The Huron Expositor, 1881-02-25, Page 11881.
t it is not
rly man was
not, neither
tagoniet. Its
parties will
lid that they_
tke up any
t has arisen
ey will here-
.ce as good
00i.Ei1.
On Monday
1eaVoriug to
tie=r meadow
1, on acccottnt.
No bones
o`February
the Prim-
ollected to-
awn to Mr.
f a surprise
xchanges of
ezition was
took place.
silver butter
-tray, value
Jowett is
ze4e11 High
okin ; very
with
c
froli• ,t
s
-s will icn-
c Perna has
.o work, the
ately. Mr.
s attending
xt year, for
art towards
LIES.—Otte
farmer in
ed to pay
Mr. James
e collector
4 pay theta
ack in the
ds to the
told Mr.
k he would
used other
have not.
finally set-
coeds in ig-
tax cones-
examplle.
..Gcording to
of Stanley,
,,s precentor
4v in -Union
1eld,. for the
ie a good
leader, and
sic. and in
most efl
itor.
id that Mr.
village. and
Hill Poh-
1
a grocery
Milton and
merit' ocen-
tiavidson is
pan of very
( upright in
hesitation
people of
y will find
grs pertain -
him every
:td we can
t Goderioh
pi?
mess he
Go.
Messrs.
t Missouri,
Friday last
be Banker,
the Sauble
years ole,
Laid $400-;.
Mr. John
tine, Stan-
, -eight 1,45€
`t Sterling
Mr. Alex.
tears old,
. toil, and a
years old,
.iv. weight
ming Cana, -
Elder, of
s
incl, sired.
-the finest
Lou, weight
ta.few nets:
tgaiu with
great trim
`clay about
IEalcolmsou
.•r plaintiff.:
reit people.
f=ii the 9th
.e a very
LA eucceass-
tl to Meth,
cla
t y 15th
idatiug the
trge crowd
':alt opened
l then the
The eat-
desired,.
Res; Mr.
b. and gave
tl)(M1 Rev.
rile length
ed several
(.,iv iTigaton,.
['ti men of
the choir
,:1d it up'
Mr. Pat -
't a short
:3. .:lifter
man called
ted couces-
good ad -
ell called
riiicipally
teGosh, of
Esker. Isis
€ ss,•' He
several
never so
iour, who
t= }.F,k man's
�ci:;lit live.
i:tartly for
e bar and
at drags so -
; e, and to
the breath
act some of
'..ere man-
/ lie, but
Vt the an -
,`.ample of
:€round the
the mail
thanks
, to the
Patterson
and all
t they had
:FOURTEENTH YEAR.
WHOLE NUMBER, 690.
•
1881 SEAFORTH. 18811
T ILL BROS.'
OUR SCOTCH AND IRISH TWEEDS
We ars now SHOWING SAMPLES of SCOTCH
and IRISH TWEEDS for
{ i
3
THE SPRING TRADE.
As these Goods were Purchased by us
IH RECT FROM MANUFACTURERS
We are Enabled to Offer Them
AT VERY LOW PRICES.
BLARNEY TWEEDS.
WE ARE NOW SHOWING
A LARGE. LINE OF SAMPLES
•ftlie Celebrated. BLARNEY TWEEDS, Man-
ufactured by
1
MA•HONEY BROS., CORK !
The Blarney Tweeds are the BEST GOODS in
the Market.
Fine Styles and Splendid Qualities.
Every Salt We Make We Guarantee
a Perfect Fit.
HILL BROTHERS., SEAFORTH.
• T H E
LEADING' HOUSE.
FOR CLOTHING.
TWEEDS
1 TWEEDS
COME AND - SEE
Presb ery of Huron.
To the Editor o the Euro Expositor.
Six,—Havin noticed an article
your issue of 1st week headed "Pr
bytery of Huro ," and -si ed "Love
Justice," evide tly inters ed for an
tack upon my elf, I co aider tha
would be wron of me to allow sue
slanderous pub 'cation to pass with.
contradicting it It seems that like
game -keeper's aog mentioned! in t
widely read little book oalled'"Rab
his Friends," which was very gra
and with reference to which his mas
said, when ask d why the animal
so much more olemn . than the ot
dogs, "Oh, sir, ife's full o' sairiousn:
to him ; he just never can get enoug •,
fechtin'." Mr. artley and his pa
have not got "e ough of fechtin',"
though at war ow for the last cou
of years. Yo r correspondent co
plains that the eport of the commit
appointed to a t between Rev. A.
