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!art, of Auburn,
kriderson, of St.
eresting address,
nisters were ex -
ie. A few short
the local talent.
to the entertain -
art of the pro -
and was furnish:
ire The proceed,
e collections on
bout $90. About,
to be provided
18.
wxtrrn. —E eery -
forward to the
ind from present
be the largest
en in Brussels in.
i are said to be
rest, Ilarriston,
Wingham, Blyth,.
the eurrounding,
s will be run on
on will be out
teiebrate the day.
ariada'sr - national.
in great style
did programme --
ix efficient cora-
arried out; thes
and there was a..
present, some
at two thousand.
d of a Trades
the brininess in
-
e well represent -
ere busily en-
every-dayhandi--
e procession ad -
fire engine con-
anta of one ea-
se of the other,
of the onlookers. -
served to keep-
nterested for the
oon there waa a.
n the club' of
The. match ws&-
g scored during.
.n. the last half-.
up and putiii
e the ball going
s the refereeto.
p." The match.
Atwood, O. Tha-
tch between the
lgrave. In this,
d too much br-
ed a victory by
these matches.
races, jumping,
s, not to forget.
bagpipe conape-
rth as large a, '
made more noise
Ifigures. In the,
very successful .
the skating rink
•e Brussels Band.
oral of this kind,
a drawing card,.
celebrated tight --
o rtionist or bone
-
the person a &
a latter in the
whose nervices •
the words of the
expense." The
extended from
trty feet above
eh he exhibited •
he contortionist
1 feats, showing.
as the proverbial
rformed both io
ing and earned.
ize-drawing hY-
''irl. Miss Sor&
y ticket from the
ng 2,333. The
John Burgess,
-ed the $20 gold
ented its _ be
In street being
ely arches:or-
ottoee, and the
corated by ever -
celebration on •
ng success, and
park for the ;
over $210..
TWENTY-VP:11D YEAR.
WHOLE NUMBER 1,231.
itrit
EAFORTH, FRIDAY, JULY 17,
MI:MEAN BROS. Publishers.
{
. *1.50 a Year, in Advance.
J. O. GILROY
Cr—tIl\TTCOMT-
I will give 15c for enough
good, sweet
to fill a contr
hand, which
pleted. Thi
pie's opport
are the only
County givin
ellow Butter
et I have on
ust be cora-
is the peo-
nity, as we
eople in the
this price.
J. C. GILROY,
CLINTON.
Perth Items..
Hon. Thomas Ballantyne, of Strat-
ford, has returned from his trip to the
Old Country,
—August the 6th has been deeided
upon by the Mitchell Council as the
Civic Holiday for that town.
—Thirty thousand pounds of milk
was taken in at the Avon -bank cheese
facfory on June 29th.
—A little son of Mr. F. E. Hammond,
of concession 14, Elma, fell from a lad-
der the other day and broke his arm.
—Burglars blew open the safe in the
store of A. Beetty & Co., St Mary's, on
Friday night, destroying the safe door,
but getting nothing. No clue.
—Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gibson, of
Stratford, sailed on Tuesday, last week,
on the Allan -State Line steamer Ne-
braska, and will spend about three
months visiting relatives and friends in
Scotland.
—Miss Greenwood, of Fullerton, who
went up to Douglas, Manitoba, a few
weeks ago, writes to say that she is
delighted with the country, and that
she has already succeeded in getting up
a good music class.
—Mr. J. A. Harvey has been appoint-
ed modern language master in the St.
Thomas Collegiate Institute. The lite
principal, Mr. Shepherd, taught these
branches. James A. is a son of Moses
Harvey, Treasurer of Elma.
—On Monday evening the members
of the Ancient Order of Workmen, of
Mitchell, met in their lodge room and
presented Brother Caution, who left
next day for Chicago, with a neatly
worded .end complimentary address and
e handsome past -master's Jewel.
—Mr. John Hintz, of concession 10,
Logan, has a well on his farm sixty-
three feet deep, which during the last
nine years, furnished little or no water.
On Saturday Mr. James Blair, of Elma,
started to bore and in less than two
days, at a further depth of 17 feet, he
struck a spring and the well filled in
three honrs within 18 inches of the min
face.
—On Dominion Dray Mr. James John -
*ton made a shipment of 145 sheep
from Stratford. The animals, which
were bought in the townships surround-
ing Stratford for Mr. Isaac Graff, of
Elmira, a well-known dealer, averaged
about 165 pounds each in weight. An
average of about 4c. per pound was paid
for them. The shipment goes direct to
London, England, by an Allan line
steamship.
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—Effie Ball, youngest daughter of
Eugene Ball, corner of Douro and Nile
streets, Strestford, had a narrow escape
Friday afternoon, last week. She was
walking across from N. A. Bosworth's
corner, in that city, during the storm
when a team ran into her knocking her
down. Fortunately she was got out of
danger just before the wheel of the
wagon was upon her. The wind and
rain were so lelinding neither she nor the
driver could see each other.
