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NINTH YEAH.
WHOLE NO. 446.
BEAL ESTATE FOR MALE.
•%URNS FOR SeLE.—East half Lot 11, Con,
11, MelCillop ; and West half Lot 19, Con. 12
idolinop; also South 50 acres of Lots 1 and 2
eon.10, Morris, adjoining the Village of Blyth.
•aorpsrtioultersapplyto MoCAUGHEY HOLME-
STED, Barristers, aes., Bea/oath. 425
DARK LOTS, FOR SALE.—Containing 5 sores
a each, adjoining the Town of Seaforth. The
most desirable 'situation for private residences.
Torras reasonable, with immediate possession.
Apply tea. W. C. MEYER, Barrister, Seaforthi,
io Id. MEYER, Harpnrhey. 941
DROPERTY FOR SALE.—For sale on reason-
• able terms, a desirable property situated on
ygais street, Seaforth. A good business stan d,
in which are two fitoree. with a dwelling over.
apply to the proprietor or to Wm. Campbell
&Worth. J. SEATTER, Hawtry.
-
'DBOPERTY FOR SALE.—That valuable prop
• arty on Goderich Street occupied by the. Goder-
ira Manufacturing Company as a Machine Shop.
elso dwolli ng house and lot adjoining. The above
property will be gold on easy terms. Ivor particu-
lars apply to GRAY di SCOTT. egg
1II,DING LOTS IN SEAFORTH FOR SALE
-0 COLEMAN, having laid out the grounds
Wendy occupied as a Driving Park into Bald-
ing Lots, is prepared to dispose of lots on reison-
able terrao to any who may desire them. Parties
dedrIng to purchase should make immediate sp.
plicition. 864
1011ROPERTY FOR SILE.—Two lots, with a 2
story frame house and barn, situated on the
Market Square, -Seaforth. The premises have
been used as an egg packing establishment, and
are well adapted for any public business. For
particulars apply to the proprietress, Ilivs. MAL-
, COM, Sealorth, or to D. GORDON, Goderich. 481
'VARM FOR SAL E.—For Sale, Lot No. 7, Con.
x 10, Morris, containing 64 acres, 25 of whie h
are cleared, well fenced and in a good state of
cultivation' the remainder is well timbered.
There are 41 acres of choice fruit trees bearing,
a good log house and frame stable. Is 1 mile
from the Blyth station of the London, Huron an d
Brace Railway. For farther particulars to JOHN
LAIDLAW on the premises, or to W. OLEG G,
Blyth. 425
easatrannE PROPERTY FOR SALL—For
T male that comfortable and commodious resi-
dence on John Street, the property of Mr. Albert
Sperling. The house is new, is well finished, lend
contains seven rooms besides closets together
with a wood shed, cellar, and all necessary im-
provements. Hard and soft water. Two lots
planted with choice trait trees. Terms easy
Possession immediate. Apply to Mr. ALBERT
EIPARLING.
• WW1 BOB SALE IN TUCKERSMIT1t—B
I ing Lot 27, Con. 4, L. It, S., cOritaining 200
scree 150 sores cleared, 180 acres in a good state
of cultivation, 20 acres excellent pasture, well
famed and watered, has good barns and stables,
root cellars for 200 loads. This is a good farm, 4
miles from Seaforth station, 8 ranee from Bruce
field cheese factory, on a good gravel road. For
further particulars apply to JOHN LAWRENCE.
Egmondville P.O. • 448*4
'VMS FOR SALE.—West half of South half of
Lot 18, Con. 8, Morris, Huron County, contain-
ing 50 acres. The above lot is all bush, of the
best qualify, and is Only six miles front Brussels ;
&Leo Petah half of Lot 19, Con. 8, Morris, Huron
County, 100 acres'also all bush and the best of
oil, 6 -miles from Brussels station, Great Western
Railway. For price and terms apply to 0: R.
COOPER, Brussels, or to CALWN A. CAM P.
BELL, Seaferth P.O. , 448c
TORE AND DWELING HOUSE FOR SALE.
j:—For sale in Chiselhurst, a large frame
Store with comfortable dwelling in connection,
to -Ober with a quarter -acre it. This is in the
centre of a thriving agricultural country, and is
an excellent stand for a country store. The Post
Office is in conaection with the store. Terms
easy. For particulars apply to to the proprietor
on the premises or to Chieelhurst P. 0. WIL
LIAM MOOR -B. 444*4
visual:nu FARM FOR SALE.—For Sale,
1/0fr No. 6, Con. 7, Ilul tett, consisting of 100
acres—with the exception of some village lots—
being a first-class farm, situated doge by the vii-
• Lege of Kinbarn. 7/ miles from Seal -oat and 8f
from Clinton; good gravel roads to market; there
Is a good barn and stables on the premises, and a
• comfortable house; some 200 fruit trees, and
• neveefailing water. For particulars apply to the
proprietor, Constance P. 0. R. N. ADAMS. 445
FARM FOR SALE.—For Sale, Lot 12. Con.
