The Huron News-Record, 1893-09-20, Page 1A110:41.50 per Annum, 1.25 in Advance.
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INDOPENDENZ' IN 4LL rifiNGS--NEUTRAL IN NOTHING
A. M. TODD, Editor and Owner
CLINTON. HURON COUNTY, ONT., WEDNESDAY. SEPTEl1V113ER 20, 1893
WHOLE NO, 775
at is there
Gore sensible, becoming and
hirable for Girl's going to
001 than a neat
a Zor Hat
1
—OR—
Focht Cap.
e Sailor or "Teck" sell
t 2500 the Yacht sell at
25c., 50c. and 75C.
he same question applied
o boy's wear for
nock- about
for school calls for some
mention of the Peak Cap
or Melville which sells at
25c• •
ive the average boy some-
thing handy to wear and
you satisfy him.
he Melville is handy
and it only costs 25c-
,;&CKSON
BROS.,
:EN'S and BOY'S OUTFITTERS.
Town Topics.
'MB. 'M. MORRISH it still quite ill,
Bough somewhat improved.
JOHN A. COOPER is horse from
oronto.
•'WEDDINGS, it is said, will be ntuner-
iie in Clinton to -day.
J. CHIDLEY, JR., was in the Queen
City last week.
MCTAOGART spent a few days
„in -Toronto and has returned.
MR. THOS. OLIVER and Miss Lily,
'Of town, are spending a week's holiday
rat.'Londesboro and Blue vale.
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MR. JAMES MILLER has returned
;frein the Sault and reports a good fruit
':'fiarket.
_MRS. UzELL, Maple street, is confin-
ed to the house with a severe. attack of
iri$arnmation of the lungs.
,CbNCERT.—Remember -the Sons of
.,inland concert in the town hall next
�.:,Vednesda evening. The concert will
Elie one of the best of the season.
..CAser. RANCE slipped on the wet walk
'Sunday morning and one aril is baud-
l•ged as a result. He received a severe,
tbiough not dangerous, shaking up.
...WOODSTOCK VrSITORS.—Mr. and
Il>Grs. Manning, of Woodstock, were on
iu Visit last week at the residence of Mr.
-Daiv'd Robertson, Mill street.
THE REv. MCKINNON will preach on
OCI�kle Missions next Sunday at 11
;O'clock, in the Baptist church. The
Sunday School subject will be Home
Missions, at 2.30.
." NOTHING UNusUAL."—Last. week
.our, esteemed town cotton. took another
'ieeoild-hand decoction from the Goder-
u ,annexation organ. These Grit
eajttors be " queer cusses."
t1UED IN CLINTON. -- Joseph Mal-
gh, of Dungannon, was before
g ,!$rates Steep and McGarva last
Motiay on two counts—one of selling
'liquior on Sunday, the other of having
.the blinds down after hours. It was
proven that the liquor was given a
boarder on a doctors certificate. Two
�f the three bar blinds were up accord -
big by law, while one w'fi,s not. The first
oliirge Was not sustained and the sec-
ond; reserved.
RATION.—Mr. L. Kennedy had
ration performed on his cheek
CIr jaw bone the other day, Some time
;;ago a'Wisdom tooth caused him great
,pt£in, ,.Several unsuccessful attempts
;wore made to draw the tooth. It had
ilp1)ixr'dntly grown to the jaw bone.
Under chloroform, the tooth was re-
-Moved. The pain continued. Last
weclk 3t de " incision was made clear to
the bine d several splinters remov-
e ,: -: ,ed, 'We trust there may not be re-
ftiirted again such a painful operation
rour. SO simple a cause.
Town Topics.
Mn. G. W. SWA,ISLAND, of London,
who has been relieving at the Molsons
Bank, here, has' been transferred to
Toronto Junction and commenced his
duties Monday.
ExTBNDINe.—Tho electric light has
been extended to High street and the
residences of Mayor McTaggart, T.
Jaakegn, sr. and jr., and R. Irwin will
have it.
