The Clinton News-Record, 1910-07-07, Page 1ese
The Clinton News -Record.
No. I637.3Ist , Year
CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 7th, 19I0
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daY, August 1st: a5 civic holiday.
. THEY WERE BEAUTIES.
IMrs. Walter King of Albert street
on Monday brought into The News -
iRecord office a sample of home grown
etrawberrles which ,for size and flavor
the agricultural editor of this jour-
'ar
l nal has seldom seen equalled. 'They
were beauties.
AN OLD TIME MINISTER.
The news of the death of Rev. Dr,
'Missions
General Secretary for
i fissions in . the Methodist . church in
I Canada, whichocct oed lase week,
recalled
c to the minds of ,soma of the
older citizens the interesting fact that
Clinton was the field in .which Dr,
Sutb rlanil spent the first year of this
minis ery, This was before there. was
a Met'a'odist church in .Clieton,' ser-
vines being held in a school house
which stood where Mr. Jas, Smith's
house now stands on Ontario street.
CAPT. TAYLOR A' WINNER.
Ca?tain George Taylor of .the local
corp;# is a strenuousworker aiid leav-
es no stone untied to advance the
good cause in which he is engaged.
In eel ng War CGrys he is no less ac-
tive than in other branches of the
work in recognition of which ha last
week received a new uniform - from
headquarters for.having disposed ' of
the •greatest nllmber of the Easter
Cris in 'the district, the number. be-
ing 380, 'At Exeter he sold 15.0, at
Heesall .90; Zurich 38 and at Credi-
ton 52. Next Sunday the Captain
Parr -wells, He is sorry to. leave Clin-
ton but marching orders nowtbe
oeeyed,•.
T11E TOWN COUNCIL. '
At Monday night's meeting of the
town council Reeve Smyth presented
a request of a township council • ' to
•nt the stone crueller and attach-
ments. The discussion which followed
was rather unfavorable owing to the
c: st of the ' machine and the . possxbili-
.ty of a break which mightmore than
eat up the whole rental. , .
On motion of Councillor Cooper
the . clerk 'vas directed to prepare
a bylaw inaccordance with the' On-:
iari.o Statutes'regalating the size of
bakers' loaves, which must in futuie•
la; only two 'and four pounds. '
The profile of Engineer Fuca ` for
the new roadway for King street was
r • esented, In forwarding it. the En
gineer .wrote :
"I would recommend the adoption.
of a 24 -foot roadway for the por-
' tion of the
street • from the sta-
tion to.the Hotel' Normanc:ee with
a rise of one inch to one foot from
the gutter: to the crown of the r.•oad-
r
tivay ., and' if p. o.,'sible the ..curbs
should be,.constructed at the same
time $o as to xetainthe boulevard
iii pea:Oen and save expense of re-
making' it when` 'the curbs are• laid.
I wouldrecommend the .altering of
the specificationsfin respect to cher
rolling,.hoth courses should
be
rolled when wet. I'o;.' the •portion
of King streetfrom the mill north-
erly ' I would 'recommend a' 22 -foot
eoadway with crow n of 'same pro-
portion as ab•ove." .:
• In the discussion it was -stated that
it was impossible or nearly so to
carry out the specifications and work,
according tothe profile, but his wor-
ship did not view it in that light ;
to. him dt seemed as plain as a pike-
staff. "The stakes are in position,"
said he, "and this :blue ' print tells
you exactly hoaL to work to them.
Those specifications are, of course,'
to be, followed." f;
The question of responsibility was
discussed and it was saddled upon
13ig Chief Wheatley whose broad
shoulders and good, judgment can
quite easily .bear it.
Councillor 'Paisley asked for a spec-
ial ' audit of the cemetery, finances
and the council ,dixe.eted the commit-
tee ' to look ', into thematter thor-
oughly andreport at next meeting,
Council?'ar Gibbings called attlention.
to the fact that certain' ei'tizens bad
been borrowing hose, from the fire
ball without leave and generally re-
turned it covered with laud. He did
not think any person should be al-
lowed. the use of hose which was in-
tended for fire -fighting purposes arid
decidedly not unless leave had been
obtained from some one in authority.
