The Huron Expositor, 1874-09-25, Page 1-81 1874,
ti,s now read the
aka that the Reeve
4e and attach the
)flthereto—Carried.
'ers !seconded by Me.
eoderick txe colleetor
salary .$56, and that
my security at next
—Carried. The
e ordered to be paid:
timber for eulvertss
rtmaa, for gravel„
Bros., for plank,
qr. Geiger, seconded
tenders be. asked for
trongli the marsh on
ra, up to- .0 &dock P.
LO 17th of September
rk get hand bills
tisk aad German, and
elo now 'adjourn to
40ek P M on the
4ember—Carried.
LaVE,- Sr., Clerk-.
burn.
trehen,—Mr. Editor ;
Iv, LOsenT., of this
the MOO thoroughly
n WedneSday eveping
:is yet fallen to oar lot
kok; and the whole
:.his wise : Our good
1 Oak 'Xemple, from
also those of the
ondesboro, had each
tioia that they woulu.
occasion, and this, I
previous arranges
isther to that effect.
as .a• most happy one.
in interest and Mien-
ree or four ra* embers -
inple, from your am -
forth, having by some
iat was about to take
1 into lite, and right
NI the interesting as -
he usual routine busi-
el been passed theo-ugh,
of the meeting corn-
iaiting friends had to
Fell prepared to- con -
hate quotas. So that
i readines recitations
e s
Kt& aad sentimental
ey 'cheerful strains Of
Pink the whole inter-
: intervalwith short,
adresses of the inn
!, the interest was kept
ntened throughout the
, nail the hour of 11
?a little, though a very
rutan interruption or.
1ould be claimed that
ia.laticl intellectual, for
antes, to attend: to re-
sysicat Man.., should be
errata -than Arid when,
lire hours, and not by
.(lArth of, entertaining
emed iudicious to bring
a close, it wouldbe
smell gat ering of about
l'i
sus, broth rs awl sisters
.jusabets the number
'Jceaaiort---that had en -
'more heartily than did
clgel of Good Templars,
r lodges that assembled
were a few peculiarities
61-TGU5 by their absence
The first of Bete was,
hly sociable and cheer-
oholic stimulanta ; the
.erson, was rude enough
aieleening„ aauseating,.
of. tobacco, and the
! was net a harsh note
1 of bitterness for manna
tors of that which is the
rahle wretchedness to
, race, hut throughout
p, hearty determination
ecute to eompletion the
: we are enga,ged—until
and sine e,. crowns our
rik Show4.
4. at Seaforth, Oet. 8 and. 9.
fah, on Sept. 28 sad 29.
9s4fiehl,, Sept. 25.
1, at B-ifth, Sept.I7 and 18.
meh, at Be14rave, Sept. BO,
at Exeter, Oet. 5 and 6.
at, tistowel, Oat. 7 andS.
Orden, Sept. 29 and SO- arcd,
at Tomato, Monday„ Sept.
d&ys.
,Staffa, on„.TxtesdEty, Sept. 29.
Wg;.,xeter, on. Oct. 7,
asses, on. Oct. G.
iLt Winghara; en Qat. 2.
irnuk litailway.
'or% and, ciinton stations as
•
GOING eese
Ssforth. Clinton.
.......i:op- A. X. 7:35 X. M.
1:0 P. X. 1:25 P. M.
„ 1.2.:10s P. M. 11:15 P. M.
• < P< M. 4:30 P. M.
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GOING WEST.
715. A. M. 8:85 A.. Ifs
M. 1:25 P. M.
........510- P. M. 5:50'P. M.
815 P. M. 9:20 P.M.
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DRESS SILKS,
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SG 1,RFS,
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,
t 0 TH % TWEEDS', cfx-•
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• Wit
. SEAFORTII1 FRIDAY; SEPT. 25, 1874.
1874. FALL. 1874.
„
NEW(
FALL GOODS
ARRIVING DA.IIsY AT
HOFFMAN
IVIURDE IN SEAFORTH. li
,!
. On Than(' y evening of last wee,
about 7 o'olo-k, word went round town
that a man r ained Robert J. Baird. h di
been murdere in a house near the reels
way track, a hort distance sled of`Cole,
man & Gouinl ck's salt works. It soonbe-
came definitel known that the man Baird
had len foe cl in the house dead, and,
from atten4a t circumstances, it Wipe
strongly sus) cted that he hadcome :to
his deaeh tlik• ugh,foul play. The house
in questieeti as occrepied by a widow
woman nakhe Monaghan, and her c il-
dren, an.d a01 an named Joseph France.
