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EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE. Holswortby St. Peter's Fair. GREAT REMNANT SALE In order to make room for One of the first great p ublic gathering s England was St. Pe t er's Fair at Rola J·uly. worthy on th e 12th, 13th an d that we attended after our arrival in greatly pleased to h ave attend it. from our earliest rec oll ection, We had heard of " Peter ' a F ai r " 14th of England. great Iri sh men , St. Pe ter ' s is to t hi s part of .But to a Canadian t o Industrial, i. What Donnybrook Fair is to an oppor t un ity to 80 we we re the term " Fair" is a s so ciate d with o ur Prcvinoial, and Central exhibitions this noted Eng lish fa1·e is r ath er standing that it is more of misn om er , notwith a real whom Dominion Fan Goods which re in rapidly, '1,, comi;;,g we will start on To c1e ar off all remnants of Sum:.ner Goods that we have in Stock At Cost. · u e publ" A S t IC k110W t h at we . at we advertise, always do wh .some R-are Bargains v . t-e 11..- .,i Ill .uut - 11 1 lc;okcL ' .tJor. Th1"s sale does not merely refer to very -short ends but includes pieces ()f ocdinary dress lengths and at.. prices that will aston sh you.. plete list of lmt as a al l i We -cannot give you a com we shall offer, sample read the fol- lowing. Best t2c. Print tior 10Co a Yard. Best Sc. Print a Yard. iOc. ,i,> iOf Other Prints for 5 C. and-6c. a yard. Han d some D re s s Goods 10c. a yd. Seer Sucker Dress Goods 1 Oca worth 15c. Ginghams 7c., cheap at 10c. · Parasols at Tremen dous Reductions._ Comf3 early and Secure the Best BargaiBs. JmJ. MASON I General Dry Goods F.lf 11 & J CWe ry f ()U$0 e sion, at the very doors of th e residences, ou th e streets leadin to the Square, is an un mitig a ted nuisance that. C :tnad ian s would not tolerate o n any condition. It is a shame to permit such an abom inatio n in Buch a pretty little town aud espEcially so when thtt·e is 50 much a vai l a ble sµace I as Fai r Park al.fords 30 e asily acceesible. lt was a relief, howc\·er, to turn un o's back en th es e nnisances and yiew the pre t ty shop window a, for tho sl1op keepers-a synonomons t e rm for store kcer>Brs -lu-,d showu great skill and ta$te in the tasteful and efaborate display they made, idu1Cing that window dressing is an · c\ art here as weU as in Cana da. On Tnr,sday morning at ti o'clod: pre· dwel l in g hQuses are open to the general publ ic. . One featurn of St. Pe ter ' s Fair ie t o be very mucl111egretted ; that is the u se that is mado of the stree ts l:Jy the own ers of " i:wrses and· sh eep and on ·tho " The by the show.men a11d hucksters. he d well ing s are invariably cl ose to s tre et aud the n oise madtJ by the shoutmg circus men, the e<:rcediing of the steam whistles, and eteam orl.{11.ns, the thu mping of the dru m s and clangor o! the symbals constitue a.n almost i ntoler°'ble nuisanc e 011 th "Squa.i:e " an d the stozing of h u ndreds of horsea and sheep for a. whole dy in the ho ttest o f weather and of the former for .t wo days iu a:ic ces- ga th er i.1gs , thousands of p ound s arc yearly sp en t by outsiders amoni:c its We say tradespeople and o ther citizens. other citizens, because half of the privat e resid ence s dispense tea, coffee and lunche o n , and even give l0d gings on th e se E verv body has an eye to gl'eat days.. bu s in es s theo, and as the t hree hot els cannot meE.t th e entire demand, the In early than for exhibition purposes. d ay s almost every pllrish had it s annual, semiannual