Schomberg.

Special reduced railway rates will be offered from all points to Schomberg during the great fair, Oct. 9 and 10. The train will land you within a stone's throw of the exhibition grounds. The North York Old Boy's Association are arranging a visit to Schomberg during the great fair.

The citizens of Schomberg, in pursuance of a largely signed petition declaring Thursday of last week as their civic holiday, took advantage of the same by accepting a free ride on the S. & A. Ry. to Yonge St., thence to the Toronto Exhibition. About three hundred from Schomberg and the immediate vicinity spent the day at the Industrial Exhibition or sight-seeing in the city. The train left here at 7 a.m. sharp, and returned shortly after 10 p.m., thus allowing them twelve hours in the city. Although the service over the new road was not of the best, it was a marked improvement over the wearisome stage route, which made it almost necessary to site up all the night in order to catch the 9 o'clock train at Aurora. An interesting event occurred immediately after the arrival of the Schomberg excursionists at North Toronto. A presentation of a silver railroad spike was made to Mrs. Shelton, the venerable old lady who had the pleasure of driving it in honor of the completion of the road into Schomberg. The spike was the last one driven, and was ordered to be taken up by Mr. Moyes, General Manager of the Company, who had it plated and personally made the presentation in the presence of a very large gathering. The old lady was given the freedom of the city and every possible arrangement was made for her comfort.—Sentinel

Railways: S. & A.Ry.

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