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The Huron News-Record, 1895-09-25, Page 1ipso twi lt.Attper 4%4mm, *.eo sin Advance.. INDSPRNDTsNT IN ALA, TBiNfi#--NNOTRdL IN fi'OTIIING Lo XVII d Ar M, TODD, Editor end Owner CLINTON'. HURON COUNTY, ONT. WEDNESDAY, SEPTE1VMBER 25,1895 WHOLE NO.880 TUE POPULAR BEVERAGE BAVARIAN LACER ----IN PINTS, ' ONLX 80' CENTS PER DOZEN. =o— Lack Kennedy The'Olinton Liquor Store. Town Topes. LATE LOCALS.—Reeve Sperling, of Wingham, was in town this week.— The House of Refuge is fast assuming Habitable shape. The boiler for heat- ing purposes is in the building and will soon be in shape.—Mr. J. B. Kennedy is working in Detroit and in a letter says he is doing well. Reeve Kennedy received seven samples of bedding, quilts. quilts, blankets, '&c., for the House of Refuge. The bedsteads and mattresses will be secured from the Central Prison.—The military men in town will likely challenge au equal number of civilians to a rifle match.— Buyer Steep shipped a car load of hogs to John White at Mitchell on Monday. —Miss Langstaff, of Kincardine, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. John Mennel, Mill street. --Mr. John Mennel, Sr., is suffering from paralysis.—There will be auspi- ces of St vPeter's Church, Summerhest festival under the ill, in the Orange hall, on Thursday, Oct. 3rd.—Saturday is said to have been the warmest day iu September for forty years.—Mr. W. Brydone was called to Milverton last week, where his brother died. We understand the deceased underwent a surigical' operation with t P result. The Art Exhibition a iden^e of the Misses Mount - castle a successful opening. Com- petent judges declare the collection is the most beautiful and varied outside the large/ cities. The arrangement is tasteful and harmonious. Those who fail to visit the art exhibition will miss a rare treat—Mr..R. Scarlett, of Win- , throp, was in town Monday and Tues- day and Miss Scarlett is the guest of Mrs. Todd.—The annual meeting of the W. C. T. U. will be held in the lecture room. of Ontario Street Methodist chu'reh, on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 26, at 3 o'clock. A full report of the year's work and also a good program will be given ; refreshments will be served. Every member requested to invite one or two friends.—As THE NEWS -RECORD Foes to press the Huron • Central Exhibition is in full blast. Everything is placed and in many re- spects promises to be ahead of former years.—Mr. and Mrs. Fowler were in Listowel last week.—An interesting letter on "U. S. Jingoism." editorial and local matter is unavoidably held over. In order to do justice to our readers THE NEWS -RECORD has this week refused several paying advertisements. A week ago we stated orders should be given early.—Wednesday morning's storm did not do a great amount of damage in Clinton.—Our Bowling Club was defeated at Seaforth on Monday.— Mr. T. Cluff, of Elora, formerly of God- erich and.. Clinton, received a severe cut on his right hand from one of the maehines in the organ factory there. He has been laid off for two weeks and expects to be laid off two more.—Miss Stevens of Streetsville, and Mrs. W. N. Kennedy of Hornby, are visiting the Cocz l and Cantelons and other rela- tives in town and country.—Mr. N. T. Dockrill, travelling passenger agent of the C. P. R.,. was in Clinion Tuesday and appointed A. T. Cooper agent for the Dbminion Express Money Order Department.—Mr. Wm. Scott and W. J. Scott, Mr. Robert Hothar and Miss Lottie Proudfoot left on the Algoma excursion by steamer Cambria. The steamer left Goderich Thursday morn- ing, being a day late. They were ticketed by A. T. Cooper, the Clin ton agent. Brief Town Topics. A reply to "Catholic," whose letter appeared last week, will find space in next weeks issue. The House of Refuge Committee met in Clinton yesterday at 7 p. m. to open tenders for furnishings for the new building. The Ripley Express has celebrated its first birthday and feels as big and looks as heal:,hy.as the majority of papers in Bruce. When the Exeter Advocate states that Clinton pays 50 cents per light for its electric service the quotation looks a little expensive. Twenty cents will be the report of committee to Coun- cil. Miss Sheppard, late of THE NEWS - RECORD staff, left on Saturday for New Haven, Conn., where she accepted a situation as proof reader in a print- ing