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THE HURON SIGNAL, FRIDAY SEPT. 28, 1883,
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.
Of War Rockets at WooIWlolh
Arsenal.
oereotuuy being performed, the happy
(kelpie west on their bridal 'tour to
Meat= Fairest, sad upon their return
their nuptials were celebrated in grand
style at her IMNter's Canoe. After a
sumptuous repast of chuiaat delim-
iter flleadly ■IsAles Ream. r'eA Meodeast 01011 was spread and minks. off, the
for Five IIIUes•-The Nessher of need youthful guests were soon lost in the
sed lyses said to Rear% tee. dizzy .ossa of :kg dance. And still the
bslb are ringing
frrlIe
L radon, Sap t� 23. -The rocket pp.
tories at the aal, at Woolwich, ek•
pQlodod to day. Many buildings welts
dogsled and the low of life is serious.
The explosion was caused by a fire in
the nntin building, which, tuclsdiag the
labot:atury buildiug,was destroyed within
half au hour. It contained aa immense
uuaiber of war rockets filled with
destructive missiles. The latter flew in
all diroctions, many falling upon the
other side of the Thames. The explosion
caused fearful destruction in property
throughout the town and the surroundieg
district. The fire was extinguished at
noon, when the r eckets ceased exploding.
Old soldiers declare the explosions of
rockets were as frightful as an actual
siege. Two bodies of victims of the ex-
plosion have been found. Some of the
rockets were projected fire miles. One
went through the wall of the areenal.aud
another struck the artillery barracks.
L•,ndun, Sept. 23. --Tho tollowing
later details of the explosion at the Wool-
wich arsenal are given : Rockets fell in
Erild, Eladam, Charlton and I:ford. One
plunged into a school for infants at
Plumpsted, another entered a draper's
shop in Woolwich, another wrecked a
grocery. There was the wildest excite-
ment at Woolwich. The principsi dam-
age was confined to the rocket factory,
which will ba '10,000.
London Sept. 24. -The latest reports
from the scene of the terrible explosion
at the Royal Arsenal, at Woolwieh,show
that calamity to have been more horrible
than seemed possible from the meagre
details which were received early this
morn:rg. The number of dead and
dying is now placed at 100, and may
possibly exceed even that. Explosions
still continue at frequent intervals, so
that it will be seine time before the ex-
ert of the disaster can be fully investi-
gated.
The .•rigin of the explosion was a
bunch of rockets, in the rocket depart-
ment. From here the fire spread to the
buildings, which were packed to the
roof with ammunition of the mint dead-
ly kinds. The explosion which full„wed
when the fire reached this part of the
building cottldhave been beard for utiles,
and resembled the sound of the terrific
discharge of artillery. A number of the
workmem were instantly killed and their
bodies ' blown to atoms. Others were
trampled to a shapeless mass by their
fellow workmen, who were fleeing from
the scene of the explosion. It is feared
that a large number --how many cannot
even be guessed -are under the debris.
Every vehicle in thu neighborhood has
been turned into an ambulance, and all
are filled with the dead an l dying. The
most intense excitement prevailsthrough-
uat the entire community.
Bliss Charlotte Rash, a tot'Yger resi-
dent, is Liaising friends here.
Rubt. Williams took in the exposition
at Toronto last week. Be was the guest
of John Ha dna., John street.
A bra drain bar bees put in on the
west side of the road for Maodonald's
shop to the creek.
Woolwich is a town of about 44,000
population, nine miles from London, on
the Thames. The arsenal ib the largest
in Great Britain,and cnnta:es workshops
for making cannon, shells, lulls, etc.
The town has extensive dockyards, a
,,
military academy and large barracks.
St. Belong.
The°frosts have entirely spoiled the
corn and sugar cane "f the • icinity..
John Gorden is erecting a handy one
house on his farm refjoinin•g tate village.
Thomas Lott has returned after a two
aid a half months' sojourn in the United
States.
D. Jt. Gorden lea this ,reek for To-
ronto, where 11 3 par;, ,sei attending the
medical school.
Miss Kyle. of airafr,th.a, has' been
visiting a•'tutintm:c+ in ;his vi:inity
the hest fortnight.
Peter lir(, tan, F to 31 '.' v. e and
Donald C!arke,of Padtii,.h, were visiting
friends heti I a. -.t
I) n i1 To 1,1 is erecting a i.trge straw
shed beside his uumterwis buildings, (..