A GREAT DAY.—Next Tuesday will
be a great day iu Clinton. It will be
marked as an important event in the
history- of the County of Huron. Read
the official programme and railway
time table and rates in another column.
Then come to Clinton.
FOOT BALL.—Last Friday the town
boys and Collegiate club kicked pretty
hard. It was all a good natured game
of foot ball, though: The contest
resulted iu two to one in favor of the
Collegiate.
MEET THEM.—We hope our citizens
and county friends will turn out en
masse to unoet the responsible heads
of the Government -next Tuesday at
ten o'clock in the morning and escort,
the distinguished visitors to the town
hall. If the weather is fine there
will no doubt be a very large turnout.
A full report will appear in THE
NEWS -RECORD on October 4th.
SONS OF SCOTLAND CONCERT.—A
Grand Concert will be given in the
Town Hall on Sept. 27th by Murray
Camp, Sons of Scotland, when W. E.
Ramsay, Canada's beet comic; Miss
Forbes, soprano, one of the best in 'To-
ronto ; the Misses McLaren, of God-
erich, Highlanddancers;Piper McKay,
of Kiutail, will skirl his pipes ; Mre.
Ramsay, pianist. Dont miss this; if
you do, you will regret it. See posters
and programme,
NARROW ELCAPE.—On Monday even-
ing Messrs. R. Baker, Geo. Lavas and
R. Huck had a close call. Mr. Levis
Was in a single rig, driving a bullock
out the Huron road. Messrs. Baker
and Huck met Mr. Lavis on the West-
ern track and their rigs collided. The
seven o'clock train was steaming north.
Mr. Baker's horse got away from the
buggy, and thatgentlemrun was dragged
off the track and down the road a con-
siderable distance, while Mr. Hoek
managed to get the rig off the track.
The bullock was caught by the engine
near the cattle guard and instantly
killed. Fortunately, there was nothing
more serious. The dead ;animal be-
longed to Mr. Laois.
BICYCLE RACES—LACROSSE. — Last
Wednesday was a memorable day for
the w•heeltnen of Clinton. The weather
was splendid, lint our people did not
patronize the worthy affair tis numer-
ously as they should. Cooper itnd Em-
erson were the chief workers and are to
be congratulated on their success. The
lacrosse match between Mitchell and
Clinton was hard fought, the former
winning by two straights. A. promen-
ade concert was held in the town hall
in the evening, the town band, orches-
tra, and Messrs. Spalding and McLeod
(the latter of Seaforth) doing much to
make the conceit a success. The hand-
some and costly prizes were presented
by Miss Kate Reid as follows ; •
One mile novice -5 entries, .1st, A:
T. Cooper, Clinton. parlor lamp; 2nd,
A. C. \Vinter, Seaforth, leather collar
and cuff box.
1 lOne-third mile -5 entriet, 1st, A. T.
Cooper, silver and gold prize cup; 2nd,
.T. NV. Livingstone, Seaforth, an oxy-
dized silver portfolio.
One mile—Sentries, lst,J. W. Living-
stone, Seaforth, leather travelling case;
2nd, A. C. Winter, Seaforth, leather
shaving case.
One-third utile, class B-5 entries, lst,
C. Fritz, Dashwood, silver and glass
lpickle cruet; 2nd, F. Camino, Seaforth,
eather travelling companion.
2 mile handicap -10 entries, 1st, J.
W. Livin rstone, Seaforth, large plush
box; 2nd,Q. Baldwin,Seaforth,sntokei's
set; 3rd, J. Jowett, Bayfield, gold fob.
One mile, boys under ]5=4' entries.
1st, J. Jowett, l3ayfield, solid gold cuff
buttons; 2nd Norman Cook, Hensall,
paircuff buttons.
1 mile town championship—A. T.
Cooper, gold and silver cup.
1 uljle, class B., handicap --10 entries,
1st, C. Frits, Dashwood, silver cake
basket; 211, J. -Snider, Brncefield, but-
ter dish.
