Huron Record, 1881-01-14, Page 13Seafdrth.
The forty-third annual meeting of
the Tuckersmith Branch Agruultural
Society has held in the Commercial
Hotel here, on Thursday •last. The
• following officers were elected for the
current year :—Dennis Hogan, Pres.;
M. McMur,lie, Vice -Pres.; Directors,—
James Londesborough, •George Walker
and John McLean, Tuckersmith ; D.
Hogan and Alex. Davidson, Seaforth ;
John McMillan, Geo. Watt and Robt.
McMichael, Hullett; Thomas Dickson,
Robert Goveulock and M. McMurdie,
McKillop ; and G. 'MacAdam, Sec.
Brussdls.
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The wife of Hamilton Corbett, well
known in Brussels, died recently in
Scotland.
Peter Scott has sold out his interest
in the busieesi on Mill street to Ales.
Stewart. Mr. Scott intenels leaving
Brussels, we are sorry to say.
Mhe annual meeting of the Orange
Lodge, District of Grey, was lien(] in
the Orange hall here, • last Tuesday'
afternoon. 'The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year :—James
Young, W. M.; James Fulton, D. M.;
Michael Keefer, Chap.; John ,Mooney,
Sec.; Thomas Ratcliffe, :Cres ; Cl.risto-
eller Reynard 1). C.
Ashfield.
A very had type of diptheria is pre-
valent on the 9th con. of this township,
. one death and sevi•ral Serious cases. re.
ported.
Mr. Prean. Reed has capture(] a small
brown owl, of a peculiar spe^ies. It is'
brown, with white spangles, and its
broad' face and heal is surmounted
with a pair Of horns; it is much petted,
though as savage as a eannillal.
D. Harnal, of Lucknow, got his leg
broken badly, while wrestling the other
lay:
A child was born last. week in this •
Township, having the peeularity of
having five fingers.and five toes.
111r. Campbell, of Luck now, one of
the oldest residents of the village, pas
bought up 1,200 nets of land in Mani-
toba, and me believe, intends to 1110v(•
there in. the spring.
TIRE IlIDDIILPII PRISONEUS.
DRAWING THE JURORS FOR' THE TRIAL-
ON
RIALON TiIE 24TII INST.—A CUitIOUS COIN-
CIDENCE.
LONDON, Jan. 6.—The grand and
petit jurors in the Biddulph murder
case to be tried on the 24th inst. have
all begin drawn. The petit jurors num-
ber 100. There are only four or five
persons from Lucan and Biddulph on
both panels. A true bill having. al-
ready been found against the prisoners
the object of the grand jury on this oc-
casion is not clear. The prisoners aro
all in good health.
.It is mentioned as a singular -circum-
stance in the case of John Purtell, that'
all the persons upon:Whom he depended
to prove an alibi, have net- death by
violence, namely, the McGrath family,
with whom he'worked, and Miss Blake,
who slept at their )louse on the fatal
night. These were killed by a railway
train on Christmas eve. Purtell is
very much depressed on this account.
FOR
THC HLTSON RECORD,
ONLY $1.25 PER A.NNU,IVE,
POSTAGE FREE.,
OF
uuk and Job Piri$.ng.
Rates " :Reasonable.
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From our western correspondent.
The;quarterly service in *connection
with the M. R church 'of :this place,
Will be held on Sunday the 23rd • inst.,
commencing at 10 a, m, The Rev, J.
Louudsbury, presiding elder, will be in
attendance.
Agoodly number of •ladies and• gen
tlennen of this village convened on the
evening of the 13th inst., at the 'resi-
dence of Mr. Andrew Guinn, to par
take of and oyster supper and to pass .
an evening in social enjoyment.: Oys-
ters, with oll.the delacies.of the season
havingbeen served in grand style; the
guests passed the ev,ening in parlor
games •etc,, intersper.ed with nlusi4,
:vocal and instuniental. Of those who
presided at the organ, 'the Misses Fish-
er and the. Misses Guinn deserve to be
favorably mentioned for the degree of
talent which they displayed, and '.the.
solos given by 1VlissrStneatb, of. Gorier-'
ielb, showed very' careful. preparation
and •uiuch musical ability.;. The.. parti-
cipants of the supper, having thus en- .`
jived themselves alinost beyond the
" wee stns' hours," separated (by: twos)
for' their respective' dei ilciles; ' highly
pleased, not only, • •with the evening's,
programme, butealso withthe hospital
ity of Mr, Guinn and his esteemed
lady.'
CANA1RIAN.
Another ,£50 nterliug, has been Menet
• bongo 7relsa.tnl by::th[;;Quoheo Briinrli
ofthr to Lznd League..,,
Burglars Elutere(1 the. book stole cif•
R. Easton; I,iu(ls(lay;.on•Suuday'night,
and cfu•ried.ofF goods to theamount of
about:; 75. No• ILIO as to the: gutity
parties; • •
„A"iia•year'old.arn't- ef-illr;--S; Wolf( ""
Berlin, wag: accidttlly` shot • on Sun-,`
• (lily The bali,'eatered the yautigster's
--mouth, and itis thought, -is lodged in
"ds'neck.. R.e a 1l probably recover.
A.r( accident happened, in theBole
treat Ger elle huildiill; on Saturday
rltglnt, through the esplesion' of the
waste•stealp e ndenser. Two brothers,...
Robert: and 'Thomas Short,; were, badly
scalded, `_and tu•e. noW'111 tli(::l•iospital: •
A) outi;, •g; rl s,.tits almost strangled tci.
/ fah :i day or two, ago at Levis, Quo.,'
being•ft and hanging to the picket of a •
felt=s by the cloud whish was tronind •
tier Meek: . The .cloud eaught..in the,
picket as she wasl getting .erver •the
fence.
• {i11' Friday evening, the 24th .lust.;
sin' infant -son ,of Mr..Edwin Jenkitisonl '•
living on tlio:. Kingston. Road, .near•Tor-'
'into, ignited' its' clothing by coning in
contact with the stove. The little fel-
low, before the flames were subdued.. by.
the mother,' was burnedin a. horrible:
manner. - After enduring intense . stif-
feting, the eihild died on Sunday.
• The following gentlemen have been
elected eine tsoftheTutnberry Agrl..
cultural Society for:tlio coming year '
President; Chas. Henderson; Vice=Pres•
ident, Alex: Young; Treasurer, John •
Anderson; Directors--W:T. Bray, 'E.
W.: MoKay RobertReilly, 'li4r Ibostor,
F. Walton,. John Farrow, George
tugler and J. .Mulvay. the• Society
held their, annual ,fleeting in the Royal
Hotel here on the 170. inst.' •