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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1896-8-27, Page 8$ TRE RRONAL: 00DERICH, ONT., THURSDAY; AUG. 17, 1896 E\VSTOP1t O AViE1K important Events Infer Word. For Busy Reader& fie INKY Worlds Inset♦ealap rssofstl7 g.ss,l.d aid rot Ise Oatad7 sad A•raelm Shale t.. w Meadows • Wee rare -AL lislM Stool's misresel r larsiyiwe s/ raeaaatea- T__ _ s JICIDaa. Mr. Robert Purdy. a well-ta-do far- mer of Ernesttown Township. commit- ted suicide by cutting his throat t with go a razor. A short while a ased received a sunstroke. which affected kis train. 1IIE I‘Dt'*TRIAL R"411t1.u. Forty employes of the Grand Trunk tar worka at Brantford have been dis- charged. A locomotive plant capable of build- ing 100 engines In a year is to be ship- ped from Philadelphia to Russia. THE Milt.l'l'I.T1-KAI. N"1 ILL .F. The Niagara Fruit Growers Associa- tion has decided to stop doing business with commission men who refuse to re- mit weekly. The egg season is opening early in Erigiand this year. Already 2.250 cases of Canadian eggs hay. been rereit ed at Llverp•...l. against 75 cases at the same period last year. 1.111 1111 - 1 W PEKI.tl.. None "f the 1'arnelhtes wilt atte.td the Irish Nation convention in Dublin. and Mr. T. M. Healy declares it will accomplish nothing. The British Government says the Ir- ish dynamiter' were released from Portland on the advice of the prison .doctor. who declared that further con- Itneinent would endanger their lives- TMr III I It.I1H - walla 1. U. The corner -stone of the new French Presbyterian Church at Cm nwall was laid by Rev. Mr. Amar'n of Montreal. Archblsh•ep Begin of Quebec has is- sued t.. his clergy a eercular favoring the anti -Masonic Congress wfilch meets next month at Trent.-. in the Austrian Tyrol. There was an unprecedented attend- ance at the tittle Germem Catholic Church in Whitechapel, 'where the nephew of the King of Saxony made his first appearunc•e as a priest `nd preached at high mass. rUI lTI.':.�'Ar.tLI.tY. The Dxorainiun House ..f Commons elected Mr. J. L. Edgar Speaker. Mr. C. A. Ge+ffrton bas been sworn in a Member of the Privy Council and appointed to the Ministry without Portfolio. The formal opening of Parliament was a more than ordinarily brilliant function. The speech from the 'Throne read by His Excellent y simply asked for the necessary supplies and repeated the announcement of the ezpected ear- ly sc ttlement of the Manitoba school question, and the promised investiga- tion of the tariff. Annther advance in freights on an- thracite Coal is ann•eun:ed. • Another shlpm. nt of gold from New York to Canada, amounting to 1100,000. was made un Friday. we net a man aamad Gell• en a I charge of stealing a trunk trona him. and In coneeptenve of tVat the moon charge was laid Matter overman, who figured so con- spicuously In the San Fraaeleu Bros I' scandal, has made a coafeeslon 1n which she declares that the chargee against the Rev. Dr. Brown are all true. TER DRAD. Mr. F. A. H. Green. M.A.. professor of geology of the L'nielira1ty of Oxford, is dead. Mr. George E. Buffet of St. Thomas lett an estate of $1111,000. divided be- tween relatives. Sir David Macpherson died on board the steamship Labrador last Sunday afternoon, while on his return to Can- ada from England. Mr. Henry Wentworth Monk of Ot- tawa died in that city on Saturday night axed 71. The deceased was an ardent believer in the rrpatriatioa uI the Jews, and wrote much on the sub- ject of International peace. Hon. D. W. Balfour. Provincial See- retary for (mush.). died last week at his rooms in the Parliament Buildings. His remains were burled at Amherst - burg, the funeral attendance being very large and the people of lits con- stituency showing universal sorrow. i Ill l.a PYRSONAI.. The Itusstan Government has de- spatched engineer. tie make V'ladivo- stock a commercial port. There is no change for the better in our c.