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NINETEENTH YEAR.
ViTIODE NUMBER 1,039.
Fall 64- Wilater-
MILLINERY
Opened & Ready for Inspection & Sale.
Dress Goods, Trimmings
In all the latest designs.
Mantles and Ulster
Cloths.
We never before .had such a complete
stock.
Corsets, Gloves, Hosiery,
Frillings, Ribbons, But-
tons, etc., in all
varieties.
Underclothing, Mantles,
Shawls, Flannels, Blank-
ets, &c.,
At the very lowest prices at the
Cheap Cash Store
—OF—
Hoffman Se Co.
SEAFORTEf,
- Agents for Batterick's Reliable Pat-
terns, Sheets and Books of the latest
styles.
licKillop Mutual Fire Insur-
ance, Company.
DEAR EXPOSITOR.—The directors of
this Company claim that they insure
live stock against being killed by light-
ning while at pasture and have paid
some claimnim
s for animals killed outside
of buildings upon which, together with
contents, insurances were effected. In
paying these claims they have acted,
one would say, generously in the ex-
treme if they had been paying the
claims out of their own private funds.
But the matter has a little different
rendering when we find it is out of the
funds of the Company, which are made
up of a levy on the premium notes of the
insured, who, should they suffer loss in
the same manner, have no legal right to
compel payment, and must rely upon
the generosity of the directors. From
the policies issued, and the by-laws of
-this qoulpany, no animal is insured
against being killed by lightning when
euteicletof the building upon which, to-
gether with contents insurance is effect-
ed. It virtually excludes insurance of
live stock against being killed by light-
ning -at all as they are not generally in
the buildings at the season of the year
when lightning is at all prevalent, and
in case of being killed in the building
the building is generally burnt and in
that case the Company would be liable
for loss by fire.. As I have the best legal
authority for what -I say it would be well
for those holding policies in this Com-
pany to consider the matter as it is
annoying when a loss occurs, after pay-
ing your various assessments, to find that
you cannot compel payment for your
loss to the extent for which you were
insured when, to your knowledge, you
have assisted M payilso others whose
loss ocearred in the very same manner as
your own. --J. R. G.
Our Manitoba tett r.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
%Vim PEG, Nov. 1., 187.
Manitoba, its great erops, and equally
great grievances, _are things abo t which
everybody in the East has hear and is
hearing more or less, But, ne s from
the Northwest is apt to get badl mi ed.
A man who has land to sell d .n't ex-
actly see with the same eyes as he en-
derfoot, whom he has persuade to in-
vest comes to do after a year's ex eri-
ence, and a follower of Tom G een 'ay
finds it very hard to believe hat the
Norquay crowd will ever do ay ood
to the country. I have always eld the
faith that a good crop or two wild in-
troduce a state of feeling tha w uld
soften down the •- grievances. no her
crop year like our last will show wh th-
er my idea is sound.
—The Rev. Mr. Turnbull, L. L. B.,
of St. Marys, preached anniversary
sermons in Knox Church, Carlingford,
on the 23rd of October, morning and
evening. On Monday evening he de-
livered a lecture on " The Two Books"
—the book of Revelation and the book
tsf Nature. The lecture exhibited deep
research, and as he gave the chief
characteristics of the different volumes
of these hooks, the hearers were im-
pressed by the wonderful words and
works of the author and creator of both.
Collections amounted to $41.40.
Who's- the .Man
THAT SELLING
HALF A DOLLAR FOR WIT 2 T.
Five years ago I would hark ly n aye
believed it possible 'that any fa mer
would be satisfied with the pr spe t of
selling his wheat at half a dolla or 1 ttle
more a bushel. Yet such just no is
about the case. Sixty cents w uld to-
day be reckoned a great price, th ugh
even two years ago no one wo ld ave
thought it possible to get throu li with
such a poor price. The reaso of the
very general satisfaction, th low
prices, is mainly that our farm rs have
succeeded so mucli in simplify ing pro-
duction that they are a,ble. to et - long
now with prices that three y ars ago
would have been thought ruins, s.1 •
THE GREAT CROP.
Not only has the season been wo der -
fully favorable for all sortsiof pro uce,
but the yield goes far beyond anti ip*-
tion. An experiencedfarmer aIle On
me a week ago. He said, '1.1 t s ou ht I
was a judge of wheat. I put I own my
old land for a 22 bush01 crop. It ent
just a little over 30." , A wise tan est
takes hold of a head of Red Fy e w eat,
rube it out and says, `1, That's othi g, I
raise far better whea/ here." 11-c) do
friend, and how mue i of purl reat
wheat do you grow on Si cre ?
