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CLINTON; ONT. •
Itt A'ioertiliM nts
{The Power of, Sovereign . Bank,, 4
Advance in Sugar, W.T.O'Neil..,., ',1
Headqua=tars, A..E..Beaton . 1
'Nigb 'Masses, Clinton B 0.,,1
• a nod. tdothlrctish, W.A.McDonnell 1
eur dots., W.$.R.Holmee .., . 1
1.11"great1tgck, ewcombes , :4
40 piece China Set,Uooper & Qo.. 4.
Fall Goods, R.Adanrs..,..........
•
Three dollars. worth,Poppplestone
Bankrupt Sale, Tozer &Brown. ' 5:
Ba6'nkrupt Stock. Jas.Twitchell..:5
For Sale, John MMGarva
Lost, New Era ........ 5
For ale, W. W.Farran . .,
IWanted,Geo. Button 5
Buggy for sale, New Era S
Live Pigeons wanted, J. E. Cantelon G
Store News, W.D.Farr Co., 8
Boys, Hodgen Brom. 8
The Opening, Hodgen Bros 8
Quick Sale, Hodgen Bros., 8
A van ce.in
Sugar.
Although Sugar has "'ad-
_ vanced qocper .hundred -
since the fruit Season cam-
mence we are still sell-
ng
rod
Redpath's
Extra Standard
Granulated Sugar
for $4.60,
W. T. O'NEI
TEE. HUB GROCEtE'
Apples Want
FALLen-WINTER—
Highest price .paid.
D. CANTELON, ;
CLINTON.
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CLINTON, ONTARIO, FRIDAY; SEPTEMBER 21, 1900
The !1inton New Era goes into the Homes of the People and is Read by all Classes,
-Myth t Fail •Fair
The Morris Fall Fair was held on
Tuesday and Wednesday, bothdaps
being fine, but intensely hot and
Tlie inside exhibit was inferior t
year, so fares quantity was concerned,
due supposedly to .the fact that
fair was three weeus earlier than
The outside exhibit was up to pre
years, •except in the sheep an.
class. The crowd appeared to
large as usual, the gate receipts
only, about $3 less than last year.
33rd Battalion band (Goderich)
present on Wednesday, The
list is as follows : •.
HORSES -Heavy Draughts -B
mare, A Knight. 0 Ruddell ; Foal,
Armstrong, A Knight . Two year,
••gelding • or filly, Embt Reed, 0
.Wilkinson.; year old gelding or .:
as VanEgmond', Jnr Scott; tea
Forster, dno Denholm; four colt
W Hamilton, Itobt Roberton, W
0°1 -
Hinton! 13f. D. Howatt, E McArittie
Agricultural -Brood mare, E
Vittie, 0 Ruddell ; foal, E'McVitt
Ruddell; team, J Forster, W J
engway.
General Purpose -Brood .mate,
Collinson, .A. Spier; foal, W Collin
C Ruddell; two year old gelding
filly, M' Lockhart, Jos Oolclough:
old gelding or filly W Sholdice;
C W Taylor, Miss Nott.
Carriage Brood mare, J M
strong, U W Taylor; foal, J M
strong, 0 W" Taylor; two yearn
gelding or filly., J MArmstrong, Ev year old gelding or, filly,
Lockhart.
Roadsters -Brood • mare, A Sp
foal, Jas VanEgmond, A Spier;.
year old gelding or filly, Ea
Rozell, Hugh Campbell;. year old
ing or filly, A. Spier, J M. Armst
sinle driver in buggy, Rob t King,
& King; team, Lot Sing, J W
liott; saddle horse, A. Spier, J 13
nay; Sweepstakes, Robt. Riad..
2,40 Speed��Test--let,. Topsy.
braith Brussels; 2nd, Texas B, T
bert, Teeswater; 3rd, Teddy,. G Jo
ston, . Bluevale.
219 Speed Teet-lst, Col Hunter
Murdock; 2nd, .Little Harry, (udm
& Archibald: • .
CATTIEE Pure-bred Durham
Milch -cow, R: Corley,'T H Taylor; t
year old heifer, Jas Polley;year
heifer, Jno' Barr, R Corley; heifer c
T H Taylor; aged bull, Jno. Barr; b
3 years. Jno Barr, T H Taylor; b
alit J S Scott, A W Sloan; herd, J
arr.
