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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1891-07-10, Page 1189j, aa E. aowiNG NIONTR :1E STOOK • . asoideries Patterns, BO; 90; $1s, iest Goods. rzrt weather has a will be in de.- -ad secure some, erns. AleFatil e the Prince would to the Throne in, ughters, who, it is training from their a. rs. Livingstone, of ring another large - which will give - sled facilitiea for itions.-The swig at Mr. Richard.. e was a very pleas- iffair, and the pro- rer twenty dollan. is having a stone under the house. purchased, and is- itherwise repaired. esteemed resident, mg home.. The re- sales Watson, mer - in Union Cemetery atson was one of ; busineas men, and as to the COMMtln- lecl on Saturday, le good age of 76- r, Young & Spar- lerrick and other xoyed by fire, N- I:Iced the manufac. Monday, but they weak, which was - the pipes, and they Ind operations, and raising the tubing, !hiring the defective eve all right &pis• aka quite a differ ownwhen this ini- t is idle and when, bleste—The towa, lly decorated by - Lags, banners, &ci. celebration of Do- ioks real pretty. A. and of which fuli. ven next week. MOW. end Mrs. A. Camp- o vieiting at Mr. Ir. and Mrs. Bick- I to Toronto.—Mist- ter, spent a few' La Wyrie.—Mesert- ind the Misses- Far- dstowel, spent Fri - T. Farrell.—Mrse been on the tick. light. The trouble- a.—Quite a number the first of July he d in Listowel,wherti races.--sA number a the excursion to. Arm, Guelph.—M1e dating at Mr. Au - last, Jas. Powell `acted, which adds, - ranee and value of pic-nie between: is 5 and 9 was hel- y was fine and thei t seemed to enjoy t part in the varionv ed for the ones. -ball match be' ngers and the Tura- nid in a draw, no - The foot -ball match lei juniors and a tont- resulted in a score the Bluevale boys. le half- yearly report tei first half of 1891 e for January, 35.05 ; irch, 34.05 ; April, June, 39.68. Total &If year beinga 34.55. Number of pen. meeting closed oin Jaanes Coopati time ago for a trip has arrived safely.-- ni Tuesday arid the - home to engage ht Campbell, the cola- . lectured here hot number of :head. tre—The stra Whelp/ evening was a. coat- is Monteith bad it cormection with her in Mr. Thorup- nd Mrs. John Mei en Monday to visit t was recently mar& near. Siencoe. —Therei ng a civic holiday' We would suggesO tie his proclamation —Our foot Ball teana `tteen club by a scorw y evening. n - • TWENTY-THIRD YEAR. WAOLE NUMBER 1,230. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1891. {MCLEAN I3ROIS. Publishers. *1.50 a 'Year in Advance. J. O. GILROY, cpiivirow_ Elbows out, coat threadbare, pants seedy. You have seen the, like, more often than not the re- sult of money worse than throw away, no shoddy. This store sells cloth for the making of coats, vests and pants—cloths that wear. The boy wants a suit for summer— what better than a Blue Serge '? We give it to you for. 40o—won- drous value. Or a good Halifax Tweed—what wears like them ? Many people now buy their own cloth and have their clothes made up. Just figure how little these things cost you by buying from us, and you will go nowhere else; The girls want a jacket Fine la- dies coatings in light and dark shades, very new things indeed and beautiful to look upon. In great demand at this season—col- ored shirtings and satisfactory goods we're showing. What say you to a Gingham shirting at 6c, 8c, 10c, and the very heaviest and best we c,an buy at only 1210, These are wearable and washable stuffs—make up finely for boys - and men's strong wear. Every week -day in the year this column tells of the methods, of the princi- ples, the news of this store—your store. The one is important with the other as furnishing some de- finite idea of what we're doing, and why. You're interested just so long as the statements are reliable. The beauty, freshness and attrac- tiveness of the wash goods ought to touch the utmost chord of fancy in tune with their loveliness. Muslins, Challies, Chambrays, Prints, Sateens, French Lavan- tines. The gentle warbling winds never escape these breezy stuffs. J. O. GILROY, CLINTON. —A sad accident has occured at Stella. A little son of Joseph McFern, aged six years, wise badly bitten by a large dog belonging to A. Smith. The child was playing with the canine, when he mid- denly seized him by the abdomen, in- flicting a wound so that his intestines protruded. A doctor, who was called pronounced his case very critical. —Mies Lizzie Edmunds, Seco nd daughter of Mr. E. C. Edmonds, Strat- ford, died Tuesday morning of last week. Miss Edmunds, who was an unusually bright and active girl, held a position as writer in the offices of one of the reading railways in Chicago. Over a year ago she contracted that common malady, the "grip,"which neceseitated her coming home soon after. The disease gradually developed into consumption, with the usual result that death came with an unerring swiftness. —Two serious runaways occured in Hibbert on Tuesday of last week. The spirited team of Mr. Adam Cook, of the Huron Road, got away and madeidece meal of the wagon, but