The Huron Expositor, 1878-08-23, Page 116, 1878.
•
e name of George,
le was recognized as,
on the road, and it
d before to, get off
Hewas remaid
irieria$ 601-11a. be
7ong, aged 14, it pupil:,
loot, passed creditab-
:Elimination. for third,
LS -young laa deserves
as does also the
alinei1 him so euccesse
'pine, of St. Marys,
e months trip to Brit-
t party given by the
.egation, in h000r of
,its departure, the sum
1 for thebenefit of the
y committee in Lis -
tied the time ler re-
m the old graVe yard_
the town till the lath
Eter ,evhich, all I bodies
be taken to the cerr-
iu ma° general grave.
he Christopherson, of
fle on a trip 'to the
I,. where he intends to
-ts for the benefit of his
irr,. Ford, stiadent of
gical 'College, has been
• hiS plate during his;
tonging to Mr. James,
Oreou, fell dead svhile -
ached to a buggy, along
of the shafts of the
slied, and Mr. Kemp
ee difficulty in clisen-
el animal from the con -
ham at the Anderson
ased se much that Mr.
iector, desires the true-
, second teacher. Two
cippose this, while the
EIV, Terry wisely thinks
t the Inspector amnia be
-Currie has sold out his
e oatmeal and grain
4e11, and intends malt -
a Colorado, where he is
Mrs. Currie. He in-
to Mitchell in, a few
,le up his affairs, after
nove out west with his
()liver, tat 17, concession
L1 two barns Isurnt by
ng a thunder storm on
at., about 3 a. rm. There
Lif fall wheat, 10 acres of
:ons of hay and several
the barns, all of which
:d. Mr. Oliver's loss is
nsured for 5/„000.
lately a man named *
ing near Milverton, had a
from poisoeine. He was,
.a, neighbor to &ink a tea
certaiia wild herb which
ed to him to be highly
ace the consequence. At -
without any serious re -
case certainly conveys an
;SKI.
the bodies from the grave -
ug the old Catholic church
hove been, removed to the
The old church building
for some time used as a
:am torn down, and a haude .
ick school is being erected
The main part of the old
built forty years ago, when
Ls in its infamy.
Electors of North
Huron-
F,MEN : Mr. Farrow wanted
;ailed to prove twenty false- -
iy last Cireular. What did
That the word " County "
aserted in the Sixth. Resolm
is words of Ministers in the
n. Did he deny that the
were adopted in the House?
a sitting there, and therefore
iem ? ThatIthey added $300, -
annual expenditure, making
Leif millions of dollars paid
e last five years as INCREASES
aeries already existing? Her
out of these facts. I te-
e truly,
WILLIAM SLOAN.
p INT -CT 1\17
3:EM-ANNUAL/
.10ANG. SALE.
1 -EOR -
REE WEEKS
MCDOUGALL., &
Reduotion in every De --
[mutant.
a.larloe of this Season's
ck Must be Sold.
[asses of Goods Marked
wn in Price.
_ -
Humbug, but a Ro-
b
t we advertise a Clearing
Ie. We Mean it.
Mad Examine for Yoursel-
,,
e ember the Next Three Weeks at
CDOUGALL &O0,.
- OF THE THREE SEVENS.
hest Price Paid for Firtilt--
Glass Butter.
a -
ELEVENTH YkiAR.
WHPLE NUMBER,
REAL ESTATE FOR SA E.
-
F°' SALE.-Fer` Salo a first class Planing
Mill, nearly "IOW, and in good runni g order,
situated in the fioUrishing Town of eaforth,
Will be sold cheap. Terms easy. E quire of
SBCORD, COSSENS & CO., Go1erie1, 1 at.
VARM FOR SALE. -For Sale, a sple
J of 100 acres, composed of Lot No.
12th. concession of • the •Township ' o
Terms easy. Apply to OFT4ItLES M
Box a, Clinton P. 0.
IN McKILLOP FOR SALE.
Lot 7, Con. 12, containing 100 acre
cleared and well fenced ; frame bank b
young orchard ; soil clay loam possess-
time- price 6' 5,000. Apply to A. STR
for.th
V
Ed farm
1, in the
Hullett.
ORROW,
553
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or Sale,
,60 acres
rn ; good
n at any
NG, Sea -
543
sale a 50
Countyof
once we
OR SALE. -The subscriber has fo
sore lot in the townshiai of McKillop
/Enron 20 acres are cleared. and the b
tiro.bered with. -beech and maTimaple. T property
6,
will be sold cheap. Apply to JAS. H.' BENSON,
517
Solicitor, Seaforth, Ont. •
-GURU FOR SALE. -For Sale, Lot 0. 5, Bay-
-V field, Concession, (Wench Tov.-ship, eon-
taining,24%aeres 50 of whieh are clean and in a
good state of cultivation. Tholarm i adioining
-the village of Bayfield, and will be sold cheap and
on favorable terms. Apply to the proprietor,
JOHN -U
GONLOCK. 524
VOR SALE CHEAP. -As the owner
the Country. a House end Lot in
of Harpurhey. Frame dwelling, wit
a largo garden filled with frnit trees
criptions ; good well and cellar. App
R. WINNE, on the premises, or to AL
Land Agent, Seatorth.
is leaving
the viUage
6 rooms;
f all des -
y to THOS.
STRONG,
551
Tib
Tho , .announce
the far-fanied
Richardson, of
Yarrow, Scotian
July last at the
read with path
many, not only
in Canada and t
Richardson wit
pier's forrester,
widow, with's f
aughters Ne
er hasbancl
sovinge in the e ection of a cottage be-
tween 'St. Mary' Loch and the Loch of
the Lowes, and bn his death -bed, two
years later, he lamented that theinoney
would be iarttia, y lost to •his family.
.1.
