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VOL. XVII. NO: 49.
EX ,TER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY AIORNING, JULY 31, 1890
LEGAL .
1 H. DICKSON , Barrister, Soli-
, ,.t.. oft •0,,1Pluprorne Court,Notar3rPublic
Conveyant '� Cozamissioner-&c. Atonal, to
Tartan. lie
O®ceir; Fauscn'sBlook, Exeter,
-Lk L COLLINS,
Barrister, Solicitor, Conveyancer, Etc.,
OfllcoSamweil'8Block Ha11'sold omodr,)
ELLIOT 84 ELLIOT,
Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries Public,
Oor veyanosrs 4 G, &c.
ISlioney to Loan at Lowest Bates et
interest.
OFFICE, - MAIN s STREET, EXETER.
n, V. =In. J. =M.
DENTAL.
•xi. BILLINGS,
QIPFIV'E; ovei Q'.'i'EI'LI BotaI
Nitrous Oxide Gas for Painless Extraction.
K1NSItxl,N,DF N'TIST,i.D,S
Samweilas .Block, Mahn -St, F,xefer,
Extracts Tooth witboutpain.
by riving Vegetable Vapor, Gold
Pilings andall other dental
work the beat possible. Oyes
to Zurucu on laatThursdayfu
each mouth:
MEDICAL
W. i3ftOWNING M. D., M. C
• P, li s xradnato ViotorialJniveraity.Office
dlresidence,Don;:nionLabora,tor v , Exe ter
VR. HYNDMAN, coroner for the
Count of Huron. Office, o t aoetto ;air.
, Carling's s oro,I:xetor. ' 1i
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J. A.ROLT,INta, M.O. P. S
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oerhowleroeently occupied by P. liaPliilril s,
Erni .
LF. CUTTEN, M. I7., G. M.,
. diza .auto Trinity ifniversity, Tor-
onto ; Med. school, Toronto ; Grad,
* Am iinst..t,ranioloa:y; Member N. Y. Acad.
Anthropolofip, 1lember Col. P. S., Ont.—
oltioo, UAsliwood.Ont.
AUCTIONEERS.
'FIEN.RY EILBLd'R, Licensed Auo-
tioneorfor tiay,Stopheu, aria Mod#illi-
rray Townships. Saieeoonduotodatinorierato
I rates. 0 Mtio—AtPost-oifioo,Crediton,0ut.
TOtIN GILL, Auotioneer for the
V Townships of Stephen, Hay and Mamma
andthe Village of Exeter. All sales promptly
s;ttonded,aadsatisfaction guaranteed. Sales
arranged at this office.
VETERINARY.
SHELLINGLA`4V & CURRIE
Veterinary Surgeons can bo consulted at
Clark's Hotel, Crediton. or at Staffa. A full
stook of Veterinary medicines kept constantly
on hand. Veterinary Dentistry and Surgery a
specialty.
WR. CARR, VETERINARY
• Surgeon, Honorary Graduate of Ont.
Veterinary College, Toronto, wishes to inform
the public that he is now prepared to do all
work in Veterinary lino, Calls answered at all
hours, Office, Kirkt3 mo O ,
ITC. DOAN, VETERINARY
• Surgeon, graduate of Ontario Vet-
erinary College. Toronto, honorary member of
the Medical Society. Calls from a distance
promptly attended to. Veterinary medicines
kept constantly on hand. Office, opposite
E. Bosser.berry's hotel, Hensel'. N.S.—Vet-
erinary dentistry and surgery a epooialty.
Tennent & Tennent
VETERINARY SURGEONS,
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raduatesofthecatario Veterinary College
, (Mires : One door South of Town Hall.
MONEY TO LOAN.
ATONE/ TO LOAN AT 6•AND 62
per cent, $25,000 Private Funds. Best,
Loaning Companies represented.
L.H, DICKSON,
B arrieter, E x ete r,
tINSURANCE .
f71HE LONDON MUTUAL
11 FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF
CANADA. end Office, London, Ont.
