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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1896-09-04, Page 18, 1.896. EADy Wire& agah of our new Pa11 nald. the awn) rte pods pretty ce'rrte GOOdS, S, Tangs, [Sy wear, EW DAYS Millinery HAND xis Oany, )17 Goods Store, ineemoseeeeeneemir "few weeks.---The- tierieh toweship if. Marks.—Mis; is the guest of - Harry *Kemp is being very W. en—TneAgzi , wisely , arranged !ten days earlier e September 29th Maldson has been Reuently, is- farm, over 400' aed in five hours. ls from 12 acres. neene : S. Hoff. Rook, Ankansas e of Buffalo ; Dr. of London; John - Miss Lovering, otel Cencluctori Iran ; Miss Ches. Mulvey, of Chi- . her -in-law's, Mr. Aries Mulvey re- pital last week,, tet- to De treated ,loseph Smeltzer,. .her father, Mr. ena, of New York )her -in-law, Mrs. 'ty and her two Old, are visiting Paniel Fry fogle ia ick work of Mr. 1,)-. N. Macdon- r illness.—Mrs. olds in Ethel this nevaie,and Misses. of Toronto, were last week.—Miss S. are pIeued to .dr F l in LticknowIast rriston, 18 visiting. aere thde, week.— ing her daughter, his week.—Miss• Ling friends ire ties. Says Rather are reale boat on the here to Detroit. ,end -a gentlemen afr as a newly [le congratulations- , matter of fact rel thing it leaked he young lady ise Iwishes of ber the earliest re - died at his homellth inst. Gine to the farm t.re ago. He, was in - the city. and fe (aged 8U) and he having been e came to Canada, lend, when the derness. he township of dioriiirig of last t George Klein, 'her home at lot itth year. Mrs. health for some - ion of disea.ses,„ morning to ere ie lunge. Mrs. lot Miss. Annie daughter of Mr. formerly of the now of Hartley, , kion at Stratford ntsa very success - t tily de GO rat cd,. arari rm. A large - t miffing towns ar- [xilton preceptory 11 band, ,and the he vieitors at the as formed at 2: le Athletic park, ✓ character took k of baseball was• k of London and lph. The 13th: et in the rink at esperate conflict. Ithe City hotel; [le and a harSe. e but the dog: ourse'e stall and catching the being unable how Icing the- epossible to tell, nay have been e was terribly _ :least and fore - n several places. -ered pitchforks off, but though :still continued riven out vth q then attacked d blow in return be was finally were owned by die City hotet il and may yet - • blood po isorto TWENTY-NINTH YEAR. WHOLE NUMBER, 1,499. noke, - r4' S1EAFORTH, a IDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1896. McLFAN BROS., Publishers. $1 a Year in Advance. TOO LATE. We were a little late this week in aencl- ing our advertisement to the offioe, hence the usual talk to our customers is omitted.. Suffice it to say, that we are well pleased with the results of the futurity, being another link in the . chain of evidence afforded us in the past, that the people depend upon the sincerity of our newspaper promises. We are busy new opening Fall goods, in- ' ereasieg our Istock of the nand:famous $ee and nen Suits, and the Men's- Pants at $1, $L50 and $2. Our Boys' School Pants at 50c, 75c and $1, are marvels of value. How about your fall Suit and Hat? We show an immence rau e. MIIBMIM•100101.11.1. WE HAVE ONE P ICE TO ALL GREIG if MA DONALD CLOTHIERS, 0, T. W. S. O. T. S. I. T. S. SEAFORTH, - H. R Jackson & SON, Direct Importers of Jules Robin & Co.'s Brandy, Cognac„ France-;" JI.10. de Kuyper & San, Holland' Gin, Rotterdam, Holland ; Booth's Tom Gin, London, England ; Bul- loch & Co.'s Scotch Whisky, Glas- gow, Scotland ; Jamieson's Irish Whiskey, Dublin, Ireland ; also Port and Sherry Wine from France and Spain. Agents for Walker's Whisky, Ontario ; Royal Distillery and Davis' Ale and Porter, Toronto. ' TO THE PUBLIC We have opened a retail store in connection with our wholesale busi- ness in the rear of the new Dominion bank, in Good's old stand, where we will sell the best goods in the market at bottom prices. Goods delivered .to any part of the town free. TSLEPHONE II. 1489-13 THEEXAMS;."-. The long and eagerly looked for list of successful candidateS at the recent depart- mental exa,minatio ns was published in the city dailies on Friday last. We give the names's:if those who passed at the various points in this county and at other points in which some of our re ders may be interested. On account of the objection to the paper on algebra, 20 per o nt., instead of 33A per cent., was accepted or pass. No candidate was rejected in alg ra, even on the reduced percentage, till- afte his standing in the other , mathematical subjects was consider- ed, together with hi S grading in the confi- dential report of thstaff. More than the el usual percentage of candidates were suc- cessful at the junior l eaving examinatio County boards of examiners should ob- serve thatformor Matriculation certifi ates give no right to attend county model schools and that only those who have passed the primary, the junior leaving or the senior leaving examination, and who will be at least 18 years of agebefore- the end of the year, are eligible for admission to those in- stitutions. The marks made at the examinations will not be furnished to 9andidate5 from the Education Department. Uneuccessful can- didates may apply for tlleir marks in about a week to the prineipar Pen Holder and Lead Pencils 1)IRE-d1 FROM GERM..9.NY. f the high school or to the inspe or in t e eiseof other centres. Candidat s sliould c,bserve the information regarding apneals wineh was given on their applicati n form. In ,order to avoid un -e necessaryi expense candidates are recom- mended to obtain the advice of the principal after receiving their marks before making appeal. who this year have passed -the primary ex - For 18. 