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NIAGARA COUNTY NEWS. Vol. 4. YOUNGSTOWN, N.Y., JUNE 20, 1884 No. 17 TOPICS OF THE WEEK. Cubans say Agnero's band is grow inn stronger daily. , This is commencement woc-lt at the Ui I verslir in Rochester. 'I ho Government prosecution against ! Bradlaugh has commenced. - Karl Spencer proposes to attend the Monster Orange demonstration. The historic island of St. Helena is reported to bo In a very bad way. —Much attention is attracted by tborecep tion of the Hour delegates in llerlin. l'rinco Krapotkine's lll»cratlon from Clairvauz prison on July 14th is assured. —The King of Abyssinia has undertaken to provide 90,000 men to aid the Kngllsh. —The general Impression now is that Ul idstone will pull through without defeat. . A Durban desputcli says the Doers aud Urutus have attacked and routod Usibepu. The prospect for the cranberry crop in , Ihe Cape Cod district Is ruined. The heavy frost of Bunday night sell ously damaged the growing crops of New Knglanil. Alexander Fiddler, a man of many aliases, was found floar HtUlf Is, Dak., hang j oil by vigilantes. -The Yates house, lifd'lsfovd l'oole, Mo., with it number of other buildings, were . burned .Sunday. At Oroen Point, L. 1, two oil tanks he i longing lo Lanu & Fleming, were burned. : j lrf>?s $50,000. —Rumors of an imminent Ministerial crisis have prevailed in London during the week. --An Arab has arrived at Korosko who claims to bo tlio solo survivor of the Berber garrison. < asslgnac wants a meeting of tlio 1m I pcriulists to recogulze Prince \'ictor as head. The Bavage Club at Iximion Saturday | night gave a banquet to the Maori King and Ids chief. - Labouclicre is pushing his warfare , egainst Mr Irving llishop, tint Bostou I •' thought reader." On the Franchise hill Mr. Oladstonecnn j tliiues to defeat all opposition with mux j j ected case. The papal consistory has been postponed | until November, when the Pope will appoint { lull cardinals. —Tlio Oermau Emperor, during his staj | at Kms, ninkes every etTort to appear to bo I in substantial health. —The British Welsh society at its annual meeting resolved to erect a memorial to the late dean of llangor. > —The religious Hiitbm it Iks of llruss«|s de- ' elded Hut there should bo tio Corpus Christi procession Sunday. -Tli t'zar auil Czirlne met tho riino -s Kllzibeth of Hesso at the Ht. Petersburg ilopot on ht r arrival. Tho Moon are greatly incensed against ttio sl;o iIT of Wu/.an, who Is he 1 ved to 1 o inciting u Rebellion. —M. Waddlngton, the French ambassador 1 to Ixmdon, had a long private conference with Mr. (ilmlstono Saturday. At a monster meetlug of Orsugemen | hel lat Belfast Sunday threatening resolu- ' lions were adopted against Kill Spencer. There are renewed reports about the bo i 1 trothal of Princess Beatrice to a Oerinan j prince, but they are strenuously denied. A number of peasant Polish families re | turning froui the Unitod States have just j j reached their home in Austrian Oalici i —Win. O'Brien, M P., the puguacious edl- j tor of f nihil Irrlitnd is being sued hy Crown I Solicitor (Jee. Bolton, for (30.00U for libel. The ClevuUnd managers estiniute that Cleveland will have !isti delegates in the State convention, and Flower 128. —Rot. Alex .1 lliird, D. D.. of Nashville, j Teiin , sged t)0, died suddenly at tlie Park avenue hotel, New York, Sunday. —There aie funs of a revolution at Panama; the political feeling is very bitter, i i There is not an American inan-of war there or at Aspiuwall. —The Court of Alabama Claims will hear no more cases before adjournment for the summer. Eighteen hundred aud seventy cases have been argued already. - Five hundred oUlcers of the Irish auxili ary battalions have askei permission to; serve in the projected autumn campaign in the Soudan. —Mrs. Daniel B. Bush, temporarily In sane through poor health, was fouud hinging from the grape arbor at her homo in Kluiira Sunday morn lug. —In a mound twelve or fourteen feet In diumi'ter, recently uncovered »t Onondaga Lake, have been found a doceii well-preserved Indian skeletons, tools, ornaments and Bint arrow heads. The discoverois are still digging. The fourteenth annual convention of tho Superintendents of the Poor of the various counties of the Stata was held at Saratoga Springs, on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, June l?th, 18th, and P.Uh —The fact that James N. llusted, the newly appointed police justice of Lyons, \l ayna county, is seventy years old, is causing some discussion tWre. It Is urged tbat the constitutional provision as to the ages of the judiciary does not apply to the office held by Mr. HusUd. One of the bills to which the (lovernor refused tils siguature, because of unconstitutional provisions, increased the appropriation for the Syracuse Fire Department. It is claimed that tbe dofest of this bill will actually endanger the safety of the city, but it is admitted that tbe promoters of the 1 measure were to blame in loadiug it down with riders. SPORTS AND PASTIMES. AQUATIC. Nagle and McC'orinack have been matched to row a three-mile race on tbe ICennubecaasll river ou the Jtltli August lor i'.too a side. —The challenge of Peter 11. Couley for a tlve-milj race, on any Eastern course, for ii,(KIO a side, has been accepted by Teenier, 1,1 Pittsburg, who namesas the time July 4, an I select* the Oak Point course, 1» land, as the place. - Jacob (laiuluur, of Ht. Louis, and Henry I Peterson, of San Frauciaco, who recently defeated George W. Lee, in California, have agreed to row a three-mile with turn race at Crave Cutur Lake, near St. Louis, on August 17, for f&00 a side. —The aniiu-.l Harvard Yale eight oared 1 race takes place at Now London, Conn., on •luneSfi. The Harvard men took up their quarters there yesterday. As yet thoy are a little backward. The Yale eight will reach the scene on Wednesday next, and are said to be going hotter their than oppon , ente. —Loudon SjxirtstruiA'—Tho members of the Maurice Rowing Club, whoso headquarters are at Hammersmith, have for some time past been carrying out experiments as to the relative speed of sculling as compared with rowing, lu pursuance of these experiments, the club introduced on the liver a f.'W months back a new fotui of lin ing | craft in tho shape of a sculling four, built for them by Claeper, tho well know boat ; builder, and they have now arranged for a special race between this boat and a fouroar, which is announc. il to take place on June 7. The race will be a time race, and will be rowed in two heats, tho crews \ changing boats for tho second race. The two crews are now in practice for the race, | and tho rosult will no doubt prove cf spef ceal interest to rowing men. THE TUIIF. -A cable dispatch from Paris says that the police there have again raided the look makers and sei/.j 1 a largo sum of money. The trotting horse Burns, owned by McLean, of Bay City, Mich , valued at fV 000, fell dead on tho track at East Saginaw, while being exorcised Saturday morning. Messrs AppU-by & Johnson, of Now 1 York, have purchased from Mr. Hancock, of Virginia, for $10,000 tbe chestnut colt Knight of Ellarslie, who run l'atilque to a bead in ! the Belmont Stakes. —In tbe free for all at Kalamazoo on Sat urday, Fanny Witlierspoon won the 3rd, 4th, aud sth heats. Phyllis was never placed. Tho times were 'i 3.11|, U 17|, 2101, 2.2'JJ --At Mystic Park, Boston, on Friday, the freo for all pacing for *1,001 divided, brought 'out lluiralo (lirl, Fuller, Polly 8., and Richball, Ricbball won the first heat and Was distanced tho next, taken by Polly S. After x. v en beats Buffalo Qlrl won tbe race, the consecutive times being 2.171, 2.22J, •J.I7J, 2.3 X TIIK HINO. Minnkapous, Minn., Juno Ifith.—The fol. lowing ure tho particulars of a hai d glove light yesterday beet ween Pitsy Mellen, of .Minneapolis, and Jack Keofo of Philadelphia for #IWI a side. Tho crowd was made up of active and ex city officials and professional men generally, an ex-mayor buing timekeeper, and an ex-chief detect I vo one of tho most enthusiastic spectators. Fourteen rounds, lasting Ml minutes, were fought. Mullen got first blood and Koefo tho first knockdown. Mellen slipped and wont down in neurlv every round up to tho last. The slugging was heavy tip to tho toutli round, the ' advantage seeming with lveefe, but after that Mellon turned the tables; In tho last round he made a terrible onslaught on ICoufc, fighting him to his corner, and knocking Ititn out with a right upper cut. Keofo lay for nearly two iniuutes berorepulling himself together wlion the match utid stakes wero given to Mellen. Jem Mace has decided to postpone his visit to America with his pupil, the heavy-weight boxer, Fred. Collier, until early in September.—It is stated that Mitchell's right hand litis been so badly broken repeatedly that it is next to useless for ring purposes, and that this Is tho chief reason why ho propose* to letire this year. —Buike, who fought a draw with Mitchell in England, aud Bill Ooode, who was talking of coming across, are matched in Kng land to fight under ring rules. —Articles of agreement have been signed by John Kilrain, of Bostou, and Mike Cleary of New York, to spar four rounds, Marquis of yueensberry lules, at the M alleoli square garden, June 20th, the winner to tako the whole of tho receipts. John L. Bnlllvun has not gone Into tho subui bs to train for bis fight with Mitchell, as ho flist intended, but visits his place of business every doy. lakes long walks, accom panted I y Pete McCov, or some other uthluto and exercises with McCoy and Joe <»o»s. ills closest friends say be b>* begun train, ing with greater determination than evi r before, aud means to be in tl.e pint of conditio!) when lie meets tbe English champiou on the SOtb inst. msCUt.l.ANE»i.'ii. —Mr. Wyllie concluded his draught playing In New York last week. His total score stood -won. 157; lost, 5; drawn, 43. One New York player. Potterdott, won one game, lost one. and drew two with Mr. Wjllie. —Iu tbo baudicap tourney of the City Chess Club in Montreal. Mr. Aschey leads so far with 111 gun s won, one drnwu, nud uone lost. He has 10 games yet to play. Mr. Wlldman is next with IS games won, 1 drawn, and 4 lost; and Mr. Shaw has won If, Ifist 4, nud drawn 3. There are sixteen coutvetanu. • • —Lochleven, Scotland, was recently the scene of the flftli ualioual angling compelition.compelition. Tbete were thirty stx competitors, representing twenty-one cluhe, of wliich seventeen were Scotch and four were Knglisti The chief prise, for the henvie-t t*»- ket, was won by Mr. J O Mackenzie, with ten tisb, weighing ten pounds and two ounces; while Di. Brutiton, Ixiudou, secured the prize for the heaviest trout, which woigbed two pounds ai d a half. COUNTY AND VICINITY The old Suspension Bridge over the Nia gara river, is being repaired. The Niagara County Teachers' Associa tion is in session at Sanborn to-la v The hearing In the Lewiston bonding cases has been put over until July Ist Thirty-six trains now move from Hns (tension Bridge to Buffalo daily over the Erie tracks. Blaine and Logan Clubs have been formed In the north and south villi ages of Tonaw anda. Mr. J M. Williams of Royalton, has a Spanish silver coin of 1720, wottli about 2o cents, which he picked up while plowing. The south side Council of Tonnwanda bavo voted $100 to dofray the expenses of the annual parade of the Fire Department, which takes place on the 23rd