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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1897-08-27, Page 4e• NEW A.DVERTISENIENTS: tir The Sore between the parenthesis, atter eaoh one, denotes the page ot the paper on which the advertisement totind. Futurity Sale—Grote & Macdonald (1) Oid Countrair Goods Arriving—E. Mtraul Co. (4) For the Fall Trade—J. L. Smith (5) Cheep Grocerlei—McSinnon & Co() School 81mee—it Willie (5) Notice to Creditora—John Weir (5) Nen. and Teams Wented—G. Oliver (5) How to Make Ploklee—A.. Young (8 Cheap Crockery—A. YounR (8) School Boots aod Shoes—W. if Willie (8) Ckmd Timekeepers, dic-11-0. W. papst Wantod Help—World Electric Co (5) School Books, Ac --(8)--0. W. Paint (el To Whom tStay Concern (8) Cho Frult---D. S. Faust (8) - Cesthg Sale—F. A. Eileen* (8) tEbt plum txpooitor. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, Aug. am, istn The Ontario Timber Sale. - The Ontario Government had another timber 'sale on Wednesday of last week. The sate, like all former ones, was very suc- cessful, Ali the areas put up were not die. posed of, but enough was sold to net about a quarter of a million dollars. - There were 260 square miles acad. _itt an average of $1,- 16.5at mile. The semen of the sale, also, was allathe more remarkable because of the adverse cireumstances existing at the time. The lumber business is very dull, and is made more so by the duty of two dollen a thousand imposed by the new American tariff on limber going into that country. - The• Government also imposed a ccanditiiin that the timber on all the land sold must be manufactured into board lumber in this country. It will be remembered that Mr. Whitney and his colleagnea in their recent tounmade mention of the fact that this sale of timber was then advertised to take place, and, they roundly abused the Government for, as they said, squandering the capital of the Province in order to pay debts caused by extravagance, and a great deal more in the same strain. We append the remarks of the Toronto Mail on the sale. It should be a good authority with our .Opposition friends, and it appears from what the Mail says, and it is right in this instance,as every person acquainted with the circumstances knows, that this timber is net sold for the" purpose of replenishing an exhausted Pro- vincial treasury, but to realize on the tim- ber so as to make room for the miner and settler. If the timber were not sold and realized on now, the inflow of tniners and settlers would endanger it, and its destrue- tion bygres would be almost certain. Bure- n • ly, theyefore, it is better to sell the timber and pit the quarter of a million dollars realised to some useful and beneficial pur- Poae than to allow it to be burned up and wasted. Mr. Whitney, however, by the wa.y he talks, seems to think it would be better to permit it to beeome a prey to the fires of the settlers and miners. How- ever, we give our readers what the Mail ys about it, as we daresay there are some who will believe the Mail on a matter of this .kind who would not believe us. It The insertion, at the last moment, of a dam in the conditions of the timber limit sale on Wednesday, requiring all the timber cut on the limits to be manufactured in the Province, does not appear to heve. affeeted the bidding unfavorably. Everything con- sidered, theprices- realized for the birtbs sold were fair. It was, so to speak, a clear- ing out sale, for the purpose of opening the lands for mineral development. That fact, of course would be rattier against the chances of prices. The United States duty of $2, a theusand feet on lumber, and the agitation for restricting the export of saw logs,. would likewise bave A tendency to depress the demand for limits. But what would seem most likely te put a damper on the sale was the condition, announced just before bids were ealled for, that none of the product of the limits should be taken oat of the Province in a less finished form than lumber. For the 160 square miles sold, however, about a quartetof a million dol- lars was realized. This average of $1,665 a mile would appear to indicate that the lumber market is not so susceptible to the somewhat adverse influences of the moment. Buyers were apparently not deterred either by the $2 duty, which is intended to close their lumber out of the United States mar- ket, or by the condition which prevents them from sending their logs there. Cer- tainly, if they had been there would not have been so, many square miles sold fer so much money( Altogether, the results of the sale are a cheering sign that the lumber in- dustry is by no means paralysed by the Dingley bill. The men who invested a quarter of a million dollars in timber limits en Wednesday are evidently satisfied that there is money in lumber