrious 'young lenen, who go to the
Northwest to builduP homes for them-
selves.—Mr. Win. : Broadfoot,, son of,
Mr. Alex. Bioadfoot, of Tuckersmith,
and Mr. Wni..Rouat, the young man
who, a short time ago, was accidentally
Apt by a pistol falling outofhis pocket
at an hotel in Winnipeg, when he was
-
pasting through On his way home; start-
ed on Tuesday on their return trip to,
, Qu'Appelie.' Mr. Broadfoot goes to re-
surne work on his farm, and Mr. Rolla
, to*woikat his trade of a painter.—An-
other incipient fire occurred about tight
! o'clock Monday morning. The small
frame building occupied as a butcher
,
i shop, next to Megarey's brick building,
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! on Main street; as the centre of &Wax-,
' tion for, a short time. The fire originat-
ed from a . defective eleinmey, but was
,extinguished before any serious damage
was done. 1 he firemen turned out.
promptly,, but theie, services were: not -
required.—There are now four butcher
shops in town. If Competition is the
life: of .trade our batchers should be
doing a rushing imaines.—Mr. James
' Leatherland-Jr, has Opened a tailoring
:. establishree t in the rooms over Mc-
Loaghlintsi, -, tore, and as heis a good
workman, and a steady young man we
bespeak fofr hini a successfurbusiness.—
' Mise Mary Walsh left here an Monday
last for Detroit, at which place, we
understand, she intends following her
business as milliner. --Messrs. D. D.
Wilson, George E. !Jackson and Dr.
Campbell, who were to represent . Sea -
forth in a debate with the aoderich
Literary-Club,in that town on Tuesday
'evening last, were unable teeconnect on
! account of the snoW blockade. They
I got as far as Clinton where they remain-
ed all eight and returned to town next
day. We have not 'lean ed what ar-
rangements have been made for the
, future.—Messrs. Lu Alen and Wilson,
I of this town, received an order from
Dakota for a foot ball this week. They
have also received an rder from British
' Columbia for some of their celebrated
Balsam of Fix.—We 're glad to learn
' that Mr. C. WT. Paps : has improved so
Imuch in health that he thinks of return-
ing home Shortly.— Ir. Hannah, has
,
aengaged a Mrs. Met Vish, who is re-
ported to be one ef th most successful
butter makers in. the trovince, to , take
charge of the Seefort i creamery for. this
!Season. A :nieeting tf the patrons and
all interested will be mid in the town
,hall, Seafoeth,onFrid. y next. We hope
to see a large attend& ce. The weather
has been considerab y milder for the
pact day or two and appearances now
'seem to indicate tha, we won't have
sleighing for the 12 h of July.—Dry
wood is very scarce in town aud is sell-
ing at from $4 to $4.51 per cord.
- Tuckers el *th.
ANOTHER GOOD S 'LE.—D1spite the
scarcity of fodder ar 4 the prevailing
hard times, 'auction sa . in this town-
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ship coetinue to be 1. rgely patronized
and extraordinarily l' rge prices rule.
The sale !which took p ace on the farm •
of Mr. George -Storey, on the "8th con-
cession, on Friday las i was one of the
most' successful width I the veteran
auctioneer, Mr.. J. P Brine has held
this year,. The day wi s one of the most
bitterly lcold of the season, but there
was a very large atten lance present,and
as the fpllowing list shows •excellent
prices were realized., A three year old
colt, by Old, Enterpris was sold to Mr.
T.A. Sharp, Seaforth or $206; an aged
breeding mare was mocked .down to
Mr..Kinsnian for $143'; a two year old
colt was sold at $157, nd a yearling colt
at $73. Cows sold .U.t ronr $40 to $49 ;.
two year old' steers at raged $40 each;
yearlings; averaged $26, and calves
averaged $16 each. lot of hay con-
taining about threelt ns brought $71,
and h second lot Conte mug about a ton
and a half was boil!' lit at $27. The
!whole sale realized' $1,1600. The farm,
I which belong e to, Mr,I ames 'Kyle, was
also afered,• but Was id in at $5000.
