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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1886-02-26, Page 1• - " r v 11 ; 6ods a • *mew _ EIGHTEENTH ZAR. WHOLE NUMBEI - 950. MSe gs .ides, 2' ;INES GP Cioods ODS AND MIL OUSE, OD. ONT. led practical ad - suck occasions. imminent feature id besides selec- eeeraI sales were congregation are a the success a E. e anni- eennecti CM with p, will be preach-, t,f canton, at ; Sabbeth next, meeting will be Monday eveninge addresses will be .3teveart, Clinton ; „onilesborci ; Rev., lie, Rev. Mr. MeDouald, Sea )y, Egmondville, nuaic wilt be fur - Tea will be }ckp. m. anniversary ser th the Methodist Winthrap, were The sermons v. Mr: Fisher, of - expositions of tenet to by good anniversary tea ie following Mon- :epite the rough eood attendance, filled. The re- y- the ladies were choicest quality. very acceptably stor, Rev. Mr. sting and ale were deliver - later and Rev. disappointment of the Omen.* eI •Dr. Smith, of divertised to be -attendence was r of the Seaforth a number of ex- ons, and their ed by all. le Dr. Dingman, some chemical • ich he was hold - at force, cutting ely between the The doctor was or several dart' Was threatened now getting all of Gowrie, WAS r- a neighbor the s driving home. r. Doves horses, ,a•gh, and jerked' Jack and atruck : face. Mr. DOI tinet his assail, tei than, was dritt rate Flagg, and . case. • other evening * ney team and:* at tile ‘t youth ancl wishing te Y turn a corner, e than the cor- , the unfortunate had shaken th& ents'they were rrealize the truth ' slow and sure ts- against speed occurrence took eek. On Tues - M. Fx-aser was afraid there cr with her sit- -ea in the ad - e same Ming. 1 by Mr. Sberi _premises theY on her bed clreee it, and dead; t she had beau' r the two days caie in to render , 'inquest WO Star . Grocery SEAFORTH.. GEO. G09P Begs to announce the arrival of the followin Choice Goods all warranted- first-class:. barrels of Salmon Trout, haIf barrels of Whit Fish, half barrels of take Huron Herrings, hal barrek of Labrader Herrings, ldtts of ' No. lackerel, boneltess Codfish, fresh Smelts, Finnan _fluidics. Don't buy your fish until you get our prices. tinge Syrup, Maple Sugar, Oranges and Lemons, Canned Toinatoes, Pickles in Bulk and in Bottles, Granulated Oatmeal, Rolled Oatmeal, Sugar Cured Hams, Breakfast BaCOn, Pastry Flour, Cheese, Lard and TabIe Butter, Pure Gold Baking Powder, Cleveland's Baking Pow- der, Dr; Price's Baking Powder, French Poifee Chase and Sanburn's Coffees, old Governmen Java Coffee, Duzirces' Salad Dressing, Crosse and Riackweirs Pickles, Potted Meats and Sauces, Pure Spices and Essences, and last but not leas our new season's Teas have arrived, comprisin Hens, Congons, Assams, Japans and Gun powders. Special value in Choice Black Teas, also good Japan Teas and Young Hy -sons 4 lbs. Mr $1. -Sugars very Cheap. GEO. GOO —NOTED FOR— re Groceries Lowest Prices. N. B.—Agent for Herby , Climax Cattle Food. ea:p Clearing $ale HOFFMAN BROS. MAIN STREET, SEAFORTH, We are now holding a Great Clearing Sale in every line of goeds, which are offering at a great sacrifice. CaU and aee the bargains. The goods are all new, being bought for this fall and winter trade. In Dress Goods we never had such a claim variety of fabrics. fn Mantle and Ulster Cloths, all the new novelties. Ladies', Misses' and Children's Jack- ets, Boy's Overcoats and Suits. Ladies', Gent's, Boy's and Children's Underclothing—all in large assortments. Ladies' and Misses' Fur Caps, Fur Capes, Fur Sets and Fur Trimmings— evtra. Men's and Boy's Fur Caps, Cloth Caps, Plush Caps, Knit Caps, etc., in large stacks. Tweeds, Flannels, Shirting's, Cottons, Caatons, Cretonnes, in fact all kinds of goods fully assorted, and all will be sold regardless of cost. reale along and get prices. We have a very large line of Velvets aud ItInehes, which we are offerint ex- tra inducements in. fespection invited at the Cheap Cash Store ' —OF— BROS., SEAFORTH. Agents for E. Butterick's Reliable _Patterns. Huron. Notes.- - i.• , The spring assizes will be held at Goderich, commencing on the 22nd of March, before Judge Rose. ' —Mr. J. W. Yeo, of Goderich-town- ship, has a 20 monthst,Old entire colt, sired by Mc Dou•gell'a Fearnought, which weighs 1,395 -lbs. - ' . • • — Mr. W. Robinson, of Clinton', has 'sold a four year old heater drau,ght horse to. Mr. T. Sharp, of Seaforth, for the sum of $220. • • 1 . —Over eigh-ty' persons has signified , their „intention of leading e , Christian life in connection withthe revival -ser- vicea in the Brussels Methodist church. - . —The Quarterly Boatel_ of the _Bey - field Methodist ehurch have extended a anan•imous -.request to their pastor, Rev: Mr. Gee, to . remain with them a third year. —Mr. john Slow died at his residence in Exeter North:on Sabliath last in the 76th year of his age.. Deceased. was an old and highly respected resident of that place.. - • I . • .