—On Sunday last a sad and painful
accident occurred to Mr. and Mrs.
Ritter while on their way to attend
church service at Milbank. The horse
shied from some cause when nearing
Wellesley, canning the buggy to upset
and throwing the occupante out, they
sustaining severe injuries. A doctor
was immediately summoned, who at-
tended to their needs. Mrs. Ritter has
been confined to her bed since the ac-
cident, on account of her bruisee.
—The Woodstock Sentinel -Review
makes the following comment on the
ideas of justice held in Stratford
"They have queer ideas of justice in
Stratford. For an aggravated assault
a prisoner was given the choice of a
year in prison or two yearn banishment
from the Classic City. Perhape the
magistrate's affection for his own town
is such that he thought the latter the
greater punishment. To most people it land. as has been de
1
The Bare allow.
EAR EDITOR.—In hese days of small
rgins the farmer ust economize so
as he can, not in one way but in
ry way that is easonible, if he is
g to have a nrargi on the right side
kill is worthy of its name. This
on, owing to t e excessively dry
ether in some local ties, to realize a
rgin of profit will b
y circumstances.
nomize in regard t
nditure generally,
uomize in everythi
e modes of workin
estest extravagence
lige,: in this reap
e is probably the
e bare fallow still f
stem of rotation.
many localities as
th to the cleanline
e successful growin
he farmers of Ontar
lieve that they are
sely on the bare fal
ould cost them mor
way of labour of
is had to be hired
my conviction, no
e case, and that
bour to the value o
is expended in thi
the extent of $1,
It is impossible
curacy the amoun
impossible nnder
e must not I only
labour and ex-
ut he must also
g that relates to
his land.! The
in which he in-
ct at the present
extent to which
rms pert cif his
e still clings to it
eing indispensable
of the farm and
of certain crops.
o will be loth to
expending , need -
ow annually. what
than $1,000,000
eh end team if all
t current rates. It
ever, that such is
in all propability
$2,000,000 annual -
way, rather than
,000.
to ascertain with
of land set. aside
be cs ntinuoue. By so
bett r for our Ian& an
prov ding we manage t
prov d principles of a
ricu ture. We cannot
land lie idle in thi
pro ts, even where the
in o her respects wise
Yours, e
0 t. Agric. Col., Gu
North Da
AR EXPOSITOR.—
d and for a 4
tom to that, a cert
ntario as well
inces of Canada,
their future pros
peri
pre
in
Pro
wit
to
the
One
to
the
Fir
cou
mu
if n
ing
1. pea
eta
1 an
1 thi
ti rea
MO
a nin
a nuelly as bare fallow, as no statistics pre
siree collected under this head e, tthe on
• of Industries The amount of ed
1 nd devoted annuall to fall wheat is su
about 800,000 acres. The estimate is co
rirobably a moderat one which would co
put one-fourth of thi acreage as grown the
tipon the bare fallow We have there- ay
fOre 200,000 acres a the quantity of for
-lend annually cuitiv ted in this, way. ble
.he further estimat is not an extrava-
ant one, as every f rmer knows very ed.
in
Pa
go
see
mi
obi
CA
wi
th
ell which puts the cost of labour ex -
ended on the ba
acre. If the assump
1:10,000 acres are
nnualiy in this pro
e operation to the
1,600,000 annually.
My ' contention is
ortion of this exp
aary. It is alway
1 eme. I do not tak
ummer fallowing th
orted to, but rather
ecessary where fa
arried on, and th
ure and simple oho
voided. Where en
acessity some form
ariably be grown u
nder to enrich the 1
it in other ways.
Summer fallowing
ometimes in hard el
hoed crops may not b
It may also be neces
both foul and poor.
stance rye may be s
ilhe previous August
utumn, and ploug
rt of the following
vantage of the sti
cally and chemical!
inaining portion of t
1 .
vation may be the s
dopted with the b
atter instance rye
nmn and ploughed
ay following. It
e buckwheat or ra
e ploughed under
and will then be c
rop. The amount
uch treatment is n
ally where farming
it ought to be.
Where hoed crops
e fallow at $8 per
ion is correct that
summer followed
ince, the cost of
armere is,therefore,
that the larger
nditure is ueneces-
unwise to be ex -
the ground that
uld never be re -
that it is seldom
ming is properly
t the bare fallow
ld at all times be
mer fallowing is a
f crop should in -
on it for ploughing
nd and to benefit
may be necessary
y sections whore
grown with profit.
ary where land is
In the former in,
wn upon the land
pastured the same
d under the latter
May, to the great
soil,both mechani-
. During the re -
e season the culti-
me as is ordinarilly
re fallow. In the
ay be sown hi an -
under in the end of
ay then be sown
e, which will also
hen ready. Such
pable of growing a
of land requiring
t very large, espec-
is carried on at all.
can be grown, sum-
er fallowing is not ei necessity. The
round can be effectiaally cleaned while
owing these drops. When done in
his way no labour bill is incurred,
en the crop grown almost invariably
more than meets the cost of producing
it. All forms of hoed crops are not
equally well adapted to the cleaning of
land. Potatoes are probably the least
useful for this purpose. Corn is good,
and rape is excellent. To be successful,
however,more attention should be given
to weed destruction later in the season
than ds generally done.