"Twenty-five. bushe s l " NI ell that
sheaf was grown on land than g v 48,
and those are its best heads. t jis the
level yields of the Poetage _Pl iris that
put out strangers most. At inn dosa
you will get wheat five feet ong, and
are ready to swallow a big figu e, ut a
sheaf cut about half that lengt is heed
to believe in. But if you see he hick
sheaves and learn that farm rs have
bought an average of 3J, lbs. o bi ding
twine to the acre you must giv in and
admit that all that twine was n t b ught
for show. Already aearly a m llio and
a quarter bushels of ivheat ha e p ssed.
Port Arthur; it is said the ar 22
trains more betwOn this a d Port
Arthur, and they are only well beg n to
buy at Brandon; at 1retua an Mo den,
the two great marke s of the It en mine
country, und at Poxitage La rai ie a
huge business has tIready been one,
9,000, 12,000 and oveil 11,000 bush ls a
day in one of these places, At Br ndon
9,750 bushels is th s biggest dervery
made in one day, wad the Times Cays
the men are so b Iny at thre 'sing
the
Readymade Clothing
SO CHEAP?
EDW., McFAUL,
The Bargain Giver.
. POSITIVELY
The Lowest Prices
sEEm
For Men's Overcoats,
For Boys' Overcoats, .
For Men's and Boys' Ready-
made Suits, Hats -and
CapS, Underwear, &c.
Clothing Department!
Edward McFaurs
• POPULAR DRY GbODS,
Millinery and Clothing House,
SEAFORTH, ONT.
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that their wives have ad to moun
sulky plough. The f 11 season bei so
short, and the work s heavy, it is 1ard
to decide whether to thresh or p dugh
stubble. I think the man who pl ghs
is the wisest; there ivill be plenty of
threshing weather after the grou d is
frozen up for the seasan. I fear w will
have leas wheat next Year than thi , for
every one is too busy over this year's
crop to do justice to the next. I
OUR GRIEVANCES.
The secret of our main grie ance,
disallowance, is just this. The F deral
Government, to secure a through rail-
way bound the Canada Pacific Company
to build a track alongl the rocky In,orth
shore of Lake Superior ancl ove the
Rockies,1000 miles of 1road hewn through
solid rock rnost of the way. To k
and operate this cbstly creation,
body must pay, and as yet we a
only possible vic ims of the se
Hence both Gove nment and railroad
must hem us in so as to get back s ine of
the money -laid out. We don't 1i1e the
arrangement and kick, of late ve Y vig-
orously. Our Local Government Must —A farn
go with -the stream of popular feeriag or end of Woodstock, early last week lost
go out, a very unw lcorne alter istive. a child from diphtheria. The follow-
-Through inexperience in big fi ancial ing morning two others yielded to the
deals, they have failed to raise the funds dreaded disease, and another has since
to complete the Red River Valle 'road died.
the competing line by way of D 1uth,
and are now in a fix, which wa they
will get out of it is not at this lsou quite
win.
have 400 en
must mean
for good c
where. Be
De cents is
are getting
duce, twent
farmer I kn
butter, and
There is a
west, grand
ing, and sin
utter both
creameries
ep up
some -
e the
erne.
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SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, NOV
tire horsea_ alone and this
a lot of money very soon,
lts can now be 'seen every -
f does not bring a tall price,
bout the top figure, but we
ood prices for dairy pro -
cents was refused by one
w for his season's inake of
cheese is worth 12 cents.
ig country north and north
y suited to stock and dairy -
•e we beat the Dominion in
at Toronto and Ottawa, our
an get even more. Perhaps
it is news t you that we get so many
prizes dowii there with our half car of
produce. he Toronto papers, except
the Worldosaid nothing about it, they
had plenty to say about the Jubilee boot
and such ot er wonders, but then that
was paid fo , so much a line.
COMPETITION.
But then comes the story of our griev-
ances. W4 have now a good few rail-
roads just where wanted, but the rates
are high, no higher though than over the
line opposi e us, only there is a prospect
of oppositi1 n there by way of competing
roads. That may be in the future but
it has to bhgin yet. I used to think
that syrup,Ifor example,was much cheap-
er south thin on our side, but a drum-
mer, for a shgar house at St. Louis show-
ed be the trick of that. Owing to the
high freight rates to such districts as
Devil's Lake, for example, the only
syrup they ca,n afford to use is glucose,
made_ frow Indian corn, which comes
much -cheaper than that made of molasses.
W.
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Canada.
—The nyv Salvation Army barracks
at Glencoe was opened on Monday last.