Hartley and . John Anderson
omitted from t e report of the procee
ings of Presbyt as pub 'shed in y.
issue of the 4t inst., ,a d asks
question, "Is i through design" t
theomission complained f was ma
In reply 1 answer - th t it was.
imagine this "Dover of Ju tire" will r
up the white of his eyes i pious ho
at the wickedness of the Jerk in .do
such a thing. ' hat will he do to t
unworthy offiorl ? Wi11 he ostra
him from the s ciety of " overs of J
tice?" Will h excommunicate hi
Will he not r nsack the English 1
gnage for a wor to bring out in
boldest relief possible the baseness
the unfortuna Clerk ? But let
tell that virtuou man that it was a
"through desig " that the Presbyt
of Huron refuse to placei the preci
document, so '' mportant in his ey
on their records. Hence t hat report
not a part of the minutes f Presbyte
Let him raise It B clean h ads in h.
indignation at the con act of t
wicked Presbyt:r. in r in
ey of s a 1:
.g P
to this documen in their minutes.
him put up the ail as he sees just
disappear from he Huron Presbyte
"I only am left, and they seek my lif
Let me tell "Lo • er of Jus ice" that t
Clerk is left to • is own 'discretion as
how much and • hat part of the m
utes he shall gi • e to the' nblic, - and
am glad to say hat Clerk of roe
teries don't beli:ve that it oul be e
fying to the bo y of Christ to sup.
the morbid tas•es of a certain porti.
of the communi y with food in , e fo
s and im erfeo ions
people.But to sh
nature of the : arti
`Lover of Justice,"
"Lover of . Justic
•ld have at once •
u'
ind the `d that
ea
gu the rep rt in qu
"were i not for
w ie �t
ing how carefully ev:
ter in the 1
ht in any
a r. Hartley
ghtly and
eated that
rtley's fav
of Mr. Hartley and
• gerville to :this cha
stice" against me, t
sbytery, f:r I Gonf:
eports, with one excd
• siTOR of he prc#ce
ry, having allusion
he one xception
1 that of the meet'ng held in Seaforth.
September-last. I had nothing to
- with the report of the proceadiugs
Presbytery whi • appeare d on that
casion to your aper. I sent 'a rep
of that meeting, but it w not p
fished, some oth:r person's lreport bei
inserted instead. The re son! why
call the attent'on of the . gentlera
above named to this charge is beta •
the .presumptio is exceedingly stro •
�• ereafter, hat they,
, are abs tors lin t
f Justice"states for
erk or o r reort;
Y report
every - lit
the past that ight
detrimental i to
ould make me, out
nemy of Mr. Hartley
"Lover of Justic
r. Hartley or lone
odgerville, or any o
opportuni ;to Fro
stice" stat deven
fact- what is r tr
•ring to aster' ai t
matter in ' his rase,
erate false ood. T
gentlemanI , aitho:
:ctly script rah wli
. On the other ha
false state en kuo
and the pres mnti
, then the is �' a
C
n
s
.f
t-
it
a
t
I
fi l
Iiir
Ig
1,1
e
if
e.
•
.n
of the weakness
God's professin
the slanderous
contributed by
must- hurry o
says that ,he wo
ell d from his
p e o •
was through des
tion was omitte+
fact of remembe
little trivial raa
ported that mi
detrimental to
same time how
matters were t
much In Mr. H
ask the attentio
the elders of Ro
of "Lover of
Clerk of the Pr
• that I sent the
tion, to the EXP
ings of Presbyt
this matter.
past was
way app:
and at t
indifferen.
were v:
r." Now
11
C _1�f1PBELL'S
STOCK OF THOSE BEAUTIFUL
as I shall show
TWEEDS FOR SU IT I NG S some one of the
NOTHING LICE THEM.
case. "Lover
fact that "the C
very carefully;
trivial matter in
any way appea
OVERCOATS, OVERCOATS Hartley. This
be ',a malicious
Rare Bargains will now bo given, in order to charge which
Clear Off the Entire Stook, a t whether he be
the elders of '
Campbell's Clothing and Outfitting; else, may get an
If Lover of J
Establishment, Seaforth. , ignorance for a
without 'endeav
Iia. I, Campbell's Brick Block, Main Street. true state of the
is guilty of deli
term liar is not
PICKLES ! PICKLES 1' I believe, perf+
properly applie
if he has made a
ing it to be fats:
is that he di.
slanderer.
Let me .naw s
a fact that whic
that I carefully
trivial matter in
any way appea
Hartley. Now,
minutes of Pres
and seconded "t
eter• be iustructe
complained of,"
son is givers by a
why he dissente
Court regarding
cause the meetin
of was . not o
`.`E. EGl4MONDVILLE PRE.SBYTE- Prayer," Witho
RIAN CHURCH.
" PREJUDICE AND PROCRESS."
Just Received., a supply of Fresh Bulk Pickles, i.
at $i per gallon.
FRESH OYSTERS`.
In Bulk at 35 cents per 'quart; in Can at 20
cents, 25 cents, and 30 cents per can.
NEW. CONFECTIONERY.
1
A Fresh Supply of New Confectionery just;
Arrived and opeaed out.
JELLIES, JAMS, &C.
Will receive in a few days, a large consignment
• of dollies, Jams, &e., in Bulk and Glasses, which
will be sold cheap.
M. J. RIGGS, Seaforth,
Next Door to Wm, Robertson & Cos Hardware
Store. 690
11
1
e.
s
1
c
r
•
1
n
r.