It is a prevalent ea among farmers
that the bare fallow imparts fertility to
the land. This idea is probably ground-
ed upon the fact t at, improved crops
are generally grownsupon such land.
This, however, does not arise from any
additional fertility i parted to the land
by thebere fallowing proms, but rather
by the liberation of f rtilizing substances
already in the land hrongh weathering
agencies while the p cess of cultivating
Is going on. - On th other hand in wet_
seasons there is a seri U8 loss of fertility,
which to some exten arise from surface
washing, but in a ar greater degree
from the leaching of nitrates out ef the
soil through the medi of the drainage
wster. This lose -t rough leaching is
simost entirely obvia ed in the aeason of
vegetation by growi g crop upon the
onstrated by ex-
pon this farm and
t Will be
oing
bett r for us,
em on the im-
progressive ag-
fford to let our
time of small
management is
nd prudent.
OM AS 0I1A1,V.
lph, July 3.
mated at 525,000. The ill-fated insti-
tution was founded many years ago by
seven daughters of a Mr. Gedbohe who
all became members of the order men-
tioned above, and the building has been
quite familiar to all touristalwho have
passed up or down the beautifel Riche -
Our Local Agricultural
, Societies.
MR. EDITOR.—As it is now drawing
nea the time when Directors of Agri-
otet.
cult ral Societies will have to send in
uring t e btoionime
their lists of 'members to the Provincial
nsiderable
Go ernment so as to secure their annual
in class of people
grant, and as the grant to each society
as in the Eastern
is governed by the number of members
ecame dissatisfied
attached to it, it is to the interest of
cts a d ;decided
migrate to Man.toba, akota and
North West T rritories.r About
fifth of the entire urriber returned
heir former hom disgusted with
county for the f Bowing reasons:
t, they said th surface! of the
try was covered ith oughs and
kegs, which made travel ing almost
t quite impossible Sec ndly, dur-
the summer mont s mos uitoes ap-
ed like a plague a d w re , a cen-
t torement to ma and beet: day
night. And la tly, atIthrough
entire country, (to alte their
ons for returning so oon appear
e excusable), the said they haiie
months winter, he baane being
ty late in the fall and hey heard-
ood authority tba the f oat remain -
in the ground uring enaire
mer. Theie ob eotions to the
ntry with additio al remake and
ments convinced heir friers that
did well by retu ning, and a sigh of
ipathy went forth or the poor un-
unate settlers s attered over the
k Northwestern rairies.
urning to the sett re who remein-
If you coneerse ith any of them
this state or M nitoba, about the
t, they can -elate hardships under -
e, which to the average Ontarian
s almost incredib e and which to my
d equals, if not su passes the herd-
s of pioneer life i Ontario. They
tell of being 1 at on the prairie
h loads of various inds ; of getting
same semi-submer ed in a quagmire
night came on,
oes appeared on
t all the life blood
pioneer. They
long distances
on behind an ox
en by a blizzard
round for several
e and feet the
up to a friendly
elter is provided
They can also
from death and
prairie fires, and
• loss of crops by
'hese mentioned
hardshipe under -
elated in, ,outline,
°rim your. numer -
Hone were -not un-
-western, country
s of settlement.
hese oldetimere as
having emigrated
r almost invariab-
If I had known
hen I left my old
could °ear have
age to leave, but
• the eacrifice and
t my property in
more ten times
ame out with us
when to cap the clime
n enough mosqui
scene to extra
our indemitabl
tell of travelin
ing the winter sea
team, of being over ta
after meandenng
re with frozen han
n instinctively dra
house when s
il the storm abate
of narrow escapes
erty resul ting fro
of their succes,siv
sehoppers, &c.
only a few of the
e by the pioneers
ich may serve to in
readers that hriv
wn in this lhort
ing the early da
en you enquire of
whether they regre
stward their anew
runs on this strain
at was before me
e I don't think I
moned up the cou
now lain glad I mad
ca truthfully say th
m ney value is wort
over than those who
d returned to Ontario without giving
country a fair trial. Settlers coming
this country now ill he to a greet
aware exempt from the trials, hard-
ncident to pioneer
the sloughs are
in wet: seasons.*
ry up of them -
rained and those
cicl
sine , (which are
ed r made other -
the disappearance
qnitoes have also
y seldom become
thoroughfares
ns and cities
quite a large
been fenced,
lost even in a
a muumuu.
ks, o that running
d pastures also
lmost unknown,
er plague.
p to date has been
for farming oper-
in this country
ing opened about
ing being in full
te the' first week
we hpve been
showers, almost
eather continues
f both hay and
certainty. The
entionesl in my
the ,radvertised
disposed of at
beyond a doubt
orth Dakota ere
neer valise. The
from 513.00 ' to
Wh
th
fro
ea
du
an
ho
OX
far
un
tel
po
ale
gr
air
go
ou
kn
du
to
ly
ho
811
would seem like putting a prenuum on
crime. Had he made it compulsory on
the offender to live in Stratford for life
the penalty might have been considered
adequate. As it is, thc magistrate let
a criminal off with leas than no punieh-
nient, and made himself ridiculous."
