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1301' ADAMS
j Tga(•ilga
OV PIANO
Nnld10 in Flank otMuntreal hock.
line Arts_--
IItAWIN(i AND. PAINTING 3 N
' OIL ANI) WATF:it COlult.
l ent ate tuft inn Nod elluaret
(IV). F. 1l Att0IT . Cambria Iswd
IUoldthutix''. row,.
Dentistry
11 A. NEWTON. DENTIST,
VT. LITKNllw'.
GODERICH MARKETS.
THORIWAY. May :tet.
VaII wheat, per bush, new So 73 W 11 0 73
Spring '•boat, per bush, new..,d 73 to 0 73
Hyo, Ix+r blah 0 15 to 0 IS
Hurkwl,ouat. per blush o 48 W ,w 18
flat.. Per hush., new U :C to 0
I'ous, per bush - 0 7e to h
1k.rley, PCI bu.b 0 11 to 1
S. r+.ning. per ton IN IRI I.,Flour, tonally, Icer cwt 9 Si to
Flour, patent. tier cwt.. .. 2 Si to
liras, per tun le le fn t
Short.. per ton Si ell
Ifay, )x+r ton . 7 :)i o
Wood. per eotd ... S' to
flutter, CrpIb .. ....... .. a to
Thenar, per Ib 12 to
Eggs, fresh: per dos 113 to
Pntat.x+s . .... .... ... , 'U (•I to
('ant le, ordii'y t, god. perces .34n'to
Cattle export, per ewt ... . . 125 to
Hog., live weight, pet cwt 7 Hl to
Npting 1411111e, .... , -. 4 He to
semi,. per cwt' Inn to
Hsu', per 114 0 lel to
ltwon. per Ili 0 1S to
Lards per IL 123 to
Tallow, per Ib n 14 to
[tido,., per cwt a .N1 to
Neaw•pSkin............,.z... .... M1 to
Turkeys. •.. . • .. •. U 13 to
('hiskens. 0 l W
is lut.ide ln,tr y,. on page •i•
GODERICH, ONTARIO, CANADA : MAY 3, 1906
LOCAL TOPICS.
Baby Day at Sallow*.
On Monday It. H. Hallows had a
busy day witlt the babies. It was his
annual "Baby Day" and no fewer than
1•ighty-one of the darlings faced the
canler.a during the day. The young.
otters were not all town children by
any means but hailed "froom Ilan to
Bexs•slteba," as Mr, Snll(w14 put it.
About Ourselves.
Kincardine 'bloater : ••Thr (.ode -
rich Signal has palmed its third anni-
versary ender the management of
Messrs. Vanatter & Ituhertson. 1t
has certainly lecrnne the, foremost
paper in Hutton and the two pro-
pretots descry'• the loyal support
they get. No better team could have
hooked up together."
J. B. Hawkins Has Sold Out,
J. H. Hawkins has disposed of his
hardware stuck to E. 1 . Paulin. of
U»sl)wood, who aw umer charge June.
1441. Mr. Paulin is thoroughly ex-
lx•riencel in the hardware line and
was formerly in lousiness in \Vingliant
Inn ' latterly in Dashwood. In the
311 maim.. Mi. Hawkins will reduce
Lost or Found
4
I 110(; c01II.AIt FOUND. -OWNER
11 / este horn 41(11)41 by applying al THE
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At home every day except Thursday.. New
smarty for extracting teeth n, turmo.
Mee ter than gs.. ('rown and bridge work, et,.
Alomtuum plates Ihon-breakehlel.
N. 11. You can always hair your work -h
better done In thy dental office alum time.
better fw•illtles for dottier the work, inure cone
furtable for the patlenL
Cts E. SALE. L.D.S., D.D.S.
McLean'', ,Nock
Dr. Turnbull's old .4and.1
Situations Vacant
WANTKD.-A (111.°°iii
(IENF:HA1.
.errant W go to Aessiaun Itumedlatul .
APIA., to MIL4. H. M.t-M3$KL4• cam et ('. a.
it1 CRF:tt.
,i/A\TSU,-6001) SMART IIOY
11' to 11(41)1 the rhahing ,md wen's htrllish-
Ing iuslnv,... \C.\LTKIt l'. l'It1I)IIAM.
WANTE)).-A 0001) GENERAL
seri filth APplY to M1314. W. PROUD.
