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Tan les, Dress
Ddsi- &c. The
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' in tore for
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not much
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the newest
Goods anti
here again,
nt as usual
assortment
get an \ idea of
shown *h. h
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on you are pre.
You aret there -
make our store
serpening \ days,
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rd,
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4cFaul,
H
, E. Pierce, of
here. -Mrs. Dr.
Ong her parents,
e of this village.
elaggie McLean,
Lea,n, will regret
s been for the
her room through
I to hear that she,
Atte L Palmer
en drew in the -
divered at Mo-
le load was built
h and weighed
espondent4
vas brought in to
tre Thursday, the
load_ brought in
was. brought in
nen, with T. J.
1 the scales at
a heaviest .load,
3y a bee of nine
atersole's corner,
eel the other. It
[mends gross,
,„
of taxes levied
0,743 OI, as fol.
ncluding martial-
; tavvnship pur-
•'s expenees, $7;
this $51 is for
For schools, in -
)9 83 is raised.
Ave from inuni-
Government and
ing the total for
leranch Agricule
a fiat show here
The weather,
looking in the
le -Ireful and was
e remit, there
e preeent The
not up to for -
emits. Perhaps
tf was in horses
,ec a nice show of
were also well
eh is usual at
of buggies and
• show was fully
in fruit. This
et all the shows
tight, the show
the season to se -
roots. In grain
while the ladies
1, and their die-
ted varied. The
bout $200. This
ea considerably
g track erected.
epeed and style
a great deal of
lowers were die -
le team of road -
r, Zurich ; 2ad,
gle driver, 1st,
[enry Dummert.
Mason, Bruce-
, Zurich. Beet
Hensall. The
oiled on the 7th
-Rev. D. Bra.und
n down to ,Nete
es to a Subday
1. Zeller was at
' day. -Messrs.
R,00dcling were
village was well
Fair thie week -
back from the
with the sights.
Port Arthur, is -
friend&
he has not been
have been bore
leclith Steinbach
sit -Miss Laura
1 homae Ladiee'
amet her
Philadelphia to
,e. -Mr. Hear)?
MieDtigant
friends-, left for
esday.-Mr.
[nese this week.
t week for Bert
at Sebringvillet
trot. of one pf
borne over Sane
me rented Mr -
re farm for five
moved into Mr.
needy used at1 a
Las moved into
lwellings, on the
Strate
June last, to *
lettere from tile
ede and aPecme4g
Prahune'',
a to go on sugg.
anty crown 11,_
day, at Osgootae
fused manaae
6gistrata to sene
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TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR.
WHOLE NUMBE1R, 1,346.
We'll Arrest You
And your wife's attention by asking
what about your Fall Suit or Over.:
coat, The richest and most fashion-
able fablic6 are here displayed in
SHITINGS,
PANTINGS,
OVF,RCOATINGS.
We claim to be at the head of the
clothing business, in this section, and
the good values we offer have placed us
there. We have made the proper con-
nections for a tremendous Fall trade.
See our goods and paces, and keep
from buying them if you can.
JACKSON BROS.,
FASHIONABLE CLOTHIERS,
SEAFORTH.
Society preseeted gold ' medals for th best
i
!stallion and mare, both of which wer won
, lay Mr. Beith of Bowmanville, with ubilee
1 Chief and VV.innifred, Medals ,we e also
given to the American Arabi!, but th best
ef them went to Fez, Alderbara and
. -eturah, frem the stable of .Dr. .Hall,
°rent°.
I The following is the record of prize win-
ning by Ontario breeders :
SHORTHORNS.
lst 2nd 3rd 4th
prize. prize. prize. prize.
& W. Russell, 6 1 2
W. B. Cockburn, 1 2
W. C. Edwards, 1 1
.. & S. Nicholson,
W. G. Sanders, 21
. -Morgan &,Son, 1
. Birdsall, 1
' GALLOWAYS.
W. Kough, • 2 3 .- 4 5
, . HEREFORDS.
0. A. Fleming, 1 12
- - HOLSTEINS.
.C.51clieren & Son, 2 2 , 2, 4
DEYONS. 0
W. J. Rudd, 2 8 3 3.4 6
AYRSH1RES.
W. M. $mith, 1 2 2
Wm. Stewart Jr., 2 4 5
'Fhomas Guy, 4 -
FROM THE WORLD'S FAIR.
( WORLD'S FAIR, JACKSON PARK, CHICAGO, }
1 September 26th, 1893.
Now that the live stock show is over, one
of the chief features of interest, inasmuch
as it is changing every day,is the fresh fruit.
Many of the stete buildings have large quan-
tities of fruit on exhibition, but the main dis-
play is in the north and south departments of
the .fforticultural Building. Ever since
June, small lots of fruit have been drop-
ping in from the Southern States, and
during July and August small fruits
considerble in quentities came from On-
tario, but now everybody is sending
everything; and, as with the live stock, it is
very questionable if a display of the same
magnitude, covering so many kinds, and of
auch a high order of excellence, was ever
seen in the world before. Entering either
curtain one sees a vista of rich colors, and
ones nostrils are greeted with a perfume
that is indescribable -the odors of tropical,
semi -tropical and northern fruits blending
in exquisite fragrance. It is as if all the
orchards and vineyards of the continent had
been robbed of their beet products, and on
the long tables and shelves grouped more or
less aetistioally, are the ch'eiceet of apples,
pears, peaches, plume, grapes and other
traits less generally known but nc•ne the
less delicious.
ONTARIO'S FRUIT.
Chatting with Mr, A. Petit of Grims-
by; euperintendent of the Ontario Fruit De-
partment, to vvhom, more than any man, is
due the high position taken by the province
in the Pornological department, he informed
me that the people of Ontario had evidently
been much encouraged by the reports sent
oat of the excellence of the fruit of 1892,
and were now sending on their shipments in
a most satisfactory manner. Large quanti-
ties were coming forward daily, and deepite
the fact that according to his advices this
was an off year, the quality was excellent,
and likely to sustain our reputation at the
same high pitch that had been already
achieved. It hardly needed Mr. Petit's as.
surances, for the tebles spoke for them-
selves, and as one lingered tor a few min-
utes in the Ontario Court, one could not but
feel flattered at the many complimentary
remarks on our exhibit. It will be no sur-
prise if many awards for fruit come our
way. It is true that for size we cannot
compete with the mammoth epecimens from
the irrigated states of California, Oregon,
Washington and Idaho, but we beat them
on flavor every time, and there is no place
in the world where this very feature can
better be tested, for each etate has sent the
beet it had, and rushed it through on fast
express trains. One of the odd features of
the Ontario Exhibit was a quantity of ripe
figs, grown by Henry Pafford Of Niagara,
on a tree some 20 years old, growing out
doors, There is apparently no limit to the
resources of our province.
ONTARIO RONEY.
