The Huron Expositor, 1878-09-13, Page 8$.
THE . HURON EXPOSITOR
moontiF OsUor
DISTRICT MATTERS.
-ANOTHER Large Invoice of European
feeds now opening ;at HICKSON & BLEA.SDELL's,
Reafurth. '562
2
k .o$NTS WANTED, iia every Town and.
Township, in the counties of Huron, Bruce, Perth,
Oxford, SF'aterloo, and Middlesex, to sell and ad-
just to windows ,min's Patent Sash Regulator,
wan be applied to any window, and is preferable to
weights at half the cost. Good references must
accompany all applications. Jas: A; CLI -ti `Sc Co.,
Seaforth 562
PERSONAL.— Itev. Mr. Graham and
Wm. M. Gray, of this town, have * been
in Montreal, this week, attending the
annual•general conference of the Canada
Methodist Church.
REFORM MEET- ING.--A meeting of the
.Reformers of Seaforth will be held at
Carmiclael's hotel, this (Friday) even-
ing, at half -past 7 o'clock. A.large at-
tendance is particularly desired.
SkECIsL PiuzE. — Messrs. Smith &
West, of the Ontario dry goods house,
Seaforth, offer a prize of ten dollars to
the best looking baby between the ages
of six and eighteen months at the fall
. show, to be held on the 27th inst.
- •
Cnlci r. — Last Friday afternoon a
cricket match was played on the agri-
cultural grounds between the Seaforth
and Egmondville cricket clubs. :The
game resulted in favor of .the Seaforth.
club by 13 runs.. Score—Seaforth, 90;
Egmondville, 77.
'Foe Meraror. i..—Mr. Charles Carter,
of Hullett, accompanied by his cousins,
Messrs, dames and Jonathan Carter,
formerly o'f Hallett, intend starting on
a prospecting tour to Manitoba and the
Western States next week. If, in their
travels they come across a suitable lo-
cation, they intend purchasing land
with' a view of settling thereon in the
• future..
s
i.
it
is in these capacities that her death will.
be most sadly and heavily felt. She
leaves a large family of small children
who, with Mr. Hatt, have the :sincere
sympathy of all=in this the hour of "their
bereavement. -
1ti:srovee 'o TOWN.—Mr. L. Meyer has
removed the office of the Division -Court
from his residence, near Harpur-hey, to
Seaforth. Ile hasfitted up rooms in his
block over Duncan & Duncan's store,
and the office of the Division. Court will
be found there hereafter. This will be
a,great convenience to our business men
and others having business to transact
with Mr. Meyer.
A Goon, Loco. -On Tuesday last Mr.
Joseph Abell, of this town, drew with
Ina dray team a boiler weighing over
five and a half tons on a pair of low
trucks, taking it from where another
team had stuck and drawing it the full
length of the station yardand , across
the track where the trucks parted, let-
ing the front end down on the road.
Mr. Thorp, we must hear from you and the Lard Haddo* Tilts again.midsummer' holidays of our Public
School ,this year extended over a period
ROME AOAIN.—Mr. Alex. Davidson, of
the Cemmerciel Hotel, and Mr. Thomas
Lee returned home from the old coun-
try on Tuesday last. Both gentlemen
had a very pleasant voyage going home,
and an agreeable visit in the old laud,
but they got a rough shaking up coning
back. Tiro weather was very cold and
stormy during the whole voyage.. They
came by the Allan line,by Quebec. Both
gentlemen look somewhat thin and tired
after their rough trip, but are much
proved in health.
Tem, GRASS.—Mr. Edward Sibbins, of
Logan, County of Perth, has •Hun ;ariau
grass growing oh hislfarm which is hard
to beat for length. ` Some'•of the stalks
of this grass measured 5 feet 9 inches in
length. This gentleman has also a
crab apple tree which is in blossom for
the second time.tl s year.
.. PRIZE LIST CORRECTION.—We are re-
questedby the Secretary of the Tucker -
smith Branch Agricultural Society to
announce the following additions and
corrections in the prize list I of the fall
show to be held in Seaforth, viz.,Messrs.
Smith & West give a special prize of $2
in goods for the best pair of men's slip-
pers"; Mr. Mason, offers a prize of $5 for
the best year old gelding got by Scot-
land's Glory;" the special prize by Oke.
& Hodgson was inserted in the. list
through error and will be withdrawn;
the silk` poplin dress offered by Mr.
Thomas Kidd for the best butter is val-
ued at $17 instead of $6, as in the bills;
the rule requiring sheep to have been
closely shorn after the 20th of April has
been rescinded, and will not be ad-
hered to.
A CoNvEns ZIONE.—A conversazione
under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid
Association of the Seaforth Methodist
Church will be held. ou Wednes-
day evening iex4 ' at half -past 7.
