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Edward Cash,
Will on June 1st aO after buy only
Fine Sweet Orass Butter.
For which he will pay
FAIR PRICES IN - MONEY.
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Butter Store, oderich Street.
Sea •orth.
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xportitor.
DISTRICT MATTERS. .
Calm RAG% lioilS.-1-1-1e are glad to
welcome our old riend, Mr. Sidney
Jacobs, back to. wrt again, and are
still more pleased to leara that he „in-
tends to stay rig t here. Mr. Jacobs
was one of the pion,.er business men of
• Seaforth, but a fetw years ago he re-
• mo-ved to Bownia. vine, where he has
since rem Be °ming tired of. his
residence there he has returned to his
first love and inte ds remaining here,
it and will probably g into business next
sprinee in the meantime he is preparing
for th% erection of a brick residence on
his property north qf the Public School.
He intends movind the present frame
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benclinga and repl• cing them_ with a
handsome brick, w jell he will occupy _
himself. He has pleasant 1 location,
and a handsome briek residence will look
well there, and will greatly add to the
appearance of the town in that quarter.
A Ciassasa.--Owing to continued ill
-.health, Mr. P. S. Carroll, Solicitor, has
been Obliged to give up the practice of
his prefession and has, we understand,
disposed 'of his law library and the good
will of °his Imainess to -Arr. J. M. 13est,
barrister, whose office hereafter will be .
that lately occupied by Mr. Carroll' in
Mr. Meyer's bloek. Mr. Carroll has
pleasure in recommending Mr. Best to
his (Mr. Carrells') old clients as one in
, whose hands their interests will ' not
euffer. We congi-atulate Mr.Carroll on
'. having disposed of his practice to one
— who has already shown himself to be a
gentlemen of ability and honesty in his
profession. In disposing of his busi-
ness, Mr. Carroll was intend,ing to go
on a trip to recruit his health, . but we
regret ti) say he was suddenly taken ill
,on Tuesday and haasince been confined
•tct his bed. We hope to hear of his
early con-valescence.
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' A CLOSE GALL. --10n Thursday of last
week when the men were engaged in
taking down the scaffolding after having
completed Mr. Bromdfoot's brick . chim-
ney, which is ovei 70 feet high, Mr.
Robert Sleeth, one �f the workmen, had
a most remarkable pscape from serious
if not fatal battery. He and another
nil
man were Standing upen a single plank -
a.bout fifty feet fro the ground,•When a
piece of scantling fe and struck him on
the head. He was knocked senseless,
and, strange to say, [fell lengthwise upon
the plank. His companion at once took
hold of him and held him from falling
. off until assistanc as procured and he
was taken. down. e soon recovered,
and is now none h worse for his nar-
row esea,pe.. Had e fallen a couple of
inches More either t the one side °lathe
other lie would aI ost certainly have
gone to the ground beneath; and if not
instantly killed list have been serious-
ly, if not fatally', jured. An inch was
as good as a mile his ease
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FoOT
he High School team
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also gave several instrumental selections.
In short all who took part in the pro -
'gramme did well, and the audience
seemed to to be more than pleased. The
only pity, is that the efforts of those who
went to the trouble of getting hip this
excellentlentertamment were not more.
generously seconded by the people, so
that the financial results would be more
•satisfactary.
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&MOOS - ACCIDENT.—Mr. Thomas
Downey, l of this town, met with -a most
painful ahd serious accident on Satur-
day last • It seems that Mr. Downey
was back at his .sainnill in the township
of McKillop,and while there had occasion
to examine into the winking sal an.
edging saw. While standing aside the
machine put his hand over to see if
the gearmg on the opposite side was
heating. ' In doing this the rapidly re=
volving Saw caught his coat sleeve, and
in a twinkling drew his arm in, cutting
and tearing the flesh . in a, fearful man-
ner. The flesh for sevei-al inches be-
tween the wrist and -elbow is cut and
torn to the bone. Had it not been for a
man wile was standing near, and who,
with great presence of mind,* instantly
grasped the hand apd pulled it off theaaw,
there is . little doubt but that the limb,
would liav 0 been out to pieces, and possi-
bly even More who -results might have
occurrechl The wound was bound up as
well as it could be, and Mt. Downeyewas
conveyed to • his home here as speedily
as possible, when medical aid was pro-
cured. Thus fat he is progressimg as
well as could be expected under the cir-
cumstances, and the dootors have good
hopes thet the sufferer will pull, through
all right, -,ahel that, too, without the Ioss
of the injured limb. We are sure it will
be the sincerest wish of every peewee
who knows our genial EVA whole-souled
townsmanL that he may soon' be around'
again in Ina usual physical condition.
Vroarst,, PtriLs.--:HaVing received
numerous requests for Violin instruction I have
decided to organize a -olass, commencing Tues-
day evening, June 9th. Terms made known on
application to J. E. KHNT. 912 '
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A Weer, MERITED .TRIBlfrE.—The
ftdlowing resolution, which Teas passed
at the last - meeting of the Seaforth
branch of the Women's ForeignMission-
tary Association explains „itself : "The
W. F. M. A: havingmet at their regu-
lar monthly meeting, deem it right and
becoming, to pet on record their acknow-
ledgment of the sovereigntyt of -God in
remotrini by death -one of their number.