—Fifty
being ship
per stearne
—Shcrifl
Northwest Council, died at Regina the
other day.
--Among the Grand Trunk conduc-
tors and trainmen who run into Brant-
ford are three local preachers.
—Upwa
arrived in
still there'
—The s
ing to R
man, was
tons of Manitoba flour are
ed for China from Vancouver
Partbia.
Marshallsay, member of the
ds of 16,000 immigrants have
'Winnipeg this season, and
room for more.
ables and two horses belong-
bert Gorma,n, a Picton dray-
urned Saturday morning.
ers on the lakes during
October n mbered 285, causing the loss
of 132 lives and $1,066,207 of property.
s. Hunter and Crossley are
n evangelistic services in the
treet Methodist church, Tor-
veek.
Taylor, of Winnipeg, former-
sto, has been appointed Chief
the Court of Queen's Bench,
— Messr
carrying o
Carleton
onto, this
— Judg
ly of Toro
Justice of
Manitoba..
— Edwa McCracken, aged 19, son
McCracken, lumber merchant,
n, was thrown from his buggy
y and killed.
Vinnipeg Citizens' Committee
of Joseph
Leamingt
last Sund
—The
and the Manitoba Government are still
in conference over the Red River Valley
Railwayontract.
1
—The 'sting on the Berlin by-law
granting ,80,000 bonus to the Berlin and
Canadian lPacific Railway, has been car-
ried by 46 majority.
—The directors of the Provincial Ex-
hibition are considering the propriety of
holding the next exhibition at either
Collingweod or Owen Sound.
—Mr. Sandford Fleming has been in-
formed ti at his twenty-four hour time
system w11 be officially adopted through-
out the apanese empire on the 1st of
January.
—Rev. W. A. McKay, B. A., Presby-
terian mi ister of Woodstock, has been
arousing Middlesex people with his
Scott Ac lecture, " The Duty of the
Hour."
—A m n namedThas. Henderson was
arrested n Monday in Winnipeg on a
charge of stealing a Bible off the pulpit
of Zion c urch and selling it for money
to buy adisky.
—The Grand Trunk and Canadian
Pacific railways are now issuing return
tickets gocd for one month instead of
six days as formerly. Such tickets will
include P rt Huron and Detroit.
ily named Turner, in the east
MBER 11,1887.
is supposed that as the man was climb-
ing -over the fence the gun caught or fell,
or that. Biggar fell, and the resu t was
death. He was
est living son of
unmarred.
—Th West
have re eived at
Lipton, produc
for four 5,000 aed one 20,000 lb. cheese.
He offers 20 cents per lb., but the factory -
are asking 25 c4its.
—Henry Koehler; of Plattsville, ap-
peared before Chanty P. M. Kilborn a
few days ago to answer a charge of viol
th.
ating e Canada TernperanceAct, and
was fined $100 i.nd eosts for a second
offence.
_ —The large lumber mills owned by
Hurdman &Co., on the Hull side of the
Ottawa river, near the edge of tits Chau-
diere Falls, were totally destrcyed by
fire- Saturday vening. Loss $60,000,
mostly covered by insurance.
—A grave and sober looking citizen
walked up Yoage street, Toronto, on
Saturday afternoon with these words
scrawled in pencil on the back of his
white rubber cost: "Home at ten o'clock
at night, not in. the morning."
—The Government has agreed to con-
sider the repreSentation of Mr. A. W.
Ross, M. to abolish the 'Customs'
regulation which permits. American
Wheat to be -adinitted into Canada in
bond, for grinding.
—At a baptismalservice in the Metho-
dist church at Byron village, near Lon -
doe, last Sabbath evening ferty persons
received baptism according to the custom
of the denomination, a result of the
revival service's recently held in that
place by Rev. Mr. Chapman.
—Rev. Dr. Archibald, the
Knox church, 8t. Thomas, has
his charge on ' the ground of c
ill -health. He will again vi
fornia. Great regret is express
unfortunate turn of affairs
ishioners.
—Dr. Wm. Cuthbertson,late
lyn, Ont., eldeit son of Rev.
bertson, of Wyoming, is rem
Elgin, Illinois,'to enter upon
as assistant superintendent
Northern Asylam for the insan
city.
—A fire broke out in the Pre
church at Masgtiodabait Har
Halifax, iast Sabbath, while
gtegation were at worship. Th
allescapedwithout injury. Ti
ing, which was partially instil
totally destroyed.
—Mrs. Jas. Gunning, 10th co
Blanshard, died on Thursday 1
after a long and tedious Hine
by cancer in the stomach.
was 54 years aof age at the ti
death and was highly respecte
many Christian virtues.