FI x)T.
i OY'WASTEI)-APPItENTIUE TO
1) learn printangilt or 13 yearw.03 age. fair,
euba•atlon. A g, f opportunity for a bright
boy. Apply (14 THE MIUNAL OFFICE.
E STERLING BANK OF CANADA
Medical
1'ItS. EMMER$ON & TURN 13
1
A. T. Kosag els 'N. M IF.
W. S. Tt Went Us M. B.
,/aces, ,Hamilton 15ere4t. • . lel.
ite-klen4'e 'phone Itla-
1)R, A. If. MACKI.IN. . H.
1111 SltIAN AND t ' 141E05
Stec lot at tentl„11 30 F:).•. ,,1f• N,..e and
Throat. lithrr+and resod' iw�th[ old Hank
reit). opp,le•lo• l''I.t,Mc,•, West st., Uoderlrl..
Telephone No. Ire,.
IIF:AH .OF'F'ICE, - - TORONTO
'resident. G., T. SOMEIIS,, F„SQ. Vice-Pt esident, W. K. GEORGE, ESQ.
DIRECTORS :
11. WIl 14 wt'ottTF: AIKINS, M.L.: 51.1f.(.S.. ENG. sII)NE0 JIINILS, ESQ.
WM. DINF.F:N. ESQ. ' NUKI. MARSHALL, L:s(t
JOHN C. EATON, F:siQ. T, W. SPENCER. ESQ.
JolIN Id. TILI►EN, ESQ.. .. HAxn.rON.
GODERICH BIL\N4'H- 01•F:NE1) 'IAY
(IKNEI1AL IRANKIN() 343 141N3;,1
- TRANSACTED.
1{..I Er• FREY, Manager.
1s'T,
SAVINGS
I)KI'AIiTMENT.
tIAMEKON'
It!sTKIL•1
Hamilton 141-, 4344
Ont. M. (1. I'
LORAN.
al
KILU►K.\N. I3AK-
dWr.. notarie.. etc. milero,
door from :e'puan•, Uolerteh, I
MEHON, K.('. J. 1« KIL-
I
pliOl' '00T, BUYS & 13LAIR,
1. tsar er.. solicitors, solarias public pr. ••
:ors in t c Maritime Court, etc. (ntro. e..l. ride
Nona next door 1'. A. %slrn'. groaely. 1'rl
rete, und. to lend al k west rate. of interest.
W 1t4UI)FOOT. K. C. 1t. C. HAYS. U, F'
Ault.
1IAN('EY. LOPIl7S F:., 13411-
W
IIhtTER, 8MN4Wr, 1)04*!) Npeclal mtun-
(ion go el' to Marine Court work. Money to
stn. flare Urx
North St. snl Square, lerlCh, \alt MAI.h, -STONE COTTAGE
0.JOHNSTON,BARRISTER, ` en Newesie street. Apply' to MRS. 1V.
HA e l A. Riff NAM. East •t met.
solicitor, notary ppruubllc. c,miml.sloner,
els. Morn to ,,ran. 011loe, Darner Hamilton
DICKINSON & OAItROW, BAR-
I(IMTEILS, attorneys, solicitor.. etc..
(ioderich. Money W lend at lowa.t rates. E.
L I)ITKIN1ON. CHARLES (JARROW. LLB.
Beal Lstate tor' bale.
f 1 WO I.ARUE ILL'ILI N(i LOTS
L F'UK is E. SLUeorge's nnt.sitsuited
on Arthur street. One of the fine-. Iowt toe. In
town. Apply W ALBERT K. F:SHAW,
Arthur .1 met.
AH01:SE AN I) GARDEN TO
RENT. --A large hone, tit for hoarders.
eel Wtclt street. opposite the Tatra House. where
all the work Is going on. It ran be rented
either in 'lx)ms or the whole Moue.. Apply to
MO'RAKI, DALTON KInt dl I•oaomre. 16.11
midst, Andre•w',l otree1..• llaletich, Ont.
G. WARD. CONVEYANCER.
El • etr., and comnalwdoner for taking and
wen leg • 1,.'lgnlrnne.. of Mail, am.lavtt.
or ellIrnoto's, deposit lens or 'edema deviant.
lionsIn or concerning any action suit or pro-
ceeding in the High Court, of Justice, the
(bun of Ap 5x03 fur Ontario, or in any 4'1,211,1)'
(r ',Delon 1'ourt, All transactions carefully
and promptly executed. lteeldenc ; and 1'. O.
addle-I)uug,nnon )n4
Insurance._ Loans. etc.
