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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron News-Record, 1895-09-18, Page 5Modern Business • ARE MAKING OUR STORE .. • tr Headonertera for everything in our 1 line. Uonest goods, honest prices, • honest treatment and honest advert. 0 tising are doing this. But actions speak louder than words. We Refund your money if you are not Satisfied with anything you get from us which we recommend. We want your trade and with it your confidence and ask for it on the basis yourmoney W oneeyy back if you are not satisfied. .Allen Wilson, Pres ug Store. i e Our Heliotrope Soap at 5c. is a seller. A good ordinary everyday soap at an everyday price. Lots of higher priced soaps, too, if you want them—and you probably do. • 0, . Principles •• IBM TO TRAVEL, WANTED.—Several faithful gentlemen and ladies to travel for established house. SALARY780.00 AND EXPENSES. Position p' rmanent if suited ; also in- crease. State reference and enclose self-addressed stamped envelope. TFIE NATIONAL, 316-317-318 Onxaha Bldg., Chicago 888-8m. Corner Yonge and Gerrard Sts., Toronto, Ont. Canada's Greatest Commercial School. Advantages best in the Dominion; moa'crate rates inetrnatton flret-class. WRITE FOR CATALOGUES SHAW & ELLIOTT, Principals' VOTERS' LIST, 1895. Municipality of the Township of Goderich, Huron Co. Notice is hereby given that I hove transmitted or delivered to the persona mentioned in sections 5 and •6, of the Voters' Lists acts, the copies required by said sections to be so transmitted or delivered of the list made pursuant to Raid Act of all persons appear- ing by the last revised Assessment Roll of the said Munlolpality, to be entitled to vote In,the said Muni- cipality at elections for members of the Legislative As- sembly and at Municipal Elections, and that said List was first posted up in mylomoe in aloderieh town- ship. on the 24th day of August, 1883, and remains there for inspection. Eleetore are called upon to examine the said Liet and Reny omissions or any other errors are found therein, to take immediate proceedings to have said errors corrected according to law. NIXON STURDY, Clerk of Goderich Tp. Goderich Township, August 24th, 1895. To Stokers To meet the wishes of theirfcustomers The Geo. E. Tuckett & Son Co., Ltd., Hamil- ton, Ont., have placed upon the market A Combination Plug of "T ac.B " SMOKING TOBACCO. This supplies a long felt want, giving the consumer one 20 cent plug, or a 10 cent piece or a 5 cent piece of the fam- ous "T &, B" brand of pure Virginia Tobacco. The tin tag"T & B" is on every piece, For Quick Delivery and Promp Despatch —USE THE - 0, F, Rr Telerlraph Line A. T. COOPER, C. P. R. Ticket and Telegraph Agent. CLINTON, ONT. London Fair. Cheap Excursions to LONDON FAIR Mondayednesdaanyd, Sept. 16th & 10th. W FARE FROM CLINTON $I.25, All other days $1.50 For all particulars apply to WM. JACKSON, Town Agent, G. T. R. C3 -O TO TFIE`ssa - Town Hall BARBER SHOP —FOR— wIRST-OL .& S8 :: WORM_ F. SASES, - - - Prop. A Workshop on Wheels. E. Taylor, the celebrated cutler and grinder from Sheffield, England, will be here for a short time to do all kinds of grinding and repairs by steam power. Razors, scissors, tailor's, sheep and garden shears and all kinds of grinding and repairs done in the hest possible manner, Knives rebladed and made equal to new. Saws sharpened ; crosscut saws guru;led and sharpened ; lawn.. mowers sharpened and repaired. Umbrellas and parasols neatly repaired and old ones bought. Stand : Albert St., Clinton. Teacher of Pia no Miss Hallie E. Combe, Toronto Conservatory of Music, cer- tificates in Piano, Theo ry. my and Intro - a • CDLINTON, 0 T. at six o'clock, on Tuesday uiornilag last,10th lust.., when Mr. W. 4'. Fleuty, of Wingham, and Miss BlizabethAgnes Jan Byrnes, late of W nghain, were joined in Hymen's bonds. The bride was supported by MtssEdith Vanstone, of Goderich, and Mies Gracie Shaw was maid of honor. The bride was attired in cream serge, trimmed with orange ribbons with wreath of smilax in her hair, while the bridesmaid wore white Swiss muslin, trimmed with lace. They both carried bouquets of roses. Mr. J. H. Stephenson, of Wingham, assisted the groom, and Rev, J. A. Anderson, B. A., performed the cere- mony- The presents were beautiful, costly and useful. The newly wedded couple left