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THE HURON EXPOSITOR.
•OCTOBER 23 1891
NEW ADVERTISEM DNTS
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Auction Sale—A. Story. (6)
Assize Court—J. G. Scott. (6)
Notice to Debtors—R. Morrison. (8)
Y. M. C. A. Classes—Y. M. C. A. Board. (6)
Cheap Crockery—J. C. Laidlaw. (8)
Good Tea ---J. 0. Laidlaw. (8) .
Mantles—J. C. Gilroy. (1)
A. B. C. Remedy -1: V Fear. (5)
Boots for the Fall—H. F. Edwards. (8)
$10 Reward—Elizabeth Harvey. (5)
Girl Wanted—Mrs. C. M. Chesney. (8)!
Rooms and Board Wanted—T. G. -Allen. 8)
Farm for Sale—Mrs. T. Russell. (5)
House and Lot to Rent—R. Scarlett. (5)
Auction Sale—P. DeDourcey, T. Connoll
Notice—Peter DeCourcey. (5)
China Tea Sets—Killoran & Co. (6)
The Latest News—Jackson Bros. ()
House for Sale—J. 11. Pyper. (5)
Apprentices Wanted—Miss Shaw. (8)
To Contractort—Samuel J. Latta, (6)
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SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, Oct. 23 1891.
The Methodist Ecumen cal ,
Council.
The Methodist Ecumenical C uocil,
which recently met 4 Washingt n, D.
Cr, was a remarkable gathering. Dele-
gates from Methodist churches al over
the world were in attendance, rep esent-
ing, it is said, a Methodist pop lation
numbering about fifty-five million . The
most distinguished men in the arious
bodies in England, the United atom,
Canada, Australia, and elsewhere came
together to discuss the many ma ers-in
which they have a common' irverest,
though the Council was not in an eense
a legislative body, nor one whos4 acts
are binding upon the churches repre-
sented. The' feature, however, which
gives the Council its greatest inte est is
not the distinguished men who co pose
it, but the fact that such a gathe hag ie
not only possible, hut in the high at de-
gree indicative of the spirit of ha moey
and comradeship which has come o be
one of the pervading characterist cs of
modern christianity. Tendencies c ange
in ecclesiastical as well as in ten poral
affairs. A hundred years ago, the cur-
rent was in the direction of division, or,
at any rate, in favor of emphasizing
doctrinal and governmental differences
by establishing sets to perpetuate them;
now the trend is altogether the other
O way, and opportunities are eagerly
sought by the leading minds in all the
Protestant churehes to pave the`way for
closer co-operation. It may be that the
presence of a common danger is drawing
the churches closer together. It cannot
be concealed that the semi -scientific,
semi -contemptuous form which modern
indifference ha e assumed is on the in-
crease, and is destined to prove a formi-
dable antagonist to the churches, work-
ing, as it often does, from within as Well
as without. it is well for the churchee,
if they cannot yet see their way to Or -
genic union, which mey or may not be
desirable, to, at least, devise a common
plan of action, so that their energies
may not be dissipated, but conserved for
the death -struggle with the .enemy. '
,
The marvellous growth of the Metho-
dist body since its inception is one of Ole
wonders of ecclesiastical history. From
its feeble beginning a century ago,1 it
has developed until now, in its varicius
branchee, it occupirs a foreir.ost place
among the churches of the world. 'The
united body in Canada possessesa
larger membership then that of any
other denomication except the RoMan
Catholic, while in the United States
and in Eoglaucl itself the variOus
branahrs bearing the name of Methodist
form a very large percentage of the
Protestant community.. At the time of
its organization, and for long after-
wards, the Methodist church wan dis-
tinctly a " people's " church, though of
late years it has probably lost that
characteristic to tome extent.
The gathering at Washington can ot
but Lave generated a spirit of n-
thusiasm which will react upon the
bodies represented there, while the is-
cusaions that have taken place must
have .served to fix the attention of loll
upon the many ' notable problem?, the
solution of which the Methodist chareh,
in common with all the other christilan
bodies, is called upon to undertake.
THE Government Cornmiseion, or
Royal Commission, t3 enquire int) the
workings of the Civil Service system at
Otttwa and to devise some means where-
by the service shall hereafter be honest-
ly conducted, has been appointed. The
pereoriel of the Commission does not
seem to be eatisfactory either to the
friends or opponents of the Government.
the only Ontario man on the Commie-
sion is Mr. Courtney, the Deputy Min-
ister of Finance, and it is said he does
not know anything outside his own de-
partment. However, we suppose the
composition of the Commission does ndt,
make much difference. The appointinig
of it is simply a blind to hood -wink the
people and satisfy uneasy supporters,
who are easily satisfied if they are onlk
given an excuse that they can parade be-
fore their constitutents. The best way
to have an honest and properly conduct
ed Civil Service is to have honest and
competent 'ministers at the head of the
several departments. If the heath are
diehoneet or incompetent, or both, n9
matter how perfect the system adopted
there will be rascalities and stealinge
perpetrated. If a Commission had been
appointed to further prosecute the work
ommenced by the privileges and elee fr
time and public aocounts Committcos,
Nome good might have resulted from its
labors, but the only result to the people
from the labors of this Commission will
be a big bill of costs.
