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The Huron Expositor, 1879-10-17, Page 11879. 777 WEEK THE ME BAG, audtj 7anada. VED: iain Greye a 40c.. a -ad d 60c. a per yard 1 [ prices. i tillelttI FIN S rned ETS. ALL ?Zang. EXT hing ALL; VEHIS d.itah- '.1 and 141., ia by F., 0-11-/ of veen Ira vett ney, , be storte bridge ; they Jing ea to. r H. ,t1a tO [erneft lra. zj the 0 this ()Wu i,nded ieeted ts› sr, 6 tased. day the cf. of s on enry t;iturz 2nd ;eons n-- 111 ;nen- !r- TWELFTH Y.b.A.R. NMOLE NUMBER, 619. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. ABARE CHANCE.—Twenty-five acres of lo.nd with hcuse and barn for sale in Egmondville. fbis property is well situated for either farm or garden purposes.Litlo indieptitable. Apply to BORERT BRETT. • 615 rOR SALE.—For Sale a first class Planing Mill, nearly new and in good rtuaning order, situated in the flourishing Town, of Seaforth, will be sold cheap. Terms easy. Enquire of afkORD, GOSSENS & CO., Goderich, Ont. van OR SAL-M.—Lot 20, Con. 3, MeRillop, X containing 100 acres; 80 ac res cleared; 21 in wheat; two and a half miles from Seaforth; convenient to schoels and chu mhos. Apply on tbe premises or to JOHN ADAM 9, Soaforth post office. 619x4 ITALUABLE FARM FOR SALE.—For Sale, the east half of Lot No. 4, Con. 4, H. R. S., Tockersmith, County of Huron, consisting oi 50 owes, 31 miles from the Town of Seaforth, and. convenient to school. The land is of the very best quality. For further particulars apply to JAMES PICKARD, opposite the premises, or to Igniondville P. O. 521 • VARM AND TOWN PROPER TY FOR SALE, GEfEAI'.—Lot No, 24, eon. 9, MoKillop, 100 mares; north half Lot 30, Con.. 9, McKillop, 50 ' tares; north half of north half Lot 31, Con. 9, Itel/illop, 25 acres; residence occupied by Mr. Malcolmson on Gouinloqk Survey, Seaforth; building lots on Jarvis' and F. G. Sparling's Stir - ,es. Apply to GRAY, YOUNG & SPARLING, Seaforth. 595 'WARM FOlt SAI,R.—For Sale, the west part of Lot No. 1, Con. 17,Grey, containing 50 acres, 35 of which are cleared.. well fenced, ami in a state of good. cultivation. There is a good frame house, good orchard and plenty of water. It is on the gravel road leading to Brussels and Seaforth, and adjoins a. eiturch and gchool. It is also within half smile of the Village of Walton. Apply on the premises or to Walton Post Office. CHARLES . 493 BWRCH IE. WARM FOR SAL. --For toile Lot 2; con. 10 Tuekersnaith, eontaining 100 acres, about SO -cleared, the balance well timbered.. There is a etone house and good frame barn, it is well fent- • and underclrained. Th...re is a young bearing orchard. It is ebont seven miles from Seaforth and four from Ilensall, and is convenient to school. Two good wells owater, Posseesion given at any time. Apply at the EXPOSITOR Mks, Seaforth. 610 MA 1CF; R FOTI'NE.—Five hundred dollars in cash, aud V00 ort time to atilt purchaser -with iuterest at 7 per c.nt. will buy 100 acres of good. farming land in Victoria, County, 20 acres clearei, and a good honee on the prem- ises ; within 11 miles of a market town and a steamboat landing, within half a mile of a good road, and within one mile of a. store, church, school house and post office. Apply to JOHN WILLIAMS, Constance P. 0. 615 IllseROPERTY FOR SALE.—For Sale, Lot. 14, Con 16, Gray; West half of Lot 29, Con. 6, with cheese• factory complete; Lot 14, Coa. 6, e nd south half of laea 16 and 17, Con. 5, town- ship of Morns' Lot 22, Con. 13, and Lot 28 Con. B, township ofHovriek, all good improved ;arms, together with several60 acre farms in Grey and Morris, and houses and. lots and vacant lots in the village of Brussels, Pries low, terms easy, and title g00 1. Apply to JOHN LECKIE, Brus- sele. 574 WARM FOR SALE.—For sale Lot 17, concession ▪ 8, Stanley, 100 acres, 80 cleared, well fenced eaid iu a good state ,.,of cultivation, the balance well timte;red with maple. Frame house barn and‘sheds. Five ac,res of good bearing orchard, and two never failing wells. Is on a good' gravel road within 2 milt% of Venue 6 miles frona Bruce - field station, Great WesternRailway, and 12 miles from Seaforth and Cinton. For further particu- lars apply to the proprietor on the premises,or to Varna P. 0. JOHN REDMOND. 598 A HOUSE AND LOT FOR $200.—The under- -Lk- signed will sell a neat and comfortable Cot- tage in Egraundvitle, situated opposite the mill, for $200; there is a good lot, cellar, water and all other conveniences ; easy terms of payment ; if not sold it will be rented, with privilege to buy. He also offers for sale the baildiug at presen t oc- cupied by Mr. Jacob McGee, being a neat and commodious etore, with dwelling house and stable attached, situated on Main Street; terms easy and rent low. Apply to, A. STRONG, Laud Agent, Seaforth. 611 - - WARM FOR SALE.—For Sale, Lot 2, Con. 11, -I: H. R. S., containing 100 aeres, 82 cleared and in a first -class -state of eultivation, the balance being good harwood bush; log house, with stern cellar .under, and well finished ; frame barn 36x60, with etc= stabling underneath; good beering orehard and 3 good wells; convenient to church, ochoel and post office - is situated. 