The Brussels Post, 1891-8-21, Page 1meexam.nasareattruagarmulasze-T2a.rwve..
Volume 19.
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CROPS AND LIVE STOOK,
The following report on orop e and live
stale' in Ontario has Met, been issued
front the Otitario Department of Agri-
milt/ere. This is the first ropert 1840011
by the Depertment eine° R. 0, James be.
came Deputy Minister :-
FALL WIIIIAT.
The spring reports !rein the western
portion of the Province, where our lag -
est tickle of fall wheat are to be found,
wore exceedingly hopeful, and present
edifices show that these bright apatite.
tious have boon felly realized. In the
three points of yield, rmality and housing
the crop this seaott has au enviable re.
cord. In Western Ontario the yield in
most oases has been really magnificent.
It ha =god all the way from 15 to 55
bushels per acre. In the %Latent part of
the Province, especially in those counties
stretchiug from Durham to Storruont,
light yield is the rule, sometimes falling
as low as eight bushels to the acre, al.
though even hero some oorresponclents
are rejoicing in 0 yield of 30 beetle's per
sore. The average yield for the Province
is estimated at 21.4 buehele to the aore,
while for the nine yam 1882.-00 the
average was but 19 4 bushels per are.
Nearly every correspondent has a favor.
able word to say regarding the Plam1.3-
nese and general quality of the berry,
and instances aro given of the grain
weighing 03, 61 and 65 pounds per bus.
The straw wns thin on the ground and
was much shorter than usual owing to
cold weather and drouth during May and
June, but the quality is reporad as good.
There was hardly any rust, and smut is
spoken of in but two or three instances.
Scarcely any mention has been made of
injury by inseas, except scattering com-
plaints about the Hada fly from Essex,
Welland, Lambton and Peterborough,
and an odd reference to grasshoppers.
Cutting began in Essex on July 6, but
was hardly general throughout the Prov.
1000until the second last week of the
month. The orop was got into the barn
with little 01 00 injury.
SPRING WITEAT.
The reports regarding this orop aro
generally of a most favorable character.
When correspondents wrote. however,
only a few Lields of spring wheat had
been cat, and harvesting wez not expect.
ed to be general for about a week. The
crop will go considerably over the aver-
age in yield, nnd at plump and clean berry
is assured. Casual mention only is made
of rust or smut, and the Heasitto ily has
been heard of but rarely. The midge is
spoken of in Grey, York, Durham and
Renfrew, but only in a single instance in
each county. One Victoria correspond-
ent complains of damage by a green louse,
and another revolts the weevil as 00
work. It can be safely eaid, however,
that it is many a year since so large a
yield of spring wheat so generally free
from injury from any muse bas been re.
ported upon. White Russian appears to
be the 10054 popular vaciety, while Out.
°redo canes a good second. In the west
goose is in much favor, while all over the
Province the old white and red Fyfes are
still largely grown. The names of other
favorite kinds of spring wheat, a given
by correspondents, would make a lengthy
catalogue.
11AULIIY.
Corrospon dents do not agree concern-
ing this orop. 111 some localities 3(1 15 re-
ported as all out and under cover, while
in other places reaping had just started.
In the sese of two.rowed barley, however,
little, if any, had been out. While in
several localities the orop appears to have
suffered discoloration from wet weather,
it is pleasing to know that the greater
part of tho out was got into the barn an.
malted by ram mid is of good ooler,
Much difference of opinion is manifested
by correspondents as to the benefits of
growing the two -rowed barley. Some
who have experitnented with the samples
sent out by the Ottawa Governmeut are
delighted with the result, while others
spealt very slightingly of the new barley
(00 uompared with the old six -rowed. It
is worthy of nada that while mull of
the six -rowed barley was at and housed
as correspondents wrote'a week or two
more was needed to ripen the two -rowed
variety. But while later the two -rowed
sort this year gives promise of a greater
3ield tau its six -rowed competitor. A.
comparison of quality canuot be given
until the next bulletin, when the thresh,
ing and matketitig mey settle the die.
mate.
OATS.