Aberdeen -Angus -Milch cow,
ollinson;. ••.heifer _calf,.. A. Elliott
Herefords -Milch cow, 13 T Perd
L Farnham; two; year old. heifer,
Per L Farnham; heifer c 1
bull, -, t ti E L Farnham 1-2. ; her
T Per • ue. - -
Grade Milch cow, R B Laidlaw, 1
two y'ea'r-old"heffer; Jas -Cumin$; -it•B•'
aidlaw; year old heifer, R B Laidla
-2; heifer calf, R B Laidlaw. J B Tiey; steer;calf, Jno' Barr; J BTiern
wo yearold steer, D Laidlaw, 1.2; y
Id steer, A W Sloan, R" B Laidia Jno Barr; fat ox or steer,
arr, R B.Laidlaw;_fat cosy -or _heife
13 Laidlaw.
SHEEP -Cotswold- aged ram, J
Iter; shearling ram, . Jas Potte
am lamb, Jas Potter; aged ewes, J
otter, Jno Barr; ewe lambs, Jas Po
r, Jno Barr; shearling ewes, J
otter, E L Farnham. •
Leicester -Shearling .rain, ram lam
earling ewes, aged ewes,.Jno.- Ba
Shropshiredown=Aged ram, Jam
ton. •
Any Other Breed -Aged • ram, J.
hisholm; shearlins:� rami: Jas Chi
lin; ram lamb, Jas Chisholm,
orlee; - ewes, Jas Chisholm, R Corte
ar ing ewes, R Corley; ewe lamp
Uorley;;'•fat sheep,.Jno Barr,
.ley. - •
PIG'S -.Yorkshire-Aged boar, A E
tt, Jas Alton; brood sow, Jas Alto
Elliott; boar, J Alton 1-2 ; sow, Ji
lton, Jno Haggitt.
Tamworth -Sow, las Alton 1-2. '
Improved Berkshire -Aged boar,
aggitt; boar, A 11 Plummer 1.2; sow
. Potter. •'
POULTRY -Bronze turkeys,•• Jn
rr, R Corley;. geese, J Haggitt, J A
n; Rouen ducks, 'J Haggitt, .J Bari
y ducks, J Alton; orprngtone, Mr
owrie.; leghorns, white, and brown
o Fairservice, J Haggitt ; minorca,
rshans, Mrs Howrie, J. Haggitt
ings, Jno f?airservice; silver Wy
dottee, J.liagggift, J Fairservice; an;
yandottes, Mrs Howrie, J Haggitt
rred plymouth rocks, J Alton. Mr
wife; white plymouth racks, J'.Pair
!vice guinea fowl. A W Sloan; pig
eon
Yester Bell, J Haggitt.
.PECIAL PRIZES -By Wm ling -
for best colt sired byHackard-F
ggitt.. By Howson, Beadle & Co,
best colts sired• by Derry Down -E
Vittie, W Collinson, I Roberton
013 Beese for beat bread --W Plun
t, A Elliott,
RAINS -White fall Wheat; Six -
ed barley, 0 ' W 'Taylor white
s, Jas Alton, C W Taylor ; small
s, 0 W Taylor ; timothy seed, Jae
on, Adam Elliott; red clover, Jas
on:
OOTS -collection garden produce,
H McCracken, W J. Fenwick ; ear.
potatoes, late potatoes, P Wilows,
Haggitt ; collection potatoes, P
flows, W FI McCracken ; field car-
, A H Plummer, W H McCracken;
den red carrots,' P Willows, Jno
rt. ; Swede turnips, W 8 McOraek-
Jno.Parr ; turnips. beets, d' Barr.
H McCracken ; sugar beets, W11
"`racked M "Lockhart ; long mangel
tzels, W11 McCracken, B 13 Laid-
; globe mangel wurtzels, W H Mc.
cken r yello�v mange). wurtzels, W
"�°Cracked; A 11 Plummer ; pump-
J I`iagggi�tt, W • H "McCracken .
a, W H McCracken. W J Fey;
k ;` red onione, Mrs Howrie, W I
Meg
; yellow onions, W Fi W-
oken, Mrs Howrie ; silver_ pickling
ins, W H McCracken, \V J Pen -
k ; white field beans, Ali Carr, A
to ; field corn, Jas .Potter, D W
citrons, watermelons, W
Ws, AV McOraol en cabbage, k
wick ; eauliWdow Mc celer en, W 11
racket!.
ys
amseseesussessessmossastossommummummummui
fruit, W H• McCracken ; Grape wine,
Mrs W Campbell, W H McCracken
catsup, W Plunkett, 'Jno. Me.l2
Hairil-
ickles, Miss Symington, D W
dry, ton ; pickles, W Plunkett, W 11 Mc,
o last Oracken.
FRUIT. -Winter apples,A W Sloan,
at the Jas, Potter ; fall apples, Jas. Potter. A
usual. W Sloan ; Baldwin, Jas. Potter, Mrs.
virus W Campbell ; King of Tompkins, Jas.
d hog Potter,. Jno McDa�vell; Northern Spy,
be as Jno Barr, A W loan ; Rhode 'eland
being
Greening. A W. Sloan. Jno McDowell ;
The Ribston P:ppin, Jas Potter, AWSloan ;
vas Russet Golden, R•B.Laidlaw, J'no Mc -
prize Dowell ; Russet Roxboro, M Lockett,
Jae Alton , Seek - No - Further, A W
rood Sloan, R B. Laidlaw Gideon. Duncan
M Laidlaw ; Wagner,' A W Sloan, Jas..
old Potter; Bendavis, A. W Sloan, .Tap Nits
B.. Doveli ; Gravestein. M Lockart, Mrs.
