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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1892-08-05, Page 1Et or mom& e con- e sum srvest will t con- -The lation lag,gie da in 1 the There 1, and good Han- -Mrs. urclay a and t have tater* Mr. say ia et has mer- twest. reek*. stock resby- sllare, hurch tch in e sold large atilt lir fall nci by sat.- - ntrimg I root daYa mer - 41 the plans' a and er the Linton next a will earn - Hugh Mr. from Tues- teck ttonn it he it the , the settees ta by fra-sne lacest. e the ed to that were own - r are a ;with 'd of ,. to .boya. :very the ,idge �i is is thy ,nded !der- ' has. wUl to the- enst. 1,Thie ea- r our that was. snit," Lorrie ' end ' last 7th nod. ieter ferry tting sem- e.- net- est. win ted rris, see elet !has, out vy ett j. Ghia et ess t of ing the les- en- ; en lean ise itot TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR. WHOLE NUMBER, 1,286. JULY Was a busy month with us. Our special sales on Saturday and Monday were duly appreciated and many people took advantage of the bargains offered. -We will endeavor to make AUGUST Still better, and during this month will offer some lines of goods at such prices as will- clean them out at once. Watch this space every week and it will tell you of bargains, but be sure and come nn the days we advertise, as we give the prices forrthpse days only, SATURDAY and August 6th and 8th. WE OFFER A LINE OF LADIES' OUTING 'HATS AT 65c. The regular price was $1, they are the latest novelty in the trade. Our window will contain them next Sat- urday. JACKSON BR -OS., THE LEADING HATTERS. NOTES FROM THE QUEEN CITY. • TORONTO, July 30th,1892_ The past week was something to talk about. The heat was something terrible. But, bad as it was on the humans, the poor horses seemed to suffer more severely. It will be a good thing for the horses when the electric cars commence running. During the hot spell, although few of the street cars were run on time, the heat was so intense that some six or more street car horses died while at work. The poor brutes would reel and stagger, then fall over and give up the ghost. Toronto is evidently expiating some sin of commission or omission. Daily thun- der storms chase one another over our blaz- ing sky, but very few of the cooling drops light on us. Meantime wilting linen and greasy visages give assurance of torrid wea- ther. It's safe to say we haven't had such a spell of heat for years. Everyone who can get away is one. As an American remark - ward Hanle!), Durnann uncle, is said to be very much put out by the matter. TELE RETALIATION BILL.1 The Retaliation Bill in all its possible bearings is being discussed by our, mercan- tile community with great earnestness, and, in some instances, consternation. Two prin- cipal causes are assigned for the action of the American Government, namely, the exi• gencies of a Presidential election and our Tory G-overnment at Ottawa. The probabil- ity of its turning out a boomerang is hazard- ed by a good many. ROPE YET. The unexpected has happened. Our new court house will sprout a little further. The contractor and architect have made it up and again everything is rosy, lovely and beautiful. A settlement has been arrived at whereby the architect gets his way about the material to be used, and the contractor gets a longer time in which to complete the building, which, taking into consideration that it shoulcrhave been completed within six months from now, and that a heavy pen- alty was attached for each day's delay, is probably the very thing the contractor was working for. LIBERATED. Thomas Kelly, of Cleveland, Ohio, who was arrested at the time of the convention of the Knights of St. John for a 17 -year old crime committed in Toronto when he was a boy, has been pardoned by the Gov- ernor General, and he is again free to come and go at will. The petitions in his favor were largely signed both here and in Cleve- land. THE RETIREMENT OF MR. FARRAR. The newspaper fraternity are doing a good deal of speculation on the future of Mr. Ed- ward Farrar, who severed his connection with the Globe a few days ago. Your readers will remember the very good like- ness of him produced in your paper some time since. Mr. Farrar is an annexationist of the deepest dye. This did net suit Sir Oliver Mowat, who since his 'accession to his late honors, is who, an amount of loyalty beautiful to behold. Rumors of Mr. Parser founding a new paper to be edited jointly by him and -Prof. Goldwin Smith, in the interests of annexation, are flying round thick and fast. OUR BIG SHOW. The Toronto Induatrial Exhibition, or Canada's Great Fair, as the directors call it, is making herculean efforts to get in shape for September. The space heretofore avail- able has been doubled. It must be said for the worthy president, Mr. J. J. Withrow, that he is a man of indomitable energy, and is ably seconded by his whole executive staff. The new grand stand, 675 feet long, will seat 12,000 people. GOOD. It has been noticed that the instalment of taxes payable on the 15th ult., is, according to official report of the treasurer, the best ever made. Real estate holders are trying to pick up a few grains of comfort from this, ed the other day, this eort of weather drives . one