The diseussion was continued by oth-
ers wave were .of one mind on the mat-
ter. '
Ratepayers on aireets which have
not a water -sprinkling service peti-
tioned for it, offering to pay! twenty-
five cents per lot: The council
agreed that twenty-five cents
would not pay for the work
and that it could nott increase
the service until 'the actual cost had
been ascertained and agreed to by the
petitioners.
Por watering . the new roadway
while under construction Contractor
Walker is to receive fifty cents for
each service.
A report showed that to put the
grounds around the power plant' and
reservoir in order had cost twenty-
four dollars, including grass seed.
Councillor Cooper, chairman of the
waterworks committee, reported the
total expenditure up-to-date as $52,-
651.58. 'There is thus a balance of
$838.32 on amount received from :isle
of debentures. The average cost to
tho town per service has been a
little less than eight dollars and tri
the CO:tilner almost exactly brae sane.
THE LOCAL MARKET.
Wheat 85e to 88c.
Oats 31e to 38c,
Peas. 60c to 65c..
Barley 40c to 45e.
Butter 16c to 17c.
Eggs 16e to
gg 17e,
Live X -logs , $8.50.
MARRIED, ON DOMINION DAY.
The home of Mr.:and Mrs. Henry
I3agler was the scene of a quiet but
pretty wedding on Friday last when
their eldest daughter, Jean, was un-
ited ia marriage with Mr. Slott
Grieve, youngest son of Mr, and Mrs.
Hugh Grieve of Seaforth.
The ceremony was performed ': by
Rev. Dr, Stewart in the preaence of
only immediate relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Grieve will reside in
Walkerton, whither they are followed
by the good wishes es
of their man.
friends in which The News -Record
joins,
1eOSTEll-MINAUQIrrON.
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On Wednesday afternoon of last week
at the .home of Mr, Ronald McNaugh-
ton, Brussels, occurred tbe marriage
of his daughter, Margaret, to Mr.
Parker Foster of, J ineardine.
The ceremony was performed t; bq
Rev. E. G. Powell in the presence of
only the immediate relatives. The
bride was very becomingly gowned in
paillitte silk, . The bridal couple 'Were
unattended: After :ustomai•y corgrat-
ulations all sat down to a dainty sup-
per and Mr. and Mrs. Foster left, on
the night train for their home in
Kincardine.
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• The bride will be much missed in
Methodist circles, leaving been an ac -
tire woe:er in the Sunday school.
Her class of young men gave. expres-
sion to their, appreciation of lei' see -
vices by presenting her with a hand-
some wedding. gift. Many other'gitts
ware received also by the. bride:
Mr. and Mrs. •.J:'ostes, .abo have
both forinerly, resided in Clinton,
have: many friends in town: on, behalf
:of whom The News -Record offers.
hearty •congratulations.
WESLEY CHURCII, .
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Rev: J. k:,' Ford oecupiard the'- pul-
pit on Sunday., preaching at both:
services and briefly , addressing . tile S.
'S. in the. aftorneon. The new
pastor Made a most favorable ien-
pression on 'each occasion and . was
warmly welcomed by his people.
The consecration meeting •nt Lea-
gue on Monday evening was well .at-
tended. After -the roll call the 'pas-
tor addres eelthe young people on the
sub;ect of. "Consecration." '
Next week the League pays a eisit
to Ontario street League.
The League has. appointed . -Misses
Margaret Davis and Dorothy, Cants
ion delegates to the Mis:iionary sum-
mer School . to be held at Alma
Ladies' College,St. Thomas, from.
the 14th,' to the 21st.
The annual S. S. picnic will be held
Thur 'rias next to Bayfield. •
the Ladies' Aidheld a' garden
.party on the church 'lawn on Tues-
day evening, .which was quite enjoy-
able. There was; a , large turnout, the
evening being all thatcould be de-
sired. No admission fee was. charged,
the crowd
being .allowed" t'
o come and
go as it pleased: The ladies should
eongratulate themselves that it came
—and took its time about going„ Be-
freshments, such as coffee and brea3
and -butter,',, ice cream and cake end
strawberries and cream • were .:rrv,•d
all evening and the Citiens' Band
furnished music . of a high cider •
Many peop:!a took' advantage of the
opportunity to meet and t iron ?e . ac-
quainted with the new easter and hi:'
family whowere present:
The ladies were suite well pleased
with the proceeds of the artair which•
passed off very successfujly.