office. She will be missed by her many friends here. Mr. C. Consigney, of the laundry, has added considerable new machinery to his outfit and is now in a better posi- tion than ever to turn out first-class work expeditiously. He deserves the. patronage of the public. Our esteemed town totem. ie hotifled to learn that a Conservative lady would accept a situation in the United States, and is pleased to style such a procedure "annexation." The "point" is as clum- sy as' it is ungallant. The base ball match on Thursday on the town park was won by Harriston, IVO 24, nine innings each. The Clin- tori :Oigilb were out of practice. The visitors are a gentlemanly lot of play- ' ere. At Goderich they were defeated. Brief Town Topics. Deputy Reeve Cantelon is in town this week. Miss Lottie Lake, of Ethel, is on a visit to Miss.Newcombe, of Clinton. Mrs. H. R. Walker, -town, was a prize winner at the Western Fair. Mr. Wm. Cooper has a good num- ber of plum blossome Millis orchard.,, Mrs. R. J. /Muff was last week called away through the illness of her aunt. The Brussels Post says Miss Cooper, of Clinton. is an excellent teacher. The Sun says Mr, and Mrs. James Fair, Sr., were calling on Seaforth friends the other day. , Mr. S. L. Scott, of Goderich town- ship, will likely come to Clin ton to re- side. THE NEWS -RECORD congratulates Mr. Peter Cantelon on the addition of a son to his interesting family. The courts have .established a record of 2.3O for the syndicate horse Rosa - land. Dr. Turnbull was the latter part of the week called to Milverton on profes- sional business. Mr. Wm. Daw. of Clinton, was in Exeter attending the funeral of his grandfather, Mr. Thomas Pollard, last week. The shot gun contest on Friday be- tween Messrs. John Miller and Horace Jackson was won by Mr. Miller, the score being 18 to 12. Mr. J. W. Riter was in Toronto this week. To -day Mr. and Mrs. Riter and family Kaye for Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., their future home. A boy threw a stone at another the other day and the missile missed its mark, striking and cracking the plate glass in Twitchell's store front. Mr. and Mrs.Thos. O.Cooper celebrated the 63rd anniversary of their wedding last Monday, and we trust will be spared to celebrate many more. Mr. A. 3. Greig, of Ridgetown, was on a visit to relatives and friends here rind returned this week. Mrs. Greig is still here, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Greig. We understand Mr. Thos. Murch, of Holmesville, has rented Mr. Walsh's farm on the London road for over $300 a year. The latter talks of coming to town to live. One day last week Mr. John Col- clough underwent an operation in the hospital at Toronto for the removal of a cancer from his throat. The latest report was that the patient was pretty low. Hunters should take notice that the open season for ducks is 'from Septem- ber 1st to December 15th ; partridge, woodcock, snipe, rail, plover, grey and black squirrels and hares, Sept. 15th to -Dec. 15th; quail, October 15th to December 15. A prominent merchant of Clinton, on the night of the storm, bad occasion to take some pills and was assisted by the brilliant elecritic flashes from the heavens in locating the little hox. Once secured, the sugar coated dose disappeared. To his horror he per- ceived that he had in mistake disposed of a portion of a box labeled ana con- taining hair pins. For several days the case has been baffling the local medical profession, but under present treatment the patient is likely to recover. This is another warning to read the label carefully, as an emetic is about as bad as a ball of hair. St. Marys Journal :—Every newspap- er treasures up in its memory the names of its friends and likewise its enemies. It never overlooks an oppor- tunity to assist the former, but never goes out of the way to aid the latter. Human nature is the same everywhere. People who show a newspaper man kindness never make a better invest- ment 9r one that more surely r - pays ry them an hundred -fold son - er or later. As has been truly said : "There occasionally comes a time in the life of every man when a word said by anewspaper either makes or unmakes the individual mention- ed. Bicycle Races. • In connection with the Huron Cent- ral Fair, the following bicycle races will be held this (Wednesday) after- noon, Sept. 25:— ONE MILE HANDICAP—Boys under 17 —let prize, Silver Cup, value $8. 