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___Obe VOL. 1. ATWOOD, ONT., F Ripsay, OCT. 17, 1890. —— "NO. 38. Huron County Notes, The 33rd Batt. rifle auataly ig ei at Seaforth on Tuesday of last The Huron Association will hold “their i annual match over the Clinton ranges 8 on Thursday, Oct. 23, Abont $150 will be offered in prizes. Mr. McEwen, of Saltford. has rebuilt and refitted his saltworks in first-class style, and there is also a first-class coop- er shop being erected near by. These new buildings add very much to the ap- pearance of-the-village: Alfred Allen, has the honor of aving grown the larg- est cauliflower in this neighborhood, it measures 23 inches in circumference, andis- avery fine “specimen of the kind.—Exeter Advocate, Fire destroyed the three barns and contents of Mr. Poilock, on the 8th line Morris, Sunday morning Oct. 5. Loss between $2,000 and $3,000, with only a lightinsurance. Itis supposed to have been a case of incendiarism, A farmer on the first concession of Cotborne has been kindly helping him- self to the grain in the neighboring barns during’a period of time, and in which act he was caught, In the mean- while he has been force g peel his farm and has removed to the U. The entrance ee for adm ‘sion to High School and Collegiate It, stitutes will be heldat Goderich, Exeter, Dungannon, Clinton, Seaforth, Wing: ham, Irussels and Wroxeter, on Mon- aay, “Tnesdé vy and Wednesday, the 22nd 23rd and 24th of December, commenc- ing at 9 a.m, on Monday. Alex. Gardner, con. 14, MeKillop, has two lambs which he thinks are hard to beat. One of them weighed 150 pounds and the other 170, They are ot the Lei- cester breed, were lambed in April last and have run with the flock all summer, Mr. Gardner would like to hear of some- thiug to beat the above record. One of Dungannon’s citizens has in his possession acopy of the first Orange sermon, ee at Belfast on the 15th of June, efore King Wil liam, by Rev. George lioyse, D. D.. who in his dé ’y was considered an eminent divine, being chi: iplain-in-ordinary to their Maje sties William and Mary, Sunday evening, Oct. 5, Mr. ILuber, of Londesboro’, was passing through Man- chester, when his horse got frightened and ran away, upsetting the buggy and throwing one of the oceupants out. Mr. {Tuber was considerably eut about the face; the other occupants escaped un- hurt, but the buggy was somewhat de moralized. The prisoners, Richard Nesbit, of Atwood, and Wm, McDougall, of Blyth, who had been remanded for were brought up on Thursday. of jast week at Goderich, each receiving five years in the penitentiary. They were both charged with larceny, the former having been sent up for trial from Brus- sels and the latter from Blyth. Doth prisoners have exceedingly bad re- cords. At the Huron Assizes held at Goder- ich last week there was an indictment against Thomas Elliott, of the township of Stanle ey, near Bayfield, for assaulting Minnie Nichols, ayoung girl brought out from the old country by the Guthrie Home, of London. After the prosecu- tion had proceeded for some time the court discovered a technical irregularity in the indictment, andsummarily closed furthur proceedings. ‘lhe prosecution will be concluded at the next general sessions. The remains of the late John Miller, were taken to Dungannon, on Saturday Oct: 4, for interment. Services were conducted at the house a very large number showipg their sympathy by their presence; the firemen, in uniform, and the Independent order of Foresters, (all wearing appropriate badges) both of which he was a member, headed the sad procession to the western limits of Clin- ton. Mr. Miller's father met death by an accident many years ago, being kill- ed by the fall of the first tree he chop- ped on a farm he had bought in Col- orne. Two-RrowED BARLEY.—David Tip- lady is known as one of the best farm- ersin Hullet, and his opinion on any matter usually caiTies Weight. Having had considerable experience in barley growing before he came to Huron, he this spring determined to give the Eng- lish two-rowed barley (imported by the government) a thorough test, and he planted some, giving it the best of at- tention. The crop looked excellent be- arvesting, and yielded 40 bushels n to the acre, but in weight it was considerably below the required stundard. He givesit as his positive opinion that Canadian farmers cannot raise a barley that will be satisfactory for the English market, for the reason that the season is too short to allow the grain to fill out properly. Another farmer who has resided in this county for forty years, also states that he has repeatedly tried to raise a “parley that would be suitable for the English mar- ket, but hag failed for precisely the same reasons. The heaviest sample that has yet been brought to Clinton only went 52_Ibs, to the