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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1894-06-22, Page 11894, 5th 1894. re will offer WEAR 110 ES. SILKS ES sisarsGs. cFaul, Imumorauecomeminioir Leech, wife of The horse .).f wood on the ith the result 2.omp1ete1y up- iech 6ut on her :Cut on the side ;- the services of v-eral stitches. Len up, but, we 'ay to entire re - %bees attended !uckersmith, on was preaChed myth, of Olin - our esteemed a Exeter, after ,ery pleasantly, in Muir, of the :ture on " Tra- will be given in fonday next, by ,Hensall. Mr. this district as rt• doubt, those •ellectual treat, rday afternoon eld at the Point rie,large crowds on in the after - ds present, with , Mr. McKay, Viggins,Craigie, Robinson, Wat- s for the child - in, and were no proceedings, as irs time. The Lting, swinging, The little folks - time, and the njoy themselves from Goderich was one of the tsr some time. .. is visiting her ilay. Of Stephen. ting her &laugh - Crediton. -The nnorial church, find iee ereant. . n s lawn on Fri - r has a bicvele were added: to 30 Nfonday even:,' No. '207, Royal intend holding 1 Bend Park, on lensall. Soilom, s are invited to e attended the :.end on: Monday of this place is nterests of Mr. eattdidate for ihe late Mary nage on t(1 the the Exeter atelter is on his iave been rap- t toward, with a the building n the old grist all club defeat - Thursday last . -The 'E x et er 1 the juniors of last week, by 2 very fine play- s a brass band proud of. ' k pg was held in tfrelay evening,. tug the football Nvere appoint- lionias Bzown, .er„ Treasurer ; club, will be e with any of ,-able and &c- ier the auspices of (*hrist ian ,g of this week, .;-terian ehurch. !tive addresses rs. Cameron, of of . this place_ lashed by the Thou Fount," Miller, aml 'son being ex- _ .t. of the pro- "()pic party,- in ',engage(l. Tile .ity, Mr. W. S. tied the duties OL left on Mon - Where he has u- iiiill. -Ntiss spt:nt. Sunday- -cc -flags of the Iristian En- -Peen held (01 br held on . ----Mr. James ftmnerly of uith friends, 'filler and the ,0(1, were dele- :f Temperance on, Wednes- Mrs. James -,ek, taking in val. Mr... ff. , spent last Mr., F. W. 5 : - • TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR. 1_ WHOLE NUMBER, 1,384. I SEAFORT1i, FRIpAY, JUNE 22, 1894. McLEAN BROS., Publishers. $1.50 a Year in Advance. A SUMMER--- O'NECESSITY. We'll take it for granted that you ivant a Straw Hat, Of course you do. What reasonable man would attempt to live through the sunimer heat with -- -out a _light Straw Hat, that cool and comfortable article of headgear which is worn by everyone of taste. Having decided to buy a Straw Hat, you will next look for the exact style that will suit you best. Your selec- tion will be a matter of no difficulty if you go to the famous establishment of Jackson (Sr Greig, the leading hat- ters of the county. There you will find every' style that can be worn with propriety -the latest novelties, and all at reasonable prices. FOR HOT DAYS Our zephyr weight Coats tmd Vests are in high feathe-r this wetither. Noth- ing so cool and comfortable, and noth- ing so good in Seaforth at our low prices. Silkaline Coats and Vests, Serge 'Worsted Flannel !' White Dua Vests, Fancy Vests, Flannel Vests, &c. We a* leaders in our line. forget our big June Hat Sale -Soft and Stiff Rats less than ever before. Ct CC CS Don't Jackson & Creig, The Progressive Clothiers, SEAFORTH. A LETTER FROM GAMBIA. A FORMER MORRISITE ON THE BATTLE FIELD. The following letter has reference to Thomas, the youngest 'son of J. D. Bla,kley, formerly of Brussels, but now of Montreal. The young ifian was born on lot 23, conces- sion 8, Morris, ami at the time he left Mon- treal he was a sergeant in No. 2 Company, 6th Fusileers, he was also well known in lacrosse circles. Mr. Blakley, sr., Was a soldier in his earlier years and saw service with the Royal Irish Fusileers in the Crimean war and the Indian Mutiny. He left the army at the expiration of his term of service with -the rank of Color Sergeant, having reeeived three medals, two for the Crimea and one for India. He has been coimected with the Canadian Volunteers for a long time, having organized and drilled Brussels Company No. 5, 33rd Battalion, of which he was Color Sergeant, and held the same position for a number of - years with the Sixth Fusileers, of Montreal. In case of emergency he still considers himself one of the Sixth. DE:va write this letter for your .son Tom, as his right, .a,rra is rather painful yet. He bids inc tell you he has just re- turned from the GaMbian expedition and re- ceived a letter • from sister Jane, dated March 19th. In answer to it he says when he arrived in Glasgow from Montreal, and wishing to see a little- life, he enlistedin the Royal "Marine Artillery; got through his drills all right, and was drafted to the West coast of Africa in a second-class battle ship. Since then he has passed an examination or promotion, getting V. G. I. in all his drills. We had two: months at Gambia ancl were piTsent at the attack made by the Marine Light Infantry and Blue Jackets. They were overpowered and had. to retire, but our boys, (the Blue Marines,) sixty alto- gether, with one Captain and one Lieuten- ant, stood our -ground with two quick -fire tiuns, viz., a Nordenfett and a Gardner, fighting from cover. Out of the sixty thirty-eight returned, Tom amongst the `rest, but he had a narrow escape, however. He- is recommended for the medal for bravery in the field. He is now Captain of the Gardner gun and ranks a first-class gun- ner, wearing the cross guns and crown, with prospects-. of •a. promotion soon. After the first attack the Reds made, their Lieutenant was shot while getting his guns into action. After they retired he fell, and Tom, ran out and carried him a quarter of a