The Wingham Times, 1908-08-27, Page 5Nimmimmini minimempogi
THE GHOST OF
LOCH RAI X11 CASTLE
BY MRS. C. N. WILLIAMSON
Author of "The Princess Passes," "The Lightning
Conductor," Etc., Etc,
Copyright, 3900, by Mrs, C. N. Williamson.
1111111.111111J
THE WINCTHAM TIMES AUGUST 27 1908
as you fie ha'hed, if you have a fright, I
and the night porter would be at your
door inside of two minutes. But there, I
you won't have a fright. Why should
you? There's nothing ,to frighten you
here."
"Of course not, and shan't be in
the least afraid," answered Elspeth
stoutly.
Even when Mrs. Warden had gone,
she was still of the same opinion,
aZIM
clock on the narrow mantel over the
big fireplace heel struck 11, and. it
was nearly 12 before she had cud-
dled into the great bed in the alcove.
Lying there between the cool linen
sheets, the girl felt very wideawake,
though after the long, exciting day
she had passed, sleep ought to have
come quickly. She had left the glass
doors pushed wide open, and the al-
cove which she faced as she lay was
white with the light of a late -rising
moon. .
"I'm glad I don't believe in
ghosts !" she said to herself. "On
such a night"— The sentence broke
off short in Elspeth's thoughts, and
her heart gave a leap. Just behind
her head there was a new sound,
which neither mice nor rats could
have made, a queer, metallic sound,
like the clinking of a chain or a jing-
ling of keys one against another.
Once and again it came; then, the
top of a high heel on a stone stair.
The girl's blood knocked at her
temples. She sat up in bed and lis-
tened through the thick beating in
her ears. The sound was fainter now,
as if farther away. With hands that
shook a little she found the candle
and matches on a small table by the
bedside, and struck 'a light which
glowed small and yellow in the white
moonlraze.
All was still now, as she waited,
and the impression she had had of
something strange and horrifying be-
gan to fade. She must have imagined
the jingling, and the tap, tap of lit-
tle heels. It was well known that
mice could make all kinds of extra-
ordinary noises, scuttling about in
the walls of the tower, a glorious
playground fbr the mouse tribe. How
stupid she was to have a fright, she
who had boasted of her courage, and
said that she "hoped the tower was
haunted !" Now, she would blow out
the candle and force herself to sleep,
or she would not be at her best to be-
gin work to -morrow morning.
Down she flung herself among the
big pillows again, but scarcely had
she begun conscientiously to count
sheep jumping over a gate, when a
soft, heavy weight brushed against
the wall which was one with the head
of the bed. A faint cry followed,
sounding as if it came from some-
where above, and again the tap, tap,
tap of heels.
Elspeth did not sit up in bed this
time. She lay still as if frozen, her
eyes staring wide, her oars strained
to catch a troubled murmur of
voices. It was as if a man and wom-
an talked together, and then came
footsteps mingled with the metallic
clinking in which the girl had tried
to disbelieve.
She no longer struggled to be
brave. Cold and shaking with terror
she sprang out of bed, and ran, pat-
tering on her bare feet, out into the
tower room.
There in the moonlight which fil-
tered through the two windows left
uncurtained, she could see the ob-
jects which had already become fa-
miliar to her eyes. Somehow, they
did the details of life, soon to be her
everyday life.
"Nonsense -nonsense -- nonsense!"
she repeated angrily, half aloud, glad
to hear the sound of her own voice.
"It's nothing. What could it be un-
less I dreamed it? Oh, why can't I
get this lamp lighted?"
Soon she had the rosy glow shining
though the fleecy silk of the lamp
shade, but not satisfied with that,
she must have all the candles as
wore a comfort, suggesting as they
well. The light was like a friend. She
could think now, ask herself ques-
tions, and answer -reasonably.
What had the housekeeper told her?
That she would be alone in the tow-
er at night. In a room on the ground
floor, the hotel carpenter worked by
day• in the room above that, furni-
after-airi£ -was' not "blank. Upon the
side which had lain next the floor,
some one had sketched the face of a
young boy. The penciled lines had
faded, the paper was the color of old
ivory, and the collar and do suggest•
ed by a few light strokes were of
quaint fashion. But the face was
strikingly handsome, and so indivi-
dual as to convince Elspeth that as
1 a likeness the little sketch must have
been a success. In one corner there
I were initials, and a date, but they
had been blurred either deliberate.