beyond this na serious damage was done. Then Mr. W. E. Seymond's, Dublin, fast steed bolted down the 4th concession and threw Mee. Seymonds from the buggy, seriously injuring the lady. As the horse was going at full speed he was stunned with a shovel in the hands of Mr. Andrew Wright, and jerked up short. The rig was knocked intb frag- ments. —Mr. J. D. Cole, One of Mitchell's moat popular young business men, died at his home in Rusieldale on Saturday June 27th at the early age of 29 years. Mr. Cole had been suffering from a dis- ease in the throat and had been for some time in Colorado to see if the change of climate would benefit his health, 'but the sought for benefit did not come and he returned home a short time ago to spend his last hours on earth at his home. Ile was a general favorite with all, and his death will be deeply mourn- ed by a very large circle of friends. —Williara Thornan, a bricklayer, of 217 Oslington Avenue, Toronto, was gored by a bull belonging to John P. Smith, a neighbor, on Saturday after noon last, and the story- of the affair ehows that Thoman received his injuries through the rank cowardice of the men he had just materially obliged before the accident. Mr. Thoman was going to work twhen he noticed a couple of men trying to drive a bull into a stable in Mr. Smith's field, which lies but a few doors from Me own home. He saw the men were in need of assistance, and at once jumped the fence. The bull was at last driven into the stable, and Thoman tied it in a stall, But the beast broke the rope which held it, and the men at once made for the exterior of the building. Thoman was the last to run, and before he could get outside the other, prompted by a worthy, desire to save their own skins, slammed , the door to and fastened it. The imprisoned man had time to make his escape if hie cowardly companions had not shut the door. Left alone in the stable with the mad animal, he had a terriblefight for his life, and, after being badly lacerated, he at length managed to crawl put of an air hole about eight or nine inches square. He was taken to the hospital, iwbere his condition is regarded as very serious. He is injured in the labdomen And other parts of the body. — NOTES FROM THE QUEEN CITY. 'Toitorrro, July 6th, 1891. Cities and towns which have not y system will do nto the matter. In years' trial, not regard the institu- goed. Complaints possible that 200, - ch be able to eacure fiction. Hundreds et the hope of ever ry a book they re - their patronage hen those having r morals are al- ust the works of e librarian does his but in so doing dignant tax -payer gly, thinks a lib- thout the " Ouida " Again, there is a the old folks of a n that no novels the anyway youth- ard to strike the the reading -room is far more severe. one can spend two getting a chance at agazines ; when at the papers are so Id redolent of var- it is positive pain he ideal free lib - de a compulsory tit. The skilled e as much stock ih it was thought he y trade papers dia- 1 advantage go beg - While Puck, Fun, r funny issues get a train, the crowded - high -priced institu- his heels in front . By the way, it to clergymen who gap in front of the ey end the week in iteness they start it adopted a free libr weli to look closely Toronto, after seve everyone has comet tion as an unalloyed are frequent. It is i 000 persons should e the latest thing in have given up in disg getting from the libr quire, and now rene of the stationers. an eye watchful to ways declaiming aga certain authors. T best to satisfy therm, runs against the i that, rightly or wro rary is not perfect w class of literature. strong feeling anion certain denominati should be allowed t ful. Truly, it is dividing line. Upo branch the criticism Almost at any seas° or three days before popular papers and last fortune smiles, dog-eared, dirty, a ious nasty odors th to con them over. rary should incl cleansing attachm mechanic doesn't t the reading -room would, for the ma played for his men ging for readers. Judge, and the oth numerous admiring out patron of this 'den can always kic of the trade journa must bring a pang notice the yawning religious papers; t the same virgin w with. The time is not library idea will be A certain class is fitted. But the po time for perusing rich do not care to their advantage, w taxed to enable th perusal of books, this presentation o library is not inclu serves the greatest lence and popularit the institution. OUR OWN _ When the projec Industrial Exhibiti lish an annual ink they did so under the day of the coun so nearly so that a scale would soon di the less-pretenitious appears to have The great provincia ed about the prOvin and a grant sulfide eery buildings, unti neglect and want of don, Ontario. Sine ton Central has gon ston's fair is morib and Belleville societ debt that they liainn much longer. Thee , greater or lower ex tors with the Indus ship fairs, as a rule, Many of them are own their own srou able sum in th it loco, the confidence find I the people. The di been in the election directors of " city " ored to draw crowds of a charecter annoy directors. Harmony interest in the fairs shows proved unsuc trial is not an agricu advertising scheme and a circus combine the purely agrtcultu fore the societies t purely agricultural a succeed.