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CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER iotht 1906
Whole Number 145
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Special Attention
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Never was it larger. Never had we a better assortment
of useful and appropriate gifts for either young or old.
In addition to our usual large assortment of staple
goods we: have many lines more especially suitable for
Christmas. Cali and see our Stock and Prices and
you will be well repaid.
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0 PLACE quite so good to go for men's things
Jgood• men's No men's store any a
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s near hore: ith. a stock•of men's' g s se
that are so suitable for holiday gifts as in this big store 11)
to -day. Here are some hints and suggestions that
may be helpful to you in .your holiday choosing. No lie
timeq uite so good as earlyto make selections.
House Coats, cornfortabte and dressy at.
• 5,00 to 10.00
Sweaters for boys, sure to. please the average boy
.,50 1:00 1.50 2.00
CS. 'Something new, undressed. lea-
Leather Collar Box thee, green or tan,silk lined .L.50 •.
Collars make .a good present, alt shapes
1 doz. for 1.50, 1 dor. better quality for.2.00
as t o an of. The
One thing mannever h o many Neck Vies.'
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r •best stock in the county is here. ' ,25 .50 .75
Silk Neck Scarfs. Very stylish and 0
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0abl2e i0
Knitted. Neck Scarfs. •
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and ,50 a o
' English make,unlined
Men's Glo? es, Fo unes Eng
• 1:00 1:50. 2,00.
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t -Wen s Gloves Fowne s English make, silk line
.: 1:50 1,75
Gloves, ..Cowne l , r
f s English make,- u,:lined
Men's Glo g
1.75, 250, , '3.50, , 4.50
Fur Caps: Muskrat, German Otter, Persian Lamb
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.Fur Lined Overcoats, nothing better. for a man
50.00. 6000, :75.00, 85.00
Yur Coats, just the thing ; for a man when driving
18 00, 20.00, 2'6;00 to 60.00
Handkerchiefs, tike the ties, no man has too many
Mercerized Sateen, fancy'border, 2 for. ,25
Extra Quality .Mercerized Handkerchiefs . -
colored borders, 3 for .50
Pure Linen Initialed Handkerchiefs
Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, pure linen
,1p, .20,
Silk Handkerchiefs, initial
25 and ,30
25 and 50,
Silk .handkerchiefs, plain and fancy
50; .75 and .100
Cashmere Sox,
fancysilk embroidered
black, greys, etc,, per pair .50
Tie Pins and Cuff Buttons, 'a big assortment
.20 and ,50
Umbrellas at'rbaysacceptable
1.00, •2 00, 3.50 and 500
Men's Sweaters, great variety
1.00, . 1.50, 2,00 3:00
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ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH.
The Feast of the Immaculate Con-
ception was observed in St. Joseph's
church last Friday when: high mass
was said by Rev, Father Hanlon.
The usual semi-monthly i.*>rvicos wily
be held next Sunday.
THE TRAMPS MIJ?T GO.
The Government is determined to
round up all. ` tramps and vagrants
who infest the province and are a
menace lo respectable young women
who happen ,to leave their ]tomes.
magistrates
is
Word has been sent to m ag
to commit all such characters to the
Central prison.
A FOUR PAGE ADDITION,
This issue of The News -Record con-
slats of twelve pages with several col-
umns of interesting reading matter ori
every page. The Christmas stories it
i
contains will be of especial interest
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at this justebefaie-the-event season..
The advertisers, too, have more than
usual to say.
PRINCIPAL TO PARENTS.
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AN INQUEST TO BE HELD.
It is understood that the county
attorney has intimated to Coroner
Thompson that ,the reconh birdh of an
illegitimate child in Goderich tome
ship, its death, and burial without the
necessary certificate, furnishes: ample
cause for an inquest. It is exp ected
that the .,body will bo exuned this
week and. the iadlucst be.beld'or. Tues-
day next.
NO INTEREST SHOWN.