•i• Hallett, consisting of 100 acres of land, 40 acres
cleared, and the balance well timbered with hard-
wood. There is a log house, sided, a frame barn
and outbuildings, a good well, and a young bear -
lag -orchard -of allele° fruit trees Situated Smiles
from Seafoi it, 6 miles from Clinton, le from
- Malan. Terms made known on applicatien on
the premises. Possession given immediately.
ELIZA/3E1S HARVEY, Conatanee P.O. 480
•PARII FOR SALE.—Fot Sale, Lot No. 5, Con.
a; a IL R. B., Tnekersmith, containing 100 acres,
75o1 which are cleared, well fenced and in a high
etatebf cultivation, the balance well timbered
with hardwood; there is a large and comfortable
brick house, good frame barns sheds and stables,
and all other necessary outbuildings; there are 2
good wells, and a spring creek crosses one corner;
'good orchard of bearing fruit treee ; is within
two and a half miles of Seaforth. Apply -to -the
proprietor on the premises or to Egmondville post
eltice- WILLIAM OLDFIELD. 445
RAM Fon SALE.—For Sale, Lot No. 29, Con.
• 9, Hibbert, containing 100 acres, 110 of which
are cleared, free of stumps, well fenced, liana in
first-class cultivatiou. A barn 60x40, nearly new,
a shed and stable 80x80, a driving ehed 28x40, a
brick root hone and a splendid brink dwelling
house, and all other necessary outbuildings. A
good °retard rod well watered. This is one of
the most desirable farms in this section of cum-
trY. Terms easy. Apply to the proprietor on the
premiees, or to Egniondville P. O. GEORGE
BALE. 442
I
1.1
EAFORTg,
DAY
JUNE
23, 1876.
Jos i
• WANDERINGS IN COLORADO
PAPER NO. I.
One afternooratowards thilast;of
I left the hospitable ranche n the
gas, which had been my headquart
most pf the winter, and was soon
railway station. , My first objectiv
was Pueblo,—after Pueblo what
ture movements would be were a
time very uncertain, althou h I exec -
that business would necessi ate myl go
to a place in the tnountains some 25 m
from Pueblo, bearing th euphOni
name of Mace's Hole. It i of tbds j
i
ney and of subsequenti
wan erings p
down the water -courses a d across
prairies of a considerablepo tion of
ern Colorado that I will tr to 's,
account in the EXPOSITO
E il'
r
n-
rs for
t he
p • int
y fa-
t iat
d
ng
les
us
ur-
ind
he
o th-
r Lie ,. or 8C. Me
il-
dandy comes the oft -repeated qu et' in,
"Why don't you write something fcir ea,
And when I answer, "What can I w le
about Colorado that the farmers and st re -
keepers, who take the Exposiioit ill
care to read ?" the reply comes, " W ite
anything --whatever you sOnd us ill be
a interest." So, throwing off the r n-
• i
sibility entirely from my own alio 6 •
1111,
I proceed to set down whatever co
first to my pen, trusting that ,ilom, b Idy
may choke me off when I become ver iose
and long-winded beyond eiiduranc By
the way I never knew the Exeosea it as
such a good paper until I came to w lc me
its familiar and friendly fa0 in a d st at
_land. When I was a good Many macs
nearer its publication office, 11 i her
lacked appreciation, or the Object w s not
so worthy of it as now. §0 much in er-
eating feeding matter,—subhlots 0 1 cal
items,—so many able and interesti g et-
ters on the leading topics of theda f
correspondents who are evidently 1 of
them men of the highest tit ent and i tel-
ligence,--such neat and handsome y I is -
played advertisements,—in a Word a eh
a handsomely printed, well got up ac paper one one don't see in mole than a f a
dozen towns between this and Hal fa a
good ways anyhow. I don't wend r hat
you are printing More than you use o
I am amazed that any men, esp ci lly
any farmer in Huron and the, c u try
about can get along withont it, papers are are not very plenty in Col cr do,
but those that do find their way hie are
well read and pretty extensively b r ow-
ed. Whenever a man takes up na x -
Positron, he never kers it Own w t out
remarking "Quite a nicpat o'
your'n- reckon (they , all I reckon here)
:e
that Seaforth must -be quite a consi ' ble
place, right smart countryaboat t e e !"
Thus, you see the EXPOSITOR 13OCOM 5 a
sort of missionary proclaiming the at-
ness of Seaforth - and Huron in f c ign
lands. There, I've got off quite j1 ice
puff for the EXPOSITOR, but no one am
sure, will -doubt its sincerity, whet r or
not they may question its disinters
ness.
Well, as I was saying, having a
at the station, I found my train had
and would have to wait till next
one passenger train only beingran pci
The Station was not much of a place
fact, there was no station at all,
a water tank by the side of thelAr
river, where the train stopped an
engine was supplied with water.
Colorado railways depend very little
local passenger traffic. The country
thinly settled, there are very few t
el, and what people there ! are
- rather go on horseback or in their a one
as cheaper and more lade endent.! 'ery
little trouble sig expense is febne to, t ere -
fore, about erecting station bui d'ngs.