7 all canilidates, including those amination, mnst comply with the require- ments of the ,new Currionluna, except those referred to in regulation 12 (I.) of eirculan 4. This regulation Ihvill enable any student who has the right to be a candidate in 1896 for a junior leaving or senior tificaee in 1897 under the Sam visions. It will also enable was a candidate for a junior le cate this year to be a ca.ndidat leaving certificate in 1897 under the special provisions granted this year. It should be understood that after 1897 all candidates must comply with the new conditions as • mentioned in regulation 10 of circular -le inoveeten. leaving cer- special pro - anyone who ving certifi- for a senior School Lead Pencils 5c per dozen. Special Values in all School, Supplies. The best 5c Scribbling Book in the County. O. W. PAPST SEAFORTH. YES, WE HAVE THEM. is, T Robinson. Junior Leaving—A Carnocha ,G Chesney, M Devereaux,J Esler'i L Gray, Killoran J Kirkby, M Lamb, M Livens, Anearantha McGregor, 11 1eMi11an, T McQuaid, A Murray, J Stni11inA Woodley. Matriculation—C Cudmore (passed in German and French), D Smith (passed in German, French and Latin). Senior Leaving—J Horton, C Wieland. wINGLUM. First Form—L Bradwin, N Campbell, Clegg, R Duff, F Foster, M Higgins, B Cracken, J McKinley, M Me-Vety,H Nillar W Morton, C Rosa (itonors), G Ruttan (hon ors), A Stnillie, A Stewart, L Straughan, Thompson, C Welsh. Second Form—Part I.—H Hamilton, .1? Higgins. Primary—L Blackwell. MITCHELL. First Form—F Anderson, A Chapman, I Dow E Edwards, S Edweads; 0 Hicks, L W May, J McGill, J Kenna, R Mc- Kay, C Race, L Ronson, V Thomson, K. Watters. Second Form—Part I.—R Mchiay. Second Form—Part I. (without physics) —F Annie, F Gormley, T Gormley, F Huriburt, W Larkworthy. Primary—L Elliott, 11 Farrant, G Hurl- burt, W James, 0 Nichols. Junior Leaving—J 'Barley, WBotterilloF Burroughs, M Byers, J Carling, A Collison, A Dougherty, J Garialer, H Knoke, T Milli- gan., First Form—J. Biggart, H. -Cameron, A. Galbraith, A. McLeod, F. Stanbury. 131UUSSELS. I First Form—G. 'Buchanan (honors,) K. Cousley, M. Code, 1. Gerry, A. Gilpin, G. Howe, E. Jackson, IJ.- Kelly, B.- LamonteW. Leathei dale, J. Mcr'racken (honors,) L. Mc- La.uchlin' A. McN• b,.T. Switzer, G. Watt. SecondForm—p rt I. (without physics)—.. A. MeNab. Primary—M. C Icier, S.. 0rerer forms. I- and II.), Nott, Smith, F. Smith. -apemen. e First Form—D. Allison, E. Anderson, H. Archer, P. Baird, A. Bean, A. Broyden, R. Brown, K. Campbell, A. Chidley, H. Courtice, F. King, 4.-. McAllister, K. Mc- Nabb, M. Moffatt, A. Murdoch, L Pickard, W.Reid, N. Stout J. Worthington. Seeond Form—I.—D. Allison, H. Archer, A. Bean, A. Blair R. Brown, E. H. Cooper (passed in physic), L. Johnston (passed in physics), M. Laugh, F. Lucas, I. MacEwen, McEwen, K. McNabb, W. McTavish, A. Murdoch, A. Smith, O. Thempson, B. Stan- ley, M. Stewart, L. R. Whitely (passed in phyeies), L. Whitely. " Second Form—Part I. (without physic)— M. Aiken, R. Baird, P.Campbell, A.Fraper, P. Frame W. Gaileway, F.Hooey, L. Ishii-. ter, Y. Lutz, H. MoNs.ughton, W. McQuar- rie, A. Martin T.1 iPowell, M. Robb, E. Switzer, E.Thomprion, , L. Trevethick, N. Trewartha, A. Tve tchell, L. Vanstone, M. Wiltse. Primary—J. Cook'W. Hamilton,'Ir Mc- Lean, D. O'Neil, S. Wilson, G. Shepherd. Junior Leaving—F. Ansley, J. Brintnell, F. Chrysler, M qlegg, R. -Hicks, M.Izzard, • It: efeckell, J. Kir'C. Klopp, E.McCallum, L. McLaughlin, S. McLaughlin'M. Mc- Naughtori !.,N_. M dd, J. Mustard, S. Plum- ' G. Torrence, E. Turner. ' n—Part I.—A. Stout. - ing—W. Baird, M. Graham, years, mostly o nsylvania, Indi consin, a fair c considerably le CANADA.—N good quality commencine to tario will also have a large crop, of general- ly good quality estimates recei be less than 50 One can re season, so far large yield is i ly and usually United States their requirem comes the ertga year's enormou The only acc a sufficient how son, Great Br from this side freely sent, great- question market this e sacrifice to gro . LISTOWEL. First Form—J Beatty, W Bryans, W Dilworth, A Little. Second Form—Part I.—W DilwOrth, T ullerton, J Herold, E C Hay, A Little, J lilburn, C McFarlane, D Roy. Second Form—Part I. (without physics) . A Bamford, G Bulmer, J Ford, A Harris, Hernsworth, A Henderson, F Kirkton, F arge, A Large, M Large, H Little, Gilbert Long, George Long, J M.ayburry, J Men - es, L Milne, R Moore, F Wynn. Second Form—Part IL—D Greer, E Smith, P Sproul. Primary—A Meyers. . Junior Leaving—S Boyd, ' J Bartley, A Dynes, A Forbes'0 Hemsworth, L Hutch- isen, II Jickling, A Lytle, J Munro, J Mc- Intyre, F Nurse, W :Vaughan, E Vipond. HARRIsTON First Form—J Bower, A Bradwell, F Cooper, A Climie, E Duff, R Dewar, M Detwiller'N Dulmage, M Eddy, H Evans, J FishenA Girvin, M Howlett, F Harvey, rill Jones, T Kernsha.w, B Livingstone, E Laird, N McIntyre, A McCannel (honors), le Milne, M Shannon, W Stickney, C Wilson, M Woolbridge, C McLean, M Ringel. Second Form—Part I.