JOHN W. (GRAI(31E, LIFE. FIItE
nod 'incident Insurance. Agent for looting
mutual and Lock commode.. Inslran'•e In all
h.,,.effected
s pa N•ost nal.•+.
on 4.111.1 pions and al l0
Pa
1 .dl tt rrh)., corner We'd S:Square,
an:Square,p,a,
or akdreo. J. w'. ('6AIOIIC, Uoderid,, (alt,
tele ,hone 21
McK11.1.0P MUTUAI. FIRE IN-
S (' 1(4454' E (' O. -Farm and Isolated
town propertyMowed. Value of property its.surest up to hnan. *1(0, over I17,(I01,00). ottlears
w
and dirtors:-J. Apptree
. McLean, 1..,T. F'rw.cr,
flee pre.. : Jan. Connolly. (I. Dine,' -Mr. ,'hes.
IleY..L Watt, Jas. Evans, J. H. thieve, J. Benne-
web.. directors ; T. E. Hays, Monfort h, secretory -
treasurer ;Inapectors, neatest director W
J• W. leo Holmesvllle, agent for West
Haran. ('offcy-holders can pay a,.sawment.
and get their card. recelpterl er Mr. Coats',
r at McLean Bros. Palace t lothing
Store Clinton,doderlch! .
Auctioneering
►THOMAS OUNDRY, LiVE STOCK
Hamiltonand general auctioneer, has m
nStreet to new nae on mouth Street
where he will be found at all Omen when not
'ITing sale.. Term. reasonable and every ef-
ot. net to you 'satisfaction. Phone 50.
(lEORdiF; BECKEIT, GENERAi.
an'tlnneer, trU'I Hamilton affect, Ooderl-h.
1'. O. lax I. All sales will reecho, 'special
attention, 1 w131 buy your entire stock of
koos'•hold goods for rash, and will oell You
stove., furniture, mattresses, spring., et.•..
cheap. ('all and .toe what we ran do for you In
tills. line. HICOR0E HE('KKTT, Curiosity
8h0p, Unclench.
TIIF: GoDF:RICH REALES'TATF;
- ANI) 1-'14('ItANCE ADEN) V.
Fos OA1.v-
21-story brick and aelnehl I0>namerl dw•r)II,,w.
Large stable. a ,ole. Finely situated
un Keay..)nrt. samo, a snwP.
2 -dory brie), .lore, Maker'. ovl•0 Anil photo-
graph g.tllerv. 41(oattrl un Main street,
Myth. 53.4•)).
2 targe 140., corner 'Orton and Wellington.
Prier. $.1/1. See lilt..
2 -story 'brick, U roomed Erne 11021 .1 acre. of
land. (rood orchard. Price V.101.
2 one+) narter err lots ono'. el. 7. 11. station.
11 -story frame house. 14 11a111., situated on
113, 100' street. near l'ollagiate Institute.
111.3.41.
teroOtlael frame house and 2 lots. AnIlTeem
sired• 4011(1 Two buck Io.. tt1r each
lot and frame Mondry. Aa fart fro141490• on Es..?
street, near Sonar.% 1i11n.
9 -roomed frame store And dwelling. large stable .
satiated 0)33:ken avenue. Monti • from hust-
ne+s, (IMA nnnuallp. ((pparl11nit y kna•k'
trot once et your door.
11 -story frame dwelling. .)stated on Keays
. 'er Ili h School.
street, light ronin . ne K
�Jt[
3luney to loan. S pea cent.
('11th:,'. HAMLINK.
"look of ('onnnctre Itldg.
HOUSE ANI) LOT FOlt SALE. -A
a(01 frame' story and 14 half dweIling,
quarter of an acre of band. stable, good well.
I'a.•c+dnn cm. 110 given env time. Apply In
Mb'..1LF:XANDF:It McIL1F:. Kintall. 11;tf
FOR
F:\CEXCELLENTF A It .H
V N- osh. t
N'0
We'd \ n
s1.K.-2110 vert•n in et wn
A
rn11eN, from Auburn : soul w clay luno, aTauL Ile
Merest under cultiv,aiun and :n to Fa acne+
limber. A well find two +ring. of ester, a
now frame dwelling. a good boon, stable and
driving shed. App)>'tu�•OI'N(i & ROBERT -
MON Uoderlch -
YO1-N(i & ROBEi3TSON, REAL
Frltate„wmd Insnrwnec Agent... Real es-
tate for sale or to lel. Properties handled in
any port of the town and county. Fire and
life Insoirmee, money to loam etc.