H. L ,'t be'ng c ,retractor.
St. 11_3lens has at present its 114u31
mmittocr o f invalids, witic:t causes good
denui-1 for the medical pr Jession.
:1 large number late availed them-
selves of the chance art visiting the I'co-
inietial 1 1101.... 11 Gnulph, Olt account
Of its b1'in; so near hatd.
1'h t fv^nrrs have finished their liar' -
eat ail 1 see ling, ant r:'e busy getting
up their putates to aee if th Ire is any
!lope oof gavliv.z them, large quantities of
them being nAten. the people still heats strong. Tho second
is, that while the ashes of other heron
and benefactors of humanity Tiara Tong
been cold, men in great numbers can
still be found to give up their i,ursnits,
their gains and their enjoyinents, to lead
laborious lives, to brave shame and ridi-
cule for the sa':e of a peasant of Galileo
who died more than eighteen hundred
years ago.
TELE'.I U .l )IONOPOI.Y.
A monopoly is an exclusive privilege
Rev. Mr. Smith and wife are visiting
friends near Woodstock.
Mr. John Young, theological student,
will preach in the Presbyterian church
on Sabbath morning next, in the absence
of Mr. Pritchard.
The open meeting held by the mem-
bers of Maitland Temple, I. O. G. T., in
the Metthed st church, on Friday last,
was a decided success. The attendance
was large, and the programme interest-
ing. The address delivered by Rev. Mr.
Smith, Chaplain of the lodge, was prac-
tical, full of interest, and likely to pro-
mote the cause of temperance in the vil-
The choir of the Methodist church
furnished music at intervals during the
evening. Readings were given oy Bron
Young and Miller, and a solo by Bre. J.
Smith.
O0UNTY NB WIN.
cease saser ser teat aatsahewees•
John Fisher, of MoKiUo• , last went
shot a bear 4hat weighed 418 Ito. when
dressed. Tiroouug cshs escaped.
Witless= bad a militaryconcert oe
Tuesday. The captain with his whittle•
en and ell the other fellows were there.
Gerrie sneak thieves/hers a liking for
'toothsome things. Their latest " lift t
was $30 worth of preserves grow the
oiler of Mrs. Dunlop.
Potatoeteie badly injured by " rut"
in Howick, and what was thought to be
a large trop, will be oo siderably under
the average.
Neil McNair, of the township of Grey,
has just passed away at the ripe age of
86 years. He was a resident of the
township for 30 year.
The Brussels Pott says Jas. Swart, a
poor but industrious man of that village,
is one of two ]rein to whom has been left
$1,000 and 320 acres of land.
Mr. Clark, forinerly in the office of
Mr, B. V. Elliott, Exeter, has passed
his examination for solicitor, and has
opened an office in Guelph.
Mr. J. H. Wilcox, it former typo of
Exeter Tinto office. has creditably pass-
ed his examination in Buffalo, and is
now known as Rev. Mr. Wilcox.
The Hewick township funds have been
swelled by tll25, collected from drunken
navvies on the gravel train, who get on
a " bust," at Gerrie, sud fell into the
clutches of ,the law officers.
A number of the aged citizens have
been dropping off around Exeter lately.
Within a few weeks Mr. G. Armstrong,
Mr. John Crocker and Mr. Wakeland
have been taken to their last resting
place. They were among the first set-
tlers in this community.
Lieb7lTb'
A big owl was shot here last week.
Harvesting is not quite finished yet.
as all the oats are not in.
W. Stirling, we are pleased to hear, is
recovering from a severe attack of ill-
ness.
Miss Rachel Gordon, of Ashfield, is
visiting friends here. '
Mr. and Mrs. John Clutton ace the
guests of friends in the Royal city this
week.
A tramp 00 Monday evening visited a
farm house here, and was given a square
meal, whi.ii he prefaced by a fervent
grace, but after swallowing the food be
be -fan to swear at a terrible rate,snd was
ordered off the premises. He then
he.ided for Shepperton. '
WEBSTER BROWN.
Bystander Talk.
We select the following from Goldwin
Smith's quarterly :-
THE WAR Or THE PROt'iNCEs.
The govmnment of Ontario, however,
d AMES S�MAAILgt�.,p�ARCH1H1Tat)T dt.
t'ieh. Ptads(and asp a0mIoasitive `
t emettee' Porer's .sd wiser wows
eases and valued..