Every 100 miles or so there ir a p ett
large town and from these the busibe s o
the roads is in great part, obt ine .
little tlistance from the writer tank as
farm house or rauche, as :they say ere,
and here I obtained permissi n tb ta
until my train should leave. The 1 olo
redo rancheman is quite aceu tome FF t
entertain - travellers. Ho els Me f tm
only in the towns, and when a way are
finds night or hunger coming upon hi.
he stops at the first house he co ca • an
is always welcomed to the beSt the e i
in the way of food, and made e mfbe abl
for the night -on a shake -do on th
floor or on a bundle of hay' in the ' amn
In return for which he has to make eve
to his host a moderate amount of cur
rency, usually much less than he mile
be taxed at a hotel. To the ranch mai
the traveller is generally welcome no
only on account of the enemas to hi rev
enue, but because he helps to ivelve 'et
to a very Monotonous and uneve tfu
life.
The farm houses are much . f on pa
1 c
tern and seem to have been bui tini pi ce
First, one squared room appears to av
been built, generally of cottonwood ogs
with flat roof made with cottonwood ole
covered first with straw then with mu
till the roof is about a foot thick Thi
1 il
Ii •
PARK FOR SALE.—For Sale, Lot No.24, Cim,
1, Stanley, containing 97 acres, more or less,
8001 which are cleared, well fenced,. and in a
.ale of good cultivation, the balance as well tim -
e ared. There is a frame barn and Stable, an d
Fed new frame house with stone cellar, kitchen,
wood shed and all other conveniences A never -
felling well and a good bearing °reload. Is 2
Tailor from Brumfield Station and 4 miles from
°Briton. A gravel road leading to each pia° 0.
Apply to the proprietor at Varna P.O. THOMA S
PEAHEN. 481
FARM FOR SALE.—Vor Sale, on reasonable
terms, Lot 4, Con. 2, Stanley, containing 100
Atr5, 70 of whieli are cleared, wall fenced, in
nrst,class cultivation and free from 'stumps, the•
bitlance timberid with the best wood; buildings
Comfortable; a good young orchard of fruit trees;
gee well waetred •, within el miles from Kippen
led 1miles from Bruceliela stations, end 10 miles
from Seaferth, Clinton and Exeter,. with gravel
roads leading to each place. Thie ' is a choice
farm and is deserving the attention of purchasers .
APply on the premises or to Kippen P. 0. WM.
BLAIR J •
- 446
OM
ed-
ved
one
ay,
day
in
y a
sas
the
he
pen
8 SO
raw-
• uld
PaltH FOR SALE.—For Sale, Lot No. 1, Con.
It Hallett, containing 100 mires, about 85 acres
cleered, wet fenced, free from stumps and in good
cultivation, arid free from foul weetle • the bal-
ance is well timbered ; there is a twreseorey stone
house, and geed barns, shade and etAbles, *deo a
good ore -hard; 1 -hero /II - never failing spring
emelt Nutting through the farm; on e good gravel
road, vrithin 6 mile,' of Beaforth, 8 miles from
Clinton, and la from Kiaburn ; this ls one of the
beat farm in Huron; terms easy; apply on the
P__________rernimes or to Constance post °Mee- 'IAA"'
kadICHAEL - 449
ittUNICIPAL NOTICE.
-BIRTHS, MA.RRIAGES AND DEATHS.—The
undersigned has received positive instructions
yom the Governitient, to prosecute all persons who
all to register Births, Marriages and Deaths 06-
etirring in this township. 1 beg to notify de-
faulters that / have now no other alternative but
t° earrY out my instructions JOHN 0/SUL L1
'AN, Township of aticKillop.. 446-4
is the rancheinan s test ,habitati n an
serves himself and family untd he corn
to be a little better off and to ha e hire
men employed, then a seco d abin '
built for the "boys," precis ly• ike t
first, and a little distance from it
aivacant square space between,•
family or wealth still increases a
room is needed, the vedant space
the to cabins is enclosed with
posts or pickets Stuck side be, si
ground, and a third room is thus
In process of time a fourth roo
kitchen will be added behind,
edifice will then be complete. Each roo
has a door and a windowa and the gene
al appearance of the stru turea-leng, lo
and fiat, With front doors._.. is ver pecu
a,r. The barn and out;uildin are
much the same appearanee as ti e hous
lacking, perhaps, the mild chi Mg b
tween the logs. Soma' es ado e, a p
culiar sort of clay whic drie '
and makes a sort of b ok, I s
stead of logs. The ado1e ho se
course, an advance on t ose of
touwood logs', but even t ey re
attractive in appearance, their co
a dirty brown, and the tyle of
ture much the same. t is sel
adeed, one sees a two -s ry hon
those of considerable pre neione
one flat. Land being cheat:, it
haps, natural that peop eshoul
spread themsel yes and th ir house
as possible. Then in a co ntrywh
is not mu 1 g
rain a ;flat reef is pr able
to a pitch one, and mud is said be
icooler tha shingles or boards. 0 (se in
; a while, w en a bigrain storm does erne
and when he muddy water wa hes and
triekles a pours down in the ou e, it
makes it 1 vely for the inmates, but that
does not • Open more than once dr wice
a year. he above, of cours a plies
only to d ening in la the count y p rts ;
ire the tow s, buildings are much the ame
i as elsewh e.
