The Huron Expositor, 1876-03-17, Page 19
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„I down, Ia e. removed to
the bakery, where he
teet hie old etuttomers.
testee. The Council at
paesed a by-law hiniting
tavern licenses to he
-
and the shop licenses
of each being $100.
—Mr. Thomas Heritage
n, Lot 27, Com A, How
100 acres, to Messrs.
lorge Miller, for $4,100.,
Miner, Cori, 1, Morris,
ly the handsome smn of
U1711 Of 100 acres, which
he refused.
779,
IONViCak.
irarINC1,—The municipal
ownship of Renick met
tenant to adjournment.
resent. On petition of
Mid others requesting the
-:miley supposed to be in-
gd by Mr. Roddy, secende
hell, that the Reeve be
'e the proper authorities
learried, James Craw-
Willets made application
action taken, Moved by
lconded" by Mr. Wilson,
ing =aunts be paid,
RawIinson, manicipel
John Kueh, contract on
• Cou, 11, $15 ; James.
eeing scraper, 53e; Jahn
work on ditch at Ford-
eiry Newton, notifying-
meetine rn Is75,.
expeuses to to Toronto
i.nd 11 days on municipal
; Wm. Hastie, gravel
'$.6 00 ; James Graham,
e Wm. Irane, registering
-ea and. deaths, $S 60, T.
bridge on Lots 19, Cons.
: John Jardine,. collector's
,eorge Henry, ealleetor's
Wm. Cewan„ elevis for
arried, There were 12
r tavern licenses, but no
'Moved by Mr. Bodily, sec -
Wilson, that that Mr.
:ne bridge in Gorrie cover-
epring—Carr Zed, Moved
,econded by`,\I`r. Mitchell,
I adjourn to meet in 'Mc-
•wrrie, on the third Wed -
h, when the pathmasters,
Ind fenceviewers will be
ried.
Hibbert.
correspondent, who
sited the farm of Mr.
,,f the township of Hib-
the highest terms of the
ities of that gentleman's
[elver has deservedly at
-
able eminence as e sheep
:e following facts, furnish-
aatondent, will ehow that
,(1. to sustain his reputae
Iver Ilea nine very fine
[. and six splendid shear-
C,me of these latter, which
leicester breed, has wool.
inches in length. He has
very euperior rams, one of
hased last fall from the
of Biadulph. This ani-
airee feet seven inches in
ths live feet nine inches,
ased for $80,
.Beltnore-
A grand benefit coneart
;Tick Popher, a rheumatic
given in the temperance
V evening, Feb. 25. The
,s were al originators and
Ireittee : Miss L. Taylor,
ry, Miss M. Martin and
ay. The inimical part et
t was contributed by Mize
lise L. Taylor, Miss M:
Milloy, Mr. Clark, of
. Manner, of Listo wel and
brass band. Dialogues
in such a manner as to
_
:rsts of applause from the
After the concert a sup-
tty
Mrs „ Taylor, whieh was
zieiciug. All of the per-
ettiefactioneleu t the comic-
ielerk made hien an especial
: Brussels
araaN on Real Estate for two
▪ Intereat payable annualb.
aid over, principal can be paid
i at any timeApply to 0, R.
P. 0.
ee the roads have broken,
i.iarket has been very dull.
r l'ausr.NEss,—Tufts & Co.
their stock of livers and
intend to add dry goods
with their groceries.
iN11:---Mr,. Reit. Nott, of
rI-
has rented the shop at
r
;(1(1 by John Angue, but -
Os opening out a tailoring
eibeut the 1st of April,
teekeraraith.
4i. i.i eel.; Of u;.i: FAPTO H
of the Rodgerville Cheese
rtise for tenders- for the
f' their clime for the cur -
Applications will be receive
,tay, March 18.
elle—One day Let week
:Mule of Tuekeremith,
:halel eagle in a trap, The
set to catch a fox, and in-
: he got an eagle, This
si,... feet nine inches front
le eagle wae given to Mr.
iey, of Seaforth, who has
I intends keeping it for a
• 71.
Stanley.
— At the auction sale of
. of Stanley, which took
iay iast, the cows aver -
:II 50 ; the heifers, $38 30
$10 20 per pair. Other
roportionally welt We
tet to say that the auc-
zeided the hammer so sue -
at occasion was Mr. J.
.rth. Give Joe a fair show
to hammer out the very
i,. in an article, He has
ry succesefel sales in this
aee
Walton.
.i4fi.e.S.—(Y1./ the Ise inst.
ehleet son of James
. of the Twelfth Concession
,Larried to Miss Elizabeth
:L0.1 Twelfth Concession. of
:le auspicious event made-
- the. immediate viciratc
▪ select circle of friends
Hotel,. Walton, and, cele;casion with great eclat -
re, enlivened by the sweet
lees Cornet Band, termin-
Ljoyable day. --Cox,
.*7779.9•77•7777 0.e. ire. • 7-77.77•77.7*
,
sumsworsworaws----
NINTH, IC EA .
WI1101,E NO. 432,
KCAL ItI4TATE FOIL SALE.
9
•
won SALE.—A. Wood Lot, containing a little
74-7 less than 100 agree of laud; well situated in
the townahip of, WIC -Bop; lf011 meat excellent ;
timber heavy, will he sold cheap. Apply to R.
