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New Year with a gene..
ND ENDS I
1; ---and remnants of that
sold—and that lot to be.
iot a regular business,
aring out at what the
for Cash.
KT FIFTEEN DAYS -
WILL BE
Tnr -A. C —
buy all kinds of Winter
eh as -
RS,
VITR CA -TS,
UNDERWEAR,
BLANKETS
NNE) Boys*
the Goods and the-
McFauly
FORTH
ie succumbed to the
andas Waif an exceed-
heerfut and amiable
3 -he WaS a member of
mole and was until very
L the Sabbath School,
t in working for the
sd while we miss her
e aocial circle, an I the
ce ia forever hushed
joice to firmly believe
to sing the anthems of
that beautiful city,
and bander is the
aka The sympathy of
extended to. Mr. and
els their second - ber-
six months, the pet of
ht little girl of seven
hating died at short
tneral of the late Misa.
tee on Tueaday after-
ele cemetery and was
largely attended we
section for some these.
t Rem Mr. Ottewelt
rad sermon to a large
:ongregation at Walton
6y.fleid,
fhe Stanley Agricul-
end holding a grand
.1.11 due notice will be
teds are to go towards
✓ gromads, which are-
-Miss S. Twenty man,
ichigan, is visiting
his Susy Burgess re --
to Point Edweed.—
II take charge of the
next • i Saturday night
es Wright, who has
re for several months,
[est week.
nears —The first ear-
n was held on Tues-
inst.- The exceedingly
:evented many from
large number were -
Dialog from Goderich
sic -wee furnished by
own and W. J. Peck.
II fellows: For best
fades Symonds, Code-
'," '. Beat iady's cos -
tie -McCauley, South -
S." Beat boy's cos-
t, " Drummer boy."
e, Annie Whicidon,
.-0a Friday even-
ny pleasant time -was-
s ef Bayfield Royal
prance'when a good
srovided a.3 follows
er Gore, of Goderich;
rod, Bayfieid'• Reci-
I ackstop, Goderich e
3rother McLeod, Bay -
Brother CO well, Bay-
rother Gore, Gode-
esoIved that eapitat
ifia,bie. Affinnetive..
d and CampbetI, and
Negative.—Brethers
Eenzie, and Sister
..510,11 Was in favor of
eut twenty-five mem-
hemcil paid a frater-
led the 'proceeding&
the programme was
ea of Bayfielcl coancit
K members to a warm
rering of Iast week a
eeting was held'
,tford, for the purpose
t call to a minister to
hich has been vacant
Ia and a half. Six -of
have occupied ; the
,ceived, but on a vote
Mr. Nixen, of Smith'
The stipend agreed
nday Schoolentertain-
n. with St.. Andrew's
rasheldin the basernents
ling of last week.
!el tea a very interest -
rendered, consisting
S'entata the Child of
leasing feature of the
:esentation to Mn C.
A., superintendent of
rm. chair, accompani-
Omentary address.
Institute held large
ees. Hall, St. Merys,
Wednesday of teat
sey evening spleadid
Ien by the Hon. John
sors, of Guelph, and
i‘y evening was devat-
tpeechea by local par -
Le -the meetinga have
al.
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WHOLE NUMBER 1,206.
TWENTY-THIRD YEAR.
In
SEAFORTH, FRIDAY; JANUARY 2, 1891.
MDLEAN BROS. Publishers.
$1.50 a Year, in Advance.
JANUAR/.
We are now ie1iig any and all heavy
winter igoods at a reduction in price.
If you have anything yet to buy, call
and see what wo have, and the low
prices we are asking.
Edward M'Faur
SEAFORTH
SOUTH HURON FARMERS'
--INSTITUTE. I feed. For instance corn and pea meal
•
pounds of animal is qiiite sufficient. between the public school and the &gri-
lle ration should also be adapted to cultural college,to occupy a positiim aim -
the use for which the animal is to be ilar to that now occupied by the High
put. The animal should be looked upon Scheele as preparatory institutions to
the alivereities. He urgled farmers to
give their sons a course at the agricul-
tural college ; it will better fit them for
life and endear to them their calling.
as a machine. If it is required t produce ,
milk it should be fed with that object in
view, and if beef a different rad n is re-
quired. It is also necessary to so blend
the feed that, there will not be any
waste. For instance,soneekinds of feed
are more calculated to produce heat
than others, while other kinds again
produce beef and others ; milk. Either
of these kinds of feed alone willtanduly
develop one quality in the' itOimal to
.the neglect of others, wherean, if the
several feeds are given in proper pro-
portions, the whole -animal will be de-
veloped a,nd there will be no waste of
. I mixed make a good ration for a beef
The *Letter meeting of the South flu- eanimel, as the one is a, heat and the
rou Faimers' Institute was held at Ex- ' othei a meat producer, and in this way
eter on Friday and Saturday last. It.
was one of the moat lareely attended
and seiccessful meetings ever held in.
this seetion of country. The farmers of
the Mageificent agricultural district
tributerylto Exeter seem to take right
holdf these meetings, and they not
only attend them in large numbers, but
they show theirinterest ie them by en-
deavoring to give and receive as much
5.nforntatiors as possible. The team from
the Agricultnral College was a particu-
larly itrong one. Professor Grensides,
V. S.,, of Guelph, is a good, clear, plain
speaker and is thoroughly conversant
witlee,verything pertaining to the train-
ing, care and breeding of horses. Mr.