5 anile, 6 entries -1st, G. M. Baldwin,
Seaforth, large leather travelling com-
panion; 2nd, J. W. Livingstone, Sea -
forth, bound volume of Tennyson; 3rd,
A. T. Cooper, gold pen.
Itayned.
T C.nnrois,L.D.S.,ofClinton, will, until further
notice, be at the River Hotel the seeond ani. fourth
Thursday of every month,
—On Wednesday evening last, a
number of the Wingham townspeople
met in the council chamber, and pre•
rented Mr. H. W. C. Meyer, Q, C., with
an address and a gold chain and locket,
as a slight token of the esteem in
which be is held I'y the people of Wing -
ham. Mr. Meyer leaves for Calgary,
his future home, shortly.
—A daring piece of burglary was
committed at Dashwood Friday week.
Some amateur burglars either local or
tramps procured some chisels out or
Mr. Ball's shop and by means there of
removed the lock of Mr. Hall's 'store
door, getting for their prize a new'out•
fit of clothing, some jewlery and other
things. The were evidently amateurs
as they had no tools of their own and
no Tight except matches of which they
used an abundant supply, scatter•
ing burped matches all over the strop.
Dungannon.
A number of villagers returned safe
and sound from sight-seeing in the
Queen city.
About 25 members of the R. T. of
Temillars drove in on last Monday
evening to pay a visit to their brethren
and sisters in Goderich lodge. They
were treated in a princely manner and
report a good time generally.
Rev. Mr. Noble occupied the Metho-
dist church pulpit in the evening of
Sabbath last. We understand ire is a
member of Toronto Conference, but is
at present supplying for Rov, Moss, of
Nile, who is absent on vacation.
The genial face of R. Clendenning is
welcome back again to our little burg,
after a month's visit to- Holnresville
and vicinity.
B. J. Crawford, of the Mammoth
House, went to Mitchell Last week to
hear Hon. W. Laurier.
Rev. D. G. Cameron, a former pastor,
occupied the Presbyterian pulpit hist
Sabbath evening, preaching a good
sermon to his old parishioners.
\Vin. Holland has been absent on a►
two weeks trip, taking in the Toronto
fair and Buffalo. .
J. Medd, veterinary, was married
last week to Miss Mills, of East Wawa -
nosh,
Anthony Black is fitting up the hotel
recently vacated by Smith, and intend
opening IV shortly.
Rev. A. Fairbairn and family are
away on a three week's vacation visit-
ing former charges. The Methodist
and Presbyterian congregations unite
next Sabbath in the morning, Rev. Mr.
Rogers, of the Methodist chnrch,
preaching.
Wtn. Morrow, J. Ryan, W. H. Var-
coe, and Geo. Anderson are busy buy-
ing apples and pears, of which there
a
seems to be fair yield in some places.
A little girl of seven years, daughter
of Thos. Durnin, has been dangerously
ill for the past 10 days from blood -
poisoning caused by a cut in the foot.
Joseph Fowler, who has been for
some months poorly, is sinking
rapidly.
Blyth.
Our town was well represented at
the Toronto Industrial last week.
On Sunday evening the Methodist
church was lit up for the first time by
electricity.
The electric lights are being placed in
St. Andrew's Presbyterian church this
week.
There was no service in the English
church on Sunday last, in consequence
of the incumbent, Rev. T. E. Higley,
being absent iu Toronto.
Sacrament of the Lord's Supper is to
administ ered in the Presbyterian church
on Sunday morning.
Quite a large number of our citizens
are taking in the sights at the \Vesteen
fair, London, these. days.
011 Tuesday evening a lecture under
the auspices of the W. C. T. L. was
delivered by Rs:. -lir. Hector, a colored
gentleman, entitled " The devil. dressed
in white." The subject, being quite 0
novel one, drew forth mite 0 crowd.
On Saturday morning Constable Da-
vits' four large canines took a not ion to
having 0 good feed of mutton for 0
change. They made a raid on two or
three of oir.• nearest farmers' farms
south of us, and went lively fot their
flocks, resulting in twelve or thirteen
being worried to death. It was not
long before the fiu•niot•s LVere iu to
notify the owner of their conduct. It
Evill cost jimmy something for their
morning's sport.
