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VOL. XIIL—NO 36.
CLINTON. HURON COUNTY, ONT., WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 5, 1891.
WHOLE NO. 666
For Hot Or Cold Weather !
neon Liquor Store has a full and choice
supply of
.Canadian Whiskies,
Imported Brandies.
Holland and Old Tom Gins.
Irish and Scotch Whiskies.
Port,
Sherry and Canadian Wines.
Bitters, Ales, Porters.
Mineral Water.
Ginger Ale, etc.
khao G. H. llumm & Co's
EXTRA DRY CHAMPAIGN i
All Goods bought direct from the best breweries
and distilleries for cash, and sold on a close
margin. When you want the best, calf on
J. W. RITER
Wine and Spirit )rerchant, Clinton.
tear wholesale dealer in Choice Cigars.
Goderich.
Mr. Larry Glucal was in town
tl;is week,
i•tisa Emma Campbell is visiting
in Detroit.
Mr, Jno. \Vyun returned to town
last week.
Mise Bailey is ou a visit to rela-
tives in Detroit.
Wallace Vivian returned from De-
troit the past week.
llr. Jno Robertson of Toronto was
in towu this week.
Holy Communion at St. George's
last Sunday morning.
Mr. J. M. Roberts of Duugannou
was in town ou Friday.
P. Kelly, ex -Reeve of Blyth, was
in town on Thursday.
Mr, A. P. and Mrs. McLean have
returned from a visit to Lucan.
Howard Cox of Chicago is on a
two weeks' visit at the old home.
Miss Lily McLean is visiting
friends at Portage la Prairie, Man.
Mr. and Mrs. Jno Welsh .of
Stratford returned home on Wed-
nesday.
Mrs. ',Hayhurst and children of
the Forest city are visiting Mrs, S.
Platt.
Bliss Minnie Cook is visiting the
Misses E. L. Johnston at Gallion,.
Ohio.
The steam tug Spray of Port Al-
bert has been in port the Hast two
weeks.
The Gray of Port Albert drought
considerable fish to Goderich the
past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Jno Reid returned
on Saturday from their visit to rel(i-,
tives in the Limestone City.
The schooner Todman brought a
cargo of lumber from Thessalon for
Mr. N. Dyment last week.
The teachers -of St. George's Sun-
day School will meet in the School
room at 8 p. m. this evening.
Mrs. C. Cooper and children, of
Toronto, are visiting their relatives
Airs. Geo. Grant and A. Kneeshaw.
Miss Molly Christian of Detroit,
who was on a visit :to Goderich,
spent a few days in Clinton the past
week.
Mr. J. McDermott who had been
the guest of Mr. R. P. Wilkinson
returned to his home, Toronto, ou
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. McKendrick, 'of
Galt, spent Sunday at the residence
of.the lady's parents. Mr. and Mre.
Jas Wilkinson.
Mrs. Duncan has returned to hqt
home, Woodstock, after a long visit
to her relatives at the Colborne
hotel.
Mr. L. L. Holt, of Lamar, Kan-
sas, arrived in town last week on a
short visit to his brother, of Camer-
on and Holt, barristers.
The steamer Monarch was at Lee's
dock on Wednesday, and the United
Empire on Saturday,,each boat took
on considerable freight for Port
Arthur.
Some thief broke into the boat
houses of R. P. Willkinson and E.
R. Watson last week and helped
himself to a lot of things including
a canoe.
The war canoe'Minnisitunq made
several trips on the lake the past
week, and on Saturday evening it
left for Detroit, her crew sailing on
the Pinafore to Port Frank, from
which point she was paddled to her
destination.
.Captain D. Iiolmee, of the
Goderich company, 33 Batt., wants
a few recruits. Those desiring to
join the Goderich Co. can com-
municate with the Captain, who
will give all necessary information
to applicants.