T. Raynor is a Young man, a farmer's
son from Prince Edward County. He is
a graduate of the Ontario Agricultural
College„ and is a credit to pse institu-
tion. ; He is a, free, easy and pleasant
spea,kiter, and is thoroughly conversant
with ;every detail_of farm work. Mr.
T. H. Race, Editor of the Mitchell Re-
corder, takes up Hortictilture;of which
he hail made a very careful study and in
which he seems to be an enthusiast. Re
has a thorough practical as well as a could be fattened advantageously with-
theoretieal knowledge of his subject, out roots or corn silage which makes a
and has the happy faculty of keeping good substituie for roots.
his audienee closely and contitiuouely .'. ,
interested is well as instructed; and one MR. T. H. RACE, spoke on the 'Fruit
always feels sorry when he gets through. Tree question. He eaid the orchard had
The local men were &leo particularly been overlooked but now that mixed
good; Messrs. Ilinehley; of Ilullett ; farming is the practice the etfltivatioo of
Ketchen,of Stanley ; Efoggarth,of Steph- fruit is a very important matter. The
en, ahd Allison, of Osborne, all giving Americans have had the advantage of
valueble information on their respective the merket in the past, but the Cana -
subjects: The President, Mr.Johe ror- dian apple is the best grown in the world
ranee, Reeve of Stanley, occupied the and is winning first place wherever
chair throughout, and performed his brought into competition. Frauds have
duties efficiently, ashe always does. At
each•session the hall was filled, mostly
withfarmers, and several coming from
long' distances, and not a few attended
regularly throughout all the sessions,
. THE FIRST SESSION.
PH,OPESSOR GRENSIDES, V. S., opened
with an address on "Hereditary Un-
soundness in Horses." He said the horse
trade is not very encouraging just now.
The `demand is dull and prices are not
as favorable as they were two or three
yoke') ago. This being the case it is all
the More important for farmers to
breed good sound animals. At a time
when markets are buoyant and almost
anything in the ahape of a horse will
sell reastili for a good price, care is not
so needful, bat when the market is over.
stocked and only the best hories find
sale at remunerative prices, then it is.
that care is most needed. Such a time
we hive now, and it is only the farmers
who are careful to breed from the beat
sires and dams, and who look up ani-
mals to breed from that are not only
sound, but that are not predisposed to
blemish, that will be able to make
breeding pay or can continue at it. Good
horses will always find a market at good
prices, ', but culls will be a drug. In
,this country we have to many culla
and toe, few real good horses. There is
a good market in the old country, even
now, for sound carriage or saddle horses
as well as for the largest heavy horses.
But, we' have few of these to dispose of.
We must go in for breeding the very
best. Col. Ravenhill, who came here &
few years ago to purchase horses for the
English army, in his report to the Gov-
ernment, said there were plenty of
horses suitable for Ms purpose if they
were sound, but a large proportion . of
the Canadian horses ware either unsound
or predisposed t� uneoundness. As
certain diseases f an hereditary char13
m.,
ter, then, not o1ly interferes with the
horses' usefulnese but with his price in
the market, farmers should raise horses
that are hereditAry sound, To do this
they mus t begin" at the beginning, when
they are making selections for breeding
purposes. Of course we can't entirely
do away with unsoundness, but we can
breed so that horses are not pre -disposed
to diseese. There are two main causes
-for unsoundness, viz: , The Exciting
and Pre -disposing. The exciting causes
result from violence, accident and abuse
of varioug kinds such as over -work, im-
proper feeding, injudicious shoeirm, &c.
These are preventable. The pred:spos-
ing causes may be divided into four
sections : (1) Pure heredity., (2) De-
fective focmation. (3) Defective qual-
ity. (4) : Insiifficient quantity. The
hereditarel diseases were given as :—
Spam, riugbone, unsound feet, catar-
acts, roaring and its modificaticns, and
spring ha. He also described the other
, divisions very minutely, and the impor-
tance of each. Sound dams were a ne-
cessity as Well as sound sires. We are
too carelese at ottr shows for entire stock
in giving prizes to defective animals.
Judges should not be so seneitive, in
fact, no unsound animal shonld be ad
-
mated to the show ring.
Mg. RAYNER took up the subject
"Feeding Live Stock," he said the ob-
jects of feeding are: (1) to maintain to
work; (2) to preparti,- for the butcher;
co to make milk ; (4) to ship, We
ahould consider the object for which the
- animal is required and feed accordingly.
We must also judge the nature and
kinds of food required. A good many
farmers feed too much hay. One pound
of hay per day for every one hundred
both work together and the best possi-
ble results.are ;obtained. Again, straw
and roots Work well together. It is al-
so an important considerationi in feeding
to get what will be the best for the
manure pile. But besides feeding, to
get the hest possible result, the sur-
roundings must be suitable. The
stables should be well ventilated and
should not be too warm nor too cold.