Mr. Allan Pringle, of Selby, well known
es one of the Ontario beekeepers, returned
within a few days, having while east selec-
ted a quantity of choice comb honey of the
season's crap. It is now placed in position
and Buffers nothing by cohaperison with the
product of the states which are competing,
The Ontario display of honey, taken alto-
gether is unusually good, and has lost noth-
ing of its attractiveness at the hands of Mr.
Pringle, whti has arranged the various kinds
of bee prodicts most artistically.
MORE ABOUT CATTLE.
The stock pe,villion, which has for three
weeks been the most popular spot on the
grounds, and was crowded with interested
and enthusiastic spectators, is now deserted
and silenti,, and will so remain, until after
the 2eth inst., when it will echo to I the
bleating of the patient sheep, the grunte of
the porkers and the myriad noises of the
• feathered races. Of eheep there are ' 431
entries-, swine 83 and poultry about 2,900,
from Ontario, as well as nine standitrd Wit-
ting horses and 26 thoroughbreds, which
will be put through their paces towards the
end of October. The Ontario cattle end
horses -20 carloads in all -were shipped
home 00 Saturday of last week. The latter.
went immediately to the etables of their
owners -the farmer into quarantine 1 at
Sarnia, It was hoped that the regulations
would have been relaxed to allow the cattle
to be returned without delay, but the
Dominion Government refused to make an
exception in. their case, and there they will
have to remain, at a good deal of expense to
the Government and annoyance to the_
owners.
Under the regulations adopted for the
lire Stock contests which have formed the
suleject of the last 'three letters of this series,
money prizee were awarded only to the first
four animals in each section, the remainder
were placed by the judges in order of merit,
but apart from the rank they held among
their competitors received no substantial
benefit. In the Shorthorn, Galloway and
Hereford classes the money prizes offered by
the Expoeition were doubled bY the associ-
ations for the encouragement of those herds,
whether the prize winners came from Cana-
da or the United States ; the American
Ayrehire Association confined its contribu-
tion to American -bred cattle,with a premoni-
tion poseibly of what wee going to happen.
In the Clyde class there were a great many
speciaA premiums. The English Hackney 1 Mr. Hunter has not learn absent from- an
2
•
Lower
prizes.
6
6
3
12
7
6
4. Tuill & Son, 1 1 1, 10
1 In Clyde hones the followin were hoed
n the_ award, list : R, Davi s, To onto ;
. & 0. Sorbet, Guelph ; Adams Br there,
-
rayton ; I. McKay, Woodstock , W.
nnee, Rockford ; S. C. Johnston, M 'nine ;
. Davidson, Ashburn ; A., Bell, Front
River ; W. Phelps, Trenton ; J. Snell,
clintbn ; A. 13. Scott & Son; Vannec ; J.
T. Davidson & Son, Balsam ; II. G, Rat-
cliffe, Anderson. Shires, John Carr, ront
iver. Suffolks, Joeeph Beek, Thoraclale ;
oyd, Menem & Company, Bobosigeon.
ackneye, R. Beith & Company, 13oWman-
yille ; S. C. Johnston, Manilla ; J.; H.
Hastings, Deer Park, Toronto ; H. N. roes -
ley, Rosseau. American Arabs, Dr. . B.
Hall, Toronto. The money value o the
horse prizes was about $800.
1 In cattle our winnings were : 46 h.ort3-
terns won $2,255 ; 12 Galloways, $82 1
evons, $455 ; 38 A rehires, $956 ; 8 flol-
eteine, $175 ; 11 erefords, $130 ; in all
$4,791 with 129 animals, or nearly $1,10 a
head. This is a muoh higher percentage of
awards and money to number of an mats
Chown than any state in the Union. A
Very important place among the judge was
assigned to Mr. John Snell, of Edmo ton,
Qatari°, in associating him with Mr. I bo -
den and Mr. Stoeking, of Illinois, to deter -
Mine the respective merits of t e animals in
the beefbred sweepstekes. Mr Snell is lone
of the best kpown Ontario breede s and n one
better worthy than he of the high h
Conferred on him by the exposi ion aut
ties.
FINE HORSES FOR TORO 'TO.
Of the foreign hems on exhi Won
bave attracted mole general att ntion t
the Oldenburg Coach home fro the
,
periallGerman stablee, a large number
which were sent -over in charge f Mr.
cle, Gerdes. The Oldenbutge
herd, with noble heeds, _bright
eyes, excellent back, withers an
fine elastic, gait. iit These horses v
tracted the attention of Mr. Ro
of Thorndale Farm, Toronto, w
known for his knowledge and loy
end after a good deal of negotiati
'; eeeded in purchasing three mares
cif the string, which were shippe
Tuesday, with the expectaeion
them during the titet days of th
Exhibition. The three mares
greoline and Inters, are in foal t
atallions in the Oldenburg stud a
beaatiful specimens of horseflesh. _.
:ince with the German custom eag
ed on the neck and flenk with a c
letter o. They are just the class
for which thete is always a mark
home and abroad, and it speaks w
Davies enterierize that he secured
PORING THE BIG CHEESE.
Thie week Professor Robertson nd efts
.
Ae. F. Maciaren, of Windsor, who as , been
acting as judge of cheese, &c., put the tryer
into the big cheese manufactured t Perth,
Ontario, which has attracted so uch at-
tention during the entire fair, Th cheese
has been exposed to a tropical te pere,ture
for more than three months, eret wa found
to be in good condition, and of xcellent
flavor, everything considered. Th's must
be accepted as a very high testimon of the
keeping quality of Ontario cheese u der ad-
veree circunestances.
The first of a series of song rec tads by
Mr. J. 'F. Thompson and Mrs. Agnes
Thompson, the well known Canadia vocal-
ise, formerly of Toronto, was g ven in
lelueic Hall this afternoon, to be f Dewed
by others on Tuesday and S turdaY
next. There was a large and fris lona le
audience present, including enough of ur
own countrymen to give the, affair a decided-
ly Canadian flavor. Mr. and Mrs. Thomp•
eop hold a high position in Chicago usieal
circles, and everybody was delighte with
ji
the entertaitnent given by them this aft r•
noon..
Some surpriee has been expreesed that
Ontario ehould have a deputy commiesioner
at the World's Fair. As a matter of fact
;no such appointment was ever • mada ; the
title was inadvertently __conferred b' the
writer in an earlier letter on Mr. 'Adam
Armstrong, who for sorne time pall has
been acting as agent for Mr. Aureye pur-
t
phasing supplies for the different cour e, an
providing lodging places for °uteri° eoplo
who have written to the ;commissioner foe
.
such service.
J. W. ,YOUNG. ,
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nor
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one
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H.
are an old
prominent
ert.Davi s„
o 'ie ell
ry soon at -
feet, :vii:1 ci -
Of hors s,
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the pipk
ease n
f showi g
Toronto
Hers e,
the best
d are ll
In accor
is bran
own an
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t both at .
11 for Mr;
hem.
