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NINETEENTEE YEAR.
INSOLE NUMBER. 1,036.
SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1887.
McLEAN BROS. Publishers.
$1.50 a Year, in Advance.
Fall & Winter
MILLINERY
Opened & Ready for Inspection & Sale.
Dress Goods, Trim Pgs
In all the latest designs.
Mantles and UI*ter
Cloths.
We never before had such a coiip1ete
stock.
Corsets, Gloves, Hosiery,
Frillings, Ribbons, But-
tons, etc., in al
varieties.
'Underclothing, Ma
Shawls, Flannels, Bl
ets, &c.,
At the very lowest prices at
Cheap Cash St
—OF—
Hoffman &
SEAFORTH,
Agents for Butterick's Rehab
terns, Sheets and Books of the
styles.
tles,
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the
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A SOUTHERN COLORADO
FALL FAIR.
e Pat -
latest
—Mrs. Janet Poison lived in a miser-
sble little cottage on her preinises—
about fifteen acres—in the townIship of
Etobicolce, a few miles westof Mimic°.
She was about 64, was conapaeo.tively
1
wealthy, being said1
to be worth etween
$15,000 and$20,000. Saturday ,1 orning
she was found lying on the floor, on her
face, dead, having evidently poisoned
herself. On Thursday of last week when
she was in Toronto She boug1't some
1
strychnine from 'Messrs. N. C. E, ove &
Co., for which she duly registered her
name and said. she intended to uite it to
destroy rata. The only reason that• can
be assigned for the deed is that be had
recently been " taken in" in the pur-
chase of a horse, for which she gave
$100—or about $70 more than the beast
was worth—and that the transaction had
seemed to trouble her a great deal. Mrs.
Poison had been for fifteen years living
lathe house where she died. Her hus-
band died suddenly of heart disease
about ten years ago. The deceased has
a brother at Georgetown and a Sister at
Mount Forest. She was an aunt of Mr.
Wm. Pelson, of Toronto. .
—On Monday night of last w
P. R. Jarvis, of Stratford, was
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HURRKANO COUNTY, COLORADO,
October 8th, 1887.
DEAR EXPOSIToR,—As the attention
of the pepple of Huron county, as well
as elsewhere, is at this time of year very
much directed toward the fall agricul-
tural shows they will perhaps be inter-
ested -in hearing something about a fair
Pattended this week in the little moun-
tain village of La Vett, It was the
second annual exhibition of' the Huerfano
County F,air Association, the first fair af
the kind in the county handing been held
a year ago.
The exhibition ground, has been pre-
pared at considerable expense. It is
large, level and in every respect well
suited for the purpose. It is enclosed
able and
or stock,
tonwood
-ion hall.
grounds,
made R.
by a high board fence. Cornfor
roomy sheds have been erected
and at one side in a grave of co
and box elder stands the exhibi
This grove extends outside the
and there almost eaery tree wa
ek Mrs.
awaken-
proposal for a similar department in the
exhibition this year, was sternly and
solemnly voted down.
There was &very good display of pre-
served and pickled native- fruits an
vegetables, and some beautiful roll but
ter. Although all the northern varie
ties of flowers are cultivated in garden,
on the river ranches, for I have see
them growing, and one friendly lad)
has given me several large boquets o
beautiful varieties, there were no cu
flowers exhibited. A number of vigor
' ous healthy plants in pots, in full bloom,
among which geraniums were conspicu-'
ous, were the first to catch the visitor
eye on entering the hall. Bunches o
sheaves of grasses were also picturesquel
scattered about on the tables. W'
noticed timothy, alfalfa, millet and one
small bunch of red clover with a fe
heads in bloom on it. A collection
-ores taken from the Spanish Peaks a
tracted considerable attention.
It may not be amiss to say something
of the Spanish Peaks just here. The
are two immense mountains within hal
hitching post for a! saddled fnrse or a-dozen,miles or so of La Veta. T
farmer's team while the farmers them- upper Portions of them are bare, gr
selves, with ;heir wiges and children, rock, nowoovered with- snow, and a
c 7arried their bas!kete -and a raps inside divided into ridges or peaks. The slop
around leading up to the bare rock are cover
with oak scrub, and over these slop
from the great rocky pile a number
natural walls run out somewhat in ti
omanner of spokes from the hub of
wheel. These walls are a very singul
and peculiar phenomenon. There is sa
to be nothing .like them in any oth
part of the world. They are about
feet in thickness and vary from 20
100 feet in height above ground. Th
sides are as smooth and even as if -c
with a lapidary's zax, and the ,rock
cracked into large pieces as if fitted a
laid Itogetheaby a stone mason. Betwe
these walls the soil is a rich, black lo
and sprigs break out here and th
which suit admirably for irrigating p
poses andfor stock. The land is ab
all ;taken up, and there are fine farms
these sunny slopes onavhieh every s rt
of grain, grass arid vegetable can be
grown, also freits of all kinds pertaining
to a temperate! climate.
