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The Huron Expositor, 1878-07-05, Page 8a et • , a xpooitor., • , DISTRICT M.A.TTERS. _ WItacce & 'nose have thelatge.et and. e best selected stock of fresh family groceria% in t "town, and are determined not to be undersold by I any house in the trade, having bought alarge stock ; orfaitgar 'before the advance they are in a position to give their numerous customers• all advantage in price that othhr houses cannot. Their stock of new tea, tobadco,s,fruits, soaps, .ftonr and feed, ' hares, bacon, &e., &c., is first class and till be sold a.t prices to suit the times., Call and efamine before purchasing elseyrhecre. The highest price paid for good batter and eggs. 552 NEW FR-MTS.—On hood daily, prime new potatoes, gnienpeaHeanliflowrfi and garden 1 vegetables a every kind, good and fresh. Also, strawberries, red eturants, black currants, harvest ' apples, peaches, cherries, and various other varie- ties at lowest prices. R. LOGAN* CO., Sign of the Mammoth rump. 5e2 • THE CHEAPEST place' to buy your fruit jars is at Wrr,sox & YOUNGifi. . Prices for the beat jout jars, with solid rings, is ler half gallon. $t 75, and for quart $1.25 per dozen, Cioeke,ry and glasal-.4, ware cheaper than any ot 1bue in Town, and the best selection of goodste found in. arty house in "Western. Canada. 552 , "Bury WITHOUT PACNT.."—Lacad- ermin. e is not a, paint, but a harmless vegetable preparation that removes tan, freckles, blotches and all roughness from the skin,' prepared and sold only b3rLurosden & Wilson. 551 PtmLic NOTIOE.--WILLIAN .A.amet has Itemovecl bis Grocery .to Shop No. 8, in Mrs. 'Whitney's Block; next to Lumsden's nate Store, and will be hippy to sce all his "old friends and many new ones. , 552 - PAD/S GREEN for killing Potato Bugs at the Medical:tall. Ifroxsos &13tEASDELL 552 • PAY Ue,We are•requested to ask all those wishing to become men -abets of the Tockersmith 'Branch Agricultural So- ciety to pay- in their menabership fee at once to the Treasurer, Mr.Robt. Jamie - non, Sea:forth, or to any of the Direc- tors, as returns have to be reede to the Department. FIREMEN'S MEETINGS. —A meeting of the whole Sea,forth. Fire Brigade will • be held on Monday evening next, to Enally consider the desirability of.going to the Woodstock demonstration:1- The regular meeting of Plicenix Company twill be held immediately after:the Bri- gade meeting. TIVRON Live STOCK .A.SSOCIATION.—A meeting of the members and others in- terested in the Huron Live Steck Asso- ciation will be held at Ross' Hotel in the town of Clinton, on Monday, July t 15, at 12- o'clock noon, sharp, for the purpose of considering the advisability of holding a Stock Sale in the fall. genialrains. Roots of all kinds have been sewn in good season, and with favorable weather, will also do Well. There are indications of a bountiful fruit crop, es- pecially of apples, which were so scarce last year. Altogether we have great. cense for thankfulness'and encourage ment from present appearances. . . GOOD HAY.--,OnWedriesday,Mr. Robt. Anderson, of the town line between Hay and Stanley showed us a specimen of grass taken from a field, on his farm, which cannot be easily beaten this sea- son. The specimen was a mixture of clover and tiinotby. The timothy aver- ages 50 inches, in length, and the ciciVer 33 inches. Ore stalk of timothy meas- ures 5 _ feet 4 i ches, and the head on another stark theasnres 9 inches. Mr. Anderson has seven acres of this grass and he assures uS the sample shown is a fair specimen of the entire field. The land, when seeded.down, was rich, and in very good order, the preceding crop on it having been' roots. This is an- other instance Of the many of the profit of ' havingtland well man -tired and in good condition. With suph land a lib- eral yield is almost a certainty, Toe PROMENADE' CONOERT.