Mrs. Mohag an and France had been
living in the ouse together as Man Eff a.
wife' for abou two years,. but had never
been married. They are both- intemper-
ate and abase. one characters, and tl ' ir
t
house has fr qae tly of late been he
scene of carot sals and quarrels, and h
resort of ' wor hless and drunken pers
like thepaselv s. On the morning of
17th ingt, it seems that Baird, the
ceased, went
remained the
all day. To
also went t
drunken car
posed that a
ing the day
such injuries
first seen, he
. back kitchen on the floor, with his
BR S' behind him. Baird was a. man of
resting on a illow, and a bundle of
60 years of ale ; he had been at one
a soldier in ,he British army, ands
•
to Monaghan's house,
e drinking with the other
wards evening Mrs. Bair
the house, and all h(1.
use together. It is eiLip-
(listurbance took place nr-
, arid. that Baud received
as caused his death. When
was. lying in a corner of a
ead
ags
out
ime
to
and did. not notice him going in
little girl told me her pa was aslie
asked. me to help rouse him up;
and lifted him iip and found him
ghan ; did n
ird after thi
put a pillow
arks on hii
t saw no ma
ting; there
I day' till th
her pa wa
oise ; Baird a
ones the w
I was sober
is witness ga
illingly, and
ntly.
ale faced. lit
f the murder
Was at Mon
t with my
as with mo
first time
Monaghan
ety was in
ih the bed.r
3
• CHEAP •-CASH STORE,
S 0 IR, _117 _.
the time of
of a pension
were mile
for some t
solute than
usually .en
packing sal
then told Mrs. Mon
Mrs. Baird, ; 'Mrs. 13
into the kitchen an
his heed ; I saw no
with him all day,
him, nor heard sho
noise or shouting a
girl discovered the
and. then raised. a
wife were the only
liquor in the house;
and all -night. T
testimony very un
dieted herself frequ
Mary Baird, a
labout 12, daughter
was next examined..
on Thursday ; we
about 5 o'clock
day; that was tit
there; found. Mrs
bed ; Minnie Gar
both in same bed ;
front room ; two b (lain that roo
got up when we c me there; th
ghan children wer there too, t
father was sitting t the table
room; I asked him to come home
went outto the fen to gohome,b
• he wes so weak he mild not ; ask
er tie let him com in; he wen
to the back door a cl, went into
ch en ; mother and. 1 vent through t
into the kitchen, • lad found fatl er ly
down;ig
I put -a illow under is head
and left hini ther. sleeping ; h didi not
speals to Lie • we ent out ; ro_o her was
talking to Aire. tv onagha,n ; 1 ent out
•
his deathilwas in the. reb,eipt
Both himself anehiS Wife
yen' to drink, and, lately,
e, they have been more dis-
sual. When sober he was
ged at some of the salt svor -s
He lea.ves a large fain'
y;
only two of vhom are able to provide for
themselves.;
The occupants of the house
when Baird s death was first discovered
were, Joe France. Mrs. Monaghan„ MIS.
Baird and
From -the f
ticulars w''
, An inq
Baird on
a girl named Minnie Gaarety:
• llowing evidence fuller par -
I be gained.
• ME IN Q UE§T.
est was held. on the ibody of
I 1
•
rides' by Cormier Cercipbell.
• After bear ng all the evidence th4, then
1 presented
diet to th
to his de
1 some par
tself, the jury returne(l h ver -
effect that the deceased; came
th by violence, inflicted by
or parties unknown.
MAGIKMATES' DJ Q1M.Y.
,
urday tnformation was laid
Reeve against Joseph. ranee,
aghan a,ndf Mrs. Baird,. harg-
with. having caused the death
•
41111MNIM
,ilyteLEAN- FIROUIEUS, P Oat isherm.
$1. 50 a Year, in adVatice• '
; the
• she
vvent
ead ;
t tell
went
under
; WaS
ks on
is no
little
dead,
d his
se of
11 day
Te her
ontra-
Pi
ere
le girl
d. man,
ghan's
other
her all
e was
ere in
ed too; .