0
=
•
e.
u
e
8
ie
u'
d,
rn
v le
ow that ht te�i `•r
is untrue. e sa s
reported dyer 't le
the past th t plight u
detrimen a1 to r.
sir, there is in t e
ytery a mo ion ov d
at, the seas on of x. -
to delete he m n • te
nd the. follow' g r:a-
member of Pre byte y
from a .finding of t e
his matter, viz.: “B e
of sessionomplain d
led or close iws h
. t referrin t of er
rities to hi h i r.
oonfessed nd whi h
said recor s ere, to.
, kept in a de lora • le
to that .the a res: 'd
t by Mr. Hartle . Did
oh things as t ose e -
although th y e e-
inutes of res yte ., ?
ne other in to e, a A d
to .brand "L vel} of
erer. - The h e m : t-
at, but it is! net essa y
e a sufficient num • er
REV. JOHN SMIT 7T,
I' TORONTO, will deliver hie popular lecture
on "Prejudice and Progress,"in the Emend -
vale Presbyterian Church, on the evening of
matteers, irregnl;
Hartley himself
would show that
say the least of i
state, • would st
records were ke
I ever publish s
ferred to above,
corded in the
Let me refer to
TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1881, that will suffic
Justice" a elan
ter to me is pain
that I should gi
•
•
u
At hall -past 7 o'clock. The proceeds of the Lec-
ture to be devoted to the Building Fund. Ad-
mission, 25 cents. 690-2
of instance
accutei is
ordei tat
vindra ed
that ill!
last a uta
Exeter to i
whit,, e
close a lag
the rep rt of tha
recons end :d to the.Presby
Mr.:daIrtle to resign? Did
that he Presbytery u
adop e the recoma endatio
puts io unanrnonsly
Dart a esign ? Did I gi
the wo at Mr. Hartley
comply the Pfreebytery'
Wash ittle trivial - mats
woul, the p blioation of su
to "sbmit', umbl to the ai
of hie beth `ren" ap ear in the light of
the s he took u on himself it his
indu ti n ? And ylt, after vwithholding
all sic 1
Mr.
light
char
caref
'ever
in' an
Hart
Ino„
wheth
dere !for
or t b. t
the p e:'
Hart °ey
the io
abet
is it
Mr.
repo o
lid
izedshotp
original
As the
Justi e'
give
ley, o 1] si
,one t�
the seas
have i
two cep i
one be
for th
how cj
got ti e b
it that • i
a pie
thus i.t
weeps
the P
capit
sessic -
and is
away or
without
and roc(iving their
what :was wr ng, ash
deal s itJhi acecdr
the- otl' r hand, th y
li
use, bt�ing made of �t,
sponsljblle for he rasa
I h: v great ditfic
that :°. a of he elide
whom Lae had
know for s
parti o so
I chat eaige! tlliem
deny ,; ver their ow
they • 1 not used, o
used,
tion.
that a
the n'
by sicll
any t
,inters
due e
they a
deavo
Iam•i
and i4
apology, i
tothe s
not tit
Irecego-
•
SEA'ORTH, FRID
to show clearly that my
man guilty of fa sehood in
my ow charact r may be
and th only oth r instants
dduce a the report of the
ion sena to Rodgervil le and
vestigate this p nful case,
Nought was bro ght to a
meetig. Did I publish
deputat'bn, which
ry to ask
iiublish
nimously
f the de-
kd Mr.
S'frthto
ref sed to
✓ quest ?
4 ?? How
h refusal
lmonitions
an
to
ld t
wit
8
a1
be
e
items which wou present
`in an exceeding h
fore the church at 1
by his "L ver of Ju
'dollecti g and
Atte! trivial matter 1
ay ippear detrimen
I
enviable
ge, I , am
ice" with
ablishing
hat might
�z,1 to Mr.
to. jlndge
.91 leave yo r readers
"Lever of ustice 1s: a slan-
not. Let Me now say a word
o explain "why 1; stated :that
amp ion is very strong that Mr.
or his elde rI3, or E some one of
all f them, re, or is, abettors or
in ;this one emly affair. How
"Lever of ustice," if he is not
f the eldeers, got the
i tee whit
ly persc
f it, h
tley
the
Ial
or one
comm
h the
ive opies
doceiment n myibssession.
spout pu hed by 'Lover of
shoals; - Ip rwas inst ucted to
Hart-
dgerville,
nd one to
4 date I.
t., These
Hartley,
an ' one
ow,
Jtistiee" .
he pub-
author-
ing ; the
li
copies of it one to
n of! -I
erson,
u
to t
r.J.
on .oi
en of
es w
g int
essic
es it
oy
Ccess
e see
hn
Exei
ly two
re m
nded
n of
that,
lie p
WAS
•
ober of seasicJn
fu • ish
ne
with
eibyte
te
1?