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-The trial of the Rev. A. W Yale,
whew! arrest for assault Spon Mrs. Jen-
nie McCord wee mentioned about two
weeks eines, Is in progress at Jamestown,
Ohio. The defendant le the pastor et
the Baptist Church ofithat city and edit.
.or of the Vrelette," rnontltly tihfilth Ott- i m
lieetion. The testimony of Mre. Mo• n
Cord was full of sensations, she claim- b
ing,, among other things, that on the tv
night of July 14, 1890, the Rev. Mr. c
Yale attempted liberties with her. 1
Bavlield•
Bob now feels what it is to be with
out a Netter half.
Trap -pet flailing is very good :a
present, fair hauls being taken in.
Mr. Archie Grey left for Port
Huron on Friday via Str, Despatch.
The Commercial will add consider-
ably to its list of boarders tete week.
Rev. Mr. Elliott, from Seaforth will
occupy the pulpit of Trinity church
next Sunday.
On Tuesday last a picnic from
Clinton opened a very pleasant day
at Jowitt's grove.
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On Friday tho tng Despatch passe
this port bound for Port Huron wit
a cargo of sturgeou.
Wantedl-5000 wide awake citi-
zens to petition the Government to
repair the harbor.
Mr. Ken. Moorehouse has disposed
of a halt interest in hie pleasure
yacht Lady Dufrrirt to J. E. Swarte.
Mr. William Attwood took passage
on the Scotia last week for Goderich,
where he will join the tug Messenger,
Mr. Millikeu, commercial editor of
the Memphis, rfennessee Avalanche,
visited irientas in Bayfielu last week.
Messrs Geo. King and D. J. Harri-
son left for Manitoba last w'eek. The
best wishes of many triends go with
them.
Mrs. Eason and daughter, accom-
panied by Mrs. Hunter of London,
have arrived at their summer reel,
dence here.
The Large tug Messenger touched
this port on 'Thursday bound for
Goderich, as also did the Myrtle
loaded with fish.
Mr. Jas. Cowan bas sold his resi-
dence to Mr. Jno. Newcombe. Mr.
Cowan intends to return to his old
homein Tuckersmith.
The tug Scotia and tow were in
port Saturday; she had just accom-
plished lifting the nets in the vicin-
ity of Bayfield. A fair haul was
taken in.
Mies Win. Moorhouse, who has
been visiting friends in Saginaw and
Bay City, has returned accompanied
by her sister Mrs. Colwell.
Bayfield's most noted grocer has a
mouse that catches flies. Ile keeps
it in his show window where. it does
better work than a square yard of
ordinary fly paper. Clean your wine
dows.
One day last week the contents of
our river were sorely molested by a
party composed of Messrs Rutledge,
Dr. Sheppard and the Misses Bcierly
and Rutledge. The proceeds amount-
ed to a number of cat fish.
Mr. Kenny Moorehouse met withe
very serious accident last week.
While cutting kindling the draw
knife slipped and gave him a bad
gash below the knee. We hope Ken
will not be a cripple long.
The Union S. S. picnic on the 8th,
Bayfield's civic holiday, is to be thee
biggest event of the season. All ar
invited; everybody come and have a
good tim4, Also remember the bi
excursion o'lthe L. 11. and B. t
Sarnia.
The yacht lirette, of Meaford, was
in port Friday. While lightening to
get out over the bar some hardware
was dropped overboard in 14 feet of
water. Jack Germinhardt dived for
it and succeeded in recovering the
most of it.
On Thursday evening one of those
social events which are enjoyed by
old and young alike took place at
i11r. Jno. Whiddon's. We refer to
an ice cream party. Alfy says he
would have had a big time if the
cream had not been salted.
A petition was signed a short time
ago in behalf of Bayfield's civic holi-
day. As our harbor demands. cone
siderable r• pairing a petition in this
line or son: • prompt means to reme-
dy the rui., .s condition of Govern.
stent prop. • i v here should he im-
mediately 1 ••n in hand.
