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GOI)ERICH. ONT.. FRIDAY. MARCH 29, 1889.
D. 1ioli1LLICUDIT. Pressan.
t •L I A YEAR I. ADVANCE
TO ADVERTISERS. stir war..
1. on last
Noti;.e Of Chan ea
at this Of,
must lett
4i vfor
.c'y eleven men st Wtate• lir Cr.akntt, of Oodashh, baa quite
tread tee ante a en art a.h..,l In Stool. His dew sof
pupils meet in use ul the T. M. O. A.
Mr Jamas Nilo?, habilwitodrd buss
tib• *wild bona rag, will dispose of his
1esition stool.' um ala to Aylen
•t t ....ter*. -.
•'„1
e
a
The f theig tees and boats are ben I
fitted net for an early departure.. The
Like is now open mind the boats are ex-
pew to leave within the neat couple
sit
The Bend of Hope will meet on Sat-
ROt► Deli o'clock, in the + BY THOS. DARK.
Church. Members
CmsnEa V.
sedgy, Mash
a.a•eAt . b.aoweut mt [sox
A FORTY-NINER.
Overltwd to California in 49
GODERi: i /LL USTRei7 ED S/GNAL-•$'TAR.
utie;tirttA he is one f ---' 1
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FRANCIS SYEBTH,
PI.ANINtr HILL AND mASH, DOOR AND go-ahead citize•
BLIND rAt-roRY.
%I r. Sweet!) began his present business
t;••Ierich in 1870, his location being on t
...titer of Nelson street artel Cambri
0 our roast liberal ant
in F k A. PRIUHAII,
he THE BEAVER (.'•THING EMPORIUM.
I n '-the' past nineteen years he has ba evel
:uiively identifies' with a large, proportia
••1 the l►uilding which has taken place i
r palerieh anti the surrounding eountrl, an
n•• establishment of its kind in Ontario h
:t better reputation for prompt and relicbl
e
work, and adaptation to the changes an
improvements In building designs, than ham
this of Mr. Smee th. The stock of raw
'u'ab'rial such as !Umber, lath, shin lea,
• etshtr and other timbers, is always very full
i 41 a large and improved drying kiln t ..
nuts an almost unlituit�sd supply of material
in the right stage for working up. The
capacity and equipment of the mill is
sufficient :for aalclasseclassesof manufacturer
used in building, plain and ornament*:
designs in mouldings, stairs, sash and doors,
anti the host of accessories which are
essential to the convenience and beauty of
the humblest dwelling and the largest
t•usineos block. Contracts for buildings
complete up to any amount are
taken by lir. Sitieeth and
d
promptlyan natixfae•tori.v filled.
and parties contemplating build-
ing will final this establishment
a good place ts►get estirmate+, awl
n depend on honorable anti
Hied work. In • word Mr
neeth is one of the class of
'sines 'nen whose relat'on-
ith the public wear well, ane.
is confidently rceotntuendet
L. readers of these pages aa.%
_u••1 men to ileal with
. No more striking exans ►Ie of a suceessfu
o business career can be found in this or
n zany other town than is shown in the
n history of this house. The members of the
t1 fire) are both young leen, born and raised
as in Colerieh, but each of whom spent
several years travelling through the larger
d cilia,. of Canasta and the United States that
they might perfect themselves in their
1 trade and acquire wide experience in all ita
;native
In 1884 they returned to their
, ; native town and opened a tailoring and
ea
sit
i.1
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ROBERT MI'LEAN.
H AT MARKET AND PI.RK PAI'KER
ANDDEALER IS Hok..Es AND
F.711 PORTING t ATTLE
(ie►tlerich po►ete.wec co more:a tive .and enterprising citizen
than Mr. Robert McLean, who is
a waive of our county, and has
•wri up with the town since
l se;s. His first businesswas in
t! . handling and shipping of cattle and
e"n.lucting a general meat market, which
Is. still continues on the Square, rear
Lest street, where he does a very Targe
*rale. His pork packing establishment is
Ise sited on Brock street. where he packs
es. is season an immense number of hog.
