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AND. CENTR., HURON GENERAL ADVERTISER.
'CLINTON, 7ONTAR:10, THURSDAY, b'EPTE1VIBER 4, 1879:
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gtut akartvtiotmento. Good Farm Wanted. Canadian.
Wanted., -c)(TANTD TO RENT, a good farm in
. VY the neighborhood of Clinton. Apply,
A PPRENTICES , to learn millinery aud stating terms, &o., to Box 106, 0.1.tisreN P.0,
- at Montreal House. • • •14
mantle making.' Apply for one week only enuto,2, Aug,15, 18
. FISHER, & 00„ , • Ts7 ()TICE.
6inton, Sept. 2in1;q879„
A LL ACCOUNTS DUE TO TIIE GODERICHFO'UN-
DKY and Manufacturing Company (Limited) must
be promptly Bottled to avoid come. No pereons are au-
: thorned to receive paymente or Inake Fettlementis ,on
VOTIVE is hereby given that the under,
-I-1 signed will not be responsible for any
debts contracted in his name without his written order. -
behalf of LheOornnuy,'exocpt the underbigned.
, 1rueflt.
JOHN CHRISTIAN, Seeretary.
Godatieh, Tune 1Sth, 1879. •
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ROBERT CRAWFORD, • •
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.11ullott, Ang! 28t13, 1879,
” Evening Cl oases.
HE third session Of the evening classes in
connectiOn with the Mechanies' Inatitute,
* • will commence on the•evening of MONDAY,
Stli September, 1879. Terms arid other infer-
-- motionmade known on application to Mr.
Turnbull or Mr, C. Stevenson.
°lints% Sept., snd, 1879.
•Insolvent Act of 1
AND A:WENDING( ADTN.
•W illiam Roberttion and William O. Reid, .Plain-
• Ws, vs William Cole, Defendant.
A Writ of Attachment has iseued in thia
ROBERT GIBBONS, Official A.spignee.
OOderich, August 30th, 1879. •
Stra y Cattle, • .
Land "for Sale:
ITHE subscriber' offers for -ssle SO acres,
-a- more or leis, being east part'ef lot No.
31, in the 4th cencession of the ownship of
Starley, Fratne barn and 'lenge on the place,
never.failing spring of water ; soil, clarlann.
Terms easy. For further particulars apply to
;JAMES FISHER,
Baum P.O.
Aug. 7, 1879. . 1111
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Choice Farm for Sale.
L;OT thirty-three, Tenth.Coneession, Godo.
rich Township, comprising eighty 50108,seventy cleared—excellent soil, good build.
ings, fine orchard,—in all respects' a - fi rst•class
farm. Terms 'easy. A gm's:I-dwelling bode
and lot in Clinton or a small farm near the
town, would be taken in part payment. Ap-
ply to the owner, ROBERT McMIMRAY,
ort� •
• H. HALE.
intoaubscriber's premises, Lot 52,
.Baytield Cencession, about the Middle of Caution:: '
August, a red .HEIFER; and red and White -
STEER, both coming kl.rxee_The owner is
hereby -notified to prove property, pay ex-
• penses, and take them away.
•olinten, !Lug. 28, 1879'
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• ,•
. JOAN MOMILLAN.
Ooderieh Townskip, Sept. 4, 1879. • •
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Stray Cattle. •
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• OAME into shbscriber'e premises, lot 26,
- N-• 1 Bayfield con„, about n roohllr• inCe; 0'0
STEERS, one red, the other Jed and white.
• • and two.HEIF FRS, one -red and one red and
white, all two years old. The owner is hereby
netified to prcnre-prepertyr-pry charges, and
• take theni away,
. ' JOHN 0. ELLIOTT. •
Goderieb. toWnsidP, SOPt. Ord, ;ISM -
-GRAN-1)741ICURSION
MONDAY; .SEPTEMBER 8th, 1879,
• • To
III 0 .1R./ 0 :1‘r 111 0
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. ' NIAGARA FALLS.