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ANOTHER extensive manufacturing
combination has been formed by .the
amalgamation:of the Patterson Manufac-
turing company, of Woodstock, anti the
Wisner Manufacturing cement) , of
Brantford. The new firm is to be k own
as "Patterson & Wisner, (Limit d),"
with head office and chief manufactory
at Woodetock, and branch faotorfr at
Brantford. The Patterson and W sner
companies have not been rivals • in the
manufacture and sale of the an e or
similar implements, and conseque
It is said, the fusion of their reepe tive
interests has in no way resulted fro a
desire to arrange prices ani con rol
trade. This union of forces and ea' ital
in the present case from a business ptint
of view will strongly commenditsel to
all who are in touch with the implen ent
trade—as it is bringing under one
agement two distinct lines of agripul
tural implements, each necessary to th
other, viz : harvesting machineryith
seeding implements and farm t la
This new combination will almost r ye,
the Harris-Polassey company in magni
tude and strength. It will be a gbod
arrangement for Woodetcci, but
not be 80 favorable to Brantford. If
Brantford should lose the Grand Trunk
shops, the Harris works and the Wisper
business there will be quite a lairge
blank made in its Saturday pay roll.1
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LORD SALISBURY haa selected r
Balfour, Chief Secretary of Ireland as
leader of the English House of Comm us
in place of the late W. H. Smith. he
selection was made at the united re-
quest of the Conservative party. e fr.
Balfour is a man of good abilitio gr at
decision of character, but is said to be
lacking in the affability and good tem er
which made his predecessor sa popul r.
He is a nephew of Lord Salisbury, ut
still, it is said, he was not the choice of
that gentleman and would not have be n
selected but in compliance with the 1 -
most unanimous desire of the Conservia-
tive members of Parliament. It see is
to be the general opinion that the dea h
of Mr. Smith will materially weakn
the Conservative party both in t e
House and in the country. Howeve
at present, there is no danger of to e
Government. Unless the contendin
factions of the Irieh party unite,
which there is not much prospect a
the present, and cast in their strengt
with the Liberals, under Mr. Gladstone
'the probabilities are that, even wea
ened as they have been by the death o
their most popular colleague, the Con
servative Government have in store fo
them many days of office and power.
THE ROYAL Commission appointed b
the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, t
enquire into the charges recently mad
against the Government of that Pro
vince, has commenced its libors and ha
been busily engaged taking evidence fo
the past week. Several members of th
Government have been on the rack, bu
thus far no serious developments bay
been made. Hon. Mr. Mercier, and Mr
Pacaud, have not been examined at th
ti e of writing. The Commission seem
to e thoroughly non•partizin, and i
is likely a fair investigation will b
made aud a just verdict rendered. Tha
there have been serious irregularitie
and considerable boodling going on ther
is little doubt, but so far, at any rate
nothing has been brought out to con-
vict the Government o wrong -doing.
The report of Commitgioners will be
awaited with much interest. If the re-
port be against Mr. Mercier and his
Government they will have to go and
make room for more honest Imola. But
if on the other hand, the Commissioners
find them innocent of wrong doing, they
will be immensely strengthened in the
Province by the crusade that has been
waged against them, and the Lieutenant
Govern(); will likely have to go. It is a
great pity we could not have a similar-
ly impartial investigation into the' work-
ings of the -Dominion Government. I It
would do much to allay uncertainty and
uneasiness in the public mind.
Titn Reformers of the county of
Bruce, at a large and representative
meeting held at Port Elgin on Saturday
last, decided to hold a grand Reform
demonstration in December next, to be
attended by Hon. Wilfred Laurier,Hon,
Oliver Mowat and other prominent
Liberals. Arrangements are now in
progress to have one of the largest
political demonstrations ever held in the
Province. The two Liberal leaders will
make a stron team.
THE TRUTHFULNESS of the following
statenient from the Dundas Banner can
be verified by every observant person
who comes inleontact with his fellow-
men: "There are a good many men in
Canada who I3e1ieve in their hearts, and
admit in private conversation, that an-
nexation would be a good thing for Can.
ada, from a inoney-makiug point of view,
and that every acre of land would be
worth froth $20 an acre upwards more
than it is now, but they would not go so
far as to advocate the severance of the
tie between Canada and the mother
country. If there are any annexation -
n
iota in Canada our Conservative friends
may make up their minds that they are
not all in the ranks of the Reform
party."
THE Toronto Telegram gives its
brother Conservatives Who aro howling
themselves hoarse about the Mercier-
Pacaud rascalities in Quebec, and who
in the same breath justify the aetion of
ithe majority in the Dominion Parlia-
ment in exculpating Sir Hector Lange -
vin from wrong -doing, a neat back-
handed Flap when it Lays "The
theory that, in his besincss as a bold
buccaneer E. Pacaud Was entirely sep-
arate from Mr. Mercier, is ridiculous.
Still, it is not more ridiculous than the
idea that McGieevy can be Sir Hector's
boon companion, an inmate of his house,
.and be robbing the Public Works De-
partment without Langevin's know-
ledge."
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NOTES FROM XHE QUEEN
CITY.