A large hone trade is done with the
pr„•Iriet, but the bulk is shippedto outside
points including the Northwest, ur white
o-t•untry Mr. McLean ships also each year
large numbers of horses Even with the re
Mrt.ibilities of both these kusinessers, Ml:
cLean Inds time to employ his hurries
Capital in buil•Ii.lg and other ennterprise%
had i• at present putting up a handwrite,
anal e,nnm,talious block of six stores on the;
s•nn•. • .,f Montreal street and the Square.
M hen completed—about July of the present
yearr tutee. will beamongst the beast stands'
tit
teen. ani furnish capital openings for
'hii•retrt lutes of liu'ine rte Their erection
reflect. great credit on our e•
Sc ntletnen s furnishings establishment, and
from the first they have niet with a success
almost phenomenal. They now occupy one
of the large stores in the Horton block, on
the Square, a few doors from North street,
and a walk through their rstablishn►ent1
will convince the moot critical that it is in 1
every respect a first-class house. They
carry at all times an unusually large stock' e
of goods for gentlemen's wear, touch of II
which they import direct from the mann- I e
23
1 patronized by ladieswho want somethin•
•
specially good for r.Isters, jackets an.
boating or tennis suits. In the winter
season fur goods of the better class are
kept in stock, and special or individual
requirements are supplied with promptness
and et reasonable prices. In the cultivation
of their outside trade the firm have
facilities and directions for »elf measure-
ulent,which they send gratis with samplesof
goods to parties at a distance, and when
these are properly carried out as goal a tit
and selection is guaranteed as though the
order was taken on the premises.. Theit
grof F. & A. Pridham has become one of
the leading tailoring establishments in the
Province, and to get your clothes at
Paid lane s is a guara{lte.. that you are well
1 res ee 1.
WILLIAM ELLIOTT,
WAGON MAKER AND GENdRAL REPAIRM,
ts+s his business stand on Kingston street,
calf a block from the Square. He is an
old resident of our town, with 25 years
xperience in his line, and either in the
nanufacture of wagons or repairing, can
xecute orders with promptness and the
bent satisfaction.
sing
t'•wn•snar.. Mr. McIAan has an petegruit,
t 'i'1. lee oil the Hurts' Rose, a view of
wloie 1, ice give on
page 21, alts) .>rr ail moue
PLOW&,.*. res
F. aMEETH'fl PLANING MILi..
faeture•r•, in which will be found every class
from the plainest tweeds to the finest
sorsteels ami broadcloths These are made
up in the latest styles deuland,d by fashion,
and with nothing but the best workman-
ship. Aside from the very large home
trade which they In, their books show
orders from as far distant points a%
California and the Pacific slope up to
tweet' through the Northwest and
s•Mth and east of our town for hundreds of
miles Indeed their traele with outside
points woul-I make a respectable sized
business by itself. Travelers and officials I
in our great inland marine service find this
house a favorite spot to twrure well made
anti perfect fitting clothing. In the line of
gentlemen's furnishings the stock is endless
—neckwear, shirts, underwear in all grades
up to the fint•st cashmere and silk, in fact
everything a man wants in wearing apparel
is here to chose from during every season.! 1
Hats and caps are a leading feature, ansd
sporting and hunting suits of all classes are ' s
matte up with promptness and equal to the I e
fattest requirements Their stock is largely '
R P. WILKINSON Si Co,
HARDWARE, PAINTERS' AXD
VESSEL SUPPLIES.
This house has I4een in exts-
tence for 20 years, its originators
being Messrs. Johnston & Kerr.
who were followed by Kerr &
McKenzie, and then by Mr. R
W. McKenzie alone, who con-
ducted it mist successfully for
•.ver 16 years. He retired from
business this spring, being stre-
et edel by the present firm of R.