Mr. A. C. .11cLean and wife nt
Goderich st •ped in Bayfield last
week while n•route from Lucan.
The lady ale gentleman in talking
of the p''.ei-ant drive waxed
quite poetical in praise of the lovely
country they passed through be-
tween Goderich and Lucan thence
through ., Stanley to Bayfield.
Evidences of comfort in the form of
substantial farm houses and of pros•
perity in the well kept barns and
other buildings and the golden fields
of ripening grain, relieved here and
there by the green tops of serried
rows of growing roots, were to be
seen on all side and brought up
visions of paradise which culminated
while taking in the beauties of breezy
Bayfield.
The following was picked "up on
the lake by a fair picknicker. The
author is unknown : "Lend me your
ears, young men, and there are many
of you. Dost thou •go abroad at
night and rush the growler and
perambulate with the feminine ?
Dost thou whoop it up with the boys
and figure for the substance of the
jack pot, and bank thy shekels again-
st the slippery tiger ? Art thou a
guzzler of beer and a player of cards?
Dost thou suck a ten Dent cigar and
hast thou lost thy grip on the ways
that are right, and wisdom which is
good in this world? Verily we say
unto you, if thou art in a bad row of
stumps it will not be long ere thou
dost know that thy name is pante.
Thy heels will fly up ere thou hast
fallen into the inevitable soup.
Keep thine eye on the gun and
monkey not with the intoxifying
juice of the bug. Steer widely of the
an with the aoesy-and in -the -ripen•
ig years of thy life thy pockets will
e full of the collateral of the earth,
hile those who mind not these
ommandments are partaking of the
unch which] free."
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Bayfield.
Messrs Attie McLean and C. Mon-
roe, champions of the wheel, spent
Sunday in Bayfield. It is reported
one of them took a header before
reaching his destination.
A party of Searorth sports are
camping on Jowitt'e point and enjoy-
ing life as it only can be enjoyed in
iu camp in this Eden. Office hours
from 1 to 2. Call early and ayoid
the rush.
The village council has notified Mr.
'1'. Jowitt to open a street that has
been closed for years and which is of
no benefit to anybody, Now while
the town fathers are at this work
they should take the mote out of
their own eye before they look at the
beam in their neighbors. Justice is
supposed to be blindfolded and to
deal impartially but judging from
present appearances that amiable
young lady has got the bandage off
one eye at least.
As the yacht Otivette was leaving
port under the directions of Pilot
Elliott, who occupied a prominent
,.position on the spanker boom, the
steward appeared on deck with
several flasks containing, Bloom of
Youth, Essence of Joy, and other
popular essences. The company
soon assembled around the capstan
and commenced to throw glasses of
the aforesaid liquids at their mouths
and with such success that the match
was declared a draw (i.e.) a draw of
more corks. How lone this match
would have held out is hard to say
but the tug Scotia appeared on the
scene and heaved the yacht a line,
and they were towed off for Goderich
taut in the arms of Bacchus.
On Saturday night two local sports
took the yacht Jane out for a sail, all
went immensely well until they
wanted to return when they found
out that it required more than mere
worde to run a boat. As they drifted
farther and farther from the shore
fear seized Cher,.and something like
the following might have been heard:
H—"I wish I had joined the S. A."
F—"And I wish I had not hooked
so many cherries.'' But it was no
time for regrets so they helloed loud-
ly for help. Soon they heard the
splash of oars and in a few minutes
Mr. J. Ferguson was on deck and
brought thein safe to the dock. The
boys are now going to build a raft on
the mill pond as they think this mode
and place of navigation will be safer.
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Nile.
The Rev. Mr. Fear will preach at
Carlow next Sbnday,
Mr, and Mrs. Harvey Howell were
at the Nile on Sunday.
Misses Lucy and Etta Mellwain
are visiting in the township.
Mr. Will 1[abkirk spent Su uday
at Blyth.