mile, making fully halfAa mile of a run un- der an -assault of javelins and asseigies, with a few slugs fired at intervals from an old muzzle loader. Finally he gotsurrounded by a dozen of niggers and we thought he was done for, as we could not fire forj,. fear of hitting him. He used the Lieutenant's sword with good effect and - we saw him lessen the mob one by one till he bii-oke the sword-andhad to resort to his own short sword. Being hard pressed he shouted for all he was worth for a 21; man, when two of our boys dashed out and helped him. They -did not return to tell us why they answered his call, but Tom says he knows. He got back to cover all right with a few wounds, and, I was sent home with him. We ar- rived to -day. He will ten you more when he writes himself, as he will ministration, how different in this regard -is the stand taken by Ontario's Grand Old Man. In his address to the people of Tor- onto at the mass meeting in the Pavilion, and again at Toronto Junction this Week, Sir Oliver Mowat dealt very .p, rominently with this important subjeet. He said: "This plank of the Opposition is an utter. disqualification, which specially affects far- mers, and through the farmers every lother great roper e of a class of the people. In order- that the interest of agriculture should receive attention we have laced it in chai minister who shall have no Other d part - mental work to distract his atteintion. Every member of the Government es now, fully occupied, without having anything to do with agricultural matters, except in council,. and only when the Minister Of Ag- riculture brings such matters before coun- cil. To provide, as the Conservative oppo- sition propose and desire the people to sanction their doing, that the agricultural work should be assigned to another depart- ment, which has already quite enough to do, is utterly absurd AS a matter of public advantage. It would be a calamity that it should be so. (Applause.) The agricul- tural interest is the greatest interest in this country. It is not the only interest, but it is decidedly the greatest interest of this country, and it deserves a special minister, who shall give it all his thought and. atten- tion. The Patrons of Industry think- that having 32 farmers, as we had in ' the last House, is not enough to secure attention to this class of duties, and they want to have ten or twenty or thirty more farmers in the House ; yet theConservative opposition think that one farmer is too much to attend to such matters, and that he should be given an- other depattanent to attend to at the same time. I necessarily studied out this ques- tion before we established a separate de- partment for agriculture, and . I speak that which I know, and which experience has established, when I say that it is for the benefit of this _ country that that depart- ment should be separate from all others, that it should have a farmer at its head -a capable man a skilful man, a successful man, M touc'h With our people, knowing personally what is needed in.. order that justice should be done to that grea+ inter- est.- The last census shows that the value of farm property, of farm implernepts and of farm stock in Ontario is over a thousand millions of dollars. The Conservatiye party have taken under their special . Care the manufacturing interests, but the value of the la-nd and machinery used in the manu- facturing interest is riot one-fifth of the amount I have mentioned; it is ciely two hundred millions insteadof a thousand millions." • T. H. Monck-Hon. R. Harcourt (Lib.), Hugh Crawford (P. of I.), S. A. Mettler (P. P. A.) Muskoka -A. P. Cockburn (Lib.), Charles Langford (Con.). Nmissing-John Loughrin (Lib.), Stephen' Fournier (Ind.) • Norfelk South -G. Cruse (P. of I.), E. Boughner (Con.) Norfolk North -E. C. Carpenter (Lib.), Dent. Dalton (P. of I.) Northumberland East -Frank L. Webb (Lib.), J. B. Ewing (P. of 1.),-W. A. Wil- loughby (Con.). Northumberland. West -C. C. Field (Lib.) George Mitchell (Con.). Ontario North -T. W. Chappie (Lib.), -Clendenning (Con.). Ontario South -Hon. John Dryden (Lib.), R. Miller (Con.) Ottawa -Hon. E. H. Bronson (Lib.), George O'Keefe (Lib.) . Oxford North -Sir Oliver Mowat (Lib.), Charles Horsinan (P. of I., P. P. A.) Oxford South -Angus McKey (Lib.),- Wm. Nancekivell (P. of I.). Parry Sound -James Sharpe (Lib.), Sam- uel Armstrong (Ind.), W. R. Beatty (Con.). Peel -John Smith (Lib.), Robert Craw- ford (Con.). ance. In fact, so fearless has Mr. McLean Perth North -G. 0. McPherson (Lib.), S. always been, that during the Scott Act agi- Wiederholt (P. of I.), T. Magviood (Con.). tation in Huron a few years ago an attempt Perth South -Thomas Ballantyne (Lib.), was made to burns one of his buildings in John McNeil (P. of I.). . . Seaforth. Permonally,Mr.McLean is strong- Peterboro-T. Blezard (Lib.), Wm. Queen ly in favor of prohibition and has stated (P. of I.), John Lancaster (Con.). that he will spare no effort to promote the Peterhoro West -J. R. Stratton (Lib.), will of the electorate as expressed by the II. C. Winch (Con.). plebiscite last January. This is one of the Prescott -A. Evanturel (Lib.),' J. Cross few Ridings in Ontario where the contest (P. of 1.). lies entirely between temperance on one Prince Edward -J. N. Macdonald. (Lib.), side and free whisky on the other: Al - john Cavan (P. of I.), James Gibson (Con.), though Mr. McLean is the Liberal candi- John Laird (Temp. and Lib.), J. Wilson date, he has pledged himself to place prohi- (Ind. and Prohib.) bition before party every time. Such men Renfrew North -Henry Barr (Lib.), as Mr.iMcLean are, unfortunately, too few John Shaw (Con.). in Parliament. • The temperance sentiment Russell -A. Robillard (Lib.), - Sprott has always been strong in South Huron, but (Con.), - Rothwell (P. of I.). unfortunately some who are loud in