The Huron Expositor, 1878-07-19, Page 8iJ
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1 I I I I I I I I I I St,
HE HUR
puron txpooitor.
DISTRICT 1VIATTER S.
St GAB s G -rangers' prices atALLEN'S
-Teas, special value, all prices from 25 cents a
;pound, Alleti';.-Tobaccos, Smoking or Chewing,
best value in town at Allen's -General Groceries at
prices to suit the times ab Allen's -Hams, Bacon,
Flour, &c., cheapest at Alien's Grocery, Shop No. 8,
Airs. Whitney's Block, nest door to Lumsden's
Drug Store, Seaforth. 654
HARVEST. -A splendid assortment of
Morgan and Alulley Cradles, and Cradle Scythes, at
Wbt Ronrartsco; & Co.'s.554
.
; STICKY PLY PAPER id LUMSDEN
-Wtr,soN'S 554
- PURE PARIS GREEN at LUMSDEN
WILsoles. 554
B,EAPIF0 IVIATML-The annual reaping
match under the auspices of the Huron
Farmers' and Mechanids' Association,
will be held. on the farm, of Mr. Woodly,
near Brucefield on Tuesday next. The
grain in which the machines will be
tested is very heavy and Will be likely -to
give them a pretty severe test. This is
what all the machine Men say they
like:
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SEAFORTII.-Mr. Clarke, of Ilamilton,•
engaged in the preparation
f the growth and resources
together with a netice, of
anufactnring and merean-
ments. This we hope to
eseut to our readers in our
the week following at the
be got up in a etyle
ale -0 and interesting read -
is at presen
. of a history
ot Seaforth,
the several
tile esta,blis
-be able to p
next issue,
latest. It
to form attr
ing for all.
o THE PI1.(n ENADE Conceee.-Owing to
the High S hoot meeting falling on the
date fixed f r the Band.- Concert, viz.,
Friday, Jul,, 19th, the concert hastbeen
postponed, lad will be held. in the
Skating Rin - on Monday evening next,
July 22nd. The entertainment will be
under the direction of Prof. Chas.
Fetzer, the band inetructor, and Will
be one of th best concerts yet presented
to a Seaforth audience. As this willbe the
' lastentertth nient of the kind given by
the band thi season, a good turn -out is
expected.
Hanon LI E STOCK ASSOCIATION. -The
ragetieg hel at Clinton on Monday last
-andel: the a ispices of this Association
was so poo ly attended that it Was
deemed advieablenot to do any business.
The small attendance was due, no doubt,
to the very busy season among farmers.
It was -decided to hold another meeting
t
at Clinton Flide,y, August 2nd, to
consider and decide as to -whether or
, not another sale will be held in the fall.
As the haying. and fall wheat ; harvest
will then be over, it is expected that
there will be a lerge attendance at the
uext meeting.
:
THE HIGH Scirooxe-In 'complianbe
with a requisition, the 'Reeve has issued
his proclamation •calling a public meet-
ing of the rate -payers to be held. in the
the town -hall this (Friday)evening. The
• object of the meeting is to discuss the
advisability° passing the by-law provid-
ingLfueds fo • the establishment of a
High School • Seaforth, and. to afford.
those who have taken the more active
interest in th
ity to lay bek
forrciation as
movement an opportun-
re the ratepayers such hat
hey possess respecting its
working and probable expenses so the
•-people maybe in a position to voteintel-
ligently on the by-law. The matter is
one of the utinoet importance to the
town, and there should be a large .at-'
tendance of the business men. and rate-'
, payers gener ily.'
; RUNAWAY CUIDENT. - On TnesdaY,
la,st as Mr. -V8 ea. IIill and Mr. AlfredNopper, of this tbwn, were proceeding
to the Winthrop Cheese Factor, with a
'span of horse and a baggy. and when
near Mr. Ge .eelock's mills, the horses
took fright -a. a pile of lumber on the
side of the oad, and with a sudden
hewed shied. ..o the opposite side. The
neelayoke s ap breaking, Mt. Hill, who
was driving, vas unable to control the
teatUr and be oming unmanageable they
ten away. . ,Nopper in attemptiug. to
jump from t vehicle, fell between the,
box and the l•ind wheel, in which posi-
tion* was ,.agged for a eonsicieta.ble
di -stance. Fertnnately he retained his
peesenee of mind and extricated. him-
self spee • y as possible and escaped.
; with slight i jury. Mr. Hill stuck to the
buggy i was run •into the ditch,
. when he was thrown out, injuring- his
breast, end, eceiting several • scratches
about his file . The horses became de-
tached from. the buggy, after which they
ran b*y- a short distance when they
stopped and were caught, not having
'seriously injured themseiveseThe bug
was considerably wrecked.
TI1E TWELETH 8EAFORTEL-On 1-1
•day last the eeveral Orange Lodges e--
- longing to this District, to the
of about fifteen, assembled in ;Seal° h
to celebrate the Twelftle of July. Tie
• mornbageva.s Wet and unpromising, b it
early the f renoon, the weather eider d
up, and the reyeral lodges commene d
arriving, nie il about noon„ the stre 'its
were crowde with members of the or-
der and thei friends. The Main str "et
was nicely *cora-tea with ever -gree 9,
arches, banners aaa bunting, and t e
town presented: au ,imposina and a
mated. appearance. After dinner t
lodges aseeinbled' on Victoria Square,
:ma fotraing. in procession; headed by
their ram:Shit:1s and. the Goderich, and
Clinton bawls marched. to Mr: F. G.
Spaaling's grove, where a neat &Merin
'hail:been ereeted for the accommodation
of the speakers. •The Chair was taken
by District Mastet Commie of Ba•ytield.,
. who in his utual pleasing and felicitou
delitered a:short °pelting ed
dress. Short suitable' and elbetient
dresses were also delivered by Rev.. Mr.