After 31 years of 'successful business, still
continues to offer the owners of farm property
and private residences, either on buildings or
les,ntents,the most favorable protection in case
mf loss ordamagebyfire orlightning, at rates
nipon such liberal terms, that no other respect-
• .able company' can afford to write. 42,375 poli:
,cies in force 1st Jan ,1890. Assets $378428.00
sin cash in bank. Government depost. Deben
ttures and Premium Notes• James Genes,
President ; D. C. MC DONALD, Manager. DAVID
.0•AAutCs,Agent for Exeter and -vicinity.
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'H'EAD OFFICE - • WATERLOO,ONT.
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earsintuecesefwl• operation in Western On-
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JOHN WH 'H. ,Fc SoNs
publisher# and Proprietor
SLAUGHTERING SALE
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cRQG'ERY& GLASSWARE
China tea settle 05to$6, regular price $7 to
89; Colored Iro stone setts, '02 50 to $4 25
regular piiee $8 76 to $5 50 ; bedroom Bette
$1 50 to 94 25, regular prices $2 25 to
85 50 ; Wane setts, 30e. to 75e,, regular
PACO, 50o. to Sl 25 ; Fruit Saucers, 20e.
per dozen, regular price, 40e. ; Dinner prates,
80o, per dozen, regular price. $1 25 ; Tea
plates, 750, per dozen , regular price, 81 10 ;
Breakfast plates, 60c, regular price $1 ;
Water pitohctre, 15e, regular price, 250
Water pitoltfrs, 25o, regular price 400
do 85c, do
Nappies Preserve Dished, Vegetables Dishes,
Bawls, Afllk Pans, and Crooks, lamp chim-
neys, eta Properly speaking, everything of
nee to be found iu a well assorted stock of
glass and crockery, to be rushed off at prices
that canna fail to please you We are glib.
ing up this line of bnsmeas, so this is no
Melt penny sale but a genuine clearing
The best quality of fruit jars in town—
quarts, Sl 2e ; gallona $1 50. per dozen.
Ileinember theplace, BniM1ttOnal3rOS.,
where you get 014 Ilia of genuine granulated
sugar for 31 and no off brand that its liable
cause your fruit to spoil
BRLTITPTON BROS,
The Molsons Bank
(CIIARTI,1tIIf) BY PA ELTAMENTOW)
Paid up Capital ... .,, 5X000,00
Poeta uud .,,
3 ,000,00
ileadOGloe. Montreal.
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in the l)ominton,U.S.A.aud Europe.
E:;etor Branch:,
Open every tar( fel day, from 10 a.rn.to$ p.m
SAT 1'1U AYS,10 a.m. to 3p.rn.
4 PorCont.perannum aliowedfar money on
Deposit Receipts
R. H. ARCHER
Manager,.'
Additional Locals
Tug Tiuxs takes the lead forfres'r TAW,
mariner and GEA'r.BIL1L SEWS. Subscribe
for it and read all the happenings in a con-
cise form No space wasted.
The Crediton and Exeter baso ball teams
played a match in Exeter on Friday last,
resulting in favor of Exeter by a score of
13-7 with Exeter five innings and Crediton
sit.
Air. J. A Stewart has men at work pre-
paring for a 30 foot annex to the rear of
his store. When completed this will have
been the second addition within a few
menthe
The amount of claims entered in the
Division Courts of Huron during 1889 was
873,676, or abort one dollar per head of
population, which shows that our people
are not very litigious.
Mr. H. Levett's storehouse at the station
came nearly toppling over on Monday.
The grain is all stored on one side and the
pressure caused the supports to sink. It
was noticed in time to save a serious loss
to the owner.
A woman in Amerious, Ga., is using a
lamp chimney that she has used daily for
the past eight years. and she expects to use
it for many years yet. She says that she
boiled it in salt and water when it was
bought, in 1882 and no matter how large
a flame runs through it, or how hard she
throws it on the floor, it won't break.
Ocean Sailings. --From Montreal—the
splendid steamships, 'Lane Superior,"
July 29th ; " Vancouver, " August 6th.
From New York—" ajestic," Aug. 6th.
These boats Bail at daylight on the above
dates. Early application should be made
to secure passage, , Apply direct to Capt.
Geo. Kemp, town ticket office, Exeter.