"Little did he ken," said his widow,
"that the hous was to be bread to his
bairns and m&" The late Robert
Chambers, while collecting materials
for his " Picture of Scotland," visited
the Vales of Yarrow and Ettrick, So
rich in traditionary lore and in ballad
and song, and took. up his residence for
a few days in Tibbie's cottage. When
the work appeared it contained a glow-
ing panegyric
agreeable co
,
FARM FOR SALE.-13eing north alt of Lot
Sim the 5th Concession, East Wawanosh,
100 acres, good SOH, well watered, good frame
barn 5636, good stable and shed 1826, 85 acres
cleared, good house and orchard, g od well and
pump. Apply to JAMES MUR AY, on the
place, or to Westfield. P. O. 55416
CIHOICE FAkt11 FOR SALE -B
1-/ Con. 7 Hallett, County of Huron ;1U1) acres;
ingLot 4;
SQ cleared, well underdrained, and
of cultivation ;, buildings (wave en
' terms easy. For further part co
Messrs. McCAUGHEY &HOLME.'T
I:or on the prerniet
aes to w. E. COL
stance P. O.
- - - -
VALUABLE' FARM FOR SAL
the east half of Lot No. 4, Con
Tuckersmith, County of Huron, con
acres, 31 miles from the Town of
convenient to sehool. The land
best quality. For further particn ars apply to
JAMBS PICKA,RD, opposite the pr raises, or to
Egmondville P.. 0. - 524
H• - ---
OTEL FOR SALE Oft TO
Hotel known as the Railway 71
the Clyde Hetet, sitnated near Bin
Is a first-olass business stand; with
land and. a good frame stable and s
al of which jam in good repair.
ur
• liberal. For Ifther particulars
F. KING, Blunaile P. 0.
a good state
and good;
rs apply to
'D, Seaforth,
WELL. Con -
555
Sale,
4, 1.1. R. S.,
isting of 50
eaforth, and
of the very
ie Shiel.
eat of the death of
ibbie Shiel," or Mrs.
St. Mary's Cottage,
, who died on. the 23rd
real age of 96, will be
tic interest by very
n Great Britain, but
ci United States. Mrs.
married to Lord Na -
and was early left a Mr. Bernard ' Devlin, M. P. is clam-
mily. of six sons and. gerously ill. The very gravestfears are
rly sixty-six 'yeaa's ago entertained for his life. His disease is
ad.' invested _his little effusion of blood. in the hinge.
-The Young Men's Christian Asso-
ciation of Quebec are about to com-
mence the erection of a new building,
which is to cost from $28,000 to $30,-
000.
-Mr. Fred. C. Mercer, of Winnipeg,
hos imported nine Cashmere goats from
Wisconsin. Mr. Mercer intends to test
whether these animals may be advan-
tageously raised in Manitoba,
-Mr. James Davison has been trans-
ferred from Whitby High School to take
the place of Mr. Somerville, who re-
cently left the High School in Guelph
to become a Public School Inspector in
the County of Perth. 1'
-Hon. David Christie, M. P., is
about tp retire from farroing, and. offers
his estate in the township of Brantford
for sale: It comprises 540 acres of
land, situate 5 miles from Brantford
and 2t- from Paris.
-In Guelph, the other day, sixty
cents per bushel were refused for bar-
ley, the owner preferring to take • it
home with him rather than sell at
those figures. Seventy-five cents was
offered. for new barley. •
-Mr, Joseph Longmore, of the 7th
concessionofErnesttown, plucked a
single root of Oats from which spring
thirty-one stems 1 the heads of which
contain 3n grains of oats, or in all 11,-
SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 18
crowd. RaM closed the day's proceed-
ings earlier than was intended. There
was a ball in the Windsor Town Hall
in the evening.
Canada.
A few days ago, one Mennonite I
brought into Winnipeg four hundred
dozen. eggs, and two others one hundred.
den each.
FARM FOR SALE. --For Sale, L
steered awl free from stumps. •.cilA re is a frame
dwelling house with stone cellar un erneath, also
frea:oe barn and stable. -Plenty of .00d water and
arnalforchard. Is within six-tanl-it-half miles
eaforth: Ap-
1:Collett, eonta,ining 100 acres, 8
ENT. -The
se, formerly
vale station.
one acre of
ed attached,
Terms very
pply to WM.
551
_
t 14, Con. 7,
of which are
of Minton land about 9 miles from
ply at THE EXPOSITOR Office; S
VALUABLE FARM FOB, SAL
Lot 29, Con. 8, Hibbert, contai
85 of which aro cleared and free
there is a log dwelling house, a go
and stables, plenty of water and a
is within 7? Miles of Seaforth. 1
ticulars apply on the premises t
HART, or by letter to Seaforth P.
* pROPERTY FOR SALE. -For S
Con. 16, Grey, 100 acres, 16 me
excellent lot. West half of north
29, Con. 6, Morris, adVioing the V
sels, 50 acres, 83 acres cleared, che
- maohinery complete thereon. F
lots, and a large number of vacant 1
iall the property of the un.dersigne
berof improved farms, the propertHN
ties. JOLECKIE. Brussels.
n her " halesome and
try fare" and the ex-
treme moderat on of her charges ; ancl
in the following season th.e miStress of
"this coinfortable little mansion" could
not make room for one half the visitors
who came to prove her hospitality.
From that time onward, more than
fifty years ago, Tibhie Shiers hostelry
has been thronged every season by
tourists, sportsmen, aaglers., poets and
painters, historians and novelists, to
say nothing of peers and politicians
from every district of the country and
almost every quarter of the globe. It
was the " howff " of James Hogg, the
,Ettrick Shepherd, whom • Tibbie•
1" served " when she was a ...lassie, a,nd.
men -1e was coming six. It .is stated.
that Mr. Forbes had. been offered_ not
long sioce 52,500 for the animal, and
refused,
-The Credit Valley Railway is to be
pushed forward rapidly, and -will be
finished without fail in the course of a
few menths.
-Kern's organ factory in Wood-
stock was completely destroyed by fire
last -week. The loss is estimated at
nearly '$6,000. Insurance $2,000.