or q uart.etly fair, but Hols worthy is one of the very few in D ev on county which still reta i n in any degnie whatever their former importance and WLI1 the ad veu t or the p1:oportic·ns. iron horse and thtt development of the ra,ilway i<yatem, fair after fair, which i n former d11ys was r e gar d Pct as a great event in the country s id e round about, and was an ep o ch to date from, has degeneiated into a mere p lea sure gathering, given way to grei\t mar kel s , or eveo di sa p peared Holsworthy, h oweve r , has alt ogethe r. Situa ted in t he be en more fo·t<rnate. centro of a wi dl:l ditrict throughout which s t oe k raising is a special feature, and not readily accessible by mil, its anrnrnl fair ha> mai n ta ine d its pre sti ge, and is stil l a Lusy m ar t to whiclt d ea le rs from far and wido ar e attracted. But even H ol swo rth y has witu e ssed changes with the advance of t h e times, At one t ime ib he ld three fares, but those held in April and October have been a b ol ish ed In favor of Great Markets, which t a k e place on the third Wednesday in each month, and at which mucl business ie transac ted, St. Peter's Fair, held in July. is still maint&ined, flourishes and gi\·es promise of d oing so fo r many years to co m e , though e\'en this is graduall y losing some of its old It is a three days' fair, an<l in feat ur.ee . byg on e times the tirst day was almot excl u sive l y devoted to t.he sale a11d purch ase of cattle and sbP.ep. the second was exclusively a horse fare, while the third, then as now, was a. p leasure fair. Of late years it has become more a.ad more the custom to bring in h orses , until the o p e n in g day is as much a horae fair a s anything, and indeed the best animals Other are said to be then met with . old-fashioned featur.is, however, al'.e still retained. The caravans and b::ioths of the travelling ahowmen,shooting galler ie s, roundabouts and stalls of vendors of wares of al l kinds block the equare anrl are pi tched at convenient apo ts in the The sheep are penn ed in t he streets. roadway unde r the churchyard wall, the cattle ar e scattered in g roups about a. field at the rear of thti National Schoola, and as for the horses, what with those brought in for sale and tllose which have drawn in the innumerable vehicles which line the streets, they are to be met w i th The exact date when the everywhere. fi rs t fair was held cannot be ascertained from the t own records. 1t is conject.ured that it was originated at th e opening of that portion of the old church w hich was first ded i cated to St. P e t or and that for h und r eds of years since the annual three No donbt it d a y s' fair has been held. was fitst i ntended to commemorate the opening of St. Peter's purt of the old c hurch , built, it is sa id, about two cen, turi es later than that part of the e d i fice Recently t he dedicated to St. Paul. church has been rebu i l t and c onside rabl y enlarged. The fair even m ore than ever There is exmaintains its popularity. tensivo white-washing, pa in ting, and thorough house cleaning and reno rl!.tion in th e town every yea r to prepare for St. Peter ' s Fair, and one might travel a long way and not see a neater or more "t on y" In comparison littl e country village. w i th other English villagos it is emphuticaliy a modern one. The origin a l hregular streets and " Square" have been as they now Me for hundreds of y ears, but the build in gs have been s o chani:(ed and modernized that thoso who 16ft. t h e place 40 or GO years ago, can scarcely recognill;e The 111habitu.uts-upwards of it uow. 1,600-are a very industrious and thrifty claes, and what with weekly markets, g rea t n1-0n.thly markets, fairs, exhibitions and other established and o cclllliom.l they, as it is for the sale of stcck rather fair than ly black and sh ini ng with aily dresed tails, were bred a.nd reared by Mr. StanMr. Stimbury's b u ry on his own farm. r oan mare is the da m of t h e two prize winner , the sire was "Matchless" the Millman, Shebbear. prope r t y of Mr. 