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under tie an -spices and in aid of the Grand Loge arias
independent Orderof Good Tomplara.
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Fore 'from ' ClintOtt to toyOuni and r eturn. •
S2.25„; to Ninaargipalla, ae2:16. • , •
Tickets goodforetrn nip iota- eeptonainsite. .: ,
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Store. for Sale. ..
rilHE undersigued 'offers for sale the store
tied land, occupied by Mr. -J. W. Graham,
Huron street, opposite the COximpircial hotel
(ownedby Mr. D. B, %rattly) en reasonable
• terms.. Will be sold subject to a lease: •
CURTIS •STEVENSON. '
" Clinton; Aug. 28th, 1879.
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Stray Bteer.
*CIAME into subscriber's premises, lot 23, _
3rd oon. of Hulleit, about two 'weeks
Sin'oe, a red and white STEER. 'The owner
• is liereby notified to prove property, pay
°hakes, mid take it away.
Hu e t,Ang.....8, 1879.
t D. SHANAHAN.
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Farm- to Let.
r[10 LET, for a term et years,' Let 18, 4th
-IL con. of ,Ilullett.-=.100. neves, 40 cleared.
Thereare on the premises a good frame barn,
log house, young orchard, &c. Rent 1�', as
• • iMprovereenta aro to he made, ,For terms.
*m • •W.,W."FARRAN, Clinton.
:Parrn For Sale. -
witi4:T Finsi,-diaSS FARM; No, 35; on
..11! the 15th eon. of Goderich Township, be-
longing to Mrs. C. Gordon ;will be sold for cash
or on part credit.. Only one mile from Clinton.
The farm contains .eighty acres of choice, land, ,
in good condition, fine orchard, &c,. Apply to
• . • ' ' •• • H. HALE,
• Clinton, Zuly id, 1870. . ,
Property for .Sale.
E 'fAtbseriber offers tlnit-enntenienti
• ated fasmi„ 'Lot No. 25,16th concession of
flefferich Township, containing 80 acre's,. nearly
. all cleared, for st4.• -It is good clay soil, well
' fenced, under goixt oultivation ; hasgoOdbuild-
- • • -..ings-nnd three Wells on it ; ten acres of summer
fallow, Anci oely two milts from Clieton,—
Terms•easy. •
Apply to S. RIMBA.Lt, •
• or to New REA. office,
Valuable Farm. for Sale; -
TI If of Lot No. 27, tn 7014 00114'
eentAlon fir ‘VaWn110/311-99 A even.,
[NG one of the best farms in he County
'of Huron, and situate in one tof the best
farming ceetions,..with good roads -and good
markets. The soil throughout A heavy clay
loam, well drained", and all good wheat land.
About 84 acres are cleared, fenced, and in a
high state of cultivation. •• The bnildings are
ile%v, and,consist o,f a two story frame dwell.
ing, and large here. Theorchard is large and
bearing. This valuable farm will be sold cheap
and terins al peyment given. Apply to
W". W, 'FAXtitAN, Chilton P.O.
Minter! , Jen: er,
lr• HEREBY FORBID any pm son or Persons
I negotiating a certain Nab made by me
in favor of the Sickle Grinding Machine C,o.,
of Toronto, on or about the 18th day of July.
1879, payable two months after -late, as I
haVe received no valuefor said uote, which is
payable at the express office, Brucetield."" •
JAMES D. PARK.
Dated at Bavliald Atte. lith 1879 ,
SCOTT & BOVINE'S
rALATADLI
STOR 01
Is prepared in a form perfectly agreeable to children
and most sensitive persons. In In manufacture the
properties of the oil thatproduce pain and griping are
eliminated, and it is rendered not only mild and pleas..
• ant in its action, but absolutely tasteless and palate.
bk. It is pre-eminently the finest laxative and ca-
thartic known and as a remedy for Costiveness, Con-
stipation, add'all Intestinal Derangements i t is une-
qualled, and is destined to take the:place of crude oil
and all drastic ping and purgativess. For sale by all
Druggists at ss cents a bottle. Don't fail to try it.
