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VOL. XIII. -NO. 35.
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For Hot Or Cold Weather !
The Clinton Liquor Store has a full and choice
supply of
Canadian Whiskies,
Imported Brandies.
Holland and Old Tom Gins.
treaand Scotch Whiskies. A large number of our people in -
Sherry and Canadian Wines. + tend taking in the cheap excursion
Bitters, Ales, Porters. J to Sarnia on the 6th inst.
Mineral Water. Our townsman Mr. Joseph Carter
I NDI2PENDEy' IN ALL TfIINOS-NLUTRAL IN NOTHING,
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WU1TELY 4r. TODD, Publishers
CLINTON. HURON COUNTY, ONT., WEDNESDAY. JULY 29, 1891. WHOLE NO. t65
I Uyth,
Mr. Dugald McKeller and wife
are visiting friends in Strathroy this
week,
Mr. Edward Watson shipped
several carloads of cattle from this
station to Montreal on Muuday.
(ainger Ale, etc.
Also G. ti. Uun,n, Co's
EXTRA DRY CHAMPAIGN
All Goods bought direct from the best breweries
and distilleries for cash, and sold on a close
margin. When you want the best, call on
J. W. RIMER
Wine and Spirit Merchant, Clinton.
nq' Wholesale dealer in Choice Cigars.
Goderich.
Geo. Cookman, of Hensall, was
in the circular town on Sunday.
Miss Slack will visit Chicago and
other points on her present trip.
Miss Clara Dark was in Clinton
the past week.
Miss Hamilton is visiting Dr.
Hamilton at Cornwall.
Mrs. Robert Rhynae, of Detroit,
id visiting relatives in Goderich.
Miss Maud Martin left last lfoek
on a visit to relatives in Detroit,
Town clerk Mitchell i8 visiting
relatives at Galt.
The Steamer City of Windsor was
in port on Saturday and Monday.
Mr. Jno. C. !Martin and sou are
on a few days visit to Wingbam.
Mrs. Whitt of Clinton is the guest
of Mrs. A. E. Pridhaur.
Miss Kate Watson has returned
from her visis to Hamilton.
The Schoouer Sepltie sailed for
Blind River last Wednesday.
The United Empire took on a
large quantity of freight for Port
Arthur last Wedi esday.
The light house supply boat Can.
ada delivered the supplies ',for ,hie
port last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Horton were
passengers on the United Empire
lest Wednesday for Port Arthur.
The Schooner Pinafore made her
first trip this season by sailing to
Part Frank last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Whitney, of Sea -
forth, are the guests of Mrs. Bailey,
Nelson street.
Mr. Robert Park, of our Model
School, is with, his family, visiting
relatives at Chatham.
Mrs. Hick, of Paris, is visiting
her relatives, Mr. and Mi's. James
Robinson.
Mr. Wilson Vidoan, who was
visiting his parents, returned to his
home, Detroit, on Saturday.
Geo. H. Nairn is attending the
Grand Encampment, I. O. O. F., at
Galt.
Dr. Cassaday moved out of town
on Monday and is now located at
Kingsbridge.
James Roberts left on Saturday
for Montreal to take up a position
in the Express Company.
At the last regular meeting of the
S. O. Er Benevolent Society four
candidates were initiated. •
Regular monthly meeting of the
public school board on Monday
evening. •
Mr. John Robertson and daugh-
ter, of Clinton, were in Goderich
on Monday.
Miss -and Mr. Carroll Chilton.
arrived home on a visit on Satur-
day.
The schr. Iiolfaye, Capt. John
McDonald, arrived last week with
a cargo of coal for Peter McEiven.
Tae town now sports a new water
cart. it is drawn by two horses,
and two journeys round. the widest
street is ail that is needed to lay the
dust.
Two fishing parties loft this week
for the islands off the Bruce Penin-
sula. They will be absent some
two weeks, and will spend it in the
neighborhood of Pine Tree and
Stokes Bay.
Mrs, W. T. Welsh died at her
husband's residence, West street,
on Sunday morning, after a long
and painful illness. The deceased
lady was interred in Maitland ceme-
tery on Tuesday afternoon in pre•
sauce of many relatives and a very
large number of sympathising
friends.
The war canoe was launched on
Monday evening and had several
spins around the harbor and in the
lake. There were 21 paddles used
in it on the occasion, though there is
room for twenty five. It goes like a
charm, and seems buoyant enough
to carry fifty. It was built by Mr.