Mr. Hoar, from Auburn, was at
the Nile an Sunday.
Mr. John McWhinney has re-
turned to his mill in Muskoka.
\lrs. John and Mrs. David Mc-
Whinney are visiting friends iu
Seaforth. •
Mr. Will Morrow and his mother
were visiting friends in Ilay and
Stanley last week.
Mr, John McNeviu and Richie
Boyd left for Manitoba Tuesday
of this week.
Mr. and 11rs, G, Stewart of God -
.oriel' worn visiting friends here
the past week.
Mr. John Cantolon lost a valuable
horse the past week from the dis-
temper. This makes two he has
lost in leas than a year.
The regular quarterly mooting
will be held in the Nile church next
Sunday, commencing at 10 o'clock.
The business meeting will be held
on Monday at 2 o'clock sharp.
Londesboro'.
Mr. Joseph Walker of Brantford
was in the village last week.
The fall wheat is about all housed
and farmers are threshing.
Mr. R. Wallace will run the
engine for Mr. W. Murphy during
the threshing season.
Mr. B. Lawrason was in Seaforth
last week on business in connection
with the District, Lodge I. 0, G. T.
Mr:'Birks ably filled the pulpit
of the Methodist church on Sunday
last.
The Foresters are going to have a
special sermon preached to them on
4th Sunday in Aug.
Mr, John Brunsdon has just com-
pleted a veranda in front of his
house which greatly improves the
appearance of his fine residence.
James Woodman, son of Mr.
Arthur Woodman, died on Sunday
at about 8 p• re. His death was
not unexpected .lie having suffered
for some time with that dire disease
consumption. Yesterday his re'.
mains wore followed to the Londes-
boro cemetery bya large gathering
of sorrowing relatives and friends.
The following erectile officers of
"North Star" Lodge No. 317, I. O.
G. T. for the present quarter :—
C. T., Bond Lawrason ; V. T., Mary,
A. Lee ; S. I. T., Walter Cunning.
ham ; S., Jennie Woodman ; A. S.,
Geo. Williams ; F. S., Chas. Mane
ning ; Treas., Addie Crisp ; Chap.,
-11/ttry '3FL8rlelg rl I nM ,' Thtffiity?$if"
Heslop ; D. M., Clem Haggis ; G.,
Elizabeth Sholhrook ; S., Dan.
Eidt ; Organist., Etta Callender ;
P. 0, T., Joseph Stevens.
Goderich Township.
Mr. and Mrs. Archdale Wilson,
of Hamilton, have been visitii.g Mr.
C. J. Neftel, Con. 1. Mr. Wikon
will shortly go to the Nor thweeton
a business trip in connection with
the well known wholesale drug
house of Archdale Wilson & Co.
Miss Wilson, who resides with
her sister Mrs. C. J. Naftel, took
boat at Goderich the other day for
the upper lakes and the Northwest.
The young lady's many friends arias
her very much and wish her a
plpas4,ht sojourn in the prairie pro
vince, and safe return.
On Monday Mrs. Lindsay of the
16.h was about starting for Clinton
in a buggy, the horse became fright-
ened and started off, throwing the
lady out of the buggy, and breaking
her thigh bone.
1lohucsville.
A special meeting of L. O. L.
No. 189, Holmesville, will be held
in the hall here on Monday evening
next when Lusiuess of special im-
portance is to be transacted. A
full attendance is requested.
Quarterly meeting was held in
the Dlethodist church on Sunday last
Rev. W. Ayers preached on the
.evasion. Iu the afternoon at 2.30
Conductor Suider preached his con-
version sermon which melted the
congregation into tears many times.
He is well worth hearing.