8 miles from Seaforth and 5 from ilensall, on a good gravel road. For further particuls,rs ttpply to the propiietor on the premises, or if by letter to Chisel:horst P. 0. JOHN C. STEELE. 603-4x WARM FOR SALE.—For sale Lot 2, Con. 17, ▪ Grey, and part of Lot 1, Con. 17, containing in all 129 acres, about 90 of which are cleared-, and ander good ealtiVation. The balance is well timbered with hardwood. There is a hewed log house, and frame barns, sheds and stables. There is a. good bearing orcherd and good water. Is situated on a, good gravel road within half a mile of Walton village; five miles from Brussels, on the Great Western Railway; and ten Miles from Seaforth, on the Grand. Trunk Bailvray ; with a e.hoice of markets. i For further particulars applv to the proprietor oa the premises or to Walton P. O. JOHN McFADZEAN. 610x20 - WARM FOR SALE.—Fte Sale, Lot 22, Con, 3, -I: Township of Thekersmith, L. R. S., contain- ing 100 acres, about 70 of whieli are cleared and m a good state of cultivation ; the balance is good hardwood bush; -mod frame house, bent and stable; excellent fenced good you'll enee appertaining t miles from Seaaw En:meat-1d, on th Railway. The len further particulars pply to the proprietor on the premises, or if by letter to Brueefi. ld P. 0. vater on the premises ; well orchard, and every- conveni- a farm. Is situated about 7 ,!q from Kippen, and 8 from London, Huron and Brace is firet-class clay loam. For MILES MeMILLAN. WARM FOR SALE.—North half of Lo ble Line (Lake Shore Road) Stanley; VI sores eieered and in good cultivation 601-4x. . 22, San - 80 acres; 20 acres good bush ; 9 acres fall wheat; le acres fell plow- ed; three-quarters of a. mile from Drysdale P. 0. and store; tirst-clasa land; convenient to School and church; brick house, 20x30, story and a half, well finished, with good cellar; bank ban, 40x58 ; fine stream of running water c!ose to barn; a splendid orchard of heeling trees. T en is will be made to suit purchasers, if time is required; but for oash a good barghiu will he given. Apply on the farm or to NELSON MOUSSEAU, Drysdale P.O. 619x4 PARU IN MeKILLOP FOR SALE.For Sale, the North part of Lots 8 autl 9. Con. 13, Me- Killop, containing 112 acres ; there are about 80 cleared, well fenced., underdrained, and in a high state of cultivation,the balgnee is well timbered with hardwood; good dwelling, new bank frame barn 50x57, with stabling- underneath, and other outbuildings, also a good young _orchard and plenty of water. Is 10 miles from Brussels, 5 from Walton, and 12 from Seaforth, with good gravel roads to each pima; convenient to church and schools; will be sold as a whole or in two parts, or will be exchanged for a. wean farm._ Apply to Walton P. U. or to the proprietor on -the premises. WILLI kaf- DYNES. 593 - - - 7- • -- WARM FOR se:La.-area Salt, in the towns -hip 1: of Grey, County of Haron, Lot 14 and west Italia Lot 15, on the 2ncl concession, centainin,g- 1401 acre, 75 of which are cleared and well fenc- ed; good frame bank barn 40x56, with stabling underneath ; good house 221:28, With stone col - 1r; gpod wen within ten feet .of the house, good young orchard, and a never failing creek runs through the . farm. This is a trat-clais etock firm, and is only. 00 rods from the Grey Joint Stock Cheese and Batter Factor,. This (ann is only 84 tulles item the Town of Brussels, and eta be bought ler 94,000. For farther particulars apply to the --paoprietor, Mr. DUNCAN .MeDON- au) janiestown P. O. 305 SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1879= ^ 3111 MoDEAN BROS., Publishers. $1.50 a Year, in Advaaiae. The Belgrave Show. r The East Wawanosh Agricultural Society's show was held.at Belgrave ou ednesday of last week. The weather , as rather unceitain all day, and small Yarn, James Pollock. Eihowers of rain Would occasionally de- ROOTS AND VEGETABLES.—Rose pota- scend. However, the rain did not toes, John .Agnew. Snowflake pota- with collars, .1st and 2d J. Taylor. Coarse boots,- Wm. Thompson. Fine boots, Wm. Thompson. Home made wine, Jas. Owens. Recommended— amount to much, although it had the effect of keeping quite a number of people away. The attendance during the forenoon was very small, but entries game in by the.dozen. In the afternoon When the judges had finished their work, the attendance Of spectators was very large. The number of entries of horses and cattle was large, and th-e dis- play of both was really excellent. In- deed the exhibit of cattle was worthy of imore pretentious show. There was a goodly number of sheep, but not many toes, John Robertson. Any other variety, lst L. Tasker, 2d J. Robert- son. Cabbage, lst Jas.. Henry, 2d A. Proctor. C&uliflower, 1st Thomas Wilkinson, 2d W. J. Hingston. Beets, lst J. Brandon, 2d Mrs. Tamlyn. Mengel wurtzel, lst Alfred Carr, 2nd John Salter. Swede turnips, lst J. Salter, 2c1 Thos. Wilkinson. Field carrots, Belgian, lst Robert Armstrong, 2d J. Coultis. Field carrots, scarlet or orange, lst Thos. Taylor,' Jr., 2d Jas. Wrightman. Fielcl carrots, early horn, pip. - ID fowl the display was rather lst A. Robertson, 2d L. Tanker, Small, hut -what was shown was good. Onions, lst A. Carr, 2d A. Haslem. There was an excellent display of agri- Indian corn, R. Currie. Pumpkin, Wm. eultiaral implements, carriag,es, wagons, Thompson. Squash, Thos. Wilkinson. &c. Inside of the building the show Citron, Thos. Wilkinson. Tomatoes, as fine. There was &beautiful display of ladies' work, but it was mostly of the finer class. In field roots the 'display was not extra good: Grain was excel- lent. In fruit the dieplay was fine, as Was also that of butter and . cheese. Altogether the exhibition was a -decided success, and the , Directors are to be :Home made bread, lst F. Walton, 2d congratulated. The following is the • A. Proctor. Oat cake, lst Thos. And - Prize List: - , arson, 2d G. Moffat. Factory cheese, HonsEs.