Sineelast we inettMrs. Jas Nichol—one
of the -oldest members of this association
• has tgone the way of all the earth. We
would put ort record our high estimation
of the piety, zeal and liberality of our
departed 'Mend. -Alwa,ys ready to take
her part in any work which, had for its
object th glory of God andthe advance;
ment of is- cause,—her zeal was often
more ardent than her bodily Strength
could sustain ; ,she was always ready to
respond tlo every call for every Means to
sustain the gospel at home, or to send- it
abroad; most faithfuLand regular in her
attendance upon all meetings, no matter.
what kind of weather Hams. We deep-
ly and keenly feel her loss, and while.
expressiag our deep sympathy with the
friends, and especially her -bereaved
hesband, wbuld at the same tirae prey
that the Good Shepherd would enable
us to leyto heart the lessen which this
event is Most solenuily fitted to impress
upon ouraninds, namely : 'That time is
short, an whatsoever our hand fihdeth
to clo we.dhould do it with all our might,
for tiler
wisdom
hastenin
is - no work,„ no device, no
n the grave to which we are
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UL this towel i. - Li a friendly game of
foot ball with the Mitchell High School Is IT A RAU].) t—A few weekii ago a
team on, the grounds of the latter on couple of young men visited - tl is and
rather poor con ition for good play, orders for a fire extinguisher called
Saturday last. (The ground was in other neighboring towns s Hefting
being ,rough. and soft after the ,rain. , "The Canadian Grenade Fire Eatin-
ShertlY after the ' commencement of the guisher," manufactured by Co hill &
game Mr. Elliot s' ored a goal for Mitch- . Walsh, •169 Queen street East, oronto.
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ell, then Killora , McKay and, Dewar This gre hde is a fluid substance and ii
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kicked, oat apiec for Seaforth. Thus contame in a glass bottle or b 11. To
the gaane rested until near the close,
when a corner kiels • and a nice play on
the part of Mr. Makelm gave Mitchell
another goal, making' the score three to
- two in favor of Seaforth. • Mitchell
team, although not very heavy, are a
great deal heavier than. Seaforth. . How-
ever, the good team play of the latter
tad on their opponents. "The boy § had
an. excellent (Elmer at the Royal. after
the gatne, and all remained. for the day
to see the sports. The Mitchell baind
was on 'the ground, and enlivened the
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THE HURON EXPOSITOR.
expect. Bcing al tolerably robust man,
however, his friends did not feel un-
necessary alarm, as they thought, his
ailment only a slight indisposition( in-
cident to his' time of life and it would
soon pass away. But it was decreed
grief
e than
as the
rieve,
Scot-
land, in the year 1814. There ve re four
sons and three daughters, 'and of these
only one son,,Mr. John Grieve, sr., of
McKillop, and one daughter, . Mrs.
Clutton,of'Beverly, survive. The lat-
ter is 82 years of age and the for-
mer 76. Mr. Thomas Grieve came
to ' this country With his father
and brother Hugh, who died about
a year ago, in 1839 and settled en the
farm where he; continued to live until
the thee, Of his death. His brothers
John = o,nd .James preceded him some
four or five years. At that time all this
section of country was a dense wildei
-ness and settlers were few and far b
tween. Afteribattling with' the( har
ships and privations incident to pionee
life, he ultimately triumphed and by
industry thrift „and good mama ement
succeeded not only in couvert ng his
com-
leehes•
esides.
He leaves behind him his partne • in life
and it family of three sous an 1 Vier
daughters to mourn the loss of kind
and affectionate husbai d and father.
Two of his son,s are in.Dakota, a d the
d and
d will
of the
daughters are also unmarried nd at
home, while the other two reside'near
Brussels. Mr, G-rieve was a good citi-
zen, askind and obliging neighbor, and
always had a, , kind, encouragin word
and a cheerful' smile for everyone with
was- a
hurch,
olitics.
iesday.
The remains were interred in the family
burial plot at Harpurhey whither they
were ic•llowed by a very large umbe
of sorrowing relations and symp, t nein
.friends.
otherwise, and to the surprise an
°fall, the end came even soon
was expected. The deceased
youngest son of the late Wm.
and was born in Roxboroshire
extinguiall a fire these glass b lls are
broken over it, and the fluid within at.
once extieguishes the fire. The young
men who were here acting as agents
ga,ve a -test. of its powers. They had
erected a Structure of dry boards which
being covered with ter was 1 acle . as
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combustible as possible. This -as 'set'
fire to, end when the fire wa at its
height the Grenade was spilt over itand
, extinguished it at ' once. This( was a
ino-st thorough and satisfactory test and
oil the strength of it the parties secured
game with several choice selections. A order i fel- a number of, bottles. Among
return. match avill be played in a short those who ordered was Mr. J. H. Broad -
time. ! Seaforth *as represented by the
following : Forwerds, C. McKay, eap-
tain, Ralph Cresswell, Killoran, Dever -
aux, Kerr, Dewar; half -backs; Living-
stone .and Prendergast ; backs, Lerman
and. Hammil ; goal, D. McDonald..
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THR ATILITARY Cosaaeas-a-The con-
cert ou Wednesday eveniug last in aid
of the! Helmet fund of No. 3 !tcompany
- --33rd battalion volunteers, was one of
the best -entertainments that has been
()riven in Seaforth for a long time, and
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was deaeraing oaf a very much larger
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audience than as ' in attendance. In
- fact the people o this town do not seem
to give the volunteers the encourage
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silent they should, and aside entirely
- from the merits of the ,entertaaanient
'. the object should have secured a full
hanse. However, those who faired to
' attend, certainly missed a rare musical
treat. The vocalists from a distance
were Miss E. Ryckinan, of Hamilton,
and Mr. C. 'Kelly,- of Branipton. This
was Miss: Ityckinan's first appearance
before a Seaforti Audience, and . -we. are
sure that those i bolistened to her with
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so much pieaser On Wednesday evening
will be rejoiced to -have another oppor-
tunity of hearing her. She bas a beauti-
ful, clear, a -ell trained voice, and. her
selections were ood, -while the audience
could understan =I eaery word she said
which is somethang svhieh ean be said of
" Wining through the
If 'well worth the price
the time and trouble
. of geing to tl e .enterteinment. Mr.
