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GODERICH, ON I'A'UU, CANADA : DECEMBER.' 30.4 1697•;;,+`• , D.'le3LLICUDDY, EDITOR.
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HAVE YOU RENEWED E SIGN ,.
NEW ADVERTISEMETS.-DEC. 30
C1..rino Bale -Jas Vane 8
Creating s Bansalioa-A, P. McLeee4
Closing D.oestber--W. Acheson & Soob
Dos'. Kiek-Les ti Shephard 8
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Tell the Folks -Goo. F. Emerson
Strayed Away -Ed. Stnugbaa
Wanted -W. J. Morrow
New Year's Pr&o&ote -Smith Brae. a Up s
Election Card -Jae Wilms . Y .• -E. 1
Annual Masan -J. M. Roberts
Pub110 Not100.
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HOIiTICULTUtiAL MS IhG.
Tee annual meeting oth 1 oderich Snafu
clitoral Society .11bit the
Ire secretary. ie the Cow' Nouse on the eve-
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Iv10g reportsand awning .mom and dl•
mows. W LANK. Secretary.
•adedeb. Deo. M. isiT. iii -tab
PSIFIITILIO OP To Root.
11101t 8ALS CM TO RENT -FOR SALE
17 or A vent the dwelling ea Sebes mu at
;' rooms. tuolad ler 010.111ff room. Mule(
room. parlor aad kitchen. arid has a library,
n umber of closets. pantries and • em,a cellar.
There its half ea acre of load tastefully planted
wiA litratni ono fruit trees, and on exalt teat
lawn. Apo:, to r. dIlliaTil. me the prr
MUNICIPAL NOMINATION
A Qul•t and P•atosful Meeting.
■avet,$/asaen and Reeve Mnsi..1.top
dews and was -Willis, Campbell
Reeve kr seel•msdets••eN
IMliay Illeinsem ' •-
111 E nomination meeting Monday
=dug woe oaf ed nu quietest and most
peaceful re ager held in Goderich.
There was so "ginger " u ti . crowd and
0o snap in the speeches, any one of which
could have been delivered •t a love feast.
The nomination' were held during the
hour between 7 30 and 8:30 o'clock, after
which the Clerk read the result as Iodates :
YOE MATO'
• b:. Thomason, by A MoD. Allan and
J. H Woraell
M. Nioholeon, by Jae. Bain and M. Mo -
Donald.
1t. J. Simonet), by E. ('amp on and Jas.
Mia hdl.
W Proudfoot, by A. Moo. Allan sad E.
Heaton.
Orem
WWI EATZ.L-ONE OT TNT MOT
wresoraoserrea
11. township of Colbotoe, Mures Coutes.
Mame& Good cloy eoll. Boring grater. Hoe
bees isemt.nuousI) in peAllIre for 13 years. let
claims large frame barn 40 by gr. Meanie house
sad kitchen. thee.' aad P.O. os the premises.
iteeiloat grovel roads. .1.000 cash. balance at
Ivo ger rest interest. Apply to Ir. W. ilic
NriLUARLE PROPERTY FOE SALK
Part of Lot 11, CoacessiOn c. oodertat
Tows. catmints' 3 id mores of lane. Thera is
situated on the property a good le story briug
dwelling, with kitchen attaolved. and with
cellar under end "whole boom. Tole is • really
thin Melle P1111011 lied .111 be e0b1 00 resannahie
term'. For tattionlers apply to PHILIP
ElgyasoiT. Morrie id Oodattch.
were prounted Rev. Mark
itys's 814007.- At ride lest
derioh Off Maid Gus Club
tee were made :
100 200 Total
between president the first
• others, aod the roe woo
ists Day might truly be oall-
saarety. for nearly =wry
c Alit period is an abode ot
D e 111.Me to be on =tab all
went incursions into pantry
se opening of bureau draw-
led the other member" gun
mar au th•-iwyoupty anti.
sight. and on Christmas
find with delight that we
orgotten, we recall tbe
tenons movements that fol-
ok at the door, and our ad-
ig r• emembranom, sod give.
e, is go great that we blase
hallowed output and or
elteerinlly join to the An -
POR SALK,' -LOTS 6111 AND 70
Hutobineare Survey la the Town of
Ing Louse.
laced 4th Aeotesnher.