The report regarding this erop are
favorable on the whole. The straw is
described as abort but clean, and, while
standing thin upon the ground, it is
carrying long heads well filled. Only a
small portion of the orop was 00 RS
uorrosponclents wrote, but it is anticipat-
ed that the average yield per aore for the
Province tern reach 37.1 bushels. The
most hopeful reports oome from the
!sonata between Pool end the Ottawa
river. On netain soils the seed started
Tory unevenly owing to the drouth, and
& corresponding unevenness is being ex.
perieneed in ripening. Rust has been re.
ported in bet very few instances, and of
smut there hi but the barest mentimi.
Indeed, the crop may be said to have
had almost oompleto immunity from
every form of blight orpost, and althongh
considerably "lodged" in many quarter:,
by the heavy rain storms of the Eith 303(1
nth of the present month no igirious
trouble is feared beyond additional work
in harvesting the orop.
0011.
Vag little rye is now aultialwad, but
whore it is growo tho crop is reported
fully tip tO the average, except in a few
eastern points, where it appeal% to have
suffered somewhat from the early drouth.
1001,08,
The reports indica° an eaeptionally
good pea crop throughout the Province,
the yield 'itemising to be the best in
many years!. But little had been bar.
vested When the oorreepondente reported,
except in seine eastern eentiona Where the
early Iva had been seottred in excellent
condition. In the Lake Erie disttiot the
seurabulse.1.211.11.tuckril.i.....3¢a•
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2.1, 1891,
orop hen again been Intraseed by (Mouth
30 the °may slimmer and huge later 011.
In the ret,t, however, the bug la now
prudently unknown. The June drouth
Ilan left it.: effeete, more or less, ie all
pate ef the Province, especially in the
Lake Ileum tenottlee, though meoh of
the threatened damage wits averted be
the mine lace on, and pea suffered less
from the cause than any other Drop. 10
a few eastern points some signs of mil.
dew were reported, but the comparative
damage will be slight.
HAY AND CLOYHD,
Tlik erop has been unusually light all
over the Provinect. It WAS of average
quality, however, W0(1 WOK 30)1 the most
Part secured in emellent oonlition. The
drouth wee doubtless the chief muse of
the deficietniy, but in addition to this
clover in soups instanoes otiffered front
winterltilling and from the frosts of
May. New meadows yielded better than
old ones, Bah glover and timothy were
'Mort in stalk, and timothy wite az a rule
somewhat 11) (3) in the ground. There
has bowl a vigorotts seemed growth of
()lover, except perhaps in the Lake Erie
and southwestern counties, whieli do not
eppear to have bo .n benefitted to so great
All extent as the rest of the Provinee by
the recen0 local rains. By many this
second growth is reported to he quite
luxuriant, and some are eating it to
make up for the defleioney in the first
crop, The prospects RICO nut favorable
Lor a good yield of Mover seed. It is ex-
pected to be a failure in Essex, Kent and
Elgin, where many are gesturing their
cattle in the clover fields. Elsewhere
the yield will be very variable according
to local conditions and the amonnt of the
rainfall. The most favorable reports for
clover seed 00010 311001 Lincoln County.
The °lover midge is not reported to bo
imusually prevalent in any district.
Some farmers, more eapeelally in Grey
and Bruce, have still a aonsiderable
quantity of last year's hay on band.
Room.
The prospects for all root crops beve
been seriously impaired by drouth. lo
the extreme eouthwestern counties all
roots have been very seriously effeatid,
and there the yie'cl will be small both a
to size and quality. Potato vines have
frequently drooped for lack of moisture
and in some instances Med up altogeth-
er from the heat. As regards the rest of
the Province, a large yield of potatoes of
good quality is expected. Turnips are
likely to average a very fair crop, but
neither inangels nor carrots will he quite
so good. These latter suffered most for
want of rain in the spring and early
summer, end in many ca.es the seed
failed to germinate. As the season ad-
vanced these roots did not melte the pro -
pest' that was to be desired, and are still
for the niost part somewhat small aud
backward, although wherevere the reeent
11(013)5 113008 prevailed they have had a
very beneficial effect, end these roots
will probably average a fairly good crop
on the whole.
mum
The yield of apples will this year pro-
bably be light so far as Ontario is con.
mimed, lighter even than last year. The
quality of the fruit is however very far,
and the sample generally well shaped and
free from blemishes. Harvest apples
have yielded somewhat better than the
later varieties. Pears as also a light
yield. The causes of the deficiency are
stated to be frosts at the time of blossom-
ing and the general areal'. The trees
are stated to have blossomed well, but
even where the young fruit had formed
it afterwards fell off, in most insbanoes
on ttecouut of insufficient moisture.