1'. Wilkinson &r Co., the senior
partner having !leen Mr. McKen-
zie's chief assistant and manager.
for the past eleven years. Bob, as
he is familiarly terns -41, is a (;ol-
erieh boy, a young man, ant: 7,61
of enterprise and activity. The
store is located in the Square,
midway between Montreal and
North streets, and is one of the
' largest and most complete establishments of
i its kind in the county. The stock of shelf
Iand general hardware. and builders'
materials is very extensive, everything that
i years of experience shows to he requisite
j being kept on hand. Paints, oils, glass and
all the articles included in the term
painters' supplies, are -given -special atten-
tion. Harvesting tools and the many
!articles essential to a country trade are
always to be found, avoiding the annoy-
ance which delays in supplyin often bring
to the busy husbandman. This is the
headquarter% for sportsmen's goods, every-
thing requisite in fishing and shooting
being in full stock. Mr. Wilkinson is one
of the most enthusiastic sportsmen we have
in this seztion and he knows what is
wanted. A very large trade is done in
vessel supplies and outfits; the phrase
" from • needle to an anchor,” finding a.
iteral exemplitieation here. R
Wilkinson dr Co. will be found a most
stisfactory firm to deal with, having 41 NOVA
am .at energy and for imps,
e
d•
:es
tie
fr-
d.
: tad
ion
.of
eIL
I sgoodag the Alps, ' and it was fatlltart
impressed uts n ate that this biseuai t
' tMt was
t'IEi L'ALLID t�' Tat £554L4
!situation
modern wailers. In our 'repeat
actuation it'vain r,d to me that atter all
; the celebrate.t and distinguished general,
seated on tits 1.. shins Lone, had a
pretty espy ua.e • 1 is rua.pat.d with
Te Ibe lids oeof Tett $ll&t iL, what we now Ind le encounter. I lure
Finding our*sIves naw surrounded ; nu desire to a lama or even Ly myeelt
w pleat,. we settled down to temp,
sed, if possible. M: recuperate and rest
Were pruos•dtne farther or our
joinery, both man and beast sadly re-
quiring the choose. In a short while we
begun the kappy po•ae.sore of a quarter
of beef, which each ut us tackled an his
•we aoeoeut, mantis off pieces to eon 'racily,. to th. ••••••out generation. it
taws, mind toa•ing thew on pointed est s•ly p.wi..le to take nue waggon up
Siete before the tire. at •tame, el ell tee bootee were required
TALK L*Oi T SIRLOIN r.Txlxa, lit draw at, wl...e a man lied to be placed
bei hotel style, or even goad'* toast; *teach whist to I luck every yard ••
the coma out for a moment compare gasped. Ti.. h..n.v shoes wore now so
wk the iuxury we enjoyed with our
beef 000ked in this, the must primitive
stanrer, and eaten with such appntitee
O a only half-starved men could p.neeea.
Ae utter copped fraattng until ao lead
t»mplrtety a.•v..ured n.rry;h:ni but the
hese., an.! sheep, to.., were hastily
Sok* •p and put on ter h 41 to forulrh
.trap Its au r.or y moroiu4 hreaktut.
lie w•k .nee chs.:fie Ir nn short ravine
la N abuudauce of t.x.d s hu!rr+u.o
food, •00 , pn.duced i'a b+. o•i sal rfi.. e,
le Striae u• improved health arid spirits.