Toaostoodetetnototh, 1301.
City -Engineer' Jenning's 'dramatic
leave-ttking will have been of practical
value if it proves to have properly awak-
ened the business men to a ssese of
duty.' The Board of Trade, for instance,
is half awake just now. The all-rower-
ful civic body snubbed them and the
merchants who dwell in the marble -hall -
ed Trade building waxed wroth at the
-Council's haughty snubbing. But then
election time is two and one-half months
away yet, and time healeth all things.
If artificial aid can be looked to to keep
°the flayed flesh stinging till January, it
were happy. The Board of Trade gen-
tlemen will confer many a favor if they
keep on deriding things , at the City
Hall as they are, and uniting at the
crucical time in a fight worthy the
cause.
, THE CHEAPEST RIDE O'N` EARTH.
Manager Everitt, of, the Street Rail -
nay Company, says the chea,pest ride
on earth is to be had on his new belt -
lino by Bloor and Sherbourne streete
The man with two or three lunches in
his pocket can board a oar before 8
o'clock in the morning, pay a three -cent
fare, and ride round and round the loop
till he is dizzy. The company's arith-
metician hes been et work and seers
before midnight the elf -day passenger
would travel 123 milis, and all for three
cents.
STRICKEN DOWN.
Stricken down by an apopletic stroke
lies john Herbert Beaty midway be-
tweemlife and death. Upon the filet
seizure while at dinner in the Albany
Club, he was taken to the General Hes-
pital, where, after two days slight im-
provement, he suffered a relapse.
Everybody whose business lies down
town knows his, the genial face. He
has come to be a landmark. He was
most known, however, through his long
and close connection with the Itte Pre-
mier, and it has often, of late, been re-
marked that if anyone was capable of
writing a personal hietory of Sir John
MacDonald it was his henchman, Mr.
Beaty. It is a feather in his cap -that
thote able to Speak with authority put
down John Herbert Beaty'a influence
with Sir John' to the fact that he never
troubled the Premier with application
for aid in any form. The latter thor-
oughly appreciate I the disinterested
friendship, and up to the last, the en-
trance which was denied the many, for
him was wide open.
THE HIG.HLAND REGIMENT.
So much opposition has been raised
against tho Highland regiment that the
Caledonian Society has made a stern de-
cree that none of their s1orters of the
philabeg and bare -leg hall seek aid
from the common fund. They will put
,
up the money themselvee, and be be-
holden not to this Saxon -City Council of
ours. Quite right, Caledonians, thud
forwardneee had been well at first,
A NEw CHAPEL
Just north of the Roman Catholic
cathedral on Church street has been
erected the prettiest chapel-- in town.
The edifice Will serve as an annex to the
big church, and will be open for service
every week during the year.- On Tues-
day His Grace, Archbishop Lynch, sol-
emnly dedicated the chapel to the
memory of the late Archbiehop Lynch,
whose body lies immediately to the
rear, according to with,„ " on the sunny
side of the wall."
YOUTHFUL s OLDIERS.
It was the smile indicative of " rove
`of country" whieh wreathed about the
faces of the pu-blic-school 'toys oa Tues-
day afternoou. With guns and other
war -like accoutrement,, 1,400 strong,
they paraded back of the Queen's Park
to celebrate by a grand review the anni-
versary of the baffle of Queetston
Heights. Press of work at the last mo-
ment prohibited the presence of Sir
Adolphe Caron, who was to have ad-
dressed them. But ereet-toseing Col.
Dennison in the Body Guard uniform
performed this function in quite a super-
ior faeltion, and the 1,400 lungs cheered
each and every exclamation point in the
speech of the war -like Police Magis-
trate. The latter and the boy soldiers
were not the only pleened people there,
for Inspector J. C. Hughes looked as
unlike a teacher as poesible all through
the anniversary events. L
THEY MUST GO,
Pioneer merchants are leaving the
ranks with greater ftequeney nowadays.
Mr. John Eastwood was eummoned last
Sunday morning, and was buried last
Tuesday in the Necrcpolis. The de -
eased was in his 79th year, having
ome to Toronto in 1836. The fine fam-
ly grounds in Winchester street were
cquired 26 years ago, and for a long
ime regarded .as being out in the
ountry.
REPREHENSIBLE PRACTICES,
Rev. Manly Benson, of great, repute
the Mettodist clergy, regards as the
t in end of the wedge Methodist -Pastor
ilkinsoo's attempts to attract the
owd to his Auditoriutn on Sundity
e enings. Th's has so irritated Mr.Ben-
s n that last Sunday evening he called
his congregation's attention to the evil
p actice of combining with .divine ser -
✓ ce a species of concert, foil which an
a miesion fee is charged. At it is the
h. inisterial Association who holds such
a strong opposition to Sunday street-
cars, the public wait vrth anxiety to isee
h w this internal strif will heal. The
st ongest sort of reasor is given for the
1 renewal of the car question at an early
date, and Past3r Wilkinson's vote
should. count for something.
A CHANGE.