There has been a fahly good yield of
other tree fruits. Cherries have been un-
usually abundant. Plum Mae aro well
loaded with fruit, but their number has
now been no greatly diminished by the
blaok.knot scourge that the yield of fruit
cannot be a large ono. Grapes end
peaches were slightly injured by tate
frosts, but the yield of both is good.
Small fruilailmve been very plentiful al-
most everywhere, but least so in lake
Erie district, Raspberries were un-
usually plentiful in some of the more
northern cantles. Strawberries yielded
fairly well, but tho fruit WaS rather
undersized. On the Niagara peninsula
there has been a good yield of all varie-
ties. Plums are yielding well, and so
are peaches, with the exeeption of Craw.
fords. Grapes will Etlso yield well, and
both peeehes and grapes ere pretty fres
from blight or mildew.
12.1511114110 AND 1,3304 1300011.
In spite of the generally poor 000.
(1101011 of pastures the present stitte of
live stook leaves but little to be desired.
Live stook generally are in tt thrifty and
healthy condition ; in many oases on.
usually so. 11 there is complaint at all
it is that cattle are in some instaneee
little defioient in flesh for this season of
the year, but at the sante time the flesh
is firm and the audition healthy. A
considerable flambee of cattle have al-
ready been sold for the foreign merka.
The reports respecting pasture lands are
very oonflicting, and there onsi be no
denying that they have not been nearly
so good ag could ham peen doeired.
Pastures did ntit get a good start, and
10530 not irt it good condition to stand well
the drouth of the firet half of the sum-
mer. In may parts of the Province
local rains have been more or lees pieeki.
fat 1111100 the first week in Lily, and the
outlook for fall pantures has thus been
materially improved. This pas specially
the case throughout the 'latent . half
of the Provinne, and more particularly in
tho St. Lawronoe countiee. Grey, Brae
and Simms, aed the Lake Ontario 00101)-
01s5 have patioipated more or less in the
improvement, bet the reporte aro by no
tames unanimous. Throughout the
Lake lgrie district and particularly in the
counties of alssox, Elgin and Koet, the
condition of pastures is the most no.
favorable, being very bare and brown,
and there will likely be some difficulty as
to the supply of fall feed. There is n01
where mall uneasiness as to the pros.
pects for winter feed, however. Althotigh
the bay °rep WWI SO light, straw and
cease graine are abundant, and the root
crop is likely to be rx fair one. In the
WAVIleadna
masurairiltroicro.o.Mealknenwargamopoe*WINITI.110WAV.16...4.1114...14n.impovorsouirma'
WP14113111 part 03 1(30 Provinee, 11.111 patio -
Warty in Brant, the milli eupplv, which
line held Tarty well all through the sum.
met% is DOW beginuing to fail eornewlint
owing to the unsatisfaetory palmate' for
mileh cows. Cheese factorias are re.
ported to heve had 0. fevorable mem in
Lam bton, and favorable Lemons for dairy-
ing also come from Middlesex, Oxford,
Iluron ancl (trey, Factories have bad
au motive season In the Eastern eounties.
The milk supply has been good alai the
dairy output has been a lap ono.
1111115 AND 110214Y.
The past season hae not been a patio.
Marty favorable one for bees. A scarcity
of nectar in the early summer and a oon•
anquent lack of food for brood rearing
retarded swarming very materially. As
O oeneral rule swarming was not nearly
so"frequent as usual. There has not
been an abundant supply of 'teeter from
any source, and the yield of honey is not
likely to average more than between ((0
and 40 pounds per hive, althoagh the
settee)) is not yet, over. Foul brood is
said to be on the increese in Perth, but
very 118b10 dimase is reported on the
whole, au(' bees are now in good cioncli•
ti011.
141411110001/ YIELD OY 0110P5.
The total area in fall and spring wheat
is 1.363,067 acres, as compared with
1,321,814 acres 10 1800. The area in fall
wheat was inereased by 132,832 acres,
while the era" devoted to the spring
varietin was diminished by 91,110 acres.