—What might have proved a fatal
mishap occurred to the, six-year-old
daughter of Mr. Thomas Cockwill, of
Elma, on Friday last. It appears the
little girl was Asking a lunch to her
father in an adjoining field, and in
crossing a burning fallow got lost in the
dein smoke, and quickly the flames
enveloped her little form, and when
found she was standing in a heap of
live rcoals, crying piteously. Her feet
and ankles were horribly burned. A
doctor seas immediately called, who did -
alt in his power to relieve the little suf-
ferer. The poor child suffered untold
Agony, and it will be weeks, if not
months, before she will regain the use
of her feet, Bei' life Wag miraculously
saved,
periments conducted
elsewhere.
I hope, therefore,
will give their seriou
reduction of this for
lowest possible limit
be kept clean withou
bare fallow pure
then should we not g
cordingly ? This far
in three years throng
tent without the bar
out missing a single c
hand, we often get t
while the cleaning pr
and what is being do
elsewhere when the c
at all similar.
When the bread -w
constantly employed
difficulty usually in
ly for the wants of h
him have alternation
nese and the supplies
it is with our lands.
constantly at work a
that our farmers
attention to the
of outlay to the
Our farms can
resorting to the
nd simple. Why
vern ourselves ac -
is being cleaned
out its whole ex -
fallow and with -
op. On the other -
o crops a year
come is going on;
e here can be done
nditions of soil are
e
nner of a home is
he has no serious
roviding abundant -
s family, but let
of work and idle -
soon diminish. So i g was one mass of
Let us keep them hf ur's time. Happily
d our returne will e ped, but the loss of
•
a
th
to
111
elcps, and privations
Ji e. in the first plac
n arly all dry except
T ose which did not
se yes have been
w ich could not be d
ra e), have been brid
w se passable. With
of the sloughs the mu
d creased so that th•
u bearable. The les mg
b tween the principal to
a e now all graded an Pe
entity of the land has
e danger of gett ng
bl ard is now reduc d
Te graded roade a
se ve as good fire -bre
p eirie fires are now
as is also the grasshop
The present season
t • e Moat favorable
&Vona_ experienced
fo several years. Sp
t .e • usual time, tee
bl at throughout the s
in April and ever sine
fa ored with refreshin
ekly, ao that if the
fa orable a full yield
ein'is considered a
s e of school lands
la t letter came off o
d te, the land bein
fl urea which proved
t fat farming lande in
✓ ising rapidly vianrime
a • ount realized
a out $30.00 per acre.
Since the introduc ion of shoe and
p ess drills three year ago, the yield of
NO eat has materially i creased. Under
t • e old broad °esti g system quite a
1 rge amount of grain was boded too
n ar the surface, whic , on being expos-
ed to high winds and ard frost perish-
ed, but -since drilli g has become
general his difficulty as been almost
e terely oyercome.
J. F. ANDSBORO C011.
P MINA, Dakota, June 24, 1891.
the farmers and others who intend to
become members, to do so at once, and
thereby assist the societies in getting
their full share of the grants made. As
all lists have to be in Toronto by Aug-
ust let, it wouldtconfer a great benefit
on the local Society if the supporters of
the same would pay in their eubscrip-
tions before that date. A great many
members,are under the impresaion that
they are conferring a favor on the so-
cieties, entirely losing sight of the great
benefit they have been to the farming
co4nunity,a benefit which, by the small
contributions of the many, secures for
theM a knowledge of such improvements
in agricultural products and stock
raising as they could not secure for a
hundred times the amount expended.
Our agricultural societies are echools of
instruction, for not only, do we there see
the resulte of different experiments in
ageiculthre and stock raising, but they
create al:spirit of healthy rivalry in the
articles exhibited,which materially adds
to the ivisalth of our farming community.
Thinking men can see what a vast im-
provement has been made in farm stock
and products within the last twenty
years, and a great deal of the improve-
ment can be traced to the assistance of
our agricultural societies, where etock
and other articles shown open the eyes
of the intelligent farmer to the advan-
tage of improvement, and stimulate
some of them to bring improved stock*
into their own neighborhoods to profit
thereby. Farmers should remember
that tbe work of the Director° is given
gratis, and they should show their ap-
preciation of their efforts by becoming
members at once. Don't wait to be so-
licited, as it is almost impossible for
the Directors to personally can-
vass every member, or would-be mem-
ber. If you have nothing to exhibit,
possibly you may have at some future
day, and you assist an institution that
has been, a great benefit in the past and I
have no doubt it will be in the future.
