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CLINTON, ONT., SEPTEMBER 5, 1890.
Our Weekly Budget
QF INTERESTING NEWS
From all parts of the County—by wide-awake
and lively Correspondents
Hallett.
NOTES.—Mr S Y Taylor and site,
of Wroxeter, visited Mr and M re A H
Plummer on Saturday. S. Y. and
A 3 report having made good time
in driving to Seaforth to attend a
Meeting of the Executive Committee
•
Tuckersmith.
MINUTES OF COUNCIL,—Council met at
Dixon's Hotel, Brucefield, on the 27th
day of August. The chief business
was the striking of the annual rates
and the levying of special rates on cer-
tain school sections in accordance with
the report of the arbitrators appointed
f H T h re' Aeeoeia- to adjust and settle claims arising out
- ion
Neaaow ESCAPE.—The house of
Mr John Tamblyn narrowly escaped
destruction by fire nn Monday last
'Men at work in the fields discovered
flames issuing from the roof and with
the help of the neighbors succeeded,
after hard work, in putting it out.
The fire bad in some manner caught requiring a rate of i mill on the dollar,
between the root and the ceiling, as)cl This is a larger amount than is usually
did considerable damage. rallied. The increase is necessary to
provide the sum required to meet the
payment of R. R. debentures. The
debentures are payable twenty years
from the passing of the by-law, the
date of which is October the 10th, 1873.
No railway rate was collected till 1875,
and in that year only enongh to pay
interest coupons. Had $500 been in
vested every year since 1875 on redemp-
tion of debentures account, the fund
should show at the end of this. year an
accumulation of $7500. This it does
not show. And as sufficient was raised
each year to allow of an investment of
$500 yearly, it follows that the money
of this fund has been misapplied. To
make up the shortage brought about by
these two causes an increased rate is
this year imposed. The Burns asked for
by the requisitions of the several
Boards of Trustees was ordered to be
levied on the respective sections. It
was ordered that the amounts awarded
to be paid to the township by sections
No 3, 5 and 7 being small sums, should
be levied in full the present year,that the
sum awardedto be paid to the township
by section No 8 should be levied and
collected in five equal annual instal-
ments of $283.70. That the amount
awarded to be paid by No 10 should be
levied and collected in three equal an-
nual installments of $84.25. It was
also arranged that the amounts award-
ed to be paid by the township to sec-
tions No 1, 2, 4, 6 and 9 should be paid
in three equal annual payments as
follows: To section No 1, $47.29 ; to
section No 2, $117.06; to section No 4,
$205.12 ; to section No 6, $151.21 ; to
section No 9, $117.53, each year, for a
period of three years. A number of
accounts were ordered to be paid and
the council adjourned to meet at Kyle's
Hotel at the call of the Reeve. SAM.
S'MILI.IE, Tp. Clerk.
the East
U[on sac a of the division cf the school property of
the township among the school sections.
The amount required by the county is
$3.210.62, and will require a rate of 1.53
mills on the dollar. For township pur-
poses the amount required is 82215.60,
requiring a rate of 1.05 nolle. The
amount required for Railway Bonus,
interest and sinking fund, is $1006.41,
SCHOOL.—The following is the report
of S. S. No 7 for the months of July
and August: — Fourth class—marks
obtainable 142.—Kate Little 94, Mary
Millar 90, Gilbert Cuming 68, Amelia
Little 56. Third class—marks obtain-
able 130.—Maggie Murphy 120, Edith
• Bowes 116. Second class—marks ob-
tainable 94.—Wesley Shobbrook 69,
Harvey Morris 67, Mathew Morris 67,
John Bedford 63, Nellie ----59, Albert
Brigham 59, Clara Sanderson 51.
Second part of book 1—marks obtain-
' a 87.—Henry Little 76, Rosy Walker
1, Mary Murphy 68.
WEDDING.—The residence of Mr
Geo Aekwith was the scene of a
happy event, on Tuesday last, when
L his eldest daughter was united in
marriage to Mr Chas A Howson,
Veterinary Surgeon, of Manchester.
Rev John Gray, of Kincardine, per-
formed the ceremony, the bride being
assisted; by Miss Howson of Clinton,
and her sister, Miss Aekwith, while
the groom had as his supporters, Mr
John Perdue, V. S., of Blyth, and M.
C. F. McGregor, V. S., of Kinburn.
After a sumptuous dinner the wed-
ding party drove to Clinton, where
they took the afternoon train for
Toronto. The young .;Duple ha7e a
wills circle ui acquaintances who
. join in wishing them the fullest
measure of happiness.
SCHOOL SECTION No 8, HULLETT FOR
'JULY AND AUOUBT.—SENIOR DEPARTMENT.