- Those tha pete with Toronto's sure to get left. THE QUEEN'S PA K "ORATORS." Long ego it was decided that park ranting should be k pt under, but each summer, - as sure a the grass grows green, do the orat rs flock to Queen's Park to disturb th Sunday afternoons with their ravings. No Sabbath passe‘e but unseemly rows occur, for where freedom of speech i rampant, 'tie hu- man nature to ii. pute rather than agree. Last Sund a certain young man showed undu greed for shining gold, and was igno iniously hustled at a fast pace , outside the park. The crowd did the hustling, not the police. The police apparent1y are under orders to smile upon the o &tors whether they be blasphemers, fre -thinkere, or orthoi 'dox. The Church should take this matter up. Perhap , if the Methodist parsons knew the w y they were vilified by a street preacher last Sunday night they would make a ove. A DOUBL DOCTOR. Beverly -street B ptist Church has a new pastor, who reached twice last Sunday to large co gregations to entire satisfaction. He is he Rev. Dr. Hoop- er, who is remarkabl in that he is twice a , doctor For sev ral years he has been out f the mini try and practicing medicine in Kingsto ,Ontario. He rose reeponsive to the c 11 of the Church as successor to the Rev Ira Smith, who is now in London, Ont rio. CULTIVATING VIE SILK' WORM. The only , place in North America where the silk -worn is cultivated is California, but Mr. Basso, president . of the Cristofornia Colombo Benevolent society, is taken with a conceit to make i ietant when the free publicity discussed. undoubtedly bene - ✓ man gets not much airy literature, the avail themselves of ile both are heavily residue to have free ostly of fiction. In facts the reference ed; the librarian de - praise for the excel - of this branch of BIG SHOW. ors of the Toronto n decided to °stab - in the Queen City he impression that y fair was done, or exhibition on a large • place and paralyze ones. Their belief • een well-founded. exhibition wander - e begging for a site, t to erect the neces- it finally died of patronage in Lon - then, the Hamil. to the wall, King- nd, and Brantford es are so deeply in t, apparently, exist • exhibitions, to a nt,r were competi- nal. But the town - are very successful. omperatively rich, ds, have a comfort - banks, and have beret patronage of culty seems to have to the boards of en, who endeav- by " attractions " ng to the "farmer" of action destroyed, lessened and the sinful. The -Indus- tural fair, it's a big for manufacturers •. It won't affect el article. There- at adhere to the ticle are likely to attempt to com- any ring affair are the remunerative worm hourieh in ' this northern clime. Mr. Besso for a long time hap been experimenting , with the silk -worm, and thinks hie has been en- tirely successful. The eilk-worm eggs he procured from a brother in Rienora, Genoa. 1 A GOOD INSTIT "PION. The Canadian Mili founded about a year ag work and now seeks to of utility by inangureting a military library. They have recieived an exten- sive donation from the Inteligence De - pertinent of t e Imperial War Office, which will fu ther gilt) yearly addi- tions. NT VERY GOO PAY. ary Institute, , ie doing good nlarge its field When the Rev. LeroY Hooker, the popular pastor of the Metropolitan Methodist church, left h other day, it was as bolt had made another sky of undimmed blue. allowance of $5,000 a ye found a chance to get ba is said to be in Detroit, where he will for a time take charge olf an agency for the Canada Life Assuranee Company. The late Conference, at hie own bidding, gave Mr. Hooker leave ef absence fote a year, the impression I prevailing that he was suffering irom a throat trouble and wished cessation from pulpit labor. is creditors the if the proverbial xcursion from a Despite his fat ar, Mr. Hooker dly in debt. He A FIGHTING EOTOR. For a long time the TOegram and Al- derman, erstwhile contractor, Farquhar ,have been at daggers d awn, and lately Mr. Farquhar had deckred his intention of making an example df Editor Robin- son. The explosion occurred on Thurs- day afternoon in full view of King -street promenaders. The contractor struck the editor from behind ith a horsewhip and was then given a r ugh description of mesas e treatmet by his youthful n appeared to ing the pave - lied the twain asunder. A second en ounter occurred on Yonge street, and, as in the first instance, it was effectuelly demonstrat- ed that the young editer was more than a match for his irate opponent. A dash of color was given both performances by one of the Alderman's sYmpathiserewho tarried .near by and tried to fry nunier- ous eggs upon the red-hot editorial vis- age. His scheme miscarried and a bad eye for direction made he majority of the eggs land on the A derman's portly person. This assault has been the chief topic of street talk sine it happened, and the undaunted 4ditor still plies the ingenious fnetapho to crush the city father. DOMINION DAY. victim. No policem keep the gore from stai ment and friends p Dominion day passed ticular demonstration. cursions were patronized only fairly well, owing to the fo ance of the weather. place. Many Dominic) up to Toronto and sp quietly. They say the six weeks longer. off with no par The usual ex - bidding appear - o parade took members came nt the holiday session will last The Cow. Mn, EDITOR.