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The Huron Expositor, 1880-01-23, Page 1powoonimFANITARY 16; 1880.. ir V WINTER GOODS. DONAU. & CO. .E TODAY OFFERING • OIAL BARGAINS ry Department of their House. z ts Nero'. Better As - 1 titan it is to -day. ick of Silks, Irress Goods, Man- Millinere,- Hosiery, Gloves, Ceft‘ TrinlEtliilgt1 and Staple G00clil is unequalled in the County. iNERY—New Trimmed Hats, • emits, I. $1.25, $1.50, and up. al Beaver _Bonnets and Hats ne, $2,50 up. TLES;—Warm Beaver Mantles cen up, trIsterafrom $2.50• up. niter) Pattern Mantles positively /price. Wrap Cloaks, Dolmans, cellars, &c. ;S GOODS—We are clearing the entire stock at prices which vine& everybody that we Gerry - eur advertisements to the very er. ERY—Most complete Stonk wa- r carried, toed at popular prices. • sales ire this department amply ve this. ES — Warm Winter GleveS, s, ince in great variety. 'ELS—Fancy Wool Goods, Vere- cheap. LAKE Youn CLoTHING —F.R011— MCDOUGALL & CO. t'eep the largest stock to select ell their goods are thoroughly it. and finished, and their prices E 30 per cent. lower tliau those her 'muse. 'ISIT OUR SALE. ve marked- down the whole of euse stock of Men's, Boys', and Clothieg. r New Style Overcoats, beauti- ed and finished. Tina- is the :e le town. Price, $0.75. tir New Style Ulsters, newest We know this to be excel- Prioe, ;'t7.50. 4DID WINTER' SUITS. .ve five hundred Suits to select 1.1i the newest and beat ma - Price, from $9.50. up. (5' AND YOUTHS'. be suited iu Boys' and Youths' , at our establishment. All :Kept iia stock, and the prices the most economical. Call, lge fur yourselves. , is.. X0 Discounts. PlaZit rPs and .i.Vet Prices Oral/. MCDOUGALL & GO., of and Dealers iu DRY GOODS Only, to throw herself off the track sleepers between it and ou the bridge, when the train. By the violence of her fall eepers, she had her face . bad .using a considerable loss of , eeting of the Gospel Temper - nu wee held in Brussels on aftereemi, 4th inst. Addresses nered by Mr. T. McGillicuddy Messrs. Fear and Ross. Mr. u occupied the chair. A num- sons came forward at the sigued the pledge. Over fifty eve jinued the Union so far. meeting will be held in Mel - Aix on Friday evening, leth m the pledge cards will be hose who have sigued. Every invited to attend, earnber uf v ears past it has been. a of Mr. I. McAllieter, Sr„ of nrow open his dors at New l'IymouthBrethren, and have „. speut itt fellowship ama nil's year about 120 persons, in distant parts' of the Pro- iled themselves of Mr. Mc- jiespitality. and fur about a els were held daily at his e ,gathering was addressed !Mr. Buchanan, a teacher and ;from Londen ; Mr. Clarke, of Mr. 0. 01;rien, Mr. Mauger, ek, and 3Iers. McKechnie . Your attentien is direct - eve tied faeltiteraltle fur caps ei at the Oak Hall Clothing a et, coneisting of Sea Seale ,nib, Mink and Cetter, with peaks. Full ilines in eal and Coney. Also a full e geode iu imitation, Seal, Hair Seale, Plueli and t, Also a very large variety eh- Seals in all styles with or olts. 'Idle above goods are aid tieed only to be seento be ',dated. Gentlemen about to ld wit fail to inspect them 4asitig elseevhere. Herne & / THIRTEENTH YE AR. WHOLE .., NUMBER, 633. - Ilt r. • 101111•11111111112=1111111111111111 SEAFORTH, Fil.IpAY, JANUARY 23 1880. MairEAN BROS., Publishers. $1.50 a Year, in Advance. SEAFORTH, ONTARIO., iiiLI-. BROS. Having determined to clear out, our present Stock to make room for our IargelSpring Purchaties, we are offering' Canada. A poor house for the County of Middlesex' is buildine at Strathroy. —The widow of bClark Brown the —Mr. Samue Craig for many years a resident of Brantford, died a few days murderer,; ha .goue to Philadelphia, to reside. ago at the advanced age of 102 years. • —A. 'horse belonging to Captain —Render trains- commenced to run Rowan, 4f Kincardine, which had -at- tained the extraordinary age of forty three years, died last week. ---eA concrete house about completed an named McNally, at ed the other day and is ruins. Fortunately no bout when it fell. n Guardian, the organ st Church in Canada, ewart, has just cora- year. It is the oldest est religious weeklies in on Corbett, the celebrat- eiracious: raw beef eater favorably with being in the S 1,500 convicts. ew York State, there ate Prison alone over on the Credit Valley Railway last Monday. —The amount spent' ou the present Parliament buildings at Toronto sinoe Confederation is over $80,000. —Dan Coughlin of St. Thenlas, lost by disease while crossing the Oceen 156 out of a lot of 205 hogs, destined for the English markets. -7-William Read, a young lad -of Mon- treal, of poor parentage, has carried off the