Every family, almost, in the
village and neighborhood have
visitors this week from all parts of
the Dominion and United States—
Holmesville is going to join Clinton
ou August 6th on their Civic Holi-
day. We are already intimate with
Clinton folks but we expect to ex'.
tend our borders to that town and
then we'll be a large city—The
usual crowd from Clinton are camp-
ing on the Maitland flats, having
gone there this week—It is surpris•
ing to see the tons of berries that
are shipped from this point by our
merchants. Will be able to give an
account of their °sltiprnents about
*.ext week.
Suuuuerltill.
The Misses Pearson are visiting
their many friends in this neighbor
hood.
Mr. Fred Thompson of Bayfield
Line was visiting Mr. Watkins and
other frieuds in this vicinity on
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Alliu and
Mr. and Mrs. Josh Allin of Col-
borne spent Saturday evening and
Sunday with their friends Mr. and
Mrs. B. Grainger of this burg.
Mr. Geo. Laithwait commenced
threahing on Friday the 31st ult.
Ile has as assistants Mr. Thos.
Murphy of Goderich Tp. and
Messrs \Vnr. McBrien and G. F.
Oakes of Clinton. On Saturday
they threshed 165 b.ush'e1s of wheat
in an hour and in 13 minutes of
that time they threshed 40 bushels.
This is extra good work.
Blyth.
M. .Alex. Smith returned home from
the \orthtt-e.it:his week.
Q „rterly meeting was held in the
Met eedist church on Sunday morning.
A large number of our citizens took in
R ,binson's circus in Wiogham on Friday.
,,Our harne•s maker, J. \V. Bell, opened
out in his new stand, south cf Kelly's
brick store, on Saturday.
Mra. Whitt, of Clinton, hart been the
guest of her sister, M rs. Maloolm Mos
Kinnon, ler a few days.
Our town daddies held their regular
mouthly meetiug in Industry hall on
Monday evening.
Rev Ages W. Raney and family left here
on Tuesday for Belmont, their future
home.
Mr, James Coulter has had his Krick
cottage on Queen .street reshingled and
natty inrprovemeate made in the interior.
Thursday next a large number of our
citizens intend to take in the Sarnia ex-
cursion. We believe our band has been
engaged to accompany them.
The hum of the threshing machine
may be heard in all direotions these days.
From all reports the yield of fall wheat
in this section is excellent.
Mr. Maloolm McKinnon, formerly of
Belgrave, has opened out a flour and
feed store in Kelly's big brick. Mac. ie
a first rate fellow and we bespeak for
him a share of the public patronage.
The union S. S. pio-nio of the Metho-
dint and Presbyterian churches was held
in the grove of A. Sloan, Esq., north of
the village, on Wednesday, a large gath-
ering being present. They claim to have
had a splendid time. The brass band
was in attendance.
Rev. J. F. Parke, for several years
reotor of Trinity church, Blyth, preached
on Sunday morning to his old congrega-
tion, The discourse was an able and
practical one. The rev. gentleman spent
Monday and Tuesday renewing old ac-
quaintances before returning home to
Listowel.
Oa Thursday morning at 2 30 p.m. our
citizens were aroused by .the fire alarm
and their attention called to a fire in the
south end of the villsge which resulted
in the total loss of John Thompson's
"fiaru' 2E •lied'.-4`oT.1$8"fifiYb1 oT- d heart
before it was observed to save it. There
was a large quantity of tow stowed away
in It belonging to J. and J. Livingstone,
which was oonsumed. It is supposed to
be the work of an incendiary.
Orange Jottings.
At a complimentary banquet in King-
tton to the Grand Orange Lodgeof British
Amerioa,tbeir assembled, M. W .P. G. M.
McKenzie Bowell in replying to the toast
rf "The Dominion and Ptovincial Legie-
laturee," said "that Cauada'e statesmen
were equal to any in the older land.. He
paid a tribute to the name c•f Hon. Ed-
ward Baldwin, who had won the respeut
and honor of ell classes. One thing, he
was never disloyal. Hie seta were done
with hoeeaty and oonsoientiousuess. He
touched on the work of the late Sir
John Macdonald, who, while a etroug
Protestant, endeavored in his political
life to haruloules all classes and creeds.
