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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1885-08-21, Page 8expooito DISTRICT MATTERS. Cr —MR EDITGR.-elt-Daan - Sir. -The Mitchell Fire Company states thraugh their Chief that they dicl not receive fair etlay at the Stratford tonna,- ment,land not being willing to accept defeat iike men they proceed. to cast' • augeeitletrotnly ,slers upon the just deci- ' sion of the judges, and they even go so , far as to insiuuate that they were bribed. To give that wonderful company a chane to redeein their lost laurels, in behalf crf the Seaforth Fire Brigade, I °hall nge them for $100 or upwards to a pro.i er fireman's race with the Seaforth oomptny on the foliowing conditions: Reel to carry 350 feet of hose, distance, 209 yartla to hydrant ; commet to, same,' 'Jay 100 yards of hose, break coupling 1 and attatch breach • three full threads i ' ; • • 1 to :be a proper couptine •, 15 men to 1 o 0 I compose a team; no professional runners . allowed, all men to be firemen residing 1 in the respective towns of1Mitchell and. Seaforth one month previous to the ''• issuing of this challenge; irace to be run in any neighboring town ; math- ; ally agreed upon, one judge , to be , 1 app*ted by each, team, and the thhal 1 ' by.aireement of the two decided -omen. ' • . Hopi ig to receive a pronipt acceptance of rthe above from Mitchell Company, I remain, yours truly—GEOT-OtE A. SILLS, Chief of fire department. i , . TIM. BICYCLE ToUle-AMENT—The second annual bicycle tournament under the auspices of the Seaforth Bicycle 1 Club will be held on the new Recreation Grounds in this town on Wednesday. next. Ail that is new required to as sure success is good weather. If favored in this respect there is no doubt but the tournaraent win be one of the most in- . teresting and successful ever held in Ontario. The new asphalt track; which, is now completed, is equal to any in the country, and the conunittee have, ute.de , every arrangerneat to secure a large ' turnout both of wheelmen arid apecta- tators. There will be nine races and medals and other prizes to the value of over four hundred dollars will be offered for competition. Passengers will be carried from ali stations• between Weed - stock. and Goderiph at half fare, and nothing u-111 be left undone that can add to the,comfort and convenience of visi- tors. .All the the wheelnitm present will assemble at 1 o'clock and after terming in procession will proceed throug1i the principal Streets of the town, headed by the brass band: This procession, which -will probably 'include seVeral Ituudred bicyclists,will be one of the most imposing and interesting sights • ever witnessed in this county, end will, in itself, be -well worth coining tosee.— In the evening there will be a grind concert .la Cardno's hall. Mr, Fred , Warrington, of Toronto, Canada's great- est baritone, and who is a special favo- rite with Seaforth audiences,: will be pretent, otTeo 3 -Ess Belle SMith, ao .emi- nent elocutieniet and a graduate of the Boston Conservatory of music. In ad- dition to these the well-known and pop - tiler amateurs. Misses -E.! Johnson, A. Dowaey and M. Carcipbell, and Mr.T. E. Joelin will be on hand to take part in the programme. , 1 THE CMG Hoentex.-1--Thursday of 'eat week,Seaforth's civic holiday, passed over very quietly as usual. What peo- ple did with themselves it is difficult to say o The number who left by train was small, and theredid not seem to be many left ha town. The business places, of course, were all closed, and the town wore ahnost a Sunday aspect. The fol - towing are the numbers who availed themselves of the cheap railway excur- sions : The Falls, 24, Grimsby, 9, Lon- don, 29 ; Toronto, 83, Goderiche 44,— making in all 189. This is a; very small number considering the, inducements offered. It may be stated, however,: that.owing to the .busy season amcmg the farmers, very few country people were able to take advantage oft any of the excursions. The principal at- tractions in town 'were the Lacrosse Match on the new Recreation Grounds, and the trotting match on Fairview Park. The -Lacrosse Match -was between the Seaforth and Goderich clubs and re- mitted in favor of the home players by three to one. The horse race was wit- , 4 nessed by a goedly number of spectators, and was for a "shake purse" of thirty dollars. Three horses coMpeted, viz.: A. Granger's 'Sorrel ' Cloud mare; T. A. Sharp's Clear Grit Geld.- ing, and George Whiteley's Clear Grit Fillie. The Sorrel Cloud proved to have , the most speed, and won the first, third and fourth heats and the race, ' Mr. Sharp's horse taking second place. 1 ........--........, ; LOCAL BRIEFS.—Mr. Joseph. Evans has the honor of being the first tedeliver new wheat on the Seaforth market this season. He delivered a load at the Big Mill on the 8th inst. Mr. James Logan, of Stanley, also delivered a load on the 1 the Mr. Logan says his wheat will -erage ferty bushels per acre.—Mr. ( •eerge Anderson,of Egmondville,left for oronto on Monday, to put in a term at ttie Normal School.—Mr. Frank Moran, of Saginaw city, an old Sealoeth boy, . was in town visiting his patents and other friends this week. He has a good situation in a. large hardware store, and doing well.—Mr. Smith, a thecher in e Picton High School, is at. present N iSiting his brother, Mr. J. L. Smith, of this town.—Mr. Thos. McNaught, of Toronto,. also a former Se forthite gladef, ned the heart of his rnanv friends here, by a cheerful call during he past e -w days.