yet, and that they can run mills at a profit in the Nipissing and Algoina districts. And the better the prospect for them the better it is for On- tario labor, which is to have a monopoly 101 the benefit of converting the trees on the newly -sold berths into lumber. Canada is a Great Country. it is not often wean agree with much we see in the Editorial colannis of the To- ronto Mail. In last Friday's issue,however, there .was a grand article on the resources and future prospects of Canada which did it credit and which can not fail to give every Canadian readex a better appreciation of and a greater pride in his country. Among other good and true things the Mail says: Ontario to -day is a great dairy province. Her cheese is a favorite article on the Eng- lish market becauseit is good and because it is honest. Her butter, for the same rea- son, is growing in pablic esteem, and, with cold storage transportation, is taking a fore- most place. Of cheese Canada exports $15,- 000,000 worth, and butter a growing quan- tity. Cattle are an important item. Here - we export to the tune of seven or eight mil- lions of dollars annually. A later agricultu. al davelopment is the pradaction of hams and bacon, in which we are ',bound to lead. The fruits of Ontario are of *excellent quality. Iron of good- quality is found in Nova Scotia, in Quebec, in Ontario, and in the West. There are but two great nickel mines in the world and we have one of them at Sudbury, in Ontario. All the minerals of value, silver, lead, copper, asbestos, are to be found in the country, but more especially gold, which is produced as far mot as Nova Scotia, in Central Ontario, in the, Rat Por- tage districa ail over British Corumbia, on the Saskatchewan, and, as we have lately learned, on the Yukon. Our gold discover - lea ihallenge the attention of the world. Meanwhile, quietly and unostentatiously,we are_pumping up petroleum from 10,000 wells in Prampton and Bothwell, salt on the bor- ders of Lake Huron 'and natural gas in Essex and Welland. kVe have -within Can- ada valuable forests, extensive fisheries, fete tile lands, and enormous mineral clepositnin fact everything which contributes to the material wealth of the people. Of the country, the resources _of which have by our large expenditure* been brougbt ittithin reach of Industry, we are s1 proud. It is a oon- tribution to the greatness of our Empire. What it needs is more men to take advert - Uwe of its wealthiand these will surely come s its capabilities are made known. Well Merited Tribute. There are few men who have grown in public fever more, rapidly during the past few years than Sir Richard Cartwright. it is generally admitted by those who are in a position to know, that he is by all odds the most able man in Dominion- politics, while, next to Mr. Laurier, he is the most popu- lar. This, of course, will not be news to many of our readers, as many of them knew Sir Richard personally, and were sufficant- ly intimate with him to learn to fully isp- preciate him, as, like many other good Men, the more intimately people are acquainted with him, thebetter they like him and the more highly they appreciate him. That his colleagues in Parliainent appreciate him and value his great abilities as an able and .hon- est Parliamentarian, the fallowing 'brief but pointed address, which was signed by all the Liberal -members of the Province of :Ontario, and which was forwarded to Sir Richard shortly after the olcee of the hut session of Parliament, abundantly testifies. The address, which is as follows, speaks for itself : "To Sir Richard Cartwright, minister of trade and commerce: "Dear Sir Richard,—We,the' undersigned Ontario Liberals in the House of Commons, desire, before leaving for home, to express to you our appreciation of the great aervicea you have rendered to the Liberal party of Canada, and the pleasure we. feel that you are now in a position to guide and direct the affairs of Canada, and we desire further- more to assure you that your leadership of the party in the House since our leader left for England meets with our unqualifiei ap- proval. We earnestly hope that you may long be spared to discharge those duties in the Legislature of Canada which your greet talents and wide knowledge so eminently qualify you to do. With every good wish, believe us to be, very sincerely yours." 