IMPORTER .
CARRIAGE & BUILDERS' HARDWARE
orwis
SPECIAL BARGAINS
IN •—;
ItZVOLVZI.S RIVOLVZIS
Full -plated 7 Shot, for $2.50.
HAyrNG BEEN MADE R?LPRESSEY FOR THE
ENGLISH,. RUSSIAN AND AltIERICAN
ONLY A LIMITED. QUANTITY, AT
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RA..43E:V.EL
ifiiRDWARE, BLACKSMIT;IPS
, 0044 .11..efir .1:1?.QA7,• t:21141211.0.P - •
P441 7' , r '/'ER nth.
CIANTOX, July •
• A.pples are a drug on the Arken
market at 10 cents a bushel. .
• Guelph will ispend $800 in decoratin
for the visit a the Marquis and Princess
, Lust week 787 cattle and 4,307 shee
were shipped nem) Montreal. to. Liver
pool. •
• •
Mr. J. Webb, of Ifamiltou, last wee
shot a white 4robin. It is very rare
bird. •
A huge temperance demonstration, i
to be one of the features Of the yiee
regal visit to Toronto: '
Two boys named. Parker and Mc
Mieken weie drowned at St. Catharines
on Sunday, while bathing, ,
Bethian three and four' liiiiidred
cords of Wood were burned on the T.
R. near St. Marys, en Friday.
Mr, J. Despard, of the Ralik of
•Montreal, London had a degovhicli he
valued at $500, killed on the railway on
'Wednesday.
Messrs. ItIdNeil 4z Co., of Mose, one
day last week thrashed 800 Imishels of
wheat in eight hours, : with a horse-
power niaelline. •
Mr. J. E., Wetherell has been ap-
pointed head .master of the St„ Marys
Collegiate Institute, at e salary of' $1,-
000 per annum:
The
temperanciTeriPIOTthallages
and township ie .the county of Middle -
Sex are quietly working to • procure the
submission 'of the Scott Act in the
bounty. • „
• ,•. . • .
•
Thickpenny, the rourdeeer, lately sent
to Kingston from Torente, nrade'iin un -
Successful -attempt to commit. suicide, On
Sattiijl4 by cAtting
. •
of London,. took. Paris
green toend her .domestic, •trouhles -
but the .dose was large_ and . caused„..her
;to vomit, which Saved her life.. ,
Mr.. 'Beauchesne, - Conservative, has
:Wenelected by aeclaniation 'for 13bra-
V.enture, in pike of Hon. Dr. Robitaillo,
appointed Lieut,dovernor of •Quebee. .•
TfiG reportof 'a shocking affair comes
from Brighton; Carlton, county,' N4..
D. McLeed was employed:by -3. Page
to watch his orchard from depredations
la boys. Late' on .Sunday. .evening a'
-son of McLeod's.passed through the or;
chard to shorten the walkhome and Was
shot. by his father. „Fatal. results are
anticipated. • ,
•
Within •a few clays eriniinal proceed -
ince will fe %point:named against 'tho
• whole board of directors and the late,
'Manager .of the 'Consolidated' Bank, On:
the charge :Of prePaeing and gribrnitting
to the shareholders an untrue statement
of the affairs of the bank. • The action
will be taken by large shereholders. If'
this course were •become more general,
end the...direeters of .6n:imolai,concerns
nude Aware that :they were to' be 'held
aceenntablefor their actions,.
there would be fewer of the diegraceful
'failures thathave been chronicled With7
'
in the -past few weeks: • •
The New ;York .11roe/tre Winnipeg.
special says :The -Cariedian Indians,
deprived of the buffelo' in the ,North-
West, are becoming desperate, ' and
• threaten an outbreak. : Wheir Sitting
Bufl crossed the line great Beat,' the
grief of the Creels pretested.: The In-
dian. Commissioners pacified him . by
Saying that Sitting Bull woeld soon re- , •
turn., Now:that the briffale have been
.neerly exterminated,. the Canadian In.