L1OR SALE. - FOUi( TOWN LOTS
r on Il.yncld vast,. south of Mn. 11 nppl 4131h -
.nn'+ property. Apply to 13. W. THOM� t•&
SON.
LIAR\( FOR SALE -FIFTY ACRES,
I being north half of the end halt of lot No.
et Mnceednn 4, A.hteld; two milts west of
I(ungnnnoI. (Mod bulldings; two acv's
orchard ; well underlralm"l:. (11 clay loam.
Forp.rticnlar+ apply to UKORUE HARRIS,
Ualrrl"h. Ont.
INSURtANCE
The very hetet kind of Insurance -Le., provision for the
FUTURE as well as the PRESENT -is a Savings Account
in
THE SOVEREIGN BANK OF CANADA
INTEREST PAID FOUR TiMES A YEAR.
$1.00 Will Open an Account.
Put your looney in s place where you can get it when you.
want it.
(Inderich Branch : Corner Squatre and Colborne Street.
J. D. O'CONNELL, - - - MANAGER.
dhow
1
1
-Ice Dealer
( 'RAM IE BROS.,
ICE :MERCHANTS.
Ire -old and delivered pnnu)tls in 1)+x11 or
large lel.. We make 0 special( y of .actin))
older-, Iran your orders al olive. 30.3 door
west of SgItur. West tear), Or at Is'sidcna•.
William oriel. (iuteileh.
Tt:1.Een,Nr.91. 000Fatl('II, (INT.
the stack AS '11 as p Os'ilde. Ilia
a4V3'Itisenlent on lunge 7 this week
should h1 of special interest to readers
of The Signal.
Population Increasing.
Asse•swn• ('nwpls•11 has not quite
completed the making on of the trolls
for the year but expects to Ile through
in a week or so. A rough casting up
of the totals of population shows an
increase again this year. Though Mr.
Campbell is not pmlwrel at ptes•nt
to sayest how much the ine ease
we understand it is over 11.11 and that
the present population of the town' is
4,410 or over.
Is Your Dog Tagged
The issue of dog tags under the by-
law recently pissed by the town
council began on Monday and up to
this 'nor g the ' Collector's register
of canines shows twenty Is
tagged. :lit) tags were put•chawed.
being considered enough to tag all the
dogs in town, though some eitilens
have an idea there 'unet be twice that
number of dogs. At all events the
majority of dogs are yet (intagged.
The Fall Wheat.
Conflicting reports respecting the
appeat•tutce of the loll wheat am com-
ing in. :1s far ag heard froiu the crop
will- not be heas'y through the town -
shins of Goderich and Colborne.
Wherever it was put in in good shape
last fall it appeu•e(1 to winter well,
but the white frost of two weeks ago
cut 3)1? it large portion, so that the
crop in the townships mentioned may
be looked upon as luurdly up to half an
overawe.
t 1'(TI►N SA LE OF' A 1)1:S1 RAIIi.E
I)WFLLINIi iN THE TrAYN flF'
UOI)3IIITH. -
Mr. Doman McLeod will sell hy' pgblte
an,1lon at the premiers.. corner Nelson -Met
and 1 'iglihrla Road. (34141Crir•h. on
SATURDAY, MAY 13th, MC,
mitmenlin at 1 ','clock sharp: The Large
frame dwelling. 1-..torteo high, rnnlalnlust all
0,04.10 Improvement,:, loath, torn:tee, ere.
This propel ty I. new• rented for 5ILo, per
h. 1t contain. eleven Hams and Muth,
(Meet and goal cellar.: also n good Morn and
driving -hot There are two lot. with Ihi. pro -
pert y. It 3..11 coded Ina g,.pd part of the town
where property ••.1n he rented alp the time.
Tends: -' 'riper gent. of the purehnse money
to be pail at time. of .isle m• within one week.
The balance may remote. on nlortg.agl' with
Inlerrat al .t per cent. per annum. - -
If y011 are looking for a gond investment have
a look at this prop•rt y before the sale. 11 Is
eonvenientdy situated to factory nod la only
want I've minifies walk from the Square.
DU'NC.\N Mc1.L:01). THOS..lil'NI)R1'.