—Mr. John Watsonson of Mr. W. N. Watson, returned home from the Northwest this week. Mr. Watsen was in active service as a volun- teer during the recent troubles in the Northwest. —The Picton Tiones has the following ceucereing a former well- -known citizen of Seaforth: A late num- ber of "The American Tailor' makes the following very flattering remarks re- garding some cutting done by Mr. T. K. Anderson, cutter in Mr. W. Werden's eatablishment :—" The lay -outs have been received and are now on exhibition at our office. They are very ingenious and the closest work we have *et seen. Mr. Anderson deserves credit for so skilful a performance."--TheKincardine Reporter of last week says.: "On Stm- day morning last, Rev. Mr. McDonald, of Seaferth, preached in Knox Church, and in the evening Rev. Mr,'; Hender- son of Atwood."—Messrs. Scott Broth- ers lave removed their Musioal Instru- ment Emporium from the old stand in . the hill store, to the , opposite , . side of establish inerce of Wal through home fr had bee Public priation the eui son, of week on tal.—Se year. ta 1 , A i the ;1404, ami are . ' nOVV" the Bank of Com - d iii nildinga—M- .. George • Gregg - n, etut Mrs. • Gregg apassad own on Meaday on -their ;way m :Grit ns,bi carrin, where; they ep.endingl a • few &sari. --aThe. chool Boaad askieratt appro- of $2,500 fee schoolayarpoees for ent year.—Mr. A. NV. Theinp-: ort Arthur, was in town this his4a,y to the Provincial carol- eral of out citizens • have this. ..en eAvanteae., 'of the pleasant lake tr - afforded • y the 6:cc:Osten steam€rI aginaw Valley from. Goderieh to Cie- land. Messrs. • -Win. Campbell - and M. Robertsan are away this week. .-.--.As . ill - be seen •!by notice elsewhere arrange ; : elite have ; been madeto have 'trottinl races on. Fairview .Park, Sea - forth, oii Friday, 4th, September, :when purses o the amount ef-$500 will he eompe d for..—A garden • party under the au pices of the Ladies' .Aid. of. the Method •et church, 'will he held at the residen e of Mr, O.. j: Clarke, this, Fridey. evening, • •A comprehensive musical and literary programme will be provide and • we 'feel sure that those who at end will.sp'end ..a., very pleasant evening —Mrs. Kirkman-, teacher in the High S hool, has returned to town, and intends taking up i her residence here, having eased ,the house -immediately in front of the High School building.—Mr. C. M. 1 hitneya we 'nottee, ; is • already making extensive preparations for the cold wether; and -hiss got in an immense stook of stoves of 'all kinds.—Mr. Wm. Scott h s had -a new frame house erected - on his f rm. on the aerthern gravel. road, MeKill p, and is .now living -in it. ---Mr. AedIew, - Govealooke of. Winthrop, has &kart eighty acres of spring wheat this yea, and although -from --appearances- it. should yield about thirty bushels to the acre, a g�od deal of. it will not be worth threshing.—Rev. Mr. Buggin.- was in town th e week.—The amount required to be ralsed this year by the town coun- cil for Higb School purposes 18 $1,700, • Making 0 all $4,200, for the two schools, a very r asonable sum when we consider the verr superior educational facilities we here enjoy.—In a lacrosse match • on the new recreation grounds between the ,Brants f Paris and, the Beavers of See - forth, p eyed on Wednesday, the home team- N ere. beaten ' by three straight games. . The Brants enjoy thedistine- tion .of dog the champions of Western Ontario.:—Mr. T. .4. Wilson, of this t town, and these- who embarked on the excursion steamer Saginaw 'Valley,. at Goderie on Thursday of .last week, had a ratherj Unpleasant, experience to start with. Duriig the severe storm of that night, t e darkness Was se intense that the cap. , in, mistaking the lights, ran the vessel aground. , It was got . off in about t ree hours 'without any serious damage ensuing, although the. pasSen- gers w re• pretty badly . frightened.— Mr. Join Lyons is now engaged placing a plate glass front in Mr.. jamieson's store.--fWe have ma hand •another inter- esting 4ustralian.letter.from Mr., James Smillie,, which will appear next week. ---.-- He ci w-- been favored with 'the cool weather of this month in July, the pro- babilities are that . the spring . wheat would have given a prolificyield instead of being a complete. • failure.—Mr.. John -Weir, .formerly ef Blake, in this county, was in town last week, having • just re- turned with his 'family' after -having spent s veral months in Scotland. Mr. - Weir as on the ,Grand Trunk train which got Wrecked at Meriton last week, . nd although he got a -good shak- ing up, he was not injured. :He left on Tuesda - last- for hishome in.. Northern. Minnes ta. He intends,howevet, to re- turn to Ontario shortly, and will pur- chase a farnain this vicinity; and settle - down ere; . After all his wanderings,he isthorqughly convinced that for social comfort arid general prosperity, the . Oc- cupati n of a Huron farmer is most to be pre erred.—The Booth Privilege on - the Re reation grounds for the day. of the B cycle Tournament, was sold by auetio „ on Wednesday evening, te Mr. George -Andrews for forty- dollars.—We have had several complaints from cal- .ieris of bicyclists riding their wheels on the side walks. While this practise may -be agreeable. to the :riders, it is .danger- ous and frequently unpleasant td pedes- trians, and should not be continued:— The R v. John Ridley,Rector of Trinity Chrue , Mitchell, will officiate in St. Thema Church, in this town, next Sun; day, at the usual hours.—The Rev.- . Mr. Edam ds,- who- has been . absent on an Edroitt ds. He preachee in Mitchell eight ;eys lake trip on the "Saginaw Valley" .has returned to Hamilton. He visited_ Bay City, East Saginaw, Detroit and C .evelanel 'and had - a 'delightful time. 