OM 011
• they
kona-
e girls;
n front
and he
it found
d Moth -
rouud
the kit -
USC
a
front
a go
park
quarreling; heard Mrs. Baird ask de-
ceasecl'who -blackened hi i eye, and he
said it was Joe France ; when Mary
Baird and I went out I did not see Joe
France in the house, but I elo not know
whether he was or was not in the house;
a lit le while after we came back I saw
Joe .France; he was coming in the back
door ; at this time deceased. was in the
back roometalking to Mrs. Baird; asked
mother who broke the chair, and she said
she did not know; deceased's daughter
wasthe first to find him dead; she went
to Wake him up, and came back and. said.
he etas dead ; Mrs. Baird. was the worse
of liquor; nay mother, and Joe were also
the iworse of liquor; and all in the house
had been drinking more or less during
the - day; did •not notice when Baird.
eame in the morning that be had a black
eye; it was near night when I noticed.
it ; deceased—Baird—event up to Knox's
,
in t e forenoon, brought a bottle of whis-
ky back with him, and treated all in the
se' viz.: Joe, mother, and Minaie
,
Stock Will be Complete On' Sa
with the
Mrs. Mo,
in" them.
_IN A. FEW DAYS.
cd Baird! The parties were at oace ar-
olci on the evening of the sa.me
arraigned before the Ree and
trong and Beattie to eaaever to
named. The prisoners each
ot guilty, and the fonowing
were examined :
Garrety, a young woman 24 or
f age, of rather sinister appear-
ified : Recollect Thursdey last ;
s. Monaghan's house all day;
aghan, Joe France •and Mrs.
'a children were in house;
Mrs. Bi1d carne down about 4 o dock;
Mr. Baird, was at Monaghan's on. Wed-
nesday, and went home at 5 o'elock in
eveniugo he cense again about o'clock
in mon*
Baird cgs
plained.
ghee ga
was the
that da
at 4 o'cl
was sen
quarreli
shouted
noon ;11.
brouglp
about !I
and dec
freindl
down ;•
rested., a
day were
I Justices
the eliarg
pleaded
witnesses
Minnie
25 years
ance, tes
was in
Mrs. lq
Mona.gh
Look For Pcurticukirs Nact TS ea.
• MANT.I.Ea.. MAI)EiTO ORDER .
On the f3holeest Nobles,
Inspection Invited.
OUR SHOVV RO
Is now open, with all the Latest Styles of
lifillirbery, Mantles, Shatols,thc.
HOFFMAN B
e Mr. Baird lay down; it was in the
room, and 1 pet it out; there Was
d deal ot loud talking between the
s duringthe day, but I heard no
wiJe
th anie 'IVIonaghan, and
about half anhoud ; Mother, Mi
rety and I were in the front roo
ready to come bo e; we went
door; I went in o back room
father and found him dead ; I
told. Minnie Cstairety he wa
I could ' see with° t light • he
on his back with is headon pi
wan lying on one side when I p
under, his head ; I noticed fat
was black when first went
no one drink wl le there, 'Jo
was not in when we came ; he
after father died did not noti
broken; Minnie Garrety cam
.found him dead a
name out aud too
it to her cheek ae
started to bleed.
sh� wiped it w
mother was sobe
Harputhey after
not hear them s
were at lenox's,
down, And fathe
quarreling nor
father how he
eye, but we. cou
he said ; -when
works eve4founcl
Minnie Geferety a
om wl
talki
ne, a
r ; wi
11
.3gand remained all da ; when
li
ale down to Monaghan's _ e com-
of being sick, and Mr. Mona -
e him a glass of whisky ; this
only driuldng I saw in the house
; France.went up to th village
ck, and did. not return Until he
for, when Beirdelied ; beard no
g in the - house ; PO person
murder in the house that after -
r. Baird went to Seaforth mid
down some liquor; this was
o'clock in fclrenoon ; .Mrs. Baird
ased were talking together in . a
way after Mrs. Baird came
Mr. Baird, Mrs. Baird ' d their
little girl , went out the front !oor and
the back kitchen and in a little
went to
time to
that 13
was in
little
was de
girl fo
drunk
clock
Franc
room
tolcl u
to th
Mrs.