The estimated yield of wheat ie very
large, being 30,437,652 beshele'as com-
pared with '21,951,288 bushels harvested
in 1890, or 53,815,367 bushels for the
111115 years 1882.90. Fall wheat promises
21.4 bushels per aore, or 5 bushels above
the average. Spring wheat is exveoted
to produce 18.8 bushels per acre, or 0
bushels more than last year. Throe.
fourths of the 16,940 acres of fall wheat
ploughed up are forted in the four eastern
groups of counties. As WEIS anticipated
the area in barley has been diminished
by 148,160 acres, but the yield per acre
will be 1.9 bushels over the average. The
area in setts is a little less than last year,
but the yield will be enormous, being es.
tireated at 37.1 bushels per acre, or 2.7
bushels above the average and 9.1 bushels
higher than last year. The area iu rye
hes been reclueed by one-third. Less
peas were ERYWIl thrill liwt year, but the
total production will be 2,500,000 bushels
more, whioh means nn increase of four
hashels to the acre, The acreage of
field beans bus been again extended, but
the prospects are a bushel per acre less
than last year. Kent county claims
three quarters of the bean area. Al-
though the area in hay has increased
there were nearly 2,000,000 tons less cut
than in 1890. Last year's was, however,
as exceptionally heavy orop. The crop
sTeraged less than a ton per are, but
WOO not as small as in 1888. The total
area 115 oorn, buckwheat and potatoes
vegs 7,888,081 notes as oornpared with
7,e12,207 acres in 1800. There were also
2,721,281 acres of p0530115 011 cleared land,
an increase of 179,189 acres over last
year.
MOM 1.100 STOCK.
On July 1, as estimated from schedules
05110 1)1 by farmers, there were C78,450
horses of all classes OF 0.11 increase of
18,813 over the previous yea ; there
were 1,978,815 head of cattle, an inerease
of 81,103 over 1890 ; the mileh awe now
number 773,284 or 4,605 less than last
year ; of sheep 'aid lama there are
1,603,751, being a large increase of 354,-
056 in the year, but is still 106,989 less
than in 1884, since which year there
have been regular decreases. There is a
farther increase of 15,757 in the number
of hop, the present number being 1,155,-
846. The number of poultry is 7,006,090,
an increase of 151,225. The total clip of
wool is 5,498,141 pounds as oompared
with 4,574,700 pounds in 1890.
treatment of' the Vulture.
The following ie the long delayed re-
port of sueoessful oandidates as the re.
cent examination for Teachers' Certifi-
cates. The Department still adhere to
iiha very unsatisfactory style of publish-
ing the result and omitting the name of
the District. It is time there was a
°bailee in this.
LISTOWEL.. (DISTR/CT NO. 30.)
Primary -G. Bray, 11. Curtis, R. Tick.
ling, A. Kellingtou, 1). Langley, A., Lyttle,
F. Nurse, N. Bothwell, 1), .Ross L. Sher.
look.
Junior Leaving -W. Anderson, W.
Adams, H. Boyd, W. Bartley, M. .Boyd ,
B. Downey, A. Farrell, G. Follis, 5.
Moore, 1. Morris, G. McKee, D. Murray,
51. lieloDonald, H. Smith, E. Turnbull,
T. Wood.
Matrioulation-J. 1111106111.
CLINTON. (DISTRICT NO. 136.)
Primary -IP, Bachart, E. Chidley, V.
Cooper, 101. Oooper, A. Essery, 3. Gra.
gory, J. Holdsworth, R. Kinsman, A.
MoLood, (passed in Latin.) A. MoDow-
all, A. 11101110011, L. MeLanchlin, N.
Medd, A.. Moon, J. Mustard, 111. Porter-
field, fit Rumbull, W. Scott, E. Steven-
son, A. Taylor, 18. Thonmson, L, Wild.
Junior leaving -J. Grant, J. Ileney, 19,
Jervis, J. Lindsay, U. McFadden, W.
McDonald, (Intend in Ereneh,) B. Stone-
itousa,18. Whitmore.
Senior leaving -W. Maudeon, A. Mo -
Utah, A. Shyles.
sitaemen. (DISTR/CT 140. 87.
Primary -P. Bethune, R. Oapling 0.
Olarkson, J. °legman, W. Oonnor, G.
Foster, W. Gemmel, O. Groff, J. Kirkby,
A,. MeGregor,11/1, 8millie, 0. Willie.
junior leaving -H. Beattie, (linsee(1 in
Latin,) E. Elliott, 11/1, Fulford, W. Hag -
gerbil, L. Kinney, M. MoKay, W. Mo.