Kelly needs no commendation from us
as he is no St: nger to Seaforth audi-
ences, suffice it - say that on the present
• he fully equalled f he did not surpass
his efforts on `oamer occasions. Miss
Maggie Campb 11, Seaforth's favorite,
did w.ell, as usir 1; in fact she did better
than usual, as
gained confide'
bath m voice an
• so few. Her
• rye," a -as of its
of admission an
with practice she has
ce and has improved
manner; when the
tide comes in," is a beautiful selection
and was 'charmingly sung. Misses
Johason and Killoran each gave a solo
and took pare other selections, and.
The accompaniments
yl Messrs Roberts and
Le violin and piano, who
both did well.
were played
Alexander on t
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foot, and. yesterday when the -stuff came
to hand semething prompted him to test
it. He built a very small fire and broke
two bottles over it, and 'Mich to his
surprise and disgust the experiment was
eatirely unsuccessful. The fluid had no
more effect upon the flames than eo
himeh water would have had. It is
quite evident that a fraud has been
committed by some one, either by the
agents or manufacturers, and that in-
stead of supplying the proper subgtance
the bottles have rteen filled with water
and sent to those who gave theit orders.
This was evidently done with the ex
pectation that the bottles might not he
tested, until required and that conse-
quently the fraud would not be dis-
covered. It would be well for others
-who have purchased this stuff to:' see
that they have not been deceived ih like
manner. The parties who would per-
petrate a fraud of this kind deserve .to
spend the remahider of their days in the
penitentiary, as persons depending on*
the substance for service in the time of
need might in thiseway be tubjected to
serious loss. . The matter should not be
allowed!to rest here, but the authorities
should ferret out the guilty parties and
have them fittingly punished.
.forest farm into fertile fields and
foatable, beautiful. honiestead, bu
behind a considerable
patrimony
youngest is at 'home and
the managemek of the
now devolve :11 on hi
inmarri
omeste
. Two
whom he came in contact. He
member of the' Presbyterian
and an -enthusiastic Liberal in
The funeral took place on T
Loo.ea.BRIEes.--eMr. A. Calder, pho-
tographer, of lthis town,has recently
taken an excellent cabinet Portrait of
Rev. Mr. Grahame of Egmoedville.
OnSaturday last he received ari order
from a'lady at :Brucefiel
• �f these pictures—Mr.
9f McKillop, n'tew at the
Ottawa, dislocated one
for one dozen
avid Dorrance,
Normal School,
f the jointsof
his band lately- while fooling" with
some of the students.—The pasturage of
`the agricultural grounds, in this town,
for the .season has been purchased by
Mr. George Whiteley, for $36.50,-
-Mr. Robert SciAt, of Paisley, has been
in town for seine days, visiting + ifriends
here. ---We- regret to state that Mr.
Gordon McAdan-I, of Tuckersmith, ancl
Secretary of the Tuckereenith Agri il-
tural Society, is I prostrated by la very'.
severe attack 'of rheuma-
tism. He has bC bed or
several days, an ss as a
child and unabl
or foot; but the( inflammation s
have somewhat Subsided, and -
soon to see - hire !around again.
gret to learn that Mr. P. S.
barrister, of this town, is serio
and although pretty lew, hopes
entertained that he may improv
W. Grieve, of North Main street,
a stone foundation placed under
demo', a new iverandah erect
other hnprovements made whi
materially improve its _appeara,
add to its comfort. --Mrs. J. S.
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- ANOTHER PIONEER GONE TO REST.—
Many learned with surprise on, Monday
last of the death of Mr. Thothas Grieve,
of the 2nd concession of McKillop, -which
took place late Sabbath evening. On
the previous Tuesday lornine -Mr.
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Grieve drove froneBrusse to irins own
place. When he got home he com-
plained' of feeling chilly and not very
well. He continued to grow .worse,
and on Wednesday his family becoming
alarmed sent for medical aid. The doc-
tor foend him suffering from an attack
of inflemmation of the lunge which
afterwards turned into inflammation of
the bowels, and he, sank very rapidly,
despite everything' knewn to medical
skill was done for lithe ' He had not en-
joyed as good health as -usual for .several
months, and .seemed to have a pre-
monition of the coming event, as he had
frequently stated to his wife that he did
not expect to live long, and made every
preparation for the result he geenied to
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inflammatory
en confined to
is still as helpl
to move either hand
ems to
e hope
'We re-
arroll,
sly ill,
re still
—Mr.
has had
is resi-
d, a,nd
li will
ce and.
town. ----On Monday last 75 tickets. were
f r Meniledslilia
of Centreville, is novevisiting
disposed of at Seaforth station, 25 of
'these being for Woodstock, 35 for Clin-
ton, and 15 for Gocletich.—We are
pleased to learn that Mr. John Copp
hasisuffieiently recovered from his re-
cent illness to be around again, aitliough
he is still very feeble,-eA Mrs. Stokes,
of Goderich, 'daughter . of Mr. James
Henderson, of McKillOp, died suddenly
last week while on a visit to her sister,
Mee. Best, of Sault Ste. .1v.farie.' The
remains reached here on Tuesday last.
for interment -:Mr. Robert I Canto -
clam, Sr., of Tuckersinith, met
with what might have been a set ious
accident while it town on Tuesday last.