(Wends we tt
ALIUABLIC TOWN PROPERTY FOR
V SALIC--Tbe brick residence overlooking
tte river sod lake formerly poet:ivied by the
ate A. Mao Dirmett esq.. Master In Chaste:ay
Oes of the most valuable hod desirable" pro.
2. The twootorsy treats dwelhog house on
ish lixobasge Bret, at present occupied be
Mr. Andrew Waddell.
UMW the 0. T. ft. station. formerly tocepted
byptritelate Judge Toms.
Mat UMW of gayness rearanable. so
PO to limeNOW PROUDVOOT
IMrihrld i.-111-111.1130
heifer ant the whir a rose steer, Jae ese year
M. The Mier will piens, rots= Met salty
the °wow. hetterd P.O.
Thee. L. Natal. by Holmes sod thl,
Joe. Wages. by . Preadfoct god ILI.
secoxp DSPUTT alit a.
I" w OF rl'HE DISTRICT I i• of little value. bag you will please bind -
esteem. Our player for you is
y oar
lot may ease to flowery pianos here on
earth, anflosUy when our norms is Utah -
ed hen below we may all roast gigolo id thili
Heave Shote, wheie . p.;tiog will be no
more, ad slag" Borrow to unknown.
Thi' ..bbey,rplied by thanking the ohil-
dr.n for their peaytiful presentation and as.
Suring them that. they would Dever be for-
gotten by her, and at the same time tailed
the atteotloo of the pivots :o the need of
ta.oermgiog their obit ren to ubedteooe io
their toaober. pros pt'atteod&noe at whoa. -
gad diligent study while there. An metrU-
tai on the organ by Jae. Beaty called -
forth great applause, and • reading hy sour
yet Molllw'to war well reestved. Thepro-
gramme was closed by tth� Union Presbyter-
ian Choir ill uniting td the closing piece
"• God be with You."
all knew, he was • common ohento io, t NI' S • ly aooapt it, and with it our love and
there was no reason why • ueohanio should that &.d
Dot aspire to the posttioo of Mayor. (Hear, l
hear) If 'looted he would do his beet to
further the i&terest& of toe town. ID the I From ouroWn Corre•pond•nt•
past year or so publio improvsmenta had
been made. some six and seven -eight melee
of bowers having boon laid at • ooat of 116,-
700, wbinb gave the town one of the obeap-
ett and beat systems in Cued.. He was
oon8deat he would bo eleoted Mayor for
1898, sad 0000luded by wishing the oomph -
memo of the season. (Applause )
Dr. Niobolson said he bad serwsd the.rat-
payers at the osuowl board for twenty five
years and had bees • reuWeat for over fifty
years. It the people thought Mr. Thoesp-
hetter BtiO4 los the ofce, they maid 11•ot
him, end if they preferred him (N.oholsoo)
be would be happy to serve them. tie would
aet put os so 000fideot an air *s Mr.
Thompson did, and would reserve his blow -
Lag until altar the election. He thought
Goderioh was one of the most progressive
towns is Canada, and if the publto men did
their duty it oert•tnly soon would be • city.
He asked the ratepayers to elect the man
wbo would hast serve them, and wished
them all • happy and progressive New
Year.
Mr. Proudfoot stated that be was not s
saadidate for any position After • wrens
of ten years be had decided to retire, and he
only appeared before the electors to thank
them for their support in the p.st. lo the
put year he had •tunded 23 0000otl meet -
Inge ..Aad,eV lOf mse�vq�,and u
thew averagedover two -11, ore to•'m:
found the work took uo more time thee 1'.
