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The Signal, 1898-3-11, Page 1HAUS YOU 11*$SWSD YOUR SUBSCRIPTION TI -117 I.13 A TDI •TCS• NEW BPAIP%7R OF HURON COUNTY. FIFTY-FIRST YEAR. ---2664 GODERICS, ONTARRIO, CANADA : MARCH 11, 1898 D. M°GILLICUDDY, EDITOR. IEW ADVERTIBEMENT8.-MAR- U. so lwseens--HA. Loess :dpu ud Bspe.d1I AS Tow• of God e: t*11 w N.vdMes o Dom Goods -W Aoh,.m L See use and Lot" fee Selo --T H.akMMp1 smiler Ner.srt.s-John 8tewan MM8 rm for Sole-lernest Heaton 1 ,t, • Batey Ssst, ere -M,....'. Hotel. S•Idord 1 qtma to Rest-- J H Walloons 1 rm (or We or Rest --Mrs Cassaday.- 1 iron's Greatest Store -R B Smith4 soderful Barcelona -Geo W Thomism. 4 Patrick's Day Co e.rt-Vietsri• 8 Open Home ,ot Ion Sale of Bipysles-0 F larerso4 ,W Goode -Smith Br.. i Co . 8 1 NEWS OF THE DISTRICT. 6 Prom our own Corrl.pondenta panted Ur A N T B 11=-1/A811 BAND, UN - married. for six months from April Int. tpty to ROBERT YOUNU, RlIgewiod. 1"11, Iii LT ANT/SD-ALAR LOAt10F BUTTER 1 forte PrOStsces. too. 0. A. KING, Ingham, ITANTRD-AT THE HAMILTON ST. 1 Prodwe Were. ON Car of Potato's*. r C.r of Hotter mad Twenty 0.z. of mom , 1. MaliltiW . For bale or To Rent. OR SALE -THE NEW TWO-STORY trick cottage as the earner K Waterloo root aidBrttansia Roan rot *umber par- Salem Apply to Arta (., oo t he seises. GOOD FARO/ FOR SALK. UHKAP, two alba t om Oot*Meb. Mir pmrttoa- n address ERNK2T HEATON, Rerristar. oderieb, 44-4 ▪ OR SALA OR TO RENT -FOR SALE • or to r.st the dwelling on Neleoa-et. at neat e..ipled by R enneeth h eastelse rooms. holed ng trestle, Poem. dials, Mm, wrier sad k' -ben, ha. • library,. saber of Meseta, pasty a good cellar. ben Is bait ea acre of t•.tstsfl7 planted 4th .lten1M .sed holt trees, cad an esee:Mss twn. ApP S to E. BMELTH. es the prw- ileem. IO-Im cOR TALL -ONS OF THE BEST L.' farm Is Weevers Ontario Lot L0000ee- ion b towa.blp of Catharsis, fjuroa County. garret. Coed water. Has rho runt soma; 1. peva �o ter 11 nat lea. t Me targe Mme hens IS kr W. game hoose od kitchens. Wore d P.O. es the prank's*. :"c"h"at gravel roads. 11111111cash.•I$ balance at cel Der seat beggess. Apply to r. W. Ue- tON AO H (lance P.O.. Oat.. or to J. A. lin- iONAU1 b MdHs,ton 8t. Eau. Toronto. t1. VALUABLE PROPERTY FOR SALE. Part of Let g, 0saoess/On C. Ooderich 'own. osntebNsg 814 aces of land. There Ie hunted ea tiit� �.y • good 11 story brim 1 welting.raw eller0I• Ira elmsernes.er.. pea IOLT, Barrbtt Dated I(k Jt t .11111. •t asd with house. Thai Y • really be .old °s res.,ublo ppt7 to PHILIP where ei information Mere That Commie be Round anywhere Slee -hews of she Deeo"y•s•ee•lls R.pereed trier The •si••l. N[41011SA1.11-wTS 661 AND 70 Hutebtosoos Bane, to lite Town of eogqderich, epos width ti "rested • otos dwell- boner. well- oDated /tick B.otesnber, 1761 Amply o CAMERON.tHOLT t HOLME9. led COLBORNE. TouDaY, Marne, 8. 1898. We are pleased to hear that Mr.. George Morris, Merriedale, is slowly r.cevertng Wee les roeese severe illness. FARM TO RENT OR SELL -ON THE gnrei read ..ar Aubars, nasal. to Myth It Is .etely MI eleare1: needy ewe n.dr04 Mortar trremae g•artieders r ,od farther�b.bpea ild: t aii- iy to 1IunlY RB. (.1t. lc/USIA Y,es tho wow ss*, or Ttstrts. 41111IDRT. Assumed. OoderIck. CREWE. The tea meeting in connection with the Crowe Methodist ohurob, will he held oo Toenday evening, March 15th. Tea will be served in the Will to oonneotioo with the church from 6 to 8 o'elock, after whioh ad- dressee will be delivered by well-known olersymen and • oholoe literary grogram grana ted. rRENT�-.Ayppttr�ihNmrS1 NEW RES! awerAND to J. anew 11/11.1.1A1111. newt doe ma GODEHICH TOWNSHIP W.ptteiDAT, Maroh 9. Jamas Edmoostone, if 1h* Bayfield Rood, 111111 sold his stallion to John Cook, of lad* e••, for the sum Of $4200. Arobj►$imonstame,,,,6ho left hers on the 8th of Y.brosry, arnvd in Riverside. Call, atter • trio of only tone days, the tlutokest on record, and he thinks it • beautttul coun- try, as everytbisg is growing and green. WHITE CHURCH. TU.6DAT, Marek 8. John (Aimee is shipping Meek from two {o tares 114 f►s • week. H. D. *.added•• has all the ••oast Bolds near the "id=ea tweeted .ix legit deep with The gni boom is fall and several loads have had le go en to WI.g Sas for waat of store room. The probebilities are that se the clow of the