A "Flower Reception" entertainment
was held in the Main St. Methodist church
on Tuesday evenins. There was a good
attendance and all seemed to enjoy them-
selves immensely. An admission fee of ten
cents was charged, for which ice cream
and other refreshmerts were given as well.
as a epleudid program presented. It was
the entertainment of the season.
Tlie annual tour of the London 'Cycling
club will be taken on the ]6th August.
About 50 members will join in the trip,
which will extend from London to Goderich.
They will leave London at 2.30 p, m, and
expect to arrive in Exeter about 6 30 p.m ;
they will remain here all night and leave
at 8 a. m-, riding through Varna, Bruce
field and Bayfield; twelve miles along the
lake shore to Goderich, arriving there on
Sunday in time for dinner. After a night's
rest they expect to leave Goderich at 9 a.
ni. for Bayfield, stoppingthere for dinner;
thence to Brucefield, to catch the 5 04 L.
H. & B. train for home,
Many a man is rich without money.
Thousands of then with nothing in their
pockets, and thousands without even a
pocket, are rich. A man born with a good
sound constitution, a good stomach, a good
heart, and good limbs and a pretty good
headpiece, is rich. _ Good bones are better
than gold ; tough muscles than silver ; and
nerves that flash fire and carry energy to
every function are better than houses and:
land. It is better than a landed estate to
have the -right kind of a father andmother.
ren s exist among
breeds and bad b d
men as really as among herds and horses.,
Education may do much to check evil tends,
encies or to develop good ones ; but it is a
great thing to inherit theright proportion
of faculties to start with. The man is rich
who has
a' good disposition,who,isnatur-
all9�ind,ptient, cheerful. hopeful, and
.:.
who has a flavor of wit and fun in his com-
position.
Minard's Liniment relieves neuralgia.
Entrance Examination for High
Schools.
The following oaudidates who failed in
one subject at the High School Entrance
Examination were recommended by the
Local Board and have been passed by the
Education Department.
GOnxaICii.
Mamie Dickson Godericb Public School
Ora Wilkinson ++
,A•robie Dickson ..
Herbert flatten
Arthur Young r,
Dolloua Henderson S. S. No. 15, Ashfield
Walden Fisher .< 2, Colborne
Nelson &[allay �+ 4, id
John ltcJvoy Goderich Sep. Scheel
assnreu,
Itanra S'9illiama -Zurich Public Sbhooi
William Johnston f+
Tohn Kibler 44
William Clark° Exeter Puklio Sebool
undo sittort,
Annie Blake 5. S. No, 9, Asli601d
Jennie Jardine 6, 4+
Elizabeth MoNay (i 7, ++
William J Webster " 5, "
George Brophy Sep S. W Wawanosh
..Rl. •
Exeter Municipal Council..
Council met in the Town Hall, Exeter,
on July 26th, 1890. All the members
present.
,.Minutes of the previous meeting read aid
coufirrned.
Spackman --Oke. That the. Reeve and
Treasurer be authorized to borrow$1500 to
meet current expenses. Carried.
Mr. T. McCallum, on behalf of the Main
St. Methodist church, asked the council to
continue the board side walk op the south
sidle of the church at least as far as the
gate.
Bissett—Spackman.—That the request
be granted. Carried.
Bissett—Ross.—that orders be granted
for the following sums, viz :—F, W. Fern -
combo, surveying, 814; Bissett Bros,, $9.10
for hardwares; Wm, Treble, 0,1.10, repair-
ing boseyiart ; James Creech, •l,1e, steals
to tramps ; do., $81, part salary ; do., $1
charity to Airs. Oras ; do., $2, charity to
Mrs lssiper ; do., 04, charity to Mrs. Mc-
Intosh ; Albert Bissett, 825, street water-
ing • do„ labor, $4.50 ; Thos. Horn, do.
es.1.3 ; John Gillespie, do., $1S.85 ; John
Thompson,, do. $27.00: Thos. 13e11, c1o,
81.25 ; Walter Westcott, do $6.24 ; Geo.
Ford, do. 86.09 ;; John Gould, do , 816.50;
John Moreshead, do. 86.72 ; S. Handford,
do. $24.00, Geo. Hodgins, do. 88.75 ; Geo.