orgau scholarship at Keble College, Oiford. University, of thevalee of £100 sterling. —A. precocious St. Thomas youngster last week beheaded all his father's fowls, excepting one, in the hope of get- ting a living headless rooster. • The ex - GREAT IN pertinent failed. —An exchange says 4in travelling through Biddulpl one is surprised at the number of vacant farm houses. Their owners having sold oat and gone to the Northwest. To Cash Buyers. Come along with the —Mr. Kenneth Melienzie, one of the Monemand we will show goods at most extensive farmers of Manitoba, and formerly of Puslinch, Wellingtou • county, this year realized 75,000 bush- • els of wheat from hie crops. Johnston, a farmer residing in Sarnia Township, fell from a stack of SUCH LOW PR IGES hay on the 2iid iust., by which- he dim! • located the elbow of his left arm, and severely injured himself internally; —Hugh Cockburn, of Puslinchl, has belonging to a Freelton, collap now a heap o workmen were —The Christi of the Method edited by Dr. pleted its fiftiet and one of the Canada. —Mr. Harnil ed singer, is a and while ha Parkhill, bought several pounds of rat beef from the village* butchers, and terms of the te their meat. —A Mildnaay ton youth a fes1 months ago, and after a trip to the Falls, the gay young hem - diet left his brlde, and since has been doing little but borrowing money from his wife to support himself. Men were always deceive s. —The Ramer- says :—Some of our Dundas cher hes were so hot hist Sunday eveniI1g on account of the stupidity of th sextons in persisting , in keeping hot lir4s on, that many of those in attendance hought that a new plan was on foot to tart a revival. . purchased oue hundred ,acres from his _ Belleville, St. Catharines, Galt and —The maul factuters of ekes in brother c,n, the 8th concession of Pus That the very Closest Bayer will bea Dundas, met lest week in Tordnto, to linch for e5.500. : Mr. Hugh Cockburn perfeetly sittisf ed that our holies is arrive at a basis' of prides for next has -now a ferm in one block of 500 acres. season's business, and there every • —While two lads were' sleigh riding qn advance; pries must on the river, at Elora, on Thursday, one nable any profit to be named Farquhar Strachey, aged two woductiou. spoke in the higheSt derness and juiciness of girl married a Walker - likelihood of be higher to made on their THE RICHT PLACE TO BUY GOODS. * B years, a son of Mr. Thom—A young as Strachan, an named W. 11. Mc - fell off the sleigh into an air hole in the Mullen, of llantrae, had ii, tooth days before Christmas. id not be -permanently 0, and he ultimately died ood on Christmas. The y large, the young men vorite in his locality. tor of East Bruce desires ass. teacherer 'and Third uuty, who desire posi- itries, to send. hiin their and amount of Jsalary e may be able to deter- ity for Temperer Cer- orsed Third Cla. s. ice and was drowned. drawn a few • —The wife of Mr. -John Rodger, The wound co , blacksmith, of Hamilton, who had been stopped bleedit . suffering .for sonao days from a felon on from loss,. of -b •i her finger. died suddenly Thursday funeral was ve morning after taking aelose of morphine being a great f CHEAP DRESS GOODS. prescribed by Dr. Riddly. —The Inspe —Mayor Howard, of Guelph, has all Second C been served. with a notice of action for Class of that c $500 damages for Ald. Ganhan. The tious at low sal basis of the spit is the illegal eject- names, addres ment of G.auhau Fenn the Council required, that-] - We are closing out a few lines of Chamber of His Worship. .mine the neces Cheep Drees Goods less than Cost. —The wife of Warren Totten', Esq., tificattis or En • of Woodstock. died suddenly on the morning of 1 ei 14th inst. -She had been slightly .iling for a month pre- vious, bat w:. eot considered dangerous - until witbi an hour of 'her death. • —A tar tank at Frank Smith's re- finery in Petrolia exploded the other R :M A N T L E S T 0 0 K. clav, caused by hot tar being run in, which generated gas sufficient to cause , the explosion. Considerable machinery, &c., was destroyed. Loss about $3,000. —It is said that several packages of 1 the Ailsa CraimSalve;for the cure of I Cancers, Kings Evil, and alltinnin sores, are now on their Way to Old Ire - 'land, deeigned partly for hospital use there as well as for the afflicted gener- ally. —A despatch from Edmonton, Man., says that out there they had a concert at Chief Factory, Hardisty's place ou New Year's Eve. snow shoe and other races on New Year's day, and a dance at the Edmonton Hotel in the evening. . The weather was very fine. —The death is announced, at River IJohn, Pictou county, N. S., at a ripe old age of Donald McLeod' and