to drink. Lager is in _great demand, but still they can't sell especially at the Island. Our moral police ONTARIO CROP PROSPECTS. censors are, or rather were, determined to Business men find great encouragement stamp out its sale there. Summonses and in the reports of the magnificent harvest convictions followed fa,st, but the worm will now in progress all over the Province. Of turn. Hotel -keeper Hanlan sought out his reports -from 28 counties, 11 indicated that lawyer at a tinae when that astute gentleman the wheat crop was quite up to that of last happened to be studying an official plan of year, 10 were to the effect that the average the city of Toronto. It dawned upon him yield would be better than in 1891, and that the Island was not part of the city seven intimated that the wheat crop was proper, and therefore not under the control remarkably heavy, or the best ever ob- of the City License Inspectors nor amenable to the Iaw. Judge Robertson, having been appealed to, thought there was something in it and made an order stopping the triel of all Ieland liquor cases till next September, when the season is over. Now rivers of lager and miles of throats make common cause at the Island. A POPCLAR GAME. Lawn tennis is making great strides to- wards popularity. Three years ago it was generally thought effeminate and a lady's game. Any one who saw the Canadian Lawn Tennis Association holding its third annual tournainent here, the past week, would be of a wholly different opinion. Not- withstanding the intense heat the devotees of the game played hard and enthusiastic- ally. Pretty, bright -faced girls in hand- some costumes, and manly, if dudish, young men, made up le pretty scene. Special in- tained, while one report contained the pleasing intelligence that the yield so much exceeded expectations that the farmere'.barns would not hold More than half of it. From these" and other reports received by the wholesale trade here, it seems but reason- able to conclude that we shall have this year in Ontario the best crop of wheat in the history of the Province. The hay crop, which now appears to be pretty well har- vested in most localities, was probably never heavier. The oat crop is a fair average in most sectione, and heavier than last year in acme important sections. ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS. At the recent entrance examination 312 candidates wrote at Seaforth, Clinton, Brussels, Wiegham and Wroxeter. Of these 180 passed. No change was made by the tercet was taken in the play of Hovey _ ot Education Department. The Board of Ex. Harvard Univeraity. He got away with aminers for Seaforth completed its work on our local talent most handsomely. Good July 15th, and the Clinton Board on July judges present consider him the best player 20th. However, owing to a Departmental in America to -day. AN AgrATIC JUDGE. One of the best known men about the city is the Hon. Mr. Justice Morsel], a clever, painstaking judge, He is, at the same time, a rattling fine sailor and can box the com- pass with any salt. When counsel at the bar his sea -faring knowledge often stood him in good stead, an evidence of which was his great success in Maritime court cases. Ad- vantage has been taken of his vacation to appoint him pilot to the new Dominion cruiser Curlew, which he will take down the St. Lawrence to Quebec. GONE HENCE. , Another Toronto judge, R. G. Dalton, Master of the High Court, has passed away. Heart disease carried him away at the age of 74 years, last Sunday. Of a:tall, dile tinguislaed preaence, amiable, patient, he was courteous to Queen's Counsel and stu- dent alike. He belonged to old Toronto, his father being the proprietor of the first news- paper here. He will be long remembered by those fortunate enough to know him for Ms many lovable qualities. OUR OWN EDWARD. There is no use denying it, Toronto people *return a little bit conceited. Many things tend to feed this little failing. At present the chance of its own native-born, Edward Blake, being taken into the Gladstonian Cabinet is causing the citizens to "feel their oats." The only thing they don't like about it is, hie being called the man from Am- erica ;" the word " Toronto " in place of "America" would better snit their idea of the fitness of things. RULED OUT. Toronto people had a champion oarsman of the world. His day havieg passed they saw in young Duman a possible successor to the honors, and, backing him with their good dollars, were prepared to make him their joy and pride. But a °hang() came over the spirit of their dream. That young man is now thought to have altered the fashion of his moral get up and is charged with selling races. It is only fair to say that at the first public -hint of the charge Duman engaged lawyers who threatened legal action against the newspapers. Nevertheless his own club withdrew his name from the list of nominations in the Netional Regatta held at Saratoga. More, two other members have been suspended on suepicion of being con- nected with the crooked work. The N. A. A. 0. committee followed this np by ruling Duman out of the races, notwithstanding Ms explicit denial of the charge. This haa been a sad blow to our self-sufficiency. Ed - Leonard Whitely WINGHAM GIRLS. Wingham No 13, East