—Heavy draught, brood mare, lst W. Watson, 2d A. Ingra.m. Home lst A. Carr, 2nd Di McLaughlin. Foal., I made cheese, lst George Peacock, 2d lst D. Robertson, 2nd J .Anderson. Two John Andersou. Best assortment ef - year old filly, lst H. Ross, 2nd C. Proc- cheese, W. Watson. ter. Two year old gelding,. lst D. Mc- ' LADIES' DEPARTMENT.—Tatting, Mrs. Laughlin, 2nd A. Carr. , One year old R. Armstrong. Crochet work. Mrs. filly, F. Walton. One year old gelding, Tamlyn. Bead work, Mrs. Tanalynt W. Morrison.' General purpose, span, Fancy knitting, W. J. Hingston. Patch.. 1st J. Cummings, 2nd R. Coultis. work on quilt, lst Mrs. Thos. Agnew, Brood mare, 1st' T. Black, 2nd D. Mc- 2d. Mrs. J. Pollock. Gent's linen shirt, Laughlin. - Foal, Ist-Wnal Mooney, 2ncl lst Mrs, Tamlyn, 2d Mrs. J. Anderson. G. Peacock. Two year old filly,- 1st D. Gent's fancy flannel shirt, lst Mrs. McLaughlin, 2nd R. Reilly. Two year John Coultis. 2d Mr. J. Coutts. Braid - o d-geldingadst T. -Willciuson, 2nd J.- in€,),°, Mrs. John ..Ansley. Feather Stubbs. One yea,nold.filly, lst G. 'Van- flowers, Mrs. R. Armstrong. Woolen camp, and J. Agnew: One year -old stockings, Mrs. J. Pollock. Socks, Mrs. geldiug, lst A. Haslern, 2nd J. Salterr- A. Proctor. Woolen gloves, Mrs. J. Carriage horses, span, lst M. Hadwin, Harrison. Woolen mits, 'Mrs. J. .Pol- 2nd W. Ridd. Foal, lst H. Bell, 2nd lock. Log cabin quila -1st Mrs. R. Ji Henry. Single buagy horse, lst Dr. Arnastrons, 2d Mrs. 3. Coutts. Knitted McDonald, and T. Nicholson. ;-Saddle quilt, lst °Mrs. J. Ansley, 2d Mrs. 3. herse, lst Win. G-eddes, 2nd_E. Naylor. ,Agnew. Patched quilt, lst Mrs. Tam- CATTLE.—Thoroughbred, cow, 1st H. 13in' 2c1. Mrs. J. Bone. Rag mat, lst Boss, 2u.d D. McLaughlin. T wo year Mrs. James Taylor, 21 Mrs. A. Proc- o rl heifer, lst R. Coultis, 2nd T. 'Ross. tor: Berlin wool work, lst Mrs. Tam - Ono year 614 heifer, lst D McLaughlin, lyn, .2nd. W. J. Hingston, Cotton Stock - 2nd A. Faisyth. Heifer calf, 1st As ' i'D=°-' lst -Mrs. James Wilkinson, 2nd Forsyth, 2nd R. Currie. Bull calf, lst • 'e. 3. Poflock. Card work, lst Mrs. D. McLaughlin, 2nd. T. Ross. - R. Armstrcmg, 2nd Mrs. 3. Brausdon. Leather worh, Mrs. Tamlyn. Hair Gasen.—Cow-, 1st and 2ndaT. Ross. flowers, Mrs; Wm. Blanchard. Pencil Two year old heifer, 1st R. Currie, 2nd drawing, Mrs. Tainlyn. Recommended D. McLaughlin. One year old heifer. —Counterpane, Mrs. `J. Pollock. Pin let T. Ross, lad J. Stubbs. Heifer calf, cushion, Mrs. J. Andersen. Sofa , let L. Teskie, 2nd II; Ross. Yoke of cushion, Mrs. Jas. Pollock. Gauntlet thtree year old steers, lst John Bone, mits, ILIrs. Jas. Pollock. . . 2ncl Cha. Proctor. , Yoke of two year • .. 014 steers, 1st (7 :sales Proctor 2nd J.. Henry. Bee\ t, lst H. ROFS, 2nd T. lst W. J. Wrightman, 2d Jas. Henry. Recommended — Collection of house plants, Rev. A. Edwards. DAIRY PRODUCE.—Salt butter, lst James Wilkinson, 211 I?. Walton. Fresh butter, lst A. Proctor, 2d A. Haslem. Honey in comb A. Proctor. The, Dublin Fair. des. RecoMmende Ross. Yoke of lsd., The following is a list of the success - Bass, and -W. Ca a aking (aukt H. ful competitors at the'Duhlin Fair, held i Bull calf, Rev. A. Edwards. I on Wednesday of last week, and Which 'SHEEP—LEicEsTEns.—Agedlram John I was crowded out of our left issue: HE Coultis. Shearling ram, Robert Coultis. ' yr TPRIZE LIT. Ram lamb, lsb James Henry, 2d Robt. .ne.ORSES—SIDDLE AND CARRIAGE. — Nultis. Aged ewes, lst R. Coultis, 2d Pair carriage horses, C. H. Barr. Bug - Jas. Remy. Shearling ewes, lst A. gy horse, lst T. McLaren, 2d James Robertson, 2d J. Coultis. Ewe lambs,Colquhoun. Gelding, three years old, lst alai 2d R. Coultis. Best- pen, five ' Thos. Green. Gelding, one year old, or more, Robt. Coultis. Thos. Coppin. Filly, one year old, lst ' R, Carpenter, ad C. H. Barr. Spau (..)OTSWOLDS.—Aged ram,lstJohii Cuni- h mings, 2d L. Tasker. Shearlinram heavy draught horses, W. Green. Brood , mare, suckled a foal in 1879, lst Thos. 1St and 2d 3. Cummings. Ramg lamb, 1St J. CuMmings, 2d. Jas. Potter, Aged Colquhouu, 2d Alex. Colquhoun. Suck- eWes, lst James Potter, 2d Ca ing foal, lst Thos. Colquhoun, 2d A. J. um Anings. Shearling ewes, lst J. Cum-- Calquhoull. Filly, three years old, W. m5.ngs, 2d Jas. PotterEwe lambs, lst Evans. Filly, two years old, ist Thos. . d s. J.:Cummings, 2d, J. Potter. Fat sheep, Green; 2 W. EvanFilly, one year ld d2dW ri T lt 0 , S . or s. eam, s lst Jolni Anderson, 2d James Ander- W. Hodge,.2d . P. Brooks. Coln. • 1Pies-4LARGE BREED. — Brood SOW, AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES. — Brood 1st Jas: Henry, 2d R. Currie. Boar, mare, with foal by her side, lst P. littered in 1879, 1st J. Henry, 2d R. O'Connor, 2d Richard Green. Foal, lst Currie. Sow,'littered in 1879, lst Jas. P. O'Connor, 2d R Green. Gelding, Henry, 2d R. Currie. two years old, R. Green. Gelding, one ' S'„Nranr, BREED. Aged boar, 1st A. Year ..P1d, R. Carpenter. Filly, three years old, Thos. Coppiu.. Filly, two Robertson, 2d R. Currie. Brood sow, 1s A. Robertson, 2d J. Owens. Boar, years ola, T -hos. Green. Filly, one year littered in 1879, lst Geo. Coultis, 2d. F. old, John Lynch. Naylor. Sow, littered in 1879, lst and CATTLE—DURHAM.