—Fifth class—Thomas Adams 361,
Henry Lennox 328, John R. Bell 308,
Jennie Woodman 250, Orpha Whitley
189, Ephraim Gray 171, Addie Crisp
156. Fourth class—Fred Johnston 225,
Nelson Bell 188. Sen. Third—Ida
Rilgy 516, Florence Garrett 507, Sarah
482, Mabel Bell 455, Lenord
hitley 443, Lorenzo Brigham 392,
Elva Adams 377, Nellie Auston 372,
Ida Bulger 305, Ada Shabbrook 259,
Annie Brigham 2.23. Jun. third—
Lawday Young 427, Thomas Wallace
425, John Aoore 406, Alvin Brogdon
398, Alice Brigham 372, Cora Newton
371, Harry Alien 318, Bella Cunning-
ham 304, Jennie Roberton 288, Rob. N.
•Cole 284.
JUNIOR, DretaTMCNT.—Third class—
Lou. Oniniette 473, Bernice Moore
447, Alice Mountain 125, Ada Brigham
372, Lyda Shobbrook :139, John ('raw -
ford 299, Willie Townsend 2e1, Wil-
fred Crisp '201, Charlie Watson 192,
Minnie Nelson 11:1. Second class --
Rose Cole 513, Carrie Crawford 123,
Alice Oliver 408, Dillia Oliver 396,
Amelia Brown •32.5, Rose Utley 311,
Robert 7 ownsend 269, Lizzie Messmore
262, Willie Garrett 230. Second hart
class—Elva \slime 4_0, Harvey Long-
man 407, Jessie Willis; :178, Eliza Gar-
rett 359, Alberta Brigham 289, Wesley
Lee 262, Willie 1/ay '259, Tommy Let
258, \Vest, y Colborne 2. n. Valyls
Nelson 113,
M
NOTES.— Mrs S. Landsborough
has rented his farm to his brother
James. Mrs Elcoat writes home
that she stood her trip to the west
well, not feeling fatigued thereby,
and is enjoying herself immensely.
Mr Will Elcoat is making an ad-
dition to his new house, putting up
a back kitchen and rear verandah;
Mr S. Cooper is doing the work.
Coi Nt u..-- Council metat Lancia-hnrn
on August 29th. llcntber-, all (,resent.
Minutes of meeting read and confirmed.
The petition of Janus til John and 1
others 'vas recd, asking the council to
take the neees<ar\' steps and proceeding.:
(persuant to chap. 1.1, sect. 50 and
subsequent sections H. S. 0.1 to have a
proper survey made of that part of tiro
River Maitland running tl r tttdr the
" Township of Ifullett froiu lots 5-6, co i
3-4 down to lot 19, con 7. with a view to
clearing said stream of obstructions
caused by fallen timber, logs, earthly
deposits, etc, impeding the free course
of the water, so 55 to render drainage
nd cultivation impracticable. The
etition was granted and the clerk ait:
orized to ask the township eneinocr
aka an c•xan 1nation of the part of
said stream, proposed to be cleared
obstructions and make plans and
TtimatPS
of the cost of the proposed
ork. The claim of ('antelon Eros,
inton, for intuitive,: to wagon, etr•,was
is over. "hrcontracts of
l
lin the
`'.Y approaches to McMichael and I)trr's
i;'
, bridges were ]rt and life treasurer
ordered to pay for the same, when com-
pleted, on the order of the l.rovr or .1.
Lasham. Connrdlors 11 il;ham and
Scott wore authorized to examine
bridges on S. 11. 1;-16, ion 12.13 and
have them repaired if necessar(•. A
by-law was prepared rind passed, leve
ing a rate of one and seven -tenths mills
on the dollar for county purposes and
one and eight -tenths mills f.tr township
and Railway Deb. S. F. purposes, and
also the following amounts as required
by the several school corporations for
the current year, for school section,
No 1, $400: No 2, 8400 ; No :t, 8;60 :
No 4. $375 ; No 5, 8385 ; No 6, $125 ;
No 7. $410: No 8, $611 ; No 9. 8250:
and for Union 5, 82:18.90,.1. (' ctmaer.r.,
Clerk.
Benmiller.
Noris.—The farmers are busy put-
ting in their fall wheat: a large area
will be sown this fall, Toe fine wea-
ther enabled the farmers who had
grain out, to get it in in good order.
Miss M. Kernighan has charge of
school No. 4 this week; Mr Scott is
expected to be able to take charge
next week. The measles are still
banging around. The Yankee apple
buyers, who are offering over $2 per
barrel, are making it a little sultry
for our local buyers, and the orop is
going to better than at first expected.
Do not forget the meeting in Mc-
Mullen', grove, on Saturday and
Sunday, 6th and 7th inst.: Rev Mr
Irvine, late of the Nile, is to be on
the platform.
Hensall
UHL'R('H NorEs.—We are pleased
to notice in connection with the
Methodist church, that a class for
children has been formed called the
Young Soldiers, meeting under the
efficient leadership of the Rev H. M.