mold give from hie bastes Me time
spoke f•vorab'y of Mr. Thompson. with
whose work in council and oommtttee he
had been burlier for several years, and
e.id when a level-headed opinion was want-
ed on the board. they were sore to get it
from •' Bob Thompeoe " (Applause ) He
did not .Brea telaCOON Marna tb.V theenr-
rate aeol.i be deore.ied pest year, and woe
of opinion that the obltgstious 11.1 rest ap-
es toe w•D would ramie 25 mills to he the
minimum for 'cone )(ears to oome. But ho
did net consider that a misfortune. I- was
bettor to have taxes fairly Mob and the
town prosperous, than to have them low sod
the town non progressive. He was favor-
able to the oonstruotioo of the elevator, as
the harbor would be of lit le value to l;od•
"rich without an elevator. After dealing
with the financial .neition of the town, be
th•okd the Mestere for the oosfidenoe they
bad :emceed to him iD the past, deprecated
the introduction of politics into municipal
outdate, and *seed one and .11 to join hand
is hand to briar oboist greater prosperity
to the tows. (Applause.)
Mr. CsmpMll was received with loud lip -
planes on eomins forward. He th..ked the
r•teWT•re for electing bim reeve by sool•-
"*tstiou. The duties of th.t offioe cow wars
S ee w onerous as before the eep•ratio0 from
the Bounty snood. He had had 000ader-
•ble municipal experience in the e'veoties
and eighties, and had also been town Mork
for • term of years. He would pot what
municipal k.owledes and ability that be
poao.eed at the mei v:s of the town of God-
eriob He regretted that Mayor 8han.ea
and Reeve Proud:oat had d.otded to retire
from the municipal .roma. Hod Mr. Proud -
foot stood be (Campbell) would sot have
boss • candidate. to the seventies the tows
had • surplus, and the town hall had bees
built out of the snrsine. He wswpos .01•
doientiy posted on the elevator ycesttes te
soy much oe the subject, but oe thought
the erection. of an elevator would help bus,-
• - -T P••t
with grain len about i20o in town, witch
wee extra moue/ pct to circulation He
nuked the people tor their kindness in
electing him to the position of Reeve hy leo•
.Ism•tioo. and wished them • Happy New
Year. (Avolasss.)
Thos. N.ftel pointed to kis mooed of tea
years in the council with pride. I• that
Hese be bad only been absent frost three
.suscil meetings and four o.imitts meet-
ings. Ho had had • number of teen fights,
mid if there had to be • 8r11 ter the dep-
ntT•r••veship this time he was willing 10
fee"Dit
udley Holmes admitted tit net year
he did not tool at home In the oonnoil, as
be bad *Maimed the position to it tartan
extant without a fair outset. Hew
the feet that Is had bees sleeted by
motion this year la the ordinary sea as
very "statutory to bins. He would devote
Me but efforts thio year M the pabib esr-
vi&e of the Mie. (Applattw.) - A
Tan Cort rClt roe 1898. -Before Moth=
far defining somin&floes had expired. Dr.
Nicholson withdraw from the mayoralty
sn
otsot., E. Josiah and Job Whitely
from St. David's and S. Morningstar Irvin
Se. Antrewm, so that tie only eeatset will
be for the 1.t deprety reevsbfp, between
Jas. Willes and Thos. C. Nagel. Is Bt.
G.oree's ward there will be an ideates seen
atter the new oounoil emote, 1). Holmes. tris
of the .hooted onaseillors for that ward haw -
big bees elision as 'wooed dennty, sad T. J.
?rldbast Meets* fee 8i. Patriok's, 'bleb
ward be will represent.
;.../). Nantes, by. Thos. C. Natal Gt
sr. DAVID'S WARD.
Cowles Tweed* by Charles Reid and
James Colwell.
Joseph Whitely, by James and
lamas Wired.
Chaise Tweedy.
SCHOOL TZURTSIL.
Robt. MoLese, by A. S. Chrystal and
Chas Tweedy.
ST. PATKICK'S WARD.
G. G• oldthorpe
J. C. Martin by P. Holt and Wei. URA
Wm. Acheloos by C. d. Nairn and W.
81'. GEORGE'S WARD.
M. Niobases by E. Campion aad G. W.
M. Nicholson by D. Hanes and & J.
Wt. ANDB.11112.7i
J. Croatia hy Wm. MeCoughsa asdAtie.
Manalsgther try Joe. Tull sad Joe.