2nd prize, Porcelain Stand Clock, value $5. ONE MILE HANDICAP—Open, mile heats, hest two in three—lst prize, Silver Cup, value $10 ; 2nd prize, Pick- le Dish, value $5. Ontario Wheelman's Assn. rules to govern. No entry fee to races. Three to start or no race. The Collegiate Commencement. The secondannual commencement of the Clinton Collegiate Institute last Friday was a highly successful affair and augurs well tor the success of the present term. The following is the list of prize winners in the games :- 100 yards race—open to school—lst, one dozen cabinet photos, Cecil Ross; 2nd, one white shirt, Ernest Cooper. 100 yards race --boys under 16 years —1st, collar and cuff hox, A. Martin ; 2nd, cruet stand, Russel Hicks. Running high jump—open to school —1st, book, "Extinct Monstrosities," Robert Baird ; 2nd, THE NEWS -RE- CORD was won by J. Holmes, but was given to E. Jarvis, who held 4th place. Holmes and McLeod (3rd place), having 2 prizes, could not be granted this one. Running broad jump—lst, scarf pin, A. McLeod; 2nd, New Era, Jas. Baird. Girl's dace -75 yards—lst, perfume case, Eva Cooper ; 2nd, ladies compan- ion, J. Worthington. Hurdle race—open to Coll. Institutes of the county—lst, "On the Cars and off," S. McMordie, of Goderich Coll. Institute ; 2nd, pair of kid gloves, T. Courtice. Standing high jump—lst, tennis shoes, J. Holmes ; 2nd, jack-knife, R. Baird . Fatigue race—lst, two bottles of perfume, P. Ross and J. Baird; 2nd, two pair cuff buttons, E. Cooper and L. Whitely. Obstacle race—boys under 16 years— lst, "Great Frozen Land." A. /Martin ; 2nd, perfume Bottle, F. Lucas. Putting 16 lb. shot—lst, cuff buttons, M. Thompson; 2nd, Burn's poems, T. Courtice. Potato race -1st, necktie case, L. Whitely; 2nd, paper knife, A. Mc. Leod. Kicking foot ball—lst, foot ball pads, J. Holmes. Egg race—for girls -1st, manicure set, G. Shepperd ; 2nd, Tam O'Shan ter, J. Worthington. 100 yards race—open—lst, dressing case, W. Elliott; 2nd, alarmclock, i1cMordie. Steeple chase—lst, Concise Imperial Dict., C. Ross ; 2nd, razor, A. Mc- Kenzie. Trustees' and Teachers' race -1st, hair brush, Dr. Shaw; 2nd, cup and saucer, J. B. Hoover. Consolation-251bs. of flour, D. Ao Forrester. Tug of war—Form IV vs. Forms III and V.—J. Holmes, X11. Thompson, D. McEwen, and C. Ross, representing Form IV, defeated Forms III and V. The baseball match between the pupils and ex -pupils was won by the former. J. W. Shaw, M. D. McTag- gart, G. McTaggart, J. P. Doherty, Will Harland, R. Agnew, B. Gihbings, L. Trouse and W. Martin played for the ex -pupils and J. Clegg, L. Whitely, F. Gilroy. P. Fair, R. Creech, D. Alli- son, W. Johnston, W. Holloway and W. Cantelon for the pupils. W. Mc- Taggart, of Toronto, as uinpire, gave perfect satisfaction to both teams. Each of the members of the success- ful teen's in 'the tug. of war and base- ball was presented with a badge, print- ed on the Collegiate Institue colors. During the afternoon Principal W. R. Lough, of the Model School, assisted the teachers and trustees of the school with the games. EVENING PROGRAMME. There is a water famine at Brussels, many wells having gone dry. The Brussels Herald had an egg left on their desk last week, the oval cir- cumference of which measures 7i inch- es and the shorter circumference 6g in- ches. Like politicians, the Wingham Jour- nal expects to take advantage of the good times in casting the new venture on the troubled sea of public opinion. When the bad times again come, then what ? Rev. L. G. Wood, of Wingham, re- turned from Toronto Tuesday after- noon and at once drove to ltondesboro to see his father, having received word that he was dangerously ill. Mr. Wood, sr., died the same evening. A three-year-old steer was hung in R. Mason's swamp, East Wawanosh re- cently, while attempting to drink from a ditch covered with heavy poles. The animal got its head betweenthe pole and in its struggle to get free fell int the ditch and was hung. Chairman's address, Jas. Scott, Esq.; instrumental duett, Misses Fair and McMur•chy; Principal's address, J. Houston, M. A. ; vocal solo, Miss Mc- Whinney; recitation, Miss Edna Cur- tis ; presentation of certificates :—Com- mercial, Di'. Shaw ; Primary. Mayor Holmes; Junior Leaving, Rev. J. W. Holmes; Matriculation and Senior Leaving, Rev. A. Stewart; instrumen- tal duet(, Misses Combe and Ferran ; recitation, Miss Edna