It is as injurious to have cattle too warm
as too cold. The temperature of the
stables should not be allowed to go be-
low 35 nor above 60. A very good ra-
tion for stock is straw, hay, turnips and
grain. Place a layer of cut straw, then
a layer of pulped turnips, a layer of cut
hay and a layer of grain, mix the whole
mute a pudding, tied leave for about a
day. This makes an excellent ration.
Salt, also is necessary for cattle• or
stook -of any kind. It should be placed
so they can lick it when they de-
sire. They will Olive better when fed
in this way than if given salt only at in-
tervals. Be prjeferred mangolds for
milch cows bat tIrnips for stock that is
being fattened. He did not think stodk
- -
ranlbeesessa
spected, his lather beibg pester of the
Baptist church at Ripgetown, and they
Ore very anxious for his safety. It is
supposed he went in the direction of
Perkhill or Arkona.4
Archbishop Tache, who is on a visit
to Montreal, is very 111 at the Grey
Nunnery,
A course at the college would lee .of —A number of Jewish refugees from
much -greater service to them _ than
twice the value of the time taken and
the expense incurred amounts to. Farm-
ers do not suffieiently avail themselves of
the advantage& offered rby the college.
The benefits of this institution are not ob-
servable from the outside. lie knew of
some farmers who had gone there and
because they had keen as many weeds
and thistles growing on the farm as they,
had at horneethey condemned the whole
thing as al fraud and a waste laf moue".
But had they gone into the class rooms
and into the experimental fields where
the professore and students., are to be
found they would have received evidence
ca. culated to change their minds. It is
in these departments, and not as a
Russia'arrived in Winnipeg on Thurs-
day of last week and more are expected
to follow,
leading American newepaper has
two detective reporters scouring the
neighborhood of Wallaceburg for %Veda -
worth, the missing Englishman,
—Thomas Martin, of Ratho, Oxford
county, Said to be e sou -in-law of Burns'
Holy Willie, recorded his vote in the
recent election. 14 is 90 years of age.
—A wolf 6 feet i long was poiSoned
last week on the feien of Thomas Tully,
North Burgess. a few miles from King-
ston, after killing about $4001 worth of
sheep in the vicinity,
—Dr. Albert Scott, Professor of Anat.
omy at Bishop's CLillege, Montreal, died
" model farm,'" that this institution is laet Friday from -heart failure. He was
destined to bear fruit, and it will beer only 31 years of agee and was much re -
good and abundant fruit if the farmers' spected.
sons Will but avail themselves of the ad- —A well known send wealthy lumber -
vantages it is capable of bestowing. man of New Brunswick, Mr. S, T. King
MR. T. H. RACE took up the "Far- died last week, agedISO years, in Chica-
mers' Fruit G-arden " and in a humorous go, of paralysis. He W+18 for a time
address, which combined both wit and busiuess partner of Alexander Gibson,
wisdom, advised farmers to pay more the millionaire lumberman. -
attention to the ornamentation of their —The 8-Year-b1d idaughter of Mrs.
homes, and make life more pleasant for Murray, of Hamilton, Saturday morn -
themselves and their families. One of ing, accidentally eet fire to her print
the means to this need is the cultivation drees during her mother's absence, and
of the kitchen garden, in which'all kinds was severely burned about the breast
;
of seasonable fruits and ivegetables can and arms.. . 1 I
be grown by the expenditure of _ -Very —The amount cleared at the l‘lontreal
little labor, and, which add immensely clearing house in 1890 was $473 984,000,
to the health and comfort of the farmer against $454,528,000, in 1889. i;lf' the 61
and his family. cities and towns 'ini Cankda and the
Mr. James Hinchley, of Hullett, gave United States where there are clearing
; ,
a splendid exhibition of Ventriloquism, houses,'" Montreal sta;nds twelfth.
jwhich could scarcely be excelled by a 1 —It is expectejl that between 400
professional. He also, gave a very ap- and 500 men I and , 150 teams
propriate recitation. The musical part will be employed in harvesting the ice
of the programme, which was really of crop this season at Hamilton. About
the very highest order,was given by the 100 men and 30 on 40 teams Were em -
Orchestra df Meseta Gidley & Co. the Ployed last week.
Quattette Club, ,composed of Messrs —A yonng man i nemed John Linton,
Ruse, Tanner & Co., flute solos by Mt. who. was chopping wood in the Mc-
Farncombe.duetts by Mrs. G. Manson Gladery camp at pirch &Linnett's bush,
and Mr. R. H. Collins. The latter six miles front Fergus, was killed Tues.
gentleman sang, by special request, day morning of lent week by a falling
"The Farmer Feeds Us All," a selection tree. ,
of his own composition which was at —Mr. Andre* McLean and Miss
once appropriate and specially well Beatrice Theanpsan, of Innerkip, were
rendered. As we have already said, married on Wedeesday of last week.
the entertainment was an excellent one The marriage was conducted on the
and was brought to a close by hearty good oinldvitetdin.es lap,isa bundted guests
—A man named Lacey, employed in
the Grand Trenk Reilway shops, Brant-
ford, was crossing between a couple of
freight cars in the yard last Thursday,
when the engine'baked up and one of
his feet was badly crushed between the
draw heads. 1 .