Proprietor. Anel innerr.
Public Notice
h
r.F. OF STOCK.
(t\A
1 1
Died at Stratford.
The death occurred in Stratford op
Sunday, April'2)nd, of Mary E. Keag,
w•ifi) of Joseph P. ()rout( aye, thirty-
four years. 'l'he dt'(•enxetl was torn in
Gode•rich, where she reside( with her
Whet. Joliet; Kt•,tg. Instil her mar-
riage with J. 1'.•Crout, of Stratford,
about ten years ago, when she went
to that city with her husband, and
had since resided there. She is stir -
Vidal by her husband and two sisters,
•Mrs. Thomas, of Detroit, and Mrs.
Fowler, of Cars n'(ille, Mieh.
Going to Dunnville.
T. W. liVilltnott, who has held the
position of (organist at Kut)x church
since the flrxt of the year. was at
Dunnville
111 the organ atSt. Paul's 1lEpiscopal
church for the dayHis services
were very much appreciated and he
left yestertley, owe nailed hyo Mrs.
Wilmott. to ear the position
Of organist permanently. A large
new pipe (organ is bring installed this
month, and Mr. Willmmtt's friends
congt•atelate hint on his appointnelt.
Deputy Registrar Appointed.
Jaunes Dickson has !len appointed
deputy registuar of deals 144 Nelccessur
LO .1. D. ('Connell, who recently re-
signed to join the Sovereign Hank.
Mr. Dickson halm been associated with
the registry office for netr•by fifteen
vent•+, has x thorough familiiu•ity with
the work, and has proved 11iIlaelf n
faithful and competent official. From
the Ntxndp,int of the public interests
he has deserved the pronx,t' . and
the a )Isi)intle•nt will no doubt be
entirely satisfactory to those who
have business with the office.'
TENtlxlts w111 he re elve,l by 41as.rs. 1'rond-
es.% Hay. Se MAP.. Ilnrrl.tcn, etc.. Halrrirh,
Ontario. for th' filmdom. of eighty sMars of
fully pwid up capital stack In the M, 3111, 31
!kirk Slachlne Company. Limited. on the fol.
10Wing tnn',s:
I. All teter. shall be mailed nr handed to
the ,maid firm and trceirod by them on nr before
Friday, the lath day of Maly, A.D. 11)436,
'' v otter that date will be
and no tender reach 4 1 , f er t t
Considered.
2. The,urea."e price 44114)11 be paid In rush
upon notice of rho a'ee della• of the tender.
3 The Bile will he .uh(Iel•I to s reserved pricy
an I the highest tender h1 execs. of the reserved
to lee .hall be novels ll.
The vendor 1. the executrix and a, such a
trustee and +tilling is. mieb.
Dated at Sxrnin thl. 29)3 day of April. A. D.
IRK
COWAN &' T0w'FAS. Sarnia, Ont,
Moliritorsfor. ANNi): SCH.1FF:It,
al.:q Ferret rix.
To Bent
AFURNISHED ('O7TAGK TO
RENT. -For tan summer. near the centre
of the town. All modern eon enlcncee. Apply
al THE 141UNAI. HEFT 'E. 0.44.3 .
Yor Bale
L�X('F:Li.ENT ROADSTER FOR
J . le.-- Warranted. ter year.. can he drieen
b�))'� Indy. only 1175• .\Iso Moore and Torness,
Fe' Nell together or A srntel3. Seen at
.table.•l•l11.11111-N16 In nWAS, Sot'lo.13. 1 to 3
o'clo. k.
Ct)
oKIN(i STOVE FOR SALE.--
combined coal and wood. in fair rendition.
A. owner has left town will he sold at a low
Frice. Apply at THE 11105,111, OFFICE for
urther'articular..
Notice
WARNING.- -ANYONE FOUND
rewpaa.ttlg or verming ere -arm. On sins
part. of Out property will be ^mooed awl prow
emoted. IMlgnaddl L. 4'. and K. C. AITHILI.
•
Marriage Licenses
‘v .1',TER F:. KELLY,
OUI)KitI('H, ONT.
11 a tehmaker• Jeweller and Opt4Olnn.
looter of Marrie's' terns-..
W LANK ISSUER OF MAItRI
• ACM ftemeee. U..1,rlsh, Out.
haw, Mrs. (Dr.) John Dickson. of Port- England, of which 104th of the '1i)
anis,, Oregon, who was visiting her
mother and brothers at San Francisco
at the time of the recent calamity.