Merchants and manufacturers in their
respective localities should show their
appreciation also by assisting ip making
the attractions as pleasing as possible,
and by becoming members as well.
They well know that what increases the
wealth of the farmers adds -greatly to
their business, for with increase of
wealth comes greater spending power
and they reap their reward thereby.
Trusting that greater interest will be
taken in our local societies, and that the
shows this year will be the beet exhibits
we ever had, I thank your for giving
this space in your valuable paper.
Yours truly,
A DIEcToR.
Seesoant, July 13, 1891.
—At an early hour ednesday morn -
g, 8th inst., the con ent of I the Pro-
✓ deuce Nuns, two mil a froml St. Hil-
a re, Quebec, on the R chelieu, was dis-
c vered to be on fire, nd so great was
t e rapidity of the fla lee that the build -
ruins before an
the inmates es-
roperty is esti-
placed on
saying tile
preciation.
the presen
strong Ian
ed -him to
ed, howev
i
the piano under the musk
t it was a little -mark of ap
Mr. Parley declined to tak
, and, so report says, lain
guage to Mr. Murphy, order
eake the gift away. He add
r, as Mr. Murphy was press
ing, he m
ht give him or his wife it
little pre4nt. Afterwards, when Mri
Perley was away from home, a bon
came to his house, containing jewelerY
and silver plate, and he kept the value
T ere was no intimation in or
on the bo of the source whence the a
ticles cam , but when next he sew M .
Murphy h upbraided him forgiving hi
the plate and jewellery, and asked fo
the bill. The bill was so large that h
was sato nded, but he determined
pay the mount, and he fulfilled th
purpose i September by paying t e
present fiifm of Lerkin, Connolly & C .
the $1,88. Asked how he had ma e
the paym nt, Mr. Perley said he ga e
no cash, ut an obligation to pay. Su
sequently it came out that the obligati a
was en 1.0. U., and that the money s
not pay ble until August 31 of t e
present ear. During his examinati n
Mr. Perley produced the bill of te
goods, w ich reads thea:
'HAT MR. PERLEY GOT.
DIONTREA Jan. 28, 1883.—Bought of He
Birks & Co —
1 case sil er fruit knives and forks..
1 doz. sil er tea spoons
doz. sil er dessert spoons
doz. silver table spoons
doz. sil ver dessert forks
1 silver hitter knife.................
1 muster spoon
1 sugar s on
1 pair sa t cellars
1 sugar adle
1 cream idle
1 ice cre m service
1 fount soon
napkin1 fruit b wl and spoon
ringsc
1 soup ladle 41
1 brush end comb 2.8
1 water s t 55 0.
1 diamond bar pin 245
1 pair di niond earrings 593
1 sapphi e and diamond bracelet,170
1 diaino d ring 387
1 diamo d ring 92 5
1 diamo stud 167
Mr. Perley's Confession.
. Mr. O. E. Murphy, of the firm of
Government contractore of Larkin,
Cipnnolly & Co., in his evidence before
t e Privileges and Elections Committee;
c arged with the investigation of the
T rte-McGrevey charges, made the
fo lowing statement, among !others, in
his croes-examination one day last
w was -sent to Ottawa by my firm
t give! Perley $2,000. He "refused to
take it, but said he would take a little
p esent. I then returned to Montreal
a d purchased jewellery. I sent them
t his wife. Perley told me he did not
mind a ring and a breast pin. I spent
$ ,885 in jewellery. I also gave $100 to
a clerk in the Public Works Depart -
m nt.- He wanted to borrow $50, and I
ve him $100. I cannot recollect his
me. I met Perley afterwards in the
st eet and he was playing with the
d.amond ring I had given him. He said
I ad given him too much."
Mr. Perley is the Chief Engineer of
t e Public Works Department, and ie
t e person, under the Minister, Sir
ector Langevin, who has principal
c arge over all the contractors. On the
f llowing day, after the above evidence
w s extracted from Murphy, Mr. Per -
le appeared before the committee and
ade a clean breast of the whole mat-
t r. The following is the Mail's report
o his confeasion
When Mr. Perley faced the commit-
tee he appeared to be exceedingly un-
well and 'very much troubled in mind.
But he told the whole story of the un-
fortunate present clearly and deliber-
ately, acknowledging that the accept -
once of the trinkets was an error, and
declaring that he had done his beet to
tatisfy his scruples in respect of the
Offence. His statement is a corrobor-
tion of Mr; Murphy's story. He says
r. Murphy presented himself at his
()use in January, 1887, stating that he
ad come to express thanks for what he
ad done for the firm in connection
ith the Levis graving dock. It sp-
ears that the originat. plans of this
ock were imperfect, rand that as a con-
equence in the work of construction
ifficulty was experienced and lose to
he contractore was imminent. The
ngineere Kinipple and Morris, of Lon-
don, were dismissed, and Mr. Perley
was invited to take hold of the work.