—The :library of the Univ
Toronto has been presented wit
of the Journals and .Proceedin
House of. Assembly of the Pr
Upper Canada. It is in 24 vol
covers a period of 31 years, fro'
session in 1792 to 1823.
—Mrs. M. T. Hunter, one o
peg's inost reapected ladies,
denly last Sabbath. Previous
to that city she was instructor
in the Ladies' College, Whitby,
and often presided at Kilo
organ,
—Mr. J.L. 13oultbee was dris
Curtis and Miss Sutton to his
near Paris, when a bolt fell out
shafts dropped. The rig bei
cart, fell down, and the occup
thrown forwaidi on the road an
ladies badly injered. Mts. Cu
expected to reeciver.
35 years of age, he eld
Mr. Biggar, and was
Oxford cheese factory
order from Thomas 0. -
merchant of Chicago.
clear. If they can open it out thi
ter and connect this road with the North-
ern Pacific to bring competition rates to
the east, they *ill do much to satisfy
the country, and may or reay not lower
the rates very; much. If they fail
through any cause, there are plenty to
cry out as sornle are doing now, that
Norquay is in collusion with the qanada
Pacific Railwayi and not to e t
His next step must be doss n anld out
for the people are roused an wo 't be
humbugged or dictated to:b any
ernnient. Wh4ther they w
11
—May
declined
mayoralt
father's
nese necessitating this decision.
—An imposing demonstration in honor
of Mr. Mercier, Premier of Quebec, was
held in Montreal Sunday night under the
auspices Of the Club Letellier, between
5,000 and 6,000 people being present.
—The Rev. W. C, Henderson, M. A.,
of Galt, has been -appointed principal of
the Stanstead Wesleyan College, the
vacancy qf which wascaused bythe death
of the late principal, Rev. David Kenne-
Gov- dy, M. A.
very —Mrs. Coombs, wife of Commissioner
much by- the &range they deare is to me Coombs,iof the Salvation Army, who
a very open queition. Matime settle- has beetk an invalid for more than a
ment will be checked. Wit
all like our last; and a fres
good Ontario Men droppin
every season, this will be in
one of the most [prosperous
the whole confederation, an
have found out by experienc
r Howland, of Toronto, has
to become a candidate for the
for another term. His
elicate health and large busi-
sea
ba
fe
in
rOvi
wh
j us
is the best policy for our real d
ment, we are quite capable f
care of ourselves. It- is dan er
keep growing children too 'loa ir
ing strings, and May prove un o
ble to the nurse. 1 I
oPPORTUAE MOISTII;RE
Considering thelvery small ambunt of
rainfall all summer, the exeellence of all
sorts of crops is wonderful, but •t
fell at such happy intervafs that
all that was wanted, but there i
little moisture in the land now.
A NEW SOURCE OF PROFIT.
It is not the crops We depend
altogether. The increase in amo
quality of horsefleshvery grea.
I
ons at
ch of
on us
years
ices of
n we
what
velop-
taking
us to
lead.
forta-
C ram
it did
very
year as a
officer of
at Toron
result of devoted labors as an
that organization, is very sick
o
—Alex. Ferguson,a well-known Bland -
f rd township farmer, was sandbagged
ci
n ar Ratho the other night by two arm -
e footpads. Mr. Ferguson's cries
brought his brother to his relief, and the
knavesfled. ,
—A very distressing accident occurred
in Orimsby township, east of Hamilton,
on Saturday, by which Mr. Alfred
Alfred Biggar, son of Mr. Jacob Biggar,
of that Miwnship, lost his life. The un-
fortunat man left his home in the morn-
ing for t le purpose of spending the day
in huntieg. Later in the day his broth-
ernwhenl crossing the fields to go home,
found ilia dead body by a fence at the
border othe woods. His gun was by
his side, discharged, and a pool of blood
n nove surrounded him. A glance showed that
nt and the discharge from the gun had entered
We his temPle, blowing his brains out. It
aitor of
esigned
ntinued
it Cali -
d at this
his par -
f Brook -
o. Cuth-
ving to
is duties
for the
at that
—The East
his victims up
He put a bet
through the thr
one session laSt
each for the firs
second offence
a third offence.
By order • of
iddlesex mspe
'
n one, two th
h of Scott Act
e degrees of t
week; fining
offence, $100
nd three inont
the Presbyter
Angelos, California, Rev. Wm
of Colton, formerly of Port
latterly of Pictou, and- well -
Canada, has organized a Pr
church in Redlands, a rapidl
village, and one of the most
in the Santa -Anna Valley.