Gregor W. Rea, W. Robinson, W. Simp-
son, lke Smillie, K. Stewart, M. Tier.
man.
Senior leaving -L Barri N. Hilton, 311.
Sinibh.
Marionlation-F. Olarkeon, (passed in
ateek,)
David West, of Pale, is saving a two
monthsterm in jail fot assaulting Ms
old father.
IN THE TOILS,
The following ortlele in tnIten from the
C'Ellgitry Tribune, of August 501.1. The
'W. If. Macdonald referred to Was a
rosident of 13rnesels, hie father
being a barber. Chief of Pollee English
is algo a W011 known Brusselite and was
always noted for his ability to oorral
ovil doers.
Six menthe of unremitting labor on the
part of Chief of Police English has been
at last orowned with suocess. Ile hae
filially captured the burglars who broke
into (4. F. Jacques' jepellery store lagt
;January, and ttole between $4,000 and
$5,000 worth of goods therefrom. The
stolen goods, or mo -t of them at least,
ere also safe, and Mr. Jacques will get
back what he lost. The men taken in
charge Met night were Fred. Schultz,
Fred. Price and W. EL Macdonald, and
before C1/13 day is over more arrests will
'probably have been made of men who
either lied a band 1810110 robbery or knew
that it was to take place, and after it
was over assisted or attempted to midst
the th loves.
As is pretty well known the robbery
ocourred before Chief Englith was en.
gaged by the town and the manner in
which the men who tan constitnted tho
tome went about the task of trying to re-
cover the property only made it harder
for Chief English when he did come
here to ferret ont any clue. &waver as
soon as he took charge of the office he
set himself energotioally to work to get
at the bottom of the affair.
After long and patient watching, after
months, during which time the utmost
precantion had bo be exercised in draw'
bog the lines oloser around the culprits,
he ha finally suceeeded in fencing them
in. To go into detail ; to describe all
the moves made by the police here to
prevsnt the treasure being taken out of
the boyo, and the difficulties which had
to be contended against in keeping track
of the thieves and prevent them from
knowing they were watched, it would be
useless to describe. Suffice it to say that
on five different occasions the chief was
on the point of discovery when interven.
tion from °entitle sources prevented suc-
cess. The men who were concerned in
the robbery were known'beyond doubt,
and it was also known that they did not
meet each other to any great extent.
One of them was known to have hidden
the "swag," and the fact that DODS of his
accomplices lcuew the hidden spot made
it utterly impossible for the police to get
any tangible clue as to the location. 01
course it would ham been worm than
useless to have arrested the thieves be.
fore the property was found as in case of
ecniviction, which would almost in-
evitably have followed, Mr. Jacques
would probably have never seen his
goods agaiu. About a fortnight ago the
Chief discovered that the whole gang
were about to skip and that the stolen
property was to be sent through by ex-
press. This discovery made him donbly
watchful and he took the precaution of
posting all the responsible trainmen
along the lino ELS Mr as Winnipeg, who
were instructed to commumoate with
him as soon as any of the men under his
watch might attempt to "skip out." Ile
was especially careful to watch the
movements of Schultz, who was the man
who had hidden the jewellery, and was
51 00,05 the worst and eleverest of the
crew. By 58(1110(1 00 these instructions it
was that the colminating point WaS
reached last night.
Schultz, who Is a young man of par.
tieularly bscl charauter, was extremely
intimate with one of the loose women
who live on the outskirts of the town,
named May Bnehanan, and ib wae
through her agent*, that he was finally
captured. He quarrelled ivith this
women some weeks ago and she threat•
ened to expose his connection with the
robbery whieli be had confessed to her.
The quarrel arose over Schultz putting
up in a poker game a ring whigh tlie
woman had given him. That he load
done so was proved to her but when she
amused him of it he denied it and
threatened to °brash her. Shortly after
this he left for Edmonton and 1011014 he
returned he thought the little tnisunder.
standing had blown over. Not so May,
however. She still resented Schultz's
threats, but made herself agreetible to
him allti thereby heard the lest move he
intended to make to get out with the
stolen jewellery. Just after Schultz had
given his confidence to the woman Officer
Ross, who had, under inetruetions from
the Chief, been keeping an eye on the
case, asked her for information mid ob-
tained from her all she knew, which was
that Schultz intended expressing the
jewellery east on tile ist of August and
taking the train himself on the same
night. The jewellery was to be express-
ed as far as Winnipeg. Ross worked on
this information and it turned out to be
°correct. Ho WAS SO 00111111011t of his
quarry that he ivent to Mr. Jacques and
made an agreement with him to the effea
tha if he (Oonstable Ross) should suc-
ceed in capturing the stein geode he
should be rewarded to the extent of $500.