No interest has so far been manifes-
ted and i oaks
mat+Ge a
' t
'ted, in municipal
as .if, with perhaps one exception, the
offices will Lo a -begging. This is
rather. an unfortunate state of affairs
as a council abotald have considerable
to do with making a town progress-
ive. 'It goes without saying that' it
is almost impossible to offset - the in-
fluence of a sleepy council,
DEATH OF MISS PETRIE.
Miss Grace Petrie, who with her
mother has resided in town for the
past score of years, trod on
Suaday
after a long. illness. The funeral took
Principal Gundry of the Collegiate place on Tuesda-y .afternoon to the
Institute wishes through The News- family plot in the Constance carnet -
Record to inform parcnto and guard, -1 cry, The services were conducted by
iarus of pupils that the promotion ot the Rev. Dr, Stewart while the gall-
a pupil at • the 'end of .the school
term will depend on. the work of the
1uptt during
the
yeas caiand that absen-
ce
ren
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e4 fram classes will count against the
pupil.
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ST. PAUL'S U
nin s se
rviee ,in
A 1stS
undo eve
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Sb.. Paul's cht.Lch, a ::oto was rend-
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on with
cred by Miss Maud '1VIcNaught v wi
tier usual acceptance. This young lady,
alio most popular of Clinton's solo-
ists, will assist the choir again next
Sunoa.
y„for what iaY, probably
be
the :last; time as the family ' leave.
Lown shortly.
and will take their de
parture for •the West in a few weeks.•
THE . LOCAL MARKET.
Wheat 68e, to 70e •
Oats 34e to 35c
Peas 180 . . •
Barley 46c •to 48c •
Butter 20e to 21c ..
Eggs 22e -to 23c '
Turkeys.12c •
9c
', Geese 8c to
Ducks 8r• to 9c
Chickens fie• to 10e •
Live Hogs i'6; l0,.
SU(!iOES'4. 'r(t :Fi.1LD.
We have received as copy' of volatile
1.•,• number 1, of the Cupar • Herald,
published in 'one of the lusty .' infant
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fawns of the new p.ravinea at Sask. a,-
sew,s, h
chewan. The .publisher is J. R. Anti--
otter known here as Russell.
Being a graduate of, this office, where
-he was m, to ed three years, and a
p Y
-native of .1Jne town
furnishes :a two-
fold. reason for wishing him a heaping
'a.. measure of success.
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SHAW moINC. .
to:
bearers were Messrs, John Hunter,
Eph. Ball, D. Ferguson,, S. and —
Leach and -Lupe Lawson.
A CHANGE • A'P THE NOB ANDIE.
An, agreement was arrived at yes-
terday whereby Mr. Peter B. Lewis
surrenderso
lease of the e Htel the
Normandie to the, owner of the pro-
perty, Mr. S. S. Cooper, the latter
to get possession next Thursday. Mr.
Cooper would develop into a popular
• "mine host," but it is not at all
,•
u uness
on the s .
•rb.
likely. he will cat y
himself. A tenant to suit Irian is
now doubtlesfi what he
istow after. Tho
•apiiieant will have• to be up-to-date,
Dr: Shaw will Move next Week irate
his new reeklence. oil •Retbenbui'y' sl -
root; ..east." The building• is of brick,
„two storeys high. and bi sarroctatue e on.
two sides by abroad -verandah, Wil-
lett is suggestiv&of mush out-of-door
living in the • summer time. It• , .. has
is 'all • the modern eoavemmience$ and . will
Ape be a cosily comfortable hone for 'the
'affable :Dr. and family. Ilea's wish-
iirg them many happy and peosperous'
V. years in their new home.
NO ,FREIGHT.ON I. II; & B.
r.-
• he sleet storm of Thursday last
' lI played. the. mischief with the •tetcpbone
and'4telegraph lines in some spats of
Western Ontario. Along the L., 11. &
B. it put the wires out of business
for almost a couple of'day and trains.
were .run with the utmost care. From
Thursday until Monday .there -was ,not
a
northbound.freight train out of'Loti-
cion ,and the merchants-' who get sup-
plies, from that city were .getting p'ee-
its • well run out,. when. the •scr:,vice
wag resumed.