The programme will consist : of
speeches, music, readings and ' re-
citations. The ;basement, in which the'
entertainment Will be held,will be beau-'
tifully ;lighted, ;and in 'several . of the
large class rooms will be displayed a
✓ ariety of.curio;ities such as minerals,
flowers, &c., and these rooms will be
beautifully decorated with pictures,
paintings, and ; engravings of various
kinds. Thislatter is a new feature in
entertainments of this kind and will, no
doubt, prove a great attraction. This
w ill be the most interesting of themany
excellent entertainments held under the
auspices of this society and will, we are
sure, be largely patronized by our towns-
people of all denominations.
Messrs. Colem
myself—Mr.
from Seaforth
knowledge of t
sion (which wa
time) and the
had no hand
Miss Stracha
thew. In a r
Coleman, and
completely ex
from all bla.
Coleman ac
The School Board. - Difficulty.
To the Editor -of the Huron Expositor.
- Sir,—Will-you kindly ,grant' Ire the
privilege to explain, through your paper,
kir the satisfaction of several ratepayers
who hale requested me . to do so, the
cause that led -to my resignation as
member as well as chairman of the
Board of Trustees of Seaforth Public
School ? The cause that led to my re-
signation will be sufficiently understood
by a brief account of the circumstances
connected with it, which, with your
Permission, le proceed to give. The
THE QUEEN'S N's II6TEL.—We are glad to
notice that Mr. Thomas Stephens has
again resumed possession of the Queen's
hotel. Hehavingmade settlement with
his creditors, and now that he has the
running of things in his own hands,will
do all in his power to maintain the pop -
of six weeks, ending with Monday, the
19th."of August, exclusive- On Wed-.
nesday-. the 14th, our Secretary of the
School Board, Mr.' Ballantyne, came to
inform me,.that Miss Strachan, one of
our female teachers, would not be pre=
sent at the re -Opening of the. school on
the following Monday to resume her
duties, as she had arranged to ,.go with
an • excursion Party up -the lake,- and
that Dr. Vercoe was one of the party.
I. at once. expressed nay decided dis-
approval :of the proposed step, and
my disapproval was impromptu second-
ed by that of Mr. Ballantyne; who re-
marked that he was exactly of the saute
opinion, and that he had= told. Dr. Ver-
coe; from Whom he had received the in •
-
formation about the contemplated trip,
that he would, oppose her leaving for
such an object;: "tooth and nail"--re-
ularity of'.the excellent and cornmeal-, questing the doctor to advise 'her not to
•octs Postgiro. We- hope the patronage " proceed on :heir journey. The .doctor_
replied that he would not have an op-
,, portunity to see her till out of time for
her return, and at the same time as-
sured Mr. Ballai}tyre that he .bad no
hand in her leaving. We then called .a
meeting of the Board to consider .the
matter of her leaving,- when. it `became
known that no other member of the
Board knew anything at. all about ,the
matter ; that Dr. Vercoo was the only
member of the Board to whom the de-
sire of Miss Strachan for leave of' ab=
sence had been-coinmunicated, and *that
Mr. Ballantyne vas the. only member
of the Board to whom .Dr. Vercoe had
left un=touched. The robbery was not, thought fit or found convenient to con -
discovered until the snatch was over, , vey the information as to Miss
and as yet no clue has been obtained as Strachau's intended- excursion, • against
- `' which, be it remembered, Mr. ' Ballan-
tyno had expressed " a protest. The
Board that night could come to, no de-
finite action on t matter; owing to
the want of a quoru •caused by the
Sudden departure of.
n, Vercoe, Mabee, and
allantyne being absent
one doctor denying all
e contemplated excur-
no doubt true at the
ther doctor declaring he
her taking leave, and
implicating both of
solution moved by Dr.
econded by Dr. Vercoe,
nerating Miss "Strachan
e in the matter, Dr.
owledged the wrong he
had donein iniducing her to leave with-
out
the cone
Vercoe endeav
duct by a subt
pear that it w
sent that w:
Strachan was
through Miss
obtained from
the Board, an
confirmed by
had made ar
place supplies
it was only hi
was,:given, wl
not advised b
_victual consent
the,Board, ai
without cons
member of th ` Board, with making ar-
rangements fo supplying the place of
the absent t acher. ?. • How can Dr.
Vercoo pretei d that he wishedMiss
Strachan, thr< ugh Miss Gouinlock, to
believe that i was only 'his individual
and unauthor
tained, when
rangements h
her place du
of the Board, but Dr.
.red to vindicate his con-
rfuge in- making it ap-
s only his individual con-
s given, whereas Miss
really made to believe,
ouinlock, that she had
t e doctor the consent of
hat this view of it was
he "fact that the doctor
angements to have her
during her absence. If
individual consent that
y • was Mis- ' Gouinlock
him to ()baba the ind i -
of the other members of
d why did he proceed,
Cation with any other
accorded his house will be such as, to
enable him in a very short time to thor-.
• oaghly extricate himself from his finan-
• cial embarrassments.
