Huron Record, 1881-06-17, Page 81.0
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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"
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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. =
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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
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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..
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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,
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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
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Complete and full Assortment ofQtIttirs, Boys' sid Children's
Hats aid lapse
die ' D rb • Eats Mack Elue1 and : Drabt
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