WE OFFER THIS FOLLOWING
DECIDED BARGAINS
The funeral of thelate Jae Knox which
toot place on Sunday afternoon, was one
of the largest if not the longest that has
ever taken place in Brunel.. There be-
ing fully 2,000 people present. The
funeral was conducted by the Orange-
men, of which 225 members were in pro-
cession being representatives from the
following lodges :-Seaforth, Wingham,
Leadbury, Walton. Illvth, Belgmve,
Sunshine, Bluevale, Ethel, Listowel,
and Brussels. The lodges were mar-
shalled by B. Gerry, of Brussels.
We regret to chronicle the death of
Geo. A. Powell, dtnggist, formerly of
Wroxeter, which took place at his resi-
sidence on Thursday last, at 9:1G p.m.
Between four and five years ago Mr.
Powell came to Chatham and opened the
dreg storebusiness he was engaged in un-
til his death. He was generally very
popular, and when a few months ago a
long standing ailinent culminated in a
serious attack of lung humorrhage and
settled into chronic pnuemenia, he was
extended the heartfelt sympathy of all
who knew him. A tour of the North-
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REAL ESTATE
IN Tag TOWN OF OODLRICII.
1. A Newer Let (lie. 911 es Wese West.
aloes to the Sgeeie tAse.ee.
t Lot IN neer the Pstrk eery pleassat 4t
%.sacs, with cow of Lk., eosupr sire wf►
martially bulk 2 story brick house, with
tsteble fruit .sees, &e., it.ese.M.
3. 'Three and a half lots (nearly ♦■ =rel.=
last street, with Wick Forn4ry, now seder
real at NOLO a `i.
Jar. aM.M.
4. Lot on bank et River, sear the stance,
.rase.
These prepaeues are may worth much
mere loose but angst he sold to clues but lbs
(estate, .mire therefore eared es the above
priors. Appy to
SEAOER .! LEW1B,
has acted rightly in bringing the question west and a trip down the St. Lawrence
to a practical issue, and it might have failed to restore failing nature,and he re-
taken the step before without incurring turned to town just in time to die in the
the charge of pprecipitation. Practically, midst of friends. Deceased was aged
we feel sure that the award would have
been accepted and that the necessary
measures, whatever they might be,
would have been readily taken to cure
any technical Claw in it and to give it ef-
fect, if party had not intervened. Que-
bec rules at Ottawa, and Quebec regards
with jealously any extension of Ontario.
Justice Ontario must have, a d she must
support her government in their legal
proceedings till she obtains it. If the
disputed territory was an acre o f bare
rock it woull be treason to the confeder-
ation to let th3 question be settled
against the province by the domineer-
ing jealousy of the 13leus. Th.tt. no
member of the confederacy shall he al-
lowed to outstrip the growth or rise
above'the political control of Queb •c in a
pretension w:iichjif put forward . cannot
be too soon submted to a decisi re tet.
Under the equivocal compact of con-
federation Ontario pays for the indus-
trial stagnation and for the political cor-
ruption of her partner, and it wobl 1 Le
hard if.ahe were to be dwarfed by her
partner's jealousy besides.
JICOOt•I3d IN CANADA.
Sending out titled persons from En-
giand to regulate the sentiments of the
people of this country has long been an
absurdity and is fast becoming an imper-
tinence.
Tali aILVATION ARHT.
The salvation army, moreover, conning
upon a sceptical age, seems by the gross-
ness and familiarity' of its language on
religious subjects to have furnished in-
centives to profanity. Still two notable
facts remain. The first is, that inspito o f
agnostic science, secularism, and all
other influences adverse to religion, the
pulse of religious life in great massed of
Alhb:r1y.
�Lasb r
Fra ':37''che'1, after havinv
reco%cred freta a broken JIr broke it
stain, and had to undergo another or-
deal.
Dorsad Ross who was dome time altkt-
.•d with conge..ion of the lu..,re, is again
convalearent.