inst. I/ickport is undergoing a strict enforce mcut of the license system, ami find it is more beneficial than prohibition, as experienced by n two years' trial iu tl.at city. ■—Superinten dent Drake, of the Lockjioit water works, received a letter Monday from tho chief engineer of Moscow, Russia, making inquiries in regard to tbe llolly water woi ks. A woman by tho naino of McOuern re siding iu l.ockport, and «hoU of unsound mind, attempted to take a dose of creosote Tuesday. Dr. Palmer was summoned, but could not detect that any of the liquid had entered her stomach. Bishop Coxe administered tho rite of confirmation to a large number at St. IV ters Church, Niagara Falls, Sunday morn ing, and also to a largo number in tho even ing at tho Church of tho Epiphany, Suspen sioti Bridge. —Several of the mills at Tonnwanda are supplied with Harden hand grenades for extinguishing fires. They are glasa bottles filled with a chernioal compound that put out a llro when broken. They cost ton dollars per dozen. — A novel sight occured at Oleott on Sunday as follows: Three hundred people assembled on tho west pier to witness the baptising of,eight persons who joined the Wesley an Methodist EjjieoOpnl t hurch, and about the same number were ilsiiing on thj %-Bht pier. —The bill declaring tho canti level bridge across tho Niagara river a post route has be come a law without tho president's signn turo. Ho sent the bill to the ( ostmaiitergenerul fur his opinion some da\ s ago, and iu the political excitement which followed, it wus overlooked. —John Kholt walked from Lockport to Buffalo Sunday, leaving Lockport at & o'clock aud reaching Buffalo at a little aft' i 11A.M. Deleft Buffalo on ids return at 3.311 and arrived at Lockport 0.41 P. M. John says lie will walk to Rochester next Sunday and tako n man along with him to prove that ho walks all the way. A party of wheelmen from ltaiulolpb, N Y.. consisting of Captain W. W. Canfield, editor of the Randolph C'otinlnf, W. L. Rathbone, J. L. Smith, F. L. Kcager, P. C. Adams, O. M. Jeffords, F. Larkfn, jr., ami Cm wley Went wot tli of the Randolph Bi cycl > Club, who are on a six days' tour of W stern New York arrived in lockport Monday evening. They loft boll I last Saturday morning. In Albany County the potato bugs aru out unusually early and in vast numbers, aud a new variety of ant which burrows into the roots of young poach trees has been discovered. In Westchester and Beneeelaer counties there I* a worm which strips the leaves from the fruit and shade trees; the strawberry farms ou Ling Island ale luting ruined by a small black bug heretofore unknown; tho farmers near the Massachusetts line are fighting tho army worn; and In Columbia County they have the apple-tree w orin. —At the meeting of the Niagara County Protection Ase,iciatioiiat I>tckport, lhuis day, Geo. L. Moote, of Porter, w«* elected l'lesident, C. A. Sage, of IVkin, Secretary, and J. M. Witroer, of Suspension Bridge, Treasurer. Among the directors elected were Samuel Tompkins, of Ijt>a:le, Willoid Ho| kins, of Lewiston, Bamuel Townsend, of Diikersonvillo, Win. E. Shnfer, of Huspension Bridge, P S. Tower, of Yotingstown, Daniel Woodcock, ot WUaou, Daniel Treichlsr and Jacob /.luun rroan, of San born. NORTH RIDGE. Minn Ino* Mmun, oI Saubom, I- llw cw»t or bur grand molbar, Mit I)r. UiilU, ft U»« Itldjja. Mr. and Mr«. Jaroat I*ic.-»U>r, ncrompanied l.y ihalr Mtter. iln. Lj m»» Hu Idtown. are (pending » f«w Jay* with relative# in Jtulhlo. Mr. rhlticu Smith returned from Cattar- county ou Saturday of lsit r*| »il» an eujoyablo timo, but thinks tl»# Ridj;<« it far ahead of that aecti u of th« eomilry. Ylic Niajgara Aeaoci*tiou of ITnWoraalUta niocu with (lit Loekpurt I'aiinb H vlnndaf and Thuwday of neit weak Aliarawr dia'ly iiivltrd to attend. Children'* l»ay win oUvrred at t « M E. church on Sunday, June Mb, thec.u.rch »<i uittfully decorated and tho littrar; exer cisua v.erw of an nnutually hitfh oid«r A number of canariea joined with th« i-htldren • in singing anttiems of praise. T. S. F.lUtn, Keq , has return si from Onto rlo county, wlwie he has beeu sj-endlng a few d 1V« with relatives and frien t- Mr Nathaniel Ikoekwaf. an oil an I re spectatl resident of < amhria, ill,si at his l e«l deuct on Tuesilay of la«t win k He has been au Invalid for a nuiiilier of y> ars. lleleavai. foar children, all of whom were piesent at the funeral which wu* he'tl at the M 1. ciiurclt on Thursday, Rev. A. H. Maryott oWcksting ItKCKV Shahi', North Ridge, June Ifith. NIAGARA, Ont. H< tl Hotter!! Hottest:ll A now rifle club lia-i btHtu formed in town. People are asking where Is the third Issue of Thr Krhot and ErAo answer* Tbe splendid bass 11-1 ing of the past few weeks has drawn a large numb r of visitors to this place. Miss Kllza Monro returned homo from New York this week, where she l.as been speuding thu past winUr and spring. Tho Roman Catholic pimlc In Parailise llrove was a oomplete success, fuller particulars of which will bo given next week. Tho steam yacht " Prowett Beyer " dime quite u good business carrying pa—eugors Itetween the dia'k and Paradise I rove last Wednesday*. The Niagara Town Band lias re organized; all tho members have Joined again, and we can run boast 4if as god a town baud aany town of our sise iu tile country. It is reported that an opposition steamboat will be placed on this route, for Wbiih we will sll be ti lily thai kful, and tbi general traveling public will gladly tlimw i p their hats and shout "Hurrah!" A largo number of our people will go over to Youngitowu on the Fourth, some of them to participate in tho games, and a great number of them to see how their American cousins can celebrate thtir .National Holiday. The Fifth Itoyal