—DEAR SIR,—The cow question is the great (ideation of the day for this county, and especially for the township of McKillop, as it is one of the best grazing townships in the county. In my last letter.[ said there were too many horses lin the township and not enough cows. During the last three months horses to the value of over $3,000 have died; this is more than has been lost ou cattle in fifteen years. Ox- ford township, in the fijounty of Leechis about the seine size as this township, has seven cheese factories hnd 2,800 milch cdws, and took in last kear $80,000 for cheese alone, besides : more that was taken in for butter, while McKillophhas only one cheese factory; and according to the census returns did not sell $1,000 worth of butter. The value of the cheese and butter sold last year le Mc - Sinop, including three cheese factories, which patrons send milk to, and the creamery, I think would not exceed $8,000. i Now, supposing a man buys a mare, 'say for $150, and two cows for $100, and that the mare raises a ;colt every year for four years. At the end of the feur years the first colt will: be three yeers , old, will have cost $100 for keeping, Am cording to the calculations of Mr. J hn McMillan, M. Pi, and will only be worth $150. During this time the coWs will have made $400 besides tli eir stook, that is $50 for each cow and er calf each year. Aiiy cow worth 50 will make $50 from her milk in ten months milking.each year. From this it will be seen that milch cows are much more profitable stock for the fariTer than horses. We have patrons at he Winthrop Cheese 1Factory who =Ire $25 a cow in five nd a -half months, en ke at ny DW A • Te he ir good time, and the milk would pay double for the chop or bran. The Dominion Government is paying out of the pockets of the people $20,000 annually for experiments in dairy work, and the Provincial Government also pays a good sum for the same purpose, besides running an experimental farm for the benefit of the farmers. Yet, not one in fifty followe the directions laid down by these institutions. Verily the farmers, in McKillop particularly, are thel greetest fools living for paying their share for experiments, and when these exPerimente are made not to follow in the mot profitable line. JOHN C. MORRIgON. New York Letter. (Regular Correspondence.) igsw YORlip July 4th, 1891.. IThe great spectacular representation of "- Paris from Empire to Commune," which has just been inaugurated at Man- hattan ;Beach is said to be the most in- teresting of the whole series of out -door spectacles which Mr. Pain has yet given. The colossal scenery exhibits e very fine view of Paris, and shcave in a very ds - tint nianner, many of the principal buildings and places of interest in the French capital. The spectacle first pre- sents the city under the reign of &riper - or Napoleon III, then showe the /occu- pation of the capital by the German troop e with the Crown Prince at- !their head,after which is given the reign Of the Commone and the burning the city. The principal fire -works display is given in the first part, which represents the night of the Emperor's fete. This scene shows the city mag- nificently illuminated while the revels of the carnival are in progress. The stage is 350 feet long, and the representation is life like and grand. TO INCREASE THE SPEED OF TRAINS. The resistance of the air while a train of cart is running at a high rate of speed is a subject which has long en- gaged the attention of inventors, but so fare without much success. Master Mechanic Buchanan, of the Vanderbilt Lines, has been at work on the problem for a long time and is now getting his ideas into shape. He is experimenting with a nteel coach with both ends shap- ed something like a ship's prow. He wants his cars lighter and his engines heavier, for greater speed. He believes a steel cover can be arranged on an en- gine so that the air cannot eddy around . the cab and the boilers. The entire scheme would be On the line of the least pessible resistance to the atmosphere. Mr. Buchanan believes that something of this short will have to be adopted, be- fore long, and that the railroad train of the future will make 75 or 80 miles' an hour between this city and Chicago.i MURDEROUS DOCTORS. The outrageous manner in which a os- pital patient was sent, while suffering ham S. high fever) from one hospital to another, there to die the next day, has aroused the public to a vigorous protest againet any such proceedings in the future. Some of the young doctors in these hospitals exhibit a total lack of judgement and humanity, which in !this case was simply murderous. TM, poor women while