'fhe p ric e asked for " Matchless's" progeny was £50 each . A large number of horses Nor th- roacl pre sen ted a were sold. lively appea.ra.nce by the par a di n g of hundreds of horse. Certainly it was a. shame to see two or three men p aradin"' " a hor se m the churchyard! TUE SECOND DA'Y. The first day of t he Fair was riot of old theday for horses,nlthough for the las t few years a numbes have been eold on tha t day . This year thP.re w a s a very l arge enpply of h u rses , ponies, hack, hunters, Mr. co))s, carters and wogon horees. Stanbu ry, of t.he Barton Thornbury, had on offer two sple u did wagon h ors e s, the prize winners at the last Holsworthy exhibititon. The two noble animals, pure - week, sold very prime three year old s teer s at £15 10s per head, There was a g ·e a t attraction in the field in five splendid fat oxen, the property of G. Brendon, Esq .. reared from yearlings in his Holawort h y town field. The five fat beauties, about 3} years old, were otfarod for .£30 per head. Two of t h e young oxen were estimated by good judges to weigh fully 11 cw t . ac!1 and the whole quintette wonld we igh 50 cwt. F o r store cattle the farmel'B com plained, and not wit.iiFully ot cause, of the very clnll . sale. mne-tenths of the catt l e ottered for sale Short H orn s, we a re told wera Devo!ls, cannot be succesfolly raised w_ith the same treat ment , s Devons, bemg less hardy and i·qumng much mor feed. An foder l by_ 11'· means plentiful, espec1aliy m the wmter months. er tree" formerly stood and read the Ch ; 'air. which warranted the opening of the Long before this hour crowds of cou., ry people thronged the streets and .J.ey continued to arri ve till by noon a su 1, mgmass of hu man ity and live stock filled evtiry available y ard of sp a ce . on the streets, alley wa.ys and court yiHds. H (l rseme? aud drovers of the district and f ro m a d 1stanc were n mnerou s, b u_t we were told th llt ID; eome respects bumess was h ardl y as brisk as usal. It lR not to b wo.ndered at that this should be so, cous1derm the extremely dry aeasn that ha prevailed here. A lth o 1;1 g m the ne1gborhod of Hol swort h y lt 1s pretty read l y admitted tbat the country is not lookmg so bad as the better lan d d own f ur t he r_ ; there are 1rnyerthde3a general complamts of t he scarcity ?f pasture ad t he cattle an d. heep on offer were not m t he best cond1t10n. T.h.e hep Fiiir fo th o or th -r oad was uppl1ed with a?out 1,200 sheep a11dfamb L<11nbs a vera g e d 16s Gd up m 80 pen s. The s a le was no t over brisk for to 22s. shorn lamb, st il a umribe cha nged hands. Mr. Vcnamg, of Trewm House, Holsworthy, had one of the best, if not th e very . best pens of fat sheep, l ong wools, ";h1cb. he sol , at 34s to 46.i. Mr. B artlett s, of :t"f'.Tinn1tow, pAn of si:-le;> . did Hampsh1e D own were adrmrel, prices _ a s k ed 4 6s to 4,ss each, the prevailrng pr1c s ran fro1t1 34s to 4,5s. 