KE~T COUNTY A:SNUAL

SE.ASONS-l.8B4~ (Cu,.m.u~ TlML) cl. h. d. Spr:n.;o hrl:fna ...... 11>54 l>larrh 20 0 )1, r...t...... o: liurum•·r l.q:lna ••.•.•••.. I~ Juuo 20 II A. La.t&...... tl Autumn l...-.;:ino ...... 1'>51 lkptrmbor IS 10M. lAoota ...... • ~·mter bc;ina...... 1~~<;1 Uettn.bor 21 ~ ,\!, TtoplCllll )'ew...... 166 ~--~~------~ CHRONOLOGICAL CYCLES-188~. Domlnieal Letlan...... t·. &.llAinarCydoor Golden !'lumber.... '·I nom.• n lndir:>llon .. .. i:J*)t...... ll !1olM Cyet...... -17. Ju!!:.n l'~r.o-1 ...... Tho ynr tu• ls tho bt",.rlnn1ni: or Lhe 5(;.'!:. 1~' IIUC"C UIO I Cl:..t!Oil of the · ·orlil. A ¢C(,;Ird.n~ the Je•·a. o:nlolon of c.ra&J.a, .nJ 1CY.I~h ol the ln~ ...... June !'rrat Sundo.y in Lent ...... )l~rth : t:orvu• I :tlr:.t< ...... J ur.e St. l'.. tnck ...... ~t.uch 1; M. John llat•t •t-~ho!mm u.. , ...... J u"' AnnUJJcbt.on ...... )l~r ••· l!»tor 6anday ...... April ll iii. Thom~ ...... V..'C. Low Su.'loby ...... Apnll!O Chri,tmM !>.. , ...... Hte. :Saw Year'• Day, <:oo.l}'ri•lay, Qu«n'o 1~1'\hd.. y, l>o>~~an !nn lh), Chrl tuw ll.. > ... nl\! ri' ln,: l>"'y are lq:-.1 hob.) a~ 1 In On\.:VIO. Tbete, ad lied to l.l•• l"h:.n), Armt.;:;d.:a.t~or•, Aacen~. Cooccp:ton, Corpu• <..'1uiat.i, St.. l'ckr est. 1·.u.1, antJ A:i :;; •. ,.t.,' u .• ), :.ra lt" ..~1 bolida)'llllU Qu~ MORNING AND EVENING STARS-1884. • :MERCURY will he Eotnlu;l Slllr about J-'nll~f) 4, Apr:! 2:>, AII~'Uit 2:1, and n-mbu1 a nd ll<>mi"ii .'iiAr ahoul t'ebruar713. Juno 1%, '"'' OC'..ob<:r 4. '\r'I:SlJS ,.,II be l:.'otnit,q Sl4r till Jul) \1: thon ,1/crnh~l Scar the rc•t ol tt.• yur. J Ul'ITI:R w1ll b.! ENn111g $1

~~~.\RALLF.L with tho ahoro of L.•k·~ Eri~, n~ a 11hort diatanco th~re· ,.. .., frulll runs tho Ohl Gon•rnmcnt I.J••l••m7~>tll•n Hoad, J..m,wu n.. s 'lal­ { f ~' ~ but Street. 'l'ho work of tho Jato Culonol 'l'alb.•t, awl f(•flnin;; p:•rt ~..:,.,~ of n. "l'lleml 11chcmo for tho coloni7.atiou of the Be\·oral southern lake wuntica, ~ts construction through Kent Cc.unty dat"a fr•~m th~·. year lSlG Thoro and then itA path by through unLrokcn forest. \\hal >it 1 aJIIIJt settl~ra had hcun for sonH! years cllt.;•blishcd un tho lake front c,f El!:in tuwn­ ship.~, whilst U. K I~oynli&t. settlomentll in Uosticld and Culehcsh·r had lllr.:Ja.dy m:do commotHlah~u pro~ress ~mdcr a r~_cord commencing a.." cl\rly llJI ljj;) :\lu! whibt the c!c.Lrllli(8 uf tho Th;uiH:~ f.tvcr under 1\ 8Ct•rC of )'can of htsto'ry had hcL"'ille both !lllllt~rvuii aml extcwlcd, ~hu tract ,ui country bur· doritw on tho Erte shore 111 h.ent Couuty, nnd whtch the 'lalbCJt Hoad tra­ verseJ, furmcd, until thol p~riod mentioned, part of tho ct<-rnal hush prcv"il­ in!l betWl>CII tho lake nnJ ri\'<'T. A tract vr ,lehat.a.hlo l:md, It had n•· f\1:\t.la and wa., hut barely •• .:cc.•~tl,lo by~ (ow dc\·ious and ill-defined Indian trails, along whi.;h, alone, vcuturtJautno por&onR man or near what is now tho fann11tc:ul of Mr. Joseph Patterson, Lot 9!• 'l'alhot Strout, and was ekoing out n.n i~ola~'tl aml pro..:arious existcncu in clearing his claim, in tl'n.pping wild animals, <•r raising nnd tcndin;; cattle for rh·cr scttlcra on tho pr.~irie cxpnnseiiiiUrrourHl­ ing tho !£au. Onu Dicknon, :m American hunter, ha•l esconccr farm, nt tho Rond Km shoro, Ramsay. oncu tho owner of 1200 acres in t ucighbor!wod, lin.>tl a prl·-hiAtoric lifu in what we shn.ll term a hlishctl thoms~lves at " point :~.little cast of what is now tho Vll!ke-infestcll marsh. they commenced thu pioneer lifll which they shortly after lei what is no\r )Iorpcth. 1f the st4Jry be true, it was one of tho Hacl..ncys w!&o ftmnd the sui! w:mn romotins of Dickbon's body and gave it sepulchre in the sands nenr the E:m beach, at a placu yet potntcd out by some of tho old<•r settlers. But lwvond those o~ceptions, and tho cn.mps of a few f;\milies of Pottawattomio I miianA long aftcrw:mls ro3idcnt in tho woods I{>Uth of Blenheim, tho trnct was devoid of inhabitants. But, if untouchtlll by tho 110ttlom' nxo, Talbot Str~ot was ncwrthdcss tho aceno of aovtlral intoro&ting enmt.s. Along its RhoN Gcueml Brock and hia plucky and patriotic troops rowed, to mcasuri!

~hmnhcr&, ami thonctJ to a.ntic:pa.to t)ul American ~rm~ which .h:Ld alreadJ m:m"m\\ti!ric c:\n~ping a pot at :t. p(Jint a fow rdtod and which. y,•ar• aL:u. fell :t.s did ia successor, frum tho w:u.h of tho lake, fur tho "L!Jicrs hi\'oullcl.cd, bull .a-piing which grow UJt ncar tho aite of t.hu former. _\lonJ tho old alwro trail, p.'lta·iota, enrolled n.s His :'ll:t.jeaty'a LoJl Can:\(lian :\Iilitia, l:\horion~ly and dubiouRly atmde ita de\•ioua and hru» t:m~lcd Jcn;.:th at tho call of cluty. Ani\ their enun1ics were not alow II follow. ln tho Crnwn Lnnrls Dcj)..'\rtmcn t un tho original ln:t.p or plan d Romney is written the foJl.n,·ing: "The point .\ in front of ~o. 1':7 ia tJ. "plac:ol \rhcre Cap~. Llnlmcs of the Unitecl States nrmy left the tidd pieW:UIIJl by th., Loyal Es,cx )lilitin, where they II' "nnin<..od until the treaty of peace.". A 1•ioce of hist{>ry gi1·in~ oorro lJ<>rnt~ t.o the story of nld Bottlers that at tho huttom of the BW

'l'he Talbot oolcmil.'ltion scheme which had been inaugurntetl in Ke~ County D..'> early us lri1~ by the sun·cy of the road nnu a donl,Jo lino of :!'1 acre lots as far :Ill Lot !11, when operations W<'ril interrupted hy the wnr om brc:\k, anu whor.s it ia said Sun·eyor Burwcll'11 instruments aucl sturcs fllllt prey to .\merican lilibustcrs, was rt!smnod acrtlss the front, tho hal:mcc (Jf tho lot hciug sold w thu occup:mt at n men nommnl price. A umit l.lj{fCCIIICu t for tho constructiun of thi• 1'\lD.U (I) whicl olJ settlers a.'ly 'l'l"ru; l'uutpletco m:wc a roar! uno n>lllHl log11 tiftc,•n fed w id1•, all cnuse­ "wavs to ho mrulo with lugs or fno:ine~ fittcon fcut wide, with :t. clitch :\t c..dt "end ami covor.:cl with earth, to commenco at thu crl&t lino of the Towmlup ''of Orford and thcucu to the Communication Ro:\ .\1,1\IA:\'.\C :FOlt 1884.

in~; 11rticlca .uo ahown : 3 yda. factory cotton, 4a.-12a. ; 1 aido uddlo, £4 ; by foo~m" 3 I•~ira of atockino"• 4a.-12..; oy a w~k'a OO.vd, lOa. (York cu rrcncy,, · C..loncl Talbot ,.u 11 aurnowbnt atmn~,:u ch~:tletcr ~:cntlcmnn in •·hom 11uccr bu~iucu hnhita, arrognnco nml l.:iuducu were atran •dy mi:xud. Jlia modo of rccordm • tmnafcn, t.bo unp• tented claims n1ulloca~auru of sc~tlcn .,..na aunl'ltci~y in tho cxt.rcmo. 'fhu 1'1\C<'l• uf n rublJcr (>lug ncruaa tlro mnp or pl n which hung in hie ulliet• 11Ullicod tu tliat.o<>5u uf ono IIUt in poaacuiun ruwtlrcr. lJo Sll,'lllllcantly told

th03o c1f tlau "Fnnuly Comp.'\Ct cl~IIt IWt only fCCCI\'cd a guoJ location, hut nt tmwa was mntcn:Jly n~~ai•t<.>d in hra clrurta tu clear it. Hu '!\'Iilii not, bowO\'Cr. \ ithout considoralolo Vllnity ; nnd it "'''Ill h111 nwl•ttion in hill •~'lrly Y"''ra to build UJ• in tho western '"'ld11 nt l'urt 'fr.ll ...t nn cat:~tu worthy .,r tho aciun of a Tnll~•t. Hu c.tll\ljl thu aottlcn hi• people, nn•l in • aonso truly they \\~,;N. llo spent much of lriR mcnn11 iu a&~~isting them ($80,· ()()()it is s.'lid), marriott thom, chrisU'n!ld their ll.'llJios, nntl O\'illl undertook their apirit~ml wclfaru hy holding acn·icca, tu which lao accun:d nttcnuanco by acndmg round tho whiskt•Y hottlo n.t ita conclusion-a 11111n •·huiJCI memory ia revered hy mnny ; \\'ho wllll honcat in hia .toolin~;~. unaclliah to A •lcgrco, ICt oi whom n p:rrliamcntmT report of 1834 Mya: "Thia ~cndcmnn 'llloM tlau "privato accrct.'\ry to ono u£ tho I.icut4•n:mt Go\·crnora of l'pper Cnmuln nn•l a!tcrwarda~;ut 30'~.420 acrca of lnnd (171,:?00 ACres in w~'.SWMI Dlatrict) to aottlc. How ho actUod it. or wlmt he ltu duaac with tho monies he received, is not known nt the Sur\·cyor Gcnurnl'a uflice, but h., haa rccch·ud n J>Cnsiun or allownnco of £444 11 year out of tho proc... '<'.dll uf our J•uhlic J.md!l auld to tlla C:ma.ia ColliJ•nny, and hAa obtAined l\lrco.c1y !rum thn.t auurcu nino yean of ponaion or £4000." Followins: tho aurvey and oonatruction of tho r.Jali&h~>tl thomaclves on I.Jt fi!t A!Hl M• joinin~ Iota, pnrt of tho aito ..r tnt11lcm Olc.:uvnJo, nnd lm•l nlrc:llly fdle•l tho histoncnl trt~o. Tho a:uno fall Ju!lcpl. \\'ootla nncl aun~ luvl lnid the aitc rmd opened the history of Morjlcth loy n aimilnr net. Tho yc.'\r r.. n ..... ·ins anw D. S, Bnhlwin, Sarnuol Uurm, E. Nuwcomb an«l .John K1tchcn luc:.tctl as n,..'-:hbors t4t Mr. Hury; nncl in lluw:trtl pivncor lllr. \\'oools wn.~ nlrcn•ly ... , :llly woll aupp.-,rtcd. On dro acvcr'llllut.s directly •JJ 1K'>Sito tho ln:tcr, er ncnr by, thruo or four momhc~ of tho pntriot fami y of Gull, from tho Thnmcs Hh·cr, whoso p:lrcnt hc:lll nnd aix auns h:~.~l tnkcn upnrrn• :u tl1u cnll of country in tho 8\'ontful wn.r of 1812, w•·r·o nt work on th.•ir .1m wings; and immcdiatd y e.'\St., on Lot Xo. UO, X1choll\ll Comwnll, a rnumhcr t•f that U. E. Loyalist fnmily wlloao moml>c1'1i fonnell cnjoyeol I~ "' a coaol•ler.. t.lc dr.:rcC', hla lll<len and ontr apeech bdn.: olrnl'l) " rrn>.>rk non~mi~~Jr thr atnroor.b<'rlll oondotlon of Ute h rll, which, In tho ~IAII•lj•nolhnlnarr t'ltOtii.O "lei off," ho •=:!nod, lilo;o h•• own s-cr.on, •1\UUJ ole•·•latJ In Wldl"'ratu,., an•I tltUII rn 10 pro>Drla!n;;: "h!. nry warnrl lklttcr taloo tho •lntlowar• he loet hlalpo«h and aat do•n. (j

lSl!l or 1~20. T.:Ltcr, and a little fl\rthcr oa.t, the Hackney brothcn 11r. Desmot~tl, nlso of patriotic UH:= fame, nc•t forgcttin~ Mr. <:reen, the' roa4 c:ontractor 11ncntioucu, 11111! a mcmhur uf that long-livehado,\\"11 •·.:auld at timca be illuuuJfl by luai•l glu.'\1111 as thu 1•hanto111 Clbjt•cts of atu!"lly, smoke hcgrinmutIUIIII, a ono room erection which autlie..:ol for Jlll puqx••~ l..:ll');:er h

Then too w:~.~ th,, period o( com mort:~ora formed of Lurnt·fJUt atum!l llc:1.<1s; or' o.;xt,:mpori~c.l fannin~; milia made ,,f net aiuvcs and fanned with cl.il<.!nm& luuf:fi. vr of bed l>h,•cta hlo,.·nl,y the ~~~~t~e. brecz~; of .h:md 1n::l11, thc stone a!.(u uf the ~.,etlement Over thcs(l prumtl\'e gnst rmll11 111><11)' :.. uit:ht the ,,\ cr-workc~l_an,d uudcr·Ccd acttlcr h!lA spent in l;rindin;; aulhc1cn& 111 ~:~.1 to mc .. t his fanuhcs needs ere tlw _morn1ng l.rok~ rtwc;&hng m \h.: ;;n.:y miat the phantom fnrm of .·uw,t!lcr Rrrt\'ll~g to u~oko Ius turn. It wa.a, too, tho ]•cn shoulders a La;; of llour. :\s a iurym:m (as :'>b;;nus Crawford will tell} ho made thu journey to Sa,,.j. ;..ich (;,jurt without l•rcakin:; f:~.st, much lcsll the juurnuy. To bo aurc a f,.,,. of tlw mor.:: al•lu could boast <>fa h<•nw vr a yoke uf oxen, and" few perh:~.i·• w.rc in J>Oaacnion of an ox cart., that primitive charwt of early rlaya-u. v~,:hiclc whose promi'_lcnt ch.~oracto!ris~ics were A pa•r o~ "'heels formed out of the section uf an 18-mch lo~, l•urcd 111 the centre fur 1t.-1 w•>Vf produce wcro disposed of by way of truck only. A yard uf cottun co11t a l.ush.. l of wheat; a buRhel of Mit. 18 to :!0 bushels. Ordinary te:1. cost (in 1:-.:?0) iu pruducu \'a.lue, $2 and Hyson ~:1 per lb. Rosin waa li:l!.c., popper ~1, and pi~bil tuh;~occu 7r•c. per lh. .\n axe cost ~3.50. P~wder so!J from (iR. tu lOs. :mJ. ahot at 2s. per lb. llrim~tune, a sugg~· tive article :l.Jill much used, d"hlat !JOe. pt·r Jl, ; a •lozt• of ~alts iM 3i ~c., and :.. \'omit-tal.:o nutkc, yvu hi;;h·pricctl and prvtccteot settlement ending in the first dt'c.\dc f>f ita histr.ry. But &low and satisfactory improvement wnM already ohscrvahlll. Clcarinsa were gradually extcndin~ ; crops incrNISl'd in acrcago awl yicl,l ; Bhantiea woro clapboarded :mll cnlargt·•l, :mtl household comforta multiplied. Littlo nuclei of busine3s and social centres formed.