—Mr. John .Chesney Who returned from Manitoba last- fell, het rented the fitrin of Mr. Jai. Mulhollant , Of Hullett, and will not return to 'the It orthwest for - • some time. • : - - , ' . —Mr. Morrow,. Varnats- enterprising i merchant,has purchased a new weigh) scales and had it erected in thet village. . It will be -a great convenience to the people of the vicinity. . . — Mr. Itarwash's farm in Morris was sold by public auction in W_inkbrup .on the 10th Ult., for • the •!isum of. $3,500. Mr. Beddoe was the. leaky 'purchaser, and he sold it the same--elay for $4,200,- andmade a pretty good day's wages. —Mr. John Barboure1of Wast Wawa - nosh, reaentleSpurchased from John Mc- . Kindie'is herd, Guelph, e. fine .13 months old Short -Hare bull, by " Prince Wil- liam," and dam,. '." Zertobiat" imported stock. • i ' , —At a meeting_ of the directors of the Morris Branch Agricultural Society on Friday last .it was decided to dispense with the annual. dinner,- It is under- stood the meetings iof this society will hereafter be held in the tempera -nee hall. a -e--.• At the meeting., of the Quarterly Beard of the Brussels Methodist church, held lest week, the Rev. Mr. Smyth was .. . e _ • unenimeusly invited to •continue as .pase tor of the Methodist church, for another • year. - The past' year t has been on ' o marked success. _ - •- ; . - . .. —Mr. join. Stnith, baggage mete', at • Wingham station, hied his left heed. badly smashed on Wediesday morning; 17th i inst„.. while coupling ears:. The doctor foiled it necessary eto amputate thethumb, but has hopes of. saving he fingers, although they are severely braised. - —One daylaet week Jas. :McCall, • of the 7th concession , of Morris, e- yoang. men ...beet 17 years -of age, -was. streck. in the ear by a snow bell while going to school. The blow -heti injured - his ear and he has been confined, to his bed since under -the -care of e physician. —Tenders for the constru.ction of the new township hall 4 . Crediton, in Ste- • phen'• were opened . on Monday by the clerk. There were six, •and after some deliberation, the tender of 11. Willett being the lowest ($1,425) was -accepted. The old hall and lead were sold to C. • Zwicket, for $310. • _ —The collector's roll Of the township of.Colbornefor the year -1885 aniounted to $8,988. The total expenditure of the township for the year was $10,000, of which amount $3,420 was for schools; $3,151 for county rate; ,'.$1,351 for roticls •and bridges ; $419 for salaries; $217 for charity, and $80 bonuset for wire fences erected. , .. —Alex.; Forsyth, of Morris- will dis- pose of his farm stock, 'implements and household effects on Thursday, March ' 4th, preparatory to his removing to the Northwest in the spring. - Mr. ..Forsyth • has taken quite an active interest in ag- ricultural affairs and will be missed from: Morris. - .. - .a -a - • . . -e-MaGeo.Cox, of Detroit, shipped a car load of horses from Clintott the other day purchased of the tallowhig parties: Mr. Ste-pf,R:linburn, mare; $l85; J. •Mc. Mullen, Hullett, horse, $200; Thomas Churchill, ' ,Goderich tewnship, horse, $180, mare, $175 '- . A. Lawson, Hullett, horse, $150 • J. McMann, • Seaforth, 2 hems, $36; W. McKenzie, London road, mare, -$170. - I. • • —As. the Holmesville- choir were re - taring from Zion tea tneeting at Clinton on Tuesday evenitag. last Week, in a sleigh, the efitire. load was suddenly precipitated into ai ditch, ceasing the. music rendered on the occasion to he of .0. _somewhat different ' character , from that performed -in the cherch alahort time. before. Fortunately no one was seriously hurt. -- ... - —Mr. Bennet Helmet, a.. Turnberry, sold his horse "-jeimbo-i!" last week to an American buyer, who jshipped :it with others, a; few days afterwards,- to the other tide.. This horsewas, we might 1 say, the tallest in this p, et of the coun- try, measuring _18 Uncle. It was quite a job to get hint into a 'car, but it was managed attest by ma.0-...him go do vn en his " hands and kne s."- • —The Varna Temper. ce Society has -aeain sprung into - bein ; It is to h ld weekly meetings. for th purpose of n- couraging the young peeple not only to become pledged total alittainers, but ii so to cultivate reading, reeiting, debating, &c. It has a very Worthy aim, and it is hoped, will „meet • with general -sapport, although former - attempts in the same direction have not been tery re -assuring. —List Monday evening the young people of Roe's church ,oir and a num- ber- of others of the toWnship of Grey, assembled at the church at 7:30 o'clock. From thence their course -was directed, led by A. Frain, to the comfortable resi- dence of•Thes. Heritagewhere they were welcomed heartily. After some vocal and iestrumentalemisic, Mi skI Maggie Wal- lace presiding at. the organ, a kindly worded address Was read to- Miss .