'l'he Cattle Fai was held in Fair Park, . a n n?losed p ot rn the rear of the School B t; 1ldmgs .. I here wa s a la rge supply of pr1me growmg yo nn g cat tle. _ T e cattle ?11 the !ole, weze not looktg m wh a t 1s called first c la ss order, owmg to the lai e drougl' t. S.,l · s "ere vilry dull m, Barreners far ow cows) brought deed, ve1·y prime 40 s per c -:vt . , £8 b . younr: h eif er s an c a l v e;i £7 15s to cows and calves £b to £ , o , bes.t qualities , Steers two as usual sol? more redily. yeara old, £7. lo £8 10s; .s teer s three _ years old ordmary p rices £13 to £14. , Dunsclon, Pancras sMr. Pe n ward en, of t hat is in n ever will occupy. We do not reco mme nd E ng is h custm by the adoption <,f Ca nadian wome n, because we b elieve in women o ccu pyin g their proper province cupying positions that Americ\n women l tho I TOWN COUNCIL. Cou.NCIL CHAMBER, Allguet let. I read the 8 £1 ( .1, Square t of I ; cisely, JVIr. Fred. Slee, the tow11 crier, u.uunted a big stone whore tho "great thJ.3 quest10n never. mentt0necl I! county relpocts oc- l yot they.:.1re is a m T he se cond day i11 generally given up t o ple asu re and horses. The .Ja cka par ade their Jarling Joans up and dowh the streets in grand st yl e, j ust as our Cana...dian young men d o at the co unt y Fall Shflw ; but the real attraction is the Horse Fair. The w eather was v er y fin· e -an early sh ower sufliced to lay the dust, Notwi thstanding that so many aslOOhorses haa been sent off from here to rec en t monthly markets, it w ould almost appear the more as i f the more that are solcl, there are left, for t here were great numbers a.t the Fair. A larger number, we were told, was never seen at any proviqus second day of St. Peter's F air , u.nd The a ve ry large nuwber wera sold. town was crowd ed with business people and pleasure seekers, and it was nwst interesting to listen to the dialogues that ensued b etween the buy err1 and sellers of stock. The peculiar e xpressions coupled with the coarse bro gu e of the men of Deyc,n a nd Cornwall were very a.musing t-0 a Ca n adian . Horses sol d well and the number eent off by train ex ceeded last I t is est imated years to tal by eight. that over 100 hor8es were bo ught and Moro sent off otherwise than by train. tha iJ. 200 gou d horses were sent off per tr ain to Derby, London, Glasgow, Br islol, and Li verpoo l, several animals being sent to the last named place for transmission abroad. The prices varied very muca, th e extremes beii·g from £til to £50 per head . lt was a ne w phase of busine5s life to see the women taking ·so pro minen t e part. They m oved around itmong the horoos inap tlcting them, pointout their good points, placi n g a price on them an d talking with a famili ar i ty and kn o wl e dge of horse-fiesh t hat would kn ock many men into the shade. Curiosity led us i nto a small show of animals and reptiles. There aai n a w o man was She h an dled the educate:l horse, '·'boss". g.ave lectures on th ti habits and his to ry of the va.rioll3 wild beaats, exhibited as if it were a baby, as promising and active y oun g alligator, and per formed sev eral olher "m an ly" acts with all the grace and air of lln experienced showm an. 