Graham, of •eaforth ; Rev. Mr. Shantz,
of Goderich Township,. and Rev. Me.
Sieveright, Goderich. The addresses
were inters ersed by music from the
bands. At he conclusion of the ad-
dresses, the ands played. the National
Anthem, w en the procession We,s re-
formed. and •eturneil to Victoria, Square
where, after cheers for the Qiieeu and
the .District Master, the several Lod.ges
separated a -a started, for home. The
-Lodges , the country, -which
had come- dn.' private conveyances,
left at once or home, while those front
Clinton, Go township and Goder-
ich took.the'r departure by train about
5 o'clock. he proceedings throughout
- were charm erized by the utinost har-
mony and god. order, and at 6 o'cloOk
there was s arcely an Orange sash to 1.?e
seen around the streets,and the townwas
, as quiet as on °vim ary nights. -During tilE)
Otternoon aid evening a; number of the
young. gpi,ks enjoyed t etnselves in Card -
no's hall," tripping it the light fantastic
toe." the, demo s a ion throughout
wee of a very hat 1 s and -inoffensive
character, and all in erested eeemed to
guard gainst clei r se,yieg! anything
macula ed t° give ff nee -to or hurt the
feeling, of even th most sensitive.
T1.1i13 just ba it s o Id be and as we
trust it ina,yliong o Untie to be in this
Ontarii of ours.
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ER otetie-Mr. R • beet Lumsden left
Sea o h ou We e day ter the old
couitir . He eitilt romi New York on
Sat rday. wis hi bonvoyage.
We clip the f lo pg from the
Mo nt Forest Conte erate: "Last Wed -
nes lay- afternoon, e Geo. Buggin, late
of ea.forth, the npvapastor of the Gap-
ed Methodist Cliu eh arrived in town
alo g 'with his w e „and family. The
new pester andcf ly were met at the
station and eseort d o the parsonage by
a namber of the e bers of the congre-
,
gaticn. Here ail ex client dinner had
prepared b the ladies to
the part3) at down. Upon
ing the t er man" a. short
was spent a social man-
fter which . be friends withdrew,
g Mr. Buggie • aster of the situa-%
.Sunda, t e Rev. gentleman
the pulpit o t e 'church very' ec-
bly." •
11.111
g
been
wbic
sati
ti
ner
leav
tion
fine
cept
B.
last
the
Sea
des
latt
Was
vigo
resu
teen
ed, t
run
pia
hos
frie
Tues
but -%
had.
their
Tb.ey
with
ous f
_e(
enatc
Mapl
Sego
Ther
both
fore t
Stars
oppo
show
SE Rua,- h
eek betwee a
usiness and p
rth and a ,ea
sin Wingh
place on
intensely ho
ously contes
ed. in a bad
• There wer
e' Seafortli "
and Win,gha
rs were mos
ta,bly enterta
Is. They r
ay morning,
ith high hop
"good ti
visit even if t
say they a e
heir ppone t
r the return 11
Match mentioned
team selected from
ofessional men. of
•from. the same
as played at the
onday la,st. The day
, but the game was
d on both sides and
ef t for the Statforth
even innings
play-
rs" having made 18
36. The Seeforth
iidiy received and
n d by their Win gh am
t ed to, town on
petty Well used up,
s or thefuture. They
e," and don't regret
ey did get beaten.
bound to ibe , even
yet, and are lanxi-
ateli. •
n Friday 1 st a very interesting
was iplayed etween the Silver
s of roxe er and the ptars ci
th, on the re nds of the latter.
ins some ex client playing on
ides, but it v s very. evident be-
e game was fa advanned that the
were, by far t o heavy for their
ents. The f llowiiag score -will
the standin o the ga,me
et ARS. C. . iLATER MAPL'S. 0. R.
Baird, 2 3 Brock, c 4.t ... 2 0
Cameron, lh 4 1 Coutts,p &rf 4 0
Sills, 311. ' 3 2 Mos .ove, lb 4 0
W. Ca duo, 2b.. 1.. 3, 2 Me dy, 2b4 0
Baird, f. 4 0 A. A .. PauJin,3b & pi 1 2
Curry, rf 4 2 ro k, Bs. .. ... 2 2
Grcave ef......14 2 aulin, lf &c 22
A.. Car o, 4 :13 o k, ef 4 0
Lamb, 14 •au in, lf .. 4 0
-
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To ...... .. 27-20
Ump Goo. Cardio,
Forsytl Silver 14.lapleS;
of gam ,2 hours.
- he match for
cup o the five ten
have been played
b.etw en the Stars,
pions end the Red
wet, • as been. postp
day n xt, 24tleinet.
large urn -out; as t
the b it naatch play
FA
lane 1
2a. Co
bort
$6,50 •
on th-
first-c
wort
lande
land
Stant
Pei
Tho
Stant
hims
ly itt
advie
viewi
hien(
ed to
whicl
the f
dated
stale
ter le
we st
vorab
shifte
gale,
throu
was e
• suffe
the e(
capta
the S
first t
route On Mon ay 'aft
nuraler of icebergs,.
towe in majestioally
wate , °eked very
evem a of this day, *
ed by dense fog, and
Vesse had to be reduce
went ell until 2 o'cloc
ing, ,heu the vessel s
enor Ions iceberg, towe
abov the water. The
ice o iher port bow, a the sailors call
it, lid ich caused her to glance off the
ice, e, id we soon_ came to sta,nd, but no
terim s damage occurred, except above
he ck, which wan stove in, one of the
allele a
'Poll - NVOL
bia 'k ey
estim tiled
of ic fell
the oreGE
loose
ily ti
imira
-that
anoti
sol st
out o
one
scree
awe
wh.e
to pu
cons
The
I got
s
at! th
left t
go
b ref
w te e and the roaring
se-ap ers created a see
serib . We had goo
'this, and got to Der
•furth r mishaps. I in
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T tal 275
e rth ; scorers -S. D.