C0;eresteT 1Ln.—Dura g the progress
of the base ball match last Saturday a
despicable robbery was made upon the
. players. The players had left their
clothes -in the ticket office,.` and while
the game was being played., the thief
entered it and rifled thepocketsof their
contents, consisting of small sums of
Money and jack-knives.. A valuable
watch belonging to Mr. H. Cameron was
ent, to take a seat on the platform. Mr.
Horton not being present, a little delay
ensued, but when he appeared, he was
received with cheers. Mr. Platt then
spoke, and, with a great amount of vigor
and even vehemence advocated a policy
of Protection for 45 minutes. His reck-
less assertions and inconclusive -reason-
ing . were received with much . favor
by the unthinking portion of the audi-
ence, and 'some of his happier hits were
cheered to the echo. Mr. Horton, on
coming forward, was well received,.and
although the rowdy portion of the party
was there in good force, and made sev-
eral attempts to interrupt Mr. Horton
they were kept in check by the chair-
man and Mr. Platt, who deserve credit
for their efforts. Mr. Horton's reply
was calm and argumentative and may
fairly be said to have met successfully
the points made by Mr. Platt. At the
conclusion of Mr. Horton's speech;which
was of one hour's duration, there were
loud cries for Mr. Crabb, but the chair-
man declined to allow any further speak- ,
ing'. when the meeting broke up with
cheers for the candidates. .
Tuckersmith.
TRUSTEE MEETING.—The Tucker-
smith township school board will hold
their next meeting in the Egmondville
school house, on Saturday, 21st Sep-
tember, at 2 o'clock P. M., for the pur-
pose of receiving applications from the
teachers of the' variousschoolsfor re-en-
gagement for next year, and other busi-
sed consent she had ob- nese.
she was also told that ar-
d been made to supply
ng her absence? Again,
the said Dr. erode took the chairman
severely to talk, characterizing his con-
duct
onduct as a piec : of impertinence forgoing
to Miss Stra
him, forsooth,
absence. An
insult to rays
that has dete
the fact, grat
self of his g•
ling her not t
to who the thief is.
B .psi': BALL.—'A friendly game of, b ase -
ball was played last Saturday on the
agricultural grounds between the Stars,
of Seaforth and the : Browns, bf
han instead •cif going to
to learn the cause of her
, what is more a personal
if and the chief reason
ned my resignation is
itously admitted by him-
g to the teacher and tel -
pay any attention what-
ever- to anyth' ng I should say to her.
Now, _as to t . s unwarranted assumption
of authority n the part of the doctor,
this " impe ' inent " attempt to limit
my right as : Trustee, not to say Chair-
man, of the oard, in making enquiry
into the cans • which produced an ir-
regularity in the school management,
and the insol
confer with h
quiry, and ab
perpetrated o
attempt to re
eyes of a tette
pass without
single mark •
it full time t•
the SchoolAB
future the B
leges with m
the arroganc:
will more m
rage any co -t
withstand hi
no of its mem- - boys load
Mitchell. On account of Want of begs ; • bat such" opinio i as was expressed night. Putt
practice, and some the best play- was one adverse to Miss Strachan's powder an
not appear at her post when the school line, eachfi
nt dictation. that I should
m before making such en-
•ve all the outrage he - has
r myself personally in the
uce me to a cypher in the
er, have. been allowed to
• word of rebuko, br a
disapprobatiou, I -think
sever my connection with
ard. I hope that in the
ard will assert its privi-
'reindependence against
of any petty despot, and
nfully defend from out-
ustee who lias courage to
encroachments.
W. N. W.TsoN.
THE CROP
and farmers re now busily engaged in
getting in t eir fall wheat. " Plowing
and. seeding bias been seriously retard-
ed by the he: vy rains which fell lately.
There will !'ie more fall wheat sown
this year th n on any oth,er previous
year, and a neat part on land not fit
for fall whe t. Fall wheat in this sec-
tion averag s between twenty and
thirty bush is to the ' acre ; spring
wheat, fiftee to twenty ; peas, twenty
to thirty, an oats will average about
forty bushel toth Th
wheat which
rains in the
eight bushel
an excellent
of the rot a
looking sple
.heav oro
not qua) t Clinton.
bad after al, and farmers have little
reason to complain. ` FoensTnr.=Mr. F. A. Meyer, of Sea-
tCooN Hum TING. -This is the favorite i forth, D. D. H. C. R. for, the County
Joys after the sun has de-
ath the western horizon,
's work is done. Meeting
pot, each accompanied by
nd having a rifle or shot
`Having all arrived, the
hunters begin to march,
to make a fortune in bides
Toe to the unlucky noon
ntured into the fields for
he is instantly surrounded
ogs, whose yelping brings
ut a dozen boys, each ready
eyes glistening with wild.
moment or two and . that
more, which, but a short
vas in the best of health,
g of hurting nobody. After
ce or two of this kind, the.
ftp for 'the last time that
ing in a double charge of
arranging themselves in a
es as his turn -comes. The
simply • astonishing ; every
n and child is soon awake
tance of two miles, wonder-
liullett.