While he was alriviiig up to it r. lWil-
son's Egg • Emporium his ho se took
fright at something on the str et and
suddeely boltedto one side, th buggy
striking against a tree -box with such
force as to throw Mr. Cernoblian out on
the hard road. He was considerably
stunned and, bruised, but was not seri-
°lady ;injured, :and was able to be
around in a short time. , The horse was
caught before any damage Was don.
Mr. and Mrs. George Gouinlock, of To-
ronto, were in town this week and were
the guests of M. F. Holmested.—A
wedding party, Consisting of some ten
or a 'dozen cairriages drove through
town On 'Wednesday and put up at the
Commercial hotel. --Monday last; the
25th inst., which was observed as a
general holiday, passed over very quiet-
ly. There was no . celebration of any
kind here this year, and the town- wore
a Sunday pia. —1114. J. H. Broadfoot
is having a; second storey 'placed upon
his residence and. is making other ex-
tensive improvements upon it which
wh ea cornpleted, will . make. it, o
handsomest private residences
=On 'Sunday last Rev. Mr. .-N
,
exchanged pulpits with .Revt-lt
sate of Lmidesboro and Hulle
Ramsay is e young man of much pro-
• mise, and his sermons here o
werelistened to by. large cong
e of the
, town:
cDonald
r. Ram -
t. • Mr.
Sunday
egations
with mueli pleasure and, ,we. Jhave no
doubt, profit. --The company of chi -
zees which was recently organ' ed have
purchased the Carter lots on so th Main
street for $700, and intend 'eying it
fenced, and, levelled., and put i proper
condition for a cricket and general
'recreation 'gaohnd. There are 16 lots,
making over three aeres of !gro uid. It
is conveniently situated and n every
way well adapted for the pui pose for
which it is designed.—We h ve been
favored by the author with a copy of a
neat little work, entitled "ThalLand of
Burns," by John Campbell, M. D., Sea -
forth. It is mainly descriptive 101 sights
and scenes in Scotland as rev ewed by
the author, and contains several i iterest-
ing historical sketches. It seehis to be
web! written and • carefully - com-
piled, and will, no doubt, be iippreci-
eted by those interested in such sebjects.
---We understand that Mr. John' Lyons
has disposed of his property on Market
street to a firm in Fingal, wh intend
starting here in the blacksmith ng
'
busi-
ness, but he retain'
house and.one of the
Mr, W. C. McKay
again chine to the f
At the Mitchell games on Saturday he
cleared everything before hire and won
a beautiful gold medal. At Woodstock
on Monday he took first plice in the
two mile green race 'nod second in the
fair mile handicap. Mr: H. W. Clarke,
son ofour townsman, Mr. C, J .Clarke
took the mile open bicycle race beating
Lavender the champion of Canada, and
also the five mile championship of
Ontario. The athletic sports in Wood-
stock were witnessed by :between five
and six thousand people, and severdl
from this town helped. to swell the
crowd.—The Ladies' Aid society of the
Methodist church intend holdinu a social
at the residence of Mr. James 6B -cattle,
on Wednesday evening* next, to which
the whole town is invited. --We are glad
to learn that Miss Higgins, head milliner
in 'Mr.' T. Kidd's store is at her post
again, after her recent indisposition.
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posses on Of the regarded as a fixtUre in our village.—
shops until UM.— The heavy - rain , of Sunday last has
of . this town has caused the Maitland to enlarge its . size.
•ont he bicyclist. It rose three or foal! feet in a few hours
and fell as rapidly. ,The water is un-
usually ma dd 1)1mi dey last, the
25th inst., a piece of bhtels Cloth might
have been seen floating an the, breeze
from the flag pole at gf: Thanias Mc-
Lauchlin's store, in (tonic. As .it • was
not generally known who placed it there
many were the opinions entertained
regarding its significance. Soule
thought It Signified that the liquor busi-
ness Was dead in Gorrie ; others that
the village was unusually dull on the
24th, there being no celebration.—Miss
Kate Young who has been suffering
from typhoid fever ie recovering slowly,
• —Mr. Hopkins, baker; bit 6orrie very
uhceremoniously. Istarristo bread has
once more found its way int a our village.
—The volunteers are still Vining drilled
and if called out there w 11 certainly
be cane raised in the North -',est amongst
the rebels.
McKillop.
A GOOD, COLT.—Mr. 13. Bolton, of the
8th concession of McKillop, has a suck-
ing foal two Weeks old which measures
3 feet 8 inches in height ; girths 3 feet 3
inches, while the hind bane measures 81
inches and .the front boric 7t inches.
This colt was sired. by W.- A. Menzie's
" Scotland's Glory." It Js:a bay „with
white hind legs.
. ,• East W4wanosh. cz
• ORITL'ARY.—It is with much regret
that we are dalled upon to chronicle the
death of M. Jeserh Beecroft, second
son of Mr. John Beecroft, of the 9th
concession of East Wawanosh. Having
contracted a severe cold about the be-
ginning;of February he secured medical
aid at once, but to 14ery little effect, and
after endurhig pain and sickness with
Christian petience kir about three
months, he was called home to the land
from which no traveller returns, and to
which all living are fast hastening. His
piety and respeetft 1 bearing laad won
the esteem and los e of all whoeknew
him, and whichdove was well manifested
by the very large procession which fol-
lowed his remains to their last resting
place. His cheerft..1 presence will be
greatly missed both at home and in so-
ciety, but we are assured by his dying
testimony that our loss is his gain:
• Bayfield.