The eldest son of Mr. A. Northcote,
Caraaoc, was attacked by a bull, which
he -wee leading, and hooked in the arm
and somewhat injured in otherrespects.
-Mr. George Markle, of Blenheim,
threshed his wheat crop off -eleven
acres the other day, the yield tolling up
to the handsome figure of 440 bushels,
or exactly 40 bushels to the acre.
'whom, at his own request, she attend- 842 grains, the product of one seed.
ed on his deathbed.. '7 He was a gey --a-Brie W. R. 1 Trimble, formerly of
sensible man," she said., " for a' the the Brantford lExposilor, now located.
nonsense that he wrat." Here Chris- as a farmer nearj Peublo, in Colorado,
promises to give 1 in his next letter to
the Expositor frojin Colorado, one hun-
dred and sevent -seven reasons why he
don't like the co mtry.
-Th.e Campb lls of the Province of at
Quebeo have ieceived favorably the the
proposition for a "clan gathering" Hot
greet the Marquis of Lorne and. his left
lady on their arrival in Canada. It is
nies
cting
aforth. 528
_
o
-For Sale,
ing 100 acres,
rom stumps;
d frame barn
ood orchard;
or further par-
WM. ABER-
542
-
Lot No. 14,
es cleared -an
all of Lot No.
age of Brus-
se factory and
or houses and
to in Brussels,
Also a nuin-
of other par -
515
VA.101 FOR SALE. -That well- nowu and.
llne
ly situated farm, Lot 1, Con. 1 Hallett, in the
County of Huron, containiu 10 acres, 90 of
which are cleared; there are two frame dv,-elliug
houses, barn, horse stable, cow sta, le, sheep -house
and chivingliouse ; also orchard a
water. The farm is situated two•
Town of Sealorth, on the Huron
particulars, apply to MeCAUGI
. STED„ Seatorth., or to SIMON -Y
McKillop, con-
(
.": tor, on the remisesy.
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ALUAB E FABM FOP. SAL .-,-For Sale the
west half f Lot 27, Con. ,
Wein 50 acre , known, as the Degle estate. This
iwithin one mile
fermis sitnatee id a quarter of.
Seaford!. The land is of the hoieest quality..
There is a handsome residence a$1 good. outbuild-
ings. The fermis woU planted vi th fruit and or-
d abundance of
miles from the
'Road. For full
Y & HOLME-
UNG, proprie-
553-4x
topher North wa,s wont to resort for
summer lodgings along . with his family
varying hi § fishing in St. Mary's Loch
and the llegget with excursions to
"dark Loch Skene,"- or to Drvhope
Tower and Douglos Blip, Tashielaet
and Ita, kleburn-all famous in tradi-
tion aua song. And most renowned of
all to this neighborhood c
" Great Ma.abician " himself, th
of " Waverly" and of " Marini
regular y brought his English
inoludibg Joanna Baillie, Sir Humphrey
Davy, and Wordsworth, and other
writcrs of European fame, to visit "lone
St. Mary's silent lake," and who has
described its scenery and 'troditions' in
strains that will last as long as our lan-
guage.' All these distinguished • men,
and many more of their Class, especially
Drs..0li almers and Guthriea knew and
respecied Tibbie Shiel, and took a
kincllyiinterest in her welfare. Chris-
topher' North made her snug little
"kitchen parlor" the scene of cine, of
his finest " Noctes," in which he and
Tickler and. the Ettrick Shepherd vie
with mach other in their descriptions of
" Tilabm's cosy bield," evhich. the Shep-
herd. compares to a "bit wren's nest,"
North to an " ant -hill," and Tickler to
a "bee -hive," illustrating their several
figuret with a profusion of imaginative
likenesses graphically descriptive of
Tibbio's modest dwelling, and highly
complimentary to the character and in-
austrY of its inmates. There are some
-On the afternoon of Thursday, 15th.
touching allusions also in the " Noctes
to her domestic histor and trials. The
The $hepherd. expressp3 his hope that
six persons, was struck by a squall
inst., a boat from Dundas, containing
Ilya
and, lie is " could in the moots," his when about one-third of a miie from
when! Ins last sour as been written,
Oaklands, and one of the youpg- ladies,
friends and admirers wiTherect a " bit im-.; Was drowned.
monument to his memory " on some i'ss minnie cceileY'
quiet spot foment Tibbio's dwelling,
and. ere, sure enough, a characteristic
stattte of the rustic bard now stands at
P10 the
author
n,". who
visitors,
namentaI trees,' is in excellent
towed.. It is admirably euitedf
; 4eraan„ a dairy -man; or market
easy. This property must be sol
te A. STRONG, Seaforth.
VABM FOR SALE. -For Sale,
McKillop, containing 50 acre
, cleared and. well improved ; ther
lugs and good. fences; there is
chard and.plenty of water ; the
be sold with the farm ; it is 2 in
12from Seaforth and 8 from B
gra.vel road leading to each place
excellez building tizu.ber and saw logs for sale.
Apply to Walton I'. 0. or to the iroprictor on the
promises. JAMES CAMPBEL 547-1x
- .
*ITALUAIRT,I; FARM F011 S LE. -For Sale,
v Lot 111, Con. 8, II. R. S., t, uckersmith, con-
taining 1110 acres, 90 of which. a, e cleared and in
well underdrain-
odd bush. Good
les ; Wellwatered,
situated about '5
'eld, and 31 from
all other convoni-
apply to DAVID
to Egmondville
- 548
order, and well
r a retired gen-
ardener. Terms
at once. Apply
589
Lot 15, Con. 14, ,
, 45 of which are
are fair build -
good young or -
rowing orops will
es from Walton,
ssels, with good
Also a quantity
a good st te of cultivation,bena
ed, axe • alauce is good hard
stone hoase, frame barn and sta,
and good bearing orchar I
miles from Seaforth- and
Kippen. School close by, and
. maces. For further paiticular
,b1001lE, on the premises, o
lop, 5
froze. Se
FOR SALE. -Lot 271, Con. 12; MeKil-
, acres, on NIrthern GtaveliBoad, 8 miles -
forth; frame buildings end orchard.