—The eon - cert given by the Town Band,under the direction Of Pref. Chas. Fetier, in the New Dominion Skating Rink on Friday evening last wag, we regret to sayerather 'poorly attended, there not being more than 50 persons present. Mr. Hayes delivered a short address the sentiments •of Which were fully endorsed by band ad audience alike. The programme consisted principa,lly of eelectiona-by the band, interspersed by a number of songs, &c. „Mr. Forbes sang a number of songs, both comic and sentimental, with banjo accontpaniment, in geed style,- which Fiore well received. Mr. Douglass ac- qVitted himself credita,bly in the render- ing of a couple of Scotch Bengt as also' did Mr. Grant in his •cornet selection, -with man acconapamment. It is, we understand? the intention of the bandto. give another promenade concert in the course of a few weeks, and for which an excellent programme is now in . prepot- li. atioe, together -ivith the -assist& ce of sorap_of the best musical talent of the town when it is to be hoped their. ef- forts !will be greeted with a, much larger audience than was in attendance at the entertainment of Friday lat. The hanks of ethe band are due to the Messrs. Scott for the free use of the or- gan used at the entertainment, a,nda3.sb, o the Messrs. Gritty for their services in supplying refreahmentl, and Mr. L. Murphy for the use of his commodious . • TEMPERANCE MEETING.7-LA temp ewe mass reeetiug will be held in t Town Hall, Seaforth, on Wednesday. evening next, at 8 o'clock: • Interesting addresses may be expected from Rea-. Mr. Graham and other clergynaen of the teyin. 'A temperance club will e be - organized at the close of the meeting. - 4 All are cordially invited to be present. , THE PUBLIC -ScHoox,—The Seaforth Public Sehool closed for the midesum- titer holidays on Tuesday last. •For sev- thal days previous to closing, promotion examinations were in progress, and the sehotars io the severe]. departments ac- , quitted themselves most • creditably. Some 250 volumes -Were distributed as prizes for proficiency in study during the term, based upon marks taken by the teachers.' We shall give the names of, the prize -takers - next week, by which CIII0 WO :Will have the list complete. T , . , . UN SUNDAY Scnooe Pic-Nic.---TI nmon Sunday School pic-nic, held o Monday last, was a very pleasant an successful affoir. There was a large at- tendauce of children, and a, goodly num- , bet of •adults joined in the festivities. The [aftetnoon was spent in Mr. Jail Beattie'S grove, Where, notwithstanding the extreme heat all seemed to enjoy themselves to the utmost extent,. In the evening the children eseeinbled in th agricultural hall, where they _were r gated With delictotte strawberries au cakes of every variety imaginable. : 1NtiTALLATON OF Ovirceese—The fo lowing officers were installed into thei respective offices in CoureFlower of th Forest No. 3, I. 0. lit, on Tuesday evert jug last, by Brother F. A. Meyer, D. D H. C. R: 13rothere J. He MgDougal Past Chief Ranger ; Davta 'MN -aught Chief Ranger, ; John ShoweVipe.elnief Thos. Redeem -lc Senior Woodtverd a J Smith, Junior Woodward; :ell-, tither hardt, Junior Beadle ; Gea. %keen Re cordnag Secretory ; W. II. Iittifies, _ Iti naocial Secretaryt .R. N.:Itietti Treas urer, II. Deogon -wae appointed Chap lado, aid J. Bowden, Marshal.' The re mainin , officers, trustees, &O., will b ap iu d next eveeing.1 _ Dottietos Deet—gDominiou Day pass ed ON or very quietly in Seaforth. All the businese places were closed. Stime of our citizens wen to London to see a base ball match, a tied number attend- ed the Irislitown pio-nfc„ eomo went t Bruseels, some to It:tete-a and scene a Goderich, while others went off tin pri- Br- he rink. 10 n more keehly felt, he was one of a m etch - d ed team Web.