• diens dare not eeter American territory,
for feau. of a collision with hostile In-.
(Thins. ;
The directors of. several. 'of the Me-
chanics' Institutes are agitating for an
• ti I t$ dO'd 11 • increase in the ainount annually grant.
. 111 gq.0.1e-s.9 ”
• 41:0 rra. ed' t6 them by the Ontririo Government,
e.e..7,4'. They claim that the .appi•opriatioes of
0 „,e eeet . tiro dollars for every -one in,•ovided by
rfi ;181 -fgajg.fi-g et; ..xthem is tiot enough, especially when
r: I .2 ,474 • .4> • t5,4'...44._bb; ':c0-14;i'red. with the Much laroer amounts
•
° 41'1311.1 r,4;, ' given to other -soCieties, ' none of which.
5,rs rt-ee- nidec benefleiel ,than Mechanics"
'44 a7' t,"-"'"1•.2":Z*4 I Cituteti One thine Is cerinta'many of
• 148.41FI tt ' •
-tho.-mstitteg utjt,. a
LIJ, .4.!„ •`, A 4" .7, ; condition, ilie rove.
ist 4;1 i/ :84 th. , nue at their com mand will not keep
• ta. 'them floating, and if they aro to teein•
•.4..2...fit)T 'taiutl their 4ixietcnce they. must 'receive.
P•"'i more money 'frail senile source... .
railway meri is the item that • the head
•oflices of the Greed Teunlr. Itailsvay are
to be rtroved to Toronto. 11.r. Spicer,
Chief Supei•interidenit, and Mr. Seargant,
Teethe Superintendent, ale about to
move to that city. In fact, Toronto. is
"omit" to be the.„ centro..of the grand
'Trunk sYStem arid the officers are re -
CO)
El 0 a rte.:71,1'i •
ei%;a:-.6%-:,,•5:.`4'...e.g
H , Prominent furlong the ynmors aniong
and ral
Eif
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41, -E11.1 '5k; F2-61
CLI
III atott•i'4' -618
,e Jo 5.1
MAW 1.0 QZ:013 S',&
121 , (Dived there. As it is now, Mr. IIiek-.
son spends three-fourths of his, time
west, Should the present conternplatcd
arrangement be carried ovt,.. Montreal
will be a mere way
"Pstation. Toronto
04 leillan
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g,p-4.5
u..
ai 1.,41-'.h1114.11;g110,'
• .0l •
0 04 ei„. relit be 'he .central point foe the :collee-
. bel...,..,z01.111& tien and distribution -of freight,
Ald, Hallam, of Termite, hes. import-
ed 10,000 lbs. of wool for a blanket
foamy. This will give formers a good
ideaofthe home• market is secured
for u
"The State of Canada woUldn't sound
so bad," says the New York Nytmercial.
The question now is, wou.d the last
State of Panada be work, than the first t
Nxpress. , •
The Q. T. R, lost expi•ess ran from
Detroit to Buffalo—tlietarice, 238 miles
--.--in 7. beers and. 10 minutes, lest week:
There were 20 necessary stops made,
and the time lost thereby is included.
Tetst week =Am....than fortyithree
farmers of Ancaster-township were fined
foe allowing Canada thistle's to go to
seed on their land. Two ef the forty-
three weto pathmasters, and they were
mulcted in the fines of $10 each, the rest
escaping with fines .of $2 each.
A meeting of shereholders of the'
MechaniceBank was held at Montreal,
on Saturday. A good deal of discussion
was harhpon past incidents Connected
with the bank, and the directots came
in for a very considerable share of in-
dignation speeches. A suggestion. of
the arrest of the directors and of the
cashier was made. ,
Two laindred harm% of Canadian •ap•.
plee wore shipped to Liverpool yesterday.
ieJaer Litie_steetleer_Litke_Hin:.1
nipeg„ : dealers on the Ronsecours
Market.. This is the firat Shipment of
the season. . These. apples •Were 'grown
in the vicinity of St. Oath ariues and Were
worth, at wholesale,-. $1.60 to 1:.75 per
earrel. 'The Merketliere is completely
over. stocked..--7.21fontreal Star.. • , •
• • • Martha Elvira Culp, is on exhibition_
071 i sassyirgenivinit arcs fai1s;
,
. Shewas boeri in the township of Bay -
hare inthe county of Elgin, is 8 years.
otagerheight -4 •feet ..3-- .wo-1-1.;:ayolght
. . .