vas t
y on
mad
ons
d
whio
y of
he c
e pre
of
use
lting
of
e
• Up
Vies of
ed tb1�
r IAMB
odgervi
over 0
d
ished? How was
en him 't he is not
to this sport, and
this ormidable
he poor Clerk ; of
ori wa: to= be de-
y J se . to the
rty of. t : session,
e elder gave it
it in this way.
is brot r elders
sanetio J he did
the ses ion should
'ugly.But if,, on
consent c to such
then th y are re-
is
lty. in 'believing
s of edgerville,
the peas re of
«ro iId be
iness.
rtley to
area that
,ted to be
I in ques-
i13 reports
lame and
ced side
►Mated to
me dime back,
w acid'meaI
Mr.
signat
perms
givens away the repor
am willing t have t
eared in pith is thro>a
utes 4f Pres ytery
be ' sul
•
a
r
1
r
n
a
e
f
Why
lthe bit:.t
irnaliii i
such i
Tashi*
cha'rac
meinn
dol11
by fill
Ihll
mormy c.
Presb
if
my ,oc
tery. al
- :
and .
artiiol,
Blrl'�!Fr,
•
0
and 1
e disi
the c
t them
fereste
urch, a
say
evidences tc
to treat lir.
ling to ab'de
and guilty I
e. But w y,
cular pres tc
the script r modetthe mode
ed by the law of thchurch ?
bring out complai is before.f
.ren:?' I don't belie t in thus
into the se alar ssi with
cations, nor do I li rve in
to'i_vil oo its to vindicate .
r, w1�eu t sailing party is a
of . my o hunch,
eve in pa ng up
lucre.
bove
11
i elders l or min- -
nd let thein, after
wheth
show
Hartle'
by their
shall c
Mr. E
get jus
or not
• en -
unfairly.
decision,
nfess and
1 tor, rash
ice? Why
ea
n
oh
Much less
Character
written t}1ie ntitely in city s a pr ember of
:ry, a d I to esponsible
ttera ces, as ! write in
al capacity: a Clerk of Presby -
1 oping you wil insert theabove,
ogizing for th length of the
aria, yours truly; '
A CnD. Molle zt.
Feb. 29, 1881
vats
e am
I don'
Ca•a•a.'
Thor are 16,c 41 dwelling houses
and 2; 110 business houses in the city of
Toros t ff
11, .:John Murdoch, of t• e 1rver-
!
hiauer, is on a!lect • re tour on
thies the Atlantic, hich i: intended
to infill de Canada.
---r e, John Morden, th c•ncession,
bond ' townships ha 'a in scum of
eight e hundred bird , ' am.; g which
are sa e very rare ape imens
-- : saleswomen in th •drapery
estab i meats at Mo treal, ire estab-
ter hours
society lisha.ng i s y t secure sho
of labia and seats t their wo k.
-A elmont m n brought iien skunk
skins ' • o Londo market the other
mornlin . He kill d them a 1 ii one
hole. • hey woul m ke an odorifer-
us laa.:
-4 uebec far er as matte to a
mall egislator, skin for a Govern-
en.t Is ',bsi y towards he cate f his
emit , 1 e avitig twenty chi1dr n, six
airs f' h m are twin 3.
•-4 atch game of curling as play_
d. at! on Thursday 117th, between
the i on club and Ayr, U ion, two
rinks"iia ide, Ayr defeating 1Iilton by
sieve s ots. ;Scope 33: to•22.
t he New Eam erg c the fair,
held las week, the att ndan a was a
marked improvement u, on fo er fairs.
Upwards of 100 head of cattle were held
for sake, and about 60 were sold at
.
..
:•
1
prices ranging
Seven or eight
ere present.
-Four hors
rs in the 91
st Zorz+a.
U
e
b: file the! Most skilled veterinary su
g:ons.in the t w•nship.
—At Birtle, Northwest Territory, t
t • ermometer i the early part of t
p esent month •registered 48 degrees b
1. w' zero. A oman Catholic missio
y laboring i that vicinity was froze
death.1
--l-A corresp ndent at Point de
oitits says th t the seal fishery t
8raEon is ,good f and the hunters are sa
i:field. They ave already killed mo
s this jwint r than during the who
o 1st season. 1
The Scott ct advocates in Wen
county i tend issuing a weekl
p • p r in suppo t of their cause till th
1 t of April, he . day of the votin.
Tl• first num er appeared on Frida
1: st It is edi d by Prof. Foster.
Mr. Edw 'rd Attrill, formerly
y e Park,I now of the Gore of Lo
d • n has been notified of property whic
h : s fallen to him in Plymouth, En
1: n , amounting to some $40,000. H
Eaves shortly to claim his property.
—The challenge of Edward Hanla
and Wallace R ssto row any two me
hi the world, h s been accepted by Joh
. Kennedy an M. F. Davis, of Port
1 nd, Maim. he contest will tak
p ade in Amdri an waters, for $3,000
Pie Islaid, Lake Superior, has bee
sac to a nuthb r of American capital
is s who inters to bring out its minera
w:ailth. Mr. P' ilips Thompson, of Ot
t: wa, made qui a an amount of mone
b the sale of t e property, being par
o ner.