by the 7 a. in. train for Toronto, where they will spend a few days, and then return to Winghtuh, where they will reside. Goderich. Jno. Knox is the agent for the Universal Pea Harvest- er. 23 of which were sold by him the past Beason• every one giving the utmost satisfaction. Knox has theta on show in hls store room at Goderich and they may be seen at Porter's Hill, at Potter's, and at Mulholland',, Holmeevllle. Those wanting to save labor and grain, should immediately ,call on Knox, Mu111011aud or Potter. There was 9 o'clock Holy Commun- ion at St. George's on Sunday. The week after next the Great North Western Exhibition will be the order of tho day. Miss Ball of the C. P.R. office return- ed from a two weeks holiday trip on Monday. Miss and Miss B. Wilkinson retured on Saturday from a pleasant three weeks holiday on the lakes and in Toronto. There was an exceedingly well con- tested game of base ball on tiaturday between the seniors and ji Aiors of Goderich. Early last week an old person named Mrs. Sheppard died in jail from old age. Just as the remains were being arrang- ed for delivery at Toronto, a relative carne forward and claimed them -for decent burial, Mrs. W. D. Shannon returned from a visit to the Queen city on Friday. The soft maples have assumed their Fall hue, and the hardier ones have golden tipped leaves. Mr. Jake McDermott, of Toronto, is the guest of Mrs. Jas, Wilkinson. The gentleman is suffering from a. broken ankle, and cane to Goderich to recuperate. Mr. R. S. Williams was away east the past week. And still the wedding bells are ring- ing. The schooner Azoff delivered 250,000 feet of lumber for Mr. N. Dyment last week. The schooner Zephie arrived in port on Saturday with a cargo of 360,000 feet of lumber for Mr. N. Dyment. The Bayfield pleasure steamer, Eagle, has been berthed in this harbor for the winter. One or two good heavy rains would make bass fishing pleasurable for our anglers. Mr. Jas. Claik has returned from his visit to Manitoba. The Cambria was in harbor on her way north on Wednesday, and on her southern trip on Sunday night. Since the injury to the rudder of the Carmona, she has been withdrawn from this route; and laid up, Mr. W. Brownell, of Seaforth, spent Sunday in the circular town. Rev. Rural Dean Hodgins, of Sea - forth, will preach morning and even- ing in St. George's next Sunday. The young people's tennis club still continue practicing on the Public School grounds. A gentleman the past week received a letter from a relative in Dakota in which it was stated that business - was pretty good, and No. 1 hard wheat 43c. a bushel. Fur capes were in use on Saturday and Sunday. At the meeting of the Council last week the rate for 1:45 was struck as follows, viz : general 1811, school 41, total $2 30/100. The cycle company has not inaterializ- ed yet, though hopes are yet entertain- ed that Goderich may haye such an industry. The Board of the Great North West- ern have used great judgment in engaging the 13th Battalion Band of Hamilton for the fall show The Toronto and London shows drew as large number of visitors from this neighborhood. Miss Josie Shannon is visiting friends in Detroit. The house on the, corner of Welling- ton and West streets will he moved to the North end of the lot, so that a Netter view may he obtained of the curling and skating rink, and more room allowed forwtennis and howls. The teachers of South Huron will meet in convention in Goderich on the 3rd and 4th prox. Mr. Geo. Porter is slowly recovering from a severe attack of inflammatory rheumatism. - Miss Kate Campaigne returned on Saturday fnom a two months visit to friends in Elora. Mr. R. C. Scott, of Clinton, was in the circular town last week. Mrs. Slack was in the Queen city last week. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Chapman, of Wingham, were in town last week. Mr. Geo. Taylor, of Buffalo, was in town on Saturday. Mrs. F. F. Lawrence was visiting in Toronto the past week. Mr. W. Bonser, of Detroit, was in Goderich on Thursday. County Currency. Walkerton's taxation has been fixed at 20 mills. The yield of oats in West Witwanosh is said to be very heavy. The other day a team of horses own - el by Miss Mustard of Tuckersmith ran away. Mr. Watson was thrown out and his leg broken. West Huron Teachers' Association will meet in Goderich on Oct. 3-4, the first session to continence at 7.30 p. M. Charlie Moss, West Wawanosh, is out buying lambs. He is buyiug by the pound this year, and has made several purchases. Mrs. A. A. Williams and sons, 1`s i y and Reginald, of Dunlop, were visiting in Goderich township last week. Some of our bee then inform us that there is no new honey at all this year. In fact most of them are already feed- ing sugar to their bees. The only honey on the Market is old honey. At Cromarty Mr. George Miller's little daughter Lizzie had the misfor- tune to break' one of her arms on Saturday evening while out playing. A. F. McDonald, of Auburn, dispos- ed of a fine horse to A. M. Polley, of Goderieh, the other day, realizing the sum of $125. Mr. Wm. McDougall, jr., of Tucker - smith, has sold his farm of 50 acres to Mr. Thomas Forsythe, teacher, of Kip - pen, for the sum of $3,400. This is considered a good price for these times, but it is a choice farm and well locat- ed. Woodstock is to have a new patent baby carriage factory. Ten thousand dollars of the stock has been subscribed by business mens Their patent covers the territory from Toronto to the Pacific coast. A middle aged man named Penhale from near Dashwood carne to Exeter on Tuesday and went home with a broken nose, the result of is quarrel with an Exeter youth. The woodwork of the Holmesville bridge is finished and will he passable for teams as soon as the approaches are filled in. Traffic will be resumed in a week or so. • -The Goderich Signal has been cred- ibly informed that Mr. Gibson, M. P. P.; is not an applicant for the vacant registrarship of Huron. Report says Mr. M. C. Cameron is an applicant. Mr. James Moore, of Blyth, the veteran and obliging mail carrier, bas again received the contract for carry- ing Her Majesty's mails between Blyth, Anbttrn, Westfield and St. Augustine. The new contract calls for a daily mail service, which will he a decided improvement between these places. Mr. D. N. Lawrence, of Lucknow, spent Saturday and Sunday in town. Mr. L. H. Dickson, of Exeter, was in the circular town last week. Wingham Times :—An interesting and pretty wedding took place at the residence of Mr. John Shaw, Goderich, • 4 Qui ty (rtl 'i'41nc'1'► lv[r:,011ristopher Dole, of the Huron road, was thrown AVM tills horse ori Monday of last week, sustaining severe injuries to his back. Wingham sidewalks are;in. a deplor- able condition. 1G is impossible to walk anywhere with any degree of comfort. So says the Advance. Maggie McDonogh, of Wingham, fell and broke her collar bone. She was playing with a dog when she was pulled over with the above result. She is improying slowly. Mr. John 6a11man, sr., died at Zurich. Deceased was well known and highly respected by all, being one of the first settlers of the township. His,re►nains were interred in the Lutheran ceme- tery on Wednesday. Mr. James Dallas, of the 2nd conces- sion of Tuckersmith, while harvesting his peas a few days ago, came across one stalk which had on it 25 well filled pods. Had his whole crop yielded as well as this one stalk, he would have had a yield .of over 300 bushels to the act's. Last spring Mr. Fred. Davis, of Seaforth, gave a traveller for a London wholesale house an order fur a carload of sugar, but as sugars had taken a jump before the order could be filled, they refused to send it along. Davis entered suit for damages, and at the last Division Court there, the case was heard by Judge Doyle and a jury, when a verdict for $100 and costs was rendered. An eight year old lad, son of Mr. John Scott, of Roxboro, took it into his head that he must go to Toronto to see the big show. Accordingly he walked into Seaforth barefooted, and in his home clothes, and took passage on the five o'clock train east. His parents supposed that he had gone to his uncle's to remain over night. As he failed to turn up on Sunday they became alarmed, and on making en- quiries they found out the particulars. After a good deal of telegraphing and anxiety, he was picked up in Toronto by a policeman, who sent hon home by the train 011 Monday morning, and he arrived at Seaforth in the afternoon, none the worse for his adventure. Recently Mr. Wm. Clegg, grain dealer, of Wingham, drove about fifty miles around that section to secure samples of wheat, oats, peas and barley to send to the Toronto Board of Trade, to place before experts