Jae. Wilkinson, on whom it reflects
the greatest credit. It is expected
that with a full crew the Goderich
-ilktat-a rag-will-ansate-13e3troit-1 ,rear
the old warriors of the war are as.
sembled in that city.
returuei from Calgary N. W. T. ou
Monday.
Rev. J. F. and lire. Parke of
Listowel, formerly of this town,
stayed here over Sunday being on
their way to visit friends iu Bty-
field.
On Saturday a couple of French-
men with a perfori iiug bear invaded
our burg and amused the natives
and young urchins before proceed-
ing on there way to the hub.
Mr. Milne is making preparations
for erecting a handsome brick resi-
dence on Linsley St. _Excavating has
already been commenced and
material is on the ground.
On Sunday Rev. G. W. Racey
officiated iu Trinity Church for the
last time previous to taking his de-
parture fol Belmont, preaching
excellent discourses to good con-
gregations at butt) services.
Vn Tiitr4day evening last the
Members of the A. (I. U. W. of Blyth,
Belgrave and Manchester lodges met
at the lodge room here and present-
ed the Rev. Bro. Geo. W. Racey with
the following address on his depart-
ure from this place. M. W. Chas.
Hamilton, before reading the address,
prefaced it by stating among other
things how exceedingly sorry the
brethren were at his intended de-
parture; how hard he had worked
for the interests of the lodge and
that what was others gain would
certainly be their loss. After the
address and reply several of the
visiting and local brethren spoke
very feelingly on the object that
brought them togetherand all united
in wishing him God -•speed in his new
field of labor. After partaking of re-
freshments the ceremony was
brought to a close in the usual man-
ner. The following is the address
To Rev. Q. W. Racey:
DEAR SIR AND BROTHER,—Having
learned that the eve of your depart-
ure from our midst is upon us, we
cannot allow a separation without
showing to you that we are indeed
brethren, and that we have appreci-
ated your labors while with us.
Although having been a member of
our noble order but a short time, yet
you have, during that limited period,
become endeared to all the members
and have proved to be an indefatig-
able brother by filling with assiduity
the prominent position entrusted to
you. We are sorry to lose you; how-
ever, we sincerely hope that where -
ever your lot may be cast that you
and your partner may enjoy the
richest of blessings, and that you
may still continue to be an untiring
member of our order. Please accept
this address, which in itself is of no
intrinsic worth, but it conveys to you
the sentiments of honest hearts
knitted together by brotherly love ;
ever praying that your transient life
may meet with the approval of the
Omnipotent, God.
Signed on behalf of A. 0, U. W.
No. 145.
CHAS. HAMILTON.
JAS. HAMILTON.
JAS. YICCKSTEP.
Blyth, Jti,v 23rd, 1891.
Mr. Race, in reply thanked them
for their r, •e kind and brotherly
address, rel •••1 how he had enjoyed
and looked t, , .yard to the nights of
meeting and i , v he regretted that
the ties that 4, .•t bound him to them
were about t-. be severed, but he
trusted they c, 'old fare well not only
in temporal b it in spiritual affairs
and that if it should not be his pleas-
ure to see them again on earth it
might be to meet them in tb)1,odge
on high where no partings ever
would take place.
On Saturday evening the members
of Trinity Churchwoman's Guild
met at the rectory and presented
Mrs. Geo. W. Racey with the follow-
ing address accompanied with a
beautiful silver cup and saucer.
DEAR MRs. G. W. RAOEY,—As mem•
hers of the Guild in connection with
Trinity church, Blyth, we feel that
we cannot let you leave our village
without asking you to accept some
recognition for services rendered as
a coworker with us. Your stay
here has not been very long, but
during that time you have worked
zealously to promote the beet inters
ests of our church ; and the perish
able articles we may give are not
your reward as many sparkling gems
have been set in your Heavenly
Crown. You have proved yourself
to be a noble person and have be'.
come by your affable manner very
much beloved by all who knew you,
and:the tie woven by you will not be
broken even though removed from
us. May we ask you to accept this
silver cup and saucer as a slight
token of our love for you, and if words
are the true utterances of hearts we
do sincerely hope and pray that yonr
abode may be in pleasant places and
that God may see fit to prolong yonr
life many years.
Signed on behalf of the members
Rlytll. Iiavlield.
On Monday evening the members Mrs. Storey, of Thamesford, Ont„
of the I. O. F. met in the Tem- is the guest of Mrs. Vanstone.
Mrs. Sheppard, of Toronto, is
visiting her son, Dr. Sheppard.