Casson, the junior pastor on the
Hensall circuit; Mr Ca -son, who is
well adapted for the work, has shown
much tact and ability in conducting
the meetings so as to be attractive to
the children. At the first meetings
there were 14 names enrolled, and at
the last, Saturday afternoon, August
23rd, there were 70 names oc the
book, a wonderful success in so abort
a time. At Lakeview, an appoint•
went, which was dropped last year,
there is service held once in two
weeks, and a Sabbath school has been
formed with an efficient staff of
teachers, At Fansville an Epworth
League has been started with good
prospects. Special services will be
held at Sexemith in October, and
later on in Hensall, probably in De-
cember. when the pastors will be as-
sisted by the Revs W. Casson, J.
Walker, J. Edge, H. Irvine, W.
Ayers and J. Shilton. This c!rcuit,
which has had two most prosperous
years, is entering upon the third with
bright prospects. It will be with
great regret that Hensall circuit will
part with Rev Jae S Cook, when itis
time for him to say "farewell" to the
circuit, which has prospered greatly
under his pastoral charge. Rev J.
S. Cook and wife are on a visit to
friends in Montreal and Odell Town;
they expect to visit the General Con-
ference of the Methodiet church.
Itiulnn•n.
NOTES. — The Constance Cheese
and Butter Manufacturing Company
shipped their July make on Monday,
and sold it at 81c. per lb.; they also
shipped a large number of hogs, at
=ti.10 per cwt. S. S. Cole, our popu-
lar thresher, is doing a rushing busi-
ness, and expects to do a large season's
work. 1)r Farnacombe, of Newcastle,
is paying a prolonged visit to his un-
cle, Mr W. E Coldwell. Dr (',roper
spent Saturday last visiting friends
in Stratford; judging by the large
bouquet of fl,lwers which he brought
bask --with him rye should think he
mus: have beer on a foraging expedi-
tion to somebody's eare•hre. Benja-
min Snell, of this place, lel, on Mon-
day last for Straf ford, to take a course
in the Business ('ollrge of that place.
Miss Diary .Schoales has returned
home after n few weeks visiting at
her si-iir's, Mrs W. it,tinton, of Bel -
more. A certa'n young lady not far
from hire, who has a strong liking
for mineralogy, is about to add to her
already valuable collection a l;4oq-
stone. Alias Lizzie Snell, who has
been spending some time in Toronto,
bas returned home. Where sloes
Peter spend his evenings this sum-
mer? Ask James, as they often meet
on Oe corner, while coming home.
• I'rmn aurlu r nrr�l•,nticnc �
The NEW Eat is thn largest paper in
the county. It gives more home news,
more local news, more general news
than any other paper, and for the bal-
ance of the year will be sent to new
eubseribers for the small spm of 31,,
tents, cash.
Bayfield
SHOULD STOP.—We are sorry to
bear of same o1 our young men de-
veloping kleptomania propensities,
and we were just wondering whether
a hiding with some of the whips they
have stolen, or six months in the
Central Prison would be the more,
beneficial.
NOTES. —Mr John Martin bas re-
turned home for a vacation. Mr Neil
Murray is having the exterior or his
house painted. Mr J. McNaughton
bas gone for a trip to the Sault. Mr
John Morgan took a run to Detroit
last Monday. Mr Puddicombe, of
London, whose family have been
Boarding in town for some weeks, ar-
rived one day last week, and, after
spending a few days its town, retur..-
ed, taking his wife and children with
him. Miss Olive Thompson is visit-
ing friends in Clinton.
There is considerable talk around
town about the proposed school pic-
nic. The trustees, thinking that the
children should have a little treat be-
fore recommencing their studies, have
peen considering the advieabiiity of
aviog a monster picnic, in Mr Jew-
ett's grove, and of holding a concert
in the Town Hall at night. This
will likely be the final issue, but we
will report further action.
GoNE.—All the summer visitors
have at last departed, and we are now
eft to ourselves The hotel keepers
report that this has been the most
successful season so far, and we see
.o reason why, with a little more
spirit and energy on their part, they
could not have increased numbers
eat year.
East Wawanoah.
NOTES.—Mr Edwin Martin, den-
ist, of Brussels, is ,pending a few
days with his brother William here.
re Holmes, of Clinton, and Mrs
Archibald, of Seaforth, were renew-
-ng old acgnaiptances here last week.
u re Archibald was at one time a
;ocher in section No. 3. Mr John
Bone, who was injured by falling
rom his barn is improving though
slowly. Mr and Mrs Thos. Dean, of
Wingham, were visiting at Mr John
Anderson in the first part of the week
fIr J. A. Rath and his sisters Libbie
and Annie, left on Saturday to attend
he Collegiate in Clinton, we wish
bem success.
Varna.
