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THE HURON (iXPO
1TOR.
AUNT RANDY.
AN ENTOMOLOGICAL SKETCH.
By Annie Trwnbull Ellosson.
We were on the Landaff Valley road,
only a mile or two out from Frane,onia
village. Nathan was driving, while
Pirate and Corsair (Nathan would always
call the latter Horsehair), in defiance of
their reckless names, lounged lazily
along the road. It was June,and the
season was a little late, but along the
margins of the streams the early butter-
cups were shining all golden in the sun,
the tiarella sent up feathery spikes of
white, and in the woods the paidted
trilliums—the . "Benjamins" of the
country folk—were unfolding their deli-
cate pink and white flowers. The bunch -
berry made mounds of creamy bloom at
the roots of ancient trees; star -flower,
gold -thread, and anemones starred the
woods; and in the swamps toothwort,
marsh -Marigold, and purple a.vens were
growing.
Again and again were the hdrses—al-
ways obliging in this matter—made to
stop by the peculiar sound, something
between hiss, roll; and cluck, which to
the Franconia steed means "Whoa !"
and I jumped out to secure some tall
stalk of baneberry flowers, a branch of
hobble -bush, or red -berried elder, to
gather a fragrant hunch of smilacina or
a few white violets.
Just as I had returned to the carriage
after (one of these raids, and tlse horses
had etarted up in a sudden spurt of
speed, "too bright to last," I saw an odd
sight. In the small garden back ef a
house past which we were flying Was a
woman who conducted herself iu the
strangest manner. Though apparently
rather elderly, she was dashing franti-
cally about, her wide capborder flap-
ping around her face, her limp calico
gown twisted about her ankles by the
breeze and her long arms waving in the
air. In one hand she held what looked
to me as I was hurried by, like a' ban-
ner of dingy white on a long pole, and
with this she performed the wildest an-
tics. Now it was waved aloft, while its
bearer stood on tiptoe, and even sprang
into the air, head bent backward and
face upturned; then it sank to the
ground, or was trailed over the vege-
table beds. Standing up in the carriage
and looking hack eagerly, I could see
this wild dance continue, until suddenly
the flag was quickly lowered or dashed
to the ground, and the strange standard-
bearer threw herself down beside it in a
crouching attitude, and seemed to clasp
its folds in her Pkinny hands.
"Nathan! Nathan !" I cried, breath-
less. "What is it ? Oh, who is she ?"
"Aunt Randy."
"But what is the matter with her? Is
she crazy ?"
Nathan stooped to pick- up a branch
of fly -honeysuckle which had fallen from
the seat, as he answered, impassively,
"Guess not; no more'n most women."
"But what is she doing ?"
"Ketchin' butterflies.'
"Oh !" cried I, drawing a long breath,
expressive of both disappointment and
relief. "I see, that was a net she was
holding, and she is a collector."
I am a woman of hobbies myself, and
had lately taken up entomology with
some ardor, so I felt at once interested
in this congenial being, and questioned
Nathan with new zeal. I soon knew all
he had to tell, Which was but little. The
woman had come to Franconia a few
years before from North Woodstock,
She was dressed in black, looked pale
and wretched, and seemed to be alone
in the world. She lived by herself in
the little white house where we saw her,
and "didn't seem to take ho notice of no
one." She avoided the neighbors, shut
herself up in dark rooms, never went to
"meetin ' or "sewin' s'ciety" or any
such gathering, and refused to admit the
minister or other friendly visitors. But
there was a sudden change. One sum-
mer day she was seen in a field near her
house "chasin' a yeller bUtterfly," and
after that she was a.different being.
"She took to all kinds o' live flyin'
an' Gremlin' an' hoppin' creeters," the
story went on. "She'd spend a hull day
runnin' after butterflies and millers, and
huritin''for bugs an' caterpillers an' spi-
ders an' hopperga,sses. An'. nights she'd
be scootin' round with a lantern to ketch
them big hairy things like bats that flop
into lights. An' she'd keep her winder
open every emenin', and start up an' kite
a.round the room with that kinder fish
net, an' ketch every blamed thing that
come in. An' she began to take notice
o' people --children fust; an' l she'd ask
the boys an' girls to come in an' see her
live things, an' she'd talk real nice to
'em --good's a book. An' somehow she's
different every way, pleasanter -spoken
an' contented like. Some folks thinks
she's crazy, an' she does act dreffie queer
sometimes. But there's crazier people
outside the 'sylums than Aunt Randy."