to fix the grain standards for this year. He says the fall wheat is a magnificent sample, and it weighed 62 pounds and over per bushel. Peas are also a splendid sam- ple, yield well and are free from bugs. The pea crop, Mr. Clegg says, is the best there has been in this section for years. Oats are poor quality, being both dark in color and light in weight. There is a great deal of smut in the oats and also cockle and weed seeds. They will have to be cleaned exceeding- ly well to he marketable. He says there was a large breadth of oats grown, but he thinks the farriers will be dis- appointed in the yield when they thresh them. Barley is poor sample and but little grown. Straw is a scarce article this year; Mr. Clegg, in his day's drive, did not see a stack of straw, though many of the farmers have threshed. Farmers are carefully hous- ing the straw for feed. Wm. Miller, of Brussels, shipped a carload of ashes to the Eastern States Wednesday noon from Atwood sta- tion. There were fifteen tons in the car. It is worth about 65c. per bushel at its destination, and is reduced in the manufacture of baking powder, potash, etc. While playing around the house the other day, Katie, the little daughter of Mr. R. H. Collins, of Exeter, fell off the verandah, and broke her arm near the wrist.,A few weeks ago she fell off the cloths reel stand and broke the same arm a little higher up. Thos. Mathers on Wednesday plead- ed guilty before Judge Wm. Elliot to the theft of a bag of oats from the Parkhill laundry. He was let go on suspended sentence. This is the second case where Mathers has been dismissed and sentence suspended. Mr. Thorns Crawford, of Toronto, has been commissioned by a large ranching company in the North West to buy two thousand steers to be ship- ped by the C. P. R. to the West this fall. The steers are to be one and two years old and the prices offering are from $19 to $20,t head, laid down there, or two cents a pound. What might have resulted in a serious accident happened Mr. Wm. Drew, of Exeter, last week. He had his hands full and in opening the gate with his foot it caught between the bars, the gate throwing him to the ground and spreading his,legs in such a manner as to cause great pain. It required assistance to raise him from the ground. Seaforth Sun :—Information has come to us of strange conduct on the part of a McKillop farmer. If current reports are true he, becoming enraged at a female in his employ, struck her a violent blow across the head from the effects of which she shortly afterwards died. The corpse is said to have been buried in a comparatively short space of time after life had become extinct, not even so much as a coffin being brought into requisition. We can hardly credit the rumor, yet if circum- stances are in the least suspicious the matter should be thoroughly sifted. Mitchell Advocate :—Mr. John Jenk- ins, who settled near Clinton about the year 1840, but of late years has been living at Forest Glen, a suburb of Chicago, spent a pleasant hour in our sanctum on Wednesday.He is a brother of the late Mrs. Jhn Hicks of this town, and is at present the guest of his nephew, Mr. W. W. Hicks. He is in his 76th year, and enjoying fairly Scod health, but his sight is going fast. ome 25 years ago he purchases 163 acres of land, on part of which he now lives, paving therefor $70 per acre. In 1891 he sold 44 acres of his property, realizing $300 per acre therefor. Twelve months later it sold for $1000 an acre. Two years ago he made another sale, this time selling 76 acres, for which he received $900 per acre. He has 43 acres still left, which would command, any day, $1200 per acre. Mr. Jenkins is also owner of the brick building on the Mitchell Road, at present occupied by Mr. J. T. Hicks, all of which has been made through his own industry and perseverance. He is accompanied by his wife, a.,p.nd after spending a few weeks seeing friends they will return to their home, MARKET REPORTS. (Corrected every Tuesday afternoon,) (MINTON. Fall "Wheat 0 58 to 0 60 Barley ... 0 35 to 0 45 Oats.. .... 0 23 to 0 25 Peas . 0 50 tc 0 50 Potatoes, per hush 0 40 to 0 50 Butter . 0 13 to 0 14 Eggs, per doz 0 10 to 0 11 clay .... 