A. LEGGETT, Exeter P. 0. 420
VOR 8.aLE.—To be so• ld, 7 acres of Cleared Land
-I: with good holm, barn, stable and orchaed, well
watered and fenced, situated on the 4th conces-
sion, north corner of Lot 15, Meltillop. Apply
on the pr °rabies , 480-4
LE E t heti Lot 11 Con have built towns anti Citi h- the Agri- On t
i
A Few &rear Tho ghte.
To the Editor of the nu tht sitor.
SIR : Notwithstanding the apid growth
. the Grange movement is h $ving, b ere
is a wide spread opinion t a it is a pec-, Listowel,
uletion, and not a safe one that it is a day jag,
selfish one no one can g inaey, for the
main object is to destroy *hell social Anil —A th
day last,
commercial relations at Orient existing #3120 on
with the mercantile col M nttY• ' Who Railway
APORTH, FRID
before an udience in Canada, prior to
starting tee en a tour through the United
States an, California.
—A bo aged about three years, son
of Mr. J. Livingston, of the flax mill in
as accidentally drown on Fri -
y falling into a cistern.
ee-card Monte party.on Satur-
robbed a young American of
he St. Lawrence and Ottawa
etween'Ottawa and Prescott.
e evening of Feb. 3d, the con -
of Rev. R. Hassard, of Peel,
him at his parsonage, in
d presented him with a purse
ARMS FOR SA. .— ns f f
12, MoKillop ; and West halt Lot 19-, Con. 12
MiyKillop; aloe South 50 acres of Leta 1 and 2
Con. 10, Morris, adjoining the Village of 13lyth.
For particulare apply to MeCAUGI1EY ed norxz-
STED, )3arristers, &c., Seaforth, ' 425
PARK LOTS FOR SALE,—Containing 5 ,acres
-1-. each, adjoining the Town of Seaforth. , The
most deeirlible Hituation foi private reeidenees.
Terme reaeonable, with immediate possession.
Apply to IL W, C. MEYER Barrister, Seaforth,
1
or to L. lei tY.E II, Irarpurhey . 44l
a ;
RUILDING LOTS IN StEAFORTH FOR SALE
-LI —Dr. COLEMAN, having laid out the grounds
recently ocenpied am a Driving Park into Ilnid-
hag Lao, be prepared to diepenee of lots on reason-
able terms to any who may desire them. Partial;
clothing to pan:Wore should make immediate ap-
plication. - 864
ATALITABLE PROPERTY IN HARPURHEY
Fort SALE.—For Sale in Harpurhey, 1 mile
froze Soaforth, a large frame DIsrelling HOtlfte con-
taining 7 rooms, with a stone foundation and
large cellar a good well and pump, and 5 aeres
of good land, more or hem For further particu-
lars enquire to the proprietor on the premises.
ROBERT HANDOOCK. 429-4
PROPERTY FOR SALE.—Two loaf, with a 2
story frame holm and barn, situated on the
Market Square, Scuforth. The ivemisee have
been used as an egg peeking eablishnsent, and
are ivell adapted for any public busineste. For
particulars apply to the proprietress, Mrs. MAL -
COM, &earth, or to D. GORDON, Goderieh. 481
1.7ort SALE.—The property of the late J. C.
• Copeland, being com,poifed•of park lots, In the
Town Plot of Grey, containing 16 aerosol the best
of land, and well cultivated. . There is a good
frame homers and barn on the property. The above
will, be sold. on easy terms. For further patient -
lam apply to HARTWELL SE'EIRAN, Mondrian
P.O.,. Grey, or to 0. R. 000PER, Brnessele, 422
VARM FOU Sa.LE.—For eale on easy terms,
Lot No. 26, don. 6, Township of Hay, con-
taining 100 acres, 60 of whieh are dearer', and in a
state of good caltivation. A good frame dwelling
bowie with log outbuildings, an orchard and.ii
good wen. Is situated half way between the sta-
tions of Kipper' and Honlia;1, being 5 ranee from
each place. Apply to W11. CU DMORE, Granton
Or to CHARLES MASON, Bruaefield. 424
VARM FOU SA.LE.—For Sale, Lot 12. Con. (1,
-1' Hellcat, coesietiug of 100 acres af land, 40 acres
cleared, and the belance well timtered with hard-
wood: There is a log house, Hided, a f aline barn
and on tbni Wage, a good well, and a youug -bear-
ing orchard of ehoice fruit trees Situated 8 miles
from Seafoith, 6 miles from Clinton, 1i from •
Kinburn, Terme made known on applieation on
Ilia preraillea. Poffaelesion given immediately,
EDIZABEITI HABSE tonstance P.0. 480
VARM FOR F/ E. ---South Best quarter ef Lot
. 20, eon. 4, Township of Morris, containing 50
tierce. New frame house, well a.nd pump. Good
orchard of 75 bearing ' trees 1I5 acres clearad, 21
acres beach and maple with some hemlock, 4
SUCA cedar ewanap, with, good drainage. The
shove property is sitnated'8i miles from linissels,
on the Great Western Railway. Terms easy. Far
further partieulere apply to C. R. COOPER, Brus-
sole P. O.', or to JOHN BRANT, on the- rem-
ises. 429e4
VAIIMS FOR SALE.—For ale, Lot 28, don. 9,
Ueborne, containing 18' es, 80 of which are
cleared and in a good state of cultivation, the -re-
mainder is well timbered; there are good log
buildinge on the premisee. Alio° east half of emit
half of Lot 25, Con. 7, of the same township, con -
Lacing, 25 aeree, about 15 of which are cleared;
good sabetantial log house on the promiees, Both
fermis are desirable prepertiefi. and will be sold
- cheap. For further particulars apply to RICHARD
MARQUIS, Lumley P. 0: 4804
A LARGE DWELLING ErlUSE in Seaforth
for Bale or to Rent.—Foraale or to rent, that
pleasantly situated and commodious dwelling
hone°, owned by Mr. 8. Powell. The house con -
table large parlor, dining -room, kitchen, and 10
comfortable bed rooms, together with closets,
good cellar, hard and soft water,' stable, wood-
shed, &e. There are two lots filled with choice
bearing fruit trecit. PUESSefifd7011. given at any time.