—Miss Boudrault has begun
for $10,000 against Dr. i3essey
Corporation of Montreal, elle
she was compelled by that offi
mit to vaccination during the
epidemic, and that a grievous
lowed, from the effects of whi
not yet recovered.
—In addition to Rev. Mr.
Toronto, the names of Rev.
law, of Hamilton, and Rev.
Lean, of Belleville, are now
as possible successers to Rev
don in the pastorate of Kn
Winnipeg. Mr. Gordon havi
ed a call to Knox church, Hal
—Rev, Father Dunphy,who
years has had pastoral care of
church, London, last Sunda
took farewell of his flock. Th
gentleman was very highly es
his congregation. He has r
St. Paul, Minnesota; where h
charge of an important parish.
--Mr. W. F. Ross, another
stock's oldest residents, pas
last Saturday night. Mr. Ro
in Pictou, Nova Scotia, in the
being over 67 years old at t
his death. For the last seve
years -he has been turnkey i
He leaves a wife and six child
—Jacob Jacobsen, for many years the
virtual pastor of the Swedes, Danes and
byteria,n
or, near
he con -
people
e build -
ed, was
cession,
st week
s caused
eceased
e of her
for her
rsity of
1 a copy
s of the
vince of
tnes and
the first
Winni-
sud-
o coming
f music
Ontario,
church
ing Mrs.
esidence
and the
g a dog
uts were
the two
tis is not
-.tor does
ee style.
violators
e Act at
hem $50
each for
s each for
of Los
Donald,
ope, and
nown in
sbyterian
growing
romising
an action
and the
ing that
er to sub -
small -pox
Ilness fol-
ds she has
acleod, of
r. Laid -
Mr. Mc-
entioned
Mr. Gor-
x church,
g accept -
fax.
or several
t. Mary's
evening
reverend
eemed by
moved to
will have
of Wood-
ed away
was born
year 1820,
e time of
or eight
the jail.
en.
now being laid to furnish the new custo
house and postoffice buildiog, and it s
expected the Welland Canal will )e
lighted for three miles down and the h
bor . also with it. Their greatest flow
was bad at about 800 feet.
—A Preston man made the novel p 0-
positien to the Lutheran congregation of
that place to complete the fine chur h
in course of erection for which fun.s
have run short, if 150 of the memb rs
will form a total abstinence society, a d
give him their lager beer money ea h
week for a year. , He estimates the e -
:suit in cash at $5,000.
—F. S.V. Kirkland,,of Winnipeg, e I -
tor of Siftings, charged with crimina ly
libeling the wife of Hugh, J. Macdona d,
the premier's son, and whose case was to
have -come up at the present assizes, 1 ft
the other day for St. Paul. It is thou ht
the matter has been hushed up to av id
the sensational evidence which would be
adduced it the trial.
—Neer .13eamsville-on Sunday last
started in the clearing of Mr. D. Da
and as little could be done to prev
the spread of the flames much dam
was done. About 200 cords of wo
•
re
is,
nt
go
d;
100,000 feet of lumber, two small buld-
ings and 1,000 feet of fencing were
stroyed. The loss is placed at $3,000.
—A girl seven years old, daughter
Patrick Keeney, West Gwilliarnb
was burned to death a few days ago.
lamp was pulled off the table and set
to the child's clothing. The father
mother both tried to take off the el
ing, but the sufferer in her agony br
away from them and ran out into
yard. The child died the folloa
morning.
—Joseph Hopkins, •Blanshard, ha
auction sale on his premises a few
ago, aud during the progress of the
some sneak thief stole a valuable se
single harness that he had purchased the
week before. No clue to the perpe
tors of the act, but Joseph says he
get unto him if it takes ten years to d
This is the _second case of a harness s
ing that has taken place in this neigh
hood of late. -
— Dr.- Dawson, of the Geological
vey, has returned to Ottawa, afte
absence of six months in the Y
country with the exploring expedi
'The other members of the party
winter in the country and resume t
labors as early as possible in the spr
Dr. Dawson has already secured
valuable information regarding the dis-
trict, and will be occupied all the wi
preparing reports and .maps.