David and McLeod, who with seven ethers, signed the pledge, and oreenized in January 1812 at West Rivert;the first temperanee society iu Nova Scotia, and the first it is believed in British North America. The balance of our Mantle Stock Must be sold during .the next two weeks. NUS, FLOWERS AND FEATHERS Ladies' Trimmed Hate,,Flowers Feathers very cheap. ORDERED CLOTHING. Selling Fast. We take the Lead. in Ordered Clothinee Every suit guar tan - teed a Perfeet Fit. R EADYMADE OLOTHING CHEAPER' THAN EVER. A _Fresh Stock ot Groceries Always on, Hand. Remember the Place—Opposite Commercial Hotel. HILL —Hugh Patterson, the Zulu King, arrested last -week in Toronto, was sent to prise]] for fifteen months for stealing three sets of harness. On leaving the dock, Patterson turned .to Detective Reber'', who had worked -up the case against him, and, with a wicked look, said : -"I'll swing for you yet." —Patrick Rydet's two barns, stables and otlaer outbuildings,about four miles. from Luca n,in Biddulph,were burned on Thursday morning of last week. They contained 400 bushels of wheat, 400 of barley, 1;200 of Oats :and .15 tons of hay. There • was an insurance of $2,000, and the loss is $4,000. It is supposed that incendiarism was the was so severeasto necessitate amputee ca,use. tion of both feet to prevent blood —On the night of the 14th inst., about poisoning. From Emerson he was con - 12 o'clock Fancis Love, of Loudon, Ont., veyed to Fort Pembina, where he now , while on his way from Fort street to lies under the care of DrSmith. the Miclaiga.n Central depot, Detroit, —Speaking of fest time..on English .was overtaken by two foot pads, who, railways, a contemporary 'shows that dealt him several breve over the head the -Canada Southern holds its own with a billet instrument, inflicting sev- with any of them. It says,—perusual of eral severe scalp wounds. They at- the Canada Southern time -card shows • tempted to rifle his pockets. but he that "the New York Express leaving pelled so lustily fcir the police that they Amherstburg at 12.40 a.m. arrives in .took to their heels without securing any St. Thomas, a distance of 111 miles, at pleader. . _ 3.20 a.m. This is over 44 miles per - --e-A plowing match in January is a hour, including stoppage at Ridgetowu. very unusual circumstance in Canada, That the time -card speed is often ex - but an interesting eVent of that kind took -place on the 9th inst., on Mr; John McEwen's farm, 7th coucessimii, McGillivray. • Twelve teams were present. There was a lively time be- tween those present as to who could do the straightest thing in plow- —Our Lucknow contemporary tells of ing. A snake feuce bad to take a back a certain 'lady from the rural distriot seat. Mr. Colin .Campbell took the just north of- that village, who had : first prize. • - • some pork to sell.- She also had a bill • —Mr. Moylau, Inspector of Peniten- in aLucknow stores which was past due. the • tiaries, says :there are at present cora She knew if she brought her pork to fined iu the ipenitentiaries throughout .this market, she would be compelled to 1 the Dominion, no less thin 1,300 con- pay the.account. So to evade this, her 1 yids, A considerable iucrease over hist ladyship set dff with her pork to Kie- 1 year. Of these 760 are incarcerated in kardine, and she was offered $5.50 per Kingston Penitentiary, 340 in St. Vim •cw t. for it. She telegraphed to Luck - cent de Paul, 80 in Dorchester, 80 in now -to find how pork sold there. $6.35 BROTHERS .1 Halifax, and the remainiug-40 are die- was the price that day. Then she •1 tributed between the British Columbia started foe Ripley where she disposed I and Manitoba 'Penitentiaries. Of the of her load at $5.30. Her actual loss 1 total number there, only thirty-two are on the transaction, not including ex - Main Street, Seaforth. 1 females, These statistics oomparemost p.eesee, was about $6.00 which would —The yeune man Evans, so ierrib1y injured on the Galt Branch ot the Grand Trunk en New Year's Day, is progressing as favorably as -could possi- be expected, and the best hopes of his recovery are now entertained. He will be terribly crippled, however, both of his legs having been •amputated above, the knees. have nes This wil that h ar—mMr; er lied su ceased him. made—]t i a prohibit be =sum --The Credit Valley Railway bonus and interest have hitherto borne heavily I on the farmers in North Dumfries, but now they are 'beginning to reap their - reward iu increasing facilities offered for carrying grain and other farm pro- ducts. The Reid Brea. are about erect- ing a grain warehouse at Ayr Station, which will prove a great convenience to farmers and buyers. —Two Lower Canadian habitants