Mr. Jacques melted for a lower figure but
was told that $500 was the amount that
the work was woeth. Ile flatly Reread
to the terms, Ross then laid los plans
and yesterday he coliveyed the intern.
pence to the Ohief. In tho meantime the
Chief 115d himeelf been keeping a close
watch and had gathered all the fttcts
which Mr, Roes possessed except the lo-
cation of the geode.
TAO night Rose male hie report to
the Chief mud about 12:15 °Vitali they
went up to the °encase officio where the
goods were found. The jewellery was
hidden in balling powder tins and had
boon billed through tO Wienipeg.
wadi was kept on the goods and also on
the train to SOO if Schultz went [may.
Fred..Prieet had undertaken to me the
goods off safely onti lie kept a eharp
ws,teh on them till they were 'lately stow.
ed in the train. Sohultz had not been
seen 'Mont the statien, ilot Observed go.
ing into the train but so eure Was the
(thief that he had gone that ho otdered
Constable Rae te get ahead and searob
every oar after the train had started
Oast. Ross did 80 and looated his men
on the blind baggage. He collared him,
',tonged the train and getting off took
hint to the station,
Subeequently Price WELK arrested and
about 7 o'clock Macdonald, who 10(10 in
the employ of 31r. Jacques about the
time of the robbery and who is suppneed
to have had to hand in it WKS nabbed and
caged.
The citizens Pill be more than satisfi-
ed at the suocessful termination of this
case and will be only too willing to au.
knowledge the good work done by Chief
Engliell through whose efforts it twat
brought to its present conclusion. Had
10 1100 been for him the case would have
been dropped long ago a hopeless. The
only reerettablo part of the whale affair
is that Mr. Ross should have insieted on
levying a reward for work whiehlit was
his dutt, as a servant of the toivn to do
and which he was well paid to attend to.
CYI nadittn Nowiet.
Montreal is to have a new theatre.
Monday was London's civic holiday.
Peaebes are 10c. to 75c. per basket in
Toronto.
September 2nd is Campbellford's civic
holiday.
Natural ges was struck at Denville
Sateray night at a depth of 6:30 feet.
The body of an Indian named Win.
Beaver has been found floating in Rice
Lake.
Crossley and Hunter, the evangelists,
will open a campaign in Norwich on Aug.
130th.
Guelph Sunday schools have been
(dosed for the present owing to the preval-
ence of diphtheria.
The Ottawa Journal publishes a rumor
that Sir Hector Langevin will go to
Europe for a year or two.
The Oil Springs Methodists are build-
ing a$5,000 brick churob. M. Gillespie,
of Alvineton, is the contractor.
Miss Frances Phelps, 13. A., has been
appointed teacher of modern languages
at the Ingersoll Collegiate Institute.
The ratepayers of Guelph, by 15 votes,
have voted down a bylaw to spend (313,-
000 in erecting a new fire hell and ad-
dition to the market house.
Dr. ItIcLay, of Aylmer, picked a peaoh
from a tree in his yard, of the early
Crawford variety, which measured with•
in a fraction of nine Meshes in oircumfer-
01100.
There WM fl great deal of disorder in
Queen's Park, Toronto, on Sunday over
the attempts of the police to enforee the
by-law prohibiting preaching and dis•
cussiou there.
Florence Brown, who gave her home
no Woodstock, and said her father was
dear!, was arrested in London on Sunday
last for vagranoy. She was sent to the
Meroor reformatory for a year.
Mary Rogers, living in the Gore of
London, was arrested Saturday by Deters.
tive Allen ou a charge of stealing vege.
tables from Amos Harris' garden, near
her home. It is alleged that the girl was
caught in the act of digging Harris' po.
tatoes.
Wm. Watson, late of the Central
prison, is in hard Molt. On Saturday he
finished a four months' sentence for lar-
ceny, and when discharged he was met
at the door of the prison by Provinctial
Detective Campeau, of Windsor, who
took him in onstody on the charge of
stealing $90 from a man in Windsor.