All ttuouoa our luny and tiru$outs
1osteay
open to the cheek. . 1 vanity, as 1 ass
aleaya known et • modes buy, end auw
with increased loan am still jealous o 1
my reputation, tut for all that, it strikes
an this • ct mpantun prone. to the
above, shoving our party uhu,tin(i the
Rockies, would h.rovs wtetesung aLd at -
smooth after their lung drives over the
plena. that tin poor brutes were down
half the time, their noses cut and
blew:hug on the slurp rucks at almrst
every ewe. lira' elution was oua-
hnual.y ueceswty, as a false move, cass-
ias a swerve to either neat or
lilt, would have hurled us to tie bot-
tom of saute rocky canyon, dashing tea
to pieces hundreds e( feet below
Amit: TikMK 1001;% LAn4R,
with many hair-tire..1th escapes, we sec -
ended iu getting our first waggon to t►w
top, which we safely secured, returnias
kis the other. mud repeating over again,
TOM wooDLa►rs what we had acc..n.ptubnd. This done,
we commenced preparations for the des
*efts chief wonder. Oa leaving home ant ori the other side, sod it is essay
he was ss thin aa a rake, and in .plear- herd to say, which ..f the two tasks was
WOO strongly reminded you of the p.x,r the most difficult, as in iruiot down, this
fellow who had trued up for his dinner hunw wove of hole ur uu serving, we
and Inst it. Now the continual open
baviog t.: rely shit, ..a our own itsdi-
•ir exercise, and the advantage of vidual efforts. However, we were re-
*
nut, inhaling the fresh air both warded at least, by reaching rho bottom
W • day and nicht, had made him a new in safety. The tremendous strain on
tan, his bmnaed and hippy-Ls.king our nerves, in secs mpl►shu.g the peril -
OM face presenting s picture of health and nus pan of our j„uruey, had ex,mpl.te-
ne Contentment, the very crunt.rpart to I prostrated ua sal, fur the day bed amt
that of • wel!•known hoot of ons of our only been s bard one, but It had *leu
principal hotels of the present day. been an unusually long one, it being
al Capt. Waldron, the gentlemen in charge guile dark by the time the Last watptosa
of the relief camp cause over to see us was duan. Looking back at that portion
in the morning, t3 ascertain .our wants of our travel., I am I.4 t. think, wile?: and necessities, and kindly informed us stcnabiug what man ears do, when
that we were welonme to all the flour, backed by resolution and determination
mea 1 beef and other provisions we required I c,mbined--n , danger seems sou ;tress
to risk, or obstacles to overcome wham
anew the .1.4 is fairly made up to barge
mount them. And as
Tat OcCsato% ratty': asTLY MA5a.i MID
Matto,
so difivalties tike the above call forth
the very beet traits of our resahead,
and produce iu glowing colon, then
st.rliag qualities, which have carried
s..es.a and victory tuumphently over
both sea and land. For a day or two
tits o!e nente had warned us .f approach -
Mg change, which made us particularly
aut,oue t., get through the mountains
before it est in, and even beton we did
so, snow commenced falling, accompan-
ied by .avers front, assiwg_ us .emelt
'e
40 -
sr,
cos
0,
one
P..
ing
Sins the
to show
siost. A
Medway
ate wide
sited ertl-
aSe, by
wan Al -
of an
H.
ton tis
(be other
agualls
Louis
r, l
silly
ted at
RM is
tits of
scion
Fo, ni
ne
oa
of• t 1.
r-
1• Balky's
Ilay, April
he Kooz,
pis ru sec capital 1 tl �e
p•rscverance which ensures •I)eemoi. �•d Blcod,
e Loss of M
1[r 4. to Stroll 2
OIA1a Co., Clinton, wee In tetra w
Tegmen, on • hesitates trip.
The Sala of dlr. Cure's fereit.re will
be held es Waldo& April 1, eomto•me-
ieg alt 1 o'rlesk. Sesta fisc 'mina"
wi➢ M phart on sada
Dr M Nlelhciaa, the Wsatet &midst
sabre the 0..e • the meas
te. .
teeth a rfl Feill�(Ise sdsIsirtwe� (roes
9.. t.. the pedal•n rsM•tioe of
teeth.