who, on Saturday morning last, started. out seal fishing iu a canoe, fro'm Point Des Isles, Saguenay, were caught soon after staxtiug out by a stormy north wind, and driven about in great danger for two days, landing with much dif- ficulty on Sunday night at Fort Pique on the South Shore, having been for the whole two days without food. —Mr. McKinnon, formerly of Kincar- -dine, now a resident of Dakota Territory writes to his friends here giving them an idea of what a. winter iu the far west *really means. At the time of writing the snownvas five feet deep on the level, maid the atmosphere so cold th -the family always remained night to replenish. the large fir ouly means to keep everything a person from freezing up. —A carpenter named Henr who lived ineSt Catharines f time, emigrated to Manitoba Is mer and took up his residence a son. He was accompanied by and child. A letter was lately received in St. Catherines, stating that Mr. Isaac had the misfortune to have both of his feet frozen, and that the injury one of U1) all as the d every Isaac, r some st sum- Emer- is wife —Ab Jas. Clark. aged 15, a call boy at the G -rand Trunk Station, Kingston, while working on the track, was knocked down by the pilot engine, and. had his head coinpletely severed from his body. —Geo. Corby, of Montreal, a stone cutter, was arraigned on Saturday for stealing beef from a butcher's shop. The prisoner proved that he and his wife were starving, and that he stole the beef for food. The magistrate de- clined to convict under the circune- stances.- • —A dinner was given at the Rossin House, Toronto,- last Friday night, to Professor Croft, on the occasion of his retiring from the Chair of Chemistry and Natural Sciences at the Toronto University. About a hundred gradu- ates, under graduates and professors of the University were present. —Mr. Parnell, the Iris aeitatormow. States, has sident of the F. B. Mc- rly paid her Luoknow account. , blood. He was about thirty-five years probably be a lesson to her of age and leaves a wife and one child. nesty is the best policy." • Deceased was much respected by all Harry Blow, a middle aged. who knew him. 8th concession McGillivray, —Mr. Topley, photographer, of Ot- denly on the 13th inst. De- tawa, experimented -upon the photo - as esteemed by all who knew graph of the eyes of the murdered Ada Brown. He enlarged the photographs said then stroug effort will be of.the eyes and of the body Of the mum the approaching session of the dered man and. his daughter frorn three - n Parliament to repeal the Bill eighths of an inch to twenty-fourinches, ensgsfPool selling. It should not so 'arm that the character of the de- ui.posit of silver in the photo film was ut one o'clock Sunday morning clearly visible. Not the least trace of any image was to be seen. —On Saturday evening, Jas. Ellis and. his son, formerly of Gananoque, came over the river to Broekville from Shove on that telegraph line. Morristown and returned about 9:30 P. —On New Year's day a happy fa,mily M. They got on the ice on Morristown gathering took place at the residence of Bay, the son pushing a hand sleigh on Geo. Ross, near Kincardine. The which was seated his father, and when gentleman is row eighty-one years old, within four feet of the wharf the ice and. remembers quite 'well the battle of ceeded, is well known. This same 111 miles was on one occasion, travelled by a special tratn in 109 minutes, while a mile a minute has been several times since recorded upon the Canada Southern. on a visit to the Uuited written a letter to tl e Pr St. Patrick's Society, Mr. Namee, foreshadowing that be may not be able to visit Mentreal before re- t rning to Ireland, but reminding Irish - en that the distress iu Ireland re- q ires all the aid th et can be extended t them. —A new style of engine has been in- tr uc d. on The ! C ua.da Southern Railwaiy. It was bent by McQueen, of Scheeectady, N. Y., „ and -it has six driving wheels, is one-third more power- ful than the ordinary y rcl ergines, (being able to handle 40 ca4s), weighs 42 tons and is named the " A herstburg." Her tank s situated. abov the boiler, shebas n tender and her oal bin is in the cab, j st behind th en neer. rred on Friday of Mr. Richard It appears that Michael boy of 18 years, a son of Mr. effuse, Carri s at thresh a mow; h le which pen went home himself dan ot worse an ng. candidates attended the on of Teachers , which was rtage la Prairie, viz., one for or second, and four for third titicates. The examination ---A sit accident occ the 9th in t.,sneithefar Rivers. ; Polfuss a Gottlieb Ur. Rive down fro rake hand men. H thin king but soon day morn ex.aminat held at P first, two class ce