their Simcoe East -W. M. Harvey (Lib.), W. professions at ether times seem ready to for - Lawson (P. of I.), A. Misca,mpbell (Con.) get that their sincerity is now on trial. The Simcoe West -A. Currie (P. of I.), Janies liquor interests have united to a man against Duff (Con.). Mr. McLean on account of his temperance Simcoe Center --R. Paton (Lib.), - principles, and are expressing the hope that, .Coutts (P. of 1-.), A. B. Thompson (Con.). with the assistance of a few weak-kneed Stormont and Cornwall -John Bennett temperance electors, who, in the hours" of an P. of I.). election contest, forget their rinciples,they Toronto North -Joseph Tait (Lib.), Geo. F. Marter (Con.). Toronto South -Charles Moss, (Lib.), 0. A. Howland (Con.). • Toronto East -G. S. Ryerson (P. P. A., Con.), John Armstrong (Labor). • Toronto West -Ex -Aid. Lindsay (Lib.), Ald. Crawford (P. P. A., Con.) Victoria East -J. Thursden (R of I.) J. H. Carnegie (Con.). • Victoria West -John McKay (Lib.), Jelin Campbell (P. of I.), R. Bryans (Con.), Waterloo North -Alex. Robertson (Lib.), Val. Otterbein (P. of I.), F. 0. Gardiner (Ind. Con.) Waterloo South -J. 11 Moere (Lib.), J. N. Sipes (P. Of I.). Welland --W. M. German (Lib.), W. Mc- Cleary (Con.). Wellington South -John Mutrie (Lib.), George A. Darby (P, of I.). Wellington East -John Craig (Lib,), Jas. Park (P. of I.). Wellington West -A. S. Allen (Lib.), George .Tucker (P. of I. and Con.)., Wentworth South -N. A.wrey (Lib,), Jas. Wilson (Cen.):. Wentworth Nerth-John I. Fleet (Lib.), John Nicholson (P. of I. and Con.). York East -John Richardson "(Lib.), E. B. Ryckman (Con.). York West -J. T. Gilmour (Lib.), J. W. St. John (Con.). York North -----E.' J. Davis (Lib.). --• - Government House. Sir Oliver Mowat spoke on the Govern- ment House in his speech at Amherstburg the other evening as.follows : Now, in regard to the Government House, I think' he, (Mr. Baliour, ) and I, were to- gether on that question ; therefore he was right oh that matter. (Laughter.) I have not said that the Government Reuse must stand, and. Mr. Balfour has not. said that thd Government House must stand. The having of a Government House at all, we are not responsible for. We did not build the Gov-ernment House ; the Liberal party did not build the Government House. The Conservatives of the Dominion assigned to the Province a very valuable piece of land • The Slate. • ; NOMINATIONS FOR THE LEUISLATUrE er T DATE. Addington -,-James Reid (Con.). Algoma East -C. F. Farwell (Lig.). Algoma West -James Conmee (UM, J. M Savage (Con.). l• Brant North -W. B. Wood • (10.), S. C. Kitchell (P. of I.).. . Brant South -Hon. A. 8. Hardy (Lib.), II Hopkins (P. P. A.) ; Brockville -George A. Dana (14.), R. J. Jelley (Con.). Bruce North -A. McConnell, (Lib:), D: M. Sutherland (Ind. Con.), Win, McIn- tosh (Con.), D. McNaughton, (P. :4 I.) - Bruce South -R. E. Truax (ib.) W. Valens (P. of I.) _ Bruce Center -J. 8. Macdonald '0". of I.), J. M. Deck (Lib.) Cardweli-Mr. Lyttle (P. P. , Con.), E. Jeffs, (P. of I.). result of that wouldashe practically that, the pool -rooms, and in six months he had while we pay most of die taxes, we would. spent every dollar of spare cash, 'mortgaged be paying not only all we now pay, but also the house, and spent the proceeds, broken 1 sceirething towards the Governors' houses up his home, lost his situation and deserted elsewhere; and,. in view of these consider- his wife. He is now believed. "to be on the ations, all we did was to say that nothing tramp in the States, and his wife, with an was propesed to he done immediately. We infant child, is at home with her parents. would leave action upon that matter until -On the French River recently a pair of after this election. When you elect Mr. eagles was shot, each measuring seven feet Balfour to go down to Toronto again as from tip to tip. your representative, this matter will be dis- -Rev. Dr. Robertson says 2,000 new posed of in I accordance with the wishes of settlers have taken up land along the Cal - the whole people. gary and Edmonton seed this year. 1 . • -Ontario has but one teacher to every 250 of her population. This means an aver - The Ccintest in South Huron. age of 57 pupils to each teacher. By special request we copy the following -The expenditure on missions in Canada from the Mime Guard, an influential tem- is $6,000,000; on schools„000,000 ; on perance paper: I bread, $21,100;000 ; for whisky, S32,862, - "Our temperance fads in South Huron 813. are deeply interested in the contest now M -A joint stock company, for the promo - progress m that Ridinv. One of the eandi- tion of outdoor sports and. recreation, is be - dates, Mr. M. Y. McLean, is the editor of ing organized by prominent Winnipeggers. that well known excellent newspaper, THE -St. Joseph's hospital directors in HURON EXPOSITOR, a journal which' has al- Guelph will erect a $20,000 structure,100x40 ways advocated every morel reform, and is feet, in the near future. always ready to denounce evil of every kind. -Iis Manitoba this year the crop acreage, The columns of THE EXPOSITOR have always is 1,592,394, an increase over last year of been open to advocate the cause of 'temper- 40,000 acres. -The dredging of a large lima of Pelee Island marsh land will be completed in an- other month. ...._ - -St. Andrew's congregation, Windsor, have lately placed in their church a new or- gan costing $3,000. -The Countess of Aberdeen is making a tour of the Province of Ulster in behalf of Irish home industries. -It is stated that the crop of peaches in Essex county this year will be the most abundant for several years past. -Portraits of the late Dr. Ryerson and the late Chancellor Nelles have been unveil- ed at Victoria University. . -Senator Billa Flint, the venerable tem- perance advocate, died Friday of last week, in Ottawa. He was nearly