Wawanosh No 1, Merris Wingham Wingham No 5, Morris Wingluirm Winghani. Wingham Wiogham No 7. Morrie Wingham Wingham No 4, Grey Wingham Bluevale Sidney Aikens M. Anderson Maud Code Alba Chisholm Edith Clark M. Clegg Annie Dawson Maud Fleuty Florence Green.... Stella Griffin Nina Isbister Minnie Ireland Mabel Kent Lillie McAllister Catherine McTavish Flora Nixon Bella Pearson ...................Wingham Laura Ralph - No 9, Turnberry Kertie Ross Edna Strathdee H. Stackhouse SEAFORTH, FRIDAY AUGUST 5, 1892. {McLEAN BROS., Publishers. $1.50 a Year in Advance. No 8, Hullett Wingham Wingham No 6, East Wawanosh BOYS. Wm. Bailey Lawson Bisbee E. W. Bradwin Fred. Bradwin William Bray T. Brenner Guy L. Clark W. Ferguson John Gillies John W. Hession R. L. Hodgson George McDonagh A. McDonald Bluevale Wingham Wingham Wingbam Wingham No 9, Turnberry Wingham No 1, Howick No 5, Morris W ingham Wingham Wingham Wingham No 7, Morris Wingham No 2, .Howick Wingham No 5, Hullett W. R. Roe Charles Ross T. Scott John Stewart G. Y. Straughan SEA FORTH GIRLS. B. Armstrong E. A. Brooks Nettie Cardno M. A. Carlin --A:Coates No 4, Stanley Seaforth Saaforth No 1, McKillop No 3, McKillop B. Carnochan No 7, Tuckeramith May Delaney No 5, McKillop B. Devereaux No 1, McKillop L. Davidson - Seaforth Maud Fowler. Seaforth Soaforth Seaforth Seaforth No 7, Tuckersmith Collegiate Institute Tena McGregor No 1, Hullett C. McKinley No 8, Tuckertmith K. Purcell. No 8, Tuckersmith Bella Patterson Seaforth GinsieTickard Seaforth C. Rudolph S. E. Story Clara A. Story Ida M. Teener regulation, the results could not be publish- ed until confirmed by the Education Depart- ment. ' All the candidates were notified early in the week as to their success or failure. The papers were very satisfactory this. year -none being either too difficult or too easy. We give the names of the successful can- didates below. 'LIST OF THOSE WHO HAVE PASSED. NAME. Etta Ayers Minnie Atkin Bertha Bean Nellie Brown Florence Chrysler Clara Ferguson Vine, Kerr A. B. Kennedy Ethel Lane CLINTON. GIRLS. SCHOOL. Holmesville Clinton Clinton Clinton Brucefield Clinton Hensel! No. 5, Stanley No. 3, Tackersmith M. McLean ...... .....No. 10, Tuckersmith Millie ISdeLean.. Blyth M. McGowan.. . . No. 10, East Wawanosh Bella, Murray. Clinton Annie McCorvie Clinton Maggie Nicol Blyth Snide Powell Clinton Alice Pratt Clintoif L. Rowed ..1Un. 5, Hullett & E. Wawanosh B. Rowed -Mi. 5, Hullett &E. Wawanosh May Robb Clinton Blanche Shepherd Reta Stanbnry L. M. Taylor B. R. Wilson..Un. 5, Hullett & E. Wa'nsh Maud Wiltse.. Clinton BOYS. Rufus Andrews Clinton L. Aikenhead David Blair Charles Brown Robert Brown Union 5, Hullett John Barrett Blyth L. Brigham A. Courtice D. Caesidy Oscar Foster B. W. Hamilton Aldie Holmea John Jowett Oliver Jervis Myles Kelly Charles Ketchen J. F. McKay W. E. Miller Alfred Osborne J. L. Packett Fred Ross Thomas Walker Aggie Fairley Mary Flanagan Lillie D. Gray B. Hannah •M. J.Lamb Clinton Bayfield No. 3, Tuckersmith No. 2, Tuckersmith No. 2, 'Tuckersmith No 3, Morris No 8, Hullett No 9, Goderich No 5, Hullett No 3, Goderich No 4, Hullett Clinton No 9, Stanley No 5, Goderich No 1, Morris Brucefield No 2, Tuckersmith No 4, Goderich Gorrie Gerrie Clinton Clinton 0 No n, Tuckersmith No 2nMcKil1op No 2, MoKillop Seaforth Florence Whitel Seaforth No 3, McKillop A. Wingle BOYS. Ni 8, Tuckersmith No 3, Tuckersmith Seaforth Seaforth Seaforth Seaforth No 13, Mullett , Lucy McIlwain, No 5, Bullete Etta McIlwain, Seaforth Jennie Kirk, Seaforth Sarah McKnight, No 1, Hullett Jennie Smylie, Seaforth George Currey . No 4, McKillop Bartle Jones, W. Aberhardt T. D. Campbell P. Clarkson George Chesney Albert COlbert Wm. W. Duncan J. R. Dickson John Flanagan A. Henderson N. R; Hoffman J. H. Irwin. . Edward Latimer F. J. Lawrence. e P. E. Lennon E. McLennan T. A.McLennan G. C. McDowell Alex. C. Mckenzie, George McGregor, Minnie Carrick, O'Loughlin, ghlin, LiIly 0 Mary Maw, Tens McLean, Bella McLennan, Minnie Johnston, Rowaden Grant, , Murdock Matheson, Maggie West, James Bissett, Mary Zoelluer, Grace Linfield, Isaac Hetherington, Fred Duran Amelia Walper, Frank Munro, Ada M. lia.acke, Annie Lamprey, Maggie Main Christopher Sturdy, Fred Burke, Fred Lindsay, Edith Cox, Cora Hewitt, Henry Tisdale EXETRR. William Allison, S. S. No. 2 Usborne Fred Borland, Ct 2 Charles Monteith, " 2 Frank Coughlin, Stephen Sep. School 6( Phoebe Doyle, Kate McDonough, Ernest'Hill, S. St No. 1, Stephen Louis Harris, " 3 Usborne John Parkinson, 7 61 . 7 66 i7 6Ct 7 46 44 44 4 11 44 16 3 11 423 11 3 .. 449 64 3 .6 427 46 10 66 418 44 11 IC 474 64 1 1 it 460 12 46 ,. 382 6 4395 12 66 .. 12 46 450 ti 15 it 405 tt 15 II 384 .. 15 .. 537 1 Colborne 391 5 " 446 5 44 384 .. 5 It 411 .. 7 ti 418 5 Hullett 383 5 " 460 2 Goderioh 453 2 " .474 2 4g 431 2 " 419 5 itt 430 5 .. 