9 00 toll 00 Cordwood Reef Wool 300 to 400 ....375to500 0 18 to 0 18 TORONTO LIVE STOCK MARKET. Milchersandspringers,eachl5 00 to35 00 Butchers' choice cattle,cwt 3 30 to 3 50 Butchers' good cattle, cwt 3 00 to 3 25 Butchers' corn. cattle, cwt 2 00 to 2 75 Export cattle, per cwt 3 75 to 4 25 Export Bulls, per cwt 3 00 to 3 50 Sheep, export, per cwt.... 300 to 375 Lambs, spring, each 2 00 to 2 70 Calves, choice, each 4 00 to ti 50 Calves, common, each 2 00 to 3 00 Thick fat 'hogs, cwt 4 20 to 4 25 Hogs, long lean, cw, 4 50 to 4 60 Store and light hogs, cwt 4 00 to 4 10 Stags and rough hogs, cwt. 200 to 225 Sows for breeding, cwt 3 75 to 4 00 TOISONTO FARMERS' MARKET. The receipts of grain on the street market were small; prices were steady. Wheat—Steady, 100 hush of red selling itt 63c and 100 bush of goose at 55c. Oats —Easier, 500 bush selling at 274c to 28c. Peas—Steady, 150 bush selling at 54c to 541c. Hay and Straw—The receipts were small, there was a good demand and the market was flrm, 15 loads selling at $15 50 to $17 25 for new and $18 for old, and 10 loads of straw at $9 50 to $10. Dressed Hogs—The receipts were small, there was a good demand and the market was firmer at $6. Wheat white. $ 62 do red , 62 do goose 55 Peas 54 Barley 40 Oats 35 do new 271 Hay.. 15 50 Straw, bundle 9 50 do loose 6 50 Eggs, new laid 10 Butter, lb. rolls 18 Tubs, dairy 13 Chickens 40 Ducks 50 Turkeys 9 25 Potatoes....... ... Dressed hogs 6 00 Beef, forequarters 3 00 do hindquarters '7 00 Spring lambs... 600 Mutton . 500 Veal .500 to $ 00 to 00 to 5511 to 541 to 41 to 00 to 28 to17 25 to10 00 to 700 to 11 to 20 to 14 to 60 to 70 to 10 to 30 to 00 to 400 to 800 to 700 to 600 to 800 EASY HOME DYEING It Is now possible forr an inexperienced person to dye cotton, wool, silk, feathers, eta, a black that will not clack, fade or wash out it you use Diamond Dyes With a ten all cent package N. of any one oft the three fast black dyes— '7,.„ for wool, for cotton, and for silk and feathers—the very first trial brings success, and the directions on the package are so simple that even a child can get the best results. There are more than forty colors of Diamond Dyes—all reliable and easy to use, and their superiority is un- questioned. \Ve send samples of dyed cloth and direction book free. 1Vatl.s & RICHARDSON Co., Montreal. BIRTHS. BRANDON.—In Bayfield, on Aug. 2ib'i the wife of Mr. J. W. Brandon, of a 5011. KING.—In Bayfield, on the llth inst., the wife of Mr. Thos. King, of a daugh- ter. KING.—In Turnbury, on September Oth, the wife of Mr. Wm. King, of a daughter. LOWRIE•—In Hullett, on Sept. llth, 1895, the of Mr. Charles Lowrie, of a daughter. Wiese N.—At "Maple Grove," Mc- Killop,on the llth inst., the wife of Mr. John Wilson, of a daughter. MCSPADDEN.—At Winthrop, on the 8th inst., the wife of Mr. W. G. Mc Spadden of a son. BRITISH MARKETS. The following table shows the wrote - tions per cental at Liverpool for the four preceding days. In the case of wheat highest prices are given :— s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Spring wheat 5 24 5 14 5 14 5 1 Red winter.. 5 1 5 0 5 0 4 11 No. 1 Cal.... 5 1 5 0 5 0 4 11 Corn 8 61 3 51 3 5} 3 4 Peas .. 4 11 4 11 4 10!1 4 10 Pork ..58 9 58 9 58 9 58 9 Lard 80 6 30 630 0 30 3 Bacon, h'vy. 34 0 34 0 33 6 33 6 Bacon, light 86 0 - 86 0 86 0 35 6 Cheese, new.37 6 37 6 37 6 37 6 MARRIAGES. FLEUTY — BYRNFS — On 'Iuesday morning, Sept. 10th, at the residence of John Shaw, corner of Victoria and Hamilton-sts, by Rev. Jas. A. Ander- son, B. A., William J. Fleuty, of Wing - ham, to Elizabeth Jane Byrnes, adopt- ed daughter of the late John Buchan- nan, of Colborne township. WHITNEY—MARTIN—At the residence of the bride's parents, South St., on Wednesday,Sept. 4th, 1895, by the Rev. Jas. A. Anderson, B. A., George L. Whitney, ofWoodstock, to Miss Maud, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mar- tin. KERNIGHAN-STEWART—On Wednes- day, September 4th, 1895, at the bride's home, Benmiller, by the Rev. Jas. A. Anderson, B.A., assisted by Rev. Robt. Henderson, John Norman Kernighan, of the township of Colborne, to Miss Isabella, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart. HAWKING — HEATHERINaTON — On Tuesday, Sept. 3rd, in the Methodist church, Nile, by Rev. I. 3V. Pring, Francis Hawkins, of Kincardine, to Miss Ida Maud, daughter of Joseph Heatherington, of Colborne Town- ship. PRIEST—ROBB—At the residence of the pride's father, Clinton, on the 10th inst., by the Rev. Geo. 13. Foster, P11. D., Professor University of Chicago, Ill., Rev. Harry C. Priest, B. A., of the Canadian Baptist Telugu Mission, to Miss Jean C., daugeter of Mr. W. Robb, Clinton. WOOLFORD — SIMPSON. — At the Methodist parsonage, on June 28th, by the Rev. A. J. Joslyn,' Mr. B. F. Woolford, of Turnwater, to Miss Percia Simpson, of San Francisco, formerly of Clinton, and sister of Mrs. W. Harland. Property For Sale. For ealo$ Os large dwelling and lot owned end lately °coupled by I1r, Appletg�, oft °Ufa_ O..tract. Oar All modern oonysniencea. gg(ientretly located. Afro av atori end eet.. ForQiparti gllerp property. ' MANgNING d: SCOTT,, Clinton. . 