The day before visiting the fair
had a very pleasant drive up to one
those mountain, ranches i This parti
lar one is owned and occupied by
Scotchman and his eister, named lc -
Donald. They came from the vicin ty
of Edinburgh, and have resided in tis
• unique corner of the world for six or
eight years. They have a pleasant, c m-
fortable and very romantic home, nd
we met with a right hearty welc me
from them.
It is much colder up there than on
plains. The altitude mast be fully 8,
feet. There was a hard frost the ni
we spent there, and water in a
standing all morning in the sun had
one-eighth of an inch thick at 10 o'cl
a. m., while down on the prairie t
was not any frost.
Oneour return from the fair we came
on a large herd of cattle, rounded in Ifor
of
the
;a
re -
and picnicked under the tree
the hall.
At one side of the ground t
fine half -mile race cOurse, epal
railing, and here the sporting
ample opportunity of trying t
of their fiery steeds, which
with great apparent fairness and deliber-
ation. The exhibitien openedTuesday
morning, and was continued through
that day and the two following days,
closing Thursday evening. T ere were
horse races every afternoon, a d while
these were in progress all otli r sight-
seeing was suspended. I was 4i t privi-
leged to be present on the ground except
on one day, Wednesday, but fancy what
took place on this day was a fair criter-
ion of the proceedings of the other days.
Horse -racing is not just exactly in my
line, nor is it a recreation very attrac-
tive to me, but observing the ladies' gal-
lery crowded with not onlY title youth
and beauty, but also the Oflpectability
of Huerfano County, I gave a glance at
ok towards
ed by the figure of a man croucl ing past
her bed room door. She awake Mr.
Jarvis and he proceeded to investigate.
Be rushed into the hall and got down
stairs just as the intruder passed out of
the kitchen door which he had evident-
ly left wide open. Proceeding to in-
vestigate Mr. Jarvis discovered that the
burglar had got in through
ground floor window. He c
Mr. Jarvis' vest and pants, an
wealth contained therein, viz.,
and his postoffice key.—On
night Mr. David Agnew's hou
same city was raided, entra
effected by way of his cellar window.
Here they secured a prize of between
$40 and $50 in cash.—The residence of
Mr. E. Hodgins was also visited but he
heard some one prowling about the
house and made a. hop, skip 4nd jump
toward where the noise emana ed. The
1
burglar did likewise toward the open
door and got there first. !
a front
rried off
all the
50 cents
he same
e in the
ice being
ere is' a
sed by a
en had
e Mettle
hey did
.A.worria
Golden Opportunity
the race course and another 1
the onlookers, then with a I4ly friend
climbed to a seat in the giUlery. A
trotting race had just 1een called, there
were only two entries, and the jockies
were putting their animals through the
preliminary exercises. One was a well-
proportioned, tightly -made looking
y, corning
er was a
d, heavy-
beast that kept his gait stead'
in first at every heat,' The ot
hoax. He was a stiff -joint
footed creature, and altegether out of
place on a race courss. After this there
orse race.
this, and
al to any
'Mg. The
winner of the first prize was a beauty,
and was ridden by a little Mexican boy.
This closed the races for that day.
The fair in all departments was More ,
scantily represented than its friends and
quality of
excellent.
of Here -
all thor-
stein fani-
ow, young
mg and a
vasa mag -
Its. The
reed with
oses, while
for rangeAngusl cat -
his ooanty
parties 1 but
there were none on exhibition. No
grade cattle were shown. A
pens of Merino bucket with
curled horns and wrinkled
sented that branch of the co
try. The cackling and,crow
try drew our attention; to
2,000 Yaio-ds
CARPET
was a single dash, saddle b
There were five entries for
three of the horses were eci
shown in a Huron speeding -
promoters expected, but the
almost everything entered wa
Of cattle there were two pen.'
fords and three of Holstein
oughbred. In one of the' Ho
ilies there was a bull, aged
cow, a two-year old, a yea,'
little calf. The male animal,
nificent fellow weighing 2,2
Holsteins are the favorite
farmers here for dairy purp
the Herefords are liked best
cattle. Galloway and Polled
tle are being brought into
and are owned by several
o be Cleared at a
SACRIFI9E.