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The South Huron Shl5w.1
The annual show of the South numb Ag-
ricultural Society, in connection with the
Stephen and Usborne branch, was held on
the capacious and well arranged grounds of
the latter in Exeter, on Monday Leind Tues-
day last. Monday was disagree'ably cold
and gloomy, and this, no doubt'kept a good
many at home who would otherwise have
been present with their exhibite, and, as a
result, the indoor department, in many
classes, was short. Among other exhibits
which attracted mueh attentien was an as-
sortment of manilla binder twine from
Ontario Central prison, and a good di
of Manitoba grains of various kinds, in
straw. .
,
Tuesday, the second day, was a perfect
day, being neither too cold nor ; too warm.
As a result there was a magnificent show
and a very large attendance, Every
partment was good: There ienow an
cellent half -mile driving track on
grounds, and the afteinoon was occupie by
the speeding contests, as well as the judging
of the stock.' Here, as elsewhere,the speed-
ing contests monopolized the main attention
of the crowd, and all Bowled to be highly
pleased with the day's procteedings. The
Exeter band discoursed sweet music roue_
the grand stand during Tuesday afternoon.'
The gate receipts amounted to about $500,
which, with a list of Murat 500 members,
each one of whom received!3 tickets, shows
that there was a big crowd out.
There was pne notable ommiseion which
attracted comment Q from many old ii.how
goers. This was the absence of Mr. ohn
Ranter, sr., of Usborne. Until this year
the
play
the
de-
ex -
the
StAFORTH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER•29, 1893.
teeter ehaw for 42 years, and for the last
c uarter of a century his cheery face and,
f miller form titere alway,s oonspiououe on -
a ow daye driving around calling the stock
i to the show ring.. This year, however, he
as confined to bedtby an illness from which
is friends fear he will not recover. Mr.
tinter has always taken a deep interest in
t a agricaltural society and his services will
be misled. On this occasion his place was
t ken ley another faithful friend of the So-
o ety, Mr. Robert McAllister, of Hay, who
as preshed into the service. The following
i the liet of successful competitors :
I
Honsips.-Imported Heavy Draught, -
rood mare, Saneuel Smillie, L F Goodwin.
oal, L l'' Goodwin, S Smillie. Filly, three
y are old, James Routley, F Coleman, John
ourse'Y. Filly, two years old, Charles
ean. Filly, one year old, James Ross.
Canadian Heavy Draught, -Brood mare.
J hn Diencen jr., A Bishop, M P P, James
outley. Foal, let not known, John Cour-
s y, James Routley. Gelding oi filly, three
y ars old, Charles Haekett, Robert Pringle,
J hn Coursey. Gelding or filly, two years
o d, George Fisher, A Bishop, M P P, Thoe
J linston. Draught Team, John Deoker,
illiam Cornish, John Allison.
General Purposts,-Brood !meal) Fahrner,
T onias Berry' John Crawley. Foal, Thos
B rry, C Fahrner, A Foster. Gelding or,
F Ily, three years old, Charles Haeltet,
R chard Hicks, Robert Pringle. Gelding
o filly, two years old, George Ferguson, Id
B own, John Decker. Team, James Bal-
la tyne, Phemia Huneer, James A. Bell.
Carriage, -Brood Mare, W Harvey, J Es -
se y, Rev F H Fatt. Foal,J & D Wood,Wm
H rvey, John &eery, Gelding or filly,
th se years old, Rev F H Fete, C Eilber, L
H nter. Gelding or filly, two years old,
orge Ferguson, E Williams.- Gelding er
fil , one year old, Thomas Johnston, Rich-
er Delbridge. Carriage Pair, Thomas
S inner, William White. Single Carriage
H ree, Q E Mason, J L Doherty, A Mo -
M rohie.
oadsters,-Brood mare, E Christie, F G
M yen Alexander Dow. Foal, W Mo -
G ire, E Chrietie, John Loadman. Gelding
or filly, three years old, W G Biesett, j
M rner, A E Tennant. Geldtng or filly, two
ye re old, Richard Hicks, not known, S
La port. Gelding or filly, one year old,
Jo n Delbridge, I Armstrong, John Hun-
ter jr. Pair of roadsters, Snell & White,
Ch ries Greb, William S Ruby, Single
roa ster, Peter McGregot, J & D Wood, T
B &ding. .-Ledy Driver, Mrs C Bonen-
ber k, Mrs W Chesuey, Miss Miller. Lady
rid re, Edith Robertson, Miss BawdenaMiee
Ho gine.
C TTLE. - Thorobred Durham, - Aged
Co , Thomas Russell, II & W Srdith,
Tho as Russell. Cow, 3 years old, Thos.
Rue ell, Jacob Roeder. Heifer, 2 years old,
lst nd 2od, H & W Smith, 3rd Thom
Rue ell. Heifer, one year old, H ,
Smi h, Thomas Russell, Jacob Roeder.
Heif r Calf, Jacob Roeder, Thomas Russell,
& W Smith. Bull Calf, H & W Smith,
Tho as Russell, Jacob Roeder. Herd,
Tho as Russel, & W Smith. . Grades.;
Age Cow, Robert McLaren, Themes
Shap cin, John -Hooper & Son. Heifer 12
years oid, Wm Westcott, Jecob Roeder
John Willis. Heifer one year old,
let, 2nd and I 3rd, Thomas Shapton.
Heife Calf, let and 2od, Jacob Roeder.
13utc ere' Cattle, Thomas Russell, Robert
McLaren, John Hooper. Steer, one year
old, & W Smith, William Westcott, John
Hoop r & Son. Fat Ox or Steer, let, 2ad
and 3 d, J & D Wood. Fat Cow or Heifer,
Thom s Russell, John Heoper & Son, Herd
Shipp ng Steers, let, 2nd and 3rd, J & D
Wood. Ayrshires.-Cow, John Eatery, L
•Hunte . Jerseys. -Cow, Coates. Heifer,
one y ar old, C Coetes. Heifer Calf, C
Coates Polled Angus, Cow, L Hunter. _
SHE
Penhal
ling ra
-Iamb,
Penhal
Pen hal '
George
of ewe 1
Win, F
P.-Leicesters,-Aged-ram, George
, L F Goodwin, T CUrrelly. Shear-
, 1st, 2nd and 3rd, T Currelly. Ram
T Currelly, 2od and 3rd, George
. Pair of ewes, let and 2ad, George
, L F Goodwin.° Pair of Shearlings,
Penhale, 1 Currelly, F Et Neal, Pair
albs, George Penhale, L F Good-
SouthdoNwenasl,-. Aged ram, Andrew John-
ston.
Shrop hires, -Aged ram, James Cooper,
Dou e John Dunkin. Shearling ram,
,, antes Cooper, John Dunkin, II A .Switzer.