Franc
see M
any el
no rioi
day';
Baird
I im
to th
e girl came back and told me
ird was dead ; do not know who
he back kitchen ; when Baird's
rl came and told. me that Baird
, Mrs. Monaghan sent her little
France; Mrs. Al onagha was not
at this time ; it was about 6 o' -
hen the little girl was
; Mrs.Monaghan was i
'hen Baird's little girl ca
of his death -; when I w
kitchen to see Baird, di
aird ; saw Mrs. Mona
d told mothe
up his hea
cl cried ;• mot
lien she was c
th her. han
; then they
my two bro
eak of Knox ;
nox said he
a
was drunk;
rinking ; mot
ame to have
d not unclers
e came in fro
France ther
nd Mrs. Mon
en we came i
g friendly an
near as I co
en. I went the
in front r
they wer
-we were
half anhi
sent for
e front
•e in and
nt round
not see
han and
I -went to ee fat
Franee -Was no in the hou
went out to th salt works,
when I eeturne , and was in
when I found father dead;
dark at this tij
James Ritchi
ing of Thursda
near Monaghan
about 7 o'cloc
shanty, and aft
thought to be c
father is killed " I went up
railway track o see what
I then heard c ildren crying
noise in Mona hail's house ;
another person went to the
went into the aok kitchen,
Baird lying on his left side,
sitting on righ side, and Mr
on his left si e • I felt b
hands, and c
France was in
house; I rema
two minutes a
from the appea
I thought he h
turned th the
Mrs. Baird. a
drunk; Fran
the second tin
the doctor, i
Baird seem&
Monaghan spit
not hold her t
France stated
had had an at'
I found a bro
the in.mates o
to know how
chair iyin
in which Bai
and he in the
upon person o
ear slightly b
hind it, a rap
arms bruise
have been ne
an empty bla
stove; from
in the house
say that t
brawl.
The Court adjoureed un
10 o'cluck, ncl the prsso
girl Garrety were remand
till that time.
MONDAY MORNI G.
as gone
nie Gar -
getting
in front
o wake
vent and
dead.;
• lyiug
low; he
it pillow
el.'s eye
; I saw
France
came in
e a chair
out and
; mother
and put
er's nose
ying, and
erchief ;
ent me to
ers ; did
when we
had been
I saw no
er .esked
the black
and. What
•the salt
; France,
ghan were
; thought
laughing;
ld guess,
into house
er, wad found, hire dead;
e when I
ut was in
the house
it was not
_ hou
Garrety; am sure I heard no row in the
house that day, although there might
have been when I was out.
able to
at the
On.
instru
to hav
to ma
exa
resurr
Dr. C
inatio
decom
arai n a
• Mrs. Jane Freeman, sworn : Live near
Mrs. Monaghan's house; recollect last
Thursday; heard no noise unusual about
Monaghan's house on that da.y ; 1 saw
JoeFrance in the evening about 5 o'clock
,goine to his own house • f have, no fur-
ther°knowledge of the affair.
Thomas Taylor; sworn: I attend to
the pump at the tank, near Monaghan's
house s am near enough to bear talking
going on at the house; saw deceased at
MOnaghan's house about 3 o'clock, going
round to the shanty, when he came back
again and went into the front door ; I
saw Joe France at the house about 3
o'dock, and aeain about half -past 5 • T
heard. of Baird's death about'- 7
o'clock: in the morning I heard
a noise in the house about 8 o'clock ;
Mrs., Monaghan came to the door and
called to me, " Taylor, I am murdered;"
she was crying at the time; after Mrs.
Monaghan went into the house, the chil-
dren came over to me and begged of me
to go over to the shanty, saying that -Toe
French was beating Mr. Baird; it was
Mrs. Monaghan'e two girls and boy that
came over to me; the last witness was
oj-ie of them; I'm positive this happen-
ed on on the morning of the day on which
1:0,ird died. ; T asked the little boy what
rauce was beating. Baird with, and he
s id. he had. knocked him down and was
Jting and kicking him ; _when I saw de -
cased he seemed to be the worse of
1 quor ; my impression was, when I heard
f Baird's death, that he had met with
f ul play; in the afternoon' I saw Baird,
pparently, chasing the children round.
e house, who:seemed to bothering
m; this was after the children had.
old me that Franoe had lieen beating
airds
find. bail to appear as a witness
trial.
• OST MORTEM EXAMINATION.
Vednesday last Dr. Scott received
tions from the County Attorney
the body of Baird. exhumed, and
e a minute internal post-mortem
ation. * The body was accordingly
cted, and Dr. Scott, assisted by
mpbell, made the required exam-
. The body was, however, in so
osed a condition that a proper ex -
ion was impossible, but sufficient
11 2
I 1
drink in the morning did. not
s. Baird and Mrs. Monaghan have
arrel after Baird was dead; heard
e or quarreling in the house that
when 1 went out to kitchen saw
lying on floor, and raised his head;
ediately left him, and came round
front room and told Mrs. -.Mona-
, sworn : 0
was at my
s shanty • af
,I heard'a
e aWhile
ies of "Murder," "my
on to the
as wrong;
and other
ysdf and
house, and
nd saw Mr.