It was such a . house as the hove
that I too up my quarters for the night.
My host s a worthy Missouria w o,as
I understo d, bad come to the country on
account of 's health some years ag 1, and
was tryin to make a living. by cultivat-
ing an irn ated arm "on shares." In the
yard, befo e the ' ouse right; on he rink
of an irrig tion IF itch, were In number of
fruit tree: am am ng them two ea tiful
peach tre in f 11-bloont. Rem rk ng to
my host t e bea ty of the trees that
they were he fi st I had -ever seen i Col-
orado he aid • i had often; been able to
get biosso s b t he had never ye
, fruit. It s a q tuition yet to b a
whethbr it c n .be succegsful y
here. Th dim te is too hot and d
apples, y pe hes, grapes and
have been • row , but not t� any cii
The high Inds re claimed to b an
obstacle t frui -*singe 1 Ye
have to t ap lee' on With at in
heard one man ay; " or the wird
blow the ' over the bluffs." I h:
doubt
doubt tha grap s and many of he '
fruits cou • be . rown. Wil g p
plums are mini in great ab nd ne
it seems rnbab e that tame on s
grow.wit t prop r cultivation.
, In thei lute ors the hoiuse peesent
almost as little variety as the dio ex-
ternally. The icldle room s th dining -
room an gene al! living r om one of
the end r oms the " keep ng- oom" or
parlor, al • the best becleroo n ; the oth-
er is dev ted o the " leo e s ii- hired
men. Tiboy ' room is nt en ecCed
with the st of the house b a oo , but
is entere from the outside I s furni-
ture eons ts of one or tw ho e made
bedstead a home-made ta le, nd per-
haps, loo ng -g ass. A chimney of dobe
occupies corn r of the ro m, n One
or two b xes r casks, do se vie as
chairs. n mber of ns 1 ening
against t wal , a pack of grea y ards,
a checker boar and an old riews a er on
1
the table, indi te, the tastes an amuse-
ments of he o cupants. e beds are
unmade, he fl or , unswept, for th wo-
men of th hon ehold never tro le bent
the boys' oom, and the boys th meelVes
leave the form r till they are eldee to
go to sle and Fthe latter for u days,
The cent roo e has also a chimney in
one corne
wit a cheerful fire brightly
blazing, d a ug adorning the hearth.
The furn ure i plain, but n ta d clean.
The wa ar whitewashd, and the
rough log and oles of the ceiling cover
ed with hite cotton. The sa4ed• pre-
cincts of he parlor we willnet enter,
but a gli pse from withotit shoWs I some
attempts at ornament—soil e efforts to
imitate the spl adore of the "keeping -
room" i rn the astehom , where the
lady of i he h use spent her I younger
days. number of pictuis are on the
wall; an on the table a few books, among
them . a big - family Bible, co tainmg,
doubtles the "family' register" Where
the chro logy of the household is record-
ed in a a toy heal -
f the house an its be-
-IonBguintges, ord is passed that Supper
is ready,
e adjourn from the boys'
is understood that I am
dining -room. The whole
round the long table arid
is. There is no servant,
' command As high wages
and are luxuries not to
y a country housekeeper.
aye or other occasions,
d
got
titled
rown
y for
hung
teat.
other
ould
s," I
ould
little
mall
and
and
ould
ool
ugh
he
re it
o th
site
begi
girls
men,
d of
ing
e is
dma
ed
the
Th
g,” a
culi
e bil
ts a
our
e.
Colo
in
seldo
obun
ble,
y fe
e th
un
TI
riker
are
ashe
bl
ar o
e or
u mn
bisc
th t
room, w
to sleep,
househol
— hr
th reipae
almost a
be drea
On was
when th
the " g
of the h
work of
kitchen.
" bach-i
veerne.
sd ii
m
hot bisc
butter f
our coff
cows in
tion, th
is very
milk are
raiser's
wild, ye
and whe
be of te
trouble.
coffee -d
tea, bu
meal is
of stro
either s
may ha
1 I table, .e
s bread or
e j role of b
leavin States h
As h s bread,"
d mo e bread, N
etWO humble,
uprig t is comp
e in tie cannot
fonne c bread,"
for as leav
nd tie is the r
xi -, meat.