Peter Ihyne, blacks. with, (f Ktntaih of trade such aadoes not exist upon this
and son (f .Jolla Bayne, of this vicinity, continent except in the case of the post
is ret present sullcring from typhoid' office, which is in the hands of govern•
fever. llo is attended by 1)r. ✓escort( men.. That the telegraph, a swifter
of Kincardin t, w:.o entertains good pont, ought like the post to be in lac
hopes of his recovery. hands of government is probably true;
We congratulate Mr. las. Iltyt o upon it would be true at least if government
coul& be trusted to abstain from job-
bery. hut this is no r'eas'on why those
who hare so far serred the public should
be treated with injustice. The ecarest
approach that we have to monopoly is
unionism, which indeed is in no small The Cheapest, Moet Comfortabitll
danger of doing by intimidation shat and Pleasant Route
was done by iniquitous laws in barber To ALL MINTS IN
nest ass. THEGREAT NORTH WEST
his success at Lncknow fall show, he
having obtained first prize, both for his
two •,-:u o 11 mare colt, and his yearling
•Lalli' n,
Messrs Walker mid Wale.., (.are pur-
chased a new Clinton threshing machine,
end intend be„i(iniug operations reit
went
Mr. Gobble, miller, returned last Fri-
day fro1., a s •:newhat e! 'ended trip to
Entlaiel, the land of his nativity. Hs
• .oke es tls..,,,th I:,e voyage agreed with
him Ince 1'11104.1.1% awl speaks itr glowing _. J. j, ',swim's -it not hanquettedby
terms of the improvements made in his the constituency, but the cnrstituency-
tatberlau,l since the days of his boy' .itg STRPHEaa--is hanquetted by the
hoodrepresentative.. j(ilnbe.
The in,rriago dells has a rung and two
youthful lovers hnce joined their fates it is said that smallpox. eel typhoid
and fortunes, f•,r weal er for woe. On fever hire brain Mut among the navvies
the 11111 io.a, (o r•:,• White, of Belfast, nn section twenty of the C. P. Railway,
joiasd the rat,ks of the lwnedtets by tak- Georgian Bsy.
t11R to himself a wife open ,among our A large number of cotton operatives
fair daughters, to wit, Mita L>.eie Court • will be temp verily thrown out of work
amend Menem *Iso=.
ney, eldest daughter ,.f Mr. James rest week at Montm,/ in or ref to stop
Jena ,th oak 1*- '.
(lnum
riney of this pletws The ania;,.. ,rr•nr ornsiee.4ti-'
33 years and leaves a widow and four
children. The funeral on Sunday after-
nocn was very largely attended. The
Masons, of which Society he was a mem-
ber, turned out in full uniform, to ren-
der the last sad mark of respect. -
[Chatham Banner. -
Tlc . MacIthe, of Guelph, made 114
ehtries of live stock on Saturday at the
Termite Exhibition. Tltis is the largest
entry that has }'et been made in this
class
.Con luctor C. M. Sinipsen, of the Lon-
don, Huron & Bruce road, and Mr. 1
Dinsley, of the Dinsley House, Wing
ham. have gone too the North-west on a
shooting trip.
A South Carolina farmer "went long"
en watermelons madc.nrnitted suicide
He planted and raised more than the
cenditioq 1/1 the market scented to war
rant.and lost heavily. Gong into the
offensive patch he el.•,ro.1 and stake d off
a comfortal le place for a grave. pude his
will nod took r,'lI)or.e.
to,., Oederleh.
Uoder$eb, Sept lith. ND. 19104)
GO TO
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KNIGHT'S
FORA
SHAVE,
HAIRCUT,
SHAMPOO,
OR DYE.
TWO DOORS EAST OF P.O.
5910.17
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New Sohool Books
JAMES SAEJNDERS it SON,
At Ohl School Bul Ellgoilom
The Largest and Most Complete Stock
SCHOOL BOOKS
Used la the Common, \andel. High and Separate Schools and Osllsges, at
Imrie's Book Store.
PRICES LOWEST IN THE COUNTY
Satisfaction. G -i amaxzteed.
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JAMES IMRIE, Goderich, Ont.,
B_ CORNELL,
O CABINET MAKER & UNDERTAKER
C Corner _Store. Morton's Brick Block. Hamilton
IStreet.
G-ODERICH, ONT_
A. H. C. has, at ,t large expense. purchased a
Agents for McClary's Famous
ROYAL BASE .BURNERS
-AND OTR-
Ceal & Wood Cooking Stoves
Auction Kale,
Sept. :J --Mrs. 1'let, her', house.. I_
holo) fu -nit ore. at house. on West street, at 1
p. m. At this stile a New. York Webber Piano
of remarkable parity of tone will be offers d
for public competition.
In Trini•c t';.u' 1 . li!rt:,'on 'Thursday. by the
Itcv. W, I'nrkr. Mr. ('h ss: henry Ritchie
of Toronto. to 5Ii.s 51. 111t11'. of Blytb
II1l:is.
in Ib -lin ,r', on t', - 1:11h inst.. Air, 11601. A.
%Vein. aced 2.; year,. I: months and It days.