West half Lot 29, Con. 9, Mel 50 aeres, 40
orchard ; 5 miles
South half of Lot
25 cleared, frame
Con.- 8, H. R. 8.,
cleared, orchard,
- running through
rth. :Apply to A.
543
't
-The Free Press Battleford special
announces that the first issue of the
Saskatchewan Herald, the first paper,
in the. Northwest Territories', was
struc. off on tbe 17th inst.
-he Corporation of Welland. have
decided to consolidate the indebtedness
of the town, and a by-law for the pur-
pose Of raising a loan of $20,000 was
carried' by. a majority of the rate-
,
payers.
-Mr. Wm. Abbot, of Gladstone,
townehip of Dorchester, harvested 450
bushels of fall wheat .of the peott
variety off ten acres, or egnal to 45
buehels per acre. The quallty was
good.
i,100. -A- valaable hose belonging to
Wm. McEne
struck by lig
dead ih the fie
-Mr. Isaac
gin, dropped d.
Wednesday aft
cause is supp
disease. Dece
est settlers i
death is much
-Minto toe
Bruce, boasts
of gravel,road
mile, and gra
the railways p
Mg to $80,00
according to
only 513,670
exceeded 13 ills in any year.
-A circus sited Arkona last week,
and with it t e jusual three-card.monte
and wheel of ortune men. The latter
received good. atronage is well as the
former. A f -w, grey -headed. men who
have returne 'to their second child-
hood. seethed to imagine they -were
angele o ercy going around. the
country vin -eavay good money. One
poor dupe fo na out his mistake to the
tune of $132 the usual tale, refusing
cheap advice and buying dear expern
-A little six-year-old son of Capt.
McMaugh, Propeller Dominion, wee lost
overboard when off Lona Point, on the
night of the 1.5th inst., wbhile they were
at sea. Nothing was seen of the and.
after falling overboard.
-The water has fallen, and opera-
tion e on tb_e Assiniboine rapids, • three
-miles west of Winnipeg, have been re-
samed by the Government. The con-
tractor for ties for the Pembina branch
is bringing in large quantities from
Lake Winnipeg,
-4 few daysi since a horse andbuggy
-were stolen from the premises of Mr.
M. B. Lawrason, St. George. Word
was sent to Chief of Police Williams,
London, and. last Friday evening
property was found at Wilson's
el, London East, where it bad been
by the thief.
-On Saturday, 10th inst. the in-
matee of the poor -house, at. inst.,
wee 'startled by the sudden death of
one of the inmates, James Touns, -who,
while in the act of singing "Hold the
Fort," for the edification of his com-
panions, suddenly sank back and died
almost without a struggle.
-Some thirty-five of the more tract-
able patientsatthe Lunatic Asylum in
-London were sent to attend Cole's cir-
cus on Friday afternton. This is in ac-
cordance with the system of treatment
adopted by -Dr. Bucke, the theory
of Which is that amusement is more
required than medicine.
-,-William Chamberlain, the butcher,
who so- mysteriously. disappeared from
Orangeville a short time ago was arrest-
ed on Saturday last, and -placed in
Chatham on a charge of stealing fpur
head of cattle. He was afterwards
bre-110U to Brampton, where he will re -
of Esquesing, was
fling, and. was found.
d next morning.
• adcock, Of Mount El -
ad in the harvest field on
rnoon of last -week. The
sea to have been heart
sed was one of the old -
that' section, and his
regretted.
nohip, in the County of
f havipa built 14 miles
at a cost of $8,000 per
tea bonuses to each of
seing throughit arammt-
. Its indebtedness is
the last auditors report,
d. its taxes have never
10
said railway. and steamboat cons
are being communicated with resp
return tickets. •
-The mysterious murder of a
inept citizen of Ottawa county,
ten years ago, is about to be brou
light by the voluntary informatio
-women, who bas produced th
rom-
some
ht to
of a
gold
-watch and chain which was in t e pos-
session. of Mr. Andrew Leanly, the mur-
dered. man:
-William. Mayer, a sectiOn 131511.
the Northern Railway, was knocked
Clown by a passing trona, the wheels go-
ing over his left leg and arm, and caus-
ing such inj tines that he. died .011 Thurs-
day morning of last week in tenible
agony at the general hospital. He
leaves a wife and. family.
-Before the Guelph Police Magis-
trate, a few Clays ago, Robert Hazzard,
of lot 14, concession 1, Luther, was ac -
main until the assizesto answer another
cused by Collector .McLeais of having
031.00.
-One afte -noon during hdrvest ten
or twelve y ung business men and
mechanics Woodville, each armed
with a rake ndapoir of binding gloves,
drove to the arm of Mr. Richard Wal -
ten, two tin e§ west of the village, and
before retui ing bound about six acres
of grain and drew in a few loads to his
barn. Mr. alters had. the misfortune
to break his lea a short time ago, and°
was conseq enbtly una,ble to attbend to
his harvest, mice the praiseworthy act
of the youn men. .
-The wif of Richard Goodenough,
a farmer in he vicinity of Newtonville,
disappeared at four o'clock on Monday
morning las week, and after protracted
search was ound sitting upon a log in'
' a wood abo t a mile from her home.
When appr ached ,she appeared wild,.
and made a desperate effort to ' escape,
but she wa caught and carried. home.
A quantity •f provision Procured at a
neighbor's eller was found iu her pos-
session. 'T e death of a favorite child
is the supp sed cause of this conduct.