ae cay the English standard is 56 'M Ransford grew some also, thi ear, Bat have - ee cibened it up; B. Ransford thinks fair test it should be rn eobe t tle same conditions as it is in the old country, but admits that the difference in the climate will make some difference, gardiner of this place, sentenee, | Ethel, Shoemaker Holloway hand on this week, Miss Hester A. Lake is visiting relat- ives. and friends at Heppeler and Wood- tock. has another A large number from this locality vis- ited Brussels Fall Fair, ‘Chey pronounc- ed it a grand success, Subscribe for THE Brew and get your ae news. 20 cents from now to Jan. 1891, gr $1.10 from now to Jan. 1, bee. Two new teachers will be a for Ethel school for next year. Principal Me'Taggart intends pursuing his studies at the University and Miss McNeil’s certificate will expire. WOODSTOCK JAIL ECHOES. A Woodstock despatch says that an ingenious Yankee is pedling’ through the streets walking sticks said he manufactured out Of wood from the Swamp of Death where Benwell was found murdered. ‘Et is said that hun- dreds have been 60) Woodstock has on | been the scene of one hanging. © It.was that of a blind man named Cook wie k lw his wife in a drunken row. n Clinton who resided there at the Hate i ah the circumstance very well from the fact that the unfortunate man’s head was jerked completely off by the drop.’ A cable dispateh from London says: “The little town of Saffron Waldon is thescene of much rejoicing over the safe return of goung Pelly from Can- ada, where he is popularly believed to have had a narrow escape trom the fate which overtook his companion, Ben- well. The streets of. the place are de- ecrated with flags and arches, and the numerous friends of the Pelly family are giving the returned wanderer a hearty welcome John Entw histle, the guard whe has been watching over Birchall ever since his confinement in jail, was discharged Friday night, 10th inst. Jailor Camer- on makes a practice of visiting the jail once or twice during every night since the prisoner has been under his charge. Dnring one of his visits of inspection ‘Thursday night he found Entwhistle ge in Birehall’s cell. He notified the sheriff on Saturday and the gp received his release that eVening. Ent : histle has been with the prisoner more unany other inuividual, and, it is my has become quite attached to him. Up till Friday night, however, he had kept watch diligently. No one places anything but mere cariessness to his | conduct. Some of Birchall’s friends in E neland are endeavoring to get some. body here to getup a petition tor a re- srieve It transpires, according to the Streets- ville Review, that Birchall, nine days after his murder of Benw ell, made ap- plication for aposition on the teaching staff of the Streetsville high school, in response to an advertisement in the Globe. Followingis his letter, as kept among thearchiyes of the Streetsyslle high school board: P.O. Box 313, Ni iagara Fall, Fe 2 26th, 1890. DEAR ; ilaving seen your advertisement in the Glohe respecting Streetsville school I beg to offer myself as a candidate for the vacant position. Jam 29 years of age, and was educated at Oxford Un- iversity, England, where L took a high 0sition in Mathematies, Inglish Sub- jects, and Natural Science. lama good classical and French scholar, and pass- ed high examinations in Holy Scripture. I can give you very good references and testimonials if you desire; and shall be pleased to send you my certiticate from the University to inspect, ‘Hoping to hear from you, I am, Sir, F aithfully yours, J. R. Bincv ar, R. J. be Esq., M. D., ary. LINES TO THE PRISONER. Within the dreary limits of thy cell, Do thoughts of home like haunting memories rise; Amid thy lonely vigi's do they tell Of early years beneath thy native skies ? Of wasted youth, 2 ruined, Ae, tela ge Of Lategh hearts, the ved thee all; Who clung to ‘thee in face of guilt and ame, And: now lie crushed and bleeding at thy f all? Among the shadows of the prison’s ‘gloom, Dost thou behold thy trusting friend ayed; Lured from his friends, his country and his home, And in hig early graye, untimely laid? Oh, erring brother, if these yisions rise’ Let them unlock the chain which inds thy soul; In silent apathy —alas, time flies, The clouds of gloom too swiftly round roll. Awake! A grig. oh steeped in guilt, there still is ti To ae — voice ‘in penitence and rayer Repentant tears will wash away thy me, And heavenly hope may banish thy despair. Gown Talk. WINTER apple packing commenced this week. THE BEE gave a very full description of the celebrated Birchall trial in lust issuc.— Brussels Post, ScHOOL Boarp.