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Huron Record, 1881-06-17, Page 81.0 • Messrs; Grey,, "Young. . Sparling's stew saw mill isbeing pushed rapidly forward, • Mr. P. Taylor, • who liaa been away in Dakota for some time piast, .came home yesterday. Division Court will be held in Wing haul, on the 23rd inst, There are 'a few cases'froni Blyth. Mr. and Mrs, L. Thorne are attendi Ing the funeral of Mi. Drew, Mrai Thorue's brother, at Exeter' A garden' party is to be held at My: Thos. Little's in Hullett, in aid of Trill- utack that .herappl►eatien was accepted, ity Church here,. on July the 1st. and also to.retvrn testimonials see., to place of i>ta Axton, has ;entered upon. her duties, Smoot, BOARD PROCEEDINGS. -- special meeting of the board was held on the 13th inst.,, to. exanliva Applica- tions for the position of teacher for the intermediate department of the school. The secretary laid 21 applications be- fore. the. Board. After"examining the credentials of the diffieretit applicants, it was moved by John Gesman,,see. by L. Thorne,.t)iat tbe'application of Miss hila 11 cCortnackt••of Harriston, be ac. cepted=•parried. The -Secretary was. instructed to telegraph .Miss McCor- New Sunt—Mr. James Tucker, our popular butcher, has hung out a .new sign. Ibis a•• very attractive one.. Mrs: Wilscin, of > `ast Wawaiinosh, died on the 14th inst. The funeral will take place on Friday 17th inst. Our base ball club was. badly beaten at a match at Westfield on Wednesday last. Score, Westfield 29, Blyth 16. NEW BAH.—fluxjovial landlord of tlie Railway house has put in a new bar and made other iwprovemets lately. Rev. Birks preached. the' funeral sermon on Sabbath evening last of'Mrs. Bost. Slater, toe, very' large congrega- tion. Several of the villagers attended • the, barn `raising of 111r. Jas. McGill sr.,. Wawauosh a few days ago and report lots of fun. Rin.—Mr. 0. Corbet, jr, has rented bis farm to Mr. Ira Masters for elle term of five years. Mr. C. intends. moving to Michigan. Mr. Thos.,Combs has, returned from Michigan, where he has bought a fa.rn... Tie is to have a sale • of his household. effects on the 270 inst. -. PRACTICAL.—Enclosed •you will find the names of 21 new subscribers and' you may expect a larger Hunter next week. We neap biYsiness. • • Hatt -successful applicants.. On apphca- tion the children were granted a boll - day on the dayof union pici,ic, 22nd inst., The meeting then adjobrued until July 2nd at the usual • hour. P. MrroiLr, 'Secretary. Mr. Chas.. H Goad, publisher of " The Insurance Society " in Hamilton,. had his draftsman hero, malting a map' for the benefit of Insurance (Ch's. Miss Wilson, who' has been carrying - en the millinery Business.. here for the past 2 years leaves for Chicago" shortly. M rs. Berry succeeds her-anthe-business -. Mr. Bent. Evans has erected a new- frame dwelling on Dinsley Street oppos- ite the Salt works. The Carpenters' work was done by Mr.:Jas. Fortune: There i' a''i'f br •that'`illiberal ben - us is soon to be offeitnd to any gaod�. party who will start a respectable news- . paper here. Alas! that it has•cotn to" • thix. +( iib rrle . • PERsoNAL,-•-Miss Maggie Sanderson, of Wroxeter, was visiting. friends here, last week, --Mr, and:hire. Johnston of Teeswater, have been visiting -friends here during the past week, -.4.M. and 'Mrs. J, W. Johnston, • or 'this•towna ,spent a few days visitine, their friends in Bluevale last week. lfirpitnii, IstraovaMENTS,—,Isaac Fern : is hav- inga 'large barn erected, on his place, 2nd. con., Building 5fl.by 52, feet 18 feet post. • Mr, George Agar,: of the 2nd con., has ,recently erected a new -barn on the 'place he purchased a few years since. PERsoNAL.—Mr. Hugh Campbell and wife, of Mitchell, was up on ay.isit last week to bis friends and kinsmen in.Mor- ris. , RELIolors.—Mr.. Markham A Mr. Weatherill (have been appointed to the Wingham (primitive) station for the en- suing year. . . SKILFUL OPERATIONS,—Dr. Sloanand Young performed a skilful operation, -ea Mr. Alex. MoCreight.rentovmg a tumor from his neck of 20 years stand- ing. He is now doing well. E`,Enrc'rutier Mr.ETinl.—At a meeting Heid last Monde, evening, with a view, to purchasing a si'te•ftor a ceinetery, the. f..11owing committee wee appointed report at a meeting to be held on. the. 27th inst. Messrs las::bolter, Oho. liamiltbn ends John. C.,ok. = • Presrc.—A number of our yonug pee- , pl'e left for the picnic at the Point. Farm en the 16th inst. Some of tale party hired Mr. Oa'r's cab, and they had ndt got far from the village wiien'the Wlieei . broke. The driver returned for'to•..get another rig while the .party moved on foot declaring they would go if they had to waik. . = . Our enterprising townstnen,•Messrs.' Gosman d Dodds, ere arranging four large water -barrels on the .top of their saw Mill, They oilso intend purchasing et once, soibe 200 feet of hose, �whidh is to he worked by a force puipp 1n con- nection with their engine,,, and it will no doubt prove a good way of pieteotion caae of fire. - BAD MON-EY.