CJ.t:o\ 1!. ClU::EK-UA.SO\'J::n At certain pcriOpl·ncJ <)Ut itA welcome accommodation to man o.nd be:ut, nnd when tho towm.hip fathers madtl it their hcacl'(uartcrs. 1t m;~y better

ro.'\meQiity formed their 11troug· hoM tho m:orka mul ro1unina uf iLa earth wurk11 hwin~ yot eMily tlclincr. C:u.tliric, the firTot medico of tlu) Thamoa, who first blctl:uul J•lll,:d the :lt;Uo amllu~cr· atrick,•n eettlore, :uul who, morcovor, mnrricoi a gmntl·daught~;r of {lion~or !lratt. I>ulaon, whose spou~o, Hann:lh, waa no moan hcnlcr 11r wiclclcr of tho knife hcnJclf, for it •·:us aho who nml'utattKl tho frozen lhuloM of ~Iilia Ann Sm:th, of DoYcr, then" chilm•·.:m ht• nnt a mi~Jtuluor-:uul thu csbbli..h· mont of lllcHrcgor't atore on tho ens~ hill ah.·,·o, aouth aicio of ruauuc:a.n \\'nrron atuck out his aaAt.oro·kccr.or in th., higher tlat of tl.o crook, at nl ...ut 11 point which m:ly bo duacribed u the pi'Ollcut.ontrnu.:c t...o Smith's mill-yard. Hut thuall petty canccrM-J>Otty truuk ahauth~s ~ruly•-ll<'l'u vut11itlu tho IMlo o( corpomto or l'lattucl ~r.•rpoth now so C:lllod. Tv Garrot mul J<;d wnrtl Loo mu~t ltu nccurdoJ tlw titlo of .l\I.. rpcth 's truo piuueol"li ruhl 11\llrch:mt.:l. .\lrc.L•ly woll-kuown business men in ltalois:h nnJ alonf: TallJOt StNot. :u11l p:Lrticul Lrly at tho Harwich 1111d f:lowAr,l T?wn line, whors for !O(m\o yu!lra thuy haJ l'.Lrricu on n lart:o truck t:adu m11l m thll oll:port uf tuloacc~t, thc~t> ~<·ntlclllcll ultimntuly mu\·cl~o !Ul\'orthloas yot partook muro uf tho clL'\mctor of n clu1np o£ fanu houaes 10 Kt:::-

th:t.n ., •ilbg~·. one of the ~·hid sh:mtil!s hl'in~; thtlt nf .J:unca "'•Mls ·whoto &J)QUSp the pcace, m:a~istr.1tt•s had ht·cn appoint~tl in 1833 in the persona of Smith, J>dl a.ud ,V,,rr,·n, who t•J•Pli,·J lio1u a11o tho mark, com· miuiont'rs Bell anJ Snuth in 18:.?7, nn.l \\'hatcly awl Warren 11):13·4-, let imp<>cunioua do,·ils know that thu account~ nct's. In it the :uh·t:nt of many prominent citizt'ns occur. C~··•:-gu Vuck makes his Johut in l~l~l··IO. ntlll purh:apa nut much later Wm. Shdtahli>hllorgo Duck as clerk; and plcaso note it, in ~~~:.? :'llorpcth rccci\·cd her oflicial uatno, and that in a peculiar man· ner. At thi" pcri•>d thu .\n:;lican Churd1 was risin.: lw:wcnwards on itl beautiful a.ncl cle,·:~t c··l bituatiun a little eaat of tho t>illngc, and means wero not uver·I•h•ntiful ior its erectiun. .\ fortun:l.to viait uf the Earl uf :\f(,q•cth -a Howanl, too, hy·tlw·hyu--supplied, it ia K:tid, sumu uf tho nec, fur it was in tho ha!l of the ti:une that the enmt ju1>t mentionll•>rt of e•tual and lllany rcspucta greater ro,outation than Dandy Hall. fur )lr. Sheldon's pc.;l'llonal entcrpriau, pulitica leanings and o:r~a.t pupulnrity ch·cw tAJ\mrd~ his famed ho11tulry many atrango and _lea•~mg characturs. Here, it ia .... in to c"ntc~t the coumy Ill 1147, which he ~.;racuiully acccpt••d, and tl.l·uut;h an addrcx~ Meun1. Warr..u, L:aiJ· law, Ruddle, Coil, Shchlon, Lee, Dr. \\'allen and c1thers aru thanked th~r~· for, he intimatinc: at 6auu.: tim·~ ''that ho is to be oppus•·•l by tho lhon. :Soh· ·Citor General \\'eHt (.J. H. Cam<;ron,) who&u :~ttcmpt to rob the \Vonwn of Can:~.da uf their dower (bcc:l.Ul!O of the difliculty it occ.-ttiions thu leg:.lprofc~· aion) ~;hould laavo prc\'entcd, ho wuuld lu~vo fancied, fwm ovur ahowmg lus face in 0\IIY part of the Pro,•iJ.cu wher., la.die" reside : . . . • ·.. In any casu I think the olectors of K..:nt will show him th:~t tlwy tlunk d1tluruntly, and that we havo cnou~h lawyers in thu Houao alre:1dy, u.s they I~IU&t sen· .aibly feol from thu incrc:I.Scd l.'\w coats in all the courts," (to wluch l:a.ttcr .sentiment we. the eloctora of 1884, fully concur.) " (Sg'd), )lALCuL.'I C£m;t~o:o~. At this time (April, 1847,) t.ho villagu contained G ctoncral atorcs, 3

11 KlDI'r OOU1ITY .AlllCUAL ' Ja &JM Jaaada of MW, ....,...... u.i - NOOYW 101& ~ •peoial)y if~ poli&iaiuaoUa be~'. ai.. aDd MCUN & -.....; ..a it .O.W be~~-~...._ r.lia&iM &baa.,..._, &1M old Sou&benl Bail...., woald.,...... -~1M&. ~·· ~Wift ...... ~DOW x ..... CuD. Klt.obea. WiJaoa. CoW., aDd puiiGalarli Jolaia Daok. a ...._ B.-.of &Ill& ...ua-' x., faaWy, aDd. IDONOftl', ta.. oal7 IUrYi•hac 100 o1 a la&IMr whole ~iDea' ablli"-a W mon thaD alocial NpUtuioo, ~ f~ '1"'aomU KaOolbun, tM ....W, al&bouab IJOID-'i- ~ ~ wM; tbroqb JabMelf aud Jaitla&e ...... 0a.rM aDd JW. 1M, baa liYed ~ Ml&l,f (aacl oatli..a) ...,..•• GOIIUD8Nial ~Ua&c.y, Some o1 au ... J!I'CII!UUD*t .... r.MI•t. • the oJaW --..u. llr. :aau.., ..a w. o. IJaol£. • - ollauo'a.

'1'BB QUilliN .AND TBB BOTAL J'.UW. Y • 'IIIB QUUX-Vcnu&, ..... a&- ltr=' ,._ ...~ ... --:-..-klllll ...... :__.~--.u.. .., ~~~_t~ Dle4 Ow. 1t, li7l. ... _,.... r•·1 141. 1110, to Hie llopl HIP­ Hie H~ Allnol ll:arMI& - Prt.N ~ H• JlaJM7_1e .... •IT OU.al ~lloriiAIIIf.ll,l&H;~ ...... ,..~..._.,DuM U.I...WH .._OAIMI~IIarll eiK~a-pUI. fte....,_ ...... ~... 117 ...... ---- .....U.lloial llllr- Yla&orla ...... ,. H•llopllfllb-U..... Aquola \'ldoltl, ~ fUIIcaii ...... ~ ...... ~ .. 1MI: ..m.4 .. It: L II. Pri- '"' ,...., _.... CIIrlolllutCIIutee A ...... of ...... ,...... ••....._Willi-., ...... c.-a ...... wii-Ho.... o ...... A ...... buiJ,~IIIJl, ::::::r~ .. 1-...... u• ..,.. a.--LDuMa - ...... OueliM a Dlllllpl ...... ,.._ ... 11..-Ul, 1111: ...... ,...... ~AIIIM ..1111;-.wMaM ...... ,...... _., .,... .. AnYie. .,.J.CL ...... ,Airend- .. .,_. <"'-.. Hie..,_. H...... ~"lnlllea Plllll* ,....,... 0..1, IIU; ... 11M...... :;: a-llellalpn&..-~-: llaldt II, liJI, ...... ~..._~~ ..... lll&;a...... ___ ... _...... ~- .. ..-: ...... YIIIIDita 1117; YIIIIDita .A~eu~Mba=';J-~Alnalldra _,., ...... ~.., .... A:h.~ ~~~-1f6!i ~_!!in, U.:...., ... ._.. IWFYIIMN. llorll ...... ;-:..~ ...... ,...... UIP-. Alae Jlaad ....,., ..... - ....~·mp...... , YIJeJIIa A..uS.flll;llianW•U.LU.I'IIIIOI,...._ ~i:.l Apnll.... ,...... -.~.., ...... lllpiCIIu& ..QII.- ... r..ll)' ...... , _., ,._,......

IMPBBIAL OB BarrJSB IIINIS'l'BY. ,_..... ,...... ,.., u.~ ...... ,.a-. w. ._o...... _.,_ CIIJ ...... aiiiMI' ' .-...... " HDCIIC. ._a.Dden..cia Load HJcll Cllo..a•...... • .. • ...... " Load ...... ClO,OOO ..... u. ·-·· ...... ~- ..... PIIYJ "-' ...... o.-.a...... , .. Load OutlelfOid. .,_ ...... ,. .. u-~ ...... " a~rw.. v-•~_. ~., .,..... -'61n...... " KuiOn~~•W.. uooo ~-...... ,., War...... ~·····························...... -...... " ~olllani....., IJM'W • .ciOOO .aa ,...... ,...... llrl...... A.tllllniW...... ".. Kul... ot...... ltlaller~.cNGO .,.._ Clllll ...... ,...... -...... 0. Olle ~,..,£Uti CIIJceo!IGraiDIIIIIIr el ...... •• •• ...... ••• .. lollla o. .,.._, .ctDGO W a-IOoraa t ...... • CIIM. W. PUke. .ctDG0 ...... ~oooooooOOOOOOOUOMoOOUOOOOO M ~CIIJ•hJ,..ctDIO

1\:I::~T COl'.~TY AXXU.AJ.

BOUSE OF COMMONS.

IS.UEliNITY ll,OOO EACH ANn 111Lt:.\C&.

CouUituc:.ey, lJuul.,. ~ Addington .••• J. \\',Hell .••.•••. C 1\li,IUic!(!x S ...J. ,\rmatnmg ...... L Alf,'«•mn ...•••. R J. l>aw&On •••••• C Mi.tdlcal'x N •• T. Cuughlm, •.•....C Thothwcll...... lla,;d Milia ..•••• . . L l\1iddlcacx W .. D. M. t:amcrun .... L llrucc, Sorth•• Alcx•. Mc'X oill•••••• C Munch ...... L. McC.,Ilum ..•...C Hru::c, East... ll. M. Wells.••• . .. L Mu&kol.:A ...... W. K O'firicn .....C Hruco. Wo..'&t •• J. l:>ommcn·illc .•••• L ~orfolk X .... J. Charlt.oll, ...... L Brnnt, Xorth ...lu. Smnmcr\·illo..• 1. Xorfulk ...... J. JnckRon ...... L Drnnt, Suut.b.• Wm. Pnttcrsou. .. •• L Nurthumb'd E. Ell. Guchrnno .. , ... C IJrock\-illo .....J. }', W001l...... C 1\orthumb'd W.Gcurgo Guilktt .....C C:udwcll...... Thos. Whito ...... 0 Ontano S ..... F. W. !lien ...... L Carleton •...•. SirJ.A.Macdon.'\ld.C Ont:uio X .... A. l'. Cock hum ....L Dund:u••••••• Dr. Chns. 1-:. II icl.:cy. C Ontario W •••• G~.o'O. \\'l,cclcr ...... L Durham, Wcat.Hon. Bd. Ubko.... L Ott.'\wn C1t.y .•C. II. MI\Ckintosh ..0 Durh:un, &.at.. Col. A 'l'B \\'illinma.C Ottawa City ..JoacJ•h Tn.'IBC ...... C El,~;in, };nst.... JJr. John II. Wil&On.L Oxford S ..... A. Harley...... L }Jgiu. West ...Goo. E. Ouey...... L Oxford !i... . . J. Sutherland ••••.. L Essex, 'Xorth... J. C. l'nttOTBOn .... 0 Peel. .. .. • .. ,J. Fleming ...... L Essex, SouU1 ..l.. Wigle ...... 0 Perth ~ ...... S. ll Hesson ...... C Froutcnac .... G. A. Kirkpatrick .. C Porth S ...... Jamea Trow...... L Glengarry •••• D. McMa.star••••••• C l'ctcrboru' }: .. John numhnm .....c Grenville S ... W. T. Hcn110n ...... C J>cwrboro' W ..<:oo. Jhllinrd ...... C Grey X ...... n. Allcn ...... L Prescott ..•.•• Simon L.'lhroasc ....C GreyS ...... l>r. G. Lnnkerkin... L Princcl~wanl.Dr. J. M. Platt.... L GNy E ...... Dr. Thos.S. Sproulc.C Rcnircw ~ .... P. Whiw, jr...... C llnldim:mJ..... D. '11wmp110n .••..• L Ucnfrcw l:> •••. H. Unmpbcll .. .••.. L lblton ...... Wm. McCrnney ••.. L Husscll ...... l\1. ]\:. llickin11on ...C Ba1nilton ..... l~. E. 1\:ilvcrt ...... C Simcoe E ...... H. H. Cuarhy Hcq;m...... C Hnstinga W .• A Hoht'rtaon ••••.. C Toronto C .... Hobert llny ...... C Huron \\' .•• . l\T. C. Catucron ..••. L 'l'oronto E.: •...John Small ...... C llcron E ..•••'l'hom:uJ FArrow.•.•. 0 T:•rnutu W .....Ju. Hc.'\th·, jr.... C Huron S .....Sir Rich. Cartwright L Yi~.o'torm:; ...... Jos. H. Dundaa.... C Kent ...... Henry Smyth ...... 0 Yictorin X., .• Hector fl:uncron. •..C Kingston..... Alex. C:unn ...... 1. Waterloo~ ... Hu~:u J'rnn~ ...... C Lambton E ...J. II. l<'airhanka .... L \\'atcrloo S .....J. Li vin~'lltr. Geo.1'. Orton.. C L:lnnrk S •••• .T. G. 11~-:~rt ..••• C WcllinbotonC ...T. Innes ...... L Lccda ~ ..••.•Dr. C. }'.~lo'crgusun ..C \\'cllin.. ton S ...Tnmcs .Mcl1ull.:n .. L L1:cda S ...... G. Tnylor ...... C Wcnh:Orth~ .. Thomns llain ...... L Lennox ...... n. W. Allison ...... L \\' ellin:;rton IS.. Dr. L. Sl'ringor ....L Lincoln .. . .•.•J. C. ltykcrt .• . ..•• C York ~ ...... Wm. Mulock ...... L London ...... Bon.• T uhn Carlin;•• C York K ...... Hon. A. )ln.ckcnzie.L !tliJ.J.leaox E • • D. :.\tellili an ••••• . . C York W ...... N. C. Walln.cll...... C AND ALMANAC :FOR 1884. PROVINCE OF ONTARIO. UECtmVE l.'(>l'!'<('JL At mcy-Ccnoml ...... , ...... Bun. Olh·cr Mowat. Sal~ry 84,000· Mini&t.cr of J..:ducation...... " G. W. Ho.'lll. .. 3,000 Commwioncr of Crown J..nmla...... " '1'. H. I>nnlco. •• 3,{X)() Commiuioncr nf l'uhlio 'Yorks...... " C. 1•'. }'r;\.Scr. .. 3,000 Trc.-.auror nn•l Ut•ulm'r of ,\griculturu.. " Alcx'r ~I. llo111. 3,000· SocrctArv and Ilcgiatrar...... " A.~. llnl"lly. 3,000 • SIICAker-Hon. C. Clarke, e-2,000. HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY. 88 ?rl&.'IBER.'i.-lNDE:W:NITV, $i00 A:SIJ l\IJLJ:AOF~ Ooll•miiL'fCY. )luau l:Laer, Connnrua-. .tl r.Jia&a El. a.'T. Andington .... Dcnison, Goo ...... C London •..... l\lcrcll. A. ~ .. L Mitldlcaux, W.Rnss, (:co. W ...... L Brock ville .... }'rascr, Hon. C. F .. L Monck...... Harcourt, R ...... L l~ruco, ~ .....Gillies, John ...... L :l\luRkoka. •.•.•.••••.•••.••••••... Druce, S. ••.. O'Connor, II. 1•••... L Norfolk, N ... l~n.'Cmnn, J.D...... L Cardwell ••••• Hammel, .T •••••••.• C Norfolk, S .... Mu'lfln• W .••••••. C O:l.rlotun, .••••Monk, G. W...... C ~orthurnb'u 'KF11rna, .1. M ...... L Cornwall .•••• ROM, A. P ••.•••••• C North'mb'd Wl\Iullwllmul, I,...... C Duffcrin ••••. McGhee, H •••.•••• C Ontario, X .•. Gould, I. .J ...... L Dund.u •..•• Broder, A ...... C Ontnriu, S .... Dryd1111, ,J...... L Durham, E ...Brereton, C. H ...... C OttMm.•...•. Hnakcr't'illc, P ••••.. C Durham, W, .1\fcl..nus:hlin, J. W •. L Oxf(•rd, ~ .... ~fownt, lion. 0 ..... L Elgin, E ...... Ennatingcr, C...... C Oxford S ..••. Ctl(>k, D. A ...... L }:!gin, W ••.•. Ca.sc:uion, J ...... L Pilei .•••••••. Ghi•hohn, K .•..•••• L Essex, X ..... White,~ ...•••••... C l'crth, N ..... Hess, C:corge...... C Essex, S.•... Balfour, W. D ...... L l'crth, s ...... H.... Ilnntyna, T ...... L Frontcnnc •..• Wilmot, II ..••.•.•. C Peterboro', KB!cz: rd, T ...... : ••• L Glcngnrry •... Raysidc, .J ••••••••• L J>ot.crboro', WCnrncsic, Jno ••••.• 0 Grom·illc, S .. Frcn'!h, J. F ...... 0 Prescott •.•.• 11Rh''l\r, A ...... L Grey, J.: .••••. 1\lcColmnn, Neil. ..• C Prince Edwnnllln rt, .J aa ...••••••. L Groy,N ...... Orcighton, D ...... C llenfr.,w, ~ .•• Murrny, Thoa •••••. L Grq, S ...... Blythe, .J ...... C Itcnfrvw, S ... Dowling-, .1. lo' ...... L lln.hlimanu ... B:~xter, .J ...... L Hu!lscll ...... Holtillnnl, 11 ...... e Halton.•.••.• Kc:tms, \\' ••••.•... C Simcuc, E ..... Drury, Clu\11 ...... L Hamil t...... C Simcoo W .... l'hdps. 0. J ...... L Hnatings, )i .. Wood, A. P ••.••... C ~ wrmont. ••.• K t•rr, .J •• • •••• , •••• C Hutings. W •. ~Ills, E. G ...••.•••• L 'l'oront.• E .... Murris, Hon. A ••••. C Huron, E ....Gibson, T ...... L 'ruronto W ..• Clarku, H. E • •••••• (..' Huron, W .... Rou, A.M. L .... . L Yicturin, X ... F ell, ltobt .•...•••• C Huron, S ..••. Bishop, .\rch ..•..•• L Yietorin, R.... 1\lelntyre, D. J ..... L Kent, E ...... McCraney, D ...... L Wntcrlvo, ~ ..• nidcr. };. W. ll .••. L Kent, ,V, .. ,.Cl:mcy, J., ...... , .. 0 Waterloo, :S •• Mn.tcrw, l...... L Kin~aton ..... :\fotcalfo, J. H . , .• C WclLtnd ...... )lorin, Col. J. E .. .. L Lamown, E .. <:r:\ham, J> ...... L Wollin.;u.n, CClnrkl•, Hon. c .••. L lAmbton, W .. Pardee, T. B ...... L W cllii•gton, WMcKi111, ll. •••••.•. L Lann.rk, ~ .... Caldwell, W. C ..... L Wollingwn, S.L.... idl:~, ... J ...... L L."'.nArk, S ..•• I.ces, 'Vm...... I Wentworth, N.Me'ZIInhon, J ...... L Leoda :X • .... Merrick, H ...... C ""•·ntworth, S.Awroy, N •..••.••.. L Locda, :S ••••• }'reston, R. H .• . ..• C York, E ...... Thul~u:ww, G. W •••• L Lennox ...... Ro.J, Alex. .H...... C York, X ...... Widdifiold, J. H .... L Lincoln .••••• Neelon, li...... L York, W ..... Gray, John...... C Io Kr:::\T COl'::\TY AXXUAL sE:-;ATE OF CANADA.