L. 0. L. OFFICERS.
DIRECT IMPORTERS " : CLINTON, ON7:
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The. Sovereign Bank
of Canada
' Chartered r y 4ominion'1'artittnient.
A NEW CANADIAN RECORD.
OctoStet
ter
bee
Carpnal
paid-up
Iteterve Fund
a d.
Vn profits
Profits
Sovereigqn
tank Notes
in Circulation
Deposits
)xcess of
Aasota over
nobilities
to the Public
1902
1903
1904
19050
1906
$1,173,478
1,300,000
1,300,000
1,610,478
3,942,710
$ 24A'000
$ ' 3
362,838,
420,373
623,461
1,835,847'
$ 759,995
1,237,650
1,284,840
1,550,790
2,850,675
$1,681,730
4 309,432
7,196,741
10,134,209
15,578,9 20
$1,413,478
1,662,838
1,720,337733
2,153,
5 278 557
+ er ;
gat
Oct°•
bet
q•on Mind
tam
and
at Bankers
I3dnde,
Debentures,
etc.
,oausat
Calf
Commercial
roans
and Discount9
Total I,s to
1902
1903
1905
1905
1906
$ 622,774
• 622,774
1,214,812
3,911,842
+816,842
439 863
$ ,
718,397
771,0 3
701,153
1,612,831
.
$1,680,199
1,777,642
1,5666,044
,. 7
4,614,06
$1,858,469$3,855,203
7'011,173
0,578,850
14,640,610
. -
020
10,201,054'
18818,938
25,8443,401
Savings Department at all Offices
l eposita 0131.06 sad bowarlr ltetxhd.
teletext Pahl Far Than a !err.
Goderich
Township
L. 0. L. • number one eighty nine
'will hold its . annual meeting for the
election of officers next Wednesday ev-
ening: A foil attendance of the mem
hers is' •
Porter's Hill
Mr. Garnet Elliott was home for a
few days with. a sprained ankle, but
is 'able to bent work again.
From present appearances the Tree,
at Bethel Sunday school on Friday
eycning of next. week will surpass all
Previous ones. The children are coun-
ting the homes. We will bo disappoin-
ttd if it does not turn out to be ono
of ' lite happiest evenings of the whole
year for them.
:Mr. John D. Macdonald has started
to work• at Goderich.
Mr. Thos Morgan, wife and child
tressed through our village this week,
having returned from sailing on the
Government boat the Vigilant.
The C. 0. C. F. fowl supper, held
in 0. W. Putter's hall last, Thursday
evening proved to bea great success.
About seventy five of the Friends sat
down to' the good •things provid d aad:
aPtrerwaxds there was an: entertaining
program. It was a very pleasant et/ -
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The aims of Murphy L: 0. L. for
the :ensuing .year are as.' follows : '
Master, D. S. Cook.. •
Deputy,'Thos, Managhart •
Chaplain,'• Fred. Heywood .
Rec, Secretary; 'Waller Townsend
Ffti: Seorp'tary, Josh, • Cook.
Treasurer, W. G. Smith
D;• of • C:,. David Steep •
Lecturers, Fred, I1i11 and John. Ford
Committee, ,Thos. Kearns. Thos.
Graelis, William Steep, Daniel LiVer-
1' ii Ford..
Wrote and Vil tat
1)I9ATHI OF SIRS. D. JACKSON.