ringing of sleuth -belle wedding Mlle will rise nesioally is this viotaity. Our grain merchant, Jobs Martin, was re*.otly joined in marriage to Mise Mary Dow, and is now settled in the house he built last tall. Our popu'•r hotelkeep.r has parebased, ata large *rim, the trotting horse known as Bay Skipper. Our village sports all have to drop behind sow. M:ss Lizzie Ristoul, wbo has hem very low from as attack of ietammation of the lungs sod pleurisy, we are pleas./ to learn is r000vermg very fast. DUNGANNON. Nortca-The local sgsno7 In Dungannon for Tit. Bsw*t. leu the office of J. O. War°. J. P., oonveyaaoer, go.. who will nodes or- ders for et.bronptiona, advertising end Jot - work, and us authorized to give reoelpt• for amounts paid for the ease. • LEEBURN. TOIeh1AT, M.r. 8. Th. fishing .mason on the ice for 1898 was opened loot week by John Iterate making • god o•tob of perch. TM Sammy evening meeting of the C. E 8. had thos preemie of • sleigh load of tot - low -workers from Port Albert. Providei the roads and weather are tavorable, a large delegation from here will go on Friday *Ym- ioa f s.zt week for • social visit to tee tort and • e6.lsrs.ee for the beet promo- tion of the (gLt work in their oomma •I - ties. Bright .miles from our lair max, with hearty shame of the hand from his 'sumer- one friend', greeted our popular friend Joepb McMillan. at oo. time • Worm of Port Albert, on his safe return after an abeam of seemly two months from thus.00- tioo. The object of his visit was • ooaf.r- ewee with .oma beohelor triads oo • pro- posed journey to the Kleodike Joseph west southward for another Oen/memos. of whioh however the Kloodike would not be the theme. NINE Tote Tine -Our subdivision, No. 4, Coltwrw, recorded 99 votes to the reowt election for West Huron. Mr. Beck. getting 46 and Mr. °arrow 54 Is was feared that Mise.e would doter the veteran leader of tea ward on tbs Reform side from voting, but, esNouragel by the bet/bloom of the day, kis indomitable matey in aa eleotiow fray overcame him and he west and marked his x, some to the ehargia of hie Co..oryative !rimed', who teo.ght ho would have paired off with their local leader, who was sot ale." to vow this time. .1. 0. Stew• .rt woo D R. 0 , Arthur Fulford, poll de* sad ►.ter Orme oo.wlahte. UOUBE AND TWO LOTS 1011 BALE rev ml", the dwelling new soenpt.l by Thor,Redwing i. tp. Andrew's ward There ae two I. owe of which hes Lebow. Ing fret trees. there Is a good wall el wets sad Aerme ria em a iolle�.lows _ farther e• apply to Tte08. sHCI<8TZY. le VALUABLE TOW. PROPSRTY TOR 9 LLf--TM brisk residence the river sad lake foreleg e.e�ptel t ate A. lia.Dermett �Moster to A eeW One et the mese vale. • d deoleasse pea p L Thi eisieMr1p hoses dwelltag boos on lieu* dross tetetl adt00Ptatt the Brit- ish • erell�at mesas S spi.dabbyy de �xsr� 6.21#01=14 stettss. sod t diolnIng ormarty .ems 64.6 llwz - ens 7NN Tess. node. ao N7te „� A ~� M46s1•. PIANO -YRS. Z. W. LOGIN NAM formed a tar s ear has Taos• cls fee thtw isE• ra • LOGAN. Osborne Miss RETTS OSUTL Graduate (isllEsbdlk L1ri• Oafs" Y Teaeher Pb rad/teem ti Strom. At home Mese I OtsDAT, March 8. MIDtcnoo-The Ktowa Medicine 7o. is hare tor this week. TM. W obi inh. - Sines -floe month of Maroh was ushered in the weather has been eprine•like. Result, sleights, is rapidly diseppeariog and leaving sloppy roads. RESULT Or MONTHLY Ex,Ma On Friday, Feb. 26th. An examination for the month of Fob., was bad in 'Dettg•mwen pollen school, result as follow(: v oleos, Charles Wbyard, Miltfw 8tatben, Math Roberta. Sr. iv ohm, Monts Durum. Willie Glenn, Aeenath Milligan. Jr. 1'. class, Letitia Darsio, Side Binnby, Geor,ioa Sproul. Cucn s Norris. -The sacrament of the Lord's Supper was administered in Erskine ohurob hen on Sabbath last. Tbe day was gen end • large attendance was primmest. The pastor, Rev. R.. Fairbairn. took as his text tor the solemn 000asioo, in Judges, b 20, " I have • Message," from whisk ha dedaoed good emiritoal lesson.. HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE. Two OauN+ Before the Court. Sheriff Reynolds .sand. nr. Jeep"" nese • Fair at White Rims -There Were Ile Crimtul cases em the deemed. THE spring terra of the High Court of Jastios for the county of Huron opened on Monday afternoon before Mr. Justice Row. There were only two mammon the dooket, and both of them Wing civil one", Sheriff Reynolds prmPUMI the pr.sidine Judge with . pair of whits gloves. His L•.rd.kip made ashort address to the grand jury ou the duties they would have to perform and them oommeooed the brat cue, • non jury otte. UOMMes VS. NIZLY. An notion for an 0000001. The trial list- ed trona the opening of the wart till 2 toll , Tuesday, a large number of witnesses being examined Alter oouosel had addressed bar Lordship, the oeee wan dismissed with mete. Meagre (Jarrow. Q C. and Dewey for plaintiff. Wearbe Nesbitt, of Toronto, for defendant. 