Orr, do. 85.06 ; C. Dorward, do. 813.50 ;
Jonathan KW, do. $13.40 ; John Parsons,
do. $13.75; John Mallet, do. 51 ; I. Arm-
strong, do. 818.50 ; Wes. J. Bissett, do.
$16.50 ; Rd. Williams, do. $17.05 ; Geo.
Cudmore, cso. $2.75 ; Jos, Hern, do $1.25;
Thos. Webster, do. 811.25 ; R. Stanlake,
do. 84.50 ; H. Parsons, do. $11.26 ; W.
Carley, do. $3.75. Carried.
The clerk reported that the School
Board required $2400 for school purposes.
Spackman—Ross.--That the use of the
park be granted to Mr. Brock for three
years provided Mr. Brock: at the end of
that time leave the same properly levelled
and seeded with grass seed. Carried.
Ross—Spackman.—That this council ad•
for Iwo weeks. Carried.
M. EACRETT, Clerk.
Mr. S. Davis, of Devon, has wheat that
will yield between 40 and 50 bushels to
the acre.
The annual exhibition under the auspices
of the Stanley Ag'l Soc'y will be held at
Bayfield on October 8-9.
Messrs. W. Hawkshaw, J. Snell and
others, accompanied by a couple gentlemen
from London, will spend next week at the
lake.
Mr. E. A. Fish, barber, recently shot a
flying humming bird with a small rifle at
a distance of about 25 yards. He is
champion of Exeter with a rifle.—Clinton
New Era Did our confrere ever see a
humming bird which did not fly, unless
dead ?
Mrs. ,Tames Harris, whose husband re-
sides a short distance south of Farquhar,
died on Tuesday. She had been i11 for time
of blood poison. On Tuesday an internal
blood vessel burst, causing her to bleed to
death. Deceased was daughter of Mr John
Young, cf Hibbert township, and was
highly respected. She leaves a fancily of
small children.
Music -loving people in Exeter and vi-
cinity are promised a rare treat in the near
future. Frederick Archer, the world re-
nowned English organist, who without
doubt ranks as the greatest living exponent
of that kind of all musical instruments, has
been engaged to give a recital in the Trivitt
Memorial church early in September The
precise date is not yet fixed. Exeter has
never yet been visited by a musical artist
of such renown ; indeed few towns of its
size would attempt the task We are as-
sured the venture will prove a profitable
one, and must congratulate those who have
undertaken it, on their enterprise.
At Centralia, on Monday, Mr. Quarry,
store.keeper, was attacked by one James
Sando, and somewhat injured. Mr. Quarry
was engaged raking hay when Sande, who
is somewhat deranged in mind, began
abusing him, and Quarry not noticing him
Sando commenced hisattack. Mr. Quarry,
affected to shield himself with the rake,
but Sande grabbed it and delivered Quarry
several blows on the arm and head, inflict-
ing painful wounds, as also breaking the
teeth of the rake. Mr. Sande, will have to
answer to a charge of assault before a
magistrate.
Two Men Die ina Well.
Winnie July "28.—Two sad fatalities
Ply, e
occurred at Rossburn- Mr. Duncanson,' a
wealthy Scotch farmer, was engaged in
deepening an old well, 'assisted by John
Patterson; a mason. Duncanson went down
the well on a rope.: He Dried out, but his
call was misunderstood by those above. A
fall was then heard and Patterson went to
his assistance. He did net return, and later
it was discovered that both had been over-
come by gas and were ' dead, D0_ n2aneen
leavea a wife and three children.
::,� for PAci.ef's Castark
CONDENSED NEWS
i,''roua Various Sources Thirouglt
out the County..
, Ed, Campaigns, Goderich, was thrown
from his bicycle and had his nose broken.
" ile out berry picking, H. Perrin had a
0 pail of raspberries stolen by a Party
ding on the 8th concession of Blanahard,
Zahn Roddy, a 12 -year-old son of Sionsel
Bpduy, Fair's hill, was Itiake4 to death to.
Airy by a horse which he was leading from
*titre,
'The Ailsa Craig Presbyterian congrega•
tion have extended a call to Bev. lir, Dewar
of Soetstown, Quebec, to become their
pastolittr•
,.le daughter of Geo, Duncan, of Sea -
forth, while placing clothes in a Mengel got
her Anger caught in the rollers, smashing
one of them very badly,
A bicycle race will take place in Lama on
Thursday, Aug. 7, under the management
of the London club, for a medal given by
Mr. T. D. McColl, of that village.