-nRidgetown ;Standard: Rev. Wad
• El Ward (who lectured in Woodstock a
year ago) went ithreugh town on the
night train last Om sday. He was be-
ing.11 taken back tO se, e point east to an-
swer a charge of fra d ; he was in the
baggage car -and heodcuffed.
—Miss Sarah Jeaeette Duncan, well
known as " Gaeth Grafton," the Cana-
dian writer, Was married at Calcutta
last month to E. C. Cotes, a member of
the civil service in that city, and son of
Rev. S. Cotes, Of Berkes, England.
—An Indiap mimed Slumaeh was.
hanged last Friday at News, West-
minster British Colembia, for shooting
a half-breed named iLi011i8 Bee on Lil-
looet slough lest September. Slumach
was 75 or 80 yOars old. Death enstied
in less than four minutes after the drop
fell. . ,
—Adolph Recker died near Bright,Ox-
ford aounty, op Tuesday of last week.
Without diseaee or pain his heart ceased
to beat. He was over93 years of age.
The deceased had been a memberof the
Prussian Gradd Army, and was under
drill when Blecher came to the relief of
Wellington at Waterloo. i
—The village of New Hamburg had a
very successful poultry show last week.
It lasted three days, and there were 900
entries. The most prominent poultry
fanciers and breeders in the western
province were exhibitors, the whole
affair being a success financially and
otherwise. ,
—The congregation at St. Michael's
Cathedral, Toronto, was addressed at
the 10:30 o'clodk service on Sunday last
by Archbishop Walsh, He strongly
urged fathers and mothers to foster voca-
tions to the priesthoodin their children.
It was a shame ithd dishonor, he said,
that the church'should have to send t�
Europe for priests. i
—Rev. F. F. Davis, son of Judge
Davis, of London, died at his father's
residence en Saturday morning, 17th
inst. Deceased was a graduate of
Huron College, end was located for
several years at Virden, Manitoba. Be
had been in poor . health for several
months, and his death was not unex-
pected. He Was born at Sarnia, and
W&8 28 years did. .
—Petitions:for Prohibition are being.
circulated at Plattsville in the different
churches and their respective congrega-
tions. All persons over sixteen, male or
female, are asked to put their names to
the petition for the prohibition of the
been perpetrated on farmers by both
votes of thanks to those who took part.
Yankee and Canadian agents in dispos-
ing of bogus stook. TheFruit Growers' THE SECOND DAY.
Association had taken this matter in
band and had two objects before them
viz; lit, The opening up of a suitable
market ; 2ad, Protection from humbug
nurseries and. agents. The Imperial
Produce Corrheany was now handling the Farm." The principal leakages oc-
fruit and the operations were most satis- cur, first, in the care of our farm yard
manure, and secoedly in the lack of un-
derdrainirig. He thought there was a ,
enfficient leakage under the first head
to go a great way in paying the national
debt, while Under the second the loss is
so great that it would .pay any farmer tot
hire money and mortgage his farm and
invest the proceede in tiles and drains,
and if ir does it judiciously, he will 'find
it a profitable teansactien. He then' ex-
plained how toitake care of manure and
the beneficial !results to the soil from
Under& ainage. •
Mr. Race again took up the Fruit and
Tree question; and -answered a great
many questions put to ,him, and in ev-
ery instance seemed to give full 'satisfac-
tion. In this Way a vat amount of use-
ful information was elicited.
Mr. James Hinchley gave a very his-
teresting address on "-Bee keeping," de-
scribing minutely the best ways to keep
and handle bees, and .also the large
profits resulting from successful bee
culture. He is thoroughly versed on
the subjectsand gave his audience a great
many useful hints.
Excellent papers were ale° read by
s. J. Hogarth, of Stephen, on
" Poultry,- Management;" Mr, John
Ketchen, Stanley, on "Profits of Sheep
Breeding," and Mr. Alltson, of TJeborne,
on "The Care of Fruit Treesdi Each of
these papers will be published in full in -
future numbers of THE EXPOSITOR, and
our readers will find them well worthy of
careful perusal. The Institute closed
about four o'clock on Saturday evening.
The next Institute meeting will be held
at Brucefield some time in March next.
*it
Canada.
- There were 26 fires in Montreal last
week.
—Teahne are new crossing the ice
bridge at Three Rivers, Quebec.
—Mrs. Bridget Gannon died Sunday
at Belleville attheage of 100 years and
three month's.
-eMany'Ottawa families are reported
to be destitute, owing to the lack of
woik:
—Thirty-three Newfoundland seal
sides took as his theme, "The Educe- hunters passed through Winnipeg on
tion of the Horse," in which he threw I Sunday.
—Mrs. Sutcliffe, wife of a farmer at
Shoal Lake, Manitalea, shot herself fat-
ally on Saturday last.
—During the absence of Mr. Mercier
in Europe Mr e Ganeau will act as pre-
mier of Qoebec. liquor traffic. !. We have no doubt they
• ; -
—Exports from the Ottawa district eon be largely signed throughout the
to the States during the quarter ending land and will (be found a strong argu-
December 31, amounted to $701,plq. meut for the Ltause of sobriety.