"Is she married? Has she a
family ?"
"Well, folks say she's a widder, an'
her husband was a bad lot. She never
says nothin' about him, an' she don't
think no great of men -folks. Her name's
Mis' Gates, an' Randy's short for Mire
ancly; but I tell folks she's so independ-
ent an' sot on not belongin' to no man,
she won't -let any one call her My any-
thing, so she's left it off o' Randy."
It was not long before I made the ac-
quaintance of the, odd entomologist. I
think she recognized in me a kindred
spirit, saw thatl too liked "fiyin' an'
crawlin' an' hoppin" creeters," and so
met my advances more readily. The
boys were devoted anglers that ma -inner,
and there were trout to be found in Lan-
daff River. So we would all drive down
the valley road, stop in some pleasant
shady spot, and leaving the horses under
Nathan's faithful though sometimes
drowsy care, amuse ourselves in our var-
ious ways. The boys were happy for
hours together with their rods and lines.
I wandered about after butterflies and
moths, and invariably ended by stop-
ping before Aunt Randy's door.
Strange as it may appear, Aunt Randy
had not only never seen a book about in-
sects, but she had never even known un-
til she met me that such books existed.
She had never met an entomologist or
any one interested in the study of her -
favorites, and all her information was
derived from. her own experieaoe. So
her talk was fresh and delightful, and
quite free from polysyllabic terms and
the ever-changing nomenclature of the
study as we find it in books. I remem-
ber that the first thing I ever carried to
her for identification was a butterfly. It
was the large dark chocolate one with
pale yellow borders, known as the Anti-
opa. Now I confess I knew its name and
something of its habits, but I wished to
test Aunt Randy's knowledge. As she
saw ii:t her rugged face lighted up with a
smile of recognition, and taking it gently
from my hands as though she were
touching a baby she said:
"Ah, you peart little feller! Held out
to this time, did ye Y If you ain'thardy
an' full o' pluck I don't know who is.
Ye see"—looking up at me --"this kind
stands the winter right through."
"Yes," I simmered, perhaps a trifle
patronizingly, "it,hibeenates, I know."
She lookeci a little puzzled, but, went
on: "I don't know about that, but he
jest gets along somehow through our
cold Francony winters., Sdmetimes I find
'em stickin' to the rafters, or snuggled
two or three together in a hole between
the stones o' the old wall there, or inside
the shed, or in the wood -pile, lookin"s
if they was dead as door -nails. I., But come
to bring 'ern in by the fire, or hold 'em a
spell in my hands, they come to life
agin. - An' warm sunny days they'll go
crawlin' round, an' in the spring, when
the frost goes out o' the ground, an' the
weather gets settled, they come ,out Or I
good. But they're pretty hard-looklia
then, an' they don't liVe long arter laym'
their eggs, an' the second crop don't
come round till along the fust o' August
or thereabouts." '
"What is its name ?" I asked.
"Waal, I don't know this one by his
fust name; he's a stranger to me ---come
from further doWn the rad, I guess.
The famly name I !give 'em is Tou$h',
'cause they stan' the 3o1d so well, buti I
don't know all thei i- en names. L zy
an' Mary Ann spe ,t the! winter un er
the stone out there by the wall, an'
Caleb staid in the Abed, but I've lost
sight of 'ern now,. though" (looking
around toward the gh.rden) , "I thought
I see Wilbur jest now out by the
I
fence."
Shades of Linnieus and Hubner forgive ,
her! Vanessa antiopa Tulgarized into
Mary Ann Tough ! ! 1
And so she lived on, sherounded by her
insect friends, loving them understand-
ing them, calling each one them,
his Chris-
tian name, and quite happy in their so-
ciety. There was a big dragon -fly. with
spotted wino Whom she addressed as
Horace, and who, she declared, had fol-
lowed her weeks ago all the way from
Streeter's Pond as she drove home with
her old mare and the buck -board. And
as she dwelt upon the salient points ,of
his character, his sense of humor and
comical disposition, while he whizzed
about her head, I declare he did look, to
me quite unlike other dragon -flies. I
seemed to see a humorous twinkle in his
big eyes, and for the moment firmly
believed in Horace's sense of the ludic-
rous. Aunt Randy -and I soon became
warm friends, and it was not long before
she told me her story. I need not dwell
upon the early part of it. Her married
life was a hard one, her husband a shift.