Holfmans, of Seaforth, are guests
at the Queen's hotel.
Mr. Herbert Colladay, of Goder-
ich, spent Sunday here.
Mr. I. Jeffery of the Schr. " I(ol-
fage" is home for a few days.
Rev. Mr. Henderson, of Attwood
is visiting his brother.
Master Harry Sheppard, of God•
erich is the guest of Jack Jowitt.
Master George Stan bury, of the
Clinton Collegiate, has returned
home for his holidays.
Miss Stewart, of Toronto, is the
guest of her sister Mrs. Dr. Stan-
bury.
tan•bur•y.
Jowitt'a grove was once more re•
taken by a company of Seaforth's
fair ones led by Mr. Chris Sperling,
Mr. J. Toms, who has been
spending a few days at home, left
for the north shore on Monday.
A sailing patty, under the man-
agemeut of E. Rutledge, had a
rather refreshing sail on the lake
Friday aftoruoon last,
MORE IMPROVEMEN'T'S—,lire. Cowie
hae put up a fine net wire fence
fronting liar residence.
Mrs Florence England, of Kin-
cardine, is the guest of Mrs. Harry
Irwin,
Mr. J. W. Cook, our enterpris-
ing photographer, has been taking
some very good samples of Bay -
fields excellent scenery.
The schooner "Louise" of Port
Rowan, unbound, light, made this
port for shelter during the blow on
Friday,
J. E. Swarts' yacht "Dauntless"
is now ready for pleasure parties
with Commodore A. Elliott at the
helm.
The garden party under the
auspices of the L. A. S. proved a
thing of beauty and a joy to be for.
ever remembered. Proceeds $2.00,
The great 1'. O. T. picnic which
took place last week was a fair suc•
cess with the exception of Bayfield
lodge which failed to connect.
Miss Carrie Briggle, of Louis-
ville, Ky., who has been visiting
here for nearly three weeks past,
left this week for. Southern parts.
prance Hall for regular business.
Rev. J. F, Park of Liatowel is
announced to officiate in Trinity
Church on Sunday next.
At the request of a large number
of the ratepayers Reeve C. Hamilton
has proclaimed the 6th of August as
our civic holiday.
A union picnic of the Presby-
terian and Methodist Sunday
Schools is to he held to day (Wed-
uesday) in Mr. Giles Jeukius grove
a short distance out of town.
On Monday afternoon the laoroase
match between Teeswater and Blyth
which had beeu the talk fur several
days cause oil'. Aa this was the first
time that a match game of this kind
had beet] played- in this burg the
most of our inhabitants turned out
to witness it. Before proceeding to
the grounds the two teams pro
inenaded the streets headed by the
band. The ball was faced at 3:30
p. ni. and an exciting and well con•
tested game was kept up for a couple
of hours without either side making
a goal. Several of the players got
some ugly knocks and bruises in
their struggles fur the ball.
Londesboro',
Mr, Staddon (Shoemaker) has
moved to Blyth.
Mrs. Brogden and her daughter
Mary spent Sunday in Clinton,
Messrs H. Ball and Joseph Riley
left for Dakota yesterday ; they will
sail from Goderich today.
Quite a number of young men
with their best girls drove to Point
Fain) on Friday.
Our threshing machines are be-
ing made ready ; we may expect
soon to hear them humming.
Mr. Brunsdon of the "Phoenix"
carriage works reports the beet
season he has had for years; this
does not look as if times are so bad.
Two Frenchmen with a perform-
ing bear passed through here yester•
day to the delight of lots of small
boys and some big ones too.
Rev. Mr. Ross of Clinton occu•
pied the pulpit of the Presbyterian
church on Sunday, and Rev Mr.
Sellary of Wingham that of the
Methodist Church.
Messrs Lasham & Bell have pur-
chased what is known as the Racey
property at present used by Mr.
Whitely & Mr. S. Woodman as
storehouses.
The S. O. E. initiated six new
members at their last meeting, we
predict a successful future for this
Lodge, located as it is iu the midst
of so many Englishmen.
Mr. M'Bain preached in Wing-
ham on Sunday ; he left here on
Tuesday, the work of this Circuit
will be supplied by Mr. Birks till
Rev Mr. Ferguson returns from the A monster excursion has been
Old Country. arranged for Aug. 6th by the differ
The Good Templars had a good ant towns along the London Huron
time on the evening of the 21st. & Bruce Ry. Now, why spend the
Each tuembor was allowed the day sandwiched in a hot stuffy car
privilege of inviting a friend to when you can come to Bayfield and
spend Au evening with the Lodge. enjoy the cool lake breezes and
A good programme was presented spend one of the happiest days of
consisting of Readings, Recitations, your life.