GARDEN PARTY.—The garden par-
ty, under the auspices of St. John's
church, was held in Mr Seoord's
grove, on Wednesday evening last.
The long table erected in the centre
of the grove, litterally groaned under
its load of delicacies, until happily
relieved by the epicurean pleasure
seekers. The evening was much en-
livened by vocal and instrumental
music, furnished by our well known
local talent. The proceeds amounted
to $40.
On Friday last the different Sunday
school pupils held a picnic at Bay-
field, in Mr Jewett's grove, and a
veru 'enjoyable time was spent at the
lake side. In the evening a number
of members of the PI, T of T paid the
Bayfield Council a fraternal visit,
but some came home minus their
robes, over coats, etc. The unfor-
tunates have concluded to defer their
next visit till the hot s lltry evenings,
come again.
One day last week, while a son of
Mr Alex foster was engaged harrow-
ing, the harrows upset, causing the
team to run away, and getting caught
on •a tree brought one of the horses
back on the harrow teeth with great
force, making seven deep gashes,
fully six inches in length. This ani -
reel i; ;c valuable en', and, 11 it does
not recover, will
0 n is r y lo'as to
:d r Fu—ter,
The 11 Nal 'leulpldr-t intend hold-
ing all open meeting )0 Tuesday
evening; a good program, consisting
of speeches from a number of rever-
end gentlemen, instrumental and'vo •
cal music in abundance, w 11 be ren-
dered. Admission tree, .\ good
time is expected.
NOTES,—We ere p1cr.sr'd t s se' the
genial countenance it Mr `•)' keys
or -ice more atter his mishap. Dir ,los
Morrow, of the post crflice store, has
been under the wea'her for some
time, but is able to be arl•':1; 1 again.
Air 11. E. Cooper, who runs a gar-
den in the vicinity of Stratford, was
called on last week by his head
gardtner, who reports most favor-
ably and says he feels satisfied that
Mr Cooper will be highly satisfied at
this fall's closing. As Air Cooper is
a most enterpising and speculative
gentleman we hope his highest an-
ticipations may he realized at the
closing up this fall.
Norms.-- The R. T. of 1'., of Wiu-
throp, report a very pleasant time
spent in Bayfield on Saturday last,
though the prospect. in the morning
were very discouraging. Master
Angus Gordon, 6th con., was severe-
ly kicked above the eye by a horse
the other day, while hitching it to a
threshing engine, of which tele
animal was afraid, and thus rendered
vicious. Mise Annie McGregor is
suturing from an attack of 1 r)nchitis
at present. Mise J, (iovenlock,
teacher, near Hensall, spent Sunday
with her parents in Winthrop. Mr
J. Riley, of Beechwood. had the mis-
fortune to lose a valuable steer while
Londesboro.
ORGAN.—The I. O. G. T. at their
ast meeting, purchased a very fine
organ from Mr Oakes, it is a first
lase instrument and is a credit to
he factory where made. The order
ontemplate having an extra good
,othabouteo to er
latr of this
n ,
proceeds to gB paying for
he above instrument, further an-
nouncements will be given.
NorEs.—Herb Bell is the latest
ddition to the clerks at the popular
ry Giode house here. Several of
be Good .Tempters went to Kinburei
.h ',Vednesday night, and had a
,oc d tirne; they always do there.
Blyth.
Ceors.—Crops ate good in this
district; all wheat is away above the
standard, prices are very fair, and
you can see the smiles on the farm-
ers' faces—yes; half a mile . away.
There's a good time in store for every
one, and we trust that they won't
forget you, lir Editor, and that little
subscription you hint at in such a
modest way.
0. o FAIR.—Blyth's fair, this fall,
is going to be a good one; those who
have the management in hand are
leaving no stone unturned to make it
a success. When we glance at the
names that are on the committee, we
have no hesitation in saying that,
weather permitting, it is bound to be
one of the hest fairs ever held in this
district. New attraction; ire being
added, more room has been made,
and nearly every merchant in town is
giving a special p lee, some of which
will be good as well as comical. slue
retell prize, to be given by A. Voting,
dty goods house, is for the largeet
lu:i1 of ladies that are taken o ,tnd
get off at their store, and we know
from experience that older In 't
will not be behind hand in the :v:,y
of good substantial prizes. ire large
posters, and don't forget to come to
Myth on October `) and lo,
NOT05.—lir Tom Janes and fami-
ly have removed to Walton, where
Dir Jones has rented a hotel, .'.Ir
,John Bell, our practical harness
maker, Was in the hub nn .Monday.
71rs 14. 1i. Gilley is visiting friends
in Detroit. We had several tramps
and fakirs in town last week. Mr
W. if. McBride, who has been up to
Sault ste Marie on a trip, returned
home this week, tanned and smiling.