—M Caswell, E . Duff, A Daeley, H Evans, 11 Foote, W Fallis, M Hazelwood, F Harvey, T Kerne- han, V Lang, A McCannelo NN Montgom- ery, C Ramsay, J Shannon, G Taylor, W Young. ° Second Form—Part I. (without physics) —T Bishop, J Harper, A Hooper, F John- son, A Laidlaw, T Scott, C Taylor, G Yost. Primary—R Burns, H Burns, J Blodgett, R Crittenden A Kaiser, A "Aon, J Me - Pherson, E M"Anton, ilne (honors Form I.), P Scarr. Junior Leaving—S Anderson, J Bricker, B Cummings:, J Ferguson, W Farquharson, F Flath (also passed in Latin and German), D Howes, L Harding, F Lowish, R Lep- pington, L Laidlaw, M Livingstone, H Mc- Kinnon, J McLaughlin, T McIntyre, M Mc- Laughlin 0 McIntyre, 11 Moffat, R Morrell, A Morrell, E Neill, M Oliver, M Padfield, M Roadhouse, I Rea, W Robertson, L Strache.n, A Thonison, R Wilson. The new Ox Blood Russian Calf Shoes, in men's aucl wornen's ; also the Chocolate, in men's calf balrnorals and women's goat trilby button. These shoes are of the latest design, made with the Goodyear welts on the needle and half -dollar toes, the latest American lasts, which are handsome, comfortable and durable, and adapted for the Fall trade. We carry an immense variety in all lines, and our prices are the lowest. We are clearing out all stunmer lines at wholesale prices and under. We keep the largest assortment and the best makes of Trunks and V,adises in town. Richardson 86 M'Innis MAIN STREET, SEAFORTH. Great Chance —FOR— HARNESS. Clearing Sale. mer, G. Rose Fourth For Senior Lea E. Hitch. First Form ling, R Chap Geiger, E Ge Huston, Al 1' Reynolds, (honors) V B Second F Eadrett. Second F 1 EXETEIt. • I Bissell, W Bawden, E Car- en, E Ea.crett, 5 Gregory,—W ger, S Geiger, C Haggith, emp, A MeTaggart, A Nelsoo, Walker, B Walker, E.Weir igshaw. rm—Part I. ---I. B'ssett, E rm—Part IL—T Tiooper, E Pickard. Primary—E Gregorj ,, A Jecke 1 (honors in forms I. and II.) As I have purchased the businees of Mr. Henry Dennis, of Brussels, I offer my entire stock of Harness, Trunks, Valises in Seaforth at greatly is is pure business, as I y the 12th -of September. DONALDSON, Ginnie' Block, Seaforth. and general stool reduced rates. T must, raise money JOH Mc 14091(2 - • t tionneteral. First Form—J Armstrong, AI Blake, Ore Colborne, M Dunlop, S Draper, W•Edward, L Farrow, W Garrock, E Guest,'J---Goeen, L Hamilton, B Jard' ine W Johnstone, J -Ken._ nedy, W -Lane, G Linfield, M Mair, I Math- ieson, T MeEwen, E Rhynas, 0 Robertson, Q Robertson, E Sheppard,. Strange (hon- ors), M Tichborne B•Watson, R Wiggins. .--M. Buchanan, J. sics). I. (without physics) COM ron, J. Co ch, P Densmore, E Dicksoe, H Dunlop, ors - ter, W Hawkins, A Kain, Mahoo , L Naftel, A F Robertson' A R Robertsoh, E Tilt, B Watson, W WIlyard. Primary—A Bowles, C Bean, J Clark, J Dickson, B.Duff, W Elliott, T Gordon, L Hooey, N Lockhart, S McKnight, J Snell, M Tobin. Junior Leaving—\V Fisher, B W Hayden, N Malloy, J Martin, A Morton, L Moss i L Morton'E McCaughan, 11 Me, Donald, E E Reid, E M Reid, L Robertson, W Treleaven, L Tredgeon. Matriculation—W Naftel, A McDonald (passed in French composition, Garman authors and Latin), M Skelton (passed in Latin.) " Senior Leaving—L Andrews, A Ball, B Guest. SEAFORTII.. First Fosm—F Beattie, N Campbell, E Carder, M Daly, L Derrance, C Down, R Elliott, A Engles, C G Gray, H Hartry, A Hammett, M Horton, A Ingram, R Kemp, Maud Kidd, M. McDonald, 0 Mc- Gregor, A McLean, MoLeod, E Neelin, B Punchard; M Rennie, M Scott, C Sperling, 11 Welsh, D Wileen. ' Second Form—Part I.—A Beattie, A Bond, E Connor, 14 Daly, J Davidson, E Ford, Id Hertonel.' Jackson, F Kidd, D Leach, W McDonald, J Morrison, F Neal, C Stewart. Senior Form—Part Simpson (passed in ph Second Form—Part —N Allin, A Melte, J good quality. Ohio, Pen- ne, Illinois, Iowa and Wis- op. Missouri and Kansas, a than last year. va Scotia a large crop of any young orchards just ear are well loaded. On - In one county alone, all ed, state the yield • will not ,000 barrels. dily understand that this thii side is concerned, the the portions which natural- xport to Great Britain. The are supplied much beyond nts, and from many quarters ry, what is to become of this apple crop? ssible market which has not e supply is again, this sea- itain ; but different sections could, if shipments were wamp this market, and the herefore is, how are we to orrnous crop with the least ers and buyers? Matriculation—J Fisher (passed in French Authors and Latin), H Gordon (passed in French Authors, Latin Authors and Greek), J Stewart (passed in Latin and Greek.) ior Leaving—F Deutschman, LFletch• Howlett, A MacDonald, B Meatgorn- ` Alexander, A Bridle". Se er, C ery, To rth Form—Part I.--, Be nett. ST. MARYS. Fist Form—M Amos, 11 Atki Lor .ton, Mac Great Britai choice apples, packed, at a r;g es 's p nderson, A son, S Box, Maud Brown, M Carter, e M Gillie, I Gleasot, J Jermyn, L Johnston, W ae A McIntosh, W Nethercott, E anyone no season, it sults mus this seaso there is a Oliv r, G Pearn, K Rice, T Richards, M Robbrts, G Thompson, A Thompson, C Waring, S Wass, E White, H Young. Second Form—Part I. (without physics) —Mabel Biotin, P Coupland, L Davis, I Kydd, C Ready, F Sinkins, H Spearin, Switzer, N Thomson. Second Form—Part I.—Ella Brown .(hon- ors), W McCullough, Id Moir. Primary—W Borland, 0 Clark (honors, Form IL), G E Gunning, A Jickling (hon. ors, form II.), 11 Kirk, R Kirk (honors,form II.), G McIntylee (honors, form II.), W Mc- Gill, W Near (honors form II.), J Parkin- son (honors, form II.), W Ratcliffe (honors, form IL), A Shepherd, 11 Sperling (honors, form II.), Stoddart, L Stuart (honors, form- II.), A Webb. Junior Leavinge-E Atkinsop, V Barnard, Bayne, R Bell, F Borlan, Eva Bruce, R EPplett, L Gilpin, 0 Graham, N Gunni Harding, Maude -Keene, F Kerr, V Lai McCutcheon, E McDonald, E McIntos J McMurray, G Mills, J Robertson, G 14 Spearin, L Thomson, M Ti Tufts M. Vining, J Willard. Matriculation—D Hodgson (passe in German), F McCracken (passed in French and arithmetic), L We ster (second class honors, Latin and Irene). Senior Leaving—J Br wn, A Hudson, D M cIntosh. Fourth Form—Part I.