Scots Regimout, of Mm treai, passed through here Monday morning on their way to the Falls, where they spent the day, and ret-inied toTorouto bv ■ • liner In the evening. They are a fine looking lot of felloe s, and tin ir Highland unlfoi ms wure a liov. I to lusnjr of our people. One week from next Tuesday, I* Dominion Day, and the Niagara Firo Brigade »»111 celebrate the day by having a grand | erode, In their new uniforms, anil having a number of games on th > commons „uch us running, jumping, etc. The more liberal our people are in subscribing funds, the tietterand more interesting tho games v ill be. Tho Band will bit on hand to enliven the oocasion. A correspondent mailt* ns to enquire: "Why should bread, tho 'stuff of life,'he sold In Niagara for li cents a loaf, tsbile in Toronto and St. Catharines it is sold for only 10 cents t" Well, we supp< on- i■ . <n is that Niagara Ui twelve miles from St. Cath ariuoe, and the Hour fr iu which tho bread is made ha* to be carried that twelve miles, sometimes over pretty Lad roads, and wo don't suppose anybody Is so foolish as to carry it for nothing. Tho baker must livo as wall as tlio rest of us. Mr. O. C. Grave*, tho genial proprietor of the American Hotel, (late McMillan's Hotel) ut tho dock, has thoroughly renovated and newly furnished the Imiiiso, and the hot» I may now be justly classed a* A. I. Mr. Graves evidently thoroughly understands the hotel business, and though it may be haid work to build up tlio reputation of the bouse, wo ft- -! sure that lut will tucco d in the end. By his kind and conrttouVtreat ment of hlsgiii»t« during the short time that he h-is b- n here, he has already made i l.ost of friends, who prophecy for him • complete success in the management of the American COOMER. Tbe pft't fi>w diiy.ji ha« t«cn very favoi ■ able for corn, and tNe cultlvat< i» have been kept (ju tho movo trytrig to kilt noine of the giu»* and weed*. of which Ibirn i« a plenty. Now l» tlie limn fir machine* Agent* are about a* thick «» padding, t ucb claiming bin muchiliu to be tbe bv«U Ji-ir Mekel wHs the lliukeye riU|*r a»<l mower; Harney \Varr.-u tbu Minneapoll* I Under; IV. !<!#« ibo JobiiMtr, and E. H llrown tho Champion. Mr mid 11m. J K. Swlck, of Ivx;kpori, weio vUiting friend* lieie NabbiUb. Tbu Kortui arc at work In a !r\r orchard*. an>l after tbolr ap|>curune» tbe tr • look «• If Are bad *wopt over tbeai. Quite » little buckwheat wfilbe nown Ibl* ■guoo, in bo(K« of a »upply of I mcali ■». Sonirtbing uuusual l» tbt*. 'Hie clover doe* not bl<*»<>iu Hup; •Itl* on account of the w> a»il. TU* it*lk« grow very rank, but no bkxaomi. Ho» «ill *« know when il I* ill to be cut! Tim t'**ri'l"W» on Children'* l>ay »on very intrusting, con*t»ling of kinging by tbe school, with a few recltat<on* and reading*, then a r«npon»lve exerelae furunb I by llro. J'lckard, after whk-b be gav. u* a good t».k. and n»k« I »on»e fj'i' -tion', wbub wire an»wer«i by tbe cblldrtu. Tt»e patliniiwWt* >-f tbe «*»oral load «i trieM, have been rei'ititn.g tbe load*. I' andlug tbeti) off, uuJ mixing glutei with lh» dirt. tioorge Van o»lr*ud, of tbe village of Charlotte, i» pateing through here ruiluctttg what wool he can flud, a-it paying* go,d prim. Tbe «jol It worked op at hi* ißlll* lu Charlotte. We will begin haying thl* week. Where will tllof ui«i< n<l tbu 1 ollltb of J'l '' uow tbe qtieatioa lel^fJth#kww I' -A [Why, >ou'il all apend the fourth of Ja'y at Youngatown, of rotjree Ju*t read our ■ptendid progtramflW of tpurt fur that day, ia another column.' «yl>) -Carpet heater*, according U> tho London Lane*, are infection «|irewlen- WILSON. Hi., office r.f tli« IWii Telephone in thf* village «■< |.«calel at Itku <>ul*TH> IloUtl niih iutlliv rl'tavf lb. I«ik hol.bw* ou lie Mnc cnuipMed to tU< place Hatuidav. June Jth, li'itoa vote of tfcuee II »m moved by Mm tympany fr*'«» tfcakotelto tbe *4or« ot C. 11. Hum », «»n »' hwt w<M«k. Tb**r» »»" * nornWr of |»<1 -•*»• t«» iI»U *11 lage ulkin« of having | rl\ate telephone* run to their hfttitee- Mr Higgln*. eoal *«w>t •lO.xto, waa l» thi> tilUiiv b«l wcfk. There «nt large number of people from the vill»8'» and mirroundii g country iKwt , J (bv afternoon nit i evening *ervtce*on lb* <tch»ittii of the laying of lb« corner »lon« of tb« now K*i*y Memorial M K. chuich In tin* village bf-t Tburnhjr, June I Jth. A nitmbui ttf luiuM' r» fioiu abroad were pre ...lit .ltd *-l»ti d. \n a|'|K al «a» made ill behalf of Ihe hatch ty •« r»l»e »' l*a«t ♦ a* they lucked tliat ntuvb In their 3not»c>*l *c muni, and in an-aer to the appeal about Juki vim raie. d. A bo* of gaivaulaed liou. prenented by I'. Whlllleton, which contained quite n number of ai'lic v* »iw to U | leeed in the utona for eoBMt future generation Iu open. Hi. \V K MiH'hfum'jr and wife, of Marker'* Station, worn in thin *lil tjfe l**t 1 hurt lay , itnd i't.day visiting their mother, Mr*. Jane Mc< he*ney. Mi utid Mi*. Andrew*, of Kllnl, Mich , me visiting Ml*. Alvtauiler I'ettlt. of Una Villas*. A lltlilng party of joung people fnm Dicktni nvillo vlt.Ht.tl tbi* place laM saturilny, uinl oil their way home etopped and „l„.