A GOD L:u ii.—Mr. Thos. E. Ward,
7th Concession, Hullett, a few days ago
sold to Mr. John Medd, of the same
township, a ram lamb 5 months old,
which weighed1161 pounds. _ This ani-
mal was of common breed. This lamb
when born weighed 16 pounds. Con-
sidering that 1110 pounds is a good
weight for a lamb at that age we may,
well call Mr. !Ward's the "Canadian
Monster."
1elgrave.
Fno r Bir c MINES.—Many of our
readers in and, about Belgrave will be
sorry to hear that their old friend,Thos.
Miller, who'moved up to the. new coun-
try this spring has got burnt out. It
appears that a4fire broke out on Sun-
day 24th August, running, over Mr.
Miller's farm and burning his dwelling
house and barn which he had just
shingled, also ' house that Mr. Bowers
was about m
stand Mr. Mil
ture saved, bu
ed.—Co�I.
f' Stanley.
KICKED BY p Honsee-A young Loy
about nine years of age, son of,.l1r..
James Donaldson, Brownson Line, was
severely injured by a kick from a horse
one day last week. The man was work-
ing with the horses in the field, when
the little fellow came up behind them
{ and commenced poking at one of thein
McKillop.' with a stick! The animal kicked,
1 striking the boy with one foot on the
.—The harvest is finished face, and the other on the breast, cut-
ting his lip and otherwise seriously in-
jaring him. -Under medical treatment
he is recovering.
ving into. We •under-
er got most of his furni-
all his crops are burn -
parent that,the ad antage
did not do them much g
speaking was very ; ood, and
al speakers, with th except
McMillan, got a go . d hearing
as Mr. McMillan at tempted t
reference to' the mi- deeds o
and his friends, a c owd in
of the hall commen ed hoot'
ing and attempted o drow
and to their discre. it be it
the chairman nor u r. Porte
effort to quiet the interru
was'not until Mr. 1 ameron
that°=unless slrr. M Millan
to proceed .no oth<.r speak
heard, that order was re
Cameron, who f flowed
Millan although very li
an excellent speedh. Mr.'
lowed. He is nn estiona
and pleasant speak r, and
most " fervid flight of prat
the most perfect la
about him an apps
which is calculated
unacquainted wit)
that what he says i
or not. His orat
forte. Hfs speech
finely put words, aI
anything -approacl
Tuesday evening,
ing that no person
made a number of
utterly false sta
them with, such an
cerity that any
them to be incorre
to believe there w
in them. Theme{
cheers for the Qi:
dates.
they gained
ood. The
the sever -
ion of Mr.
. So.soon
o make any
Sir John agent Great Western Railway, which
one corner ' was crossing (the track, pitching her
a and yell- high and dry on the Company's nn
wood pile. She gathered her- A. C.
self lip and left for home as if she
was=sent for. As this is not her first
adventure with a locomotive, 'we pre-
sume she will soon get accustomed to
its flsendly tosses and take them more
quietly.
That Big Binding
Farquhar:
ACCIDIiNT—On Sunday evening, the
8th inst., as Mr. N. J. Clark, of Far-
quhar, was driving towards home in a
single buggy, no of the bolts connect-
ing the shaft with the axle dropped out,
causing the horse to run - away, and
e acre. -The spring } breve nd MT Clark out, injured him
was sown after the heaver. --''"14e.:: about the face ililso sprain-
�pring will not average over g_his wrist. Dr. Hutchinson, of Exeter,
to the acre. Potatoes are i - &essea his wounds, and he is nowrpro-
crop, but there are reports 1 gressing as favorably as could be ex -
mg them. Turnips are i pected. The horse ran for about three
id and promise to yield a ! miles, when it was stopped and taken
The grain crop, though home by Mr. Mills.
that of last year, is not so '-
sport of the
wended ben
and their da'
at a chosen 1
a coon dog a
gun apiece.
army of coo
determined
and oil. til
which has v
his meal, fol,
by a dozen c,
forward abo,
to fire, thein
delight. ' A
coon is no
time before
and thinkin'
an occurren
ors not being present, and also some
of the team -not playing their right posi-
tions, the Stars did not play with their
accustomed skill. However they won
tan easy victory over the Browns by. a
score of 30 to 18 with an innings td spare.
The game was satisfactorily umpired by
Mr. Sangster, of Listowel.