•tatson, Stars. Time
the charnitionship
ti s' Which was to
last Saturday,
aforth, (eh am,-
ckiegs, of Listoz
el until Wednes-
TI ere should. be a
s I expected to be
d his season.
St e
Some --IVIr
is scld his far
cession of Stant
r. Wm. Calland
The purchaser
first of Septem
ss in every resp
the purchase
now owns 260
s there is in
•
illiaan Mar -
Lot go, on the
y, to his neigh -
for the sum of
gets possession
r. The farm is
ct, and is well
oney. Mr. Cal- ,
ores of as good
the township of
4.
m ny friends of
s Simpson, E q., ex -Reeve of
y, will be please •to learn: that
lf and, his good la y arrived safe -
ie EmeraldIsle, and that at last
they were _exit ing themselves
Ig the sighte d Visitieg • old
t. Mr. Simpson' letter, address -
a friend in St nley, and from
we have been, p mated te Make
lowing interest ng quotation, is
yrone, J -me 28. It says : "We
from: Que ec on the Saturday La-
ving horn T e weather when
rted was oodi a, d. the wind fe-
e, but to ards night the wind
• ound ab edam blew almost, a
conti med. o all the way
Id
•
the l G lf. r he atmosphere
emely c id, so much so that I
even mire tha I ever did. on
st whit day n Harmi. Our
ook th nort route, through
ts of B lle Isla Ours was the
e4e1 of ti e see.s in to take, this
ernoon we saw a
g0M0 of them,
high above the
retty. Towards
were smaound-
he speed of the.
d one-half. All
Taesday morn -
ruck against au
ing 70tor 80 feet
ship struck the
g
terwards • remarking that
ld go into port this time with
and a broken nose.' It was
etween three and four tons
and lay piled in heaps, over
stle. The- boats were Cut_
ready for au emergency, but luck-'•
-le we Were no all lost. 'hope
ey were not needed, bet it was a
I may never be a witness to such'
er scene as occOred when the'ves-
tick. Men seed "-wemen. tumbling
, their berths and eerarabling over
'nether to get on deck, women
• Mg' aud men sb.outing. I was
-e my berth, shivering with cold,
the shock oceatred, but took time
on my boots, coat end. pants, and,
queutly, I got 'behind the rush.
leek wascovered with people when
up. What Made the scare worse;
lors were washi g the main deck
• time of the ac ident, and they
•eir hose pouring n the water to
deck. The pass ngers, going up
oted, spla,shed, a., e Id.eep in the
iti through the
e hard to dee
passage after
.without any
end starting for
I •
IS
Englan in.e. few days. Mrs. Simpson
0.11Ia he sister were sick for two days
when •et board`the ehip, but I never
felt better in my life, and, barring the
incident above related., enjoyed ney_self
splendidly." • -
NE
POSITO
Wingham.
Tire ICE. -The race for a purse of
$80, be een T.. Bell's Factory Boy,"
and Ro key's "Miller Boy," mentioned
last wok, came off on the Wingham
Drivin 'Perk on Saturday la,st, and 're-
sulted a victory for "Factory Boy,"
in Abut) straight heats. The race
createdebonsiderable interest in -Own,
and wait witnessed by a largenumber of
people.
xet er .
Scirooi, VACA1 ToN,-The public school
holidays! have cOmmenced, and the av-
erage pupil weats a pleasant look. .
Civic oeme4.-Our enterprising vil-
3
lage.peo le are 4gitating a civic holiday
for the st of August. May their; ef-
fort e be browned with success. - . e
BOY INJURED.;-0II Wednesday of fest
1,
week Alfred Dr w, son of Mr. W.DreWt
of this place, w s severely injured by a
horse r nning away. It appeare' that
the ho Se was ttached to the 'buggy
withou a bridl , and the lad not: being
able to old hi ;was instantly renewer.
He rec ved sev re bruises on thetface
and leg but n w is in a fair eOrier of
recover .
Woo
shippe
It was
States
POST
fact th
the 1st
prising
ituothe
ery pos
commi
HARI
past w
ripen s
vicinit
it. Sh
success
the lar
roxeter.
SIIIAIE
9,000 p
1
xported
om this
NED.
T. -Mr. -Rbbert FotTatith
unds of wool thi$ week.
directly to the United
place.
Notwithstanding the
the base ball tommament on
f July
itizens
Q110 on
ible me
tee to e
*as a failure, our enter-
aave decided on holding
he 16th prox, when ev-
ns will be ,used by the
sure 'succeSs.
ST. -The extreme beat of the
ek ha e °leased the NI wheat to'
• ii.,
fast, th .t many farmers in this
have al eady begun- to harvest
uld the ' eather permit it to be
lly harvested, this crop will be
est forr-a number of years. •
,
•
akelet.
PHIL NTHROPI TS at. work. - Bull
frogs i danger. ' Rest for he sleepy. -
A than ful village. -Ever since Lake -
let had a being it has ben pestered
with b ll frogs in the stinamer time.
Their rize range from a small -sized
bumble bee to a large-sized teapot; and.
nothing has lever1been foun since the
time cif the flood to equal th m in voice.
They ' sual y commence singing at
ji
niglatf , an -wcie be unto e ery nervous
person n t e village, for here is no
sleep for them till the "wee ma' heurs"
come I ound, when the cho 'store grow
weary ( f ill-doieg, and allo themselves
to be ri eked to sleep on the gentle . rip-
ple of he lake. I3ut grea praise be
unto a ouple of our 'citizens for the hu-
mane work they are about to ace -
oomph h, na,mely, the catching and
boxing ap of those very bull frogs and
sendin them away tol-evell, the dear
knows here, out of our reach at ' any
rate; bus filling the* pockets with
cash a d proeuring gentle rest at night
fot the thankful Citizens of the village:
May a lea,sant skin and many bright
days s .me on th 'labors.