480 564 472 6 it 405 64 4' 44 64 14 46 61 gi 7W Wa'nsh 471 Wesley Parkinson, Lizzie Parkinson, Zeta Andrew, Lottie Handford, _James Rush, Bella Mollard, Beatrice Robinson, LillyaFenwick, Tillie urtz, Duncan McEwen, Edith Bonthron, George Snider, 8 Stephen 14 8 114 4. C6 4 " 10 " 10 8 Edith Taylor, gt 5 Ernest -Gregory, Exeter Public Russel „Hicks, J. Alex. Martin, Arthur Ramsay, Frank Sweet, Thomas Smith, . Robert Treble, Janet Brown, Jessie Creech, Gertie Hersey, Mabel Kemp, DUNGANNON, Mary J. Anderson,S. S. No. 5, Ashfield 448 Catherine Gardiner, " 5 " 516 Wm. R. Gardiner, " 5 " 444 Joseph Wilson, Boden Ritchie, Edward J. Wilson, L. Cunningham, Velma Echlin, Alice "McWhinney, Bertha Duff, Madge M. Finlay, Win. Finlay, Lilly J. Reed, Maggie McLean, Allan Bowles, it 427 439 431 407 414 421 418 498 472 388 446 443 383 456 483 " 482 " 553 " 385 Hay 418 " 462 " 382 " 399 School, 397 421 489 461 455 430 382 427 403 421 393 5 tt 5 46 5 64 17 .. • 17 14 17 .. 16 9 6C 9 " 472 " 442 " 432 " 424 " 417 " 456 " 480 " 551 " 434 " 9 " 396 " 10 " 399 " 13 " 475 " 1, W. Wawanosh 496 .. .. 398 " 1 " 403 1 " 382 1 " 396 1 " 483 2 " 415 " 417 46 N(1 McKillop Josie McAllister, 46 3 Collegiate Institute Joseph Stewart e " 495 Collegiate Institute Nina Lockhart, " 12 " 450 No 2, McKillop James Brophy, •Sep. S., W. Wawanosh :396 A. M. Woodley... ....Seaforth Samuel Draper, S. S. No. 6, Ashfield, . - BRUSSELS. ZURICH. MoYS. Clara Gelding, S. S. No. 9, William Buena No 4, Grey Mabel Capling, .6 9 J. A. Cameron.-.. ...... No 9, McKillop Bruseela No 9, hreKillop No 11, Grey Bruseele H. W. Creighton J. D. Davidson William Greensides George Irwin T. Laird Donald McKenzie T. M. NlAwen James McEwen I. C. Parker D. Stewart No 11, Grey Brussele No 10, Morris No 10, Morris No 5, Morris Brussels L. McArthur E. Mitchell S. Mctauchlin A. A. Mitchell Dora Nott I. Stevenson Aggie Smillie Laura Spence M. Watson.... ..... .. ..No 5, Morr M. Young No 11, Gre A. E. Yuill GIRLS. No 11, Morris No 3, Morris No 3, Grey No 3,Morris Brussels No 4, Grey & Wallace No 10,Morris No 11, Grey is No 3, Morrie WROXETER. S. E. Allen L. N. Doig G. Henry A. Heibein Eva McGrath E. McMichael, No 13, Howiok & Turnberry B. S. Wilson ...... ,.........No 5, Howick No 4, Howiok No 5, Howick No 1, Turnberry & Grey Turnberry SE Grey No 4, Grey & Wallace Wroxeter Wroxeter Wroxeter Wroxeter No 10, Howick Wroxeter No 7, Howick No 7, Howick J. W. Bennett R. Deachman A. Douglas H. Miller A. Mitchell Cecil McMaster George H. Rae Robert J. Rae A. Thompson..No 13, Howick & Turnberry J. M. Thompsen Wroieter D. L. Weir...No 13, Howick & Turnberry WEST HURON. There were in . all 241 candidates, viz.: 110 at Goderich, 44 at Dengannon, 65 at Exeter, and 22 at Zurich. GODERICH. John Atkins, God -each Model School 454 388 469 457 409 482 450 502 554 494 538 473 - 470 436 421 407 483 450 413 396 431 404 412 393 481 402 404 389 427 383 4C 441 S. S. No. 1, Ashfield, 387 " 2 " 435 Thomas Bridgette, Carfral Dunlop, Willie Hayden, Kenneth Horton, pouglae Johnston Thomas Murray, Alex. McIver Waiter Niftel, Willie. Park, Frank Robertson, Oliver Rynas, Fred Shepherd, Albert Stitt, Regie Sharman, Frank Turner, Bruce Watson, Hayden Williams, May Craig, Helen Douglas, Gertie Graham, Ida Graham, Hattie Harrison, Mabel Rutson, Addie Stiven, Alice Brown, Frank Evans, Willie Curtin, Goderich S. School, Charles Shannon, John P. Tighe, Dora Campion, 'Walter Hawkins Jennie Hussey, 66 Emma Thompson John Baler, Robert Manson, Emma Dunn, Clara Klopp, Milton Buchanan, James Logan, .. 9 66 9 9 4 64 4 CC 7 it 7 Stanley, 445 64 425 4' 46 Hay 402 571 464 383 436 447 Stanley 408 up in smoke. He says it is impossible to deecribe the sufferings of the -10,000 home- less people, of all ages, sexes and condi- tions, who are encamped in the parks and waste places of the city, with no means of support other than what is sent to them by the charitable people of the world. Mr. Palmer is on his way to the Northwest to see what are the proapects there for a new start in life. - Mr. Brodie, Grimsby, who is looking after the Ontario fruit exhibit for the World's Fair, has secured 42 distinct varie- ties of strawberries from Essex. - George Dryburg was fined $3 Saturday morning in Hamilton by the Police Magis- trate for throwing a pail of water over an old woman named Teeth. - The temperance people of Killarney, Manitoba,are prosecuting George Lawrence', the defeated Opposition candidate, on a charge of treating in the recent campaign. -Thirty head of cattle belonging to John Black, of Fergus, died on the steamship Virginia between Montreal and Father Point. There was some insurance, but not nearly enough to cover the loss. -George Brister, of Londontownship, sold the first load of this season's wheat in eat weighed 60.t yield was 33 Canada. -A farmer of Colborne had seven head of cattle killed by lightning recently. - • -There were 55 deathe in Toronto last week, 29 being those of children. -There passed through the Canadian Pacific elevator at Owen Sound during laat week 135,150 bushels of grain. -A salmon weighing 18 pounds was captured in Charleston lake, near Kingston, last week. -The Winnipeg Industrial Fair was at- tended by 20,000 people on Thursday last week. The Exhibition closed Friday. -John Boumildolood, a patient in the London asylum, died from sunstroke the other day. -Little Amy Jarrett, of Guelph, who 'vas burned while playing with coal oil, clied on Thursday last week. -John W. Kerns, aged 62, one of the oldest drivers on the Grand Trunk, died the other day in London. London on Friday. The lbs. to the bushel, and bushels to the acre. -Mr. W.L. Sovereen, a pi respected citizen of Norfolk -John Walton, of Parry Sound, was