Slly, W.Campbell ; Mammoth Pippins,A W
m, . J Sloan; Talman Sweet, A W Sloan, Jas
s, D Alton; Mann,A W. Sloan ; Maiden Blush
Cql- Jas Alton, R G McGowan ; Snow, Geo.
Powell.' Jas Allan•Ontario,Geo Powell,
Mc, Jno. McDowell ; Pewaukee, R G Mo -
ie, C Gowan, A H Plummer; Wealthy; AW
Hem- Sloan, R Q McGowan; Canada Red,Jas
Potter,Jas. Alton; Oalverts. A W Sloan
W : Jno McDowell; Alexander, Jas Potter.
Collinson, Jno McDowell, 20 -oz Pippins, A W
or Sloane, Geo Powell; any other variety, •
year
RG McGowan,AW Sloan; Orab apples,
tea Miss P Nott, Geo Powell ; collection of .
apple ,s A W,,Sloan
Arm OTHER FRUIT. --Winter pears.. A
Arm- W Sloan; Jno Haggitt ;Yell pears, Jas
old Alton, A W Sloan, plums, W 11 Mo-
ans Cracken,F Metcalf; collection of plums,
M F Metcalf, W11 McCracken; tomatoes.
Jno. Barr, 'W H McCracken ; peaches,
ler; A H Plummer,Miss PNott,
°well ;
two LADIES' WORK -Lace handker-
,nest chiefs, Mrs Bele. Mrs Hanson ; button
geld= holes, Mrs Hanson, W Plunkett: patch-
song; ing, D W Hamilton ; gents mitts, Miss -
Lot Symington, W R McCracken ; pillow
El- shams, G M Stewart, Mrs Hele ; cotton
Tier- patch quilt, Mrs Hele, Miss 'P Nott
cloth patch quilt, . 4 M Stewart, W
Gal- McCeacken : silk crazy quilt. Mrs ITele,
Car- • G M Stewart ; crochet quilt, W if Me-
hn- Cracked. Mrs J Howrie ; knitted quilt,
Mrs .thele, Mrs 13 Dureid ; woolen
T socks, Mrs. Bele,W EI McCracken ;
e, arascene work, Miss Nett; Mrs Duf-
field ; embroidery oft boltingcloth, Mrs
Bele, Miss Symington emroidery on
silk or satin, Miss Symington, G M
tewart ;'kensingtoa embroidery, G N1
ewart, Mrs Howrie ; Roman em-
ida-y, Miss Livingstone. Mrs Duf
parlor screen; Miss Nott ; sofa
on, Miss Symington, Mrs Human;
Mrs Duffield, Miss Symington ;
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stt,oi; &-aplpli tat,
w, Nott;, pincushion,
ter- M Stewart ; . hand_
sMrs Ho
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ss Symington .; k.,
aw; G M Stewart, Miss N
J .W H McCracken, Mi.
r, .mats, Mrs Hele,. Mrs l3„
G M .Stewart, W H McC _
as tenbnrg lace, Mrs Hanson,
r ; stone; clove case, Mrs D.
as .Livingstone ; tatting, Mrs
t, Nott; netting, Mrs Howrie,. M
as Queen Ann darning, Miss'Sy....
Mrs Duffield ; collar and cuff ens,
b,. Symington ; •' centrepiece, Mrs>He
Bar Mies Livingstone table cover.
es Howrie, M M Stewart; tray clothco
,
• Duffield, Miss • Symington; te.,
s throw; Mrs Duffield, Miss Symington
ri lamp screen, Miss Symington, . Miss
y; 'Livingstone; lauodey bag, Miss Sy-
s, mington, Mrs Hoteile ; shopping haw,
at Mrs Duffield, Mrs Hele; etching, Miss
Nott•Mrs Bele ; knotted bed spread,
NEW SUBSCRIBERS can have
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BUBsar; xo v jugwhinin su�vaavee
Rubio%
Lii' Pigeons Wi ntecl....-See page 6,
Jots Ler. -.The job of cutting down
Shannon's Hill was let last week to
Geo Dawson ; ten feet is to be taken
from top, and, to done by the last of
next month;. amount paid 5319. He
went to work this week .with 3 or 4
teams, using wheel scrapers. •
REont�r�o>v.-Friends of Mrs. A. J.