A I W1iaa IgsT.trnw. —A saw
swag Upgfilit Pi•sotoete eta -
plated by Meows Wewmomb. !Ore, Tb -
Prato, ie ing great matledsies. lU
Alb the -leg fee a re dbls is-
.trumost by ins view weaker at • dams
',Rhin the read of all. Webs them far
p.rtiwwlaet. U
a bask The
neighbor refused, saying : "If I was ke
resame tart. y• wad Pe the .18.,
less m the DNI, aid whoa tie time tragi
loose ye wades be reedy, sad i wad h.s
So ply t, one them yes •s& I would quer-
n' ; tae we loam J. t as weep quantal
lb' two as hkeiee de Wl.t's to o7
CouOrable ierprsveme.te are /Mug
eta aid haws bens iota its eonit•mlies
with nosy .f ens vises. of busieea
Perhaps Ike stets .otissehf. pus /h•
Assam meds d massaetios with Does -
leg's boot ass ,.boa there. server of least
sheet and the Squire, while has has
ly .verb. palated seed
frontal. I1.a sow _.i
y with any plses 0f benison of
*is. i, Grid•.
TOR
sets
arm , ed to go to God
to traoeaet it, when a much Isom en-
tad sod suitable pplset veld be *sleeted.
The smoky buildings will eventually
mune to Winton is spite of all that ase
be does to reveal it. (Thee are a
somber of way eteasisss seise into Chi
sego oteet y in the mow It as Clinton.
Fifty or ems headied people erowd the
Hale plse*s lop so that the residents get
their heads swelled aid ibist, true
things of themselves sad their Vetere.
Bet is the big towns sash en inti:
memos se mssdkment. Nearly ell the
people who go to Toroab os the &Tit.
Prom the wed pus throes\ Weals, bis
we haven't heard that Weston wants to
lay. (1.goode Hall located at that pant.
Wikm le.'t the first little reap that
Lie tripod tee the moon and thole "t get it.
—to SteAlrn&J
Dye -
emery,
*prion, Gall Atones.
And Urinary Dwaine,
i' Female Irresalarities
�6iltty. Priv. $1 and $2
email .tee lasta sixteen
days, the other thirty-two day. C.8 or
writ. for 1leirx►d'.Systm Renovator,
Newgate-st. , Ood.rach, Ont.
Peel Liberals met in ooele.otion at
Brampton yesterday and ,titivated Mr
Joseph Featherston as their a ndidete for
the Commons and Mr Chisholm, MI PP,,
es their e•ndidate for the Legi.lat.re.
(b 8atesdsy morning Int while 11i.
Cleo If array sed two other young pees
of B.atorth, were reaming home in a
buggy the horse b.same frightened Dear
Ne railway trash sae ran sway throw-
ing the oeeepeete out thereby brothels
file Newey u right he below eS. Ilse..
Me wee sleeted to the ellen .1 De
Mmeked where the broke. buses worsen
aed the patient is now dotes well, bet
the manned &tone from 5 607 se•
e espseioR is rather irksome
for present and even fur future ase, and
that no remuneration would be accepted.
Such, liberality was so unexpected and
astnnuhing that after all, we could not
help feehog that now indeed, "Oiat
lion had fallen in pleasant places."
That night the old clarinet was once
mon brought to the front, and an grati-
tode to the .ountry and the man who
had thus rescued us, WoodihBe struck
out with all his might and main, the old
popular air of "Yankee Doodle Dandy."
in which we all moat heartily jom.d.
Now commenced propensities los
another move, accepting first from oar
liberal donor all the provisions we
thought we should r. %uire tc pot es
through to our journey s end. Before sutreneg before we gut settled down is
we left we saw him bury slightly in Itis our camp. A hasty fin, with e'tttally se
ground, Witty a supper wail soon over, and we
lay down tired lad weary, so much so,
that we conic' not sleep. Guard duty
was dipeond with, se we oo.ctuded
that any Indian who would tura out in
**new store, over such a pati se we
had trod, in march ut scalp., certainly
deserved t^. ret them. In the morning
on looking out, it was discovered that
several ioohve of now had fatten during
the night. Before moving say further
we determined to abandon our waggons.