very sick was jolted Over three miles of pavements so that I her death would not be recorded as taking place in the hospital where she was be- ing treated: With proper treatment there is no doubt that her life could have been saved. Instead of this, however, she was unnecessarily bundled off to Bellvue, and when her husband' called to see her next day she was dead. The man resPonsible for such conduct should ample' should be made for all future tbiemiendicted for manslaughter and an ex- . THE GLORIOUS FOURTH. We have had an exceptionally quiet Fourth this year, the celebration being almost entirely confined to the great American small boy. He, of course, has savored himself of his time-honined priviledge to make a noise, shoot !fire- crackers, and make the day hideous generally, but the grown-up portion of the community have endeavored p as much as possible, to get out of the Way. Some escaped to the seaside, some tO the mountainiebut some had to stay et home and niske the best of it. Genuine, ' old- fashioned celebrations of the Fourth in this city seem to be things of the past. Tammany Hall still has its long and ?bort " talks " by eminent braves, to- gether with patriotic music, but it is a o politic:al rally in substance with patriot- ism worked in. Our artillery on Gov- ernor's Island fire a salute at sunrise aud sunset, our buildingeare decorated with flags, old Trinity's chimes ring out, and beyond these things the celebration ' of the glorious fourth is left to the rising generation. How nobly the latter ! ful- filled its part, the roaring din, the mil- lions of exploded fire -crackers, and the long list of maimed fingers, brolren limbs and burnt eye-brows—all these bear valiant testimony. A NEW ATTRACTION. Central Park menagerie has had an- other addition lately and this time it is a baby camel. The word "baby P ' is misleading, so far as the animal's 'looks are concerned, as it applies only tO its youthfulness. It was born only last week) but is already about five feet in height; and has a noticeable elevation on its back, which is intended for a hump some day. She does not weigh very much as yet, owing to the fact that she is mostly legs. Her appearance re- sembles that of a large ball of cotton on e stilts, The color of her wool is white, and she walks with an unsteady gait, like a person with a half a jag on. The mother has not taken much interest in the youngster as yet, so the duty of nursing and other necessary attentione has fallen upon the shoulders of the keeper. She will not be on exhibition until next week. MODERN LABYRINTHS. A novel amueement scheme is about to be inaugurated in this vicinity by a y number of enterprising capitalists, chit- in' ing themselves "The American Lab; raise a calf from e ch cow'and t have four and a -half months to m butter. Ot course, some will 'say t those who make the $25 do not eat butter or drink any milk, but I kri from the report of the census enum tors that they do. Now, if the in and her stock are sold at the end of four years, the two cows and t stock will bring in by far the lar er return. Besides this, the cows will be bringing in money every year, while he s. er mare will cost from $10 to $16 for co The great reason why cows do not p ,is that they are kept poor both win and summer, while the steers and boil .are fed all the grain and hay, if farmer cannot sell them, and the c get the straw. In the summer the c get the poor pasture, and the steers a honses get the good. On $200 worth steers, in London, farmers here about $140. while on $200 werth cheese, in London, farmeee here ; about $190. Farmers aleo comp that they cannot have their cows d their calves in February or March. they would feed the cows a gallon chop or bran on the grass each d through June the cows would calf es 1. a of et! of et in If of thousand years old, but in France arid eing some five or sx i yi is innotth very Company."newThe Labyrinth idea England it has lately been revived, it is said, with commercial euccess. The company intends to at once establiah Labyrinths at Long Branch, Coney Ie - land, and otheripleasure resorts, and in each one there will be an intricate com- bination of puzzling passage-ivays. One who pays a small admission fee will find himself bewildered and mystified until he solves the puzzle by reaching the centre. Here'he will find a cool retreat and refreshments. After that he can re- turn by a direct exit, ',when it is safe to say he will not ventutie in again. EDWIN ARLINGTON. Canada. Lady Macdonald has been raised the peerage. —The Canadian Salt Aseociation h reduced the price of Canadian salt. — Hamilton has now over 50,000 habitants. . — It is proposed to build an 'elect ic street railway in Montreal. —A Canadian Pacific Railway firem named Russell was killed while coupli care in Winnipeg Friday. —Thomas Taylor, drug clerk, 0 Sound, fell overboard from a yacht Sunday. and was drowned. — A bell boy at the Grand Union tel, Ottawa, has confessed to steal Mrs. Alexander Mackenzie's jewelry. —A $25,000 high school is to he er ed in Winnipeg, the present school Commodation