MORTGAGE SALE Of FARM PROP-
erty.-There grin be esta by Themes
Gssidry. anotioeser. at his Aootion Rams. In
*belays Olf fiedoricat. en Saturday. the lab
day of Jaiiserr, the South Half of Let No.
loser's This previa, is wed &ad °IS
deseileod nett ve soft ARROW & PROUD
For SAW
QTOVISWOOD TOR SALE. -W HAVE
10 quantity of Heffileek Mahe out to M
RUSH inches and 16 larches loam Mee a goombIty
Cedar Mahe Id inches ng„ The wood is drx
sad It for present use. Will deliver te all
Part* of the town -sum gar as ordered. For
Moos. No.. imply as IL J. ilarton's MOW/
Sam. etrege Montreal ulna asd flitmem. or to
MGR McZWAN. Oeasoloh or "Ward' ti'
Made for 25c.
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T FRITZELY, TONSORIAL ARTIST.
rOMMILIF,Ilb•Mp0012( and 11.1., other require-
ment carefully emended to, and nose Mit now
rtent hands sm. p7ed. William,' old stand,
elem.,' sew MOOR. nett door to British Its
Mango Raga 041
minds foe 25e.
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lb. package.
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awaits Wanted.
WANTED. -INDUSTRIOUS MIN OF
PANY. Teemed
WANTED. -THREE LADINS TO IN-
.rettime go oespetent person. 1. GALLO-
WAY . Toronto.
WAIRTND - MEN AND W011104
iv who eas =irk bard tads, sad -writ-
sts how's deity, fey six dale • ossek• s"
'IOU be meters vilth ten donariereetdi.
and mamma Sta., Torestr•
A GENTS -BOOK HUSINTSS 18 BIT
tr*Ill COS S▪ e 1/04eekly. • tow Islas
leirz am
After the usual formality of dissenting •
poll had been complied srtn, brief addressee
Wert made as follows :
Mayor Shannon-Thankod ha 1111011er sad
w ooden for nomination hien, mid said not
he had been agesirod by the gentlemen eche
were nominated for the Mayoralty thak had
he deoidad to Mead for Met othoe for 1868
they would have retirecL However. he bad
deoidod retire from munietipal males for
the press', and he only appeared on the
platform mash* So my a few weeds its re-
gard to big work is oosneotise with the
soma& Thet • was me page -the elevator
to whioh be walla refer. An idea was
▪ oiroataisa. sad had bees =blithe! is
one of the tows papers. that the 0.T R.
had stip ilated that the elevator moat Ire of
a million bushels naperaty. Thai impresses
was *trombone The G.T.R. were willing
to give she &10101111010 already proffered for
vator, god woes welts. le say my to ad -
way a Geeslin as sistrams. sad they
WOre sot wedded ta the million Dellis' ele-
vator, aldose, they would prefer to have
os• of that eseseity established at ()colorist'.
In the past year it had boon demesearsted
that the elestrto light system meld Immesh
as pay, and the rentals had mere thee
doubled, meat eras highly eatinfaeloty. Of
=urge, there had bees se Mama= set taxa
Coo, but this year bad fermi epee the bows
number of Fable, lasprommeste, Is the
w▪ aterworks. tied read eisaltise. wad*
would not =me up eij, aati sem year he
hoped to a= ate ram drea M Mills es AO
dollar. Hie prolemiesal duties debarred
him hem agate s000ptany the politico tif
Mayer, MS he would still talte a deep *-
wren is the prosperity a the awe whit*.
le **mar future be lisped be Ms besethe•
shy. (Load aoplasee.)
=▪ ea membleNos with sheets
he fell owstifei thine it the Mrastoro oho
ohs ersashot • doetelb, e. bad hese torso
64 My bed deeteissee te Mo. A* lleeereser thit ism. bobs.
stalsr:e.u..)-kur lode
Orgeldel and Omer _ . North Oboe
lien b latarstattea Moro Tbas Gannet be
Found Aaywkero ills. -Bowe of tie
Cee v'y apeetatly ioperset
mer T1s algaal.
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GOO1ii iOIl TOWNSHIP.
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Tb.e. Staab i s.rio my tU lath M4-
natioa:. . r. �....