- winter,
v Before
a told m
f time—t
, , putrefy
- air. , B
stories
the s n sense.
teed i - there a
are, if time th
the co - a tree
ot ye y careful]
or bei g in fact
rocmh,itei -
- must f
fried fo
e, ev nfried a
being a
,epg r. aTvheisis
rag
better.
as mu h brough
re th re fruit,
V\
ii
•
press of househcs
" himself assis
en is detailed
eld to the duti
men, accust
e generally almo
ary mysteries a
of fare -compri
d fried becon.
biscuits, but no
lthough there
ado, according
ny, country I k
that both b
on a farmer's
The cattle are
of the cows ar
y are the result is said to
ual to the expense and
e Westerners are great
;,--they care very little for
ot content unless every
down with several cck coffee, oftenwith ut
ls
p
• milk. Whatever else y ou
ot have at a
n.y !always cou
its every meal.
e Western Fland
we a very poor opinio
s they call the co
ithout which DO tabl
in the Eastern States
nd use it only
"Doggone
Missouri boa to m
ottonwood chip,"
an's standby in he
n have fresh b ef
summer it F wil no
• e to Colorado,
would keep fr
dead bodies
count of the pu
t is like a good
ell of far-off Pla
will spoil any p ace where
t and flies. 'In the winter
hmen heng Op t eirj beef on
e high place an -having it
red, it keep* a Ion time,
er they
bacon'
er, Snd
change.cenge.
but the
afford
to be
here is no
xc pt near
uties,
r one
row the
of the
med. to
t is well
the wo-
es coffee,
WI have
mtlk for
are . more
eiopula-
ow of, it
tter and
or stock -
nearly all
to,
ielp
aid
eat
ch
•
e c
ut i
ca
meat
at
on a
t th
hey
Mea
he
ran
BO
'coy
'most dries, but in su
I back on bacon. t
breakfast, boile for • in
in for supper by 9f
ot very sumptuo s f re,
of country house --do n
Nearly everything h -
from a distance,—
tatoes will not giow
estern
t on ,
Thep
Schith
_of "11
mc,n
, how'
or Oan
hen t
,oik ii
I
Ba
wa
in
r's
ot.
o-
n
ht
Id
er
da
ey
ht
'd
on,
of
he
the mountains, Milk and butter are difs
lac It to obtain -l -add to this that the
hman is generally poor, and no won
that he has to fatten, if be gets
at all, on thin air and mountain
ery."
upper over,
rly to bed an
rule of the h
s' room a! ore
gned me, and
Morning, aft
ov the farm, a
aged in sowi
ran
der
fat
ace
di
the
bo
ass
the
ii
en ,
her tie sow wheat ira March or even
Fe cnuarY, but seine times it is late in
Ap
Th
fin
be
sti
ed
onl
pla
-be
ho
plo
it
tw
tals
tic
•wa
if
to
nu
ha
an
th
hi
ab
fie
t is ; soon dark and
early to rise" being
usehold, I retire to the
said, where a bunk is
thus ends the day. In
er breakfast, I strolled
found my host busily
g wheat. lt is usual
•
gr
do
pe
th
ev
me
th
ab
tio
pr
fo
flu
as in this case, when it is got in.
Id which was being planted was a
ece of bo tom where wheat had
gown last year, leaving the stubble
visible. The surface had been flood -
it
rn
Pu
ti
UflA
4 water aj few days before, and
oderately Idamp.. This was the
eparation that had been made for
g the- grain,—the ground had
either plowed nor harrowed. My
t went along and sowed the grain by
d, his hired man followed with a
and plowed it in.Before harvest
be flooded with water once or
cc, and that Will be all the trouble
en with it. It is the common prac-
to plant both wheat and corn this,
. I have asked intelligent farmers
hey did not think it would be better
repare the lead a little and to ma -
e it, if manure was to be had, and
Te bon told list it Waft doubtful if
better crops would be produced—
.t it was yet to be proved whether a
her system of tillage would be profit.
e. ,My host seemed to be well satis-
with his crops. If the " plaguey
sshoppers" w
well enough,
• had not trot
year before
rything. So
rs have had t
ee successive
ut a third to
, but it is t
ere land. is i
paration is u
have not got
nly to the st
take a rest st
future paper
uld keep away he could
e said. The grasshop-
bled him last year, but
they had taken nearly
e of the Colorado far-
eir crbps destroyed for
ears, ; Irrigating adds
he expense of cultiva-
e opineon of many that
gated so much other
necessary.
very far on my journey
rting point, but here we
d leave further progress
A. McL.
(*nada.
Preston an his placed
st amer on the frand, river to
tw en Galt and hat toWn.
Mr. J. H. Rogers,' of Toronto, pur-
eh ed113,000 worth 6f furs at an an -
nu 1 sale of furs at Penetanguishene the
ot er day.
The Grand 1Trunk Railway crossed
3, 42 cars at Sarnia last week, 2,060
e tward bound, and 1,482 westward. Of
th se going east 196 were loaded with
s •ok.
A man named George Bosevick, aged
years, a printer in the employ of the
Catharines Jovirnca, was accidentally
wned in the Welland Canal on the
16th inst.
—The Royal (
now in England
on the 29th Jun
wi 1 witness a p
re
a small
run be -
23
St
dr
io
ea
tr
ta
a.nadian) Lacrosse team
return. by the Moravian
. Th Prince of Wales
ivate tch before they
urn.