•mmercial advice. from the I'nitel S tates. aq4 trade is almost entirely confined to staple linen. Reported in- jury to growing crops has canoed a slight increase during the week in W ein and colon. anti rather more fa- vorable conditions are said to exist here and &here. but there is no altera- tion of consequence in the general con- dition of business. PttLITN''- FOKENi•1, The French newspapers are making things very unpleasant tor Precedent Faure, whom they accuse of Career- ism. A Tangiers dispatch says that a plot has Igen disouvered aiming at the de- thronement of the Sultan of Morocco in favour of his elder brother, Maley ifah,oniet. 11 is reported in Athens that the Consuls at Canea have been instructed to Inform the Cretans that they must • accent the concessions obtained for them by the powers or otherwise lose the sympathies of Europe. Ur.lted States Secretary Hoke Smith has resigned his portfolio. Being the only member of President Cleveland's Cabinet w -ho supports the Democratic ticket adopted at Chicago. he 1s con- sequently out of harmony with his coil leagues. RAILROAD KOMRLINEM. The condition of Senator Ferguson Is still critical. Attorney -General Sefton has return- ed to Winnipeg from Ottawa. Lord Russell, Chief Justice of Eng- land, visited Toronto end Montreal this week. Lieut 11uverllor Dewdney of British Columbia arrived at Montreal front England and lett for the west. It Is reverted in Dublin that Earl Cadogan. L. rd -Lieutenant of Ireland. will resign in favor of Lord Dufterin. Dr. Nansen, the Arctic traveller, has been invited to speak before the Brit- ish Ats,o•iation nett month. He will pr:+lahly accept. The t'xar and Csarina wilt be receiv- ed very quietly by the Queen at Ital- meeti. but Paris, that has not received r.eyalty store 1573, and then only in the late Shah of Penia, is going wild over the cooling visit. 1.1 Hung Chang embarked upon the steamer St. Louie at Southampton for Canada on Saturday. So many pe'opi" cagie to see the distinguished visitor of that he heleka levee in the draw - Ing -room of the steamer. Moi. I.ockerty of Belleville was kill- ed Ly the electric ears. The 11. & O. steamer Passport was damaged toy colliding with a barge in the Iteauharnuis Canal. At PJc•ton Mr. Harry Dine was killed by the bursting of a toy cannon which he fired as a salute to a wedding party. Harry Farewell, late' of Oshawa, was burned to death in a fire which de- stroyed his house, near Dunstan, N W.T. Itev. Mr. Stewart, pastor of the Metbodiet church at Cataraqui. Ont.. was killed at the railway crossing In that village By the explosion of a charge of dynamite at Parry island, two men. James Smith and Arthur Hit, were blown to pieces. Mr. S. Hallgrinsnn. a farmer of Glen- boro', fell Item a load of hay. striking on the hack of his ne•k, dying two days later from his injuries. A boiler in Mr. George Taylor's shops at St. Thomas exploded un Saturday, and. although a number of persons were close at hand, no serious injuries are reported. Mr. Ambrose Winters was drowned at F'isher's Mills, Hespeler. He was alone in a boat. and, as he had suf- fered from epilepsy for years. 