'He ' WA; accompanied-. by .Mrs. next Sanday, and Will be home the fol- lowing Week.—In view .of.the-ehallenge givenin another coluemait would .be ad- visable for the Mitchell:Fire Brigade, in common parlance, to -" put • hp or shut . . up." .. - THE COMMERCIAL 'SCHOOL in tion•nece tion with Ahna Ladies ' Colleges; St.Thornas, Ont.,. is in allourishing- condition.. Eight young ladies received, the Diploma in Commercial Science at the lest Convocation and the board .have. found It necessary, owing to the rapid growth of .the work, to employ an additional teacher. Pen-, reanship, book-keeping, : type -writing phono- graphy, all thormighly taught. One hundred and thirty-five dollars paid in advance secures board, furnished room, light, laundry arid tuition in all the subjects Of the Commercial: coarse for one y'ear. For Announcement address 'Frincilial Austin, B. D. 923-1 'MONSTER - EXCUR.SION.—L The great Annual Excursion to Niagara N1s. takeal place on Tuesday 25th. Tickets only $1.5. Good for two days; train leaves Seaforth 7.:.45 a.m. Crowds always go by the' big Annual Elccursion, and this year the attractions are greater' than ever. Don't fail to be on hand or you Will -Miss the best trip of the season. 923x1 - , • .. , .. . THE YERY •BEST.—PO M. R. Counter,. Jeweller, Seaforth: I hereby certify that , the Watch I purchased from you, nained Aurora Co,, Aurora Illinois, is as represented - a thoroughly. reliable timekeeper. Da. J. G. Scorr.--ROssaT WiLsoN, Merchant. 923. i • 1 BUTTER WANTED.--t-Wanted a, quan- tity of first-class Butter ter Whieh the highest market price will be paid .. in cash or trade. A. - G.- Aria. 923tf . " THE HURO briell, also an addition attached tothe kre part, and it now presents a fine ap- .pearance:—Miss Annie Moffat, formerly of- this face, was visiting With friends here last week.—Mr. Alex; Galbraith, an old Wroxeter boy, was in town last week visiting with friends before leav- ing for Toronto, where he purposes pur- suing a course at the Norrhal School there. We wish our -young friend every success.—Our town is again supplied with a butcher, and we hope by . public patronage he may be able to drive a good business..—Cases of sickness are be- coming quite prevalent -in this vicinity at present, a rare thingfor our generally healthy town, we hope, however, it may net extend tio anything serious. ---Mr. Hazlewood, our enterprying shoemaker, has. purchased the property owned by Mr. Fenton, and removed last week to 'his new abode, where he will continue his business as before. - , Lumley. • • BARN REPAIRED.—Mr. John dlen has raised a new addition to his barn and put the old part into good shape. ANOTHER •SuRFRIsE.,Last Sunday morning Mr.j , McQueen was .,sur - r prised to find that some one had made him the prese t of a little girl about two months old, that had been left at his door during' the night. She was well dressed, bt no clue can be found to' the heartless parents. It is high time such a traffic was put a stop to. , A SAD OCCURRENCE.—Mr. John Pym, who resides near Elimville, and who has for: some weeks been in a melancholy t state of mind over secular affairs, at- tempted to commit suicide, on Tuesday morning, by cutting his throat with a razor. re just grazed his jugular vein. A doctor was called in, who se-sved up the wounds and hopes are entertained of his recovery. Glut Weettere-aWanteld a Servant Girl to do general. house work, , To a competent person the hie:hest wages -will be paid. Apply at THE EXPOSITOR Office, Seaforth, 923 NEW ONTARIO READERS and all High and Public School books at Lurismix & WiLsoNs. 923-1 To Senoteas.—A full Stock of the New Ontario Readers for use in the Publii. Schools at C. W. PAPSTS Book-Stbre, Seaforth. 923-1 . Wroxeter., NOTES.—We are requested to intimate the death of Mrs. Jno. Carmichael's old dog, Ceasar, who died last week, 15 years old. He was a fine dog, aitd a faithful friend, and she will miss him very much.—Mr. Thos. Gibson haa had his residence very nicely veneered with • Morris. COUNCIL DOINGS.—There was not much business transacted at the last meeting of our township fathers— The .only resolution passed besides one authorising the payment of a large _ number of accounts, was one by Messrs. Wray and Bossman, - authorising Mr. Howe to expend $25 in cutting down the hill 'at lot 6,' concession 9, a very necessary improvement, and one which will be duly appreciated by those who have to travel that road. The council will again met on the 21st September. Stanley. - PERSONALS.—Mr. Jas. H. Westlake, of the 2nd concessionpf Stanley, who went to buy a 'farm in the district of Ottawa, intends returning there early this fall with one 'oif Staialey's fair daugh- ters. We wish °Mr. Westlake and his intended a happy and prosperous life.— Mr. John S. Muldrew, teacher in Sohool Section No. 14, Stanley, returned from his holiday trip, and resumed his usual position in the school on Monday morn- ing, the 17th inst.