—Milch cow, Geo. 2d A. Robertson. .Rock. Heifer calf, Geo. Rock. POULTRY.—Geese, 1st and 2d George • GRADE CATTLE.—MilCh COW, 1St, John Vancanip.. Turkeys, lst J. Robertson, McConnell; 2d John McLaren. Heifer, 2d R. Currie. Ducks, lst R. Currie, 2d two years old, lst M. Hefferman, 2d J. Anderson. • Barnyard fowls, any Thos. Green. Heifer calf, lst M. Hef- beeed, lst Jas. Owens, 2d W. Rath. ferman, 2d. John McConnell. Fatted Recommended—Rabbits, 3.. Harrison. cow, ox, steer or heifer, lst and 2d M. Game chickens, Wm. Rath. Hefferinan. IMPtEmEatTs.—Reaper, D. Halstead, SHEEP, PIGs, ETC.—Aged. ram, lst M. "Bradley." Mower, D. Halstead, Hefferma.n, 2d Thos. Gourley. Shear - "Bradley." 'Lumber wagon, lst J. ling ram, lst J. H. Kinsman, 2d R. W. Bransden, ad W. J. Wrightman. Demo- Pattersou. Ram lamb, 1st Wm. Roy, °rat, McClymout Bros. Plow, lst Gil- 2d Thos. Gourley, Pair breeding ewes, lies & Martin, 20,. M.Robinson. Gang s lst and 2d Thos. Gourley. Pair shear - plow, lst Gillies a Martin, 2d R. M. ling ewes, lst John McConnell, 2d Robinson. Land roller, , J. Brunsdon. Thos. Gourley. . Pair ewe lambs, lst Set horse shoes, W. J. Wrightman. W. Roy, 24 Thos. Gourley. Grade Seed drill, J. Brunsclon. Recommend- sheep.. ---Aged ram, Thos. Coppin. Ram ed—Single cutter, 1st McClymont Bros., lamb, lst J. H. Kinsman, 2d Thos. 2d. S. Brunsdon. Double cutter, 1st ; Coppin. Pair breeding ewes, lst T. McClymont Bros., 2c1. J. Brunsdon. Gourley, 2d W. Roy: Shearling ewes, Seuffier, R.M. Robinson. Turnip cut- lst Thos. Gourley, 2d J. H. Kinsman, ter, A. Ingram. Pair ram lambs, lst Thos. Gourley, 2d. GRAIN.—Fall wheat, lst Geo. WU- Thos. Coppin. Swine.—Aged boar, lst camp, 2d W. J. Hingston. Treadwell, Richard Smith, 2d T. Werden. Aged , 1St John. Geddes, 2d Abraham Proctor. sow, R. Green. Sow, dropped in 1879, Spring wheat, lst A. Spiers, 2d . W. J.' lst and 2d W. Hodge. Large breed.— Biingston. Barley, let J. Salter, 2d. .A.ged. boar, Thos. Mutton. Aged sow, James Wilkinson. Oats, lst George Thos. Mutton. Moffatt, 2d. Thos. Anderson. Peas, lst • POULTRY.—Pair Polands, white, J. D. James Owens, 2d Geo. Moffatt. Tim- othy seed, L.st Thos., Wilkinson, 2a. R. Ciarrie. Spacial prize by Sohn ! Bruns- d4in, for the best 10 bushels of fall eat, Thos. Anderson. FRUIT.—Three varieties winter ap- es, lst Jelin -Taylor, 2d M. McKellar. ree varieties fall apples, 1st Jas. ailey,- 2d Jos. Stubbs. Pears, lst lfrecl Haslein, 2d. 3. Owens. Collec- ti n of grapes, lst Jas.Bailey 2d P. Pbrterfield. Crab apples, lst V. Mors ripon, 2d J. Henry. Collection f fruit, Ji Henry. IMANUEXCTURES.—Horne mad cloth, Two bushels any other -variety 'winter Pollock. Flannel, lst Jas. °Hoek, wheat, C. Tuffin. Two bushedal red 24 Thos. Anderson. Union fla nel, lst chaff -wheat, lst W. Hodge, 2d H.Dunn. A. Proctor, 2d. L. Tasker. Ho e:made Two bushels any ether variety of spring Wankets, lst Jas. Pollock, 2 Thos. wheats lst W. Hodge, 2d C. Tuffin. Anderson. Set double team harness 2d R. W. Patterson. Two bushels white oats, lst W. Hodge, 2d W. T. Brooks'. Two bushels black oats, lst W. Graham 2d T. Green. Two bushels small peas, 1st W. T. Brooks, 2d H. Dunn. Six ears Indian corn, lst T. Green, 2d J. H. Kinsman. Early rose potatoes, lst J. Lynch, 2d F. L. Hamil- ton. Bag any variety potatoes, lst C. Tuffin, 2d Mrs. Mustard. Eight Swed- ish turnips, lst T. Warden, 2d. W. T. Brooks. Eight field carrots, lst V. Straube, 2d J. Common. Eight long red mangolds, lst 3. Kidd, 2d 3. O'Flaherty. Eight yellow globe man- golds,- T. Mutton. Eight garden car- rots, lst L. King. 2d 3. Common. Eight blood beets, lst V. Straube, 2d L. King. Three cabbages, lst T. Carroll, 2d. W. Wallace. Two heads cauliflower, lst L. King, 2d R. Carpenter. Gallon of onions, lst L. King, 2d E. Broadhagen. Two pumpkins, lst W. Hodge, 2d V. Straube. Two citrons, lst W. Hodge, 2d W. Graham, Twelve tomatoes, L. King. FRUIT. -12 winter apples, lst L. King, ad C. Toffiu. 12 fall apples, lst. 3. Friel, 2d Thee. Muttou. Collection of apples, lst Chas. Tuffin, 2d A. Ferga- son. 12 pears, lst and 2d A. McCon- nell. 12 crab apples, L. King. 12 peaches, lst H. Dunn, 2d A. Ferguson. DAIRY PnoDucTs.-----Six pounds newly made butter, lst Mrs. T. Mutton, 2d Mrs. 1\T T. Brooks. Two loaves home- made bread, lst Mrs. Chas. Tuffin, 2d Mrs. 3. H. Kinsman. Hoesn -PLAN1'S.-1St John Friel, 2d Mrs. Dennis O'Leary. Recommended, F. L. Hamilton. IMPLEMENTS, ATE. — Best lumber wagon, G. Scions. Best iron hale ows, lst F. L. Hamilton, 2d T. McLaren. I3est iron plow, lst S. K. Reid, 2d T. McLaren. General purpose plow, T. McLaren. Best set hammered horse shoes, lst D. Hogan, 2d F. L. Hamiltou. LADIES' DEPARTMENT.