-Fierie tagc, expressive of gratitude to her for her valuable services as oreanist of lie . . . - • 1 SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1886. church, by Albert Frain, leader of the choir, and Mies Rachel Roe presented her with re beautiful plush- album and bible as a token Of the esteem in which she is held. Mita Heritage. replied ap-- ptopriately and thanked them for their gifts. —Mr. Gearge Bolton died at his resi- dence in Exeter on Thursday of- last week. He had not had good health for nearly two years, still none who knew hint ever thought of his end being so near.He was only a few days confined to his -bed. A native of the township of Usborne, and for years a resident of Exeter, he had e large circle of friends in the vicinity, all of whom will regret to hear of his sudden demise. 1 • —From the report of the Inspector ef Friona for the past year, the following :statistics concerning this County are gleaned: Number of prisoners com- mitted to Goderich jail during 1805, 61, being 29 less than in 1884. Committals for drunkenness, 3; 10 of those in- carcerated during the year were per- sons who were insane and unsafe to be at large. • Fifteen was the largest num- bet in Jail at One time, 8 the smallest, and the daily, cost of rations for the prisoners waS cents. --At a social hap in the township Of Colborne, a few evenings ago, that genial old on of Erin, P. O'Meara, who is ode of the oldest residents in Colborne, and is now in his 79th year, danced severe' Irish jigs in a way that astonished the gossoons; and, sung • several old .time ditties in vigorous voice. These dances and songs were rendered in a style thet • no one of his •a'ge can equal. • We ask brother corretpoiadents to let us know if they have as lively boys of that age in their neighborhood. • —Mr. D. Moir, of Usborne, lastateek • sold to an -American buyer a team -Of carriage horses for $400. They were a line pair :of animals and well worth the price paid.. Mr. licsir is of opinion that it is more Profitable to breed carriage horses than any other class. It is Well to have this opinion, for the majority �f farmers claim that heavy draught heirses are the most profitable; consequently Huron county is well stocked with the - finest lot of draught horses to be found in any coattty in Canada. • - —The Exeter Reflecter Of last week says : An -old time surprise party from Exeter met last Monday 'evening at the residence of Mr, Wm. Dearing; 3rd cote, cession, Stephen, and spent an exceed- ingly enjoyable evening. There were over twenty-five couples present. 'Mr. S. Giell ey furnished the acceptable I music and the " light fantastic" was in- dulged in till an early hour. An oyster supper was served about midnight. The hearty thanks of all present Were tendered . to M. and Mrs:Dearing for their hospitality. The party was under the able management of Mr. John Shute, of Usborne. — Rather an amusing blunder occur- red at a wedding in the vicinity of Clin- ton a few days since. The groom, as was quite natural,. was decidedly ner- vous, and after all, the forms had been gone through with and he had given the • minister his fee, he dropped his pocket- book into the pocket of the minister's overcoat, instead of his own. The mise take was only discovered just as the happy couple were starting say on their tour, and had it not been noticed just then would have placed them in a somewhat embarrassing position, as they were travelling by rail, and would have been literaily "strapped." — The Brussels Post of last week says: • R. Manning; of Exeter, district event for the Confederation Life Association, was in town oh Tuesday attending to the preliminary . arrangements for the settlement of the claim of the late A. Webster. for $2,000 against that com- pany. Mr. 'thinning • is one of the best agents in the -Province. One of Mr. Webster's policies had been in force for five years and the other was taken last ; November and therefore only one pay- ment, (or his note for it) had been made. The money will be paid to the widow as - lateen at the Will is proven and the guar- dianship papers ready. I I —At the meeting of the directors, !patrons and shareholders of. the Morris and Grey Cheese factory, held last week, J. W. Robertson, the new cheese maker, Igave a very interesting and instructive` address on cheese staking and dairying interests generally. Mr. Robertson is a practical men and understands his business thoroughly. He has recently been appointed Inspector of the dairying interests of Western Ontario, by the Ontario Government. A hearty vote of Ithanks was passed to the speaker. John Forbes was appointed salesman for the incoming seasen. —Mrs. Sibbins, of South Easthope, mother of Mr. Edward Sibbins'of Hul- lett, died near Stretford on the 9th inst. She was 89 years old on the 22nd of ' January, and was quite well and hearty Iwhen Mr. Sibbins was down to visit her on her last birthday. She was born in,. 