We can't spare the room:so
Go They
ust
a pair of raftsmen'si boots. Well caulked,
Ifa
5
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re
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ut
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with the usual shark) nails in the sole,
started to walk across the face of the
falls. He proceeded about ten feet from
the brink, and walked steadily until
about three-quarters of the way across,
when the current became ,very strong
and the water deeper. A' single slip
might have plunged him into the big
kettle beneath. Steadying himself, he
proceeded cautiously, carefully plant-
ing one foot on the rocks before lifting
the other, and in a few minutes from
the time he started clitnbed up on a
pier below Perley & Pattee's saw mill.
Canada.
A strong flow of natural gas has
been found' at a depth of only 40 feet on
the farm of Edward Lee, near Stoney
Creek.
—A magnificent mirage, in which two
vessels could be seen on Lake Erie, was
noticed b3oseveral people in St. Thomas
on Friday last.
—A commotion , has been created at
Lansdowne by the stealing of a body.
Parties are in Kingston searching for it,
under the belief - that the students Mr. Johnston was going towards it to
have it. • fix up the fire when the stub fell, strik-
-The lower Traverse lightship near ing the little boy, crushing in his skull
Quebec was run down Saturday at mid- and breaking one of his legs. He died
night and Sunk by an unknown vessel. shortly afterwards.
The crew was saved by a passing tug, —Arthur Fryce, a barber, of Lucan,
but not without difficulty. was enjoying a quiet game of cards with
—A fire occurred in Winnipeg on Thomas Anderson the other day. He
Friday last, which caused the destruc- claime that Anderson played the tricks
tion of two large business blocks, includ- of Ah Sin, and he rose in his wrath,
ing Buckle's printing establishment, seized the stakes and proceeded to mark
Boyd's bookbindery, the Bank of Otta- his disapproval of Anderson's conduct
wa and Tees and Persee's warehouse. on his head with a poker. The latter
The damage amounted to $30,000. could not see the joke in this, and
—Two rothers named Masse, resid- caused Fryce to be arrested to answer a
ing in St. Bruno, Cha.mbly County, left charge of assault and wounding.
their father's house on Tharsday of last
week to ge shooting. One of the young
men shortly afterwards discharged his
gun accidentally, Itilling his brotheravho
ve
of
a
couple of
their long,
kins repre-
nty's indus-
ng of poul-
ome slatted
boxes in which were, a few pretty, but
not large, specimens of brown
Iani-
burs and Plymouth rocks, one box
-Wing your Cash, and see w lat it will
do at
Edward McVaul's
POPULAR DRY GOODS,
turkey the
alone with -
Specimens of
showed Pekin ducks, and on
biggest I ever saw, reclined
out a rival or competitor.
wheat, barley, oats, and tye on the
straw were shown; all the grain in hags
was two small sacks of oat e which at-
tracted much notice on accolint of their
fine quality. The scarcity af grain was
on aecount of the farmers having not yet
threshed, and these fairs are such a re-
cent innovation here that farmers have
not yet learned to prepare Specially for
them. There was a very creditable dis-
play of vegetables. The potatoes could
not be beaten in; Ontario, Oil anywhere
else, and there were squashes that
might, under pressure of circumsta,nces,
be readily made to serve the -same useful
purpose that the famous Peter Pump-
kineater's pumpkin answered for. La-
dies' work was better represented in the
fine art and fancy work than anything
else. There were no homeonade clothe,
.
or yarns, no plain sewing,' no rag car-
pets or darned stockings. There was
one pair of very fine silk knitted stock-
ea.d about the
oar, ill -shaped,
of a rag mat,
quilts. but one
was one silk
quilt of crazy patchwork. however, that
was ahead of anything in l that line I
ever saw. The colors were finely blen-
ded and the decorations were elegant
and tasteful. The ladies I of Huerfano
county should do themselves better jus-
tice at their own local fair, for thee are
many clever and industrions house -keep-
ers ainong them. Last year there was a
baby show in connection and if there had
been one this year it would undoubtedly
have been a grand success as I saw a
great many handsome specimens on the
ground. By an oversight of the direc-
tors last year, the judges chosen to act
in this department were all bachelors
and awarded the prizes te the prettiest
girl babies without regard to any o her
qualification. This so 'disturbed the
serenity of the mammas, aunts and
cousins of the slighted babies, that a
h e
00
ht
ub
ice
ck
ere
the night on the prairie at one sid
the road. A fire was kindled on
.; ground beside the "grub wagon
!number of men were moving about
paring supper and making things snug
Millinery and Clothing House,
SEAFORTH, ONT.
were outside he 'would use his fist.