By the runaway of a team drawing a
binder in Arran township on Saturda4,
Daniel Meurer, aged 17 years, was killed,
and hie father, August Mouser, badly hurt,
3gr,A, E, H,aumb two
4ttgera badly. ,batteredindiad byhia thcomingand iu oou-
tact with the knives of a sharper in the
factory of Messrs. Disney & Devlin, Han.
aver,
ThaHalliday block, l3raesels,waa burnt cm
Sunday morning. The buildiag was of
wood and it was soon devoured. Total lose
about 58000. Insurance light, The work
of a z incendiary.
.A, daughter of Mfrs. Johnston of the Stb
concession of the township of McKUlon,
wh'lo coming down stairs, missed her foot- 1
ing and fell headlong, sustaining painful
braises.
The many friends of Mr, A, S.larray,
of Laudon, will regret to bear of bis death,
which end event occurred on Monday. He
had, been eufieriug from fever and a
complication of diseases.
The Stratford :Evening Herald will be lis.
oontinued after the 31st inst., because the
proprietors find there is no money in a daily
paper in that place. Tho brothers Dingman
will continuo the Weekly Herald.
Robert Christie. Inspector of Tails and
Asylums, is to have the position left vacant
by the death of W. T. O'Reilly. It is said.
that P. J. Brown, of Ingersoll, will be an.
pointed to inspect the division formerly
leo"- .4 after by Mr. Christie.
Mr. Chas. Flnskett. on the MIA concession
of London township, has a churn which can
lay claim to be a champion It was made
by Cole, the cooper, in 1833, has been
claiming for 50 years and is still as good as
new.
Caleb Kennedy of the township of Bosnn-
quet, near Thedford, had a barn struck by
lightning on Wednesday night, July 23, and
burned with the contents, there being about
60 tons of hay stored in it. It will be a total
loss as there was no insurance.
A severe storm of hail passed north of
Tara across the Bruce and Grey peninsula
on Thursday afternoon, ruining some fields
of grain, potatoes and turnips. Apple trees
also suffered severely, and many houses in
the west had all the glass in the windows
broken.
The young man named Wm , Chickley,
arrested by Detective Rider for stealing a
shotgun, powder -horn and several other
articles from his employer, Arthur Wilson,
of West Niesouri, was examined before
Squire Peters on Saturday, and remanded
until Thursday.
During the storm of Thursday the light-
ning struck and burned the barn of Neil
Carmichael, of the Bore concession, Dun -
rich. The barn contained nearly all the
season's Drop, a number of implements,
harness, carpenter's tools, etc. It was
erected last year and was very large, • built
on the moat modern plan, with basement,
etc.
At Strathroy, on Monday morning a son
of Mr. John H, Evans. while playing about
Buttler's knitting factory was drawn in by
the cylinder of the cotton pinker. His arm
was mangled and torn to pieces as far up as
his shoulder. His breast near the heart
was badly cat, and his side torn open, so
that the entrails were exposed, He died
about two o'clock Monday.
A serious runaway aocident happened at
Seaforth a few days ago to Mrs. James
Sleeth, She was driving ahorse and buggy
along the Huron road when the bit broke in
the horse's mouth, which caused it to run
away, throwing Mrs. Sleeth and baby out,
breaking several of Mrs. S]eetb's ribs and
otherwise injuring her. The baby escaped
unhurt. • The broken bit nearly severed the
horse's tongue in two.
A terrible fatality occurred recently near
Listowel. resulting in the death of Mrs.
Wm. Shewan, an old Mornington pioneer,
The barn belonging to Mr. Shewan, and
situated near the residence, took fire, and,
in attempting to release some of the cattle
inside, Mrs. Shewan'a clothes caught fire,
burning her terribly. She lingered in great
suffering for severni hours when death re-
lieved her.
As Mr. George Neely was arising to the
village of Dorchester Friday afternoon
in a single road cart, he overtook a tramp,
and asked him to have a ride. While in
the act of shifting over to allow tine tramp
to get, on, one of the lines dropped, and the
horse started on a lively gait Mr. Neely
was reaching for, the line when the cart
struck a boulder wbiob caused him to fall
on his right shoulder, partially dislocating
it.