less, idle vagabond. She did not apply
these epithets, but the facts spoke for
themselves. She worked hard, and he
spent her earnings at the tavern. They
had one child, a boy, i and to him the
mother's heart :lung as to nothing else in
earth or heaven. For his sake she strug-
gled on, bore her husband's neglect and -
ill-treatment, worked for all flhree, and
kept sorne little remnant of faith and
hope in her heart. At last, one winter's
day, her husband went away and' never I
returned. Some weeks later she heard of!
his death, and was free. 'Just then a 1
distant relative, ef whom she had lost
sight for many years; died and left her al
little money. So new hope sprang up in ,
her chilled heart. She 1,vould take the
ehild, she thmight, buy a little place - in
some quiet village, and leave her wretch-
ed past far behind her. Alas fee human
hopes 1 Just as the little houge in Fran-
cohia was secured, and she *as about to
remove there 1 with her child, the boy
sickened and died. 1
If I should write pages I could not
convey to you, as the few abrupt words
of thi:a patient, unclemonstrativel New
England woman conveyed to me all the
tragic meaning of that loss to 11 . As
a child she had lived in a Christian
home, and had some religious training,
and amidst all her trials hitherto she had
tried in her poor blind way to believe
and trust and third( that somehow things
were for the best. But now with this
terrible blow, all faith in Goil and man
was killed. She buried the boy with no.
more thought or hope of a future reun-
ion than has the veriest heathen, left
his grave andltheir old home—a grave,
too, now in which all hope and faith
were entombed—and came to Franconia, ,
where she lived for months the solitary'
life of which Nathan had told me, a mis-
anthropic, hopeless soul. Let Me try
now to tell you in Aunt Randy's own
words, as near as may be, how the change
came. .
"I used to shet myself up here 411 day
an' think I couldn't have no posyrard'n
or anything like that, now the little fel-
ler wa'n't here to play in it. , An' I
couldn't bear to hear the birds angin',
'cause he- used to like 'em so, an' I'd jest
shet up my eyes, as I went along SID'S not
to see the vi'letsan' dandlions an' but-
ter -'n' -eggs, an' them posies he used to
piek an' fetch in to me in his little fat
hands. But one day I had to go down
the road a piece, of an errand, an' before
I could help it I ketcht sight of , a big
clump o' fire -weed shinin' al pink in the
sun. Now fire -weed was iny boy's fav' -
rite posy; it growed all round our house
in North Woodstock, an' he used to pick
it an' fetch in big bunches o it, n' set
'em in the old blue pitche e .1—: was
dreffie fond o' that plant, an whei I see
it—well, it all come over m so, I jest
bust out cryin' right in the road, an' I
was 'fraid somebody 'd see n e, so I had
to stop an' purtend I was lo kin' tt the
posies. An' as I was stoopi ' dewn, a-
lookin' an' tryin' to get my handk'chief
out, I see a big worm on the fire -weed.
'Twa'n't crawlin' or eatin', but jest set -
tin' up on its hind -legs in the humanest
way, with its head up an' it hands out,
an'—You'll think I'm an od fool, but
.yes and with the water in my eyes and the
sun a-dazzlin' me, an' my heart just
breakin' for that boy, why, I kinder
thought that worm favored the young
one, an' I felt the queerest drawin' to it.
I reached out my finger to poke it, an'
it put down its head an' &awed its chin
in for all the world like that boy when
he was scaret an' bashful. I tell ye,
from that minnit I 'dopted that creeter
an' took him right inter my heart. I
hadn't cared for a livin' thing afore
sence that little coffin went out my front
gate, an' I tell ye 'twas good to feel that
drawie' toward suthin). I picked the
plant he was ort an' I carried him home
Jest 's careful, 8,n' then I fixed a box o'
dirt an' stuck the plant in, an' jest let
it alone till he'd got kind of acquainted
like. But, dear me ! he made friends to
once; he never tried to get away; he
never was off his vittles from the minnit
he come. The fust time I see him eat'
my heart come right up in my mouth,'
he et so like my boy, jest b tin' little
bites right reglar round an' round a loaf
till -he'd made a place the shape o' half a
cent, like the boy'd de with Iis cooky.