1 the county of Suffolk, England, and , came to this comitry about 50 years ago, i it.. nd settled in the county of Peter- borough. About 30 years ago, she, with her husband, removed to the town- ship of South Easthope near Stratford, where she Heed until her death. Her husband died a little over eight years ago, at the age of 88 years. She had eleten of a family, seven of whom are still living. I —A young lad named Jas. Eather had a very narrovv escseee from being drown- ed in Exeter' last week. When the ice harvesters had gone to dinner he ventur- ed out upon the ice, and going too far, came to a hallow covering, which let ) him throughIinto deep water. The lad grasped a iece of floating ice, and bravely clung to it for -about half an hour, until the workers returned, when a great many schetnes were thought of as to the best means of rescuing the boy, as he was aka* out of reach, and the ice surroundingbeing so very thin that it was-dangerOus to venture out Rion it. He was finally captured by some one throwing into the water a large stick i of wood, which he grasped, and made for the edge of the ice, when he was drawn out. Had the boy been left in the water much longer he would certain- ly have perished, for he was in a very languid state when brought out. —Last week a number of pigs -be- longing to Mr. H. Livermore, of the 9th concession of Hullett, got out and stray- ed on to the railway track. A train coming along struck one of them and threw it off the track, but singularly enough did no other ,njury. Had the cattle guards been cleaned out, as they should have been, the pigs would not have been able to get on the track. e A steer belonging to Mr. F. Brown, -a neighbor, also attempted to walk aceoss the cattle guard, which was filled With snow, but it sank down, and was t ere held fast, being unable to get up. ad not some of the neighbors extricate. it, • it would surely heve been killed. A valuable dog belonging to Mr. Li er- more _next day was beheaded by a fre ght train. —A sepia' was reeently held in U church, Brucefield, under the aus of the Woraen's Foreign 'Missionary ciety. Qwine to the want of a pasto the last year, the society was a littl arrears, and took this method of rai funds an • universe excellent ion • ices So for -in ing also to try and create a tore interest in this society. An repast was prepared by the ladies of the societY, after which 'ev. Mr. McCoy, of Egniondville, was lled to the chair, when , addresses were de- livered by the following gentlemen: Revs. Messrs. Stewart and Denby, of, Varna, Acheson, of Kippen, and Sinith, of Varna. Excellent music was'fur- nished hy Rev. Mr. Smith, of Vatna, Prof. McKay, of London, and the ch rch choir. There were , also mane exce lent readings given by Members of the 1ible class. a wenty dollars were realizec!. , • —The Toronto News in its ske hes of Local House celebrities, refers to the member of East Huron as folio s : Thomas Gibson, M., P. P., East Hu on, was bor in Berwickshire, -Scotland on Jan. 8, 1825, and. retains the bioad Scotch a cent to this day. He was r eve of Hoetck for seten years, and en turned hs ambition a step higher. In 1867 he unsuccessfully contested _. his present cat; but Was elected in 1871, and afte •wards in 1875, 1879, and 1883. He is m e of the. old heads: seldom speaks, 1 ut can talk when he wants to; and is an invaluable man on the com- mittees, 'being gifted with that sound nommon sense thet is characteristic of his nation. In appearance his bristling, iron -grey hair and clipped beard stand out not unlike the points ef the Scot - ib national emblem. Gibson is not a Conservative. - e—The Goderich Signal of last week says: D iring the past three or four years Aj. B. Henderspn has been the most poi ular male vocalist in Goderich. He was the principal soloist of North street Methodist church choir, and the news of his de -fermi -fiction to go to Tor- onto to further his studies in vocal music Was received with regret by his many friends in town; The members of the choir, however, were determined that their leading singer should not slip away nom them without some little re- merebrancer of their past connection, and a complimentary social was arrang- ed for Monday night, and Mr. Hender- son andia few other, guests were invited. Mrs. George Achesdn hospitably threw open her house to the company, and a happt/ time was spent by all. During the evening Mr. S. P. Halls, leader of the choir, called Mr. Henderson to the front, and read to him a complimentary iill•dress, at the conclusion of