AN EASY WI13.
`l'he. Ictal ball team defeated • the
Goderich nine at the latter ` place
last Friday afternoon by 4 to 0. ' It
was a notable .victory won by clean,
clever play. .
Dirk Tasker; the local pitcher, had
fifteen strike outs and four assists to
first base. . That was all.
W. 'Johnson nailed theonly difficult
fly that reached eentre field.
The only fly that: reached Murray
McEwen in the. left field was made a
captive by Murray which cut short a
lively sprint for the first bag.
Macdonald at second had two . as-
sists and McCaughey at third had
one.
Harry Twitchell • at shot't had a
put-out and an assist to his credit..
Tommy Hawkins,' as always did
splendid service behind the bat.
This, is the seventh straight vie-
tory the local team has scored this
season. The boys are certainly '.de-
set'aing et every encouragement,
Clinton R. 0,
Ilawkine C. 1 8
E. Johnson ib. 1 8 ..,
Macdonald 2b 0 ' 3
W. Johnson c,f. 0 4
McCaughey 3b ' 0 4
Twitchell s.s. 0 4
Draper c.f. 1 3
McEevan 1.1. 0 2
Tasker p. 1 1
Goderich
Webb 11
McCreath lb,
Dean 0. c.f.
Devine s.s.
Wiggins p.
Doyle 8b.
Crttickshan1 s 21i,
Dan V. e.
Bali r.f.
4 27
R. 0.
0 3
0,, 4
0 4
0 3
0 2
0 2
0 8
0 8
0 3
0 27
WILLIS CH'U'RCH.
The Gelid held a devotional meet-
ing after the evening service on Sun-
day, when Mr. Dickson gave a talk
on his work in the mission fields of
the Canadian west.
The Guilds
h has deckled to withdraw
the Monday evening meetings for the
months of July and August and to
have devotional meetings on the first
and third Sundays instead.
The S. S. intend holding their an-
nual picnic'to Bayfield ea Wednesday.
FORGING AHEAD.
From a western paper we learn of
the success of a .couple of old Clinton
boys. Mr, John Irwin, son of • the
late Mr. Richard Irwin, has recently
been appointed 'General Supt. of the
C:N,R•, with headquarter.,' at Saska-
toon, Sask. And in the same town
Mr. Wm,. Miv:r, formerly of Clinton
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also, is superintendent of the Western
branch of the Canadian Northern
Telegraph and Express Company. The
boys from Old Huron always make
their mark. .
ONT, ST, CHURCH.
Mr, 0. S. Hawke had charge of the
topic at the monthly consecration
meeting on Monday night. Short
papers were also given by Mrs. Mc-
Murray, Mrs. Fred. Cooper, Mrs. R.
B. Carter and Miss Cela Rathwall,
Next week the League expects to
be visited by the Wesley League when
a union meeting will be 'held,
The choir .went out to the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Perry. Pliensteel on Fri-
day eventing last,' spent a''social hour
and , presented. Mr. and Mrs. Plum. -
steel with a pair of pictures, just a
a little token 'of apprect'ation'of thei
services in connection. with the choir
BOWLING TOURNAMENT.
Three rinks' of bowlers went down
to _ Seaforth and took part in 't)he
tournament held there on Thursday
and Friday last. There was some
good sport. and oiir.local men did
some good bowling tlec .first day, win-
ning every game playedr But oti the
morning of the second day .they lost,
by. one shot in: the semi-finals; which
put then,' out of the. running .for the
,trophy', The trophy was won.. by `:,
1st Mr. J. 'C!. Greig, Seaforth'; 2nd
Mr. Colling,•'Seaforth. Association
prize wase won by : 1sjt" J. B. Hoov-
er,. Clinton_; 2nd Dr. Greeves, Sea -
forth. C'onsolation• : ' 1st Alex. Wil-
son, Seaforth ; and, C. E. D.owding','
CIinton.
The ladies served luncheon. on' the
green for "the, playens'both days .and
the tournament was a most enjoyable
one altogether.