Bowbrick to the number of 45, met at
her former home last Friday for a
social evening. An impromptu pro-
gram of some length was the main.
ffeature. Her many friends assure hey:
of sincere well wishes, and hope for
both ziSuccessful life:
wiattn L z ..,z'it •. ctesday 19th, at
the home of thebride's parents, Mait-
land Block, Miss Clara Youngblut was
married to Mr. -Jasper •McBrien..` The.
ceremony was performed by Rev. J. L.
Small in the presence of the immediate
relatives and friends. Congratulations.
Norex.•. -Chas Absinth has returned
from Toronto so much improved that
his friends hope for hint a permanent
recovery. A, little girl has - come to
stay at the home of All.. and Mrs. A.
King. Mr. and Mrs.. Merrill, the latter
better known to our residents as Miss
Lettie Whitney, who have been spend•
in several days with her sister, Mrs..
Win. Robertson, Base Line, leave for
Winnipeg this week ; they are re-
turning from their wedding trip to
the Old Land. Mrs Merrill acceptably�
rendered a couple of solos , iii Metho.
dist church on Sunday evening.: Mr.
and Mrs. Rev. A. J. Bowbrick left for
Glen • Ewan, Sask., on Tuesday going
by boat. Mr. and Mrs. Chapman and
two daughters, of B. C., left this week
on their return, Mrs. Duff, of Dun-
gannon, visited last week at her
daughters here; she was accompanied
by her sister; Miss Ray, of Lakefleld.
Peterboro. Mrs. Wm, Barr and
fanmily rook up. their residence in Wm..
•Youngblut's house this week, On Sun
:day evening the congregation at the
Methodist church were well favored;
Rev. Mr.13owbrick, a Baptist Minister
frons the West occupied the pulpit and
'Have an excellent, sermon. . Mr.
ooper,. of the Manufacturers "Life'
Insurance Co., was . in the village on
business last Friday. Miss Ferguson,
of Clinton, spent Sunday in the .village.
Mr. Otto, Hensen. is spending a few
days among old friends in this neigh-
borhood. Quite ' a number' from
Auburn attended Blyth' Fair. ; Mr.
Munro acted as a Judge in' the dairy
department.
•
rs.Hanson, Mrs Howne; hon.
Duffleld, Miss Livingstone
Mrs Hanson, Mrs Ile
Miss Symington
wrie; mould wo
wrie ; doyli
Mrs Livi
ffield,
rs Hel
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eld;
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Headquarters
Choice
Groceries
Always fresh and up-to-datc
We hkve just passed into stock
seyeral beautiful new Dinner 'Sets,
China Tea Sets, 'and odds, of all
kinds and descriptions. • ,
Call and see for yourself and get
our prices, before you purchase
, The People's Grocer.
Prompt Delivery. 'Phone 111
- When Seeing,*
IS Painful.
after warIlti241
awhile.your eyes
lotting and burn4
faeteies.a one
perfectly- adjulted
'Consultation free;
-guaranteed. •
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•Goderich on Friday morning asked f
an injunction preventing the Guel
and Goderich Railway from proeee
ing with their crossing on ' Harbo
atreet-tintil-therhad-made their--*
wady eonstructed bridge over the sem
safe. for public travel. ,Hearing vs'
Posrean eon Bre LIPE.-Alone
Lake Harman a leaking vessel; wi
a stiff off -shore breeze blowing, w
the experienee of a fellow named TA
Rose, on the schooner "Julia Larson
The schooner was lying outside t
piers Saturday night, and Capt. Mite
ell and the mate had gone 'ashor
LaRose, who is one of the crew, w
down below. When he came on deo
after supper the boat was drifting o
into the lake several miles, ant
sight of laud. The . schooner w
loaded to her utmost capacity wit
lumbet„and was. taking in water.
worked at 'the puinps until taken i
tow by the tug Evelyn 'at 10.30 p.m
The schooner and cargo belong to•Co
Young and H. W. Thompson. LaRos
is from Kincardine. •
Live ?igecins, franten.-.See Tape 5.
bred Leicester ram oo T.ueaday to jas
Downey, a reputable stock breeder o
Fordwich, Mr. Glenn is a well -know
hieeder of good stock.
NoTras.-Ilfiss Irene Pearson was th
guest over Sunday of Misses Erma an
Fannie Diehl Miss E. A. McFarlan
spent last T ursday at the Londo
Fair. Mr. Ed. Glen, Mr. Win. Glen
and Master Edward Glen visited th
London. Fair kat week. Mr..