On Saturday last .there 'passed into
eternal ,rest, Mrs. David Jackson, ag-
ed fifty-eight years. For many years
she lived on the 13th• eon. of Hallett
where her husband died twelve years
ago. A few. months, ago she left the
Homestead to her son harry and with
her daughters, Palmy, Etta and Mary,
moved into Clinton, - taking tier
residence on Moron street. For some
time she has been in poor health and
gradually weakening she succumbed on
the date above mentioned. Mrs. Ja.ck
son was: a true Christian .pother. and
those who knew her . esteemed her
very highly, In addition io the dau-
ghters at Moine and. her sort harry
on the homestead, she is survived by
two soils who aro engaged in rail-
roading, one on the 13. & G. and the
other in the States. The Iatgely at+ -
tended' funeral on Monday was under
the direction of the, Londe:,boro! Monte
Circle of which deceased was a. mem-
ber. Mt'rv ieen at; Immo and graveside
were eon:ductedl by Rev. W. E. Kerr.
The interment took place. in, Clinton
. cemetery.
ening for all present.
Mr. E, L. Farnham, who has been
at Mr, William Ellhatt s for a few
weeks, has gone to Dundas where he
has got a situation. •
Mr. Charles Newton is spending a
few days in Goderich.
Master Willie ' Morgan of Goderich
has been visiting his grandmother,
Mrs. William Sterling of the fifth
an scion.
c ce
" fCo
Colborne
riT • rn . Cox' o h
Mr. and•i... B C
spent Sunday at the former's paten -
tel home, Mr. James Cox's.
IVIr. Charles McGregor of the sixth
concession • fell down the stairway in
k and re -
his bairn one daylast vee
see
re-
ceived •quite severe inli..lcs, but is
now ianpraving, we are glad to say:
.'Na.one forty-five, i -five is
oin'
L.O.L. Y g g
to have a' Royal Arch meeting on
Dec. seventeenth. ' •
Miss ,Protidfoot of Goderich visited
n ecentl
• •Ne t .
with Miss -Pearl Newton y
Mr. Geo. Vanderburgh, our ,general
merchant, has started to, buy . all
kinds of ]tides. He pays 'good prices,
too. '
Mrs. Jas. Macdonald is spending a
couple of weeks visiting in Detroit. -
As stated: last week, Miss Milne
was to. have an. eptet;bainment at the
school on Thusday, Dec. twentieth,
but has been changed to a public ex
London Road,
Messrs, Tena and Flossie Townsend
entertained We members of Turner's
ehurch choir on ,Monday evening.
Mr, W. Archer's. sale on Thursday
last was well attended and sales
were good. He. sold his team a few
days previous tti the sale for 050.
Mr. Areher is a lover of good horses.
as the price would indicate. The
people of t•he London Road will re-
gret tire removal of the family from
the Road,
Mr. John Armstrong of the 2nd.
c t T 1 '
. 1 bought the Mc a i farm
on has h •is
g
from Mr, Herbert, the purchase price
being l5800, which is considered a
bargain
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Elliott left on
Tuesday Uxbridge attend the
7 e day for U bet ge to a en
wedding of the lather's brother,
The members of Turner's clrut'eli in-
tend holding a Xmas- Tree entertain-
ment ve.
• net io
I on
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The i Women's Missionary v S c et o
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Brucefield; met at the home• of , Miss
E. Waldron on Tuesday of last weep.
The many friends of Mr. T. Elliott
are busy extending congiatulatio ns
these days.. A large reception was.
tendered the happy couple last Fri-
day evening at the home of Mr. and
Wee. D. Juator. of Clinton.
Miss •Sara Nott has returned to Seer
home and is visitirug, friends in Bay-
field at presen't,. .
i Sarniaspent
Johnan w th
Mr, L e of'
a couple of days with his brotarer-in•
Ian's Mr. Thomas Waldron on his way
from Mainiteulin island to his hone.