Apply to S. POWELL. N. B.—Also a large quan-
tity of square timber for sale. 415
VARM FOR SALE.—Fof Sale Cheap, west
J P" Lot 17, Cora 8, McKillop, containing 50 acres,
45 of which are clear of stumps well fenced and
In a state of good cultivation. 'The wood land is
good hardwood. No waste land. A good log
bowie and log barn, also frame stable. Is Well
_watered; good young bearing orchard. Is situat-
ed 7 miles from Seaforth, and the same distance
frora Carronbrook. Is miles from good gravel
road. For further particulars apply to the pro-
prietor on the premises, or to Winthrop' P. 0.
JAMES SKIMMONS. 431-4
VARDI FOR SALE.—North half of the South
▪ half of Lot 80, Con. 6, Township of Morris,
containing 55 scree, all °leered; 2 never -failing
springs on the fern], 5 acres fall wheat and 10
acres fail plowing, a frame house 18x24. The
above property is ed the best of land, and is on
the gravel road and adjoining the flourishing vil-
lage of Brussels. Brussels Li ono of the best mar -
kcal in the County of Huron. Terms to suit pur-
chaser. For farther particulars apply to C. Ii.
0092ER, Bruasels P.O., 1'. KELLY, Blyth P. 0.,
or IA.MES DURNION, on the premises. 429e
*11
VOR SALE --A 13eautiful Villa in the ae
• of Bayfield, within a few ininutefewalk, of the
Harbor, almost new, it is built on Park Lot No.
6, Range E, containing by adraeasureinent 7 sores.
There is good barn with under -ground stable for
8 head, green house, summer house, in fact all
necessary buildings for a Villa ; the orchard can-
not he surpassed in the Dominion, the earden is
replete in every department, also 16 acres of bush
land. The whole will be sold by private contract,
if possible, if not the property will be put up and
Sold by Auction, at Morgan's Hotel, on Monday,
May 1, 187s. Inquire of John ESSOLI Elgi•c Bay-
field. No reaerve, as it =oft be sold' off to pay
recent heavy Tosses sustained by the present pro-
prietor. A. B. lircowNeatz. 4132-4
QAW MILL AND FARM OF 100 ACRES FOR
SALE.—The subeeribere offer for sale their
yaw mill and farm, Lot 85, eon. 5, East Wawa
-
pooh, The mill eontains largo circular, edging
saw, butting saw, shingle eau., edger and packer—
all in good order. There are on the lot besides__
the mill, two frame dwelling bowies and frame
stable. Thera is also on the lot a quantity of val-
nable timber, consist -fog of pine, black ah, and
heittioelc and other hardwood, with a largo steel(
the vicinity to lad a number of years Sat's-
factory memos givea for selling. Posseeffsion given
at any Inc. For further particulars enquire, if i
by letter post paid, of W. G. HINGSTON, Bras -
eels I'. 0., or to R. T. IIINGSTON & BROTHER,
Westfield P. 0, 580
refit of those, ai ed •0
grelta,tion
cultural centres, and ther' b established
markets for the use and
who are now assailing :
years ago Mr. Bright an
an agitation in England a
lish system of tenure of
committed himself to the! /18
the whole of the soil of that
in the hands of about persons,
and deduced an argumentrefrom that
the land was monopoliz k a jealous
territorial aristocracy— ere handfu,
in comparison with the nil ions, of th
people --and that through , t.1 e aid of
complicated and exclusiv ila d law, the
debarred their countrymenlimn a share
in the soil. In recent ret Sit is shown
that More than 900,000 persons . have a
proprietory interest in la Itl,, eing one in
twenty of the poptilation I he London
Timeaj in remarking upon' this, in effect,
said that a popular agita ice 'that takes
root in blind -ignorance t reckless mue
representation of facts ele il accessible
is a political and social blunder, as well
as a crime.: If the Gr g es are con-
vinced there is a grievanc h tween thern
and the whole eommer al bornmunit'
which calls: loudly for r mecly, the
ought to begin their warfare upon th
basis of ascertained anda ce fhble knowl
edge. • Now, I would sk,. have; th
Grangers done this? havet ey fully sat
. lolled themselves that th r ally requir!
r
protection from the rape, ity and greed, o
the merebaut and manuf ete rer ? for if
am not misinformed, I t 'n this is th
basis on which they are a .ti g, or are ci
their conclusions resting n an obviou
misconstruction of their , w interest i
/elation to the trading co! n unity ? " I
is an enigma, Sir, this u mess !", sai
an old farmer to me, wb is wavering in
his decision whether to be r not.to be
Granger. I agree with h ni it is a
enigma, and 1 think it ill soon fluid a
solution in the total collaJse of the whole
movement. While it Mite it may in-
flict more or less seriou 1 injury on th
individuals and inititutions ssailed but
in the long run it will p eveke a,he lthy
reaction. One fact in *Om ection with
the Grange association in the United
in nstrate ho
le into niiii
isstate cnt
T e farmers ii
tie imi in thi
ak n the initia;
o undertak
ings, which, like soanbu'i, bl s, have van
ished into thin air.' The laim tothav
in their association over 0 000 grange
or lodges, and some mill ns of menelbere
They have, however, ii. 8 receivhd I
check, which, in the i pi ion of l th
press, indicates beyond d ebt that th
intluence of the ideas u e ,1 which. th
association sprung, is fas decaying. 1
the State of Wisconsin, eli is a ere
ly-agricultiiral State, th Or ;angers wer'
1
all powerful, and a clau n the ta
constitution, authorizing th Legislatur
to alter and revise the is on whiel
railways were ehartere abled the
to carry an act more ewe g than: tbe
were able to place ori the pith book e.