—Rag mat, lst Mrs. Chas. Brooks, 2d Mrs. Thos. Wor- den. Patched quilt, lst Mrs. John Ryan, 2d Mrs, D. Hogan. Woven quilt, lst Mrs. T. Wortlen., 2d Mrs. T. Mut- ton. Quilt any other kind, lst Mrs. Wm. Hodge, 2d Miss Nash. Specimen Berlin wool work, 1st Mrs. S. K. Reid, 2d Miss McKenna. Specimen of raised work, lst Miss Emma Kidd, 2d Mrs. T. Green. Specimen of raised work for framing, lst Miss ash, 2d Mrs. John Friel. Collection f' ladies' work, 1st Mrs. Flynn, 2d Mks: V. Straube. Col- lection of needle work, Mrs. T. Mc- Laren. Crochet work, lst Mrs. Thos. Green, 2d Mrs. Mustard. Knitted tidy, lst Mrs. T. Mutton, 2d. Mrs. Flynn. Lace work, 1st Mrs. V. Straube, 2d. Mrs. Thos. Green. Gent's shirt, lst and 2d Miss Nash. Child's dress, lst Mrs. D. Hogan, 2d Mrs. T. McLaren. Specimen of braiding, lst Mrs. A. Fer- guson, 2d. V. Straube. Woolen socks, lst Miss Nash, 24 Mrs. John Kidd. Pair woolen mits, 1st Mrs. R. W. Pat- terson, 2d Wm. Hodge. Ten yards full cloth, Mrs. T. Mutton. Pair horse blankets, lst Mrs. T. Green, 2d. Mrs. John Kidd. Collection ladies' work, highly recommended, Mrs. Mustard, Dublin. Music, Mrs. Jas. Carpenter. JUDGES.—Horses and cattle.—J. Cop - pin, Mitchell; A. Davidson, Seaforth, and Robert Keyes, Logan. . Implements, &c. — Thos. Yeandle, Stratford; Jas. McPhail, Mitchell, and Dennis Hogan, Logan: - Ladies' department.—Mrs. J. Cop - pin, Mitchell; Mrs. John Govenlock, Seaforth, and Miss S. Neigh, Tucker - smith. Grain, &c.—Thos. Pasco, Logan; R. Carmichael, Seaforth, and W. Hodge, Fullerton. T 13 A Stewart. Pair Polands, golden, J. D. Stewart. Pair Polands, silver, J. D. Stewart. Pair Spanish, 'W. Wallace. Pair partridge cochin, J. D. Stewart. Pair light brahmas, A. M. Ross. Pair dark brahmas, J. D. Stewart. Pair ducks, J. D. Stewart. Collection • of fowls. T. D. Stewart. Recommended, ducks, W. Wallace. GRAIN, BOOTS, ETC. — One bushel Seneca winter wheat, lst R. Green, 2d W. Hodge. Two bushels Treadwell wheat, C. Tuffin. Two bushels Scotch wheat, lst W. Hodge, 2d W. T. Brooks. Two bushels barley, lst W. T. Brooks, Canada. • — Emerson, Manitoba, has petitioned for an incorporation. — J. P. Wiser, of Prescott, will fatten 1,000 head of cattle at his distillery this winter. , —Dr. and Mrs. Cochrane have return- ed to Brantford, after a three months' absence in Europe. —The boot and shoe manufacturers in Montreal have raised the price of their goods by 20 to 25 per cent. —A. Strathroy servant girl kindled. the fire with a package of gunpowder, which was concealed in a bundle of old papers. The stove was blown to smithereens and the girl considerably burnt. —A turbineavater-wheel in a foundry at New Edinburgh, Ottawa, was stop- ped by eels for two days last week. One of the eels taken out measured three feet eight inches in length and over nine inches in circumference. The blockage was perfect. The eels lodged in the wheel when it was not in motion. —The well-known Gilmour firm of Ottawa, lumbermen, &c., has been re- oreaeized. The following compose the firm as at present constituted;, Allan Gilmour: of Quebec; John Gilmour, of Gatineau Mills; David Gilmour, of Trenton, and John David Gilmour, of Quebec. The name of the firm is Allan Gilmour & Co., Quebec, and Gilmour & Co., Gatineau and Trenton. —The Telegraph, says ugly rumors are afloat with reference to the firm of Doering & Shoemaker, millers of Berlin. It is said tiaat on account of some crook- edness in the business transations, Mr. Doering has taken his departure for the States, leaving his numerous creditors in the lurch, some of them for very large amounts. The mill in the meantime is closed and work has been suspended. —The 'old people are having their innings just now. John McIntyre, ' aged 75, paddled a canoe, on Burnt , River, near Lindsay, twenty miles, in less than four hours. Mr. Sloan, of Branttord, aged 75 years, took a fancy to try his pedestrian: power, and so trudged to the Hamilton fair, 25 miles. He says he felt like returnine the earne evening, tint concluded to postpone the effort until he is 80 years old. Mary McLean, of Ailsa Craig, 72 years old, took the firstprize, $10, at the Northern Fair for knitting. In her time she has nursed 13 childrers and 36 grand-chil- dren. Itis the same old woman who makes the wonderful "Ailsa Craig Salve." —Last week a fine bouncing boy, three weeks old, was left at the door of 3. B. Boyle, inspector of schools for London. — The Harriston base ball club (call- ed the " Browns," in honor of the Hon. G. B. no doubt,) claim now to. be the champions of Canada. —The train carryina°Sir John A. Macdonald and party from Quebec to Ottawa on the Northern Railway, made 45 miles an hour the whole distance. — Miss Nellie Burgess, of Kincardine, succeeded this year in obtaining 37 prizes for articles of needlework, at the various shows in the vicinity of Kincar- dine. —Mr. John Logan, one of the tenant - farmers from Scotland on a visit of in- spection to this country, pays an annual rental of 49,000 for his farm in Berwick- shire. —One thousand dollars was recently paid for fifteen acres of land at Rat Portage, Manitoba, being part of a farm on which silver is said to have been found. —While