I named him Jacob after the o her, an'—
Oh, I can't tell ye what a co rt he was
to me! I hadn't had no per din' to do
for so long, but now I had to 1 go down
the road every single morni ' an' get
fresh fire -weed for Jacob to e t. I put
a cup o' water for him too, bu I never
see him ' drink. I guess he icked the
water off the leaves, for I us d to wet
'em to make 'em tasty an' tem tin'. An-
other thing that made him lock like the
boy was his. color. He wai kind o'
blacky-green, with round pinl spots on
his sides, for all the world lik my other
Jacob in his little tight jack& with the
-glass buttons I made for,him outer my
old invisible green dress. An • he had a
little pink face, an' he used to look up at
me so peart an' knowin' whe I'd talk
to him. 'Twas a new thing t( me, after
all them lonesome months, to have some.
one at home waitin' for be wl en I was
out, an' I used to hurry back s quick 's
I could jest 's if the boy was tchin' at
the winder with his pretty lit le nose all
flat agin the glass.
(To be Continued.)
Transylvania Marria e Cus-
toms.
When the young people go to church
the day after the wedding the are met
at the !church door by a group of masked
figures who surround them, s nging and
hooting, and playfully endeav r to sep-
arate the young 'matroh fro her hus-
band. If they succeed in So going then
he must win her back in a has d -to -hand
fight with his adversaries? or else he
must give a piece of money a her ran-
som. In general it is conside ed a bad
omen fOr the married life of he ,young
couple if the wife be separate from. her
husband on this occasion; the efore it is
customary for the young husb nd to take
his stand close by the church oor while
his wife is praying within, an then be
ready to catch hold of her as oon as she
steps outside. For greater recaution,
the man often holds her about the waist
with both hands during the d nce which
immediately takes place b fore the
church, and at which they ass st merely
as spectators, taking n� activ part, as
it ito not considered seemly to dance in
the church attire.
As commonly several couplcjs are mar-
ried at the same time, it is usu 1 for each
separate wedding party to bri g its own
band of music, and dance t us inde-
pendently of the others. On the occa-
sion of a triple wedding I 1 tely wit-
nessed it was very amusing to watch the
three wedding parties coming down the
street,. each accelerating its pace till it
came to be a race up to the ch rch door
to secure the best dancing p ace, The
ground being rough and slan ing there
was only one spot where anytl ing like a
flat dancing floor could be obt hied, and
the winning party at once se ured this
enviable position, while the o hers had
to put up with an inclined plaii e or a few
hillocks accidenting their ball -room
floor. The ten to sixteen co pies be-
longing to each wedding par y are in-
closed in a ring of bystanders, each rival
band of music playing away w th heroic
disregard for the. scorched e rs of the
listeners. "Polka !" calls ou the first
group; "Walzer !" roars the s cond, for
it is a point of honor that e ch party
should display a noble indepes deuce in
taking its Qwn line of action; nd if, out
of mere coincidence, two of he bands
happen to strike up the self -s: me tune,
one of them is sure to change to some-
thing totally different as soon as aware
of the unfortunate mistake, he cater-
wauling effect produced by th s system
baffling all description, "Thi is noth-
ing at all," said the worthy pa tor from
whose garden I was overlooking the
scene, laughing at the evide t dismay
wlith which I endeavored to stop my
ears. "Sometimes we have ei ht or ten
weddings at a time, each with their own
fiddlers. That is sornethi • g worth
hearing, indeed !"—Popular Science
Monthly.
Salaries of Some ()pular
Musicians and Op 4ra
Performers.