Curtis ; instru- megtatl solo, Miss Lena Doherty; vocal solo, Thos. Jackson, Jr.;duett, Mrs. Hoover and Mr. W. Harland ; presen- tation of prizes, by Mrs. Parke. Officers of the day :—Starter, W. Jackson ; Judges, D. A. Forrester, Dr. J. W. Shaw, W. E. Rand ; Scorers, John Houston, Jaynes Scott; Clerk, E. M. McLean ; Umpire, W. McTaggart ; Committee, H. Foster, W. J. Trelea- ven, J. Hoover, H. Plumsteel. County Currency. Mrs. Wm. Ellis, of Brussels, has some fine specimens of second growth strawberries. A tramp motilder is said to have stolen $35 in money and some jewelry from the trunk of Miss Morrison and Miss Shepherd in"Seaforth. Mr. James Lennan had two horses killed by lightning during the storm on Tuesday night. The horses were pas- turing on Mr. Lennan's farm near Sea - forth. Mr. Thomas Stephens, of Seaforth, had a valuable blood colt killed by lightnin on Wednesday morning. It was in the pasture fleld. It was com- ing three, and Mr. Stephens valued it at $200. A brood mare and a colt belonging to Mr: Robert Wilson, of Seaforth, were killed by lightning during the storm on Tnesday night, while in the pasture field. Mr. S. Dickson, Postmaster, Sea - forth, has rented his 200 acre farm in Grey, near Brussels, to a gentleman in Morris, for fiveears, at an annual rental of $450. It is one of the hest farms in the county. The other day, as Mrs. Davy, of Chiselhurst, was visiting her neighbor, Mrs. T. Hicks, she had the misfortune to fall down the colter and break her leg. When she went into the house s the teller batch was open, and as she o did not notice it she walked right into it, with the above result. Goderich. The schooner Lamb arrived in port last week with a• cargo of coal for the Big Mill. Mr. J. E. Davis Sundayed at the family residence, Wingham. St. George's Church will be astir this morning • before the sun is seen in the east. The steamer Cambria was at Lee's dock on her up trip on Thursday and her down trip Sunday night. Station agent and Mrs. Holmen, of Acton, were visiting their relatives Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Robinson this week. Mr. Chas. Blackstone was in the Forest City on Friday. Mr. H. Br Pollock will shortly move into the re -built store 3 doors from West St. Mr. George Porter is reported as steadily improviug. Rev. Rural Dean Hodgins, of Sea - forth, preached excellent sermons morning and evening last Sunday in St. George's. Mr. Percy Walton, of London, spent Sunday at the family residence in the circular town. Miss Bartram, who has been visiting Mrs.41. C. Armour for some time has returned..ta her home in London. Miss Nyda Rutson has returned from a three weeks visit to Stratford. St. George's will be prettily decorat- ed to -day and therein a most estimable young young lady will bid adieu to single blessedness. Mrs. Jas. Doyle returned last week from a visit to Toronto. Mrs. Blackstone was visiting friends in London the past week. Mrs. (Judge) Carpenter and children have returned to their home in Detroit after a lengthy summer visit to the circular town. Mr. F. Lawrence, junior, is laid up with a severe attack of inflamma- tory rheumatism. Miss Sharman, of the Central School, was in London the past week. On Friday evening shortly after practice, the members of St. George's choir were invited to the Rectory when Miss LeTouzel, a much valued mem- ber, was presented with a very hand- some eight-day clock. The testimonial was a united gift of St. George's choir, the members of which adopted this niethod of wishing God -speed to their much esteemed friend, and each and all hoped that her joys might be many. The Government steam cruiser Petrel, commander Dann, made a short visit to this port on Saturday. The Great North Western starts next Tuesday and shortly after the opening the 13th Battalion band will he discoursingg the sweetest music ever heard in old Goderich. Saturday being a warm day parties were bathing nearly all day in the river. We regret to hear that Mr. Joseph Salkeld, of the Huron Road, is suffer- ing from a severe attack of inflamma- tory rheumatism. Miss Ball, of the C. P. R., has resum- ed duty after a two week's holiday trip, relieving Miss Kate Mclvor, who offi- ciated during her absence. On Saturday the annual games of the Collegiate Institute will be held on the Agricultural Park grounds. The programme is as extensive as an any previous occasion and