any of the other Sta I This + act
known as the Potter la as to regu
late the tariff in the conveyance of dor
to, the Atlantic, their n varlet, bein
that the cost of conVeya ce was greate
than the price of the c n, Which the
attributed to the allege reilway rings
whcethey said were in 1 gee with othe
rings in the corn trade. Dverlooking te
real cause which no Legislature can r
rnoverthe immense dist ne of Wiscon
sin from the Atlantic e parseness o
the population, and ,he ln ost total ab-
sence of more remuner tit o rtratfie, in-
creased the evil; and arecondition
which can be only remo ed by lapse 0
time and the growth of pr ePerity. I
now appears the Grange a e compellec
to recognize these facts, in , have allow
ed the State to repeal e ect withou
bringing any influence t be r.against i
and from this it is infer d that they ax
awakening from the hall cii ations unde
which they are laboring. I ,is sufficien
ly attested that the "t tion of th
Grangers has made an nf vorable im-
pressieu on the saving; asses and ea
italists on this and the he side of th
Atlantic, who have bee d terrecl fro
risking their money in 'it aye or othe
interests where the Gra e i fluence pr
cloininates*. By ! this ne ! blunder of
theirs, we have it cue th u hority of th
Governor, that the Ste ,enerally h
suffered very severely. ' t fatly go out
for wool and come home ha n.'
VI 0 THINKS.
"SEairoii.iff, March 18, 187
lin.•Ae few LAO», a
hers got up f $57.
—Last
d, when he
st the Eng -
gave
!dim that Mortality
ountry wasi
NOTICE To APE_HT01/14.
Stater; .will, I think, d
easily some people are
chievotts blunders throng
and visionary hug bear.
the States took the in
movement, as they have
tive u Many other int
• .
Cl
The Bank f oao rond
ze
branch in Paisley, Ont.
—In Blenheim town
of taverns is limited to
license duly fixed at $8
—Hon, George Brow
return to Toronto, from;
the middle of April,
--There will be 350
Centennial Exhibition' f
of _Quebec.
—A brakesman, na
7 ! got two fingers taken
hand jammed while con
Hespeler, aefew days a
—A number of clogs l,
the upper part of coil
so far as we can lea
shot before any seri°
d
—Jeannie Watson a,
the world renowned 5
ave a concert in the (.1.‘
Wellington couuty, on
last, under the auspices
of Oddfellows', the pr ee
plied to the widow and; o
that Society. Tnis is I h I last conc#
given by Miss Watson 'a s d Mr. Hard
--
TAKE NOTICE.—All accounts oaring ns must
be settled this month, or they will be placed
113 cond for collection, McINTYRE & WIL-
LIS, Seaforth, 427
LAST WAIMING.—ThohO se parties wdo not
settle up their tic:comae with Strong & Fairley
before the 15th of the present month had better
look out for squalls. Can's wait any longer, must
have businegii w)pund up at one -e. STRONG &
FAIRLEY, 426
IIISCELLANE0 CS.
• At, CAMERON, Praetical Watchmaker and.
Jeweler, Mitchell. Customers will And it 10
their interest to deal with uee, as they will have
the benefit of my long praetical experience in the
trede, 408
i
0 I as' opela ed h
. i
ip the numb
3 nd the sho
,1
hi
AV
ot
ill
expected
gland abo t
eitors at tl e
the Previn
Iltfaeormic
y getting h
tiv6 cars,
gone mad
rafraxa,ib
ey were
al -nage w
.11, Hard.
eh vocalis
hed, Ferg
y eveni
'ergus Lod
to be4 a
hens' fund
11
11
8
s,
s,
week, Mr. D. D. Hay, M. P.
ie first of two lectures on Inl-
and Future ruaishment, at the
Tempe= Hall, Toronto. • Mr. G. M.
ied the chair.
George McKenzie, of New
OVA Scotia, died on Saturday
was a large shipowner, and at
epresented Pictou county in
bly,
le 'boy named. Hertezky, reside
Wove was attacked by a, vi.
cious bull and gor43d to death e few days
hegimo,, was
gi
.tose OCOU
—Capt.
last. He
one time
—Ali
he Asse
mg near
mother, in attempting to save
angerously injured. . I
;i —Mr. ltebert McDonald, for many
years a re ident of the town of Coiling -
wood, die on the 7th inst., at the ripe
old age 0011 years. He was hale and
active until within two days of his
death.
—A rurnour is current': to the effect
e Magistrate MeNab, of Hamil-
ccepted the County Judgeship
that Poli
ton, has
Of Wentworth, and that Mr. Jno. O'Dono-
hoe, of 'Dimwit°, is to be appointed mag-
istrate.