LITTLE I,aOCALS;
A special train to Stratford on
July 12th will leave Clinton at 9
o'clock a. m. .Returning it will leave
Stratford .at. 7.30 p. m. ,
• Rev, . W. II.' Dunbar, .District 'Cha -
p
Min, will address.L;O:L, No. 710 and
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visiting. brethren in St Pauls church
on Sunday afternoon next.
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THE RETURN GAME.
The m�
tun a
r game, Goderich vs. Clfrr
ton, will be played in, the park on
Friday evening of this week cam-
meneing at 6.15. It is expee,b:d to be`
an especially good ciao and should be!
witnessed by a large number of our
citizens,
THE JUNIORS ALSO WIN.
THE HOME' PAPER
A junior baseball team•, from the
Boy,' Association, went 't i o 1113 i.h
on Tuesday evening and played a
match with the Blyth junioes, the re•
suit being a score of 14--9• in favor.
of the visitors. Clinton aright he
pardoned for being somewhat "stuck
on. itself" in the matter if.baseball
this season.
THIS MORNINGtS FIRE.
This morning before seven o'clock
the fire alarm sounded, when ,Fair's
store -house near the station was
found to be ablaze. ,The fire was
soon brought under control, however,
being extinguished before much dam-
age was done. Its origin is a mys-
tery as thera was no 'fire, near the
storehouse which is not near any
other building. The firemen are eer-.
tainly, getting plenty of practice late -
Personals
Miss Alice Gaffney spent the holiday
time with friends in Hamilton, .
Miss. Cunningha�me and . Mrs. Brock
aro in Seaforth today with friends.
Miss Ida Ewald visited her home. at
s _ Crediton Friday until :Monday even-
r ing .
Dr. (Sandier left an Monday for a
week's vacation at Toronto .and
Newburg.
Miss Lily Spindler of London, form-
erly of town, 'is visiting Miss Mar-
garret: Steep.
Mrs. W. Wt. , .Collyer and little Miss
Audrey spent .the ho7:day.s , with
friends in Waterloo.'
Mr... John .Ru'n ball has been filling.
. very efficiently the positren of lib-
rarian during • the absence of . Miss •
Rudd. '
ilii. and Mrs. Wm.: Robertson were in
Brantford . over the holiday ' whirs
they were the guests of Mr.'
Heyd.
1VIr...A. 'V. Quigley of Tho .News-Rec-
wet staff. and his sister; Miss. Kath-
leen Quigley visited friends at A1-
lan Park over the .holidays.,
.11Iru. Theeirnton Mustard and her Little
son,. Master Charlie, Toronto, are
visiting at the parental hcttne, Mr.
and Mrs. D. Macdonald's. .
Dr. Frank 13oles of Cooxstown, Minn.,
has been spending a few days, viidt-
ing his mother and sister in. town
a;nd shaking hands; with old 'riends.
A number of our citizens went to
Goderich on '.'.Dominion Day, some
went to• : Bayfield and many more
spent the day quietly and happily at
home, '
The custom • c
of ec f
t ns f '
0 or •
.i the
three months ending June 30th amoun-
ted to, 98,460.39, an increase: over the
corresponding period of last . year of
$1279.68.=
Commencing Friday. the local drug-
gists -will close their 'places of busi-
ness at 8 o'clock each evening during
July and August with the exception
of Saturday evening.
WEDDING IN ST.' PAUL'S.
A very prettywedding took place
in St. Paul's church at noon yester-
day when Miss May Webb,. daughter.
of Mr. and. Mrs. W. 14. Webb of
town, became the bride of Mr. W. 0.
Mead of Peterboro;
The bride Was dressed in
cream . silk crepe with satin
overstripe and she. . carried a
shower bouquet of white rows.' The
bridesmaid was - Miss Nellie. Mead,
sister of the, gixiomand she was'
dressedin embroidered silk mull and
carried .a bouquet of pink roses ' in
keeping with the trimming of her
dainty hat. Little Miss Eva Carter,.
a cousin of the Belie, was flower
girl.
The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. C. R. Gunn. The chola
rendered two hymns and the Deus
Misereatur in their usual good forst,
while Miss Bentley, the organist, had
the assistance of Mr. Phelan on the
violin. The wedding marches .played
were X ohengrin's and MendeTssolen's..