Like a flash the trustee let fly his left,
and blood came from the architect's
nose. The blow was returned, and then
the pugilists took hold and wired into
each other for several minutes until the
other trustees went into the room and
separated the combatants and held them
till their passions cooled down. The
fight created quite a sensation, as both
parties are prominent residents. The
whole affair arose out of the diameter of
a flue.
—Rev. Mr. Burns, formerly a well-
known Methodist minister of the Upper
Ottawa, was baptised and received into
the Catholic church in Ottawa College
on Sunday. Among the clergy present
were: Rev. Father Angier, provincial
of the Oblate Order; Rev. J. M.
Fayard, superior of the college; Rev.
Father Pallier, Rev. Father Filliatre,
D. D., and several others of the faculty.
—A farmer named Robert Johnston,
Melanchton township, a few days ago
was burning stumps on his farm, and his
little boy, five years of age, was with
him. A large stub had been fired, and
ings, one small loaf of b
size of a large bun, one
twisted looking specime
two rather -pretty pieced
was unquilted. There
for the •night, and about two d
horses belongieg to the outfit were g
ered in a circle close by. Makings
enquiries of one of the mounted dri
we learned that there were 1,200 in
drove. They were nearly all cows,
every cow had a calf running with
which would make somewhere a
2,000 altogether. They were being
driven from Wyoming to New Meoico.
Wyoming was gettiug too crowded and
too cold. TheyAvere a very fine 1 t of
animals and in good condition, notinith-
standieg their long journey aid h
to pick up their living by the ay.
animals covered a space of ; abOu
acres on a western slope and ma
very pretty sight, reminding one
.zen
th-
me
-ers
the
and
her,
• out
•
revolver and threatened to shoot if the
Indian did not go. The Indian then
turned round and fired his gun at Mr.
Henry. The latter then rode up to him
and gave him the contents of his revol-
ver. The Indian fell to the -ground,
fatally woanded, and was just living at
the time Mr. Snanks left the ,scene.
After falling the Indian again fired, at
Mr. Henry, who escaped by a miracle.
—The Eganville • Enterprise records
the death in that village of 13arney
Melon, computed to be the oldest man
in the Ottawa Valley, 110 years. Mr.
Melon was a native of Ireland, and emi-
grated to this country -about 80 years
ago, and found his way up the Ottawa
as a riverman. He witnessed the trans-
formation of the Bonnechere and -Otta-
wa Valleys from the untsod.den wilder-
ness into the homes of industridus and
prosperous thousands. The rebellion of
1798 was distinctly within his recollec-
tion. He was quite vigorous up to the
very eve of his death.
, 1
—The Belleville Ontario saps that the
other day two gallant maids ericounter-
ed a bear north of Campbellford and
started in pursuit of him. The bear
took refuge in a tree, and the women
battered at the tree and brought him
down. He ran and they followed, and
the bear climbed up another tree. They
endeavored to keep him there till the
arrival of. a man who had gone off to get
his gun, but the bear forced his way
down, notwithstanding the women
fought him with sticks, and cleared off
into the woods.
—An adjourned meeting of the Belle-
ville Board of Trade for the purpose of
discussing the subjeot of commercial
union between Canada and the United
States was held last Friday evening, and
—A wheat train telescoped another was largely attended by influential and
wheat train at Whitetnouth, Manitoba, representative men. The discussion
early Sunday morning. The engine was lasted until midnight. Two reaolutions
badly wrecked and four cars of wheat i.vere curried; the first to form an asso-
ciation or the purpose ofacliscussing
commercial union, and the second that
the meeting was in favor of the princi-
ple of unrestricted trade or commercial
union between Canada and the United
States. ! .
—The ship Monarch, reported wreck-
ed recently on Mindoro Island, East In-
dies with the loss of captain and crew,
belonged to Mr. McLelan, Postmaster -
General, who has cabled to the East In-
dies for particulars. .The Monarch was
engaged in foreign trade, going where -
ever freight offered. She left New York
several months ago for China on her last
voyage. The vesseil was built at Lon-
donderry, Nova Scotia, seven years ago,
registered 1,200 tons and was valued at
850,000. Mr. McLeian's loss is covered
by insurance.