being insufficient. —George Weston and J. Kay w re senienced to five years in penitentiary at Winnipeg Friday for burglary. —Three men were fined $20 apiece! in the Hamilton Police Court last Fridliy, for an aggravated assault on wo Chinamen. —Mr. H. N. Case has retired f / the Hamilton postmastership, a seventeen years' service. His succe is -Mr. Adam Brown. —Burglars entered the residence o Caire, North Fredericksburg, Onta and carried off money and notes to value of $1,000. —The customs returns of Mont eal J. for the past year were $9,065,487 an increase of $288,611 over the prece ing year. I —Hay in North Bruce will be eh but the grain and root crops are loo remarkably well, considering the ceptionally dry season _thus far. , —F. Ritchie,Canadian Pacific railway cashier at Portage la Prairie, is $700 short in his accounts, and has diesp- peered. —The Anson mill, stores and lu at Byng Inlet, belonging to the Geor Bay Consolidated Lumber Comp have been burned. Loss, $85, fully insured. —James McIntyre, of Alvinston, just completed the annual statute 1 for his farm in Brooke. This is the year he has done this work on the r in question, and at his age, 77 year is the more remarkable. ai —A young Frenchman oarned G in - don was drowned in the Red River en on o - ng et - om ter sor E. io, the rt, ing exi ber ian ny, 00; has bor 7th oad it while bathing on the St. Boniface in Winnipeg on Sunday night. body was recovered in a few minu but too iste to save hie life. — An aged man named Andrew D no - van, of Roblin, was drunk on Dominion Day by a light engine while walking 1on the track near the Grand Trunk It it - way depot at Napanee. He died next day from the effects of his accident. , t — Rev. Dr. William Fawcett, of Chi- cago, has donated $1,000 to Victoria Univeraity, Cobourg, to found a prize for an oration on some subject of Me h- odism. ; This will be known as the Rv. Michael Fawcett prize. —Edward Greenfield, Hallowell, s ye that a cream and white worm from lan inch to an inch and a quarter in len th has attacked his potato vines. The worm penetrates the vine near the and works its way down to the tuber — Maitland Young, a bank clerk Hamilton, was drowned in Hamilt Bay Sonday afternoon. A canoe which he and five others were sea capsized, and Young sank before alai ance reached him. The others w res_ —John cuoh0 Davis, William Cooney a William Robertson were 'found guilty Judge Desnoyers' court in Montreal la week of indecent assault, and besides - severe sentences of imprisonment they will receive 30 lashes each. "Serves them right" is the universal verdict. —John Kelly, a twelve -year-old boy living at 24 Mansfield street, Montreal, while playing on the canal bank near St. Gabriel locks last week, fell in ad ft was drowned, though all efforts w ra made to save him. , A man with a roe tied around him was sent down to sear6 for the little fellow, but all he found the dead body of a dog. —John Moody, a farmer of Sou Plantagenet, was crossiug a pasture his farm when he was chased by a you bull which broke its tether. The unf tunate man was overtaken and knock down by the infuriated beast and gor severely in the sides' two of his ribs be- ing badly fracturedbefore assistance could arrive. —Friday, 26th ult., Dr. J.V. Bastien, one of the best known practitioners of Montreal, left his home, and as he did not return it was supposed that he had gone to the country. Late Tuesday night last week, however, all doubt was set at rest by the missing man's remains being found in the canal, near St. Cune- gonde. Dr. Bastien was 29 years of age and very popular amongst the med- ical—iTrahte7nCiitt' izeyn printing and publishing office, Ottawa, was completely gutted Tuesday evening,30th ult. Fire started about 6 o'clock in the boiler room Mad ran rapidly up the chute used for con- veying the forms up and down. In a short time almost the entire brick buildinf which is next to the Gra d Union otel on Queen street, was in ide he es, flames. Mr. Mackintosh thinks the loss is about $38,000 or $40,000. The insurance is $17,500, divided among three or four companies. Mr. J. D. Taylor 'owned the job office in the building, where also he printed and published The Militia Gazette. His paper and presses were badly damaged, but the type escaped. He is insured for $2,000 in the Eastern Insurance Com- pany of Halifax, which will probably cover the loss. —Whitney Lowden, aged 17, one of a party of 21 Montrealers camping on Jones Island, the other evening attempt- ed to swim across the channel on the north side of the island, where there is from 50 to 75 feet of water. The cur- rent, which is very strong at that point, caught and carried the boy down stream, until thoroughly exhausted by his ef- forts to reach land he sank and was drowned. The sad event broke up the camp, which was composed of Young Mens' Christian Association members. —The Southampton Beacon is re- sponsible for the following good story: A Burgoyne young man paid a visit to his beet girl in the country one night assaulting James Farrell. The assault I recently. During the progress of the