which Miss Andrews, organist; presented him 'with a gold rig. Mr. Henderson's astonish- ment was `so great, and his feelings so deep, that he could only find a few words with which tie express his thanks for the unexpected gift of his old friends. The ring is of solid ieold, set with a car- buncle, and is valued at $21. Mr. Hen- derson leaves Goderich with the good wishes of the entire population. -- - e• • * Canada. Mr. W. Ansteed, while walking from Vesto to Paisley, lost $13 in bills in some unknown 'atty. —An athletic club has been organized in Teeswater with Mr. Geo. Fleming, president. —The two steaan saw mills at Tees- • water are doing a rushing business this winter. • ,. ' — Archbishop Tache has baptized Poundiriaker and 28 of his companions in the penitentiary at Stoney Mountain. —The carpenters and joiners of St. Thomas give notice that after the_ lst of April next they will demand go and 2211 • cents per hour. ' . —The Toronto City Council last Fri-. day night voted down the proposition to decrease the number of licenses and increase the licensefees. ' —The people of Dumfries street Pres- byterian church, Paris, are about to Purchase a handsOme pipe organ for their place of worship. • —Two cows bellinging to Mr. Peter Porter, of Elderslie, undertook to help themselves out of the chop bin, with the result that one of them died of an -over- dose of chop. • - —Ketchum's rake, snathe and cradle factory at StrathroY was burned down on Thursday of last week. Loss about $20,000; insurance $6,,600. —John Cameron, a lumberman, who lives near Ottawa, was relieved of $140 by two bunko men at Windsor on a Grand Trunk Railway train a few days , ego. —About three months ago a young man left his home in Napanee to pick up gold on the Pacific coast in Califor- nia. He saw the beautiful country and its many enchanting scenes. But these things did not feed his body. He only had two days' work all the time he was there. He spent all the money he had when he arrived there, and did not pick up enough gold to carry him home. He says he has learned another of the many lessons of life. He 'had the Cali- ' fornia fever, but he is effectually cured. • He got as far as Stratford on Monday last week, but had no money to proceed further. "All is not gold that glitters." —David • Berry was conVicted before • Judge _Horne of snatching pocketbooks from two women in Windsor, and was sentenced to 23 months in the Central Prison. • • —The sum of $700 collected in Hali- fax, Nova Scotia, in aid. of the Irish Parliamentary fund was forwarded on Saturday by the secretary, of the Charit- able Irish Society to Archbishop Walsh, of Dublin. , • —Crowfoot, the chief �f the Black - feet, has been piesented by Sir George Stephen with a, handsome silver locket and chain, the former containing a per- petual pass over the :Cenadian Paeific Railway. , —An old colored man named Benson, who, it is supposed, was tramping from Toronto, sought shelter in a barn near Lambton the other night. Next morn- ing his remains Were found frozen stiff. - —During the three weeks of evangel- istic meetings 1,held in , Queen street Methodist chuteh, Toronto, by Rev. Messrs. Savagct Fish and " Band " more than 450 persons have openly pro- fessed faith in Christ. —The bands Of hope connected with the Toronto Episcopal churches have arranged for a Monster temperance de- monstration of 1 children in the Horti- cultural Garde pii Pavilion; during Ester week. ' . - —Rev. J. K. Smith, of Galt, conduct- ed the special: services being held last week in St. Andrew's church, London. A great deal of interest was manifested and much good accomplished. —Extradition proceedings have been commenced at Brantford against Martin Vanfieet, charged with embezzling $50,- 000 of the fundiaof Huron county, Ohio, of which he was treasurer. —The pupils Of the London School of Art are sending elarge collection of their handiwork, consisting of paintings, crayon drawingi plaster casts and clay modellings to the Colonial and Indian Exhibition to be held in London, Eng- land. , • • i —Mr. Littlehides, who has been act- ing as Grand Trenk Railway constable at Windsor, wati mauledahe other day al - most, to death by a gang of roughs near a • hotel in the vicinity. Ile tried to, stop a row, wheti the party assailed him. —The largest contribution from any, one source, given to Queen's University,, Kingston, wasEt, legacy of between $10,- 000 a,nd $11,0001 left by the late Robert Sutherland, 13:1 Ae, the only colored, grad ate the ui4versity ever had. .