!>~me. Hc. ..•. C (~'Donvlw<.'. Hun .lno. Tc•rfMt~r, Hon \\' 111 •• 'l'oon>nto ..••. L · Turnl!r, llon .TamCll .. ll:l.m ilt.,n ....C ?lfc::'-Iillan. Hon. Dr ...\lex:uulria .. C j \' iclal, lion. Alex •••. Sarnia...... C !lbcpht!raon, lion D L. Toronto ..... C

:ME:MBERS OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL, 188-1. lll"'h.:ar\t.an. nKK\'P'... liiT·DF.rL T\", 2JW•l>'-1'trT\". JfO. Or JIID. lbnvich .•••.••• Dwi

COUNTY OFFICIALS, 1884.

Judge .. , ...... Archib:~ld Bell ~clu,.,l Supt., 'Vest..\\'. ::11. ::\ic-holls; SheriIf...... ••...... John )lcrccr Gaoler .. , •...• . , •• • . Robt!rt llh·rc.micl Co. •rre."l~urcr...... C. G. Ch:n·teri~ >osT 0FYJ('J~s :-*Guilda; tRidgctown; !lilcnhcim; §Fletcher. All tho othera Cha~ham P. 0.

1~ KE~T COU~TY A~NUAL

.MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, 1884. ~ )!llnldp~Ut,-. Clma. Truoun!n. P.o. lf;{rwich .••.•• W. R. Fcllowa .••••. 'Gl 'J'Iu-os. !'\. Hell .. '71 •. Hlcnhoiru. Ha\\·:u.l .... Clms. Gmut ...... 'o2-'7!l K 11. Hnrriaon.'GO .. H d~ctmrn. ltnlcigh..••••.• John G. })tewnrt*... '80 Siln.• .I. llnrvoy. "i'O .. Chnring Crou Ch.llham...... ~i,l, .r .•\rnolu .•••• .'il!! .T. n. Grm·er .. "i1 .. I..ourAI'il!e. DOI'Cr .••••••. Juhn \\'<'Ish, ...• , .. '81 ;:\.l'ina.. nrll'.LUlt't->-~ .. l>(o\'Cr Sout.h. C.m11lt·n .••••••James ll .. uston ..... - Jna. Hlncklmm.'-.. nn_,a.!cn. Orfnr-..1...... Henry \\':.U;on ...... - John D. u .• rt. 'rithury ;E:lat .. D. lt. l•'n.rquharsnnt.. ":a .lolm Coutts.... "iO •. Yalctt.\. llomncy ... , •••\lfrcd C•1atswor'th •. 'riO \\'m. \\'rck wir-e.'t(2 . . Honmcy. J'.onu •••.•.••. :-)amucl Jlarrist.•••• •;:, .1 olm I,idatcr .• '';'2 .• Bothwell. Bothwell...... H. 1<'. Smith ...... "i'O Wm. l\1. C:h,l·cr'G!l .. Bothwell. ])rcstlcn .••••.•lohn <.'hnp(tlo .••... ''i2 C. I'. Wnuon .. 'i2 . . DrMJcn. Thnmcs\'ille., .ll. J,. Chipmnu ...... 'M f:co. Wntta.... '84 . .'J'hnmca\'illt. Hlcnhcim ..... \\'. 1:. J<'elluwa ...... ''i;; Ju. flutlacrfonl'S3 . . J:lcnhc:m. "'all:~.:cl•ur;; •. H. E .•I ohm on .••.. 'S:J ,l:ml\'.11 Scott.... '75. , \\'all:~eci.ourg. ni,Jg.-tuwn .•.. D. Cochrane. • • . .. -'84 Ed. .McC..lllum . .'~ .. Ritlg~:town. •Flctcl.er. tTilhury Ea.a~. ~Florence. Other Clerks sarnu l'vst ()ftica as 'l'rcnaurcrs. Jt'igurca indicate tho year of nppointmunt.

MUNICIPAL OFFICERS, 1884. llunle!l~tf. Aueuor. l'oot om.,.., Oollot't.or. I'...t om~. Harwich.... F. W. \\'ilaon ••.• Chatham. Gco. M. lhinl •• , , Uond Enu. Jlownrd .... ---- Halci~h ..•. W. H. Taylor ... Ouvry. SaiHUcl W ellwooJ.. Mcrlin. Chnth:un.... Thos. SlMw, .... Applcuore. Du\'cr .•..•. Potllr llobcrt, •. Dover 8'h• . Tamea !<:\·ana .••• } Oung:Lh. Frank Bourdeau. Do,·cr Sucn ... .•1 uhn Fretz, •... llrcaclcn. George Adnnu•.... Dr.:sd~n. Tl.n:nesvillc.Chr.rlca I :ill .... Thamcn'lu .\. J. C:unjlhcrl .... 'l'harncsv;Ue. llhmhcim .. \\'. H. Fellows .. Blcnhoim. Henry Lipacoruu .. Blenheim. \\'alu.ccuurg. \\' m. 'X .•\ y... ros } J. A. BurgcBll, Wnllaccl,'g I,. A. McDouga.ll .. WallnccLurg. Ridge town .. W. H. Bou~lmcr. Hial<;ctown Wm. Too~t:Gol. ••••• nidgctov.-n.

OFFICIALS TOWN OF CHATHA).!, 1884. :Mayor, , ...... Syh·Clltcr lLci!cy. Chnirmnn Sch.ll'tl .• Wm. ~fd{c<> :. h. Clerk ..••••••••.•.. J uhn Tiuunan. l'olicc )1ngilltratc.,., .. M. Houston. Treasurer .•.....•... W. ::-;, lri!lnnu . Chief of }',,Jico.,., ... A. B. J:a1:W. Collector ..... Joseph Sorthwoou, jr. .~fnrk.:t Clurks... J. & .'L Bbcl,Lurn. Auditors { •.••..•John H. Lu&comh, :-itr\!ct ::-iurvl•yor ..•. .Joa. K, Dick..t•n...... H. J. J. Ca.mpucll. Chid 1-:n~. Fire D.,pt. .... W. White. ( ••• , •••••• John llohHca. Cemetery C'lrct.akcr ... 1'. S:~ i nsbury. Aucuora 1 ...... Wm. l~:u~nio Town Physician •••. Dr. Hich:uJs.ln. l ...... R 0. Sm.th. Town Solicitor••••...... M. \\'il50n. School Supt...... ltO\'. A. )fcColl. Banker~~ •....• , .. Thll Federal B:~nk. Scc'y School Board •••• Da.\'iu Smit.'l1. Town lillili1f •••• , ••••. S. }'. Dcllllia. AND ALMANAC FOrt 1884.

MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS-AUDITORS-1884. )(uuicip~>lit)'· Aullitor. 1'. O. Amlll.<>r. 1'. 0. Harwich ..•••. .\. H.•Whito, Harwich Centro. Thom:111 ll!•nry, Htmd Eau. Howard • , •... E. D. l\1ittnn, Hi•l;.:otown. ,J,,;. H. }fitt.. n, Hid.;otuwn Italci••h .• , , , •• Dvllilhl )lcl'horson, Chatham. :\Ialcohu fluff, Chatham. ·Ch.-.tl~1.lll ••• ,. ,.Jos. A. Bissell, Chatham. '1'. :'o!d{orrOlll, Appkdon, Bothwdl. Inapector'e Salary, $:100. Inapector'a &lll.ry, ~50. J•O)II~lO~ A('T. ·Commissioner ...... T udgc, Arch. Dell ...... , ... Chatlu~m P. 0. " ...... Warden, D.wid Caughill ..•.••.. <:uilde " " ...... -\. ~- I 1~ ,It nos ...... , •...... Chatham •Chieflnap. & Soc'y-Trena .. T. C. MacNal•b ...... , .. . .. Inapector, ...•...... Ninian Hnluws...•••.••.••.• . .. Salary of Chief Inspector, $;;GO. Aaaistant, $500. Thoro arc at this dato applicationil for l,iccn~es under tho Pr~vincial A7t,. viz. :-West Hiding, 30 Taverns, no ~aloons, 7 Shoj•s, no Boats. East Rtdmg--t!l 'fa\'(~rns, no Saloons, 'i Shops, no Boats; nnd fvr sarno under ·tho Dominion Act for the wholo County, :~5 applications, viz.: 2!) Tavome, no Saloons, 6 ~hop11. COUNTY DEBT-1st January, 1884. Debentures, olu issue, of which tho To11·n of Ch~•thnm pays $'2:J3G.2G, . , .....•...... ••••••.•••••.. $ 1400il I • Erio & Huron Railway Debentures .• , •• , ..•• , •.••• l:!Oli;.t 4il Debentures under By-law No an ...... 1·1:!82 i!l~l48447 40 TOWN OF CHATHAM ·DEBT, &c. Proportion of County Dc.:hcnturcs, old issue •••••••••• €t 2:\• .'~() 00 . " Eric & Huron Ha.ilway Debentures, ..•• 3l:loO 00 Erte &_Huron Dohontun's, second issue, ..••••..•.•. aooou 00 Conaohdated Municip.1l Loan Fund ..•. , •....•••.... 10:ll'j:$ 00 Debentures issued to col'or dobt of 1881' .....••••••• 18100 00 . " " for School purpnaos. . • . . • • . • . . . . . G4'i0 00 Floating debt (against which at:l.nds 11 credit of n.bout $7,000, uncollected taxes), •.••• , • , ••••.••••• 24000 00$21G37i} 00

!!2 KENT COCNTY ANNUAL

GOVERNMENT OFFICERS, 1884. 18G2 J. G. Pcnnefnther .••. Colk-ctor of Cuatoma. ChnUmm. $11 1864 Chnrlcs Frru>cr. • • • • • • " " Wnllacch!Ui. --A. It )lc<:rcgvr..•••. lAnding Waiter. Chatham. 1883 .Joseph M. };bert..... " '• .. 18115 .John l>uck • • • • • • • • . • " " Morpcth. 1883 \\'. U. Fcll(•Ws ..•.• . Provcntivu Ofliccr. J:ontl Enu. lSiO Caleb Co:lt.sworth..... •· " Humncy. lSiS Charles Duulup •••••• Dcp. Coli. Inland Uov. Ch:~tham. -- J. M. Yntca, ...... Excise Olliccr. Chath:ua. -- John lk:l.ttio •••••••• lndi:m Agent, Ill •h •ato. -- .M ra. Thoa. Oartior .... LighUIUuao Kocz•or. 'fh~t.IL5 l\l'uth, -- Thos. Hnrriwn. • • • • • • " •• Hund Eau liar. 1883 Hich:ml J.inron••••••• Inapcct.Qr of Hides. Chatham. F• -- Timothy )!c(!uecn .•.. Inap. J:.'iahcriua, Thsmca. Donlr. 5: -- .lohn ~1.::\lichnd, • • • • " ·• L. Eric. Bll·nhoirn. li --John llnxtcr, •.•.•••. Clerk of Works P. 0. Chath:un. ~7ii \I IIi. -- JOScJ•h x~·rthwood, • . .. Dover. e"l!U 1854 John Chnpplo .••••••• Police Mngi&trnto. Druadcn. 1S&i Gooro;o A. Wntaon.... " .. Ridgotown. J1:UI"CC prcccdln; the ll&ma lnd.cate data of appoinunenL

DIVISION COURT CLERKS. Dh lalon. Clc:rLo. l'ost Otllce. llallltro. 1'. 0. Add- .No. 1-Wm. ll. \\'ulla, '70 Chathn111. Ohns. )looro, Chath:un. { '1'. Ndaoou, " " 2-Jolm Duck, , '110 1\Jorpcth. "illimu 'l'cl't-.cl, Ridgcton. " 3-S. W. Wnllncc, '78 Drl~dun. Chu. Stcj•hcna, Dresden. " 4-GOO!l;O Y (tung, '51 Harwich. ( \\'.H. }'cl ow&, jr. ll)unhcim. \John Little, '' " 5--D, B. licDonald, 'SO Wnlln.cchurg. Thoa. lo'orhan, Wallnecbq " 6-Goorgo Moore, '82 Bothwull. { S, .l. Thomns, llothwcll H. F. Smith, " 7- D.R. Farquharson, '78 Tilbury Enst.. 1\Iiclll\ellJillon, Merlin.

DIVISIO:N COURTS, COUNTY OF KENT, FOI! 1884-5.

CJt '1\'H.BUE CouaT UELD. __.!!!~or ,.,..EJ<:A:

I ad J Cll•••tl·· -n . • • • • • • . • • . . • • T uc ay, - --:;;.:.• ••. -- -• --. . 1-,, --:-.1Sl--;,~s;. . · • · · • 2 Hidgctown ...... Friday ...... !I .. 111 .. 1~ . . 7' .. ! !I" 3 Dresden ...... Tuc&om and Joha Bk:llard· eon, e'bc.o aro m~~>ectlvcly ChAU~&~u).nd \'aletl&. KENT oR 2<1-TH BATTALION oF VoLUNTEERS. ST.A.FF- Licut.-Coluncl, ...•...... A. n. llnxtcr IA•ljutnnt ..••..•.•. I.icut. J. D. Jtnul.:in IPaymn.stcr, •••.•••••. Major H. 0. Heed E:il!nior 1\f .1jor, ...•.... :M:1tthcn· 1\fnrtm ~ut90011, ...••••••••••••• T. K. Holmes Quartermaster...... • •••1'. H. Nelson Junior M. jur Coumll Howe AasiJt.ant-Surt;<'on ...•.... George A. Tyo COMPANJ.:ES- No. J, Chnth:un .•••.•••..•. CapU1in •••••• II. A. l'attcT'IIOll I Licut..:unnt ••.••••••••••••••••••••••.•M11jor J. H. Jtcilly " 2, " •.••••. . •... l'nptnin ...•.•<:. lC Atkinson Liculcnl\nt ..•• , •••••••••••.••• , • , ••••• .'J'. K. ?tlcKe:md " 3, H i•lgctO\\ u •..•..•..• Capt.·Liu .. TI10a. C. Somnwrvillo J.iculcu:mt .••••••••.••••.•.•••••••••.•.•••.•••..•.•••• " •• Tillmry . .•.••..•..•.• Cnptniu .•••••.. Simeon Sotith I..icutcunut ...... H. G. S. R. Pattinaon " 6, Holh\ICll .•.•.•...••. Captnm •••.•. John Hobiu50n l .. icut..;:n:mt . .•.•.•.•.•.•.•••.•••.•.••.• Wm. N. Johnson " G, Un-stlcn · · .•.•..••• C.'lptaiu ...•.••. H. S. l>cnhnrt J..i~utcJJ:ml .l. :r. Fergu n ....•. 211(1 I.ieut., W. H. Cl:.pp Iland, 18 Men-Barry Taylor, acting H:mdm:utcr. No. 'i Co. of Windsor, Capt. Chcyu111r, ia now att.'lchcd to the 2-Hh lbtt. 'l'hc 1'. 0. a• hire s of the St.'lff Oniccra with tho exception of Mntthcw l\lartin 1\11(1 Conrnrc&1cn; No. 7 Cotnlt.'lny, Windsor. All the r~.--st Chnth:un. HC:"ld

RAILWAY STATIONS. r:I:A:Sll Tltl':SK - G, \V, 111\', X ewbury ..•. o. S ••T. R.11l, .-\gent. II.oui&,·ille. o o ••• ---- Agent.. Hothwdl ....•. l:i. Yorl:o, " Chatham •.••.. John McLerie, "

Thn:ncsdllu . o • o D. Cooper, " Pr.liriu ::iiding•. C. Kontzu, "

Co\:S.\ItA 80UTIIKKX-\Ilt'll. I'Ello~l'll.\L. Muirkirl.: ..•••. n. S. U..~tlm'ln, Agent IR ,;;,. H. Crm111ing.M. Potticnry, Agen' H1gl.gatu .•.•.. \\•, L. ~ou:ca, " Chnl'in).( C1·osa .. \V.lT.~tcphcuaon'' lti.l.;~towu, ..•. J11.11. A. Dart, " Xorth Buxton .. F. Hall, " \\'chlun, •.....J. E. \\'eldon, " I }o'lotchor, ....•. 1. F. Orimaa, " Harwich, ...... S. Hatch, " 1 Till.uryCcntre .. C. W. Scherer, " ERIE A:SII IIUno;:.·, C. S. Crossing, .. ::'11. Pott.icary, Agent.. IChatham, ••• 0. OJ. L. Terry, Agent. Rond E.'lu, .... ---- •· Dresden, ..•. Sam'll'icrcc, " Blcnht!iln ...... J. E. Dcpaw, " \\'ull:\Ccburg, .. A. Sh:l.in, u Rign:~l Stationa-Tuppc"illo, ChaU1:un Centru anJ IJ~~.rrllll.

EXPRESS OFFICES AND AGENTS.

1~Jcnl•cim. 0 •••• F. E. o\ -';, 11. Ili~hg·Lw, ..•• 0. W. L. Sou lee.

Hvthwcl!.... o •• Wm. wughton. .Muu·kirk, •.•••• H. H. Bodman.

Ch:U'ing Crvn .. W. H. ::iwphonaon. XcwlJUry 0. 0 ••• J. J. Archer. Chatham, .. o o •••\. ~~c~nu:,;hton. Hi•lg.-tmm, .••. L. S. Hancock.