Mrs. Baird
. Monaghan
s face and
ncluded he .was dead;
om of the
ouse about
ho doctor ;
0:13)8 person,
sage ; T re- ,
Dr. Scott;
aghan were
ber either;
urned with
• and Mrs.
information was gained to convince the
medical examiners that deceased had not
died from heart disease, as that. organ,
being less impaired than the others, pre -
a erfectly natural and healthy
once. Th.e brain was completely
posed and in such:a conditicn that
d. not be ascertained whether or
had been in a healthy state before
senteci
appea
deco
ie cou
not it
death
-tee ow
•
Canada.
At Paisley, on Sunday, 13th inst. 10
women and 4 men connected. with iev.
Baptist Church were bap -
n the river by immersion.
ugh Munro, of West Zorra, a pra,c-
udder of large experience, has
ointecl to superintend. the con-
Mr.
tized
tical
been
struction of the new penitentiary in
Winpeg
n East Zorra -wedding party, on
way home from 'Woodstoclr, last
Amemell111111
the eneeting.only !three farm.ers attended,
and the project has been abandoned for
the present. ,
—The Teeswater salt well han.reached
a depth of 1,240 feet. Its prom.oters are
stpl sanguine, and. think ' indications "
favorable. We fear, however, that the
same fate awaits the salt eiaterprise in
Teeswater as overtook it in Bressels;
Cerronbrook and Mitchell. They are al-
ready beyond the salt depth nearly 200
feet, and it is .not likely that by going
deeper they wilt secure anything better
than further " indications.' ... ,
--Steps are being taken to get up a
cl nmnstration in honor of the Toronto,
1
G ey and Bi•uce Railway at Harriston,
O! the.completion of the ballasting. The
read is being pushed west so fast that ar-
rangements will be made for running a
train to Teeewater, Wroxeter, Gorrie and
FOrdwich to bring the people to Harris-
* to participate in the celebration.
I —Rev. Mr. Cochrane is now on a miss
siion to New York and Boston, selecting
teachers to complete the staff of the new
Blrantforcl Ladies' College. This college
Will be open on Oct. 1 for the reception
L „
of pupils. ,
—The Millbank Agiieultaral Works
were de,stroyed by fire last week. Loses,
$ 5,900 • insurance, $5,000. Before the
g owed 'hael become cool active prepara-
tions were on foot for rebuilding., The
village of Milllaank has suffered severely
from fires this summer:
, —" The majority of the Grit prints
are giggling ,arn usedly because Mr. Cliffe,
of the Kincardine Review, is sued by
• George Brown for libel. Whether the
charge made by the Review is true or
,
f, lee we know not, and it remains for
tinae to prove ; but this we do know,
thet Brown will be able to collect his
Costs should. he get a judgment This
is ore than ean be said of many of the
Gr t prints. p all of them in the Coen -
tie of Huron and Bruce were set up at
on tion they! lvould. hardly bring the
4
Re
'ith
the even-
wn house,
er supper,
oise at the
rd what I
ghan that Baird. wins dead ; I staid in the
• room about 10 minutes, and a ain went
. to the kitchen, where I saw M's. Baird,
, head ; did not see him go out in forenoon;
she wr then sitting, holding Baird's
Mrs. lonaghan never told me aird had
a black eye, saw the blood •on Mrs.
Baird's dress about 12 or o'clock
through the night ; she wa,shed it off and
sewed. her dress up in the Mornang; blood
was down. front of dress ; did net ask how
it cense there • saw no one else bloody;
where T lifted 'Baird did not notice him
bloody or that he had black eye, at this
tune Mrs. Baird had had a couple of
glasses; France was no t to say d run kwhen
he went up town; saw him d.rink alone;
Mrs. Monaghan drank twice or so; 1
it
drai@nce or twice with her-- ust tasted
it; t ere was no man in the ouse when
if
Bair died; France was the fi st man to
cora in; laird was not guar
anyone all day; Baird was sit
the house all day • there was
-wore said in the house while I was there;
doni know anything of t e broken
chalk • heard no shouts of murder; Was
therls ' all the time and. there was no
shunting of murder ; about 8 o'clock. the
girl told me her pa was dead they were
out about an hour ; did not ow where
they were; Baird must have one in the
ROS. back door; I was busy fixing to go away,
a
eling with
mg round
ot a cross
the main r
ned in the
d Adept for
ance of the
Id got hard 1.