1t is supposed that he tell overboad in a fit. ItIoCLA'tafFIKu. The electric light and waterworks by. law was carried in Listowel by a small majority. Dr Nansen's Arctic exploring steam- er Fram has safely arrived at Skjer- rnc. a fishing post in Norway. The Bank of Montreal now refuses to aee.pt t'ntted States bills as well as silver at Its bead office in Montreal. A little touch of winter visited Lon- don Township, where beth freed and snow were reported one night last week. C► a Western Union Telegraph Com- pany has secured a controlling inter- est In the American Bell Telephone company. George Eliwell, a Philadelphia boy, smoked twenty cigarettes In half an hour for a wager. Me died a few he.urs afterwards. • Dress Goods est. We aro now 'bowing oar new Fall Dress Goals, and we advise you to take • look at Dregs Goods everywhere, and then see ours. We are conceited enough to think that we have the best variety and the beat value in the town Our range of TWEED EFFECTS at t2e., 40c. 60c, and 75c. are unequalled. These Goods are on exhibition, and we to show you through our range. New An exeur.lon train run aclusively by w"neon 1.•11 Syracuse for the Thou- sand Islands. A s1... ial meeting of the Toronto. Hamilton & Buffalo Railway Company will 1.. 1.1.1 at the Queen's Hotel, To - row", September 21.1. The s' 1' it. has granted free trsns- Teertatf••n Per a collection M the pro - die tee ..f Alberta to 1.e shown at the T.,r..nt.. Industrial Exhibition. 1t I,. r •t•••rteed that Presid.nt Beckley. ho. in itt England nese tifting rot the sit• ,e1 Toronto. flamflt.m A Buffalo Lenilw ay lands. 1s meeting w Ith great Mayr Fleming had an interview with ':enetal Manager Hays of the Grand Tr:mk in Montreal. and receiv- ed assurances that the Grand Trunk shops would remain in Toronto. TH•: FIR.: 111:141110. The West Ward school in Napanee was burned. A big blare at the citeeInntl. Hamll- t n & ha)ton Railway shops at 1.1111a. Ohio, did iao.0oo dan)age Fire destroyed the exposition build hag and a lot of frame elfin tures at the Buffalo f'riving Park The steamier Fort Rall.I ury t turn•'d to London after the ,-res fighting . fire on board the weasel for ten days. Bush Ares are raging In ifrlblsh Co- lumbia. New Westminster is aurr+und• .d and threatened nn ever) side. By the burning •.1 Mrs Qualf 's bowie at Huntsville Ave *Ives were lost. Mrs. Qualfe and Mrs Phillips lost their i,.e M attempting 1.. save their am. Oren Tenn of Mee Qua:fe's chlldven perished and Mime Jessie Phillltnt wan so badly burned that ske succumbed to her Injuries on Run.iay. 4KIMR KKK twits • 11x. will consider it a pleasure rat FALL MANTLES next week. on August 14th Prof. Andree at Deftest' Island. was still waiting for a favorable wind in order to enable him to attempt his tattle trip across At, -11.• region. At Huntington, ind.. Wallace's show tents here are ked by AIN storm. Th - homes and menagerie etlthellieded and much property was robed. The .lee phants a aused a Dania Mr. Snyder. an American mi ary has arrived at Liverpool after tour years' absence in the Congo re- gion of Africa. He penetrated a thou- sand miles Into the interior, and dis- covered a new lake of the fired magni- tude. J. T. ACHESON. BOOKS AND PERIODICALS. $Cal us ss r for September opens with • Dolce r.produotssa d one of E. 11. Bleak- belo's d.uorauv. p.usl. The weasel of Use now Olympias games at Athena ttho•W a real by every lever of Greer. H. C. Bursae' arae •a essay oe Brander Matthews that gives light to the personality aid lite- rary malty of bee lost time persosal friend. As article of interest to ('•sadtaas r Fred- ertc It Isod'• e000unt of "sport ii ea un- touched American Wtldero..e," • great game reservoir in New H amen& where the moose and osrtbou are taeresig In number. Another out door artie a is