70 -pounds, lie'r. heed meesu ring the en-
ormous Size of 29 inehes.; it weighs 224
-pounds. - She is -possessed of -extraerdii•
nary fliculties, .Sings; nicely, convorsee
freely, and is possessed of 'an alemdiiiit
flow of ilaxeii•heir,,.;
„ • .
On Senility night a, 'daring burglary'
was committedat the. golden Lion dry
goods stors, London ..owned by R.
„Walker & $4.25 in cash • wag car-
ried • away, The theft, :eels evidently
bonimitted by sornie. one thoroughly fa-.
•miliar with the preinises, as the safe
was • nnlocked, and only thec_diawers
which held: the silyer and thebihls
touChed, No goods whatever wege
taken. •
Mrgrand' of Tor•onto has import-
• • r
ed twentY-five • French:Canadian• cows
from Lower Canada. The animals
which are not much, larger' •than goets,
are in very fine condition They , are
tae first spechnena Of Allis diminutive
breedof eowsbrought to Toronto, and
since' their arrive', hare ,excited. !Mich
curiesity. They are saidto. be Very
eleanyare :good milkers, and do -not re-
quireany njore food. to ' sustain .them
than a goat:„ . ,
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• The Toronte Police. Magistrate has
given an important decision in referenceto the right to barbers to -week oii Sun-
day. His Worship bolds that .sbeving
comeunder the heed Of work of neces-
sity, and that, therefore, it is'net a. pro-
fanation tif the Sabbath for .barbera to
ply their vocation on tliat'day. • The-catalegue of works of necessity is evidently
on theincrease.. Such an eaey process as.
a shrive can be undertaken as easily on
Saturday "night as on Sunday, and with
much better grace. •, '• • ' • •
Mrs. Forbes, of Kinloss, is recovering from
ler late sickness. - ' . .
•'Mrs. Wm.:Kew...is on'S V1611 tO. her :friends
at Brantford, Point Edward, and Clinton.
- A liberal rent is offered for a roomy and
comfortable cottage near.the.railway. Here is
11 or 12 per cent for your teensy, •
'•Weather hot and dry, —We dog days aro
port us, --the indica have fairly deserted their
tomes to enhale the fresh breezes off lake Be-
en We hope they will heVe a happy and
playable thne. . • •
hn Gallesnie and James Gaunt, Esers., aro
earlycompletecl, and are alike a :credit to the
eighbotheod'and their builders, Wo hope to
ee more of our old settlers following sett Ore.
,
,
The harvest is about all gat herell in, and
all wheat, cote, and peds are above an average
rep,' el.kpecially the twolattor grains. Spring
heatIti light, and riot SO good a sample, aud
otatoes are somewhat affected With blight.
ti excellent assortment of plums are grown in
he neighborhood, but tew buyers are to be
A walk ova to the railway station the other
ay found stirring times in the Sheep business.
pparently a large number are being hipped
way from here to Europe and the 'United
tates. The buyers evidently appreciate WO.
rection of cattle pens hy the G. W. 11. Co., as
hey and it impeder to 00 old system of driv-
ng so far, to the detriment of fat stock. Our
torekeepers have found out the secret °icon-
eetrating business at home, ai ',dud cash
lino pleasant smilee, aria diatent thoughts of
nItieged storeage and modern arebiteeture.
Vo long to see business increase. .
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401a blIslaerS.
LONDES130110. NA.ST W.A.V.A.NOSH;
ATTAonao.—Notice is given'that a writ BARN icr#NED.--'--.A barn owned by T.