111111M1M111111M11 On the Up Grade. All indications seem to point to the fact that trade of all kinds has reached its low. est ebb, and that the turn in the tide has now set in andwe are now on the up grade. R. G. Dunn & Company, the best authority on business Matters, in their recent trade review, gives the following hopeful and en- couraging statement : The hopeful feeling in business circles at Toronto still continues, although somewhat modified by crop reports, rains interfering with the successful . harvesting of spripg grains. The yield of wheat, however, will be unusually large, anditrices are the high- est for several years. This will be of great • advantage to Ontario farmers, who will be enabled to meet their obligations and allow them a larger expenditure of money. The business 'community must necessarily reap the benefits resulting from such a favorable state of things. Our wholeeale dealers continue to send out large lines of autumn and winter goods and the congdence existing is likely to --be more than temporary. A special feature of the situation is the increasing demand dor loan company securi- ties. These stocks' are again coming into prominence after several years of depres- sion. Advances of 10 to 20 per cent. have lately taken place, which is a sure indica- tion of a revival in real estate in the near future. The increased profits from farming will tend to create a better demand in Ontario, for such properties. Instances are numer- ous of crops of fall wheat yielding 30 to 40 bushels per acre. The dairying interests will also be affected favorably by the large crop of hay. Prices of cheese are higher, while those of cattle are better than for several years. In staple merchandise, there are few, changes in quotations, but generally they rule firm. Payments are satisfactory. Money is abundant and cheap. Prime com- mercial paper is discounted at 6 per cent. and call loans are obtainable on choice col- lateral at 3i to.4 per cent. . Speculation is fairly active. Northwest Land Company shares are becoming the most active on the liat. There is a good de- mand for both the common and preferred stocks, which 'are higher owing to increasing sales of farm lands by the company and the big prices for wheat in Manitoba. Editorial Notes arid Comments. The Toronto Telegram remarks concern- ing the recent timber limit sale at Toronto : "It Was grand- to hear the eloquenee of Peter Ryan, the eminent auctioneer, separ- ating the hardy lumbermen of Ontario from the good money which they exchanged for a job lot of timber." Peter is -a big man any way you like to take him. The many friends of Mr. Andrew Polhill°, M. P. P. for North Oxford, will regret to learn that he lies ill with typhoid fever at Oakville, Ontario, whither he had gone to visit the father of the late Mrs. Pattullo. We hope soon to hear of our frieeds com- plete recovery. 3 Sir Wilfred -Laurier has sailed for home and is expected to arrive this week. The people of Montreal, irrespective of parties, are preparing to tender him a magnificent demonstration and the Toronto people are making arrangements to do likewise. The Canadian—people are not going to be out done by the people of the old world in doing honor to their Premier. No pablic man in Canada has ever received greater attention and had mere honors showered upon him, both at home and abroad, than has fallen to tbe lot of Sir Wilfred Laurier, since he be- came Premier. Mr. George Johnston, the Dominion Gov- ernment statistician, has compiled figures which show the rapid rate at which the great lakes are being depleted of fish. The annual catch by Canada and the United States is seventy thousand tone. If Mr. Johnston is correct, and there is no reason to doubt his figures, it would seem that at the present rate of going there is great danger of this important source of wealth becoming _extinct at no distant day and it would be wisdom on the part of the author- ities to take steps to conserve it. The Mitchell Recorder says t "Comment- ing on the-Goderich post office job The Sea. forthExPOSITOR concludes : "It seems to " us the duty of the friends of the Govern- " ment is to stand by them, and in the ab- "sence of any evidence to the effectthatthey "have not done the bestthey could under all "circumstances, to sustain and approve of " their action." This seems a terrible doc- trine for that sober and thoughtful paper, The EXPOSITOR, to commend to its readers. It is of a piece with that ancient Tory doc- trine that whatever the king does is right, and the first duty of the subject is to ap- prove it and support the king." Our con- temporary is wrong, and our words will not bear the interpretation it puts upon them. If there is no evidence that the Government have not done the best they could under the circumstances, it is quite fair to assume that they have done right. Raving done right why, should they be condemned? We de-notahold the doctrine that "whatever the king does is right," but we do not ap- prove of captious criticisms of - the king's actions merely to give an APPEARANCE of independence. In reply to ar statement in the Toronto MAYO to the effect that at a caucus recently held in the city of Toronto it was deoided to revive