Mr. John Walker of Stratford is the
and
Mr. R. Rainey
u ' 1's'u uncle
es ofu n c
guest
ether friends in this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs.. Chas. Layton .were in
Hensall on Sunday last. - • • . '
School has been closed..for 'a few
days . this week owing to the. illness
• o li Miss Jennie
u• popular c.i
of of pp a to ,
Grant. . • •
requested. • antination. Everybody. welcoire.
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The. followings are the officers of L. • MS. 0. «. Potter is -again *I Went:
0: L. NO..30:4 for the ensuing terns
Master, Robert Hanley '
Deputy, Geo. A. Cooper
Chaplain, J. R. Sheppard.
a main, his apprentice* having. been on
the sick list..
Mr. Jas,. Harrison. (thresher) has ,a
pleasant smile these clays- Another
Rec.-Secretary; J. Thompson e:
boy graces. his home..
And the same
Fin. -Secretary,' Wilfrid Thompson can be said of llr. Jas, Ii, I•Iairisen.
Treasurer, Arthur Cooper. ••
of ,C., II. Johnstone
. Lecturer, John Marshall
• Committee, G. Miller;. W. Cook,, I1.
Perdue, • A. Anderson, R', E, Thomp-
ri
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• iss Rose 1 ebbutt of. C
dorich Wee
s.
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among the, guests at' the 'marriage of
her cousin, Sir. ,Alfred Tebbutt, on
Wednesday of last week. .
A• box social. will : he held in school
number nine .on Tht :•snag evening of,
next eweel . when a good program will'
be provided,. .•
The township council.willmeet' on
Saturday, the. great.winiimg-up •day ' mains, of the Protestant .inmates who,e.looks the better for the outing.
.Brown
of the year. . . are summoned to that bourne' from t .• Thomas, 'intends to. work fox.
whence no traveller 113,s . ever rettitn- Mr, George • .I-Iart as soon as he is
• , through at Mr. Graham's.:. •
eel: His Maj -
The bylaws cif 'the .House of 'Refuge The contra. of carrying . Maj
-
The
revelations :sty s mail freak 'the poptoffice to the
have he:u revised and therailway station has been, let to. Mr.
regarding admission made mare st'riet,
George Hart.
In future every application Must be` Was• laid to -rest in the person... of
Mrs Mackenzie moved last week to ;.. Jacob Diehl, • who had ieac'he•d • the
accompanied by two signatures', the Clinton where tier son is one of the good age o£ . 'eighty -Six years. His
reeve of the municipality' from whence ify• death took place at the home of his
lthe applicant: hails and a • friend , or p i :an eters of the Bon Ton liver
relative. ,hiss Mary Mustard has resigned her son; Mr. Valentine M. Diehl of the
1 position in the I{ippon post o fl'i 2nd. con. Mr. Diehl a
A • CHAPLAIN APPOINTED;
••. The: House of Refuge pow. has a
full-fledged chaplain, one: duly appoin-
ted
'S .la
salary.
The
' a 1
and on. pay .
i i
• ham• are the
duties,
verytat but nett ..
-great, ,
onerous. Rev. Mr. Wade, is the in-
cumbent, the county council having
selected hint lett, week. He is to >• -
.wive fifty dollars a:year and in ere-,.turr. therefore, is to conduct.a servic
every . Sunday afternoon and • to • 'per --
form
per-
form thee burial service .Over •the re-
Brucefield
• New Advertisement*,
Gi'fteTIdngs for Men—iiodgens 13ros,,,1?
Deserves Attention -4Y. l3, Hellyar...1
Christmas Books—W. eOoper &
Good .Suits—Poplesibon & GGardinex,..4t
Seasonable Footwear—Taylor & Son 9;
Furniture preseatla--J. H, Chellew.,,5'
A Few more Days—A. D. Bcatonil.,,,..5• '
Stall A't It• -Gledhill Bros 5•
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Feed far Sale—W'. G«rSmi th..,...,..,.t..,
For Sale -•-W. J. Biggins
Auction Sale—J. A. Cudmere ;x•
S•txay I Rifer—A, Dunkin.................:Cr•
All Ready--'I3'ad•gens Bros. 8
We Ask You -W. R. Fair Co 8c
Begin Now• -••.Tozer & Brown ff.