-A. you g lady in Fredericton, N. B.,
had a neer w escape from drowning on
Tuesday la t. She fell over a wheal,
ana had tu k a third time, and lay on
the botto of the river, when a Mr.
wn a pole, and fortunately
. She describes her sense, -
unpleasant ; could distinct -
people on the wharf, and
hy they did not assist her;
Ie corning down, and imag-
immense 'size and length;
t it touched her she clasped
she could ha.ve climbed to
on it. Mr. Orr says she
e pole like a squirrel.
alt Reporter says: Harvest
are now pretty generally can-
ine neighborhood, a few faelds
a all that is now left to take
0
e whole, fall wheat, where
as turned but as well as ex -
hough the sample is not as
at of last year. Yr. John D.
st Dumfries, lately threshed
5 twelve -acre field of Claw -
obtaining therefrom a yield
bels to the acre. We have
teral other farmers who have
pm 25 to 35 bushels to the
e George Atken, of South
threshebd a day or two ago
;
yield • of 33 bushels to the
. Wm. Little, of South Dum-
also threshed, and report has
got 43 bushels to the acre,
looks a little large. Spring
ever, are generally light, and
eil any means come up to th
as formed of them in the earl
el season.
aturday evening, 10th hist ,
ng over a bridge on the 4t
of Beverly, the steam engin
. George Wham for running
hing machine broke through
e. The horses were aoross th,e
en it broke, but the weight of
e dragged them hookas -lid ri,s
y fell with it, landing eventu-
p of it and laying there after
is reached the bottom of the
oI which it fell. Lying there,
the poo 1 animals in their struggles
kicked a ay 'the steam connections and
ceased t1' StpaM to escape; scalding
them to a frightful extent. The driver
jumped e the engine went through the
bridge aiad escaped. As soon as 1pas-
Bible a,ft rt the accident assistance was
rendered11 and the horses extricated;
but the ffects of the scalding are. sueh
that it is barely possible the poor ani-
mals caii ive. On Itionday the eugine
1 ag s s ge °I. it °Ii
should. h
40() an'
sone of
i Win 1
efor e
ciler
the
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00
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MCLEAN BROS., Publishers.
1
$1.50 a Year, in Advance.
,
factethat there was a company or two
of the old. Royal Canadian Rifles sta-
tioned here at the time. The first
church was erected in 1868, since -which
time the congregation has rapidly in-
creased, until now, whell the original
structure, even with two a,dditions, is
inadequate to accommodate the flour-
ishing congregation. The total cost of
the buildina including spire, will be
about 423.,tio. -
-The Corporation of the villa,ge of
Yorkville have settled with Mrs. Mc-
Tiggart, Widow of the' late Neil Mc-
Taggart, the cabman who was killed by
the collapsing of the linage over the
Don some weeks ago. The matter hay -
Mg been referred. to Mr. Severn, Hon.
Frank 'Smith, and. Mr. Buokley, of
Yorkville, as arbitrators, they fixed the
dainEiges to the cab, horses, and. har-
ness, and loss in respect of tine at 5925,
and the amount to be paid to the
the coat on again and lay down be-
tween two of his companions, both of
whom, dmang thetoesings and tumbling
caused. by heat- mid mosquitoes, became
as well grased as himself, -while the
fourth, theugh. he escaped, tmbuttered,
had. his trpuser legs covered with sperm
from the candle which toppled side-
ways du ing th'e ni,ght, ana melted
vbile t at position.
Perth Items.
11.r. Alfred Standen, of Gananoque
has Men engaged. as English master in
the Stratford High School, at a salary
d!--61° y'oting man, named. Frank Van-
dusen, frem Wooastock, got one of ltie
legs brok n at the ankle by the fall of a
scaffold • Listowel the other day.
-Som evil-dieposea person has re-
cently att tilated with an axe or some
other eh rp instrument, a number of
witlo-w as solatium $1,000. Mrs. shade tr es on some of the streets in
McTaggart has been paid the 51,0013, Stratford.
and. the 1925 has also been paid. to Mr. -The supposed counterfeiters who
Jordan, the owner of the cab, escaped the vigilance of the Listowel
-On Tuesday, 13th inst., accident peileemaa last winter, have been. cap-
tured, ft d await their trial in Stratford
into serious in its nature,' occurred to
a young man named EL Bell, a son of jail
-We understand that Mr. James
Mr. A. Bell, postmaster Nairn.. It 1
appears that the individu referred to i Thom, Of Mitchell, has sold. his store,
resides in the township of Niagara and St present occupied. by himself, tO
Mr
Was on his •way home to visit his W. Colwell, and is to give up possession
Orr put d
touched he
tions as 710
ly see the
wondered
sa,w the p
ined it of
the rnorne
it, and say
the moon
c.ame up t
---The
operations
eluded in
of oats bei
in. - On t
threshed
pected, al
good as t
charge of cattle stealing in Esquesing. Moore, W
distilling apparatus upon his preTises.
_as .7 -On Thursday of last week Messrs. the; crop
He was pronounced guilty, an w Hood, Goodfellow, Head, McKenzie and sonwheat
fined 5200 and 417.55 costs. Illicit dis- Iltarn, a Toronto cattle export firm, of -137 bu
tilling is thus shown to be a hazardous
•
shipped to 'Great Britain per the Grand heard of
business in. this country. " Tirunk, 1,500 Leicester and Cotstvold obtained
sheep, and 640 grade Durhaans. These acre. M
animals were bred in Wellington Dumfries
Cpunty, said to be the chief locality of and got
Ontario'for shorthorns and pure -blood- acre. IYI
ed stock of all breeds. fries, has
-The "banks .and braes " of the it that h
"bonnie Doon " dam, in Waterloo, have but this
lately been a great resort for fiShermen, crops, ho
who have landed from the waters there- will not
ofiscores of fitie bass. Those fish must expectati
have got into the dam when. it broke part of t
away ten years ago, leaving a free -On
course to the river, as up to the last while dri
twe or three years no one walla ever concessi
have thought of catching blackbass out used by
of the Doon dad. Of late, however,. his thre
hundreds of fine fish have been taken the brid
therefrom. bridge
-The weed. called " Daisy ,' and in the elate
French " Marguerite," is said to be it 'fell th
alarmingly prevalent, and choking out ally on t
all the hay crop in the vicinity of Que- the engi
bec. It is also prevalent in some parts creek in
of the eastern townships. The pla,nt is.