Dri.)S

TELEGRAPH OFFICES AND AGENTS. Hlcuhchn ...•.. F. E .•\rkoll. H igln:ato, ...••. l\li6., Let~·Y· Uothwcll ....•• W. l\Inorc. )lurlin, ...••... E. Sale~~. nucklwm ...... E ..J. Hcncclict. )furpcth, .••... U. D. :OT::TnYiah. lluxtun l:'uuth .. .:\h11. Couttl>. Muirkil'k, ..•.•. lt. ~. llodumn. Clru inJ:: Cruaa .. \\'. II. ~tcpl.cnaon. PurL La1uloton ..•J. tll!mlei'IIOII. C.::-.. Cruuing, .• )f. l'utticary. 1tirlg~t.•wn .•... Lena Hay. Chntlo:uu, ..•... Hub<'rt Bcuy. Huml }~au, •.•. ,V, Al'lwll. l>rc~>Jcn, o ••••• E. )I ilicr. 1'h:unc~villu .••• S. A. Tyo. Duart, ...... lt. <:u~ncll. Wheatley .•..•.•J. Fox. }'lutcher, ... o •••J. F. (;rimes. Wallacuhur

LI.3T OF POST OFFICES IN THE COUNTY OF KENT. \"r• o11t.uh. Xa.1uo. To~' n•hiJ). l'lat('. ~01.1uc of P~tll · :\'ter. lH'i:i .\ pplcduro .•.. Chatham .. 'j'th Con., L;utl»lcy H•.:1.d .. Tho. )lcl~crrall. 1~';'5 Dalt!w,n ...••. Do~·cr .... Hmakiu Sottlouu:nt ••••••. \\'1u. :\. Hu1hop. 1~1~l!u,).Ht:m ••.. Harwich .. Yillngc ..•.....•.. ...••.. J. K. )1"11~11. Hili.') B.. tany ....•.. Howard... Lot';', Botauy !load ....•. C. l\IcHraynu. ~~~;•!loTH\\ t:LI••••. ~one. . ••. Bothwell ']',,, 11 •••••••••• \\'m. Hc.,:an. 1ll.)() lltwkhorn ..... ll:u·,, :..:h .. 1:uck lwrn \'.I! .Lge •••••••• K I. ]1, uc•lict. lK•1 Buxum ...... H.dcigh ... l\uxt,,n \':l!.._;o ...... •. ll. C. Ed.liu. l!ltil*Cu.uu:-on C1~'.-,.~ lhlt•igh... Chaa·iug Cru~ & Villago.....• John lluut<:r. lH:!Ii*Cu .ITH.\~1 ••••• Tu" 11 ..••. Clu,tlu.m 'l'~twn .•..•.•... ;o;alllucl Bar loot. 1S:H•Clc:LrVill11 D1mto ...... ~onu ...... }..<,t 1:>, 4th CoiL .•...... •JaR."'· ( :n·cn. 1/ifj;l D.Lrrell ...... Chatham .. Duncan's Stnr•·, E. & H. R Etlw;ud Hall. l~:l-1 ll:.wn .:IIilla .. c .. uui,·n•.. D:LWII .:II ills Yillas;o..••• . . \\', A. War• I. lH:H l>.•a.ltown ..... Halmc1' i-luuth Dovor..... Pain Coun "\ illaga ...... Josq•h 111-chn.rd. 1&3-t•·Dm: liE);...... Carmhm ... D,·u.~u~ n Tu•• 11 ••• • •• • •••• C. 1'. \\'at,.ou. ls;,j Jh .'.ItT ...... th'i•.ni. ... IJum-t \'iJJ. .. •..: .• .•...... Ep. Hriit.. n. 1~,:, Jo:,J.~cworth .... Tilbury E. Lot:!:-,, )IH~liu Hnau ..••.. Jarucs \\'a,l1 lhrwich ...•.. II an• ich .. )ld\ay's Curm·rs ...... :Mrs. Ilutchinaon. 1Si8 ·ll.mvich ( \m.. llan>~ch •. Sidu LiiH•, lOth Cun , , . .. S. \V. White. ~~~~ HlGIWATf;, •••• ~ri.. nl. ... ~~ J~h~atc YJII;~ge ...... H~·nry u,:ll. 11il'!.:l lrwm ...... •. l.a!.·;c-;h ... Lot 1:1, Cou. li ...... \\11o. lrwlll. lil:10 Kt•ut lkiJ;;o .. Cioatluun .. K1mt Hritl.:.:o ...... , , ••.•J. A. Lan,;ford. lll.-l:l Keith ...... Cloati..uu .. Lot :!li, Cun. :? ...... , ••.• J. )(. Dun,.ton. 1ii4~ J...,u;,.,·i lu..... Ch:tthl•rn .. Loui11villu Yilla"e ... . •••. L. H. Arn~tld. 11'.'!:! Lit!t"Otu ...... <'btl.aru .. l:rh Con., C'alcd~niA IWad.D. D. l'unly. 1t!H$ M t•rlin ...... Htdt•i:.:h ... 1\lul'liu Villn"o ...... •.... II. A. :\I ill<·r. 1~'i~ :'llitdtcll's D.Ly.l>uv,·r .•.. l:lth Con. L~ke ~t. Clair .. C. W. Havmond. 1~77 M u1rkil·k ..... Orfur.I .... C.m. Suuth. It'y Station .. A. )ldl.. ,;ald • . l8:5111';\lor:J"l-:Tlt •.•. H <•W;ml. •. !\lorputh \' illa~e ...... •••. ,J. C. :-\' ation. l&ll ~fnt ...... J l arwieh .. :-iitlu Lino Can. S. It'y ... . l\ t•il \\'e~tson. l87fl X. Buxton .... Halehdi.•. Mth Con. Can. H. Cro •all .... An~u& :.Icl'hco. 18'jf) XorthwooJ .... llar1ot ::!troot .... Gco. (;oulot. - 1857 Oun!;ah ...••. Ch:Ltham .. !ltlt Con. lJovcr T. Lint'... C. H. Ki11ney. 1~ Pr;Liric~itling .. ltalei:.:h... Ln~ 7, on Hi,·cr ...... •. Itol,t. Williams. ~~ Pal_myra .•.••. rm · ·: . •... Orford .•.• !lth c.m. Liu11 .••••••••••. n. F. Dickaun. o.> Thornch~Tu .... Chatham .. Llt :!·l, Con. 'j ...... Geo. B. Shaw. 1883 Tuppervillu... Cho.thn.m .• St.~rkwcath~r·s Cornor •• • . Samuol Sutor. KEST COGSTY ASNGAL

LIS1' OP POS1' OFJ'ICJ::S-CO.YJ'ISI.:f:ll. 1"r. etbh. X .>mo. To..-mhlt•· Plato. !\:uno of l'notmi<\Gr, 18r>-l Ynlott.'\ ..•••.. Tilbury E .. l.c•t l:i, Micldlo lto:Ml •••...T. Hiclumlson. 183-l*WALUCEDt1llll.Chllth:un .. Wnllaccbuf'r! Villat;o. . . .. }). U. ){ci>onald, 187!:1 Woldon ...••. llnrwich .• HuwarJ 1'. Linu, (.),:-;,U'y, .• J. E. Weldvn. X•mc.ln ~m.. u CAJlll Ar~ llonty um• ..,.: thOIIO pr.'CO

ERIE & HURON RAILWAY. Pro:sidontr-:\. )[cKcllnr, Hnmiltun. C:encmll\fnnagcr-E. 0. Hickford. Yico·l,rcs't-.\lux. '£rcricc, Dro.. s

STAGE ROUTES. Blenheim & Lo.'lmington, .. Ricnlacim* 11 A.~. Leamington• 8.30 A..)l. S1.50 Blenheim & ?olorpeth, .... Blcnhenn,•ll A.M: Murpcth* 2.00 1'.)1, IJO 1\IOfJh;th & Hlrl;;etown ••• ,1\lorpcth, t ti A.~·· Hid.;ctownt ti.OO 1'. )1, 2S · llidgcto'm &Thamclivillo .. Hidgotown+ 'i A.~l. Th:unca\'illc! 4.00 P.M. IJO lluthwdl ..\:. Flurcncc .•••• Blithwdl! 4 1'.)1, Florence+ ';.00 A.:\1, &0 Newbury.~ \\'arJavillo .• , .Sew loury~ 4J•.:u. Wanlsvillot 7.:lO A.M. :.!;} • Connect with Erio & Huron trains. tOr to connect with morning mail traina going East. 1 Or upvn :\rrivai of mail train from tho East.

STEAMBOAT ROUTES. JIJ(I;•.,Dt.:S A.:Sll IJETilOIT, SOO.'\tncr ''Byron Troricc, "-..\11:\ Ribble, )ln&tor-lc.wcs'Drcsdcn on ~Ion· dnya, \\'c.lnusdaya and Jo'richya ;~t ;') P. :\1, ; lc:wcs Dctn it o.l 'fuc&l:.ya nnd Thurad.'\)'11 at u 1'. ~1., :md SatunL•ya nt 12 P.)l., cnlling- at iutcrmc,liatu port_~· }'arl!s-~inl{lo trip, $1.2:>; rouucl trip, $2. From \\'allacchur;;, :e

COUNTY STATISTICS FOR 1 88J-FRO:-.J TowNsiiiP lh:TURNs.

The """' ,..ith the • ntarks J>re· t'C

l'lJUNJCirAI.ITlJ:.~.

Townahi11 of Ca·adcn ••.. " Chatham, •.. u Dover ...... •' liar\\ ich ... . u I-Jowartl ... . " Orford, " )la.lcigh, . .. . '' l~otnncy ... . " Tilbury Enst, " Zone, ...... Town of nothwcll, •••••• " Drc~den, ...... u Ri(lJetown, ... . Yillago of Blenheim, ..•. " Th:mlcs\·illc, .. " '\'allncchurg,.

'l'own o£ Chatham, ..••••

Count}' .. , ••..•.. .A1Q) ALJIAlU.O .aa 11M. 11

SALARIES OF OFFICIALS.•

~J...... lltOO JOMI•r...... 111150 0oatr A~, • • • • • • • • • • IOOC) Tumkq, • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ~ ...... ,.... ,Katmn...... 100 c:Jaart. • • • • • • • • •• Rich Couatable,. • • • • • • • • • • • W-. , • • • • • • • • '' CoUn&J Roliaitcar. • • • • • • • • • • • •• -· ··- • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • •• ()oan&J s~. . . •...... •• ~TMMaw, ...... 1400 ! G~ Surgo~C~D...... 17& ~ Clllk...... '100 ISecy-Treu. Bilrb Bob. Baud. 10 ...... _ • • • • 1100 Bead·)lu&er =Sohool. .. IJOO " " w-. " .. . . 460 Court Stenocra r, per cla.J.. I 1loui of A.ll4b...... , , ., .. 40 Coaaty 0uUDC' u • • 3 Totnlllaip ~.,... da7 aDd ..u..p.

COUNTY MUNICIPALITIES.._ • ., ... a.t~.• or-..• o.n ...... ~ ••••••••~SCM) 11100 8100 euo (•)tiJ ...... , .. .,., 110 75 f1l .. 16 ~ •••••••• 1&0 1!10 100 100 .. 10 Clme·r • • • • • • • • 100 125 200 (•) JOO ...... ' Ill 160 120 {bo&Ja) 130 •• On·fw, ...... 1• 00 75 OG .. 16 ~ ...... ,., 60 flO 70 .. 16 ,..., ...... 100 110 70 G6 .. 10 ~••••••••• 100 100 .. ~ •••••••••••• 80 100 46 60· •• 1t ~ ...... 7i 40 60 .. ~ ...... 1 60• 66 G6 .. 10 ~...... 60 36 !6 36 .. "6 - ...... 110 10 3~ 315 .. I WeDznhq • • • • • 160 100 (botb)100 110 .. ltytJtaowD...... •••••• 90 60 60 10 •

TOWN OF CHATHAM. -a.k. •. • •• ••.... • •••••..•.11000 · School $u~teadea&. ••••••• 400 ~. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 60() Secrot&.r)' Bc.ld, • • • • • • 310 ~ ~ e.ob • • • • • • • • 133 Stn~et Survqor. • • • • • • • • • • • • • 460 •r.w:~ 1 PaL, M7 • • .. • .. • 460 Ser;eant ol Polioe, ...... GOO tan, e.ob • • • • • • • • • • 40 Three Polioemt~ao .ala, MJ, • • ~ ~ 1000 o!W Nig~t ...... 360 =- ...... Fll"ft G60 "l'ciiwa ::Zd::a:...... '160 Ezigtneer, • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ~ ...... • • 160 Chi~ ol FiN n....-...... GOO 0.. ~. . . . . 100 Aaiataut E~ • • • • • • • • • • 671 rhcy 400 'l'hree Fi.. ...- _...._ ..ollllft o.r..t...... -----...... ~ KENT COlJ"NTY ANNG.\L RATE3 OF POSTAGE • • ('aiUida, ...... llc&wera c·.~~...... arllalu, l!rll"-11 t'oi••W. • aaol t'urt'l&a C•••lrlft, C.....da ..,Ill t•. i. N.,.fOiaAioM, Lottcra, for every luuf ounco ...... 3c. 0c. Poet Canla-{J>ostAl Union, 2 etA. oach ...... lc. 2c. Open J>rintod Cil-culara 1\n.l Lithugrapb.a • ••••• ••• ••• . •• lc. !!c. N owa'j>3JIOn, Borop )otters, 1 cent oach. lt~giat.ration foe on patturna, ...\llljll~.:a and roar· cela, 5 centa 03C!I ("'\Ckot.. l'ost:,gil muat, in d'l'cry caao, bo pret>3id, and 11 compulsory. t Tb.c lhnit in "'cil{ht lor "}:JQok Pnckcta" ia 5 lba. ; and tle limit of ai7.a ia 2·h: 12 inchos. Thu limit in weight ol "Parcel 1\w:ket.." i15 lbl. ; n:u1 tho limit of aix.J ia 24xl:! inches. Tho limit iu wd~ht of "Miscel· lalll'lllll nuttor" i• 4 lba. ; for pattcm• nml anmplua, :.!4 uuncoa. (n) Pnrccla fur ManitollR nml Britiah Columbin, \'in U. 8., a'rc limited in woaght to :llba. 3 ouncca, exoopting City of Winnit.eg. (b) Pntt.lnll and aampl'-'11 fur l'nil~l Sr.ntea aru limiU..J tlJ 8 ounCX'I, and tb.e chnrgu on nny and every I~ACkut up to that limit, 10 ccnta. (c) Rogiatration foo on let.ton t.o the l'nit.ld Statea, » conta. ll A II. llJio lc.wc u:thcr Quebec c,r Hnlifnx cvury Saturday, and ~o•· York every Wt.'(luelday and Thunday. l\la&11 lc.·n·o fur Manitoba dnil:•. and San FrMciaco for Brit.iah Columbi. every Friday, alao o\'erland Yin Pugot Sound. rolkt:<'T ltO\i'TE.';, Letters for AuatmliA. ~ow Xl'nlruul, Chinn, ,Japam anu Fiji lal:mua gu by way of &n Francisco once a rnunth. Lett~.:n~ for lloxico, hthlitua uf Pan· ama anil8outh AmoriM, Hormu. 20 ccuta ; 840 w ~iO. :iO cent.. ; 8(;0 to $80, 40 con :.a ; S:SO w ~100, UO ccnta. GRRAT BRITAIS, U:SITEI> STAT&S ASLI NEWFOl':SIILASI•.-1\iunoly unlureiU'e iaauod up to any amount not excooding $50, at tho followin;; rnt.cll :- If not exceeding in amount...... $10-10 ccn~. " " " . • • • • • . • • • • . . • • • . . • • • • :?0--20 ccnta. " " . • . • . • ...... • . . . . . :»0-::0 ccnta. 4 , , ,, ' • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 40-4() ccntl.

...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 0 0 0 0 f •••••• I .0 oo-r,.u con ta . tl'mlcr tho now poatal JLb'l'CCIIlcnt lcttol'll for Canada ''r tho U. S., ami JlOatod in either country insufficiently propnid, will bo acnt forwanl to the atldNII if pro[l&id ono full rato, I

• Domtnton lll4 United StAt. Ctito1na TarUra.

w..t 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ••••••••• 0 •• 16 -·,...... 10 .... per baiL ~- ••••••••••••••••••••• 11 •• •• 10 •• •• ~ •••••••••••••••••••••••• 10 •• •• 10 •• •• Clllll. ... •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 0 •• •• 10 •. '' ~ • • • • •• ••• • •• •••• •• •• •• .,, •• •• 10 " u ...... 10" .• ., •• '' Baakw-. • o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o 10 lo II 10 ~ ..&...... (U. 8. fw ..... ~.... 10 .. .. • 10 .. a.aa •• • •• •••• •• •• 10 "

~...... 11 11 )... 11~-·········11 10 " ID ~. • • • • • • • • 10 '' Hemp 8114 :Rape a...t...... 1 .... per lb. • • • • • l ._, per lb. A~...... -.tl ~bbl .... lo peroent. P--.. ••••••••••.••••••.•• '' ·• ..... 10•• Polaloel, e e t • • • • • • • • t • • t 1 • t t 10 II II 11 ~ta per bulla.. Tomatole oo o oo oo oo oo oo oo oo o o 10 II II 10 pel' CleDL v••• 1JI.: • •• •• t •• ttl tete •• ,., .... • • • • • • • 10 II !1aJ: . •• • • • • • • • •• • • •• • • •• • • • '' •• • • • •• • • J»er toa.. Bell .... Polk. ••••••• 0...... 1 eat,...... 1 .., per lb. »--, U.... 6o.. • • • • • • • • • • t ..la p~Wib. • • • . I eent. per lb. c-..-...... Balitlr, • • 1 • • 1 • •••• ••• 1 •• 1 • 11 s' ••II •• 1 ••• "' •.II t.a.l, • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • I •· I '' Tallow •••••••••••••••••••••• 1 •• 1 •• ~ ...•...... •... ~ ...... ~ sw._~ .••••••••••••• ~ •••••••••••• r... ,.... ~ •••••••••••• PIM • • • • • • • • • • • • • JPr.e. ~ SkiDa, ia. 11r001. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 30 per oent. ~~~~;,;· ...... 10 .. II OoaahiDI. f aDd UDCWoo 3 .... pel' Jb.., : 1()o. per lb, ud 11% 11 11 " aboYe 80o. • • 3 " • • • • ll!o. per lb. and 11% ADimaJ., all kiDda, alin.••••• iO pel' oeDt •••••••• 110 per oent. s.IUn bulk, • .. .. • • • ...... k per 100 111&. .. • 8a. per 100 lbL 8aJt iD b.rNia. ... • o o o o o o o o o 1k II II o , 1lJ u U Tteea aDd Pliant...... ~ .., ...... 110 per oent. Coldwood, •••••••••••••••••• l'rM • • • • • . • • • • • • • ,..... ~ •••• •••• •••• •• ••• ••••• ~ ••.•••.•••••. Free. Lamw (aot cabinet),...... per oeot.. . • • • • • 11 to • per x. Farm lmplemealil...... ~cent •••••••• 35 per cent. Kaa~...... Pree.. W~ Ap..,.J.. •••• • ••••••• Free •••••••••• •.. Pree. -&e~era'~eotl .•••...•••.• Free •••••••••.••• ~ Animala for im ronD't of Stook Free ••••••••••••• Free. COUNTY NEWSPAPERS, &c. . • , l'uloli•hud at l'rovri "Eaat Kent Pl.,indcalcr .. Hi.h;·etown .. t'onst..I.le ,\· X<,m'ervillcOctobcl', 1H';'ti 11.Miuionary l\'Iosaonger .. Chatham ...•J n~c;•hus O'Uanyoun..• *Ch"tham Tribun<~ ...••. Chatham •.. \\". H. DoLI,yn ...... Nuve'r, lS';'i Evenitw Bulletiu...... Ch:.thaua ... F. Yan.\lhm ..••....•. AJ•ril, lH';'H •Valley Record, ...... •• Wallat•cburgWriglc~· & Fcr~uson .•.•Jnu. tl, IHnU *Ridgetown Stanc.l.anl, ... Ritl~otuwu .. I •. U.• J .. ]maun .• • .•••.. July 1, 1~1 11Wallacebur!:: loA:ho ...... \\'llllacl•huq~.\ .. Urnnk...... lXn:!