Mr. StOrey leaves a few days for
Virden, IVIanitobat here he intends
• again engaging in arming. -In Mr.
• Store, Manitoba .wil get a first-class
settler.
Bayft
MATRimoNTAL.—Ain 'affair of consider-
,
able interest to. the ye'
vicinity took place at
day last. IThis was
marriage of Mr. Wni.,
ng people of thi •
linton on Mona
no less than the
parks, of Dakota,
son of Alexaarder Spa ks, Esq., Bron-
son Line, Stanley, to da, eldest daugh-
ter of John Morgan, Esq., the genial
Proprietor of the Rie er Hotel, in this
place. Mr. Sparks li s been a resident
of Dakota for some years, and has a
comfortable homestea there to which
he takes his charming bride. They left
for their nevi ehome on Tuesday, and
their many friends ere unite in wish-
• ing them the greatest possible measure
• of success and hermitic s.'
• p•. Exet r. :
•• BRIEFS.—In the: a sence of the Rev.-
• Mr. Martin, Presbyter an minister of this
place, on Sabbath las, the pulpit was
occupied iii that churcl i in the afternoon
by the Rev. Mr. teeter, Methodist
minister, and in the evening by Rev.
Mr. -', Fletcher, of th Thames Road.
Both gentlemen gave splendid sermons
to'• fair audiences. -La re hear that two
of Hensall's bicyclis were Out riding
their bicycles on th snow the other
day, but it is rather li rd to believe.—
Ranton Brothers have secured a dress-
maker from London, and intend carry-
• ing on that lineeef bueiness.—Mr. Rat.
Gardiner,' of: London,' but formerly of
this place, was in t wn -visiting this.
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' week. He looks he e and hearty.—
• Traffic on the Londoa, Huron and Bruce'
railway has. been veiy much, delayed
this -Winter. • The trae has been more
blocked this winter 1ithan any previous
winter since the rod went , through
• here—Revival servicels still continue in
the Methodist church ,s, and many h,ave
gone forward to the pnitent fOrm. I -
MERRY MASKERS. By request, �f a
number of patrons of he covered rink,
annther, and positivell the last carnival
of the seagon in'that e nk, was held on
Friday last, which t notwithstanding
that there were aanna er of other meet-
ings on the same nigh , . was fairly at•
and the costa , les were excellent,
The Exeter band fern :hed some ;choice
selections for the occ: • ion. 'Below will
be found a list of thos • who carried Off
the prizes: Gents' Coe ic costume, Mr.
John Bawden ; • ladies' fancY. skating,
Miss Susie Weeked.; ladies' fast rem,
iss Riese Evans ; . hurdle race
,
urdo Macpherson; gents' fast ra,ce,
25 laps, Mr: David Tait, This race
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1 •e-ated a, large amount of interest, as it
as closely contested. In the first trial
the race .was led by David Tait, and
('eorge Eacrett, followed a short! dis-
tance behind by- Mind() Macpherson,
but owing to seine person tripping
young Macpherson, the race was started
gain and was again led. by Tait and
4acr4t, keeping almost abeeast of each
ther. throughout the entire race, Tait
inning by about two feet. The judges
Were Messrs. D. McAnch, WT. Bucking-
ham and M. White.
i1 OBITUARY. -7-We experience much re--
rat this week in reportiug the death of
nother of our respected citizens in the
person of the wife of Mr. James N.
Howard, who died on the 22nd beet.,
aged 41 years and -3 Months. She leaves
4 husband and small family-. to mourn
her less, who have the sympathy of all
those Who had the pleasure of 'her de-
uaintance. '
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LocALmE.5.-41r. :-. John Murphy, of
he 2nde-Oencession, started on Saturday
jEor a trip to Califotnia.--tMrs. Murphy,
of - the Huron Road, relict of the late
James Murphy, died on -Saturday night
from an attack of inflammation of the
ungs. Deceased had always been very
ealthy, and although oti the threshold
f the &netted. three score and ten look-
ed rather younger:. She was among the
Very early - settlersof this _part of the
township. ;She was a very intelligent,
industrious lady, much respected by all.