He did take hold, and Mr. Murphy's
testimony is that he so well superintend-
ed the construction as to make the work
a good one and to remove all risk of loss.
Mr. Murphy recalled the circumstances
connected with this transaction and im-
mediately produced a parcel, which he
ry
812
17
17 5
26 5
18 5
480
16
29
2 25
4 85
3 36
10 75
11 35
24 70
59
5
5
Total
Discount
Balance. ' 31,885
•
82,110 5
225 51
Mr. P tley has obviously endenvor d
to rid himself of the odium of havi g
accepted a gift from Mr. Murphy or tie
firm; but unhappily there are two fea-
tures of the settlement which are n t
satisfact ry to the committee. Te
firet is hat the settlement was net
reached tntil Mr. Tarte commenced his
attack, f r the matter was broached Fn
the Hou e on May of last year, aid
during a4 last summer Mr. nine's paper
was discussing the contracting scand I.
to
The seco
is not pa
pay is a
firm nee
posed.
to receiv
d is that even now the mon
d, and that the obligation
instrument upon which t
not collect unless it is so d s-
hat Mr. Parley did not wish
anything is evident from t
vigour ith which, according to
Murphy„ he rejected the first off
His mistake lay in his capitulation
the glitter of the diamonds, the sil
plate, and his failure to promptly
turn the erticles. By this traneacti et,
acknowledged by Mr. Perley, one por-
tion of Mr. Murphy's testimony is cor-
1
roborate . 1
i
the present town of Sing Sing. On the get the anchor up and hoisted the main
conclusion of the war their loyalty to sail, heading the boat for Port Dover,
the British Crown led them to sacrifice when she suddenly disappeared—then
their possessions, abandon their com- about 10 miles out in the lake. The
fortable homes and emigrate to the wind was blowing almost a hurricane,
then wilderness of Upper Canada,
where they settled in the neighborhood
of the preeent City of Kingston. He
had been a resident of Brighton town-
ship for about fifty years. !
—Burglars entered the post oft*
at Pans, Thursday morning of
last week, but only secured $2 or $3.
They made a hasty retreat, leaving their
tools behind. No clue.
—The little 9 -year-old daughter of
Mr. McFee, Delaware had an operation
performed on one of ber eyes recently,
The eye was taken out and a cancer
from under the organ removed.
—John Kenny, blacksmith, residing
in Lucan, aged 73 years, who bad been
slightly ailing the last week, was found
dead in his bed Wednesday morning,
8th inst. Heart disease was pronounced
to be the cause.:
. —Boring for natural gas has beien
commenced at i Belleville. The bore,
which is into liniestone rock, will go .on
at the rate of 30 and 40 feet per day, !to
a depth of 1,50l feet if necessary. '
—Two big sil. er shipments were m
froth Port Arthur on Saturday.
West End Company shipped
520,000; the Bedger Compan from the
Porcupine mine,are worth 530,000. Both
went to American smelters. .
—On Thursday morning of last week
as Mrs. Chas. Willson, of Seymour, was
milking in her yard a bull approached
her. She attempted to drive it off, but
it attacked her, breaking her jaw, and
leg, and bruising her generally.
—Thursday morning of last week in
St. Constant, county of Leprairie, Miss
Mary Miller went to the barn to milk
cows, and while crossing the Gr nd
Trunk track in returning home as
instantly killed. Deceased was 30 ye ra
struck by a passing freight train eilt:d
of age.
—A blacksmith named Edward Mo-
Griath, whose place of business is on
the corner of Jackson and Hughson
streete, Hamilton, fell down in an 1apop-
lectic fit on Friday and expired in ess
than half an hour. Deceased was abut
62 years of age. He leaves a widow nd
grown up family. .
—The barns and stables of Samuel
Queen, township of Egremont, Grey
county, were totally destroyed by fire
Saturday, together with all his agri-
cultural implements. This is the
second time within the past twe0y-
years that Mr. Queen has lost his build-
ings by fire. "
' -,--Sarah Smith, 13 years old, living in
Windsor, suffered the loss of an eye on
Wedneeday of last week. She and her
brother were playing and endeavoring to
do the William Tell act. The boy was
not a good marksmen, however, andthe
arrow missed the mark and struck her
right eye.
—D. Soper, wife and daughter, of
Windsor, were poisoned with hellebore
powder the other day. An old servant
had been re-engaged and went to the old
spot for a salt box. During her absence,
however, a change had been made and
the box contained the poison. The vic-
tims are all convalescent.
—Ald. Elliott, of Kingston, won the
prize for the Beet -looking min in line at
the recent Oddfellows' demonstration in
Syracuse. The Kingston canton brought
home with them a black goat, won for
efficieucy in drill. Mayor Drennan won
a $100 sword for being the best dressed
Oddtellow at the cantonment.
—A Grand Trunk Railway brakeman,
James Tait, was killed while switching
Monday night of last week near Thames-
ville by falling between the cars on the
Toronto freight. He has been only
about a year on the road, but was very
popular, and was a steady, reliable man.