00110011 •ti t'LN:,i.. ROB ROY. TtesDAr, Meeh 8th Mise T1..a.ee McLare., et Baitford, was the geed of Mn. R. H. Somereall, Sunday Lat. Mrs. Jas. McPhee, of Clodertok. a.d J. Hetoernegtee, .r the Nan. were via be& fries& to this vtoiaity Wod.eeday of last week. A ember of yam' people of this viotolty enjoyed the hospitality of A. MoN.Q es lh5Md•T evesuf of feet week. Cards sad ether gases wen the div rases. A dusty lesetese wee served at mldwigtts ..d a geed shoe wee eejsyd by all. W. S. Taylor. whose deserter. fee she Ointment wee delayed by whet wee termed • severe eeld. bet woo i. reeliIy • mild as - sok of ionises, tee mese peopesed his departure fee • while ea will with .1 a.ul the bsgt.ehg BRUSSELS• A porter medal wee held ed Mrs. Slom- 510'1 ei friday wvaeiag. mad the •eeploss of 1M W.7.iL8. Teatime we base asked fee • new Web �.a.e ."glen•• to be trseled by then -se Lily, Teraherry Sri•t. Testis.-Thir A t�hdeyK•w is the irundea Oea- 1Wwso Rorerth levee OoS•wt1ou to be bey in LeOdoo dile week. Saturday et tat week Mergers, raie►.1 the IN. Jesph Rattail. formerly et 8rstsL. died et the rei4s.ie of h.r d.uebter. Mts. 8. Reties. Doe Atwood. aged 80 Seen. Jobs the Assn"•$ Hegel. BrAwes, les of Asset Bees ussels. Oil. A. Emote sod will Mks pesee.dee se tie lea .f May. h 1r said Mr. ideas will e•WAri from is bat where we have se{ Ienr.w. LOOS. LOST-ON MORUAY, SRT wLIN THE itio N et, 1 pa eR eel raYew alms cad the leder witt hl. tremble, & .46da Wtlll$ittlld• art:reA x Tex a a►�r�llfeRe' *0118 01ssie COMING AND GOING --David °into lett here last week to visit relatives at Amherst Island Miss Celia Pentland has return• d home from London, webers she has been attending the spring =ninety show and leaking selections for a new .tock Joho Cook, `'. ls., formenlly of Duegannm, and now et Initiate. 13. 9., arrived ben on a business and visiting tour. He looks well and report' her ng good moose' in Uncle Sam's dom•ies Mise Loura tiryd*s, who has been oo s visit to bar grandmother, Mrs. T. Pentland. left for her home at Gd - •,i h, last week . Mrs Mary Crosbie, of Ballast, is visiting rolativos and renewing former acquaintances. and is enjoying her- self immensely A large number of the ambers of tea Womeos' Foreign Miesio..- sry society, of Daogsnnon arms* attesded a •-sating at. Crewo, last Walk._ It►e.tk d .r. War"' .f rrteetmeld. I A PIONEER HAS GONE. TOWN COUNCIL After • long ann weortsg illness, James Morrie, et Prisetbeld, breathed bis last In his own tome at four o'olook on Tuesday morning. 11 to about four years *Moe Mr. Martin first began to show a dimioulia of his vested vigor and buoyancy. Prior to that time, he wee on .tature and physique ono of the most oon.picumis figures attaud- is, the Cupar market ; but what was thou thought to be dyspepsia, aggravated by a weak heart, told slowly but surely upon his constitution. Coder the guidance of epee - MMus, various mouses of treatmeot were adopted ; and although there were ooweoo- al rallies, there was little perm•owt im- provement ; and as the years rolled on, Mr. Martin's lose of weight sod growing weak- ness became only too apparst. To the last, however, he retained his motel ipstinota,wd though bar weary straggle tsvitably afoot - ted hie spirits. it was surprisipg to find how readily he regaioed hie natural oordialtiy to the matey ot ofd friends. He was mov- ing 'theta, as usual. in the first week of Jan- uary, and hes passed •way at the compara- tively early age ot 55 Mr Martie was bore to Cr.igrothie, and was the youngest of • family of twelve, of whom only two steers new survive -viz., Mn. Henderson and Mrs. Ritchie Losing his father before he had (uit• quitted his twos, be 000ttnued tis• important lime. works business