I --Win. Gillespie has been committed
or trial, by the Mayor of Galt, for steal -
ng a pocket book containing $10, be.
longing to Mr. R. Common, 'of the town-
ship of Dinnfries. He pleaded guilty to
the charge,
—The New Dundee Flouring and G rist-
'ng Mille,. in Waterloo county, have
ecu • purchased by Mr.. Wilson, of
Hawksville, for the sum of $11,000. A
ew years ago the sanie property was gold
or $18,0eet
---A sed accident occurred on the
morning of Friday- last, in the woollen
actory at Arnprior' Renfrew county. A
oung .giiil while atwork had the whole
f her scalp torn off. She he not expect-
ed to live. .
—A Mt. Smith, of Forest, has been be-
queathed $100,000 by a deceased relative
in England. He has left for the Old
Country to get it. As there are not a few
Smiths around, they all wish they were
the otheriman,
—A Mrs. Kirby died suddenly at
Chatham, on the afternoon of March 10,
Her husband left her alone in the house
quite well at 2 P. M. When her children
ea h in from school at 4 P. M., they
found her deed on.the floor.
and Mrs. Purdue, of Brant
county, celebrated the 50th anniversary
Of their Wedding on the 9th day of this
Month, by a family gathering. A hand-
some present was made to the old couple very sudden rise of water
by their Children. . River, attended with dest
I —The St. john, N. B., Telegrayh says at some points. At Fre port,
it has been intimated that there is at post vilage between IBerlin and
present enough lumber wharved In jam of ice occurred belo the
the vicinity of St. John, to load wbich caused the water t
forty tee thousand ton ships, and the flats, and the inhabitants
bulk of this will have to he moved this heir lives the lower floor
-
spring.
1
1
,
i7 i876,
Inineennemr
,
eet, but the doctor who is attending
1 im e,annot as yet' tell whether that
will be the' full exteet of the injury sus-
tained. e v
acrincy created "n the Presi-
ency of the Bank of Mo treal, y the
eath of lgr. Dityid Torre ce, h been
filled by the Directors electing r. Gil-
bert Scott, of the firm of Dow Co.,
brewers, in Montreal, to the position.
The appointment is likely to meet with
eneral setisfriction.
—The spellizootie , has ot ye quite
disappeared from our Prov nee as will be
Oen by the following c allenge : The
Mechanics and manufactur rs of the town
df Listowel, hereby challe ge the ‘ mer -
Chants to meet them in a s e lling match, ,
'with 12 represettatives on e eh side, wtih-
in two Weeks from date.
—The Young is
C ristian Asso-
ciation- revival is progres ing in Mon-
tireal. Last Sunday nigh the Theatre;
loyal wasaaacked full, an an overflow
eating had to be held i Cote street
Presbyterian church. Me sre, CrOmbie,
Budge and T. Elmore .11a • Were the
drinfocripprsal`sypeera. kers. Abou 150 emain-
-In West 'Zama a by- aw h been
eased" limiting the num er of tavern
censes in the township to two, and put-
ting the license,* at $60 ; and the num-
10er of shop lionses to one,restricting it
1 e the sale of liqitots eiclu ively, and the
icense fee therefore to be 100. Eighty
cellars is to be charged in est Zona for
both shop and tavern licenses.
--Postal matters between Halifax and
loronto iseem to be wretchedly conduct -
O. A letter bag cohtaini $ valuable en-
losures was allowed to lie in the Ilalifax
r
ffice in an old valise fro the 1.2th of
January until the 20th of February
hen it turned up and wasforwarded to
its destination. Several registered !et-
ers were in the mail, and its turning up
'fras a great relief to the senders.
--Protracted meetings ave been held.
n the 'United Brethren church, New!
undee, County of Waterloo, forabout
hree weeks,' and are still ontinaing ev-
ry night. The services re principally
onducted by Rev., Mr. Eby, and are
mostly all in German. n intense M-
erest is taken in the meetings by quite
IL number.
I ---On Wednesday Mi s Livian, of
Mitchell, was charged by Miss Rawlin-
OD, of the same place, ith throwing
her off the sidetval,k into tl e ditch. One
f the girls works at Mr. Goebel's knit -
tug factory, and the, othe for re Bur-
ett, and the trouble app ated have
risen from an old grudge. Fine $1 and
3.40 coats.•
—Several Ottawa' lum er rne chants'
leave evidence before the ndustrial De-
pression Committee at Ottawa, Oen the
condition' and prospects f ' that trade.
Mr. Booth stated that the average cap-
ital employed by each lumber producing
oncern was from $1,000,000 to 1,800, -
and the average hands employed
ebout 600 for each firm, or 10,000 men
altogether.
—The recent rains and haw caused a
n the Grand
metive effects
small
reston,
bridge,
overflow the
ad to fly for
of the houses
eing flooLd.
--Early last Saturday morning the __-The Waterloo Chroni
wife of George Clarke, of Woodville e degenerating slightly
committed suicide by hanging herself to
a I tree. :Family disagreement is sup
-
poised to have been the cause, she and her
husband !having been living apart for
some time back.
• —Rev.; \ Dr. Ormiston, formerly of
Hamilton,*ached the anniversary ser-
mons last Sanday morning and evening
in his fermer pulpit in the Central Pres-
byterian church, to large congregations.
In the afternoon he addressed the chil-
dren of the Sabbath School.
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—A young an from -Jersey City, N.
Y. on the way to Omaha, was robbed of
$260 between Suspension Bridge and
Hamilton, 'on Monday last. , He got off
the train at Londori,and pawned a revol-
ver and breastpin to procure money to
pay his way home again.