the Catholic League,' and active workers are now engaged in completing the. arrangements," and. that -an 'active campaign is to be organized with s view to scouring better Catholic representation in the Domin- ion and Provincial cabinets and a larger share of public positions for that denomina- tion, the Globe 'very truly and very proper- ly says : "It is not more Protestantism or more Catholicism that we require in -our politics, but more stalwart Canedianism, •and we ought to oppose with all our strength whatever makes a gulf between one class of Canadians. and another, or prevents them from working cordially together for the benefit of their common country." We are afraid that too little weight is being attached to_our Canadian farms as a wealth producer by many of our people. It is 'stated, and we have no doubt truly, 'that Ontario's crops this year will be worth Wei 500,000 more tban last year's harvest. Ag- ricultere in Ontario alone yields increased returns this year equal in money value to Canada's total product of gold and silver. Mining is all right, and the more profitable mining there is in the country the better for farmers and everybody else. But the fig- ures we have mentioned suggeet that good, old Ontario agriculture as a maker of wealth is not inferior to the Klondike or to British Columbia. • It is said that Hon. Mr. Sifton, Dotninion Minister of the Interior, has decided to insiect the position of affairs on the Pacific coast in connection with the great rush which is being made to the Yukon. He will accompany Major Walsh and party as far as Tangisb, and see them well started On their way to the interior. Whereupon the Toronto- Telegram remarks : If Mr. Siftcin comes back alive from his daring vieit to Tangish, the outport of the Klondike region, the Consetvative press will have a mighty poor opinion of -the hardships of the Yukon country. The Wingham Advance remarks: "Tun EXPOSITOR, however, upholds Mr. Cameron, and says a great many wouldhave been dis- pleased had Mr. Campbell been allowed to retain his position. We can tell THE, Ex- POSITOR that there are a great many moro displeased and diagustea now than there would have been had Mr. Cameron and his henchmen not made themselves so busy and so obnoxious to the constituents of West Huron." We can tell the Advance that it does not know what it is talking about and that in ita case, the wish is father to the thought. The Goderich Star of last ;week says : " The Seaforth EXPOSIToR was so busy last week callittg some one a liar because it "does not like certain articles which appear "in Conservative weeklies that it forgot to "publish the extract from the Simcoe Re - "former, as invited by the Star. And yet "Tun ExPosrroti was cocksure no Tory pa - "per would dare republish Brer Donly's "opinion of the local government. - Of " course,The ExPosrroa is always fair and, "and—discreet. 13y the •way, Brer Mc- " Lean, we can give you some more juicy " paragraphs from the same source, if you "have lost that one." We are very pleased to notice that the editor of the Star is an earnest student of these notes and we sin- cerely trust he will profit by his studies, but what" the extract from the Simcoe Reform- er" was, Or what the " invitation from the Star ",related to, we are at a loos. to con- jecture. It, iS possible there may have been something in the editorial columns of our good contemporary which we have over- looked. In the meantime we express our thanks to the Star for its good opinion of -TM EXPOSITOR, but still we would recom- mend it to use its. "juicy paragraphs "in its own.columns, as we profess to be able to make all such for ourselves and do not need tile services of the Star -in this connection, no matter how kindly proffered. ThnExeter Times in giving the Goderich Signal advice gives the public information of which they were not previously possessed. It says : "For the Signal's information we "would refer to Sir Oliver Mowat, who has "his sons, daughters, sons-in-law, daugh- " ters-in-law, uncles, aunts and cousins, all "well provided with fat public offices un - "der the Ontario Government; Hon.G. W. "R88 gave his brother-inaaw a registrar- "- ship; HoneJohn Dryden gavb his brother a "similar position in Ontario county; Mr. "Gibson, the representative for East "Huron, secured his brother the appoint- " ment of registrar of Huron county, etc., What may be included in the "etc., etc.," we, of eourse, do not iknow, but the remainder oftithe quotation is we believe, perfectly correct, with the foawing exceptions: Sir Oliver Mowat has no daugh- ters, sons-in-law, deughters-in-law, uncles, aunts or cousins provided with fat or any other kind of offices under the Ontario Gov- ernment ;Ilion. G. W. Ross has no brother- in-law a registrar, and Mr. Gibson did not secure his brother the appointment of regis- trar of Huron county. With these excep- tions, we believe the paragraph is nearly correct. 