- he had . purchased, to drive on his large covered carriage. Per- sons wishing to leave horses - cannot be too- carefulas to how they tie them. The practice adopted • in this instance is a very common one, and is believed by many experienced horeemen to he the meet safe, but experience, in this case, re . at least, proves the- eoutrary. If the haltershank, befere being tied' to the d post,. had been phssed through, the riags ottlee it would have been equally,. effective in hiding the h-oreetand Would have prateu•ted his getting down his head. so aa to change the position of the haltermoking the pressure come on the under instead of the upper side of his neck. HORSE STRANGLED.—Ou Friday last, Mr. Arthur Forbes, of _ the Commercial livery 16st a valuable hoise in rather a peculiar way. Mr. Girdleston, Inland. Revenue officer here,drove the horse to, Bayfield. Haying occasion, to visit the brewery before entering the village, he tied the horse to a tree with a rope hal- ter around his neck. He had. not been gone over ten -minutes until he returned li to the -horse, aen, to his constentation, he found. the annual lying dead. The halter had been tied. pretty highjup on the tree, and the horse, in endeavoring togetht head. down to eat the ass Mimed he loop around on -his neck, so that the knot was on the upper side, thus bringing all the preseure of the. halter direetly on. the throat, and in his struggles he strangled himself. Mr. Forbes had. only owned the horse a few clays, and what .makes the loss all the LOCAL BRIEFS.—Tho Orangerrien of this district will hold their annual cele- bration in Sealorth ou Friday next.-- Mr. -William Allen ' has removed his stock of groceries to his temporary quarters in Mrs. Whitney's new block.- _ His old stare is being pulled -dome and tell be replaced by a brick bnilding.— 'he Rev. Mr. Buggin, pastor of the Canada Methodist_ church', with his family, left for Mount Forest, his new -W I station, on ednesday. --His successor, _ Rev. Mr. Graham, has artived aud•will preach next Sunday.—Mr.. Etlwd.. Hick - sou who, has been visiting to Englood and rauce, intends sailiegttti Mine on the 15th • inst.--eFriday, Saturday, Sun- -daylaul INIOaday last, were the warmest • days we have had for many yea's. The thermometer several tinies stood. at 90 vote excursions for their recut,and quite a largeu ed the S,unday School pie remainder,we preetnee licomeand occupied their to keep cool, which,considering the stete, of the atmoephere, wee rather e • difficult task, even under the Inost fa voralde circumstauces. 4.1 • - - • • own anteteet inthe shede. The .genial showers of unbar attenclj.1 , ednesday and , Thursday cooled the nic, While the • air and refreshe - the ground --.We have remained at been requested ko ask the towit fathers s time in trying whether the tot n. lamps arekeit f i• or niment or use? If for the . latter they` should be lit ath.ese dark nights. 'On 1 It_Tedneeday as O horse end buggy be- longing to MeNaaighton's livery was be- ing colli wag( hous Mr; West, tor the sum. of $1,240.—The au- -11 eutalttiowieg match under the auspices t oF. e in•on Itarmetet and. Afechanics' s A teeedation \ vi 11 be feeld Binceaeld T ot. It as 11 TEM HURON EXPOSITOR.. • nior Second—lat -,!faleph Grasely, 2d A. Dodds, 3d Helen Hisllp, 4th H. Hamil- ton, 5th A'. Robertson. Junior Second —1st Fisher Doig, 2 john Doig, 3d Bella Watlin, 4th A. llifcAllister, 5th A. Murray. iTil G een:' BIG EGG. Mr. • Cliarles Troyer, of Hills Green., has in Ins store an egg ,layed- by a common hen owned by Mr.; Thomas Dick, of Hay, which measures 10 inches around one way,' and seven inches the other. , Hen.sall. TICE NEW MILL.—The new flouring mill here is likely to do &large holiness; this season. Messrs. McGregor & -Urquhart, are both praetical, reliable men, and under their management it is sure to become a Popular and pros- perous institution. Their'annoucement in another Column should be read by all. 1 • Ki -n burn.. STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL.—There was a strawberry festival held. in the Tem- perance Hall, Kinburn, on the 26th of June, at which there was a goodly at- tendance. Rev. J. S. Loughead- was present and delivered. an excellent ad. - dress on the subject of, temperatipe. Mr. Salter was present with his choir, and rendered some excellent music. Receipts of the evening, $24. Winthrop. EDUOATIONAD.—The following is a cor- rect report Of the standing of thepopils in the Winthrop school for the month of June: Fouirth Form—lst, W. Calder ; 2d, W. Norman; 3d, Elizabeth Camp- bell. Senior Third:— 1st. Euphemia Govenlock ; 2d, Jessie Calder; 3d., Eliza-, beth Alexander ; 4th, D. McFadzen. Junior Third -1st, G. McTaggart; -2d, Jane Cannon ,• 3d, J. Ross; 4th, D. Campbell and J. Bullard ties. Second —1st, A. Cut ; 2d, W. Craig; 3d, J. hilln Cahill; 4th, Bet ice Payne and Abbie Powell ties. BASE alma—A game of base ball was played here on Dominion Day, between the Dauntless club of this town, and the Stars of London, which resulted in an easy victory for the home club by a score of 26 to 9. There was a fair at- tendance of spectators on the ground, including quite a number of the fair sex. Play was called at 11 o'clotk, the Stars going to the bat. Some excellent playing was done on bah sides, not- withstanding the excessively hot day. The Londoners were outplayed both at the bat and. on the field. The brass band (composed of young boys Of about 14 years of age) under the leadership of Mr. Jas. Scott, discoursed at intervals during the match, several selections, which were much admired by the spec- tators. t No small anima tit praise is , due to the teacher'for the great proficien- cy to which he has brought them, and t thereby making them a credit to the town.—Cotr. : MoICi 1 1 op. • CREDIT MARICS.—The following is a correct standing of the pupils in 'School Section No.,9, McKillop, for the Month of June: Fourth Form—lst, G. Bar- rows; 2d, It. Roe. Senior Third•Foren —1st, Euphemia Crozier ; 2d, Jane Brotherstom 3d, Violet Campbell. Jun- ior Third Form--4st, C. Cavanagh; 2d, E. Roe ; 3d, _Mary J: Ingram.. Second Form—lst, Emma Roe ; 2d, Chrittina Ross; 3c1 Elizabeth Parr. —The following shows the standing of the pupill,in School Section. No. 2, McKillop, for the month of Jane : Fifth -Class—let, Adam and Clarissa Hays; 2d, Eliza Dickson; 3d, Mary 3. Hyslop._ Fourth Class—lst, Betsy Dodds and t Ella Mulholland ; 2d, Ellen T. Hays; . 3d, Flora McClure. Senior Third Class —1steThos. Grieve; • 2c1, J. Gray; Mt c 3. Hugill. Junior Third. Class—lst, g Eliza, Hays; 2d, Maggie Walker ; 3d, Jane Walker. .Second Class—lst, Mag- P gie Habkirk ; 2d, Mary Sperling ; 3d, t Wm. McClure. S (allot First Class—lst, W. ; 2d, A. Brown; 3d, J. Alto: t chison. junior First Crass—lst, Kate f Rankin ; 2d, Bella Dickson; 3d, R. Dorrance. -12.6 need to sit down and cry for lack of work. . It is inimitable and invincible. There is no royal road to learning. I.f you would gain the summit of the hill, work, work— Patient and persistent toil is needed.; sudden flights will never take us there. ,Allreal excellence is the result of hard earned ta,bor, and 'hat labor raore dignified and nohle th.n that i Of <rnind. - Let us, therefore, wor - with redoultledNigor and closer Opp :cation in the acquisition of us ful Imowledge; so that Grey may beco e widelyknown for the intellectual and.imoral rth of her sons anddaughters. In co elusion, I may again state that I am glad fthat out relatiodas have been so pleasant' and agreeable, and may nothing interveneto mar them. I ',again tender you my hearty thanks midi best regards towards you au. . „ , f :Varna. - . TEICHERS-1 INSTITUTE.—The regular bi-monthly meeting of the Varna Teach- . ers' Institute, was held in the school house at Varna, on. Saturday, jiine ,29. Mr. Thomas Higgins xead a paper on "Object Teaching,: and illustrated the subject by a practieallesson on leather. Mr. George Baird -took a "Fifth Book Lesson,",in. the diecudsion of which the teachers present joined. Mr. 