|it ibit •veiling wHU Kd. Itatuum and wlfu ol till' town lino road M. C. Hctt*, of Tonawaiitla, »«< In tbn . village ln*t Nundai and Moiitlav. Tin..' dltlVViliit.il I oruet Hand ' reorgm Ued luttl Wednesday night, June iith, and begun to practice predating for tbettlmf July al «v"ie place The ti nvi.rli I Hln Ik», who w**c*p*ctod to i'| vik ill lb* I'lfliytnian ehtirch la»t Humbly evening, dill not anive, and Mr \\ hilt |re tt liihl t n-uul. We liutm lu ti l « n*inbt r of farm** in litis vicinity coinplHining lliit a go'tj d.ial t.f their corn l« b. lug ilotroy.d by grob» l:„v Mr Hmnphray* antl wife, of Hfwiwer- I'Ort, «feu» tlut fore |>art of Ibu wm-k wlih tiit Ir diiugbter, lira A. llargfr, of thi« < I laje. Tbe young people of t!ie M K. cltunli in lend to give n fan drill and etinwbarry fix llval In tbo l'ubiio llall on Tut "day evunllig, June -lib Tboao who bnodie tbo " Ktar Rovte " iiialln In tl>la pert of tini eoontry will .l» well lo bo v«ry t.tuful In future, a« they ure being looked aft'l, and may b> eulied to eocouut for tb ir unfaithfulneee If tliey aro fouml lacking In duty Hev Mr. Moryolt, of t'anibiia, wan In tbU village iunt Monday, «ml a« areaultof« "bolt tlmu .pent fttblng. canxht about 60 flub. Tbo ia pcnten cHurnnenoeil work on the M. i: cliiirch U»t Mot.day morning uflor a few day* Tbo " I/ealle Convention and Concert «V" Ijev. afieo cone it in the Public Hall la«t Monday evening to a full In u»o. lbt»yln i „ | to'bold a convention here for one week (leorge < obti, of lUnnotavllle, oommenced making peach Itn k«U iu bl» »bop In tbl# vil 1 la«t w#ek• Tbere wan a gentleman from Touawanda in tMe villege l«t Moinlay trying to buy ' The fixiy fleet annual metting of tb» Niatrn liuptlut A»««<•:«( 1 'ii »a« bebl et Akron |a«t week Hev U J iltum, of WlUm, preached the m-rinoo. Tbere ba» beeu up wnrln of two hundred ad ditto of to the rburcbeeof tbe Aw.cialiou during the y«*r. The attendance wa* Urge. Tbe next mutual meeting l» with the lAH'kport cbuiuh lU'V I. J. Hwm antl family »tarU4 laat Tue»day morning for a drive of about 1W uiili* t.l Keneca Co , Intending to be gone n week or twro, The 1 - -.i lo cmpeit ami con volition tt.m pan) intend t.j iflve a gr.nd c't-lug oonewt iu the Public Hall n**t Sunday i veiting. Tbe coogregatioit* of tbo tbieo clturvltee Itave be n asketl to )ol<l AdmfaMkM frett Itev <». L. W hitv vat. In Medina i*ft M<t# dav. Ml*. I*o and d tugbt"r, wbo have beeu livli gw tb bei aiater, Mi*. A«C, Jobnaoii, of tbl* village, ("t mini time pant, jviooved t-i Itorlieet i l»t week, (numding to make tbit place U»r future home. Mr- Houston, of Jiot U »i»iling her biotUcr>, J W„ an I Woi llackett and famt lkt». In tbi# vl.Uge » Iteputy hbn.fT (ieo. lUtten. of wan In tbi« village la*t '1 uo»day itleoUfg » ju. y ft.r a catte of »up|<.»»4 lunacy, tbe eub- Ject l» iug an old cillt. ii of tbl» town It i* a uttllrr eeti'Wiiiiig the div i»"»n of pro|t«r-ty.The p«»tor of tbo liaptiat cburt b »d<n ttU- Uicd lli»« t iin»iJt »of ll«|»ibun at tb« cluwi of tbe ntornlng * rviee la»t Huwday. 11, — An 'Intiaio tUiagi U Il|litt4 with gee made fritui «-<|Ual to WMIgM. Thf jmbiial p >wei< of llie llngltab proy,,-X uiei balk Lav* U«i aUjlial>«4. ■ i.t . b fi JU» iited by lipenirii famine* who trwk »«• beUting. Tbe l»e»t riv& ad<l»d »lU/«W.<M» to Br'- klyn * ttiuaUett ia ooe yex. Aly.'H tie; bat:U aie killed In Aft tea yeaily to »<ip( lv the Ivory trade Rhlp iAiil.lltv/ ia revived at Ai»landria, Va ,1. 4Kt e * nty .n* of •In^.nautn - Tbe K'jfUt t arntijin HiaU- ie to be belt! in i:aJ'i£h, frotu Wllti'W f Over 13,1**1 |>iljriiM viaiuai Haake* p«are'«birthplace at Htiatfwdell'Aveß li*t year Kigbt million (• «kcv« of peacltea are d tI.U year fi- ro tbe Delaware orcbardiW M H- IfrCOLLUM, ttnrgicnl and Mermaniral DentiH, l>r. HcCollum him owned itu oflke in Young*- town,over the nioreof W. A. lluu:hi*oii, »n«l Hither himself or 11. lierby, I.l> v, who hn« Im i twenty VelliV experience 111 Di'llllllry, will vi«lt V<mnir»town every Monday /uul TuemUy of wich week. CHAM li. UWAN, JNO. KALKNKII Htvaii tV Fulkner. ARCHITECTS, lO German Insurance B'lclinK. lII'KI'AI.O, N.Y. Jos. Thompson MANUFAOTUHKK AND UKAI.KK IN HARNESS, SADDLES, Bridles. Collars, Whips, Blankets, &c., also doaler In HOOTS AND SIIOKS, TMVItIUb fAUWi OWIVKB, MtTTKNB, KT< YOUNGSTOWN. N.Y. Ba9iili|» Liln'ock, Practical Watchmaker WalclicH, ('lockn, find all kiniU of Jo well')', rt'imiivil on nliortcxt notice. £tr Shop next <loor to 15.1>. I'a-1 viw CoV., in I lie building lulely oecu pied its tlie lWofllce. t:i lyi i Coal! Coal!! — The Undersigned, having been appointed Agent for the sale of Coal at Lewiston and vicinity, in the place of J. E. Ways, deceased, hereby gives notice that he is ready to supply all his old customers at the LOWEST CASH PRICES. Orders solicited and promptly filled. CHAS. A. FHELAN. l.owlaton, Juno 10,1841. I"!*' N. |>. II AKIvI'LIj, tnu: ami mvuim: IXWI' « A.> W, Aii !•< N T In First-cla sa Companies. Httrtforil Hartford, Ct. New l|iiiii|Mlilrc Muiiclioslim. British Auiet'lcii | I i,,|| Loudon, Kuplnnu. Star.'.'. .V Nuw v"rV Providence Washington Scottish Union nml National . (ilu*jn»w rittuUurgli. Also Washington l-lftt l;iBiirani:o Company of Now York. BANK OF NIAGARA, NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y — »o- - CAPITAL, $50,000. orncEH3. HKNIIV 0. HOWARD - Phkmiikxt. W11.1.1 AM C.< ORNWKLL Vu'K I 10-inivr KIIWAKI) J. MACKHNNA - - Caxhikh. DIRECTORS. SHERMAN S. JEWETT - ■ Dikkalo OIBHON T. WILLIAMS • • - Bl'ffaui. IIHNRY C. HOWARD - Niauara Fall* WM. C. OORHWKM. • - - - lUkfai.ii. J At'OH F. SCHOKI.LKOPF - - BUFFALO ETHAN H. HOWARD - - - Buffalo HENRY U.JKWETT - - - - Buffalo A. BCHOBLLKOPF Niagara I-'allh The Hunk respectfully offers it* services to nil elwwt in this vicinity requiring Ranking facilities. The •coount* of Merchant*. Manufacturer*, etc., will receive careful attention and oviry convenience obtainable will b.' extended to customers on liberal tonus. Special .Mention lilvi'ti to \troiiiits of Fanner*. —AND— S VI'ISK VI rottv AItHAM.I.MIM s can be made for interest. whether accountare laraM or small. Sight Drafts drawn direct on cities of (,reat l.iitain aiid Europe, — a _fr|» WILL BUY ONE \A right ■tfU Ummitkawa ptt " -1 «l tly / I Ik 7 I I I if 1 I 1W I ■■t to «ml* t* t •**s■ J1 A VHBL ,ir « FRI*- v -ZJk\K\\ \ICK MVIIIIM «•»>., O.