Taylor and his son Williarn,visited th
Western Fair th end of last week
Miss Agnes Butcher has gone toKom
oka to visit her sister, Mrs:McDougall
visiting the London Pair on her wa
thither. Mrs Hugh Mustard and he
two' daughters, of Kansas, area to Lu
ban the first of the week to Visit frier d
there. They. will .shortly return to
their home in Kansas. Lizzie
McTavish, Of Strathroy, was visiting
old acquaintances.on the line lastayeek;
she was 'resident of StanleY &bine
!years ago. While Mr. Joseph Taylor
was picking apples, the limb against
whieh the ladder leaned, broke, and he
was precipitated to the ground. For-
tunately., however, he did not susta'n
very semous injury, Miss Jeanie Gil-
mour, and her sister, Miss Mary. Gil -
moor, attended the Blyth Fair on
Wednesday. Bush and swamp. fires -
are cauSing considerable damage and
annoyance during this dry weather,
Mr Pickard. and wife, of Toronto, are
visiting old acquaintances on the line
this week. • They are the guests of Mr.
1VIcGreeor. William McQueen, a
young Englishman, Who was for some
time at tho home • of Jas. McDermit,
learning how to farm in our burg, has
takeo up rauching in Alberta, where
he has booght a, house. Ile left a num-
ber of friends here. who wish him all
kinds of success in his new home.
Fires are now bad in a number of
places. espeeitilly at the big swamp
near the Zutich roads. Much timber
has been destroyed. • Alex, 1VIcBeth's
logs have been m0.64 twice for fear,of
lite, Alex Mustard, of Stanley, lost a
hundred logs. They had been taken
out of the swamp, hut left too near,
and were burnt up. Rain is much
looked for. There Wilt be fire in the
swamp until snort falls.
Miss Symington, Mrs uffield; slumber
at robe, & teneriffe lace, Mrs Duffield.
G Moser ; braiding. M NI Stewart. Miss
Symington; couching, Mrs ' Duffield,
Mrs 'Lowrie: collection of work, Miss
• Livingstone, Mrs Hanson.
.0 12 Widows; Wool flannel; Jas Altoni
I- Miss Nott; union flannel, J Alton. Sas
• G M"Stewart, Jas Potter; coverlet, Mrs
; Stewart, Miss Nott; yarn mat, Mrs
Hanson, Miss Nott.
s ITION-Writing-Plossie Brown, Del-
- FINE ARTS -Ornament, & plaque
in oil, Mrs Hanson, Mrs Duffield; burnt
work, leather, Mrs Hele, Mrs Duffield -
on wood,_ Mrs Hanson, Miss Livia g
stone.; picture ,Huron scenery, .Mrs
Nanson, Mrs Duffield ; painting' on
. bolting cloth, Mrs Hanson, Mrs .IDuf-
field ; cups and saucers, Mrs Hanson;
plates, Mrs Hankie, M M Stewart ;
paintings, AI M gteWart ; water colors,
Stewart, Mrs Howrie; figure in
oil, Mrs Duffield, Mrs Howrie; figure in
•weter color, NI Livingstone, Mts Hew -
"tie; animals in oil, Mrs Hanson,.Mrs
Howrie; animals in Water color, rtLiv.
oil, McDowell, Mrs *afield; land-
scape in water colors, Mrs Duffield,
Mrs Hovvrie; pencil drawing, M Living-
stone, Mrs Duffield ; pen sketches, &
china painting, M Livingstone, Mrs
Hanson ; painting on silk or.pliiith, M
Livingstone. Mrs Duffield ; nn glass in
oil, Mrs Duffield, Mrs Ilowrie.
PLANTS AND FLO WERS-Foli
age, fuehias, W.1 Fenwick ; hanging
basket, P Metealf; display of plants W
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DAIRY AND PROVISIONS. Tab
Putter, W Plunkett ; Crock butter, W
Plunkett, W Hamilton ; Butter in
Butter in prints, AV Plunkett, W
Fenwick ; extracted hohey, AB Otter,
A W Sloan honey hi eontb,Alt Oar_
home Made bread, 11 %V ffamilton,
Plunkett; plain tea biseuite,Jas Potter,
ederich; light horses -G Groh-
, oderielf • cattle -Sas Connolly.
fruit -A, Asquith. Auburn ; mannfac.
tures-11 Gerry, Brusitela ; ladies' work
tilyth ; fine arts and plants -Miss IVIc-
forth J Blacken, Henson.
lExeter
Pam, PArn.--,The fair held on Mon-
day and Tuesday, was nothing like as
successful (1,8 011 previous years, al-
though nearly $WO WAO paid for the
Verietian Pawl as an attraction, it is
said that the crowd Wail much smaller
than heretofore. The exhibits were
inferior to theta of prisvious yehroal
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Norus,-Itev, Mr. Neilly of Dover
preached in St, Andrew's mt Sunday
last, John Ferguson has it small house
Colina street, and will live in it un-
til his new residence IS built, which
will be completed. beat, somnier, Mrs.