Dresden Times :—Mr. W. J. Houston
was found in anunconscious state m the'.
harvest field, the, other day, having fallen
from the reaper on the canvas. The doe
tors decided that`en operation would have
to be performed to save his life. With tbe.
assistance of Dr. Motieough, of Chatham,
they performed the operation on Sunday,'
An incision was made in the median line of
the abdomen from the navel downward, and
the stricture of the bowels removed. The
patient wet pet under the influence of
chloroform, and stood the ordeal remark.
ably well,
Tnere has been opened in East Nissouri
a new post office, to he known as Grant,
horst. Archibald Grant will be postmaster.
"A. little son of Charles Keels', township
of Canboro, was drowned in a Arkin of
buttermilk one day last week,"
Mr, Chas. Currie, athlete, of Parkhill.
succeeded in capturing first prise in every
event in which he contested at the 13ttfialo
Caledoniany
games last Saturday.
Mr. It, H. Burling, of Wast s1iaaouri,
recently cut with the Milwaukee Junior
989 sheaves of fall weeat of the laxly red
Clawson variety front two bushels sown,
Mr. Brenner, Grand Bend, is about to
erect a sidewalk from his hotel to the Iake
shore.. He ought to get a warm support
from the public in so laudable an object,
Last week Goderich pollee arrested Ort a
chsrgo of larceny, a gold -rimmed spectacled
clothes wringer repairer, who had bean in
the company of a long haired patent meds.
cine fakir,
Mr. Robert garrison. who is working for
Mr. Holt, at Khiva. got his hand severely
hurt by trying to take a straw out of the
kuotter of the binder. He will always have
a stiff band.
Daring a thunderstorm at noon, Friday,
Mies Ageiel,ockhart, eldest daughter of Mr.
George Lockhart, living two miles north of
Seaforfla, was instantly killed by llgbtnuag
while berry picking.
There died at the residence of Mr W 8
tlarlsnd, Clinton, on Saturday July 211,
lira Simpson, peed 69 years, relict of iiia
late Mr. Geo Simpson, St .Mary's, Ont,
Burial tool place Tuesda, 29tH to Clinton
cemetery,
The other day, while unloading hay with
a hay fork, Mr. Alex 1Veleb, of (iodnricl3
township, met with a painful accident. Tho
fork did not work properly, and flying up
tri t
s t denlp etre ck him of the chis, knocking
out several of hia teeth,
Mr. Geo, Popo, of Hullett, 1353 a parse
that has even 24 years service and still
seems good for runny yearn to Como. It has
sound teeth yet, isles lively as a threo.year.
old, and can outwork bones younger than
its 'lf,
Last Friday evening as Mrs. Chapman. of
Parkhill, was removing sOmo batman from
R cluster hanging up in their shop, a Wan -
tale sprang upon her arm. She eirnok it
off with one of the bananas in her hand and
quickly despatched it on the floor,
Wm. Stevenson, of Petrolea, has receutly
manufactured a derrick cnwpletely of ton.
which ie being shipped t,r the Aust. Ilan, t
oilfields. It was made of iron in order to
withstand the ravages of insects which total-
ly destroy the wooden Irames.
Farmers in Windsor on Thursday last
brought reports of a very severe hailstorm
which passed over Essex County last even.
ing. The young fruit has been knocked
from thelargo trees e in n go quantities, while
much corn has been broken down and ruin.
ed.
A man named Henry James, aux posed do
bo of Toronto, and who has been working
on the G. T. R. Lindsay, attempted to
commit suicide in the county goal at that
place on Thursday last. He severed his
windpipe and gullet with a piece of broken
glass. His condition is critical in the ex-
treme.
The bridge over Fish creek, on Chittiok's
side•road, con. 11, Blanchard, wat burned
down a few nights ago. This bridge has
had a chequered existence. It was first
built about 15 years ago, then propped up
for a time, nest burned down, then again
rebuilt, when, after a short time, Pidd jack.
ed it up, put props againunder it, and now
it is mercifully burned down. We did not
learn the cause of the fire this time, but
think it prudent to ascribe it to spontaneous
combustion.