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A.GOOD 00ER.—Rev. Mr. Taylor has
received a unanimous call to become
rector of a large cety congregation in
One of the Southern States at a salary of
2,000 per annum and reetory. He has
the matter under consideration.
• ' Belgrave.
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14.0TWXTHSTANDING the.sugnt calumny
A.Taylor was in last Wee&., he is now to the -front
with a larger stock than ever, and is determined
to take the lead in suiunker goods of every de-
scription.' The place to get bargain's for cash
and produce. Wall papor in stock cheap. A.
TAYLOR.. .912' .
LOOALITI
fashionable ; tailor, 1
gagenaent with A:
his shop in Duncan'
is prepared to execu
ed to hirn in Drst-cl,
people lefthere t
&c., at Bluevale,
Went to London coil
to celebrate Her '
birthday. --The s
did a -good bu sines
out in crowds a
wet to woille.--sy
storm of rain ah
afternoon.—The
terned. witlj his
for them much ha'
and congregation
partner.—Mr. J.
assisting A. Taylor
Thursday • last, as
required any longer
in a flourishing an
W. ebster, . the
avinWg filled his en-
aylor, has opened
Old stand, and he
eall orders entrust+
s Style.—The young
attend the games,
nd several parties
Nionday, 25th inst.,
ejesty's sixty-sixth
eS and shops here
s the farmers came
he ground was too
- had a very heavy
,hail on Sunday
. Geo. Law has re-
ide, and we bespeak
iness in their home
s he has an active
Gibbons, who was
akingstock, left on
is il Services were not
the business being
phriving condition.
• Gila He'.
THE SCOTT AC .—Last week
Young, of Halton,. g ve a lecture here on
the working of the Scott Act. The at-
tendance was very mall, -but those pres-
ent were generally-' ell -pleased with the
answers given to t eir questions. Mr.
Young is thoroughl versed in the Scott
Act. • I
—During the Sco t Act eampaign very
various were the op nions expressed re-.
garding the effect it would have if
carried. Some -of i s opponents went so
far as to say that t e village would 'cer-
tainly die if the A t- carried. The Act
has been in force fo • , a -short time, aaid
the village still RV .1 True, business is
dull—I mean the liquor business—but
not so dull as it o ught to be, if all !re-
ports be true. T e Act has closed -the
hatel at the soutl end of the village.
Some called it t e "Lower Hotel,"
others "The Den:" 1 This was thought
to be the most di orderly house in the
the passing of the
village previous
Scott Act, and now it is the.most order-
ly. The order int le village has greatly
improved since- ti e Act came in force.
This every truthf 1 person will readily
admit. Before th . Act came in force
drunkenness was quite common, now'
very few, if any, c sea occur. ,
THE BOARD OF EALTII.--We have a
a so-called " board f health" in Howick,
and I am anxiou to know what its
d•uties are, how it members are paid
and by wham they are appointed. The
village butcher ere ted a slaughter house
On one of the back streets, at the edge
of the river, so tha the entraile &c., of
the animals killed •o into the river and
float dowh until th y are obstructed by
stone* brush, or ank of river, -when
they ;top and beg], to decompose and
taint the air for rn'I es.around. Some of
th remains have been seen -nearly a
mile down the r Ver. The Wroxeter
people have late y been engaged re-
moving fiem the river some animals
that were'clrownec , butthe Gorrie peo-
ple allow 'the reftse from a slaughter
house to be put in o a river a few rods
from the main etre t. This is a matter
that should receiv • the attention of the.
board of health as he weather is becom-
ing warm. The effluvia front around
this building and ltmg the banks of the
river is sufficient to. generate disease,
and all Who are in tested in the health
of the public shou d de their utmost to
have the slaughter house moved out of
the village, -where t ought to be.
LOCALITIES.—M Jas. Armstrong, -
V. S., of Gorrie has purchased Mr.
Dorland's,house aa d lot', one of the most
desirable propertie in the village a-nd
has taken ossessie n. The farmers and
-others requiring ti e services of a skilful
veterinary surgeon • will be pleased to
know that Mr. Ar tstrong may now . be
-
. Brussels.
• PRIVATE FUNDS.—F. S. Scott has any
aniount of private, funds to loan on farm pro-
perty, at 6 per cent. perannum. Interest payable
yearly. Principal to suit borrower. 906-8
THE FANCIEST Miss Melia, Flirt and
Mon Ton Wedding Hat, is having a great run at
the Lin Millinery Store. MRS. ALMANDER. 912
Ctisieo BALL—The .annual calico ball
was lied in the townhall on Friday of
-last w. e
tis
k. It was, the best that has
ever been held here. There were i about
50 con les. present, many being from
Seaforts • Wingham, Blyth, Listowel
and Cli lion. The dresses Of the ladies
were gi and; as celico was there to be
found n all its shades and different
shapes. • Those gatherings, are getting
more popular each year. .It was a very
pleasant •social evening to. all. The
music was furnished by the Listowel
string band:
• THE TWENTr-FOURTIL —The only at -
!traction here on Her Majesty's Birth-
day was a match of cricket between the
Grits and Tories which as playedin
the• afternoon on Victoria Park and
which resulted in a victory for the Grits
as follohrs :
lst Innings Grits,
2kid . ' "
lst Innings Tories,
2nd ' "
• I
66
88
' — 145
45
62
— 97
. Runs in favor of Grits, ., ' 48
A return match will be played before
long.--eThe Salvation :Army held a pic-
nic in Marsden Synth's woods.—The
band paid Bluevale a visit, there being
eports there.—A. Currie and G. -Perry
attended the Walkerton athletic sports.