After the church service about fifty
guests sat down to a wedding . break-
fast at the home of the bride's par-
ents.
The groom's gift to the bride was
a gold locket and chain, to the brides-
maid a gold bracelet, to the flower
girl a gold ring set with a topaz
and to the groomsman a tie pin
set with brill:ants.
On the happy young couple before
going away with a hand on the head
of each God's blessing was asked by
the grandfather of the bride, Mr. H.
Joyner, in the form of a beautiful,
poem.
The going away dress of the bride
was a stone colored silk gown and
She wore a Tnecan turban,
The presents received liy the bride
were numerous and valuable. Alter
a honeymoon trip to Detroit and
other Otter the young couple will
take up their residence in Peterboro.
Those prescutt from a distance were:
Mrs. Chas.. Robinson, Conn, Ont. 1,
Mrs. J. Caseinora, Sault{ Ste.
Marie, and Mr. Iored Joyner and fain -1
ily, Smithville
Mrs 13, P. Sibley of New Jersey,
formerly of town,, is, i'n'tdwn foe a
few .weeks with old friends being at
present the, guest of Mrs. Eeknt:iei.
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HAPPENINCS IN SOCIETY.
Miss Jessie Wiseman gave 'a very
ltarmin little i 1
tt
e tea on Tuesday
g
at
'which Miss C. Chidlty was the guest
of honor. . • .
Mrs. B.. P. Sibley of New Jersey
and • Mrs. W. P. Cantelon of Toronto
will receive with Mrs. Wm. Cantelon
at her home 'en Tuesday evening next.
Misses:. Hattie and Emma Lavin en-
tertained a number of =girl :friends on
Tuesday- evening in honor of their
cousin, Miss Sylbil Courtiee, who Iefav
es• for Japan next month.-
Brucefield.'
Our football teant will play' . its
second match with Niagara Falls on
the local, grounds next Monday even-
ing. Tit will be a hummer and _ for
the Finals 'so a bumper crowd is ex-
pected.. ' 'sae
Hatifiezd
Mr. W. E. Richards . of Detroit spent
a few days the past week with his
family in the White City.
The following arrived 'the past week
and havea
taken cottages in the Whiter
City for the s,unnner : Mrs. Couch
and Mrs. Percy Couch, Mr. and Mrs.
1i1eCorvie, Mrs: Cluff, Mr. G. D. Me -
Taggart, wife and family, Clinton ;
Walter Pickard and wife, Seaforth
Mrs, Kerr and family, Tilsonburgh ;
Mr. and Mrs. McKim, London ; Miss.
M Iain
c t
Stratford,
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On Monday evening
g an exciting
game of football was played on the
BayfieS,1 grounds between the Sum-
merhill and Tipperary teams to de-
cide a tie. At the close the game
stood 3 to 1 in favor of Tipperary.
A2rs. Aw. 1:,. Erwin left on Monday
fbr W i t
W a ion to visit her parents, p rents, Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Beattie,
Mr. Henry Beacom of Clinton is
the guest of Mr, A. E. Erwin this
week,
Messrs. Albert Richards and Mark
Perry of Copetown w 'rc the guests
of Mr, James. Donaldson a few'
days the past week.
Miss Jessamin Fortner of London
is the guest of her aunt, Mrs, Fort,.
ner.
Mr, and Mrs. George Chesney of
Seaforth have taken one of Mr, T.
J. Masks' cottages for the ,summer,
Mrs. Windgate and daughter, Mrs.
Grey, and family et Detroit have
taken William 14lustard'ss: cottage for
the summer.
Fred. Baker, who has been sailing
out off Owen Sound this season, - re-
turned home last week on account of
sickness.
Laurie Fowlie of London went a
few daysunder the parental . roof
this wtek,
Dr. Metcalf, wife and family and
chauffeur, John Moncrieff, of Detroit
arrived in their auto last week and
are now enjoying the `balmy., breezes
of Lake Huron in their summer resit
dense•
Mrs., W, I?untball and dauighter-in-
law Mrs. Albert Rum�ball, and child
were the guests'�of Mrs. Falconer. a
few days the past .week.