Nox'rER's Cniee :i> Flew. — We are
,.glad to learn that our townsmen, the
Messrs.tiopper of the Seaforth foundry,
leaving. However, Miss Strachan did
was ea -opened, and did not resume her result is
man, Svom:
duties until Friday, the 5th "day after within a air
the re -opening. The matter then stood in , if the F
thus : Miss -Strachan had absented her- g
self from her duties, apparently with-
out d nate cause and without
authority, inasmuch as Dr. Vercoe had
declared to Mr. Ballantyne that he -had
no hand in her leaving. Mr. Ballan-
tyne had made decided objections to
have`cornmencod the-iiianufacture of a her' leaving when informed by Dr. Ver- ane Lower
chilled iron plow, 'sornetliing similar in- coe of her intention, o • wish, and the almost thr
construction, of the same pattern, and other members, including myself, had gether witl
of similar material to those"made at the declared they know nothing of the mat- eleven ye:
South Bend. Iron Works, Indiana. The ter. Under )these circumstances I, as Lightle, be
Messrs. Nopper have already sold a Cliairman_of the 13oard, deemed it my were puttu
duty to ,go td Miss Strachan and en- feeder. Sc
deavor to ascertain the true cause of. put in fell
her absence. Accordingly; on the fol while in tl
lowing"Mond}ay, the 26th, I proceeded smock got
to the school about 12 o'clock, noon, to fore the
interview her on the matter. I asked twisted h
her the rcasob for her absence at the head' and
re -opening off the school, and she told him in sev
melafter� a series of cross-questions one of, his''
which I was necessitated to resort to two places
before I could elicit the real. truth of • procured,
the matter, that she had the consent of hoped he
the Board;. or what she deemed 'equiv a- : it will be
lent to the consent of the Board, inas- - expected h
much 'as. that Miss Gouinlock, whom "
she had asked through letter to obtain ' Godericia.. say a few words. This dodge required
the consent cf tho 136ard for her, luta - PoLIrI A' MEETING.—It has often been Mr. Cameron to speak next, so that in
replied that she had seen Dr. Vercoe on said that the'Tories were the rowdy reality two speakers on the Reform side
the matter, end that Dr. Vercoe had ' party, and seldom gave the opposite side followed each other in succession. Af-
given the, desired consent, and that ar- ; a fair he ing. This cannot, however, ter Mr, Cameron, Mr. Porter took the
rangements ad been made to supply i be said of ?► r. Flatt's meeting here on platform. When he concluded Mr, Mc-
that Dr. Col her place duiuT her absence, and also Monday u ght, although rumors to that Lean, of Seaforth, was called on to re-
interviewed , _ �._- -- , ,- - ply to him, but the chairman, no doubt
. any a eq a e
• ACcini 1
a fatal acci
city on Tu
Lightle wa
num er.of these plows to farmers in this
neighborhood,, and they have given ex-
eelleut satisfaction. They are also ro-
ceiving Orders for them faster than they
can manufacture them. It iswith pleas-
ure, we notice the commencement of
this new enterprise in our midst. and
we hope it may prove emiuently su ccess-
ful, and that Seaforth will, ere lone, be-
corne the great chilled iron plow depot
for the Province of Ontario: -
(.)t tru.urr. •-- Many of our readers will
regret t o learn of the death of Mrs.1 as.
Hatt, of this town, which took place on
Tuesday morning last. The event was
not at all unexpected or unlooked for as
she hadbeeu a severe sufferer from some
internal complaint for several months.
Her sufferings, which were at times in-
tense, she bore with the utmost forti-
tude and resignation. The deceased
lady, although of a quiet and unassum-
ing disposition' was highly respected and on her way tb Goderich, had informed clay. At
esteemed by all Soho knew her. But it , her that she might go, and that ar- about 600
was in her own family circle that her , rangements would be made to have her and greet
-true character was the more prominent- i place supelied during her absence. that gently
ly displayed and truly: appreciated. She t Here was then the state of the case at form.
was a kind and affectionate mother,and i the meeting;of the Boars : held on thea chairman.
a true help -meet to her husband, and it ' 3rd inst., at 'which there were pxesent i the chair,
of Bufoia, of the Foresters, has succeeded hi establishing
a Court of this Order in 0 -Clinton. The
Court starts 'under favorable anspices,
containing about 40 of the leading citi-
zens of the town. Ou Monday even-
ing a meeting was held for the purpose
of oganizing and. naming the Court.
„i
It ev s decided to call it ". Court Clinton
Mope, Leaf." The follewing efficers
were' elected. : D. McMornsa Chief
Roger ; Peikr Robb, Vice Chief ; Jas.
McCartney, Senior Woodward ; John
Steep-, Junior Wpodward'; W. Cantelon,
Senior Beadle : W. H. Cook, Jamie'.
Beadle ; J. _Sheppard, Treasurer ; q.
Scott; Recording Secretary ; J. W.
Dowsley, Court Physician. On Thurs-
dey evening the Court was instituted,
and the above named officers installed.
by Brother Meyer. Quite a number of
the brethren of Court Flower of the
Forest, Seaforth; took pert in the cere-
mony. 1
POLITICAL MEETING. —One of the
Maus have. really arrived. largest political meetings ever held in
' the cpunty took place in Clinton on
Bluevale. _ Tuesday evening last. The meeting
.—What might have proved Wias called by Mr. Platt, who engaged
nguIge,
rent ai
to mak
the f:
s true, y
ry, ho`
is simpl;
�d is tote
ing are :
also, pro'
would fo
wild, e
ements,
air of a
erson
t woul• be very apt
Ls reall some ' truth
ting wa . closed with
een an' ' the Candi-I
SEPTEMBER 13, 1878.
or he might possibly have occasion. to
regard his visit.