John Tiplady, of the Base Line, near
Clinton, who left here over eight months
ago, accompanied by his wife with the in-
tention of making Dakota their future home,
returned from the "Grit" paradise last
Friday fully convinced that Dakota is not
the place it is represented to be by interest-
ed parties ; and from sppearances there are
lots of others out there who would like to
return were they in a position to do so His
father-in-law. Rev Mr Wade, has about 300
acres in wheat out there and dont expect
over 700 bushels from the same.
.Dashwood.
Bann ---Mr. John Ball has already
disposed. of two car Toads of binding twine,
—Mr. Carl llartieih of this place has cab -
bare that spread 4 ft. S in, vn the ground.
.Ete has about four thousand of thein, --'fir.
J. B. Styles, of Goderioh, paid pa a flying
visit last week.- Mr -S, looks well and his
many friend; Were glad, to meet Bina again).
-'--Cor work shops are crowded With tbreela-
ing machine repairs. There are no teas
than o-fght machieetw in this aectioa.--air.
Chas, tiartteib, jr, our popular carriage
builder, has received an order for a bus
from Mr. Reynolds, our Exeter mailoarder
We think the south mail needs ane also,--••
The Foresters met on Saturday last and a
new member added to the court. --Mr,.
Weltin, hta0ksmitb, .tad a narrow escape
front being seriously injured a fess days
ago. 1 -Ie WAS shoeing a colt and the
animal threw itself, Mr. W. getting off
with a sprained anile, He fa forced to
get around on crutches.
Biddulph•
Biu rs—Mr Chas Frasier of Port Huron,
late of Mooresville buried his youngest child
at Mooresvilleon Sunday last—We regret to
hear of the v,ery serious illness of Anthony
Doyl, who has been suffering for -sometime
from a painful bruise on the arm -Mr W
Culbert has returned from his visit at Wel-
kervilie—Miss Atkinson is visiting friends
in Ailsa Graig—Mr Pat Curtain is on his
way home from Scotland, with five import-
ed horses—Mr J Barry, seeing Mr Parkin-
son's letter in the Turns concluded to give
Parra Sound district a trial before going to
Dakota, a word in due season how good it
is—There is a season for everything and a
time for every purpose under the sun and I
venture to say the haying, season this year
was the best for years No rain to hurt from
beginning to end of hay harvest, good hay
in abundance -Mr Wass Blackwell of Clan
deboye, has taken to himself a partner for
life, formerly Miss Neil, of Bytown.—On
Wednesday last the wife of Mr Richard
Webb, of a son and Mrs W Hodgins, of a
daughter -Messrs Basket and Hodgins,
shipped front here their second cargo of fat
cattle this week.
Grafton, W. V,, July 27.—Wm. Golden,
his wife and thiee children started to cross
the main line of the Baltimore & Ohio Road
near the railroad hotel, but seeing a yard
engine coming up the road they stopped to
let it p8185. Mr: Golden was ,holding his
two-year-old boy in his arms and his wife a
month-old baby. While watching the 'en-
gine a passenger train came along and
struck r the family; instantly killing the
husband, wife and two children, and fatally
injuring the, boy who was in his father's
arms, The little fellow died in an hour.
Minaret's
Liniment Lum
b rr a
e)s i a .friend:'
Eirll Moa.
enters --Mr. Jas. Robinson and Rife,
were 'visiting their son, illi, Rabt. Robinson,
last week.—P110 cents per quart is Obarged
for milk in our village, while in St. Marga
for the saute quantity only three conte is.
asked and delivered at the door.—The Derry
picking season is nearly over. The yield
has been unusually large though the frgit
Was an➢all. About 200 pails are computed
to have been gathered by the vilia.Iers.—
The oat craps in the near vrciuity. were
mostly levelled by the heavy rains of last
week. -Mt'. Thorapaen, student of Trinity
Med. Coll- Toronto, is practising with W.
Irving,M. P. of Gila place.—Mecers Brown
and itoadliouse have purchased a valuable
mate from sir. Rodman, painter of St.
11cry't'.--One of env mater families is a
thorough believer in corporal punishment,
Pot only ler ter own but for other children.