—J Hill, W E Taylor. can take a large quantity of roperly graded and carefully low 'first price; and should rously observe this rule this s almost inevitable that re - unfortunate. In estimating ospects, bear in mind that arg amount of freight to be mov- ed out of the ountry, and as the cost of transportation, is a most important element, in reckoning on the cost of the package be- fore the fruiti;is marketed, advise yourself before concluGing the price the market will stand, what the through freight probably will be. As a matter of fact, the through rate at present quoted is considerably higher than for a few yea back and as these rates are variAble and purchasing q would reminc this season t of the probab for apples,so receivers, w the immense Remember many sniall only residue. We of cot quite liable to advance, the estion is not an easy one. We buyers that it is dangerous be misled by glowing accounts e market price to be realized apt to be sent out by would-be o cannot possibly appreciate crop on this side. large losses quickly' swallow rofits with sad experience the rse, base our remarks upon- the indicitions ais they are to -day, barting wind and hailstonins, and dropping through heat, or other unf sometimes d has all the e We would urge buyer servativq in hand-picked rseen causes which might, and occur. At present,this season rmarks of a cautious year. therefOre, again this season, and shippers to be most con - their operations, only handling fruit, carefully graded nd =properly pa ked, by experienced packer, at reasonably lw first cost, There is an abundance 0 choice fruit for all,and any ne basing his o erations on excitement, rivi lry i or unfounded,rumors, cannot hope fel' a satisfactory eason. Remember the freight and carrying charges are as much on a poor as a good b Guard ag Second Form—Part I. (without physics) —W Aberhart, P Baker, B Eastman, MGR- lespie, T Kidd, F Lawrenee, C McIntosh, J McKay, C McKinley, A McLaren, R Mul- roctor I Simpson, H VanEgmond, 01. Kew York and Michigan the largest 'rep ia carried tate knee -e&. PJ Cirlawrkins.onv, 41/(aavyi 5,, Ms FmoewTlnevr,. drew, E Wats Prima N Hoffrn P g, L , F par- r, N rrel of apples. apples grlter than you yourself or some one or ones iof experience, in whom you have confidence, nail personally oversee. There cannol, be an outlet without consump- tion, and consurnption to'be at all commen- surate with ur enormous yield, must be at a low price. demand dep quality and -We are q inst ban ling a quantity �f We have the supply, and the nds entirely upon the quantity, ost. ite as anxious as others to cure your es earned consignments, and do our utmost to have your shipm realize well, but we desire te fully ad you regarding the Season, as it occurs to before you errata. Canada. Immense quantities of apples are being shipped froin Montreal to Liverpool. —Crops n the Bruce peninsula are re- ported to be better this year than for many years past. —In the international yacht race last wee1,ethe'0 bothlrial Prospects for the Apple Crop. Mr. W. H. Peterson & Co., of Toronto, le agents for the well-known firm pf mes Adam, Son & co., of Liverpool, have sued a circular to their custemers from hich we make the following quotation : We beg to submit for your perusal and guidance our ideas regarding the indications of this year's apple crop and proepecte, formed both from observation and from re- ports by us received from reliable correel pondents from various apple - producing sections wherever apples are grown. GREAT BRITAIN.—Appre last year, as from 392 repor 75 are above average, while and 165 under average; from 371 r&ports received, 100 were ever average, 16 average nd 50 under average. has quite a crop of sot seriously compete side. itv vill nts ise Us, Dr. Allen is attending him and is afraid the aocident will prove very seriouie The many friends of the reverend gentleman through- out the country will deeply regret to learn of his misfortune. —According to a census, just completed, the Province of Manitoba has -.increased in population 84,785 during the past ten years and is now 193,425. The population of Win- nipeg is given at 31,649. —James Graham, a youth of 18, who has hitherto borne an excellent reputation, and whose family connections are first-class, has confessed to tampering with letters in the Bunt London post office. • h—Dr. Wm. T. Harris, of Brantford, died sin"' denly ef apoplexy on Wednesday night of last week. He was president of the On- tatio Medical Association, and represented Trinity University on the Medical Council. —Mrs. Frank Mulligan, of Millbrook,, fell dead at the corner of Spadina avenue and College street, Toronto, on Saturday morn- ing, She was hurrying to catch a street car when she fell to the pavement. Heart fail- ure was the cause of death. --Rev. W. J. Clark, of the First Presby- terian church, London, who has been trav- elling in Europe for two months for the benefit of his health, returned home last week. He has been greatly benefitted by the trip. —A well-known farmer of River road, Harwich, about three miles from Chatham, named Mr. Wm. Bedford, dropped dead, while assisting at a threshing. Heart failure was the cause. —At the annual meeting of the Parlia- mentary Press Gallery, held a Ottawa on Saturday last, J. A. Phillips, df the Mon- treal Gazette, was elected presiden , and George Simpson, of the Toronto Glob, vice president. —Mr. T. H. McKenzie, ex -inspector of weights and measures, died at his residence in Dundas, at an early hour on Friday morning, at the advanced age of 85 years. Deceased was one of the oldest and best known residents of that part of the cotantry. —The old Roman Catholic church a1 -Ayr, in the county of Waterloo, 47 years old, has been pulled down and the material removed to Paris, where the lumber will be used in the erection of a stable. Most of the lum- en the building was Milligan, of Toronto, the Pan -Presbyterian —Mr. has been , Queen's —Hoe. E iably less than s received, only 152 are average while last year erica on Se five weeks n this country. —Altege her 2,300 farm hands went from Ontario to during the .4 —The -Make no n oppositioh --o Mr. Pattullo. —Mrs. Nord Phelps, -Wife of the President of Grimsby Park, died at the park on Sunday. , —The bean crop in Chatham district is ruined beylond recall owing to the heavy rains whiph have prevailed during this season. ; nadian yacht, Canada, won on R. Glover, M. A. (Cambridge,). lected professor of Latin at ersity. ward Blake will sale for Am- tember 6th, and spend four or It is true apples, but with apple Ireland these do from thi CON TIN E., T. —GER. ANY AND HOLLAND. — About one-third of tin average crop, with late varieties preponderating. FRA NCB AND BELGA.° AL —Late kinds short and early sorts in fair supply, except along the Franco-Belgian frontier, where there is quite a crop. PORTUGAL. —A promising crop, of good quality. ITALY. —A fair crop, which, however, is usually not sent to Great Britain until Jan- uary or February. UNWED STATES. —New England States, Manitoba and the Northwest ant month, onservatives have decided to mination in North Oxford in ber is as sound as wh erected. —Rev. Dr. G. M. has just returned from meeting in Glasgow, Scotland.- He describes the Scottish meeting as one which indicates great force in the Church, and which was productive of -good in giving countenance,to continent of ay schools of the work of the Church on th Europe, —While the several Sun Wardsville were enjoying themselves at a union picnic, Saturday evening, a gloom was cast over the gathering by the and news that Mr. William Ravenscroft had dropped dead while crossing the bridge. Deceased leaves a widow and nine children. —Chinese merchants, of Vancouver, have decided not to be bebind their cousins in the east in showing honor to China's grand old man, Li -Hung -Chang. Arrangements have been made to give his Excellency a grand reception on his arrival there. A triumphal arch and fireworks on a grand scale bane been decided on. —The Game Warden has sent out circu- lars to the different deputies throughout the province, informing them that there has been a ehange in the game law. Now it is illegal to shoot crane, gull or bittern at any time during the year except by a special license. —About ten days ago, 210 hogs belonging to George Everest, 282 Lansdowne avenue, Toronto, were slaughtered by the Govern- ment officers to prevent the spread of hog cholera. It appears that Mr. Everest purchased 20 hogs at the cattle market, which afterwards proved to have the dis- ease, and they infected the whole herd. —Mr. Archie Sharp, a London merchant, was surprised the other day by the,: receipt of a post office order for $35.50 from; a lady in Michigan, who left London nearly five yeers ago. She was a customer of Mr. paid. The debt and Mr. Sharp payment. There are still some honest people in this world. ston, Toronto and Cleveland, thence -home. The round, trip when completed will be 2,577 miles and Mr. Bucha.nan expects that raised the cellar door very quickly Percy slipped and fell across the edge of the door, causing serious rupture of the bowels. it will take him about two weeks more. Dledical aid was at once procured by tele - He said he had enjoyed perfect health phone, and did all that was possible to all - throughout his journey and bad met with iate the little fellow's ,sufferings, but all to no adventure worth relating. He rode a Waverly' wheel and in the triangular space between the wheels, which he had enclosed with oiled leather, he carried ten pounds of beggage. —Jaimes Breakey, of Newtonbrook, is mourning the loss of a brown mare, a cart no avail, for early on Saturday evening, about 7:45 o'clock, just twenty-one hours after the accident, the little sufferer breath- ed his last. —John D. Kilty, an eld-thne resident of the county, died at the residence of his son, Mr. G. M. Kitty, at Summerhill, on Sun - and set of harness, which disappeared from day, 23rd ult., the funeral taking place to his premises a day or two ago. On Saturday Clinton. He leaves a widow and grown-up he took into his employment as hired man family of sons and daughters. His age was 73 years. H. C. Cook, of the Iluren road, Goderich township, has bought a fifty acre farm within a mile of Lucknow, paying the neighborhood of $2,000 for in Mr. Cook will take up his residence in the vil- lage and work the farm in the meantime. one Wn been reo ton, to, was a f Port C1 - and T when B and cart missing, and has not seen any trace of the —W platting the fart of 1./xb men an to the One young man, named Read, son of Frank Read, of Siloam, struck on his head and fractured the third cervical vertebra. He now lies paralyzed in all his limbs from his neck down, quiteconscious, however, and able to speak. but may possi 1. Brady, aged abo'ut 21, who had ommended by R. Dobson, of Bramp- o to him for employment. Dobson end of Breakey's and met Brady in dit; The latter worked on Monday esday. On