Ngiw- for • the lode --Newcombe s 9'
Bayfield.
Mr. Richard .Smith has taken up>
his resideaier hi 11r. Georges Lindsay's
cottage on Keith crescent.
• Mr. h .
Thomas s Bti m id., is
ma i smovingin.-
to
to the house lately occupied by Mrs
Smith,
Mr. R. Bailey, Misses F. Nott a }1
Clara Erwin spent. Saturday at tit
hone of Miss Nott in Tuckersntith.
Messrs. Thomas Stinson and Thom-
as Elliott spent Tuesday ab Clinton.
Mr. James Macdonald, who is now
spending a short while with his dau-
ghters. Mrs. Torrance of Clinton, be-
fore going to Washington fox the win-
ter,
in
tr
e wasin the village • n•
a
,
Monday.
L. 0, L. No. 24, Bayfield, held their'
annual meeting on •Saturday evening.
Besides winding up the year'S business•,
the following officers were elected' for '
theensuing
P
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Master, T. H Brownl •
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DeputyR. McMurray •
Chaplain, Rev, Mr, Rondo
.-S rtt UGreenslade
Roc ec ds a y, G.
Fla. -Secretary, A. E. Erwin;
Treasurer,
u J.W.W Tippett
as ,
D, of C., D C. Galbraith
L cturer Wi:1Qi m *Heard
e a
Committee, W. Elliott, J. Spettcer,:
R. McDool', Rev, Hinds)* aa.d. •W..Dixon..
This ledge will inept hereafter.' on•
the first Wednesday in the month.
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Miss Carr visited her parents . on
Sunday.
Thomas . Carr and James' Williams
'have quite a, number 'of cords of wood'
to cut, but on ' account of the bad
weather have not made muelk pro-
gress.
• ld his
rite.' Robert illurdoch has so.
driving pony. to Mr. .Robinson of the
Parr Line. . • .
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Quite a • quantity of" sugar beets
have been shipped from Brucefield
station the Past week,
A large number of live hogs were.
shipped from Brucefield last Thurs-
day.
George Swann of the Clinton G. T.
R. station is holidaying at the` par- The township council meets. on Sat
ental home here. urday• • This' is• the big, winding -up; day
with an ..
i • fn,
u 1 d uday. it certa,
is ayear nc, boa
Wee. W. Rouattof the a a
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' head.rer
caff
k of isa ci lit r o c N.
•the ba hi f t1 m i.
cos on• C1 or no. n
s
abs pa y
Y
in
been attending collector: The alc a
has c 1
`d t' r. r v tothe o
doctor r c
outst t; o og f am the, cc
hint. •taxes arc' coning in well and it is
-Miss Rosa Young has gone to,Lon- expected that :our :worthy treasurers
nursert the
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•i •1 awilla to report
h to as'Reid,be b
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nt a os fen
c e
don top
p
in -training. fund,. nearly all 'i0.
Rob • .Hothani not being wets well, Mrs.. Adams Ace as sire home
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teem visitin friends on the Gosh-
Rob.
osh= of 'her mother, : Mrs: -Weekes. of
has g..
en Line, -Ste:ley, for a' few days: the Parr.' Line, `on Friday. The tun.: °:
oral took, place. on Sunday •to ..Band's : :
cemetery and .was largely attended:,
The services. were conducted by: Rev.
Mr. Browin. Mrs. Adams had. been
for several months and is another vic-
tim of..the "white plague.''' • , :
On Monday another .oi the -pioneers:
Varna: .