k, Was assisting ug. In coming • fell on a broken trated his abdo- inediately, not erously injured, died. on Satur- which W§LS to have taken place at Nelsonville did not take place, the pa- pers not reaching their destination in time. There were to have been three candidates, who will now receive iuterim certificates, good until • the- Aligust examination. —A. fannly residing not far from Leaminglou were, lately, greatly dis- terbed in the middle of the night by re- peated etrains of ghostly Music of rather diScordant character. This con- tinued night after night until they to vacate the er 6f the family old dulchner in the garret, which bo e very milident marks of the gnawiems of rats aid Mice. This being removed the ghostly sounds - ceased aid the family have overcome all their Objections to continuing their residence in the same dwelling. --The iMarquette *view referring to the chur h socials held at the Portage says :—I stead of the /socials becoming, as some a pposed, stalt. and monotonous, they see each to gather strength and vim. T Mr. W. last, wa the sea between scribed fund. readings standing m made up their ind house, evilen one mem happened to discover a e last, held V. Millar, o one of the on. The 0 and 70, a towards the Sunday School he usual swigs, music and en were indulged in, and, notwith- the audic was pretty well packed, very one see ed to be heartily pleased it the fun. —The Bingham abduction case, which created some excitement in s now before the courts in The principal in the. case is gham, a printer who was pro- f a job printing office in London time and failed in business, he employed in the office of the t the residence of Tuesday evening ost successful of ests numbered d $17 were sub - recently Orillia, Toronto Geo. Bi prietor for som wa,s .als Lindsay Post. Forsome time past he has failed to support his family, and his, wife and a bright little child have been living in Orillia with a relative. A few weeks aeo Bingham wen to Orillia and abducted the little girl f om the school she was attending. An ppeal is being made to the c.ohrts to r store the child to her mother. Bingham is now pub- lishing the Wiarton Echo. —Au awfully sudden death occurred in East Nissouri on Saturday night, the victim being a well-to-do farmer of that township named John Stoddard. It a pears that he came into the Lon- don arket on Saturday morning with a load of apples and Ipotatoea, which he did not succeed in selling- until after dinner time. He then went in. to eat his dinner, but was unable to eat it, the exposure to the cold having taken his appetite away. He started on his homeward journey in the afternoon, and on the road his appetite came back and he purchased a loaf and some cheese, and appears to have partaken freely a it. Upon getting to Wood's Tavern, anout tw13 miles- east of the city, he complained of great pain, and had a small quantity of brandy. The la,ndlord finding that he did not get better sent for medical aid, and. every effort was made to save him, but of no avail. He died* about midnight of se- vere cholera and stagnation of the and made his way back to Canada, and settled in Sandwich, where he has re- sided ever since. He never received any remuneration or pay for his property, or fication of the stamps and payment of the time he served -in the British army. the fees, which will facihtate the in- -A. roller skating match of 27 hours troduction of the new system through- to-ok place at Toronto last week, and outthe country. was won by George Adams, a young lad, with 137 miles ; McDonald was second, Perth Items - with 134 miles, and Rooney third, with Cedar posts are effered for sale in 128 miles Mitchell at six cents apiece. Rather . —The Manitoulin Expositor says :—it knotty ones likely. b only takes about thirty hours to send a —The. -village of Milveron is taking despatch from the Capital of Afghan - steps to establish its independeence by istan to Toronto, while it takes about being incorporated twelve days to get a word from the . —The Art's Exhibition given by the latter place to this Island M ladies of Knox Cherch, Listowel; winter.waa quite successful, about a 1100 being realized thereby: —An old and respected resident of Wallace township for over a quarter Of a century, Mr. Robert Heave' de- parted this life on the 8th inst. —The amount received for the market Waterloo being fought, at that time being a youth of sixteen years. On I scales in St. Marys this year is $170— New Year's day there were four gener- ations represented. —The champion tramp has axrived county only 30 certificates had. been granted. The Minister of Inland Rev- enue has issued remilations for the veri- gave way and