The beat result cf his work was seen in
Canada, and probably for the that time
in the world's history, wheu the oradge
and green walked before the corpse of
the late Premier on its way to the twine-
tery at Cataraqui. That wan a bright
day in Canadian history. The Minister
dwelt on the principles of the Orange
holy to reep..ut the °piteous of every
man, hut never allow him to invade those
of their own He remarked that the
I-worporation Act would never have been
reseed in Parliament had N. Clarke
A'allaee acted as a demagogue rather
than a statesman,"
One of the busy men iu lodge was
Secretary R. Birmingham of Toronto.
He xeloadsd with work, but gets through
with it in a yerysysteutatio way. He
has an able aa;ietant in John C. Gase of
Shubentivadie, N. S.
Mr. Miller, a native of Queen's Conte'
ry, Ire'and, had a piens of of the banner
which was carried before King William
while lie was crowing the Boyne. It
was t 'rough a friendship that Mr. Mill-
er was .',Mewed to out a piece off the flag,
and he would not give up the relic for a
good dee' of money.
Gem g+ Baird of Beirdville, New.
Brunswick, was a delegate to the lodge
Mr. B tied boasts of eixteeu yutee in the
family, and has a eon in the P-ovinot.l
Legislative Council of New Brunswick -
He is 73 years of age
Tiro. Andereon, grsnditreasurer, repor-
ter that there had been an increase of
$697,75 in the 10 months ending July I.
There are 1,256 primary lodges, an in-
crease of '30 lodges. The revenue:was
$2.,:28.25 ; expenditure, $443.24, leaving
a halanue on hand of $2,385 61. About
£222 has been collected for the Bellykil-
beg fund.
Tee awlitora report showed receipts
of the greetings office far the pact year
to be $1,960,47, an increase of $696.75
over last year ; expcnditure,$365 64.
The Crooked Contractors.
Capt. Larkin of the firm of Larkin.
Connolly & Co. gave evidence the other
day. Upon being questioned es to a
$25,000 donation alleged to have been
given by hie firm for election purposes he
replied : Ho did not know to whom this
was to be paid, he assented to Owing it,
because he knew very well it would he
given to soma pereou anyh, w. Those
who p; eased for it particularly were
:Murphy and Robert McGreevy, thecum-
planiug wirueseer.
Mr. Amyot—Now, when you wale
agreeing to give away these large acme of
money, had you no Idea who it was re-
ceived by ?
Witness—Nothing, beyoud a surmise.
Mr. Amyot (aside)—What is the mean-
ing of eurmise ?
Mr. Amyot—Whom did you eurmise ?
Witness—When these large suns of
money were being paid out. I surmised
that Hobert McGreevy and Murphy were
pocketing large portions of it.
10 Mr. Daley—Witsese said that in
polite he was a Liberal or a Reformer, as
they were sometimes called. Ile had
for six years, from 1876 to 1882, been
president of the Befoul -8 Association at
St. Catbarines, He had not taken much
interest in politics of late years, but had
contributed to the Liberal campaign
funds. He remembered an article in Inc
Globe relative to the British Columbia
dock whioh he thought was unfair, and
he had written to a frieud of his, who
was a director of the Globe, to have a
correction made, This friend was J. D.
Edgar, M. 1'.
Iu further answer to Mr. Daly, wit-
ness cold the Mr, Edgar he referred to is
a stockh-,lder in the Globe.
Sir John Thompson proceeded to ex-
amine Mr. Larkin with respect to the
letter. He acid that although it had
been ruled out it became neoeeesry to ask
some questions concerning it, because.
'nowhere of the Commtttoe had read
passages from it with a view to getting
thein in the press. '
Mr. Edgar warmly objected to any
such insinuation. He said he had read
from the letter, but it was not for any
such purpose as getting it into the
papers. He did not think that the
Minister of J (tittles should speak in that
way about him.