at Cults whioh km father had established, and gaveearly evidenoe ot those •wive business habits whioh characterized him tube end, developing the lima works, to an .iteot that has rendered them among the largest of their kind in Sootland. Up• wards of thirty years ago be leased Priest• tisld-+Mat 200 •ores --on the Crawford Priory eatote, and was loop a moyiog spirit in the Riley plessaui gatherings of the late Lord Glasgow and hi. tenantry. In thet eonree of tints. Mr. Merue found himeall io • position to purchase Prie.tfield, and atter- words to greatly improve and extend the dwelling house, whioh le now •-prominent land -mark on the soatharn. hille.ahaltKloq the kiutoric village of Pitlesete. le moo jaoction with hos nephew. Mr. Henderson, he has also for goers carried on, under the firm name of Messrs. Martin. Henderson, & Coy„ an extensive malting business at Pitlesste, where hogs malt biroz, on im• proved prinotplee, have within a oomparo- tiealy reoent period -here erected. Another nephew -Jame" Smith -he recently got in- to the farm of Cults, in the management of which he oleo showed the keenest interest. Yogrosaed as Mr. Martin thus was in im- portant wonceroe, whioh brought him into oontaot with business men all over the ooun• try, auto especially in Fifeshire, Perthshire, Forfarsbtre, and other 000etise, be yet de. voted much of hie time to istereste alto- 'ceche.- on'etde his datl► routine. Among these, h:e Fite Light Horse always held the fist place in hi. affections. He joined the regiment as • private trooper in 1871 ; and by zealous attention to every duty required, steadily rose through all the non commus- .imd grades to the rook of quartermaster. He) wee a favorite wirh •II rusks, and brought a distinctly shrewd and praotical tura of mind to boor on the various ques- tions oomiog before him as • 00n•wmmus- .imed °thosr. Rs erected target" •t Priest - field for the special benefit of the shooting olab of the Carper Troop. and the hwpitality dispensed at Prieet8.ld when the Light Horsemen repaired there for praetiee wee proverbial. Again and again has Colonel (then Captain) Gilmour expressed Fats oblige. tioas W Sergeant-Major Martin at the an, coal troop dinner in Caper for the yeoman service be rendered. In acknowledgment ot these services, Qaortermaster Martin had the bmor of receiving • handsooe sword from the troop. The presentation took place .t a dinner in Caper in 1882. when • dmtlar presentation was made to James thorn, now of Burntisland. Is hie own parish, Mr. Martha was equal. 1 M W bwsl to all kinds of publio business. tow w dejrs•. of the Parochial Board, sed Isttuly of the Parish Ooanoil ; he was aka iwa of the school board ; and in the PIMsM& Curling Club he was, next to the late Mr Dingwall. Raimondo, Its oldest and most retire member ad skip. Fee • som- ber of years be r+prosested the pariah en the Onp.r Muriel Oomeit es of the Chesty Oesseil, nod a1 the seeNog of that body on Tw.ed.y. Mr. Haig made appreeiative refer- ee** te Mr. Mante's services Were. About thirty years ago MT. Marls mar. lied Mies Graham, dingle/0 of the late Imbert Or•4•m, L„spggk•t, and sister of John Graham, 8kelpie, Lnd of Robert (holism. Nidal., sad it seed hardly he added test every eyep•thy Is 510. end for the widow and the mear.tsg relatives. The above from the Fife (Soothed) Herold of Feb 1616, refers to as anal• of Mrs. J. T. Carrow, • gentleman who made mee7 friends to town when vtetlsg ben some time dace. lir. Martie was well 'mown to Oderioh curlers, end hie present of a handsome .cher medal to the "lab will . ever be forgotten. AUCTION SALES• AU sartleeegettw � it sale bills printed at An lotion for dander, the charge ort.ina• Ling in a quarrel over • 0oyolo tr•neaoUon, loth plenttff awe defendant being vendors of troymtes. The moo was e, Ogee once and lasted all the afternoon, the Judge °barging e troogly against plaintt*. Atter a than absence, the fiery brought in • verdtot for plaintiff for $25.00 damages W. D. MoPDenoo, of Toronto, for pl•o- tir. E L. Diokinson tor defendant. During the mission the grand jury made the follow - lag p-esentment. To 1111 Lordship. Mr. Justice hoe". May it please goer Lordship, -the Grand Jury bee to submit their presentment as -renews: We reoiproote your- Lordship's minors - Outshoot" on the ecwrotiy