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| Title | Niagara County News, 1884-06-20 |
| Description | Early newspapers of Youngstown, New York |
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Newspapers--New York (State) Niagara County (N.Y.)--Newspapers Youngstown (N.Y.)--Newspapers |
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New York (State), Western Niagara County (N.Y.) Youngstown (N.Y.) |
| Date of Original | 1884-06-20 |
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| Language | English |
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| Title | Niagara County News, 1884-06-20 |
| Description | Early newspapers of Youngstown, New York |
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Newspapers--New York (State) Niagara County (N.Y.)--Newspapers Youngstown (N.Y.)--Newspapers |
| NY Heritage Topic | Community & Events |
| Location |
New York (State), Western Niagara County (N.Y.) Youngstown (N.Y.) |
| Date of Original | 1884-06-20 |
| Physical Format | Newspapers |
| Type | Text |
| Language | English |
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NIAGARA COUNTY NEWS. Vol. 4. YOUNGSTOWN, N.Y., JUNE 20, 1884 No. 17 TOPICS OF THE WEEK. Cubans say Agnero's band is grow inn stronger daily. , This is commencement woc-lt at the Ui I verslir in Rochester. 'I ho Government prosecution against ! Bradlaugh has commenced. - Karl Spencer proposes to attend the Monster Orange demonstration. The historic island of St. Helena is reported to bo In a very bad way. —Much attention is attracted by tborecep tion of the Hour delegates in llerlin. l'rinco Krapotkine's lll»cratlon from Clairvauz prison on July 14th is assured. —The King of Abyssinia has undertaken to provide 90,000 men to aid the Kngllsh. —The general Impression now is that Ul idstone will pull through without defeat. . A Durban desputcli says the Doers aud Urutus have attacked and routod Usibepu. The prospect for the cranberry crop in , Ihe Cape Cod district Is ruined. The heavy frost of Bunday night sell ously damaged the growing crops of New Knglanil. Alexander Fiddler, a man of many aliases, was found floar HtUlf Is, Dak., hang j oil by vigilantes. -The Yates house, lifd'lsfovd l'oole, Mo., with it number of other buildings, were . burned .Sunday. At Oroen Point, L. 1, two oil tanks he i longing lo Lanu & Fleming, were burned. : j lrf>?s $50,000. —Rumors of an imminent Ministerial crisis have prevailed in London during the week. --An Arab has arrived at Korosko who claims to bo tlio solo survivor of the Berber garrison. < asslgnac wants a meeting of tlio 1m I pcriulists to recogulze Prince \'ictor as head. The Bavage Club at Iximion Saturday night gave a banquet to the Maori King and Ids chief. - Labouclicre is pushing his warfare , egainst Mr Irving llishop, tint Bostou I •' thought reader." On the Franchise hill Mr. Oladstonecnn j tliiues to defeat all opposition with mux j j ected case. The papal consistory has been postponed until November, when the Pope will appoint { lull cardinals. —Tlio Oermau Emperor, during his staj at Kms, ninkes every etTort to appear to bo I in substantial health. —The British Welsh society at its annual meeting resolved to erect a memorial to the late dean of llangor. > —The religious Hiitbm it Iks of llruss« s de- ' elded Hut there should bo tio Corpus Christi procession Sunday. -Tli t'zar auil Czirlne met tho riino -s Kllzibeth of Hesso at the Ht. Petersburg ilopot on ht r arrival. Tho Moon are greatly incensed against ttio sl;o iIT of Wu/.an, who Is he 1 ved to 1 o inciting u Rebellion. —M. Waddlngton, the French ambassador 1 to Ixmdon, had a long private conference with Mr. (ilmlstono Saturday. At a monster meetlug of Orsugemen hel lat Belfast Sunday threatening resolu- ' lions were adopted against Kill Spencer. There are renewed reports about the bo i 1 trothal of Princess Beatrice to a Oerinan j prince, but they are strenuously denied. A number of peasant Polish families re turning froui the Unitod States have just j j reached their home in Austrian Oalici i —Win. O'Brien, M P., the puguacious edl- j tor of f nihil Irrlitnd is being sued hy Crown I Solicitor (Jee. Bolton, for (30.00U for libel. The ClevuUnd managers estiniute that Cleveland will have !isti delegates in the State convention, and Flower 128. —Rot. Alex .1 lliird, D. D.. of Nashville, j Teiin , sged t)0, died suddenly at tlie Park avenue hotel, New York, Sunday. —There aie funs of a revolution at Panama; the political feeling is very bitter, i i There is not an American inan-of war there or at Aspiuwall. —The Court of Alabama Claims will hear no more cases before adjournment for the summer. Eighteen hundred aud seventy cases have been argued already. - Five hundred oUlcers of the Irish auxili ary battalions have askei permission to; serve in the projected autumn campaign in the Soudan. —Mrs. Daniel B. Bush, temporarily In sane through poor health, was fouud hinging from the grape arbor at her homo in Kluiira Sunday morn lug. —In a mound twelve or fourteen feet In diumi'ter, recently uncovered »t Onondaga Lake, have been found a doceii well-preserved Indian skeletons, tools, ornaments and Bint arrow heads. The discoverois are still digging. The fourteenth annual convention of tho Superintendents of the Poor of the various counties of the Stata was held at Saratoga Springs, on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, June l?th, 18th, and P.Uh —The fact that James N. llusted, the newly appointed police justice of Lyons, \l ayna county, is seventy years old, is causing some discussion tWre. It Is urged tbat the constitutional provision as to the ages of the judiciary does not apply to the office held by Mr. HusUd. One of the bills to which the (lovernor refused tils siguature, because of unconstitutional provisions, increased the appropriation for the Syracuse Fire Department. It is claimed that tbe dofest of this bill will actually endanger the safety of the city, but it is admitted that tbe promoters of the 1 measure were to blame in loadiug it down with riders. SPORTS AND PASTIMES. AQUATIC. Nagle and McC'orinack have been matched to row a three-mile race on tbe ICennubecaasll river ou the Jtltli August lor i'.too a side. —The