standing at Belleville wharf on Monday, a horse belonging to Mr. Jas. Zwick became so frightened at the sound of a steamboat whistle, that it fell dead in the harness. — Chatham has a new steam elevator: and a new railway station. The former has a capacity for storing 70,000 bushels of grain, and. for moving it at the rate of 3,000 bushels per hour. —Muskoka comes to the fore with twenty-nine early rose potatoes weigh- ing 31 lbs., and fourteen of the same kind turning the scales at 15 tbs. 9 oz. Pretty good for a country of' barren rock." —How is this for cheek? A Stay - ner boy the other day entered the hide - room adjoining the tannery of Kenny & Bute, selected a sheep skin from a pile near the door, and. boldly marched up -stairs and sold it to the owners. — Sir Francis Hinck li and. his co -direc- tors of the Consolidated Bank, with the manager, have been indicted for making false returns to the Government, and the grand jury have returned a true bill. These sentlemen gave bail to ap- pear for trial:: —L. H. Smith, of Strathr�y, at the late dog show in . Louis, received prizes for his dogs " Paris " and. "Clip" as the Best dogs of the Setter species exhibited. Mr. Smith takes the lead as the owner of the best sporting dogs in America. —They must have fine fishing up the Gatineau. A truthful youug man from Ottawa writes: "I wish you could come up and see the fine fishing we have here; actually yesterday my companion and myself whilst crossing a lake grounded our boat on a shoal of fish." —A man entered the Lucknow post office the other dayeand inquired for a letter for Angus Mc . The clerk h anded bins a letter with that name to which "Esq." was attached. The Highlandmau looked at it, read the name, and handed it back saying, "1 don't think it is mine; there's no "Esq." to my name." —A. short time since, in the county of Bruce, a man named James Wilson, from Amabel, and Miss Isabella, May, from Keppel, were united in marriage, Miss May being but fifteen years of age. The license was obtained without parental consent, and the girl's father had Wilson arrested for perjury. —There is an old woman in Ailsa Craig who makes a wonderful salve which will cure cancer and nearly everything else. Samuel Davis writes to the Strathroy Age that on the 23d of August he began using it for what seemed an almost hopeless case of can- cer, and he is now nearly well. The counterin splendid style "for I can salve is "equally efficacious in curing hardly get enough to furnish my custom - king's evil and all open sores." ers." "No Sir," he said the next day —The Peterborough Examiner de- to a farmer whose butter came to scribes the belle of the fair: There market in an old tub, with not a very were several brides ou the ground, but clean cloth over the top of it, and. in a the belle of them all was one from rather soft condition, "no sir; butter is Manvers. She was a fair countryflow- very plenty, and I have a good supply er, dressed in blue satin, splashed with on hand." And so he had—of that spangles or flowers and pink and yellow kind! ribbons for decorative purposes, with a —W. J. Smith, tanner, Goderich, a duck of a bonnet on her head, and a few weeks ago, made complaint in these young mau on her arm. columns of the manner in which tides —An Indian named Black lately are sent to market, giving as an instance eloped with a young girl named Taylor, a lot of hides received in Boston from aged 16, the daughter of respectable Peterborough, which, when the salt and parents living near Peterborough. other foreign matter had been shaken Black, who is only about 18 himself, off, weighed 595 pounds less than the took the girl to Campbellford and mar- invoice called for. The Peterborough ried her. He has now been arrested Review repudiates the fraudulent hide and will be tried. for perjury, he having dealer in question. It says: We do represented to the issuer of marriage not see why Mr. Smith should assume licenses that he had the consent of the that the " Peterborough " question girl's parents, and made the usual affi- is in Canada, when there are several davit. towns of the same name in the United —Rev Jahn Wilkie left Guelph on States. Tuesday of last week for India, where —It is a poor year for the Globe news - be is to labor as a missionary. Mr. paper when it don't have a libel suit on Wilkie was accompanied by his wife. its bands. This time it is Col. Stollery, He is a son- of Mr. William Wilkie, of commanding officer of the Tenth Royals, the Wilkie & Osborn Sewing Machine a volunteer regiment Of Toronto, who manufactory, Guelph, and was brought has been libeled. The Globe charged up in connection with Knox Church that thegallant Colonel had refused to in that town. Prior to his departure give an account of the funds coming in - he was presented with an elegantly to his hands by virtue of his position, bound edition of Chambers' Encyclope- and further hinted. at conduct on his dia., on behalf of the session, members , part unbecoming an officer and a gentle - and adherents of Knox Church. He man. The suit was tried at Toronto was also presented by his fellow-stu- Assizes, and resulted in a verdict for dents pf Knox College, Toronto, from the