of crime in tilts county. We hays visited the county gaol and we Ilod same clean, orderly and well kept, sod the gaoler and offioers are to be oommendd tor their oras and attention to their duties. We found ten prisoners in the gaol, all wegt'sat, end they are kelt at work a re- pairlog the building and lmprovtag It and the grounds, sad se "penalty approve of the gaoler's .011.0 in keepiog seams men at week. The only other primmer vel an inane woman, awaiting removal to the asylum. Of• are pleased to learn that the onuoty musical are takiag Hero to make some Deed- ed improvements in the gaol building. It was the desire of the jury to visit the House of Kafuge at Clinton, but owing to the probable • bonne -ea of the .ittiags of the -_seri and the taot that • wmmtttee of the e mpty °"neon are careful:y looking after the Homes of Refuge, we oonoiudd that pablio Interests would not suffer by our pot slaking the vett at this time. All of whioh is respectfully submitted. C. HA ILTO't, Foreman. Maroh 8th. 1898. EXETER. 11. O'Neil. who recently disposed of his hotel furnishings hen, has lewd an hotel M Aylmer semi will move there this week. A close and sxciting hockey m•tob took piece in the Exeter rink oo Frid.y night between the Exeter and Hewell teams. Mea (Dr.) MoDooald, who was visiting her parses. Mr. ase Mn- Was. Davis, Exeter North, let o. Saturday for her heave In W I.00wsi.. The Exeter Ceanoil of Royal Zander' of Tempenao. will calibrate their sanlversary by bolding an ops. meeting 1n Osdlgo Opera Hoose .ext Monday, Maroh 14. As .soonest megrim is being prodded and a 71.4. t events, may be e:,»eted. SEAFORTH William Behest, left es Wedeed•y for Owe. Sound, where he will spend • few weeks. Mie Chlltee. of 0oderieb, was i town het week, the guess of her enter, Mrs. B.O. Daises.. Mrs. L G. Vs. Egsead wee in Stratford lest week mein, her mother, who is eerloue ly Bl al presses Mies Rose Benls. d coded"*, Is speed - few • few dayy.. is F{soedvlll., the wast of MM 8ed1. Visas. Ihk Men 8y ler rythe peat swiss. teho hew hos Widths m fer ash. M Niegs, Namibia. as 11q• bS. C. Ghee. Sr regret se beat Nes she is .o{ ,seeverEg b.4 heelth as q.kttly as h.r 'friends =mid wish. Maier A.derus.'e ..soed greed .erdwl wee meld 1. the Assisi risk lest friday Evs.Mg. Liberal sad handsome prises were gives for oases sod for radia. Kr. Orgy, =ode= fres KO": Ueli gs. Tarsus, took aerie of the *seise i. the Presbyteries o11ura a 9 .ivy *set. He le i1. SIM snidest to waft for' e•D es * apply f= Dr. McDeeaid dewing Sesser seethe. BLUEVALL Mlet Linde ljewd.r. d Brssel.r visited Meads in the pWM• bort week. A led of yen= pests hest W6. seat oe Aj.7ebl.171101 se the et Thos bl.kms leets W.tteesdy. 142. Oahe% tapes... Of Sips% bee see is Mot Nemo' DAM. er Oldwei esiamSMsee, lir. Oselt.e. tf1• very wsme dean, hes •1Mi*M • St.F tee- jIIENsei ese���•t sad hie dose remark* •bb .ill. 0s M sltild eNhaly et hese be his roes= sE.Misseret We s.egraNl- 1.ee I. en W ems Illu.rib begs it. Merest te tea hew► Moral 17 Hew in Maks • wiser par 1 ■ta.tea et gibe ReRwlar Seem• d Mal Wawano■h's Old Reeve 1e Dead . The regular meeting 01 the town "11.611 was held a Frtday sewing, His Worship. Mayor Thompson, predliat; present Reeve The Old stalwart reuses t• the veep CaeebeU, IMputy-Reuse Willows. `dad Seised Pelt of Tear. and Deputy - Reeve Holmes, Cous:lllome Good", n•aere, Le.vIa& a Goodly Tweedy, Colwell, Pridham, hiolnao, Sid Martin, Dunlop, Nicholson, Center's, Cralgie and Radolif e. Mtnotes of last regular meeting read, sp. THE interment of the remain* of the proved and mimed. late Charles Garvin took plow on Thursday, Report of treasurer for the month of Feb - the 3rd inst., in Dungannon cemetery, being ruary was reed es tollow., and referred to .soorted thither from his late resideno• by finance committee the largest oortege of bereaved relative", Rxcsu rr srroweng trends, sympathizing neighbors •°°e from Jaouary.,..*1004 36 Bills payable, reoswal....10000 OU nod aoquatntanoee, that has been wit- dieoounted,,,, 2000 00 mowed or knows to the oldest settlers in Sinking fund, intereee.... 