The .township board 'of' health , coni
seting. of ' Reeve McDiarmid, • .Clerk
• • r i Rogers, m Johnst
II novel Dr. R Jal
a
one. John •Manson and' Thos. Baires
net on Monday and wound up burin''
ess',for .:this year: Thero are no testes
and no :eaidennies ,in Stanley so' • the
B. of H. hats •had little to •iia ,oaf late. •
A. Mr., Downs, • a returned missionaryi
from India, will ,address a., meeting .to
be held in •St: John's church en _Thus
rsday evening of this'esr ek.
MANY ,tIAPPY RETURNS.
REV.. J. GREEN. ..
IBortt near Ilainiltos , this li•rovince,
on December 11th, 1833, Rev. • J.
Greene was for over forty years • en
gaged. in the active ministry, of the
Methodist Church. Ile is' now on the
Superannuation' list,, but his services
are so often called into request that
he••is almost half the time on duty.
and doe. not
health a
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lino eat
o
1 Y
by any means look his age. Here's
hoping that he may enjoy many re-
turns, of his birthday. •
Rev, J. Green leaves on Saturday
for Markeale to 'assist in the opening
services in leonrection• with `the now
Methodist church in that town, Mr.
Greene's connection with Markdale da-
tes hack thirty-six years, When that
now progressive place was a mere
hamlet called Cornabus. He was the
first Methodist mini ;ter t'o,be( station•
od there and it was during his pastor-
ate that the first Motshodist churclt was.
built. Ili, field of labor extendieg over
two whole townships and in ' those
tinter there were no roads to speak
of. The church in which Mr. Greonrf
will assist in opening, is the third
successor to the one which he, •built.
The first was destroyed by an ineend.
iary fire, the second beeamer too old
fashioned for the fx)ngregation and
was replaced by the modern ehuroh
witreli was destroyed by fire in Dec-
ember, last, year. The present, very
handsome structure takes its place,
Mr. Greene will be accompanied by
Mrs, (Dr.) Thompson, who has a num-
ber, of friends ii J W*-
cc. was ' man Of
a, . week
• The minty • council of la t • Mists Sinclair has been visiting her • staunch integrity and much respected
consisted. of sixteen inembers, but aunt; Mrs. Geo. Hill, and other
that . which will assemble ins February I friends in The. neighborhoods for .a
• composed • of ..a , reeve
nest will hefortnight. •
from each of the twenty sir liiulticie Mr: Geo..Stivann wa_ s quietly mat -
panties, togethet with a deputy 'from
rind last week. The Presbyterian •de- rigcClynnont and Mrs.' lticltard .Peck;
'the townships of Ashfield; . 1-lew c , viii at lieaisall . performed lire ;very ` and four t'lons,, Rev..kTarry Diehl ' of .
,..
ick- . ids .
tell n , the a s
.der . t f P
f Ga i di ielnh o Y.
town o George u is D
Grey and ilio to important, ceremony. G g cl+. Tara, Rev, Lo
in
.by a wide: circle '. of friends and relat-
ives. His wife died some years . ago.
members of his..family
the surviving , mombY
being his two daughters, Wets. Janus
g thirty one in all. ,thing up slick, andi gave marry of us Charles of : Portage La Prair-
S racknan will step down a sarvri e. IIo. e ipects to' locate in
ie, Man., Valentine M. on the homes -
and
Warden,
1
and out. So also will Gardiner of
the same district; Morrison 6f Sea -
forth, Grieve of iIc1U1lop, Bryan. of
Grey, Ferris of Hullett and McQuil-
lan of least Wawanosh.
Iii the event of Currie, Mister • and
14Tackeneie being elected there will be
a contest for the wardenship between
them. They are Liberals and accord-
ing to an unwritten law the position. Neil able to be atound once more..
member of that political Mr. Alexander MeBeath is slowly,
goes to ap
persuasion next year,
Ianison., an se a teed oria
3 'it d to cure position iu + d J' hn at Strathcena Sade
,
the G. T. there, the latter alone not being able to get'
David •Blair expects to, have• to go home to assist in the laser sada rtes.