defence, leasing the piantiff in a to send the " hnsh money required., which he lately graduated, with a copy ; much worse position in the eyes of the now $50 and again $25, and so on until of Alford's Greek Testament. public than if he paid no attention to the amount had rea.ehed the neighbor- -At the midsummer" intermediate" the Globe's editorial. hood. of $2,000. As much as$1,000 was examination Lindsay High School failed —A case of some interest as a warn- taken at one time, and it is doubtful if to pass any of its schblars. Whether ing against transactions made in:con- the smaller sums wOuld have been miss this was owing to the incompetency of templation of insolvency, is that of ed if a thorough investigation had not the teachers, or what is more likely, to Wavell vs Hayes, which came before been ma,de after it was discovered that the unusual stupidity of the pupils, or Judge Haggarty at the Assize . Court the larger amount was gone from thie some other °awe, does not appear, but Hamilton on Tueeday last. This was Teller's till. Both Lancaster apa..Rowe certain it is that the school board have an action levought by Times. Wavall, as- were arrested and pleaded. guilty, Ben - given the old 'teachers the "grand. signee of the estate:of one B. C. Vanloon, tence will be pronounced upon. them to - bounce," and are now advertising for to recover the value of a pair of horses, day. It seems rather singular that a others. The practioe of estimating the valued at $175 delivered, and also the junior employe, like Laneaater, value of a teacher's work by the number sum of 4325, money paid by the- insol- thus eyatematically rob the b'aak of pupils pupils he manages to shove through vent balloon within thirty days prior over a year without suspicion er an examination is a very 'unfortunate 1 to the issue of a writ of attachment teetion. Loose management sOMe- one. It can only result in unscrupulous against him. Hayes and Tanloon are where. cramming by the teachers, and the de- veloping of the pupils into pretentious prigs. —The Wiarton Echo cotibats the idea that the Bruce peninsula is all rock and sand, claiming it is mainly ex- cellent farming land. —It is very creditable to the manage- ment of the Exchange Bank, that since its suspension it has not forced a single custoiner into insolvency. —" It is notorious," says the Toronto Telegram " that during the whole five years Mr. Mackenzie was in power we never had such. a pleasant October as this." _ —A charter has been applied for to incorporate a company with a cap- ital of 410,000, to build a, line of tfalegraph, between the city of Winni- peg and Portage La Prairie, and thence to other places. —A junk dealer in Montreal found in a bundle of old paper, which he bought at so much per pound, between six and seven hundred dollars worth of =can- celled insurance stamps, He is selling them at about 75 cents on the dollar. —Rev. T. R. Davis was inducted as pastor of St. Jude's Church, Brantford, on Sunday last. In the evening; Rev. G. C. McKenzie was inducted as pastor of Grace Church, Brantford. The Bishop of Huron preached and Rev. Canon Nelles assisted. —Several leather merchants and tan- ners in Montreal, having large stocks on hand, have realized handsomely by the advance of 20 to 25 per cent. -on all kinds of leather. One extensive dealer has made several hundred. thousand relatives, and this assignment of the horses and the payment of the money are alleged by the plantiff to have been in contemplation of insolveiacy to give Hayes a preference over his other credit- ors. The jury brought in a verdict , of $500 for plaintiff. —A man in the city of Montreal has made two wonderful discoveries and actually writes to the Witaess as follows concerning them: Here are two bits of knowledge acquired at this late hour of my life from mycousin in the corm First a cow has no incisor teeth in the -Tapper jaw. Second, there is a picture ia our Art Gallery on which a woman is represented in the act of milking acow, and, would you believe it ? the woman is on the wrong side of the animal! Query—Whicn is the wrong side of the cow? -13. 0. B. —At Halifax a bride was so nervous that she did uot notice that a anivate had. taken the plaee -of the corporal of marines to wboin she was ta be married. The corporal VicEt*i laying in Dutch courage at a neighbour- ing tavern, to which the married people adjourned. The mistake wasathen dig - covered, and the newly -made wife flew to the arms of her corporal, who im- mediately proceeded to pound the private. The police have been appealed to to regulate the matter. —Mr. Alexander Besse the Commis- sioner from Manitoba, who had elmage of the Manitoba exhibit at the various fairs, was aiven it complimentary din- ner at thebWalker House, Toronto, un- der the auspices of the Toronto Indus- trial Exhibition Assoeiation, During dollars by the advance. the evening Mr. Begg gave a sketch of —Rev Wm. Inglis, who has been con - the prospects of the Prairie Province, fleeted with the editorial sts.ff of the which, so far as immigration is eon_ Globe, for many years, has severed. his cerise& have been greatly improved by connection with that journal, and. will the exhibition in varions parts