Geo. Hauck.. of l'ornato, is visiting at
the pere0:al residence.
Mrs. Gibson, of Chicago, is visiting rola-
Miele In the township.
Mrr.G. W. Sturdy is reoovsring from •
Aver. attack of la grippe.
Frank Hicks, of Belleville, is the guest of
his uncle, Wm. Hicks, 51100..
P. A. Campbell, te•ober, is spending hie
holiday& at hie borne in Stanley township.
Mn. Milken and family. of Godertob. are
the guests of the lady. muter, Mrs. John
Sturdy.
The first wood hoe of the seeeon took
place is H. O. Welter's bash one day re-
oentiy, when • muncher of obliging neigh-
bentigra emppi of wood for
Che winter.
Averypleseeatowseh empeeedMsAweek.
The oon ttneeihT Mates bang Jas. fitPiOsokY
and Mss Liu.e Beattie of the 3rd and 4th
000. rspestivsI . Dame Rumor has it that
a number of such events will take place in
the near future.
&moot. Fasts. -The following Public
School Exams were all very auooe.aiulty_
oarrted out and were very largely attended.
by the parents, showing the teen interest
people ars taking to edited:tonal matters.
At Porter's Hill ea the 16th, a very .aoow.-
ful exam was bald by W. J. Elliott, teacher,
which was vary largely •trended, sever&l
visiting timelier, being protect At Holme.
.ills on the 17t3. as usual, • grand o14 time
was had. Mr. Fisher, the teacher, weeoo0-
gratuieted on .11 sides for his ?dialect 'pork.
On the 20th .t No. 9, Mr. Courtios,ohowed
that he bad done exultant work the past
two years. On the 210, Mr. Campbell,
teacher .t No. 2, had the largest attendees
and the most suooesslal exam in the history
of the school, there beiov present eleven
visiting teachers, •11 of whom .poke in high
terms of the .tandiog of the school. Three
exams were held on the 22od. , at No. 1,
Mise Hell, teacher : •t No 10, W. Blair,
teanher, and at Summerhill, G. M. Kitty,
teacher, all of which were very successful.
On the 23rd., et the Union eroeool, No. 6,
Miss Mueslis, teacher, held the last but
sot least of tbe'.eason, .Itbourb the after-
noon was stormy. The following teaoher.,
who .re leaving their re.peotivs school. for
different reasons were nada the rsoiptenta
of eloquent addresses and wetly present.
G. M Kuty, T. R. Courttos, W. Blair, rad
Mies UoM•th.
today as the Union school. A large num-
ber of visitors, and amongst then% • number
ot teachers frem ether solloola, were present,
lied took • great interest in the grossed Inge.
The teacher, Was MeMatb, hating, resigned
her charts of the school. suonseded ha tot-
ting a grant of money front the trainees est -
were all gone through with. Was. 1Cdward.
the ohm( trustee, took the ohair and did -
dressed the eabool in the following kind
OTHER NOMLNATIONS.
WINIVIPe-Alex. Veto* and Wm. Hill.
Deputy Reeve -Nation Johns, by aosla
cognoiliers-Harry Morris. Jas. Topers.,
dears", Million, Names Kernighos, Toter
llsEwas, sad Alex. Mahatma.
Deputy Meese- Cbarehill sad Robert
Cosselllers-Hateley mid Woods sad the
Roam -Jam N. Metensie.
• 1st Deputy Reeve -Was Klekley, by ea
• fled Deputy Resege-Morgas Wise, Joh.
Oesseillere-dethe Markley. Wm. Hisessir.
Jam .M obey=
The lest named le eash ogee le the seer
BENMILLER.
' TCiSDAT, Deo. 28tb.