In contrast with the enormotis salaries
'paid to grand opera singers in this coun-
try, a few figures regarding this feature
of the Berlin opera houses furnish sug-
gestive reading. To two theatres in his
capital the Emperor annually makes an
allowance of $110,000, though even with
this subscription the operaaccounts
contrive to show a deficit. The salaries
are numerous rather than he vy. The
director only gets $2,500 a ear; the
leader of the orchestra, $1, 00. Nie-
mann, their great tenor, who is now
starring in New York, has to ing eight
times a month for six months, gets $185
a night. Niemann gets $$ 7,500 for
three months in New York. Betz, the
baritone, seems even better aid. He
sings' oftener, and_gets $10,00I a year,
the year being eight months. he prima
donna sings nine months— bout 65
times during that season-- nd. draws
$8,000, while her predecessor, Lilli Leh-
man, gets $13,000 for singing three
months in New York, beside -leave of
absence Whenever she desires o sing in
concert or oratorio. In this onneetion
it may be stated that the pr'ine donne
of the Paris Grand Opera, K auss and
Fides-Devries, make £6,000 a ear each;
Lassalle, the leading tenor, £ ,000, and
Faure, the baritone, £60 a nisht. Sara
Bernharat got the same sum a the Porte
St. Martin. Judie gets £40 night at
the Vaeleties. At the Oper Comique
the four leading artists are p id at the
rate of £320 per month. The ocietaries
of the Ft'angais who have a w ole share
make about £2,400. Daubr y, of the
Palais Royal, has a salary f £1,600 ;
Dailly, of the same house, £1 500 ; and
Dupuis, of the Varieties, £1,20 . Among
the Music Bali favorites The esa drew
£20, nightly from the Alksza , and the
great Paulus makes his £12 a night
regularly from one end of the year to
tliZ other.
—Capt. Paisley, of Kirkto , at the
accession of Queen Victoria in 1837, as a
gunner in the Royal Artillery assisted
to fire the salute from the rae iparts at
the Tower of Old London. r his loyal
veteran went purposely to L ndon on
Jubilee Day to parade with the 28th
Perth Battallion in conunem ration of
the 50th anniversary of the ev nt.
=Mr. W. Sinclair, residing within a
mile of St. :Nlarys, had a valu ble horse
taken out of his pasture on W ednesday
night last week, and after a vigorous,
search trace of it was found ear Seb-
ringville on Saturday, from w oich place
it was traced and discovered in McKil-
lop. It bore visible evidence of having
been rapidly driven.
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1015
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908
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- 997
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Wars apply to the proprietor on the premis s,
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1001- tf
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with stone seablinge measure 45x59 feet, and 34
x 55 feet, respectively. Theie are tveo frei ie
dwelling helms, a young orchard of 11 acr,as
and all the conveniences. There is a never -f
il-
ing spring creek on the place. Possession (ea ld
be given at any thne. The farm is 4} miles Ir m
Brussels and is in a splendid locality, near to
E cho o 1 , church, Sec. For price, terms, elt0s2.,1-.p-
ply to the proprietor on the premises. JOI N
SMITH, Propn e tor.
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QOOD FARM FOR SALE.—In order to el se
the affairs of the estate of the late W. G.
Hingston, the executors offer the following v. ry
valuable lands for sale. First—North half of
Lot 30, Concession 5, township of Morris, c6n-
taining 90 acres. On this lot is erected a gii.c1
frame barn with stone foundation, good orcha d,
-Well and pump. Nearly all cleared, and is •n
the gravel road closely adjoining the village of
Brussels. This farm is a valuable one, is e 11
fenced and in a good state of cultivation.
For prices and terms apply to Tims.KELLY, Brus-
gels P. 0., 'HENRY JR:memos, 9etorin Square P.O.,
or JAMES SMITH, Maple Lodge P. 0., Middlesex
County. 86
FARM FOR SALE.—Six thousand three h
fired dollars will. buy Lot 23, Concession
McKillop, belonging to Thompson Morrison.
ie situated five miles from Seaforth, on a g-ra
toad, and within half a mile of grist mill, s
two stores, post office and telegraph offi
blacksmith shop and wagon shops, school, Pr
byterian and Methodist churches, new frai
barns and stables, well watered, and has been
pasture the last four years; 80 acres clea.
end 20 of good hardwood bush. Possession e
title given 1st of 'January next, as the ownet
living in Dakota. Apply to JOHN C. MORT
SON, Winthrop P. 0. .10154
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FARM FOIL SALE. ---The undersigned off rs
for sale 50 acres, being north half of Lat
10, Concession 3, Tuckersmith, L. R. S. 2e mi es
from Iiippen and the same from Hensall. Sot ie
Money required to be paid down and the baler cc
�n mortgage payments to suit purchase'. T is
farm is well fenced and in a good state • of culti-
vation and a splendid wheat farm. It has a corn-
fortable log house, a frame barn and stable ahd
a never failing spring. Also a good orchard a d
a. variety of small fruit. There are five acres of
i!nish, also stones on the ground for the fo n -
dation of a house. For further particulars ,
ply to the proprietress on the premise. M
CLUTTEN, liippen P. 0. 10144.