—A Kingston despatch says :—Hun
dreds of acres of beaver meadows anc
alder bushes have been burnt over in the
rear townships so that they are entirely
cleared and people are commencing to
plough them. Thousands of ,acres of
tine swamp land are laid flat. A tract
of land of fifteen square miles was burnt
north of Eganville that will ere long
make the finest valley of farming land in
the country. Men who were determined
on going to lumber shanties have to re-
main at home clearing land.
—On Saturday night last burglars
forced an entrance into Struthers' pri-
vate bank, at Essex Centre, blew the
safe open and carried off $1,800 in cash.
It is probable the burglary was commit-
ted by local cracksrnen, as they took ad-
vantage of the absence of the manager to
make their raid. early every private
Ist
bank in Essex couu y has fallen a victim
to the enterprising burglar during a
comparatively recent period. As no at-
tempt had hitherto been made on Struth-
ers', special precautions were always
taken ,to prevent any such -raid being
successful, but it seems that the burglars
were equal to the occasion. !
aged about eighteen years, sou of Alex. —There was a very narrow escape
Buchanan, farmer of Little River, and from a frightful holocaust at Ridgetown
. George Scotton, aged about twenty- Sunday morning. About six o'clock
eight years, whose parents reside in Simmons, clerk in the Grand Central
California. Hotel, got up and on coming down stairs
—Last Friday evening, about 8:30, discovered the barber shop in the base -
John Larkin, son of Mr. Wm. Larkin, ment tat flames. With great presence of
Elgin street, Hamilton, was held up and mind he alarmed the guests and other
robbed on Kelly street. His assailants inmates, to 1 about the number of 70,
Were two young men, and it is expected who escaped in - their night clothes.
they are the same who asked him the Smoke in great volumes was pouring out
time at the corner of Mary and Kelly of the doors and upper windows, while
streets a short time before the assault. the basement was like a roaring furnace.
Larkin was knocked down and badly The fire brigade soon got to work, and
hurt. From his pockets were taken a by hard work kept the fire under con -
$5 gold piece, 25 cent piece, a $1 hill, tete, and confined it to the basement.
and from his necktie a gold breast pin. Loss about $2,000; fully covered by in -
Larkin, at last accounts, was unconsci- surance.
—At Barrington, Nova. Scotia, a few while Sir Charles Tupper and Messrs.
—The Government organs report that
ous and not in a condition to talk.
days ago, a young man named Wm. Bowell and Cha.pleau were in Europe,
dental discharge of a fowling -piece. He propositions for the purchase of the In-
tercolonial railway were made to them
Larkin was instantly killed by the acci-
went out shooting in a dory, accompani by representatives of the Kamper Syn -
ed by . a small- boy. On returning to dicate, but that the propoeals will not
land Larkin attempted to lift his gun be entertained by the Government until
out �f the boat by grasping the muzzle, after the construction of the Short Line
Which was towards him. The spring railway through Maine, that is to say,
caught in the gunwale of the dory and when Mr. Pope's road is finished and
the Intercolonial thereby rendered al-
most valueless the Government will con-
sider the propriety of selling it or giving
it away.—OnWednesday evening of last week
Constable Cook, of Pembroke and a
Toronto constable were out , with the in-
tention of executing warrants issued. by
Police Magistrate Mitchell for the arrest
ofiwitnesses who had failed to appear on
summonses in Scott Act cases against
Carter & Windle, of Mount St. Patrick.
Near that place they were fired upon
from an ambush, in the woods through
which they were passing. Neither were
injured, but the ball from a rifle whistled
by their .faces, and was fired at such
close range that the smoke enveloped
-
their faces. Their approach, to the
place was signalled by whistles to the
ambushed party. On Saturday after-
noon in Renftew Village Special Con-
stable W. E. Smallfield, recently sworn
in, with a number of other residents,
who had a warrant foe the arrest of
Patrick Moran for an assault upon Con-
stable Cook, caught sight of his man,
who had been in hiding for some days,
in and attempted to arrest him. Moran
struck out with his fists and made a
dash for liberty and got through the
door, closely followed by the special con-
stables. Inthe road Smallfield tripped and
Moran picked up a large stone to dash
at his head. The constable rolled over
with his hands to his head, got up and
made after Moran again through the
hotel yard. In the chase Moran pulled.
a revolver, but it caught in his clothes
and dropped. The constable secured it,
loaded in all chambers, but did not fire.