Freak Freoet's plea for beaatifyiat the country roads by .n artistic elsotios gad errangrmeue of abade trees, fruit tress, hedges, tenors, etc. J•ceci rouser his out o the way )Dorsey to Spa's, a Oa thin Iisot paper on •' Cat herios of Stew, ' by Trail of Don Quixote." (Demo Mookbonss Prof. 11 allaoe, and W. T. Stead's abar•eter study of ('anon Butler, ,. A Modern Swat, are of Manes interest, as also are Prof. Vouos'e feecinatiog article os the '• New Astrclnomv," And 1)r. Lynne Abbots eome- whet radical paper on •' The Treatment of the ('riesioal Cheers. Is lighter vein are "The Minus Sermon," by a ('anadien writer, and the "Man Trap,' and " Hiram Golfe Religion, ' by favorite authors. The departments of " Current Thought," .. Pop- ular Schism," sad "Book Reviews," are well maintained. Toronto : William Bring. Prion, 00 a year :'1,00 for six moathe : single nosisber, 20 Deets Johy Daly, the Irish dynamiter, has leen ryhe.set,droln the Portland pre. rasa ./ see Radeel.y, charged with being IIIIMa. at.d in the death of Charles 1Stisray. was remanded •t the. Toronto Peale. Cowart. it es rumored that Oerhold. the Hoang tries aremeed of the murder of lsialp Hoary at Rapid Cite. bone- ff�eaassliiil tits relies as JAM Crake. a Whittenrre& terser. le eAseged men � with e t apayinghouse hired iete Oa rN ae twits waree the immense en 11111 Willnetw a Wit. lire took sero bet ever hatted. By the Curtis Psblishiag Compeay, Pbilsdelptu ; is. dollar per Year, tea Beats per copy Mrr.oinsT YA..ALI!t AND Review dna S.regeall`-A cbersot.rtstio of this -agesaae r its loyalty to the ooaoeptioe of the world-wide Kraals Napir. 1a b.r- easy with this idea tt has had • eerie* of articles a •' Great B'itata's Kays of Km - on "Her Great Indian Dependency," aid sow has • hendaomel Illustrated ar- ticle on " 1 be Greater Britdin of the Souther. Seas. A paper on " Ptolemy Life is New Guinea Siva • record of • re markable adventure to that great Wand a.stiaeat. The article oa " Deep Sea Miesiow.'. with graphic cuts, is reheating readmit during Ibis heated term. A Ben study of •• Dante,' well illustrated, a brit - sive. ea eaterwstng aocoset of some of the treasures 000taueu m ibe British National portrait aeltery. la fiction there is a pNeoeot oomedy, " Lova Haodw•p.- sad Harris: s " Sentlmeatal Tommy " a wane ued. Poems by C E. Markham, Rupert Harbor, J. H. Morse and W. C. Lewis's, rod the usual departments complete the number, Herpes • Mag•uae for .iept.mIer opens with a paper os Geo. Washington and his bee dunsg the years between the close of tis Itevoiuttoo and the adoption of the too - mutation. The Art of D.tvtog follows, and s full of io.truotion to unskilled drivers, sad useful hints as to improving the horse. Tem Sawyer, Detective, Mark Tw•ir.'s latest is ttnuked : there se a patriotic poem Hempen• ; • mature of St. Cloud ; a pathetic story of provuunal Freooh life by Gertrude Smith ; • summer among cilf dwellings by T. M. Pruddeo. Th. Mortuary Chet, ty Alien }town, is a love story to whion u• pretty d.aoripeive passages of vdlag. itte. •' W bere bad John been u stt extremely interesting ek.tab of a negro wbo Ic... oil ,Friday eventng at 8 .