11.11111MINIMINIO1111 News of' the Week. A Bro PIANO DEAL.—D4 is reported in New York that the present members of the piano manufacturing firm of Steinway &_ _Sons have tonsurnrnated a deal whereby the ex- tensive business of the concern paws into the hands of an English syndinate. The price paid was $6,000,000. A DEAD PREACHER WHO WAS A SLAVE.--, Rev_ Bishop Perry Hopkins, of the African Union Methodist church, New York, died Friday, a few hours after returning home from preaching a sermon, the text of which was: 'The Mysteries of Death." He was 75 years old, and before the war he was a slave. WELCOMEMAIN n INDIA.—A correspon- dent at Simla says that good rains have fallen everywhere throughout India except in the districts of Bombay and Deccan, and the crops promise to be exceptionally large. The numbers on the relief list are steadily diminishing and evidences of famine are rapidly disappearing. HaRSELESS CARRIAGES.—The first real effort of homeless vehicles in London, Eng- land, was made on Thursday, when a com- pany placed a dozen electrical cabs on the streets. They resembled coupe, and the accumulators consist of 40 cells, capable of propelling them over 50_ miles at a cost of fifty cents. The rear wheelie do the driving and the front wheels do the steering. They have heavy rubber tires, have upholstered spring cushions, are lighted by electricity, are speedy and almost neieeless. They appear to be giving every satisfaction. The machines sewn under perfeot atrol and thread their way wonderfully, through the traffic. The tariff is the ilams as hat of the cabs. Wnt usoosu Hun OWN SBAND. Qucoa Wilihetnina of Holland fia ty refuses to marry Prince Bernhard of Sax Weimer, whom her mother,the Queen Reg nt Emma, selected as the young Queen's Int band. •The little queen declares that she remain ' single until 1899 (she was born in August, 1880), and will then aeleot h r own hus- band. STONED A CLEROYMAN TO DE TII,•••ROY• 11, H. Burgoyne, aged 60 'Tern highly re- speeted Methodist minister, of Hulings, Tucker county, West Virginia,'t as murder- ed Saturday by Coleman and L wis Pitzer, two brothers, to whom he owed a bill. He could not pay when they asked him, and they then stoned him to deat1. WENT OVER NIAOARA.--FraDIC Weber, of Buffalo, Warren Bush,of Chic gO, and Chas. Glasnenof Chicago, who have been camping on the banks of the Niagara River for week roast, Sunday hired aennall boat and. started to row across the river to the Cana, dim shore. When in mid-atream the boat became untrianegable and capsized. The men were seen straggling in the rushing waters, but before assistance could reach them they were swept over the Canadian falls. TURNED GREY IN 24 Houns.—William E. Ross, an electric engineer, of St. Louis, Missouri, slumbered an hour longer, than usual the other morning. In that last hour a servant gave his shirt, with $3,000 worth of diamond -studs and collar button on it, to the laundry collector. A search among the laundry resultedan the recovery .of the dia- monds from among the dirty clothes. Ross' hair turned prematurely gray in the inter- val, • To teem ette MAYOR —The mayor of Seattle narrowly escaped lynching at the hands of 200 infuriated Klondikera. They had taken passage for Dawson, via St. Michael's on the steamer Humbolt, paying $300 each for tickets'with the privilege of carrying 1,000 pounds of outfit and paying $100 more for it. Mayor Wood controle the boat, but there was 50 tons of stores loaded on her. to sell in Alaska, while over 50 tons • of passengers' food and arctic clothing was left ashore. When the passengers learned the ' conditions they were beside themselves with anger, and 200 rushed to the mayor's office and threatened to lynch him but the mayor. gave way. CHINAMEN DETAINED, —Fifty Chinamen were arrested atehe Grand Central Station, New York, Friday, by United States Mar- shal*, under the direction of Uhineee Inspec- tor Scharf. The reason of the detention as given by Inspector Soharf was irregularity in the papers presented. The Orientals came east on the Canadian Pacific and took the New York Central train at Malone, New York, some of them were going to Philadel- phia and others to Washington and Balti- more. •BOYCOTTED THE STANDARD oth Co.