199 96. thus sod surrounding country', e•tnoinr Maitland Cemetery 85 50 the wrest esteem and popularity In whtok the deceased was held by so many. The oortsge was composed of many from Cod, .riob, Cliptoo tend Lookoow, as also from the towoships of Hullett, Goderioh, Ash- deld, Rost awl West Wawanwh. Colborne, Kinloss anti Huron. There were upwards of DUNLOP. MONDAY, Maroh 9. Mrs. R. Dives. and Mn.. 0. Coutts, of God.rioh, were the emote of Mrs. Robert Tultord Thursday of last week. Amoy the wanatest visitors last week wan 1 Slattery and 11 Roes, of the Um - lar hews. and D. Corbett, of the 4th seS- session, Oderioh towasbip. ' - After m Mama' ot newly ewe o.si4. Joseph Moomillan has retuned. Dories ben E tey away Joseph premed • superb terrier width fe mush admired oy his sam.reo. friends. Monday of last week the 1 supply of lee for the lzobesge wee draws tram Oodsrioh below an ltatbtioes, tee teams of F. Atlm, Was. 'Tobi., Trod Quid sad T. Tbkberes doi.g the work. The boys had only owe gentle upset. Many ben w111 be son to learn that our former residents, -Mr, sod Mr . Wm. Smith, .f Port Albert leave again est bereavement is their family drone by she death of the Whet child oo W.d.sd•y of lac week. This is this 'earth dostb 1. the family. W. w���l_y �,� extend to thorn our deepest el�v m' their hour of eertw. 11tH. B.Merville rssstM the sad Steil - mess se Meed•y week .f the death, ha res jki,a her bretbsr-bi'•w. Allred 8seM. rg Mr. Be4N. with life family. *lea be 0.Nfee.fe seise ausib see *wing t• ql-►..1111. ht pet Seng hs1Ntted, knead cicada ell •rwaeeneste te siert he hese e Tts.dy, whim death sae sed eek the day .The SI. Pato"i"s sWvehmes.t M ••assn the surrisse et lit Peter's etlarah. She Mee ie the We Mmk " fe booked fee Wish =1. This Mee. et the beet es- WuMMIUd bomb= fer Oedmll.11 ed is sesta= t Zlite Sheba of Mbehee enestein• migetsetied this mem Yt. S. Heady, el the leased Ramses melee. wee .twnU.E A. J. Mlless'. rem Ware= a Window f= Mimes f" *Us (441te week No NA fl. ly drew • I S., � nese..'•= Me f 4..e, S. Earssrlp.w• p rgr.t The son will bs feted d tea Damsel we fain Otil a g iliaidt M 1wNry le wi•.e.Mw weak cert Gibes wr •Aerw.rd• Seed 1 webs "igen- ist et•sv4m se the icings, Mut a.tuI sal Luded 1 16"/46.0. Willi. 1 peel eats ten etriklr Med,. des* .eats 1 Amino. CL INTON. Rev. R. Miilyrd in able to take Fans own potion work. Jobs Miller has been skated precentor is Cannel Presbyt.riau 011..h. Hsr•fl. The uveal smoothly feiiowuhip restl.55 were held i both Methodist elambs r'0 Sunday. No Hee thee far women were admitted 1r' the Hesse of Refuge resestly, and • men fres W h.s leek week, maktg 86 1e - MSS lsMI. As te.ipteni Ars tenured is the seep of T. Quigley, es Thesis, .4iei.g, eased by • Mistime oklssey. The W. C. T. U. bad • sewing so.(ieg e Friday afternoon. et the howls .f Mrs. (.nmeh. se sew for the peer of the tows. Old garseste were gladly rso1vd. 0s the 14th Set. the perste of Motion will be milled sfive l aside the yraSsMd Som W W. Doherty ft Os. Amster lies 111 *1111 w S•4arda1 db Robb 11.•es•..1 0dsMi t wwtlip. wM two seethe age bed ells sf.gorte•e te flap fres a kidder ted resolve webs Sprier. It ens the "seed tine he was out sed be le seethe, saw doss •libm,h .1411 rsq•tr" leg te Ass a wat.11. We vre.ppe.56t Se Mee Is •maee0.. the M•fi of a p.ia.at a Nwegls Ile d �. 8.r4e. wt1eW' 11t. fells last. "bleach.. two hundred and ten vehioles in line and the obsequies were 000ducted by the pastor, Rev. It Fatrbetrs, B. A , end Mr. Mtluerd, of Nile, the pall bearers being Hugb, CMOs', Jesse. ltu.sone ,. U.,,id.. 9opb.w Jame" McBride and Joseph Bell, .ons-iw- law, Had the deceased lived • few more months he would have been an octw.narian, having been born in the year 1819 in the County Down. Ireland Tbe doomed was, 11 we sre correctly informed, the oldest surviving pioneer ot the township of Wait W•w•uosh, having been • resident of it .ioce 1841, at which time he took up and looted on the farm whioh he 000upier' ip to Fats, d.osa.e, about 56 years. and , trine which time be, berm al- a genial. happy, warm-biert dispoeltioa, made to himself • host of . friends. As a oitit�ie he was higbltf'iett.md and was in 000eequeme planed in the imporlaat position of reevo of Wawanwh, whioh he held for 30 years, and while serving as suoh was electe,l warden of the ooanty. He war • ju.tioe of the peace for nearly 50 years; trustee of the school 'motion in which he re- sided for many terms, president of the Wa- wanwh Muted Fire lo.unnos company from ate inception up to hte doodahs, having attended the last meeting of direotors, •p- p•rmtly in good healtt; tor many year. president of Ashfield aim Wawanwh Ag`rt- °cltaral Sooiety, .11 of wh.oh offiose he 611 - ed with ability and mtl.Iss t.