'Samuel Ferrie's subject, "Grammar to Begin- ners," -was handled in an able manner, and well received y those present. The meetingthen adjourned to meet :on the 14th September next. Pic-Nio.—The Sunday School at Var- na, in connection with the Canada Methodist church, gave an invitation to the other schools in the circuit of Rev - J.. Broley, to join in a pic-nic on Do- minion Day, to be held in the bush of Mr. Torrance. All kindly responded to the ca,ll. About 500 partook of _a rich spread, and all seethed to enjoy the amusement provicled,viz: swing, croquet, baseball, &c. Tbeparents were edified by the speeches delivered •by Revd. Messrs. Broley, Livingstone, Callender, Green and Trelevan. Rev. Mr. ,Tre-' levan appeared ivy much elevated. ovet a well filled puree given to him by the Brucefield people as -a mark of respect, and we all wish him Comfort and hap- piness in his new appointment at Ful- lerton. All went off pleasantly until the -end, when a slight accident occur- red .which might have been serious, by thebreaking of a rope swing, throwing a gentleman and lady to the ground just a little quicker than they expected. Neither of the parties receifved more ine jury than -a, seyere shock to the nervous system. --Com. , • Exeter. 1AC0IDENT.—A number of accidents occurred on the race course the first day. A colored jockey got knocked he - twee u two horses while in the act of starting them. His head was a little bruised.—A rider of "Warrior," owned by S. Grigg, of • London, fell off hie* horse and was tramped on Ity another, getting a cut of a serious nature on the side of his head.—Another accident cc - mitred to a boy employed by Dr. Hut- chinson as a jockey of " Galt Reporter," which resulted in the breaking of his shoulder bone. All three are expected to recover. .DO -MINION DAy WaS - 4 celebrated ae usual in excellent style in this place. Early in the forenoon the village presented a very lively aitpear-t once, the trains and other conveyances having brought a large -number of peo- ple to witness the sports of the , day. The Zurich band had been enga,g6d by the Driving Park Association, and marched through the streets .about 10 o'clock, and played some -excellent music. • The Exeter fire company No. 2 also marched the streets in their new and tasty uniform. The principal fea- ure of .the day was the races, which were to start about 1 o'clock,. The ma- ority Of the crowd assembled on the ours, and the races commenced in ood time. The track was in excellent cmdition, and the people present ex - reseed themselves highly pleated. -with he racing. There were two running nd two trotting races. The races for he day closed about R. o'clock, in time or parties wile 'came by the, tAtins to eturn to their homes. The races the ollowing day were still better than the. rst, although the 'crowd was not so sage: The members of the Associa- ion gave $1,000 in prizes, a Very fair um.. The races were in every way a ecided success ' *S'ClIOOL TION.—A here rece entation John Mc . fi granbrook. 1 RtAMINA.TION, AND PRESENTA- t i chool examiliation was held 8., tly ettien an address and res- a as mirde to the teacher, Mr. tosh. The ptesent was a ' • beautiful mily Bible. The followin is a copy c fthe address :, Dear Teach° -e-It is Wit feelings of unfeigned joy,w hail the p esent occasion, is it gives- u an opport nityeof testifying, at least i a measure_ otu• gratitude to you and ou due appre ia, on- of your labors as ou teacher... Ve are well aware of thedi ficult and rduous nature of your call ieg, and it becomes us the more to SOMO What ligh en your borden and try t show you hat you t labors are dale ap preciated le Alb. lease accept this tes timonial a-: a substantial . token of ou epteeni an regard tot ard you. as ou n which e u are held by theratepayer teacher. ' Ve ha,vegre t pleaeuro in as uring you of the confidence and esteem 4 this sec .. iberal sub Morris. g • COURT OF REVISION 'AND COUNCIL r, .MEEritio.--eThe Court of Revision met ✓