-• COIL CIL MEETI
ing of i rey Coun
ness w s transac
Douglee et el, to
• at lots • and 6, c
$80 gr: nted to o
expend, d by Mr.
plied t haye a
and 8 xterlded t
edto e tend saro,
grant' g a like
reques ed assista
remov water fro
12, bo ndary
• Oliver to attend
Elma epresenta
presen ed • a clai
loss of an ox th
the ro d -left o
Messrs Stewart
ed aba enient of
conces ion 8-01
to abet said nui
L. S., eported t
posed o be done under the animpal
Drain e Act is epsible, and can be ef-
fected. On hear ng the repot it was
moved by S. lemmon, se onded by
Mr. 0 ver, that -. Caddy, B. L. S,; be
instru ted to p epare the necessary
plans ral estim tes for saiddrainage,
and la the sam before the ouncil at
next eeting-- arried. Mic ael Kef-
fer wa appointe to oversee the driving
of pile at - bri e, concessio s 7 and 8.
A nu ber of ac omits were aid, after
which ouncil a joarned.
.
•
1 Tuc ersmith.
EDU 'ATIONAL.4The followi g is the
standi g of, the pupils in chciol No.
4, for t e nionthi of Jane : he num-
ber aft r each name denotes the per-
ceatag obtained. Fourth class-Vinali
Peacock, 87; Onslow Crich, 80; Lizzie
Crich,165 ; Eveli •a A. Stevens, '49-
• Mary 1 • Steen , 42. Senior third
class -Mary E. W ters, 93; Alvina M.
• Johas, 92; Annie -Wheatley, 8.7 ; Eli
Crich, 66; Mary 4. Wise, 56. Junior
third class -Emil Wild, 83. Second
• class -Annie Plew s, 86 ; Edgar Whit-
more, 85; Ira W. ohns, 85; Annie D.
Crich, 81; John . Crich, 81; Joseph
Wheatley, 75; Annie O'Brien, 71 ;
Sarah Nett, 71; Josiah White, 66;
Sarah E. Nott, 63. Fir t -class -Carrie
ii
Johns, 92 • Thos. Whea ley, 92; Louis
Peacock, 9'0; Maggie W Amore, 83.
Scnoca, BOARD.-Theof the
School Board was held pursuant to
adjournment at the house of Mr. Dob-
son, last, Saturday. All the members
present, except Mr. Cosen.s. The treas-
urer predated his bonds, which: were
accepted, and also the halityearly re-
ports from the various schools, which
show on the rolls 923 pupils, and only
average attendance of 545, or 45 pupils
to each teacher. The building com-
mittee reported. favorably of the pro-
"gress the new school was ma,king, and
thought it would be finished creditably
by the tiMe specified • and also, that
the scb.00l at Egmondville had been
satisfa toriltY let, and that the enlarge-
ment o this school was highly neces-
, stay a d fully justified the expenditure.
Moved. by James MeEvving, seconded
by R. N. Brett, that the Treasurer be
empow red to draw on the township
Treasu er for the interest accrued on
the sch ol fund up t 'date, for the pur-
pose of paying teac
rey.
'G. -At the last meet -
the following busi-
ed: Petition of Wm.
ave side road Opened
neessions 16 and 17-•
-Mes rs. T. Coates, of -Usborne, an
Heal, of Mitchell, have purchased six
hundred sheep, Which they intend ship-
ping direct to England. We hope their
venture May prove successful.
-)Ve eegret to learn that Mr. James
Spenpe,
master
from ill
in the el
-A man named Francis Harris •was
sunstruct about noon on Saturdaywhile
working in Mr. Pickard's hay field,
near 1E eter, and died about two p.
eaves a wife, but no children.
hursday of last week, a three- ,
daughter of Mr, Thos. New-
xeter, fell from a chair to the
eking her collar bone in two
place§ mid fracturing one of her arms.
-On Saturday the mother of Mr.
John Copeland., of Clinton, formerly .of
Stanley," received a paralytic stroke,
suffering acutely therefrom. She is,
• Thursday even ng, July 4th, 1878 : howeeee recovering as well as can be sensible, and remained so until his
Brothers J. F. Vilson, N.G.; T. Fletch- expected'. death, shortly afterward. It is sup-
er, V.G-.; A. Duncan, B.S., P. Scott, On Saturday night a valuable cow, posed that he went to -unhitch the
P.S.; J. Nott, T ; W. Lawson, RS.N.G.; belong -,in to Wm.Ransford,of Stapleton, team, when one of the horses kicked
f
met its eath in an unusual rammer. It him, the blow crushing iii. the forehead
had bee tied in an ordinary stall, when until the brains protruded.
by some mewls it lay down with its -The new Roman Catholic church
head. beneath its bo y, causing suffeca- in Exeter will be formally, opened and
tion. ' •I dediceted for service, Sunday, next.