; ly or by accident, and Elspeth held
Foe paper close to the light without
being able to decipher them. Sudden-
ly as site studied the faint lettering,
something seemed to fall from above,
past her eyes -something swift and
•'Of course not, and I shouldn't be the
least afraid.
-though even thus early in the even-
ing there was a deathlike silence in
the tower, which seemed strange in
a crowded hotel, full from cellars to
attics of lively people.
It was)a large room, circular in
shape, with two extraordinary deep
set windows, opposite one another,
se retired in the thickness of the tow-
er wall, that each one had the appear-
ance of being at the far end of
another and smaller room; but the
windows were so wide and so high
that despite this peculiarity they gave
plenty of light.
Under each was a cushioned seat;
and the alcove of the eastern window
had doors on each side, in the black
oak wainscot. These doors concealed
spacious wardrobes, but the west al-
cove had doors of glass on either side,
opening into large recesses. The one
on the left was a bathroom, while in
the one on the right stood a bed, ap-
parently carved out of one piece, with
the oak wall behind it. This bed was,
of course, invisible from the outer
room, as the wainscoted wall hid it
from the alcove, therefore Elspeth
was practically in possession of a
separate. sitting -room. The glass doors
were sliding doors therefore they did
not interfere in passing to and fro,
and could always be left open. The
furniture of the big outer room was
admirable, Elspeth thought, although
it was of many had perhaps beendifferent
elegat periods
ehe e, be-
cause it had made place for some-
thing better elsewhere. There were
two or three wonderful old chairs, a
charming table with claw feet, an
ancient "secretary book -case bureau,"
;with glass doors, behind which the
covers of old-fashioned books showed,
and a tall screen of beautiful, though
faded, embossed leather, which hid a
-too modern dressing -table from view.
The girl thoroughly enjoyed the
-task of unpacking and putting away
her few modest belongings in te
thll
great wall -cupboards, one o
she discovered was lined with cedar; tune and luggage were stored. Next,
and before she had finished' all she came her own iber, and over it ---
n settling in, dinner ar- explanations
had to do i g what? Mrs. Warden's
had gone no further; but Elspeth had
noticed that the newly restored,
winding staircase ended outside her
room. The way beyond was blocked
• there
could
brick,therefore
up with
have been no voices, no footsteps, no
tapping of heels. She must have
dreamed the sounds. Besides, even if
the staircase leading to the floor
above were not obstructed, the walls
were far too thick for noises such as
she had fancied to penetrate to her
room; and, at all events, that alcove
where the bed stood was not a place
people would pass in going up the
stairs. But -if there were such things
as ghosts,
after
all?
No, she would not let her thoughts
way. If she did
-if once
she
turn that
indulged herself in such foolishness,
there would be en end to the peace
and pleasure in this tower room, to
which she had looked forward. She
would be sensible, but there was no
use in going back to bed, until she
should feel sleepy. She would grow
more and more nervous lying there,
imagining stupid things. Just for this
one night she would allow herself to
sit up and read, and to -morrow she
would probably find out some per-
fectly simple explanation of the
sounds which had seemed so ghostly.
She would explore a little, and under-
stand her surroundings thoroughly,
before another night should fall.
Site took up the volume of Scott
which she had begun to read at den -
net, but, as if to prove that she was
not mistress of her nerves, she started
so sharply at the noise of a scamper-
ing rat behind the wainscot, that the
book fell to the floor. It lay open, on
its face, and a square bit of blank
paper escaped from some hiding place
among the yellow, musty -smelling
pages.
Elspeth picked up the scrap, and
small, from which the light struck a
gleam as it from a ruby, and at the
same instant the ruby was shattered
in a red splash upon the sketch.
With a cry Elspeth sprang to her
feet, still mechanically holding the
bit of paper. The pictured face of the
boy was stained red; there was a red
liquid smear on her thumb and fin-
ger, and as she stared, horrified,
dumfounded, again there was a
swift, ruby flash before her eyes.
down on to the sketch, But many
more red drops might have come
through such a crack in the black
Wt owl without leaving a visible mark.