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of attachment has issued against the effects P. Armstrong, lot 31, con. 2, East Wawa -
of William Cole. nosh• took, fire on Thursday morning, and
Fe:Needle Smuirox,—The Rev. Jas. Cas' [was iotellyiconsumed, with its coetents
ee I will preach the funeral sermon a- the
late Miss Brown, in the 0, M. Church,
here, on Sunday evening next:0
MULLETT.. •
Insured in the Berlin Mutual for.$300 �n -
the„
building and $250 on the contents.
The origin.of the fire is not known.
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• • • WIN GH AM,
'. GOOD RETURN. —From one brishel and Bv-Eaw CALturEne=-The. by-law for the
purpose of raismg money for water -works ,
was voted on at Wingham en- Friday,
and carried by a majority of 'thirty. light •
.thousand dollars is the sum required, and—
operations are to conunence at once,
Amu Beoxed."—At a band picnic here,
on, Monday, A young lady "named Fench,
was enjoying herself swinging when ahe fell
and broke her artn also anstaining • it is .
,
feared, internal injuries,
one-qtiarter of a peck ,of seed, Mr. joseph
. ,
Spindler, of the 13th con. of Hullett, raieed
35i busl;els of wheat.
• Goma- ro Remove.-- Mr, Anthony Cock,
erline, who has resided on the llth con, of
'this township for many years, purPoaes 're.
moving to 1VIanitoba as soon as he Can settle
up affairif here, He will be much missed.
PROPERTY TRADE. -7-Wit. SOAP:1104 of
• the 13th con. of Hullett, has. tracled.larras
with Mr: George Gurbit, of Ashfield, He
takes posaession of his new fiirm:next nionth,
aud will be much Missed by his friends in
this township, as since residing.herche has
proved a valuabie friend and neighbor.
0017130.—RNE:
:Fon The Weisr.—Next week two or three
of the Midler boys leave on a trip to the
Westerti'States.., They intend to visit a num-
ber of tateFairs,- and take with them-e-
veral tal 8 and breeding mares.. Among
the former is the well-known Young Pea-
cock.• ,
Proxio.—A very successful picnic, under
the auspices of 3. 5, No. 2, was heldat the
Beniniller falls on the 28th ult. •• The day
beitirdeitchtfuhlarge nu inber—riif-file—pli-
pils, parents, and friends of education in the
the section and from a distance Availed them-
selves of the epportunity tf being present.
Swings were suepended Around the picnuc.
grounds, athletiermorts,-and promenading
near the falls, and • vies ing the beautiful
-scenery there preoented, were the principal
means of eejoyment, and the happy expres-•
greatly t411/jeilgenrynettrtuhteadeivte7h7lett':
bountiful and prepared by the ladies
present,•wasspread on stable neatly deco.
raied-f.:endlufving-lreeetilliiertiiken of the
good thingi provided, the crowd began' to':
•-•• TUCKER SMITH.
man i friends of Me. 3,
Carnochan, of the 2n4 cOn, of this town-
• ship, will rugret to learn of 'his continued .,
illness, aa also those of.Mr. E. Tuner.
Both of these gentlemen ai4e suffering from. -
that fell. disease, consumption and but
faint hops are „ascertained ,o1 their re-
covery,
•, .
CHPESE BUSINESS —It is ' thought
• some that tlie present season will end the .
manufacture of cheese, at the West End
Factory, for a Reason or •two at least. This
is owing te the very depressed state
of the cheese ' market; the low price at
which the article is selling not much -more
than-novoring tiro-voSt-Ortnanufture.
SE.A.FORTI-i.
Onau,erme,--L.Eleven fair maidens have
•
challenged eleven of the sterner sex to a
gatee;of 'cricket ; • • , • • . • .• •
Solocm.--Seaforth High School
OPOried on the lat inst. iv ith a good-attend-
ance•Of pupils. TheliPArdlikaegourathe,..,...4.,
eeritiets.:dinclr."Itforgan,•. R A„ a cold
-
medallist from Toronto Unteersity, fof the "
2d mastership in the stead of B. W. Field.