Pervading the Government offices is
a rumor which says Colonel Gilmour,
clerk of the Legislative Assembly, is to
resign the office he has held for s3 many
years, in favor of Colonel Clarke, who
has already resigned his sat in the
Local Hous. It was Colonel Giliriour
Who commanded the Queen's Own Rifles
at Ridgeway in 1866 and ass7sted at the
athletic sports of which rival vcdunteer
regiments never tire bringing to the
fore.
THE MUSEUM IDEA NOT DEAD YET.
Our Free Library Board have under-
taken to look into the Public Museum
idea, so that there is hope yet for the
local his'orian and antigyarian. Govern-
ment records and exhibits stored in Ni-
agara, the Canadian Institute our sities
and duplicate specimens collected by
the Geological Survey Department at
Ottawa seem to be available, and when
oace proper alcommodation is afforded
- there are many private museums which
would thankfully be handed over if only
for safe keeping. Tho litcst proposal is
to give up for museum purposes the hall
and rooms about to be vacated by the
Atheneum
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Profits �f Hog Raising.
(Written for The Expositor.)
1 hope the readers of Tun Exeosrron
will pardon me for taking the hog under
my care, as the cow is my special fav-
orite, but I have been requested by
o me who have road my remarks about
the cow to compare the profits of hog
raising and breeding with those to be
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derived from home breeding. As I b
had some expdlinnce in the coit
feeding and keeping both horses
hogs tor the past eighteen years
,shall endeavor to do this. The rep
of the Bureau of Industries shows t
there are 18,800 more horses in Onto,
in 1891 than there were in 1890; 15,
more hogs and 4,600 fewer milch co
which is a showing of great less to
farmers of Ontario. The cow is
most profitable fanimal for the far
and the hog corhee next. We are of
told alit homes bring a ltrge amount
money into the county of Huron. -T
may be so, but it does not prove in a
way that the profits correspond w
the amount of money retlized.
know that the liquor business is t
means of the expenditure of a la
amount of money in the 'county, b
where does the profit of this busin
come in and who gets it? If a man se
a horse for $150 and the raising a
feed costs him $180, where is the profi
Now, we will suppose two, farrnere, o
buys a six months Old colt for $45
the first of October ; the other bu
thirty pigs, six or eight nnoaths ol
at the same date for $45, Wi
$15 worth of a mixture of bran, shor
and oats and a few roots, these pigs c
be made to weigh fifty pounds each.
course they must be kept in clean, war
pens, and not more than ten pigs in
pen, and regularlY fed. The sam
amount of feed could be given on t
"keep alive" plan, and they would n
weigh twenty pounds each when t
feed was done. Now, we will take M
John McMillan, M. P., as an authori
_on the Cost el keeping colts, He state
at a Farmers' Institute meeting, in Se
forth, that it coat $100 to keep a co
until it was three years old, and man
of the fariners present thought he w
under the mark. Taking these figure
then, the colt of our first farmer wi
cost him $145 at three years- old, and
allpwing that his work will pay for h
keeti for the next imager', or until he
four years old and fit for the market, h
will then be worth, on an average, $150
He thus yields a profit of only $5, an
the farmer has to run all risks of blem
ishee, accidents, &c. We will now se
how the hogs will turu out: Accordin
to ex -Governor Hoard, of Wisconsin
-and he says he has proven his state
ments by experience, up to 50 pound
weight a pig will gain one pound fo
every pound fed; between 50 and 10
pounds, it takes two pounds of feed " t
produce one pound of pork, and a pi
of 300 pounds requires six pounds o
feed to make a gain of one pound. Now
we have our pigs at 50 pounds each
and if fed and kept in a good, thrivin
condition, at the first of May they wil
average 200 pounds each, and they wil
not cost over $2 each after they are 5
pounds weight, The cc -et of the pig a
50 pounds weight was $2, thue the 30
pigs cost $120and weigE 6,000 pounds
At the price pork has been selling at for
the last two years they would realize in
May $300, leaving a profit of $180, and
only having t3 wait from October to
May for the money. In the case of the
colt -you would have to wait four years,
and only realize the actual cost of the
feeding. It must be clear to everyone
that, while there is no profit in horse
raising, the raieing And fattening of
pigs affords very satiefactory retures.
In allowing for the feed of pigs in
winter I would s ky that shorts can be
bought for about $15 a ton, and $60
will pay for over four tons, taking
one-third bran and two-thirds shorts.
I --know patties who have had pigs gain
during the past summer 100 pounds in
-two months, I prefer Berkshire
pigs. Cheater white pigs will cost
about double to 'feed and will
not be fit for market until they reach
four hundred weight, and after a pig
goes over two hundred weight it will
cost more to make the next fifty pounds
than one hundred pounds before that
weight.' In addition to thie, the two
hundred pound hog is worth one cent
a pound more than the four hundred
pound one. I admit that hogs do not
pay many farmere, but that is the fault
of the farmer, and not the hog. Hogs
that are turned on the road -side to hunt
summer food and in winter are fed bare:
ly enough to keep them alive until sum-
mer comes, will not pay. Neither will
any other animal if similarly treated.
It is also objected that the .bog is such a
dirty animal. Thia, however, is not so.