West on account of the death of his The first four mentioned) sons and his
brother William, two sons-in-law •-were pallbearers at
• Mr, John-ICetchen is now ant the the funeral,' the services being conduc-•
Mend, though• . not able to he, out tee. . by the. Rev. • Mr.. Brown, assisted.
around,• •. by the Rev. Mr. hinder. The two
• We. ate glad to sea Me, J. 11, O'" sons' ofthe deceased, who are in the
•
litinistry, • are p inastcrs• of the •AtIglie
can. Church, .
It is expected that the county will
only he called upon to build three
bridges next year. One is known as
B'all's bridge on the first con., God-
riell' township, the. second at Blue -
vale and. the third at Kingsbridge.
The estimated cost is about nine
thousand dollars.
The oldest member of the present
council is ::,bistcr of Morris and the
youngest McQuillan. of Last Wawan-
osh. But Mr, Isbister is not an octo-
genarian nor is Mr. (McQuillan int We
twenties.
The councillors were treated to
oyster suppers by the treasurer and
by Hunter Dross, the bridge builders
of Kincardine. There was a full at-
tendance of tite members and a, very
pleasant time in reported. If there is
ono place mor.'c than another at which':
a county councillor does• shine it is
at an oyster supper.
' Among the Present members who
will .not forsake municipal life inay
be counted Cantelon ot Clinton, Doig
of 11a'wiek, McLean of Goderich, Cur-
rie of Last "iVawanosh, Isbister of
Morris and Mackenzie of Ashfield.
'?r. Albert Turner returned on Satur-
day from his second visit to Co -
halt. x_.. ..
but surely recovering, and though able
to move around the house, has not
yet ventured out of door.,.
BlYth.
1•Ir, James Dodds, clerk in Pople-
stone, & Gardiner's dry goods store,
has received a it in a wholesale
house in Toronto, his duties to COM -
mem at New Years. We are sor-
ry to 'loose Jimmy as he was an ob-
liging And pushing young buniness,man.
Success to hint. •
We understand the rails of the C. 1',
R. are laid as. far as Walton. We may
expect'thenl to be laid here in a few
days.
Minas ltost.of the Commercial has
disposed of his hotel for a good fig-
ure, to Mr. John McCaughey of Clin-
ton. The price, we understand, was
$12,000, Mr. MoCaugbey bas been it:
the business here before', some years
ago, ant is well knownand vitt, no
doubt, keep up the reputation of tite
house and do a good badness, Mr.'.
7',migh, the retiring .proprietor, is go-
ing to stay with us and build a res-
idenco in the spring, on his lots on
Dinsloy street. That's right, John,
more power to you.
Our new prerprieto.r of the Conlnter-
eiai, Mr. John McCaughey, takes »os,
Kuion ori Monday next.•
Stanley Township
We are gla',d to be able to report
that Miss Georgina Johnson is, im-
proving rapidly: •This will be good
news to her many friends!. •
Mr. William Taylor is spending a
few ;days in Toronto ibis week.
Mrs. Miller of 'Seefortli, who was
nursing Miss C:eorina Johnson, ,Inas
returned hone. • °
Messrs. Amos and McIntosh 'of
McGillivray, vicinity were guests for
a few days last week. of Mr. Andrew •
Dunkin,
A sleigh load Of the• young people
of the Front Road spens, Monday es' -
ening with Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
iowston of the Sauble Line and re-
port a very enjoyable time.
Miss 1.). Peck was the guest et Miss
Lily Dunkin on. Sunday • last.
Miss M. Richardson is at present
visiting i" Intives in Brucefield and ,
viefni:ty.
Blyth
The English church S. S. entertain-
ment and Xmas tree is to be helm in
Industry hall on Friday evening, time
twenty-first.
Tho splendid, sleighing the past few
clays has livened up business, May it
continue 80 for a while,_