challenge of Peter 11. Couley for a tlve-milj race, on any Eastern course, for ii,(KIO a side, has been accepted by Teenier, 1,1 Pittsburg, who namesas the time July 4, an I select* the Oak Point course, 1» land, as the place. - Jacob (laiuluur, of Ht. Louis, and Henry I Peterson, of San Frauciaco, who recently defeated George W. Lee, in California, have agreed to row a three-mile with turn race at Crave Cutur Lake, near St. Louis, on August 17, for f&00 a side. —The aniiu-.l Harvard Yale eight oared 1 race takes place at Now London, Conn., on •luneSfi. The Harvard men took up their quarters there yesterday. As yet thoy are a little backward. The Yale eight will reach the scene on Wednesday next, and are said to be going hotter their than oppon , ente. —Loudon SjxirtstruiA'—Tho members of the Maurice Rowing Club, whoso headquarters are at Hammersmith, have for some time past been carrying out experiments as to the relative speed of sculling as compared with rowing, lu pursuance of these experiments, the club introduced on the liver a f.'W months back a new fotui of lin ing craft in tho shape of a sculling four, built for them by Claeper, tho well know boat ; builder, and they have now arranged for a special race between this boat and a fouroar, which is announc. il to take place on June 7. The race will be a time race, and will be rowed in two heats, tho crews \ changing boats for tho second race. The two crews are now in practice for the race, and tho rosult will no doubt prove cf spef ceal interest to rowing men. THE TUIIF. -A cable dispatch from Paris says that the police there have again raided the look makers and sei/.j 1 a largo sum of money. The trotting horse Burns, owned by McLean, of Bay City, Mich , valued at fV 000, fell dead on tho track at East Saginaw, while being exorcised Saturday morning. Messrs AppU-by & Johnson, of Now 1 York, have purchased from Mr. Hancock, of Virginia, for $10,000 tbe chestnut colt Knight of Ellarslie, who run l'atilque to a bead in ! the Belmont Stakes. —In tbe free for all at Kalamazoo on Sat urday, Fanny Witlierspoon won the 3rd, 4th, aud sth heats. Phyllis was never placed. Tho times were 'i 3.11 , U 17 , 2101, 2.2'JJ --At Mystic Park, Boston, on Friday, the freo for all pacing for *1,001 divided, brought 'out lluiralo (lirl, Fuller, Polly 8., and Richball, Ricbball won the first heat and Was distanced tho next, taken by Polly S. After x. v en beats Buffalo Qlrl won tbe race, the consecutive times being 2.171, 2.22J, •J.I7J, 2.3 X TIIK HINO. Minnkapous, Minn., Juno Ifith.—The fol. lowing ure tho particulars of a hai d glove light yesterday beet ween Pitsy Mellen, of .Minneapolis, and Jack Keofo of Philadelphia for #IWI a side. Tho crowd was made up of active and ex city officials and professional men generally, an ex-mayor buing timekeeper, and an ex-chief detect I vo one of tho most enthusiastic spectators. Fourteen rounds, lasting Ml minutes, were fought. Mullen got first blood and Koefo tho first knockdown. Mellen slipped and wont down in neurlv every round up to tho last. The slugging was heavy tip to tho toutli round, the ' advantage seeming with lveefe, but after that Mellon turned the tables; In tho last round he made a terrible onslaught on ICoufc, fighting him to his corner, and knocking Ititn out with a right upper cut. Keofo lay for nearly two iniuutes berorepulling himself together wlion the match utid stakes wero given to Mellen. Jem Mace has decided to postpone his visit to America with his pupil, the heavy-weight boxer, Fred. Collier, until early in September.—It is stated that Mitchell's right hand litis been so badly broken repeatedly that it is next to useless for ring purposes, and that this Is tho chief reason why ho propose* to letire this year. —Buike, who fought a draw with Mitchell in England, aud Bill Ooode, who was talking of coming across, are matched in Kng land to fight under ring rules. —Articles of agreement have been signed by John Kilrain, of Bostou, and Mike Cleary of New York, to spar four rounds, Marquis of yueensberry lules, at the M alleoli square garden, June 20th, the winner to tako the whole of tho receipts. John L. Bnlllvun has not gone Into tho subui bs to train for bis fight with Mitchell, as ho flist intended, but visits his place of business every doy. lakes long walks, accom panted I y Pete McCov, or some other uthluto and exercises with McCoy and Joe <»o»s. ills closest friends say be b>* begun train, ing with greater determination than evi r before, aud means to be in tl.e pint of conditio!) when lie meets tbe English champiou on the SOtb inst. msCUt.l.ANE»i.'ii. —Mr. Wyllie concluded his draught playing In New York last week. His total score stood -won. 157; lost, 5; drawn, 43. One New York player. Potterdott, won one game, lost one. and drew two with Mr. Wjllie. —Iu tbo baudicap tourney of the City Chess Club in Montreal. Mr. Aschey leads so far with 111 gun s won, one drnwu, nud uone lost. He has 10 games yet to play. Mr. Wlldman is next with IS games won, 1 drawn, and 4 lost; and Mr. Shaw has won If, Ifist 4, nud drawn 3. There are sixteen coutvetanu. • • —Lochleven, Scotland, was recently the scene of the flftli ualioual angling compelition.compelition. Tbete were thirty stx competitors, representing twenty-one cluhe, of wliich seventeen were Scotch and four were Knglisti The chief prise, for the henvie-t t*»- ket, was won by Mr. J O Mackenzie, with ten tisb, weighing ten pounds and two ounces; while Di. Brutiton, Ixiudou, secured the prize for the heaviest trout, which woigbed two pounds ai d a half. COUNTY AND VICINITY The old Suspension Bridge over the Nia gara river, is being repaired. The Niagara County Teachers' Associa tion is in session at Sanborn to-la v The hearing In the Lewiston bonding cases has been put over until July Ist Thirty-six trains now move from Hns (tension Bridge to Buffalo daily over the Erie tracks. Blaine and Logan Clubs have been formed In the north and south villi ages of Tonaw anda. Mr. J M. Williams of Royalton, has a Spanish silver coin of 1720, wottli about 2o cents, which he picked up while plowing. The south side Council of Tonnwanda bavo voted $100 to dofray the expenses of the annual parade of the Fire