Give the brute a chance, and it will be
found he is the cleanest of animals, and
he always thrives best when he is kept
clean. In fact it pays, and pays well to
keep him clean. I have also noticed
that hogs will gain faster on the same
feed from May to August than from
August to November, thus showing
that a uniform heat agrees with them.
The pig house can not be made too
warm, providing it is well ventilated.
Hoping the above may have the result
Of stimulating some to think, act and
experiment for themselves, I am,
Yours, etc,,
JOHN C. MORRISON,
Winthrop.
Huron
--Dr. McKelvey
aoree of peas which
of grain. -
—Mr. H. Glanville, of Exeter,
raspberry bush which had a num
berries and blossoir
--Mr. dames Re
has disposed oloo
Mr. Robert Edgar,
gar will ship it wit
--Mr. John Scan
acre farm 03 the 2
lett, to Mr. D. Sha
acres on the 4th oo
_oa,Shanahan.
Saturday night, Ilth inst.,
person or persons entered the stabl
Mr. R. Mt:Endo°, of Wiaghaen
stole a set of single harness and pa
another. These petty thefts are go
very numerous in Wiogham.
--Rev. Mr. McD,anaght of Exete
one of the finest libtaries in Qatari°
by far the largest ie the London Co
anus. It weighs ver four tour,
;
cost over $3,000. t embraces .al
I n
works of theology various lingu
—On Friday lastMr. iWcn. Mills
Harlook, returned \fro* his trip
Manitoba. He is hot Very favor
impressed with thei appearave of
couotry, and would advise anyone
is in fairly good oirOumstances her
remain.
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Thursday of last week Dr.
I
assisted by Dr. Gra
moved a tumor fro(
of Wateon, who
Ethel during the s
getting along as w
—Christopher K
finished his threshi
last week At noon,
to the door, and li
the barn floor,
had to prop his gr
the grain from g
sable.
—Mr, Qaigiey,
Quigley, of Manc
erich, on Tuesday
Quigley was form
Hallett, and the re
to Huilett for inte
Catholic 14114 gro
—Mr. Wm. Dea
the champion grow
He had one which
from tip to tip, 1
ference and weighe
On the vine from
taken were several o
—Mr. S. Grano*,
Wingham, had a et
on Tuesday, last w
cradle to grave."
he sold a cradle to a
-the day a newly we
and purchased a se
shortly afterwards
in for a coffin.
, —On Wednesday,
oldeet arid most re
Exeter, in the perao
pa,seed away to hi
ceased had reached t
80 years, and the
age were the cause of
an aged iTartner to su
—Oa Friday, Octo
Bains, of Morris, had
ss while returning in
Belgrave and was fon
relatives who were
trouble by the horse
without a driver. T
Loth legs and arms, b
now although he viil
effects fist some time a
in years, being upwar
—Miss Enly Avery,
teen years ago go; a
She doss not remeinbe
out. This last year' b
self becoming deaf,
Dr. McKelvie advised
°pet ation and succeed
tte pea which had been in her ear f
the past fifteenyew
queat:on has recover
is aprarently in the b
—The following M
Clinton school have
next year in the .se
Mr. ReA and Miss Ki
Mr, Jervis; for No. 8
ship; Mr. McDowell,
Wawa,nosh ; - Miss Si
Morris; Mies Thomp
No. 8 ullett, assietan
—Mr. Elms Hull, o
Monday morning, last
t3 Michigan, where he
pecting tour. He has
there, and as Mr. Hull't lcasnof his Hul-
let farm is nearly expi
is for the purpose of se
like it there. While
sire to s se Mr. Hull ge
we hope he will not li
Notes.
of Ethel, had 12
yielded 360 bushels
has a
ber of
on it last week.
ynolds, of .Hullett,
of his prizateam to
of Gorrie. Mr. Ed -
others to Glaseow.
in has rented his 50
d coacressica of Hul-
ahan, jr., and his 50
cess'on to Mr. John
80 mo
5 of
, and ,
rt of
tting
r,has
,and
nfer-
and
I the
ages,
, of
to
ably
the
who
o to
Cale,
Or
am of Brussels, re -
a man by the name
camp out around
mmer, the patient is
11 as possible.
ynard, near Ethel,
g on 1Vednesday of
nil Qlled his granary
d to leave some on
fter he got done he
nary floor to keep
ing through into the
wife , of Mr. James
ester, died in God -
of last week. Mr.
erly a resident of
mains were brought
ment in the Roman
nd.
ing, of Stephen, is
✓ of big cucumbers.
easured 193, inches
inches in circum -
5 poundielt ounces.
which this one was
hers nearly as large.
furniture dealer of
ange freak of luck
eek. It was "from
arly in the morning
party. Later on in
ded couple a rived
of furniture and
third party came
4th instoone f the
peeted reside ts of
of Mr. John om
long home. De-
e advanced age of
infirmities of ()Id
death. He leaves
vive hitn.
er 2nd, Will'ana
a stioke of paraly-
his buggy from
d on the road by
apprized of the
returning home
e shoek affected B
t he is imprdving b
likely feel the P
he is getting up
s of 65. a
of Brussels, fif- d
pea in her ,ear.
its ever coring
tck she felt .her- E
On consultation ti
and performed an to
d in extractiug _fg
of
an
he found the grain uninjured, and all
along the Souris branch it was first sales:.