Santa Clans, as usual. visited u., and
many • good boy and girl is njoioing over
the presents he has brought them. The
moat remarkable present that we have heard
of that he has left towed was at • forme
house, on the 3rt1 eon., where tb• •verjoyed
youngsters woad on Cbrietm•e sorting •
handsome piano-oased Goderico organ for
their Christmas present. The whole thing
is quite • mystery. how .o large • paoksg•
'weld have envie down the stovepipe, and
also how he could have brought it with his
tsov..itt.' trnt'-r-weopcheere. PL
tag, through the snow drifts that lust now
.rwilnr our reale' almost impassable. It L
true (het • man mese at C W. Tboomon'e tate
no store, the loosl agemoy for the organ ooat•
,arty. • day or two before Ifirutmms, and
p•rhops, if the truth were koowo, they
ecieht know sam.thipg about boot the organ
got there : but . for ye the young people
are emote teed. the styei'y still remain", Iva
they are o.rt•m that the night before there
was 00 organ i.. t'•• hones. and when they
went to look for their , tock og5 next morn•
tug,
lo and beheld ! there lea the orgeo,
with the ticket ••a present from Santo
Claus," soaring them in the taco.
LAMS* AND GISTLItmax,-111. affords me
much pleasure to peeing so eissy hare this
afternoon. 1 take thia opportunity, as a
ef Mies MoMatb, to soy se leeloome you
bus. aa we are gathered together to
nitiasse our tuner band to each of her
palmist pupils • token ef reteerab•aaoe, oat
biso eve M her routing frets being %MB
prompted her to ask for those presents, &nil
if by granting Ifir request we'have glad-
dened her heart, we may tut oureelme well
repaid by doing so ; hat hors is net the oely
lidierA made alad. Mies we look at those
emillig faces before ner we may rest gessred
that they receive them with thankful heart.,
•sd net =Pr today, but in day" to Deese,
when they look on those books anh pram
their paps, they wall thistle et the many
happy dap "poet and kind asseoisicons
wheat existed baween Miss Moldath sod
themselves wheo ettesding her school."
Beery pupil was thee Drawl:lied with
• beautiful book from the hands of the
Moabite The oheirman then called upon
Ur. Mr. Blain.= to address the children
After hie very netruetive and compltment-
my words, the tearther was Raked to owns for
word. and Oliver Edward arose and read thit
fallowigg address and Bert Orr molested
Mr with twelve •olumes of sieesettly boentl
peseta' sad other works of etasdard esth-
yarrow that tea your pupils beard a your
tenigution of nor wheel. Word@ fall no to
tall how sorry we all am at wen with
yes. We mos neva forget your "rest kind-
les", terbsartines, mid weederful petite=
et all times and seder ell oirousetanoes.
We =Moss we haat been very disobedliest,
theisebeisse. ase awry sanders in oar work
mitey a time, all et whioli moot base
sassed eau mooti anxiety and assoyseoe.
but we hope you will croweilgr that we are
elelltiren yes, and form= the past Wo
ey is ow future lives he BMW* per
Chase= =ample and prove to the tread
by war walk is life time the teed east 'ewe
le air beetta hes *et lees smethered. Was
Omsk felt maim lied ellebil for fur until'
isg perseversees is leads= us man the A.
R. C. the Nosier divietorie of owe eallseel.
srerefe yes that wove it in eer *ewer.
we wesid have yes ?statues% es ear tember.
has ele• was sae your will : ws therefore
bew le the herritaltio. burn, not who*.
le Mr willbleztitogstliete. Our task
Mary ie the yes ham glees
se ter the eight feast yes heat beemest
. essay " geed bye." Hue wet ten-
sed thy mod bye Indent =Mee yes te se-
sepl Nem Ss a MINIM, life ie
Dead Tat-
Norict.-Tin Mail agency in Dungannon
J. P., conversocer, to. who will receive or-
ders for eubecriptione, advertising and job -
work, and authorized to give reoslote rot
•mounts paid for the manse.
TURSDAY. Deo. 28
taker place to the churoh, on the evening cf
Thursday. the 30.1 See band billa for
Cooval.mic!cri. -The numerous friends of
Isaac Hamlin, jr., who ban been 111 for some
tme, will be pulsed to hoer, that. he is gra-
dually con•ohntatog.
Now Coriztoo -Wm. Borimpour. j-..
mad faintly hove remently located In our
village. Sequel every habitable dwittlieg
our village is ocioupled, and applioations for
dweihnois to rent, are being mode, We pre-
sume that owing to prosperous times Don-
gannou to booming.