..
ried. 'Moved
by James McE
engaged for 'th
tion said schoo to be known and desire held in Goderich before the Chief Jus-
mence duties a
_noted as No 1 --Carried. Moved by tice of the Common Pleas ton Tuesday, wagon, loaded with. lumber2 belonging
to Messrs. Cooper & McKenzie, of Clin-
Wood, that the committee arrange with -Mr. JohnMason,' of Hullett, is ton, ran away while in the vicinity of
'Samuel Walla e, seconded by John October 15th. '
the contractor t the ew school for the about selling that fine stallion, Ba,nk of the woollen mil an 'beought up in the
number of seat rev ea, at the, price England, to its original owner, Mr. W. pond. connected' the ewith. A youth
offered in his te der f r the same -Car- Hodgson, of Exeter. ,pluckily jiimped in al er it, and by un-
ried. Moved y Samuel Wallace, sec- -The Blyth lock-up is now ready for hitching and e,utti g the harness,
onded by Geor, Dobson, that the Sec- the accommodation of 'boarders. It is managed to free the horse from the
retary be autho *zed to procure a copy said to be a contfottable and. convenient wagon, When it swam ashore, the wagon
of the Scheel A t for each of . the mem- • little' place. Who will be the first almost disa.pPearing. A chain was af-
bers of the Bo rd -Carried. The Sec- boarder? . • . terwards attached to the wagon and it
retary was aut orized to advertise for a • -Zurich has now two weigh scales then drawn out.
teacher for 'Bch 01 No. 11, to commence for the accommodation of the public. • -One day last week a plc-inc _ems
duties at the e of the vacation -Car- ' One is °wiled. by Mr. N. Deichert and held in Sample's grove,Morris,underthe
tied. The ,Bo d then adjourned to
meet again- atlischool house No. 3, on
Friday, the 9t of August, at 2 o'clock
P. M.
R.
ing, t
110
the
. Brett, seconded
at a teacher be
school, to corn-
nd of the- vaca-
skull and causing the loss of a great McRae
deal of blood. Under medical aid he is recito.ti
doing as wellas can be expected. The occ
• -The tall assizes for Huron will be and was
On
nd Rodgers. Dialogues and
s were rend red -very nicely.
sion was a most pleasant one
eartily enjoyed by allpresent.
nesday, a, horse attached to a
•
russels. sample erop of flax brought to their
Were 'delivered by Messrs. -D. McG-1111-
the othet by Mr. John Prang, both ho-
tel keepers.
-Messrs. Patton & Doiward, of the
Exeter flax mills, offer a prize of $5
over the price of the crop for the best -
mill
auspices of School Section No. 6, or-
ris, taught by Mr. James Ilingston.
The attendance was large, and. the re-
freshments, thanks to tbe ladies of the
section; abundant. After the "inner
man." bad been satisfied,. addresses
. .
IN l./PERATIO .-Mr. Vanstone
has got the ste m power in his flouring
mill in operatic)
Civie Helene e -Our town people are
talking of .havi a a civic holiday about
the first week i bAugusC
Pic-Nic.----The children of St. John's
Sabbath School, held. their annual pic-
nic in Mr. strong's grove, on Wed-
nesday last. TI ey had. a pleasant time,
though the afte -noon. was very hot.
• PERSON/U..- r. R. Ferguson, of the
Listowel Banne -, was in town on the
12th inst. along with the boys in
Orange. lo ked well, and was anxi-
ous to get up a match game ofdraughts
in Brussels.
PROPERV Cu NGE.-Mr. jehn Parker
has sold his property, where his hotel
lately stook to nent & Son, who in-
tend erecting a good two story brick
building. Mr. Parker takes po8ses-
sion of the Que n's Hotel, to -day (Fri-
day.)
this season.
-Mr. Chas. McLeod now of Brant- caddy and. A. M. Taylor which were
, I
ford has sold his farm on the London duly appreciated by the audience. The
Road, near Kippen, consisting of 100 day' proceedings were brought to a
•
acres, to Mr. W. Cudmore, of Stanley, close by sinna "God Save the Queen."
for the stm of $6,006.
wards of the county jail, excavations
•-e-On the 13th inst., in two of the
wards of the county jail, excavations
were discovered in the outer wall. The
work seems to have been done with a
-file or some sharp inetriement. Large
stones were removed, and an opening
about two feet square and about half
way through the wall was made. Mr.
Henderson, the turnkey, caught Shank -
lin -a prisoner on trial for larceny -in
the act. Shanklin has been sent up for
trial by the Mayor for jail breaking and
attempted. escape. An investigation
will be held before the Mayor as to the
other prisoners. -
-The following additional particu-
lars are given of the Unfortunate acci-
dent which resulted in the death of 311-r.
Henry Hoffman, of Dashwood. De-
ceased. bad been thawing saw lois on
k d. h found. one of the
he efficient and. obliging post -
if Ethel is suffering severely
es's. Asthma andinflammation
e are his principal ailments.
m. 'He
-QI1
year-eld
ton, qf
floor,' br
• INSTALLATION F OFFICERS. -The fol- true s, an w en
•
lowing afters ere installed into their whiffletrees was unhitched and he was
respective' office for the current term lying in a semi-recumbent position,
in Western St r Lodge, No. 1494 1nde- with his arms on the wheel of
resting
pendent Order dtlfellows, 13russels, en the truck. When lucked. up he was in--
•
it
0 •
W. Leadbeater
W.; D. Watson
H. ,Beamish, L
J. Skean, tG.;
G. Leadbeater,
-C.; W. Grant
see
ntative to th
L.S.N.G.;, W. Hartry,
C.; A. Sbott, R.S.S..
S.S.; Kippen, 0.G.;
J. E. Smith, R.S.V.G.:
.S.V.G. T. MacAulay,
F. . Scott, repre-
Grand
„.