Atkinson is putting a new roof on her
slimmer cottage. Mr. Heath, whe
Spent the summer here, has returned
trelloronte. Its. Burns lost a valuable
horse last week, supposed te have beeri
killed by lightning, IL McDowell had
his shoulder disleeated ha a result of'
usual trip to OW Wnnt,
g. thrown while rid horseback,
- Landesboro
Live Pigeons Wanted, -See page 5,
SIECr t, •Si:nvtcrs.-Rev. A.IH.Ran-.
ton. the well known evangelist, is non
ducting special services in the Metho
diet church. The meetings have bee
have been under way for nearly' tw
weeks, and so far have inet with mod
erate snecess. attendance during
the week is not very large,but on Sun.
day the church is crowded. Theinter-
est in the serviees lastSunday was par.
ticularly good, several manifesting a
desire to lead anew life, Mr. Banton
an excellent preacher, thew being
nothing sensational or ilippaaMin his
addresses, which are Jogical and well
presented appeals to nien's• mason and
intelligence, Re is also a good singer,
and does not allow the services to drag.
On Sendayeyening next he will' preach
especially to men, butnli tare invited.
•
Bra tople will be,“on the do*n grade,"
Noras.--Rev. and- Mr. Leckie and
Mrs. Leckie returned home on Satur-
day and have Mia Barnard viaiting
them since ; Mr. Barnard occupied the
pulpits of Burns end Knox churches
on Sunday ; although he's blind he is
a good reader and speaker. Mrs, . R.
Crawford Sr.. and her grand -daughter
Miss N. Crawford, left oo Tuesday for
Spokane, to visit her son ,Tames and
daughter Susan. On wednesday Miss
Claaa Young returned to the school in
Denville. Mimi Rachel accompanied
her as far as Whitby, where she will
visit for awhile and then on their re-
turn journey will visit her sister, Miss
L Young in Brantford. Blyth Fair
took the greater part of our citizens
from 'aortae on Wednesday. Dr. Mc•
Callum. is expected home this week.
Bracefield
„ Live Pigeono Wanted. -Seepage 5,
. Name -Mies Jessie Grainger; Clin-
ton, spent Sunday at her home, Rev.
Mr, Davidson, Varna, preached in the
Presbyterian church on Sabbath latit,
Charles Mustard filled his pulpit. Mre
Hunt, of Toronto, visited last .week at
.the home of Mr. Charles 'Hunt. Mrs.
Legg, of Belmont, is the guest of her
uncle Dr, Rogers. Wilson Turner has
taken a position in a Wholesale, house
Toronto. Miss Martha McDonald is
attending busineas college in Clinton,
Mrs Davidson, of Smith's Pall, Is visit,
ing her uncle David Bell. George Mc-
Cartney hen gone to IVioosejaw, Assa.
On Monday evening next the W. P.
M. Sobiety will. hold its annual thank -
offering meeting, when IVIrs Hamilton,'
of Goderieh, will give an address. Rev
E Sawers returned home from his
vacation en Tuesda-y..--Mrs-A.---Beat
and -Misses -Mamie and Alice Swan
have returned from visiting friends in
Westminister. Charles Mustard had
a rather startling experience on Sunr
day last, while going to Blake to
preach • be reached a culbert that was
burning -and Ur -had -to gifirdiff an I
lead his horse agross; the grass on the
road -side was also burning ; he took a
lone round -about way• to get home.
liraikerburn
the Misfortune to have a smash up one
day last Week, while he and, Oliver
were cording home from Blyth, the
colt svhich he was driving became ugly
andacicked until it smashed the doh.
board and one shaft. Mr, Bunking
still feels the effects of the brnises he
aecelved. Oliver will have to be tratie
careful with his driver after this.
Norm -.Mr, William Patterson left
for the West on Tuesday of this week.
Miss mary Aylesworth and Miss
days at London fair thig week and
several others have returned home
from Toronte fair., ....Miss Grace
Webster, of Hamilton, is visiting
friends here.' Mrs. Hunkings has pnr-
chased an incubator and brooder, '•
. From the crossing' on the 0th conces-
sion iu the township of Colborne, look-
ing east, the line through the Edwards,
Young, McCorvie and Allin farms is
now completed and rea,dy for ballast-
ing as far as the division line (theroad
leading from Carlow to Ilennfillet):.