as it is rumored that there are some novelities to be in- troduced, the celebration for 1895 will be the most interesting of the series. Mr. Harry Ball left for Brandon, Man., on Friday, where he will in future reside, having accepted a position with a leading firm of that city. The first meeting for the Autumnal term of the Goderich Collegiate Insti- tute Literary Society was held on Fri- day in the Assembly Hall, the Glee Club with a pretty harmony opening the season. Mr. Strang followed with social and educational address which was well received by the students. The followed a reading by Mr. McBurney and the question drawer by Mr. Strang. A reading by Miss Bertha Farrow. The selections by Mr. Lindsay, Williams and a male chorus by some of the students introduced the election of officers which resulted as follows :— President, Mr. Boyd; 1st Vics.-Pres., Miss McClusky; 2nd Vice. -Pres., Miss Clarke; Secretary, Mr. J. D. Campbell; Treasurer, Mr. B. H. Guest; Secretary of Committee, Mr. M. A. Buchanan; Editress, Miss Evelyn Reid; Coun- cillors, Misses McMordie, Edith Reid Ada M. Dickson. The meeting closed with the National Anthem. LATE ITEMS.—Mr. D. McDonald left for the Queen City on Monday after- noon.—An old gentleman who spent Friday and Saturday preparing for Wiggins' storm was awfully triad on Monday because it had not shown up. —Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Seymour, of De- troit. are on their annual visit to Gode- rich.—Organist Cuff is about organiz- ing a choral society and as the gentle- man brought to Goderich an excellent musical reputation, his classes should he well attended.—Depy. Sheriff Reynolds was In Seaforth ort Monday. It is reported that Mr. George Bea- dle, jr., a former resident of Auburn, was drawn through a threshing ma- chine in Manitoba a few days ago. The sympathy of the neighbors will be extended to his bereaved parents. Mr. Jaynes Snell has rented the old homestead at Constance to Mr. Riddle, of the 18th con. of Hallett, for a term of five years, at an annual rental of $250. Mr. Snell has secured a first-class tenant. The sporting Editor of the St. Thomas Daily Journal runs the Church Column on Saturdays and in the last issue of the Journal under the heading "Pulpit and Pew" started out with, "Mr. A. S. Smith will act as starter at the races in Dutton on the tor. n County Currency. Seaforth Is• a genuine , sporting town. Potato and vegetables thieves are operating at Wingham. Exeter's rate of taxation will bo only about 14 mills on the dollar. C. 11. Wilson, of Greenway, has corn stalks 14 feet 96 inches in length. The champion Beaver Lacrosse Club, of Seaforth, has been tendered several complimentary banquets. The electric light service at Exeter has been unsatisfactory of late and the plant will be replaced by a new and more modern one. On Thursday last Mrs. Hunkin who recently moved to Exeter from Us - horns, purchased the flue brick resi- dence on Andrew street, owned.hy Mr. Henry Frances. Consideration $1025. A remarkably fast piece of "butcher- ing" waa performed by Mr. Louis Day at the Exeter Packing House. He re- moved the entire inside of a pig and washed it in the short space of 33g se- conds, and another in 40 seconds. A severe electric storm, accompanied by a downpour of rain, passed over Brussels early on Wednesday morning. The barn of Samuel Dunn, of 13th con- cession of Grey and all the season's crop, was destroyed by fire, from lighning. During the terrific thunderstorm that passed over Centralia and neigh- borhood about two o'clock Wednesday morning, the barn of Mr. John Gilbert, of the 2nd concession of .McGillivray, was struck by lightning and burned to the ground, together with all the sea- son's crop. During the severe thunderstorm of Wednesday morning the barn and out- buildings of Mr. Samuel Shier, of Blanshard, were struck by lighting and entirely destroyed, together with their contents, consisting of grain, imple- ments and one horse. The loss is a heavy one. Mr. John Pedlar, of Sharon, thresh- ed eleven hundred bushels of oats from thirteen acres, an average of eighty four bushels to the acre. Messrs. Klumpp and Smith did the threshing. They also threshed three hundred bush- elsof barley, making fourteen hundred bushels in all, in six hours. Mr. H. Spackrnan, of Exeter, had a narrow escape with his life, having taken 2 tablespoonfulls of saltpetre in