She leaves a large groWn up family to
roam her loss. .-
• HEAVY PORKERS.—Mr. W. S. Rand,
:of the 6th concession of McKlop, re-
eently killed &Si:161k Pig thatturned
the beam at 490 lbs., dressed but still
there are larger. , Mr. Wm.lItagill, of
the same townehi-p, killed a Berkshire
that weighed 525 lbs., dressed. This
oes to show that the Berkshires are the
14 est. Who can beat this?
'1 A GOOD SEND OFF.—he people of
cKillop and surroundiag townships
,
eve their old friend and • neighbot, Mr.
as. Nichol, a pod send off athis auc-
'ion sale en Tuesday last. The day was•
Very stormy and the .weather very cold,
but an immense crowd of :people turned
mite and under the inspiration and per-
tuasive eloquence of the veteran auction-
,
er Mr. J. P. Brine, bidding was brisk,
tnd _splendid prices were realized. ' A
our year old mare was sold to Mr. Geo.
(=mice, for $150t cow& averaged $46
ach ; two year old heifers, $45 • two
•ear old steer* $50.; yearling heifers,
27; yearling steers, $30; steer • calves,
15, heifer calves, $15, sheep, $8.50
ach; and everything else ,proportion-
tely high. 'The :entire sale. realized
1.200.
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Icippen.
JOTTINGS. --Cold weather, int
with an occasional snowstorm
leading feature of the•sprieg w
r and many are the speculatii
'
when the snow wili leave
ichard Turner of Regina N.
• here on Tuesday laste-with a ea doad of
cattle, horses and farming implements.
Therewas a delay of some I ours on
account of the snowstorm and he did
not get away until late at nig it. We
Wish" Dick " a safe - jonrn y.—Our
genial ticket agent Mr. Hammoad has re-
turned home after spending twp weeks
with friends in Bruce and Grey.—Mr.
T. McClymont, • has, we understand,
been unfortunate enough to lose all his
• Italian bees on account of the iseverity
�f the winter. • This is (mite al loss to
Mr. MeClymont as he only parchased
them last sumfner and they were esti-
,
mated toebe worth between 80 and
S100.—The Bain\ oup of Jubile Singers
gave one of their favorite' concerts on
• Tuesday evening,i' last in the Methodist
thurch to a very fait audience.—Mr. D.
WeiSmiller, our enterprising merchant,
making .preparations for building
n addition to his store' as soon as the
eather becomes•favorable, in order to
bet the requirementof his constantly
_iereasing business, • • We commend his
enterprise and heartily wish him success.
J—Mr. D. McLennan is still with us buy-
kig grain.—Our Kippen reporter has not
favored us with any news for nearly
three months, and 1 am almost led to
Conclude that either his • ink must be
rozen or he himself is. , Query What
. has become of him? 'Hoeing that our
old reporter will again be able tp resume
work, and thanking you for 4e apace
occupied. I am.: --A
rspersed
irst, sle
tlero
ns as to
s.—Mr.
r.T. left
• God;brich.
AN INTERESTING i'1ATd11.—On Friday
last a curling match was played between
Sheriff Gibbons and County Clerk
Adatnson, for a bag of flour. Thirteen
ends were played, each play r using
'three sets of stones.After a ost ex-
eitifig garne,in which first one and then
• the other Player headed the spore, the
Sheriff, was declared the wihner by
three shots, amidst great 1-che ring of
.1.1e lookers on, the loser joining' heartily
n the 'chorus. It is ahnost un ecessary
,add that the winner bore h s honors
Memekly.