NEARLY A. Gam:B.—Last Monday
neorning as No. 2 express going south.
was nearing th:e switch, she ran foul of
a cow owned. by Mr. Mark Steinhoff,
FRENCH MANTLES.
•
his voice,
aid, neither
• made any
ters, and it
announced
as allowed
r would be
tored. Mr.
Mr. Mc -
arse made Mn. EDIT0i—§ir : I have frequently
Porier .fol- seen in 'your paper something about big
ly a fluent eggs and tall -corn, but what I saw in
ven in his. your last, beats -anything .I have ever
ry " he uses
nd he has
of honesty
a listener
cts believe
seen Yet. I have also heard -of some
big feats done in binding, but that beats
any of them I have ever seen er read
of. A single man binding 6,400 sheaves
of sprint/ wheat in two hours and a
THIS WEEK SHOW A HANN.
SOME STOCK OP
SAMPLE M.ANTLES.
hether it is quarter ! The like was never done by
ever,- is his any human being now alive in our Ives -
an array of ent day, nor in the days of our fore- --
y devoid of fathers or it would have been handed.
ment. On
ably know -
ow him, he
oneous and.
and made
parent sin-
ot knowing
Br
ducted in any part of
most reasonable terms.
barley, 55p to 60c.
electors i_ of b th p rties from
Brussels !attende the nominations at
AN Imrsovemex4r... The Town Hall
is being repainted4 It wa very much
in need of it, not having een painted
since the scorching receive by the fire
of 1876.
EXTENSION or PREMISES.—JaS.Deewe,
hardware mercha t, has jiist completed
an addition to the rear of his shop, and
is now cerrying very large -stock of
shelf and heavy h rdware.1 See his ad-
vertisemeat next eek.
work on theyhce ix blockiwill be com-
pleted this week, vhen th roof, which
is :to be of tar an . gravel, vill be push-
ed forward at nce.—A ent & Son
have a large force of men n their new
building, and. the elk is, gaingsecni "Very
well—The rains or the last ten days.
ssels.
ctionee
tlie Co
BrusselS
ty ▪ of Miran, on
ent happened in this vici-
sday of last week—Mr. John
threshing on the above day,
s evening when they- were
ugh, some of the bands, to-
rs of ago and son of Mr.
an to clear up the floor, and
the loose sheaves into the
me thee Almar was going to
n the tumbling shaft, and
e act of picking them up his
caught in the shaft,. and. be-
a.chine could be . stopped.
m 'over twice bruising- his
body badly; besides cutting
ral places. When examined
igh bones was broken in
!.Modical aid was speedily
nd-by careful treatment it is
ill rally round yet, although
considerable time before it is
will be able to walk around,
ing a large numb
the station, ,with
ing the Hon. Alex
was expeeted to
train going to
were disappointe
being on board.
twelve coaches, a
sels there were
the'hall for the occasion. A meeting
had also been called in Clinton by Mr.
tameron for the same evening, and it
wee afterwards arranged to have a union
meetina. Mr. Platt was not present,
and 1.\fr. Horton, his oppouent, having
previously called a Meeting in Tucker -
smith, was not in' attenalance either.
Mr. Platt was represented by Mr. Ball,
of Goderich, and.Mr. Horton by Mr.
John -McMillan, of Hullett. Both
Messrs, Camerbn and Porter were in
attendance. At • _We appointed hour
Mr. Racey, a Strone partizan of Mr.
Platt and Mr. Porar, was appointed
chairman. Mr. Ball spoke first and
Mr. McMillan followed with a powerful
apeech: According to the regular and
proper order Mt:Porter should have
folio -Vet-elMr. McMillan, but it was de-
ternained by his friends, at all hazards,
to reserve him for the last speech, and
aceordingly a young lawyer from God-
encl.}, named johnsom was put up to
VOTE early and
PERSONAL. —
passed through
route to Strathro
merly of Blyth, h
past week. -
—Mr. Weathe
Andrew's Churc
past two weeks.
on Wednesday m
be absent a few days.
been in Toronto f
returnea on. Tu.
well.
of Wroxeter, was
day.
man' who her
eftect were freely he appointed hour, 8 o'clock,
man ook a seat on the plat -
a • M1 Platt warmly when
. Wm. Campbell was elected
This gentleman, on taking
invited Mr. Horton, if pres-
Last . Friday morn -
he expectation Of see -
be on the excursion
id when it left Brus-
often for Sloan.
on. Alex. Mackenzie
lyth last Saturday en
ore, of Brussels, for-
s been town forthe
son, pre entor in St.
, has be n ill for the
•
•
left by the first train
following his instruetions, peremptorily
refused to allow any further speaking,
and closed' the meeting. By the prac-
tice of Such unfair and we might say
cowardly tactics, Mr. Porter and his
friends succeeded in carrying their
point, but the dodge was so very trans -
meeting here thi
questions of the
95c to 980 ; red
40c to 50c ; wo
skins, 50c to $1.