—Mr. Geo. Baird, sr., one of the oldest and most competent teachers in . Huron, has successfully passed his examination for a first-class, Grade B, certificate. ' Cotretone—The Council met at Varna August 8th. All the members present. The following motions were passed: That the application of Edward Picket be filed. That Jas, Gallagher be paid $10 for filling in the 'approach at Gem- mel's bridge. This account was left ever from last year. That Neil Patterson be allowed $2.50 per week, he being in indigent circumstances said grant to be continued as long as the Council deem it advisable. That the communication frorn W. H. Scottin reference to the drain- ing of the pond on his farm be laid over .until the parties interested can be con- sulted. That the clerk draft a by-law to levy and raise; on all the rateable pro- perty in this township a rate of 2 2-5 mills on the dollar for county purposes. That the clerk draft a by-law to levy and raise the sums required by the sev- eral school section corporations in the township. That the clerk draft a by-law fixing the salaries_ of the township offi- cials for this year. The Council then adjourned to meet again on the 31st day of October next at one o'clock p. m. Winthrop. • Ontario GoVernmenti give all the ciedit to N. P., Put disclai rust on the wheat. party claim the prosp benefits frcip the Scot bute the rust as a it'd lotion of ita—Nows G EXPOSIT() while- the Tories ir Min and the credit for the The temperance fay as one of the Act, and attri- ment for the vio- t,TIIERER. Elimv e. USBOBNE CIRCUIT MEETING. —The first cluarthrly meetin ; of the Usborne Circuit was held • ,the Methodist Church, E *Mville, on 'Monde , August 10th, 1885. Nearly 11 the o cials were present. The Fiuperi s tendent of the dis- trict, the Rev. Dr. Ryan -Ian, found things m a very pros erots condition in every respect, and everything betoken- ing prosperity and pr gress. Things are far in advance of last ear. In the even- ing the Betv.rDr. Ry kman delivered a very able and interes ing sermon for the eacourage-nent of yo ng Christians, and notwithstanding the very busy season there was a large con regatien present. The Doctor spoke f r about an hour, taking forihis text, sie have run well, who did hinder you." • The sernion was in every way calculated to stimulate and encourage young Christians to make pro- gress in the Diyine life. . Hay. MORE BIG THRESH' N DoNIE.—Messra. John Harvey and Andrew Wylie thresh- ed on the farm of Mr. ;Luckers, on the Zurich road, four hur dred and ten bush- els of wheat in Clime hours and fifteen minutes. The feeding *as done by J. Harvey and Mr. Wylie, and the engine run by C. Stelk. We consider this a lively piece of work, as the grain was pretty tough. - COUNCIL MEETING. ' At a meeting of the Council held August 14th, it was moved by Mr. HeyrOck, seconded by Mr. McEwen, that HI Grebe, pathrnas- ter, be instructe& to notify 11. L. Peirie to remove his weighl scale from the. public highway with six .days of such notice, and should th scales not be re- moved within the t me specified, that the pathmaster proce d to remove said scales from the street forth ith and de- liver them safely on he pre ises of the said II. L. Peirie, lee 61. the ground on whice the scales no « staled, open the ditch on the south hie e of the street, and put it in a preper sta 6 for Ohba travel. Moved by Mr. •Sur: rus, seconded by Mr. Rennie, that a rate of 2 mills on the dollar, be ifsed o raise the sum of .$4,451.90 for county surposes ; 1 mills to raise $2,400 for I wnship purposes; that a special tax of half mill be levied on the village of Hen all foi police and -that the rate of schoo secti re be in ac- cordance with- the r quirenients of ;the several trustees. T Ree, e was •ap- pointed to oversee th openi g of a ditch in the village of Zt rich le ding to the big drain. The Dep ty Re ve and Mr. McEwen were instr cted to meet on Monday, the 24th ins ., at 2 p. M., and inspect the tiniber or the new brigde over the Sauble on c.'. cessiqn 4. After passing sundry moo : 1ts the Council ad- journed until the 16t1 of October. A LITTLE FOR EVERYBODY. --Although every town and village of note adver- tises their visitors and guests, we have always been left in the dark, and so here goes : Mr. Joseph Carter, and his lady, sperit • their holidays in Wawanosh.— Sandy Cardno, from Seaforth, visited Mr. Carter last week.—Mrs. and Miss Wilson, from Scotland, one of Seaforth's suburbs were spending their holidays at ,Mr. 'Thoma p Adams left last week -for England, but returned homesick from. St. Thome .--Alexander Murchie, and John C. orrison -will need no holidays this sea on, as milk hauling enables them to in ale the morn- ing breezes, and both wil • be able to question, a client or traveillers to death it the end of the season.— ur village is supplied with tile makers, rick makers, cheese makers, millers, me chants,black- smiths, wagon makers, car iage makers, magistrates, constables, ani news deal- ers, but it is sadly off f r a resident minister, a doctor, and an issuer of mar- riage liscense, for if rusty wheat', and cheap milk does not, prevent, -there will be stirring times in matrimonial circles this fall and winter. —Our Cheese maker has been laid up for a 'Week, but his Medical adviser is not sure whether it is love fever or bilious fever. If the latter, he thinks a. few good doss of twenty grains each of quinine will relieve, but if the former, some other remedy will rieecl to be tried. It is sincerely hoped the will soon recover, as he 18. a very ex- cellent, industrious, civil ,and religieue young man.—The Sun blaws-about two men binding eight acres in a day. That is nothing. A young lady, who. does not weigh over one hundred and eighty pounds, and a young boy, kept up to a reaper, half a day, in a ten acre field of heavy grain, on the farm of Mr. Hart- man Cook, and they were as spry as larks at night, and John Irvin and James.. Martin cradled, bound, andatooked six acres of fall wheat in seven clays, on the farm of the fernier, on the 12th conces- sion,—Other townships blow about im- provements, but McKillop would have to be gone over too for a pekson to see all. A few are, John Aikard, Timothy. Ryan, William Menzies, Micheal John- ston, -Jacob Barrows, Joseph Kenny,' Moses Hanna, Irwin Johnston, • Thomas Dennison,and others,have all large barns.