Where the grain is not injured it will
yield aboat 40 ushels to the are. There
is, he states, a, large amount of excellent
grain in the country, but there is also
much that is oily fit for feed.
:On Saturday, last week, while Mr.
Thomas Sweet was busily engaged. cut-
ting underbrush on his farm, situated
near Sodem, he received an ugly wound
on hisleft foot from a large under brush-
ing hook which he was using at the
time. Having raised the tool he was in
the act of letting it fall when it became
entangled with some of the surrounding
bushes and fell across his left foot, cut-
ting the shoe and two of his toes, a
lengthy gash.. Although his wounds are
not of a dangerous nature some time
will elapse before they will be properly
healed.
late Andrew M Whinney, Ashfield, was
—As John M;Whinney, son of the
on Thurstlay otlamt week i engaged in
cootitrneting a, harn, or an outbuilding,
on the premis-s of Wm, McQuoid, Ash-
field, an wee which had been stuck in
part of the buil ling immediately above
where he was working fell, and out his
skull. Medical attendance was speedily
procured, and on examieat'on he nas
pronounced to be s riously injured.
However, since, by gool skill and
proper care he is, cossidering the
nature of the accident, slowly recover-
ing.
—One day last week while Mr. Simon
Searles, of Aubern, was working at a
smatl edging saw, a piece of cedar which
remained behind the saw was suddenly
caught by the .s sw and hurled with ter-
rific force, entering his head at the cor-
-ner of his right eye, piercing through
the skull and entering the brain. Dr.
MeLetehltn, of Auburn, assisted by. Dr.
Milne, of Blyth, after considerable diffi-
culty succeeded in remoitiog all the
pieces of wood, and it is feared the eye
will have to be removed. Mr, Searles
steo I the painful operation like a hero,
and is now doing as well as can be ex-
pected.
—Oa Saturday morning iatt, Mrs.
McPherson, who has lived with her son
Samuel for a number of years, passed
peacefully away. She was a very old
hely, being over eighty, a native of In-
verness, Scotland, and came to Canada
with her husband, who died about thirty
years ago, when the country was but in
its infaicy. She, with her husband and
family, lived for a time in the vicinity
of Loedoe, when they moved to the
township of Grey, and during the past
fotirteen years Mrs. McPherson has re-
sided in Grey township, where she was
very highly respected by all who knew
hers
—The Brussels Poet of ltst, week
says: Brussels generally holds its own
in anything it undertakes and the fol-
lowing will -testify that we are rot be-
hind in "prize winning. W. H. Mc-
Colt:ken secured 184 prizes at the Fall
Shows this year as follows : Wiugham,
34; Brussels, 55; Seaforth (the sante
day as Brussels,) 11: Belgrave, 16 ;
Wroxeter, 30; Blyth, 38. The- money
received will 'amount to over $80.00,
Mac. took 192 last year so he is keeping
up his record all Tight. Missts Nellie
and,Annie Ross, of Brussels, take sec-
ond place being awarded 54 prizes for
fancy work viz: 26 at Brussels ; 17 at
roxeter and 11 at Blyth. Mrs. 'hos.
41).antyne was good se.cond Brussels
eing credited, with something like :30
hri—ipz_As
p'illed peacefully away on Mon-
ther pioneer of Stephen town -
ay, 12th inst. We refer to the death
f Mr. John Sweet, who but until recent -
lived on the North Boundary, near
xeter, and who some months ago re -
red from farming and came to Exeter
live. The deceased bad been &ling
r some time of cancer of the stomach,
iorn which he suffered much. He was
English birth, and came to Canada
hen this country was in its infancy,
d by hard work and careful attention
to is pursuits had succeeded in accum-
ulating a fair share of this world's
goods. The form, for some time, has
-been managed by his son. Deceased
leaves a family of two sons and four
daughters, one of whom, is Mrs. II. J.
Glanville. His wife also survives him.
—A very -sudden and unexpected
death occurred on lot E, conceasion 9,
township of Ueborne, between the hours
of six and seven, Wednesday morning,
the I4th inst., the person in question be-
ing Mr. Win. Brock. It appears he re-
tired the night previous in good health,
and slept soundly until his wife arose in
the morning, when he expressed a wish
of remaining in bed for awhile. Mrs.
Brock left the room and returned again
within half an hour, finding him, as she
thought, sleeping, and not wishing to
molest him left the room, but on return -
log the next time was horrified to find
him dead. Deceased worked the day
previous and showed no signs of ill
health, 411e was 68 years, 6 months and
20—daSyhaoratlyageb.efore 8 on Wed-n:sday
evening the fire alarm was sounded, the
cause being a Maze at the house owned
by Mrs. J. S. Videan, in St. Andrew's
ward, Goderich. The hose reel was soon
under way, but by the time the firemen
reached the burning building nearly all
the back part of the building was in
flames. The hose was quickly placed,
but when the water was turned on the
coupling on the new lengths broke on
three occasions. This caused delay, but
the rain of the afternoon hal so saturat-
ed the house that the fire spread but
little through the mishap. When the
water had full play the fire was soon
under control and in short time en-
tirely subdued. The fire is supposed to
have started in the same place as it did
some two weeks since, when the same
building, with the furniture, was injured
to the value of 5200, Cousidera,ble dam-
age occurred, the back half of the house
being nearly destroyed, while the front
portion is damaged by smoke and the
removal of doors and windows.
