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There are several had holes in the nidewulk between our otlice and the Post Office, in one of which a part)~ got his foot, on one of the dark nights of last Week, and nezuly broke his ankle ; us it was he suffered for some time from a severe stI nin. \Vhen somebody breaks a leg or falls and hurts themselvas. the Commissioners will get the sidewalks repaired. \Ve don't want to he thought cruel but we hope ifnny body does get hurt, it will be the party whose duty it is to keep the sidewalk in repair. ‘ Harvest Home.~â€"\Vc see that our neighbors in other counties are having Harvest Home festivals. \Vhy can’t we have one in this vicinity? \tht has become of the Mnriposa Farmer’s Club? Could they not nrrango for u mammoth pic~nic and invite all the fur~ mersin the neighbourhood to take part]? i “’0 are sure that if the energetic Presi dent and Secretary of the club took I: . matter in hand itcould he made a gr In 3 success. If no grove could he got con- venient, have nu excursion to (‘onchh ' ching Pan-k, Sturgeon Point, Niugnrnll Falls, or even to the Model Farm, ‘4 Guelph. “’0 me decidedly in favor ofl I the former, it not being for distant, and l c a more beautiful place to Spend a day i it would be hard to find. “'0 have 3 started the hull and we hope some fut" ‘1 our farmers will take it up and keep it l‘ moving. until it winds up in some kind ( of e Festival. We would be glad to d hear the opinions of some of our farmers ti QM!“ aubqut. ' \‘ Lacrosse.â€"â€"Our hays went to Mea- ford on the Fireman's Excumion, lust \Vednesdny, and were defeated three Straight games by the Orillin Club, in 20, 15 and 4 minutes. Not so Imcl when the fact that the ()l'illizl team hold the “ Chzunpionship of the North," and is considm'ed the hardest chl‘) to heat north of’l‘m-ontn is taken into consid- ' hoys intend to practice up and give them another trial. A Lucky Man.~.\Ir. Samuel Ralph Plunket, whu came to this countrv in in the year 1831 with the father ofmu' esteemed Dc-pul y Reeve, Mr. “’11:. Ashmam, has just got Word ofu large fortune that. is Waiting fur him upon his iclentifica'ion by the County Judge. It was left. him by his mother's bi'othvr, and amounts to £23,000 sterling, with £30 per year for life. This is a tidy little sum to fall heir to. Upsetâ€"As a young man was driv- ing an 10ml of sheaves down Unionustq on Tuesday morning, and when turn~ ing on to King street, the king-hoft slipped out, letting the hind wheels run into the ditch, and mpsizing the loud. Fortunately the «hirer fell on top of some slzenvys, and far enough away to he from under the load. The homo-s stood still and no further damage was done. nmu He would like the partv who let the BIuck Muley Heiferout of thuTown Hall to bring her back or he will be prosecuted. Accident.~â€"While driving a loai of grain into Mr. Stuart’s barn, on Mon» day evening, Arch. Smith slipped from the 20nd and tell across the waggon tongue, from where he rolled nnderthe horses’ feet. He succeeded in extricatn ing himself, with a few bruisesâ€"none very serious. New Advertisementsâ€"Read M r. G. C. Smith’s new advertisements in this week’s issue. He wants parties to order their meat early, so that he can get it delivered belm'e dinner time without running himself oil' his feet. Also he would like the partv who let ol... I)! l ‘l' ' Orchard Thieves.-â€"â€"Seveml of the farmers are complaining of the boys stealing from their orchards. [One man has left us the names of four or five that were seen in his orchard, and, if we nem- of any more of their depreda» tions we will pnbl‘sh them. Whose duty is it to cut the burs and weeds from the sidewdks in our village. If it is the Commissioners the somner they have it done the better; if it is nobody’s, then the boys better organize another “ bee” and go in. Stoves.â€"â€"We were scrpxised at the large number of stoves which have been arriving this week at Messrs. Maybee .5: Crouter’s, apposite Tm: ADVOCATE, but they tell us their stock is not all in yet. See their adv. Excursionâ€"All who went from here to the Firunen's excursion to Moaford, last “Wednesday, euj ayed themselves to the full, and got home nftera long day's travel very tired but very glad that they went. Personalâ€"Mr. Duncan (.