Sandwicl• Emigrant-Cowan, l~H-·fii'llt llC\1'1{>1\l'Cr \\\·stem l>i11trict. Londnn Tilllca, England, let .January, 1778. 'Quebec Gazett4! *(iuel(·h Ad\'crtiaer- Jnu.Smith, ls.&:> •Kingston Chroniclo-- -- lnlO "Toronto (:loLo-Gem. Br~twn, 1~4 lllill ill •~ istcnt'(',

A GIW!tto was 1•uLlisl ...,l in Yuuico, lH:.lG; in ''rnnco in .\pri:, lt>::I. 'l'hu "Public Intolligon.:i.'z"," elitahlishcd in WG:l, "as ,, !it'llt En!.(liah newsl~\}>er, &Dd the "Doatou ~owe-Letter," puhlislwd 2·lth .\pril, 1 7'W, waa tho tirst American. Tho lirst nuwsp:~.pc:r prupl'r on the .\moricnu cuntilll'llt wus thu Quobec Ga1.ettu, a~ Alx"·e. • . Thu totaluumb,•r nf nowsl•apel'll ;mel pl'riudicnlll 1ww pu!.lishttl ia "inm •n HuLbaru'll "NcWs)"'l'cr Dio<>ctory" Ill! :14,:!7 4, with :1 circulation of ;bout lltl,OOO,OOO copi~~. thl•

~"IIH of t:'ountl'), J•.,._.ion d.l"" Art:a ~,; froln S.j, hliieol.l l'OJ1Uiatlon,lf C -- ~~ Hrc:tt Britain .•••••,~">lhlon.. • • • • • • • • • . • . • • • • • • • 1:.!:?44!1 -:;.'i:.!-lwli!? ·Si \'h.l~llll'lll!l:mds ... !'t. Huhcr, •••. Jo'r. H.:m-y 2wl. JJ~I llOGii!ll'il I I d1ogul:md, •••••. I lbcrl:uut ..•••• Qed. l>.1ncaJ 81.1 J.;, ~'000! " fHin.llt.1r ...... r)f:hralt.'\r, ..... Cap.'~)•ain 1704 I J578:.!1'G8 :\lnlt:l ••••••••••• ,I\ nlctt:l, •••••• C.1p. }'nm. lfi!JO llii 1~1.:l:?!l Cyprua, ••••••.•• Fnnmt.'V&ta, •• 1C\.'(l. Turk. lflifl :172~1 1S:,~IIG '81 .\tlcn, •.•.•.•.•.•. Aden, .....••• Cctl. Arab. ]8:,(1 ::tiu :..'0000 '71 lkitisb India ...... CAlcutt!\...... Am:. 17Gtl-lM.':>u l:k;.1:,h() :?4S.'>:l:\jli4 '81 nritillh Bunnnh •.•• Hallb'IJ~III... • • Anx. 182ti·lfhl:.! IJ:JGii4 :ljOi. Ftg. JSX1 XOOO 1~1000 80 Now ;,.cal:mtl •••••• Auckland • •• •• Occ. JK::: lOOO ·• TMm:min••• •..•.. Hobart Town •. O<:c. H!Oa.Js:t:-,j :!li:mo 11:•';'0:•• ·• C:~pc Colony ..•••• CIII}(lt<>WII ...... L'ap.Dlltdl lROGl ~()(11:10 r••.• a:.s ·,.:, ::\:~tnl nnn c.,lfr ·in, Pnttct·mru·it:t'u'giCnp.Bne. 1St:: i :!()(>tli :;:,o:l.",.!1 ~1 \\'est Africa, ••.... C. L'o:ll!t L'nstlc, Occ. JH(i..t-1 ji'j 1:~:!H :14:;..-.,~1 '81 .\!iCCnsion, ...... 'Oc::. lSJ:, :1.', 400 ';1 ~t. Helena •...... Jnmcstown ...• Ocd. Hull. 1 1;;,Q 47 ti444 " Pitcaim Island, ...... 1 Occ. J ';'!)().)1\:!!1 II :JI) Norfolk 1slancl ••.• , ...... Occ. lS:t:, 1::!1 :.'00 C:tnnda, •.•.•.•.•• Ott:lwn, •••••• , Ccd. l<'r'ch 17G:I :;.sOtiat2 -l:l'..!lSlOI'$1 Ncwfoumllnnd .••• St. J,,hus, • • • • •• l'i'l:l 42:'~:4 H!li[.:J1 " HcrmudM, •...•..• Hamilton, •••• Occ. I Gil ~.a 11 ;:hr,'71 Uritiah Hundums •. B:tli.zc, ••..•••• Cccl. Spain l';'R:I J:;.·,oo t:rfi:.l:i ~West Jnclic11 ...... ~ua.'\u, ...... ,·Occ. l•i:t:J.Jj8:l1 1·11100 1:!0ii:i:!'.! '81 nritish c:uuma, .••• c:i!orgctown, •• Cnp.Dutch ISO:: 7:'0001 :!4..,110 '';9 !o'n1Huul Ialcs.... St. Louia ...... Clcc. li7G·184:.!, ';•~Oo. ti8G 1 ~- StrmiL• Kttlt-m---- nt•lnclu•lo l'~uan~. )1;.1:>.,.,._ W It-~ and Sm~""I''"''· I I:O,t lndb lobnds lndudu And~IH, ' S•eobAnand lAn~t\0 h~nda. 1 '· .. .A Afraca~ U 1i u:ntiil l lut!.: S.d101 Leone. tl:.mbb, lb::O• a.nd f:oltl Ool•t. t Wc1L lndu. hl:>nd•lnelude Jnn1 Trlna.lacl, lLuh:ld0<.'01(,rtn• n:>da, St. \'ineen\, Tob:l=• a.nd T\lrlu. The l~ritillh Empiro o.lau J•mctically i.1cluuea the J:'riomlly nnd ~am~ ~o:n•upa of JiiL'\nlnntla; oxord11ca authority ov.Jr Or..mgo 1•'rcc ~t.'\tc, Uccbu:mn. Tmnsmal and %ululnnd: also, ••vcr E~a·pt proper ~lS,OOO Ill!• milcii-J>

KENT COUNTY ANNUAL BAILWAYS OF OANAD.A, lf- ...... _ JIU.p Xa- Milelp. Albert .•••.••••.••.••. N.D. &11 Canada Pacific(continuod): • llay of Quinte, •••• , •.• Ont. 6 Thun.Day to WiuniJ>eg .. -t:l.'l Chatham .....•••...• •• N.D. 9 \\'inni1~g to liumnut. .. ,\l{i\) Connecticut Riv. (Can.) Que. •Sunumt. to Knml• ...:mo Cobourg, Peterboro'&ll.Ont. 47 •Kamloopa to Pt. )f,"..:ly .:.IH>-3&" Carrillion & Grenville• •• " 13 The 3 "KAint" b1·a.nchua. :15 Central Ontario...... • • .. 321 Aylmer & Perth " .. :H • • • " Can!WA Atlantic, •• 1 78 Bruckvillo hmnch. . . • • • 4ti Cent.. Vermont (in Can).Que. 119 Alsoma branch ...... •• 1:'10 El!Pn, ...... N.D. 14 Stonewall&.:i.!lkirlchran. ~>() Erte .t Huroo...... Ont. .Ul St.. Vincent hrancla, &c .• G8 Fredcrickton ...... N.D. 22 Pembimd\luunr.ain bran.ll:i Or:md Sou them ..••••• , " 82 )[an. ,(:;Sou'· Weat'n, aay riO-«WG lii'Jifu& Cape Breton .• ~.8. 80 Ontario & ~uchec (main): :?00 Jnturwlonia.l. ...•....•• Int.. 840 :it.. LAwrencCl ,\: Otta"·a .. :»4 lntoml\tional .•• , ••.••• sue. 70 Toruntu, Orey & llruce .. 1\IG Kent Northam...... N.B. lG Credit Ynllcy ...... 18-1 King•ton .~ Pembroke .. Ont. 61 Lonarnboru'.. X.S. 32 :Mitlln.ml•yetuau ...... 4:17 8t.l\ln.rtin'a .(:; l'pham ••• N.D. 30 Buft'n.lo & Laku Huro1~ .. Hifi St. John .t Maine...... " 9'-l Hecrgian Bar tlh•iaiun •. 1!13! South·Ea.atem .••.••••• Que. 271 llrantford & Pt. Uurwcll. 4~ Windsor & AnnAJlOiia. .• ~.8. 130 Great \\'estern (rua.in) .•• 2"-~. Western CountiM ..•••• '' 67 Toronto& Hamilton .... !ID Weiland and branch ••.• Ont. 34 &mia branch, ...... :"Hi~ Canada Southern (main) .. 236 London & Pe Grand Trunk •>.. telll prihlll- ,..n,--re Ia A....-lean ktriiOt)". Tbe Cl•k-at!O & Onnd Trunk •• .rh e u 1oean of 0 . T. ayo~&e-. The "South·Eaatern'' comprises the Uoat.un .\ir Line, Lake Champlain, and St. Lawrence and Sorel divi.aiona. and doea now .. r will aoon form part of tho Canada l'acitic 1yar.em. . The Xorth Shore and 1pura (213 rnilee) ia now virtually a G. Trunk road. The Ontario & Quebec •yltem i.a no• 1•ractically a part of the Can. l'ac. The llidland 1yatem compriaca the Toronto & Nipiaaing, :Midland, Whitby & Port Perry, Victoria and Grand Junction. The Xorthem & ~orth·WNtem compriaea thu :Sorthum and IlamiltoD .t :Su!th·WNtem, and i.a atill an independen~ ayateul in it.aelf. A10) ALKANAC J'OR 11M. •

iOOX46)C D 3 j()() X 46 ,. 9 i6 100 110 mU.. 130X3i)C 6 31 30 RiYer. • tj()() X 46 )C 9 46 &Of 80 iOOX46 )C 'I 20 ...... 11'1--- miJ., RiYer. 134x33)C U47 ,·- ,.••••• ----t3G 1u... 134)(33)( ~ 28 ...... & c..l KEXT COUXTY AXXU.\L

FIRST COUNTY PLO'\VING MATCH. Pdor to thu year 18-14 nil kinJ.a of farm llla<'hiTwry nud illl!•l...•mchta wcro) u{ tho most Ja·imitivu clmracwr. tho plow partJculnrly-thu prime agent in all n..,ricultural opc:ratiuus-huing litth1 inr l'l'IUo\'1'<1 from ita ~old historic origirull, tho pidurcs•i'hl Egyptian irun·pointc(l wcw11lcn cn11•k of paintc!"L The plow u{ tho J.ny wna unknown. Rave a very few of the then "new fnngJ.•,l " ultl ouunhy plmn importc•l loy nr•lcnt ph>\\'llll'll, thll ordinary im· plement of tho }'Criod 'llo':I.S that mndu b>· tho comer hiMkamit!a or the equ:Uiy uncouth articio importotl from tho t"mtcd ~tnws; nntl the \\'urk performed by thcr.1 w:u~ unti.ly, iucfiiciont an.. 111 ncconl thcrowith. But nu o\·cnt occmTcd, in tho year nt"'"'' nnmoJ., whid1 nn·,·ctc ngriculturnl!•I"';,'l·, s. Ably nssiKtcd by the C(IIl:llly <'nthusiastic plowman, tho late )latthcw l\lm·tin, of Tilbury. truly tcrlilcU tho .. father uf g-~gravu, it wns rury, uf Han,·ich, the scccmd pl"izonum !xling the I'rcshlcnt hi•nsclf, "of wllich achiowmcnt " the hon. gcntlc111an aay11 : "I 11hnll fool proud of while I live 1\11 a link showing the intel-cat I h:we alw:~oys iciL anrl tAken in tlu: a!::ricultural intcrc11ts uf 1\:cut in particul;\r and the cuUI. y at at largo." It will bo interesting to know thl\t at the dinner which followllll an~ '1\'0und ll)l thu Jay, when todccu rcliuvud "of ruy Juty, hut a.~ Pr~si•lcnt I had to say aumcthing, lmt what tlmt sumo· "tl1ing w:u; 1 do not remc·tn},()r, hut I Jo recollect Umt \I" hen 1 sat down I " was in i>,.n;pir.Ltiou. mul continut"l in tlaat 11tato of ner·\·uus prost:1tion nil "night. That cxpc~cnc.c hns made u~o c\·cr ~inco fl•cl ~ •luop 'Y','.'l~Lthy for "n youug man who ua called to ~;pc.'\k m puuhc for tho tn-st tunc. · Tho scriJ•tuml J•ropho11y thnt "awr.nls will uo tunwd int<• plow6harcs." has J,ccn nmply fultilled a.!l applie

Oregor'a." In tho dinry uf tho nld ThumM 1\lcCr;w, &r., I':<·M P.P., t.ICCtlMI the follo•in" 111·ith rcfon·ucu to tl1i11 akinniKh : "lii1 11 l>• {'., JIH:l-.-\ party "of British nulitin an•l four or five dragucms , in ~11 :;:! u.cn, uutler ~hu cum· "IDAild of a m1litin ntlirer (~letcalf) from Lmg Point, 1 0 .-\nn ~1111th 11ayK, "attacl.;ed the AJUcncau tlctndum:nt of aLout. 40 na11 :\1111 a olliccu, n.t. : "Lieutenant.! Larwill ;m.J lo'iMk am! Eu.it;" J);~vi . , mui tvuk thc111 nil J•riaon• " ers wounding :1 and kill in).( 1 ; they wcru &hot thruugh the \leW lliJu&o "wit;dow ami door; they left the wulm•h,,l !.ere nml n:tumcd with the "priaoners to thu head of the lako (mcnniu" nurliu:;t••ll HPha:c ·lis;;m;.: a J;Ta\t' r. r the .\mcrican "aoltlu1r wbo ditld l1111t night; buried him thll\ nftcruoon '' The ~lc(,'l-nc fann ill intcrl•&ting, too, in tlw fnct that it ha~~ reared ty,·o localn,eml>cra of Parliament, Tlu.. a. .\IcCrae iu lXOO a.ml Wm. )ldlmo in 18!,2-4. Tl10 )[c­ Kellar !ann adjoining (oucu part of the )lt:Cmtl laml11) r~arc•l another, the popular Archib:lld McKellar, in Jl'i:•j. The lirst i'''"t ullicc y,aa eatAL!ishe

WHO'S WHO? IN KENT. Of the living ffi('llJhcn< "ho haYo l"CJ•rc•Nltc,ll,m, ltlatthew- Dohcn, fhu11111!1 ~lllyth (Uuvcr), l'atrid., Kc.ly, Thuutflll .\Iclntyro and Robert l'imith (Tilbury), their (.'()lllllli!tainn:s ti,,ting from lS-th; Hichanl Dobbyn, Samuel Amohl am! U. H. <:caner, all hut lately olcccaMetl, hl\ving preceded them, hcmg appuiutcd hy thu couuuisaiun oi 1~:!. C~ut.of thu present nmuhor of qualilitloll\ln;;istmtcs l.ut c..- wen• in thu OOtnllll&slull of 1lii·i- ::i; but I'; in tho couuniRsiun of ll->ti:j · but. Ci iu the COtnntiAeion of H!i,.~·Ci, and but i• in the comlllisbiun uf 1,->-lS. ' X one ,,-.•ro in the C..•mmi1111ion of IIH:!. , There is !to)i':ing co~n.ty :UP:.:.scntllth·o of tho oltl"Court uf l~c•p•est," 'll'hlch close..! 1t11 ruagn of lilltiUlty 111 1~0-1, the la>~t m~'lllbl·t~ heine; thu l11te &.rnTh uel Arnnlt!, r.ppoiu4..J a conllnisKioncr in 18::::, (;, W. F.oott in 1~;~1 and OQ\1111 McCmu in 1840. . The only lh•ing r~pn"' ·.otudn•,. ,,f the ol•l "\Ye~tc l'll Di"trict" l',.uncil. whdch at on~ ~into or oth,•:· cut;lpris.Jd ~0 tlill<·rcut gomlcnt 11 n:~ 1ncnahers Me 14 ns o!lictllls, :aru: th.· llua... \t·o:h. )fcKcl!ar. f>eorgo Yollll~ auu .John H_::?d (N .\lllh{lrstburl:() .•. 1. thr.;e h,c'•.l~ t;l.;ctNI tit,, Mine year, for Haleigh, od . tch nnd Mahlun r.:spn·tn·cly, lS·Ih. fhu l.uu D. H. ( hJ.:sncr was clect- 1841~ l'tf:!, tho Into L 11 .•lohu.:sun in lX.liJ, and tho late :::; •uuel Anwltl:i-!1, nml aru the 0 Y two oJhciala loft on earth.

AXU ANNUAL FOil JSS-1. 43

Xarne. lj,;c;!J[e. 0.0>ltal. o...:.':'MJ Ptnt'1i' bw:k. ClUOo Chi., Durlinzton and Quincy•••• 313G W,kl4,Wl l o-•., 12'J Central Pac1fic .••••••••••••••• ~Y.t5 W,275,VO',l f.S r.s Nort:1cm P.-Lcitic ••.••••••••••• !..'O!il ! I0,40'J,l~l2 42 22 Eriu au;d Wutem .••.••..•• ••. 10::.>0 B."•,tl'iu,IOO !l~ ::.'2 Caunda Pacific •.•.•.••••••.•. .,.2i;,5 aay 100,000,000 54 52 Grand 'l'runk ...... ~W ----- In Ojcr&Uon. N"OTII-Ac the;e ~.. .,. .... rnon• omdal ...... rl•"t:l t ...t raa, the mUo;• of IOmct rOMd8 lila)' be .out~'" ·~ lhCru.a.flil; aU C'OIJUD:!)O •l«k• balr t.llanalJKc.

Mileat,:c alon11, as aeon by tho nlxn·u liat, ia not. c\·idonce of wealth or J•O'II'er. It may m£an the 'Oillltolidatiou of a number ,,f cheap amgle track rwda tcnninatm=: in the DakotA Jlrairi.:s ; or it may mean tho lour track road bed of tl1o N. Y. ncitic w a firat l'l:~cc, but ac\·cr.U other la~¥,c ro:\(ls follow closely nt'\ts hecla. Largo, howc\·cr. 1\.~ these Am· eri~n rn1lruada arc, the-y cannut at:md comparison with JO:UC Engli$h ntads, to wit. : the Lundon and North.-catcnl, -.·hicl! "'""II ::!000 miles ol dnuhle track, umpluya 40,000 hnnde, owna 2,000 cn{,rinca, 3,000 p:u1sengcr coacht:s, 40,000 froght l"ans, nnd 'll'hich !Rat year carried 45,000,000 J>eOJ,lu, 2~.000,- 000 t.Dus of freight, :md c:lnJcd n 1,'1"03$ income of t:45,000,(){)(), yielding .... proii&a.