—Robert A.
o d son of Da
t. wfiship, near
F 'day, while
b the top of a
h .ad. He live•
re eiving the injury, but never became
c•nscious. 1
-The School Board in St. Catharines
have asked the ' ity Council to provide
$11,000 to meet the current expenses of
th'_ High Schoo for the year 1881. The
a' :raga atteada ce of pupils at the High
hool is about .150, so that the cost of
cation per p pil amounts only to $12
annum.
A pedestria o , of Saltfleet, took the
into his ow bands the other day.
••mbeen
and taken! heli in snow-ballingthe schoo
0Di, but he fol. owed them and cuffed
m well rihtl n their seats and in the
cher's preen e, thereby saving that
ctionary song: extra work.
Last Stn day morning, on his
ival from Ot awa, Mr. D. D. Calvin,
'.P., hired a ab to bring him from
Kingston de ot+to - Garden Island.
en about a f urth of the way across
river, the b.rses both fell into a
ck in the ic: • nd were drowned. Mr.
vin very ge. erously presented the
than with an )cher span of horses.
It is propos -d to organize a', corn,
y in Winui.eg for the purpose of
ting down a est well, to ascertain if
or salt can b : 'found there. - Such a
ture .wopld c +st $2,000, which it is
tided to rais: in 80 shares of $2x5
h. It is clamed that it is very
bable that it can be found, as the
there is elm. lar to that found at
Y, FEBRU KY 25, 181.
from three to four cent
cattle and horse: buye
s died within thirty-si
ble of Mr. James Ros
The disease seems t
I/
or
:
s
e
e
s
ilennedy, aged 23, sec
id Kennedy, Trafalga
Oakville, was killed, on
hopping in the woods,
ree striking him on the
about five hours after -
a
pe
la
S
hi
ro
th
te
fu
M.
th
tW
or
Ca
ca
pa
pu
oil
ve
in t
ea
:pr
sol
Pe
In
sa
litj or. 1:4;—to the present - fifty-five
pla es have bee visited, and many of
the keepers pu • shed: The, Inspector
intends to vi it e houses of ill -fame
also; The i4in : tes of the latter are
searching for p1 vate lodgings, so that
the Census may ot show their number.
Mr. Wood h. s introduced to Parlia-
me • t an Act to at . end the Act for 'the pro -
tee on of insecti • orous and other ; birds
beneficial to agri. ulture. It provides that
"a• y fruitgrowe may, during the fruit
sea:: on, for the p rpose of protects g his
fru t from the ' a tacks of such birds,
sho• t or destroy on his own premises
the birds known as the robin and cherry
bir • , without be ng liable to any penalty
un. er the said et."
The presen year,., 1881, has two
pec 1 liarities. t hether backwards or
for .aids, or eve upside down, it re-
ins, s the same 0 value, and this cir-
cn ••'stance has not occurred since 1111,
one thousand' on : hundred and eleven,
and will not 'ree- r till 8008. Further
this is a year sof! "nines," like 1863, the
firs + two and las two figures each mak-
ing ine, the four snits added together
bei • :.18—twice pine—the two first, as
the stand, being also 18, and the two
last 81, or nitre times nine.
A Portagje la Prairie lawyer named
O'B ien has skipped the country, leav-
ing s Winnipeg legal firm, whom he re-
presented, nearl $3,000 behind. He
was married, anhe and his charming
wife were ver ppular. at the Portage
fro their ocl qualities. It, how-
ever, transpir s
It
O'Brien has an-
oth r wife an aamily of seven chil-
she having
sent his
in Ireland, v
die
g
pho ograph and letter enquiring after
him to the cheff police at Winnipeg.
He is supposed thave sought the shel-
ter f the Stalls d Stripes. -
ames Mitchell, a wealthy and
well known farmer, residing ou Durulas
street, Whitby, and owning the Green-
wood farm, second concession of Whit-
by, • as killed at noon on Friday last.
He ad two teams bringing in posts to
Whi by town. !He drove the first him-
self, and the olthe team was driven by
his 1+' ed. manl( bridle of the latter
tea • l broke and he horses ran away.
Mit:1 ell jumped ff', his load to stop
the •• , and was k - ocked down and trod-
den on by one of the runaway horses,
the • alk of the h - sea shoe entering the
bra l . The whe Is of the wagon also.
passl:d over the rostrate man, break-
ing is left leg l When taken up life
was txtinot. - rhe mutilated body>was
1
•
•
rolia.4
Mr. Ddxter 1
pector, ie eng
e aaains!t th
the Toronto License
ged in an active cru -
unlicensed vendors of
conveyed to the home of th deceased.
The sad accident took pia a on the
Brock Road, about a mile north of
Whitby. The d eased leaves_ a wi ow
and five young c ildren. He is rep ted
to be worth $100 000.