BRIEFS.—WM., Shaw, of St. Marys,
Was in town visiting liis brother—Mc-
Intosh & McTaggart will ,shortly move
into Leek ie's (bail k . --iS. Laird, barber,
will take the vacant piece in Grant's block
where he will run al barber shop and
billiard room.----Adarn good and .I.
Kirk are running the'iceream business
this season.—f. D. Ronal has shipped
• twe steamers, one to le ew Glasgow,
Nova Scotia, and du to
Brussels is going to hav
June 4th, being M. C.
Plate Show.—Re MeNau
on • his rounds With fresh fish. --The
' Salvation Army had a big jubilee last
week.—W. H. McCracken is away visit-
ing old friends at Peterboto.—Court of
Reyision'• last Tuesday. Little or no
changes were made, thereibeing only 5
,)
appeals and nearly all f r changes.—
Mrs..Shiel's block is drav ing to com-
pletion and is a gdod substantial rine.
and will improte the looks of
Main street.—Trout fishing is noss. the
order of the day, but reports are not
the best. -
ravenhurst.—
a circus on
arris' Nickle
bton is again
• Howick.
EXAMIATION,i—On Friday last a pub-
lic examination was held in School Sec-
• tion No. 4, Howick, taught by Mr. R.
'Balfour formerly of Owen Sound, The
classes were examined by Mr. R. Mont-
• gomery, Principal of Lower Wingham
schoele Mr. Campbell, Principal of Gor-
rie sthool, Miss S. Walker, assistant
teacher in the Gorrie school, and Mr.
McCasey, naedical student, sWingham.
The Pupils succeeded in making 75 per
cent on the arithmetical questions given
by Mr. Campbell. At the conclusion of
the examination -speeches complimentary
to Mr. Balfour etere.made by the teach-
ers and others present.
_ *Sorris.
LocALITIES.—Mr. James Clennan,
who was away en a visit to Brucefield,
took sick and could not get home for a
few days.—Mr. James Tate, of Grey, is
on a visit to Exeter, and the neighbors
say dames won't come home without one
of Reeter's fair Maidens. If so, we wish
thein both god speed through life's
journey.—We .had a most excellent
shewer of rain• last Friday afternoon,
and it freshened things up finely.—
Fall wheat is poking up splendidly,
and looks to be promising crop as yet.
—Farmers will be mostly through seed-
ing this week. —Mr, James Evans has
commenced digging .out the foundation
for his new house.—While the -boys of
school section No. 9, Morris, were play-
ing shindy ah noon on Wednesday of
last week one of them, Alex. McCall, .
accidentally struck Owen Phillips on the
mouth, and knocked out two of his:
teeth and broke ' the third one, but no •
further damage Was Ilene. Shindy is a'
game teachers ,ehould not allow chil-
dren to play, as it ds very dangerous.
Mr. George Jackson , is raising his barn
and putting • a atone foundation under-
neath it. This is business-like.—Mr.
Robert Hughes, of the 7th concession,
lost a very valuable mare last Monday
night.
. ,
ed.the transaction of ordinary business.
Motors. Manson,: Elgie and Smillie were
authorized to let a job of grading and
gravelling on the hill opposite lot 12,
concession 2, L. It: Ss D. McFarlane
was paid $2.50 for a calved on conces-
sion '2. E. Comber, J.:Millar and Rich-
ard Rands were paid $5 each as charity,
and John Youag, $85, amount of hie
salary as assessor for 1885. The Reeve
and Treasurer were authorized to borrow
five hundred dollars to meet the current
expenditure of the municipality. The
Council then adjourned to meet again
when called by the Reeve.
Va 'ORAL STATISTICS. —Th e asses-
sors' returns.for Tuckersmith for the
year 1885, show a total acreage of
40,800, of which 33,880 acres are clear-
ed. There are 500 acres devoted to
orchards and gardens, and 2,940 acres in
fall wheat. The assessed value of the real
property is $2,049,960,; personal proper-
ty, $174,700, and incolhe $400, making a
total assessed -value of 1 $2,225,060. We
;doubt much if , any other township of
equal size in the Province can make a
better showing, and the people are evi-
dently justified in their boast that Tuck-
ersmith in point of weelth and fertility
is the banner township of Huron. The
population is given at 2,984; 793 of
whom are between the ages of 5 and 16;
367 between the ages of 7 and 13; 221
between 16 and 21; 495 between 21 and
60; 118 between 60 and 70; 30 between
70 and 80, and 10 'between the ages of
80 and 90. There are 78 pathmasters,
• and 3,190. days of statute labor to be
• ,expended on 108 miles of roads.
A Goon COLT.—Mr. Ches. Robb, of
the lith concesSion of ,Tuckersmith, has
a colt, not yet two 'weeks old, which
girths. 4 feet 2 inches; stands 4 feet 2
inches high, and when born the hind'
bone measured 9 inches, and the front
bone 7 inches. This young monster was
sired by Mr, Alex. Forsythe's imported.
horse. "nautili. Jock." It is of black
color, without a white spot on it, and is
said to be one of the best colts in the
county.
ATittal, GooD Come—Mr. Joseph
Ward, of the 4th concession of Tucker -
smith, has a colt which- when foaled
• 'stood 3 feet 10 inches high, and girthed
• 31 feet, while the front bone measured
71 inches, and the hind bone 8- inches.
• This colt was sired by imported " Samp-
• son," now owned by Messrs. Tyerman
• Brothers, of MtKillop, and. will com-
pare favorably with most of the colts in
this section from imported stock. ,
• ,
CORN. —A car load of Seed Corn on
band. RANNIE & URQCUART, HellSall. 911
Tuckersmith.