Should the weather only prove favor-
able, 0 large turnout of Conservatives
of this town may be expected to be
present at the demonstration in Clinton
on the 26th inst.
Goderich •
Miss Dark returned last week from
Toronto considerably improved in
health.
Miss and Miss Kate Nicholson were in
the Queen city the past week.
Miss P. Ball is visiting Mrs. John
Straiton, at 'l'horudale.
Miss Duff, wbo had charge of the C.
P. R. telegraph during Miss Ball's holi-
day term,returned to her home,Seaforth,
on Saturday.
Goderich
Mrs. J. W. Smith was the past week
visiting friends in Wingham.
The McGillivray Mission Band will
give an entertainment in Ibe lecture
room of Knox church on Monday even.,
ing.
Rev. Mr. Henderson occupied Knox
church pulpit morning and evening last
Sunday.
Mrs. P. E. Bell is visiting relatives in
Galt.
Mrs. Harry Reid has returned to
Buffalo.
Mrs. Hayhurst and daughter, of Wind-
sor, are visiting the lady's mother, Mrs.
S. Platt.
Mr. W. Alexander, of Youngstown,
Ohio, is spending a short vacation in
town. The gentleman, wbo is the guest
of his wife's parents, Mr. and Mrs J. H.
Williams, will return ,to his home in a
few days accompauined by Mrs. Alexans
der and children.
Mr. Alex. Watson of Dr. Nicholson's,
West street, is attending the 1'hiladela
phia College of Dentistry.
Miss Tillie Graham Inas returned from
her visit to the World's Fair.
Dlr. and Mrs. R. W. Lsgan visited the
Toronto fair the past weelc.
Mrs. E. R. 'Naison and children are
visiting relatives in the Forest city.
Mr. and- Mrs. Harry Lowe were the
guests of their relatives, Mr. and Mrs.
E. R. Watson last week.
During the storm on Saturday morning
one of the government snows broke away
from the Grand Trunk dock,and passing
fishing boats, tugs, scows and vessels,
without any damage, was stopped by the
eastern end.
The schooner Theo. Voges with 280
tons of coal for Mr. Joseph Kidd, ars
rived in port on Friday evening.
The steamer Cantbria left for Windsor
on Friday evening, but had only steamed
a few miles when she was headed again
for this port. Shortly after she was tied
up the greatest gale of the season
started.
The Steamer Monarch was in harbor
on Wednesday morning and loaded a
large quantity of freight for Port Arthur.
The Great Northwestern Exhibition
opens today and will remain open to-
morrow and Friday. The exhibits,
horse speeding and the novelties are
said to excel all former shows.
The steamer Magnet made this port
on Thursday to load freight.
The. Cambria left harbor on Sunday
afternoon after a detention of 40 hours.
The United Empire due on Saturday
morning, did not reach her dock here
till Sunday afternoon, 33 hours behind
time.
The infant son of 11Ir. Jas. Craigie,
aged six months, died on Sunday ; the
retrains being interred in Maitland
renu't.i•rv•yesterday afternoon.
Rev. ,,Mr. Lucus delivered an address
on Teulperauce in the North street
Methodist church on Monday evening.
Mr Byaid, of Patterson, New
.Tersey, was the past week 0 guest at
the North street parsonage.
Miss Belle Johnston returned this
week from a two tveek's visit to rela-
tives in Toronto.
The steam barge Jno. E. hall with
coal for the Big Mill arrived in port
on Monday.
The dredge Gcnl. Measle and Ilfe1ae
made the port on Sunday from Port
Albert.
City oft incl.'o\
The, C � V towed in on Moo -
day evening the three-unast•ed schooner
Queen City, of Cleveland, Ohio. The
Ocelot City had parted from a tow off
Saginaw Bay, and drifted to this
shore, dropping anchor five or six wiles
from Port Albert, tilrere she rode out
the storm. The schooner Lost all her
top masts, nearly all her sails, an
anchor and jibboon. The Captain
during the trouble severely injured his
041(14.