house with
d Mrs. Mo
e was not s
e when I re
rs. Monaghas
to disagree and Mrs.
to Mrs. r'.Bai cl if she did
ngue she wo ld tell all ;
to meP.that h and Baird
meet about acking salt;
en chair in t e house, but
the house rofessed not
it had been •roken ; this
in one come of the room
d was,—it i one corner
other; saw s veral marks
deceased,— ne eye black,
ack and a la ge lump be-
ure on left s de and both
• these bruis s seemed to
'ly made; t ere was also
k bottle lyi g under the
he condition of all parties
sera, I should
a drunken
•
11
their
week, indulged, in the exciting but some-
what dangerous amusement of running
horse, The bride was thrown violently
from er conveyance, and carried. the re-
main er of the way insensible.
' —John Watson, of the Ayr agricul-
tural works, had 38 different implements
on exhibition at the Guelph Central
Fair: Mr. Watson does not enter for
prizes, but only for exhibition, believing
that the proper way for fairs to be con-
ducted. '
—Eli R. Parker crae.U.ed a field of oats
nontainine 9 acres, on the farm of Mr. E.
•
•
't
Dr. Scott, sworn: Aftei giving•a de-
cription of the position in vshich he found
be body of Baird, be gate the follow -
ng evidence as to the marks he found on
t-: The left eye was blhckened ; the
eft ear -was slightly marked and. black-
bned ; the whole left side of the head,
xtending from the angle of tb e eye todae-
hind the earwas blackened, found a lump
on the baclepart of the he
fracture of the skull; fou
!about two square incips d
from a stroke or bruise, b
collar bone; both forearms s
their outer surface in sever
Met
twe
The
Tor
self
has
Ex
int
on
th e
wh
pli
ag
d ; found no
d a surface of
scolorecl, as if
low the left
ere m arke d on
1 places, with
pOrtions of the outer skin r moved ; these
marks appeared as if they
V macle ; also found a lar
the left groin, but could n
it was of recent occurrenc
on the right loin a disc
about one inch square, w
removed; found a dinge
of the spine in the region
as if from a kick of the tee
found portions of outer
from both knees; the
head might cafise death
say whether or not he
injuries ; I found a br
4
•
•
when I saw t
ere had bee
•
Monday at
ers and the
d to custody
Jane Mon
aged 13: AN
Mr. Baird
house a littl
ing; he ren
my mother,
France were in the house;
ties were drinking several
the day; ,T e France was
awhile in t e morning ai
afternoon; aw Baird ha
saw him fall against the c
front room; this was be
came ; Joe France and rr
in the roomi at the time
quarreling ping on in th
a conversation between d
France abo et packing sal
i not quarrel ng about it;
I chair in the house, but w
• it was broken; I saw th
ad been freth-
e rupture on
t say whether
or not; found
lored part • of
th outer skin
n the muscles
of the kidney,
of a boot ; also
skin removed
wound on. the
but I cannot
ed from these
en chair and
0
•alfe, Enniskillen, on Aug. 31, e-
n the hours of .4 A.M. and 4 P.M.
field contained 2,400 sheaves.
Mr. John Hasson, blacksmith, of
nth, has invented and. patented a
dumping wagon one of which he
constructed, ancl' has on view at the
ibition this week. The wagon is
laded especially for road making, and
spring being touched by the driver,
bottom drops and hangs by hinges,
le the load drops out. This accom-
hed, the bottom is lifted iisto position
in by means of a lever. .
It is remarked in Winnipeg that the
M nnonities, judging from the beat-re-
taihing qualities of their fur -lined over-
coats; evidently came from a cold coun-
tr , or thought they were coming to chie.
—Rev. Mr. McDougall, Wesleyan
m sionary in the Northwest, to some
extent, confirms the reported gold dis-i
coheries in the Bow River country. He
states that he has seen a letter -written
by an acquaintance to a friend in Edmons
toil requesting him to, give up what he
was doinotimmediately and come at once
to i a cert.am portion of the Bow River
country, and. that he would find " that
it 'paid. ' The supposition that gold has
i
b en discovered is natural.. enough, and.
it is partly confirmed. by parties arriving
iiil Montana from the country referred to.
