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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.
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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
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of
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in
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of
thousand years old, but in France arid
eing some five or sx
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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
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ter
sor
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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
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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.
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