both were drowned. It is said they were smuggling provisions over from Brockville. —A. meeting of 'a number of -gentle- men in favor of establishing a Republi- can Club in1Toronto was held Saturday night. There was a fair attendance, and after discussing' the nature of the club, a committee was appointed to draw up by-laws. While outwardly only claiming to be a political economic organization, it is understood that the real object is to bring about the annex- ation of Canada with the States. —Rev. Dr. Ormiston, of New York, formerly of Hamilton and well known throughout Ontario, accompanied by Mrs. Ormiston, has left on a visit to Florida, where they will spend a few weeks. The recent bereavement they have suffered in the death of their only daughter, has rendered a period. of rest necessary to both. It is the wish of all that they may return again fairly re- cuperated in health, • and that Dr. Orraiston may resume his labors with his accustomed energy and success. —On Monday of last week almost a fatal accide Mr. WM. ship, Lamb had purcha when arrivi stove'in hi ploded with mediately s the aid of s extinguishe Mrs. Robinson and her daughter were badly -injured by the ex- plosion as well as burned considerably, 590 more than last year. The itterease is on account of the revival of btisiness in the fax naills. —Miss Prindible, organist in Mitehen at Halifax, and. wtas sent to the .city .1 prison for a year by a magistrate for 1 Catholic Church, was, the other even - presented with beautiful gold -vagrancy. He said he walked from I ing, 1 -chain and locket by some of the Church Chicago to Halifax, and has been four years on the road. He don't know members and the choir. where heaves born or his age. He gave I —The nationality of the Mitchell the name of John Hullett, and speaks i Town Connell for 1880 is ss follows: very imperfect English. English, 4, Scotch, 3 • Irish, 2, Ameri- -About seven years ago a son of Mrs. 1 can, 2, German, 1. 'Religiot, Church of England, 4 ; Presbyterian, 3 ; Luther- Mooitey, .I.S.berfoyle; left home for Texas Luther - on account of,his health. He wrote to 1, an, le —At the auction sale of Mr. Donald his friends several times but the letters I Wilson, llth concession, Elmse a few days ago, cows realized. from $30 to $45 each, and were all disposed of at an were miscarried. • and his relatives thought him dead. About a week ago the first letter was received from him he was well and , average oie$36. One yearling heifer was when it was learned I knocked down at $18. prospering in the distant State. -. •The Sabbath School Conveetion of —Mr. Sloane, who was in charge of the County of Perth, will be held at the stationeryoffice, House of Commons,' Rirkton„ on Thursday the 29th inst., in Ottawa, died. very suddenly Sunday the Canada Methodist Church, for one night. It appears that his sou was The subjects for discussion readina to him at his residence, and he day only - got up to walk towards the window, but are highly interesting. —A fashionable wedilmg took place t omurred to the family of suddenly dropped dead. He lia.d been St. James Church, Stratford en obinson, of Brooke town- ailing for some time past, but was able in Momday evening of lest week. l The on county. Mr. Robinson* 'to be in h4 office on Friday last. Heart id a varnish barrel, and disease. parties most particularly interested I were Mr. Robert Reid, of London, and. g borne placed. it near the —At a fire which occurred in Parkhill kitchen. The barrel ex- a few days ago a young man mined Miss Emma Jane King, of Stratford. fearful violence , and um- Greaves met his death while asssisting —Wm- Grieves, of Burns, died en the 5th inst, after a short but painful in- t fire to the premises. By to pull some furniture but of Manning's ness. On New Year's day, deceased me neighbors the fire was shop. His remains Were found lying in was troubled by pains in his years, the cellar among some stone work. Mrs. Jones, an elderly lady, was lying very ill upstairs. Her friends took her in their arms to carry her out, but she died before reaching the street,from the shock received. —Among the tramps recently given ac- commodation at the police station, Port Hope were a couple on 'their bridal tour. They were provided with a cell —Otto night lately the premises of a went dealer in Dundas were entered and a quantity of wool stolen. Friday morning one of the sacks, containing probably 150 pounds or 200 pound's, was found on the track ef the Hamilton and Dundas Street Railway, and subse- quently another Was found a short dis- tance off. It isthought there is a gang of thieves now operating in the county of Wentworth, and that it would be well for those