ninety years of age. -Dominion Day celebrations in British Columbia will be abandoned, and the money allotted for that purpose given to the flood sufferers. -One day recently three old men met in Aladoc village, namely: Mr. B. Vankleek, aged 91; Hon. Billa Flint, aged 90, and Mr. S. Ashley, 89. -Mr. Thomas Stock, a well-known resi- Carleton -G. Monk (Lib.), G. )A. Kidd (P. of I.) Dufferin-W. Dynes (P. of I.) Dundas -J. P. Fox (P. of 1.), JP. Whit- - .n! ney (Con.) Durham East -George Campbfell (Equal Righter), W. A. Fallis (Con.) Durham West -LW. T. LockhOt (Lib.), W. H. Reid (Con.) Elgin East -J. C. Dance (Lib.)ii W. Ford (P. of I.), C. A. ,Brower (Con.). Elgin West -D. Macnish (Li.1), McColl (Con.) Essex North -W. J. McKee'iLib.), J. Wintermute (P. of I.), Boutelliet (favoring Canadia,n Independence), White, 4(Con.) Essex South -W. D. Balfour.? (Lib.), R. Dodson (P. of I.), J. A. Buchan0 (P.P.A.., Con.) • Frontelme-J. L. Haycock (P, of of I.) J. L. Gallagher (Con.) . Glengarry --D. M. -McPhersOli.' (P. of I. and Lib.), George H. McGillivray ,(Ind.). Grenville -W. Scott (P. of j.), Angus Buchanan (Lib.). Gray North -James Cleland (W). ) Charles Metcalfe (P. of . I.), Nicholas iafeid (Con.); Pro.) Gray Center -C. W. Hartm4: (Lib.), T. Gainey (1'. of I.) Joseph Rorke (eon.) Gray South -G. McKechnie (144b.), David McNichol (P. of I.). Hablimand-Dr. Baxter (Ob.), John Senn (P. of I.). Halton -John Husband (L*) William Hamilton West -Hon. J. Ia. Gibson (Lib.) Ald. Hancoek (P. P. A.,;.0on.) Hamilton East -J. T. Middlepazi (Lib.) C. R. Smith (P. P. A., Con.) t, Hastings East -N. Verxrioyk•: (Lib.), W. MeLaren-(P. of I.) W. P. Hu4on (Con.). Hastings West -W. R. Ifiggar (Ind. Lib.), R. J. Graham (Temp.) V Hastings North -James Hagerty (Ind. Con.), James. McComb (p. ), A. F. Wood(Con.) Kerns (Con.) Huron East -T. Gibson (Uhl; W.. Milne (P. of I.) . :4 Huron South -M. Y. MeLe0 (Lib.), D. Weismiller ((len.). . Huron West -J. T. Garrow (Lib.), ,James oon be all Connolly (P. of I.) s right again. He will send photograph . as Kent East -Robert Ferguscp (Lib.), C. soon as he is allowed out of hospital. With 1 Darlina (P. of I.), T. P. Watson (Con.). Kent West -T. L. Pardo (P. k)f I., Lib.), James Clancy (Con.). Kingston -Wm. Harty' (Lt).), E. H. lave to all, he remains, Your affection' te Son, Tori. EASTNKY BARRACKS, Portsmouth, ilginglo.nd, April 20th. 1894 Mr. Meredith and, Akriculture. (Written for THE Ex•roinToo In his policy of abolishing established practices that are dear to the hearts of a . British people, such as the annual meeting of their Parliament or the appointment ot., county judicial officers by the representa-'), tive of the crown, and . the adoption of . planks in his platform of such discredited institutions of the United States as biennial sessions of legislatures and the election of sheriffs, judges, etc., have proved to be amongst our neighbors in Om American Re- public. Mr. Meredith, and those who are with him in the .attempt " dismiss Sir Oliver Mowat" are no less -unfortunate in antagonizing the agriculturists of Ontario. While Mr. Meredith and the- Opposition propose to degrade in the Government of the country the greatest of its interests by abolishing the portfolio of agriculture, and SG gide-track that department of the ad - Smythe (Con.). Lambton East -R. McCormik (Lib.), P. 0. McCallum (P. P. A.). Lambton West -Charles M4kenzie (Lib.) A. T. Curd (P. P. A.) " Lanark North -W. C. Caldwell (Lib.), Preston (Con.). - Lanark South -J. M. Clark (Lib.) James Ferguson (P. of I.), J. H. Matheson (Con.), Leeds -J. B. Wilson (P. of W. Beatty (Con.) Lennox and Addington -F. •• Halliday (Lib.), Allen Oliver (1'.. of, I. ), W. W. Mec- ham .(Con.). Lincoln -Robert Thompson1P. of I. and Lib.); Ja,mes Hiscott (P. P. a.nd Con.) London -Thomas S. Hobbs(Lib.), W. R. Meredith (Con.). Middlesex East -R. W. JaOkson (Lib.), W. Shore (P. of L, P. P. A.) • Middlesex North -W. R. Taylor (P. of I. and Lib.), J. H. AlexandOr (P. P. A., Con.). may succeed. The c efeat of Mr. McLean in South Huron would be a severe blow to the dent of Halton county, now 81 years old, cause �f temperance. walked from Hamilton to his home on Sat - "It is stated that the Conservative can- urday, 9th inst., a distance of seven miles, didate, Mr. Weismiller, has given the tav- in an hour and a half. ern keepers a written pledge, which they -The county council of Elgin hese accept - are now exhibiting where it will assist them, ed the final offer made by the St. Thomas in which he faithfully promises to vote council of $2,950 annually for the next five against temperance measures. The same years in settlement of the administration of questions were submitted to - Mr. McLean Justice and all other accounts. and he refused every effoit made to induce -Mr. James Gow, of Orillia, who has him to compromise, telling the deputation just entered upon his eighty -eighth -year, -which waited upon him that he had always has been an elder of the Presbyterian advocated the temperance cause, and that hurch for about forty-five years -five nothing would tempt him no to make any ears in Scotland and forty in Orillia. concess ns .to ' catch the li uor vote. In -Captain Clark, of Guelph, is leaving on the face with y from $100,000 to $150,000 on each of his five children on their attaining their majority. t't -Mrs. Hartley and Louis Henry Ling, who -were last week found guilty of murder, by the coroner's jury investigating the death of Caleb Hartley, of New Durham, were brought to Brantford jail on Thursday, to await their trial, which is to take place this week. -The handsome music hall presented to Toronto by Mr. H. A. Massey, was ' duly opened on Thursday of last week, with the first of a series of festival concerts. The great buildingwa.s crowded. It cost $150,- 000, and has a seating capacity of 4,800, ex- calbuosuivte5000f .the p:latfOrm, which accomnrodates -A petition bearing sixty thousand names, represe*ting many religious bodies, has been prepa,red for presentation to the Chicago Board of Education recommend- ing that a reading book consiAing. of selec- tions from the eacred Scriptures, in use in the schools at Toronto, be put in use in the Public schools 4vithout delay, • -The Canadian steamer, St, Magnus, went ashore the other day in a fog on the north shore of Lake Superior, 30 miles noeth of Two Harbors. A wrecking expedition was sent to relieve her. The St. Magnus is one of the better class of Canadian freight propellors, and was built at Hamilton, where she is owned. She regetered. 