° with stone foundations for stabling, and over twenty have had old barns raised and Stabling built under.—The township fathers attribute the prosperity to their able management,and are taxing accord- ingly. The Grits say it is due to the 1 7 • Clint n. * A FIRE.—The sta iles belonging to the Queen's hotel, ow i ed by Mrs. Mc- Laren, were destroyeJ by fire on Wed- nesday evening last., The *e was first noticed about ten o'cl ck, and originated in the hay loft. For iunatdy the build; ing was empty at he time, and there Was no loss save t 0 building, which was uninsured. Th I fire en did good work in saving t e hotel and ad- joining buildings. 1 he -el gin of the fire is unknown. MELANCHOLY STU IDE.' On Friday last the greatest exci ment was created in town on it becom g known that the body of Mr. Alexan er Taylor, an old and highly respecte 1 resident of the town had been found in the flume near Irwin's grain wareho se, mid that from the attending circu i stances there was no doubt but he had ommitted suicide by drowning. It see s that on the pres{- l vious Thursday mo ning- r. Taylor, who had for some hue been troubled With sleeplessness, t rose early in the morning, long beforehe usual time, and said to his wife that e would go for a walk until breakfas , as he could not sleep. He did not re urn for breakfast, nor yet for dinner, but nothing was thought of this, as e had been in the habit of taking long, excursions in the country, and the fam ly th ught sure he would return at ni ht, and so felt no uneasiness. When h did not return at night, however, the bec `me anxious, and the next mornin Mrs. Taylor called upon a couple of neig• bors and consult- ed with them, and M ssrs. Neil .Mathe- son and John Roes w nt in quest of him on Friday morning. s they were cross- ing this race -way o flume their suspi- cions were aroused b seeing a hat which they supposed to be Mr. Taylor's float- ing on the surface f the water, end tom with a pole. In ver few minutes they comlaenced to g apple in the bot- ' they succeeded in ndin/ j the body of the unfortunate man, and ought it to the surface. It had seen ying on the bottom in. about ei 'ht fe�t of water. He had evidently go s e -right to this spot from the house, And having placed his pants inside of his oots, tied his, feet firmly together wi h his . handker- chief, and then 'fa, tened 1 his hands securely together wit i another cloth . or handkerchief, delibe : tely I jumped !into the water. There We e no serious marks upon his person, and death Was evident- ly caused by drowni g, and froin the position in which he ad bbnnd himself. he was unable to str ggle rnuch after he got into the water. le body w s at once conveyed to his -residence. •an an inquest was not deemed necessary. the discovery was a terrible hock his wife and family; Mr. Taylor, although shrewd and capable beyond many' men in business matters has been strange for -several years. About five years ago he becanie so deranged that he had to be confined in the asylum, but,upon being liberated was supposed .to be much better. He had been staying in the .States for over a year, and just returned about six weeks ago. • e frequentlY complained of a terrilke pain in his head, and inability to sleep, an was onse- quently very despondent and low -skit ed, but his family and friends th ught that with rest and change he would soon recover. The week previou ty he accom- panied his familyto Port Stanley on the excursion, and on- the previous Sabbath he went with them to church, a thing he had not done before ' for years. His changed cOnduct in this,and many other ways, led his family to suppose a great improvement had taken , lace in him, and threw them off thhir guard,but from hints he let drop to others, as well as .0 AUGUST 21 1885. I ' --from el cumstrinces that have come to light si ce, it is almost ceatain that he had co ! templated the terribbe step for some ti ne, if he didnot aottially return home xilith the express objeet. He was in goodcircumstances pecuniarilye and had a pleasant and comfortable. home, so that no other cause save mental abera- tion ca be assigned -for his rash lurt. He leaves Awidow and tw daughters. The remaintt were interred in the Clinton cemete y on Sunday, and. the funeral was lar ely attended. He was a man about 56 years of age ; was one of the oldest sidents (If the town and was general Considered an estimalle citizen, and ha. it root been for his unfortunate infirmit of mind, would have been highly steemed. Brilt3f3 18. BRIE S.—Jas. Balla tyne is laid up with te hoid fever, bu is improvinge—. W.' H. err has been lId up for some days wi h a Severe col(, but is again dn the str t, though iook lig very weak.— R. Pel n and E. Gerr of the Brussels Post s ff, are off for t eir holidays, the former going . to visi his parents at Brantf al.—John Stet 'art, barrister, of e, and son of 1\ r. Alex. Stewart, of thi place, led Mi s Maggie $. Sin- clair, of Brussels, to ti e altar on Wed-. nesdayf f last week. tev. J. Ross tied the kno . The happy ouple left on the neon ti in for the east. Harry Cormack 18 honi for a visit to his mother, and looks r11. He has een telegraphing in mos of the large c ties on the other side of , he line, and is a good operator. —The Brussels band 1 ft on Tuesdan for Water**. They inte d to take part in the toonament, and e trust they may be suc essful.—Sever 1 fire companies lready entered for the hose reel re on Caledo ian day, which is to be the bes ever held. All ments are now bout eompleted, arid concert w. 1 he given in the , at which t e best Canadian singers will take par —The Rev. J. Ross has gone for his 1 olidays ; Melvile church' will be closed f sr four weeks.