—The School Board haye re-engaged 8, H. Harding as Prin- cipal of the Atwood school for 1891, at the same salary he er last year. Miss Miriam Dunn has also been en- aged to teach the junior department a 1891. Miss Mary Harvey, who has been assistant teacher since the mid- summer holidays, goes to the Normal, Toronto, to complete her studies. Harvey has proyen herself a ater ing aud efficient teacher, and is nal regarded by all the pupils in her asa ment. Weare persuaded it would be in the interests of the parents and the ratepayers, generally, ifthe teachers of our scheol would Kindly forward the monthly sg of their respective de- sae gt be this office for publication. y this means the a ge form some practical idea of Tess made trom month to conte ert their- children, as well as proye an incentive to the children to get up their lessons more thoroughly. Lyery boy and girl delights to see their names in print, and the possibility of standing first in their classes, and that proud position made public in the paper not only creates in his or her young minda due apprec- iation of the importance of ag stud- ies, but stimulates them to greater effort in ev ery department of pM ie pe al work. We would also request the Secretary of the School Board to send in reports of their meetings from time to tile. CALLED Homur.—The pale horse and its rider is silently stealing away, one by one, the old settlers of Elma town- ship, till bye-and-bye there will be none left to recall the days when the log church was new; when the great solemn ‘orest rang with the echo of the wood- man’s axe, or the homely sincere songs and simple earnest prayers of the pio neers as they were offered up to Our Father in the old log cabinhomes. But one:by one the trees of the forest. fell before the axe of the settler, and one by one the bones of the settlers were aid at rest. Mrs. Christopher Switzer, the subject of this sketeh, passed aw ay to her reward on Monday, 13th inst. She with her husband d inte sima from ILlastings Co., in the year 1857, and together they labored in the bush and y dent of energy and perseverance succeeded in hewing out a home foYy themselves. Not a palatial home of white brick, but a rude, though com- fortable, cabin, constructed with logs from the native forest. In time God blessed them with a family of seven children, five boys and two girls, six of whom are still alive and prospering. porn of the boys, George, Albert and Veter, are pushing their fortunes in California, while the other four, John gage Mrs. Hf. F. Buck and Mrs. W. Boyd reside in this locality. In 1879 a cataract grew over her eyes re- sulting in total blindness, an afiliction which caused her great pain, but was Ont./ endured these long years with true Christian fortitude. Again she was called upon to suffer God's righteous will. This time her life companion, Christopher Switzer, was taken from her in 1884, and again she meekly sub- mitted to the all-wise P rovidence whom she had learned to trust in her youth and lean upon in her old age, ‘Deceas- ed died as she lived—a faithful a of the blessed Saviour and a life-lo consistent member of the Methodist church. She was conscious up to the time of death, and those who watched the closing scene in her long and well spent life testify to the clear and un- mistakable evidence she bore of her acceptance with the “Lamb of God who taketh away the sin of the world.” The funeral, which took place on Wed- nesday last, was largely attended. And as we behold the resting-places of the fathers and mothers of Elma on yonder hill wa seé another low, white stone which marks the humble bed of a de- parted mother, whose sweet, patient life was a benediction to us all. Elma, Advertise your stray animals in THE C. “J. Wynn has been re-engaged as | teacher of !2:hline school for 1891 at an increase in salary. Charlie is very popu- lar with the people of the section. A successful missionary meeting was held at Jubilee, on the 12th con., last Monday evening. Rev. Mr. Smith, of Henfryn, and Rey. J. Pring, of Ford- wich, delivered suitable Het i git Richmond presided at the organ. Miss Kitchen and Miss Richmond are ap- pointed as colleectors for the current year, Henfryn. ‘ood ¢ eae gi wanted here. Ww ho will come to the front? Frre.—The Henfryn ‘tank house, on the G. T. R., wag discovered to be on fire at about 8 o'clock on Sunday even ing, and as there is no fire protection in the place it soon fella prey to the flames. Mr. Gass’ residence, near by, eS rte eseape, and only for the work 0 * coming out of the have The man in charge of the engine had — been using it on Sunday and the was closed up. How the tire onighneied is a mystery, Miss T Methodist er the destruction might’ been ter. AUTUMN. Written for THe BEB, Now Autumn brings the oe days That fill the air with smoky haz She nen for us the sighing breeee, The gentle murmur in the trees. Upon-that bough a yaeant nest, Forsaken by its feathered guest; No more we'll hear the sweet refrain Until the