The lady in
d her hearing and
et of health. -
delites attending
een engaged for
nolo mentioned :
kby for Walton ;
Goderich tow -
for one in West
illie, for No, 9
on. for assistant
at Vara; Miss Lizzie J. MeLtughlin,
t.
Hullett, left on
week, on a trip
goes oa a pros -
t brother residing
ed, his visit West
ing how ho would
e have every de -
on in the world
e it in the West,
for he is too god a citizen to lost,
—On Sunday morning early seine un -
_known p3rson or perhons effected en-
trance to the cellar jof the Mansion
House, at Exeter, and
of the best cogniac br
away. Mr. Leathorn,
says the party or parties must have a
particular liking for coigniac, or else ob-
served the maxim " Den't mix drinks,"
f other liquors
uched. No clue
nineteen bottles
ndy were taken
the proprietor,
as a large quantity
were in the cellar unt
to the perpetratore.
—The annual Thankagiving dinner in
luevale Metho-
Friday evening,
were spread in
re loaded with
red by the ladies
fter all had done
e programme an
to the church
rarnme of music
out.
g, Ilth inst., a
long and about
across theroad
he first buggy
ar being ditch -
along was one
from Brussels,
with the pole
reported that
he obstruction
he damages, as
I be little diffi-
connection with the
diet church was held
2nd inst. The tables
the basement, and w
toothsome viands prep
of the congregation,
justice to this part of t
adjournment was made
where an excellent pro
and speeches was carrie•
—On Sunday eveni
cedar pole about 16 feet
7 inches thick, was laid
near Henfryn corner.
that came along came n
ed ; the next that carne
of Bettie' s livery rigs
When it came in contac
it broke the axle: It is
the party who placed
will be called on to pay
he is known. There wi
culty in proving the caa
—Mr. Alex. Correll, f Clinton, who
went on a trip to Manitoba some weeks:
ago, has returned, hi ving travelled
pretty- extensively whi e away. He
give t it as his opinion that fully 50 per
cent, of the wheat crop tif Manitoba has
been frost bitten. At Carberry the
grain was badly frozen, also at Manitou,
Pilot, Mound, Cryshil City and down to
the border of Dakotas There was a
slight touch of frost at Brandon and the
Portage, but generally the grain is good
at these places. At rrden, Morden,
Thornhill, Wolseley, ndian Head,
Clearwater and several o lher small places
Blyth.
BRIEFS.—Mr.Miles has returned home -
after working several months in Chicago.
—Mr. David Grey and a gang of men
are busily engaged extending the railway
siding at the salt works to the switch.—
Mrs. H. L. Shane • and family have re-
turned home after aa extended visit to
friends in Michigatn—Mr. John Will -
ford shipped a car load of apples from
this station to the old country on Mon-
day.—Mr. John A. Brownlee, tinsmith,
"of Belgrave, is at prevent confined to his
bed at his mother's residence in town.
His many friends wish for his speedy
recovery.—The members of the Canadian
Order of Foresters have received a cor-
dial invitation from the Wingham breth-
ren to attend their anniversary sermon
on Sunday morning next. They also re-
ceived an invitation from the Belgrave
brethren to be present at an oyster sup
per oenxpTeheutratdeayeettveeendin.l. wQbtiiiete a invuinniii
some water to a brancho on Friday last,
Mr. James Davis, jr., was kiedred in the
breast by the animal, He was uncon-
scious for some time, but under anedicat
treatment he is progressing favorably,
While digging a well on the farm of
Mr -Daniel Mieklejohn, 5th eencession
of Morris, Mr. Thomas Ittiny struck a
magnificent spring at a depth of 45 feet,
but having depth of 25 feet of water.
Mr. Rodny seems very fortunate in
striking geol. springs*. — 0o Saturday
last the three men who were ar
rested a short time ago by Constehle
Devies, on suspicion of attempting to
break into Metcalfe's jevvelry store,were
brought before the judge and acquitted,
—Mr. Thorium Thompson, who has been
working on this section of the railway
for several years, has been promoted to
be boss on the same division. He is a
steady, industrious fellow, and deserves
promotion,. _407vvi_c_jc._
BREACH OF PnoentE.—A case of some
local interest, here was tried at the
Stratford assizes this week.' The attion
was for breach of promise of marriage,
the plaintiff being Annie Haines and the
defendant James Iiastie. The families
live in this township and are engaged in
farming. The plaintiff ista good-lookimg
woman of twenty-one years, and the de-
fendant is a little older. The young
woman first became -acquainted with the
defendant when be came to her father's
house in February, 1888, to get her to
go to work as a servant for his mother.