was a peculiar one and consisted in sub - evening the young man fell asleep with stituting some offensive stuff for the as r - - • • • • • • . • Mr'. Richardson, by the greatest efforts, brought his train to a stop within a car length of the other train. Michigan Central Railway Assistant Superintend- ent Macdonald witnessed the affair, and promptly discharged the crew of the Michigan Central train, —The datch of fish in Lake Win- nipeg this season is the largest on record. —The libel suit of ex -Attorney Gen- eral Martin against The Winnipeg Free Press I was begun before a special jury . Monday. —A young Sweedish girl was accident- ally shot near Langenburg, Manitoba, Friday last by Christian lielgison, who was shooting blackbirds. One grain struck her in the head, from the effect of which she died. —Wm. Heppler, son of Mr. John Ileppler, of New Hamburg, was unfor- tunate enough to break his arm the other day, the result of a fall while climbing a tree, taking down swings at the pic-nic grounds. —David Brash, from near Platteville, was fined $2 and costs Saturday for his arm around the lady's waist, and she gently withdrew and placed the churn beside him. When the old man came down in the morning the young man was still hugging the churn. He departed and has not been around since. —Last Friday evening fire was covered in the large two-story stone stable in connection with the Wellington Hotel, Guelph. The fire Inigade were on the spot in a few seconds and had the fire under control in an hour, saving the adjoining wooden buildings. Nine or ten horses were burned, the average value of which will be about $100. Mr. George Sleeman has about $2,000 in- surance on the building, and Mr. D. Martin $2,500 on the horses and con- tents of the building. —Johnston Abercrombie, the victim of the shooting affray in the County of Bruce on the 8th of June, died at his home in Oliphant on Tuesday night of last week. Young Cook, who is ac- cused of doing the shooting, is in Walkerton jail awaiting his trial. Aber- crombie, whose wounded leg was ampu- tated, seemed to be doing well and gaining strength, but a severe cold, set- tling on his lungs, undermined his weakened system, and he sank rapidly. A good deal of sympathy is felt for Cook in the terrible position in which he is now placed. —A sad accident occurred at 230 Catharine street north, Hamilton, on Thursday of last week. A child 18 months old, belonging to James Mar- tin, fell into a tub of rain water in the rear of the house and was dead when found. The father was lying down at the time and Mrs. Martin was in the front of the house with the other child- ren. The little one strayed down the alleyway alone, and when Mt, Martin sent one of the other children to look for it the poor child was found lying in the tub dead, having evidently tripped and fallen in. —A stable owned by ex -Mayor FIem- ing, at the rear of the town hall, Sar- nia, which was occupied by William Witty as a boarding stable for trotting and race horses,' was destroyed by fire on Wednesday, 1st inst., at 11 o'clock, and three valuable horses perished. William Witty's Mountain Boy, Barrie Woodstock and Story's trotting horse were saved. The fire is believed to ,have caught from rockets, which were being sent up in celebration of Dominion Day. The building was insured for $c0300,ne btut. there was no insurance on the nte , —A very sudden death occurred in West Lorne, Elgin county, on Monday morning, at the residence of Hugh 'Mc- Coll. David Manson, a brother-in-law of Mr. McColl, arrived from New York Saturday evening, not in very good health, he having the grippe in the le winter. He spent Sunday in waling t about the village, feeling about as sual and retired at his usual hour on Sunday night. Mr. McColl went to call hini for breakfast, and on approaching l his bedside he found that the poor fellow was dead. Deceased was a married man, about 45 years of age, but leaves "—Alexander Thompson, a 10-yearlmid no family. son of Rev. Dr. Thompson, of S. An- drews' church, Sarnia, had a narrow escape from being drowned at Weis - beach on Dominion day. The doetor and his family were picnicking on the lake shore, and the little fellow strolled off from the party and walked out on a narrew dock used as a landing for the accommodation of the hotel, and fell through an opening into the water. G. W. Scott, of Point Edward, who hap- pened to see the accident, hastened to the rescue, plunged into the water and swam ashore with the boy on his beck. —One of the most miraculous escapes ever chronicled took place near Tilbory, 1 Wednesday evening of last week. Just as the Canadian Pacific railroad !ap- proaches that village there is a entire, and as the express turned it the engin- eer was horror stricken to see a little child on the track about 50 yards ahead. He whistled and put on air brakes, pnd when the engine was a few yards from the child it stumbled and fell. whole train passed over it, and, stra to say, it was not injured in the le When it is taken into consideration closeness the brake rode run to the ti es, the escape of the child