The steamship Teias of the Domin-
ens for 40 head of
o be shipped from Mon-
d, from Western On-
line is ham
tie fitted up,
al to Engle
Daniel Ha
s le a horse fro
M rys, was last
H nor Judge L
pr onment in t
—Last week
ton was up
charg
iLung liquor w
0 and $4 15
—An Elgin f
to a St. Thomas
bushel. He h
rn for four y
re used $1.35 pe
la
Be-
es, a young man who
Mr. Deveraux• of• St.
week sentenced by• His
ars to one year's lin-
e Central Prison.
ames Davidson, of Ful -
before the Mayor of
d by the Inspector with
thout a license. Fined
sts.
• er sold a load of wheat
grain buyer for $1 per
the wheat stored in his
ars, and had previously
bushel for it !
—Professor .lorer, Of Stratford, has
cepted a lu ive offer from the cla-
ns' committee f Port Huron, Michigan,
play there o the 4th of July. Our
encan• eons is know where to find
d music. 0 tario is the place.
—The survey ng party who lately went
friom Stratford o section out the Mlle
aid dales, and ocks andlakes of roman-
tic Muskoka, r turned last week, being
eraliy driven ut of the woods by the
bkuck flies and osquitoes.
—Our friend of the Stratford Beacon
h e a lock of jwool, measuring over 16
inches, clipped from a ; shearling ewe be-
longing to Mr. Charles Garbutt, Fuller-
ton. He would like to hear of something
to beat it, and so would we. •
--McGowan's grocerstore in London
East was entered by robbers in daylight
o Wednesday -evenii4g last Week, who
is le $15 in money. The suspected par-
t es are three b
f om Goderich.
—The memb
estminster, o
t week, pre
as been• prefix
✓ upwards of
ontaining $68
rest. •
—A car fo
rough passen
laced on the
.1 5a
• a
tu
1
ys named Kelley, hailing
of lc Union Church,
Wednesday evening of
en -tea Dr. Campbell, who
ing in the above church
six months, with a purse
and a very pleasing ad -
llEcLEAN liOTHERR, Publish
51 SO Yenr, advafice.
the room hurriedly and with his compan-
ion left the house. Mrs. McAlpihe
alarmed the neighbors and search was
raade, but nothing was discovered miss-
ihg but a silver cake basket, which was
fbund near the house on Monday evening.
—Rev. D. J Maedonnell, of Toronto,
preached his last sermon to his congrega-
tion last Sabbath morning, previews to his
departure for a three months trip to Eu-
rope.• He stei
—Last week
Grand Trunk
Centennial, a at y aged 14,weighing
on Saturday.
there passed down the
i,ing east en route for the
475 pounds.
parents. The
—A single
well known in
and Galt, han
Pierre's grana
nesday of last
signed for the
• —In the Go
County, grass
great numbers
can be gathere
is the opinion
pest will not
year as during
—Ward, th
was sentenced
last Tuesday,
muted to imp
ary for life,
wails against
eau, althoug
cipated.
—The wshops
way at Strat
week or ten
other shops
pend operatio
on account of
ployees, but i
keep within c
the half year.
—Last Sab
Johnston, B.
three years o
Centenary C
leave of that
sermon. Mr.
tenary to ass me the charge of the Ham-
ilton Centre
, —On Wedn
the Glengowa
up the river f
Messrs. McK
totally destro
flour, partiall
thill at the ti
that the fire
diary.
—A gentle
rived in Lou
there were do
in Winnipeg
to get out of
to• their frien
bring them h
the only class
as yet, •
There-ar
�a, viz: W.
burg's. The
to show in tb
only will be
July. Vanat
tion to visita
the necessary
cured. The
mencing this
the accommodation of
,ers to Teronto has been
main line of the Great
krp. Vestern Railsay, thus doing away with
sh the he car us also attached to the train re-
oteld pot turning from loronto.
.ty of the —The prig Imre in the county jail,
any other ondon, are to •ented by bugs, and the
s, lion- ther night two of them were so severely
Setae De 11 necessity fo changing at Hamilton.
e was accompanied by his
family hail from Illinois.
an named John Carnie,
the neighborhood of Ayr
ed himself in Wm. La
at Paris plains on Wed -
eek. No came can be as -
t as far as is yet known.
e of Puslinch, Wellington,
• oppers are dying off in.
and in some places they
up by the handful. It
f many farmers that this
rove so destructive this
the past few years.
Caledonia rnurderea who
to be hanged in Brampton
as had his sentence come
sonment in the penitenti-
uite a strong feeling pre -
this act of executive elem.
• it was generally anti -
of the Grand Trunk Rail-
ord will be closed, for a
Jays. The Montreal and
ill also temporarily sus -
The suspension is not
ack of work for the em-
order'it is understood, to
rtain limits the expense of
c
ath evening, Rev) Hugh
., who has for the past
cupied the pulpit of the
urch, in Hamilton, took
hgregation by a farewell
Johnston leaves the Cen-
6
—Mr. W.
ircuit.
sday morning of last week,
mills, about three miles
om St. Mary's owned by
y, took fire, and were soon
ed. About 300 barrels of
manufactured, were in the
e. It is generally sapposed
as the work of an mon-
ism, who the other day ar-
ou from Manitoba says
ens of clerks and mechanics
siting for an opportunity
it, several having Written
0 in Ontario for money to
me. He says farmers are
f people fit for the country
now two circuses in Can -
W. Cole's, and Van Am-
ormer which is advertised
larger towns and cities
Goderich on the, 8th of
burg announces his inten-
towns and villages in which
accommodation can be se-
ircus season is late in corn -
ear.