— n accident append at Car ng's
brew ry in London on Friday,by w ` h a
man named Havercroft was w nd
around a shaft,capsing serious if not atal
inju ea. The injured man is sixty two
years of age, and has been ki:arly
twen y -five year employed aboi t the
estab 'ahment. , - ,
r. George H. Connell, M. P for
Carl n, New Brunswick, diedt Ot-
tawa on Thursday of last week The
imm diate cause of his death waH ery-
sipel s, inducedby a severe coid1 De-
cea was a young member, ha ing
been eturned fog the first time at the
last general election. He was * on-
serva • ive in politics, and was hell a in
high : steem by his colleagues. 1
—: n unfortunate accident hap ned
at the Great Western Railway Stion
at C' atham the other night which re-
sutte in the lose of a value le span of
horse: attached to the Ra kin House
bus. The driver was insid the bus,
and : tempted to cross the track ,While
No.. 3 train was backing. I Thej 'rear
car s ruck the horses, killin one out-
right and injuring the other se'rlous-
ly th t it hai to be shot.
to London bank clerk w ose forte is
the ight fanta� tic, had, t appears,
dant d all the p]eviops nigh in' Lon-
don, : nd was on hand to tae in the
gran • ball and supper at - St atford last
week but craved "just ohs hour's
sleep just "a delicious ono ze" before
the b:11 -commenced, and ' ould the
porte at the hotel wake him up ? 'But
the p rter forgot all about it, and didn't
wake him up, and the win ow !blind
being down, he slept oil int the, next
morn ng and so , far on to ardab noon
that e was actually late for the train.
—A. pamphlets recently issued, ,con-
tainii g a list of i unclaimed ortunes in
England, contains informati ; n Hiatt a
fortune awaits l"George Dunniii , -of
County Hereford, England, - who' ent
to Canada in 18559, and was empl yed
by Mr. Beatty, farmer, Eglington, ear
Toronto." Mr. Dunning now resid s' in
Napanee,:and by mere accident got
possession of a paper containing the
above information. He haa no idea
who as kindly remembered him but
has t ken steps to ascertain antic, Lars.
A leg oy would come very adoeptay le to
the o d gentletian at the present ime,
as it ould to any one of ns. 1
— sad case of sickness is rep reed
from near Brantford. The famii in
quest on 'consisted of four pergo'ns—
fathe , mother and two chi dren, All
were trioken down with a f er, acepa
the ife and mother. No p rson dame
near he house, excepting t. e d tor,
all be ng afraid of catching he die ase.
After a time, the poor woman, wor , out
with atigne, was confined tb her bed.
The f; roily had got into such straits by
this t me, no mortal being near to lend
a hel ing hand, that the father's heart
was t ached, and managing to get out
of be to send for assistance, lie fell upon
the fl or in a swoon. -
- the enitivation of the sotgum Taut
is be • nning to attract the attentio of
sever .1 of our more intelligent far' ers.
That - he county of Brant is well a} apt-
ed'to he cultivation of this vlant' was
demo • strated ;last summer: Its the
town ip of Burford several parties ex-
perimanted, when it was found tha the
plant grew well and ripened early. The
syrup manufactured from this plan was
exhib ted at the Burford Tow hip
Show and attracted great atten ion,
It pro ed to be of fine quality and 'very
desir: ble for table use, and was highly
reco •• mended. It seems that' the
machinery for the manufacture of tyrup
is not very. expensive.
—A terrible railway accident; was
barely averted on Friday morning last
about mile north of the villa of
Arthd the
narrowpunt
Fores d C 's bridge,
the a gi th track
and went
over, h a distance
of twech ola the
.point
and11
lives.
but r ceived a terrible sho k 1here
was o e car loaded with b rley, ; and
two w th lumber among the smashed.
A spr ng rail was the cause.
— r. Edward Farrar, wh has . been
tonne ted with the Toronto ail 1?r a
numb r of 'years, has fievered his'con-
.
•
r. As the afternoon train on
guage was coming from 1M[
an crossing C amero
ne, jumpedrat
aking four freight cars
New
losing
has b
popal
Marti
has a
vate
leade
—T
ConapanY was! formally organize
Mont
000 o
by th
di tel
to
the
or
p Bite
credit
tawa.
ized
Steph
Dune
presid
Man
conam
appoi
of' th
•
eal on Friday last. The
stock required to be subsc,
terms of the charter were i
subscribed by the centre,
eir friends in London and
per cent. thereon paid
llion dollars required to be!
Government as security for the
ance of the contract wag de -
in the Bank of Montreal to the
of the Finance Minigter at Ot-
The company was fully cron-
y the appointment Of George
n, of Montreal, ag president ;
n McIntyre, of Montreal, vice -
as court el. Messrs. Ste
e, Angu , and Hill as exeo
ted Secretary and Treasure
Western Division. AIT
11
hen,
tive
was
and
ent
ments were made f the immediate
and rapid prosecutio of the work of
construction. Cont cts for ties, which
had alrea:dy been m: e anticipation,
were ratified Isy th: Board, and this
under way. The sal: • of, Mr. Charles
Dtinkwater as Secret ry is $5,000 per
annum, with a guara tee for five years.