REM lamb, John Dunkin, 2nd and 3rd,
James C oper. Pair of ewes, H A Switzer,
Johh Dunkin S Doupe. Pair of ehearlinge,
John Du kin, 2nd and 3rd, James Cooper.
Pair of ewe lambs, John Dunkin, james
Cooper, ohn Dunkin.
Lincol s -Aged ram, F II Neal. Shear -
ling ram let and 2ad, F II Neal. Ram
lamb, 1st and 2ad, F II Neal. Aged ewes,
F H Nea , Thomas Shapton, Wm Deering.
Shearlin ewes, let and 2nd, F EI Neal. Ewe
lambs, F II Neal, Thomas Shapton.
Grades -Pair of Ewes, H A Switzer, Wm
Dearing. Pair of Shearlings, L F Goodwin,
11 A .5 itzer. Pair of ewe lambs, L F
Goodwin, El A Switzer.
Fat She p, -Pair of fat ewes, George Pen -
2nd,
haplei.Gs._
w m Iv; or kAsihniertees; . AB ogee rci, Cbhoaarrl e, 8111 tr 0 yaenrd,
Wm McA lister. Aged sow, 1st and 2nd,
Wm McA lister. Sow, littered in 1893,Iet
and 2nd, Vm McAllister.
Pouiern .-Light Brahmas, James Down,
John Hor , Dark Brehmas, John Hord,
William I win. Plymouth Rocks, William
Irwin, Ja es Cook. Cochins, John Hord,
C J Lemo Langshans, John Hord. Any
other varie y,Dorkinge„William Irwin, John
Hord.a Bl ok Breasted Red Games, Wm.
Irwin, Ja es Cook. Silver Spangled Ham -
burgs, Joh . Hord. Golden Pencilled Hem -
burgs, Wil iam Dearing. Black Hamburgs,
Wm Irwin hn Ho -rel. Houdans, let and
2ad, William rwin, White Leghorne, Wm
Irwin, A B matt.; Brown Leghoens, C J
Lemon, A issete. Black Spanish, A Hicks,
-Thomas rock, Black Minorcses, John
Hord. W andottes, A Bissett, James
Gook. Bronze Turkeys, John * Hord, W
Dearing. ny other variety Turkeys,R Del -
bridge. To louse Geese,Ist and 2nd,J Hord.
Any other ariety Geese, Robert McLaren,
John Hor • Pekin Ducks, John Hord,
Wm Irwin. Rouen Ducks, ist and 2nd, J
Hord. Any other variety Ducks, Wm Irwin,
R McLaren Bantame,Ist and 2nd, W Irwin.
Collection igeons, J A Gillespie. Collec-
tion Singin Birds, A Bisset, James Down.
Birds Bred n 1893. -Light Brahmas, James
D9wn, Joh Hord. Dark Brabmas, John
Hord, Ply outh Rocks, William Irwin,
John Hor . Cochins, John Hord, .0 J
Lemon. L ngshans, John Hord. Any
variety Dor ing, John Hord, John Dunkin,
B. 13, Red aines, Robert Bell Sr., A Bis-
set. Silver Spangled Hamburge,John Hord.
Gold Pencil ed Hamburgs, 1st and 2nd, W
Dearing. lack Hamburgs, Wm Irwin, 0 J
Lemou. Houdans, John Hord, William
Irwin. W ite Leghorns,James Creech,John
Hord. Br wn Leghorns, C J Lemon John
McLaughli . Bleck Spanish, A kicks,
T Brocle. Black Miaorcas, 1st and 2nd, J
Reid. Wy ndottes, Jas Cook, Any variety
not on list, 1st and 2nd, J Hord. Turkeys,
John Hord William Irwin. Geese, James
A Bell, Wi lia,m Irwin. Pekin Duck's, Wm.
- •
Irwin, J Hord. Rouen Ducks, let seed 2ad,
John Hord. Any other variety Duane Jas
Cook. Bantams, William Irwin, James
Cook.
IMPLEMENTS, -Farm wagon, Braund &
cp. Top buggy, let and 2nd Harry jones,
Open buggy, Harry Jones, Fred
Hess. Piano box cutter, Harry Jones.
Road Cart, Fred Hess, Braund & Co.
Iron beam plow, lst and 2nd J Murree? Sr,
Co. Fanning mill, A MoMurchie & Co.
Gang plow, lst and 2ad J Murray & Co.
Iron harrows, LT Murray & Ca. Turnip cut-
ter, D Maxwell St Son, -J Murray & Co. Iron
pump, W Trevithick. ' Wooden pump.,
John Moon, -John Stewartson. Building
brick, George Motz.
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FINE ARTS. -Water color drawing, 1st
and 2nd, Mrs C Campbell. Oil painting,
W MoEwan, Mrs C Campbell. Crayon
sketch, Joseph Senior, Mrs C Campbell,
Pencil sketcheJames Tom, Mrs C Campbell.
Collection of photos, Joseph Senior. Hair
dresser's work, Edward Fish.
M ANUFACTURES.-Home made quilt, Mrs
G1Nott. Domestic oloth, Mrs G Nott, A
Johnston. Flannel, R Bell, sr., IVIre G
Nott. Pair of blankets R Bell, er., W
-Chesney. Satinet, A Johnston. Woollen
yarn, A Jobneton, A MoEwan. Domestic
ootton warp, woollen weft, R Bell, er., A
Johnston. Factory flannels, M Brethour, A
Johnston. Factory blankets, A Johnston,
Single harness, John Treble. Double her -
nese, dohn Treble. Cured ham, James
Tom. Sewing machine, Perkins & Martin,
George Biseett. Organ Perkins & Martin,
Bell Organ Company. 'Farlor furniture, R
N Rowe. Bedroom furniture, R N Rowe,
J Atkinson. Stuffed birds, 1st and 2ad, A
McPherson. Fine salt, not ground,- Exeter
Salt Company. Packing salt, Exeter Salt
Company.
EXTRA PRIZES -Indian relics, A MoPher-
son. Cabinet writing desk, J D Atkinson.
Sideboard, J D Atkinson. Brick, George
Metz.
DAIRY PROM:TR.-Five lbe. Butter, Mrs.
A Bishop, Robert Bell Sr., M Creighton.
Ten lbs Butter, Robert Bell Sr., Mrs A
Bishop, A • Doupe. Fifty lbs Tub Butter,
Mrs A Bishop, R,obert Bell Sr., Hogarth.
Cheese, private made, William Dougall, A
Johnston. Cheese factory, Charles W
Smith, George McTaggart.