8074 House and Lot For Sate. The property on Queen Street,owned and occupied by Er. 0. A. Hartt, will be Vold on •reaeonabla terms. There ie a stoat foundation under the build- ing, good cellar, herd and soft water ; modern con- veniences. For particulars apply at residence. 184.11 Stray Cattle, There strayed from the promisee of the undersign- ed. lot 80, con 2, (Federici' township, about the 1st of July, 4 yearling calves two grey heffore, one larger than the other, one heifer a dark red with a little white, and ono red and white steer. Any one return- lpg them or givlog info,matlon as to their where- abouts will bo ouitably rewarded. JOHN MOCLURK, 872-tf Port ere Rill. DEATHS. COATES—in Goderich, on Monday, Sept, Oth, 1895, Erniline, beloved wife of John Coates, aged 29 years, 1 month and 12 days. WANTED HELP.—Rellable men in every fcality (local or travelling) to indroduee a new dis- covery and keep our show cards tanked up on treed, ouco,, and bridges throughout town mud country. Steady employment. Commission or salary $P5 per month and expenses, and money deposited in any bank when started. For partieulare write The World Med. Electric Co., P. O. Box 221, London, Ont., Can- ada. FoRGIE—In Wingham, on Sept 10th, Agnes, beloved wife of Alex. Forgie, aged 77 years. NETIIERY—In East Wawanosh, on September 3rd, Elizabeth Nethee'y, aged 91 years. ELIKN.—In Auburn, on September 2nd, Eneas Elkin, aged 82 years. GATZMEYER— I11 Seaforth, on Sept. 10th, Charles Vincent, only son of Mr. George Gatzmeyer, of Hibbert, aged 10 months and 21 days. TURNER.—In Brucefield, on Sept. 10th, 1895, James Turner,aged 47 years, 6 months. Auction Sale Register. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4.—Farr stock and implements, on lot 24, 4th con., Hullett, at 1 o'clock p. ni. 13 months credit. T. M. Carling, auctioneer. News Notes. ProfessorHuxley's widow has receiv- ed a civil list pension of $1,000. One half the week Sir Isaac Holden is a vegetarian. The other half he is car- nivorous. When in the hest of health Lorcl Rosebery seldom sleeps more than five hours nut of the twenty-four. Foreign Consuls in China report an increase in the use of injections of mor- phine as a cure of the opium habit. Dr. Buggraene, professor of medicine in the University of Ghent, is 90, but feels pretty well. He drinks and smokes. Wednesday was Farmers' day at the Toronto Industrial Exhibition. The attendance was the largest in the history of the Fair. Calvin Wilcox, of Jewett City, Conn., is said to be the largest land -owner in Eastern Connecticut. His holdings ag- gregate 2,500 acres. H. H. Holmes, the alleged murderer and swindler, was on Thursday indict- ed in Philadelphia for the murder of B. F. Pitezel. More mountain -climbers have been seriously or fatally injured in the Alps this season than ever before in an equal length of time. Conductor Walmsley is taking his old run on the London Huron & Bruce, tact he is not fury recovered from his recent severe illness. Mayor Brockenshire and Reeve Sparl- irlg, of Wingham, went, to Stratford and Guelph last week to inspect the granolithic sidewalks and get informa- tion as to cost of putting down same, &c. 807.3m. It is now claimed thatthe Connecti- cut pool haw is thorohly enforced, and that there is not a pool -room doing business in the State. There are two cases in the British peerage of twin sons inheriting the heirship. In such cases the younger twin is heir presumptive to the title. Instead of 5,000,000 boxes of oranges, w''lich is Florida's usual crop, only 100,000 boxes will be shipped. These will cone chiefly from the Manatee re- gion on the Gull' of Mexico. General Armstrong, when talking about the business profits connected with missionary work, said : "The