'fho shooting gallar;es, toy, candy and fruit stalls were all in charge of females. N .atly di essed youug la.die·(?) anso1ed the calls i n the public house s (hotels) and ful'nishec1 the "drinks" in the rooms to th e guest·, and performed most of Lhe other duties. What this part of Eniaud would do With out women we cannot say. T.hey eem io he tho chief actors in -i11 bumn er,s as most eve ry sp}1ere oE 1 1foA well ns in <iomestic_ 1rnd eoial life, bumesa women shrewd, keen active n:my of hem are too. \ omen's, ri_ghs many HJ general market report, eu we gi v e the quotations a last rop rJrted for Communicaions wore received from Holsworthy m rke t; th e p e culiM style R. A rmou r Eeq., Registrar of 'Vest of th re por t will be ra th er unique and Durham, callini.; t he attention of the amusing to Can adi an , but it exemplifies Council to the necessity of a. n!lw Map what old, fashioned and round-a-bout ways of the own being p rep ared at once. But are sti l l in vogu in this country. On motion of R. B. Andrew seconded here is the report :-Corn, &c.-Maize by R. R. Lul!combo, the diattor waP lls 6d to lls !.Id p e r 240 lbs; red wheat la.id on t abl e until a further stage of 7s fJd to Ss per 120 lbs ; barley grinding the me et in g. u per 200 lbs; barley meal 10s to JOs 6d From Mr. Wright, askin.(( Council per 200 lbs; oafa lo lOd to ls lld per 38 to tra r!e fer the riRht to erect poles for . l_bs ; flower-superfine lls p er 100 lbs; Electric Li g ht purposes from himself to fi11e 10s per 100 Iha , bran ,h 6d per 100 the Electric Co. La.id on the tabl e. l bs . Siock-Cows and cahcs mentioned in From E. B. Biggar, in refer en ce to the fa tr rtiport; s uck i u g pies 10.J Gd t,0 the publication of a new Memorial Vol to I2s Ocl each, slips lli.1 to 30s. ShF.Lmbles ume of Cnada; as king Council to in -Be ef tin to 8d pe r lb· mutto n 6d to sert notice d t own therein for $5. Laid 71d pe r lb; lamb 8d t o 'ftd, veal 6d to 8d, on t abl e . pork 5d tu 7d per lb : green bacon 5.:i t o From Secretnry of Provi n c i al Board 5; home cured 6d to 8d. Fat ca rcasse s of Health in reference to a. new Act just by the ca rc as s , for. beef 56s to 60s per pas<ed. cwt; veal 6d to 6·!·d her lb; ewe mutton Fru 8ec. of School Board, asking 5d per l b; w e ther mutton 6bd per lb; Council to su bmit a By·L<t.w for the l , m b 8d p:·r lb; sm n l l pork'cn 5d, hr,e ri i n g of 10,000 for nhonl p urpose s ; pfJrkors a u d bacon pigs 5d, mi n u s head also enclosmg copy of Resolutio11 pass and trim med. Parmier--Ducks 4s Gd to ed at last meeting of the .Board. On chi,,keu 5s Gd pt"r coupl e fowls 4s to 5s mot i o n of Mr, Los co b e seconded by l b, P,ggs 3,, ()d to 5 s. butt r h to ls 2d Mr. Cornish, the matter' was laid on 15 to 16 for ls. Vegetabloa-Poht.oes, , t nbl e . now, ld to l d per lb. F r uit-G oose Mr. Ii'a.Jlig ad dressed the Council in berries, rioe, 4d pet· quart, strawberriea reference to a dispute between himself 6d per q tnr t. , br and y muzzncls 6d per lb, a nd the Streets CEnn m i ttee about the chel:rills 5d per lb. Bntter prices much quality a the ce(lf.Lr he was delivering h igh()r . as per. lus contract. After so m e dis ques market he t on ara we t h t Now . cussion o th e matter, it wad moved by t10n we wil l give, by way of variety, th!l .M r. Morns, and seconded by Mr. Wes Exe ter Miirket quotat ions for this week. ley, that the matter be refene d to the· Tho B erald report s ·ys :-There was a Honda and S t ree t! Committee, to b e di.min i hed supply of s t ock as comparnd dealt with a s they se e best i n tho in with last week, but it was fully equal to terest of the Corporation. Ca rr ie d. the de m an d . The supply of fat mutton 'rhe School Bo:ird Submit t e d a n was a fair one. Wet her s made from 6d to 6id ewes 5d per lb fat beef 10s per E stimate o f sums req uir ed for E:chool purposes for the current year, amount lb. Cws and calves a b out the same as ng to $10,1!)7; less $iJ GUO, gra nts lfav last week. Followin!l' were the quota. mg a balance ot $6547 to be raised by Dead roeat tions:-Rough fat, igp. direct taxation. Referred to the Beef 7d to fld per l b, mutton 7d to 9d, Fin ance Committee . Corn Ex ve al 6d to 8d, pork 6d to 8d. A Co m muni cati on from the Elctric chan e -Snull attendance. Ve r y little · Light Co. 