__1 he .annua meeting of the Grand Lode of Unite Workmen was held at St. Catharines last week. The Grand Reccirder's report showed that there are, 10,198 master workmen •members, and 46 j nipr worlunen in good standing in Ontario. I• — tarly last 8a,forda,y morning a fire • broke out in Teeswater, Which destroyed the blacksmith' shop and carriage factory occupied her Gabill & Rivers, and owned. by A. H. Thacker. - The fire is said to, have, been started by an incendiary.. This was the sedond attempt to burn the buil ing within two weeks. • —U� impudent and abusive -tramps were arrested aturput in the lock-up jet New' Hamburg last week. The sentenced one of them to four months and the r other t6 one month in jail )frith hard labor. They were both: marehed off to Berlin jail. rumor that David McEwen, of Guelph, had been buried alive proved -to; be upfounded When the coffin was ex- humed and opened. It is now thought that the mysterious sounds heard by the, caretaker's wig at the cemetery were caused by the loose earth rolling down upon the shell.,1 - —A strong effort was made at the last meeting of the Brantford city council toi increase the nuinber of liquor licenses, but this was met by the presence of the • Ministerial Allience, and the presenta- tion of a large petition for a reduction • of the number, The council compro- mised the matter by leaving the number 21, as it present. •, • — The town council Of Galt quietly and unexpectedly passed a by-law re- ducing the number of hotels from nine to fiae, and increased the license fee from $160 to $400. There was as might be, expected, wenderful excitement among the l'quor people when they heard the new. —Lady Howland, wife of Sir Wm. P. Howland, died at her retidence, Simcoe street,, Toronto, last Sunday, after an illneils of about six weeks. The de- ceased, was in her 56th year. Lady Howland took an active interest in the Infants' Home aud Infirmary, of which institutions she was a patron and trees- preitof the building fund. • --The other day as the carriag_e of Mr. Wm, Sheppard, sr. of Euphemise was being driven into Newbury by Miss Ann Sheppard, the horses became frightened at gime ice on the road, plunged, and ran away, throwing out all the occu- pant. All wete hurt more or less seri- ouslY. The horses, after running about a mile were caught. . —dr. W. -Blair Bruce, artist, former- ly a resident of Hamilton, and who for some time past has been studying in France, has had the misfortune to lose all of his paintings, sketches, &c., the result of many Months 4 hard work, by the loss of the steamship Brooklyn. He intended to give an exhibition of his paintings in the spring. —General Middleton states that it has been definitely decided to send a flying column into the Blackfeet country. It is probable that -early pring will see them en route for their destination. The squadron will be cornposed of com- pany C of the I. S. Ca Toronto, 100 men ; B company, I. 8. C., St. Johns, Quebec, 100; Winnipeg Mounted In- fantry, 100; Quebec troop of Cavalry, 100 ;, A Battery, regiment of Ca.nedian artillety, Kington, 200; and A com. pany T. S. C. Fredericton, New Bruns- • wick, 100. No need is anticipated for volunteer services. The troops will be stationed in Calgary, Regina, and some other cenrall points. —Captain Frank Peters, of -London, who sustain d an injury to his aim while with the Setenth in the Northwest last year, has b en compelled to hate it am- putated. i The Examining Board ap- pointed to consider the claims of the tmen who w re wounded during the cam pfoariglnife.i,have !recommended that Captain Peters recei ,e a pension of $1,000 a year —The Mi itary Department has just notified hotel -keepers who billeted and provided focd for troops while gbing and •returning.fr th the Northwest, that it is prepared to pay such accounts, properly certified. he claims from this - source alone will xceed $50,000 or $60,000. The claim f Mr. John Ross, a railway section nian ger, for transport and food for troops, i in the vicinity, of $6,000 - —The examination of Art School stu- dents of thei Province will take place on the 1st of Itliarch and 'several following days. The number of students to be ex- amined will be larger than the most san- guine frieiu4ls of the Art School antici- pated. Up 'ards of 10,000 exathination papers in el mentary subjects have al- ready been applied for. The progress is still in re_ marked- in the higher grades. ! —Mr. Ri hard Frayne, sr., of Kin- naird, East Lambton, died on the even- ing of the 1 th from the effects of inju- ries receiv d the day • before. Mr. Fraynehed ecu a resident of Bosanquet for about 2/ years. He leaves a widow, nine sons a d three daughters. Four of the sons el.: settled onfarms in Bosan- quet, three pursue different ca lings in Forest, an the two youngest are at home.