There is a vacancy here for a first
class loess andso we
s c mantle
maker,
are informed by one of our most pro-
minent merchants, and we would add
also a good lawyer. Miss Curtis paid
her usual visit home on Friday, from
Clinton, Mrs II. Gosman and family
returned to town, after an absence of
several months near Goderieh; no
place like Blyth. Mr Oakes, of Clin-
ton, was here on Wednesday. Mies
Edith Young, who has been on an
extended trip to Europe, returned
home last week; she was accompanied
by Mr and Miss Gray, of Seaforth.
Miss M. Heffron, who has been visit-
ing her mother here, left for her home
in Detroit, yesterday. The Masonic
fraternity held their usual meeting
on Tuesday evening. Master Babb,
of the Metcalf establishment, is tak-
ing his holidays thin week. Mise
Alountcastle,of Clinton, was the guest
of Mrs (Dr) Sloan, last week. Mr E.
1) Chamberlain, by the casting vote
of the reeve, was made town clerk,
at a special meeting of the council,
on Thursday evening; Messrs Scott
and Metcal f were the other applicants,
Mr and Mrs N. H. Young, accompa-
nied by their son Herb, are enjoying
the beautiful scenery in Lower Cana-
da. Mies Mary Calder left yesterday
for Detroit, where ebe has secured a
good situation. Our merchants re-
port business very good, considering
the time of year.
1 ROBERT HOLMES. Publtohei'
1 $1.60 a year in advahce.
Leeburu
NorEs.—Mrs Cassaday left on
Tuesday morning for Hamilton, to
visit her daughter, who is very i11
Mrs D. Fraser and daughter and
Misses Dolly and Libby Carter, of
Windsor, who have been spending
the summer holidays here, the guests
of Mr and Mrs Relton, returned
home on Monday. The shrill whistle
of Mr G. Burrow's machine is again
in uur midst ; he bus this year a
set of new men and is shoving things
lively. Our tall laird is at present
keeping bach and says it seems rather
odd, having never slept. in the house
all alone before in hie life. Mr Wm
Horton, who has been living in God-
erieh lately, intends going to Sault St
Marie tbie week, where be intends to
work at least for a few months.
Goderich Township.
GARDEN PARTY.—A garden party
was held in the beautiful grounds of
Mr !John Middleton, on Friday
evening last. Although the evening
was anything but favorable for an
outdoor gathering, yet there could be
seen there some from Clinton. Bruce -
field, Varna and Bayfield. The pro-
ceeds, whicfi- are in aid of St. James'
church, amounted to $40. Most of
those present enjoyed themselves im-
mensely, but some were disappointed
on account of the Doherty band not
being present, The band, however,
was not to blame, but the reason for
their not coming was because the
livery man, who was to bring them
out, did not receive a card which .had
been sent to him early in the week.
The card had gone aetray,or is mislaid
in some poet office.
BARN BURNED, — On Thursday
morning last, during the terrific storm,
a barn on the farm owned by Mr T.
H. Cook, 9th con., was struck by
lightning and entirety destroyed.—
Although the rain was falling in tor•
rents 'at the time, it seemed to have
no effect in quenching the flames. --
The barn was fortunately empty, and
there was an insurance of $150 on it.
AN EPISTLE—MR ED,—Seeing
that so long a time has elapsed since
I last wrote to your paper, I thought
it high time to be at doing something
for the good of the country. You
know I ain't a person who goes from
neighbor to neighbor seeking to find
outmore than they know them-
selves. But from practcal experi-
ence continued far seeing into
many of the details of life. I
hope to be.able to show to you and
your readers that people of mind
exist yet. You say me boastful.
Oh Mr I but just listen to—there
never was a period in man's exis-
tence that culture was more prac-
ticed than at the present time.
Some people though go too far,
and say that culture enables a man
to be benevolent, and also as it
were to send missionaries to distant
lands, while culture reaches so high
in admiration to forget the lonely
ones at home. Some, we are sorry
to say, which should be looked after.
Who are they you say ? Well we
must keep quiet on this matter at
least for a season, as said a NEW ERA
correspondent back north lately.
(To be continued.)
Exeter.
A ('cr of ie --\t the north end of
this village is a place where whiskey
is soli by the glass, and meals occa-
sionally, for what Incsa hotel is there
is more than your correspondent can
owner
informed that
theov
Weare
ACC.
is frank enough to tell temperance
men that he does not want their cne-
tom, even to meals and beds. He
also refuses water for horses to all
who do not pataonize his bar. But
some enterprising temperance man
11119 put in a cut off. About forty
rods west of this house is a beautiful
stream of nice clear spring water, and
here a large water trough has been
fixed, with pipes leading the water
into it, here also is a cup, so that
thirsty travellers may allay their own
thirst as well as that of their animals.
We would say to temperance men in
other localities "go thou and do like-
wise."—COM.