'IH\il rec eived and fylec. at late business <loin" in the market c Reports was re eived from the Fin· wheat Qttati on s : - E n glisi1 r ates , ance Com. recommending- payment of (white), 4s Od t.o 4s 3d bus; red, 3s 9d · accounts a mo un ti ug to $472.42. R ecei v to 4s Od · maltin" b arl ev 3s to 3s lid · ed an d F.Ldopted. oats, 2d d to 2: Gd; fl our (superfin From Mr. Burden, cha irma n of the wh ite), 30 per 280 lb; ditto (superfine), Roads and Streot Committee, which in 283 to 2 s ditlo (fine), 29. C att ltJ -Fa t the 11bsen ce of the other mom ber a of the bullocks 9s !Jd to 10s sc ore · cows and Committee, was laid on the table. calves, £14 to £20 ; barreuc ;s, Gs t o 7s Mr. Andrew, chairman of the Decor· par score; sheep co uples) , 50s to GOa ; ation Com. reported that they had at ditto (lWes), 5d pe r lb; d i tto (wethers), 6d to 6!d per lb; fat calves, Gd; : pork tended to the taking down of the arches etc ; the m a teriELI of which had been carcases (large), 6 to 7s; ditto (smal l ), sold , and the money realh o:ed for the 8s 6d to fl,1 6d. Parrniar-Gosliugs, 8s same placed to the creclit of th& Cor 6d to 10s ea.ch; duckling, 6s Ud to Gs 6d poration: and also that the decorations couple ; fowls, 5s to 5s 6d ; capon fowls had been laid by for a fut ure occasion. 6 6d to 'i's ; pigeons, ls ; hare, 4s 9d t I?rom Messrs Loscow be and Andrew, 1 5s ea.ch ; ral)bits, lOd to 1B ; butter, ls th e special Committee appointed to go 2d to ls. 3d per lb; cream , ls 3d to ls 5d; to Ottawa, in reference to the removal eggs, 14 for ls ; Wiltshire bacon, lOd to of t!1e D r ill Shed. ltect>ived and acl F ru i t ancl la per lh ; ditto hams, ls. op·ed. Vegetables-Lemons ls to 2s per dozsn ; Mr, Burden mad., a report in refer· oranges, ls to 2s; bananas, 2d t o 3d on once to the laying of Sidewiilk e ach ; English P ine a pples, 5s to 20s; On motion of Mr. Durham Street. apples (desert), ls p er , do?.:; pe1rs, ls to Loscombe, seconded by Mr. Gle tho 2s doz; E n gl i sh grapes, 2s to ::>s per lb; Roads and Streets Committee were in forign grap es , 9d per lb ; melons, 2! to structed to lay the Sidewal k on Dur 3s ()d; peacheH, 3s to Gs per dozen; nec t arin e s, 3s to 5s per doz ; strawberries, 8:1 Carried. ham Street. to ls per quart ; cherries, 6d to ls per The f allow ing By.Jaws were passed: lb; gooseberries, 2d p er quart; Kent A By-law a ppointi ng T. 'l'. Col e n 1 an as co bs ls; sa.pucaia nuts, h 4d; waln u ts Sauitary fos pe c to r 11t a salal'V of $10. A By-la ;v to raise the Etmates for gree n ) , ls per 100 ; tilb e rts , 111 p er lb; carrots 2d per bunch ; turnipe, 6d p er the cu rr e nt y dar . A By-law appointing .T. P. Rico as score ; po tatoes, ls lo ls 4d ; new pototoes, 2d to 3d per lb; rhubarb, ld to 2d Health officer in placo of A. Younie re per bund le ; e!chalots, ' 2d ib; oniO!JS, signed. ld pi!r l b ; F1ench beans, ls to ls 6cl per 100; l eeks, ld per bu nch ; beetroot, 2d: t omatoes, ls per lb ; endive, ld per bun ble ; green peas, 8d to 2s per peck ; bro coli , 2d to 4d each ; spiullch, 2d to 4d per dish ; asparagus, ls to 2s per 100 ; cucumbers, 4d to 6d each ; cocoa.nuts, 3d to 7d, garli