At this point is to be situated the Dev
on station so milled in remembrance
of the comfy eettlers in this neighbOr-
Work on the new :station will be corn-.
mencecl right away. The contramtor
with his men is now on the ground,
and on Tuesday the surveyors of the
com.pany were staking out the site for
the buildings. The new station is to
cost $4,000. There will be three tracks
to provide accommodation for the
handling of - the •traffic at this point,
which no doubt will be considerable,
Five acres OP more of hind has been
bought for station porposes from elf
the S•tevens and Allin farms, and as
the line WaS • surveyed through a
swampy piece of .land it has entailed 0.,
heavy expense on tip company for
draining and clearibe eff the site
ready for the buildings ' From this
point east through :the Stevens, Bean
and Feagan farms a vast amount of
work has 1heen done this sumnier, and
the long embankment that it was IleC-
efisary to raise across the Valley wat-
ered by Sharp's creek is now well un-
der way, and will be completed about
the end of September. This last piece
of railway Work' has been a big under-
taking, for no less than sixty thouband
yards. of filling-in material had to be
moved by -the dummy ' engines after
leaving the eteam shovel. ' At the edge
of the creek are tWo solid abutments
TiteatigffftEMILIOlify722Tea in height,
which are now ready for the steel
bridge that will span it. ,
The steam shovel is now at work on
Andrew Millian's farm, where there is
a small cutting of eix or eight feet,
Mr the shovel will' be practically over.
From this point over to the river Mait-
land at Auburn the work is well ad-
vanced, and it is expected that the
whole of the line frorn Auburn to Dun -
. • lop s hill will be graded and ready for
Nmag.-MET3,_Sutan orawford _and • the rails by the end of September.'
Miss Nanny have gone to Spokane and The avel for ballasting will be pro-
er points to visit friends.
PERSONAL. -Mr. John Fraser, of
Edineuton, is visiting his old friends
here, some 12 years ago he went west,
buying a half•section of land near Ed-
monton, for which he paid $1200. It
is so near that city, that it can easily
be divided into lots. He recentlY. sold
NoTes.-Mr. Bradwin. of Toronto,
came up to discharge his duties as
secretary of the Fall Fair. It is
rumored that the genial new editor of
the Standard will shortly take in a
_partner ; when he does, he will d it
nib -roues ; this is kerreet. We are anx-
iously looking for 'the approach of the
C. P. R.. •construction train. There
was very little drunkenness to be seen
on fair day. although there was a big
erbwd here, and the hotels seemed` to
do a rushing trade. •
THIii CARRIAGE FAOTORY. Mr.
Stevenson. of Cannington, was in
town, on Wednesday, trying to com-
plete arrangements whereby work can
be proceeded with in connection 'with
the new factory. The site selected is
on the Blyth estate (belonging to
Lord Blyth, of the old country) and a .
gcod deal of trouble has been exper-
ienced in closing the deal. There is
some hitch still, owing to a couple of
ouildinga being on the site, the re-
moval of same being a - stumbling
•
Sem OUT. -We understand that
Mrs. Brownlee has disposed of her
business here to Mi.. Thomas Eiggin,
of Colborne, who gets possession about
the middle of October.
TUCkCIVIllith
NOTES. -Among those who took hi
the Great Western Pair at London last
Grant,Sam Switzer and TraJohns. Mr,
W. Cole has started his ensilage cut -
kept busy these ' daYs silo filling. Dr.
D. R. andsborough, of Dagget, Mich.,
isat present visiting his mother and
sisters at Wpodhall. Miss M. Lands.
borbugh spent last week in London,
visiting friends,
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NoTzs-Mrs. Parrish and her yoUng-
est daughter Barbara returned to their
home in Detroit 14131. Priday, aftet
Mrs. Jas, Taylor and John Linklater
attended the London Fair on Tuesday
of last week. MissHelen Clark is visit-
eelaties Laektiew. Mr. nor
Fulford went ou the exeutsion boat to
Detroit on Friday of last week, return-
ing home on Sunday ovening. Mista
Bella MeNeein has returned home
from Stratford. Where she had been
vvorking for the laSt five Months, Mk.
lames Chishohla showed a number of
lambs at the show et Blyth on. Wed-
nesday of this week.
DiCarit.-Word VMS received her
Monday of this week of , the death
Miff. 441110ff StraOhall 81'., form
reeldent here. She Mid been tieing
with her grandson, Yames Stsoban, of
Gederieh, lately, and death was due to
old age and a cold.
tze /late of the Remelt florae
'Allow has been ibtsd tot, Tuesday,
Ai ;Aber 26th.
of
cure from James Mitchell's farm,
where a, valuable gravel. pit measuring
about five acres has been secured by
the company, and it is estimated that
there is a sufficient quantity there to
ballast the line from Auburn to God-
erich, which will be a very important
consideration for the company.
The work in Colborne township has
beenattended with very considerable
difficulty, there being scarcely 100
yards of level road from. Auburn to
Dunlop, with cuttings and embank-
ments to be made, And swamps to be
filled in feom one side Of the tovvnship
to the other. It is only justice to Con-
tractor Pigott to state that he has met
overcome _these• -difficulties -an -a -
ready and able manner, and that hia
work in this township is entirely Cred-
itable to him as a contractor.-Goder-
County Cliplings.
Mrs. John Connell, aged 85; died at
Stafford last week. •
Hon. Wm. Paterson Will open the
East Huron Fair at'BrusseIs on Oa. 4.