—A good deal of tr tibia has been oc-
casioned in Lowe wnsliip, Gatineau
District, near Ottaw , this year, on ac-
count of a portion of he inhabitants re-
fusing to pay their municipal taxes.
The residents' of St e Creek Section
announced their de rmination to re-
sist payment of tax and . to oppose
any attempt at sei se. Itlost of these
residents—who are, as it were, "in
arme—have never said any taxes at
all, and decline poSit'vely to begin such
a system in a free co. try. They state
that thjr left their n tive land, Ireland,
to coca e rents and axation, and will
not be tmposed upon in Canada, where
every man is suppos d to be free and
happy. The milita had to be called
the di culty is now ikely to be set-
- Th Gran Ora ge Lodge of On-
tario West hel its 2nd annual ses-
Bennett, of To onto, n the chair. The
Grand Master ongra nlated the breth-
ren upon the adv:.t 'of prosperous
times. He referred the noble stand
taken on the side of law and order by
the Orangemen of Ir land, and quoted
from the statistics of he order to show
that there are fourte:n hundred. lodges
in British America, aving an average
membership of 40'. n the f'rovince of
Ontario West s ven undred of these
11 per minim. The his -
was reviewed, nd. th speaker intimat-
ed that it woul be u eless to make any
furtber ,attemp s to secure fair play
while the preset t par y was in power in
Ontario.! The e wer about thirty dale -
gates present f om Toronto.
—A sad tale ef su ering caused by
the intense c id o some weeks ago,
comes from R nfre . Miss McGarry,
whose parents eside in the township of
Bristol, has. -be n livi g in the State of
Michigan, but as s mmoned home on
accennt of the Thiess Of her father. As
she did not ar ve at he time expected.,
her friends ret erned otne. When she
reached Sand "oint, iss McGarry was
anxious to get hom rand started to
walk across C at's ake. The ther-
mometer was ally egrees below zero,
and a keen wi d ha a full sweep over
the ice. Very soon the intense eold
completely overcame her, and, she fell
within sight of her h me, unable to stir
a step further. For unately assistance
arrived before he pe 'shed. Her hands
were frozen ard hat the fingers of
one could no oe un losed for hours,
and when he ositts ere taken off the
top joint of st se fint:r came off, and
others have to se amoutated. Her feet
were so terrib y froz n, even above the
ankle, that it fear d. they must be
amputated. iss M Carry is only 17
years of age.
Pe th I eras.
Mitchell to n C Ilected $113 dog
taxes during 18 0.
—Elma Con cil h: •e voted a BUM of
$150 to the Hig School in Listowel.
—Mr. N. Br' bin, sf Mitchell, is sel-
ling bankrupt good by auction at
Mouckton.
soiree held at illba k on the 4th inst.
amounted to $9 .
Club hold their regal r weekly Meeting
on Sunday afte noon.
—Robert Fill arton an old resident
of the township ofo " allace, died on
Friday the llth inst., at the age of 65
ye—aEIsh the Cherokee inaes, we
'of he infant child,
d, of Elnia, sold
Loy , a farmer near
8y0, GI aat h
'of the Stratford
n of a successor of the
as representative of
ocal House.
the rand - Lodge of
at St. Marys last
on of business.
ear that Mr. D.
Stratford's most
ts, is compelled
retire from busi-
aged four week
formerly of Mit
George
a few days ago
buil to Mr. Joh
1 Monckton, for
—James Fah
Herald, is spok
late Dr. Harki
Prescott in the
—About 400
men, forming
Western Ontari , met
nsact
y
0110 0
rcha
th to
*Week for the tr
—We are so
R. McPherson,
enterprising m
Dublin. is going to ad to tter accommo-
stable in conn tion with the hotel
new church d. ng th: corning summer
to cost '0,500, t 8e stricture to be com-
posed of brick 'th stone basement.
—The South Pert. Teachers' Asso-
ciation will give a gra s entertainment
in Mitchell this (Frid y) evening. The
popular Mies Re ay, o Simcoe, will be
present and ads to t e attractions of
the evening.
—Last week petit on largely signed
by the rate-paye of itchell was pre-
sented to the M yor, asking him and.
the Council to t ke i .. mediate steps to-
wards devising zome eans of fire pro-
tection, dnring pe o ding of the suit
living near Car ngfor , met with a very
painful accident a fe days ago whilet
cutting wood. y soll0e means the axe
full width of th axe
mediately sent f r, w
tended. to the wo
although Buff- lig a
McLEAN BROS., Publishers I
$1.50 a Year, in Advance
and feeling somewltal anxious, as 'it is
the first time in hii life, that he has
been under the care of it doctor, is do-
-The Baptists i of Pullarton have
presented their worthy and pookar
pastor, Rev. Thomas Howland, with. a
purse of 20, and a, donation of V8Xiallif
other use ul articlea. Do it again good
friends.