If she were to find out the mystery it
would not be in such an obviot:s way
as by a crimson stain on the ceiling.
Elspeth bathed and dressed quickly,
and was almost ready to go down when
the servant, who had brought her
dinner in the evening, knocked at the
door, with an attractive -looking break-
fast tray. A delicious fragrance of
tea, crisply fried bacon and toast,
greeted her nostrils refreshingly, and
she was more than ever glad, as the
pleasant commonplaceness of every-
day life seemed to come in at the door
like au atmosphere, that she had not
'.ailed any one to her rescue in the
night. if she had, by tins trine the however, chose to remember, and ad -
news would have spread over the Ito- dressed Elspeth,
tel, and every servant would know "You were in the railway carriage
that "the new secretary had had a with us yesterday," she said, in a
fright," voice as sweet as her face.
Even as it was she thought the "Yes," Elspeth answered. And then,
waiter looked at her with a furtive lest the girl of high degree should
interest, different from the look of last mistake her, for an equal, and regret
night. It was as if he were expecting condescension when she knew the
something. "I hope you rested well, truth -"I have come here to be sec-
miss," he said civilly, and Elspeth, rotary and stenographer for the man -
thanking him, answered with serene
cheerfulness that she had never been
better in her life than she was this
morning. The best of it was that it
was perfectly true. The girl felt ready
for anything.
As soon as she had finished her
breakfast, she started to thread her
way to Mr. McGowan's room, but she
had not yet "got her bearings" in
this immense and rambling old house,
and to reach the part she wished to
find was easier said than done. After
some wandering, she came out through
a corridor into a square hall of con-
siderable size, which elle was sure
she had not seen before. However,
there was the stairway, which de-
scended in the middle, and rather
than retrace her steps, perhaps to
be lost again, she decided that it
would be better to go down. On the
floor below she would probably meet
servants of the hotel, who would put
her in the right way.
There were, however, several la-
dies standing in a group on the third
or fourth step. Elspeth waited for a
moment at a distance, thinking that
they would go up or down; then, see-
ing that they did not move, and that
the stairway was very broad, she
thought that she might pass without
disturbing them. She moved forward
rather timidly, conscious that she was
a paid employe, and that it would be
a grave offence for one in her posi-
tion to discommode guests. Drawing
nearer, she saw that one pf the three
ladies was the beautiful young girl
with whom she had traveled up from
London yesterday. This morning she
wore a short, white serge dress, with
dainty white shoes, and had on a
hat, therefore she was presumably
just going out, or had just come in,
early as it was.
One of her companions on the stair-
way was an elderly and rather pecul-
iar looking lady with cameo features,
faded light hair, arranged in a would-
be -artistic fashion, and an aesthetic
gown more suitable for a London bou-
doir at tea time than a Scotch hydro
in the morning.
The third figure was that of a very
striking woman of perhaps thirty-two
or three, foreign certainly, Jewish
perhaps, with magnificent dark eyes
like wells of light, singularly pale
yet clear complexion, and black hair
rippling away from an unusually low,
broad forehead.
A glance was enough to photograph
these new personalities on Elspeth's
brain. She saw also that the trail-
ing dress of the eldest of the trio
was spread out over the stairs in such
a way that, broad as they were, it
would be impossible for her to pass
without pushing, or requesting the
ly recovering self-control like a brave
girl. You were trying to pass. now
stupid of me to get in the way. Good
morning, Lady Ardeliffe; good morn-
ing, Countess; I was just on my way
to send off some letters."
"She felt she couldn't bear to go
on with the conversation, whatever
it was," thought Elspeth, who could
not help wondering what had been
said about Lady Hilary Vane's friend,
Captain Oxford, which had made her
start back as if she would fall.
Now, the two girls were going down
almost side by side, but Elspeth did
not speak, or glance at the other,
She was the inferior, and it was not
her place to remember that there had
been a meeting before. Lady_ Hilary,
CHAPTER III.
Instantly the words of the house-
keeper leaped into the girl's mina%
The bell! The bell by which she could
summon the night porter -where was
it? Alt, she remembered, and almost
as quickly as the thought had flash-
ed into her mind her finger was hov-
ering over the electric button.