‘zunplmll letnrned homc last Saturday, after a three weeks’ tour through \Vestern Ontario and h’fichiqun Ho appears to be well plunged with-his trip. DMSIOH Court next Thuwduy, Sap. temlmr 4th. Prolific (MILâ€"“’0 have been shown It bunch of oatn~twenty two stalks _â€".gmwn on the farm of Mr. Norman McLeod from one grain. I be haul to find: “’0 have he bull and we hope somofuf IQI'S will take it up and keep it until it winds up in some kind gone} (flutters. lust week, attempted. Constable Smart. H! disorderly manner on ‘ the evening «pd lat When. Mr., 8mm. am: l Quite a number of our sporting men accompanied Yellowhead to Oshawa on Monday lust, where he run a ten mile foot race with John A. McNaughton,of that place. The race was won by Mc- Naughton by a quarter of u mile in a li' hotter than one hour. , indsay had its holiday u. week ago l \ sterduy, and every person seemed to r ukc advantage of the day to leave ‘ town. About 200 Went to Toronto on the ()«ldl‘ellows excursion, und perhaps the some number went to Hulihurton. The excursion to Stur goon Point wus well attended also. A large number of citizens, young and old, went up the river in small boats and cecdingly pleasant day. A seedy looking individual, a stran~ gcr in this locality, while being placed under arrest on \Vednésduy night of lust week ntfnmnhul h. 4.“. n. . - -vu v.yu uvnuuslllg to the Northern Hotel, directly oppo- site the site of the previous fire. The alarm being immediately given a. num- f her of people were soon on the spot but in a very short time the buildings were entirely destroyed. There were several horses in tho stnblea at the time, but fortunately all were saved. The destruc- tion of the adjoining buildings was un- doubtedly the object of this fire, and it was only with the moat strenuous efforts that the buildings were saved. Had then.- heen any wind nothing could ‘ have saved them. The stables were 1 insured for 3200. These tires, which are unmistakably the work of an incenâ€" diary or incendiaries. are creating great consternation among the people, and at present none feel safe. At the last fire on bursting open the stable door a strong smell of coal oil was detected issuing from the neighbourhood of the ice house, where no doubt the fire origi- nated. No reason but that of plunder can he assigned as the object the mis~ creunts have in view, as at each tire a large quantity of goods, especially clothes and bedding, have been stolen. This is the third fire Cannington has had during three weeks. On Wedncs~ day morning. the 13th, the house and 3 outbuildings owned hy J. \V. Hurd, and occupied by Rev. J08. Elliott, were destroyed. The fire originated in the stable amongst some hay, and is sup- posed .to have been caused by a tramp having made it his lodging for the night. Mr. Elliott lost. nearly all his furniture on which there was no insur- ance. Mr. Hurd's loss is estimated at SL500, with insurance of 8700. having made it night. Mr. Ellir. fumkure on whic nnca. Mr. Hurd' J.15:1Hing, Tailor, 11011se,8600 “The Citizens; ’H.Gml1am, furniture, p1iu- cilmlly saved, no insur-nuce , L. Mc» Phersou, furniture, the greater part saved, no insurance. 011 1‘13”]ng e‘mnina Incl», nuns].-- c..- On Monday evening last another fire was discovered in the stables belonging In Hun \T.‘..Ll.-.._ n- . I \- . ,, I" house, $600, “ Gore District," furniture, .kc., $500, “ \Vestarn Insurance ;" Alfred \Vyatt, Druggist, stock c., 8500, “ \VesCern lnsurance;" 'f‘obias Maybee, house, no insurance; Robt. Munroe, house, 8500, “ The Citizens '" J. Bailing, Tailor, house. 8600 “ T119 1 north side of the main street had a On Thursday night about hnlf~past eight o'clock a very bright reflection was observed in the neighbourhood of (‘unningtom and shortly after the flames of what appeared a very extensive tire were plainly visible from this village. Several parties immediately proceeded to the scene at the fire which proved to be the block of buildings on the south west corner of Cameron and Laidlaw streets in that village, occupied by Smith’s Hotel and a number of other: buildings. The buildings burned a long time and but little was saved. Great difficulty Was experienced in prevent~ ing the flames from communicating with the opposite sides of the streets, Mr. D. Campbell's Hotel being on fire a number of times, and, but for the heroic efforts of a large number of men posted on the roof and other places, that fine block would also have gone, as it was, the side facing the tire is badly damaged, the window sashes and other woodwork being badly burned, while the heat was so intense as to com- pletely melt some of the glass. The post office and other buildings on the narrow escape ; in one place in the rear of the Post Office, a large hole being burned through the roof by a fallen cinder, but being luckily discovered it was extinguished by the timely appli- cation of a few buckets of water. The following is a list of losers by the fire with amount of insurance, the actual loss could not be ascertained :-â€" J. Smith, hotel furniture, 67.0., $1.150, insured in “ The Citizens ;” Jae. A. Bennett, hotel and stable, $1,300, “ Mutual of Hamilton ; " Jno. Sharp, house,$600, “ Gore District." furniture yanoalnâ€"â€"â€" - 'K, attempted to shoot'Clnief lo Smart. Extensive Conflagratiohi CANNINGTON INN FLA“ ES 1 ESTIMATED [.088 25,000 MILL“. , wnere he ran a ten mile h John A. McNaughton,of The race was won by Mc- y a quarter of a mile in it than one hour. ul its holiday a week ago d every person seemed to LIN DSA Y. , directly 05m: fife. The Remember the placeâ€"men door the - “ Northern. Hotei." In Endless Variety Of all Descriptions, I Sign 01 me “ Bee Hive," \Vhich he is Selling at a Great Bargain PURE TEAS CONFECTIONERY At. my shop the evening previous 8 o’clock on the morning req Gleam 2/232? Orders .’ MEAT DELIVERED! From the Town Hall lot, Woodville. Any one retainig the above after this notice will be prosecuted. l \Voodville, August 27th, 1879. Obituaryâ€"4% reoret to have to re- cord the death of Mr. James Mark, near Little Britain, which took place on \Vednesday, the 13th inst, nfteru short illness. He was born in the parish of Lnxillian, in the county of Comwnll, England, June 17th, 1829. He came to this country with other members of the family in 1824, and they took up their residence in the towuship of Mar- ipoaa, near Little Britian, and here re- sided up to the time of his death. Mr. Mark was elected in 1873'us seconddep- nty-reeve at the time of his death, hav- ing been elected to that position in January last by acclanmtion. As a public man he was highlv mum-Mn" I _ ,, m"-.- “mums. it appears that ; the total assessment of the village, now that the rolls are finally revised, is $200,584. Of this amount there is within the villagelimits $29,910 belong- ing to school section No. 8, Brock ; and there is in the township of Brock be- longing to the Cannington school seen tion $41,575, making the total amount of the section $212,249. The amount to he raised for school. purposes is $1,700, requiring, as above stated, eighty and one~half cents on the hun~ dred dollars.-Gleaner. “'oodville, August 27th, 1.379.. As was intimated last Week a good band has been organized in this village. They had their first practice on Friday evening last, and met on Tuesday even- ing to complete their organization. Mr. P. Ellis was appointed secretary, and Mr. George Taylor, treasurer. There are about fourteen or fifteen pen sons members of the band, including a number of those who formerly belonged to the old Cannington brass band. “’9 ; believe it is their intention to get up a concert shortly, with the aid of some foreign talent, to raise funds to assist in paying their instructor, and we are ‘ sure their efforts will be duly apprecâ€" iated and the concert liberally patron- ized. ‘ “76 have been informed by our Vilu iage Clerk, Geo. Horne, Esq., that the rate required to be levied tor school purposes for the present year is eighty and oneshalf cts. per hundred dollars. Last year the rate was eighty-two cts. per hundred dollars. It appears that Hm and“! Au“ Strayed or Stolen A R'l‘l ES \VA N TI NG At their residencem » MCLEOD’S N or about Monday, N OTIOE, CAKES, c. l ensued, during which it is supposed the prisoner shot at the Chief constable. A bullet hole was found in the left side of Mr. Smart’s coat, where the ball is supposed to have struck the baton which he carries in his breast pocket ;. the bull glanced off the baton and pass- ed through the sleeve. Although the prisoner and the place where the scullle took place were searched no weapon was found. The cost was scorched und smelled strongly of powder. The priâ€" ‘ soner will he examined before the Police Msgistx ate to~dny.â€" Warden GROCERIES A amcz mum-.2 cow . c. SMITH, ~AT-â€" CANNINGTON‘ l, are requested to ’, 18th August, 1).. McLEOD. rlanmtion. As a highly respected. 0118. or beforu required. BUTCHER. 3. 141 SMITH. LOAN AND INSU'RANGE A. Large: Variety {of Ladies’ Pmnellas, Cheap. 31mm" 1 0. Loam Garner King and Church Streets LATEST STYLES ! REDUCTION Boots and Shoes. FULL LINES I 500 Feet to Supply With Boots and Shoes. WOODVILLE HARDWARE EMPORIUM At MAYBEE CROUTER’S. on cost, mu] can Consequently 30]] very cheap. NEW STOCK which I ham just purchased Only firstoclass \Vorkmeu emgpygd CALL AND SEE MY WO0DMILLE.. NEW PATTERNS and N .D 0" 1 W PRICES. . â€"‘â€"AGEN,'I'. (_. 'L’ggo {GAME â€"A'_I.‘ jxâ€" ‘ GREAT GENERA L in all the Call and see .ORDEKED WQRK a Speciality In my own Sales-~Rlps Repaired Free of charge. I lutve purchased my Fall WOODVILLE. M W OODVILLL Boot and. Shoe Store Shoes, them before Fo’u m DES. 3‘5 1rchased my Fall Stock of all kinds of Boom-'4 from one of the best factories in the Dominion, which 1 will sell UHEA 1’ FOR CASH. 'rntOI @6001) M'nwmums ANDMUNICIMH. Drzmmrums Pvucmsrzm I All kinds of Hardware) MONEY T0 LOAN 0N gnu-l Farm and Town Prop _ sums of $230 tn $20,000, at a l of interest, on most favorable terms payment; I943) .-\'ll:cl.\sscs onildlngsu inwred at a. ‘COAL. OIL A‘ SPECIALTY; 20m. PER GALLON. PAINTS; 9% T©QLS E Grain Cradles, Hay Forks, Rakes, scythesy Hoe} MACHINE. OILS 1: BARLEY FORKSE purchasing elsewhere VARNISHES, OILS, AND ALL. KINDS OF w HIGHEST OASâ€"H PRICE PA“ D4 3.. CA BALI C HUME It, h‘hfl‘u”, 01m. $20,090, at {ifi’hm Inwn lfrerrty, i m “I”. BRUSHES,” of, l'Cc. low 'n