The plaintiff stated that in about two
weeks after she went there the defend-
ant began to make love to her, and
about the end of May she stated he
asked her to be hia wife, and she pro-
mised to be so. About the first of June
following improper intercourse com-
menced between them, and on the -9th
of January thereafter she went to Lon-
don, and after working there a while
she went into a Home and became a
mother. When she was leaving for
London, according to her testimony, the
defendant again promieed to marry her
at the time of the London fair. Several
lettere from the defendant to the plain-
tiff were read, in which occurred such
expressions as "I think as much of you
as ever," "1 do not think anything can
part us but death," "If you are not
mine, it will not brgerny fault," I am
as true to you as ever." The plaintiff
wrote, she stated, several letters to the
defendant after she left the Hcone in
London, a,sking if he did not intend to
keep his promise, but had never received
any answer from him. In June last he
got married to another person. The
plaintiff not having received an answer
to any of her last letters, an action for
the seduction was entered by her father
against the defendant, ahd settled by
the payment by the latter of $375, The
defendant denied that he had ever pro-
mised to marry the plaintiff, and stated
that all his letters to her were written
by him merely as a friend. He denied
too that he ever drove with her except
once when he took her home. Being
asked by her counsel if he did not care,
at the time she left her father's house
for London, where she went, whether
out on the street or not, he replied that
he did not, that it made no difference to
him. The defendant's brother said that
it was he and not the defendant ivlio
was frequently out driving with the
girl. Verdict for the plaintiff for the
full amount claimed by her, viz., $1,000,
Mr. Harding, Q.C., for the plaintiff.
Messrs. hiabee and Gearing for the de-
fendant.,
Perth Items.
—The other day Mreetustelle, of St.
Mary, heard the cries of one of her chil-
dren and ran to his assistance, when she
found him enveleped in flasnes. The
mother rolled the child in the grass and
succeeded in extinguishing the flames,
but not without receiving several burns
herself. The child had been playing
with matches and eat his clothes on
fire. O-
- Tuesday last week Mr. Joseph
Krauskopf, of Dublin, was married to a
mcst estimable young lady, Mies Kate
Wiese, of New Hamburg. They were
married at St. Agatha church, about
eight miles from New Hamburg, and af-
ter the ceremony the bridalparty return-
ed to the home of the bride and partoott
of a sumptuous wedding feast. Mr, and
Mrs. Krauskopf took the afternoon
ltirfae.in for a short honeymoon trip to
days. We wish Joseph and his fair
young bride a long and happy wedded
Chicago, and are expected to return
home to Dublin in about a week or ten
—A few days ago License Inspector
J. S. Coppin, of Mitchell, had John
Bush before the police magistrate at
Stratford for opening a bar and selling
liquor without a license one day at Kest-
nerville. Bush waa fined $50 and costs.
The Kastnerville House wag refused a
license in the spring, as it had acquired
during the past year or two a bad repu-
tation. Some time during :Septeinber a
pic-nic was held on the grounds in rear
of the old Lotzl, and Mr. Bush opened
the bar of the unlicensed hotel, stocked
it with liquors andfdid a lively day's
trade in defiance of the law.
—The Listowel %liner of last week
says: Some of our citizens if they in-
tend to do any more travelling will have
to be sent out under the care of a guard-
ian, Not long ago a well known and
respected citizen got as far as Palmers-
ton on his return from a visit to an
American city, when he got turned
around and boarded the train to Harriz-
ton before he noticed his mistake. The
other day three ladies arrived at the
station, returning from a western city,
but were not sure just whether they
were at their journey's end or not.
They stepped ono of the train and asked
if this was Listowel. The party en-
quired of thinking they were only ask-
ing in fun, replied, "No of course not."
Whereupon - the travellers boarded
the train and proceeded out to Gowane-
town.
—In a public school in Perth county,
a week or two ago, the teacher was
conversing with her dies on matters
suggested by the lesson in hand, and
among other things the bestowal of
titles and rewarding men for public ser-
vices rendered to the state, etc. A
brilliant thought suddenly oceurred to
the teacher, and she asked: Why was
Lady Macdonald raised to the peerage .
after the death of her husband, the late
Prime Minister of the Dominion? The
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thst manY
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make1ijs'
prairies
oceem. - For
yountrY ane
*pother aild
went north
There he
winters in ti
ed that be Iv
gueoptiode
home, his
that "
wrote a lett
ed s. few de
tylester.
into .Britiehl
sonae, but h
Toronto at
on. the NOrt
big; brothel
waiting 1-0
wh4
ptieht gro
sending for
sieted that
bound tor
then been
ceded to, II
him and tel
which arriV
brother led
matt was
driver was
was limb
at this time
dead and ri
thread of li
to 80 great
and the nu
most hope
Old home, I
was giveno
establishm
and at o'
Marys.
Af
A detP
says Th
arrest in
excitemen
Thompson
arrest sai
• of the ind
Govern -tit
ilton, of
arrest on
his accept
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From wh
that ractio
been take
Q
Goverano
cause the
and the
spiring
•
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favor pro
justice to
. sides it
employm
not look
side, Y
Just bef
contraot
the war
I will 13
many in
ploymen
- A lady
mournin
ful voice
and a,
death i
only one
of the f
war two
point,
traffic,.
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who *
minster
diecove
woods
contain
honey.
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theteed
diamet
ton of
flavor t
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Cabell
to Mis
Albans
nary
former
bride's
her fri
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strikin
when
hand
the a
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day 1
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