A SMASII.—Rather a costly smash
happened at the Dominion Labratorv,
Exeter, on Saturday night last. It
appears that the clerk, Mr Russell,
had left a burning lamp under a
large piece of plate glass, which Wag
above and attached to a show case,
on which were a number of chine,
cups and saucers, and different other
glass ornaments, when the heat he -
driving it to the farm of Mr Dale, came so intense as to cause the glass
Tuckersmith, to whom the animal to crack, thus letting the Pntire de -
had been sold. Mise Annie Glass, corations down aha smashing them
and Messrs Geo. ((lase, W. Kerr and to atoms,
W. Robertson have gone to attend
the model school, each having oh- 1 New subscribers ran get ,the lits
tained non-professional certificates at j Est to the end of the year for \315 rents.
the recent examination. 1 rash,
Additional New Locals.
NOTICE.—We are in the mime busi-
ness as heretofore, stationery, etc., and
have a choice stook of all articles re-
quired in our line. Worthington's
stand. W. H. SI.MPSON.
Oa the evening of the 19th lust.,
,Rev Mr McLaurin will deliver a
lecture in the Baptist Church, on
Foreign Missions.
A Goon INVENTION. --Mr J. l3.
Worsell has just received a patent•for
an improved bed pan for invalids.
It looks to be a serviceable article,
and will no doubt meet with ready
sale.
RATHER ODD.—Last year Mr 1).
Dickinson set out, with others, a
cabbage plant. It did not grow dur-
ing the year, but remained station-
ary, and was in the ground all win-
ter. This spring, as it still seemed
to be alive it was left untouched,
and has during the year grown to a
good sized head.
The entrance literature for Decem-
ber, 1891, will consist of the following
lessons : Pictures of Memory, pages
31.32; The Barefoot Boy. 43-45;
The Vision of Mirza, 63-66 ; Do.,
68-71 , The Face Against the Pane,
74.76 ; To Mary in Heaven, 97-98 ;
The Bell of Atri, 111.111 ; Ring Out
Wild Bells, 121-122 ; Jacques Cartier,
161-163 ; The Ocean, 247-249 ; The
Song of The Shirt, 263-265 ; Ettdin-
burg After Flodden, 277.281; Canada
and the United States, 289-291 ; The
Merchant of Venice, 311-316 ; Do,
321-330. The selections to be mem-
orized are :—The iBelle of Shandon,
To Mary in Heaven, Ring out Wild
Belle, Lady Clare, Lead Kindly
Light, Before Sedan, The Three
Fishers, Riding Together, The For-
saken Merman, and To a Skylark.
IMPORTANT DECIs1oN,—A decis-
ion was given by Judge Doyle in a
case tried here at the Division Court
Sittings, which has very consider-
ably surprised our cattle dealers and
is of some importance !to those
concerned. Some time ago cattle
dealer Baker bought from one Robt
Brown a lamb for $4.25 paying in ac-
count of such purchase $1 and later
on the same day a further sum of $2.
The lamb was not in a fit state to be
butchered and it was agreed that
Brown should keep it for at least a
month. Before Baker tent for the
lamb it had died, but Brown con-
cealed this fact until he bad been
paid the balance of hie purchase
money. Baker brought suit to re-
cover the price of the lamb but
Judge Doyle held that the lamb was
at his risk and not Brown's, that it
had passed to Baker, and as a con-
sequence Brown was en titled 'to his
money. The butchers and drovers
maintain that such is not the usage
of the trade but that before the sell-
er is entitled to his unpaid purchase
money he most deliver the cattle or
sheep alive. The decision of Judge
Doyle will make it necessary to
have a distinct agreement hat the
seller shall in all cases produce the
animal alive. Mr Ifartt appeared
Stanley. for Brown and Mr Manning for
Pe•Ni(..--))n Saturday last Chs L'tker,
farmers of the second and third of _
Stanley heat their harvest home •'\ 1Nni:str.tr. oR ante:1:. - Mess rs
picnic in the rotnautie village of l'ro:tdtoot end Manning, aetintg for
llaylield. The morning was drizzly I'taintifl and Defendant respectively,
but the afternoon was fine, though
somewhat cold. Notwithstanding
the roughness of the lake two of the
party ventured in, but found they
were only "toys" among the curling
Waves, :lifter a very agreeable after-
noon the parts( re::treed home well
pleased with the tecreation.
NEWS NOTES.
Mr Aaron Buckley, of Bowmauville,
blew out the gas at the Albion hotel in
+ ontreal on Tuesday night. He died
. o'lock last evening.
The body of an unknown man was
ound lying in the road on Romeo street,
n the East end of Stratford, Wednes-
. ay morning: M s John Hillman,G.T.R.
)otter, found the body when returning
orae from work.' The corpse lay al -
out directly opposite his house.
Among the articles for sale, by aue-
ion at Ottawa belonging to General
'rliddlttnn were the cocked hat and
,lurues worn on so many fields in
'auade.