—Mer- chants of Lena,Illinois, enjoy the distinction of having maintained a succeesful boycott against the Standard Oil Company for near- ly a year. In October, 1896, 'several of the merchants of the city, not satitfied with the quality of the oil they were receiving from the Standard, formed an organization and decided to purchase oil of a company not connected, with the trust. Despite the strongest efforts of the Standard Oil Co., the boycott has stood.. amwWwwwwwwmoom Huron Notes. —Clinton's rate of taxation is 21 mills on the dollar. —The new flax mill in Wingham is now in operation. • . —Several Goderich bicyclists have been fined for riding on the sidewalk. —Allan P. Boag, of Wroxeter, has gone fitosds. eek his, fortune in the Klondyke gold ei —Robert Hill, of Walkerton, has, pur- chased the Wingham pop works from Wil- liam McKenzie. —The annual exhibition of the Clinton Horticultural Society will be held on Aug- ust 31st and September lst, 2nd and 3rd. —The barn of Mr. W. Millen, of Ben - miller, together with the contents, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday of last week. —Mrs. John Morris, one of the eerly resi- dents of Dunlop, but who has spent the last few yearet in Dakota, is visiting at her old home.—n incipient fire occurred at the water- works in Lucknow, the other night but it was extinguished before much damage was done. —A. McD. Allan is champion of the Goderich bowling club, he having won the bowls presented by the club for compe- tieok 22 tickets were sold at Gorrie station, —F week, the excuraion to Manitoba last 44 at Wingham, 30 at Teeswater, 14 at Fordwink, and le at Wroxeter. —A large thegficometer hanging in front of Porter books re,- in Goderich, was blown from its nail andavant through a large plate glass window in Allan's store. —W. A. Turnbull, fottnerly teacher of No. lll school, Goderich towruthip, is DOW principal of the school at Boissevain, Mani- toba, and receives a salary of $800 a year. —Two runaways took place in Goderich, the other day, and, as a result, Miss Rock, of Hibbert, was thrown from a buggy and considerably bruised. —Wm. Robertson, of McKillop, has been engaged to teach in -the senior department ot the Cranbrook scool. There were sita.y applicants for the position. —The Brussels Methodist c ure h choir has presented Mrs. (Dr.) Rivers, nee Miss Lottie Hill, a former member of the choir, with a handsome ebony cased clock with cathedral gong. —Mr. R. R. McLeod, who has acted as teller in the Bank of Hamilton, Wingham, • for the past five year* has been moved to the imcoe branch. Prior to his departure his friends presented him with a handsome phi chain and locket. -I-The time for big cucumber stories has arrived, and Mr. John Donaghy, of Ford- wich, is the leader. He has one which grew in his garden that measures eight and one half inches long -and the same around, and Weighs one pound. . —Mrs. Thomas Shelton, of Drayton, and daughter of the late John Jackson, of Mor - rite died at her home on Friday, August 13th, aged 46 years. Two daughters and three sons survive her. The cause of death was heart trouble. —The following pupils of the Luoknow public *school were successful in securing third-class certificates at the recent examin- ations : Kate McNabb (with honors) Archie Finleyson, May Graham, . Mary Patterson, Richard Lane and Hugh McKenzie. —Mr. Charles Sheeler shipped, the other day, a carload of fine cattle and hogs from Fordwich station to Toronto. Mr. Sheeler is one of the largest shippers from Ford- wich, he having paid out to the farmers of that sestion about $30,000 since January that. —While raising a smoke steak at W. J. Chapman's tannery and, glo e factory, in Wingham, on Saturday even g, 14th inst., ' one of the ropes broke, ad, as , a conse- quence, the stack fell, strikialg the roof and breaking apart in three places. James Lockeridge was slightly injured. —One of the very earliest eettlers in Hui - lett was Mr. Wm. Bingham of the llth concession, although since thitit time he has travelled considerably, livin for some time in -Missouri. Latterly, he has been liv- ing acne, on the 'arm of his n Nelson, in Hullett township. He has en in feeble health for some time, bit able to be around, the week previous to his death visiting his daughter, Mrs. Manning, at Woodstock, she returning w'th him to visit friends. He was around on the Sunday as GUST 27, 1897 usual, but on Tuesday, 117th inst,,, when his daughter called to see Milk she was aston- ished to find hint dead in bed: He had pencilled A notu to the effect that he was feeling sick, and placed it beneath a lamp that stood by his side. - —The other day Ruesell, nen of Rev. R. J. Treleaven, of Brantford, met with a pain- ful accident, whilst, with other children, playing in the barn on the premises Of his uncle, iVir. Sameel Treleaven, Ashfield. He fell novae distance, injuring one of his arms at the wrist and elbow.' —On Monday of last week, while e, youth named Richard- Waite, of Hallett, was handling a gun, it was in some mannerdis- charged, the contents passing close to his lace, Which Was slightly burned by the powder. It was a remarkably narrow escape from ruin. • —The hundred acre