— The Petrolia Advertiser, of w
Mr. R. Henanigis editor and propri
is showing decided signs of prospe
It has just been enlarged and is
printed in new type throughout.
are glad to see this evidence of vigo
enterprise on the part of the worthy
prietor. The Advertiser is one of
best local newspapers in the
vince and we say heartily, "may
sliadow never grow less."
a —The Wiartois Echo recently pub
id an account of the. attempt of a
rough named Alex. Ward to thras
Norwegians of Montreal, died
last Saturday night of pie
was for many years janitor of
men's Christian Association
same time preaching on Sun
Scandinavian congregation of
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Fuel and Light Company
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the early morning. She only left about The horse becanie unmanageable and
4 p. tu., however, and as the day was
exceedingly warm 21 cattle took sick
and died from the effects, some in poet
and others after leaving. An action of
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mother. Ward, to be avenged, waylaid
the editor and gave him several
wounds on the face. The Magis
committed him to jail to stand his
at Walkerton, and not liking the
pecthe made a dash for liberty,
was re -captured and is now in safe q
ers. -
—A young -lady teacher, Miss
Murchy, of the village of Norwich,
a large quantity of vitriol thrown on
her by an unknown miscreant on
day night last. Fortunately she
able to dodge the greater part of it
her ei ht cheek and ear were const
ably burnecl. Miss MeMurchy, who is
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one of the most highly -esteemed y ung.
ladies of Norwich and a member of - the
Presbyterian Church, is wholly at a
loss to account for the assault. She has
gly
rate
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the occupants of the buggy were thrown
out. Miss Gilpin received serious in-
juries. Mr. Johnston escaped with a
good shaking up. At this point the
damages was subsequently taken by the public road runs parallel and quite near
shippers, with the result that the court
has granted $100 damages for the toss of
each head of cattle, in all $2,100, attri-
buting the death of the animals to the
negligence of the company's agents in
not complying with the terms of the
contract.
—At the reeent Grand Trunk meeting
in England President Tyler stated that
the cost of the St. Clair tunnel would be
about £486,000; the traffic that would
pass through it would come partly from
their ferry at Sarnia and partly from
their ferry at Detroit; the traffic which
passed over these ferries every day was
eight passenger trains and twenty freight
trains at Sarnia, and ten passenger
trains and 25 freight trains at Detroit.
Supposing this work cost £500,000, the
interest would come to £32,000 a year,
and they calculated there would be a
saving of at least £10,000, as compared
.with the present working of the ferries.
—About 3 o'clock last Sunday after-
noon people returning from the Metho-
dist church on the town line, between
Plympton and Enniskillen, saw that the
residence of Mr. John Dupee was on
fire. They succeeded in saving a large
portion of the contents of the Main
building, the fire having evidently
originated in the summer kitchen at the
rear. Loss considerable; no insurance
on house or contents. A very sad ac-
companiment of the fire was the sudden
death of the youngest son of a neighbor,
Mr. Henry Dennis, who, while running
to the fire was observed to fall down,
and when reached immediately expired,
it is supposed from rupture of the heart.
—The little village of Aylmer, nine
Miles from Ottawa, has been thrown into
a terrible flutter of exeitement over the
curious conduct of ; an intending bride-
groom whit) was to have been married to
a very estimable yo -ung lady at 7 o'clock
the other evening, but who, for some
unknown reason, cleared out of the vil-
lage about two hours before the time
appointed for the ceremony. The gen-
tleman is a young doctor of good family,
having a fair practice, and was regarded
as quite a rising man'his connections
having both wealth and high social posi-
tion. The lady is the daughter of a re-
tired civil servant who served his coun-
try long and faithfully and was super-
annuated a few years ago.
—The people in the northern part of
the townshi
ford, in the
living in al
lives for so
Fri -
was
but
der -
not an enemy that she knows of
cannot imagine any ground therefor
D. J. Macdonnell, pastor.
.Andrew's church West, appeared a
-Court of Revision, Toronto, and pro
ed against Roman Catholic priests
entirely exempted from taxation on
incomes. The claim of the prie
that they have no income'as e
thing they have belongs to the eh
Mr. Macdonnell says that the Prote
and Roman Catholic clergy stand i
same position, and that no distin
should be made between thetn.
matter is likely th come before
County Judge.
—A grand new locomotive has just
been turned out of the Grand runk
shops at Hamilton for fast express • ork
on the Southern division. It was built
from designs by Mr. C. K. Dom ille,
mechanical superintendent. The ylin-
ders are 19 by 24 inches, and the d ving
wheels 6 feet in diameter. Theoiler
has 262 flues and 1,140 square f' et of
heating surface. Six tons of co and
3,000 gallons of water can be carri- d in
the tender, which has 42 inch heels
with steel tires. The weight o the
locomotive without the tender is 9 ,000
pounds.
—A Peace River, Northwest erri-
tory, correspondent says :—Summe has
been very dry and grasshoppers p enti-
ful. Crops, except wheat, are lig t in
consequence. Wheat is very ood.