—The' Government steamer Lady
Head will sail next week frem Halifax,
N. S., for l'hiladelphia, taking articles
from that Province for the Centennial
lExhibitien. The collection will be
Urge. Some - heavy articles, such e as
blocks of coal, will be sent by a larger
vessel.
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—There is considerable excitement in
Fergus at the present time oh the tavern
question For some years back there
have been ten licensed taverns in the
village, hile under the new law only
five lice
therefor
That's ti
—Mr.
sold his celebrated "Clydes-
dale Ja k," to a man from South In-
diana, f r 81,000; weight, 1,820 pounds,
The imp rtedbloc'
cd horse 'qtr. Butler,"
was late y purchased by 1. Eby for $1,000;
Weight, 1,180 pounds.
andsome banner was presented turns.
—The flouring mills in
to the lemerald Beneficial Association of Caledonia, owned by Mos
Hamilton by the Catholic young ladies
Thorburn & Munrce were
of that
on "Ir
Mr. Ni
ing of 'I
—W
from El
a frame
fvillagearwa
le appears to
towards per-
13 onalitied. Speakingof it neighbor, the
erlin Telegraph, it sayd : "Our co-
emporary should seek afthr wis om and
et understanding, if possible. At pres-
ent he tells three truths to two false-
oods, which is not so go d a p6portion
les the Indian's, who told one falsehood
to three truths, Now, otjrcontem, as a
White man, ought to do tter."
—Mr. Cartwright hit thie nail squarely
n the head, the other daj, whe he said
e really pitied the sufferings of the
,Montreal manufacturers. Their "squalid
ovels spread aleng the mountaiu always
moved his sympathy." Thos of our
eaders who have seen t 'ese ' squalid
ovels " in which the oppr ssed s anufac-
urers live, surroehdecl b every luxury
hat money can command, ill, u doubt,
feel the force of the sarcas si .
--We regret to learn th t the r idence
of Mr, Whale, the well -k own anadiaa
artist, in the village of B rford, was re-
cently destroyed by fire. The 1 se is of
a kind not easily replaced for, hile the
house may be rebuilt, the beaut ul crea-
tions of the brush, left ere b Mr. R.
Whale, artist, and adde t� by Mr. J.
C. Whale, the son, will t ke yea s to re-
produce. ,
—Mr. I-jugh Clark, of Burfor town -
rt di ease in
as fo many
at 'town, and
manner, and
Christian wialk and conver ation endeared
him to a wide circle of fri nds, His loss
will be deeply felt. Thu one- fter an-
other the old landmarks a
soon the last of the pion
to "that bourne whence
ses ca,n be issued. Five have, ship, died suddenly of h
.
, to be cut off—but which fivee? Brantford. MrClark
e rue. . years made his home in
Joseph Vance, New Hamburg, his .quiet and inoffensiv
le
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land and Liberty," delivered by millsecontained upwards
holes Flood Davin, on the even- els of wheat, besides oth
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E. Hall, who lately removed possible to save any of th
re to Drayton, where he erected lose will be about $50,
planing mill, receiving from the several compahies to the
oencil a bonus, &c., was in a 000. The village turned
of succeeding,but on Sunday, assistance, and by well
5th Mite the building took fire and was succeeded in saving the
consumed. It was insureden the Menu- tory adjoining.
fecturere' and Al erchants' Insurance Com- —On Wednesday last
Thomas Thompson, an e
Scofield, ha Woodstock,
see her father, Mr. Fish
was daily expected. 0
sent a letter to her famil
would not return to 1,
Monday, but it appears
pany for $1,000.
—On the night of Thursday, March
2d, Patrick Moriarty, living about two
mil f on Shamrock; Renfrew county,
lay out 11 night—one of the most bitter-
ly cold here has been this winter --in
the op air, from 8 o'clock at night till
4 the he t • morning. When found his
feet we frozen, but he had curled him-
self up in such a manner that -neither his
SC or hands were injured. He
ears, r.
will have to lose the fore part of his
e rem ved and
ris evil be gone
o tra eller re -
the v llage of
rs. Mc euarrie,
urned at about
mg 1 t. The
f :30, )0 bush -
r gal s. The
as f e und im-
conte ts, The.
; in ured in
moun of $29, -
out ta render
Trigreellwtedao 1 eenff°f artcs•
he wale of Mr.
ploye 'of F. B.
ent to Paris to
r wlise death
'Satu day she
the accommodation Sa ru°!dadssay4cetkvhaenuti:nthgle,1
andd i re nt i o nP "el of e heredihomegdw fl le lhhintoeetrakreturnedc uinlvtebbyyet
crossing under the rail ay at the mill
pond. The depth is te or twelve feet,
,
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e 777 -
MeLEA N 111H4iTilit1Lr4, 1Posblimherse.
, el 3.111 sa itYesfir., in advance.
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and bad five feet of water where the un-
fortunato. woman had ,fallen, and where
she ,was fbund Sunday morning by some
employes of the railway. She leaves a
husband and 11 children living. It has
east a Sad gloem,'not only among her
numerous relatives, but the *hole com-
munity.
—Mr. B. Grant; of Stretford, has been
cornmiseioned to take ilubecriptions for
the purpose of establishing a Chair of the
Celtic Language and Literaturein the
Edinburgh University, It is llee hoped
that the 'sone of bonnie Scot d will
"make a big push," 'and " co e down
handsomely " towards endowing the
Chair.