Thom, ticket clerk, Grand
Trunk station, Mitchell, picked up a purse
in his office o
taming betw
that it beton
who had tak
telegraphed
Guelph to m
sengers as to
owner was so
—Mitchell is daily and hourlyexpect-
ing a scandal case on hand (did they nev-
er have one before?) A breach of prom-
ise affair is said to be on the ta is, and the
o claims that she has been
(and there is not & doubt
as), was in town preparing
e, who is said to have -de-
as lately been married to
itten that they pleaded with the turn -
usually hateful establish-
ment they were being sub -
y morning, 11th inst., a
entered the Presbyterian
ye, and ransacked the en -
arch of plunder. In-their
one of them reached the
Mrs. 'Mc '
Alpine who was
lpine being absent at the
ing asked who he was, and
, the. man went out of
ey to be piaea in the "black hole,"
referring tha
ent to the to
ieectedto.
on
Sund
uple of men
ase, St. Ma
ire house in a
eregrinations
d room of
lone, Mr. Mc
ynod. On b
bathe wan
Monday of last week,con-
en $30 and $40. Believing
ed to a Mitchell gentleman
the train for Toronto, he
bead. to the conductor at
ke enquiries among his pas -
he missing money when the
n found.
young lady w
badly treated
but that she
for a suit.
ceived herIi
another 1-4.!-
—The dea
of London oc
and 6 on Fri
had been ill f
fever. The
1825, was t
O'Loanes for
ford, a positi
still another
trate in the
, —At the s
Toronto last
h of Mr. R. J. O'Loane,
erred last week, between 5
ay evening. Mr, p'Loane
r some time with puerperal
eceased who was ,bern in
e son of Mr. Lawrenee
erly post -master at Strat-
n now held by a brother,
brother being Poliee Magis-
ame town.
le of Short Horn cattle in
week, there was a ood. at -
money for the three --17. 50 each—de
ing his baggage and keeping his ' ti
in the meantime., The man expl
that he wasnjundee financial 'oblige
to the personwho had induced h'
i
"jump the arty," and was, corn
to stay, and e did stay, however,
ceipt of $52.p0 by Mr. Shantz, his
erty and tickets wiell be returned to
that gentleman being determine
Canada shall not pay for emigrants
States if he n help it.
—Mr. R. Brooke, photographe
Dundas, has , received a communication -
from Jas. A.', Leishman, Probate Oak,
Logan City, of Utah, inquiring aboutIthe
relatives of re man named Wm. Ralph,
who died suddenly on May 20th t, of
1;
heart disease; He was a stranger i the
place, on his Way to Montana, and Mr.
Brooke came to be Written to because there
was found on the person of deleeasecl, a
photograph taken at Mr. Brooke's *sib-
lishment in bundas. ,I 1
--The quiet farmers of Hibbert had
their indignation aroused lately by, the
abuse and imedertinence of a young 'pan
calling himself Bradley, who was travel.
ling the country attempting Ohl his
peculiar wait) to collect money ,for a
church, which he said was 40 miles South-
west of London, and considerably in debt.
If his cause is good he should act civilly,
but if he is an impostor,. he shotilld be
sent for a finite where he would have hard
labor and measured meals as ti, rewei d for
in-
kets
ined
one
to
lied
re-
rep -
m,
that
the
r, of
his impertinence.
—The daring rescue of a child from
drowning by a girl aged 17, named Shee-
han,took place m the river at Belleville
one day last week. A little boy tnned
Ross, who was playing on some saw:logs,
fell from slog into deep water, and though
a number of me were neat, all were
131,0
afraid to attempt save the boy, who
WAS rapidly being! carried by 'the swift
current towards a dam. 3,1188 Sheehan,
seeing the desperation of the caseflikned_
into the river, swam out, an ' safely
brought the little fellow to shore. , i it is
proposed to reward the young heroine in
a substantial manner.