Wednesday morning eakey arose he found man, horse —The Manitoba crop bulletin for August estimates the total wheat yield at 18,505,198 bushels ; ;oats, 16,633,222 bushels ; barley, 3,698,460 Ibushel. e- -Sam Wellman, contractor on the new Baptist ciiiurch at Petrolia, bas been arrest- ed, charg d with stealing nine hundred dol- lars in money from Mr. Martin, of Wallace - burg. 1 —Mre.!Michael Boyle, of Owen Sound, has been arrested on a charge of shooting and wou a ; ' ding young man named William Hughes, who, she claims, insulted her on the stree . , —Mr. Charle-s Lumley, of Iona, had his eyes and face painfully burned on Thursday Of last w in an old —Joh down hill on a load of barley, was thrown of. He fell under the load, and one of the Wheels erushed his head. Death came in an instant.1 North Bruce Union Exhibition, to be held at Port Elgin, on Octo- 2, will be formally opened on Oc- eek. He was pounding a cartridge ruety revolaer, when it exploded. Haught,of Glenallan, While riding -21h Which i ber 1 an tober nd by Hon. G. A. Kirkpatrick, Lieutenant -Governor of Ontario. —TIM corner stone of the new English church at Appin-was laid on Friday after1 . noon bylaw Bishop of Huron. The building is a brie 120 peo —Th since. dnesday night of last week, while a threshing machine in the barn on of James Forest, isecond concession idge, the floor gave way and five a span of horses were precipitated floor of the cellar nine feet below. Sharp's, and left her bill un was outlawed by this; time, had given up hopes of its one, costing $1,200, and seating le. election expenses of Valentine Ratz, Liberal candidate in North Middle- sex, at the last election amounted to $151.75 and thoie of W. 11. Hutchins, the Conserra- tive candidate, $253.50. —By the arrest of James Clark, a bold ho hayet been operating 'emote all summer, has d it is expented several ortly follow. William G. Beads, son of h, of London, is reported los. Deceased left Lon- te take s. Government —The Tor Charles G. about 30 years a short time woman out of 1 $10,000. Culshaw met the young lady ie a Jarvis street boarding house, and in a. short time they were engag- ed' ta) be married. On the strength of this engagement Culshaw got the money, on the plea of educating himself before their mar- riage, and started off for New York. It is supposed that he is now in New Zealand. He was at one time a student at the Agri- cultural College, Guelph. The police refuse to divulge the young lady's name. - —Judge Hanford, sitting in the United States Circuit Court at Seattle, has just rendered's decision in a will case in which a farmer of Blenheim township, Oxford noun- ty, is interested to the extent of $300,000. Many years age, J. Gardner Kenyon left this country, and settled in the United States, where he accumulated an immense fortune. Two years ago he died, 14ving all his estate to Benjamin Kenyon, hin. cousin, who lives in Washington village, in Blen- heim townEthip. Cynthia Perry,, another cousin of deeeased, living in the United States, brought action to set aside the will, on the ground that deceased had no power to leave his property.to an alien. For the fourth time Mr. Kenyon has won his suit, and he thinks the woman will now let him enjoy what is left of the $300,000 after de- ducting the law costs. —Hon. John Dryden, Minister of Agri- culture for Ontario, returned to his office on Friday last, after spending some time in north-western e?ntario. While there he visited the pioneer farm at Wabigoon sta- tion, on the Canadian Pacific Railway. Mr. Dryden is satiefied that there is a great future for that country. The crops on the farm were particularly good. A large num- ber of settlers went up this year, and many others have signified their intention of going there in the near future. Mr. Dryden ex- pressed a doubt as to the advisability of too many going to the vicinity of the farm, as the accommodation there is extrenaelylimit- ed as yet. He also spent a few days fishing on the NOpigon River, and has as trophies two trounskins mounted and varnished, on birch bark. One of the fish weighed four pounds and the other five pounds. —Some miscreant recently walked through the business portion of Ottawa, and with a diamond or sharn-pointed instrument, scratched the plate 1ass windows of about fifty business establishments, doing $3,000 damage. -Most of the stores carried insur- ance on their plate glass with the Lloyd's company, but they cannot recover anything for the damage done, as there is no cle,use in the policies providing for injuries sustained, as related. —Mrs. George Stubbs, of Sarnia met with a severe accident on Sunday. During the morning her young son was in the stable watering the horses, when one oi the ani- mals kicked him and knocked him down. His screams brought Mrs. Stubbs to the place, and she milled in to rescue the boy, when the horse also kicked her and knocked her down, breaking one of her legs, cutting her head in several places and otherwise bruising her. —About three years ago, -James Menass, jr., had a mare stolen from his premises on the reserve, near Sarnia. The thief was captured, but would never disclose how he disposed of the animal. A few evenings ago Mr. Menass-was greatly surprised to see his horse standing on the road in front of his place. The gates were thrown wide open and she seemed pleased to arrive at her old home again The lastrace Mr. Menass had atof her was down in th neighborhood of St. C a—t hld rr ianneks . Malcolm, a popular and highly esteemed young farmer of Blandford, was