— Jas. Ross and H. Den i is, of this place, played, with the Wing am cricket club in. thq& match with Port Elgin last week. • When are Wi gham and Goder- , ich g mg to play th return cricket - meta s with ourc b is the question asked Uby our cricketers. , Surely those clubs re not afraid of our boys. —Spring srheatIs a complete failure in this part of th county en account of the rust. That lvhioh looked a prosperoue crop last w ele is now scarcely worth cutting unless for the straw.—Farmers are buy haulin in their crop of flax to the mill. The cr p is excellent this year, and Mr. Webs r the foreman, expects to get about_ 660 tons, which- at $12 per ton means Ia good sum paid to our farmers. It woit1d have paid to have grown flax in pia e of spring wheat, as it is only once ii a number of years that spring wheat • ays. Barley is also badly dam- aged, eing rusted and a very . dark sample which will lower the price; oats a e a good crop; peas fair; root crops s romise, well, especially potatoes, which ere never better.—The -Brussels Post lE taking a rest this week.—Brus- sels ha its civic holiday on Thursday of this w ek, but as no arrangements were made or railroad accommodation and cheap f res, citizens are at a loss how to keep i .—G. A.Powell has purchased the sto k of the -Garfield house' from J. - M. Stix then, who leaves for Stratford. - P . have race h .promis, arrang .and a evenin t- • rtt7.,• e Zurich. BRu s.—Mr. -John Voelker is the first hi he field with his steam thresher. He the shed last week for Mr. 11, Vol - land an • Peter Koehler. They say the fall wh at turns out well, and Mr. Koeh- ler is he first man to have new wheat in the l urich roller mills.—Farmers are busy- tting their spring crops. Oats and ba ley are good, anI spring wheat also goOd but a little rusted.—Mrs. Robt. Moore, who has been ill for some" time, did last Sunday morning. Heart disease was the cause of her death. Mr. Moore 1tas the sympathyof the whole neighboijhood in his sad bereavement.— Mr: Fra k Cressweller, teacher of the Zurich sthhool, who was married four or five weeks ago, returned on Saturday from ,a trip to Tbronte. School begins again next week, and as Frank now has a home in the village he will be saved many trips. We wish him success and a happy life.—Mr. Matthew Stricker and Mrs. Anthers, of Waterloo, who have been visiting friends here, left for home on Monday, well pleased with their visit. [The above was intended for, last week, but was received too late.] . BRIEFS.—A number of our citizens left laat Tuesday for Waterloo and B. lin to hear the Germen Sangerfest — While Mr. Peirie, his wife and three 'children were on the road to Seaforth, there to take the train for Waterloo, their horse became frightened while Mr. Peirie was fixing the harness 'and ran away. Mr. Peirie got hold of the reins and mahaged to turn the horse into the ditch, psetting the vehicle and throw- ing o its occupants. No one was serious y injured.—The Division Court was he d here last Friday. Judge Toms render'd judgment in two or three cases, and so le others were settled outside the court. A heavy storm of rain and hail passe s over here on Tuesday, which stopp d harvesting operations for a short time. Mr. II: Happel is busy drawing flax t his mills, a,nd expects to get throta.h this week.—Mr. W. A, Zand has bs ught two lots, north of the flour mills, from Ehnes & Williams, and 'in- tends building -this fall. flounced that Mr. Davis had taken to himself a wife in the person Of iSS Rachel Spencesecond deugItter of the Postmaster, kr. Wm. Spence, of ithe village. We have not heard what Mr. Davis' intentions, are but it is supposed he and his fair bride will go to their western home in the near future. I Be that as it may the happy couple hieve the congratulation and well wishes of a' largo circle of friends. May not a wave', of trouble roll to molest their brightest hopes. Who aext ? ,_ 1 Ethel. Lo ALITIES.—The spring wheat is re- porte to be a failure in this locality.— Our illage is flourishing splendidly this- suminer. .Every branch of trade seems to be flourishing. The following items indicate prosperity :—Jonathan Hewitt Esq., Cobe wher dwell the c SimP: chase able sists o dwell is nom mont to th . Messr centre has purchased a lot from Mr. near the, Presbyterian church he iS going to build a first class ng. R. Laing of this place has ntract Of finishing the work. --W. on & Son, of the station have pur- from Mrs. Anne, a very desir- roperty on• Mill Street, ;Which con three and a half acres and a fine ng. The erection of a large store going on and in the course of a or two they will move their stock new premises. We welcome . Simpson & Son to the business —When W. P, Davis returned home from Dakota a, few weeks ago a. numbe of the village gossips indulged in rem rks such as, I wonder what he came fir? Will he go back alone? etc., etc. 11 doubts however were removed on W dnesday evening when it was an- . Hensall. PERSONAL.—We Itegret to learn that Mr. 13. Smillie'of 'the London Road, Tuckersmith, has been confined to teed for the past three weeks with a selere attack of pleurisy. AVe are glad tc be ablei to state, however, that he is iiow recovering,. although he is not yet able to leave his room. We hope so', n to see him around again: Bitinas.