- -Aneccident o a peculiar nature Rev. Father Kelly, of Mount Carmel,
odge. happened to a woman in Exeter a few will dedicate the church. Morning
THE Oiuci CELE. RATION. - The days ego. She was chewing a small service at 9.30. On the same occasion
morning of the 12th didn't open Very stick and accidentally swallowed it. the Right Rev. J. Walsh, D. D., Bishop
promising for those who intended to It stuck:in hee throat, 'causing much. of London, will he officiating celebrant,
those who had Made great.preparations °isms to extricate it.
and. baffled the skill of the physi- assisted by the Rev. ' Dr. Kilroy, of
Stratford, who will deliver, undoubted -
take partinthe day's•proceedings, •!)r to Pahl(
rained nearly all night and until 9 a. ni., John Dpw, of Usborne, was picking on the "Sayings and doings, of our
On Monday of last week, while Mr. ly, in his usual eloquent style, a lecture
. for entertaining a large gatheringl. It
. Lord." To liquidate the debt incurred
but in spite of aip the rainby noon there berries * short, -distance from Exeter,
were not less th n 5,000people in tewee he suddenly felt very weak -and think- by the Purchase of said property, a Colt
the several exc rsion trains frora. the ing that' he was goingto be sunstrucle 'lection will be taken up in the morn -
North and Sout
bringing the greatest immedi tely got into the shade. Itevas
ors. On the arrival et some ti e before he recovered.
rocession-of the differ -1 -The Wingham Times says. there
rmed in the following are seveeal money lenders in that town
marched from the statiou up who clear from two to three thousand.
t to the old market dollars per a•nnum. "Pity 'tis, 'tis
ing. A sacred concert, and the lecture
part of the visi of Father Kilroy, will be at 4 p._ra.
the last train a -A well-to-do farmer of the town-
ship of Stephen, who apparentlyis tired.
ent lodges was of living, tried to commit suicide on
order, and mare Sunday morning last. He went out
the Main streeinto the barn, secured a rope, and after
grifunds, when t making one end fent to a beam, tied. the
ner : Orange
59, Brutsels ; • other end around his neck and then
lodge No. 1)9, dropped; but owing to the rope not 'be-
ing strong enough to hold. the man
No. 23 .Mornin who intended td murder hirneelf,very
No. -766 -Blueva,
No45 Pool, little damage was done, save •a black
.
Morningclale,,-T1 mark around his neck. After this ex-
:
periment proved to be uselees, the man
went into the house and threw 'himself
on a, bed, exclaiming that he would. kill
himself yet. The family wonderine
what was Wrong, at once proceeded t7)
the barn whence he cam,e,, and discov-
ered the rope.
1 ---On Tuesday of last week 4 young
bay named McQueen, (laughter' of -Mr.
Peter McQueen, of Usborne, was driving
•
nerthward through Ex.eter, and when
opposite the post office a slight puff of
true." -
*of mon
t's no trick to make money out
but the difficulty is to make
of which to make money,
ey disbanded for-
• 13riton lodge No.
range Young Briton
shell ; Orange lodges
ton, No. 560 Zetland,
e, No. 794 Wingham,
erth County; No. 546
. 617 Listowel (brass
Molesworth, No. 1,033
252 Walton, No. 652
77 Britton's Coraere,
o. 631 Ethel, No. 63
negal, Perth coimt
sect§ (brass band),
he Main street ha
;
• meney ut
4 -There were sixteen appeals by the
Reforna rs of Brussels and about forty
by the ,:touservatives against the voters'
list of 1/377, before Judge Torus, on Sat-
urday last, with the following result:
Five Reformers put on; one Conserva-
tive put on; and decision. reserved in
two cases. •
• -On Tuesday, the 2nd inst., the
youngest son of Mr. jolin Ross, of
RodgerVille, met with a severe accident.
He was running through a small field
of grain when he fell heavily upon a
sharp stake, which entered the calf of
his leg end inflicted a painful wound,
'several Inches in length. "
-7-kgrand reception was given Satur-
day night by the Orangemen of God-
erich ite Mr. A. C. Simmons, of the
Goderch Star, on his return from Mon-
treal, where he attended to take part in
the Orange celebration on the 12th.
Thereere several hundred persons in
the pro essiou, headed by the band and,
torchli ts. ,
_
_
-On Thursday of last week, while
two be s were trying to get up on a hay
band), No. 369
.•Milverton, No:
Trowbridge, No.
Perth county;
Elma, No. 78 •
en said side line, to be and No. 774 Br
Hislop; C. Laird ap- all 18 lodges.
tch on concessions 7 been decorated
an outlet -$5 grant- arches the full
with three very
"dth of the street,
,
conditional on Elms, the archway of he bridge was co
um.; George Denman with evergreens,Iseveral private ar
ce to cut a ditch to and al great arra of evergreens all
concessions 11 and displayed, and a co
rey find Elmat-Mr. df bunting from a
to the) matter with At 1:30 all the 1
ive ; eRobert Pearson e, when speaking
of $50 damage, for • r hours. ..A.t the
ough being injured on ie lodges again fo
er foe consideration;• marched throug
nd Heinaston request- and to, • the st
i
a nuisance at lot 1, • tarted for home
rk to notify the -party le proceedings p
ance. Mr. Caddy, Et ideed, and by 10
at the drainage pro- imed its usual
the s
erabl
large
met i
'earn
of th
in pr
pnnc
-when, the trains
p.m. The wh
off v • quietly i
the t n had as
nese.
I
' B
Te- ,LETH.-T
friends of this v
benne& over two
this Station for
brating the day i
was a large gat
early in the eve
highlypleased w
the d y.
eet was
quantity
uildings:
the -squar
d on for fo
speaking t
cession, an
pal street
•
1•
ID
SS
ers' salaries -Car -
4
uevale. ,
e Orangemen and their
lage and vicinity, num-
undred and sixtyeleft
the purpose Of cele-
• Brussels, where thee
ering. They retiirn d
ng by rail, and. Weee
th the performance M
fin
else
ere
he
long
• side
the
dges
was
lose
ed.
the
tion,
t six
seed
uiet-
•
II
CH RCH AFFAI s. -The Presbyterian
congnagetion of his village in. connec-
tion With the ehirch afEadie's contem-
platelerecting a I anse for their Minis-
ter, 4nd have urehased an excellent
site f r the same. They appointed a
comi4ittee to so icit subscriptions, and
so)ai have bee • very successful. We
expe t ere long to see a building that
will 1e a credit to society, and a great
addit on to the v age.