He was only nineteen years of age. His
mother and brother reside at Windsor.
—A blind couple were married in
Hamilton by Rev. E. P. Crawford the
other day at the Orphan's Home. Their
names are IL W. Bayliss and Miss
Lily Wade, Bayliss is e piano tuner,
and Miss Wade has lived in the
home since childhood. They became
acquainted at the Brantford in-
stitute for the blind while studying
there.
—At five o'clock Fridley morning last
an accident occurred on the construction
work on the line of the Gatineau Valley
railway, near Ottawa, by which Thomas
Fournier, aged 22, was killed instantly.
He was working in a cut when the bank
above gave way, and he was buried be-
neath it. He leaves a widow.
—A sad aocident happened on Satur-
day last. While a young man in the
employ of Robert Hannah, Camden, was
driving a loaded cart the horse became
frightened and ran away, throwing the
youth out against a stone and the wheel
ran over him. He lived until Sunday,
when death put an end to his sufferings.
He had no friends in this country.
--A young man named Bernard, about
16 years of age, met his death 'in the
Customs slip, Quebec, on Wednesday
afternoon of last week. While -playing
around the yacht Ileen, which is stand-
ing on the Blips he accidentally knock-
ed away one of its props and it fell over,
crushing him against the side of the
wharf. He was very badly hurt and
died shortly after.
—Simcoe has been agitated for several
days over the fate of two gentlemen who
left Port Dover on Dominion day for a
fishing cruise to Long point, They were
Major John W. Ryerson, of Simene, and
hie friend, Mr. Bunker, of Toronto, a
t commercial traveller. All that can be
learned at present seems to indicate that
they found a watery grave on Fridsry
morning 3rd ipet. Their yacht, the
Mabel, of which Major Ryereon was
part owner, was seen anchored off the
bluffs between the light -house and Ryer-
son's island, on Thursday night, 2nd
r.
r.
to
e,r
e -
Canada.
Kings on will have a dog show tleis
fall.
—Pre ler Mercier is expected to
reach Quebec on July 19.
—Poltn 1Y in New Brunswick.
oes and hay promise to y4ld
abunda
—Canadian natural gas used in
United States is taxed 10 per cent.
—Three prisoners in the Montr
jail received fifteen lashes each laet Fri
day.
—Ont
eeherpi seti ii s
ne .
—The
secured
Chicago.
—Tramps stole $350 from the pac
of a coat hanging on the wall at t
house of ,ik... Campbell, Dunwich.
—The local wholesale grocers' gui Id,
of Hamilton, has advanced the price tof
sugar * cents.
—Alex. Williams aged 9, was drow
ed off Blackfriars dem in London
Wednesday of last week.
—Two thousand Patrons of Indust y
visited the Ontario Agricultual Colleg
Guelph, on Tuesday, last week. ,
—The Winnipeg Free Press has w n
in the libel suit brought against it y
ex-Attorney•General Martin.
—There is now in the bonded war
houses in Walkerville near 4,250,000 g
lone of prof spirits which will bring
duty of wirer 56,000,000;
—At a public Meeting held in Toron
,
the other ightit wet decided to ere t
in Toront a $50,000 memorial of t e
late Sir Jelin Macdonald.
—The well-known actress'Annie Pa-
ley, (Mrs. Robert Fulford) has arrived
with her husband at the Fraser house,
Port Stanley, for the season.
—Jame, L. Coleman, Dominion E
press agent at Smith's Falls, was arres
ed on Thareday night for embezzlin
belonging to the company..
-year-old son of Mr. Fran
11 'into the Welland canal at
huriday of last week and we
1
-year-old son of Mr. Fowlei,
poisoning, caused by a rust
g into his foot.
Orser, the oldest inhabits
nship of Brighton, Northu
nnty, died at his residence i
neighborhood on Monday, 61
the 94th year of his age. M.
e of U. E. Loyalist stock, and
hout his long life an ardent
to which political. faith, in-
is family are strong adherent*. inst. On Friday morning she was seen the property of only $1,900. e aver
settled, 1 ngbeforerscamehe RefromtHovaryfrom
h
lotentidonad fbrygetntelemen on the island and also age attendance at the Sunday School
lighthouse to be dragging her is 135, and there are 7 officers and 14
war, in NIew York State, on the site of anchor. The men on board seemed to teachers.
he
al
rio sent 60 delegates to
Endeavor Convention at M
Canadian Pacific Railway h
irect entry into the heart
he
n -
of
et
1 -
about $6
—The
Hartley f
Thorold,
drowned.
—The
of Jaffa, !died Thursday of last wee
from bloo
nail runni
—Davi
of the to
berland c
the Orser
instant, i
Orser carr
was throu
Reformer
deed, all
His armee
de
he
T wo th
and old lake men say no boat like the
Mabel could live in such a storm.