COUNCIL AND COURT OF REVISION. --
PERSONALS.—We are pleased to learn
that Mr. Bernard Sherry, son of Mr.
Nicol Sherry, of Hay, and Mr. John
Bell, of the same "township, are both re-
covering, the foriner from an attack of
inflammation and the latter from ery-
sipelas or bleed poisoning.
—Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Wilson, ofthe
Ottawa district, have been here recently
on a visit. •
—Mr. C. Nicholls and W. Turvil, of
London, were i ' the village this week
ou a visit.
QUEEN's BIRT DAY. --ine 25th of May
passed over very quietly in this place,
the day being- ohserted as a general
holiday. • As there was no celebration
•here this year, a number of our villagers
took .advantage of the cheap railway -
fares to visit neighboring places where
the day was being celebrated.
DISTRICT MEETING.—The District
meeting of the Goderich_Circuit of the
Methodist church was held here on Mon-
day and Tuesday 6f this, week, the at-
tendance on the occasion being large.
We understand the report as to the
financial standing of the circuit and the
increase of membership during the past
year were very favorable, the 'increase
in the latter being 419.
• GOOD GROWTH.—We were this week
shown some stalks of fall wheat, which
'were pulled nearly a week ago from the.
field of Mr. Alexander Ingram, of Hay,
which measured 25 inches in length.
Thie is certainly wonderful growth for
this season and time of year. The stalks
alluded to were of the Scott variety.
ACCIDENT.—On Friday evening. of
last week Mr. R. Felton, the well-
known implement agent of this place,
met with a serious accident. It appears
he and. Mr. W. R. Hodgins, of this
lace, were driving along • the London
oad when the horse suddenly took
fright, and dashing to one side upset the
buggy, throwing the occupants out with
great force.. Mr. Fulton, in falling, re-
ceived severe injury to his legs, which
became in some manner wedged Against
or caught in the buggy, and we fear it
will be some little time before he will be
able to go 1).round again. We hope,
however, his injury May not confine him
long to the house, and that he will soon
be moving around again in our midst
The Council' met on the 20th inst. All
the jobs of gravelling . advertised were
tendered. for and let, amounting to
$1,250. The offer of Kyle & Mustard to
furnish rock elm plank suitable for cul-
verts and bridges for $10.50 per thousand'
.at the mill, or $11.50 delivered at the -
different depots, was accepted. The
Council thea adjourned to meet again on
the 26th as a .Court of Revision.—The •
Council -met on the 26th. All the mem-' '
bers present, and.being duly sworn sat
-as a Court of Revision. The application
of Richard Reid to have his name enter-
ed on the roll as tenant of lots 16, 17,
20 and 21,. Lewis and 'Galt'e survey,
Harpurhey, was granted. , Appeal of
Thos. Hills, ageinst the .assessment of
lots 4 and 5, Centre street west, Egmond-
vine, as being , too high, was sustained
and his assessment reduced by $300.
The roll with the above amendments
was finaily passed as the revised assese-
ment roll for 1885.—The Council aesum,
Zurich.
• THE -ASSEMBLED WISDOM.-- he mem-
bers of the Hay Council met here as 4
Court of Revision on Tuesday last.
There was a full attendance of tnembers,
who on account of the lerge amount of
business were forced to continue. in ses-
sion until a late hour at night, and even
then some important business had to be
left over until the next meeting.
THE QDrEEN'S BIRTHDAY. --- The
Queen's .Birthday celebration here on
Monday last was a grand ,seceess. As
we have no Gatling guns two anvils
were pressed into , the service, and
boomed forth the royal salute about 5
o'clock in the morning, the reports not
only awakened the sleepy citizens, but
aroused the people of the neighborhood
for several miles around. The morning
opened cool and cloudy, and appear-
ances seemed. 'to • indicate that there
• would be a wet day for the celebration,
but fortunately these anticipations were
not fulfilled, and the weather proved as
favorable as could be desired. At an
early hour in the forenoon carriages and
buggies came pouring' in, each laden
with- its due quota ,bf braw lads and
bonnie lassies, all redolent with smiles
in anticipation of the promised pleas-
ures in store for them. • About 10
o'clock the callithumpians. tnade their
appearance, and the unique procession
proceeded through the principal streets
of the village. The gathering was truly
a novel one. Mel and hishalf-breeds
and savages were represented in all their
glory, and various scenes in the North-
west rebellion were graphically por-
trayed. • After the judges had per-
formed their , duties and awarded the
prizes, the -forces quietly left the town,
taking a northward direction going, not
to Battleford, but to Andrew John-
ston's barn, where they hoisted a flag of
truce, laid down their gorgeous and
• savage attire, and donning their civil-
ized apparel returned to town as civil -
MAY .13)-445
KIDD'S- EMP9RIUN
Dqpqrtment,
We beg to announce the
large consignment of
GREY COTT
arrival of
ONE,
DIRECT FROM. OgIt 0 VN
which. we are selling at pri es that defy
competition. See our If avy Service.,
able 36 inch Grey Cotton, at five cents
per yard.
WHITE COTTONS ti e best value
in the trade.
COTTONADES-4all prifes. See my
Heavy Grey and Brown. Fancy, selling
. .
at 23c. Splendid thing f i r Overshirts
_
and Overalls. -
Prints, Gingh rns and
Cretonne's.
-I ask the attention of iatensling Pur-
chasers to this departme t We have
decidedly the largest assor salt of these
•
goods, decidedly the ch apest stock,
•
quality considered, and certainly the
•
nobbiest and most fashionable goods.