853 gross tons. -A man named Plaistow, from Rockton, who has been undergoing treatment in the Galt Hospital, took an insane fit Saturday night, and after driving the officials out of his room, locked the door. He was over- powered and tallan to the General Asylum, where he rapidly died. A post mortem re- vealed a lump on his skull, which caused the insanity. -At a mass rneeting of anti -Mowat men in Toronto, Dr. :Cameron, son of the late Chief Justice. werned his friends not to tell stories that could be refuted. That did not pay, and one story disproved hurt the cause much, This adetionition the doctor address- ed "to all Toried, for all Tories are my poli- tical friends; net to Liberal -Conservatives, because I do notbelong to them." -Michael piudreau, of Petit de Grat, Nova Scotia, aged 91, is dead. He was killed by a drew. He dreamt that he was in the barn and attacked by an ox. The impreseion was so vivid that he got up in his sleep and made his way through the win- dow of his loom, in his effort -to escape the ox in his dreem. He received injuries which caused his death. -Miss Ellen Graham, teacher at McKay's Corners -near Ridgetown died in London last week. She just teen operated on, for tumor, at the hospital. She was a good teacher and ai most amiable young lady. During the yeaais she had lived at McKay's Corners she had made many warm friends. She leaves $2,000 life insurance and other property in ca4 and notes. -While a resident of Wiarton work- ing about 7 miles from Markdale, he, one day recently, betook himself to the "Price - vile" Saugeen;for a fish. Coming up to the stream he was.. surprised to see millions of locusts floating down. Their bodies were about le inches long, green ,color, wings filches long, and three long black hairs pro- truding from tail. -A Maryboro farmer on the 3rd conces- sion, missed the patriarch of his flock of sheep one day not long ago, and on search- ing the woods tound the carcass minus the hide. A sinallipiece of rope was also found near the place.1 Those sneak thieves who no round. killing stock for the hide and leaving the Cercass for birds and foxes, should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. -By .an investigation at the Grand Trunk railway cattle 4ards, in Guelph, the inspec- tor of the Guelph Humane Society found a number of cattle and hogs in a most pre- carious condition. Some of the hogs died, While a numbell, of the cattle were unfit for shipping from 0er-feeding and consequent bloating. ThOeven.or eight hogs which died were opened and examined, and found to be overfed th make them weigh heavier. .The society will prosecute such cases. f such faithfulness to principle a trip to England. He was presented with y consistent temperance man e diamond. ring by the citizens of the Royal t Mr. MeLea,n ? They simply city, tO a recognition of his services as ey are consistent. The electors physical instructor to the schools. ron can rest assured that many -Rev. Henry Norris, of Glenallan and Hain, moderator of Guelph Presbytery, lied the other day, aged 41. He had been minister eleven years and was a powerful reacher. -Arthur Aimee, of Galt, a young man, is < linseed. to have forged the name of a fellow- vorkman, Frank ealicins, for $137 on the ank of Commerce. He received the money. he police are looking for Aimes. -The annual picnic of the nurses of the melon City Hospital took place last Friday o Port Stanley. A number of the nurses nedical friends accompanied them. -Colonel Ray, of Port Arthur, was, on Vednesda,y of last week, at Port Arthur, acquitted of the charge of criminally as- saulting Mrs. Bathurst. -An unfortunate accident happened D. Gibson, one of Brantford's fast cyders. While sprinting the other day on the track, the forks of his wheel broke and his left arm was fractured. He was training for the re- lay race. -The pupils of the Ontario Institueion for the Blind, at Brantford, left for their vacation about the middle of last week, how can vote a cannot of South outsiders watch their action on the 26thd . • " A Word From a Hensallite. DEAR EXPoSITOR.--I have noticed that you have not given your readers any lauda- tory accounts of M. Y. McLean's meetings during the carriiiaige, nor has one wordheen said m disrespect of Mr. Weisiniller. Through your columns permit nse to glance back at the record of this office -seeker, D. Weismiller. The first time I had the pleasure of meeting with that gentleman he was seeking to be elected a member of the .council of the municipality of the township of Hay, and called on me to solicit my vote. In our conversation I learned from him that he was a strong supporter of the Mowat Government. Mr. Weismiller was not suc- cessful in obtaining a seat at the council - board. Not "satisfied. he embraces the first opportunity to. get himself before the public and comes out to oppose John McMillan, M. P., as an Independent Liberal. Again he is unsuccessful, as he expected to be. . a house full of friends of the young couple, whose popularity was attested hy the many valuable and varied eresents. Miss Lena Cosens, of Trowbridge, was bridesmaid, and