A second more, and the summons
would have gone flashing over the
wire; but something seemed to re-
strain Elspeth's hand, as if it had
been seized and fdreibly held back.
"No !" she said, half aloud, "I won't
do it." And with great force of self-
control, she turned her back on the
bell, which meant help and human
companionship, if she chose to have
it.
"Very likely they have had the same
kind of trouble here before with their
secretaries," the girl thought. "Mr.
McGowan told me the one from the
neighborhood whom they had had be-
fore couldn't manage the work, but
I'm sure he looked odd when he
said it, and perhaps there was more
behind. Probably they're expecting
me to make a fuss of some sort,
though I don't come from the neigh-
borhood, and am not supposed to have
heard the story of this Tower, what-
ever it is. Maybe the other girl knew
it beforehand. But it doesn't matter,
I won't make a fuss ! I boasted that
I was brave, and I'm going to stand
it somehow, if it kills me. It can't
be ghosts; ghosts don't have blood.
The chances are that some one to-
night has been playing a horrid trick
on me. Well, they . shan't get any
satisfaction from it! I'm going to
stop on here and in this room, if I
rived -quite a little feast, it seemed
ito her, on a large damask -spread tray,
,with silver covers for the dishes.
There was a rose silk -shaded lamp
on the table, which the servant who
brought in the tray obligingly lit; but
;though the flame within made the
then silk look wainscoting k dranke a uupe the light,
t of
''and it seemed to Elspeth, sitting at
the table with a volume of Scott,
.chosen from the secretary book -case,
.that the black walls were closing in
darkness
fell. She
wound her as
u and extravagantly lit the
.jumped p,
'two candles on the pretty, old-fash-
ioned dressing -table, but the differ-
reel
notice-
ably.
ecce they made was scarcely
the
fire -flies in
opted
like
to
They
gloom, and the girl began to wonder
.whether, after all, she were quite so
lucky as she had thought, in having
the haunted tower at Lochrain to
;herself.
She could not remember having
'such a dainty and well -served din-
ner. and it ought to have been deli-
cious to think that she could do a4s
she pleased with her time until to-
morrow morning at 9. How nice it
would be to read until she was
sleepy, and then to dream in that
wonderful old bed with the great
ruffled linen pillows 1
But when the tray had been taken
away, there began to be strange, lit-
tle creeping sounds behind the wains-
coting, sounds, like light, hurrying
ootfalis, rustling of stiff silk, e
ipirigs of unseen fingers, Only ,
.vf course, beginning their night rev-
lls; Elspeth knew that, and she was
ot afraid. Still, she had to tell her -
.self again and again that she rather
diked the queer noises, that , they
were companionable, here in this iso-
Rated room, where no sounds of hu-
iman lifo save her w until Could ot•vaic come.
She read, fitfully,
have to stay awake all night, and
work all day, every day, till whoever
it is gets tired."
This forceful determination poured
courage into Elspeth's chilled veins,
as if she had been drinking strong
wine. Instead of completing the ha-
voc .already made in her spirit by
terror, as for a few seconds it had
threatened to do, the fall of ruddy
drops from the ceiling had undone
the work of the strange sounds behind
the walls. The girl was even calm
enough now to regret the damage to
the sketch she had found in the old
volume of Scott, and to attempt re-
pairing it by pouring a stream of wat-
er over the paper while the red spot
was fresh and wet. In spite of her
efforts, however, a stain was left, but
the vivid red was changed to a pale
pink, which gave an effect as if the
smiling face of the boy had been wash-
ed over with a faint flesh color. The
penciled lines, faded before, were still
more faded by the application of wat-
er; still, they were not obliterated,
and Elspeth was vaguely glad. She
did not know who the boy had been;
if he lived, he must be an elderly
man now, judging by the fashion of
his dress; she would probably never
learn anything more of his story,
even if it had been worth hearing.
Nevertheless, she was interested, and
said to herself that, as she was ap-
parently connected in some distant
way with the Lochrain family, through
her father's people, the Deans, the
boy of the sketch was perhaps a cous-
in of hers, far removed. This house
had s been the home of the
Lochrains until lately, when it had
been bought for an hotel,
and
as
everything in it, furniture, books and
pictures, had been the property of
the Lochrains, it was likely that the
boy was a member of. the famly.