ABOUT TDIE.
at last deemed i
on Queen stre
stones, which h
convenience to t
the last two mo
SHAMEFUL CO
evening, yellin
be ashamed of
more respect fo
PLYMOUTH B
Bennett and E.
last week. Th
delivered ie the
slinely attended
Men, Coterie&
between Clint°
last six years, h
route between
CORPORATION
postponed. at
Court, is to be
(Friday) before
ACCIDENT. —
Henry, of East
ing home from
. grave, the hole es took
away throwin
ground, breaki
protruding the
A SLIGHT Mi
certain party li
Blyth, was son
to drop it into
About a week 1
the Post Office
olles, t., who has
r the pa t three weeks,
sday_ evening looking
in tow on- Wednes-
an and
evenin
ess the
ay.
dwell, 9
haff, 80
ats, 270
otatoes,t1 40c ; apples,
Our cit fathers have
wise to place a man
t to br ak the. large
ve caused so much in -
e traveRing public for
(Friday) at
'lectors on the
to 90c ; bar -
to 30c ; hay
down to generations yet unborn. There
is no naistakb in the figures; they pre-
plan' 6,400. If you ever calculated the
figures, you 'Would easily see how many
stooks he bound, and find that the
thing was impossibla altogether fox any
one man to perforne. If you divide
6,400 by 12, which iS the. number of
sheaves in a stook, it would be 533
stooks and four sheaves. On on aver-
age the way spring wheat turns out this
season 35 stooks would be a good crop,
and that would be 15f acres in the al-
most incredible short tiane of two hours
and a quarter ! He is one of the men
we sometiMes read I of, but we never
see such an.individual. F,uteree.
Hiuron. Notes.
Oh Sunday, the 10th ult., some ras-
cals' at present unknown entered the
pasture field! of Mr.e7John Heapy, con-
cession 9, Grey, and cut the tails of a
line span of horses._ A week later they
returned, and shaved the hair of the
stung) of theitolls on each animal. The
mane of one was alse slightly shorn.
Such oiaduct is diabolical, and we hope
the perpetrators will be found out and
—Mr. John Adluna, of Brussels, -who
for the past year or so has been suffer-
ina from consumption, died on Tuiesday
la'Dst week, atithe residence of his sister
-in Michigan. He had recently gone
thither for the benefit of his health, and
seemed to heve improved, but eon the
day mentioned he was seized. with an
internal heMorrhage, and bled to death
in ten minutes. He leaves a nuinber of
sorrowina relatives.in this section. He
was onlyD80 years of age.
—On Wed1nesday night or Thursday
morning of last -week Mr. H. MeIntosh,
Wingham, had a quantity of cigars stol-
en from the bar of Ins hOtel. The cigars
were found. Mader the cavort near the
prairie by seine carpenters who were
fixing it, together with some clothes the
property of I man employed. by him as
hostler, and which he, the hostler ac-
cuses some o e of stealing from his room
the same ni ht. The hostler was ar-
rested on Saturday afternoon, on Ins re -
he had been tO get a change of clothes
—and was chargea by Mr. McIntosh
with the theft of the oigars. On Mon-
dayle was !brought before Messrs. B.
P.'s, charged with the larceny of °igen.
After heaxing the evidence of -Mr. McIn-
cosh and twe or three others, he was re-
manded. until nine o'clock the next
morning,when be was discharged., there
beina 110 eVideiace whatever to prove
thaehe was 'guilty.
'DUCT.—,The young men
around. town, Sunday
and. hooting, should
themselves; and have
the Sabbath.
Accornb were in town
discourses which they
Agricultural Hall were
—The EXeter Reflector says : We
have this week to record the death of
Victoria, ev4e of Mr. Thos. W. Hamlin,
of this placei who departed this life on
Saturday„ 31st ult., after a prolonged
illeess at the age of 38 years. The de-
ceased' was a daughter of the late
Alfred Bagshaw, of Stephen? and was
born. in the tovmsbip of Pickerine, Aug -
net 9th 1840, from which place she re-
d to this neighborhood -when 12
of age. For 14 years she -was the
ea wife of Mr. Thos. Hamlin. For
time past she has been subject to
xnov
year
belo
stem
severe physical suffering, which she
bore with Christian fortitude until death
came to her relief. Her remains were
followed to their last resting -place on
Sunday afternoon, by a large conconrse
of friends and acquaintances. The`fun-
eral sermon ilehich was preaChed in the
was prefaced by a sketch. of her life, and.
the discourse from Micah II., 10 :—
" Arise ye, and depart, for this is not
your rest," was listened to by a large
Congregation, who exhibited visible evi-
dences of deep feeling,
Over 150 to choose from, and.
NO TWO ALIKE IN 2151E
-WHOLE LOT
This is a rare opporiunity for seleeHnt
a ,really handsome PATTERN Mantle -
at a low price. Inspection invited. • .