J -HE STOLEN BALLOT BOXE —Quite
sensatien was created here n Satur-
day by' the arrrest of James Bailey,
hotel -keeper, and John Currey whole -
gale liquor dealer., on a charge • f steal-
ing three ballot boxes from th Court
Rouse at the Scott Act electio . The
eige which was tried befor
Mayor
case,
had not proceeded far, owevdr,
until Mr.Garrow, counsel for t re prose-
eution, said there •was no eyid nee con-
necting•Mr. Currey :With the ffair and
'asked to have him. released and the
court accordingly ordered his c scharge.
The charge was proceeded with against
Bailey. The principal witness against
him was John McPherson, Ito con-
fessed to entering the room in t le Court
House at Bailey's instigation aid carry-
ing off the boxes. The box;es were
brought to Bailey's hotel, wh re they
were afterwards buried • ben ath the
stable. McPherson swore that Bailey
Offered him $10 to do the job, Lnd that
he had been offered more mon Y from
tether quarters. McPherson flid to the
States a day or two after committing
the crime, but as he thought h had not
been fairly treated by those who had
persuaded him to purloin th ballot
'lancet, Detective Rogers, who ad been
on his -track all along, got him to come
over and show up the way the teal had
been engineered. - James Fari uharson
also testified to seeing the Aol n boxes
in Bailey's possession. Bailey as com-
'
'flitted to Stand his trial, bail being ac-
caespsiztee.
dsfm... his appearance. The • ease
will probably come up at the present
1
THE A.ssizes.—The Court of Assize
opened here on Monday last before Hon.
Chief Justice Carrairon, with Mr. Lount,
Q. C., of Barrie, ;as
Crowfl cCivciunil and
There is a heavy deck
t, both criminal, and it will i4 all probability
not be all disposed of until the end of
the Week. The crimi al list contains
charges of embezzlem t, rohbery, rape
The • Grirnoldby-
and criminal libel.
Beirnee case, tile priaeipals in connec-
tion with which belong to Walton, was
thrown out by the '-Grand Jury. The
following gentlemen compose the Grand
Jury: Edward Cash, 8eaforth ;Trancis
°Olen+, Stanley ; Colin Denbqn, Dim-
giummi ; Morris Finley and
Ashfie d ; Robert,Goveralock, MeKillop;
John lanuteson, Wroxeter; Alfred Law-
rence,Blyth • Morris Lind, Wawanosh ;
Archibald Malloy, Colborne '• Daniel
McLa en; Saltford ; ' John lticEwere
Hay ; Joshua Proctot, Goderich ; John
Perdue, Morris ; Richard Rausford,
Clinton ; - Jelin McDonald, Brussels ;
Thomas Stenbury, Clinton ; J. M. Shep-
pard, ooderich ,- Daniel Shannon, Iful-
lett ; 'Samuel Stirling, Stapley; John
Thorpe, Tuckersmith ; Thomas Toad,
Wawanosh ; John \ allace, Goderich
Township ; 'George s. cKibbon, Wing -
ham, Foreman. A re ort of the several
cases•will be given next week.
.
Wroxeter.
1VLenataas.—Wheat, 78e to 80c; peas,
57 to 58c ;barley, 55, to 60c; oats, 36 to
380; pork, $5.50 ; eggs, 160 ; butter, 15e;
lard, lle ; tallow, 6c. i
ACCIDENT. —On the evening of Wed-
nesday of last week, Mr. James Paulin
jr. met with a very painful accident.
He heal been drawing- wood feom the
bush and on his way home he got stuck
and 41fi1e trying to ;cut the ice and
frozen Snow the axe glanced off andcut
him.- in the instep. Hc was at once
taken home and medi al aid obtained.
The wound is a bad O11C but we hope
that he will soon be jaround ewith us
again. i : 1
A GOOP WORK.—The church of Eng-
land are holding a series of Evangelistic
Services iiatheir cleurcl here beginning
M
,,t.
-archl3rd and eolith] ring ten days, to
be conducted' under the .able manage-
ment of the, Rev. J. H. Moorehouse.