A Wierton paper contains the follow-
ing : Donald Stewart, of Pike Bay, is the
owner of a kitten, which has a surplus of
legs and. tails ; it has eight of the former
and two of the latter. It has the usual
number of heads allotted the feline tribe,
bet in eyes it is fifty per cent. short,
having only one, and that is in the cen-
tre of the forehead.
The Soottish games at Buffalo attract.
ed a barge nnmber of competitors and
others to that city on Saturday. From
Ontario many noted men were present,
and in the weights, Currie, of Parkhill ;
Perris, of Brussels, and Harrison, of To.
ronto, carried all before them. Piper
Smith, of Hamilton, snatched a couple
of prizes from such a veteran musictian
as ex-Pipe:Major Donald Macleod, of
the 78th Highlanders, and Addie 81001t11,
Toronto, and Frank Wilson, of London,
were sueoessful clauaers in hotlymontest.
ed events, the latter winning seven
prizes.
A few days ago T. Hepburn and W.
Caudle, raiding at Hope Bay, killed an
enormous large bear, weighing 750 lbs.
on the scales. This was an enormous
brute, the largest ever killed on the pen-
insula. They were peeling bark in the
woods for Alexander Davidson, when the
dog that was with them began to bark
and continued to bark fee long that the
neon went (10 (1018 oat the ottuse. On ar.
riving at the scene they saw an enormoue
large bear fighting the dog. felr. llop.
burn ran up in front of him to strike
him. Mr. Bruin, in (yarding off the
blow, knocked the axe out of his hanci,
sending it fully 20 foot, The dog and
Candle continued the attailk on the front
and Mr. Hepburn ran behind and struck
him a blow with the axe, that split hie
skull and finished Mr. Bear's existenee.
Montreal 'moiety is vory much exeited
over the merviage of Mrs. john Tiffin, a
wealthy widow, to her oottchman, 1030
English emigrant named Arthur Gem.
The latter 30 young, good-looking and in.
telligent. The Tiffin family is one of
the best connected in Montreal. The
had of the fainily was Henry Tiffin,
who died innnensely wealthy. The fer-
nier hitehand of Mrs, John Tiffin died
ehrough effeetie of exceases. Ile tarried
his engin when she was 10 years of age,
and she 113 DOW 01113/ 21. S110 0W115 R
IWO oenntry property at Sault Att Re-
collett, in the enbuthe of Montreal, whore
she resides, besides a life income. Crew
mine out from E'ngletiti two years ego
end was engaged as stable boy by Mr.
Tiffin, and afterwards became his wall.
man. Soon after his arrival he in.
gratieted himself with tire. Tiffin and
her evident partiality to him was re-
marked by all, The weddiug was it
quiet one. The stopple, with witnesses,
went to the little Eplaimpal °Minh at
Sault, As Recollet and were married by
BOY. Mr. McManus/ The family of Airs,
Tiffin refuse to recognise either bride or
husband.
Number 6.
Alvineton will hold Caledonian games
on September :int. Five hundred dollars
will be offered in prises.
This
85S8011 2:15 binders have been eold
at Deloraine, Man. Many of them were
of Woodstock mail declare.
13e11j. Hanle, of West Oxford, while
cutting wheat on his farm hoot week kill-
ed a genuine black sake which measured
four feet in leugth.
Several miles of track were washed out
on account of heavy rains near Edino,
Mo. Two trains left the track and were
wrecked and one engineer was killed.
A little girt named Edith Redding WaR
killed on the main street of Mimic° IVIon•
day while on her way home from school.
She wa caught by a railway train at the
Grossing.
Edward Ilandoonk WaE3 committed for
trial for the murder of his daughter
Sophie, the magietralm remarking, how-
ever, that had he jurisdiction, be would
have granted him bail.
John Callihan, an employee of the
Hamilton Street Railway Company, has
been caught pilfering from the car fare,
and hae confessed to having saved about
$15,000 in this mariner.
Constable Williams, from the Indian
reserve near Brantford, on Saturday of
last week, errested an Indian iu a flax.
field at Embro. The red man hoz a
charge of berglary to answer for.
The Down family, near Inderkip, re-
ceived $100,000 recently, through the
:lath of an uncle in Australia. The
money is divided among four. Ibis said
the detieesed'e estate will realize over
another $100,000.