farm of the estate of the late Thomas Shute, being lot 14, on the 5th concession of Usborne, was sold by auc- tion on the premises, on Saturday after- noon, 14th inst., to 'Mr. Robert Sillery, of Hibbert. The bidders were few, but the farm brought a good figure, being sold for $5,050. The farm is a very good one, but the buyer paid all it was worth. —Master Frank McKenzie, son of Mr. John McKenzie, reeve of Ashfield, has suc- ceeded this year in passing the High School Primary Examination at the early age of thirteen years. When ten years old he pass- ed the entrance; at 12, the Public School Leaving, and this year he secures a third- class certificate, all of which was obtained in Hemlock City school. • —Last fall, on the farm of Tyndall Broth, of Hullett, a field of fall wheat stubble was plowed under. This spring it was notic- ed to be quite green, and they allowed it to grow, last week gathering from it a crop �f wheat that yielded one hundred bushelh, where not a grain had been sown, so far as their labor was concerned. —Mrs. Gordon, relict of the late J. E. Gordon, of St. Halens, who died on the 7th inst., only survived her husband eight days, passing away on Sunday, 15th inst., aged 65 years. 'Deceased was a woman very greatly beloved indeed, and will be missed in the community where for -so many years her life and influence has beim exerted for good. —The estate of the late Wm. Wilson, of West Wawanosh, was sold by ptiblic auc- tion, Mr. Hugh King ketting north half of lot 22, concession 5, containing 100 acres, for $2,020, and Mr. Wm. Andrews pur- chased south half of the same lot for $2,900. This is a good property, and sold for just $1,100 less than it was purchased, for three years ago. • —Tuesday evening of last week, 'at the residence of the bride's father, in Grey, Rev. S. J. Allin tied the matrimonial bow between J. ff. Rivers, M. D., of Crediton, • and Miss Lottie, the estimable daughter of Mr. John Hill, in the presence of the near relatives of the zontracting parties. After congratulations a 'sumptuous supper was partaken of, and the evening pleasantly spent in music, song, social chat, etc. —Mrs. Williams, of Exeter, and a lady friend were out driving on Monday evening of last week. • While in Exeter north, their cart was run into by a person driving in a, buggy, and they were upset into the ditith, the horse and cart being landed upside down. The horse regaining its feet ran away, bat was caught by Mr. John Sweitzer before much damage was done. The occu- pants of the cart were not injured. —The Clinton New Era doubts if there is a man an Canada who can put up the record that Mr. James Scott, of Clinton, can, as a public servant. Pot 13 years he was libra- rian of a public library in, the old land, near Belfast; then for nine years librarian at Kemptville, and he has just closed 26 years' service in the seine capacity in Clin- ton. In addition to this he taught school for 40 years, and is yet hale and hearty in his 89th year. — On Tuesday of last week, Rev. H. E4 Bray, of the Trivitt Memorial church, Exe- ter, met with a 'very painful accident. It appears he was cleaning his bicycle, and while it was turned upside down his little son playfully took hold of the crank and gave it a turn, Mr. Bray's—finger becoming caught between the chain and the sprocket wheel, smashing it badly. It will be some time before he will have the use of the finger, and will cause him considerable in- convenience. —On Tuesday of last week, Daniel Ker - nick, of the Thames 'Road, Usborne, met with a serious accident. He was at his son's, Frank, on the 5th concession, assisting with the harvest. They were engaged un- loading amy with fork and sling, and while moving part of the load to the mow, it swung suddenly to one side and knocked Mr. Kernick off the rear end of the wagon, a considerable dietance, to the ground. He fell on his back, three of - his ribs being broken near the spine. — Joseph Sanderson, a worthy citizen of Gorrie, died on Sunday morning, 15th inst., after an illness of about three weeks. Mr. Sanderson was born near Hull, Yorkshire, England, in the year 1813. He came to this country when a young man, about 24 Years of age, and for some years rented a farm in Vaughan township, York' county: He then moved to Peel, and took up a farm on the 3rd concession of that township when it was a dense forest, being one of the first settlers. He resided on the homesteaa un- til about 1875, when he removed to Listo- wel, where he resided for about six years, when he came to Gorrie. He was twice married, and was the father of 14 children, 10 of whom suietive —The new brick school house known as Union School Section No. 10, altuated on the farm of Mr. James Moon, between con- cession line 18, Grey, and the McKillop boundary, was