See my Table . Linens Tosvellings,
Towels, Tickings. Shirti gs, etc. A
Heavy Cotton g o4 elo-k and
fast colors, selling fOrf 8c and lOc per
yard.
All other departments f ily assorted.
Inspection invited. A cal solicited.
Thomas
Corner Main and Mar
Seaforth.
d
et Streets,
ized ? citizens and , o k part in
the sports like the rest of ommon folks.
At about one o'clock the thletic sports
and games commenced.. hese consist-
ed of jumping, putting t ie stone, foot.
races for boys, • inen an girls, horse
races, &c.. The various sports were
well, contested, and were atnessed with
great interest by the as embled multi- '
tucle. The tug of war did •ot take place
as advertised, as the men rons the east
side did the swamp failed te come tostime.
The committee, however, got to disap-
point the crowd, selectee" Messrs. R.
Bussell and Win. Zeal as captains.
These chose sides, and. after some hard,
• honest pulling the contest was- declared -
a tie, and the prize money equally divid-
ed between thelparties. This crosed the
1
proceedings of the clay. Ve might add
that this Queen's Birth( ay celebration
was the beet conducted, most successful,
orderly and pleasant ever held in this
village. . The orderly and sober deport-.
ment of every one was especially notice-
able in the evening, when hundreds of
ladies and gentlemen were promenading
the streets until a late hour, and not an
improper- remark or blasphemous word
was heard, nor was the semblance of
intoxication evident on any one. In-
deed. the change in this respect was so
great as to be a eubject for remark
among many, and not 'a few were prone
to ask the reason. The universal reply
was "Oh, the Scott Act is in force now;
I did not think it would 'make such a
difference, but will admit it now," &c.,
&c. However, I can truthfully -say,
that never before in the history of
Zurich has a Queen's Birthday celebra-
tion, dr other similar public gathering,
passed layer so quietly and pleasantly..
The hotel -keepers, also, are entitled to
credit for the orderly manner in which
they conducted. their houses, as well as
for the kind and hospitable manner in
which they treated their guests, and '
although no intoxicating liquors were
sold, they say they did a good day's
business which resulted in leaving a good
profit to their credit.
—The Gerrie Enteeprise is pleased
report that James Thompsoh, Esq., of
that -village, who has beeti a severe suf-
ferer from a nervousaind mental difficul-
ty for some months past, has Zpiite re-
covered and is able to be about again as
usual.
--The Wingham Vidette says: Last
week, in referring to the mass meeting
held at Brussels, the Vidette mentioned
the fact that several Conservatives, two
of whom were from Wingham, condemn-
ed the new Dominion Franchise Bill and
signed the petition 'against- it There
are many who doubt our assertion in so
far as the Wingham Conservatives are
concerned, and have repeatedly asked us
to furnish their names—the only proof
that will be acceptable. At the tune we
did not feel at libel* to do sci, but they
are not ashamed of what they did, and
have given us permission to psiblish their
names. • They are Mr. Edward Bowers,
merchant, and councillor for the third
ward, and Mr. John Buehanan, saddlery
and boot and shoe merchant.
—Mr. Archibald Matlason, a former
well known resident of Clinton, writing
from Qu'Appelle valley, N. W. T.,
under date of May 13, says We are
not afraid yet, the seat of war is about
160 miles from us ; we have a good force
of voluuteers at Fort Qu'Appelle, and at
Troy, and some mounted police. I am
amongst Indians and half-breeds every
week, and I preach at the great -File
Hills every. month ; I carry no arnss of
any kind, and am out night and day
sometimes. Captain Shepherd, late of
Clinton, is at Fort Qu'Appelle this week,
with his company. I meet with all the
volunteers going through here to the
front. I am at the Fort every week,
and preach to the 'volunteers •every
Sabbath day. We have fine spring
weather, some of us up here were sow-
ing the first week in April. -
amsenamissleithaltiliftassamesee
PRICE
F 0 R
Gp_org
THORNE'S OID
EAFO
• Great Bargains in all kinds
Hats, Caps, Groceries, C<ktri
during this n3onth.
• Five thousand pairs of Fine
Slippers, now selling- at, tO)e o.
under. Part of the establishmt_
_ Co., Hamilton and toronto,
hag list :
Ladies' fine polish - kutton
• pair; worth $;1,50.
Ladies' fine kid slippers fo
Ladies' high tut buttoned Bet
worth 81.40.
Ladies' high -cut strong leathel
Ladies' all wool carpet slipr
Ladies' No. 1 basrell Fren
boots for $3.00, usual price t.
Ladies' new stylish buttoned
worth $1.2,5.
Childrens' heavy school boo
. And $1.00.
Boys' heavy school b
$1.25 worth $1.50.
Boys' heavy school boots,
worth
• Ilene long, boots at wholesa
A splendid collection of men'
• laotd Bahnorals and low slim
:HAtSANt
-
Anbther lot juSt tee -eh -al
new styles. Straw hats
Kens' and Boys' hats new and t
is new, nobby and cheap. Rel
variety.
GROCERIES, CROC1
GLASSWAR
A fullstock at prices' to suit -
stock of fresh turnip seed.
Agents for the Uerby CIlma
Butter and eggs taken in exj
GEORGE
SEAFOR
NEV A
—AT TIM
Cheap Casi
—0
offman
SEAF0131
• /
Beautiful Ginghams;
New Designs in AtataIi!
• sols, Fashionable GovS
of hose, the best and '1
in. the trade•, Sun ass
cost and under, sonA
Goods, which we an
down.
Every- lady reqniriag
enumerated goods,
and examine same
Cheap :as.
•••.
OF—
HOFFMAN
SEAFOR'„,