c, 8d ; artichokes, ls lJer score ; mushrooms, ls 6d p er lb; m ai de n hon ey, ls 4d per lb; brood ditto, lld to l s. -]'i sh scarce. I1 may i n te r est some of our re !lders to the home. Members present: Mayor pre8idi n r: · Councill<'ra Burden, Loscom be ' , Gale' Morri s , Andrew a11d Wesley. . Cor11:1ah, Mmutes of last meeting rea d aod un mo t io n confi rm e d. pr Un motion of Mr. Loscombe, second ed by M r. Gale, t he Public Property C om mi ttee were i nst ruc ted to ascert11>ili at what J>riea t he Smmory in Town fill ca n be purchased, and report at next Cu.rried. m eet io . Move<! by M r . Mortis and Sec onded by Mr. Cornish, tha t the Electric Liht proposed to be piaoed on the Corner of Scugog and Concession Stree:·, be:chang ed to North side Gf Welliugluu, oppus ito to Northern por t i on uf Scugog St. Carried. On Motion of Mr. Morria, Seconded by M r. Loscomb11 the Rouds aud streets. Committee were autlDr?svd to e xamine the Bridge at thfl wesL of the tQwn, and have it repaired a th..,y deom best . Moved by Mr. Lu scomb e , seconded by Mr, Gale, Thllt t he petit.ion for sidewalk on t.lrn so u t h ide of s t r eet leadinl( from Ontario to Brown Streets be grant..id and that tho load s and. Streets Com. h'l inAtructed to have sa me placed thereon, aid at P.ame time to extend same to west side of Ontario i tre e t On motion of Mr, Anrlrew the Clerk was instrucled to bring hdorH the pro· per authorities, thti mntlt·r of having t h e name of th s Purt nf Entry c ha nged from D arling t o n to llowrua11ville. An dre w gavl' n11tice t. ha t h e Mr would introdu.ce a By- l aw a t. ne x t meet ing br the rei;nlating of the erection and caro of el<lotric Te!euraph, Tel e phone and Electric Light Poles wihin the precincts of the Corporation. On motioo, Me s rs Andrew, Morris and Cornish were appointed a Com m it te t o meet the School Board in refern ce to the matter of incr1>11.sed School Con ncil adjournli!d. AocornmodationH. A By-la.w to amend t he Collector'a By- law. On motion the request of Mr . Wright in reference to the Electric Light Polee ' was received and fyled. Visitors to England. IVERPOOL ;Mount pleasanL . rooms. 'l'hrei. rninntes' we.Jk from C entral Nii;;h t porter. Re and Lime Street Stations commended by Uev. Dr, RriR"gB, Toronto, and 20-45. Hov. Chas. Garrett. England. TI!ll:CAN'A·. .JIIAN NEEDLE: . Co-. 46 and 48 Street: Front 'D1asc, Toronto 1tct up the Neatest, moat Comnle.te and Beel Sel!inp:NeedlePacko.'?ein Am,.ri<ia· Send 25 cent .a for Samples of New No. 4, flniHhed inl!'lne Plush. Particulars sent when stamps are en-·1 20-45 closed for reply, L TEMYBRANCE 100 HOTEL, ENG. - SHH'TESilUltY 3 9 To ACENTS ( Daily Line to Rochester. THE STEAMER 1 "M A ll,. lU "i · N" iM [D ' ( ;!C : , ·. \Vlll make her regular trips on this route, IMvlng Cobonrf.! every morning at 7:30 and arrival of Grand Port Hope at 9:00 o'c·ock. 'l'runk Railway trains from t be east and we st ;:. connecting at Rochest1<1· with I.he New York: Central, Northern Central and Erie Railways, and the Lake Outario fliv·i ·n ofthe Rome Watertown & Ogdensburg Hail ways for al [ · points east, wost and sou I h (G. ORA WFORD, M a st e r, ) 1A f.'!