Game is sufficiently plentiful this sum-
mer for the Indians. Twenty; -nine
Cres at Little Red River perish d of
starvation last spring. They wer re-
duced to cannibalism, and it is f ared
murder in consequence. One case f the
latter certainly occurred. Only o e out
of the whole band came through live,
and that a girl, who acknowledges hav-
ing shot and eaten her sister a the
last.
—Judge Tasehereau has just ren ered
an important judgment for shipp rs of
cattle and owners of vessels. In July,
1885, Mr. A. J. Thompson and �ther
western cattle dealers placed on oard
the Allan steamship Norwegian at Mon-
treal port, 100 head of cattle to be ship-
ped to Glasgow. The cattle wcr em-
barked at daybreak with the nder-
standing that the ship would st rt in
and
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the
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The
the
s of East Zorra and 131and-
aiunty of Oxford, have been
ost daily terror for their
e time past. Several very
bold and d sring robberies were perpe-
trated on re
and vicinity
ters were
men makin
hotel-keepe
room. Mr.
himself so
morning Mr
heard that a gang of toughs were camp-
ed in Mr. Staebler's bush on the town
line 'between Blandford and East Zorra.
He at once procured ample assistance,
and proceeding to the suspected locality
succeeded in arresting three of the gang.
One of them was recognized as the no-
torious "Doc" Struthers. Another,
thought to be one Fitzsimons, slipped
his handcuffs and escaped in the dark-
ness. It is said the escaped crook has
been captured in Galt.
—Farther- particulars have been re-
ceived -regarding a speech made by the
Hon. Edward Blake, now sojourning in
Ireland. On Wednesday last week, he,
with with several members of Parlia-
ment, visited the Delmage estate at Glen
Sharold, which has the same notoriety
as Glenbeigh and Bodyke. Several ten-
ants were visited, and afterwards an
asse-rnbla.ge of tenants and friends was
addressed by Mr. Blake, who was most
enthusiastically received. He said that
not as a Canadian so much as a brother
Irishman he had determined to see for
himself their condition so as to be able
to tell the people of his own happy land
what he had seen. He had found the
distress in the southwest part of Ireland
far worse than he had conjectured. The
state of things was such as would call
down God's curse, and ought to call
down man's. He had nothing to say in
reference to their particular form of
operations, but there was no way by
which they could succeed except by
standing together. _
—A most daring robbery was commit-
ted at Thorndale last Sunday in broad
daylight. Two well-dressed strangers
were noticed around the village, but no
particular attention was paid to them.
Mr. Salmon, post master and proprietor
of a. general store there, attended church
as usual, and on his return found that
during his absence entrance had been
effected to the store by a window, bis
'safe broken open, and about $160 in
stamps and money and a promissory note
of considerable value taken. Mr. Salt/son
at once gave the alarm, and the villagers
turned out en 'nesse. They started in
wagon loads of eight and ten, all armed,
along the different roads, the majority
going towards the eity,as it was thought
the robbers would make for London. A
man on his way to the Grove Church
Sunday school reported seeing two men
in a fence corner counting money a short
time before the arrival of the first search-
ing party,and consequently the vigilants
rallied round there. It was believed
the robbers had taken refuge in Trebil-
cock's swamp, but at latest accounts the
searchers were still looking in vain. The
farmers all around turned ounand scores
of men joined in the hunt for the scoun-
drels.
-se
—A serious and what might have been
a fetal accident occur -red the other day
at the long crossing," on the Grand
Trunk Railway, near St. Marys. Mr.
David Johnston and Miss Gilpin were
driving along the gravel road when a
train unobserved came dashing along.
idents of Bright and Ratho
but last Friday night mat-
rought to a c imax by two
an attack on Mr. Saur.
at Bright, in his own bar-
Saur, however, defended
ell that the men fled. Next
Saur, Who is a constable,
th the railroad, and from cuttings and
curves in the track a train can be on the
traveler almost before he can see it, and
to make matters worse 'the municipality
has two great canals, one on each side ssf
the highway, so that escape is NS -jell nigh
impossible.
Perth Items. I
—Miss E. Wade, of Port Hepe, has
bee is engaged to play the orgau Lin Tra-
falgar Street church, Mitchell.
—Malcolm AleKenzie, Mitchell Road,
Fullerton, left a week ago for Manitoba,
intending to settle as a prairie fdrmer.
—Messrs. Wilson Little and Alex.
Morrison left Donegal last week for
Wiarton to engage in the lumbering
business.
