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NEW A.DVERTISENIENTS:
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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."
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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.
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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..
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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.
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Sunday school cora,
of these gentle:nen
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<laying this Week.
team went to 131y
played their old
purse of .30, and
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and thee arintsel
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a hea_v_y atone fa
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with a handsome
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Monday morning
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