,;; .-. """'··· 44 KENT COC~TY AN.!\TAJ,

COUNTY OOU~CILS. Th:tt a. reduction of tho mcmhl.ll"iihip ia n }•if llrrumpf11it in tho ucar futuro ia o.l\'idont. Tho J'rl'scnt Ulll\'loltly constitution which )ln.•nwk suc­ tional intd directly by th

TOO MUCH MACHI~ERY -SCHOOL BOARDS. That p:u·t of the School .\d clh·illing tho t.rumship into sectwns 1m.• borrvlt'etl from tho State of 1\laun;husotta. whore achool sections hn.d hc.:n thomuJhly tried and found 110 On; llru amply autlictent to :1:tcnd to the ln.ttt r l Scctionul buars lh·in:; in remote comers C."lnnot AcnJ their children to tho sch()()l house in tho ~occtiun to which they helong, nnd cons''<'}llCntly nN obli~cd. t.1eend them to unc n~11rcr, \Yhero they hnvo to pny nlw. Ono bo.'\n.l for the wholll town:\hip is aufliciont, nn.l will do 11 11 11)' \li th section~ nnclall \"uxe

WheaL. C'.oru. .li(,,..J'ork Yua. bu•h. buill. bbl. 1~ ...... Tro- 80 7-t I81:J ia 1S::G...... 1 78 I OO! 18 :l:l 1S:i7.. .. • .. .. . 1 77 1 OG 23 50 1b:;s...... 1 !12.\ 1 SH 21 r.o 1~1:1...... 1 24 ~ ~~~ 2;J 25 1 18-lO...... 1 OG 5!ll 14 2G 1841...... • .. 1 O:{ :;:( 13 25 I 1842, ...... ,. , J 2:i tii I !IGl 184:.1...... SSl 5!ll 8 87 1&H...... 1 oo· .t:( 10 12 I 184.>...... 1 O'.H :l1~ !) 31 lS-ll; ...... ••• 1 :a· u 13 5l.i I lt54i . .•••••••• 1 02! so 10 2o 1848••••••• ••. 1 2;:) 77 1100 184!1 .•• •. •••• • 1 22~ tt.:~. 14 18 I lS:.O ••• •• .•• •• 1 2;; m· 11 81 16f•l ••• •.••• •• 1 20 ().t 1 12 18 lS!"d ••••• ••• •• 1 on r;ol 14 OS 1N:S ...... 1 32 tiSX 1!1 (i~ Ul.->4 •••••• , ••• 2 O.t 82~ 1a 43 18:.:; •••••• • ••• 2 jj 1 01- 12 G2 1800 ...... •. 2 14 !1:1 17 :~1 1 Js:J7 ...... 1 ';;) 73~ HI tii lt;;'•iL ...... 1 :l'i 1 lt;;}!l ••• •• ••• ' 1 40 &H ~~ ~~ I 1tit.i0 ...... 1 4:l !Hl 16 18 1o1a .•••••• • •. 1 44 j;( w 12 18G2 •••••••••• 1 3~ lij 12 2;) 1~ ...... • • . 1 r.:~ 'i!i u 43 1 n:? 1. 1 :?ti HI 87 1o\.>-l •• ••• • •• • • \\heat~ O \ :o- d )In,. ,,,,.,, 35 27; 1sw ...... 1 8:t~ 1 nr. n2n... 1u2 H·•· u~n ...... 181ili ••••••• • • • 1 Li.\ n:-, ~ 2f) 12 !'hilhn:'lllilulllu ' .£ .C lSGi ...... :! 00 1 Iii! HI 12 1nG8 .•••• ••• •• :.l 4:; 1 :w· 21 00 1:u>:?l;:•4.:H 1:!.1-;j 11.4:: 18G!l ...... 1 70 90 28 ()() 10.::~, :-.+.l~l :?.!1:1 l!I.G:I 1S70 •••. .••••. 1 ::o 1 12 ~0 'i:i 1o.a:: :.!i.-14 :!.HB tfoi. OO 1871 ..••• . •••• 1 42 HO 1U 75 11..'{4 : :..&.4::i :!.liO l'j.X:l 12.4:! • I.:l:i :!.';-0 1!1.:!:-; 1b7~ ...... •.. 1 i.O 'jS 14 :X> 13.01 4i. j!l :!.Sl :!0 . :!~• 1bj~ ...... 1 u7 t>ti 1 :~ t1) lh74 ...... 1 li:> St 1o 50 12.1:-, 41i.OO :!.ll."• 1!1.1!1 1n7:> ...... 1 :?a :•7 20 rX> 10.1i1 ' -ii.OO :1.41i :?l.ii:? 1876 .•••.••• •• 1:W 71 20 75 10.4:11:>J.'iS ;:.1:1 :!l.W 1877 ...... •.. 1 47 ;,:. 11 50 12.4!1 iJJ.~j :l.Oli :?1.:;:! 1!iiH.••• •••••• 1 43 ti3~ 12 7o 10.!1!1 4i.fJ!i 12.!1!1 :!:! til 107!» .. ... ••••. 10.:->~i 4::.:n !!.!Ill :!1.~" 1].11S 4:l.:!ti :!.Hl :!2.0~1 1&)0 .• •• • ••••• 1&... 1 .•• . •• • ••• 10.04 44.:!o :!.1\::i :?J.~Ii 1oo:! .•• • .••••. 10.u4 ~ -.a~~.... ('''tv I'u.'("' ,.,. •)1..... Oj 1,£or s. !11nd tlo cim'll pro. A~D AL)L\~.:\C FOit lAA-l.

A DOCUMENT OF MELANCHOLY REMINISCENCE.

From n.mull" the "~nn;~ls of crime," in thu ~I lice tJf thll Clerk c,f the l'cacc for tho c••~uty. h:ul been lm>Ught t_() the hght of day a ducument, ·! · ·11 1·r somewhat diffore1't from the orthnary run of thr. c found m the archives" uc , of that ollice, oxposiu.u; the _wol"8t Mpect l•l•. f m1' I a11u-' errJill{. I wmnn· ity under the duaigun.tion of ~~·ue Ltlls and BUl'h hl.c tcrn:s. novcrthulcaa rccrinls an cvont-:L crimu-whu:h at once ha~ c:nJst.;tlmorl• woo :u_1d dcaola· tion in happy f;~milios and rcmundcssly torn nn•l !IU~Hl."n"lwuru t1ca of lo,·c aml friendship than h!\ll the wh!•le mle1u.I:Lr uf ,cunvJ~tlonll Sine~ tho county 1\'ll$ oq;:mi~.._,J in 1850. \Vo _reu:r to ~lw JUror~ \·enhct nt the m•tut·st h_oltl re>pccting the lnnu~~~t.'\hlo r.-1lwa~ nccHlcnt wh1ch_ took place n_ear Baptu.to Creek on the mornmg of the ~,th OctolJer, ]Xi», w}u.;rcLy. m tho fvgozy grey thereof, a numhcl' of !:·kotch and other emi&'l'anU, sl~q·il!~ aucurcly tho alcep of the just anrl tho tirl'll a.s if l:~i,l under P••lishcd gmnite ; hut no visitor to tl•at forlom spot can p;l~8 it lightly if he ho cogni..-.lnt of the circumstancca con· ncctcd therewith. Uut amid th,~ awful turmoil nol>le ; .v ::-;am:witians were not WILI1ting tu sooth tho mir11l of parent~~ fnr their all\'ent iato nnotlwr vorhl, to hefriuml tlwir hcn:an•ll children, and to administer tn the '11'1\llts and com~ort of tlw ,lis~bll>~l.. Neither wew sturdj men aw:mting to tight fnr th., rlt:ht.'l of thmr sufl,•nn!{ countrynwn again,;t a grocdy corporn.tiuu, who through local n.gonts trictl to avuitl pnyrnen~ of proper invc~nameJ per~ons (r.t in number, whid1 we ncnl 1wt l1ero nallhJ) camo to thmr li~ath by •~ colli.1ion which took pla<-o ou the Western Hn.ilway tmck nc!lr Baptlstc Creek, in the Township of 1'ilhnry East, in tho cc>Unty IUorc­ sm~l, on the mt and ~oiug e;t.~t~ pr;. pulled hy tho stl!am engmu or lucomottvo called tho St. LMn-encu ; :u.d that we, the coronorH' jury, after duo clelihen.tiun, tinll that s:•ill cullision was ~us.od by D. W. 'rwitchel, conductor of ~aid :;r.wel pit trnin oi t•nrs, violn.t· h~g m_n :;ross mauner tho rules :md regulations lnid down nnd given him for :~ .·~ld:_m~o. ~>y the Grl!at Westcm lluih~ny Compan.>: by c~~u~in~-: Uu:J said 1:. II cl pit tr.~m of ~rs to go out on mam trnek durm" m;nl ex pres,; tl".\in tune, nnd wo, tho JUror:~, fitod tho said D. W. 'l'witchell ~ruilty of m.mslau"lt· ter . nnu • J ti ·' I J • o . ' ,., • IUrt ~ermon.: llu t mt . 1\.tJtt!owdl, tho onginllor or dl'iver of said ~ravclJ>it tr-a.in vf .t•at'll per engine ."r loc•~mvti1·o ~.t. L:u1·rcncc, h:\11 aJ 110 vio­ IMt~d thu rnt,•s latd down :md !(lVCil ham fur l11a guitlance by the Gr~ \\\•stcrn Railway Cump.Lny, by IIWI'ing hi~ ,•u;;ine out on the umin tr3a y (brcctivn of the oon· Juctor of s.-tid g'r:wd pit train, D. W. Twitchell." Tho Grcat wl'llkrn ~OIII(HLilY ia t.lum j.ustly ~oa.Hmrc•l fur bck uf J>lii)Jer ~u:\nls and w.'Ltduncn hem~ plaei, ,\(..1'1' (;Jtt.t:OR\', *Gt:o. n. Itos.,, D. It. Y,\S.\J.I.t::., \\'~f. CU.\\ll.t:L,, .Jons .J At'K, Tho""'·" SNOOK, -;>,J .nn:s IIAKT, *W.1.nK

.\ livin!.( victi111 vf this memorahle a.ccitlent is :!.Ir. Wm. ~titchell, of Clmthtllll, th,•n a lll<

LAND 1\IONOPOLY. lt appears that in England ami 'Vnle~ ·1,:>00 people uwu 17,f..OO,OOI :u:rcs of l:md; in Hcotlaucl, 1,700 ow11 17,000,000; in lrel:md, l,!J4:l ownl2, 000,000-tilat is, ~.142 indivi•lu:a.ls hold as tho rs, within thes.: thrcu ,·oun· trie,, 41i,ii00,0fl() acres of land. To give a cJ,•.LrcJ' idea of thi~ HtllJ,c!llluuill monopoly of the earth'R surfa.:c, tho estates uf theM· 8,14:! l:L!llllurJ. :unvunt to over !1,000,000 more acres than the entire urca. or e:dunt <,i l~n;:land ~uJ \\'ules put tug-ether, or to G,OOO,OOO over double the ~r,•:t of Ird:md, "~ tD ~.OJG,OJO vvcr twice thu c>.tent of Scotland. .\nsuming that thi~ hnJ Lrm;,'l in l::is. an acre per annum, which i11 an under estimate, this small group ol persona receive in round tigurea an income of £;)fJ,OOO,OOO a. y0,000 each.

A CAR LOAD Is nomin:llly :!0,000 lbs. Lt is also 70 bbls. salt, 70 of liuw, !10 of !lour, t:O of whiskey, G cords of soft woo,l, 1~ to 20 head of cattle, ;;o to tiO h~;LJ 0~ hoga, 90 to 10~ head of sheep, !1,000 feet of solid pin" bo.u·,ls, 1';,000 i\..t. 01 • sidmg, 4.0,000 shingles, 310 lma:1els oi wlwat, 400 <>f harley, ·100 of corn, IillO <>f oats, 300 of tlax seed, :$1i{i of apples, 34() of potatoes, and 1000 of tmm. G:RE...A..'.L' E:RIDGES. ------...... J:\}1. l"o. Width. Al. Clc;u ..cfl,. .. ..tc •• - -- j"8'j; 1 Tweed ... ·I Bendck. Englaud •• S u•f~Cnaion'~ Chain C;blc •••••••••• ... 1 41'l ...... ]H''I 2 \\'atl!rloo.. Lrllulou. " • ,\~ • .•••• Comisl1 GJ.uitc . , .• , •••• J~~so {I 120 t 42 .... 1 3 Mcnni .... Wales, f\ukjtCI· ivn Jrun Bar Chaiu ...... 10;-,o 1 &SO ..... 100 JH:il 4 Lomlun.. l.ou Hritunuio. Holyhc1(l. 'J'uhull\l .. . Iron Plated (linh·r...... lv 1~i 2 4GO 3014 102 Js:,r, *li Xi n;_'lii'U (.':u•~•ln, . • . :-;U!JICI iun hon \\'iro C:,l.lc...... 2:!20 J 821 30 ... > ... . z H>G'} i \'ict >Ill • l\lunlrc: I . • . • • • . 'J'uhul r .• Iron l'htcd Oinlcr. • . • • • • • . {) JDj ~a 330 JG'20 82 lOS t:;j )l'v'i l:j <'IIIO:IIIIIIli o:.i .. , l'. ~- 0 SuolliiiSiun 1_1~111 \\~ire C~hlc •• 0...... 2 ~:,~ 3 J0j7 3G 103 -.. lti;. *!I St. L(l\1'. 0 ~I ·~IIIII i, l . ~- 0 ••• Arc I ••••• Stccll'lhhctl rube!~, ...... 4 .tG2 :l 515 M lOO > JR'jtj 10 Uuur...... l'u•tu.:.,J; ...... A1-ch ... llron Clirdcr1'JIIIIll...... l 12!l 1 612 200 t: 1 ...... lf>'ii J I Vumll!ll oM So:utl•ul ...... Clml'rti11U Irt•ll Lnlticc,...... ]()( lit K'l 24~· .... 83 > 18'i!1,~l:?Uu.lsun. l'uu.,;l!l•• CJ, c l'.:.; ·• " 1..... HL•cl.'l.ll,;ul I'IAtLico.... 4 11: !J & I'>'>" .... 200 z 1:N2 I!~ J:.uCJklyn ~o,..· Ytnk, l'.l:i ••.• :::)u~J·•maiun l"tL·d Wire Cal.lc...... Cl !)~4 3 )fiOO-·' s;; ]!lj > 1 0 J8~1, J.l (~311. :\uLllhl ::\i ..,.:.u·n, t'. s . 0... I C.mtilc\''!IStcd Tube nu... lcll! •.•••••. 910 3 470 3t 23!1 uilt•. 21 ~ ~ Hi Fu~ t!1 • • • • f:icutlau~ .•.• ~ •.. 1 I lru s . . ._ --"~ -- " _ .••.•••_._ 1 1 liOO ..... u.o 0 ~ • Thcoc han1 lwu floors. t The \\\·lih11inatcr llritl ~is 8:i fed wi,lc. Nos. 1, 2, 3 & 4 nrc usctl for \'chicles nncl -foolJms• I!CIIJL'f6 only. Nu.i. G, !t & 1:? n!'l• 11 ;; 1 for milwny, n~l.iclcs, p; ~ CII!Kl"a, etc., ruul ~o;,. 8 .'i: 1:\ fvr &trcct C\l'li, \·chick nnd - Jl:l!M.'II:;crs. ~lt 0 i•. i, )0, ] I .~ 14 RI'\J li\Cll r... r rnilu y tJ fiic l ~~~ ,) I ·:.o: ntlll the Tuloul:~r in lS.ft). 'J'hc 1.'111 ':Ill" orillt;u in Chin:\ ia & mill'S lun~. ';'0 fret hi~ h. :.;o;, : 1chu;, \1 ith llJllcndid J•illu'll mul 11111 hit• t 1tuary cH·ty ';'t• (eeL q Th lir•t Court • ~"at b I 0 •T II\' (.'r, k U t • l in I' . It owJI r r d )h ' :«!!ll • 1 I the 1 ,j 1J 1 II'; b«wffll thf l• 0 lrt 1111 'hn'u:.liJt!J• ~ •I (l!t'r ,:, ll•a>bJrll 111111 l1t1, :Ito~ Ibn llllfiDJ'"I ~111 Jo•ull. I

KE:\T COGNTY AN~L\L

ST..A..TE~ENT Show in; tlhl varioU5 otlit:cs, ~mploynwnts, public situntions, n.nd saJ:uica ar fe.-s th~.:rdv att;\dtnl, as abo tlw grants of laud rccoivmlnt :my time from the (:nvcrumcnt ior lum~df or c],ildrl'll; of thu members of the Legial.'ltin :u~~ ExccutiYc Couuc~!s and House of Ass..:mhly for :uul nt 1st July, lo;,:.?, who :1re also l'<:>ldcnt~ :tn

\)!Hoc or lt;o.l.rv. ll},,.te o( Ap· R

Wm. D. Powell Late Chid ,Jus. 1000 O.::t.l!:IIU " l'ifl'i 1S:!3W 1 Hon. J. Gurdon Legisla've Cou'r' I IAmlwrs'b'g lSlb 1~">:!1 1 1100· Hon. A. Grnnt.J •• ·• 1 l'i!l2 :-1anthncJ .... No d;Ite., 200 'Vm. llirzc.,y ...hHlg,• W. Dis,.. 10 Apr l~:.!(j Amhers'J/..:1 )LP.P., Kent.. _; t I I . i.,lS\2400 Jean B; ~cwis. " " ::~= Sandwich .. INod;,t~. Sll Wm. Elltott... I " Es~cx. 1 e~ '' lnlti,\ :?~ 1400 J can lJ. )l:.cont i fH " & K 'nt ,l)c~. 1H~O 400 The exp1rin~ years vf the l:l.!lt century IIIIW numerous crown pat.enu issued from the Crown Lands Department co\'ering fino tracts oi land, read· ing puctically thus: "I, Peter Husscll, Lieut.-Gov. (Pt·e:;iJent), c•,nny uutu you, Peter Hu~scll, gE>ntlcman, (and other friend!! of the irrcom statement; it will help to show why poor Gvurby and Collin~ )filre impril· oncd n.nd pcrsccutcJ. and the pn.triot )lackel)zic forced into rebellion. ln a acorc of years more what will the "Can. Pac. GoL Compact" anu their gr-.mh Lc termed 1 "THOU SHALT NOT CHEW OR SMOKE." It the year lviJO, and just 2:;4 year11 ago, the Assembly of Cunuccticut, thm• known as "The Gencntl Courte of Connecticut," cna~tcd what have c\·cr sim.'C been known:UI "The Blue Laws," and it is a fact that nwtit of those hws ha\"c never Lccn repealed. The action of the Connecticut lfou~.e vf Representative~, in rcc<:iving and referring the petition of sc~nno. ~00 clb· zcns oi l;rown, recitin:., · "That the prcYailing lmtit am.. n~ cllll[JOKitiun w uverdo anlnl! matters, wh1ch caused the old lcgiMin.tA•nl to fall intu llisrepute. J>grhaps · But m:ty not the 'l'cmpcr:mcc .Association consistently 11tcp iu 1 :RIBBONED BBITISI-3:ERS_ The numl.er oi British subjccts cntith,d to wear a ril.lxm or h:ulg<~ or t!oc Qut.~cn',. ~hin~ b ni.K>ut. 2,000 all told. llf the Garter, Ua-rc are tl:! lini ..:-hts, ~ 1 Fn;Ji!jh rwd :!1 r~r·

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-Hh .I nne 10 l1'ii0 ...... 10-t I 7th Oct. 1-l 1 l lljtl ... ;,n.uo ::tth .J:m. li• 1~71...... :.!1-i !lith )f:~r. 20. l!i;''i .. :!;,_(>() tith ..: \lay:!.:> JH71 ~ ... . . fiO l l!lt.h :\Iar·. :!, 1·'17H .. HI.OO 7th .Juu" 1:! JS71...... li :!Oth :'\lay 4, 1i>';'H .. ~tJ.OlJ 8th .July :! 1H71...... & :.!lst .July 4, Hiil'i.. :;:,.00 \lth .\ug. l'llH71...... :.!O I :?:.!n :tlt.h '' )far. 1, IB1W . 4S.OII !:!th Uec. 'j ltsil...... 10 :.!:ith ::-;.,pt. 7, I:,s:!. !I.OO 1:$th Feb. lG!Si:.! ...... 10 1 X ow as tlw interest i11 being computed un the l'rincipal;Lt c:a·h payment, the payment suhtmcte'jt' li .... :!S.!!i--14 1-\ .... H>:l.!l:~ :.?0 .... 314.1tl -\0 .••. l~:ill.1>4 l'l .... 5U.:.!I;;,(j 1:J .... 17G. 715 I !?4 .... 43~.~j~l04 I &0 ••.• l!Jtl:5,;, .AlO) .ALMANAC roa la&&. ,.