Moran got through a hole in the fence,
which the constable could not crawl
through, and thus gaining a few min-
utes Moran escaped into a neighboring
thick bush. Seburing parties failed to
find him in a two hours' search.
—Constable George Wetherston, of
Hamilton, arrived in London on Satur-
day, and took back with hint two lads,
Fred and Thomas Bell, aged respectively
11 and 16. It seems that the boys a
few days ago went to a Hamilton auc-
tioneer and asked him if he would sell a
horse for their father. The auctioneer
agreed to do so, and next day the boys
took him a horse, which it is alleged
they had stolen. The animal was sold
at auction, and the proceeds—over $40—
handed to the boys, who bought new
clothes for themselves, and carne on to
London. They were traced to London
South, where they were arrested by de-
tectives Phair and Rider, and sent back
to Hamilton.
—George Martin, 35 years of age, was
admitted to the Hospital at Toronto on
Saturday night last suffering from in-
juries received by being pitched offo.
train by a thief. He said that he was
on a Grand Trunk train going east on
Saturday evening. When the train was
passing through the eastern suburb of
the city he was standing on the plat-
form of one of the cars, the conductor
being engaged in the collection of
tickets. Martin took his ticket from
his pocket, and, as he did so, drew out
a dollar hill with it. A man who a as
standing on the platform snatched the
bill, and at the same time gave Martin
a push which threw him off the train.
Martin is suffering a good deal of pain,
and has probably had a rib broken.
—Monday morning about 3.30 fire was
discovered in a dwelling -house occupied
by Mrs. S. R. Ritchie, of Paisley. She
and her youngest son Were visiting it
Toronto, and the eldest son, about 25
years of age, was living alone in the
house. When first seen the fire was
burning in the kitchen, which adjoined
the bedroom of the young man. The
bedroom window was broken in as speed-
ily as possible, but before the young
man could be rescued life was extinct.
The four doctors of the town worked for
several hours with him, but of no avail.
It is supposed he had been suffocated.
The flames were confined to the one
dwelling. The cause of the fire is un-
known. ,
—The death occurred at the residence
of his da4ghter, Mrs. H. Harris, Back
street, Sonthwold, Elgin county, Friday
evening, of Mr. Durica,n Campbell, one
of the most widely known and generally
respected residents of Elgin. Deceased
had reached the age of 99 years. His
memory was as clear a few hours before
Ms death as at any time during his long,
eventful and useful life. He was a man
of great stature, and for half a century
has been known as the strongest man in
the county, measuring 46 inches around
the chest when stripped. Mr. Camp-
bell was born in Argyleshire, Scotland,
and carne to this country in 1831, being
the last of the score of Scotch settlers
who located on the 13ack street 56 years
ago. He has resided there ever since,
enjoying the esteem of all. He leaves
six children.
1—A couple of thieves entered the back
door of Josiah Aikens' butcher shop, at
571 King street west, Toronto, about 10
o'clock Saturday night, and made their
way upstairs. After securing a revolver
that was in the room, they crawled un-
der Mr. Aikens' bed to await the time
when the tilred butcher would place his
money undir the pillow and drop off to
sleep. Thtly ma.de a little too much
noise, however, and Were not aware that
every sound went down a, stove -pipe
hole, which was alsa under the bed, to
where several ot the inmates listened.
Instead of going epistairs and shouting
" boo " at the burislars, a policeman was
sent for and when the stalwart con-
stable, for,
McKee, arrived, a pro-
cession was formed to investigate the
noise. The two men quietly yielded,
and at St. Andrew's station their names
were found to be David Christie and
Richard Noddy. Christie has served
six months for snatching a lady's hand -
satchel.
--An eleven year old daughter of
John Bennett, Toronto, was horribly if
not fatally -burned while playing on
Centre street on Saturday afternoon.
She and her cousin, a boy about the
same age, made a fire of fallen leaves
and roasted potatoes in it. When roart-
ed they fired them to and fro at one an-
other, and continued this pastime until
the girl's dress, of light, inflammable
material, took fire, and she instantly he -
came enveloped in flames. Half frantic
she ran to the house of her EiNter, Mrs.