Everyone is earnestly: invited. . Service
afternoon and evening at 3 p. m. and
7.39p.; m. respectively., '
MATRIMONIAL.—A ; very pleasant
occurrence took place at the residence of
Mra•Semuel Walker eveSt of this place
on Wednesday last at, which time Miss
Carrie 'Walker and Mr. Arthur Wells
were joined in the bowie' of matrimony.
ThelleveS. H. Edwards had the pleas-
ure of tying the nuptial knot. Our young
friends have the well wishes of all who
know them—wonder who'll be next ';?
.CuRfeiNo.—A very keenly contested
game Was played on Friday last for the
points ' medal _ When Mr. Thomas F.
Afiller made the very creditable score of
19 points.' This ecoret reflects much
credit to Mr. Miller as a player,. as the
highest known to have !been made yet in
the county - is 17 points. There *ere
others who followed Up the rear very
close. -
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A BXD ONE. L—The Wroxeter curlers
sustained a very bad defeat at the hands
of the Wingham Chile on Monday last on
the Wingham riuk for the Gibbons gold
medal, at whieh time the •Wiaghaan club
rolled fele Are very email: majority of 27
shots. I was quite ey0ent to be seen
which 7,,c-ty the game had gone on their
return, as it is customary after gaining
-
a victory for them to sing, •"We're all
jolly good curlers," bat the scene was
was charged, Not a drum was beat,
not a voice was heard, as our heroes to
their homes they hurried." '
Morris.
LOCALITIES.—A number of the Farrel
family, of Kincardine, etere visiting
their many friends of this township last
week.—Mr. David Walker, of the 6th
concession; was offered, the other day,
$130 for his trotter, which lee says goes
-a mile in 3 minutes and 30 Seconds, but
refused it.—Several of the fanners of
this township are making' all the neces-
sary preparation for the erection of stone
foundations under theie respective barns
in the ensuing summer. Among these
are Mrs. T. Walker and Mr. McCrae.—
Mr. W. Cloakey has recently become an
agent for a book entitled "The Great,
the Weaderful, and the Wise," and is at
present canvassing through the town-
ship. Mr: Cloakey will undoubtedly
meet with much success judging from
the merit of the book and the noted
qualifications of the agent.—One day
last week as Mr. Robb, of the 6th con.
cession was working in the woods with
his team he had the misfortane to have
one of the anhnals sustain rather a pain-
fuliaccident by the way of a stick run-
ning into its side, leaving quite &large
opening.. Medical aid being at once
procured the animal is ‘progressing
favorably; although it be unable to.
work for some time. •
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THE PIONEERS.--IYBAR EXPOSITOR,—
In youleissue of the 6th of March there
is a piece taken from the Brussels Post,
called `f Historical. Sketches of the
11
Township of Morris," which is a good
deal astray as to wh3 were the first,
settlers of the townsin . I was in Mor-
ris the first winter there were any white
settlers in the township, the winter of
1851 and 1852., When I cane to Morris
first, the 24t1i of SepteMber, 1851, there
Were two families settled in ihe town-
ship, where part of the village of Bly%11-
now is. These were the families of Mr.
McConnell and Mr. MeBiean, who came
into the township in the slimmer of 1851,
and that fall John and Thomas *dlaw
settled on lot 7, concesSion 9; the same -
fall Valentine Harrison settled ijn the
south half of lot 3, cOneession 8 tnd in
the beginning of that 'winter John Mc-
Millan, John McDonald and Malcolm
Campbell settled on the smith halves of
lots 4, 5 and 6,, coneession 9, and far-
ther on in the white J. B, Taylor.
settled On lot 10, conce sion 9, and John
Thompso4 ,t) settled on t 12, conbession•
e10, and Joie. McDonald,settled ondot 16,
concession 10. The McKellar •familY
settled on the north, half of lot 4, con-
cession 9, the Same winter. So that is
before there were any settlers near Bel,
grave. • Now,
as to li
ao was the &St
white child born in Morris: Thomas;
• son.of of John Thompson was born on
the 18th day of March, 1852, on lot 12,
concession 10, so I'• think that was six
months before Joseph England settled
in Morris. It wits always belieyed in
this neighborhood that John Laidlaw.