• clock. Topic for 000.ciotrpese of his identity daring. • battle! Aug. 28 is withdrawn, owiog se the C. E. and recovers it wore twenty years •tier- I eesvention. wards. The negro on becoming oompssl Victoria et Methodist ohuroh E L. meats koowe nothing of bis previous exist- Friday evening at 8 o'cloek. Tepic fee Aug Boos, harwn the iryuiry " Where bed John 28 is withdrawn, owing* to the C E. owe been. T. S. Woot..y waits to catalogue veotioc. historic silverware ; L E. Mitchell's " Two All are cordially invited to attend those Meaner'. from Muddl.ty se completed to meetings which are held in the basements, the present number, and as was anticipated commencing durinr the summer isoatbs at by the many readers code happily. A vivid 8 o'clock Visiting members of ether to - tragedy of the Spanish bull ring is given cooties apeeislly w.leom.. under the title " Th. Death of E.pertero - Mi- Aetna 1'. Br.ck.It's •' Amoog the ! The Canada woe the 2nd tate as Wed - Trees " advocates forestry as an attrs ttv• seedy end healthful pursuit for women, awl is o f The Cambria and Csrmons will probably oousiderat.le interest to all lovers of tree le o at Goderich. culture. Octave Tban.Is " Hi. Dotc u y p ' • rather eeeastionsi and IstMMting story ; - - -- -� and " Why Vaioe Continues theMusical t. Centro of the World" sed the •• E.lttct. SIGNS OF SPRING. Study " immediate" one of the best numbers at tb. tnaggaz•os. FOR MRN Or WAR. Baron /Tanis, commanding a strong ilelgian force. has taken the offensive against the Mandlsts In the Upper Congo. A despatch from Merlin says that the powers have all agreed upon the ad- option of a policy which will compel Turkey to grant autonomy to Crete. A manifesto has been scattered broadcast in Barcelona. urging the troop. now under order* to reinforce the Spanish army in Cuba to refute to embark. A deepatrh from Ruluwayn confirms the report that the principal Meta- l -eh chiefs have surrendered to the Rrttlsh Purest, and it 1. believed that the war le ended. Major-General Cameron, command- ant of the Royal Military College. Kingston, has been notified by the Government that his services would not he required after the Snit of September. some BARGAINS G E. L. U. The following are the topioi for the die feront young people's societies which meet during nest week : Knox (-harsh LP.S.C. E., Tuesday .von - o es at 8 e'olock. Topos ler September 1st, "The happloese of Heaven," by Jebel Dunlop. and " The religions of Cbiw," by Will Stoddart. North -et Methodist church E. L. of C E., The September LA Dias' Hors Jora' ti- ts • Dover givnig • dainty sugeestioo of yelp Autumn -*pose with •a interestingly ebony aper on "The Persoeal Side of Dtoa.es, to which Stephen Fiske writes et the flimoos author •t kens and as a beet. A feature of math interest is the last letter written by the late Harriet Beecher Stowe. rsproduoed is fassemis. Biographical .totes of the daughters of George Wil - Curtis, Joseph Jr Beier •ad Charles Islegsley. sad sk.tobss also of Gran. Kia,. Rath McRusry Start sad Elisabeth W. Bellamy (alt with porter.), bring the read- ers dew obese i■unsay with • Three Daughters of Famous Men." asd " Three Wasters of the Seetb." Es-Pr.oident Her - rhos writes is kis " This Country of Otos." easier ed the Secretary of War, Po rem••t- - General sod AN.es.v-O.seral, de1•*Mi( oeseiesly and taotreetively the dews e0i seek. " Tb. Young Mau tis • Close " is the title of Dr. Petkbur is paler. J. V►illi•m Fedtek oentribstes a plee iesl pspw en " The Fin Sieber sad His Art " •ad H.lee Mar Adams bee a kindred snide ea •' Embroideries the Oaliternia Vier," A We/Alegre eery, " De W akia'e et Providers," by Iden Praetor Clarke. • g •r of reeve h plekeri•1 usWge. a..d Kra. W hite n's leaser to girls, in whiob simper dame wheleses.e advise is ~ere to the wycelr•ad grey, " Vibes tsa I se do is the world ! ' and • large amber al ezeslien$ Wialratises make the armor one et the Reports from Cairo indicate that the preparations for a general a4,anee of the Anglo-F.gyptian owe* are rapidly teeing completed, and H is expected Drvigol. will be