A party is said to be organizing in Win-
n
w
h
e
c
r
saw on it hairs, some o which corres-
ponded with lie hair on , the head of the
deceased; the wound onsthe head of the
deceased might have been mad.e with the
chair; the deceased might- have died
from disease of the heart ; it is my im-
pression that the inmates of the house
were all drunk, wheu I got .there.
aunt claimed by Brown against the
iew." So says the Wingham Advance,
proprietot—we beg pardon—the pub-
er of which is also publisher of the
;Kincardine _Review. Wed, if we were to
duslge of the wealth of the publisher of
I the Review, from the appe,a.ranee of his
paper, we should say that even if all he
h s—brains included—were taken, it
w uld not add much to the sum total.
—Revs . Donald Fraser, D. De of
Marylebone, London, England, has ar-
ri ed. in :Montreal to attend the sessions
ofi the Evangelical Alliance. -
--In a drunken brawl with his wife, a
nights ago, a naan in Ottawa named.
Morrissey threw a saucer at her head
d struck his child, an infant a few
months old sin her arms, killing it in -
3 1
stingy.
1--A woman in Montreal gave birth to
three children, two boys and a girl,
t -week. At last accounts the youiag-
s ers were alive and likely to continue
ving.
peg for the Bow River country, and
ill proceed thither this fall. -
-----Mr. Robert McConnell, Kinloss, had
s barn and its contents totally destroy -
by fire on Tuesday last. The barn
ntamed all the present year's crop, his
aper, sawing machine, fanning mill, a
ne double carriage and two sets of bar -
e88, all of enshich. became food for the
evouring element. Loss, $3,000. Mr.
iIcConnell has also had 100 acres of vain -
le bush timber destroyed. by the forest
res.
—A new paper has been started in
mith's Falls, published fortuightly, call-
a the Times'and saideto be neat and
ploy. They don't go in for local papers
o strong in the Eastern Ontario villages
s they do :up here. If Smith's Falls
as in Huron. or Perth, or Bruce, it
ould have at least two weekly papers, -
nd perhaps three, instead of half a one
as now.
—The 'Cornwall Freeholder says:
"Every one of the many who saw the
magnificent Stormont cotton factory ex-
posed to the advances of the flames, and.
then succumb to their power, was con-
vinced that had. there been, an efficient
fire engine at hand, as there ought to
fe
1
__As two men, named Kerr and Mc-
Donald, with a lumber wagon, were
driving into tKincardine on Monday last,
hile on evlaat is known as McPherson's
I ill, the ringin the neckyoke gave way,
and both were thrown oat. The former
-vitas throwniover the railing on to the
abutment oi the bridge, and. no hope of
his reeovery is entertained, and the lat-
ter was thrown over the railing. The _
Iatter's injuries are serious if not fatal.
Both are highly respectable; and are
Married.
—A covr, belonging to Mr. J. 1'. Me-
Intyre, of Kincerdine township, County
Of Bruce, haigiven an average quantity
of milk for five years without calving
, uring the whole of that time.
—Mr. J. G. Williams' saw mill, at the
'village of Stowe, in the townshdp of
lma, together with a dwelling house,
barns, sheds, - stables and about 60,000
feet of lurnber were completely destroy-
ed by fire last week. The fire was com-
municated to the buildings from the
bush acljensing. The loss is estimated
at $8,00-
-A porcupine visited •Wingliana on
.Saturday eight last, and in the morning
was found perched in a sraall tree in front
of the residence of Dr. Tamblyn, where
it amused itself by throwing quills at
passers by, It was relieved. fronis the
cares and labors ot life by a shot from a
have been, the building with its valuable
Fra.ncis Freeman and James Sharp
both testified to having heard disturb-
ances in Monaghan's hhuse during the
day. John Passmore, etel keeper, tes-
11,
tified that France had c me to his house ,
about 5 in the afternoon, remained about
half an hour, when he left taking a bot-
tle of whiskey with hin. John_ Baird,
;
a lad. about 17 or 18 ye rs of age, son of
the deceased, saiclethat ranee had call-
ed on him where he was workine at the
salt works on the foren on co tlie day in
;31,
question, and asked hi ' to !go over and
take his father sawayi and ° threatened
that it he would not do so he, France,
would- do him—deceasedeaharm.