§o prolific of seed and rapid of growth
that tvhen it gets into a field it soon
spreads all oyer it, and still continues
The boat rolled. over six times. T e
survivors were taken off the bottom of
the boat by two men who were sent out
the foot of Chapelhope Hill, looking M a life -boat from the steamer "Prince
right across to the hostelry which he mthur'.
delighted:to visit, with -St: Mary's Loch -Justice Bradley, of -Emerson, seems
and. Bourhope, and the Mereeleuchhead determined to put a stop to fighting in
bar -rooms. Two cases came before,
cleared, frame haat:Imp, goo'
from, Se forth, on gravel road.
20, Cen. 12, MeKillop, 50 acres,
bam„ sp mild. -timber.. Lot 1'
Tuckers! kb, 100 acres, 75 acr.
.Ifror and spring. cree
lan ; miles from Seal
STRON „ Seaforth.
FOR SALE IN BEL1CORE House -and Store
with ,over half au acre of first-class. o_arden.
cogroaauchdhi, well stocked and in g •.od. order. Stable,
taW1S •'OUSCI and run for
is !man
store is
year • t
tulle
.,)1dal
mse„ wood -shed, hen-:
I fenced, air very cony
ed for two. families,
ented to a respectabl
e, other part with t
s is equally valuable. •
Mout. The house
ne part, with the
tenant at $78 a
e garden and out -
This property will
t bargain, as the proprietor intends re-
movang to Winnipeg. If not Old before it will be
offered at Auetion about the 140a of August.
WILLIIAM A.S1IDOWN. 554
FARM FOR SA.LE,-Foi Sale, Lot 19, Cuna 13,
containing 180 acres, of whieh Tabont
140 acres are cleared, well fe ced tinderdrained,
and in a good state of cultiv
is welltimbered with hardw
all hid of waste land on
spring crook rens across one c
buildings all round; abroad&
icidPdmps, and•a splendid b
Is wit n a mile and a half o
r
Way b tweet). Seaforth., lirus
tions, also convenient to ch
oritee,1&e. The farm will be
in tWo parts. For further
Walton Post Office, or apply
LIM promisee. 'WM. ITFLI.J.
in the distance. Tibbie Shiel was a
fine specimen of the best class of . Scot-
tish *vomen of her remit in life. She
was , an intelligent, humble -minded.'
Christian, well 'versed in the Sacred.
ScriPtures and in the " Standards " of
the Presbyteriam Church, and through -
Out ' er long career she led" a quiet and
peac able life in all Godliness and. hon-
esty." Her memory was stored with
the ballads and tiaaitions of the ro-
monitic district in Which she passed her
life, but still more -with the Psalms of
Da,v'd, and with the best of our hy-mns
and Paraphrases. • Notwithstanding
Mrs Richarason's great age, her mem-
ory ad her mental vigor and shrewd -
nes
last
she
ton.
,, ae
•Un void&
eon es hit
an his 1
tion; the balance
od. There is not
he farm. /Vernal
rner. Good frame
ee of good water
ring orchard ; it
gravel road, mid -
els, and Blyth Sta-
rches, schools, post
old Ais a whole or
particulars address
o the proprietor on
544
him the past week. In the bast case
both parties concerned -were fined -the
one ten dollars and costs; the other
twenty dollars and costs. In the
second ca,se one of the persons con-
cerned was fined five dollars and cost
-while the other was sent to jail for twb
months. •
sad accident occurred at Park-
hill 011 Thursday of last week, by which
a young boy, aaed six, son of Mr. Mar-
tin Fogarty, ofthat place, was binned
to death, He was in the act of build-
ing a fire, and in putting coal oil on the
wood and. igniting it the tan burst and
the flames caught his clothes. The
poor child was so frightfully burned
friends, and when betw en Stratford , on the lst of November next.
and St. Mary's one of th elips which 1
sapported the shaft of the buggy gave 1 Trunk dies ea at
-Major Stephenson of the Gr tea
Monday afternoon, la2th
eta,y, causing the horse, a very spirited ;eat ft
animal, to run away. The driver the effects of typhoid fever.
WaS 1 b-e-ce'aseInwas highly respected, and his ,
thrown out violently on the hard road, i death is greatly mourned by all.
breaking his arm and. causing internal ,
injury. Medical aid was at once pro- i -Mr. Thomas Armstrong, of Avon-.
I ton, has returned from a two years' .
cured. aud every attention was shown
i visit to Scotland, where be has 'been.
to the unfortunate yoimg man, -who,
according to a recent account, is recov- 1 staYing for the good Of his health. He •
ethic, 1 is looking quite robust and. fresh.
. -A Grand Trunk Railway break- i -In atknowledgment of her services, '
ee ,
man, named George Bennett, Was kill- 1 Miss Morrison, organist of the Metho- _
ed on the morning of the 15th inst., by 1 dist Episcopal church, Listowel, has
an overhead. bridge about 11, mile west I been presented with a beautiful sil-
of Paris. There was an excursion from i ver cake basket, butter cooler and but-.
Bright to Hamilton, and the train. be- i ter knife. .
ing crowded some of the pa,ssengers had. I -At the Decent semi; annual examine
'climbed. upon the top of the coaches. I slims of the Ontario College of Phan.
Bennett went on top, either to keep or- i macy, held in Toronto, lYfr. A. H.
der or request theta to come down, and i Clark, of St. Marys, passei, an exceed.- .
-while thus employed, met with the ac- 1 ingly creditable examination, and was
cident. He lived. in Stratford: ana i eamittea a .ecTisteted student, and ob-
leaves a wife and two. children. After i
the sacrifice Of a large number of lives i , -The yie
by these bridges, the Grand Trunk township b
Railwa,y Company, a short time ago, and in eons
awoke to the necessity of raising tlaem, neat seas!)
but this work is being so tardily per- ha,ve hive
formed that many valuable lives Wheat," w
ma,y Still be lost before the job is COM- per bushel.