GRAIN AND SEEDS. -Fall Wheat, John
Nichol, M Brethour. Red fall Wheat, J
Shier, D Brethour. Spring Wheat, John
Welsh, M Bretheur. Six Rowed Barley,
William Dougall, M Brethour, Two Rowed
Barley, M Brethour, A Doupe, Large Oats,
M Brethour, A Johnston. Common char!,
A MoEwan, F G Abbott. Black Oates; M
Brethour, A Johnston. Large Peas; M
Brethour, Robert Bell Sr, Small Peas, M
Brethour, James Airth Jr. Mummy Peas,
William Dougall, M Brethour. Tirriothy
Seed, M Brethour A McEwan, Flax 5,eed,
M Brethour, Brethour. Merchtent's
Flour Rollins & Williams. White Beene,
J Shier, A Johnston. Clover Seed, M
Brethour, A Foster. Collection Graia in
Ear, M Brethour, D Brethour.
HoRTIOULTURAL PRODUCTS. -Four Vari•
eties Winter Apples, William Dougell,
Robert MacCord. Collection of Apples,
William Chesney, William Dougall. Rhode
Island Greenings, George McLeod, John
Staulake. Northern Spies,Robert MacCord,
Robert Biesett. Roxboro Russets, George
Davie. Spitzenburgs, Robert Mac:Cord,
Alexander IticEwan. Bald wins, George
Nott, Jacob ROeder. Snow Apples, Wm.
Chesney, Samuel Horton. Fall Pippins,
Thomas Smith. Colverts, Samuel .Horton.
Kiug of Tompkins. James Airth Jr., Albert
Bissett. Alexanders, John Andrew. Can-
ada Red, Richard Hicks, Jacob Roeder.
Ribston Pippins, William Chesney, George
Nott Wagners, Alexander McEwan.
Cayuga Red Streak, Alexander MoEwan, S
Sanders & Son. Hubbartson's Nonsucli,
John Andrew. Gilliflower, Sanders & Son.
American Golden Russet, Robert MacCord,
John' Andrew. Maiden's Blush. William
Chesney, Phillip Andrew. Seedlings,
Richard Hicks. Ben Davis, John Andrew,
William Chesuey. Pear& -Flemish Beauty,
Thomas Brock. Dechess Angouleme, Thos.
Brock, W. G, Bissett. Grey Doyenne, Wm;
Bavedon. Sheldon, J Armstrong, Dr. Lutzi
East Beurre, J. Armstrong, Louis Bonne
De Jersey, Dr. Lutz. Any other Variety,
Frank qill, William Bawdon,
Lombard, John Willis, M Brethour. Any
other Verhity, B. V. Elliott, John Willie.
Grapes. -Delaware, Rev. Wm, Martin, John
Anderson
Concord,
Rogers'
John And
Andrews,
Richard
Crawford
Moore's Early, B. V. Elliott.
ohn Willis, (Hay,) Thomas Brock.
o. 19, M Eacrett. Rogers' No. 4,
!arson. Any other Variety,- John;
B. V. Elliott. Crab Apples
Robert Bell Sr. Early,'
Peaches J B Roes, J W Brown-
ing. Lat Crawford Peaches, J W Brown
ing, Rev A Martin. Any other Variety,
Thomas lock, II Kinsman. Collection'
Canned Frill, George Sanders, M Brethour.
Collection cif Honey, Thomas Cann, F G
Abbott. H ney in Jar, S Hogarth, H A
Switzer, H ney in comb, Thomas Cann, S
Hogarth. ome-made Wines, James Tom,
John Willis (Hay.) Bottled Pickles, R
D Bell, G anders. Maple Sugar, Robert
Pringle.
VEGETABL
Creech, Jam
James Down,
Johnston, Ja ,ob Roeder. Early Vermont,
James Airth, Snowflake, Jae Creech.
Early Teleph ne, Thomas Brock, A Biseett.
Any variety
Winter °abbe
Turnips, P A
beets, A Bisset
Robert Pringl
golds, A Bi
mangolds, A
mediate ming
born carrots,
Nantes carrote
combo. Lon&
Sweet. W
s. -Early rose potatoes, James
s snell. Beauty of Hebron,
James Snell. Late Rose, A
1 9
tatoes, A Foster, W Snell.
e, J A Gillespie; F -G Abbott.'
rews, F G Abbott. Blood
, M Brethour. Sugar beets,
James Sweet, Long man -
°pi Thomas' Prier.- Globe
lishop, A Johnston. Inter -
dot' James Airth, jr. Early
Chesney, Rev W Martin.
W Folland, John Smalla-
range or red carrots, James
\nd. White Belgian carrots,
Chris Fahrnere . hornets Smith. Sweet corn,
F G Abbott, !Jemes Sweet, Indian corn,
A Biesett, Jemes Down. Watermelons,
Jacob Roeder,1A Johnston. Muskmelons,
James Airth, jr., S Hdggarth. Pumpkins,
John Andrews, P Andrews., Squashes, W
Chesney, John Andrews, Cauliflower, W
Folland, GeorgeteSanders. Red onions,
I
'George Motz, j Artnstrong. White or yel-
Imatoes W Fol and, W G Bissett. Celery,
llow onions, R iMeCord, M Brethour. To -
W Folland, Jaines Creech. Citrons, Bella
Cottle, A Bagehaw. Parsnips, H E Huston,
M Brethour. Collection of vegetables, Jas
Sweet, W Follande
1
FLOWERS,- ucheiaa, James Sweet. Foli-
age plants, Bel a Cottle. Begonias, R Wil•
Hams. Gerani ms, John Smallacomlie.
' CUT FLOWERS. -Dahlias, bouquet, John
Willis,'Hay. Pansies, Thomas 11 McCal-
lum. Asters, Bella Cottle, Thomaa II Mc-
Callum. Ten . eeks' stocks, Bella Cottle.
f
Verbeass, Be a Cottle, George Sanders.
Petunias, siegl , Bella Cottle, John Smalls-
oombe. Petunias, double,,George Sanders.
Phlox Drumondi, Thomas H McCallum,
Bela Cottle. Zennie,s, Bela Cottle, George
Sanders. Bullet of cut &were, Thomas II
McCallum. Ornamental gerden and foun-
tain, R Nelson.•
LADIES' WORK'. -Rag carpet, woollen
warp, W Chesney', A Johnston. Rag car-
pet, cotton warp, S Horton, M Brethour.
Hooked door mat, R Bell, S Horton.
Sewed door mat, jamee Tom. Sewed hearth
mat, Mrs C Campbell. Hooked hearth mat,
Mrs G Nott, Wm McEwen. Wool socks,
A Johnston, R Bell, sr. Wool stockings, A
Johnaton, R Bell, ,sr. Cotton socks,Maggie
Creighton, Mrs 0 iNott. Cotton stockings,
Maggie Creightona A Johnston. Ladies'
'Wool mitts, Jameje Tom, Maggie Creighton.
men's wool mittp, Maggie Creighton, S
Hoggarth Men'il wool gloves, S Hoggarth,
James Tom-. - Counterpanes,domestic wove,
A MoEwen, W McEwen. Counterpanes,
knitted, Maggie Creighton. Counterpanes,
crochet, Maggie Creighton, Robert Hicka,
Counterpanes, tufted, Sheir, A Johnston.