Bu
ward
lobe,
Farr
for p
him
mess CH
' who is a
has Bola
W, of this
rting with
very succe
-Mr. E. P.
has rented the 1
Stewert's funnt
tentien of menu
bespeak for him
is a ractical wo
NGES.-Mr. J hn Ed -
out leaving for Mani -
is block to Mr. John
place. We are sorry
ur old friend, find.wish
sin his new ho -me.
hite, late of I.listowel,
wer apartment of D.
e factory, wita the in-
a.cturing pumps. We
goodtbasiness, as he
km au .
• • Hun et. Notes.
Mr. Bowie, of the 14th ccpacession
of MeKillop, broke his leg on the 12th
inst.
-Efforts are eing made to have th3
head office of th Fifth Division' Court
removed from C tit -ratio, to Exeter.
--Kr. Joseph 'Hodgins, of the 16th
concession of Grey, has oats growing on
his farm which. easure 5 feet 5 inches
in length.
--Examinatio for third class teach-
ers' certificates commenced at God-
erich on ¥onc ay. There :are 138
applicants.
-The many 'ends of Mee Robt.
Britton, of Kinb , will regret to -learn
that he is confinrd to his home by con-
sumption.
„• -On Thursda last Mr. Thos. Ap- .
pleby, of Olintoil, met with a serious
acbident. Whil4 at work in a barn
loft, he fell therefrom, fracturing his
•
mow in
in the't
and fel
feet.
the barn on Mr. D. Baer's farm
wnship of Colborne,they slipped.
to , the floor, a distance of 15
he younger, George McDonald,
wind blew her hat off. She turned the
horse to one side, and having secured.
her hat through the gentlemanliness of-
& bystiinder, she was about continuing
her jfurney, when the right front wheel
of the buggy flew off and let the axle to
the ground. The horse was frightened
and darted. away at full speed, but the
young lady was equal to the emer-
gency. She did not shriek and fall
fainting ,on the read, but she pulled
herself together, grasped the lines firm-
ly in her hands, and hauled the horse
up in quick order. By some DleallelS a
nut had loosened and fallen from the
got a, ee -ere cut on. his forehead a,nd •axle.
After securely fastening the
had &hone broken, bit he will soon brwhed, Miss McQueen was enabred to
around again. The other boy escaped
_ proceed home, 110110 the worse for her
injuey.
'withoutlittle adventure.
-Mr
employ
fermerl
*Linage
shop a
Ethel
John C He man 1 t in th 1
• ' "
of .J. N. Cober, Heepeler, and
of Guelph, has ipurchased the
property inclu ng blacksnaith
d dwelling of D. Milne. of
He comes higbljy recommend-
ed, asi0 no doubt will gie good satisfac-
tion. 1110 takes posse sion; Jan. 1st,
1879. 1ewi11 be in the employ of Mr.
Milne Until that time.
, -Th Exeter _Reflector of last week
says : 4iite a curiosity was aroused on
Monde 'evening last over the appear-
ance ef 0, large goat attached to a mod-
erately -;sized wagon, seated in which
was a prominent citizen, -Mite wielded
the wh.lp and handled the reins in such
a mariner as to cause his goatship to
step along at a lively gait. The rig,
• belongs to Mr. R. Pickard.
-The Wingham Advance says that a
few ev lungs ego a baby wrapped in a
shawl as left at the door of the resi-
dence f Mr. E. Nicol, merchant, of
Wingh m. Constable Ansley was sent
for, whe placed the child in care of Mrs.
John Jumnie, where it still remains.
No cln4 has yet been obtained as to
who it mother is, but it is supposed
the chiz d was brought from Brucefield.
- Mt. John T. Adams was enter-
tained at a complimentary supper at
Johnston's Hotel, Bayfield, on. Monday
evening last. The dero:onstration was
got IT by Mr. Adams' friends as a
mark of their esteem for him on the eve
of this leaving that village. A very
pleasant evening was spent. Mr.
Ada,nes had. been a resident of Bayfield
• for over,20 years, and Was held in very
high esteem by the people.
- The anniversary slervices in con-
nectien. 'with the Whitlfield Methodist
Churph,1 12th concessi n, Grey, were
held pn. 'Sabbath and M nday last, and
were largely attended. An anniversary
sermon was preached on Sunday at
2.30 p. m. by Rev. W. Hayhurst, after
which a collection was taken up in aid
of the Sabbath School Library. On
Mon4a,y1 a tea -meeting was held.. in
Whitfield's grove, where addresses were
delivered by Rev. Meesrs. Hayhurst,
;
serious accident [occurred on the
2nd inst., at Mr. Win. Merkley's, in
Turnberry, by which •t'ree of his sons,
aged respectively 16, 10 and 8 years,
narrowly escaped death. It seems that
while at school on that den a boy
name Geo. Anderson gave the ykungest
• Merkley a dynamite cup, who took it
home and gave•it to his oldest brother,
who, not knowing its use, gave it a
lit -
tie scratch, when. it immediately ex-.
ploded. The two eldest • boys were
knocked insensible, -the oldest boy's
thumb and fore -finger of the left hand.
blown off, his third finger was badly
lacerated., and the rest of the baud
'much l'bruised.; the thumb and fore-
finger of the right hand. were also badly
torn about. The two younger boys
wero struck in several places, but not
seriously injured. ,Although the eldest
boy is still in a critical condition, it is
probable he will recover.
-About moon on Saturday, the 6th
inst., a fatal accidenti occurred on lot 4,
conceesion. 15, Grey The proprietor,
Mr. J. Sellers, was erecting a hay der-
rick, the frame work,of which had. been
set up qn cedar posts the day, previous.