Sir John Thompson lnede.tn even warn.-
er y :
"reIplwill say anything I please about
you or anybody else, and I cure just as
little about you as about anyone else."
IIs then asked witness what Sir Hector
had to do with the Welland Canal claim,
to which he said the letter referred, as
thte was a matter for the Department of
Railways and Canals, not the public
works. Witness said Sir Hector had
no oonnection with it, but might use his
influence with the Mtniater of:Rtiilwaye
and Canals to hasten the settlement."
Mr. Edgar then proved the letter he
put in evidence, and Sir John Thompeou
promptly seconded the motion.
Mr. Daly moved that Mr, I.lger pro-
duce the letter from Capt. Larkin rela-
tive to the Globe newspaper, and Mr.
Edgar himself seconded this, although.
he said, he thought he would not be able
to find the letters,
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—An editor in Ohio lately excited the
wrath of his fruit -growing subscribers,
when one of them wrote to him for a cure
for apple -tree worns,,by replying in hes
paper that he could not suggest a cure
until he knew what ailed the worms. A
man with a devastated orchard to in no
mood for joking.
TheAeath is announced of the Rev
Willii— °i31 th .father of the 1r'
y rsh•Prea:
byterian General Assembly. Mr. Smyth -
who was ninety -six -years of age, had,
been •in:the ministry seventy-one years,
all spent in connection with Glennan
congregation, County Down.
In and About the County.
—Mr. Thomas S. Kippou, of Hyde
Park, last week tbretheu 45 bullet's cf
Velvet Chuff wheat to the sere, ter 11 40
of Denwurat, Mr, Dan. Balt:ley, of the
tame place, had 46 bushels to the acre ;
off 12 ecres, 552 buehele,
—Ths Wiartcn Echo saes there is now
a grand prutp,ct for farmers in Bruce,
who are rely hopeful since the late talar.
The root trope are reported to have been
cant evilly be,thtt'd, whim Is tate
taken a li ,it et r, 1,a. ,1 pi en Ise du t.bLt-
dant)
—Toe grain urup in Esat x this seasuu
will be tae largest experienced for many
yearn. Tee wheat ie all ire and both in
quality and quantity far ,urpaeses all
expectations lite barley harvest will
commence this week and a splendid
yield is anticipated.
—Mr. Frederick Cole, of Lumley,
Huron county, toot with a very painful
aedident on T eeeday efteruouu, +e hi,e
endeavoring to lower himself frau, a mow
to the barn flour, where he awl hien en-
gaged nt stowing away wheat. It appears
Ire caught hold of a brace, which was a
support to one of the beams in the rnow,
when it gave way, letting him fall to the
fl for with eueh f<roe as to break both
site ..t the wtidle,
— Ode day last week while Mr. George
Platzer, con. 14, lot 36, Hullett, was cut-
ting wheat wits, a self-biu,ler, his little
four year-old daughter wandered out to
the field and want to sleep in the grain.
The father uut noticing the little one the
guards of the nraehirte caught the child's
arm and nearly severed it leen, the body.
Drs. Mibte and Young were summoned
and it was found netwesary to auipatete
the arm above the elbow.
—Mr. and Mts. Walter Taylor, et
4Vingham, went to Toronto 00 Tuesday
to receive a -portion of the eetete It ft to
Mrs. Taylor by an uncle who died in
Australia about two veers ago. The
present diviainn to Mre. 'lltylor and her
relatiree will temouut to about $220,000,
and there will he another division is the
future. Mrs. Taylor's deceased uncle
wait an extensive sheep firmer in Aus•
trolls, and hitt, fortune was estimated at
from $300,000 to $500,000.