,
and Agnes Waldie were the first • - ouple
that were • married in Morris. i They
e • i •
were madeTBonrusthesI5eitldaY, d 14719 I
prepared to prove. --Rom B. LAMA -W.,
1855. What I have stated 'here I AM
LAST Morni OF .BIO SA".- --A.-..X
eat on lc. coad to; os es el: r icitaripor It: s tbtool icuakgnin: tee evasettr:ofeocsreoulttsdh ety0i..rIt's:teeecodtao
Lifluni• annkctisehlodiy:faoinicieheveacaevnpoxixigoods T i. n , t: tchh e. a \I B. al; r:B:stjhtri I ifi laeirljr81.
atupic-raltoifn, Vire , ctoa
'good audience on
month. Heavy stock of all kinds of . 70 good.s
Do x ot letstahleigehatnoce B44: :tin' ,mber only this
So
er the
so iety; The family
igeolld end. wdiedr enotlabpolle4allsge
town 01111u,
well • en that account. The singing.
' f
w s fair a, ied the rendition of Scotch
stories aira anecdotes was good.
IftlE/743—Mis8 Annis Oliver, o
To Ont), is in town easiteng friends.—
W M. Sinclair has returned from hie
vis .t to,New,Mexico, looking hale' and
he. rty.—ThOs: Hall, of the Revere
3.11,eio Ise owe an oyster supper to several
nrc ited guests last week. Jadgmg from
Bile ssels is getting to bequitea retreat
fol. or. ts they had an enjoyable tnne—
retired farmers. _Even then& °our
tax s are high we have other compensa-
tine. advantages.—D. Dobeon and J. O.
Skein left last Saturday' for a trip to
Kaaisas and the sunny south, • where, we
b. -net they will enjoy themselyes.----Prof.
Ballock did ndt succeed in getting up O
class in town last Saturday. We have
too many local horse trainers for Pro-
fessors to do anything.—Weather cold
and stormy f r March, St. Patrick's day
being one of he coldest_ of the • season.
A number °four sans of Erin celebrated
the day by wearing green badges.—
Parties who wish their (logs to runat
large ined wish therd . free from pound
had bettet seeure a tag from the 'Clerk
at once atithe law will be enfOreed.—
Ifeyeeoft Brothers, who. hare bought
Hone of Holmes' shops, have refitte4 and
painted it, thus much Improving the
appearance. —A number t of our sports
enjoy themselves in the evening tobog-
ganing, G. E. Cooper kindly furnishing
his slide and toboggans.
[The above was intended for last 11.•eek, but was
received too late].
BitiEFs.:--LOn the 18th inst., Mr. Thos.
Dunford, assisted by the Rev. W. :T.
Cluff, took Miss May Fitzakerly to be
his wedded wife. Th& interesting cere-,
mony was performed at the residence
of the aunt of the bride. Tom has•
the good wishes of all in this new
venture. —Our merchants are getting
ready for the spring millinery season,
by engaging milliners and ordering the
latest dedee. A. R. Smith has engaged
Mis_s Lack, and Miss Beam has been exi-
t
gaged by ,Strathers & Powell, 'ey hav-
ing just: added this branch to their
already extensive business. --TI e funeral
sermon of the, late eWm. Shine was
preached in the Canada Methodist church
on last Sunday morning, and of the late
Mortimer Hertesick M the someplace on
Sunday evening.—While sone parties
where coming to church Sunday:evening
a bolt gettino- broke the horee ran with
the shafts aaached,to the Queea's:hotel.
—While Th os. Hall:was out driving with
hit 'Clear Grit mare last Sunday, she
over -reached and badly corked the fore-
foot, which bled profusely.—A. B. Dick-
son was at Goderich attending the assiZes
this week.—Harry Cormack, formerly
of this place, but who has been a tele-
graph operator for sometime at Chicago,
has been removed to Kansas City. His
brother Charlie still remains in Chicago.