—Sir Joseph Hickson has declined a —Albert Re nds, stonemason, Cath -
Oh Saturday Professor Caredindes de-
livered an address on "Tho Preservation
of the Horses' Peet," and illustrated his
points by the use' of a section of a foot.
Mr. Raypor spoke of The Leakages on
factory. Mel). Allan, of Goderich was
the outside agent, who would supply
the necessary information. We Iha,ve
a market in the Western States, the
Northwest and the Old Country. With
low rates we cannot fail. Two points
to be considered are what varieties are
suited to, opr localited Many farmers
have been grievously disappointed in
the variety of apples in their orchards
and the blame largely lies in the nursery
jobber, who buyeltrorn nurseries without
caring whether the purchaser is •suited
or not. Then the prices charged foe
nurseitY stock is extortionatee The
Institute should btiy for its members,
combining the orders and thus save a
good many dellars. Too many Fall
varieties of apples are grown, as the
Winter apple is the one demanded..
Don't bay in the Fall,but get your trees
in the Spring from some reliable nursery,
6 varieties of Winter apples and 2 or 3
varieties of Fall apples are sufficient.
Best winter varieties are Northern Spy,
King of Tompkins, Baldwin, 20 oz. Pip-
pins and Russets. The Weaver plum is
a fraud,but the Saunders plum is a good
dee. The Baldwin will do well grafted
on Tolman Sweet or Snow. There
should be very little difference between
ourmarketand that of Toronto. The
new style of packing apples in crates,
four dozen in each, for shipment to the
Old Country is becoming popular and
remunerative. The fruit must be "very
choice.
THE EVENING SESSION.
At the appointed hour in the evening
Drew's opera house was packed full with
a most orderly and respectable audience
of ladies and gentlemen, town and
country each contributing a due share.
There must have been between six and
seven hundred people ,present. The
chair was taken by Dr. Rollins, Reeve.
of Exeter, and on the platform, besides'
the speakers, were Arch. Bishop, M.P. P.;
Mr.. Torrance, the President; Mr. Han-
nah, Secretary; Mr. George Samwell
and other prominent gentlemen. Ad-
dreeses wore delivered by each of the
College deputation: Professor Gren-
out many useful hints as to how tm treat
young horses. The first thing is tie win
their confidence and by firm but kind
treatment 'secure their obedience; next
to cultivate the mouth by bitting the
lacing on it suffi-
den the mouth, and
I that it had to be
but not injured. He
ving a colt double
with another reliable horse, and in this
way giving it confidence in the harnessn's
and .learning it what is required of it:
He condemned the use of the.check line
as unnecessary and of the over -check as
injurious; he approved. of clipping
horses when dune with judgment and,
the animal is properly cared for after,
and when so practised clipping, is bene-
ficial and not injurious.
Mr. Raynor took foe his • theme,
" The Education of the Farmers' Sons."
He advocated instruction ip agricultural
eubjects in rural public schoola ; the
establishment of an intermediary school
young animal and
cient pressure to ha
make the animal fe
guided in that way,
approved of first dr
-
minutes. Mrs Rounds was a married
man, 35 years of age, and very highly
respected.
—The Fort Arthur,Duluth and West-
ern R_ allway engine houseat Port Arthur,
whieh contained two locomotives aid
tenders and sonic supplies, was burned
Wednesday night of hest week. No in-
surance. The engines were partially de-
stroyed. One of the engines was new
and was estimated to he worth $10,000,,
The cost of repairs will probably be
75-00A0lexander McGillivray, a fireman
e , .
On the Grand Trunk Raiiway, who lives
at Hamilton while working in the
railway yard, last Thursday Morning
was run over by an engine and had his
right leg so badly smashed that it was
found necessary to amputate it below -
the knee. One arm was also badly.
broken. McGillivray is a married man
with a small family.
—Mr. Hugh McPherson, farmer,
Westminster, died on Tuesday, 13th
inst., aged 73 years. The deceased wee
a man universally respected by all 4who
knew him, and was a consistent menet registered in vol. 1, No. 19 E. She is
ber of the Presbyterian church, of which sired by Stutney Champion, 26t-6, Dam
Stutney Scott by Duke, 668, he by Hon-
est Tom, 2593. This one of the beat ,
mares in Canada. She has perhaps won
more lot prizes than any other one mare
le Canada. She and :her mate, as a
draft tenni, were beaten but once in the
two seasons. They won upwards of 30
firet prizes. Mr. Knox paid a good
price for the mare.
—On Wednesday night of last week
the badly mangled body of a man was
found on the Michigan Central Railway
track tw,o and a half Miles west of Til-
bury Centre. He had evidently been
struck by No. 1 express while walking
on the tack, as a piece of gtocking was
found on the pilot of the engine of that
train Essex Centres From articles
found in his pockets the man was iden-
tified as
noon, as t
walking a
MeDermo
ahbrt tim
e offizer above nauned was
ong St. James,street, he met
t face to face, and in a very
the ex -informer was safely
-teamsters, was attending to the horses
in the stable, he noticed smoke issuing
from the water-weel at the rear of the
mill. He immediately gave the , alarm
landed behind the bars at headquarters. to the occupants of the miller's houses,
—The Lucan Recorder says: la re- and a little force ot seven (Imposed of
markable sight could be observed in the three sons of the proprietor, W. Plewes,
I
western horizon a few minutes after two teamsters and two millers set to
work to extinguish the flames: Barrels
of water were constantly kept at differ-
ent parts of lhe building, and armed
with bucket's the little brigade began
the unequal struggle. The smohe in
the mill was so dense that after a short
fight with the fiatifes the extinguishing
party was coenpelled to .seek the open
air and leave the building to its fate.