"I'll be worthy of their blood, if
it's really in my veins," Elspeth
thought, "and I won't be a coward
in their h
ease
As if for a reward of courage, no
further sounds came, and no more of
those ruby drops fell from the ceil-
ing, ' Had it not been for the pink
stain on, the sketch the girl might
have begun to fancy by and by that it
had all been a bad dream; but the
practical side of her nature was in
the ascendant now, and she did not
fancy that. She realized, and ack-
nowledged to herself that she had had
good cause to be frightened, but her
fighting blood was roused, and she
have an
later to
e nt sooner
or
ma
ex-
planation of everything that had hap-
pened.
"I will find out for myself if I can,
without confiding in anybody," she
decided.
The one thing the girl could not
do, however, was to go back to bed.
She sat up in her dressing gown un-
til moonlight faded into dawn. Then,
when the Tower room was gray with
morning light, sho lay down and act-
ually went to sleep.
It was after 7 o'clock when she
waked, and she had scarcely more
than three hours of rest. lveverthe-
less, she felt well and strangely buoy-
ant, helped by excitement to go
through whatever new experiences
might be in store for her.
The first thing she did was to look
carefully at the ceiling for any t'raee
of red stain, but nothing was visible, ERTISi�
though the early sunshine was pouring l that she had been able to do even so 'I`OD'�T i
in through an east window. There small a thing for this girl, and wished
more,
ager, Mr. McGowan."
"Oh, have you? I think that must
be very interesting work," said Lady
Hilary, on the same step with Elspeth
now. `You must be very clever to
get such a good engagement, and be
independent, while you're so young.
I quite envy you. I should love to be
able to make my own living."
(To be Oontinned..)
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THE WOMAN AT HOME.
Haag a ohild'e blackboard in the kit-
ohen with a piece of chalk attached. It
la more convenient than pencil and pa-
per and not easily lost.
If a gruel pot is allowed to stand on
stones or somethinz cold for a minute or
two after cooking, it will not cool the
contents very much, and will make the
sticking less probable.
Soap and powdered chalk mtxsd and
rubbed on intddew spots will remove
theca. To expedite matters, let the
s rotted article lie in the sun for a few
hours, damping it again as it dries.
if you wish never to fail to get light
potpie, have a shallow steamer made
that will fit Weide the kettle, and oome
u r just even with the top The liquor
will boil up over the dumplings, but
t'iey are not submerged, which makes
them heavy.
If the pearl or wooden handles of
knives and forks are loosened, a good
cement is made with two parts gam
shellac, two parts prepared chalk, thor-
oughly mixed. Fill the opening of the
handle with the mixture, heat the shank
of the knife and 'insert int.: the knife
hiudho. Let cool gradaally, then keep
the knife out of water.
Many women leave silver spoons in
preserves from one meal to another, re-
marking that the articles are silver,
and the fruit acid will not ruin them
But do they stop to think what the
silver will do to the fruit? It poisons
it, even though the epoon is silver
There is a chemical process between the
fruit acid and metal which makes the
fruit unlit for use. This is even more
eo where genuine silver is not used.
Lard will turn a spoon green in a few
d.iys in hot weather, yet often a silver
spoon will be left in the lard can.
Vinegar brought from the store will be
left for hours in the tin bucket, then
poured into a glass jar. Remember to
keep lard in tin or porcelain, adds in
glass, sugar in a porous crock or glass
jar, salt in a wooden box or glass re
ceptacle, and spices in tin that they will
not absorb odors or flavors from each
other, es if placed in paper. Seep
chocolate in a closed dish or paper box
Bitter or sweet chocolate or 0000e pow-
der will absorb any odor nearby, edea
the wood odor of a cupboard.
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TYENTY YERS AUDI Items from the "Times" fyles.
-1 hope llou rested well, miss," he said.
wearer to move. She was close upon
the group now, but was on the point
of turning back after all, when some-
thing happened.
�ened.
tt g hl,
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t' Oxford!"
d .
"Why,
it was
Captain n
y,
exclaimed the lady with the trailing
dress. "Didn't you know that, Lady
Hilary?"
"No, I -I-" the girl stammered,
and tottered slightly, as if recoiling
from a blow across the face.