They are both first-ela,ss - operators,—
Weather' has been very cold for the past
week, and people are beginning to
wonder when this state of things Will
change, as it is nearly time we were
looking for " gentle spring."—Living-
stone Brothers of the flax tnill are going
• to push the growth of flax stronger than
ever this season. Farmer's would do well
to sow this seed, as nothing has paid
better for the last few years, and besides
it gives plenty of employment to labor-
ers.—Some talk of settling the Ronald
• suit, but the figure offered looks small
-Mien balanced with $20,000, the amount
of I bonus; others advise going to the'
Master in Chancery end prove our dam-
ages, claiming that we would get a great
deal more. The courts have all along
held that we are entitled to damages,—
:that is that' Ronald has not done as he
agree4.—D. McGillicuddy is busy push-
ing the business of the North -Amerkan
Life Insurance Company in this place.
• Parties wishing to make a good invest-
ment should see Dan without delay.--
Thps. Ratcliff, an old and respected citi-
zen of Ethel, died last Thursday, and
• his! funeral passed through. here last
Saturday. He was buried with Orange
honors.—W. M. Sinclair has fairly got
settled to work after his trip to New
Mexico, which lasted over three months.
--Our Salvation Captain attempted to
introduce a new feature last Saturday
night after knee drill, called the halle-
'lujah march or gallop, and , getting off
the path took a header into a snow bank.
The town hall was filled at the Army
meeting last Sunday evening.
Huron Notes.
Peter 'Green, of Colboine, Claims to i
be the oldest Free Mason in Huron. • He
was initiated over 55 years ago, '
—Mr. Wm. Jeffers, an old and much
respected resident ef Edmore, I died. last
-week after a short illness.
—Mr. Thomas Tamin, of Myth, lost a
valuable lime On Sunday by its getting
loose in the stable and eating to excess
of• —Mr.
afeAeddam Angus, of Brussels, has
. -
sold his handsomeMagiCian colt to John
Cranston, of Galt, for the sum of .$175.
The animal is coming three years old. •
• —Mr. J. J. :Fisher, of Colborne' has
sold his stallion Prince of Keer'toMr. '
Jacob Fisher, of ,Brooklyn, Io-wa,for
0
$1,700.
—The new cheese factory building to
be erected at Belgrave this spring, is to
be 32 by 70 feet, and two storeys high.
The contract price for the building is
$900.
—The date of the Wept Riding of
Huron spring show -has been postponed
to Thursday, April 16th, to avoid clash-
ing with the Brucefield show, which will
be held. two days earlier.
—One evening last week the night
train ran over a couple of colts belonging
to Messrs. Moon, of Hallett, near
Londesboro. The animals were valued
at $100 each, which is quite a. loss:
—Another old settler of Goderich
township has passed away in the person
�f Mrs. Clark, wife of John Clark, of
the 1st concession. Mrs. Clark came
front the north of Ireland with -her hus-
band about 35 years ago and settled in
Goderich- township. She leaves a- hus-
band and five children to mot= her
•
•
Deol
TARTLI NG
riition of War
, —ON—
PRICES
IN)..F :MGR
TII
gAs HA)
Has form lly declared waxj against alj
shoddy net inferior goodis, and pur-
chasers - will find 'in his Readymade
Calopt,hug,0de
aind14urriaisrhedC
ingDI:pti g,
ahrmenHatstevearn:
thing usually kept in a
First
class City House,
CUstonaers or others with READY _
CASH evil be able to purchac from me
reriable g ods at prites whichlthey pay
for the INFERIOR QUALiTlEVin,
other 110 es.
Havixg secured the sertriees.of an
EXPERIENCED TAILOR
—AND—
First,i-C 1 a ss Cutter,.
We are now in a position to
FIRST-CLASS SUITS made
• startling figures. A call
_
Inspection incited.
turn out.
to ether
Aolieitea.
Thomas Kidd,
Corner Main and, Market Streets,Sea-
forth.