Vocal and Instrumental Music.
Ice cream and other refreshments
were provided. At about 10:30 the
proceedings were brought to a close
by all singing "God Save The
Queen". The chair was filled by
the C. T. Mr, Jos. Stevens. This
Lodge is in a flourishing condition;
it has a membership of 88.
Mr. Allan McDonald and wife,
of Goderich, accompanied by two
other friends, one of whom was
Miss Mary Walwin, of Bayfield,
did the town up on Sunday.
On Friday the remains of the
five year old son of J. McLennan,
who was accidentally drowned by
falling into the river at Grand
Bend, was interred in the Bayfield
cemetery.
Winthrop.
IIrutt PRAISE.—The following
letter to South Perth's County
Master, from the Lady True Blue
Lodge of Winthrop, speaks for
itself:—
Io W. White, Esgr., County Master,
South Perth.
DEAR Sia AND Bao.—We the officers
and members of Princess Alice 'True
Blue Lodge No. 21 in lodge assem.
bled, wish to convey our gratitude
to you and the members of South
Perth, for the• kind and courteous
manner in which we were treated by
you and your officials on our recent
visit to the town of Mitchell in com-
memoration of the "Battle of the
Boyne." We are unanimous in say-
ing it was a complete surprise to be
so cordially received, we expected
no such recognition from any source,
we were very highly pleased with
our visit to your town, and if the
opportunity ever again offers itself of
revisitini"i.^,the town of Mitchell or
any otlier'tmivn in South Perth we
will be'tbohappy to accept the invi-
tation, provided our (-)range Brethren
of. Winthrop decide to 'Visit the same
place.
In conclusion we wish your county
Lodge, True Blue Lodge of St. Mary's
and all subordinate Orange Lodges
in your county, abundant 'success,
and may unity and harmony always
exist between the counties of South
Huron and South Perth.
Signed on behalf of the members,
of
t.1`
Guild.
.�..._.,...-d1 zw,t _nv .� MRS. JAS. HORNET, W. M.
ff`tts. C n izzEi �"StiST: ^ A Iii: 'i. arrNs rev 1'�r'
MRS.. EstjOH, SENR. MISS ANNiE E. BOLTON, R. S,
Blyth, July 25th 1891. Winthrop, July 22nd, 1S91.
Tim convention of the Hay, Stan-
ley sod Tuckersmith branches of
Sabbath Schools, which was held in
Bayfield last Tuesday, was rather a
failure than a success, although the
evening session was fairly attended.
The Rev. Mr. Carrier, of Grand
Bond, very much pleased the young
people. The following rev, gentle.
men were present : .1. H. Simpson,
of Brucefield; Walker, of Varna;
Carrier, of Grand Bend; R, Hender-
son, V. O. Stringer and AT Thiba-
deeu, of Bayfield.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—At the farm
of Mr. Reid near Bayfield occurred
a very serious accident last week.
Mr. Reid and his son were engaged
in cutting wheat and Mr. Reid who
was driving the binder was thrown
off. Hie son attempted to stop the
horses and was thrown in front of
the guides of the binder but fortu-
nately a large sheaf of grain was
caught in the guides which pre-
vented him from being cut to
pieces. The boy was very much
bruised and received a deep scalp
wound. Dr. Sheppard, of Bayfield
was immediately called in and
under hie skilful care the patient is
slowly recovering.
Ilohnesville.
The quarterly service will be held
in the Methodist church here on
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock, after
which sacrament will he administer-
ed. In the afternoon at 2.30 Mr.
Snider, railway conductor, will
preach a special sermon. Every-
body should go and hear the condos,
tor, as the subject will be, by special
request, on his conversion. Silver
collection at the door.
•
—Robert Gibson en old resident of
Osborne passed away last week.
•
Stanley
Mr. Chas. Reid of the Bayfield Road
started last Wednesday on a trip to
the North-West. He intends re•
meaning for some time examining
the country and if it pleases him he
will probably in the near luture
make it his permanent home—Mrs.