—Tuesday last eeeina to have bren a
day of accidents in Perth County. Mies
Messreschmidt, of McKillop, was driving
to a berry patch in Logan, wheu the
horse became unmanageable and thri•w
the lady out of the rig, breaking her leg
badly. On the same day a nephew t -f Mr.
Dan. Leary, of Lewin, got his Hiatt hand
caught in the pulley r+f a hay fork anal
had three . H. ,; badly lacerated.
eIrs, Geo. Henry, ut Fullerton, received
acute paiuful injuries to her head and
face by the falling of some seaffoldiug in
the barn.
—The three year-old daughter of John
Heywood, Exeter North, had been out
playing with the other children itt the
garden and underneath the apple trees,
and had eaten a quantity of the fruit
which had fallen underneath the trees.
Potatoes had been planted beneath the
trees, and but a short time ago they
were sprinkled with Paris greeu. The
belief is that the apples were lying
under the potato stalks and thee the
fluid had fallen upon them, and the child
partook of the poisoned fruit ith;vh
caused its death.
--A terrible accident happened to
Chester, the eight-year-old son of J. W.
Machen of Forest, a day or two ago, by
which the little fellow suffered the loss
of hie right foot, He was' visiting at the
home of his uncle, R. Macken, 16th con
cession, B^senquet, and went to the ad-
joining farm, owned by John Fraser.
One of Mr. Fraser's eons was (tutting
hay with a mowing meohios, and while
playing around the machine Chester
accidentally stepped in front of the knife
while it was in motion and in nn instant
the little fellow'n foot wee hacked off.
—Dr. Mole, V.S. of Hamilton, has
been commissioned by Prot. Fowler, of
the Natural History Mue:utn, South
Kensington, London, to visit John Dix-
on's farm ab Allanberg, Out., for the
purpose of accurately recording the
measurement of his giant twenty -hand
horse, General Braddock. This wonder-
ful animal ie creat.ng as big a eeneation
in the horse world as Jumbo did whbn
he adyt-rtised Barnum's circus. He is a
six year old stallion, of dapple gray
color, and ie out of a shire m ire, who
wee bred to imported Percherou Figaro,
No. 861. In spite of his immense size,
General Braddock is well proportioned,
kind and well-behaved, and possesses
tremendous bone, and good speed and
action. He weighs 2.135 pounds, stands
6 feet 8 inches high at wither,' and 5 fret
9h inches at saddle.
—Benjamin Barnes pod Frances'Jape
Garraway, of West Williams, were both
brought to Middlesex jail on Saturday
night by Detective Allen on a very seri-
ous charge, that of arson. Barnes is a
farmer, aged about 65 years, tend Garra-
way is an English girl, who left the Old
Couutry about three ye sre ago, and who
is scarcely out of her teens. The cotl,-
mitmeut chargee Bai ore with arson, and
the gill with being an accessory before
the fact, and also with inciting Barnes
to commit the deed. P. M. Welts, r.f
Parkhill, rentanded the couple until
Friday. The house was completely de
stroyed about 2 p,m. Detective Allen is
said to be workiug hard on the ease, end
some startling develop.neute may he ex•
peoted when the accu,ed are hreuget to
trial. •
—Fetor McCann and his brother-iu-
law, Patri<.lt Tierney, drove to Goderich
the other day from Wawenosh and put
up at McCaughey's hotel. William
Tighe, who was tending the stable, came
forwart to unbitrlh the horse, and as he
stooped to unfasten the tug one of the
corporation workers who were laying a
sidewalk in that vicinity happened to let
one of the planks fall accidentally. The
falling of the plank startled one of Me-
Cann's team, a three year-old, and as
it could not run away with its mate it
immediately hit out with both heels,
stalking Tighe in the lower part of she
stomach, and lifting him about fee varde
before he reached the ground. Tighe
'wsa knocked-seuselesse but.nwing..to.hia
proximity to the animal no bones were
broken. He was at once conveyed home
and medical aid summoned, and at 1set
reports was reoovening from his severe
experience.
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