killed recently by a stone thrown into the air by blasting operations, -Reports from Winnipeg say that immi- grants are crowding into that province from the Western States. -The Department of Marine intends building a new lighthouse in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, off the coast of Labrador. -The oounty of Oxford will spend nearly $8,000 for furnishing for the splendid new court house in Woodstock. -The steamer City of Owen Sound,which has been sunk near Clapperton Island for 5 or 6 years has been raised. - -Rev. Mr. Small, Presbyterian min- ister at Gretna, -Manitoba, has been taken down with smalpox. -It is expected that harvesting opera- tions will be geperal in Manitoba about the middle of August. -Mrs. W. T. Bell, of Winnipeg, was drowned at Rat Portage on Friday, by fall- ing into the water while crossing a boom. -John Andrews, a popular young man of Port Arthur, was drowned while bathing in Leon lake Sunday morning. -Mr. Else, of Southwold, Elgin county, has a wagon between 52 and 55 years old, built originally for the grandfather of Mr. D. McColl, M. P. P. -Four cows and one steer belonging to John Leadman, 9th concession East Nis- souri, were killed by lightning a few days ago. -In the absence of the pastor of the Pres- byterian church at Lyndoch, Simcoe county, on Sabbath last, John Charlton, M. P., oc- cupied the pulpit, delivering an earnest and practical address. -Mr. William Palmer, of Random, Trin- ity Bay, Newfoundland, is in London, on a short visit to relatives there. He is en- gaged in- the lumber business and has been the victim of peculiar hardship. He suf- fered considerable loss by forest -fires in the early part of the month,a,nd had just reach- ed St. John's to market a boat load of lum- ber when the great fire broke out, by which the product of his season's operations went neer and much ounty, died on Tuesday last week, at the nesidence of his son-inla,w, Mr. D. Forbes', in Brantford, aged 82 years. -A firm at St. George, New Brunswick, has purchased the Matheson granite prop- erty of 900 acres there, and intends to open up a quarry of the well-known New Bruns- wick granite. - At the recent entrance examinations the highest marks obtained by any pupil in the county of Bruce were 688 -won by Miss Maggie Miller, of school section No. 10, Kinloss of whioh school the teacher is Mr. M. J. McKenzie, -Mrs. James Warren, of Strachan street east, Hamilton, has attained the age of 1t36 years, and is still hale and hearty except that she is troubled with deafness. She smokes her pipe regularly and is a passion- ate lover of dogs and game fowl. - Rev. W. C. Henderson, of a Methodist church in Windsor, has appointed a com- mittee of young men to visit the hotels ev- ery Saturday evening to leave invitations to all gueats to attend church service on Sunday. -A Montreal despatch says : The Rev. J. A. MacLean; pastor of St.Andrew's church, New Richmond, Que., leaves this evening for Carberry, Manitoba, where he bas re- ceived a call to the Presbyterian Church of that place. .-Winnipeg Industrial Fair closed on Sat- urday. It was a great success both finan- cially and as a display. Forty-five thousand people visited the grounds during the four days, and the receipts nearly doubled those of 1891. -While fixing a street light on Friday night, Walter Childcrase, an employe of the Toronto Electric Company, touched a live wire and instantly fell dead. Deceased leaves a wife and two children. , -The Ontario Government will sell tim- ber limits at the head waters of the Mada- waska, Petawawa, and Muskoka rivers. These sales are neceesitated by the building of the Ottawa and Parry Sound railway through this tract. -Three barns of John Ashford, Orford township, county of Elgin, were struck by lightning the other night, and with the con- tents burned to the ground. There were 500 bushels of old wheat in the granary. -Capt. A. Megraw, late of the Paisley Advocate, was banqueted by the citizens of Paisley prior to his leaving for Vernon, British Columbia, where he is going into journalism. The banquet was held at the Helena house, Paisley. -Rev. G. Lang, who was for many years the pastor of St. Andrew's church, Mon- treal, but who is now stationed at Inver - nese, Scotland, is expected to visit Canada in Atigust. Mr. Lang became widely known on account of his determined opposition to the union of Presbyterian Churches. -Whitelaw, Baird & Co., Paris, received on Tuesday, 26th ult., 300 bushels of New Garfield wheat, weighing about 58 lbs. to the bushel. This is the first wheat offered for the season, and was grown on their place across the river Nith, near Paris. -Gaspard Pacaud returned te Windsor from Quebec Saturday. He says that ex - Premier Mercier is a ruined man, and that even his own party, the Liberels, disown him since the boodling investigations, Mr. Pacaud does not think that M,ercier will live long. -Mrs. Turner, of Brooklyn, it Y., lost 'a watch two years ago while foccupying her cottage at Thousand Ieland pArk. This summer, on looking over some onockery left on the top shelf in the pantry,. she was amazed to find her watch lying snugly in the bottom of a cup. -In 1894 there will be a Masonic demon- stration in Kingston on an extensive scale. I That year