Aid tut. M ern No. -The annual meeting,
of the 000rregation of Entities church, will
be held th• church. on Wednesday, the
6th day of Jannair. 1898, to oommeuos st
in connect too with chtiroh work of the oon-
rotation le to be taken into oonederation,
ef members and 'Aimee* is respeotfully
by • her mother', Mrs.' Foley, of Colboroe
toweehip, te on • visiting tour to relative.
sod frieods at Stratford, Hyde Perk; and
Loadmi., We with them it, Mousse visiting
tour sod solo reties Mrs. John Sort
'begone asd daughter', ftirmerly of Dungan-
n on, but now ot Goderioh, ars spending the
dame A. R. 14cKay is speediog Xmas
bolidap with friend, here. He expects 14.
setended to his name in the near future.
arodldsea
Nolte, asii tho pools bed theirs Is HNC esighted • obey egg
OVER THE HURON TRACT.'
The Grist from the Looatl Mill•
•
A Ra aly •Lgest .r tenuity lee a served`
.p M Salt Rverybedy - rill and
reins Vllpped and Condensed
Nemo ,:very &tellable.
BENMILLER : Mrtr Charles Wal-
aers-isi the mtsfortuoo to break her leg
Wt week while house-cleaning she
ngmoant le MO-
tialone ea well ba.�lwrim,,t ossa, _ -
Clinton : J W. Hili has disposed of his
flour, •ud feed busmen, to W. Dunosn..
W ingham : The aggregate of salaries to ,
be paid by the Wingh•m, sohool board next ,
year will W 12,900.
Wiogham : Mies Cowden, of Tombs*, '
was badly hurt by a fall on the slipper,
sidewalk on Wednesday
Wingham: Alex MoKinoon of Kino•rdine, r
druggist, formerly of town, has decided to
open • branoh store to Tiverton.
Craobrook : Daniel Huether, one of the
boys working in au the der mill, got hie
fingers w the brakes and mangled them
badly.
Varna . On 1Vednesday Isar, a number f
the member'_.utl adherents of 81, John's
�,r med . n &t j r«ideas of 1..
Beatty, Sad preeio`tsd mfrs`.'H'tl tty, tihe' .
•.metet of the ohuroh, with 1► purse and s
)i lj oempittnentary address. . - - '-'
Elm -Ere our next -the year 1997 -will
h taken Ito departure to he unmbered
grin predeeseners is the arohives, of Old
Felber Time, and the year et great 1898 he
e neeeseor will be ushered in -the nineteenth
century, is silesay eertaisly drawing to
W aloes, there beteg but two yews, to 'lame
to Ito period. We swaged to all, greeting@ of
brings Mith it good Meter, hy the happy m-
onies of the =raving mistithers, ef miey
families, triends, and old mom essooiame)
hae =ma • 4 retired, thus completing the
number 1897 sines the advent of our
Saviour to Retelthem.
NUPTIAL NOT... -Among the numerous
marring* that have reoestly taken place in
*is sod ourrotinikig 'bitchy, the moat
',maltreat being Beery Halliday, to Mae
Amanda Smiley. daughter ot Thos. Smiley,
al of oer village. Mrs. Halliday baa token
(as Dane Rumour puts it) a holiday for life.
dowever, we would have it thee she bag tok-
* • holier y for betterlor for worse, we hope
for the better. also the bridegroom is now
elated with being the poenestor nf Miss
findley The nuptial aeronomy was perform-
ed hy Rev. B. L Hutton, In the orison= of
a lam somber of invited 111.1141, among.,
whets were the elite. of the Taunt people
Thagasnos• The happy event took pities A
the g =ides= of the bin., egg Wednesday
eAening, the 22ad mat:- As • token of the
grist =man in * blob they Were bend, • biros
number of velnable weddiag snouts, were
latices, withisi the bridal onsple • hooey
and eroding/km= ... the mme
amain a very pleseset tina wag spent at
the resides= of Mes. Asheald. It be-
lt the uniting in the hoods or matrimony
a Miss Ellen MOS, of Ashbold. The oers-
& A. We WI& Mrs sewly molded ample
all happlmeh.
them air abtuidance of wastleiti fee the eta
casion. Mr. threat hung taught the bind"
class for about seam yams, and in token of
Oa. esteem tor him as easoberi god aloe a
effort* is the work. Se woe the recipient
en appropriate •tidreita, all a wiluable and
beautiful era y rookie" chair. However. al-
though be wits taken by eurpriee, he feel-
ingly thooked them for the adores, as also
the pretest of the beautiful °hate, in words
of gratitude for their kindness evinoed to •
him. The addrese wits road and priseenta.