Dr. Chamberlain. of Dundee, bas
been appointed to the Inspectorship
of Prisons and Asylums, made vac-
ant by the death of Dr. O'Reilly.
The appointment will give a large
measure of satisfaction. Dr. Cham-
berlain is we!t known and much
esteemed throughout the whole of
Eastern Outario.
A Detroit de. 1 stcb says;—An ex
hibit which lift 'acts crowds at the
exposition is from the stock farm of
Klase & Beardsley, of Waterloo,
Out., and includes a shorthorn- Dur-
ham bullock whose weight is 4,250
pounds, a 6•mouths-old Jersey calf
hich gives six pints of milk per
day, and a huge Chester white hog
hose weight is 1,278 pounds.
Rev George Cochran, D.D., who .
r as had charge of the theological de-
�artment0of the Me hodist School in
Tokyo, Japan, has never fully' re-
overed from the serious illness from
hich he suffered Last fall. Satisfac-
ory arrangements`having been made
or his school work, Dr Cochran has
decided to spend a year in Los Ange-
es, Cal.
l'r.t:-ONAt.-- Jeanie (1ilmour
is spending the week in li,lyfield. Dungannon, and that he sus)-e,lnrutly Nnn,�.Innl, of tens t,)muicr,.
Itev 71r Carriere and family, of Grand
Bend, returned home to his work on spade inquiry and discovered that. the
Arbor Vitae was no good f•,r - .'i
Saturday last, alter a short visit to PO1tV.
Y air nse,and rescinded his',r ser. ile
trim, is in Manley and d:inrardinr' called :Mr 1 olquhmm, and Mr ,L,'n 1; " l,r flintee. 1 :\u ;. 27th,
Stewart, of llenmille r, ay nurservtne:,, iii, v. if, ' f Mr a. ('. ( i ''!'"• of a son,
to provhis contention, and several 13th, . I., Clinton, on the a• th Aug,
(;011► 1111 i other witnessesesw•ore to the represen- ' ti• ee ,•I' >Ir '1'. ('. Bre,-, of n (laugh-
tation of the plaintiil"S agent. On , (' 1•
the other hand Sir 1owtie aha air - :., Hull; It. on the 22nd
Hunter gave their opinions tl:at the .\.i;;., the wife i 1 '.i r• ,1;aocs VanEcg
trees would make a windbreak anti it mond. ,l a om.
was also shown that Mr ltossicr hail ' \Vile., As. - lir Blyth. on the 2511
madesuchselection himself. Ten wit- Ane. th,• v:if,• •,t \]r Phillip \\'illow; of
nesses in all were called and the tree la diiii,.'itcr.
question had quiteanairing.1 1 charg- I lI.\Ititld;I)
ing the jury the judge upheld the de-
fendant's written order to the plaintiffll,,tsee A-,<,ir,'..- In Mullett, on
and instructed the jury that if the r.rhe toil insr., by 111" Itev John Gray.
.\rber Vitae woul 1 in any length of 1L- ('. A. 11o\v . \' S'"\
til -• titer \�Iiwrt i rldrst daughter
If any one has honest doubts as to
the consumer having to pay the duty
on imported goods they could easily
be dispelled by studying the United
States imports during the months of
June and July. The New York Her-
ald gives figures showing that the val-
ue of the imports for June 1890, ex -
seed those of June 1889, by $14,217,-
90. The great ' of this increase
as in those e in which the
r: to of duty wil
rgely increased
by the McKinle, Otto, On Woollen
goods, wool, silk goods, tin-plate,
glass ware, fax and hemp mauufae,
t res, cotton goods and earthenware,
t r e increase was within a fraction of
$10,000,000. The increase for July,
1890, over the month of July, 1889, is
not so marked, but is still quite large
I is in round numbers $5,773,975
Let us hear no more about Mr
Blake's Dakota paradise. A des-
patch from Wheeling, W. Va., states '
t t at "Sir John Macdonald, Sir
Charles Tupper, Sir Hector Langevin,
'ir Alexander Murbeau and other
Canadian, English and Scotch cap -
i *diets hiive just purchased 400,000
acres of land ih Mercer, Boone and
yoming counties, West Virginia,
for which they paid $1,500,000,
' hey will found a great Scotch col-
ony on the land, which is rich in
imber and minerals, especially in
coal," He,, are the Premier of
Canada and two Cabinet Ministers
buying up land in West Virginia
and founding Scotch colonies there,
''bile thousands of dollars are being
(spent to bring immigrants, to our
wn Northwest. It is shameful.