James Nelson, of Arran, considers he
has the emartest little girl in the town-
ship. Only 11 years dld, and two weeks
ago from 3 o'clock in the afternoon tilt
sundown with a liberal rest for tea, she
mowed flys area with a Toronto
MOWOY.
W. Anderson, whose farm is located
east of the corporation limits on the
Shakespeare road, has a six acre field of
oats of the Egyptian variety tvhieh is
well worth seeing. The straw is long,
thick on the ground and very even
throughout. Mr. Anderson anticipates a
yield of not less than 70 bushels to the
aore.
The bottom and first plate of the
standpipe for Galt waterworks is now in
position at the works of Goldie 30 Mc-
Culloch. The standpipe is 32 feet in
diameter and 50 feet in height, and is
formed of heavy sheets of tank -iron
rivetted together. The bottom and first
plates in height ars all that is pa to.
gaiter at the shop. After being properly
fitted they ate taken apart and removed
to the elevated site, where they are
placed on the stone foundation already
prepared, rivetted together and the rest
of the work done on the spot.
The oondition of things in Sarnia jail
must be pretty bad it the following from
the Observer is true. But the paper says
nothing about the lunatics :-"The use
of the eounty jail as a hospital and poor
house has brought about to condition of
things in that institution that is a die.
gram to onr humanity a a community.
Not only have the oells been set apart for
the sick and incligent poor, but cots have
been put up in the corridors to amoommo.
date these unfortunates, whose only
offence egainst society ill their penniless
and friendless condition. Surely a
wealthy county like Lambton can ttffeed
to make better provision for its sick and
helpless poor then there are to be found
within the walls of its prison. The con-
dition of things at the jaff at present 10 10
scandal."
Brantford Expositor : The most ro-
mantic marriage the village of Burford
over knew was nothing to the sensation
created over what is now known in the
history of the village as the church jai-
deut. The rebellion of 1837 stirred the
hearts of Burfordites a little, and suc-
cessive general elootions have nob passed
altogether unnoticed,. but they all take a
back seat beside thi
e mpromptu comedy
performed in the Burford Methodist
church last Sunday. There are, of
mum, two sides to the storv. A story
wouldn't be tvorth a moinentre repetition
unless it had two aides. Before touch.
ing the divergent views of the incident
the scene had better be desoribed. The
gniet little oluiroh wae in its normal con-
dition. The lags and richly clothed
trees that surround it were swayed to
end fro in the gentle breeze, mid o'er the
building, as if ip a tender whisper. In
the interior a spirit of peaoefulness pre-
vailed. The congregation sat in raver.
ential mood, their willing ears drinking
the distilled wisdom of the ,popular pas-
tor. The rev. gentlemen Maly pro-
portioned tonee kept to the letter of his
text and with skilful reasoning eluoidat-
eel the various points, holding °aptly° his
listeners nail with startling saddenness
he stopped, and with kindling eye and
outstretobed hod, he pointed tte a young
lady in the sealed row front the front,
and at the same time addressing 0(9510.
tleman in front of her with the words :
"Brother Sharpe, have yea a candy in
your pooket ? If so, give it to that Over-
grown baby behind you. It is a pity
when people grow up their manners don't
grow with them." The effect of this oan
be more easily imagined titan deeeribed.
The elderly people stared with open-eyed
wonder, the unsophisticated wore broad
smiles, the young lady indioated blushed
feriotisly. Brother Sharpe ransacked
bis pockets, bringing out his door key
and collection, but no °analog. Then
the minister proceeded. The friends of
the $young lady, who is a visitor from
Detroit, denennee the pastor's conduct
as 011ne1 and Unfair. She, it is alleged,
behaved as any yang lady would, and
during the whole procieedings was guilty
of nothing more indisoreet than paying
the minister an indirect compliment by
saying, "I ant glad I earn° here." Ibis
understood, of worse, that ea ehortly
afterwards changed her opinion. On the
other hand, the praetor's friends say the
nutig lady was 9110010110. On the pre -
(nous Stindoy shallot), they say, been ex -
°hanging glances and indulging in little
flirtations with boys in other parts of
the olniroh, under the parson's nose, too.
Last Sunday again!they allege, Am had
just begun to be frivolotts when the rev,
gentleman fixed 1015 eye upon her.