Mr. E. J. Later, brother of the bride, was groonisma;n. Alter the ceremony the guests were pleasantly entertained by the bride's parents. -Lightning struck the house of Mrs. Dawson, Itear Kirkton, at nine o'clock Mon- day morning, last week, tearing off the shingles on the roof midway between the two lightning rods. Captain Paisley, who - *as standing at his door, was stunned by the stroke and nearly fell. -Mr. Jsanes Harriett, of 1.1into, North Dakota, accompanied by his wife, arrived in Stratford on Tuesday, last week. They were on their way to Chesley to visit Mrs. Harriott's father, Mr. Alex:I-oder Ravage, miller, of that place. On their arrival at Stratford Mr. Harriott received a message that Mr. Ravage was dead. -The editor of the Atwood Bee, Mr. R. S. Pelton issued no paper last week, on ac- count of Pelton, absent on a very important mission -the transportation of the Queen_ Bee to Atwood. Mr. Pelton was married in Galt on Thursday, 7th inst., to Miss Mirmie Johnston, of that town. -The Bishop of Huron has offered the 7:ectorate of lslitchell, made vacant by the removal of Rev. A. D. DewcIney, to Rev. J. T. Kerrin, of Bayfield, and he will likely accept it. Rev. Mr, Owen, the first choice, did not accept it, as his congregation urged ,uponhim to remain, and he aceeded to their wishes. -At a game of football at Mount Pleas- ant, Fullsaton township, the other evening, between the single and married men, Wm. Ross, single and John Balfour, married, came in violent collision, Jack receivinga fracture of the collar bone. After an in- effectual attempt by local men to reduce -the fracture, he was driven to the office of Dr. Thomson'of Kirkton, where the injury was attended to. - -During the storm on Tuesday morn- ing, 12th inst., the brick residence of Mr. John Brine, of Shoebottom's Corners, Blan- shard, was struck by lightning and so badly wrecked that the family had to move to an- other house until it is repaired. Mrs. Brine and her son James, as well as her sister, Miss Jeannie Smith, were severely stunned by the shock. -A social held at Roy's church, Fuller- ton, on Monday evening, llth inst., and which was the concluding part of the ser- vice§ which commenced on Sabbath morn- ing'', was very successfuL Rev. A. F. Tully preached at both services on Sabbath, and also addressed the audience Monday even- ing, where hewas -assieted by Rev4 Messrs. Ball and Balfour. The music wee/especially good; and the proceeds very satisfactory. -After a short illness Mr. D. T. Morris, manager of the Morris, Field, Rogers Com- pany, Piano manufactufers, of Listowele died at his iesidence in that town on Thurs- day, last week. He was still a young man, being in his 44th year, and a man of remark- ably energetic and business ability. His devotion to his work undoubtedly contribu- ted largely to the fatal malady, inflamma- tion of the lining of the brain, which car- ried him off. ele leaves a wife and five children. -After weeks of suffering, caused by tie- ing thrown from a rig som.e months ego, Mr. Mlles Brown, of Logan, died on Satur- day, 9th inst. Mr. Brown was an old resi- dent of Carlingford. until recently, when he purchased Mr. Ingram's property ili Logan, and became a resident of -that township. He was a eaenial, warm-hearted gentleman, re- spected by all who knew him. His son George, of Redwood, Minnesota, and Messrs. John and Charles Brown, of Chic- ago, were home this week attending the funeral of their father. -Rev. James Balla,ntyne, the retiring pastor of Knox church, South leendoe, and son of Hon. Thomas Ballantyne, of • Strat- ford, left that city Thursday, last week, for Ottawa, accompanied. by Mrs. Bailees- tyne. On lea,vine the Grand Trunk Railway station at '"London. Mr. Ballan- tyne was handed a purse 9f $120 by MT. A. Thompson, on behali of the Knox church congregation. On Saturday evening Mrs. Ballanhyne was presented by the ladies of the congregation with a beautifel rocking chair and writing desk. --Robert Treacy, contractor, of' St. Marys, with several of his employees, met with a bad mishap in East Nissouri, the other evening, while returning from work. Treacy alighted on a barb wire fence and the driver fell upon him. He WAS terribly cut about the face and his clothes torn to shreds. Simon Henry, the driver, had the nail of the initial finger of the right shand torn off, and was also badly shaken up. Stephee Towle sustained a cut seross the wrist, necessitating five stitches being put in. John McMillan was thrown over the dashboard, and alighting upon the ground head first wes rendered unconscious for some time. -A very pleasant and successful garden party was held on the grounds of Mr. An- drew Wright, in connection with the Bethel appointment of the Staffs, circuit, on Wed- nesday evening of last weekk. The very handsome and shady grounds in front of Mr. Wright's farm home were beautifully decor- ated with Chinese lanterns, and tables were spread and seats erected for the comfort and convenience of the guests, so that nothing was wanting to make the occlusion a most enjoyable one. Mr. Wright and his family entertained the large gathering of guests that assembled, with hospitality, and every- body seemed happy. Among the guests were Mr. McNeil'the Patron candidate, T. H. Race; Dr. HurIburt, and about thirty of the merchants and. business Men of the town of Mitchell. Splendid music was fur- nished by Mr. Gordon Bogues and party, and after refreshments had been served, short speeches were made by Mr. Race, Mr. 