mistake for that of salts. A doctor was summoned and for some time it was thought it would result fatal, but he is now fully recovered and none the worse for his unpleasant dose. Wednesday night some malicious person entered the pasturage of Mr. W. Waugh, Huron Road, just east of Mitchell, and cut the throat of one of his horses. As Mr. Waugh is without an enemy, as far an he knows, it is im- possible to con:;eive why such a despic- able act was committed. The worst electrical storm that has struck Brucefleld and neighborhood in many years passed over about two o'clock Wednesday morning. At one time there was five fires visible. The nearest was the barns of Mr. W. Foth- eringham, about two miles from Bruce - field. Also Mr. Gilbert McDonald's barns, about four miles south. Hermon Ball, of Atwood, has in his possession a Spanish coin of the year 1784. It bears the head of Carious III on one side, and the Spanish coat of arms on the other. ' Hermon found it when a boy of 4 years old in the old parsonage on the Vernon River circuit, P: E. I., on which circuit his father was pastor. At the inquest on the death of David Martin, Listowel, the jury returned a verdict to the effect that he was struck and killed by a train at the crossing on the 2nd con. of Elma on the evening of the 4th inst., and that the trainmen are exonerated from all blame, as he was not seen by them and the proper signals were given at the crossing. Monday week was the first day of duck and partridge shooting and a number of the local sports were nut trying their luck. Messrs. John Wil- son and William;Holmes, of Wingham, were out in Culross and bagged a fox and some partridge. Messrs, T. A. Mills and J. S. Smith of thesame town, were out in East Wawanosh and suc- ceeded in getting a dozen or so of par- tridges. The barn of Mr. Gilbert McDonald, on the 2nd concession of Stanley, near Kippen, was struck by lightning dur- ing the storm on Wedneseay morning, and Cie building, with its contents, was completely destroyed. The barn contained the most of this season's crop, together with some implements, harness, &c. There was an insurance of $1,150 on the building and contents, which will, probably, cover the Loss. The Hay Insurance Company held the risk. Tuesday night or Wednesday morn- ing Zurich bad the heaviest thunder- storm that has visited the neighbor- hood for a number ofears. On the Sauble line, in Robert Taylor's grove a family of Indians from Owen Sound had camped for some time, and through the heavy storm a tree fell on their camp, killing a man and bis wife, and hardly, injuring one of their children. One girl escaped unhurt. We under- stand the remains were taken to Owen Sound. The first white man to be hanged in Central Africa has gone to his reward. His name was Stokes and he was a renegade missionary who had made a fortune in trade. He was hanged re- cently in the Congo Free State for sup- plying munitions of war to the Arabs with which to fight his own race. Stokes was a man of ability, but un- principled and teacherous. He was a room mate, when attending school in England, of Rev. Mr. Kerrin, of Mitchell, formerly of Bayfleld and Dungannon. •The latter gentleman states that Charlie Stokes was one of the best boys at school and is at a loss to explain his conduct of late. • This 3 in. space I have contracted for to publish you a little letter from me each week. Each week in the year will tell you something about your eyes, and about my 20 yrs. experience examin- ing the eye, that has cost me $10,000. Costs you but your time to read it. There is not a man in Clinton, Ont., that the General Hospital in Toronto, or the 400 Doctors in Toronto, will call an Optician. Do not allow these ex- perimenters to trifle with your eyes. Read my book nn the eye. All free by addressing PROF. CHAMBERLAIN, "EYE SPECIALIST," 87 King Street East, Toronto, Ont. Will be at Allen & Wilson's Drug Store, Clinton, Out. Boon. Wait tor'him. ?fly large book on the oyo, how to preserve it, can be had tree by writin j for It. "Will be at Williams' Drug Store, Wingham, Thursday, Sept. 26th only." County Currency. A farmer named A. Eady was com- mitted for ti ial at Barrie last week on the charge of appropriating to his own use a ewe and a lamb which strayed on to his premises. This should be a les- son to farmers to advertise all animals that stray on to their farms. It costs only $1, and saves any suspicion of wrong doing. Mr. Robert Leatherland, of Tuck- ersrnith, bas a hunch of six stalks of peas, all grown from the one pea. On these six stalks are 70 _pods, and the bods average six peas each, thus making a yield of 420 peas from the one sown. This is an ex- traordinary yield. These peas are of the Golden Vine variety. Some of the old residents will remem- ber Dr. Wilson, a druggist, who died in Wingham in September, 1873. In 1872 Dr. Wilson purchased a colt from old Mr. Woods, now deceas- ed. David Woods, son of the marl who sold it to the druggist, has the colt yet, and although it is now 27 years of age it is doing its day's work on the fai'i'fi like any ordinary young horse. The old nag is of French origin, and can eat its oats as any other horse. There was a meeting of the Warden's Committee at the Court House, Gode- rich, last week. The business before the Committee was the Morris bridge case. It was decided to accept of Just- ice Meredith's judgment, with the rec- tification of date from Sept. 5 to May 5, 1894. 12 this is agreeable to Morris Uouncil this long winded case will be brought to a close, the county paying a large amount in costs in addition to the 40 per cent. of cost of bridges. The barns and out -buildings of Wil- liam Fotheringhani, 4th concession of Tuckersmith, with all their contents, were burned to the ground on, Wednes- day morning last. About two o'clock, when the storm was at its height, Mr. Fotheringham was up and looking out of the window, when after a particu- larly vivid flash of lightning, he obser- ved flames issuing out of one end of his barn. The only animal in the building at the time was a bull, and this was got out, but it was impossible to save any other property. In addition to the buildings, which were very com- plete, the whole of the seasons's crop, together with most of the farm imple- ments, including a hinder ar.d clover thresher, were destroyed. Mr. Fother- ingham had an insurance of $1,600 in the Hay Mutual, but this will not do more than cover the loss on the con- tents, so that his loss over and above the insurance will be very heavy. One of those pleasant events, which usually come to pass in every well -re- gulated family was brought to a happy issue at the residence of Mrs. James McKenzie, Lower Wingham, on the 18th instant, when her eldest daughter, Miss Lizzie McKenzie and Mr. George Allen, of London, son of Mr. Andrew Allen, of Wingham, were fully launch- ed out on the smooth sea of matri- mony. The knot on the silken cord was tied by the Rev. D. Perrie, in or- thodox style. The interssts of the bride were carefully looked after by her sister, Miss Mina, while the groom was ably supported by his -brother Andrew, of Kincardine. After the ex- change of good wishes the party re- paired to the dining -room where the many good things provided for the guests were disposed of, after which, am idshowersofrice, wheat, old shoes and good wishes, the happy couple hoarded thu 3.20 train for Guelph, Toronto, Hamilton, Niagara Falls, and other points. On their return they go to London where they will reside, For some years Mr. Alex. Irvine, of Mitchell, has had reason to think his wife was not what she should he. At the opening of the Industrial Fair she went down to Toronto, taking with her her only child, a little girl of about four years of age. Letters, of a com- promising nature, were sent by her from there to a married man in Mitch- ell, whom she invited to meet her in the city. They fell into the hands of her husband, who determined never more to have anything to do with the woman, but his child he was bound to have. Hearing that they were to re- turn Monday evening he went to the station, with this object in view. As soon as they alighted on the platform Irvine seized the child, but the mother was just as quick, and held on to the little thing for all she was worth. Both pulled and tugged, until Con- stable Clulow stepped forward and compelled Irvine to give up his hold fearing injury to the little one. During the scene Mrs. Ira - vine's language was anything but polite. There were a large number of spectators present, and the excitement ran high, sympathy seeming to be with the wronged husband and father. The law is to be invoked for the re- covery of the child, which will likely lead to the exposure in the courts of matters of a sensational kind. 4, 4