The miltNt handsome three.etory brick
structure,' was soon completely env,elop-
ed and together with its contents was
reduced to a sriaoldering heap of ruins.
The building cost $17,000 when erected,
and nothing remains of it but the foun-
dation. The stock in the mill consist-
ed of 15,000 bushels of grain and about
500 barrels of flour. A small part- of
the estimated loss of $20,000 is cover,
by insurance—probably $7,000 in all,
$3,000 of which is held in the Millen'
Mutual. The origin of the fire is a
mystery.
twelve o'clock on Saturday last. Lake
Huron, a, dietance of twenty-five miles
away, cduld be, plainly seen by the
naked ey' the rising and the falling of
the wave
even the
lessly ov
mirage
some litt
as they collided together, and
hite foam as it travelled care-
✓ its troubled waters. The
as a beautiful one, and created
e amusement for some of our
Lucanites while it lasted. Some were
beard to say that they guessed they
would go, for a boat ride, so perfect was
the optidal illusion. -
—Mr. W. EL Millman, of Wood-
stock, hail; just sold to Mr. Jno. Knox,
East Ni houri, a very .Valuable imported
shire ma
523, ED
Canadia
e, Stutney Flower, vol. 9, page
lish Shire Stud Book. . In the
Shire Horse Stud Bok she is
he was an elder. Botn in Argyleshire
Scotland, he emigrated to Canada
43 years ago, and located in Westmin:
ster. Be had been ailing for years with
a complication of troubles. The de-
ceased leaves seven sons and four daugh.
tees.
—The Woodstock ' Sentinel -Review
says : Dan MeGillvary, 'who lost his
life in a burning hotel at Midland
Thursday was for ten years an employee
of this office, and for eeveral years fore-
man of the job departtnent. He was a
competent printer, and in his best days
ranked high in his profession. His
generous nature secured for him „friends
wherever he went, and there are many
in Woodstock who will 'hear with sin-
cere regret of his untimely end.
—At Va.leartier, Quebec, a few days
ago a poor woman being alone in her
house with four children, the youngest
a mere infant, fell down in eat epileptic
fit. The children being frightened,
started to alarm the neareat neighbor,
who lives a mile away, and walked that
distanee in their bare feet on one of the
coldest days of this winter, the eldest
cerrying the youngest or, his back. The
four children were so badly frozen that
the doctor found it necessary to ampu-
tate the littleunfortunates' feet.
—Tuesday afternoon of last week
Alfred Dessault, a porter, found Cap-
tain Givens, 60 years of age, lying on a
bundle of• hey in a shed in rear of the
Anglo-American Hotel, Kingston, with
a bullet ith his forehead. Ile _had shot
hinnelf With a revolver a few minutes
previously. The ball went through the
.upper pact of the right eye and lodged
in the skull an inch above. Despon-
dency is )3aid to be the cause of the rash
act.
—Mrs.! J. Renter, of New Hamburg,
vsbose husbancrrecently died, was near-
ly killed Tuesday morning last week.
Her house took fire from the , cooking
stove, gradually smoldering in the floor
until the stove was precipitated into the
cellar. Mrs. Renter was absent during
thenight, anon opening the door, and
discovering the smoke,she went towards
where the stove stood and fell through
the burnt hole into the cellar. Neigh-
bors, hearing her cries, came to her as-
sistance and soon extinguished the fire
with pails of water.
—Messrs. Roger% & Sons, of Toronto,
let a contract to Mr. Savage, of Petro -
lea, to sink a well at Comber in hopes of
finding either oil or gas. Opetations
were begun On Monday of last week.
Tisursday night following about 7 o'clock
a strong flow of gas"was struck. It at
once ignited,from the lanterns, and the
derrick was soon a mass of flames. One
of the employes was at the top of the
derrick and had a narrow escape. The
light of the burning well illuminated
skies for miles around. The drill
only 30 feet in the rock.
—News of a sad drowning accident
from the vicinity of Eardley reached
Ottawa last Friday morning. On Tues-
day afternoon little 7 -year-old Francis,
son of Mr. Thesidore Gascon, a will
known farmer' residing on the third line
of Eardley, accompanied a farm, hand to
the river for the purpose of watering
cattle. While there he was asked to
drive in some of the animals that had
strayed out on the ice. While doing so
the Iad fell into a hole and without
a crY of any kind sank. His body
was recovered after half an hour's
search.