--On the afternoon of Friday st, as a
train on the St. Lawrence and , Ottawa
Railway was about 20 miles from pttawa,
the engineer saw an old woman walking
on the track. He gave the alarm, but
the woman did not appear to hear. The
signal for down brakes was !given, but
just as the train was upon her, the wo-
man turned around and seeing her
dangerous position threw herself off
-the track. The train. skunk , her
foot, but she escaped without serious in-
jury. i
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—Omemee, Vielotia County, last iyear
contributed an average of $4.30 per man,
woman, and child, of its population for
church and Sunday school support, mis-
810114 and kindred objects—irtespective
of building subscriptions. Pretty good 1
The Presbyterian congregationof the
same place purpose givingtheir r spected
and faithful pastor a couple mon hit mid-
summer vacation to visit the "Centennial"
and other parts of the Continent, for the
benefit of his health. .
—A tedious examination, vilikicA has
occupied the Water Committee of the
Montreal City Council, and hail I burden-
ed the newspapers of that city for weeks,
el
concerning certain charges! mad by one
Mitchell against Mr. McDougal of the
Caledoniad Foundry, of ueingi a false
guagc to test the etrength of iroe, and of
stamping metals with a better brand
than trieir quality justified, has re-
sulted in the unanimous resolution
of the committee that.the chargee lire un-
foUnded
-1--A coroner's jury, at Arkonal last
week, brought in a verdict of mahslaugh-
ter against a _blacksmith's apprentice
named Graham Smith, for cauaing the
death of h son of Joshua i3artrare, living
three miles east of that place by thrust-
ing a red hot iron into his bowels to the
depth of four inches, death eneuing in
three days after the commission of the
deed. The prisoner has been arrested,
and committed to London jail to stand
his trial at the coming assizes.
—Lanark county papers say there has
been more than the usual average of ac-
cidents in the woods among -the' ,shanty -
men during the season. Besides others
previously reported, one man, working
for IVIessre. Pattee & Perley, was recent-
ly killed outright, and another had his
leg broken ; and another, employed in
Mr. A. Grant's shanty, had his arm
broken last week. A man named Baptiste
Saynor, of St. Eugene working for Mr.
W. Mackie, of Arnprior, on the Cala-
bogie, was instantly killed on the , 251h
Indiana is compared with -that a those of
the United States, while the former are,
by the wise 'Kelley of the Canadian Gov-
ernment, civilized, educated, peaceful,
and prosperous, those of the States AM,
owing to thieving agents and bad Geyer*.
ment, in a state of revolt, poor and un-
civilized. It being necessary to haye an,
army stationed in their midst to keep
them in subjection, and who are col.
tinually making raids and butchering
them.
--The collections, moiling and. even-
ing, after the Sermons delivered by the
Rev. Dr. Ormiston on Sabbath last, at
the Central Presbyterian Church,Hami
Hamil-
ton, amounted to over $900. The anni-
versary services were resumed on Mon-
-day evening. Addresses were delivered
by the Rev. John Cameron, of Toronto,
Dr. Ormiston and others. A letter from
the Rev. Mr. McColl, pastor of the
church, who is now in California for the,
benefit of his health was read. His health
is rapidly improving,and it is expected he
will soon return.
—The wife of Larocque, saloon keeper,
Montreal, whose maiden name is Lan-
dringham, has lately received information
from friends living in Amsterdam, N. Y.
that she is heir to an immense fortun\a;
above $500,000,1eft by a near -relative in
Syracuse, N. 'It ., and asking her to lock
out for her rights, as a young woman liv-
ing in Syracuse is making &claim to tie
fortune, and that as the real heiress bears
certain birth marks on her person, the
young woman lin question has imitatimis
of these impreissedopon her. Mrs. Laroc-
queia arranging to make good her chili,
and drive the alleged imposter from tke
field.
—On Sunday of last week Rev. Dir.
Cochrane, of Brantford, preached a mem-
orial sermon, having special refereirce to
the lamented death of die late Miss Mag-
gie Ogilvie,ia teacher in one of the com-
mon schools in that town. The reverend
gentleman took his text from Ecclesiastes
ix, 10 : " Whatsoever thy hand findeth
to do, do it with thy might; for there is
no work,. nor device, nor knowledge, nor
wisdom in the grave whither thou goest
from which he enforced the necessity of
Christian activity while life continues.
The divisions of his discourse were
continuous work for Christ, " Whatso-
ever thy hand findeth to do, do it ;" II.,
consecrated work for Christ, "Do it with
thy might ;" the reason given,
"There is no work, nor device, nor know-
ledge, nor wisdom in the grave whither
thou goest."
—An interesting billiard match was
played on Monday night in the Corintki-
a,n hall, Brantford, between Joseph Cap-
ron, of Paris, anti James Knox, of Brant-
ford. The match was a French caresin
game of 500 points for a purse of $200;
played on 5x10 feet carom table. Play
began at 8 P: M., in presence of a large
and interested room, and the match was
finished at 2 A. l'ef. The honors, after as
keen a contest as ever was witnessed,
fell to Capron, who won by 2 points, At
the first Capron led, and at intermission
was 12 ahead. Afteewards Knox made
some brilliant play, and one time he stood
ahead, 494 against,Capron's 462. Things
began to look desperate then for the Paris
of February, by the limb of a tree falling men ; but by cool, cautious and skilful
011.him. - play, Capron gradually crept up and
—A burglar broke into the house of ended in three innings as above stated.