The IVinrl.esr left yesterday with the
Queen City for the river.
The steamer Cambria was in port
yesterday.
The Collegiate In titute LiteritrySo•
ciety is making preparations for a grand
entertainment to take place in a few
weeks.
Miss Charles, B. A., of the Collegiate
Institute, has been seriously ill the past
week
Mr.. S. P. Balls, B. A., visited Toronto
the past week.
Mr, A. Saunders has been spending a
few days at the Toronto show looking
atter the interests of the Goderich
Organ Co.
Mr. Jas Robinson has opened out a
dry goods establishment in the store so
long occupied by Mrs. R. B. Smith.
Mr. C. G. Armstrong .left for St.
Marys on Saturday to attend the funeral
of a sister.
'fhe storm almost destroyed (the apple
crop where the trees were not well
sheltered. One gentleman informed us
that before the blow he expected to
gather 20 barrels, 'but now his haryeet
will not reach 3.
There was early communion at St.
George's on Sunday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Horton were
passengers per the Cambria on her last
round trip.
The Fall Assize Court opens next
Monday, His Lordship Judge McMahon
presiding.
Rev. D. C. Lupus preached in the
North Street Methodist churoh on Suns
day evening.
Our city fathers met for the trans,
action of general business on Friday
evening.
Mr. F. H. McLean is in Cleveland
studying the moat improved system of
practical cutting.
Stanley.
Farmer's in this neighborhood are
almost through seeding.
Sacrament of the Lord's Supper wits
dispensed in Bayfield road church last
Sabbath.
We are pleased to have Rev. J. A.
McConnell in our midst again after a
year's absence. And glad to see hien
looking ,sc1l well.
Mr. John McConnell has gone on it
trip to the N. W. T.
We are pleased to hear that Mrs. W.
('lark, sr., is recovering from her re-
cent illIless.
Mr. and Mrs. i\Iurray have returned
to their field of labor in port Hope.
Mrs. Rathwell, Sr., is visiting in
Toronto.
Mr. R. Reid is nowattending the To•
ionto fair.
The Misses Welwood and Williamson
and Mr. J. Welwood, of New York,
visited Mr. Joseph Richardson the past
week.
\Ve are sorry to hear of Mr. Charles
Reid being called away to Manitoba, on
account of his brother's death.
Apples are very scarce in this vicin-
ity.
—John McCurdy, of Usborne, has
sold his faun, the old Stinson estate,
to Samuel Routley, of Sunshine, for.
$6,000..
--Joseph Green, one of the Bruce -
field burglars, who was sentenced to
twenty three months imprisonment in
the Central Prison, Toronto, for com-
plicity in that crime, was taken there
from Goderich jail Wednesday morn-
ing. Green claims that this is his first
incarceration in the Central, but it is
claimed by the authorities that he is an
old bird,
Brussels.
Win. Armstrong is taking in the
Western fair at London this week.
Rev. D. Forest, of Walton, preached
in Melville Presbyterian church last
Sunday evening.
Postmaster Farrow and wife are
visiting London this week.
Miss Minnie O'Conner, of Milverton,
was visiting friends in town this week.
J. T. Pepper left on Friday "of last
week fol the Columbian Exposition.
Mrs. R. Ross and son are visiting
friends in Listowel.
Ryall Pelton, Cleveland, Ohio, was
visiting friends in town this week.
Rev- John Ross occupied one of the
Toronto pulpits last Sunday.
Rich Williams has returned from an
extended visit to friends in Michigan.
'Dick' visited the World's Fair and
several other places during his absence.
Sam Beattie spent Sunday in Wing -
ham.
Alex. Forest spent Sunday visiting
in Wingham.
Morris.
The township fathers met 'in their
hall last Monday.
Councillor Caidbick has returned
from his recent visit to Manitoba and
the West.