—On Thursday night of last week the
Young Men's Christian Association of
Hamilton, entertained the printers of
that city at the Associaticn building, in-
vitations having been previously sent
Out. About 100 ef the craft attended,
and enjoyed a pleasant evening. A con-
cert and gymnastic exhibition furnished
the entertainment. Refreshments wee
also provided. Before separating the
president of the Hamilton Typographi-
cal Union proposed a vote of thanks to
the directorate- which was enthusiastic-
ally carried. ft is the intention of the
Yung Men's Christian Association to
gite a- series of receptions to trades.
—A man who has been Wanted by the
Montreal polite for many months past
was arrested in that city last week by
Detective McMahon, A year or two ago
the old Law and Order League had in
its employ the famous informer Archie
McDermott, and after working up a
number of cases he sold out to the
bancitiet tendered him by the council of cart, was kille last Thursday morning saloonkeepers, shook the dust of Mon -
the Montreal Board of Trade. 1 while choppinS wood. He went to chop treal fr rei\o'his feet and left for the
t —Young Teniple Sinclair, aged 1.8,has in the morning on ,the farm of Mr. John land of th tree. McDermott rerdained
disapp?ared from Ridgetown. He wat Bloodswortleaboute three miles east of away for a while but returned one fine
dressed in light tweed suit, no overcoat, Cathcart, in, company with Andrew day and again became notorious by ab -
hard felt hat, rather undersized and Farrell. A large elm tree was felled, ducting a small boy named Caron, who,
stout, chunky boy of very bashful„ re- and in coming down it lodged in a smal- it will be remembered, was the chief
tiring address, weighing probably about ler one, bending it toward the ground. witness in the case against Little Hor-
140 to 150 pounds, carries himself erect, Before reaching the ground the smaller ace, now serving a term in the peniten-
with head slightly to one side. He tree was releesed, and swinging back tiary for stealing a sum of money from
wandered from home while in a state of with great force hurled a limb in the the Ville Marie Bank. The boy was
temporary aberration, caused from the direction of iMr. Rounds. The limb taken to New York, and, although he
effects of la grippe and overstudy, Mon- struck the unfortunate man on the bead, returned in due time to his family, the
day morning last week and has not since
beep seen. The family are highly re -
years of
cage.
Cherlee Kellogg, a laborer, 33
age, whose father lives in Chi -
e had no relatives in Tilbury.
The cor, ner decided that an inquest was
not nedessary, and the remains were
handed ,over to friends in Comber for in-
terment.
—Mr: A. J.. Horan, of the Justice
Department at Ottewa, has resigned his
position and will join the, Capuchin
monks ,f who have recently established
themselves in Ottawa. The Capuchins
are a pieaching order, and Mr. Horan
will have to pass.five years of study be-
fore he can attain the prieethood. The
first will be spent in complete seclusion,
the novitiates during that time keeping
to their own rooms in study and medi-
tations speaking to no one except the
superior. The new monastery on the
Richtriond road will be ready for oc-
month. At present
of the order, in
be about 20.i. s
Wednesday morn -
e broke out in the
cupation in about a
thee() are 12 membe
the spring there wil
—About 4 o'cloc
ing o last week, ij
house owned apd occupied by Mr. J.
Chase, on James street, north Chatham,
and in a very short time the building
and cOntents were completely destroyed.
Mr. Chase and family left home on Tues-
day for a visit to Detreit, leaving the
house locked up. The origin of the fire
is a mystery, as everything was sup-
posed to be in a safe condition) Luck-
ily the wind was from the south, driving
the flames into the street, otherwise the
loss to adjoining property might have
been very large. Loss on the house
about $2,000 ; on the the -furniture un-
known. The house was partially in-
seired in a Hamilton company,
—the choir of Christ church, London,
on •Thursday evening last •entertained
the patients of the City Hospital by the
rendition -of a choice musical programme.
In addition to a number of anthems,
choruses and glees, Mrs. 13loye, Miss
Wright and Mr. Wicks contributed
solos ; isses Wright, Smith and
Wicks rendered duets, and Mr. Welsh
• gave a uumber of readings. Miss Sea-
borne, the organist of the church, play-
ed the accompaniments. The concert
was greatly appreciated by the suffer-
ers, and at its conclusion one of tbeir
number moved a vote of thanks to the
performers for cheering them in their
lon'eliness.
—A terrible accident occurred at the
residence, Waterloo town line, on Sun-
day afternoon, lith inst., to,James Lit-
tle, son of the well-known late John
Little. It appears that all the members
of the family left for church during the
morning except two sons. About four
o'clock in the afternoon one of the sons
went to the barn to do some choree,
leaving the other in the house,' He did
not return from the barn until the
rest of the family came home,
His brother whom he had left
was not to be found utntil one of the
family went to his room, when they
were horrified to find him lying on the
floor quite dead. An examination
sho
sem
stoo
this gun, which was loaded, he apoirered
to have caught it by the muzzle and lift-
ing it tried to pull it toward him, when
it is supposed the hammer caught on the
top of the trunk, discharging :the Wea-
pon, the shot striking him just above
the navel and • ranging upwards.
Whether the poor fellow struggled
afterwards and cried for help will never
be known. The barn is quite a little
distlance from the house and the after-
noon was very stormy, so much so that
his brother did not even heir the report
of the gun.