S. '".."-P1eicro.--Ttre, picnic. :Conni
exon
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with the Egniondville S. Scheel of theC.P. '
.0hurch which came off in Payne's 'Grove,: • :
disperse, well. pleased -with the after:men s
enjoyment.. .
1
Ilmoudville, was one of tbe most success.
-fill of the eeaeon. A, large number were •
•present and an. excellent repast weaspread•
by the ladies. An excellent choir was
attendance.end seleraI addresses were de-.•
"livered,
qopmticH.TOWNSIIIP.
• WELL FILLED. -Mr. John 0. ,Elliott, �f
the'13ay field con., grow an ear of corn on his
farm which had 578 grains theron.
A FALL —While loading graiu the„other
day' Mr. Jelin Wiggin ton' tumbled off the
load, but received no severe injuries. ,
Asrxrous -:-.141any of the residents of this
township are anxiously awaiting further
picnic.partictilara in rhon
ie'
to the harvest hoe
Goon YiELD. —A farmer on • the 1Vfitit-
land conlately thrashed mit' the pro
duct 'of threerquartee's of an acre ,of oats,
,and bad nearly 45 buehels, •
' --New Peer °errors —A petition to the
Postmaster -General is being circulated and
signed in this •township, asking that a pest
office be established at L'offt's corner. • .
Beurli,..—Becently a farmer residing not
one hundred miles from Clinton, while un-
der:the ipfluence of Heuer, threw a logging
cithsamina• arkt.his wife. Fortunately, 'it.Lnisacd
•
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0#uitort Orsistme..—Accorcling - to 'pre!.
vions announcement, the ,now .church on.
the 7th con., will fervently open on Sunday
next. A tea meeting wiI4 be held to -mor-
row (Friday.) ' •
RATHER, DANGEAGUS.'—Whiki MP; V.
Perdue was' thrashing on the farm of -Me,
John McMillan, last week, a seven -bar-
relled revolver went through the machine,
snipped it in two, but did no further harm.
Lecukov..-4A young man named A. Ger-.
don, residing,at Mr. John Baker's, on the
Maitland con.; recently fell heir to the
following Valuable freeholdj property: in
A.rmagh Co., lerlan cr:—A geed store house,
with slate roof, 10 acres of land, Isom° stock
and outbuildings. . • • •
'• COUNCIL. —Gintici1,tnet at Holtnesville,
on Aug. 25th, pursuant to adjournment.'
Members all present except Mr. Leith -
wait, who was seYerat."-Ithurs-litte,- '"Mili-
utes a last Meeting read and passed. Let-
ter froireCounty clerk xesid, stable that
$3,757.50 is required from 'this. township
for County phrposete the following rates
were struck, 21 mills on the dollar, county
rate, 2 mills on the 'dellar,, township rate,
all the school trustees sent in their appli-
cadet for the levying of school section
rates, with the 'exception of : section No.
1, 8 and TO, as the trustees of these sea:,
Lions ,lieve neglected to comply with 'the
law made and provided in such easegiww,•o•
,bitbiy.--theyAntend—collec-O7ith
ngei
school rates,,' John Woods was re.apPoint.
ed collector of taxes for the- preserit year:
The Clinton deputation was en band as
nsnal„ but nothing definite was agreed on.
The following aeconnts were paid, viz.
Clinton ijwThi,t, for printing, $3.10 ; D..