Al last we arrived in a locality possessing lad peck alt oar provisions and Sleets.
the singular feature of stumps of trees , "a oor horses backs. This tomb cco.id.r-
abpe time, as we lacked iho ezp•rieeow
of the old pioneer packers, who it in
said, would stow sway e000gb stuff os
• mules' back, sufficient to Inst a small
family for a month. Hnweyer, we 1crit
n othing behind se, std wheel all au
the unfortunate party of the year before ""tmeoced our jpwoey. ()u. nigkt ►
Ant had been ort while after we had been in case,
we were disturbed.by theweesssot hark-
ing of
A runt Or WOLTti.,
who had got in among the basses. 'Pb
terrified brutes kept up • continual
stamping with tb.ir fon feet, whitish kept
the wolves at bay tall we got wt and
fired off every Rao tali pistol we had
is oar possession, which proved moms -
fol in driving them off. The tread* were
sow eery bad and rough, large. bneldsrs
lying round in all directions, compelling
a to go sig-asg all day, and when night
had overtaken weer; little Union had
been pined. Getting through this we
came to rather s dents lateen pian for
a halt. AA the pimientos. as. horns was
better than we had obteia.d for some
time, we eneped and tested for a couple_
of days. Looking scenes tin plains on
messing we observed • horse, witbo*k
•eh fide, coaling rapidly towards ea, was
MI torsed out sad, hie the Insane ahs
took three pn.oa.p by s.rlroeadiss�e
Utes., as saegkt the hon.. the nisei
proved to be • Ga. mare sad sa all
had *brat • hand is mtaniag her, Is
avoid disputes, w. decoded to guesses bur
of This was dose, and i remember sy
then of the pen money emanated to
sheet $12. The nest aqtht, we wase
woke op fry the r•osanag of
a tAT oI uafre.T ISA
Qoming e0 soon .1ra`
wo ween as000 est rad
bar hrataa after poktas sheet is istb*r
as ondeeided manner, sesslsiei t'e Miro
a the go by, whisk you 'say beeves.
greatly relived we el asaislp. !.. day's
neat travel, with mare* ..,thing'
worthy of oat., now brought m le '"'lits
%else el
(34
d
(?.5.5 sa rnartticga)
Ttie SARI OI ?LOtra,
which was then marked by stakes as a
guide to aoy other parties who might
still be in oor rear and who, possibly,
were similarly situated as tunmet's*. The
country which we now traversed was
both pleasant and easy of acoess- ample
feed for our bors.., with here and then
fine streams of water every few silos.
This continued fee *event days with
nothing of particular interest to note.
some seven and eight feet from the sur-
face of the ground. We were of *nurse
mach surprised al so onusual • sight,and
wondered if • race of long legged giants
had preceded u. Later on we were
informed lbs was the very spot where
oTERTARCy 17 Tai DatADIVI. SNOW
*magi,
mind so many lives had been lost, and
which I referred to in the neini ►le-
ant of lay narrative- The depth of
snow was so great that wino then trees
were chopped they won done so at the
regulation and sural height. Fur
several days we could see away off in
the dietaries the great range of formida-
ble mountains which we knew we most
woes over, and now we had approached
their ver ben. What we bad hitherto
pined through was, se compared with
tba, bat men child's play. The task we
now hod before a presented each ate-
pendons diebselsies that even the Meng -
est and moat nrniute of men might well
pane before undertaking it.
To CUM* sssaat TMov*AND ►asT sloe,
over peen in some instances nearly per-
pendinfer, with yawning champs os
every aide, and at the same time seats
oar horses sed waggons with our amp
supplies ieelwded, required a head ea
pleat es • Prime Miei ter'a, a %erre like
the eelebr►bd Burnaby, and as mach •E
flemeooian strewth se you weld possi-
blypossess for the omission. Added to
all thew aesemery qualities, • Wit*
•mn..t of petioles sod skill might well
be throws in. In the days of ser youth
MN* sesestomed to kook with wee-
der sod *dainties M • familiar pietas,
whish M that time hung from the walls
of almost .eery household. It m-
a Gee Molting soldier es
, awned is hand, tinning le
the top of a very high 6111, white thew -
suede of armed men wen follnwiaq be -
hied. In reply it my as.iow'postmark
I wee told it MO the Bred " .poltltls