—One of the most disastrous fires
which has visited that section of London
for 6orne time happened at the Meadow
Lily Mills, on -the Hamilton road, last
Friday morning. The rnills,were run-
ning the previous evening up to 12
o'clock, as the water in the race is bet-
ter after 9 o'clock. Previous tb leaving
at midnight, the miller, Mr. DanierMc-
Dermid, looked carefully around the
mill and examined all the shafting bear-
ings and found none of them sufficiently
warm to be dangerous. Friday morn-
ing, however, as R. Robson, one of the
--The funeral of the late Rev. Mr.
Robertson took place on Tuesday alter -
noon, 13th inst., at Chesterfield. The
attendance was exceptionally large, the
whole country -side, including uoti only
his own congregation but a great 'many
frone all denominations in the neighbcr-
hood, turning out. Nearly all the mem-
bers of the Paris- Presbytery were . also
eie attendance and a number of ether
clergymen. The services were con-
ducted by the Rev. Dr. McMullen, of
Woodstock, and the Rev. Dr. Cochrane
of Brantford, both of whom deliverek
admirably appropriate addresses. Each
referred in the warmest way to the char/
aoter of Mr. Robertson, as a scholar,
preacher and!pastor. -Rev. Mr. McKay,
of Woodstock, in Me -discourse- Sabbath
evening, made feeling reference to the
deceased, speaking stabstantially as fol-
lows ; Mr. TRobertson was my friend.
and brother.: As I stood late last nightl
by the side of the casket containing the 1
told remains my memory went back
more than thirty years to the time when,
I first met him. I was a mere boy, six-
teen years of age, teacMng school in the
neighborhood. Well do I remember
his kindness, how he took me - by the
hand, how he directed and assisted 'inc
in my studies and inspired me with high
and holy views of life. I thought of him
going in and out among, his people dur-
ing these long years. S,O amiable in dis-
position, so gentle in temper, so patient
in trouble, so honest in conviction, al-
ways generous, cheerful, unselfish, self -
unconscious, always like his Master,
going about doing good, always seeking
to increase the happinessan d diminish the
miseries of his fellowmen. Thank' God
for such men. Their lives are an argu-
ment for the truth of Christianity which
the most hardened cannot but observe
and the most obtuse cannot but under-
stand. He has gone to his rest and re-
ward. May God comfort his family
and his people according to the measure
of their eorrow and may we be faithful
unto death.
knocking him instantly insensible. He i abductor remained over the border until
never spoke , again, and died in twenty a day or two ago. On ;Thursday after -
ed that he had been engaged doing
thing at his trunk, behind which
a gun. Having occasion to move
Perth Items. ,
—Among the most successful cheese
factories in Western Ontario may be
numbered the Avonbank cheese and
butter manufacturing company. The
annual report of this company shows
that during the season 2,533,131 pounds
of milk were taken at the factory, which
was mauufactured into 237,940 pounds
of cheese. This cheese was sold for
$22,053,07 or an average of 9 26c per
pound. The make of September, c- -
tober and November was sold for 10
cent e per pound the lowest received for
any month was 8 55 cent.. Of the
above amount $17,635 05 was paid to
the patroxis. The cheese industry if
carefully watched, will be the hope of
Canada. :
—The annual meeting of the Fuller-
ton, Hibbert, Logan and Mitchell Hor-
ticultural and Agricultural Society was
held in the town hall, Mitchell, on
Thursday afternoon, Sth inst. There
was a large attendance, and an unusual
interest was manifested in the proceed-
ings. In the absence of the president,
Mr. John S. Coppin was voted to the
chair, after which the following officers
and directors were elected for 1891 ;—
President, John S, Coppin; vice-presi-
dent, James Irvine; secretary -treasurer,
J. N. Christie. Directots—for Mitchell,
John Brederick, Joseph Coppin, T. S.
Ford, Thonaas McLaren, A. Gillick and
F. Oliver; for Hibbert, D. Malcolm,
Wm. Roberts, end Wm. White'for
Fullerton, Thomas Mutton, Wm: Han-
son and J. Colquhoun ; for Logan, Wm.
Buehfield, John Leonhardt and J. C.
Fuller. Auditors, A. Burritt and Thos.
Skinner. The treasurer's statement
showed a balance on hand on December
3Ist, 1890, of $255.12. -
--A very happy event took place at
St. Marys on Wednesday, 14th lent. A
deputation from Knox church, Strat-
ford, waited upon Rev. J. A. Turnbull,
te L. B., who has acted as moderator
of the session of Knox church, Strat-
ford, since the pulpit became vacant, to
manifest their sense of his friendly in-
terest in the congregation. Mr. Turn-
bull is about going to Toronto, and the
session and managers determined to
ehow their appreciation of his eervices
as moderator of session by sending a
deputation composed of Mr. Alexander
Stewart and Mr. James Callin repre-
senting the session, and Mr, James
Dow the managers. They met Mr.
Turnbull in the manse and Mr. Stewart
addressed him in suitable terms, expres-
sing the high appreciation of the con-
gregation of Knox church, of his kindly
interest. Afterwards Mr. Dow made
the presentation of a well filled purse of
gold., Me. Turnbull made a very kind
and feeling reply', thanking the deputa-
tion and through them the -congregation
of Knox church for their handsome
donation.
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