On. Satulinday Sellerst eand a neighbor
panted Tohn Stewar! went up on. the
buildin , and procel dek to sheet the
roof. hey ha.Lt ju t completed their
task anli were on the poinitof descend.-
iug, Bo hat the building, -which was in-
seeure, might be more; thoroughly
braced, when the frabiework gave way,
precipitating them te the ground,. the
rafters .nd sheetin 'felling on top of
them. 'When tak n. from under the
debris, it was found thet Sellers was in-
jured on the spinal cclumn, the lower
portion of his body from the small of
the back being completely paralyzed.
Stewart's arra was broken below the
shoulder in two pia ee and the shoulder
disloeated. Medici 1 assistance was -at
once procured,•but iotwithstanding the
closest attention, I r. Sellers gradually
sank, and died s iortiy after nine
o'clock on Sunday orning. Hopes are
entertained of Ste art's recovery, al-
though he lies in a recarious condition.
JtTLY 1.9, 1878.
$ellers leaves a, wife and eight c
to mourn his loss. He was well kneel
in the section and Universally rest
;stlynIlla pliaitshys°orrf t°hwienn%igrhelbaotrihvoesoahainvet
afgicti11°en
-Ellen Wilson alias Leech Came te
before Judge Squiei on the 12th iner
charged. withstealtg a valuable feather
from C. M. Newans, a merchant- ei
8,Wpini5egahrinaing: thTeliperis,Ciarno:n
rwas
ttireeztal
to the 13th, and due Berviee of the ett,
pcenas having been petven by 'the,
Shceoriffinp'selat
°ffieteeridawnPerre aolthtsvve7we
toitisiilleanessie
pmosteladeof1,5atnbd. itnhset;elbfrhea
being case
w
eraeast's
able doubt as to hew the prisoner eat*
into poi3session of the feather, she vet,
discharged. The Judge inflicted a nee
ing.
$1310e0otnoniyaolniteowtohoflkoseiiiiitleestesheaesseassmottraffeevsi:
nbietstseirs awilereminien aNittaedce.
snianinineaiThateley, tier
rested again for anther alleged theft„
--The following eases were tried bee '
fore Squire Wilson', •of Blyth, last-tveet
Thos. Taylor charged John glut
(both. of East Wawanosh) with having
unlawfully, taken aws,y it plank belong-
ing to the plaintiff. Black aaIllitka
that he took thephink, but pleaded that
he supposed that it beloeged to the %a
poration and. that be had -a right to lee
it itt hie capacity ae pathmaster. Tay-
re711-atuoisrthhaielpironfa:kt.,8,33a,ainiatiektoge:phaaseyr
laoor:a, neprreeoodvf et odon
a sum of $10.60. ; John Black chargea
Thos. Taylor with having assaultea
him. This ease arose in connection
with the above plank scrape. Taylot,
told Black that the plank was his (Tay-
lor's) and Black ealled Taylor a d ---a
liar, upon which the Is,tter shook hi'
fist itt the fornaerisifece, and told hi/el
not to use the words aicraillr. In court
Taylor admitted the feat and that hit
hand touched Bleck in., the face, -which -
the magistrate decided Was an assault,
and fined Taylor one dollar . and costs,
in all $3.85.
NEW SUMMER GOODS
iTHE
'THREE OEvgiNs..
• THE LARGEST ; STOCK* OF DRY
GOODS IS AT THE THREE SEV-
ENS.
THE NEWEST AND MOST FASII-
IONABLE STO • litOF -GOODS IS
AT THE TIME SEVENS.
BET VALUE IN DRESS GOODS
AND SILKS IS AT THE THREE
SEVENS.
BE
TH
UTIFUL FITTING- MANTLES -
ADE TO •O• DER AT • THE
REE SEVE. S.
CLIOICES* PATTERNS IN -
RPETS:. IS , 'AT TH.E ThRE
IWENS. .••
CA • PETS CHEAPER THAN IN ANY
• HOUSE IN CANADA IS AT THE
T --IREE SEVENS. •
TH
Ti
BL
A
FINEST LOT OF NEW LACE
INDOW CURTAINS IS AT THE
REE SEVEN'S.
•CK SILKS :AT -BOTTOM PRICES
THE THREE SEVENS.
FA CY STRIPED SILKS AT 56
CENTS PER YARD, TO CLEAR
THEM, AT THE THREE SEVENS.
PRINTS WORTH 15 CENTS SOLD
AT -10 CENTS AT THE THREE
SEVENS.
FINE REGATTA SHIRTS. CHEA
AT THE THREE SEVENS. •
THE 0. B. HAPPY SHIRT, AT $1
50, IS AT THE THREE SEVENS,
THE BOSTON SHIRT, AT. $1, IS AT
• THE THREE SEVENS.
JUST ARRIVED, NEW STOCK OF
GENT'S HATS AT THE THREE
•SEVENS.
GENTS' SILK TIES AND "BOWS,'
IN GREAT VARIETY, AT THE
THREE SEVENS.
THE . GREATEST'' SELECTION OF
CLOTHS IS AT THE THREE
SEVENS.
NO OTHER HOUSE IN SEAFORTH
CAN SHOW SUCH PATTERNS
.AT THE THREE SEVENS.
STYLISH SUITS MADE TO ORDER.
AT THE THREE SEVENS.
THE PLACE TO BUY ANYTHING
YOU WANT IN DRY GOODS IS -
AE THE THREE SEVENS.
54 PAIRS PRUNELLA BOOTSTAT
65 CENTS, WORTH 90 CENTS -
SEE THEM AT THE THREE
SEVENS,
BUTTER AND EGGS TAKEN IN
EXCHANGE AT THE TH,REE.
SEVENS.
THE- THRE-E SEVEN.
A. G. McDouGALL & Co.
SEAFORTH, ONTARIO.
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