having valuables to look after the fastenings of their buildings very carefully. . - —A. small frame stable on St. Clair street; Chatham North, belonging to Mr. A. J. Wilson, dry goods merchant, was totally destroyed by fire on Satur- day afternoon. The cause of the fire is supposed to be from children playing with matches. Two of his children, a m son about four years and a daughter money to subscribe outside of our datiomas all the applicants for admission cannot be enpplied with seats. There nearly six, were miseing. A search families, so please give us a rest, as we was made and the °harked remains have no time to aague the matter mith are about 90 in the class preparing for were found. The parents are , almost you. 1.... ---You Will find. the entrance to the „ Intern:leak:tee, frantic with grief, having seen them the street here. N. B.—Life insurance —The desk or pulpit in the new playing in the house about five minutes before the fire broke out. charge by the accommodating and gen- and lightning rod. men will be taken in Methodist church St Marys, is ourisgetid: 1 beibilue cangn be reTmhoevepdart , so flexible they retired, and returned m a IL O. ef holdthe • the edank being narrow and icy, leis —P-assenger traffic on railways is tlemenly turnkey. generally very dull at present. The —At the cut on section bulk of the travellers on the- Grand Trunk are on through tickets. It is east of Rat Portage, a man named stated that a large linmber of Eastern Gagnon undertook to thaw a can con - men, are passing through from the tabling about a pound and a half of presented to the church. West. The Michigan woods lunibering nitro-glycerine, but as it did not resume has about closed, owing to the want of the liquid state sufficiently fast to suit —On Wednesday evening, 14th inst., mote. The Northern pa,ssenger traffic his taste or fancy, he built a fire, and Thos. Matheson, Esq., of Michell, met is exceedingly dull. The Great West- proceeded to fry it. His comrades re - was broken a little above the-lenee. He with an accident by which his Ieft leg ern is about the same as is usual at this monstrated with him; explameng the was returnieg from Stratford, and. fearful consequences of his rashness, period of the year. The Toronto, 113 Grey and ruce is • better than last but he knew better and persisted. dii . when stepping from the platform into year, but a this time lastyear the road doing it his own way. Finding hem in- . the 07321:0118 at the 'Mitchell, station, which gradually extended inward until it affected his brain in slide a manner as to cause death. —On the 13th inst.IFrederick Gil- bert, of Ellice, ha& stolen from. his houee the sum of $79 and Some vain.. able securities. Suspicion fell 'upon one jacol. Geisinger, who was arrested at Port Colborne, on his way to Buffalo, and brought back to Stratford. for themselves, which is now known as the " bridal chamber" in that institu- tion. The next morning the " happy couple "breakfasted at a corner grocery from off the head of a barrel. After this no selfish bachelor should complain that he cannot afford to naarry. —The Thomson & Wilhams Miami- faeturing Compauy in Stratford recent- ly completed a 65 -horse power Brown automatic cut-off engine for the steam mills at Welland owned_ by Messrs. Brown Brothers. The naills were opened. on Thursday of last week, ande —The following notice has been pest- the engine worked like a charm. ed up in the entra,nce hall of the Court —The attendance this term at the House at St. Thomas, by the officials : St. Marys Collegiate Institute is the We wish it distinctly understood that • largest eince its establishment. Two we do not want any maps, books, hundred and five have already enrolled watchen neckties, eye glasses, pictures themselves. The trustees are now en - or Patent -articles, and that we haveno . . gm:main providing additional atc,onaino- the desk can be used as an ordinary , the Pacific Railroad, about thirty miles table -when platform meetings are being -held in the church. It was manufactur- - ed and designed by Mr. W. T. Jones, cabinet maker in that town, andby hin. had been b, ocked with snow for two weeks. —Friday evening about 8 o'clock the people living in the vicinity of Samuel Hayes' residence,Napanee, were shock- ed by seeing Mrs. Hayes on the street with her clothes in eflames. Several persons ran to the • rescue, and suc- ceeded in smothering the flames and removing the burning clothes from -her short time to gather up what was le of foot slipped and he fell between the the man and shanty. - platform and the vehicle. Mr. Matbe- G Government n beenment since when the leg that is now broken ppra—oslaseAibanibtiynOgtrthaheeer-DilnannaClinuniligoenilof