reached on ()ether 12th. Touring the artillery practice oe til. Trench Mediterranean agrsdron riff Toulon, the erulssv Vauto.r turned her quack -firing gua en the Admiral's ship, lnetead of upon the target, five hun- dred yards sway- The conning tower was riddled and aha Admiral had a aarrnw ..exp.. la ennsegttewee of the frontier den rite between Palgaria and Turketyy. the Bulgarian Government has aeti4- .d the Turkleh Orr ament that un- less tbm latter appoint. delegates to a frostier onevivnisolon by a certain datethe m litaries% troopts will be ordered to re.eewpr tis pawtlo.as v.- artroy *erupted the Turkish ..Idlere ash the torritary •WIlidersela dealer wow to re. TM newel atsermeest of NEW HATS W. are .M.al.g te the public. r with mature Y w her auks. sad bay a ■aM. 5 pieces Oreponne Drees SUM, !OaIsr15e, 5 piss= IOOTOH MECHAMS IIOe be 15e. 11 pieces TWEED 1 t from the i.ilL 45 to 50 Dents a yard. 20 per st M below regular prises' The best UNION CARPETS alder Nes is Oal.rleb. • Colborne Broiki fie Ore& Cat pet Warehouse of lbs Cowel31. N haw Mast et Wall tat'. olis. . *Wary. eta. G R SHANE 0013 Goderich SHOE STORE --_4 There is never any question as to which shoe store sets the pace for Goderich The particular fact is that this busire..t has never stopped growing in all the year' you have known it. and this year THE STRIDE AHEAD IS GREATER THAN EVER. It ie scant courtesy to your intelligence to tell yelp that you will have to have new shoes. Neverjhelesa we'll olo it for your sake. The following are • few of the bargains we'll otrer you this month : ladies' Buttoned Boots, sin 2} to 7, worth $1.00 for 75c. " " 3,44,5i, worth $1.25 to $2 50 for $1. Strap Slippers " 3}, 3, 31, " $1.25 lo' 85e. Boys' Black and Tan Ox. Ties, sizes 1 to 5, for 75c. Youths' " " It " 11 to 13 for 65c. Tinea' " 11 to 1 for 60c. A few pairs of Ladies' Shop Slippers for 60c. A full line of Women's Heavy lace boots for 75c., usually sgid for el We aim to give you valve for your money in is and Shoes. Wedo not give any prizes, but will give you goods at prices that will enable you to save money by buying your shoes from us. Where! Do You Buy Tour Shoos ? ta WM. SHARMAN Jr. Sole agent for the Slater Shoe. WE INVITE you TO CALL AND EXAMINE OUR GASOLINE AND COAL -OIL STOVES Also let ns send one home for yon to try for a week and if you are not satisfied, to feel under no ob- ligation by re- turning. WS bay Bale teem the very bapl makers, sad &eat se ethers. We as#w there is se *waft, seder the ton toot wrpawaa, r equals, this ISM 1')emlI.i .1 Cased. 1. tits mawMMass .1 GOOD SHOItl, .isd we have • gnat maim el them. all al wile& are as ear oemmad. As the isms time we are r- em the them" el sow...rsrgrongy we tee M Yhar•y tr, rid d., two from Hear firm ten maw the very bast adds 0.1.1.11iea from ..rash. Arms is die seem. aid the =bit .k-.-1 mem the meresumes• WM. M maim tw ele.IMd ea aha att1k s kap• the eon tell when • *rib well pal M50M.r WNt geed Mather lite the mai who beim served thew time plaids, soon sad EMUS' mss. eat tare fon. MMB els bet boodle fibers all Moir days ! Raab it soyerlons-, house w harm what we ass dales. aid what w ars aNbM- Oder brie, blese.el.R trade demeaserw thee hidrede et ear ...blame are welt seism .f the hast that we are e.mpetast buyerm, dens a nate �- Med- M hien r oar heads the i� oi ed disk footwear. Who rad ami p.s.tleal thee odall Mit ? W. ase woad Is ear .srtt�ole said buydram ail .hap. • JOHN I[fcllAUGHTO]I, The bag Me Bur Bee% dila Ow Squirm, fidsskik. HAMPER & L THE WESTERN FAH LONDON. SEPT. 10th to 19th, 1806. 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