formally opened on Monday of last week, with Ernest Smith as teachat. It is a neat building,' 24 by 35, with 13 foot ceiling, and reflects credit on the contractor, Mr. Charles Case. Tbe school is fitted out with modern desks, and -the trustees have supplied all the necesary appliances, even to a bell in the tower. To meet the ex- pense of the latter, ahd to afford a pleasant time to the people otthe section, a musical and literary entertainment was given on • Monday evening, last week, and the school • house was filled to the doors, and a splendid programme was rendered: —The Mitchell Recorder says: It would seem as if the plantiffs had wcn the first round in the injunction case. At the pre- liminary hearing of the calm in Toronto a tew days ago the injunction was sustained and will continue in.foree till it can be heard before a court of jurisdiction in Stratford in September. The only certain thing about the next round is that somebody will have to pay for it. Litigation is a great game. —One of the largest straw stake that ever went through a machine one day could be seen at Mr. Willard I gram's in Logan on Monday night of last week. Mr. M. Riehl, assisted by Meson. Joe Gatenby and Edward Thiel, started his machine at Mr. Ingram's oe, Monday morning and .thrashed out ovelr 800 bushels of fall wheat and the largest stack of straw for one day's thrashing that was ever seen in those parts. . Mr. Ingram has still ten acres of wheat to thrash. I —On Sunday,15th inst., Thomas Hill, one I of the early settlers of Logan, passed away in the V7th year of his age. He had been ill for some time, from blood poisoning', caused ; by et soreness in one of hitt legs, but it was I thought that all danger was passed, when I he collapsed from weakness -and general de- bility. Deceased was a quiet, inoffensive . man, and had many warm friends in town and country. He was a Conservative in politics, and. in religion a member of the church of England. His widow and grown up family have the heartfelt sympathy of the community. TIEW-magasoft. PEOPL STO `4 A NUMBER OF SES .& BALE --6F- HAVE IR, IR, T -V -M 13, ..• CcONTAINING-7-mmisb- MANTLES tiRESS GOODS FINE SILKS FINE LINENS VELVETS TRIMMINGS LACES VEILINGS CASHMERE HOSIERY 11d a good assortment of other goods suit- • able for the -A-THJI1 1111:t -A -13M We are. busy this - week puttling .the goods into 'shape for Selling, andwill let - yoti. know more aboutthem next Week. 3E1 DRYI GOODS COMPANY, Seaforth's Greatest Cash Dry Goods Store, Wo • Lationt, dellV cattle on Mond This bunch gam They judgesnt that has yeanz.—Th ,the fffeet * more hop, r was Out it bee-ame he had th hum!) out o spending a lsho tal roof. -41r. is visiting NOTES. —Mr. Jam he public school ro last week.— new Book of Pr the Presbyterian ,emirried, five to on the 3rd Sabha 'an Mrs. Jas. leder' guests of Mrs. F. the early part la tit Guelph, has been boon, M.P.P. , for Ohn Burnard and ve been nursing tively, for the ' Lennan, of Lon.ou, Mrs. Robb. Blae opers,tIons are pret neighborhood. Buturs.--Reeve others are away t Sunday school cora, of these gentle:nen ing.—The Brumels <laying this Week. team went to 131y played their old purse of .30, and Thegame was*/ red, —A fish aud has beezt formod in the privelegeof fis Brussels mill' pond N • 111 & year er* preserved, will aga And trout—Bra ,day's sport en base bali eta Mit ball Atwood, ,Goderich and. Br 'The agriealtttra • leveling their 'fair time Will has Anion. After lair and thee arintsel recreation ground Dr. Ferguson still hopes are enterta' has a complication -deputy pot mast -day inBruesele. t Pe —Mitchell is to 'system, at a coat —Miteliell's fall ember 29th and 30 —Newry cheese ance of its July -eents. —John Elliott, .had his faot badl a hea_v_y atone fa —Monday morn troyed *house in oupled by Charles —A tramp 041 other night ani auonths n jail for —The other mo ant house in Mi - Jacques. The I —The annual f- euitura 1100/0D1 Monday and To. pupils o ,ented heir team with a handsome ef his marriage. —The „infant leth con 'day, the 15th - lolleaVed by wate —The house of ingest, with eon Monday morning -estimated at bet toured, in the Pert —bank Great 'British Columbia 'Oreistrix, of St. ly at Kamloops, thatl city. - --William Ke '•shot by Richard bullet exteac teeth pulled, be lodifed. He is g ifl jail at Goderi j.---1Autt week ..Uownies his ho l'away damaging On the same fa Working at his %and. eaitight in Perth -count 1.T. will be -September in the church, Stratfo bonlinion Enperi itervanee depart —lir. Henry- St.Ms.rys, on Tu short time sin Blanahard to Marys to enjoy ;comfort and Teti, —Recently a y -of good 14dreas buggy to the lion, and ordere the night. On r 1ord,A10. }1416 m. in th 'breakfast nd *Woe. The ho stable mart. A f -"vertisetneut alforseAnd Oroaton.