—irs. ' lhompson, wife of IV r. S. A. Thompson, •ublie school teache at Sel- kirk, Hall Mend county, wa sitting holding one of the children one (fay last week, whil her husband was re ding on the opposit side of the room, w en sud- denly she topped off the chat • to the floor, and di d almost before Mr, Thomp- son could r ach her4 Medical id was immediate' summoned, but all he phy- sician's effo ts to bring her bac to life proved ftui less. —St. Jo ns, New Brunswi k, was visited on Saturday by a tid 1 wave which subn erged all the whar s to a depth a 1 -om one, to ;four fe ,t. The rising wate s towered the floors lof many stores and wellings on the lo -eit level of the eity, nd did an immensf amount of damage. Unusually high t des also flooded a 1 rge portiodof Digb , Anna- polis and legs counties, Nov Scotia, in many pl ces carrying -away t ie dykes and causin much damage. • . —The E ecutive, Committe of the Toronto C ty Council the °tier day passed a re olution declining t ' agree to - increase th liquor license fe and re- duce the n mber of licenses. i As this will necessi ate two-thirds of ti e -coun- cil to vote it down, it virtually, ends the matter. During the discussiq Mayor Howland hiplored the memberto allow the matter o go to the councit without passing the resolution, so as to i •reclude a two -third vote, and when the refused he charged them with cowardie • —About -Week ago a youn r girl in St. Cathari es,fell to the floor i a faint- ing fit at h r home. , She was i • i ediate- ly removed to bed, vhere she iemained for 36 hou s in a comatose ate, the only signs of life perceptible being a slight beati g of the heart and. flutter- ing pulse. • At the expiration of this time she w s supposed to be ead, and peepara i n were made for th funeral. But th in rment was pospone because of the ver life -like appearan of the body, whic was taken to e dead 1 ho—use" The • xports for Janua y were $3,056,711, of which $2,934,640 was the produce o • Canada, and $1 ,066 the produce of other countries. ompared with the s me month of 1885 • ere was a decrease f $53,917. The e port of Canadian ines shows an in rease of about $39,011, that of animals nd their products, a increase of $188 000, and that of manufactures $32,000. 1 The ex- port of pros uct of the fisheriet shows a decrease of e70,000, of the forest rod ucts a decrease ef $65,000, and of a icultural products $1 8,000. —The Te swater News of 1 st week says: Mr. ohn Marshall, for erly of Teeswater, eturned home to C ss City, Michigan, he other day afte a two weeks' visi to friends in this eighbor- hood. Mr. Marshall owns 160 acres of land there, nd is well pleased ith the country. e takes back with h'in a fine short -horn bull from the we 1 -known hhoe—rrsdeAsofostaMilrs. Jas. Hunter, of Al a. On Monday his brother Alexander illleave for the same place where he innds to take up land. He will take wi h him a carload of stock composed prin *pally of short -horn cows purchased fr m John McCorkindele, four Shropshi sheep bought from James Glennie, a d three and respectable ail . farmer attracted considerable attentio in Del- aware, Middlesex county, on Sunday morning lately as he went driving through the village with a gris , on his way to the min, and a baske of hen fruit on the seat beside him. When opposite the post office he eh ced to notice that the business places were all closed up. On looking around 1 e saw a number of people on the street with their Sunday clothes on, and yet he cpuld not understand -what it all meant;until he made inquiries of a passer by,• who kindly informed the old gentleman that it was Sunday and that the people were on their way to church. His, feelings may be more easily imagined than de- scribed as he made the right ahout face for home. 1i —Mr. J. Astley, of Detroit, ii drover, jumped off an express train on the Mich- igan Central* Railway between Atter- cliffe and Moorehead, Friday • night, when the train was going at the rate of 45 miles ai hour. • Mr. Astley was • McLEAN BROS.,Publishers. $3..50 •a Year, in Advance. asleep in the seat,, and jumped up with a whoop, shouting; that a collision had - taken plaee and started for the platform of the -cr, leaving his overcoat and be- longings behind. He jumped from the train, alighting .in a snow bankerolled over a couple of times, which had the effect ef waking him from his dream, and, realizing the situation, he walked to A ttercliffe. lie escaped without re- ceiving any injury. When he ran for the platform another : passenger in the ear, half asleep, also started, but seeing that everything was all right, he did not jump. ! I —At the Provincial Convention of the Young Men's Christian Association held in Hamilton last week, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, C. S. Gzowski'jr. Toronto ; let vice-president, W.A. Robinson,Hamilton : 2nd vice president, Alex. McCauley, Queen't College, King- ston ; rd vice-president, IV, Render- shott, London; 4th viee-president, E., Evans, Montreal; secretary, W. J. Orr, St. Thomas; esisistant-secretary, Geo. • E. Williams, Peterboro. The