of On- - immediately undertake the editorship tario of the .1kalaitoban. products under On - of the Canada Presbyterian. Mr. Inglis his 'charge. He declared, from. personal iasdoianne press. and foremostwriters of the Can - in Dakota and Minnesota is not to be and intimate knowledge, that the land Major Irvine, of the mounted police, compared with that in Manitoba, and who arrived at Winnipeg from the West expressed the opinion that once railway on Saturday, says there is no danger in communication existed. between. Lake the NorthWest. In ease of trouble with Superior and Winnipeg there would. be the Sioux or other tribes, the Black - no fear of the Americans taking settlers feet whose loyalty is sound, would fur- nish. 1,500 mounted warriors, splendidly fro—niAllsMan named. Robert William armed and equipped. Turner died a week ago Thursday night —M. H. Wilkinson the inining expert in the General' Hospital, Toronto, from who discovered the Pigeon River mines, injuries received in the head by some found a silver lode at Falcon Lake, unknown person,. During his conscious about twelve miles south of the Canada Moments, Turner persistently refused Pacific Railway station at Cross Like: to rieveal any of the particularas He estimates that it will yield $200 per ialeancholy c,ase, and passing ton. It is proposed. to form a cempany tookwith him the name of the pereon with a capital of 4300,000 to work it, who inflicted the fatal blow A man —The death sentence passed upon named Lawrence Smyth has. been sr.. Chester Munro at the late Barrie assizes, rested on susnicion of having commit - for the murder of Thomas Cook in June ted the assault on Turner, under great prbvocation, on account of Turner's persistent endeavors to lead Smyth's wife from the path of rectitude. Nothing has been heard of AIrs. Smyth since the death of. Turner. It is said she pawned. her watch to procure —Ethel Stong, daughter of Mr. and means with which to leave the city. Mrs. H. Stong, of Harriston, has in all Her whereabouts is not known to the nine grand parents living. Five great detectives. The children have been grand parents, viz.: Mr. and Mrs. Jas. :placed in the Orphan's Home, Lundy, of Markham, Mrs. .,Gram, of York; Wirt. Stong and. Mrs. Snider, of —Four of the British Tenant. Far - Vaughan ; Four grand parents, viz.: Mr. iners' Conamission visited Woodstock and Mrs. Jas. Stong, of Vaughan, and last week. They were Mr. Walter El- liott, Selkirkshire; Mr. Thomas Irving, Mr. and. Mrs. Jacob Gram, of Mint°. Cumberland; Mr. Johnston, Cumber - of Northumberland, there is a. tree so —Not far from Ca,rapbellford, County A 11 are pra.ctieal farmers on s land, and Mr. Robert Gordon, Dum- large that four men surrounding it with 'fra iceosnshaildreer. able scale at home andsome outstretched arms, could not lock of them are also land proprietors. Hav- fingers. Its lowest branches wave as ing spent a few hours on Sunday at Mr. high as the trees standing beside it, and Patteson's Vansittart farm, Eastwood, its head towers high above the loftiest they proceeded on Monday to Bow of the forest. An old bushranger, who has spent many years in the backwoods Park, County of Brant, acnornPatheabY Mr. E. Caswell, of Ingersoll, who had between Sarnia and. Ottawa, says it is been asked by the Ontario Government the largest tree in. Canada. to take charge of them in the Oxfords. —" I want more of your butter," said They were much plea.sed with. what a merchant to a first-class butter -maker, they saw at Bow Park. The character whose product always tame to his of the soil, its manner of tillage, the splendid Clydesdale horses and e,olts, the thoroughbred pigs, and. most of all, the famous herd of short -horns were most highly commended. The visitors freely admitted, as the Chicago Nation- al Live Stock Journal of a recent date did, -that the Bow Park herd is the largest, beet and most valuable short- horn herd in the whole world—a cir- cumstance -that does high honor to Canada and infinite credit to the energy and enterprise of its dietinguished. founder and chief proprietor, the Hon. Senator Brown. —Chas. L. Lancaster, ledger -keeper for the Merchants' Bank, London, has been arrested charged with systemati- cally stealing mousy from the Bank. He is of respectable family, and about 20 year of age. About 15 monthssince he got into difficulty about a trifling sum, and to get out of debt he falsified his books to the , amount of a5. He made a confidant Of a companiola nam- ed Rowe, with whom he had long been intimate. This latter, who was a, Montreal Telegraph errand. boy 1307/10 ten years ago, and afterwards an operator, seems to have formed the delib- erate plan of making money out of the guilt of his companion,. He accordingly worked upon Lancaster's fears of ex- posure to such an extent that he procur- ed money enough to live a life of ease, and at the same time be the envy of bis friends by means of his good. clothes. He travelled about a good deal, but wherever he was Lancaster never faile(1 last, has been commuted to imprison- ment in. the Kingston Penitentiary for Seven years. Great satisfaction is gen- erally felt at the result of the many petitions sent to the Minister of Justice.