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~ ! , ! LATITYDE Olf CHATt'IAMo ~ ~] ;~ HISTOf\leji.L EVENTS. - S J' 1 Su• 1 Moooo 0 0 ,£ 0 ~ Rl~ ! . StTI. I AlllL -· -,-- u. ),{. I H. ... Jr .... I 1 1 H2 1 Tu A. D. )lrl..c:tn,bteClk of l'care, Count~·. app.lS:>b i) 40 (} 27 Mom 1 !!3 :! 1"' u llon"lr•l"i~h. (b!!l died ...... 18111 ;l :1n G ~ 0 45 !14 ;{ Th Riohll>on.t, Yir., taken by Grn. Gmnt ...•.... 16(,5 a :17 (j :lil 1 ::.t !l;l 4 I Fr G't Tho.111 .. Hood, 16ft. o,·er lo,·el, Chatl... m .. 1~7:1 ;) :\H (j :11 2 17 !lt.i 5 tia rnited t .. tambc>rlo~• · n5t.rolnhr,:lau·ch'd OreadenlSS.C 5 :W. G :;:? 2 :;:; ~~• 1 r.1 s Duel at Sprin::w !!!I G 3a 4 ~!I · 100 !I \\' e 11l:llllfJII lllc HOOmes Jlh·er ... 1573 5 ~j G :lli ' 4 :l8 lO!JlO Th , Clef);"~· ll~oenc lli!IJ""""'I ~n. Conunona.... 1Sa3 il ::?(j !i :l';' Hiscs :.· j : 102 1ll Fr I)!ro. Jao. rielcl•, n~r., 3 <·hllclren at a birth .1~[•4 ;, ~ ·~ I G :;8 7 ;,,; 103 12 Sa Rnbt. Willi~ma, ll:>l•h:h, married ...... 11147 1;) :?:1 (i ;!!) il 52 i 104 ! 13 S ~l>;;•bla Ahyooinlo. U.ken b)' the llritioh ...... lAA~ !) :?1 (j 40 !I 4.7 , ! lOr, 14. 1:'\lo E~·Com~<"Nlor J. llulott, Til. :c., killc~ (5!) ...18H :; l!l li 41 10 :m i lO(i l li"i I Tu llileslllllar. oncie prop. Chat. Planet, dieol. .. 1S70 ;) 1H (i 42 11 ~i i lOjllli \Vc Ur.J:uo.Itollo,o!l!orpethanciCh:Lth~m.•lied.lh7:1 r, lli 4) -t:l :'\tom

108 ! 17 Th Thos, er, _Jlllh.l7CH 5 1:! n 4:1 0 f>:3 110 1!1 ~:l Jno. llnloon, l>u\'Cr, l ''V.D. \\ard•n,

: 114 • 23 \Yo I Joa. Lalr•l'a hou.o, liar". ' · bumcl'l !) :? () o:l Soh. ' 117 :?li S!\ . Court of Roqueot, lot ruur. tUng, l!orpetb.lRal 5 (j 51 8 24 118 27 S Geo. Wllli>.n>o, ht Surro;.~t·· ltc;.rom. Chatb.1111pion., nh.l~74 4 ~1 (j (j 5!1 11 31 121 ao •\V c Rich. llonek, e•·Mayor, Chatl.. ~m (70) died .. 1!103 1 4 M 16 GO :Morn I ; I

BOO~SELLEf\ AND STATIONE~. ISSUER OF JV1f\RRIA~E LICENSES. i STont: Cornc•r .. r 11u)nl J:xrlt. .:.,., Kin:: strc•rt, t"UA.TIU.,I. ! ------~----· -- ···--.... -- .-\~D AL:\IA~.\C FOH. 11'1-~t

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H. C. HALL, ")! IMPORTER. (.. -=::Y DRUGS. MEDICINES AND CHEMICALS,

-M.\!H')',,("ITitE.~- • OilR.llA.Y EU:;U1'/:tU On, SYRUP SPRUCE OC:JI COJJP., .HlEIUCAS 1'.1/X J:Hf,[}:F, CASCAIU JJJT1'EllS, ROUflll 0.\" AI:Ui-', srJ:C:P IJL.H'KD.ilRRY, BLAUA' 0/L:{, WJ!ITE OILS, ll.U.JJS STO.li.W/1 .<· l.li'ER 1'/LLS, ORIJ'}'/'1'1/'s SARSA PARI/,fuf, A.llilRIU.LV WOP.JI OO.V}'ECT/OS.o;.

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The Most Rclinhlc J~ar1wt lleport.-., The Choicest LitPrnture. '.. •w _.atel'\t :Xcws.

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JOB WORK NEAT1 PROMPT AND CHEAP. THE BA;:{NER PRI~TING COMPANY, (LIMITED.) J. R. GEMMILL, Manager, KEXT COUXTY AXNPAL

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~It is the Merchant with long experience who knows where to buy, what to buy, and how to buy, and who buys for Cash (an advantage of lO.. per cent. alone) tbat is able to offer Customers the best Goods for!the 1 st money.

:S~o.::.. ~ \;\)J\)6 ~:~~""- S. ~c-VAAt V.V~~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ o. con,zjta-Jl~CJ-n of;h1ltcc4 ~ t~v ~ - r;::g- Remember the Store- directly opposite Merchanto Ba.nk, King Street, Chatham. .JrO:II~ I~Y§LOP.

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o• c ... T.-. 1 HISTORICAL EVE~TS L-~~-""' t' N ~., .. Moo.. u . San. I S•••· ~-;.- ;.- w~ -;~ ~ 1•)•') 1 Th Jl,ttl~ of F<~rt lldJ:l.'W, Kent n1ilitla en~"';;_ed_._. l~ 4 f11 7 :~ 0 17 123 2 Fr Tulmlc.k)Jr~lartln'•l•wtor.v, Hi.l.cetown,lmr.\~,:1 4 50 7 4 0 56 1:?4 3 Sa Chath~m \'olnnt.:t>.-. lt:.rk'nke .. 186:. 4 .l!f 1 fi 1 :11 1:!~1 4 S t-tc,uter nrothe,.., of Ch:>thl\no, ,..,...ked, .. .,111.".0 4 4S 7 G :? 3 · 1•>(i 5 )Io Sco"· s,,nq>o.rcll (b.ll!'e.•t 11p. hie.. } lonnch&I ..1S42 4 47 7 7 2 :1:! ' 12; li Tu l'uh.dinnrr~·hen~lhot.U!.(Co1Co.}Chat.IS42 •i 4~1 7 !I 3 1 128 7 \\' ll 4 4~: 7 10 3 31 I "'i :) Th Xorth Chotham '"'"' SrhO"'""' C'r<>" n jew., Lon.lll71 4 41 7 1 T '--t .. d . - '7 1:,1 10 Sa n:> 1y <>1 J>ea<"e.,.., • rranoo an 1.emlAII) o1 g. 1 ~. 1 4 40 I• 1:~ Riars 1 I ... of llllltin)', ...... 18.'17 1-l 1:,:.! 11 s ~la• ,rr~ nolhi-Tncli~ll 4 :~!l 7 14 1 ao~. : 1:3:1 1:.:' :'lfo 4 7 Iii !I :?:i i, )lrDowrll ""tabllohe Tu ~-tO>I'in;.: at <.'h~tham-•l•hrhlnl> In lklle•lll• .1'>:1~ 4 ~ ... 11 lli 10 lt 1'j : };!~• 1 14 \Yo Joa. G. Lair.I, (on ll.l'. Qncl.)uieo in }ltnltol.._t~'i:l 4 3H ..., 17 , 10 ii2 · I 13ti l:i Th 4 :l:> IX 11 :lO Ibnlruo lon Toronto haJ, ...... 18i8 7 j 1:17 Hi Fr Jll'l. ~mlth, llo•·er t::U.t, dlod (74) .•.•••••••••1842 4 :34 '; 20 Mom• 1~ 117 Sa Chathnlll Tal"e oou""' nnct elltobliohcd ...... lS4fo 4 a:~ 7 21. 0 () 13!1 lX S Fir•t lte::i. Dohon, "1'1'· for Kent .. IS:!l> 4 :::t 7 :?:? 0 3!l 1: 140 1!1 l\Io t:aM•l& S!>llthern tt'y llr.t op. f<>r hllllin...... 1&":3 4 :10 7 ~3 1 12 j' 141 1:.:'0 Tu ~t<.'aln••r St.clnhotr, Ch~C... •t.:lrtc.lon tr.al trip.h74 ·l t!l '; :!~ I 44 . 14:! :?1 Wo l:rc.,t II X. A. Coli federation A<-t J"'&&IOCI. •• • 1~117 4 ~~ 7 :!:i :? lS i I 14:1 !!;t 'rh "nl··r of IlArDrlcb tu .. t. hy J:a.Ju(!j 1... ..••.. . HJ\1 4 :!7 7 ~tj :! :l5 144 :!:I Fr llon~ of :O.Mth Am-.lna c•to'•li•hod ... • ...... titll 14 :!Hi 7 :!7 :.1 ::7 114;; I:.11 Sa 1 J. II. J11htt100n, \\'.>ll:.. cd.ur;:. died...... 11!82 4 :!~• 7 2S SetA. 14H :?:i S lt:.C.I'rlc•f•!l.-.hrttlcint.':>n>"'-'· . 11!:i~ 14 ~~ 7:1-1 1Morn I ; 15:.? 31 :-;,~ }In;. S. )br•h(llont~ou>cr~· ) ltiol;(u, dlu

ar Ifon and $helf kard !~rs STOVE FURNISHiNGS AND TIN GOODS. COO]I,

PARLOR PUTTY, BOX OI LS - .,!I'D- Paints

COAL -A!'W- smOVES. COLORS·

LATEST Styles.

, ... a;.u·c-l"ruu:;:laln~ &uul Uuu1tr .Juh•, naul UC"Jl;tlru•;; ur C":\·rry fU~·M•rlJttlOD .tuDe< Ul 'lwrl IIUIIf'l', PRICES AS MODERATE AS ANY PLACE IN THE COUNTY. ~.;r ··~""""now lind the Thamel\ .u.. ~J ..rLet lor mOot pn>Cln"' Ill hi) .inc or ..'OO

I I ~ . ~ I ~ ~ o ~ ~ ~ H STORICAL EVE.f'lTS. Su• Su• 1 Moo• 1 I .~16:< d~ R,•h. S< •· ~m. i I I .~ -;---.;-,- ""7.:7 j1~1 1 Tll ll'•l·,etthero!Cmt. T'nCik., ,jj,d,l&l6 4 ~~ 7 43 li 4:, 1!t:llu Fr 1 4 ~on 7 4~ u 111 ' I . . Gt. . . !dOll nood, brid'• de.a., Ill~ II)' ]h·ca l00it.1&>3 4 ,",O '·' ·,'" 1,I 1 1:! ~a llhltle of the llaync Ora11;;cmon"• day.,,, .. 11100 , 1 ~ 41 IV l!l:l l:J S· Tro)· ~I ill•, sw~rthout & Stoddard, burned ... !O:•f• 4 ,lt I 41 lO ~1 1% H )[o 4 'I·' '" 10 10 M l!l; T J Late Arth. L. llill "l'P· l.:>.t~croix :.pp.ht Cl'k c. of 1\.,Do•·.IS~G 4 :1; 7 ::~ )fom 1 1 ._~'(.II(()) \1 ~ ITFlrl lit. C. Church, HI•·· Til., *truck l•Y ll~rhtnlul:'.. lSlll 4 ;I·~ I~ ::: 0 K " rroneh lm ••ion of Eut;'ll\ud rcpdl•·•l .. , ..... 1!145 4 ,!lo 0 1 1 II ''' ~.:l I :!Ill' 1\1 :-;a Cl~~th:un arod Kent ocud~H for lri•h rcllef .. l»li 4 :17 7 :1u 1 H !I 20::? :!ll I s Uriti•hColun>bio.rntucd intnd of Cyprllotro.n•forrc•l to •:nl(l~ud...... ]~;;n 4 40 I:i :st ~- ta. ; 2((\ 2:1 )\\'e llloomcrdrc•acoflr•tworuAta b~ll, LowcJI .. lh;il 1·1 4117 :s:l X 0 I :.?0~; ~-t 'J'h lla\lt&Smitht>utlllnftrtitc&nl'gi11..3.C.,S Ctl~t.1>il 4 4:~ 7 :~:! S :1:, ! 207 :?:l jl'r j Jl.utle of Lundyal.>n~, Am.&: C>n. milltia... bH l 4 ·H 7 :11' !I 7

i gg~ ~~ ~s j' :;~::.~~~~~;~?.:~~:~~~;:rcl~~-~i~!~~~~: [! ~:,~ ~ ~~ 1~ ~ ! :!10 :!~ ~f<) llornmn, the ;;rc.>t slwnnan, at Chathnm .... l~~2 4 4~> 7 !!i'l 10 :l!l ~ ~11 ~!J Tu \'oil. Ar<"hltc... on lian~ya nnt ••tt'd Ch~th~m.lbl!J I 4 ·l' i i 7 :!,'l 11 11 .: !?1!? :>O \\'u I Louil\illc \'illo:te pl•t l:.l~ot:~b)·Jno6ha 11 ... 1:>3~ • , 7 !!t) 11 4u r-~ ,,n. ,:_:;:· ·;~··;:;;~~~ ." .' """' II

~rchitcct antl ~lt}•.Ctintcutl~nt. ·-' on'ICE-P.:>»t Olne<~ Dlock, cntr~noc on Filth Street, CHATHAM, ONTARIO· _____ ... ······ ······· --·--·-----····---···--·-······-··--·-·-·· ...... ~:XD AUIANAC }'OR 1884. t7 BOOTS ~ SH0.2S.

s ALSO, RUBBERS AH 0 ZRSHOES.

Having enlarged my Store to double its formE>r capacity,' and 1llled the Mme with a large consignment of Ladies', Gents' and Children's Wear, I am no'\v prepared to offer goods whiCh, either for Price, Quruity or Style and Vnnety, is un­ ~ualled in Chatht~.m and will DEFY COMPETITION.

~ I do not sell at or under Cost, but sell First-Class Goods n.s low (or lower) n.s n.ny one in tho Trnc.., dare do. MY OWN MAKE of Boots and Shoes nre not surpassed for CODD r:;ATER!AL, DUqABJLIT\' Ar:D E,~\itllEr!T FIT. Jn those respects it iB my ambition to lead-not to follow. SHOP-Corner of King and Wi!liam Streets, Chatham...... --~ .. --­ --= ::= :....;:- -~ __::. ".::;:-...... ___ y~

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LMM, .,...., Tr'•mtnp. JWtoD BoMI7. ~ ODIIIN. '1'1-. 6o., Ia ,.. a oomplet.t,o ..on.4 .took.

-fCD.BPETS, HOUSE FURNISHINGS,.,

IF .Aa we are the oa17 b.ou.M hen lmporttDc tb1M aoD ~from the JD&bN Ia BritalD, we &N lD a poei~OII to clo t1IMD be"-r ~ ... ou Mlahbonioua.

WB ALWAYS IL\VB OX BANI> A LAROE STOCK OJ' DIPORTED & CAN.!DIA.N STAPLES B0'1'B IN OOT'l'ON' AND WOOL. 8olloitbla a 8b&N of 70W patloDap. Ve17 Bupeot1\1117, e8 KING ST.,} OBATJUK. THOMAS STONE.

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~ HATS, CAPS & GEtffS' FURNIShi;~G8 a

Fine Fur Hats, Ranging from $1.75 to 8~.00

WOOL HATS FROl~ 50c. TO $1.50. All the Leading

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Our GE:-ns' FuR~Islll~<; DEI'ART:m:~T is filled to the utmo:->t capacity, comprising all the latest novelties in SHKRS:J, COLLAR§, C~FFS,

N:a:::OK'W"ABE, GLOVES, ETC.