'ILIARM FOR SALE.—The subscriber .offers or
sale hie valuable farm in the Township of
Gray, coinprising Lots 6 and 7, on the lith C
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leasion of said Township. This farm conta ns
e00 acres, and is within 1 and miles of he
thriving village of Brussels, with a good gra -el
road leading. thereto. About 150 acres are de r-
ed, free from •stumps, and in a good state of cil-
tivation. The balance is finely wooded. T'is
farm is particularly well fenced, nearly t e
whole of the fenees being straight, and heed ee
been erected in 1885 6. On the premises th re
is et comfortable log dwelling house, and a go d
frame barn, \vith stone stabling undf rneath, in
ehich there is a well with abundant supply of
excellent water. There is likewise a new feat le
Implement house, 40x26 feet, well floored ab ve
and below, and neatly sided and painted. Th re
are 22 acres in fall wheat sown upon sumin
fallow. It will be sold on very easy terms of p, -
ment. For particulars apply to the propriet r,
JAMES DICKSON, Registrar Huron Co., Go( e -
rich. 9e6-tf
P-
S.
HOUSE IN SEAFORTH FOR SALE.—For
.the comfortable reeidence now occupied
the undersigned. It centa.ins seven rooms a
summer kitchen, and hard and soft water, a
is within two. minutes walk of Main •Stre
„lepply to HUGH GRIEVE. 1016-t. f
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GREIT SLAUGHTER, SALE
Welcome News for the People/
Fifteen Thousand Dollars'
WORTH OF,
DRY GOODS, CLOTHINO-,
TO BE RUSHED OFF—
Regardless of the Original Cost
BARGAINS! BARGAINS!
IHaving purchased from MR. JOSEPH, K DD his entire Seaforth stock, corn -
prising
Dry Goods, Millinery, Hats and Caps, and
Readymade Clothing,
At a low rate on the dollar, it is my intention to clear out the whole stock by the
10th of July. Irt order to do so, I have decided to reduce every article in the
immense stock below the wholesale cost. Those desirous of securing bargains
should come early, as the best goods are sure to be picked up first.
rif Make no mistake, but c'orne direct to Kidd's old stand, and you !will be
convinced that we are in a position to sell cheaper than any house in Ontario, who
have to buy their stock in the regular way.
JAMES PICKARD,
MAIN STREET, SEAFORTH.
MILLAR, THE TAILOR,
PIONEER OF MODERATE PRICES
—MAIN STREET SEAFORTH.
This is Our First Spring Season.
There's a head line that goes to the very marrow of popularity. Look at it! We have no last
year's goods; everything fresh and seasonable, and none to be complained of by customers, or
objected to as a little off and behind the age for patterns, colors or shapes. This is a great help to
you. No matter how little money you have to spend on Clothing yourself, or how much, you
don't want any old stagers of goods that have passed through a season and lost their freshness.
You couldn't get such Clothing here if you wanted to. We haven't any old geode, or room for any.
But if you want what is bright, reliable and stylish, we have a store full, and at prices that win
make the name of Millar as good as a knight errant to conquer, and root out high prices in Cloth-
ing. For we mean to strike the highest notch for business of any house in the country.. We'll
make fresh goods and fair prices our clubs. We make to Order
GENTLEMEN'S SUITS, $12 Upwards.
STYLISH SPRING OVERCOATS, 1612 Upwards.
ELEGANT PANTS,
$3.50 Upw4rds,
J.W. MILLAR, the Temple of Fashion
One door NORTH of E. McFaul's Dry Goods House, Main-st., Seaforth.
THE HURON SEED EMPORIUM,
Fine Fresh MANGOLD, CARROT, and
TURNIP SEED, at
0. C. WILLSON'S, SEAFORTH.
Fresh Garden Seeds of all
Varieties.
All Kinds of House 'Plants now in Stock at
O. C. WILLSON'S, SEAFORTH.
BUILD ERS' ATTENTIM.