\ . · ··n ( \Vlll le11.vo Charlotte (Port .of Rochest-0rD daily at 9 o'clock J'. M. except on Saturdays, wh e n she will leave at 5,45 p. m,. for Port Hope direct. Dealers in eto<lk will find this the cheapest and most expeditiou· route to Oswego, Boston, Albany, New York, &c. For ·nrther information, Apply to G. CRAWFOIW. or F. GILDEit8LKIVI<,, Kiugstolll Port Ilo pe. KENNER & Co., Agents. nowmanvil!o, R IHUitNING, The Prices tell, the Quality sells. THE CROr PROSPEC'.l'. Be fore closing thi,a letter w hi ch is of ne ce R s i ty more 11.gricult11ral than o ther w i se we sha ll give some account of the presen t prospects for farm er s in the D e vo n and Cornwall districts through which we have pased. For the a v erag e farmer in these c un n ti<>.s the extr?ordinarv w e at h er of the first half of 188i h,1s ii ad an effect little short of disastrous. The prevalence of winds varying from north to ea.st, bringing no moisture, has Leen fatal to the grass crop and there i s 110 keep for the stock, which have to be fed largel y Scarcely on cum and other substitutes. any grass is left in th e neighborhood. The hay is mostly in, and there is a. great Upland hay is a nd ge n er al deficiency. the light est of the t wo, but both are ve;:y small cro s , not a mounti n g to more than We fl,t pnces wluch ave no completed arrangements for a big mus t take h eye of e v er:y sale of P"opular good<! economical buyer. We keep the best qualities, styles, smd ussortmei1t in Bad one-third of the average yield. crop s afc the rul e and ver y fe w patche s I n the can be c oatecl as e xc ept i on s. wheat fields the re is very short straw. Tho plams are looking healthy, and the ears are very promising ; it is repo r ted on good :iuthority that there may be possibly an average yield of wh ea t. Ow ing to the low pr ices little is suwn com pare<l w it1 1 what Uijed to be formerly. Barley she ws a gre a t deficiency of straw. Th e plants are th ick in the ground a.nd very sho.rt;. At present the yield of grain cannot with uny certainty b e es tim ated . Oats, too, art. ver y short an d in poc·r , clayey soil, unless r ai n comes very s oo n, much of the corn will never coruo to To see au ythi ng lke a. good h"t·vest. On the piece of oats is very exce ptiona l. dry h ill s with a so utherl y aspect the crop p S:E-IOES ...,..L\.ND SLIPPERS for ladies', gen ts ' and childrens' wear; also in Trunks and Valises. Ci)me an? see our elegant stock-Cash bought it, Jow prices will sell it. . to lease Our spec1alt.y .1s our cus tomers , our aim to s ave money for our J:> patrons, our mtent10n to do better fo1· you than anyone else. Goods cannot be bought cheaper-none are allowed to nndersell us. 28. BOOTS, M. TRELEVEN. al-, will be neitt to noth ing and there is uo o th er prc·spect th an a y ield decidedly much below the av·erage. Marigolds are l'hc a great snrpr1s.1 to ariculturists. plants are l1ea.ltby _and vig ol.'ous and making fair progress, pr omisin !,( an a ver Early rain would probably age crop. secure a gooC. crop of this rvot. Turnips where iowu, have vegetated, but 1emam at a sbndstill. Mm1y farmers fiave not so ;vn for Infants and Children.. ' " tcr.!a.i!!Owellr,itedtoclilldrenthat Caatorfa cnres Qolle, &tmtf!)D.tiott, · · ur Stomach, !J1arrhooa, Ernctatio:J. (.re,ommenu 1t :is supenort<> any prescriytion So . Kills !forms, GIVCS sleep, and prOU>O di· :a .!I. A=R, M.D., L:llowntome.... t!on. e g . "' " O· ...:r A o· Ul Sa. ' . ...., ,.. , .. """· .w roo ... ;ru. I\. Y. Witnont iDjunooo medication. t ' ill! CE'?\'"T..:lVR Co.lIP .. \.Y, ·7 )!ur1·:.>y f;trcet, 1'f. '!". I prospeut are vtiry unfi:w orablc, l1ite, and the yot, thna:1;b it ia very ' pot,·oes ore very small mid n, very poor l\l:tny of t.he late pot,1t0Pn :we cr op. loolrn1g very well, nnd rain 11·ould probnbly s:wu them, M. A ... Earl y I Children Cry for Pntcher's_Castoria; ). J