CUS1'0~IEH::; WILL }'JSD IT TO THEm ADYASTAGE TO CALL AND INSPECT OUR STOCK BEFORE PURCHASING. iV.... No. 74. GAR~ER Hol:sE BLocK, ~

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.t:!\TltA!\C:E TO Ttl!: I>Jo:nL'S GATe, UT.\ H- l.!\IC.l)l 1'.\Clrll" 1:.\ILW.\Y, i ::r..-.rooN•s l?.EL~SES- 1 Full )!non...... • .. :1 d. !I h. 4\ m. )[., !"c,.· )loon...... Ill <1. 4 h. j wt Quarter ...... li o.l. 3 h. W m. A. t'iM Q\1&11U ...... ¥7 d. 5 h. l-- f 0, CHATHA= !~ ;.: :~ •I .. --I l.4TITUOI~ • .. 0. .. • H:STORICAL EVE]'JTS. s : ; ~ ~ ~ ::: I.JN I SuN Moo• 0 0:; 0 ;t RIIU. sn.. Sn•. 1 - --, ~ .. -~ -;;: ;;:- -...--;,-- :?.t:i 1 )[u IW. }:ocrt '• }'oun >l ..taon, Hal~ .:-h, (born l •.u) tli.-1...... 1&~ il :!.7 ti : I 4 :l:! ~ 2..1~1 5 Fr Caak~t Co'y, Rhla;~&.o.,.-n, Is,. •ted ~.;ooo .•••••1 ~~ ,, 2H ti :!!I 1250 ti S:\ .)Ia~ ftv,.·er.Jd rn>m }:Ugo. "'"h J•il~o'Timofor Am.1G'!ll H :!!I li :!'i i 2:•1 7 s l)auld I\ err "PIM'IlntoJ <..:ouuty Cleric ...... b;2 a :10 G :!ti ; :.\i2 8 1\fo Gol.tcn •p!ko drhtn, r\1 ft1alohcdon :s-. l'.u·. ll.l~> 3 :t :n ti :!4 H ,2j3 n Tu G"ne\.2.a~tiloi'\10f~l:•• OW,flli0Jtdhyllrittoe.t>.lb7:J :; :;:! tj ~:!. ri l :!5..1 10 We l'ou•t<> l'tleu marino battle, llrit. , .•. Am..... lo13 ;> :1:1 li :!0 j2;>il 11 Th Ho~~Uh. t.y Aldri~k •...... us;a ,i :14 (j lH , 2;)ti 12 Fr lit. Ccnio tuuucl o!'\1 thron~h tho All'• ...... u.a :i :1ti ti 11i i ~:.7 l:i Sa btr. '-fUt:en ,-it"Wrln. c,f Chathaut, burnett. ~ l~:l =--· a7 ti ] 4 ! 25S 14 S Fr.... cr'• f.~o~:tor)' at W~lla.oolmr.: burne ll.lncheot'r, Ot>.II>JO ;; ::!I H 10 j 2oo 1ti Tu Finot.~tl;~.ntic tek·.rravh ~hie 111<1 .d oJ ..n'd.J~ ;-, 40 li 0~ 21il 17 \\"o }'ir.t l'arli:mo'tof Ot1l. (U.C.)op'd •' :Si!ll;:t.ra.l;l"~ ;-1 4:.! (j 1,1; !1 :.!t):.! 1811'h Jo.)' <:ook ,(• Co. 'bankero, s. \',, rail ...... 18il :; ~:J ti o:; : 2w 1!1 Fr ChAtham So. t ourt of ll"'l"••t hH•t'd.. .. la~ :; 45 ti o:\ ! :;(.i4 20 Sa Gooucll'• millu\ L>u:>rt burn...t do... B ...... Ja;o r. 4(j li 01 l2ti5 21 S S.aow fell in Kent Coomty...... 1~ i) 4';' ;; a! I 7 ~2Gii :l2 1 )ro ll:t.ttlo ot )!outer•~. )lex.-Am. , .•. llo~ ...... h'O 5 4S Ir; ~•7 7 i :lt17 2:! Tu Tho JOt<'llt lrioh ret.olllon ~nd m:oolll\oro...... ll>t lutr•• Ju••"' Into J;rit. anuy.Jw~ :; ;-,1 ;; ;,:1 H i:o!l '~~i~l :,!j 'l'h Eri• .k lluron lly. run• liM 1-· trr.lu ...... l!»-1 ;'1 :i~ t> ;11 !I 4:.! 26 l~r :>a h. S<-h. St. raul'• Cb., Ch•thlltn, lot e.t'.l. 1~1~ I 5 r.:: 5 4H 10 ~~ 2i Sa Fil'>lt rollwa},Stockl , -l (I 47' 11 20 S I Rul'tantlt.U.otLul.'know,lndi:t.,Gcn.X"IUk~ a ;>, o 4:.1 1 H I "\.V. I-:D.:.

Orncv.-At llook:stor.l, \\'c•t si.!c Garrwr H<1uHc Block, King- Street, Cll.\TIIA~I. A~D AL~IA~AC FOlt 1884. CAS ... Dell IT.

Cash, tbc new nnd !J, ttcr "Y~tcm, pr.h:ticc it ; .. Credit i~ the m~an ol.l system kno\Oto aa ti~:k, Ca~h will pleaMl the sollcr ami the lmyer, Cre lit makee the om: louk 5loy, tl.c <•thcr ahyer; Gash ill the ncti\"e, nimhle, t(O :.!u .ul, Crc~Cd, Crcolit ia glad to ~"t wh Ut of debt ant! out oi d:mger, Cn·rlit ii to liappitwU a stran;;cr; Ca.ih i~ athliu,; t4J vur fr it."IH!s a number. Cr.:.! it hrcak~ tlil' friu•,lly ticti a11unolcr; COlllh i~ th~ l'iun, lJrL;ht, c!.:.u· at 110(111, l'n•olit shine!' poor, fccbl., aa tnc )loon ; C:1<1h it i~ that make& the lll<•ru to go, Cr~.Jit makca her baulky, weak nml slow.

TO ?u:SLIO..

~ny or }"Oli}Hlrcl;a. ctl ,:oo(illl :lot hay ... tore tluriri~ th~ l.u.t ,.,j, y"-..:l.U &JuJ ne~d n{)t t c tohl .; ,~, ., IJILem the c.\. •• il ~}!th:m. ii 1'~' f,\T tt,l,) Lc .... t fur be: ncr a.n·l huy~.:r. lt ha.i enal.lh:~l rne tc> tdl Dl)' good3 (tah.ik.,:· tny sto(·k all round) a.t fullv ten JWr (~,.,,.,., c.·hc,,l)t:r t.h:\n if I ~~,-c ~Nd•t, i6nd my OUIIUHlu:tt will uaturn.H.)• &;t:t th~J llcud.t. 1'hp c who tlt.:.\1 w·" t with me ~'":l:n the u.o,t. Th~re .,.. oth~r men·hn.nt.:i m tow 11 who ..,,.II aoOilh' t:OtKt .. a::. dh:·'~' n~ I tl'), t,11t rwtu~ '"t.o sell nll .;C>Oil~ a.1 14o. Thooc ,.·hu !(in• crco;it will u.ul..c \...0 debt•, and tho hon<.. t 1u·.u h~•to I~Y lor thed'->h~ne.t.

I ask ~~oil who value economy to TnY :llY ~TOlU:. By dealing here they will SAY Jo: l:o'U LLY TEN 1' 1-:1:. CENT.

Tha.nkin,; those who for tho putah: yc:J.rs han p.:~otronizod my •tore,

I am respoctfully,

Cll DOlU~IOX UOI:!It:. eap CA.h ~toro, • Chath4n•

Tho Pillabury A, t.he lai'JJ'Mt miU ol t.he Pillabui'J eet, &o It.he Juopet-•1• turbinea, NOh driven bJ a column ol water ' hich ia accortl.. :d the diatinction of hcing the large11t ftouriug· tweiYo ft~et in tliNncter, falling fifty feet. Jo::.CI1 turbinu ia II 'II iu the worM, is :a u•,blo builtling, occupying a l'VII' I•icuoua 11ct in a tube ma•lo of It ::\\)' J·l tc of l><>iiCT' iron, tbrough aitc un the l!.'\at liidc of tbo Mil!!liuip)•i. 1'l•e walls are of lime· which the iuun 1 be ly d \\'atu 11 1 with tcrrific fur..e. at.onc, of enunnota thickness, :and th..:y sntat bo to auppc.!J1 tl1e The innJ&Ct u rce<.h·cd o.t the lJOttum of the )•It on a 10lid l•ca,·y machiuc.-y. lts ca)J.'\city is fi, o t.houa:md two humlrcd ftooring made of inter ·tin • byers of tweh·c iuch timl!i!n b.'\n·.•ls of lluur nud abuut one humlrL'tl and eighty tons of offal tinnly lx•lteUnda. 1 running to its ut- "' (In tho grimling moat C.•)t.'leity, unkcs fi~Xot· thN'I! nrc two oou hun•lrul nnd t.:n l•umln'

\'IU!t hulk of machinT c nt l'hntluu,., hn,·e a I'I'Y which it ct~nlninn '\.::.__ I tlaily a\•m·ity of .1(1{) ill I!UJ•I•lil'tl Joy hHI nf .::::-,l-- L ' r ...... , t.Jol5. t It! brge~~t in Till l 'IIJ."'II I\ lt,u(! I'' \fill , \ ''I \I"LI,., Ml''· 1• u1 \ ,. "M ~~" i ,;t{l() r: \l,t.t. v. \\'~ tcm Ontario. . ,- -· .. - -··-··-· . i ~~~~~------!~ • TENTH ; ~1:0N"TH. I~~

~======~~~~~~~======~JY.rOON'S PHASES. ' Full lloon...... 4 d. 4 h. 1.:1 111. A.,.Sew lloon ...... 18 d. 7 h. 'l~ 111, i L&6t QU!lrter...... 11 d. ~ h. :!~ m. ll. nnt c,!uart.:r...... ~ a. 11 h. 47 m. A. ! F~~r=~======~====~====~l > ! ! LATITUOl 0~ CIUTHAM I ! t ~:: HISTORie.fler llC"''l~r"'• ll~t put. .• IUdlf(rtO•n.l87G .. 02 a :k"• Rises li l\Io I c.-o. Jllrobo.' piOnt'Cr >.&her)', ('hat~m. hum..1Sl3 G 0:1 5 :1:1 I G 48 7 j Tu Jno.Spencer,bntc'r, Yay. &ane'• f·ln·lA"'• d.lS13 (j o:; I:; 31 7 3.'l 8 We IJno, )lt'fl•l'\·in'•a:olden weclrlin~:, llnA·Ich ... lSS.1 (j O'j f• 2!1 K ::?5 !I 'l'h j' Ju. J. llinton,Tilburr £.,died, ng<>d 1~ .... 1~74 G OS /5 27 !l 21 10 Fr l1cr, bm·ncd ...... lli82 li 1:! ;; :!l Mom :?S'j l:J )lo tor. As~ In, bte )11\yor ol Chath.. m, dietham tiro comll"nyor~-:.nlzekh, nurrioclllncl >l11gle, ChAthllm.ISU , li :!0 1 5 Ill Sets. ' :?!14 !!0 Mo Great ~rt.h•tUAkc th<>ttlooiTrofAl::llr,l.ord :-id..on k!Ued ...... J~ lj :!:.l / 5 O'i li !'rG • 2!tl.i :!:! \\'c L•n..towuo, Go,, Gen., llrri•e•ln Cnn>ck ~~·cm•eot, Chath:ml, 1\nleh~cl' .•• 18G9 ~~ ~;~ I~ o:; X :!2 :!4 Fr llontefoi'C, tho ern. ancllib. Jc,.., att. 100 yn.JSS.1 G ..!tr :> 01 fl 11 !?:i S:1 I •:arl of D.:nh!;;ll nnc.l!ron arr. in Ch•thano .... 16.<2 li !?H 5 00 10 04 ~G S In.,ttloo!CiutCAIIgll!>)' , Am. or 1~12war ....l818 li :10 4 fill II 01 )lo Gron.\ TruDk R'y OJ>'!i3 1 G :l:i 4 f>3 :! 0.! ' "0" ''1 F' · John Tl.. Inun AJ'l' .To,..n Cl~rk, Chlllham .. .. 18m> l li ~i!t I ·1 io:! :: l 0 ~ ~·>~·~·~·~·~~r~~~;-;:~~~~~~~--~~~~~~~~~==~1 -;.tH, 0. GIRDLES·TONE,* COAL MERCHANT, Chatham. 1I&.

Sold only by ROBERT SOU'I'AR, Chn.thn.m. nu: cuu11 ;;,ua:z: A\n C'JUtti'JOS a:.\"c.l\1: otTnr •• ::....,.u, lnapr... rc2 •ter ISSI. t'all nllcl """"'"" "'"uplo• :Unrlllur. nl my •hup hl'fur., ltu)h.a~:. Annt for lhf' bt'!ol lli'AIM'" ntul 3Jnwr...., llonl' l:al.•·•, ric., rlt'. ~J- F. 'H..A.RPER:J-~ PAINTER AND DECORA~01. HI'ECJAI. .\111-:~TIOX m n:!'i TO :Die Painting, GraJnlug null J?rc~co!ng, Imi • tiall af Wl?culruJ.fl ~o.rlllc. Hl!DG ST.. CIS!ATlC-:!AI'.Z. o:r::-r. ~ -N..A_"''QLEON TB'I'E.A.ULT. ·> ALWAYS ON HAND, 'To the Public or Chatham &Vicinity TilE WT&'--r RTl'Lt: 01' Allt:ltiCA.S ,,:-;,, CA:>AI>IA.S HAn., I ba• e A)tllln lhe coJ.Ien epportunlty of oftcrln.: JOU ~ Doo~o & Ohoeo I HATS AND CAPS I I In all the lAten l't) lu. lly 5tock b now rou•:J,ulu e•cry l.n... llnl:~.: br~o Lou~M lfor • h A'Jd kl«te Ibot Oon;L IW. &nd Am r <:>n hLanubc:urua I r:ou and ulll arll (:Jocap aDd Par- alii., C.:ouW.,

L-----:.· l!?:r ltrru~mbu Ole old $Qr>d, OpJiOI!tCdulty, N. TE'i.'RAULT so KEXT COl"XTf .\~XL\L

WESTERN NEBRA·SK·A. I

---;n;--- :~. ]._). .]"OI:::!: ...... '"0.~. - :u:- • ?'h loc:\tinns, price nn•l wnns will he giveu nn "l'I•lic.l•·,m to u~ at, Plum Creek ; and .J lines ::;.,ut \1', L:m•l aut! R:\thmy .\,;ot•t at ~hath:1n1, l >ut.. , will ful'lli ..h det~ct·iptinl J>l'iUtl·•l mattot', &c., an

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• 74- A Call is Solicited, and you will be convinced that what he advertises is correct. V.T_ ;:r _ SL ..F-.....TER . G.ARXER HOUSZ BL OCK, CHATHA~. OXT r

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_,.~- ~. :r'wdfth 31 MO:\TH. DAYS.! ~ k.• ..) ~ :l : ~..:OON'S PHASES_ run ~11-.ou .• 2 d. 1 h. ••·• m. A1:\"'''' >.t(JJOn ...... li u. M h 1.. ~r l..n~t ~l&o.~.rter•• ., d.

l.ATITUO[ OF' C,..ATI"I.\V: J h STO~I(!f.L EVENTS SuN I SuN - M~ ,l RISr.o. StTI I StTI. I --~~ :-ll. I .:~-:- C.• r.,. ~lcro!.:.1, ol>t ..t \h •1. c.ti«n, 3 7 l-l 4 :!:i 5 :!.S J thn Brou. n, ut Ch. th:t.111 uotor1l·ty, h\lll~.. l~d ';' 15,4- :!4 Itisus .J 1\,•,hii!Otl a•l•l 'l01'0IIt0 Jl'y 0\>I'I•U:, I. :1<-d l,y ..... ,...... ll!oS 7 Hl 4 24 l:) ()ti " I. B ;n•I\H< n •'•Can<. nr ..••.•. t~; 7 :!B 4 ~~ lli )'ir~t. train ~m-...cd o\·cr \'il•. Ucl;.:., lloutr...:.. L.ltS:..~ 7 ~~J 4 !,?;) SotR. a. bt.. \hlif; fa.tlacrol ~&~~.:m,(.'l.a.thuu,du·l l'"-~-1 7 ;~o 4 ~t) 5 52 Fnrt ~i.l~,r~~ ..... ~.....,, hy lhl· Jlr,ti-.h, \\ Af of .. l~ll 7 ao 4 :,!(j (j 4~· ~··•l•<)lcou t) e ht J•rudaiult'\1 Pr~,:"'. ut HcpuiJ•. l~4!S 7 :Jl 4 :!.7 'i 41 ~ :~~) J:l •(.·Cural Itl•lin !li h Lituh•ol iu I\t nt. . .. ~&74 7 :~1 4 27 Wiul 1'!r hr .ru·it C.tu:L~I:a Sonthctn op<'n.:d.... 1~2 7 ~~~ 4 :!rl !I :1!1 I,nu tt111 \'J::.,;.:.•' U1.4rlc ur.t 10 Cil \\"allac't:b';.r.l~';tl 7 ~~!! 4 ~ 10 -!0 J·:n1! or Fr\·ut·b "'•~:- Tr,~t> of c:hl"ht t-i~;uN .. htU 7 :~:l 4 :::t 11 42 Uon:lhl llcl'l•t'~}''• :'a'd~h. Uit,.od (72).. . . · l~~ 7 :~:3 4 ~~0 !\tom IJ.I'.,"''tlt! ('r.~,..,·fortl, I lm cr, tti""'l •• o...... 1...... ;:.! 7 :s:.I 4 31 0 .,,, U•+ .u1 :K'flmtctl her huh.•Jwrulem~ •• -.. 1."\30 7 :~:~ 4 :~l 1 ·•:. Great ·r .... y Uritl;:"l' ,:i t a-, ~'otl..nd.. . 1-i7~J 7 :!4 4 :l:! :s 03 Coldt.'!ft. d:ly fur \j .)C.lTk, ;,'to 0 l1dOW Zl' 1;:)l"'·l) 7 :i.J. I·~ :1:! I 4 1;1 :, :_?., :-:,l(•icty of Jt:"mt 1. t formod... . • • •••. 1t :t:. 7 :14- 4 :::1 6 ::;: 7 :t.t . 4 :!4 I

R. M. NORTHWOOD, Prop. AND ALMANAC }'OU 1884. fi7

tr' / ~.. "".>~ THE PLACE FOR dAflGAINS. / ... -w-_ :J_ PHILLIPS L lllLI&I~ ~ \ ~b.ali n~ liaavy l:lu·dr:ara, " V .k' ..;:;, '- XIIII,, ~~"'"• rull). Olh, l'alnl•. I ann Tool... UI>t>ll"" Lou< 'I l'rh:<"•• Come and Sc\; my Goods and Prices Before Yon Bny ElseYibere. SO"WTI3: "'\.V.ALL.AC:EIDU:::X.O _ DAVID P AR1~ & SONS,

\U\lPA\.•fl llt..U ut-- ~E~·at. ESA ~D 80 LE S .. ~ Saw. Mill Machinery, Stave Machinery, Hoop and Honding :Machinery, Sho.f'ting, Pulleys, Iron o.nd Brass CastiDgs. !t3r Den..ers in Iron, Pipe and Fittin.;s, Circular Saws, Bngineers' Brass Goods, Bo.bbit Metal, Rubber Belting,gliose . and Packing. VJ'RJ:TE FO~ PR:!l:C:E:S.. LANDS

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STORE- Geo. Kemp·~ Old Stand. --o-- car Instruments So~d on Easy Terms or Exchanged. Call and see us t::'Ven thou~h you have no thought of purchase. Music ordered by Mail promptly sent on receipt of price. Stamps taken. ------·------~ · ...... ··----

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