will be the centeneial of St., John's Lodge, and over $3,000 Will be ex- panded in connection with a celebration of the event. Masons from all over Canada and the United States will be invited. -John C. II. Herron, clerk of ;the town- ship of Middleton, one of the oldest and meet respected residents of the county ef Norfolk, died the other day, after much suffering from gangrene. Deceased was born in the county of Armagh, Ireland, in 1823 and came to Canada in 1845. -Julia Murray, only 11 years old, but as plucky as she is intelligent and pretty, ar- rived in 'Windsor the other day direct from Ireland, unaccompanied by any person. She was on her way to Omaha, Nebraska, to visit her aunt. She came out from the old country alone and proceeded to her des- tination unattended. --The barn and stable° of Henry Abell, lith line, East Zorra, were struck by light- ning the other morning and consumed, to- gether with a quantity of hay, a binder and other implements. Insured in the East Zorra and South Easthope Farmers' Mutual for $500 on building and contents. -Thomas Wilson,of the fourth concession of Blenheim, near Richwood, was workingi in the harvest field with a binder, when his, two-year-old child came out. He thought it went back to the house, but it wandered into the grain and lay down to sleep. He drove over it, cutting the thumb off one hand and cutting the wrist of the other. -H.McDonald,near Embro, raised a larg barn on Thursday last week. During the day Wm. Dawes received a severe blow from a commander, which necessitated the tying up of his head, and Dexter Day had a fall of 14 feet, from the plate, which slipped, but fortunately did not come down, on top of him. -Mr. • Homer Watson, of Doon, is win- ning great fame through his fine paintings! which have taken many prizes in Caned and also a number in England. He inwitle- out doubt one of the finest painters in Can- ada. A number of his works of oil have been bought by the Gonpils, of London, England, who are noted for , dealing in the works of Raphael, Angelo, Rembrandt Murillo and others of the old masters, and who refuse to bang any paintings but the work of artists of acknowledged reputation. It is only a few years since when a mere lad that Mr. Wat- eon was induced to put one of his earliest productions in a store window in the town of Galt. --On Wolfe Island, near Kingston, cattle are suffering from attacks of flies, the like of which has never been seen before. The flies eat the flesh in the forequarters, and At the roots of the horns. To save the cat- tle the owners have to put tar on the parts the flies attack. -A young man named Joseph Silver- thorne was bathing at the Canadian Pacific railway docks at Owen Sound last Sunday, When he got beyond his depth and was drowned. The same day while bathing with Several of his companions, James Campbell Was drowned at Lister, Essex county. -North Dakota and Minnesota have pro- claimed quarantine against Manitoba on ac - Count of the exietenee of smallpox in the ) rovincee and all trains south have been ancelled. An engine will be run to the oundary with the express matterenall,etc., hut no passengers will be allowed to cross the line. -Rev. Dr. Webster, who is about to leave Hamilton as a missionary to Palestine, has been presented with a purse of $100 by the young men's Bible class of Knox church in that city. Mrs. Webster has also been presented with a puree containing $15Q by the teachers of the Central church Sunday school. -At Lindsay a number of young lads were playing on the lower wiled, when a boy named Michaud, about 6 years of age, was shoved into the water by his compan- ions, who, instead of helping the poor child out, laughed at his efforts to cling to the wharf until he sank and was drowned. -The street car traffic in Toronto was greatly interfered with by the intense heat last week. Six horses dietnfrom the effects of the heat, and many others laid off. Ninety-four degrees was registered at the Observatory Thursday afternoon. The of- ficers there say this is the hottest and longest spell of hot weather for several years. -In the death of Mrs. A. Sutherland, of East Williams, there is added one more to the list of early settlers who seem to be dropping off so rapidly at present. Mrs. Sutherland and her husband were among the first to hew out a home for themselves in North Middlesex. She was the mother of Mrs. A. S. McKay, of East Zorra, sister-in- law of Missionary McKay, of Formosa, and was 86 years of age. -, - Mr. William McNeil, of Chicago, brother of Rev. John McNeil, the Scottish Spurgeon, preached last Sabbath in Cooke's church, Toronto, to the delight of a large crowd of hearers. Mr,MoNeil attended the great Christian Endeavor ' Convention re- cently held in New York, and there spoke at an overflow meeting to an audience, of 20,000. -Thomas Kelly, of Cleveland, Ohio, who escaped 17 years ago from the Toronto po- lice, after a sentence for three years in penitentiary for larceny and was re -arrested in Toronto a few weeks since, has been re- leased by the Minister of Justice.' He has lived an honorable life in Cleveland since his escape, and on thia ground has been re- leased. -A severe wind and thunder storm pass- ed over Brigden and surrounding country Tuesday