birds come back again. The gay leaves flutter all around. Beneath your fest 4 rustling sound; The leafless boughs no beauty bring | Till they Uae forth in bud in spring. ‘The waving field of den grain, Made ripe by sunshineand by rain, Are waiting now thefarmers’ scy the, ne Mythe ¢rop- makes him so Behold! he harvesters ate ae To gather in the golden And as Uhrist taught hilo’ poe below, The fragments al] away to s Now tothe orchatd wend your Ww ay, And gaze ie the rich display; The loaded boughs bend to the root, Displaying all their luscious fruit. The ripest lie upon the gronnd, Scattered in rich profusion ’round; The sky looks wan and dreary now, The clouds, they pass, they fly, see how Each one in swift pursuit does go, ‘asting ashade on‘all below. The waving, m oaning Autumn trees, They weave rightiroyal robes of leaves, Then why, ead wherefore do they sigh? It must be s reet,'so sweet to die, But loy etier re Oh Autumn trees. —Velvet Snow. Berlin, Oct. i4, 1890. Turnberry. A. Brenner and sister,of Belmore, were visiting friends here last week. Misses Sarah and Lottie Bently spent a few days with friends in Blyth. Mr. rig eg and wifespent a few days with Mrs. John Green before leay- ing : for their home in the prairie provy- ine The Misses Maggie and Mary Craw- ford, who have been spending afew weeks with relatives here, returned to Millbank Tuesday las Jos. Kitchen.has a froma = to Saginaw City, Michigan. Mr. seems well pleased with both his trip and the character and appearance of the country. We are glad to hear that Miss Bella Wylie, who bas bech confined to the house for the past few days owing toa The Flag on tg School House. Some months agoa a deputation wait- ed on the Minister of Edutation to urge that steps be taken to secure the hoist- ing of the national flag onthe school houses of the province in presence of the children on days memorable in Can- adian history. This movement eo lone the time favorably received and c mented on throughout the provines, but siuce that time has net-been follow-* ed up by anything practical except in the case of the Toronto schools. We = ans to notice one of our leading ts,the Empire, now coming for- Ww meat to revive the roject and give it an-impetus by offering a large and handsome flag for competition amongst the schools of each county. to be the Dominion flag, twelve feet long, and is to be awarded to the schoo) in each county sending inthe best essay not exceeding 600 words, written by a pep pil,on “The Patriotic Influence of loisting the Flag on the Schools.” The movement is nota political one in the party sense, and can be heartily ap- proved by < all citizens who look to build- Ing up and perpetuating patriotic sen- thnents in our country. The old B ritish flag may be “only a bit of bunting,” but around it clusters memories which make the pulse beat faster and the bosom swell with pride—memoties, too, in which Canadians.as such can proudiy claim a share—and the hoisting of the flag on the school houses to remind our children of memorable days in our his- pa willtend to raise up a generation proud of their — and prepared to zeulate, if nee : s deeds thus brought to mind, The idea of acom- petition which willstir up a discussion of historic and patriotic subjects in every school section of the province is 2 good one, and we hope it will be enter: ed into he artily by the young people of this county. Crops and Prices. The Canadian “farmer this year all round has been blessed with a good har- vest, and where his crops and products have been judiciously varied, so that when one should miss the other will hit, the farmer is prosperous and probably in a better condition than men of the same class‘in any other country. We have had an exceptionable fine crop of wheat both inyield and Ce wae whe ‘yever- Wheat can be succ fully grown it is certain to.be always a most ,important farm crop. The reason for severe cold, has recovered and 1s able to | Sats continued , popularity of wheat is be about again. Arthur, son of William MeKenzie has recovered from along and severe sick- ness. has now regained his former health through the skillful treatment of Dr. McDonald, of Winghany. H. Hennings left last Saturday for Manitoba, via Toronto, with a car load of potatoes which he bought from the farmers of this vicinity, the price paid eing 32 cents per bushel. Mr, Hen- ning’s many friends wish him nek success in his first undertaking asa produce dealer, Peter McTavish left forthe old sod Saturday last. He is taking outa num- ber of cattle for Mr, Ifamilton, - cattle buyer. It appears that thisis Mr. Ilam- ilton’s first venture in shipping direct to Great Britain and that iis continu- ation to do so willdepend upon the suc- cess of the present attempt. Peter McDougall returned from Man- itoba ‘Tuesday last. He has been