the vietim of a terrible accident on Tuesday afternoon, by which he was deprived of all the fingers of hisright hand. The accident occurred on the farm of Wm. Bron. The Gillespie boys were threshing peas on the farm and Mr. Malcolm was Present during the a'frarnoon. The last forkful of peas had just been thrown on the thresher, and Mr. Malcolm was feeding it, when, probably from the fact that the stuff wae mostly chaff, he got his hand in the cylinder. It was drawn in and the four fingers Were torn from their sockets. He can not possibly recover, Ly live some time. to police are looking for lehaw, a little Englishman, of age, who came to Toronto ago and swindled a young gang of burglars, with impunity in been broken up a I ' more arrests will —Theldeath of Mr. George Bea from Colombo, Ce don last pecemb position in Ceplon Me was 22 years of age. —An Onknown lady cieylist ran into the Rev. Wm: Inglis, the assistant librarian at the Parham nt buildings, at the corner of Carlton end Jarrie streets, Toronto, on Pri- day, and kn eked him down, breaking his he break is a. bad one. Hewes is lecture at $10 Jarvis otreeb, Ashfie 3 7-10 m --Ho this ye• from land, Dun Jard Mon —The Montreal Witness of a day or two ago has the following : A little before ten o'clock this morning a young man arrived all the istance, meddle - and his in the city on a bicycle, bearing marks of having journeyed a long his face being tanned to the hue o leather by exposure to the Bun wheel showing the traces of having en- countered rongh and muddy roads. To a• 'Witness' reporter the bicyclist explained that his name was E. T. Buchanan, of Claysville, a town forty-three miles west of Pittsburg, Penrsylvama from which place he had started twenty-ewo - days age, for 'Pittsburg, going thence to Buffalo Albany, New York, Boston and Angnst;,, Maine. Then he erossed the line to Quebec and from therewheeled to Montreal, having aecoreplish d a distance of 1,724 miles. He only stayei in this city long enough to mail seme lettetn, leaving for Lachine about 10.30 whenee he will go to Ottawa, King- held a yoting man down cellar, w en ue ien id oh is —The other morning, as George Acheson, of.Hohnesville, was driving his sister Susie and Miss Laird to the station, his horse, frightning at a stomp on the side of the road, threw the occupants of the buggy out. The horse fell on the ground with such force as to kill itself instantly. —While Mr. Woods. the teacher at Ben - miller, was returning borne to Goderieh the other evening, his wheel collapsed while he Was going at a high rate, and gave him a header into the ditch, he got badly nruised about the head, and was unable to take charge of his school for a day or two. —The other day, while Mrs. James Van- Egmond, of Hallett, was driving into Clin- ton she had a narrow escape from accident. Her horse, a -colt, got frightened by a piece of flying paper, and became unmanageable, and when the paper struck the horse On the breast, it reared up and almost fell back- wards into the buggy. —After a long and painful illness, Mr. W. H. Kickley passed away at his father's residence, lotconcession 7, Ashfield, on Tuesday of lase week. Deceased, who was in his 25th year, was a bright, intelligent young man, and formerly taught school at the 6th concession of Kinloss. The remains were interred in Dungannon cemetery. —John Gillespie, residing near Wroxeter, was drawing milk to Bluevale on Tuesday _morning, last week. He drove his horses into a little creek to water them, but they became frighteoed and ran away, and a short time after Thomas Walker, who 'Watt driving by, discovered Mr. Gillespie caught on a rail fence, seriously injured, some of his ribs being broken. —While engaged in hoisting peas in the barn on his farm, now leased by his son-in- law, John Fife, Lawrence Tracy, of Wing - ham, met with a serious accident, in having the three largest fingers of his left hand so badly smashed that amputation was neces- sary. The first and second fingers were taken off at the knuckle, the third between the knuckle'and first joint. --On Saturday last, while Mr. ,Charles McIntosh, sr., of the 7th concession of Hul- let, was on his way to the harvest field with a sulky rake, he met with a painful acci- dent. One of the shafts -came out of the harness, and in failing. caught the ground, break.ing it and throwing Mr. McIntosh outn when the horse kicked him. Fortunately no bones were broken, but he was pretty well bruised. —D.. McKenzie and George Forrester, of Wingham,:had a close eell while driving near Belmore in the storm, on Wednesday morning, last week. Lightning struck a telegraph pole within a few feet of them. A part of the shattered pole struck the horse on the head, and some of theeplinters fell in the buggy. Both men and horse were stun- ned by the Shock. The lightning followed along the wires, and several telegreph poles on either side of the one struck were damaged. —The residence of Mr, Peter McKenzie,of lot :3, concession 14, Ashfield, was totally destroyed by fire about 12 o'clock on Thims- day night, 20th ult., together with a large portion of its eontents. The family had re- tired to bed, and were only awakened by the smoke and flames bursting in upon them and their escape from a horrible death was indeed providential. How the fire origin- • at -ed is not definitely known,but is supposed to have been caused by a defective chimney on the kitchen. The building was insured for $600, and the contents for $200. —The Clinton New Era, tells of the des- picable meanness of some person