evening last week, flooding the cellars of the village. The Methodist Church in the village and also the Metho- dist Church, a mile out of the village, were each struck by lightning. The barns and crops of -A. Menzies, Moore township, were burned. -Dr. Cavan, Principal of Knox College, Toronto, gave an interesting lecture in Knox church, Ayr, recently, descriptive of his re- cent trip to the Holy Land and the many noteworthy places he visited while there. Many years ago Dr. Cavan's father taught the public school in Ayr, and those of hie pupils who still survive love and revere in memory the faithful, fatherly good man. -For many years Philo G. Whyte, of Lucknow, was a well-known character in Bruce and Huron counties, known as aim: tionter, storekeeper, and atagedriver. Many years ago he mysteriously disappeared, leav- iag a wife and family behind him. It has lately been ascertained that he died within recent years in California, leaving an estate valued at about $38,000. It has since in- creased to over $40,000, and the monthly rental of the estate is over $330 per month. -The first death from small pox in Mani- toba this year is reported from Morden. Mr. Stewart Sills died there on Wednes- day of last week of the dread disease. Sills contracted the disease some time ago, and was immediately quarantined in a building on the prairie some distance from the town. Deceased was a general merchant, and his entire stock was burned on the Thursday following, by order of the Gov- ernment. This was the only case known in that district. -Mrs. Field, detained at Westminister Park hotel, Kingston, because of an unpaid bill of $50, hu left for Washington. There was a romance about her marriage. Mrs. Field was Mrs. Mary Kelly, bolding a $1,000 clerkship in the Pension Bureau at Washington, a position secured for her by Mr, Benjamin Harrison when he was in the Senate. During Convention week at Chi- cago she met Field, and after a courtship of two weeks they were married at Detroit. They were spending the honeymoon at Alexandria Bay. A Sarnia despatch says: 'Traffic on the Grand Trnnk railway on this division of the line was never more active than it is at the present time. The grain elevators at Point Edward and Sarnia keep their available storage space fully occupied, and so great is the rapidity with whioh the elevators are filled and emptied that the rolling stock of the Grand Trunk is taxed to its utmost capacity. Steady employment is given to a large force of men in unloading vessels and loading cars. -Bert List, a colored butcher, of Chat- ham,bought a heifer and drove it so furious- ly that it died. He then bled It, and sold the meat, which was unfit for food. He was summoned, and a conviction was enter- ed in two cases. The magistrate, on the charge of cruelty to animals, which had been established in the evidence showing that the heifer had been driven on a bot day such a. distance And by such means that it had died from fever and consequent exhaus- tion, imposed a fine of $10 and costs -in all $20. -An Old Orchard Beach letter in the New York World says: Sir James Grant, of Ottawa, a leading physician of Canada, is at the Old Orchard House, with Lady Grant and the Misses Grant. Dr. Atkinson, of Montreal, is at the Fiske, with his wife and four young ladies. They are bathers, and when the sturdy doctor and his wife lead off the procession down the beach at the swimming hour the hotel guests crowd the piazza and enjoy the scene, for the girls are all healthy Scotch lassies of no mean - physique. In the dining room Mrs. Davis, of Montreal, is attracting attention by the variety of her summer robes, and MreSinith also of Montreal, by the number and bril- liancy of her diamonds. Mrs. Davis is an excellent musician, and contributes to the entertainments given in the parlor in the evening. -A couple of weeks ago Herbert Beaker ville, a young men about 21 years of age, living at Strathroy, had his right hand in- jured in a planing machine ie &Nicholson's factory. Dr. W. W. Hoere dressed the wounds' and found it necessary to amputate the firet two fingers at the first joint and all of the fourth finger. Later on he deemed it advisable to cut off still more of the two fingers, and the case assumed a more eeri- one aspect. The young man died Saturday morning. Deceased was well known and popular in Strathroy and a competent work - Man. -A storm of great violenee occurred last Friday morning in Ottawa, during which rain flooded down in sheets and there was a succession of blinding lightning flashes and startling peals of thunder. The tower of Upper Town market was struck by light- ning during a pause in the rain, and the iron shingles were torn off. The woodwork caught fire, but a fresh burst of rain extin- guished the flames, and the firemen, when they arrived in response to the alarm of fire which had been sounded, found nothing to do. The cellar of the Government Print- ing Bureau was flooded: A great deal of damage was done throughout the city. -Mr. Sidney Jones and wife, from Ham- ilton, Dakota, are visiting their old home at Atwood.e Rv. H, P. Chase, of Sarnia is on a visit to Belleville,the home of his Childhood. He is a lineal chief of the Ojibways, was for many years in the civil service'having