—One day last week a man, named
John Steepen., of McGillivray, hadj been.
doing some trading at Mr. Alex. Smith's
store, and having completed his busi-
ness', he and, his wife and child le ti the
store to drive home. The latter t, o got
into the wasjion, while Mr. Steeper went
toLunh#ch the horses. Just: as li was
doing so the horses, which Were ' ther
I fractious, became frightened at erne-
' thing, started off on the gallop, upset the
I wagon, throwing Mrs. Steeper and child
jout at the same time. JIIrs. Steeper had
her leg broken, and suseained several
other minor injuries; and, sad to say,
the child was instantly killed. '
—Much excitement was caused
. • .
village of $ebringville recently, b
announcemiint that the grave of a
ly respect•ed man, once a resident 0
larton, had l been opened. 'Upon! close
examination, it was found that th body
had been removed with the exeep
a few bones. Marks of the villai
erations beii
they were,
what was t
not known
their share
known is that a
was riding alon
midnight, and s
hastily -from the
—A ewe belonging to Mr. ohm Parker
of the township of Drummer, Peter-
borough comity, recently gave birth to a
i,
lamb of great beauty, but of strange ap-
pearance. In addition to the ordinary
the Norwood Rdgi8t4, it has
ediately under the right ear,
skinned, and covered with
and. black spots‘ rese bling
respect the appear= e of a
d dog. In its second: outh •
own three teeth, and when
necessary it eau also eat with the e, but
generally uses the natural mouth when
feeding. The only drawback the '
proper growth and development of this
. peculiar lamb, is the fact t t while eat-
ing it loose* a portion of its oodt rough
the unnatural mouth, as a person can see
through th latter the windpipe ae d por-
tions of th structure of the -throat,
n the
the
high -
on of
op.
g seen on all sides, but who
here they 'came frone, and
e cause of the Opera:40n, is
t present. The doctiers get
of censure. 11 that is
brother of he deceased
in- the vi imty after
w four me driving off
vicinity of the church.
mouth, say
another im
is smooth
round whit
much in th
fancy sped
now have
• —On th evening of Wednesday, the
14th inst., he first of a -series of lusical _
entertainm nts ' was given ! at th new
Lunatic Asylum in Hamilton. Dr Buck
stated that the asylum had been occupied
for nearly I five months, and that the
patients seemed satisfied and happy in.
Si;
tendance of • reeders and farmer present, their new house, and he was glad to Wel-
but the bidd ng was not very -spirited, come his visitors, as it tended to cheer
and several ood bargains were 'made by the lonely and monotonous lives a many
purchasers: The sales included 26 cows of the poor afflicted inmates. At the
and heifers, -ad nine bulls, all of which close of the concert the patients
were in sple did condition, and as fine a to the dining -room, where a eunp
lot of catt1C as one would wish to see- been prepared, and the hall was
Buyers from all parts of this country and ready for ii, dance, in which the
the United totes were in attendance. 1
—On Thu sday, the 8th inst, the In-'
land Reven e officers for the Guelph Di-
vision, met t the office in Guelph for the
purpose of j esenting Mr. James Gow
with an ad ress and •testimonial, as a
mark al res ect on the oceasidn of his
leaving Ou• lph to take charge of the
Windsor Di mon, to which he has been
lately appoi ted. The address was read
by Mr, D. eLean, of Berlin, late Dep-
uty Collec under Mr. Gow, and now
acting Coll ctor of the Division. The
testimonial onsists of a silver pitcher,
three goble a and a BELIVCI' beautifully
ehased. M . Gow made a suitable teply,
thanking th donors for the address and
handsome p esent.
—Mr. A. E. Shantz left Berlin, Ont,,
on the even ng of May 8th, for Manitoba
with a bath of Mennonites. and. took
passage froxi Sarnia the following day on
the steame
consisting
number of
200 cabin
consid.erab
through th
mains of
standing t
one man
jumped off
from Glyn
to the o
and dem=
I
Ontario --the whole party
f 442 Mennonites, a large
rench Canadians, and about
assengers. Mr. Shantz had
difficulty in getting his flock
fair fields and tempting do -
"Uncle Sam," and notwith-
e vigilant watch kept by him,
th his wife an
he ears as the• tr
n but Mr. Shan
daughter
n started
was equal
.011, and stopped the train,
ed of the man the passage
retired
✓ had
made
tient*
joined, nitich to their own. enjoyment
and that Iof the visitors, The i enter-
tainment was a novel andi enjoyable
one, and the guests remained till about
midnight. ,! 1
—At the General Assembly miteeting
of the Prtisbyterian church in omit°
last weekaia lively discussion ar se re-
garding the appointment of Miss Muller
as secretary and treasurer of the javenile
mission to' India. Rev. Mr, Lilting ob-
jected to the name of any lady ap2earing
on any of the Assembly's records, for the
reason that if the appointme4 were .
made it weuld be quoted as a precedent.
He found no warrant in Seriptare for
the appo ' tment of women as officers in
the church of God. That; was the first
instance i the history of 'the church with
which they. were -connected of such A
propositiob being made, and if t ey- ad-
mitted one woenan's narnid the might -
admit fifty. Re did not Wish depre-
ciate the Services of Miss-Mo.chat, but it
would be easy for the As13emb1to a,-
?i
point as secretary a man,' and t Miss
Maehar do the worn- This last su es -
tion was greeted with loud laughter
those presient, not one of whom sympa-
thized wlth Mr, Teeing's sentiments,.
Rev. Dr.- tire, of Goderich, proposed
.that the Assembly should pass unani-
mously aid enthusiastically the motion
to appoirit Miss Machar, •which i motion .
was carried with applause.
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