1 d th *plonia of the college/
d of fall wheat in Wallate
s been quite satisfactory,
quence will be largely sown
i. A number of farmers
ted in " Arnola's Vietor'
ich has been retailed at $4
It is highly spoken of.
last week a little son of
pleted. -One da
Mr. Wm. Watt, Mitchell, aged about
-For about four years a division of
of his feet badly
opinion on certain doctrinal points has six years, Laa. one
ja-mmea i ts, horsepower, which was
been growing more and more among
0)0
to spread, the only sure mo
structiou being to plow up the
fore the seed of the weed
were but little unpaired. to the Horses will net eat it, aud
chew it.
Her end was perfect peace, and that death ensued a couple of hourse-a, -
-ealised to the full the beautiful and. terWards. . - -On Thursday, 1st inst., Georae,
hing wish of Christopher North- --Mr. R. Millman, of the 6th conces- laimmelspach living about two mires
hen heliiho shall be nameless --the sion Of Bosauquet, taste. fall, sowed. one from the village of Formosa in the
le---nvho never names his day bushel of-, white wheat, which had township of Culross, committed suicide
er on his one visit, his first °riginallY :come from , ;the vicinity ot by hanging himself. He however was
st may he be taken by Tib- Bowma,nville. Mr. Millredn was very suspended so lew that his feet touched
bie for his brother, Sleep." Ettrick careful ' ee ina it separate from other the ground. Doubtless, fearing that he
St. Mary's Lochtthe scenes of wheat. - .Plenaina & . Hetherington
b !bunalea the hanging, he cut through the
0
, .. ,,
spirit -stirring legends and threshed4far him t other day, and 'arteries at the tmees, and is saido ave
the Scottish language, will no it yielde4: belittle over forty-six bushels :bled to death. He was over 60 years of
r after year continue to at- of _splenal'ittraiu. r -.I" ti,ge,and was suffering for some time from
wds of visitors from every leiwo Mennonite delegates from ,mental disease. -He is said to have re -
the World. whr--------- guage Russia sent tO-e4torttlaa. the condition Iquested his family some time ago to
of the various Mennonite settlements in. Iput cutting instruments out of his
e of de -
field be -
matures.
attle es -
, Vale and
the 2,110S
- stmlies in
doubt Ye
tralt cr
qaarter .o
is read. And We may safely predict America, express themselves well ,reach, fearina Ms self control, if t ey
'should fall into his hands. '
is Spoken and the Scottish minstrelsy
that the memory of Tibbie Shiel will pleased with the Manitoba, settlements,
linger around her snag and comfortable considering them more prosperous than ----The storm Of last Friday evening
hostelry long after the generation who those they had visited in the United. i caused a great deal of loss and. destruc-
knew her personally have passed away. States, and reanarkingthat this Province tion of property in many places. Mr.
1 r*D. Nom. -The subject of the above sketch, would receive ,many more Mennonite
settlers next year. !Lamont's barn, 4th concession, Mary -
wheal we take from the " No -th British Daily ' boro, was shattered, beina taken about
Mail," was grandmother of Mr.. D. D. Wilson, of -The celebrated horse, Vicksbrurg, eight feet- off its folindabtions. Fruit
this! town, aud sister of Mr. David Shiel, of Brus- owned by Mr. Jno. Forbes, of -Stood.- and crops badly damaged. . All win -
Boni]
-a-The fortieth anniv
emnamipation isf slaves t
British colonies was com
vast concourse of colorc
Windsor, Aniherstburg
Chatham, Buxton, Dresden,
Detroit, and several other places, by. a
grand picnic in Burton's grove,- Sa,nd-
wieh. A large number of speakers
were on the grounds, and addressed the
reary of the
roughout the
nentorated by
a peopl from
, Cola ester,
oled.o,
stock,died last week. He was le y
W. G.3aarding, of Belle Meade Farm,
near Nashville, Tenn., sired. by the
noted horse -Vandal, lst. dam Blondin,
t st Vine -
by Commodore, is
1.42, and. 1.44, was made at Cleveland I priting the building, crops, and imple-
races three years ago, winning first I ments.-The lightning struck a barn
dows facin the storm were broken.
-The barn of Joseph Voising, Heidel-
berg, was struck by lightning, and in a
few minutes the whole building was in
flamese The loss is - very heavy, corn -
h belonging to Thomas Moffat, of Tilore-
the Norwich Society of Friends, so
much so that they now really form two
separate bodies, known as Old and
Young Quakers. The Young Quakers
being the most numerous, disowned.
over forty of the old school. This ac-
tion was confirmed by the quarterly and.
again last month by the yearly meeting
held at Pickering. The Old Friends
Mitchell I,?eformer, was on Tuesday,
claim that they are the true 'Quakers,
13th inst., presented with. a gola watch
and. endeavored to retain possession of
and chalet, ilay the enepioyees, on his re -
the church property. Matters came to
turn from . a trip to Paris, Mr, Me-
a
head a few days ago. Jesse Stover,
Lean's 131£1, y old friends in Perth will
a leading man among the Old Friends,
was tried for housebreaking -that is,
forcing his way into the meeting house.
The local magistrates dismissed the
case, which will, no doubt, be settled by
a higher court.
.-One afternoon last -week a, group of
children were playing on the railroad
track, West Brantford. It was the
hour at which the train. was due for
Burford, Norwich, etc., but of this the
little plea,sure-deekers were unconscious.
The point at -which they were playing
-was on a sharp curve, and the engine
driver did not seethem until too late
to stop his train. The little ones saw
the quickly approa,ching danger, and all
got to a place of safety but one little
girl atleout three years old. The brakes
were*pplied, but all in vain, and. it
seemed as though she must be crushed
beneath the ponderous wheels: Atthis
instant the fireman sprang through the
window, ran to the front, and grasping
working o the premises of Mr. .