Department, which takes place on the 23rd inst. I/ickport is undergoing a strict enforce mcut of the license system, ami find it is more beneficial than prohibition, as experienced by n two years' trial iu tl.at city. ■—Superinten dent Drake, of the Lockjioit water works, received a letter Monday from tho chief engineer of Moscow, Russia, making inquiries in regard to tbe llolly water woi ks. A woman by tho naino of McOuern re siding iu l.ockport, and «hoU of unsound mind, attempted to take a dose of creosote Tuesday. Dr. Palmer was summoned, but could not detect that any of the liquid had entered her stomach. Bishop Coxe administered tho rite of confirmation to a large number at St. IV ters Church, Niagara Falls, Sunday morn ing, and also to a largo number in tho even ing at tho Church of tho Epiphany, Suspen sioti Bridge. —Several of the mills at Tonnwanda are supplied with Harden hand grenades for extinguishing fires. They are glasa bottles filled with a chernioal compound that put out a llro when broken. They cost ton dollars per dozen. — A novel sight occured at Oleott on Sunday as follows: Three hundred people assembled on tho west pier to witness the baptising of,eight persons who joined the Wesley an Methodist EjjieoOpnl t hurch, and about the same number were ilsiiing on thj %-Bht pier. —The bill declaring tho canti level bridge across tho Niagara river a post route has be come a law without tho president's signn turo. Ho sent the bill to the ( ostmaiitergenerul fur his opinion some da\ s ago, and iu the political excitement which followed, it wus overlooked. —John Kholt walked from Lockport to Buffalo Sunday, leaving Lockport at & o'clock aud reaching Buffalo at a little aft' i 11A.M. Deleft Buffalo on ids return at 3.311 and arrived at Lockport 0.41 P. M. John says lie will walk to Rochester next Sunday and tako n man along with him to prove that ho walks all the way. A party of wheelmen from ltaiulolpb, N Y.. consisting of Captain W. W. Canfield, editor of the Randolph C'otinlnf, W. L. Rathbone, J. L. Smith, F. L. Kcager, P. C. Adams, O. M. Jeffords, F. Larkfn, jr., ami Cm wley Went wot tli of the Randolph Bi cycl > Club, who are on a six days' tour of W stern New York arrived in lockport Monday evening. They loft boll I last Saturday morning. In Albany County the potato bugs aru out unusually early and in vast numbers, aud a new variety of ant which burrows into the roots of young poach trees has been discovered. In Westchester and Beneeelaer counties there I* a worm which strips the leaves from the fruit and shade trees; the strawberry farms ou Ling Island ale luting ruined by a small black bug heretofore unknown; tho farmers near the Massachusetts line are fighting tho army worn; and In Columbia County they have the apple-tree w orin. —At the meeting of the Niagara County Protection Ase,iciatioiiat I>tckport, lhuis day, Geo. L. Moote, of Porter, w«* elected l'lesident, C. A. Sage, of IVkin, Secretary, and J. M. Witroer, of Suspension Bridge, Treasurer. Among the directors elected were Samuel Tompkins, of Ijt>a:le, Willoid Ho kins, of Lewiston, Bamuel Townsend, of Diikersonvillo, Win. E. Shnfer, of Huspension Bridge, P S. Tower, of Yotingstown, Daniel Woodcock, ot WUaou, Daniel Treichlsr and Jacob /.luun rroan, of San born. NORTH RIDGE. Minn Ino* Mmun, oI Saubom, I- llw cw»t or bur grand molbar, Mit I)r. UiilU, ft U»« Itldjja. Mr. and Mr«. Jaroat I*ic.-»U>r, ncrompanied l.y ihalr Mtter. iln. Lj m»» Hu Idtown. are (pending » f«w Jay* with relative# in Jtulhlo. Mr. rhlticu Smith returned from Cattar- county ou Saturday of lsit r* »il» an eujoyablo timo, but thinks tl»# Ridj;<« it far ahead of that aecti u of th« eomilry. Ylic Niajgara Aeaoci*tiou of ITnWoraalUta niocu with (lit Loekpurt I'aiinb H vlnndaf and Thuwday of neit weak Aliarawr dia'ly iiivltrd to attend. Children'* l»ay win oUvrred at t « M E. church on Sunday, June Mb, thec.u.rch » ars. lleleavai. foar children, all of whom were piesent at the funeral which wu* he'tl at the M 1. ciiurclt on Thursday, Rev. A. H. Maryott oWcksting ItKCKV Shahi', North Ridge, June Ifith. NIAGARA, Ont. H< tl Hotter!! Hottest:ll A now rifle club lia-i btHtu formed in town. People are asking where Is the third Issue of Thr Krhot and ErAo answer* Tbe splendid bass 11-1 ing of the past few weeks has drawn a large numb r of visitors to this place. Miss Kllza Monro returned homo from New York this week, where she l.as been speuding thu past winUr and spring. Tho Roman Catholic pimlc In Parailise llrove was a oomplete success, fuller particulars of which will bo given next week. Tho steam yacht " Prowett Beyer " dime quite u good business carrying pa—eugors Itetween the dia'k and Paradise I rove last Wednesday*. The Niagara Town Band lias re organized; all tho members have Joined again, and we can run boast 4if as god a town baud aany town of our sise iu tile country. It is reported that an opposition steamboat will be placed on this route, for Wbiih we will sll be ti lily thai kful, and tbi general traveling public will gladly tlimw i p their hats and shout "Hurrah!" A largo number of our people will go over to Youngitowu on the Fourth, some of them to participate in tho games, and a great number of them to see how their American cousins can celebrate thtir .National Holiday. The Fifth Itoyal Scots Regimout, of Mm treai, passed through here Monday morning on their way to the Falls, where they spent the day, and ret-inied toTorouto bv ■ • liner In the evening. They are a fine looking lot of felloe s, and tin ir Highland unlfoi ms wure a liov. I to lusnjr of our people. One week from next Tuesday, I* Dominion Day, and the Niagara Firo Brigade »»111 celebrate the day by having a grand erode, In their new uniforms, anil having a number of games on th > commons „uch us running, jumping, etc. The more liberal our people are in subscribing funds, the tietterand more interesting tho games v ill be. Tho Band will bit on hand to enliven the oocasion. A correspondent mailt* ns to enquire: "Why should bread, tho 'stuff of life,'he sold In Niagara for li cents a loaf, tsbile in Toronto and St. Catharines it is sold for only 10 cents t" Well, we supp< on- i■ . |
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