received an appointment from Lord Metcalf when Governor-General, and 27 years ago offered himself to the Church of England as representative of not only his own tribe,Init of all the Indiana of Ontario. He was pre- sented to her Majesty Queen Victoria in 1876, and twice has been presented to the Prince and Princess of Wales. He is a walking encyclopedia on Indian subjects, says the Intelligencer. -The Teeswater News says : Lightning has done considerable damage in the sur- rounding townships recently. Mrs. Joseph Lambartus, of Brant, was rendered speech- less for a time by a shock received while per- forming her household duties. While Mr. James Cameron, of Greenock, was making hay the winrow was struck and burned. Mr. Hay, on the town line between Brant and Greenock, had two horses killed. Mr. James Weir's barn, on the 6th line, Turn - berry, was struck and consumed, along with its contents, among which were several vehi- cles. The barn of Mr. Andrew Sharpe, of Cuirass, was also struck and set on fire, but luckily the fire was observed and put out be- fore any serious damage was done. - -On Thursday last week an inquest was held in Chatham on the body of a young Lad named. Henry Oxford,13 years of age, who was secured from Dr. Bernardo's home in Toronto by William Morrison a Raleigh farmer, two weeks previously, add who died. suddenly. On the day of his death he watched the cows till noon; at three o'clock he was working, pulling mustard, for half an hour • at five o'clock he went out for the cows. Not answering when _called to tea, Mrs. Morrison went out to look him up. She found him lying on the roadside dead. Dr. Duncan held the post mortem and gave it as his opinion that death had been caused by the excessive heat. -On Wednesday last week nine persons, four ladies, one little girl, three white men and one Indian left Cape Croker in a sail boat for Wiarton. A storm came up and the squall struck the boat when within ten minutes' sail of Wiarton. The sails were all down, but the boat was lifted like an egg shell and the ballast. having shifted she went over instantly. John Dance from the east shore heard the screams and went out with a row boat. When he arrived only two white men and the Indian were left, all three hanging on to a wire on the boat. One of the men was just gone and wets foaming at the mouth. The names of the drowned are: George Steven and wife of Chesley"- Steven's two sisters, of Guelph ; Mrs. L. Currie and daughter, of Wiarton-six alto- gether lost and three saved. The etorm was the severest ever known by the oldest in- habitants. The three survivors speak of their terrible experience in painful tones. They say the wind raised the boat clear of the water, and then dashed it down side- ways, throwing the helpless creatures into the water. Of " the lost, George Stephens and wife lived in Chesley. He was a carpen- ter, and 37 years old. His two sisters lived in Guelph, and were 'hes seniors and un- married. Mrs. Currie lived in Wiartonn.nd was about 50, her daughter Mary about 10. Mr.Currie,her husband, is at present in Da- kota, spending the summer with his son. He was telegraphed to, and is now likely on his way hewn. -In a letter recently received by the London Advertiser from Miss Alexander, the Canadian elocutionist, now in the old country, she gives a charming account of her experiences in Scotland, where she is now spending a holiday. Here is an ex- tract: " Another most enjoyable trip, else lby coach, we made to the Forth Bridge, and were charmed by the scenery on the way as well as the wonderful atructure over the Frith. Coming home a queer old Scotch character shared with us the front seat. Her remarks were addressed mostly to friends sitting behind. Seeing a cart -load of people out for a holiday, she exclaimed, • There's Sandy McKillop and his 'easter, aye, and the hale rick -ma -tick o' them.' Then to the driver-' Ca' canny man. I'm awfn' eart o' thee braes; I was in a rail- way collusion ince, and PTA been nervous ever since. I'm burnin' my hands to save my gloves. Gie yer horse mair time, mon; horses is like men. they'll no work hard till they're pushed to't. I'm thinkin" you're no a Gladstone man to be drivin' at that breakneck pace.' The Grand Old Man was expected to drive along that road from the station to Lord Roseberry's home, so the road was lined with vehicles and pedal- trians waiting to greet the famous statesman. A rousing cheer, a great waving of hand- kerchiefs, and from the top of our coach we viewed a scene of wildest enthusiasm. Mrs, Gladstone acknowledged this more actively than her husband. He simply sat with raised hat (his eyes were shaded with dark goggles in consequence of the injured ey4 while his worthy spouse nodded, irniled and waved her enormous bouquet. I haven been delighted with the warm hospitality of the Scotch. Their speech, their charao- teristics of sincerity and strength, their sense of dry humor (and despite Sir Sydney Smith they have it) all appeal most strongly to me. I find my heart warming towards the tartan and my eyes dwelling lovingly on cairngorms and all designs of the thistle pattern. Scott and Burns are enshrined on the highest pedestals, and a tramp through the heather will perfect this new-born de- light."