Crawford, pump maker. The bones
were broken, and one of his toes almost
severed from his foot, but it is thought
that the limb can be saved.
-Mr. A. McLean, of McLean, Roger
& Co., Go-terinnent Printers, Ottawa,
formerly editor and publisher of the
made a, two mile heat in 3.34,1, takMg *rood, destroying two barns, and on.°
money easily. At t e sam
second place. At time of death --which shed, with contents. Loss about 52,000 ;
was caused. by a rupture in the abdo- insured in the Canada Agncultural for
t e cor
lgr.Ro
f
'ever
lergy
terest•
4.ohn
trst o
'yea a
tembe
was t
pithe
Viee c
Imre
resen
ys 1
viI1age was in the winter of 18 -
now n oily 20 years ago. The place of
mee g was imthe old court house at
Fort *nay, and the occasion of the
conana acement of the services was the
be glad to
ment bein
his Europ
--Three,pereens were b.adly poisoned
in. -Stratfoild last week, by drinking milk
out of ea jug into which some Paris
.green had accidentally fallen-• The poi-
son *513 'strewn aromad..:on. kiteh.en shelves
for the purpose of destroying cock -
ad of it had. worked
crack to a shelf below, On
e milk. jugs were plated.
waffling this poiemmua ,drug
too ,careful, as it ie velatile
nt.
coming games of the Lis -
ear of such a high oomph-
paidhim onlais•return from.
.an. tour.
roaches, a
throu,gh a
which so
Persons 11
cannot be
and virul
-Atth
towel Cal &onion Society, to be held on
the 12th cef September, one of the ath-
letic exertises will be what is known as
"the tug of war," and which may be
thus briefly described : A number of
men on ojaposite sides of a line seize.
hold of rope, and the party who sus-
ceeds M awing the other across are
the child by the arm drew it to a place
declared. the -winners. n is proposed
of safety. The momentum of the en -
to have the contest take place this year
gine carried it far beyona the spot, and.
between ten men from Wallace and
only for the presence of mind of the
ten men from Elma, the town to be
noble fellow a mother would have
mourned over her mutilated babe. included,, and Main street to be the di-
-Mr Marvin. Knowlton, the well- viding line. Prizes will be awarded. to
known temperance lecturer, was taken the victor&
to the hospital in Toronto, on Thursday -A Tivistock youth being one of the
excursionists on Monday last ,week, and
afternoon of last week, insensible, hav-
sporting a watch worth 535, stood, on
ing taken a terrific dose of paregoric.
one of the tars tfirrin
It is alleged that he was drunk at 'the the Platferra of
the speed at which the train was going,
time he took it. He hired a hack early
or finding out what tilOO be ought to
M the day, and drove around to several
get his d imer. While in the act of sct
places of ill -repute, and then went into
a (hug store, bought two six -ounce doing, t 8 grand time -piece fell from \
hil hand, and out it rolled over the pint-'
t of the bed of the creek, be- ph' 1 f re oric which would con-
.
ly damaged. The total loss, tain 12 grains of opium, poured. the form to the groundOa arriving at
off
horses die, Will be between stuff into a tumbler and drank it the next station the youth took to his
feet and went built a distance of some
.
$500. • He again got into the hack and. ordered
five miltsill but to no purpose.. After
erenaony of laying the corner the driver to drive round Queen's Park.
making a iteent search for about 7 or 8
he new Presbyterian churgh Having driven about for Some time, the
nailes oi rabilway, our hero returned a
eg, took'place _on the 8th int, hackman looked into the cab and found . .
rge concourse of people and
en of nearly every denomination.
ity.: The ceremony of lnyiing
stone was performed by Rev.
rtson, peator of the congrega,-
erly of Norwich. Ontario.
hie man insentible. He informed a po-
licemate who; after takinghim to the
station, Went for a doctor, who ordered
Knowlton to be taken to the hospital. Polite Magistrate, Mai Louisa Peteris,
He remained unconscious for 3t hours, the wif-e of a farmer living in the 'Gore
and. is now doing well. He states that, of DoWnie, was charged by detective
lit f takin Wm Smith acting for the Medical As-
day or two ago a sadder, but it is to be
hoped, a wiser man.
-011 Thursday, 15th inst., before tile
ddresses were delivered by the he has been 111
gam without benag - y r e -g
day.
-Some of the pleasures of "camping praotitioner. Defendant said. she did
out" are exemplified in the following not give medicines inwardly, she ap-
paragraph from the Lindsay Past: Four plied liniments and rubbed the patient.
young men, two from Lindsay and the ' Her charge was $5 per day for her ser -
others
F nelon Falls came to -vices, which included everything Bile
grief -or grease, rather -in a ludicrous used.. She said she treated Augo
t�
manner, while camping out on the shore Gropp, of Brunner, for typhoid ffver
of Cameron Lake last week. Afper their within a year past. She nursed
uid
tent had bee -D. illuminated by a sperm treated her for ten days, for -tibia
lt
candle, which was hung from the top was paid 55 per day. She 4E6
in an ola dilapidated tin lanitern one of I that she treated Mrs. liurin for nenttta
the party took off - his teat th;ew it, I heart disease for two days, for whitah
without' notietng what he was doing, I she was paid $10. She haa now nme
over a thha uncovered box containing 1. patients in the county of Waterloo. She
their store of butter, and then sat d.own said her charge was for nursing. The
upon it for a while; after which he put .1 case was adjourned.
present, one of the most 3.11-
gl of which was that of Rev.
lick, the pioneer Presbyterian
-in Manitoba, and also the
in Winnipeg. -Kr. Black hr-
innipeg on th.e 28th of Sep -
11851, and for many years ibe
e only Presbyterian missionary
ountry. The first regular §er-
ected vrith the Presbyterian
, eld, within the limits of the
city of Winnipeg, for in those
'waR not a city, town., or even
irn from 19 to 16 ounces of paregoric every sociation, with practising medicine for