pauper or was seriously injured. Port of At a. late meeting of the Listowel son met with an accident some years or destitute emigrants in the maHnaaayl i pf be dufoundinntti Ost hunceel lcheiunsinadrssy ofthee lnCeYaprovidedn8,- engagement with the present staff of Public School Board a resolution was passed. to the effect that the standing burned. She died Saturday morning the master of the vesi3e1 carrying such clian Emigration Agent at that port -b that the folloeving salaries- be offered to body, but not before she Was fatally : teachers will expire on the 30th June, at 6 o'clock. The accident was caused, it is supposed, by the upsetting or bursting of a coal oil lamp, as the victim's clothes were saturated with oil, and the t ble whereon the lamp stood was dest eyed. —Jame Laughton, who died a fem days sinee in Sandwich, ab the age of 90, gave t e following history of his life to a frie d shortly before his death He was b Detroit, t as euaptpi near t_ the present staff of teacher', °nand after necessary for such purpose. During andtransportof°rrt tthoetihreitremplPaocreaoryf Juler lst,1880 : 1st department,$700; 2nd. tion. The sum of $20 is declared to be department, $350, 3rd. ' department, g $250, 4th department, 225 ; 5th dement - such time as any Buell pauper emi- ment, $225 ; 6th department, $225; 7th grants may, in consequence of this department $225. This shows a general proclamation, have to remain on board reduction from salaxies previounlygiven. such vessel, the Collector of Customs —The teachers of the Mitchell Pub - may order said vessel to anchor at a he School are paid. the follow -hag sal- conveniept place, distant not less than aries : S. Nethercott, $800; Miss Hep- rn in whet is now the city of one mile from Halifax. burne, $400, Miss Ford, $375 ; Miss - , en a British fort, in 1790- —The Be-ctcon of last week says : For Walkinshaw, $350 ; Miss Geary, $325; He removed with hisfather to an island the past few days Mr. Abraham Erb, Miss Barclay, 3325, Miss Marty, 3275, in Lake St. Clair; which has been assistant Inspector of Weights and Miss Sarvis, 225. S. Salsberry, jani- named " Stromness" by his grandfather measures for the western division of tor, $130, 3. Moran Inspector, $50, who was given a right thereto by the Ontario (which includes theeounties of making a total of $3,375. The entu3a- Indians. Laughton remained there Perth, Bruce end the northern portion erators show that there are 936 chile until about 12 years of age, and then of Huron—itacludii3g the town and area in the town between. 5 and 21 located in Amherstburg, where he re- township of Grod-erich), has been in years of age, 713 between 5 and 16, and mained until 1810, when he returned to town in the discharge of his. duties. 366 between 7 and 12, only three at the island. He took considerable stock , Mr. Erb says the former inspector tending school less than four months, with him. When the war of 1812 broke seems to have done his duty well. All between 7 and 12. out the Americans took him prisoner the weights were found correct, with —A shoemaker who bad been itt the and confiscated his property. He was the exception of the brass ones, most of besiness for over 30 years in Shake - subsequently released, upon his agree- which had become light by wear. The apeare, took a secret and hasty &par- ing to leave the island, which he would market scales required 40 lbsto bal- thre lately, leaving a large number of have inherited by his grandfather's fence, and Mr. Erb is of opinion that unpaid bills behind him. A steady will. -` The island subsequently, by the they never can be made absolutely cor- industrious man, it was until lately Treaty of Ghent, became American reet unless they are placed under cover. believed he was doing well, but for property. Laughton returned to Can- They are all right now. After May 1, nearly a year he was known to have ada and joined the British troops, and the use of the wine gallon becomes ' been in difficulties, whilst the furtive ,participated in the battles of Long illegal, and the Imperial gallon be despatch of sundry large boxes helped Woods, Street's Grove and Liman'sthe standard. After July 1, the follow- to arouse suspieion, but all were Lane. He was taken prisoner at the hag weights are not to be used: 56 lbs., surprised when it was found the bird last named engagement and was sent to 28 lbs., 14 lbs., 7 lbs., and 4 lbs. The had flown, the stable door standing New York state, where he was detained weights' in Perth compared favorably open and the cow bellowing for food four months, but subsequently escaped with those of Huron. For the latter being the first hint received. -