Calico patohwork quilt, Mrs C Campbell, ,S
Horton. Cloth patchwork quilt, Mrs A
Bishop, M. Brethour. Log cabin quilt, A
Johnston, Mrs G Nott. Silk crazy quilt,
Mrs A Bishop, John Sta,nlake. Knitted or
crochet shawl, Mrs G Nutt, Mrs C Camp•
bell. Hand made shirt, A Doupe, Maggie
Creighton. Machine made shirt, S Hog-
garth, A Doupe, Patching, James Tom, R
Bell, sr. Darning on stockings, James Tom,
E J Spackman. Buttonholes, James Tom,
W MoEwen. Pillow shams, Mrs G Nott,
Maggie Creighton. Table mats, Mrs C
Campbell, Maggie Creighton, Table doyles,
Rev F H Fatt, Mrs C Campbell, Toilet
set, E J Spackman James Tom. Fancy
pin cushione Thomas 11 McCallum, Miss E
Gould, Sofa pillow, F H Fatt, Miss E
Gould. Twine basket or hand satchel, Mri
C Campbell, Macrame work, M Brethour,
J Shier. Colored wax flowers or fruit, R D
Bell, Mrs G Nott. Paper flowers, Mrs C
Cantrell, R D Bell. Pismo or table scarf,
Miss E Gould, James Tom. Embroidered
table cover, James Down, Mise E Gould.
Worked -whisk holder, Thomas H McCal-
lum, 'Mrs. Campbell. Peinting on china,
Mrs C Campbell. Drawing roam screen,
Mrs C Campbell. Bannerettea, Mrs G Nott,
M Brethour, Bracket drapery, Mrs C
Campbell, S Horton. Penelope work, Mrs
C Campbell. Tidy, crochet, Mrs C Camp-
bell, Mrs A Bishop. Tidy, knitted, Maggie
Creighton, James Tom. Gold or silver tin-
sel work, Tlaonties H McCallum, Mrs G
Nett. Etching or outline work, Maggie
Creighton, Mrs; G Nott. Applique work,
on cloth, Mrs ,C Campbell, Mrs G Nott.
Arrasene, clipped work, Mrs C Campbell,
Mrs G Nett 'Crewel embroidery, Mrs C
Campbell. Embroidery on silk or satin,
Thomas H McCallum, Maggie Creighton.
Embroidery on flannel, Mre C Campbell,
Mrs Nott. Knotted stitch embroidery, 5
Heggarth. Ribbon or ribboeene embroid-
ery, D Brethour, Maggie Creighton. Che-
nille work, Mrs C Campbell. Bullion em-
broidery, Mut C Campbell. Braiding, Mrs
G Nott, R Bell, sr. Bead work, Rev F
Fatt, Meggie Creighton. Berlin wool work,
F H Fatt, Mrs G Nett. Straw plait, A
Johnston: James Tom. Royal 13attenburg
lace, MrS; C Campbell. Honiton lace, A
JohnstoneMrs Nott. Knitted lace, James
Tom, Mrs C CamPbell. Crochet lace,
Maggie Creighton, Mrs C Cempbell. Rick
rack werk, Mrs C Campbell, R Bell, sr.
Tatting, James Torn, Mrs G Nett. _Darned
net, Maggie Creighton, Mrs C Campbell.
Drawn threads and hem stitch, Thomas H
McCallum, Mrs C Campbell. Silk work on1
canvas, Maggie Creighton, Mrs °Campbell.;
Panele, Mrs Campbell, Maggie Creighton.
Home made bread, W McEwen, Robert D
Bell, R McCord.
CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT. -Cotton crochet
work, R Bell, sr., Mrs C Campbell. Paint
ing, Mrs C Campbell. Drawing, Mrs C
Campbell, W Chesney. Fancy pin cushion,
W Chesney, Mrs C Campbell. Woodwork,
W Chesney, Mrs C Campbell.
SPECIALS. -Roman embroidery, Mies E -
Gould. Berlin wool flowers, S Horton.
Embroidery on net, Thomas H McCallum.
Embroidery on table cover, Rev F H Fatt.
Collection of photographs, Joseph Senior.
Embroidery on velvet, S Hoggarth. Crochet
on elippers, John Stanlake.
SPEEDING CONTiSTS,-ROadeter stalliOne,
1st, Gus Goebel's " Gusteer," 2a -d, Uriah
Pierce's " Rulor Wilkes," 3rd, Henry James'
" Mayor McAdams." Pair of roadsterrelet,
Snell & White, Exeter, 2nd, Uriah Pierce,
Strathroy, 3rd, W R Davie, Mitchell.
Single roadstere,-There wore 6 entries for
this contest, -let, Ed Bossenberry, Zurich,
2oci, Uriah Pierce, Strathroy, 3rd, El Dm-
ert, Zurich. In the open trot the firet place
was taken by Paisley's " Joe Bowers," 2nd
by Doherty's " Nelson," 3rd by Goebel's
"Gusteer,' and 4th by Hiswkshaw's
" Mute."
.JUDGES.
Heavy Horses. -James Kyle, Stratford ;
G. Morlock, Crediton ; Joseph White, St.
Marys.
Light Horses. -J. H. Coppin, Mitchell ;
Joseph Bell, London Township ; W. H.
1Graham, St. Marys.
Cattle. -Henry Heal, Mitchell ; R. Whit -
ter, London ; G. Edwin Cresswell, Egmond-
;vilsleh.eep
and Pige.-James Maarlane,Stan-
Iley ; Wm. Chesney, Tuckersraith.
Implements. -John Hall, Mount Carmel ;
Robert Robertson, Winchelsea.
Poultry. -Wm. Grieve, McKillop.
, Grain, Roots, etc. -D. McLellan, Hensall;
Wm. Scott, Brimfield.
! Dairy Produce. -Charles Brown, Credi-
ton ; A, Q. Bobier, Exeter.
Vegetables, etc. -B. Hoggarth and Wm.
Bell, Heneall ; Joseph Peart, Exeter.
Fruit. -T. H. Race, Mitchell ; John
Stewart, Benmiller.
Menufactures.-George Samwell, Exeter ;
S. Brown, Crediton.
. Ladies' Work. -Mrs. Crocker, Exeter ;
Mrs. Link, Crediton ; Miss Marks, Bruce-
- Canada.
A number of public buildings in Glen-
coe were destroyed by fire on Friday.
-Thursday, November 23,. will be •pro-
claimed as Thanksgiving Day.
-Senator John Boyd was sworn in Lieu-
tenant -Governor of New Brunswick on
Friday. -.
-A large party of farmers from Prince
Edward Island are in the Northwest look-
ing for land.
-The Allan family, of Montreal, have
lost millions it is said, by the failure of the
Manitoba and North-western railway.
-The Canadian Pacific line of railway
from St. Paul to Moose Jaw was opened for
traffic la3t Sunday.