Mr. Wm. Simpson, blacksmith, Mother- Average of each player, 2. Highest runs,
well, on Sabbath, the 5th inst., While he Knox, 22; Capron, 21.
and his family were at church.
had called in the morning, w
stay the day and night, stating
peddled needles, thread, &c.
son is strongly suspected of bein
gime Mr. Sim son, not likin
ramp
ting to
that he
per
the b:
his ap-
pearance refused to keep him, and fortun-
ately took his money with him to church.
He also took the precaution to lock all
his drawers andshut his dog in the house.
On his return he found the dog outside,
the doors of the house open, and his
drawers ransecked. This will probably
be a warning to others to be prepared for
such visitors.
—The estate of the Joseph Hell Menu-
facturing Company, 'Oshawa, w A sold on
=The remains of the late David Hardy,
who was killed at Buffalo by an engine of
the Grand Trimk Railway Company be-
ing thrown into the Erie Canal Slip by a
displaced switch, were brought home to
Brantford on Wednesday of last week by
the 3:30 express. A number of the friends
of the deceased aceompanied the remains
which were net at the station by merry
others. It appears the engine was finally
hoisted upon the track Wednesday, after
the most strenuous efforts, when the eh -
mains, dreadfully mangled, were recover-
ed from amongst the machinery and con-
signed to a casket in readiness: The ten-
der attached to the sunken engine had.
not been taken from the canal when the
Thursday of hist week by the er dit°r8 to party left Buffalo. Thursday afternoon,
Dr. William H. Briggs, one of the share-
eteo
_ 'n
at 3 o'clock, a very large and sympathetic
rted cortegMe of the of r. Hardy aud.
of thewitizens generally attended at the
burialr:Ylof the deceased in the Old C
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the 3rd of February last a
named Michael McManus, of the to
ship of Haldfmand, County of Northei
beriand, left his home for the purpose of
buying a farm in the neighborhood of
Mitchell. ,Af ter looking at several pi s
he put up at Mr. Kennedy's hotel on he
night of the 7th ult. and next day 1 ft
for Mr. Adam Cooks, on the gravel r ad
near Carronbrook. From here he is s id
to have gone towards Jos. Roney's, H b-
bert, but, up to the present, has b en
traced no further. ale had considera 110
money in his possession at the time, d
it is feared by his friends, who are n , w
doing everything in their power to li 1 d.
"youth his whereabouts; that he as been m r-
eir gay dered. He il represented as a st dy
Queen's man, which makes his disappearance he
was to more suspicioes. His wife is in the gr te
ring the est distraction, and will at once put he
in-
holders,upon a tender suppo
Gill, • Mr Glen and others.Th
ing tender was from Whitely,
Kelly, of Springfield, Ohio, an was ac-
tively supported by Mr. T. N. Gibbs.
The vote 8tood for Briggs, 160 reditors,
amounting to $161,000 • for Whitely,
16 creditors, amounting io $35,5)0. The
successful tender gives the unsecured
creditors 514 per cent. Nomieally, the
tenders offered the same percentage, blit
the conditions of Dr. Briggs' tender was
regarded as the most favorable. A grand
torchlight procession was held in the
evening to celebrate the event, over 1,000
people congregating on the streeles.
--In -various localities ladies are taking
fulladvantage of theirleap year p *vileges.
Only the other 'day a young 1 dy and.
gentleman arrived in the village f Forest
creating quite a stir aniongst th
and beauty" of that place by
toilette. They put up /at the
Hotel, to which place a ministe
come and "make them one." D
short stay the young lady ask
go out for a short time to parch
thing. Whilst shopping she me
man —"wicked fellow"—whom
previously known, and the two
leaving the would be husband a
uncared for. Meanwhile the go
and talk, and the unfortuna
man believes in the old adage,
naany a slip 'tween the cup andi the lip." glass of ale.
Having put the bivalves
—The Indian population of
minion is approximately cale
91,910, of whom 15,305 are in
10,809 in Qiaebec, 31,520 in B
lumbia, 13,944 in Manitoba, a
mainder scattered through the various
Provinces. In the four ProviOes origin-
ally composing the Dominion and in
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Prince Edward Island, the tots personal
property of the Indians is estini ated at
$489,234, the real estate at $2,844,972,
Of the population in these Provileces 7,199
are children, of whom 2,105 arelattending
school. Besides good stocks of grain and
farm produce, the Indians owned 2,734
horses, 2.389 cows, 1,568 sheep, and other - 13-
live stock in proportion. What contrast ply of oysters which he twelves daily
Canadian fro:a the beds.
by Me-
compet-
assler &
an
fl -
leave to case in the hands of detectives. Any
•e some- formation respecting his chsappe.ara
a young would he kindly received by his fat
she had Thos. McManus, Burnley P. 0.
rove off,
one and. —The Str'etford Beacon says :
Thursday afternoon of last week,
SIPS otaunit Cabinet
rough customers went into
i,
Stratford, and order
There's late of raw oysters each, flanked b
00
r,
wo
he
a
a
ut
the Do- of sight in short oiler, they order a,
lated at second and a third. dozen, accompan rug
Ontario, each with ale and bread in unlimited
itish Co- quantities. Seemingly not yet sats Jed
d the re- and thinking variety was the spice of "fe,
they ordered a fourth dozen stesed;
ed
which were quickly served and dui
of. For this bountiful repast they
dered 25 cents eachr and were ho
when told that the bill was $2 50.
demurred to the charge, but finally
it, abusing the landlord for what they
sidered an overcharge. Mr. Little,
proprieter, thinks _that if such vorac
customers are goin to favor him o
have to dOj4iOY treble the
tea
eyr
t id,
he
us
is there when tlie state of the
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