Others who were on the point were un-
able to get back until Thursday hence
the delay in partionlars. Both gentle-
men were married and leave wives and
-children.
—Murdock, the man who wan injured
so seriously on the park in Chathem,
the day of the Preniier's funeral, is
rapidly recovering, and in a couple of
weeks will be able to leave St. Joseph's
Hospital, He will have the use of one
eye, and from present anpearances will
have full mei of his limbo, although it
may be two or three months before all
the wounds are closed.
—Wm. Waddell, the milk inspector
appointed by the Western Ontario
Dairymen's Association for the western
counties, while testing milk in Clarke'.
Warwick factory, found a case of milk
being tampered with by skimming.
The delinquent, Wm. Perry, was
brought before Hugh McKenzie, J. P.,
of Warwick, and fined $5. The inspec-
tor wishes it distinctly understood that
those found tampering with their milk
in any way will be ehown na leniency
whatever.
—Mr. J. Scott and his son, of Inner -
kip, were engaged in shingling the new
Presbyterian manse in that plane on
Thursday evening of last week when e
cleat upon which their feet were resting
gave way, and Mr. Scott and Samuel
Wallace were sent off the roof. Mr.
Scott in falling caught hold of a scaffold
pole and saved himself, but Wallace
went headlong to the ground, a dietance
of 25 feet or more, breaking both arms
and otherwise injuring himself.
—Gas discoveries have been numerous
the past week in the vicinity of Blen-
heim. George Powell has a well on his
farm of volume more than sufficient for
his own use. Mr. Morrow, in boring on
the old Frank property for Wm. Snobe-
len, struck gas in great volume at two
places, but failed to get water. On
Tuesday Mr. Lepper, boring for J. M.
Gardiner, struck gas with a. moderate
pressure, but as they wanted water the
pipe was driven down to cut off the
gas.
—A warrant has been issued for the
arrest of George P. Buchanan, of Paris,
former manager of the Bank of British
North America. In September, 1890,
Buchanan forged notes on Wm. Simp-
son for $1,200, on James Scott for $1,-
800, and on John Richardson for $1,500.
All of these notes were made payable
four months after date. Buchanan
skipped out and has not been heard of
until lately, hence the issue of the
warrant. It is surmised that -he and
John McMillan, the absconding Paris
barrister and councilor, who were close
friends, are together. One report says
Buchanan is in Mexico.
—What proved to be a most disastrous
conflagration broke out about four
o'clock Friday afternoon, in the lumber
yard of Archer & Co.. situated on St.
Andrew street, Quebec, and extending
back to the Louise basin, The fire
started among some dry lumber. The
entire lumber pile BOOD vanished and a
smell house was partially burned. The
fire next made its way to the piles of
American coal, some 1,000 tons of which
were piled on the wharves in the rear of
the lumber yard, and which had only
arrived three or four days before, The,
flames next shot across the street to a
three-storey tin -covered ware -house be-
longing to J. & W. Reid, and contain-
ing pitch, tar, tar telt, turpentine, eth.
This was soon destroyed. Two explos-
ions occurred in this building, of such
force as to break quite a lot of glass in
the neighborhood. The exact losses and
insurance cannot be ascertained as yet,
though J. & W, Reid piece their lose at
from $8,000 to $10,000,with about $4,000
or $5,000 insurance. Messrs. Archers'
loss will be very heavy, about 510,000
or $15,000, and it is said they have a.
very small amount of insurance.
—About 11.30 Wednesday morning of
last weeks es Mr. J. H. Kinder, night.
operator at the Grand Trunk Railway
station, Strathroy, was about to enter
his office at the station, having turned
the semaphore, he was suddenly pounced
upon by three milked men, who seized
him and pushed him in the ticket office.
Their first demand then was that he
should at once open the safe, two of
them -holding him between them with
pointed persuaders at each side of his
head. This, Kinder said, it was impos-
sible for him to do, as he was not in-
trusted with the secret of the combina-
tion. However, if they would allow -
him to go for the station master they
might be accommodated. This not suit-
ing their ideas they suggested that he
should step into the waiting-room—a
request he felt quite unable to refuse.
He was seated on one of the arm chairs,
where he was securely tied with a rope,
and politely told that if he attempted te
make an alarm his brains would. "decor-
ate the surroundings. The rascals then
proceeded to work on the safe, drilling a.
hole on top and filling it with powder.
Two explosions were tried without suc-
cess, and then they turned their atten-
tion to the till, which they forced open,
securing about $30. They also searched.
Kinder, but found nothing but his
watch, which they did not take. Then
they made off, leaving Mr. Kinder tied
in the waiting -room. Mr. Kinder, after
an hour's persistent efforts, succeeded in
loosening his fetters, and proceeded to
Mr. Seymour's house and aroused him.
—From the annual report of Trafal-
gar street Methodist Church, Mitchell,
for the year ending June lst, we learn
that the membership is 187. The Church
debt has been reduced $600 during the
year, leaving a mortgage debt now on
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