--The beat scores at the recept matches
at the Rideau Range, Ottawa, were made by
Canadian powder as against English.
-The trade returns for Canada for the
past month have been issued.. The eXporte
are valued at $13,572,817, ae against $13,-
248,607 in August of last year. The total
exports for the two months are valued at
$26,256,414, as against $25,960,957 for the
corresponding period last year. This is -an
increase of $295,457. The imports for
August were valued at $11,375,862, as
against $13,518,575, or a decrease of $2,250,-
000 in a month. As July showed au in-
31
crease of $1,250;000, the not decrease in the
imp rts so far this year is $1,000,000. The
dut collected to the end of August amaunts
to $ ,745,834, an increase of $56,991.
- he 129 head of Ontario cattle exhib-
ited at the World's Fair wonh$4,791 in
priz s, and the horse prizes secured by the
Pro ince amounted to $800.
- he Commisthioner for Canada in
Jam ica is new in Prince Edward Island
seek ng to encourage trade between the two
isle de, ,
Thomas Brough, English master' in the
Coll giate Institute, Kingston, has accepted
a po ition on the Owen Sound High School
stet:ff. e 1
Joeeph Smith, of Puelinch, Wellington
He aye they are a profitable crop and yield
--i
oou ty, has a fine crop of peanuts this year.
him a good return.
- At the Wanderers' cycle races et Rose-
dale, Toronto, Saturday, J. S. Johnseon, of
Syrecuse, rode a mile against time in
2.1q 4-5, making a new Canadian reoprd.
Calverly, the high wire walker, left
Lo don on Saturday to fill an engagement
at renton, New Jersey. His services are
in _rFeaoturdeymeaarneda.go 3.
C. Emory, of Toronto,
;
obt ined a divorce from his wife Etta, on
it
the ground of adultery. ' Now slie wants to
f •
ma ry him again.
-Mr. John Hewitson, Euclid avenue,To-
ronto, has had a prize-winning Newfound-
land dog, valued at $150, poisoned by une
known persons. .
A large party of tourists from' Ayers,
Fr noe, stopped at the Queen's, Toronto,
las Saturday. They took a drivel around
th city and expressed themselves its great-
ly leased with it;
The Ontario Government has Offered a
re ard of one hundred and fifty dellare for
th apprehension of the murderer lof Mr.
M Leod, and the Napanee Town 1 Council
off r one hundred dollars. .
By the capsizing of the yacht 'Winder -
m re five people were drowned, most of
w om were Nova Scotism. Four were rest
cu d, after having spent nine days on the
ti turned beat. I
-Mr. J. T. Carscalleo, father Of Alder -
m n Carscallen, of Hamilton, stetted for
t e World's Fair tho other day. Although
8 years old, he will make the trip unao-
c mpanied. I
- Fred. Woodward, Palmersto 1,met with
‘
a bad accident on Monday last eek. He
as using a draw knife, The to, I slipped
a d made a gash through his pante, outtieg
1
t e flesh of the leg to the bone. I
-The assessors' figures show the popula-
ion of Brantford to be 15,4(i)7, against
5,236 a year ago and 15,451 twin years ago.
he personalty has decreased $100,000 and
he realty is about the same. 1
-At Montreal the other eV,eniag Mr.
Fred. L. Campbell, of Boyd; Feyrie &
Campbell, shot and killed himseif. He was
despondent because of charges of smuggling
which had been preferred againet his firm.
-At a meeting of the managers of Knox
Church, Dutton recently, the pastor's
, salary wa.,e raised' to $1,000, and a com-
mittee appointed to report to a meeting of
; the oongregation . on a suitable site for a
manse.
-The new Canadian -Australian line of
steamers has succeeded in introducing- red
cedar sash doors in Hawaii. The new line
is also taking a good many shAngles from
Vancouver, to be used at Honolulu in place
of redwood.
-The Wilmot Agricultural Society held
their annual fall show at New Hamburg on
Thursday and Friday last week. There was
a larger number of entries than last year,
but the attendance was not quite so
.
numerous.
- Mr. Thomas Grant, of Sheffield, Went-
worth county, has raised in hie garden an
immense sunflower. It weighs 8e, lbs., and
measures 18 inches in diameter. It was
brought to Galt, and le on exhibition in a
ehop window there.
- The " Warrimoo," of the Canadian-
AuOtralian Line brought 70 passengers and
more than 1,000 tons of cargo on her last
ivionyea.ge, which should be considered very
good business for the third trip of the new
-The mother of the child left on a door-
step in Brantford on a Sunday night ree
cently is found to be a young unmarried wo-
man named Maggie Flett. She has been
sentenced to six months in the Mercer Re-
formatory, Toronto., 1
-The young man Louis Frank, convicted
of flim-fiemming some people at Stratford,
and now serving a term in the Central
Prison, has been identified by a Toronto
lady as the same individual who swindled
her out of $5 by means of the envelope
me-th,Toodhn Prain has sold the August make
of cheese of the Cotswold factory at 104
cents per lb. James Connell of the Herrie-
ton cheese factory, sold the July make at
9e oente, and the August make at 10i cents.
These are considered good prices.
-Harvesting operations in the Ottawa
district still drag along with discouraging
slowness owing to bad weather. Peas and
barley are about all in, having riPened early.
The reports as to the potato rot are more
hopeful this week.
-Benjamin Scott, an ex-Torontonian, the
other day while in a crazy fit, jumped from
a bridge near Bracebridge 75 feet high.
Scott, who has been living in Muskoka, and
is marriede'9will likely be sent to the asylum
in Toronto if he recovers. ,
-Frederick A. Gillespie, who for some
time has been teller at the head office of the
Dominion Bank, Toronto, died on Saturday.
The deceased vans enly 30 years of age. He
had been laid up with cousumption for six
months previous to his:thath.
-James Burlingham, the light keeper at
Point Petre, Prince Edward county, re-
ports that one night recently four hundred
birds of a very fine species were killed by
flying against the light, and thirty live birds
were found in the lantern next morning. _
-A passenger on the wrecked Wabash
train near Chicago Fridey was Miss Kordee,
of London. The young lady wee unhurt,
but it is thought her personal effects, of
which she had a large quantity, were de-
stroyed. Miss Kordes was on her way to
visit relatives in the Southern States,
-Building operations were never more
brisk in the history of Windsor at this
season of the year than now. It has been
estimated that $250,000 would not be o,yer
the mark as an appropriate estimate' of
Windsor's building operations for the past
season. .
-Twelve thousand seven hundred and
eighty-five lettets, 13,956 postal cards,
4,692 parcels of 3rd class, 282 parcels of 4th
class, and 245 of 5th class matter, and 262
registered letters passed through the St.
Thomas posroffice during the week ending
Se_ptewm,brter.
1S6m. ith, a well-known contractor
of Woodstock, succumbed to an attack of
typhoid fever on Wednesday of last week.
At the time of the Northwest rebellion Mr.