Cordran, across the street, and entering
threw hersalf down on the floor. iler
'dress was blazing and she was crying
piteously for help. Mrs. Cordro.n rush-
ed into the room, seized the burning
clothes a.nd pulled part of them from
her body. The little one attempted.
to run from the house but was
caught, thrown on the floor and held
down until her sister and a neigh-
bor, Mrs. -Nooks, had, bare-handed,
torn oir every vestige of the burning
clothing. It was found that the child
was frightfully burned from the waist
to the knees. A doctor was called in
and did all in his power to relieve the
unfortunate girl's suffering. She was
removed to her father's house, where
she lies in a critical condition. Mrs.
Cot (Iran's hands, in saving her sister,
ere burned terribly. She is suffering
dreadfully' with pain. Mrs. Nook's
was but a short distance away. and the coal sheds at Whitemouth were
—Mt. Robert Richie, ot Nassagaweya, burned. The loss will be about $6,000.
one of the oldest settlers of the county of The cause of the accident was a heavy
Halton, is dead. He came to Halton smoke from prairie fires, which prevent -
over 50 years ago from Itteland, and has ed the engineer from seeing the train
ever since been a respetcted resident. ahead.
He was a member of the Presbyterian --Michael Cheevers, a horse -trainer in
church. He was the father of seven the employ of Mr. Humphrey Davis, of
children,atll of whom survive him. Brantford, met with a serious accident
—The Memorial of the Manitoba Gov- on Satueday evening which has since
ernment to the Queen du the disallow- proved fatal. A colt which he was exer-
ande question has been received at the cising took fright and ran away, drag -
Department of the Secretary at state at ging Cheevers by the lines, which were
Ottawa. It will be sett to the Privy wound about his _hands, until he was
Council for transmissiod by the Gov- thrown against a gate -post and rendered
ernor-Geperal to the Senretary of the unconscious. He had a wife and family
Colonies.' of seven children dependent upon him.
—Wong Chin Foo, the Chinese lectur- —Two families who have escaped the
er, lamented because he was compelled semi -starvation of Labrador have reach -
to pay the $50 tax by the collector at ed Montreal. They are all healthy, but
Clifton when he entered Canada. Wmg greatly weather-beaten and poorly clad.
is now afraid that when he attempts to The story they tell of life in Labrador is
return to the United States he will be very painful. The people are in a con -
charged another tax, notwithstanding dition of semi -starvation. They are
that he became an Ameiiican citizen in slaves of the sealers, who never allow
1874. them to see a shilling, well -knowing
Hon. Mr. Mowat, a,ccampanied by the that if they once had a little money they
following members of his Cabinet, viz., would fly the country as from pesti-
Hon. C. Fraser Hon. Gi W. Ross, Hon. lence.
A. S. Hardy and Hon. A. M. Ross, left —The death occurred Saturday morn -
Toronto' for Quebec last Tuesday in ing from diphtheria of Lewis Fisher, a
order to attend the Inter -Provincial well-kuown farmer of the 7th concession
Conference, which, it is expected, will of Yarmouth, in the 63rd year of his age.
last from Thursday, the 20th, to Satur- Mr. f isher was born in Germany and
day, the 22nd. -ovine to Malahide in 1832, a few years
—Diphtheria is credited with having afterwards removing to South Yar-
caused no less than 20 of the 111 deaths mouth, where he has since resided. He
in Montreal the past week. Of these 16 leaves a wife, one son, George, and a
were Roman Catholics and 4 Protes, daughter, Mrs. E. Clarke, of Aylmer.
tants. Dr, Laberge Says one great Mr. Fisher was a member of the Baptist
cause of the spread of this disease is denomination. -
that parents with stricken children allow —A fire broke out at about 10:47 p. m.
those still affected to play With the chit- on Sunday in Robert Neil's boarding
dren of healthy families. house, situated at Lake Edward, Pro-
-Wm. J. McGarigle is 'living at vince of Quebec. Three men were burn -
Jordan station, six miles from St. ed to death. Thomas Landers, aged
Catharines. He regards the story of fifty-five, who resides at Notton Mills,
his flight to Australia in company with is married and leaves a family of sever -
Carter Harrison as the best piece of al young children; Wm. Buchanan,
humor he has I heard for a long time.
He and his family are boarding with a
family named Crow and have apparent-
ly settled down to stay,
—At Midland on Friday last Mr.
Lyman Dechane and his son were buried
underneath a stone weighing about five
tons, which they were attempting to
sink. They were both dug out alive,
but Mr. Dechane died two hours after-
wards. The On has one leg broken and
is badly bruised, but otherwise is not
seriously hurt, and will probably re-
cover.