'arnete A.eWsidaitusgon and others, with Mr. W. INThlipr • -Mr. Sid. Smith, of Clinton, shipped some excellent cattle, week before last, among them being the following: W. Jen- kins, 6 cattle, 7,865 lbs.'C.Elsley, 1, 1,360; W. Ball, 4, 5,315; E. Munnings 5, 6,475; W. Ohler, 2, 2,380; J. Flick, 3, 4015 ; J.J. Fisher estate, 4, 5,550; H. Morrish, 2, 2,610; T. Mountain, 6, 7,000; Bamford. Brothers, 20,-29,430; among this lot was a pair of steers which weighed 3,555, and. an- other pair 3,135; James Fair, 46, 68,290; several pair of these weighed over 3,000, the heaviest pair being 3,350. The following were delivered for Mr. E. Watson J. Mur- dock, 5, 5,310; T. Ross 5, 5,565; J. Mid- dleton, 2 bulls, 3,905; 67, 92,110; the heav- iest pair in Mr. Middleton's lot went 3,215; James Lindsay, 5, 5,795; James Reynolds, 6, 8,290. On Wednesday Mr. Smith made another shipment of fine 'cattle, the fellow- ing being among them ; James liinchley, Hullett, 23 head, 32,145; among this lot was a four year old steer, which turned the scales at 2,290, the heaviest single animal sold there this year. W. Clark, Hullett, 4, 5,805; W. Cole 2, 2,380; L. Trick, 4, .f,17&; James sr;utheombee5, 6,425; James %outhcombe, 20, 30,255; G. D. McTaggart, once more asserts itself, and by a. little all in good health. No case of infectious Perth Items. His ambition and love and loneing for office, season. son are the newly elected elders in the Pres - Messrs. Dickson, Simpson and Ander- wire pulling he received the nomination of disease of any kind has occurred during the dressed in Conservative clothes a,ncl is , -Arl excursion in two sections of about byterian churCh at Atwood. Pres - the Conservative convention. Now he is -A new reereation park was opened at ready to be offered , on the Conservative 1,000 people from the vieinity of Welland Stratford, the lother day, the firet event of site for the Government House, and on alter. .11e is provided with the stock and St. Catharines visited the Ontario Agri- hich was horse 'ace' such a house and maintain it. That was iu the Province during this campaign. Bute oes of hist 'week. arguments thathave beenmade to do dutir icultural College and Guelph on Wednesday w p se s. condition that the Province should build' John Sandfield Macdonald's time, and the house was accordingly built by his Govern- ment, with the sanction of the Legislature, the majority consisting chiefly of Conserva- tives. The mind of the Liberal party of that day was that the Government House was too large, that a smaller one would do, if we mustshave one ; but the Government of John Sandfield Macdonald did not concur in that view, and the present expensive house was accordingly built. It has been maintained ever since, and, until lately, without objection. Public sentiment ap- peared to approve of it for years after it was built. We never heard a single objec- tion to it from any quarter. Recently some objections have been made, and it is thought that the advantages of having a Government House do not compensate for the cost of it. The Governor's salary, as you all know, is not paid by the Province at all ; it is paid Middlesex West -Hon. G.W. Ross (Lib.), John A. Leitch (Con.) . -Mr. Franklyn McLea,y, the well-known brilliant, actot, paid his sister, Mrs. (Dr..) Mr. Weismiller rea, expect to be elected? -Mr. John Ferguson, of Galt, While sit- • ting out on his lawn the other day, Was sud- Smsth, of Mitchell, a short visit last week. I think not ; he is after something at the hands of those for whom he has been the victim, and no doubt he will receive his re- ward. May we not hope that in the near future the power of balance shall have so improved that he will no longer be called wobbler by one of his own party. 01-,2 neesera, Juno 10th, 17894. OBSERVER. • Canada. Canada • has 1;000,000 miles of unex- plored territory. -Knox Church, Colinville, "near Sarnia, has been destroyed by fire. -Winnipeg sends its street beggars to jail for. 30 days. -The Windsor barbers have combined and raised prices. ',Port Huron police will put a stop to by the Dominion. What the Provmce does Sunday baseball games. is maintain the Government House for the -A new Boys' Brigade hall has been Lieutenant -Governor, in accordance with what is done in all the other Provinces. There has been a general notion that con- siderable public advantage resulted from having a respectable Government House maintained, a house suitable to the dignity of the Queen's representative and the chief tive officer I am satisfied, after the dedicated at Sarnia. -Woodstock has a new eight -page week- ly paper. It is called The Despatch. -The Bamberg butter factory, in Water- loo, is turning out 1,000 lbs. daily. -Guelph has sent $200 to the sufferers 1:17 British Columbia floods. execu-A Montreal merchant was recently experience I have had, that there is some fined $25 for selling firecrackers. considerable public advantage in that, but I am not prepared to say it does not cost too much ; and therefore if the people desire that the Government House should be abolished and if that sentiment is mani- -Algoma's crops promise well; they were not injured by the recent cold and wet weather. . -Master Willie Johnston, of Wolverton, has so far this season killed 31 ground hoge. fested in this election, and is now my -Innerkip complains of the horses and own sentiment. I am prepared to Carry out cows that are loose on its streets. -In the past year Merrickville claims to have spent $4,000 en bicycles and the gold cure. . -The Manitoba Prohibition League will should be abolished -not now, that we hold its annual convention at Winnipeg on should not cease to maintain it for the pres- July 24th. ent, but we should go on maintaining it -An Indian tonsa.hawk, made of copper, until the expiration of the present terms of has been unearthed at Eganvilie agricul- Government. Since the proposition was to tural grounds. abolish it at a future time, and not now, it -There are complaints about the die - was the common opinion that we had better cipline and management of Kingston's Col - wait and see what the electors had to say, legiate Institute. about it. Then there was