Smith had 600 men and 200 teams working
on the uncompleted portion of the Canadian
Pacific railway near North Bay, and trens-
ported the volunteere in his wagons across
McLEAN BROS., Publishers.
$1.50 a Year in Advance.
the break in the line, He had charge, later,
of the construction of the railway from
Victoria to Nanaimo, a distance of 90 milers,
and was with Boyd and Tiedele, of Simcoe,
for some time on local railway lines.
-A. new experience in the live stoek
trade is being tried in the shipment from.
Montreal of a bunch of cattle to Antwerp.
The steamship "Kent " took 200 head for
that port on the 15th inst. This ie the sec-
ond ehipment ever made to the continent.
A shipment to Hamburgh two years ago was
a failure.
-Six persons were drowned by the
ewamping of a skiff between Collingwood
and the Nottawaertga River on Tuesday
evening last week. Those who lost their
lives were : Walter Morris and his father ;
Alfred Woods, his wife and mother, and
James Henly. Comfortable Burrell and
William Denby were rescurel.
-The town of Cornwall Las now a curfew
bell which is rung at 9 o'clock every even-
ing, after which all children under fourteen
years of age have to be off the street. Any
found after that time may be)taken in charge
by the police and the parents or guardians
summoned before the magistrates for in-
fringement of the by-law.
A few days ago Waiter Hayes, of Minter,
was unhiading grain in Palmerston, and
while carrying a bag from the wagon to the -
storehouse he lost the use of one leg and fell
to the ground. Medical assistance was pro-
cured and the doctors are of opinion that a
muscle of the hip is ruptured.
-At Comber, Essex county, last Satur-
day morning Mr. M. Creighton's five storey
roller grist mill was reduced to ashes. The
mill was built at a cost of $12,000., and is
an industry that Comber can ill -afford to
lose. In less than an hour from the time the
fire was discovered the large building was in
ashes. There is an insurance of 86,000 on
the building.
-Crossley and Hunter, the evangelists,
have been holding a series of meetings at
Petrolea the last two weeks in the shating
rink: The large rink was packed every
evening, and on Sundays it halt been airnosb
impossible to gain admission. Upwards of
500 have found their way to the inquiry
room. The town seems under a wave of re-
ligioue oenversion.
-A case of more than usual interest, in-
volving a nice point of law, came up in the
Toronto Seseiona last week. It is a test
cease, whether divorce obtained in the
United States of a Canadian marriage,and
subsequent marriage in the States are valid.
and recognized by the Canadian courts.
The ease of 'Benjamin Plowman, on trial for
bigamy, gave rise to the question.
-Matthew Wilson, Q. C., has been die -
missed from the office of city solicitor of
Chatham. The reasons given for dismissing
him from office are that he has personally
neglected his duties as adviser of the coun-
cil under salary, and that hie charges for
extra services have been exorbitant,. A bill
of $800 for last year's services was paid by
the council.
-A letter was delivered the other day to
Rev. P. T. Mignot, Milton, from a person
in New Jersey who was enquiring what had
become of a certain old time resident of
that neighborhood. The letter was ad-
dressed as follows : " To the olergyman of
the County of Halton,Parish of Dumfreese,
District of Goer, Upper Canada, North
America,"
-Sarnia temperance people are 'organ-,
izing for the coming campaign. The Sarnia
Plebiscite Society has been instituted, with
Rev. C. C. McLaurin as president, Thomas
Houston as treasurer, J. J. Francis as sec-
retary ; and these gentlemen, with Hon.
Alex. Vidal and Mayor LeSueur, to consti-
tute the executive committee to make ar-
rangeinents for the campaign.
---The other evening at Seeley'm Bay, Mr.
T. Webb, a well-to-do farmer,twas holding
the tongue of his threshing maohine while
the men backed it into the barn. The
front wheel !struck a stone, swinging the
tongue out of his hands, and in his efforts
to get out of _ the way he stumbled, fall-
ing heavily °lithe ground, His head struck
a sharp rock, which fractured hie skull,
killing him almost instantly.
-Mr. Werner 13rodrecht, of Waterloo,
was returning home from Toronto on Thurs-
day night last week, with his eon. -He left
the boy aeleeei on the seat and went to an-
other ear to speak to sonie one. Arriving at
Waterloo he forgot all about his heir ap-
parent and got off the train, only to remem-
ber just as the train was disappearing. AS
there was nothing else te do, Mr. Brodrecht
hired a rig and drove to Elmira through the
thuereev.y storm, where he found his son asleep
in the station house, not having once awak-
ened and totally unconseious of his advene
-Elizabeth, wife of .11. IL Laird, of For-
est, died on Monday, 18th inst., aged 81
years and 6 months. Deceased wae born in
Armagh, Ireland, on March 23rd, 1812, and
emigriteed to Canada in 1832. The sur-
viving children are David A, Laird, of For-
est ; Samuel B. Laird, of London; James
W. Laird, of St. Marys; Mrs.Jane McKay,
of Bluevale ; Mrs. Margaret Beyd, of St.
Thomas -; Mrs. Joseph Parker, of St, Marys;
and Miss Rebecca Laird, of Forest.
-A most diabolical deed was perpetrated
one night lately in North Dumfries at the
farm of Mrs. Robert Shiel, near Galt.
During the night some person or persons
cut a teat off one of Mrs. Shiel's valuable
cows. This is not the first time that Mrs.
Shiel has had reason to complain of work of
such a nature. Two years ago some party
split one of her doors' open with an axe jusf
as she was going to bed, and last year she
had two of her pigs poisoned about this
tim-ejohn Geary, London township, allowed
three of his hired rnen to drive in to the
Feir on Thursday of last week. When the
time came for returning, one of them, a
Swede named Antoine Yensen, could not be
found, and neither could the horse and rig.
Mr. Geary has asked the county police to
help him to recover the animal. It is a
heavy bay mare with a white stripe on face,
sixteen hands high and blind in both eyes.
The wagon is a light spring vehicle, painted
yellow. The Swede is 22 years old and
smooth faced.
-We learn from a Mount Forest, paper
that Cornelius McMahon, an old resident of
Norrne,nby, was one of the crowd present at
the Laurier meeting in Durham on Monday
afternoon. He is wetl known throughout
that section, and was given a place of honor
on the platform with all the notable men
present. Before leaving for home he became
intoxicated, His neighbor, John MoIntee,
had driven with hien to Durham in a buggy
and with the latter's colt. McIntee -ale°
imbibed too freely, and the two set out on
the return trip in a tipsy condition. Mein -
tee alone lives to tell what happened on the
way home, between 8 and 9 o clock, and he
says the colt became unmanageable and ran
away on the road leading through the swamp
en this side of Varney ; that both were
thrown out, and that when he went to Mo-
Mahon's assistance he found hiret dead.
Whatever occurred the horse and rig were
not hurt, and the cause of McMahon's death
was a broken neck.
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