McConnell and her daughters Mary
and Annie have gone on a visit to
•Chalk River where the Rev. Mr. Mc•
Connell, formerly Pastor of Bayflald
Road and Berne Congregations, is
now preaching—A serious accident
happpped last Wednesday on the
farm of Mr. Johu Reid 'Teas. of this
'Tp. He was cutting wheat with a
binder and in going down a hill the
tongue of the machine came out of
the neckyoke; thus allowing the bin-
der to run forward upon the three
horses attached to it. They became
frightened and were soon entirely
unmanageable. Mr. Reid seeing he
could do nothing with them, to save
himself, jumped from the machine.
Meanwhile the horses kept on in
their mad career and unfortunately
took a line in the direction of one of
yt r. Reid's sons who was working in
the field. He tried to get out of the
way but fell and the cutting bar of
the binder caught him upon the
guards, dragging hinaaabout twenty
feet and then in some way or other
passed over him. Mr. Reid ran to
him expecting to find him a mangled
corpse but was joyfully surprised to
see him trying to raise himself.
With the assistance of others;he was
carried to the house and Dr. Shop-
pherd of Bayfield dressed his wounds.
lIe had received on ugly gash in the
shoulder caused by the guards stick-
ing into him and two or three severe
outs about the head besides being
otherwise generally bruised. He is
now doing as well as could be expect-
ed considering the exceedingly rough
usage he received from the machine.
He had a very narrow escape from
death and the wonder of everybody
is that he was not mangled beyond
recognition. The binder is almost a
total wreck.
Colborsie.
Rev. Mr. Beilby preached a epic -
lel sermon to the young people on
Sabbath last.
Mr. Thos. Cou,i,s hal, erected a
fine new house, leaving his f-..rmer
residence to his son William.
Mrs. Rihert Allan is very ill at
present, but we hope sbe will `Goo r'e•
cover her health again.
Rev• Mr. Beilby will preach at
Zion Church on Sabbath next at 7
o'clock in the evening.
I,. O. L. No. 153 will meet on
Friday eight 14th of Aug. A good
time is expected.
M. Nicolas Mon -rich jr, paid the
parental home a visit last week, he
lied not been home for some time.
Mr. George Vanstone and Mr.
John Allan disposed of two good
horses last week at fair prices con-
sidering the scarcity of fodder for
the coming winter.
Mr. D. E. Munro of Manches-
ter hna removed his store and the
post office to the one formerly occu-
pied by Mr. Wm. Downs, opposite
the hotel,
The quarterly service of 13enmill-
er circuit will be held at Benmiller
on Sabbath next, Aug. 2nd., at
10,30 a. in. and the quarterly Board
nn the following Monday at 2
p.
The returns to the Government
for the last fiscal year show that the
McKinley bill has not injured Can-
ada, and show that we are not de-
pendent upon the United States for
a market. We exported nearly a
million dollars wore of products
the past year than the year before
when there was no McKinley hill.
The cause of this is not far to seek.
We were content to let the Ameri•
cans do our exporting and their
own too. Now we do our own ex-
porting to Britain and other foreign
countries instead of letting the
Americans do it and reap the profits
of it.
The McGreevy investigation by
the Committee of the House on
elections and privileges continues
its work of exposing the rascally
employees in various departments,
and the rascally doings of con•
tractors. The chief scoundrels in
defrauding the Government are
Owen E. Murphy and Robert Mc-
Greevy, who are the principal wit-
nesses as well, and they both have
sworn that they are perjir-era. So
far as Murphy is concerned what
part he took in politics was as a Re-
former, and Robert McGreevy was
a candidate in the Liberal interest
for the local House. The govern•
ment is doing all that is possible to
ferret out the offenders and several
of the culprits have been dismissed
from the public service ; and, tell it
not in Gath, the majority of them
were allied with the' Grit party, one
of them having been Mr. McKen-
zie's pavate seeFetary. Let the good
work a keillfftrlYefrunlYlratitt
shall escape.
THF TRIENNIAL (,RANGE
COUNCIL.
The tenth session of the imperial
triennial council of the Orange order
finished its deliberations at Toronto
on Friday at 2 p. m The greater
part of the morning was taken up in
the discussion of a change ill the
form of obligation taken by those
joining the order. At present there
is only one form of obligation, and
many citizens of the United States
object to it as it stands. They
cannot be Orangemen and citizens
of the republic at the same time
unless their couscience takes an
opiate. The discussion started on a
motion introduced by Grand Master
Traynor, of the United States, who
upheld his views in a good, sensible
and moderate speech of some length,
but some other of the American
friends were quite waspy over the
affair. On motion of' Grand Secre-
tary Robert Birmingham the matter
was referred to a committee com-
posed of the grand masters of Eng-
land, Ireland, Scotland, Australia.