is more than min aeulous. Its name is Brosseau, and; its age 3 years. —As one of the Grand Trunk"Railway trains, heavily laden with excursionists for Port Stanley, was nearing the Mich- igan Central Railway crossing, 1St. Thomas, on Dominion Day, where occurred the terrible accident in 1887, a catastrophe momewhat similar to that one was narrowly averted. A Michigan Central train dashed across the track just in front of the Grand Trunk Train, the engineer of whijcb, he ge at. he tobacco in the complainant's pipe. It was done for re joke, but it cost the per- petrator over $10. Which shows that a joke may be carried too far. —Two young daughters of Mr. T. C. Patteson, Eastwood, had an unfortunate experience on Tuesday of last week with a fraotious horse. The rig in which they were sitting was overturned near their own house, and they were dragged along the ground for some distance. One of them, the younger, was painfully injured. Mr. Pattison Is postmaster at Toronto. —James Drumgold, a man about 35 years of age,who is employed at the New Western stables, Guelph, met with a serious accident Friday morning. In passing the back door of Laird & Sun- ley's harbor shop on Macdonald street he noticed some handsome plants stand- ing just inside the door, and stopped to admire them. Just here there are stairs leading to the cellar which he did not notice and fell headlong to the floor beneath. When picked up Drumgold was found to be insensible and to have sustained several severe bruises about the bead. —Dr. Charles B. Spencer of Port Stanley was found dead in bed at 5 o'clock Saturday morning by his wife. The deceased, who was in the 56th year of his age, had been ailing for some time with dropsy. He was born at Luton- ville, near F'ort Hope, graduated as an M. D. at the Institution of Medicine in Cincinnati in 1862, became a provincial licentiate of Upper Canada in 1867 and commenced the practise of his Profession in Belmont some years later where he remained for 27 years moving a year ago to Port Stanley, He leaves a wife and one daughter unmarried. Ilia son, Dr. T. H. Spencer,of Gladwin, Michigan, died az the Port on the 23rd of May last. —Geo. Jones, unmarried, aged about 20 years, whose folks live near Atter- cliffe, employed as a Michigan Central Railway section man, in unloading gravel at Catfish creek, not far from St. Thomas, was the victim of a terrible accident at noon on Thursday of last week. While proceeding to his dinner he attempted to jump on a moving freight train, but slipping he fell be- neath the wheels and was rolled along some distance before being released. He was terribly mutilated. The left foot and leg were crushed and the knee cut, the left hand was crushed to a jelly, the right foot crushed and broken and the face badly cut. The unfortunate man was brought to the railway hospital in St. Thomas, where he now lies. The physicians have declared that both feet will have to be amputated, and he is in a precarious condition indeed. —On Monday of last week Andrew and Charles, sons of Mr. Joshua Howes, were hauling • load of tan bark into Harriston. While passing through the swamp, near Charlie Henry's farm, the jolting of the wagon caused a piece of the bark to slip forward and strike the horses, which became frightned and commenced to run away. Charles jumped off the load and escaped injury, but Andrew, who was driving, held on to the lines. The extra pressure pulled a part of the load and the driver upon the horses, Andrew alighting on the tongue of the wagon, from which he was thrown with great force against a stump. The horses getting clear ran like mad until captured by Charles Henry, who at once secured them, and, accompanied by his wife and daughter, hurried to the assistance of young Howes, who they found lying beside a stump unconscious. It is feared that be- im seriously injured internally. —About 1,30 Saturday morning burg- lars effected an entrance through the cellar window of A. F. Mulhern's resi- dence, Cornwall, and proceededupetairs with revolvers in their hands. One of them entered the room where Mile )d - I Laughlin, sister-in-law of Mx. Mulhern, was sleeping. She was awakened and called to Mr. Mulhern. The burghers bolted down strairs,followed bYMulhern. They evidently had not studied the lay of the house before proceeding upetaire, for instead of making for the cellar door they ran into the hall, where they were cornered. The electric light was burn- ing, and Mulhern had a scuffle with them. He was getting the better of the tussel when one said: " Shoot him or we are gone." Mulhern dropped the ope he was waffling with, and made a grab for the revolver. He caught the murderoue villain's arm, and the bullet lodged in the wall. Mulhern then dealt him a blow on the head and turned hie attention to his comrade, who levelled a revolver directly at his forehead. Mul- hern caught his arm and turned it to one side. The pistol went off and tore a piece out of Mr. Mulhern's cheek and lodged in the ceiling. In the meantime one of the burglars opened a side door and made good their escape. _4 44 s • 7 r t-