° to those who placed him in the various mato of honor. As y 'ultimo of Her Majesty, Queen Vic- toria, be wee loyal to the Gore. When the pesos of hu adopted country, Canada, was •pp•rently to be disturbed, as is 1837, be was one of the prominent veterans who took up arms in ifa defeooe, h•viog acted as sergeant, a and finally holdiog a oaptain'a oommisioa. In politico he was • staunch Reformer, and we ars informed that in parliamentary and munloipal 000teste he pot in upward. ot fifty votes sod had he I.y.d another week would have added another 1 to the list. Dsosssed was • o.o.iaunt, zealots, and prominent member of the Presbyterian oharsh, with whioh he was identified from his youth. The cengre ration of Erskine obure t here hare in his decease lost a good supporter. u he with hearty and liberal oontribaiions to the support of minetrstioos in the °hereto rendered great sesi.t•noe. H. will also he mimed to the family oirole and in the oommuotty at forge. With bum religion was more than • mere sentiment, se no carrtd out, in ea far as he possibly oould, Christianity la its praotioal issues of every day life. A short time preview, ts his deparsure he rave .i idmes of having made Fats pesos with hie Maker, whioh should be • great wares of oonmolation b his surviving and 'sorrowing relatives. Ho leave" to mourn hle loss three sons, Hugh, n reeve of Aobdeld,Ch•s. and Jamin, on the homestead, West Wawanwh, and one daughter, Rachel, .ow Mrs. McBride, township of Colborne, all of whom ore oom- (ortahly settled and in good oirasstanees; also one brother, Samuel. on Amherst Island, and one sister, Mrs. Lisdesy, of Laeknow, besides • number ot grand- obildren. RESOLUTION Of 0011 DOLENUa. At a regular smoothie of the Beard d Direoton .1 the West Wawanwh Mutual Fin Iasarsnee Company, held on 1'hmnd.y. Maroh 3rd., 1816, the following rssotoi or' was ..bathed sod usesie Hely earned. That the instead= of this Board desire to place on record theliNieettelt sentiments of sincere grief and sorrow le view of the lose, from amour/ us, whioh we have sustain- ed by •ed through the decease of our long Siege friend. associate, presiding Wham and ee•dir.etor, Mr. Charles (Orrin, .r., and of the still heavier tom .sstelsd ty those who were nearest and dearest so him. Resoled, -That It 1. mfr a wet tribute to the memory of the -to say that Is regretting his removal from our mid.t, we mearu for me who was la every way worthy of our import sad regard. R...lved,-That we dsoegely oondole with the temfly of the d.oeseed os the die- pusauen with .111.11 le has pleased Divine Provides°, to afi1W them, and oommmd them fee...,ol.tlo. to Him who orders all Shines for the beet end mimeo ohaetWss.te are .one le mercy Rsedved,-yhet ibis heartfelt testimon- lsl of ear sympathy and arrow be forward .4 N Ihs.poes and daughter of oar deport- ed friend by the mersery of this mooting. sed Hast the dame be kr pabliciedea. J. M. Roane, Fee sea os imhoff Hoard Directors. D rsesso.e. Marsh 1, 1898. Is have • hen noeloe salert01 (n this 11.t me to tb• Eta of salsa Audios sale of farm Seek end 1•-ple- eents. property et Omrge Grebes. lot 6, s... 1, AatMld, es Tuesday. Marsh 15th, • 1 1 o'oloole r. M. Twos. OuxDar, L.e1osoa. Aao$lon sale of farm .leek, eta., b.loug- fag to the estate of the late Jobs Willis, es let 1, ono. 2, Aeh8lld, W.D.. a friday. Maroh 18t11, at 1 r 1., TWA. Oo1Dte, Aamtee.er. WEDNuDAT. Maroh 160*.,-Oeseeeelleg at 1 r.M., ease w111 be soy ky p•W. see. Hos cm lot 7, ess. 3, S D. O.Itierss, es ex- eener{ lace meet. «.Elei% et hese", sem tis, and sheep ; form at.e4N. iewseb-i6 f.rsll.re sad etcher article . Jon Rio:, Asdl.sssr• Mo*DAr, Marsh 2108-(1u"$ •,1 e 1s., s lot M. o•. 1. Sem Waws.sh, • Iel=t Melees has Adhere. She e...11..t M esti rho .leak Meese will be "sill y pel..seeten. Twos. Glow ma, Tar. 800 00 Water ratio 364 82 Eleotrio light 273 34 14716 96 DOT" Sinking fund, fets.eb he special dept - $ 199 95 Debenture", interest..... 896 00 Bask, interest 151 25 Bills payable, renewal 10000 00 Waterworks 646 78 Electric light 156 89 Waterworks, capital soot4 60 t;kartty- - -rv. ,.