---A large quantity of ;rain has fallen during the past week, so amueh so that it is beconang serious with he farmers in the matter of harvestin Our Public Schools reopened on Monday. The attendance thus fur has not been large, the average youngster apparently not thinking the holiday term sufficient- ly long. --Trade is quiet in the, village, owing to it being a busy time with the farmers in general. --The Misses Gibson, of Galt, who have been the jests* of Mrs. Wm. Moir for the past few days, returned home this week, ---Miss Chap- man, of Hay, is visiting friends' in Lon- don. Miss Jamieson, of Seaforth is this -eek the guest of Mrs. Jas.Mur- ray. Mr. Erastus Rennie, son ;of Sam- uel annie, Esq., who has been in Ha ilton for some time past ifl cha1rge of essrs. Rennie & Urquhart's f1our and feed store in that city, *etu ed hom this week, looking as though the chat ge of air and city agreed with it'll. --is . D. Urquhart, of the above en - tion d firm, left here last week for Ha i ilton to take chafge of their, b si- ness for e short time.—Mr. J, Ev ns, wh • has been carrying on the ery bus ess in Exeter' for some timelp st, has disposed of -his business there nd mo ed into our village; Mr. Evans b ing a fo mer and good resident of our il- lag we welcome him back.—The v. R. . Thomson, 13:1)., pastor of the Ro u gerville congregation, and wife eft th" week to spend a couple_ of w eks wit their friends in the neighborh e od of odgerville. We wish them a pl as - ant time. The usual service will be elth in the church on Sabbath.-- r. R. W. Murray, of Eaton, ho wa here recently on a visit re - tin ed last week accompanied by his sis er, Miss J. Murray, who has sec red a s tuation as assistant teacher to c er ther - in the Picton Model Sch4ol. Mi s Murray is an experienced and good te cher, and will, no doubt, give excel - le t satisfaction.—Mr. J. Eolith on, po t master, Rodgerville, and Mr. Fater - so . • sr., of Hay, left on Monday' for Lo • don,to attend the funeral of the late M s. Jno. Fergimon, of that city, -*ell k own to many in this neighborhod — M . David Mowbray, bricklayer ixnd m son, and who has been a resicleniL. of this place for the past two years, has lately moved to Exeter. Mr. Mowbray WaSa good resident, also a good mecha ic. We wish him success 'in our sister vil- lage.—Mrs. Down, and Mrs. Welsh of C inton, haye been spending the past ew d ys with relatives.—Mr. Charles b n Stoneman, of Sedalia, Missouri, on o Mr. WM. Stonemanlsr. of this p ce, is spending a few days wall his relat ves a d friends in this neighborhood. r• onema,a will likely see many chanes, a it is 15 years since he left this par Tuckersmith. BIG THRESHING.—Mr. James S t reshed, last Tuesday, for Mr, J T orp, 700 bushels of fall wheat in e h • urs. Six hundred bushels of this 1 as t n e product of 14 acres. The feeing was done by Mr. Colin, Smith, and gr. Swan was the engineer. Drysdale. PICNIC.—A grand picnic will be ield at Bowman's grove, French Settlement, township of Hay, on Wednesday, Sep- tember 2nd. The spot is a most deli ht- ful one, only a mile and.a half soutli of Drysdale, on the very edge of IFake Huron. There will be a brass and string band on the grounds all day for tose who enjoy music and dancing. A num- ber of boats for any who may wi$i to take a sail on the lake, and a first- lass dinner to refresh the inner man, The • admission is 25 cents, for which one will also have a chance to win a fine parlor set, purchased at P-erter's, Sqafdrth. Dinner only 15 cent. Fat er 1 Jeaiy and his committee are worktng to give all a good time. -1 wan hn ght Brucefleld. A TERRIBLE ACCFDENT.—On Mo day last a mist painful accident bef I a young lad naxned David McPhe on' about 10 years old and who resides ixs East Williams. He was.engageel in driving a reaper when he had oc sion tie gnt.off the machine to remove a eheaf hich was lying in the way. Hektep- ed in front of the knives, and jutas e did so the horses made a su den. s art, and the young lad was thrown on t 6 knives. He ha one foot cut leer if at the ankle and the 'other leg br ken esides receiving other injuries. The 1 d is expected to recover., He is a ephew of Mrs. George Forest of this lace, and after the accident was visited y Rev. John Ross, who had been \preaching in the neighborhood the previ- ous Sunday. - • • Varna. LOCALITIFS.—The Rev. A. 4. Smith , it and wife were away atttending the fun- eral of the latter's father at Woo tock 1 st monday.—Mr. James Wells st rted f r Manitoba last Tuesday taking with m quite a, number of horses.—Th .mas t tinson had a spring colt recently b eak- i$s leg, it is under the care of McIs s sh, A . S., of Briicefield.—Mr. Robert Reid 1 te pupil of the Harriston High S hool i4 spending - his vacation at ho e.— r. Stanley Anderson, who wit • his b ide were visiting the former's ents fur a couple of weeks, left for Gr y to r sume school teaching again.. Mr. obt. Wills and wife, cif Missouri, who vs ere visiting their -friends left f r the S te of Ohio lasThursday. Mrs. ndrew Stinson has returned' ome f om her visit to her ' dau!hter, rs. Campbell, of Port Elgin the 1 ter accompanying her ho 1e.— i r. Walker, who is suffering frim a c neer on the tongue, is nbw confin d to b d, and but slight hopes are ente in- . • —UPON--- BAR-AL a—AT— Kidd's Emporium —FOR— WO WEEKS. THOSE REqUIR1NG ressGoods,Millinery, cr_Joirprma- OR GROCERIES/. Should see the immense reductions be- fore purchasing. Thomas Kidd,' Corner Main and Market Streets, C4th. MISHEMINIV •. . • ed of his recovery.—Messrs. Mitchell & Harrison have resumed threshing this season, and, as they are gentlemen that give good satisfaction, farmers would do well to patronize them.