in that town. It says -. At theticket wicket of the railway station has been fastened. a Stripa mite box, in -which contributions for the Salvation Army were received. The box was secured by a chain ; travellers And others would occasionally drop in some change, and the -box evidently had a few dollars in it, intended for a worthy cause, but it was too strong a temptation for some mean thief, who stole it the other day. This is the second time the box has been stolen from the same place. —Mr. Huston, of Exeter, says that while driving from Exeter to Herman, the other day, be met e respectable old man on the road, who was walking to Kincardine. The old man told him that he intended going by train, but that while walking through the station yard: at Clandeboy, on Saturday night, he was set upon by two masked men, who robbed him of his pocket book "contain- ing $75. Although he raised an alarm, yet the men escaped before help arrived. He stated that he came from Forest to Luean crossing by train, and that he was 82 years of age. —A very happy and interesting event took place at the borne of License Inspector Paisley, of Clinton, on Wednesday after- noon, last week, when his second daughter, Miss Marie, - was married to Professor Bowen of Tecumseh, Michigan, Rev. A. Stewart performing the ceremony in the presence of a large number of gueste. The bride was dressed in white silk, trimmed with pansies, and was supported by her three younger sisters, dressed in deep cream cashmere, as maids of honor, The presents were costly and numerous. After a tumptu- " • Huron Notes. d township rate of tatItion is lls on the dollen. 5.ck township's rate of taxation for is 3 21-50 mills on the dollar. eeforth bicyclists are prohibited ng on the sidewalks in Exeter. McArthur, of Nairnshire, Scot - n a visit to his brother William, at an on. Ira Jardine, relict of the late Gilbert ne, died at her residence in Gorrie, on Lay of last week. r. Bartholomew Flinn, a former tOwn clerk of Wingham, died at his heme in St. Louis o August 22nd. --May Beatrice, the ten -year-old daugh- ter of Mr. A. 0. Pattison, G. T. R. agent at Chaim, died on Monday of last week. —Mr it. Christie has purchased from My. S. Sanders the Ching farm, situated on the Lake Read, Stephen, the consideration being $4,240. —him T. Stiles, of Wingham, has dis- posed of her property in that town to Mr. E. Bowles, and will go to London to reside. —On Sunday, 23rd ult. Julius, the 15- Mr. Malcolm Ziler, of to his reward. Diphtheria death. , of Kinlough, has been ucknow school board, to epartment in the public age. hidley, who has been in the ertaking business in Clin- re past, has sold his stook r. H. C. Barlett,of Berlin. yeateold son of Stephen, pasted wee the caute of —Mies D engaged by ,he teach the tiran ird school in thiit vi —Mr -J. W. furniture and un ton, for a few y and business to —Mr. Robert gaged in the hor summer, has bo of Mr. Le.slie, g• and will continue the business. —Mr. Richard Jewell, of Benmiller, has sold off his orchard about 1,000 baskets of plums. It is estimated that he has at least 1,500 barrels of apples. —Mrs. Carleton, of Goderich, had the misfortune to fall down the cellar steps, while engaged in her household duties, the other d y. The lady was considerably ; shaken p by the mishap. —Mr. W. N. Witnous• at onetime a clerk in T. A. Mills' store, in -Wingham, but who ous wedding dinner the young couple left Detroit, com- has latelybeen in business on the afternoon train for the West, amid : in the best wishes of a large eirele of their mitted incide on Monday of last week; by jumping into the Detroit river. —Mrs. ' W. !Hooper, of Exeter, while visiting Mrs. , French, at the House of Refuge, last *reek, received a sunstroke,' from- the effects of which she has, for the time being, lost the sight of one eye. Walker, who has been en - e business in Bitter this ght the stock and good will neral merchant at Blake, —The Huron and Ontario Electric Rail- way Company have applied to the township of Turnberry for permission to build a track and run cars on the public roads from 'Teeswater to Wingham and from Wingham to Lucknow. —The Morden Herald, (Manitoba) giyes the following particulars of the death of Percival Cecil, son of Mr. A. A. Hobkirk. formerly of Crediton : A gloom was cast over Morden en Friday evening last, when it was annonneed that Percival Cecil, the youngest sort of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Hob - kirk, had been seriously if not fatally in- jured while engaged in innocent play. He and another playmate were endeavoring to friends. —We are sorry to ii0311011110e the death of Mr,. Richard Ba.rkwell, -which took place at . the " residence of his son -la -law, Mr. W. Hiles, in Hullett, on Friday, 21st ult., at the age of 76 years and 10 months. De- ceased hat been in delicate health for years, • and has not beexi able to get out very watch for some time, a eirearnstance that was' felt particularly by deceased so far as attend- ance upon church was eoneerned, for no one was more faithful in thurch relationship, or enjoyed its eervices more than he. Born in Devonshire, he came to this aanntry and settled at Port Hope, where he resided for some years, and where three brothers and a sister still survive him. About1,5 years ago he moved to Lendesboro, buying a farm near the village, where he resitied for sev- eral years, subset:ineptly taking up his resi- dence in Clinton; after a residence there of a few years he moved back, and has since mede his home with his son -1n -1&W.