Hon of chair made reepootively by J.
H. Pentland and A. Kirk, being two
of the members of his claw. Toe Rev. Mr.
Millyard, who was present rave • suitable,
address, Liter whiah • bountiful repast was ,
partaken. and ehe remainder of the (mentor.
until the wee, small hours, waa "pent In in -
for their homes after having spent aD en-
joyable evening. A partiog song was sung. .
Godibe with yon, when lilt bad• sash other
good night.
DC1'1111MIL.-We einClerely regret to have
to chronicle the dosage of Mrs. Sarah Tack -
&berry, gr.. the beloved wife of Joseph
had not reoloyed good health tor some years.
Lod on Fricley the 24th, succumbed to heart
disease, at the age of b9 yeare. The de -
eased loaves to mourn her deporture, • be-
reaved husband, one son and six daughters.
Berjsmin, Mrs. R. Hastie, Mrs. A. Mat-
thews, Mre Joh• Armstrong, Mrs. H.
Shiele, and Elizabeth at honie. Her remains
wore interred In Dungannon oemetery, on
Sunday the 26th, being escorted from her
°came of sorrowing Insane and relatives
and sympathetic addighbore. She was high.-
ly esteemed hy all who knew bor.
Hr. and Mrs. Wm. Fotberinghwas of
The women's missionary society ot the
°hunch here hold their annual meeting to-
day Thursday st tho Sunday sohool room
of the °buret"
Rountree :aerv-Passorearrox.-0a Ta-
ds, emeclost. 17111 test, the resigieses
of Chee Girlie. Or.. W. Wswaseek. bed is
in leather, slestess of whom ste siembees
Ms with Nile Obireb. Mew. Mr. Mifiroril.
prese. ash me Mille3 they brresilia visa
DU NLO P.
Morro.te, Deo. 27.
Willie Riggs enjoyed the Uhreistnia•
turkey sad goose with his (musing at Car -
Wes Chas. Speedo of Huron ro•d, God. -
'Jog towsasip re visiting her daughter Mime
A, A. Williams.
The wheal °hoed on Wednesday of hiet
seek for 1897. The teacher, Mise Andrews,
going hirste tor the holidays to Goderloh
Mr. Robt, Quaid and Mies Quaid were
gp eh th• Silver Wedding of their brother -
day of last weak.
refs Press Smff of the r tweet City enjoyed
• festive means ender the pivotal roof.
This time be did not me pedal power tor the
journey le and fro but oasis by the ires
hetes while ite ear hell with the sleigh bell
obinse the ead goed-bye to his fair trilled"
of Dunlop.
PORT ALEIEHT.
TummAT Dec. 28
Mini. C. Rioe spent the boltday ia Stmt.-
: . A; Schaefer was in MlIverten tor
.1 Woe Linie Stevenson is ideals. is
14sairrea..John P. Campbell led the Christian
Hrideavor meeting on Wedniudey
Mr. David MeConul ie away osi vieit
to his sister Mr. Chas. Wallingtos, Vaasa,
T. A. Leigh lateashodlla returned to
business on Tuesday, shoo speediag Xmas -
Ude with his mother
1dr. T. A. Hawkins of Brommis se/ Wee
Alice Hawkins of Loudon spent Xmas •
their eetnieeliwo banes.
111r. Jae. Moblillon. Drool= MeKes
wad Jim. Cereal, a Oisdevich. spent Cares -
Mee with their bleeds here
A large asenpsay of young people epee%
Mr. and Mrs. All= anti fatally of Reseda*
Mas. arrived bees oe Saturday last ta speed
• tnenth with Mrs, Althea passer so4