spend- ing the last six weeks in the yicinity “i Brandon and from whathe. saysita pears heis well pleased with the nature ofthesoil and appearance of the coun- try. Ile reports excellent crops in- that part of the prairie province, and it was not all harvested when he left, Perth County No Notes. The Stratford Pollegiate. Be Board has engaged, until New Year's, W. H. Graham, B. A., of Poponto, an honor graduate in moderns and & ng- lish of ‘Toronto University, to fill the ae ney cuased by J. B. Wilson's remov- Downie, as usual, has taken a promin- ent place in the prize listof the follow- ing fairs: George Wood took a first and third at St. Marys, and three firsts and two thirds at Stratford. W. Rae took three firsts at St. Marys and three at Stratford, Three interesting cases were before Judge Woods in the Stratford Cham- bers the otherday. Jas. Allen, of E lice, who had been. committed by a magistrate for trial on a charge of lar ceny of 865 from Edward ‘Tuylor, and who had elected to betried by the Judge without a jury was found guilty and sentenced to the county jail until March 25th next.—Benjamin Bird, of Morning- ton, had been committed ‘to jail as a lunatic. The Judge made the enquiry required under the act and found the man to bea lunatic, He jis since been sent to one{of the Provincial asylums. —Patrick Rooney, of Mornington, — been in i ail for some time in default sureties to keep the peace toward his wife Annie Rooney, whd has been the subject of so + bad‘ poetry in the Re jor during the-lagt few months. Vhether the Sears or the tune dedi- cated tohis spouse and whistled by eyery urchin the country wide had aroused the demon of jealousy did not ap . Mr, Rooney was accused of having thrown -y stone at his wife, but this he denied; he “just huvled it afther her.” The judge concluded to restore him his liberty. te jth ) aly adopted. Hehad ahard pull for life but i good aseeding as winter wheat, its cultivation admirably supple- me nts other crops in the rotations usu- No other grain gives as and with itean be sown not only clovers which succeed only in spring, but alse other grasses which do best when sown in the fall, Growing fall wheat has a further advantage for our large farmers in the fact that it enables them to get ayortion of their acreage out of the way the previons season, so that nothing need be done toit except to harvest the crop. Next to wheat as a staple cereal crop come oats, and although notso pro- lific as last year there hag been a fair average yield,and alarge acreage was sown last spring. These two grains farmers tind pay better than any other, and area surer Investment. Darley for the last two years has not paid, and farmers are ‘gradually reducing their acreage of this cereal. In the first place, nothing but the richest soil, and that in the best of tilth and drain: ige, WL) grow barley, and land fitted tu such # high condition would raise any other orop — advantageously. So in real ity .S. tariff of 30cents per bushel will hi ive buta slight effect on the op- erations of Canadian farmers, for they have been fully alive to'the fact thae barley growing was not oyer profitable = best for two years past. And if-thev ish to grow “this cereal they have ample latitude in the two-rowed v eat and a ready market in Eng'and. stock isin a flousishing condi- tion, "antl weekly the British market is absorbing all the prime fed beef we can raise, and there is room for a further expansion ofthis trade, at fairly remun- erative prices. Canada is really only in the infancy of the cattle business and stock in general. » We haye the adyan- tage of the American farmer in this re} spect, that Canadians are enabled to land their stock alive, and our best fed’ eattle ranks with best English cuts in price, whilst the dead meat _ of the Un ited Statesis sold at an inferior price. -| There isaready sale forall our first class horses for the English market and as many more as we canraise, Sheep and lambs have made profitable returns allthe year. Itis true there has been, a failure of the apple crop, but this hag been general all over the continent. Dairy produceis up, and good cheese now sellsat 10}g cents per pound, arid all through there has been: 4 proSperous season, and a prolific In smaller productions, A itatoes SOMO EAC z price,and where the crop was put early and on nes in good tilth there is a fine crop. rices are realized for nearly ev orethiug which the farmer has to sell than were paida year ago. Wheat ranges about 2 higher, oats o if cheese and exes ure er cattle are somewhat er and ina much firmer position ear ago. Sheep and lambs are considera ly high- er. This increase i ns mil- lions of dollars mane in: the tarwerg pockets during the next ree month than they received. during ni ponding period last year, jo See 28. ie pale a The flagis’