A fairly decent sized piece of iron was the
inttruineutused upon the offending child,
with marked effect. A alight dose applied
to the chastiser might prove beneficial.•
Mrs, Fletcher, of Uo Pilton. le the guest of
Dr Irvine;.—•Iiey, Gracie occupied the pulpit
of the Presbyterian church last week, find
delivered an instructive discourse to the
reaideuts of his old. pastorate,
Zuriet,
Bruns --Eery warm weather, hot, hot,
het; rain is needed very badly. A few
showers last week with a little hallow dam-
n.e done.—b''armera are very busy, cnnaa-
gserttiy nor village is very quiet.—Sfr, S. J.
Latta, wife and baby are visiting lir Latta'e
parents, at Chieelhuret.—Miss Mame who
has been with Mir. Roth, tailor, for some
time hes gone home for a few weeks, --Miss
Ii:umph our dress maker has returned from
her trip down below.—Vias Coad from Hen.
Ball, it in the village, the guest of the Mistier
Lipperts.—.lira Chas. Lippert, of Afarlett
;Bich., is here visiting relatives and friends.
Mr. A, Rothe brother from seafortb, was in
town Sunday.—Mrs, D. Dersteno returned
home on Monday, after a weeks yisit with
her earn ts in Dashwood„—MrEdgar Willis
of Exeter North, is the guest of his TJnele.
H. C. Doan.—Berry picking is the order of,
the day. Some of the Iads went down in
Stephen and had quite a time.—We believe
we are to have an English sermon an Sun-
day afternoon in the Methodist church,
Rev. Mr. Look, of Mansell, officiating. The
Foresters are practicing singing for the
occasion, and we may look for quite a treat.
—A serious accident happened to Mr. Ed-
ward Z'ee's hired man on Thursday last.
He was leading a beef steer to Mansell,
when the animal becoming mad, ran away,
dragging the young man through a barb
wire fence. He was seriously bruised and
cut, and in a few minutes was unconscious.
Dr Buohanan soon brought him to his
minces, and now he is nursing his many
wounds.
Credit n.
BRIEFS —Messrs William Snider and
Edw, Eidt, of Waterloo Co, spent a week
pleasantly visiting their friends here. Dur-
ing their stay they made a host of friends,
who will be glad to see them return again.
—Mr E. B Scott and Master Freddie
Scott, of Philadelphia, are the guests of
Mr J. Eilber--Mrs Lindenfeldt, of Dash-
wood, spent Sunday in the village with
her daughter, Mrs Tait.—The 'Holtzmans'
and a few friends had their annual picnic
at the lakeside on Thursday last, and had
the usual good time.—The Reeve has pro-
claimed Civic Holiday for Friday, August
1st, so as to give the people a chance to
take in the excursion to Port Stanley,
which undoubtedly a great many will do.
The Port is a very nice place to spend a
day, especially with a family.—Mr Victor
Bertrand says that the boy who stole his
kitten on Sunday night, had better bring
it back, as he knows his name and will
make an example of hint if he does not do
it. We think one warning is sufficient.—
Our base ball team visited Exeter on Fri-
day last and played that team a game of
ball They feel well p'eased with the re-
sult, although they did not win, as Exeter
has one of the best clubs in the county, and
onr boys are amateurs. The score stood
13 to 7 favor of Exeter.—Mr Sheardown,
whose house and contents ,were destroyed
by fire lest week, has moved into part of
Mr Rate's house for a short time. We
understand that the subscription' list, for
his relief is being well encouraged.—Died,
On Tuesday, July 29th,' the wife of Chas
Wolf. The deceased had been in are -
carious condition for- about' three weeks
and her death was expected at any time,
although some hopes of recovery were en-
tertained Her death is a very severe blow
to the family, as sheleaves a' husband and
eight small children, one of which is a babe
of three weeks. to mourn her sad departure
epnrture
The funeral will take `place this (Thursday)
afternoon The bereaved friends have the
heartfelt sympathy of the community -
was .troubled with Catarrh for over two
years. I trier various remedial, and was
treated by /number of -phvsieians, lint re.
ceiv4+rl no Imus it i hog
an h„ ami I b, ,+in to take
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