D,, Clarke, of the Molson's Bank,
Exeter, and Miss V. W. Wilson, of
Lendan, *ere married last Wednes-
An uhanitneus call has been extend-
ed from the united congregations of
Whitechurch and Langside to the Rev
pleyee of T. Eaton & co., Toronto, is
at present seriously ill at the home of
his sister, Mrs. W. Dowsbn, Drysdale.
Rufus Keyp of *Babylon Line; Stan-
ley, Who has been ill With typhoid
fever for the past month has se far
firnegeovaegrormas to be able te be out driv-
On. Tuesday night John Rice de,
parted thia life et the; home of his
mcl aonsgthsote. r, Mrs. P. Horton 14th Opn.,
Tucketsmith. The deceased MO. al -
Mr. Charles Birney, of Bxeter, is the
happy poseessor of at Violin which is
said to be 200 years old. It was left
to him by an old friend Who recently
died in Windsor,
AnguslIeFee, who was raised bettr
Teeswitter and lived there for a num;
ber of years *AS killed in one of him
Deceased was a eousin of MISS M. Mc-
Lean, of Wingham,
Capt. Charles McIntosh, cousin of
James McIntosu of the Goderich Lum-
ber 0o., and brother Of mrs. (040.)
Murray MeGregor, died at Detroit last
Tuesday and the teinains were brought
here yesterday evening for interment
in the Roman Catholic cemetery, Col -
The large barns of Gearge
Douglas of the Bronson Line, Stanley
Were deStroyed by fire on Wednesday
evening together with the season't4
°reap, farm implemehts and some live
steak, The fire was caused by light -
fling and the loss will figure up to ever
830M, which is partially , covered by
ineurante in the Ilayr Mutual, of which
company Mr, DoUglas IS (tweeter -
Mathew and Margaret, Bates, ef Stan-
ley, died at Ins home on Saturday
after an Illness of some months from
diabetes. The deceased was a pupil of
Seatorth Collegiate Institute and at-
nded this institution until he was
taken Mast spring. Re Wee eiever
an industrious pipit and his early
demise at the age of 18 put is to be
is a prime requisite in the
care of the teeth. Our 25a
brush has no superior, or even
equal, for. the price. Bristles
don't pull • mit, or break off;
if they do, we will be only
. too pleased. to replace it with
another. We gaarantee onr
25c and 350 brushes.,
Zymole Tooth Paste
is just fine for cleansing and
beautifying the.. tIttklz..* •41r0;,1
thoroughly antiseptic, dine'
purifying the breath. We
have all the popular Makes
in Powders, Liquids and
-W.A. Mc onnell
i"reseriett,ion Druggist,
is to take advantageof anything that will ; •
help so improve your health, and make
your life room comfortable.
. with
• Extritet of Malt
is without a doubt one of the best
srstem tonics ever compounded.
If it is your
that trouble you, this preparation *will
promote their normal action, ,s,nd re-
move the cause of trouble. '
We boy the beat for you.
Mr; Vm. Hergott, who has been
some time, has disposed of the busi-
ness to a Mr. Kirkpatrick, of London.
A very pretty wedding took place in
Ste.roseph's church, Kingsbridge, .
September 5th. When Miss Agnes
O'Keefe became the bride of Raymond
Marontate, of Ainherstburg, Ont.
' Last Friday, at noon, the home of
John Shortreed jr., 9th line, Morris,
was destr6yed b3r fire, supposed to
have been caused by a spark -from the
chimney. A gpod portion of the
household effects were saved. ,We
did not learn whether there was in-
surance or not,
Notice has been given that the surt
of Mrs. • W m. Wilkinson, 1th line
Morris township, against the Bait •
Huron and Grey: Branch Agricultural
Societies, claiming 81000 from each,
fel. damages owing to input() one of
her limbs at last Fall Fair at Brussels
is to betried at Goderich at the As-
sizes on Oetober 3rd. • The Societies -
Mr. DochertY, of Egmondville,
left on Tuesday for Detroit. where he
will undergo an operation for the re-
moval of one of his eyes.. It will be
remembered that soroe time ago, Mr.
Docherty had one of his eyes injured
at the Bell Engine Works. It was at
first hoped thet the eye might be r'
saved, but the.eight of the other Wad'
being affected', and as the sight of the
injured eye haa completely gone it
was decided advisable to have the
operation performed at once.
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• Special Peoinaiiehip Class'
Office open every evening, from
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Molsons Bank
-- Incorporated 1855
Capital Paid up $3,000,000
Reserve Pawl,. a3,000,000
Total Assets $30,000,000
by depositing in our Sayings
Bank. It does net require alarge
to begin with., • We pay
3 per tent in teresOmarabiretaot
Off and upwards, Bak
-.add to it Whenever pedal/fn.'
We Will welcome !your account;
large or small.
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