Instantly Elspeth saw a way of sav-
ing her from the shame of an involun-
tary revelation. "I beg your pardon,"
she said briskly. "I'm afraid I step-
ped an your dress, and pulled you
back. I'm so sorry, I do hope I have-
n't broke any stitches.
With a start, Lady Hilary Vane
looked round, and her eyes met Els-
peth's, first With surprise, then recog-
nition, then. gratitude. The under-
standing of what the stranger had
done for her, and why, was so clear
in that lovely look that the young
stenographer felt herself blushing.
She also felt extraordinarily pleased
(From the TIems of Ant;. 24, 1888 )
LOCAL NEWS.
Mr. S Tient has had a nine new iron
fence erected in front of his fine resi-
dence on the Diagonal road.
Mr. D. Robertson. of con. 12, Etat
Wawanoeh, brought new wheat to
Messrs. Hutton & Carr's mill this sea-
son, weighing 64 lbs to the bushel. Mr.
Geo. Moffat, of the B line, had some
weighiug ib. less.
Dr. Towler has gone to trouble and
expense to have his residence bricked,
enlarged and remodelled.
Clinton pays this year 17ti mills on
an assessment of $618,545.
Sorely the council is not going to
permit the laying of a gravel sidewalk
on John St to the 0. P. It. station.
Possess what merit they may for com-
fort, for appearanoe or reputation it
would be well to keep a respectable
lumber Sidewalk to both stations.
A sturdy, genial and prosperous
pioneer in the person of Mr, Robt. Max-
well, residing near Blnevale, made ne a
pleasant call last week and reminisoen-
osd entertainingly for a short time on
pioneer times. He came to Wingham
30 year ago when the choppers were at
work where the Qaeen's hotel now
stands.
Piles
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ITCHING, BLEEDING.
Women are particularly subject to piles or
h:r:c:rhoids before and atter child -birth, be-
cause of pressure en the portal vein which
interferes with the circulation of the blood.
Many thousands of women have proven the
e under such
efficacy of Dr. Chase's Ointment
circumstances.
The torture of piles is almost beyond en-
durance, but it matters not whether they are
of the itching, bleeding or protruding variety,
they can be cured by
Dr. A. W. Chase's
Ointment
t
From almost the first application this treat-
ment, by its marvelous soothing power, brings
use
relief and comfort. Persistent and regular
s and bring about thorough
icer
will healtheug
and lasting cure. 60 Cts. a box, at all dealers
or Edmanson, Bates & Co., Toronto.
Mrs. Geo. H. Simeer, Grant, Sirncoe Co.,
Ont., writes:
"I suffered the keen distress of itching, bleed-
ing and protruding piles for eleven years, and
through failure of doctor's treatment lost all
hope of cure. Dr. Chase's Ointment brought
rebel at once, and soon healed the ulcers.
That was five years ago and 1 have neves
been troubled since."
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was, however, a wide crack in one she might have the chance to do
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the art oe t , the spot, so "/-why, I believe you must have
the ceiling, et exactly t e I Y
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ruby-like drops had fallen, splashing at a11,"- answered Lady Bilary, quick•. l� j
of dark l beams which tressed much more
Messrs. J. Brennan 8o Oo. have a 3501
feet switch from the 0. P R running
into their yard close to the tannery. It
is a decided convenience and already 40+
oar loads of bark have been unloaded.
Mr. J Oarr, of Hatton & Oarr, has
one of the finest gardens in Wingham at.
his residence on Minnie street. To the
ornamental, is the way of a five fl3wer
garden, he has added a splendid assort-
ment of vegetables.
Rev. W. K. Short, M. A. from
Quebec, preached ably and acceptably in.
the Congregational church for the past
two Sundays. In consequence, at a
meeting held on Wednesday evening, a,
hearty call was extended to Mr. Short
to become pastor of the church
BIRTHS
Coad. -At Wingham, on the 16th
inst., the wife of stir. Joseph Coad; s
daughter.
DEATHS.
Coultes -In Morris, on the 19th Inst,
Alice A. Tyndall, beloved wife of Mr.
John Coultes, aged 32 years and 1
month.
Carrie. -Ii East Wawanosh. on the
28rd Inst , the wife of Mr. James Currie,,
aged 66 years.
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