Jane Monaghan, recaned and resworn,
said : On the 17th inst., one of my
brothers and two of ! my little sisters
went for Thomas Tayler to come over,
as Joe France and Mr. Taira were quar-
relling. Joe wanted Baird. to go home,
ghan, (laugh+ of prisoner, a-nd Baird. said he would not go, and then
as at home last Thursday; Joe knocked him dow4 and kicked hints, 4
came to to my mother's I think he kicked himi on the leg twice
after 8 o'clock in the inorn- I think it was about 2, o'clock; Joe pu
ainecl at the house all day; Baird out on the front door, and Bair(
Minnie Garrety, and Joe carne in again ; Joe s id -there was ri
.all these par- use in trying to put hin away, and event
times . during ancl sat (Iowa; Baird aid, "look at m
in the house eye how it is •," he sai1 it was hurt, an
d a ain in thI saw it was black; was at the haus
e
e a lack. eye; when Joe came from t wn - at the' time
he
pboard: in
doe kickedBaird, my other and Minnie
t
Ore Mrs. Baird Garrety were in bed I think they we
asleep.; Baird cried oat, " All right,' Jo
all right."
This closed tbe c e, and the magis-
trates, after conside Mg the evidence,
ordered the comrnittal of the prisoner's,
to await their trial a the next court of
competent jurisdicti n. They also con-
contents could have been saved. .Some-
thing like that is what we will be saying
in Seaforth one of these days.
—A discussion which excited. much
local interest took place last week at
Springfield, near St. Thomas, between a
reverend representative of the Baptist
Church and a member of the sect of Dis-
ciples. The discussion was carried on
through three days. A short -hand re-
port, prepered by Mr. George Eyvel, of
the St: Thomas Journal, will shortly. be
given to the public.
—On the occasion of the late visit of;
Lord Dufferin to 0 -eh, he signified his
intention of presenting a golki medal to
the Galt Collegiate Institute, to be com-
peted for annually. It is expected that
the first coranetition will take :place
about Chrisfenas.
—The G -alt Reporter says there were
three funerals at G -alt Cemetery on Fri-
day last, the united ages of the persons
deceased amounting to 252 yeare ! The
were as follows: Mrs. McPhail, SGj;
Mrs. Common, 8'
2 • Mrs. Milroy, Watet
loo, 84. Total, 252 years. These we
all old residents of the vicinity, and ea
ried with them to the grey e the estee
and. respect of all who knew thera. Mrs.
McPhail was a native of Scotland., and
lived for some time in the 'United States
before coming to Canada. She finally
settled in Dumfries in the year 1829, and
has resided in the township ever since.
, She was a universal favorite, and. will be
much missed by her neighbors and. friends
generally.
—A meeting of the farmers of East
Wa.wanosh, was recently called for the
purpose of considering the propriety of
establishing a farmer's grange in the
y, as she was an- township. At the time appointed. for
gliu—.A few days ago, a farmer's team
was standing tied to a post on the street
side in Lindsay, while the owner was in
a store making some purchases. The
Lindsay Silver Cornet Band came along,
and, stopping on the street near the
team, played several lively airs. During
the playing one of the horses alluded to,
a fine large animal., was observed to be-
come strangely excited, beating time an
it were to the inuf3ic with his ,two fore
feet. He made no attempt.to run away.
He_would curve his neck and look so
proad, all the time keeping his feet in
motion. to the music, as to ex -cite the in-
terest and admiration of all who witness-
ed the novel spectacle. It was surmised.
by the spectators that the animal had
formerly been in the cavalry service, as
it is well known that all British cavalry
regiments have a band of music connect-
ed--wItIhr ..t,Thhemorna- s WW
ilkens, ;
e,strainster
township, brought to kondon, a few
days ago, a. dozen eggs that rnea,surod an
average Of 61 x 7i inches each. The he
which laid the dozen was part Doudnie
and Spanish.
—A movement is ons foot to sink an
artesian. well in the village of Tiverton,
Coanty of Bruce, and already some $700
-
y Mother were
; heard no
house; heard.
ceased and Joe
, but they were
saw a broken
s outside when
broken chair mitted Minnie Garr
have been subscribed. for the purpose.
e 1 At a recent m.eeting a propositien was
made to bore to the depth of 500 feet,
for $1,000, and after a personal cariva.ss
of the 'citizens and farmers, the -work
will 'probably be proceeded with. At
presentithe demands for water are great,
as Dot Only faandies suffer from the BeaTC'•
ity, but milis and factories canna prop-
erly carryon their work. The village is
i
also in mminent danger from fire,
having nothing in the shape of water
works.
—lY1r. John Fowler, the irrepressible,
is new working up a bonus scheme for -
the Huron and Quebec Railway in Ot-
tawa. He held a meeting in that city on,
Friday last.
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