The actin;; mayor of Montreal has re-
eked a request from a company of
threshed out a tree case before Judge ^
Miters in Arizona that ;i consignment
to on Tuesday, at f wcces be sent to them. The letter
Doyle, with a j y, 1 all, for women between fourteen and
Goderich. Mr John Bossier, of Col -
twenty, and says,iutt uu•nbersof offers
borne, gave an order to an agent of i ;. �twait tinny, substantiated by 55.000 in
0. ('rraham,nurseryman, Ilochester,for
"ash, and that an advance will be mads
:1;10 Arbor Vitae for the purpose of ,> cover trardipoilati-tn charges. '1'�t0
a windbreak to his orchard. He 1+ n niv,n ha.; is:uu,;trd the city
serts that he selected that tree on tate [era to nadv that b . i• a it t1,0 head
recommendation and representations ,f it matrimonial rtgow •. no,t ,tory not
of_ the tree Agent, a 71r 1ntvlie,of, eel like nr;ganisie, a eeciote for the
—,\bout a year ag) a ser•
tain farmer living not :1 miles from
Benmiiler sent his hired man to a
neighbor's threshing with an old, old
pitch fork. Another neighbor who
was helping to thresh used this fork,
and accidently broke a tyne otl.
Nothing- was said about [his old old
fork till about :l weeks ago, when the
farmer's wife came to the man who
broke the type to buy ., ) cents worth
of honey, and when she had the
honey she said "i guess this will make
it all right for the fork you broke,"
fork thinks
- rof the Now the breaker t
theold
brio him back
should
Rhe
g
fork, a9 he thinks he liar paid very
dear for it, as 50 cents will buy a
bran new fork.
NOTES.—Mr A. II. Manning, of
Clinton, occupied the pulpit of the
Benmiller Methodist church last
Sunday morning; we would gladly
ace him come oftener, as his sermon
was well appreciated. A certain
young man in the neighborhood oc•
caeionally drives a young lady to
the Hub Sunday evenings, that's
right Mike, but you soon ought to
have a cage.
There is a firejndice in the rural dig.
tricts of this $tato against bachelors
People in every' outlying settlement are
opposed to bactisIors tdking� up claims
in their vicinity. An exchange says:
"There are some splendid claims on
Deadwood Creek not yet taken as good
as any on the coast. The citizens want
men with families to settle on them.
Three. of these claims were taken by
bachelors last fall. The ladies of Dead-
wood passed a resolution placing a
three -years' limit nn celibacy in that
district, and providing all bachelors
not married at the end of that time
be run out of the settlement or hung."
That fixed things. Five bachelors
moved out, one got married and two
have gone into the sparking bnsinesg. -
1 Portland Oregonian.
of
time make a wtnd}irake they m.ts1, \lr Geo.:\skwith. I(nilrtt.
linci for the 1-lainlitl', 1 hi. the Jury
subs ,e t.
i 1 till.
e
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•
Mott. rREA1, L'r':.1 ERFN( E.-- I'he
general Conference of the illethodiet
Church opens in Montreal on the 10th
inst. The following are the delegates
from the Guelph Conference :—M i rr-
tSTERI,1 r..—W 8 Griffin, 1) I), Strat-
ford; John gcntt, M A, \Vineham;
J E Howell, li A, Berlin; 'Jetty's
Hannon, D 1), N R Willoughby, I) 1)
Guelph; Georgeltichardson. Goderich;
T M Compel], St Marys; W C Hen-
derson, I) D, Kincardine' J Wllolmes,
Owen Sound; Andrety Cunningham,
Galt; James McAllister, Paisley;
Francis E. Nugent, Mitchell; Wesley
Cassbn, Seaforth; George Buggin)
Tara; George R. Turk, Guelph; Jean
Mills, Mitchell; Alternates — John
Kenner, Kirkton; E. S. Rupert, M.A,
Milverton; G. H. Cornish, L 1, D.,
Hespeler. Lay—James Mills, W (1
Smith, Guelph; John Rutherford,
Owen Sound; J W Armstrong, Flesh-
erton; J W Poole, St. Mary's; Isaac
Hord, Mitchell; W H Kerr, Bruseels;
Thomas Hilliard, Waterloo; R W
McKenzie, Goderich; Dr Smith, W
M (fray, Seaforth; H P Moore. Ac-
ton; W J Ferguson, Stratford; Jabev
Stephens, Walkerton; John Carrick,
Kincardine; Wm Cushing. Kenil-
worth; Alternates—Peter Hepinstggll,
Fordwich; Thomas Garbutt, Hont'in;
10 Cbrlstne, Flesherton,
111't.t.-51 Bit .At the residence
s
r
n inst.,
•n er n the 4th
bride's bi tl
,
l flit
7' ' •i•, e 1 • 'amnel
1 1 t i , I1 .7
�,y the Methodist n t
�1rll, of Clinton, to 'Miss Ruth Ellen
,1ic11ri n, of Colborne.
t)Ijil)
I'1,111 - 1n l'li,.itotn, on Aug. 29th,
Mlattio May, aged 5 months and 8 days,
ilnulliter of ,lir \bellington Fisher.
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