—A couple of Milverton sportsmen
spent a few hours in Ellice swamp the
other day, the result of which was a
couple of partridges and a big owl,
—The little daughter of Mr.' Coulton,
Sebringville, got ler hand caught in a
straw cutter the , other day., It was
badly bruised and one finger will be lost.
—Mrs. Goforth, of Mitchell, mother
of Rev. Jonathan Goforth, waaprostrat-
ed some days ago by a paralytic stroke
and is in a most critical condition,
La -County Inspector, W. Alexander,
lately concluded a four days' examination
of the Listowel public schools. His re-
port pronounces the schools in a very
satisfactory state.
. —Mr. Geo. Hurlburt is now in Mit-
chell taking treatment from his brother,
Dr. Hurlburt. He is suffering again from
the result of an injury to his back re-
ceived two years ago.
—Rev. ME Howie, the blind Presby-
terian minister, lectured in Mitchell the
other evening to a very good house.
His lecture is pronounced very interest-
ing, and was much appreciated.
—Mr. P. Durkin, who resides in Ellice,
near Stratford, had the misfortune to
lose all his hay on Monday of last week
by fire. The fire is thought to have
been started by some idle boys.
—The new bridge across Smith's
Creek at M il verton is being rapidly
pushed forward. The contractors were
unable to fulfil their agreement sooner,
on account of not being able to proeure
timber. .
—A young man named Wm. Shells-
holts, formerly a resident of St. Marys,
died lately in Michigan of typhoid
fever. He was a favorite with the
young people of St. Marys and they
much regret his death.
—Master Fred Busselle, of $t. Marys,
shot a very fine specimen of bittern on
the river a couple of miles north of the
town a few days ago. This epecies of
bird is exceedingly rare in this part of
the province.
—Rev. Father Brennan, of $t. Marys,
has been chosen by Bishop Walsh, of
London, to accompany him on a visit to
Rome, and -with this prospect in view
preached his farewell sermoo on Sab-
bath, the 30th ult. _
—James Hawkey; a hotel -keeper at
Kirkton, lately absconded to the United
States leaving a number of unpaid hills
as souvenirs of his business career in.
Kirkton. The hotel is now oocupied by
Jos. Stevens.
—A horse pasturing at Mr. Masi's:yin's,
near Woodham, became frightened and
ran through a wire fence, tearing and
cutting itself in a horrible mariner. The
assistance of a veterinary :silage= was
required to dress its wounds, , and it is
now on a fair way to recovery;
—Mr. John Delaney, of Hibbert, met
with an unpleasant accident one even-
ing lately. He was returning from a
threshing, and was sitting on the edge
of the wagon box, the team jogging
along at a moderate gait, when he
seriek
ous
-is
accidentally lost his balance and fell be-
tween the wheels the hind wheel pass-
ing ' over him. lie was pretty badly
bruised and had to seek medical advice,
but is recovering.
—A few days ago the executors of the
estate of the late Mr. James Boyd, of
Downie, by coedition of his will, put up
for public competition certaio portions
of the property left by him. Only one
lot was sold, viz., the north half of
lot letter A., in the 6th coneeesion of the
Gore of Downie. It consisted of 50
acres'only 10 cleared, the balance being
good bush. It was sold to Mr. Schmidt, -
of the Stratford brick yard,for $3,150.
—A public debate on the subject of
Commercial Union was held ie Inlitehell
recently, at which Mr. Myers, Myor of
St. Marys'presided. Messr4. L. Har -
stone and George Moir, of St. Marys,
sustained the debate on one side, with
Rev. Mr. Tully, H. J. Hurlburt and Mr.
,
Elliott, High School teacher, l represent-
ing Mitchell OD the other side, Another
debate on the same questioe, littween
speakers from both towns, is ;to come off
th
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accident took place in Mr.
Fred Banchler's saw mill on the 16th
concession of Elma on Wednesday of
last week. After the hands returned,,
from dinner, and. while working in the
yard, the boiler burst into , fragments,
smashing the machinery in the saw mill
into pretty small pieces. Parts of the
boiler were blown to the distance of 65
feet, but fortunately no one was injured,
as no one was in the mill. It is supposed
that the water had run down and the
steam attained too high a pressure.
—Saturday afternoon, 29th ult., while
Mr. Johnston Stewart, of Mans -hard,
was driving home from St. Marys his
horse, 'a very spirited animal, shied, and
running into the ditch struck' the buggy
against a telegraph post throwing Mr.
Stewart out on the sidewalk with great
force. At the same time the shafts be-
came detached from the buggy and with
them the horse dashed for home. Some
time afterwards Mr. Stewart was picked
up and taken home badly bruised, but it
is not thought seriously injured.
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