• Miss Annie Beattie and Miss Stasi;."
nor,. Toronto, were the guests of'tie
former's . sister, .Mrs A.• E. Erwin, ,a
few days the past week, •
On Tuesday evening the Most inter-
esting game of the. season was play-
ed on the'square when the .Zurich
Weavers. and the Bayfield Fiolierrnen.
played their first game of baseball for.
the season which resulted in a pie:
tory. for 'tire Weavers by 17 to 6. •
Mt:ss Baxter of.London is a guest
at Mrs. John Ferguson's.
Varna
' DIr• Joan.' MC,,Naughton., . returned:
home on Monday from a seven -weeks'
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trip .• through. the west' during. which..
he visited all .the principal points :.in .
the .peairie province and on the
coast, taking in Seattle as .well." In
the latter city his sister, Miss C.
McNaughton,• is engaged as .proles
sional nurse and':leis other two . sis-
ters, Mrs. 'Syd.. Jackson �
. so and i
.Y Mrs. L.
A Sharman, . are located at Leth-
bridge, Alberta. In his travels Mr.
McNaughton met Many former rest
dent: or this -district, including Mr.
Ben, Higgins; who left Varna a . few
years ago for Edmonton, Mr. Mc-
Naughton .has business interests in
the west' and has made a number) of
trips out there, • bat this was the
-least- pleasant of thein all 'frons tiro
fact that) the whole country has suf-
fered very severely from the drought
especially in the southern portion . of
all • thr.e provinces where. the 3tield•
will be very 'small. The unfavorable. •
outlook has already. caused some )slow
ing down in business notwithstanding
the natural • optimL'm of Abe people.
The heat, too; was •so intense that
the railway journey :was• anything
but- enjoyab:'.t.. .
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Albert Proctor; Mainstay of His
`Widowed Mother,Meet With
Sudden and Shocking Death.
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A shocking •acu:dent took place
about noon on Sunday at the home of
Mrs. Wm. Proctor of the Hume Road
in which her only son Albert, 'a
bright, manly, boy of seventeen years
of age lost his life.
• A new rifle, a present for the bees,
had arrived from Detroit the day be-
fore and they were examining it when
Albert playfully said ''I'm a bre i;tttr
who has broken in, look out 1"' ' aid
tie snapped the trigger several tines,
His companion, his little nephew
only fourteen years of age, ente!:ed
into the spirit of the oceaseon and ,cru,
the defensive- snatched up the bree.'h-
loader shot gun with whh they had
been shooting crows on ,Saturday and
pointing it pulled the trigger. Sad
to- relate the boys lead entirely for.
gotten that of the two cartrldgea
placed in the.gun only one had been
used, so when the trigger was pulled
an explosion followed. The little
chap's aim had been only toe true
and the whole ;aide of Albert's head
was brawn off and his brains were
scattered over the wall and ceiling.
IIe fell forward on a chair when he
was laid upon the floor by his little
companion who slttueked with affright
when he taw the awful result. Sob-
bing as tit his hrart would break he
ran from the house and down to the
1 river where Mrs. Proctor, and leis
mother and a younger brother had
gone but a short time. before.
The rural telephone soot brought
sympathising neighbors to the scene
and Dr. Thompson, the co;:'aner, was
also summoned. Ile responded at
once and on reporting the particulars
to the county attorney was directed
to hold an inquest which will take
place on' Monday afternoon next in.
the 'town hall, Clinton. He Walled his
warrant and Sergeant Welsh has' sum-
moned the following as the jury :
Jacob Taylor, Forman, John Har-
land, W. Tozer, Geo. Render, John
Cantelon, Riehard Downs, Jas. Ford,
A, J. Morrish, R. J. Miller, David
Cantelon, 0, J. Wallis, Fred. Jack.
son, .1, Cooper, R. A. Downs, W. J.
Paisley.
The .sympathy of the whole coun-
tryfe:de goes,' out to the family who
have been thus so sadly bereaved. 10
is only four months since Mrs. Proc.
tor lost hes husband and now her
only son, who was manly far beyond
his years and her mainstay, is taken
from her in this awful manner.
The funeral took place to Maitland
cemetery on Tuisday afternoon and
was very largely attended. This ser-
vices itt home and graveside were
conducted by Rey. Mr. Snowden of
Ilolrnesr'ille.