another difficulty -About eighteen months ago a man which it was well to get solved first. There .was an appreciable tendency, an idea en- tertained by many in the Provinces gener- ally, that if we should maintain a Govern- ment House, the Federal Government should undertake to do so. A single small Province, like New Brunswick, refusing to maintain their Governor, would;be nothing, but if the great Province of Ontario did so, their will in that respect. There was a resolution introduced in the House during the last session upon this subject. The •esolution was that Government House its example would probably he followed by nd O woman were married, and began ho se - keeping in the West end of Toronto. T ley .wereenabled to purchase with their united savings a nice modern house, semi-detached, and had $1,500 to spare after furnishing it. Both were 'respectably connected,. and to all appearances the marriage was a happy one. About six months after, the hus and got acquainted with some of the ga,m ling sharks who infest certain saloons and thee visit -Mr. Rolsert Ross, of Wilkins county, deity seized with a severe stroke of pare- -Minnesota, i8 in Fullerton for a few days, lysis all down his left side. He is likely to visiting relatives and friends. -As it result of the recent evangelistic -Mr. Jobe Lyons, of Bornholm, is giving recover. Meetings held at Ayr, some 46 persons have a general repair to - his mill, repaieing the become members of Stanley street Presby- engine and Petting in a new boiler. terian Church, and 9. have joined Knox -Bishop 13 aklwin, of London, . confirmed. 35 candidates at the Home Memorial -W. J. Cassidy, of Stirling, while back- Church., Stretford, and Trinity Church, Se - Church. ing his team out of the shed the other even- bringville, on a recent Sunday. . ing accidentally upset the wagon, in which -A new gist mill, costing $9,000 will be were his two young sons, aged 5 and 7, kill- erected shoittly in Listowel. Mr. James ing the younger instantly. Gray and M. W. G. Hay are among the promoters of the scheme. about 19 years of age, was accidenta Y of -lima One day lately, drew all the Provinces of the Dominion, and the. places in the city. He was induced to the gr -A young man named Clayton Brodt The milk drawer on the 8th con . amount et'f over 9,100 pounds of milk to the drowned at Walkerton on Thursday of last week, while bathing. He could not swim. factory oh two wagons. His relatives live at Erin. , -On Wednesday, last week, the Sperling . -Alex. Cram, 13 years of age, eldest i son Robson CoMpany forwarded two cars of of James Cram, manager of the Bank of prime cattle from St. Marys station to British North America,at Paris, was drown- lelontreal ar shipment to Liverpool. ed in the Grand river there Thursday even- -At Stratford, on Tuesday, it week, ing, last week, while bathing. Mr. W. HeDrake, who was chaeged by his -Officer Meston, of Walkerville, saved a father-in-law, Mr. Annie, with assault, was little girl from being run over by a Grand adjudged insane and ordered to be taken to Trunk railway express on Wednesday, last the a,sylin* at London. week, and barely escaped himself. The -Hannailes creamery, at Kirkton, turned council have asked that a watchman be off a ton ;of butter during the first ten placed there. : --- days of June. In the month of May they -A severe storm in the Wapella district, churned 2,550 pounds, which is selling as Northwest Territory, did some damage to low as 15 cents per pound. crops and buildings Tuesday night of last -Rev. Mr. Ball, of Fullerton, preached a week. There was a general rain through- sermon tethe Foresters - of that place on. out the Province which did much good to Sunday eiening, 10th inst. Foresters from crops. Mitchell,e, Carlingford and Farquhar were -The shingle and planing mill, at Hep- present. : worth, owned by James Hawley and leased -Mr. T. S. Dusty, of St. Marys, aecom- by Wm. Foster was burned Wednesday, last panied les, Mr. J. Bated, of Fullerton, left week, together with Mr. IlawleY's dwelling. last weet on an extended tour of England Mr. Hawley's loss is fully $2,500, and Mr. and Scotland, and Rev. W. J. Taylor starts Foster's about $1,500 ; no insurance. on July rd on a trip across the Atlantic. -The skull of the late Father Louis He expe4ts to be away for three months. Funcken was buried beside the altar in - the -A Ayala containing $80, which was sup - Roman Catholic church, Berlin, the other posed to:have been stolen from Mr. Fred morning. It was the wish of the reverend Davis, cif Mitchell, at the Stratford races, gentleman that his whole body should be was found in his own house after he return - buried there, but, dying as he did in the old ed home, having dropped from his' pocket country, this was impossible. accidersially. -Duncan McIntyre, the well-known Can- -Rev. J. A. Morrison'of Listowel, has acrian railway man, - died at his home in accepted a call to the East Presbyterian Montreal on the 13th inst. Duncan Mein- Churcliv, Toronto, and the Presbytery of tyre was born in Callender, Scotland. He Stratford has confirmed it. The reverend. cense to Canada while a lad and settled gentleman will ass-ume duty in his new field at Renfrew. Forty years ago he came to on July:22nd. Montreal and. became a member of the Erns -On Wednesday night, last Week, at the of Stuart, McIntyre & Co., and with veld- residence of the bride's parents, Listowel, ous changes the house became a leading Mr. George P. Porter was married to Miss firm. Mr. McIntyre went into railroading Victoria E. Ada, only daughter of Mr. about 1874 and accumulated a handsome Thomas Later. The ceremony was ers fortune amounting to $5,000,000, the bulk formed: by Rev, T. Wesley Cosens, of al - of which he has left to his wife, he having ton, ceusin of th.e bride, in the presence of 10, 15,515.