YOU SHOULD USE THE
Montross Patent Metallic Shingles,
The Best Roof Covering; Fire and Storm Proof f. Light and Lasting ;. made in
Galvanized Iron, Tin and Iron; painted also.
Our Galvanized Iron Eavetrough and Patent
Conducting Pipe.
This Conducting Pipe is made in six foot lengths, of Galvanized Iron, and is
the only conducting pipe that will stand the winter without bursting.
The best of workmanship guaranteed on any of •the above work entrusted to
us. Call and examine our samples, and get prices.
Full line of CREAMERY CANS, MILECANS, PAILS, &c. Repairing
and Jobbing promptly attended. to.
MRS. JOHN KIDD,
MAIN STREET,
SEAFORTH.
JULY 15, 1887.
Always to the Front.
7.7-A..13a\T_A.
Post Office Store.
We want your trade, and will do our best te
secure it, by selling at the lowest possible rate
all goods in our line, which consists of a eel
assortment of everything usualle kept in a
first-class country store.
Dry Goods, Readymade Clothing,
Fresh Groceries, Teas,
Boots and Shoes,:, Hardware, •
- Harvest Tools, Machine Oihi,
Lardine, Castorine, Crown, Black,
And Castor Oils,
Paints and Oils.
Just received a consignment of Stand-
ard Binding Twine, as good as any in
the market.
Call and see. No trouble to show
goods.
JOSEPH MORROW.
WROXETER
Alexander L. Gibson
Begs to announce to the public that he has eve
nienced to operate the
WROXETER WOOLLEN FACTORY,
And that he will be prepared to give good val
in
FULL CLOTHS,
TWEEDS,
UNION TWEEDS,
FLANNELS,
PLAIDINGS,
WINCEYS,
And Varieties in
STOCKING YARNS.
Custom Carding, Spinning and Fulling
Promptly Attended to,
Parties from A distance will, as far as possible,
have their ROLLS HOME WITH THEM, and as
he has put the Mill into Good Working Order
and employs none but Efficient Workmen,
All Work is Warranted.
REMEMBER THE WROXETER
ALEX. L. GIBSON, I
Proprietor,
SEAFORTH PUMP WORKS.
In returning thanks to my many customers
for their patronage since commencing business
in Seaforth, I would add that in order to supply
the demand for
PUMPS1 CISTERNS 860.
that I have put in Steam Power and more new
machinery, and can now do rey work quicker
and better, and as I use none but the best ma-
terial I ean get, and do as good work as I know
how, I hope to merit a continuance of your pat-
ronage. CUSTOM PLANING AND BAND
SAWING A SPECIALITY.
N. CLUFF.
would be pleased to receipt all the se -
counts of the past and previous years. Must
have money. 9664.1.
Charlesworth ct
Brownell,
Wholesale and Retail
Gazzoci=ts,
SEAFORTH, - ONT.
Teas a Specialty, Jobbed at Whole-
sale Prices in quantities.
Charluuciih Brownell,.
One door north of Post Office.
STAR MILLS,
LOT 23, CONCESSION 16,
Five Miles from Ethel Station, G.T.R.
MATHESON 5,5 Co.,
PROPRIETORS.
AIANUFACTURERS OF
Pine, Hemlock, Ash, Elm, and
. Other Lumber.
A LARGE STOCK OF
FLOORING, jOISTING, SHINGLES,
AND LATH ON HAND.
T. J. HEPBURN, Manager,
Cranbroole P. O.
101541
Division Court Notice.
The Office of the Second
Division Court, County of Huron, will be found'
open every lawful day at the residence of John
Beattie, Goderich Street west, from 10 o'clock a,
m. until 4 o'clock p. no., and everything will be
done that is possible in the interest of Suiten.
Telephone communication in the office.
Any amount of Money to Loan on good prep -
arty, farm or t OW /I, at the very lowest rates et
interest, and terms of payment made to suit
borrowers.
960t1
JOHN BEATTIE, Clerk.
ST. JAMES' HOTEL,
TORONTO.
SHARP 84 BRIGHAM;
(Formerly of Sharp'sHotel,Seafortli,
PROPR I ETORS.
MHIS Hotel, which is situated directly opposite
1 the Union Station, has recently been refitted
and refurnished throughout, and is now =sof
the best and most comfortable hotels in the City
StrEvery possible attention paid to gueethere
chargee nf oderate.
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