—Some time aao a tree. pedlar came
to Exeter and tool his lodgings at the
Commercial hotel, and purchased a new
suit of clothes from a merchant on
" tick." He also purchased a set of sin-
gle harness from a harnessmaker in the
village on the same terms. The stran-
ger said he had , a horse in -Stratford
whieh he expected his brother to bring
up in a week. After boarding about a
week at the Commercial he Otitis new
s had the mail contrac suit on one day and. hired his board at
the 'Wolper House at the South end of
and Winghara for the the village, where he offered. the harness
s secured another mail
orontp atd Dunbarton. for sale asking only $10 for them. Con-
stable Gill, hearing that the pedlar was
Sera—The suit of L, offering the harness at such a low figure
Corporation, which wasi stspected that something -was wrong,
he Whigham Division arrested him and. lodged him in the
ried at Goderich. to day lock-up, -where he remained till the fol-
udge lowing morning, -when he was released
Last Monday, as Mr. on giving back the goods, and. the.dead.
Wawanaeh, was return- beat, who gave his mane as John Mc-
Wingi Ban, he met with Leod, was compelled to leave, wearing
en t. .1 hen near Bel- his old clothes and. none the better for
fright and ran his visit to Exeter except that he got
him eiolently to the free grub while in town.
g his le in two places,
one thr ugh the skirt. To the Electors of North
erei.e.---Tot long since a Huron..
ing not ten miles froth • GENTLEMEN : Mr. Farrow wanted
to post aletter and told', a meeting called to prove twenty false -
he letterbox at the door. hoods in my last Circular. What did
ter one lof the Clerks in he prove? That the word " County
found the letter stowed zhould lit inserted in the Sixth .Resolu-
away LH a pac ing box en the platform. time and the words of Ministers in the
The contents stele somewhat stale, of last column. Did he deny that the
course, after leing there so long. SUch„ Resolutions were adepted in the House?
is life. That he was sitting. there, and therefore
NEW FRENCH SILKS.
Genuine French Black . Gros Grain
Silks, warranted pure, at $1, $1. 2s5,
them at
Ten Pieces New Pattern Tapestry
Carpet at 574 vents per yard, worth 75'
cents—a great bargain. See them at
•
INstierixo.—A certain ex -whiskey voted for them ? That they added $300, -
000 to our annual expenditure, making
one and a half millions of dollars paid
away in the last five years as INCREASES
on good. salaries already existing ? He
can't quibble out of these facts. I re-
main, yours truly,
WILLIAM SLOAN.
seller from Brussels was in town last
week, and. grossly insulted one .of "the
reverend gentlemen of this place at the
Western station. We Would advise Mr.
So-and-so to conduct himself in some-
what of a gentlemanly manner the
next time he has occasi n to visit Blyth,
We Show This Week a Very Choice
! Selection in
SCOTCH HOME SPUNS,
FRENCH ASHMERES,
FRENCH TWEEDS, as.
LONDON STYLES
TROUSERIN
We shall continue to receive through-
out the season the Finest Qualities of
Goods adapted to the Custom Trade, at
the VERY LOWEST PRICES.
Gents' Furnishings,
HATS AND CAPS,
The Newest Styles. Englieh. and
Amerigau Maims.
KO TROUBLE TO SHOW. GOODS,
Direct 'Importers and Dealers in
Dry Goods Only.
BUTTER WANTED,
BLEV
WHOLE I
days have witnel.
wareestebearnutrmitys
about fifty atres.-
inentil3ntaarteie°n.f,IVItan'el
horoainsreataynaexefitt
roots made but
age. There wa-s
might be -expeCtel
Whieh were 88
alouodks_o.f niThatehreilw:
dairy, and the
nothing. The
with 169 entries,
',of the kiita p
!the raitne
made' the teethe)
water. This re
that while you
si:,ryvv;s71.nmaostall.al:
"museum, altbla
thttiet:raesuat wt
fore you. Th
know how Wiz
taro of fht g
- or stewed. spon
take it as a W
corn and hogs .
eOPrvaisif'°elvreeyeatme3,i-eie3':naerttlthis'efiii:
not to notice
is not a, bad
study human .
holiday when t
°-Illowmteap7e_tlieotoo:irfsn:g1
busses that ra
the Exhibitiow
to be ne restr
in which rod
ba an edo.:assmy opkzest,
parentiy with.
to their yrese
is not surprisi
VIE con
and betting
molts more
the industrial
day, before o
the employm
preparationi fo
rowdy class
tions to the gr
seemed to lo
I eau wider
Colorado verr
to the moral
such a place
week possibl
on garments
• lights of
ry to say t
people here
the sanctity
practice pr
more than
8n at vh:3oems pt cf o:fi
ample and. p.
lasLtadastyS4a,:tur:
throughout t
was everyw
the bank -up
:BohiLx:heeauentdifeea
°IweP eh ea elle: elt3 shape7
with" fina,
brokers, sale
clergymen
They were
lot, for mos
tAlounms eao:enngsa,
which they
had to suee
Asanuasall; afiums
the trifie