W. S. South, 3rd line, met with a
painful accident the other day. He
was" s'atering his team beside another
team tit a creek, the horses started
kicking at one another, and he got a
severe kick just below the knee which
will lay him off work for two or three
weeks.
On. Friday afternoon of last week,
Councillors Kirkby and Proctor let the
contract of opening the side road be-
tween lots 20 and 21 in the 3rd con.;
Frank Bell and H. Sellars got 50 rod of
willow swamp at $1 per rod ; W. Bray
20 rod at 70 cents per rod; Geo. Turvey
moves a small bridge for $0,00, and D.
Errington does all the levelling that is
necessary fur $10. The work is to be
cgtnpleted by the 20th of October.
Goderich Township
L. O. L. 300, Bayfield Line, will hold
a grand tea -meeting- on October 26th.
A good programme is being prepared
and everbody is invited. Admission
25c.
Itch on huihan and horses end all animals cured in
30 minutes by Woolfurd's Sanitary Lotion. This
never fails. Sold by Watts S Co., Druggists.
In and about Huron County.
—Mr. Robert Scarlett, of McKillop,
left for the World's Fair, Chicago, last
week.
—G. R. Swartz, of Wingham, has dis-
posed of his livery business to Chas.
Ward, of Harriston.
—Mr. James Petty, of Hensall, will
act as judge of sheep at the 'Western
Fair and also at Chicago.
—Trios. Forbes, of Morris township,
has purchased the residence in Wing -
ham of H. W. C. Meyer, Q. C.
—The editor of the Mitchell Recorder
is a judge on fruit at the Western
Fair and seven other exhibitions this
fall.
—The gate receipts at the Hensall
fair this year atnounted to upwards of
$200, the largest in the history of the
society.
—H. P. Chapinan,of Ripley, who has
conducted a job printing office in Ripley
for some years, will shortly issue a
weekly newspaper there.
.—Some person attempted.to rob the
Lucan poet office the other morning,
but the ever alert postmaster overheard
the sneaks and frightened them off.
—The Mildmay Creamery last week
shipped over 6,000 pounds of butter,
being the August make, which was sold
at 21?•c per pound. The cash will be
ready for the patrons this week.
—Joe England, while working in
the clay pit at Hoist's tile yard, Cred•i,
ton, recently, a mess of clay weigh -
lag nearly two tons fell on him, bury.
ing bite to the' neck. Two doctors
were summoned and found the thigh
dislocated and the hip bone fractured.
—A number of the friends of Mr,
Alex. Orr met at Wingham on Mon..
day of last week, prior to his departure
for Gorrie, and presented him with a
kindly worded address and a gold head-
ed cane. Mr. Orr moved to Gorrie on
Tuesday where he will take cherge of
the hotel he has purchased in that vil-
lage.
• —A young man named August
Lang, who had been employed in
Messrs. Gordon & McIntyre's store,
Wingham, for or few weeks, and who
left on Saturday week, was arrested in
Toronto on Monday, for attempted
rape on a young woman named Mc-
Grath, at Gorrie. The prisoner was
brought to Gorrie on Wednesday last,
but we have not learned the result of
the investigation.
—As Mre. John Miller,of St. Helene,
was untying a horse from the hitching
post in front of Mr. A. B. Congram's
drug store, in Lucknow, the other day,
the animal suddenly aprung at her and
sank its teeth into her, nose; from which
the blood flowed freely for a few min-
utes. The force of the savage brute's
attack knocked Mrs. Miller down upon
tho sidewalk, and her head, striking
upon the planking, raised a large lump
• on her forehead.
In and About Ilaroii County.
— Mr. Robert Charters, of the Mill
Road, Tuckeratuith, who is noted as a
successful breeder of Leicester sheep,
has recently sold five tread to Mr.
Snell to complete his herd of twenty,
whioh he is getting.up for competition
at the Chicago Exposition, and those
who have seen thew say thvy are a re.
workably tine herd, awl are likely to
score high.
— The business man who never
advertises saves a great many expenses.