—News Record. • Perth Items. Typhoid fever is very prevalent in Mitchell. --The ladies of Mitchell entertained the .American bicyclists at lunch. —The rate of taxation this year ia Listowel is 17i mil1R. on the dollar. —Miss Gracie Ivlulheron has been en- gaged as organist of Knox church, Mit- chell. —Another batch of sixty children ar- rivecl at the Stratford Home " from England last week. —Mr. T. Ballantyne, M. P. Pa has donated $10 to the Mitchell Agricultural So —cieTtYhe. other day in Stratford a 10 year old boy, named. Geo. Pettie, fell from a bicycle and_broke his leg. —Miss Ballantyne, teacher in St. Marys' Separate School for the past ten years, has resigned her situation. —At a match recently played between the Galt and Listowel cricket dubs, one of the Listowel players, Wm. Kidd,.V. S., had his arm broken by a flying ball. —Mr. Alex. Hamilton has returnedto Avonbank from the old country, whett he has been completing his studies kr the ministry. - —The first out -put of butter from the Silver Creek creamery, North Ea,,sthope, -was sold the other day to Mr. Brown, New Hamburg, at 14 eents per pound. —The first half of July's make of cheese was shipped the other, day from . the factory at Avoribaak to Stratford at 70 cents per lb. , - —The Bev. Geo. Richardson, .Metlio- dist minister, Listowel, has taken -a few holidays for the benefit of hie health, This is the first time in 27 years the reverend gentleman has taken holidays. —For the year ending the 30th June last, 2,876 custom entries were made at, Stratford,the duty on which amounted to $50,537.46. Of this sum St. Marys contributed $10,173.22. —Mr. James Keeler, of Mitchell, has - decided to devote his time entirely tp portrait painting, and will leave for London, England., to pursue his favorite art as soon as he can disposeof his photo business. • —The oclerieal bicyClists were tender- ed a ieeeption in the basement of Knox church, Stratford, where, after part taking of refreshments, music and speeches followed, and a pleasant tinie was spent. ' :—At the August tnonthly cattle fair itt Listowel, Thomas Jones, of Logan, bought a carload of young stock at front 3 to cents .per pound. There wee soniley. a very limited number offered for i --Miss Shannon, formerly teacher itt. one of the departments of the Publk School, Mitchell, Pas been engaged fore department in the city school of Central City, Colorado, 40 miles up the moun- tains from Denver, al a salary of $864 a year. • —Mr. Wm. Sommerville and family intend removing from St. Marys to thr • purchasedproperty.phreorpeefrtoryi.ipwAralrd. sSoofminrvi23eyea!!. ?ale' irhe Clark, Dakota, where he has and his departure will be regretted by the citizens. —A young man named George Moses, of the township of Downie, was hitching the horses to a wagon when his father came out of the barn with a barrel-MIMS head, at which the horses took fright, and in starting to run the pole of the wagon caught the son's nose, tearing tt- off with half of his face. Little hoped for. his recovery are entertained. • —Rev. W. C. Henderson, pa,.stor4 the .Methodist church, St. Marys, is rk tending the seventh annual SeSSi01301 the Sunday School Parliament of the Methodist church ha session at the St. Lawrence Central camp -ground. Tio reverend gentleman'name is on the' programme for six lectures and one eel' WHOLE GRA, Genuine Cie —AT T Cheap Cas lioffrnati • SEAFOR Tremendous slaughte Every article and itt • plaee will be sold re We holdthis sale itt room for NEW FALL confound' this sale wi clearing sales geaerally. do exactly what we se! quire to do is to, call at: Store and be convinc come all. No trouble We want everybody to And prices, and exten come to all. Remembei Cheap .-Cas: OF-- :HOFFMAN 0 —Tuesday afternoon and four ladies were high iron bridge over creek -between Water& ton, Wentworth coin heavy loaded lumber evt die' of the bridge. The small to admit of the fri two vehicles, and the locked. The horses democrat in which the fila became rrnmanageabl was thrown froin his see bridge. In his descent wires and was suspende the driver of the otlu hrin. Had he not been taining 0, hold he wol have been dashed to piec 18 ON-er 125 feet high. also pitched out and si more or less serious. —Mr. and Mrs. Henri 1.3th concession, Loi,' and moved to Lobo fort} mg to celebrate the RAM fortieth vt-edding tlay315"a:. party the other (lay. occasion were their sem and their families, nutoil eluding themselves, fort down to one table spro beneath the shade of the green grove sarrounding and among the fruit tie neath their burden of All partobk heartily of 1 delicacies provided itt r Wedding day forty years trast indeed was very go • meal partaken of en thii ditmer eaten by Mr. For, ago, seated at the foot same place, amid the hot and surrounded by thick e—Professor Tanner, Government eXaillitter 3 classes hi England, is " • ness with the Departni tare. Professor TanneJ active interest in inunil and has a scheme on , adopted by the Gotermi prove advantageous to In Great Britain the It ment give a regular couro to about nine thousat Young irten and womei these about six thousal board of examiners, of w soy is -a member, A l'are these are the sons and 4.11A mei'. The Professor's on this occasion is to ende the facilities for paesin over to some of the oldc well as to the Northwes to the clase of young pee ed to, there are many ot small amount of cipitai, make good settlers, and suitable to this countrj their course successful ni will be required to be ad they can settle in small of being isolated. The such an associated syster for the purpose of muti they elaim it is ebsoluteii the protection of small the maintenance of frien The Professor has receive og•ethent from the to feels confident that his connection with the sehet acted upon.