_
i
loss. She was 74 years (ef age ati the
-
time of her decease. -f
,
—At Henry Smiths auction sale in
.1.
HoWick last week th wielder of the
hammer disposed of o -er $1,600 worth
of chattels in five houra: Cattle sold at
from $35 to $37 per heed. ,
—Last week Mr. Henry McBrieir, of I
• the Maitlend-hlock, Hullett, sold a twri•
year old colt to Mr: Thornton Wallace, ,
for the Aim of 8200.
—Mr. Jas. Laut, of Stanley, has gone
to Missouri United States, for some;
time. He took with him his' stallion,
which he purposes to travel there during
the seasoia
---The contract for building a bridge
across the Maitland, on thesideline be- i
tween lots- kand 8, concession 2, Grey, I
was let to Peter McDonald for $276.
• The.bridge is to be finished by the 1st of
August.
1
annual spring show of the
North-Western iFair association will be
held On the market square, Wingham,
on Friday, April 17th, for theexhibition
of entire stock, when several liberal
prizestwill be given.
—Mr. Charles Schmidt, proprietor of
the Exchange hotel, in It- mghama did
not succeed in getting the hotel he was
after in Brantford, and has decided to
remain in Wingham: and run the Ex-
change as a temperance hoetse after May
1st. 1
—Mr. Geo. Armstrong, of the Mait-
land concession, Goderich township, has
sold his farm of 80 acres, ft) Mr. T.
Pickard, of liohneaville, for the sum of
$3,000, at which figure it is a cheap pro-
perty.
—Mr. T. eErratt, of the boundary,
Hullett, has one of the finest fillies to be
founcl in the county. It is only raine •
months' old, and weighs 1,050 lbs.,- has
22 inches of an arra, 801 inches of bone
below the front knee, and girths- 5 feet
8t• inches.
--tAilo'roAu.ghl(brreteDurtr--
son—, Ohaurs poulrdehfasrieendda,
h
ham bull, " Duke of Fullerton," from
Mr. Wm. Robb, of Tuckersmith. The
animal is a good (go, three years old,
and has a full pedigree.
--Mr. James Calder, of Morris, WaS
awarded the contract for hauling milk I
to the Walton cheese factory, on the 5th
and 6th -concessions of Morris, and the
94.h and 10th concessions of Grey. The
figure received by him As 13 mills. I
—The directors of the Hullett Agri-
cultural Society, not considering the
offer of the Colborne Society for a
11111011 show sufficiently liberal, have
decided not to hold a spring show
as has been, the custom in • previous
Ye—arAs. rather painful accident happened
to Mr. 'lleitzman,_ of Stephen, one nigh
last week. He was ?returning fro
Crediton, and when near home his h;rse
shied, capsizing the cutter and IVIlt
Heitzman was thrown into the ditela cut-
ting his head severely.
—We regret to have to chronicle the
death of .Mr. F. Beamish of Centralia,
an event which took plate on Tuesday
evening of last week. Els only child,—
an infant of a few months died only an
hoar befOre him. The! double funeral
took place on the following Thursday.
Rockey, of Whigham, has soid
a couple of breeding mares and his young
Clear Grit stallion'"Ned Heerlen, ' to
Mr. A. J. Rollins, of Crystal iCalt
Manitoba. For the mares he gets '$500,
and for the stallion $650.- They were
shipped from Irmgharn last week.
I now packed
Toots:and Sh
E'VEST
Hots ai4 'Co.
Twee4, 'Wen
The; litrgest asso
CA11 we ever
Hit in:the whol
Groeerie
pme and ire
Crockery
;
• Ne
soliiabP'le; 3)res
New VrirOis
patterns.
New Corsets
Ne* Kid
preq.
• NeW Opra
• New Em
• New Oreits
and ;ehfree.
•New Gre3in
Prieq-
Neiv jMiislin
New Tiokin
-e,
kind% i
14,e!wl Table
New Cretoml
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-ew Goods 0
mereArrivini.d.
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