—While boring for water on the
tarm of Angus Courtney, near Court-
wright, a vein of natural gas was struck,
and all the day and night sand and
gravel;was thrown to a height of fifty
feet from the well, covering the ground
for acres around. The next day sand
had ceased to rise, but the gas -escaped
with a roar like rolling thunder. —
—It is understood that Mr. G Mar-
san, second-class clerk in thedead letter
branch of the Postoffice Department,
has been appointed inspector for Ottawa
district. This vacancy was created by
the promotion of Mr. Bolduc, who ac-
cepted the Quebec district inspector- the gun was discharged, the contents
ship. The salary is $1,200. There blowing the side of his head completely
were over• thirty applications for the off.
position. 1 —John James Duckworth, aged 25
years, a bridge builder residing at St.
Lambert, and son of Mr. DuckWorth,
the bridge inspector, Montreal, visa in
.
ving
The
20
ea
of a
verse in the 50th Psalm, which says,
"And cattle all on thousand hills are
mine," only this was thousands of cattle
on one hill. A large herd like this one
would travel about twelve miles a day.
It may be worth mentioning that the
people attending the fair were as lwell-
dressed, as good-looking and as correct
in behavior as any similar crowd in the
banner County of Huron woul
Although the majority of them
farmers and living comparatively is
from society mi their quiet mounta
river ranches, there was nothing
awkward or outre in their appea
On the first clay of the fair some p
came down from Pueblo for the p
of selling pools in connection wi
races, but to the credit of La Veta
were forbidden to exercise their
tionable enterprise and had to
themselves off: La Veta is a te
ance town. In this State there
liquor law that can be „adopted b
village corporation independently
be.
were
lated
n or
ither
ance.
rties
rpose
h the
they
ques-
take
per -
is !a
any
if the
county, and the people of La Veta have
re no
g or
seen
taken advantage of it. Tnere w
drunks to be seen, no loud , talki
street rows, as we have sometime
even in Scott Act towns in Ontar' o. It
was asserted by some that a few
had sneaked out of • the back do
cellarawindoeys, but they must
been k\ept sealed' up for future ref
as none of the effects Of their co
were lapparent in any part o
cro %al M. E. A
• ,
—AAisrencli Canadia,n named
!Potvin the other day performed t
traordinary feat of walking alo
brink of the Chaudiere „Falls
side of the river. A wager of al
a friend was the inducement to
foolhardy oat. The , feat ' wa
possible by the phen
flasks
rs Or
have
renee
•tents
the
cL.
—The other . morning as the Grand
Trunk west -bound train neared Malden,
a man in a first-class car was observed
to throw up.his arms and fall back on the Grand Trunk yards, Point St.
the seat. Some of his fellow -passengers Charles, Saturday morning about 3:30
went ; to his atisistance but found the o'clock waiting for a freight train which
ina.n was dead. ,The body was removed was about to cross the bridge, when in
to the station at Malden. •The agent walking along the track his foot caught
rancis has found that deceased came from in a frog. Just then an engine came
ie ex- • Windsor but his name is unknown. alo g in an opposite direction and knock -
a the —At a Kingston School Board Meet- ed him down, cutting him into seven
in the ; ing the other night one of the trustees pie es. The coroner was- notified and
Ottawa' froin the Hull to the Ottawa asked the privilege of cross-queetioning wil hold an inquest.
with the architect of the new Central School, . -1-The Rapid City, Man'toba, specta-
o the I aud the result was the examination tor has the following n n
dian was
only grew so warm that several trustees left caught on Wednesday morning, red-
renderedtenal I the ronm when the chairman declared handed, in the act of setting fire to the
lowness of the water in the rii er and. ; there was no/quorum and dismissed. the Prairie near a stack of hay, With the
the addition of a new dam to the former ; remaining members. The architect and evident intentioa of destroying -it, and
series of dams across the river above ' the trustee who had questioned him • who, in the bustle attending the efforts
the falls. Only about four n :inches of
water were passingeover the .falls except
in. one place near the Ontario shore,
where the water might have been ten
inches deep. Potvin, after put .ing on
went into an adjoining room, where ' of Mr. Henry paid his son to put out the
they resumed the discussion. The fire, escaped. Thursday morning
he
architect told the trustee he was mixed, made his appearance again on Mr.
when the latter called hitn a liar. The Henry's farm, and was ordered off. He
architect then remarked that if they I! refused to go. Mr. Henry then drew a
a
in Devine's hardware store. He atepped also badly burned.