first sign of grace in a penitent savage is a request for a shit t." In private life Mr. Asquith is said to he impartially disagreeable to everyone he meets, while Mr. Chamberlain's manners are charming, and he is the most pleasant of hosts. The steamer Lady Wolsely, of Dub- lin, bound for London, with one hun- dred passengers on board, stranded on Goodwin Sands. The passengers and crew were all rescued. Ten cardinals, thirty-four archbish- ops, and ninety-four bishops have promised to attend the Marian Nation- al Congress in Rome, the first ever held, its object being to revive the cult of the Virgin. It is estimated that the Carnegie Company has contracts on hand at present aggregating almost 1,000,009 tons of structural material. No orders for delivery in less than three months can be accepted. Miss Maggie Young, of Kingston. who had been visiting her brother, the Rev. W. R. Young, pastor of the Gore street Methodist church, of Peter- borough, was found dead in bed there. The late Dr. Edward Beecher en one occasion was dining with friends, and inadvertently took a mouthful of ex- ceedingly hot coffee. Immediately he deposited it upon his plate, and, turn- ing around, remarked : "A fool would have swallowed it." The New York Central sent out a flyer to beat the recent English record. The distance„ between New York and Buffalo, four hundred and thirty-six miles and a half, was covered iu six hours, fifty-four minutes, and twenty- seven seconds. A brakesman named Wheatley, cru the Michigan Central railway at Essex, Ont., had both legs cut off near the thigh while at work shunting. He had only arrived there to take the -place of another brakeman who had also met with an accident. Lord Roseber•y's colt, Sir Visto, win- ner of the Derby, won the St. Leger. Mrs. Pietzel has identified the coat and other effects of her little son Howard, supposed to have been mur- dered by Holmes at Indianapolis. The America Cup Committee allow- ed the protest of the Defender, and the decision gives Tuesday's race to the American yacht without the necessity of its being re -sailed. - Five sailors of the men-of-war in Quebec harbor were captured while attemptingto desert. They were placed on oard the Crescent, in irons. In California it has been found that peach stones burn as well as the best coal, and give out more heat in propor- tion to weight. The stones taken out of the fruit that is tinned or dried are collected and sold at the rate of $3 per ton. The two-year-old son of Mr. Martin_ Nagel, who lives near Rainham Centre post -office, Ont., had both legs cut off on Thursday by a binder, with which his father was cutting the corn. The child died shortly afterwards from loss of blood. The city of Rochester, N. Y., is con- sidering a proposition to purchase for the sum of $33,000 seventy-five Myers ballot machines for use in local elec- tions. The company guarantees the machines, with all the new improve- ments, for ten years. In the principal streets of Canton may be noticed many . shops where foreign provisions are sold entirely for Chinese consumption. Foreign wines, especially champagne, are seen on the shelves, together with "sweets," bis- cuits, salad oil, and preserved milk; A ten -foot "wind -wheel" in Nebraska raises 1,000 gallons of water daily to a height of seventy-flve feet. These wind -wheels are corning more and more into use in the West, and it is thought that they will have a very im- portant bearing ori the industries of the Electricifuture.ans say the safest place of re- fuge during a thunderstorm is a trolley car, and that no instance is known of one having been struck by lightning The wires and car pole are a far better protection than any lightning rod. The election for member of Parlia- ment for the city of Limerick, in place of John Daly, whose election is void on account of his being a felon, was held last Thursday, and resulted in the return of Mr. F. A. O'Keefe, McCarthy- ite, over Mr. J. Nolan, Parnellite, by a vote of 1,838 to 1,752. Ten thousand people saw the destruc- tion estructtion by fire of the poultry and carriage buildings at the Western Fair grdnnds, London, Ont., last Thursday night. The poultry building was empty, but the carriage building was stocked with fine vehicles, in readiness for the open- ing of the Exhibition last Monday. 'They were all removed without in- jury.