report showed that aix new associations have been instituted during the past year,and that of Kingston re -organized. The at- tempt to organize in Stratford has not yet been successful. The Galt associa- tion has ceased to exist. The college' associations have been prosperous, and in a few daysthe first Y. M. C. A. Cole - lege building will be dedicated on the grounds of Toronto University. —Hog cholera has broken out at Put- namville, North Dorchester., half a dozen farmers having lost as many as 40 animals. Government Inspector Dr. Wilson, of London, went out to investie gate, but found all the diseased animals dead. By good luck news reached him of a number of eases at Kintore, which the farmers had kept seeret.*A trip to Kintore revealed the fact that a farmer, George Alderson, had had over 40 cases_ ' on his farnfand had sold a number ef the diseased animals, all of which had died. Dr. Wilson says if the farmers did not attempt to , conceal the disease there would be no danger of its spread- ing, and a large emotint of property would be saved. Hereafter the In- spector intends. to take severe measures and rigorously carry out the law which imposes a fine of from $1 to $500 on any person keeping the disease secret or selling animals without inspection. couple of weeks ago a number of young men belonging tp Glencoe were summoned before a magistrates' court in London on e charge of disturbing the services of the Salvation Army in that town on the 19th, 20th, '21st and 24th of January last. Saturday Morning judg- mei* was given on the several cases. John McIntyre,: George Riddell, Dun-. can McDonald, Colin McKellar and John Ore*, jr, were fined each on the charge of the 19th, $5 each on that of the 20th, $5 each on that of the 21st and $10 each on that a the 24th, with the exception of Orange jr., who was acquitted on t the last, Charge. Costs were addedl in all the cases, and the total slim of the fines imposed amounted to $115, and the total costs to $89.10, in all $204.10. , Three other parties plead- ed' guilty when the ceses commenced and were fined $5 each and costs, bring- ing the total up so far to about $235. In default of payment, the parties were sentenced to serve 20 days on the first conviction aild- 30 days, on each of the subsequent 'ones. sentences not to run concurrently. Tuesday morning Con- stable Wm, Donnelly, of Glencoe, - brought his brother, Robert Donnelly, whom city 'constables lhave been try- ing to arrest for some time, On charges of disturbing Salvation i Army worship, into that city, when all the charges against him but one were dropped, and on that he pleaded guilty and was fined $5 and costs, in all, $11.65. Be was also bound over to keep the peace for one year., , 1 —The Mitchel' Recorder says of the horse affair we reported last week: On Friday last the two Watts were tried separately before the County Judge, without &jury, and both were aequitted. In our comments last - week we referred to young Watt consulting a solicitor other than bis father's. The advice he got was given by a solicitor hi Stratford. It is 'reported that Haeliett has fled, fearing proceedings againt him on some old matters, and the horses are not forthcoming. MT. Watt is now anxious to learn the whereabouts of the horses, that he may take the proper steps for their recovery. —The familyofMr. John Anderson„ the worthy postmaster at Anderson, has been- placed in rather ;trying circum- stances for some time. In the former part of the winter his little daughter suffered greatly from a,n. abscess in the leg; no sooner had sheirecovered than his youngest was taken with a severe attack of inflammationeand about the same time his eldest daughter was so se- verely scalded that she has been con- fined to her bed for the most of the time since, and Mr. Anderson himself has re- cently been rendered unable to attend to his duties on account of his having a sore arm, but we hope that more favor- able circumetances await them in the near future. —Some time ago Mr. D. IL -Dorman of Mitchell, sent a boy in his employ te; the post office with a letter containing a sum of money, with instructiens to post it. Instead of obeying orders, the boy extracted the money from the letter and took it horne, saying he had found it. His parents, who were more holiest than the boy, advertised for the owner. Mr. Dorman, having discovered that his let- ter had never reached its destination, applied at the boy's home and found the exact sum that he hadplaced intheletter, apart of which wasin postage stamps. At the request of the boy's father an infor- mation was laid before the Police Mag- istrate, and the boy was seht to jail for three months. It was a hard task for . the father, but he did it for the best, as this is not the first time the boy had been guilty of theft.