Lindsay, rep, culvert, Out. line, $1 ;E, Stan.
lerand ethers, for rep. sudden breaches
on side lino near W. Peeves', $7.50 ; Wm.
cedar for CUIVOtt Sudden breach
Bay. con:, $3 ; 11. CJoolt; drawing gravel
and digging ditch tilde line 10th con., $15 ;
Balvison, Culvert and ditch on lath and
14th con., $5.50 ; Elliott, cedar forIciro
celverte, $2.75 ; Yoe; rep: tinlvert on out
line, $2.50 ; Portia, rep, hill and culvert
oti 10111 oon., $2 ; S. Phipps, rep. two cid.
vorts and drawing gravel cut line, $10; J.,
Johnston, rep. culvert ifith con and rip-
proaeli to beidge 15th con., $1,75 ; Davis &
Pay, Clintoht ano road scraper per Fitz;
Sprong; $8 • OittIttelOtt WWI., rep. keeper
:per E. Stanley, $1.75. The Council ad-
ourned te Meet again oft the first Mon-
day in October.' JAS. ,PATTOR, Clerk. .
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HURON- ITEMS.
God erich Voters' Lists aro nut yet issued.
R. Irvine, of Hullett, last week hourei
eigtituen sheaies in a minute. •
Ridgetown has 'purchased a Brussels
steam fire engine. — •
Patrick Sullivan, aged 19, of Kintail,
bound 1,560 sheaves of wheat in 8 hours. •
Mr. Jas. Lennan, McKilhip, sowed fall
wheat on the 7th of Aug.,, and it. is now,
up looking. well':
.
••• Ray. J. ,Rois, of ''forente, haa been ex..,
tended a call by 1VIelyille church, Brussels.
Salary, $900 and manse.
S. Noble, of Goderich, has been .commit- , 4
ted to trial fermi assault Oil hie don, ,Witb,
intent to kill. " • • -
. While practising en the , Seaforth,Ritio
Range a feW days. ago Mr. Alex. Wilson
made 34 POints out of a - possible 35: ' • ,
• The McCrory,farm Ashfield, Was ' sold
an Saturday for $3,745--iegood price, Mr.
Campbell, of LucknOw,was•the purchaser.' ,
Mr:- S. Rathwell, of Sta.nley, brat week
threshed 800 bushels of wheat in 9 hours, , :
mov ing. the machine it considerable dietance -
and setting it. .
• The saw mill of 31r. .101711 Merrish, Shep= -
parcltori, was 'burned early Saturday
morning. .This will be a severe loos as
there was, we understaml, an insurance •
for only $500.. • ,.• • .
A son 9f' the Rev. Ade. Macdonald, ,Of
Seaferth, came ,nearlosing his Wiriest
week. He was•tplaying in a, atorehouee
and it spoilt being opened,: wile el rs We there:
in:and tirtised in t.4e. grain. lost ant assis-
tance sayed.him. • ' •
•• Mrs. H. Poulton, of Elyth, who has been
confined to her house for the Nat. ten years,
-was-chit °today hist, week. She has been •
• acarcely able to move for e: berg time, and
Ler friends will be glad that she is now able
to get around alittle, '
Winghani teachers complaie that a, cer-
tain child is gent there everymorning, who
is literally.covered with bruises from the
• beatings she mien vea at home. Something ,
should be done to put a stop to such a thing
in it Christaiii-Tand.
A few days since the afternoon train.
from 14onden left that Orty serne .minutes
late and Conductor Walmsely and kver
• Gam mick made up their :minds to do some
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tall running, to Make .up the timiithen lost.
1 he distance from Exeter to London is 34 .
miles, with five stopping places, and it was
covered in forty-eight minutes.
Mr„ Wm. Dixon, late of Stanley, and
well known throughout his County, has
leased the hotel of Anthony Allot), in the
township of Colborne, a few miles north of
Goderich. •'Er. Dixon is h capital land-
lord, and should any of our readers he
travelling his way they will lie suro. of a
eight royal welcome, aed the very best
treatment .eit his hotel. -,' .. • •e
Some time ago an ash peddler from
Wingliani went to a fatin hot to on the I Oth
con, Ternberry, arid after iecoiv1ng three
large barrels of ashes, he oyily gave in re-
turn three very small pieeee of soap. The -
good lady of the house knew the lad when '-•
he called again,one day last week, elia
having a tin fell of ashes in her hand, she ,
"let him have it" full in.the face, remark.
ing that she would teach him to be honest
in future, •