— Mr. P. Moore, of $rtes- sels, changed a four -dollar bill. at_the Commercial hotel here a short time. ago and part of his change .consisted• ,of a two -dollar ZiuiuiernFan bank bill, He +.hortly afterwards'was paying the bill to the bank•in Brussels, when he was informedthat was worthless. Mr. M at once had a warrent Issaed against Mn, tiaivkshaw for pasting had -money. It cost Mr. 11.. about $1.1.. Ile was not aware that the money waa bad. PEASONAL.—Mr. Alex. Orr,. livery stable proprietor, has •returned• from a visit in the neighborhood of Chatham. Mrs. D. Foy, from Thy City, Mich. is on a visit to her friends here. --Mr.. C, \Vitts, has been laid tip with rheumatic 'fever in Londesborough, is able' to be around again, and is operating in Mrs. P'ay's gallery here again.—Mr. John Pratt, who has been clerking for Mr. L. Thorn for over a year, left this Week for Manitoba.—Mr. Elias Cuming, who was away in Toronto; ;for a few week's returned.--J. U shall, V. 5, is here purchasing horsel for the Mani- toba market, --Mr. Geo, Holland, orie of the Huron pioneers is very ill. He is in his 90th year.•—Miss McCormack from•Harristete the teacher engaged in JACKSON; TH AconsExr,--On Saturday evening as Mr. A. McMichael and .Mise Brolly were returning from having a drive, the horse became frightened at a carload of lumber which was on the track, and ran away,. throwing,the 'occupantsout out of the buggy. •Although both re ceived slight injuries, we, are glad to` learn that they are able to be around again. • , • Wingi tient- ' Mr, W. E. Groves, teacher of Lower Wingham school, puposes attending the Toronto Normal during the -Autumn sessionwhich•opens on the 15th of Sep- tember: • Tenders for the erection of the Pres- bytfertan church were opened on Mon- day. lust, but, none+.were accepted; all being much above, the figure' .coritenr plated by the committee. Tenders will again be, asked for in. a •few days t oxbornel:. It becomes our painful duty to record the death of Mary Ann Snyder, only daughter of Mr. Jno. Snyder, which occur- red on the 10th inst. ' For several weeks shegr iduallydeclined,reedicataid having little effect effect 011 easing her sufferings, which though great were tiorne up with chrie tian fortitude" and. patience.. The fun. eral took plane on 12th inst. and the funeral sermon was preached in the M, E. Church Benmiller by the Rev. W. .N. Vollick, the same day. The church was filled to its utmost capacity. The large number' of relatives and friends which followed the remains of the deceased to .the cemetery suffice to *bows that the bereaved parents have the sympathy of the entire neighbor• hood in their sad affliction: Iliimmerhill. Crops are looking better ''after the 'rain, but itis feared ithas come too late for thehay crop. Farmers would do well to sow a quantity of Hungarian grass or.millebt as hay -will', be scarce during the coming year. A couple ,of " the, boys" got. 'admis-• situi to the pubiip house' ef. the water, Worksand began operating. the electric alarm; which speedily' brought Mr -J;h11ston--to the -were;"Alts e nsid-" erable pleading they were allowed to. pass without prosecution. • • In the rural districts,"statute labor" iiowmenced;an• Monday last; .and busy groups mith*• bo seen alms+g our pu.blio ,reeds discuasing the;iweather; ttecrops, and •the' ' contents of :various` :jugs, and black :bottles:. ` All `were•in the best of humor and Were apparently doing their work, in good style. • nCRIcacT.-Itt ou'r next we will give a 'full account 'of the match,. Bald Heads v s. Babies, wliich was played: on "Tliprsclay, 16th. Our' local cricketers are:. on for a matclew'ith Goddricli for_ next week, and with London' 'on the , First, both of which . games; are to be played in. town. •. Our' town, .patrieeplis .. havebusy" gangs: of workmen' eni�ployed repairing `and Laying down sidewalksWhile others' were grading .and otherwise: 'improving the streets,, ,,Ott Victoria Street. from R. M. Robinson's foundry' to W. Chen - Man's : tannery a much needed piece of 'work was done for the:resid'eita of No 1ward: Ou Monday nrorriing last Mr.. Thos; Netterfield was unanimously elected trustee to 'fill the vacancy" left by . Mr; McCandlish's . removal, . to Manitoba... At the close of the Meeting a vote of thanks Was tendered Mr. Groves, the: teacher, for the Highly • satisfactory manner in whichhe has conducted the school since he took charge at the New Year. • Our village has been flooded with visitors during the past• week, several Ctintonians gracing our streets :with their •smiling•.countenances, . We hope the healthful river air of- otir `ancient village may induce them .to ` "visit us. oftener... Crog .et,is..the,.favorate .amusement 'in"thiie'V1ciriity Ili cl such espressioiis as` "Roquet this ball,"' "Strike' tor' posi- tion,".never thought)?'