•... -- 31 80 4 06 62 93 17 26 960 37 00 10 00 134 15 660 13 189 55 1613 23 -1 96 Suodrt.s Publio works Fin dept C. C ..d 0 P:'eotlon soot., bylaw..., Mattlaad C.m.tery- Manhood suffrage Pottle schools .... Salaries (ash Delano* A w•-ber of 6Nti.R beiges were weeded "(seed She gene Swot daffy the past week. A commu.INWS from W. S. Mt Liss regarding CbielMeleed. was smell* *del committee to ss.mider and report A number of accounts were reed..% re- ferred to bnaooe oommittee. A petition from Sandford Stokes and others, oomplmintot ot their cellars being flooded, was read, and oo motion of Coan• hulloes Goole and Tweedy It wee sent to publio works o,tminittee with power to have the matter remedied •t once. The oourt of revision reported in favor el remitting T, N. Dancey's taxes, and placing those of Mrs. M. Elliott against the had. The report was adopted •iter the first clause had been struck oat. The finance committee reported as fol. lows : We haus examined the following s000aot* and reoommend their payment : Queen City 0.1 Co , $14.93; Qaeeo Cry Oil Co., $35 54; Mel'el1 Bros , $18 96; Hart & Riddell, $4 58; IV. Sheraton, $10 50; Tun SIONAL, $14; The Buffalo Meter Co, 1114 78; 0. C. WbtWly, $4: National Carbon Co„ $16: Davison & h,,, $83 72 Moved by R. Radcliffe, seconded by John Cr•iele, that the Mayor, the chairman of harbor oommittoe and Councillor Martin be a deputation to proceed to Ottawa, as goon as oeoeseory, and interview the minister of public works in reters.w to harbor dred,- iog. Moved in amendment by the reeve, seconded by M Nicholson, that the matter of sending delegation to Ottawa, re harbor dredging, he laid over to next meeting of mounoil, and in the meantime the clerk oommuoiwte with M. ('. ('amaro°, M. 1'., on the subjeet. The amendment war de- clared °•rrid. The oousoil then adjourned. ormolut. M1rrr1NG. A special meeting was bold on Monday evening to gully pen the elevator bylaw. Hie Worship, Mein': Thompson. prodded, and all the ooua$tiore were preset. The bylaw as provided, reed was mimed with- out amendment, and 1s now law. BOOKS AND PERIOD1CALs. KIPLING AND T)g Koyxw UNrrs.-Reg- inald de Keys. and Sur Arthur Sullivan have both been oommiuiond by Th* Ladles' Hosie Journal to give • mousiest setting to Rudyard K:plines great " R•- oesional " poem written for the Queen'" Jubilee. De Koven has finished hie maths, of the pelts, as • hymn with ohorns and solo, and •.h• temptations will be published le its entirety is • fnrthooming emu .f The Laws' Home Journal Waits CANADA WAS HALvID. Cs.. was one tine ab art twice as largo as 11 le sew. Io 17823, when Oreat'Britain wee . egoti•ting • poeoe with the revolting Am - oilcan (Weide*. *bit wee r.preseatd by • Mr. Oswald, who appears to have been very generous. He agreed neeeoeswrily to give op all of what le now Ontario, Miobiate, Ohio. Indiana, Illinois and Wieoosi.. He was • most ..varus mats, and would have ✓ lyw op she whole of Unlade if he had bons asked. In later tsogoti•tias, thrnagh the efforts of another Feet lemon meed Str•elioy •rro geme.te were male to keep Ossris, but the British were bluffed oat of a Meek tory whioh sow metal.. more people hiss the territory that wee kens. This whole story is told by Thomas Hdgiss, the Maroh C•Ladta. Magenta* A book with • mks of 60,000 to Ih want wis►1. four .eos8M of psblicaNee, peewee., eour• 0..11.0 :Mien to worrtst ..oft s phS50rn eel fen..1 .' .• Ia His tlwp., sP w ens Wssailin as D. r' bas met ad hof. sceesse, n llnlitt weeder atter • roadie,, The setter. Roe. O11ea M. Sheldo., i. meet •h.erMN Mrraftes. give. ea •*Neat .1 the strivlag after the ideal IEA w►1a11, though eeasidered soarestp attainable. sweet All fe .sarehhig the heart sad "ming e.s swarding ."Fans •sed pe rsr lila Test ds peeloaMleaa ,.04pi• .4 p.tce ; is p.per 25ots. 1. oteth 75.e.. Fleming H. R.mU 0owse5T. Tomei*. Aloe *moire of keel bookseller. Ws. Merit= Imola the dredge Areoldl' pertly she the lased this week, sed is .*w eS4Ped maxim her. The tag Deede as beteg itewroagily re- p.lwll, sed M =owed be have her s.eU.- ery le, las Ace days. She will les reedy 1. Apr& The big egg l •ails be the free". Jae. A. HerW.e. el West W who wilt MOWS fete tows N s'1so Tar It mien be smil"e"d bee teen s ..L.rsnr M l'a. 8sowa1. beeweee Htrq-.M{ ens Wit Soars.