In (coderi, h toren sitip. on Thursday, Septem
bar 20'15. ['.3. Mar) .\her X,4101. aged 10
yrnrs. i tot/nibs and 17 da%s.
t:oderlrh Markets.
Gookrucu, Sept. 27. 1583.
3t'hedid.F,s.11.LB bulbs. _.• f1.e 31Da
Wheat. l�Sprinillte bush......., 1 1 06
flour. 1. barre1l............. .... 500 Ch 550
(,:tag, 3 hush .... .. .... .. 0 30 (d J 34
Pe/14, p finsb. ...... ... 0 170 or 0 as
Norley, 1! bosh..... ... 0 :AI et 055
Putntoes IE bush 1 '.. .. 0 /0 of 11 15
Ilat 3'tnn '.... .. .... .. _ 'A Ve 9'O
limiter. 'r, ....... ... .. .. 0 l.i H° 0 15
I:{,.ga. to dos. tumultnat ked(....0 IS t" 0 19
beet,. .... ... 0 11 " 0 if
Shorts. 1' cwt .............. ... 0 90 R 1 00
Horn. cwt .... .. (e 70 " 0 82
('hop.:. r•vt..... ... 100 " 170
350 " 400
:, 50 " a 09
10 " 120
•theepskin,4_..
North West Traasportatioa Compaal
(1.1111T81')
11 was ■usher Mrastse, is too the Rteamers of the North West Train*-
pnrtation I'otnpann one of which w -ail. wrath
Theyreverse the usual order of things erpernotting. Lease aerate sten - Te.s
at Rotwell. There the representative iriAay t1tAt. nn arrir al of (,rani Trunk
Train•. e's1.t.lia AT Nna:RHU the Pest.
L•Wlusi lett. 1nr i'rtnee Arthnr's landing.
iMlnth. and all points in ManCoba. MInaesota,
Dakota and the North West.
BPBIOIAL_
?br stramcr ' M A N iT)HA" will leave node.
&h. w eether p•rm .t ink, r %cry ten days nn
Tnesdars and i'rk1a3s, alternate trips. for
Ktneanitne. Southampton. fault lite. Maris
111ehi leotIn. Pre Nipegun. Silver Islet and
Thunder Hay.
For fnrther information as to rates, meaty to
WM. LEE. Ooderich. or to
JAMES 11- BEATTY,
Stove fitting attended to by experienced work-
men on shortest notice.
Second-hand Stoves Taken in Exchange. .
"The Cheapest Home Under the Sun."
West trivet. nest to Pom (J1Eee.
Ooder'c'a. Seat. 20.1988.
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Apples
.Pears.
TIE HIGHEST PRIC&
5'ol: API'I.F:s AND 1'E:A1ta
WILL BE PAID
by nee this season. I hope my old
patrons %vial hang on to their
Fruit until i sec them,
u --
Nei Customers Wanted
-I WANT -
Good Sound Fruit'
And will pay the highest market
Price. •
Teas & Sugars
And all sorts of
GROCERIES
-AT -
Recti ll11oiii Piits,
GEO. OLD,
The Ornrer. Court house Square.
431-01:3183RIOH.
--- tlep+. t, .sal. tf0lt
�ZNC+HAM'8 R.W.M'KENZIE'S
GROVEP it
CHER HARD Y.gRE STORE.
FIRST GLASS'S HE.tRSI
end is prepared to attend anti conduct funeral
on the shortest notice, in town or country.
A large stock of
COFFINS AND CAS ,E TS KEPT • CONSTANTLY ON HIND.
Both in Decorated Wood and Black Cloth, at very Reasonable Prices.
tJ'A CALL 80LIcITE7D_ r
A_ B_ COR1\TM1. ,�
I900 -3m
Goderfch, July 19th, 1883.
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OH,SAY! NEIGHBOR
Where did Ton get those A. N. WHiTING M'rO CO.
HARVEST TOOLS
-FOR-
They are the Best Goode I Have Been.
--1 GOT THEM AT ---
the
is the host place in linden. h to hold a
PYC-rric
B/NGHAM'S NURSERY
adjoining the (l.avoce. will rnpplf 11,117 quantity
of choice fiewers at reasonable rates.
flosgmts, ('reuses and other floral Ornames s
made 10 order.
M. BING3°HAM.
(tewSeri' 5' Jnh b IMO
--int HAS ---
The Finest Assortment and Best Value
rt TRT. ('Ot: NTT
p5 PER CENT. OFF Ful{ (ASH
ftoderich, hely stn. 1111