.you• ain't half playing," "why .didn't you+ r.quet fuer ' hat''s•a shove," &c ,; tittered! in 'tones soft and low float gently" on flte-:even Ing ;b,ieezes. They''.hever get vexed. Never 4; 'No, never,•:• Never 1" Hardly.;. ever, . Knot,. KoxDUcx.•=1-One day last week a "tramp" procured some •soap . and a a needle and thread, •wended, his way. to R:.apson's creek, devested himself of his clothing,. and gave it a thorough wash- ing in Neture's.waslh tub, mending one' portion while the other. was drying. As soon as all was in order he dressed himself and proceeded onward as "clean 'as a new pin:" Boli strange' .that 'a human being: could be coiitented.to live'_ such a life, getting his living:by the •foreei1 kindness of :others.. HATTER; .s TIRs.r i4-4'�. Ars.I�+w' �s t IOUS' to • • t ' i14.4NC KS Kt ti a,E ,`. •.` uR ..5 rail 4 :K. .:14. ''Z'... .4*i's s,itNA1tiGE THIS to 1 R.0:14e11•-,,,, The finest and only .complete stock of hats:is to be found: at . AMHAT STORE.: JACKSON s �OUS'. 0 At the quoit tournament on Tuesday' in the open to all, Match,- Mr. Chas. Wallcinshaiv, the champion of America, obtained first place; Mr. 'John Evans Second, and Mr.' W. Hell third. In the consolation, Messrs, . Leslie, Elliott and; J. Anderson, same in the order name. For the amateurs, ,.Mr. John Stevenson scored first, with Mr. J. A. Merton; second: Our juvenile base battists " received rather hard manage at the hands of their Listowel friends on Saturday last. The original condition of the challenge' was that. the 'aggregate weights of the respective teams should not exceed 900 .lbs.. With that understanding was otir team selected after driving to Listowel and uniting tbe•cicib they in- tended,on the first innings they blanked. their opponents while they (the Wing- hamites) scored three. Upon the' Lis- towel team again taking the field they had replaced three of ' their lighter• players with old I: a at:te'n of the used= to-bo-fansbus Red Stocking. nine. -The captain of the Wingham team promptly objected but they Were given the alter• native of playing the nine then on the field or go home, and as they eame for a game, on it Went resulting,in a victory for the home team by a score df 20. to 6, the -on Iq " tree '"Inti i ew --York• Its in the : o n y- moo --a • • STYLES AND SHAPES THAT NO -OTHER HOOSE CAN HOW:, THE CHEAPEST j HATS H'ilicardlne. At five o'elock'on Sunday afternoon a fife "broke out in the back part of . W. B. McLardy's tailoring establishment on King street, and quickly.'commuui- cated to the stove and tin depot, owned and oecupied"bv.Geo. Sturgeon;, the drugstore"occupied by•J, Wright, and owned by Mre. Pembortcn, the photo- graph, gallery of H. M. Legar, . and an oceopieii store owned by. Jno. McLeod,, Notwr listanding the energy of the fire brigade and 'citizens, nothing could be done to save the . buildings named. Much- of the stock was removed ina dangeimtre condition. The buildings are all frame, and burned like tinder, ono rain having:fallen here for several, weeks. A' fierce wind was blowing. at the time the fire 'originated, but inks quarter 04 an hour afterwards the:win:A ceased and the rain commenced to fast 'This proved -of great advantage to the fire brigade, who worked '. throughout like heroes. A. fire wall separating the block of wooden buildings froze Mc-, Kibbon's three-story brick block stayed the progress of . the fiames, and really proved the salvation of the :west side of Queen Street. The losses are Geo. Sturgeon, $6,004, en which is an in- surance in the British American and Western' of $1,0JO on the, buildings and $2,000 on the stock ; E. Leslie, loss, $3,000, insured for $1,100 ; IT." 1N, LeGar, 800, insured for $9:00 ; J. P. Wright, loss, $1,500, insured in the Phcenix for $800 ; J. McLeod, loss, $200, rio .inssurauce ; Mrs.• Pemberton, loss, $1,000, no insurance ; W. B. Me- Lardy.'s lose will •probably be covered by insurance. lirChoice groceries tor Bale at cog: at W.H. COT'riER's. . ,orSi Davis is sole agent for'Thor- ley's Cattle food. Call, and get a pack- age,; THE COUNTY., Sits for 'the 'Snxale and Largest 'Of Heads, Our New York Straw Hats haue soled like Wild fire. A second shipment now on the road 111 Complete and full Assortment ofQtIttirs, Boys' sid Children's Hats aid lapse die ' D rb • Eats Mack Elue1 and : Drabt THE Lh T]ST AMERICAN • CAPS: 'JACKSON, The ?aIno us Ratter...