—The erni-annual meeting of the
North P rth Teachers' Association !will
be held i Listowel on. the 4th and 5th
of March Dr. McLellan, High School
Inspecto ., is expected to deliver an ad.
dress upcin that occasion.
—The 'town of Stratford has obtained
from the Government a grant of $15,000
towards the erection of permanent
buildings in Stratford, tO serve the . par -
poses of a post office, ,custoin house*
inland revenue office, &b.
—While on his waY to a church
festival at Cromarty, the Rev. E. W.
Waits, of Stratford; was thrown from
the velliole in which he was driving,
and received several painful but not
dangerous, cuts and bruises.
—St. Marys Town Council at their
last meeting dismissed • an official of
eight years' standing, !against whose
faithfuhaess or efficiency there wail
never a complaint. The act is waiver-,
sally condemned in the town.
—Mr. H. C. Brown has sold his :farm
in the Gore of Downie to his neighbor
Brown retains possession till after :ilext
harvest, and gets the crop, which will,
make the price equal to about $70 an
ac—rekessrs, William Little, jalileS
Dixon, Adam Grey, Robert Young and
ing to build. large barns and add other
improvements to their farm premities.
,This looks like prosperity amongst the
1 —The license commissioners' for!
!Perth have been re -appointed. They
tare Messrs. W. Mowat, 1W. S. Bolger,'
!Stratford, and Jacob 1Collman, AM- i
'bank, for the North 1 Riding; 'and '
!the South.
—Amara named Michael -Schweitzer 1
was last week fined 31 and $1 costs' for i
buying eggs on Stratford market before
of the town by-law. It would be a ,
great boon to the public and a protecticn ;
to the property of citizens if the cow ,
lby-law, in other towns than StratfOrd„ I
1 —Mr. Joseph Kidd intends sinking
dnother well at the International salt
Works, Goderich, early next spring. ,
1When. this second well 'is in operatien '
these works are expected to tarn ont
about 600 barrels of salt per day. Mr.
Ei'idd also contemplates the erection sof
branch railway so as to connect -,1118 '
works with the Grand Trunk whiai is
how distant about a /rine.
laeen purchased by Mr.7J. W. Robert- 1
on, of Lendon, who 'is a practical :
heese maker. The ptice paid Was
3,500. Mr. Robertson intends, if it ,
eets the yiews of the Patrens, to coh-
ort the faetory into a creamery in an-
. ther year, as he thinks! the manufac-
ture of butter pays both the rcar041-
lactiirer and the farmer better than
—Whilei driving home from 'St.
arys the, other day in a hay -rack, ,
m. James and Thomas Evans iei-
scapes wel have heard! of for sable
Vme. They were driving along, whe4
it some way the lines :fell from -the
:ands of Thomas, who was driver. The ,
corses, missing the check on them of ,
t s e reins, Ilan away, and -in a few min- ,
tes the two' gentlemen . were dragging ,
ong with their heads down and their .
et fast in the hay rack. Thomas gat '
clear first, and the horses stopped be -
fire Wm. James could extricate hiat-
s :If from Llis critical and unpleasant,
ringville b ing in Mitchell with a fine
1 oking ho se, saw some gypsies on the
s reet -wit -a, horse he liked better, arra
c osed, but it was not long before the
badly sold His new animal was #4,
faster tha • a walk. Indeed, it was
found imp ssible to get the brute out ot
t wn, and the owner was obliged 'tie
le ve it be . d him, engaging a. livery
t take la. home. Law is threatenedi
b t as the rade was made in broad
It will be d cult to make out a "case.1
—There , as considerable excitement
in the neighborhood of Silver Corners *
feiv days ago when it became known
that the lessee of the saw mill at that
place had left for parts unknown. The.
fa4s are these : About one year ago=
J mes Orr, a young man of genteel
inFo that neighborhood., land soon won '
the affections of the daughter of a re-:
of Grey. S!oon after hid marriage he
re ted the Saw mill, and for some time :
Ear thhim"Whhi
80 n as it
lia
a number of men working
are minus their pay. As
me known. that "Yank"
left, c nstables drove in from all
qu rters, noi fewer than four being there
at lie tirael. Then commenced a grab
genie, each One seizing all lie -could lay
hig hands On. Seizure and counter-
seitaire tookl, place, coats were thrown
off , and it loioked at one time as there
would be regular "Donnybrook,"
but better eotmsels prevailed, and the
"imps" of thie law adjourned to the
nearest tavern to settle the dispute. In
axfal. wound the their absen , the Elma collector aff-
right across the peared, and ade off with a cutter ana
arton, was lin- a pair of obsleighs for taxes. The !
o dressed and at- worst part of the affair is Mr. Orr lass
d. Mr. Garbutt, ieft his young wife wholly unprovided
ood- deal 'of pain for',
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