He saves clerk's salaries anti needs but
small stock to supply his customers.
Thia Makes taxes light and insurance a
small item of expense. Only a small
capital is required and a email•
building is sufficient for proprietors and
spiders. The money saved by not
advertising will come in handy in
bearing the funeral expenses.—Ex.
—An event which has been expected
for Bowe time and which has caused a
ripple of excitement in society circles
came off' early on Thursday morning' at
Hayfield, when Dr. C. Sheppard, wlio
has been practicing there fur two years,
was married to Miss 1layme Rout:edge,
one of the tuost prominent and highly,
esteemed young ladies of that village.
Rev. Ed. Olivant, pastor of the Metho-
dist Church, performed the ceremony
at the residence of the bride's mother,
where a number of the immediate re.las
Lives of the contracting parties had
been iuyited. After parts sing of a
flee breakfast elle happy couple left for
Bruco-field, whence they procce led to
Chicago for their honeymoon.
—Mount Furest has adopted a cur-
few regulation. It provides that the
school bell be used as the curfew, that
the age of children under the operation
of the law be all up to 14 years of age;
the bell will be rung.ten minutes be-
fore the proper time, as a warning ; the
hour at which children are to be off
the street being as fullows :—April,
May, Juno, July and August, at 9
o'clock ; September and October at
8.30, and for the other months eight
o'clock. Any child found on the
streets after these hours without proper
guardianship or propos authority shall
be warned to go home by the chief con-
stable, who is to see to ringing the bell,
and failing to comply, the child is to
be escorted home by the chief and the
parents notified that the first offence
thereafter is punishable by refine of $1,
second offence, $3, third and every sub-
sequent offence, $5.
—A very interesting breach of pro•
01180 suit is likely to be tried at Goderich
shortly. Mr. Doig, a school teacher.
at No. 9 section of McKillop township,
Iiuron county, and Miss \Vilsey, daugh-
ter of one of the trustees of the school,
are the parties concerned. The whole
country side is torn up over the affair.
The wedding was to have taken p!ase
in the summer, and the wedding cake
and the bride's trosseau had even been
made. The expectant bride was very
much affected over the alleged
perfidy of her lover, and now she
asps for $5,000 as the balm that will
soothe her wounded heart. Both the
young people are well and favorably
known. Miss Wilsey is the daughter
of a well-to-do farmer, while Mr. Doig
also owns a farm. It is said that the
defendant will admit the promise of
marriage, but will give reasons for his
refusal to carryout his contract that
may prove sensational. Mr. Darrow
will proscute, and Mr. M. C. Cameron
will defend,—Free fres.
—The oysters is again "in season."
Ile has a nice precarious career; first ho
lies in the "swim" and later on he's
"in the soup."
—Acting Attorney -General Whit-
ney, of the United Stotes, has decided
that bicycles are personal effects, and
entitled to free entry into the States.
—The Toronto Times has been placed
under tho ban of the law, and all ven-
dors of the sheet in Toronto linve been
summoned into court. The Tulle,, it
is alleged, published articles and pic-
tures dangerous to public morals.
--A well to do farmer who couldn't
afford the luxury of a $1,25 a year news-
paper, sent a couple of dol'late to down -
east Yanked, recently, to learn how to
raise beets. In due time he got his
answer: "Take bold of the tops and.
pull."
—Three round dances and one
snuare dance will be the novelties of
the coming season's ballrooms. The
new dance of this year reveal the same -
idea indicated by the efforts of the
professors to mingle the grace and
harmony of the round dance with the
more restful figures of the square
dance.
—Mrs. Jane L. Hawthorne, of Lon-
don, widow of Conductor George H.
Hawthorne, who died from suffocation
in the St. Clair Tunnel in January last,
is suing the St. Clair Tunnel Com•
pany for $26,000. The case will be
tried at London. At Osgoodo Hall on
Wednesday judgment was reserved on
a motion to allow Mre. Hawthorne to
obtain samples of the air in the tunnel
for analytical purposes.