British America and the United
States. It is not expected that any
change will be made, as the majority
of the delegates seemed to think
that, as the Orange order is essen-
tially British, that any change would
tend to loosen the bonds between
Canadians and the mother country,
and that it would he inadvisable to
weaken the tie which retains them
as subjects of the British Queen.--
Empire.—
IS AND A BOUT THE COUNTY
—Fred M :Leman, f, years et age, son
of John :McLennan, builder of Hayfield,
Out., was accidentally drowned by fal
ing into the rif or.
—A. 1', Campb• Il, Conservative M. P.
P. Asst fur A'f;..ma, has been sustained
in Ws rest; not one of ame fifty ()mints
to the petition being,auetained.
—A \1'Ingham mea ha. a Leghera
hen that takes advantage cf cow.. lying
down to alight ct the cows teat and
press it with it. foot until the milk fl ,we,
and then drinks the lacteal fluid.
—Gen. Vespet., of Exeter, shot off
three of hid to.,s of the lel, foot a few
days ago lie had baled hie gun to
shoot epaurown; bet the gin failing to
discharge, t•. n -1n`• ' t muzzle to the
grad"id at,.: ,.,.i,, •„• .,,:awing than ohatga
the gun went off, seyering three of his
tors as above stated. Elft boot was
torn •in pieces and hi, f,ot oth•,r vise
hadlc injured,
—Mr. Daniel McIntosh, of St.'room as,
the well-known cattle dealer, wha has
pail out to the f .rrners of western
Ontario more money in that business
than almost any dozen m"n, died at his
residence Friday. A coupe of y. -ars ago
he received a sunstruk» at Montreal, from
Which he has ever since suffered, and
this is suppose I to have finally caused
his death. He was aged 59, and leaves,
besides hie wife, three children.
—August Kadiug, a well-to-do farmer
who lived iu the township of S ephon,
about a mile and a quartet from the vill-
age of Greenway, was found by his sou,
hanging by s:rope in the g -angry on Sat-'
urday evening when he went in to get,
oats to feed the horses he had been work-
ing with in the field. The cause assign-
ed for his committing the rash act is
that his brain is supposed to have been •
effeo!ed, as a result of a blow received
on the head during a row with a neigh -
boron the 10th July.
CANADIAN NEWS NOTES.
--At the Orange reneption in T.,rout,
last week, W. Geo. Stewart Mulvey, of
Winnipeg, stated that Manitoba would
export 20,000,000 bushels cf wheat this
this year.
—N. Clark Wallace, M. P., Grand
Master of British America, was last week
elected President of the Triennial Coun-
cil of Orangemen of the World, at the
meeting in Toronto.
—Mt e. Peutenbaugh, who with her
five children and husband were found
mardored near Omaha, Nebraska,
last week, was a Miss Smith. She was
a native of Kleinburg, Yo -k County,
where several relatives reside,
Mr. Grosbeck, v\'indeor, was lying on
a bed smoking and went to sleep, Sparks
from his pipe set fire to the bedding, and
here was a lively time fora few minutes.
The fire o-impany turned out, but their
service were net needed,
—Mayor Clarke and Ald. S aunders, of
Toronto, on Friday presented the resolu-
tion of condolence at Ottawa of the Tor-
onto city emitted at the death of Sir John
Macdonald. In the absence of the Bar-
oness Macdonald the presentation was
made to Mr. Hugh J Macdonald, M.P.,
in the Manitoba room. In accepting the
testimonial, Mr. Macdonald referred to
the years of his life he had spent in Tor-
onto, and the kindly feelings he would
always entertain towards hie old home.
The resolutions, bound in album form,
were beautifully illuminated and engross-
ed, and form, perhaps, the most hand-
some and costly of any of the teatimnn nl',
to the memory of the late chieftain y e:.
received.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN.
—At the End of the rifle tournament
on Friday at Maley the Marohioness of
Salisbury presented prizes to the winn-
ers. The Canadians received on ovation,
taking to the amount of £581.
—The official census of France shows a
total population of 48,096,150, an In-
crease since the last census of 298,684,
The increase is entirely in the urban pop-
ulation, the rural population having de-
creased.
—Reports received from various points
in central Iowa show large damage done
to the oat crop by a severe wind and
rain storm early Tuesday morning. Very
fewfarmers had harvested their oats, so
and to aggregate millions of dollars.
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