\Ve bre pleased to know the fluidly
all 0.400 through that trying time in
safety.
SAN Ho..o.:.. CAL.,
Apr. 22nd, 11111.
HEAR F.ATIIER,- I know you will
he glad to learn My thee and 1 and
lj brothent and family have x gut -
•a away from stricken San F'rum•Isco
nd are none the worse except being
er • fatigued from the shock44 and
e ached moves am the fine x( Vance .
F'ina'l ' m) bt'uther was able e toget
s by boat across the bay to this
welt' country )lace, where we x
eel we are Ill Paradise. Jack got
ere on Friday night and manage, CO
mate is yesterday and WOO et cannot,
ell how lad 1 was to see him. wove
o you 1111 from beth. Your loving
aughter, LILLIAN.
people erre lintives. and eighteen
days later they calve to this country.
lieorge %Vat•renev was then twenty
yell•s of age :old his bride 'formerly
Miss Palmer) was two years his junior.
For soul. time they were residents
If Hulled hut for many years past
hart- lived in ('Tint011. They 'are loth
in good health land we trust an iter,
1 in these columns ten years hence will
II 11 Peeurd their diamond anniversary.
t Lost 'I'a•shay'scelebration woad u1»rkel
a { by x f 'Iy reunion, the nine children.
v S X gr4tnde•hildren and uthe'r relatives and
u{ 1 1 fritvtds gathering to hon'or t o soca.
) y 11 441031. Mr. and Mee. \Varreler's de -
m I l 1 ' semdauts of the 11t•st generation are :
11 11 Gentle.. of Walhceburg: ,solus, of
f 4' 1' J k Sarnia ; Thomas. ofGale•ricl) : 'Witold,
h of Toledo ; Robert, of Clinton : Nathan.
It y d y i 1 u( 1lcn8a11 ; Mrs. Ho•sley. Clinton,
t g l and MrAllen and Mts. \'al4ey, of
t Toronto, and of the second general'
d Hve children were baptized on the
occasion of this auspicious event in the
lives of their grandparents. These
R. N. Merritt, Rs A., left Tuesday are Charles, Zeta and (h•urge Horsley,
to Luke the position of mathematical are
Allen and Alexan der N ahoy,
VANATTER & ROBERTSON, PenuNmgHr
Farewell to Mr. Merritt. 9
molder in the Teterboro Collegiate
Institute. His depot ture i. tel(retted
not only by those connected with the
Goderich Collegiate Institute, who
feel that the 84.1001 has lost the
servi(•e14 of a most capxahle joist doctor,
but by the towfN3eo de generally who
had the p11vilege of his acgnaintanre,
by whole he was universally and
deservedly ht•Id in the highest esteem.
A proof of his popularity 1yith the
students was the presence or m very
huge number of them at the station
on Tuesday 1(4 hid farewell to 1'
Before Mr. \Ie•t•t•itt left the school he
was presented with it testimonial of
the regard of t he Students and teachers
in the shape of a clock. Principal
Field made the presentation with x
brief address conveying the sentiments
of the givers, and Mr. Stang added a
few words. Mr. Merritt replied ex-
preseing his appreciation of the gift.
Mr. Jterritt's ssurcessor 1124 ulatheMati-
1•aI specialist here, Mr. Meyer. come
mlenced work yesterday morning.. '
The License Commissioners .
Considerable Nur u•i8e has been ex-
cited by 84)1131• of the rulings recently
issues, by the West Huron license
coiutuiSlionera and there itt•e those
who may that their action in some
('asses bm arbitrary- and altogether un-
warranted. The coululissioners, how=
ever, are supposed to know their busi-
ness and no doubt in many instances
in which they are critirizel they could
make ort a gold 0e4,14e full' themselves,
%Ve question, however, if they have
not mode 0 nIkt,tke regard to the
change they demand at the Mallough
House in Dungannon. Mr. (;lover has
been connected with that house for
nine years and is virtually Manager of
the hotel, and it has always had the
reputation of being a well-conducted
hostelry. Why Mr. Glover should be
single, out fur the connisNinnes
displeasure is purely as router of con-
jecture. 4144 we have always found him
courteous owl attentive to business
and the service of the house especial-
ly good for a rural hostelry. As far
as the eit•cumstancen are known to the
public, a reconsideration by the euul-
nlisnioners of their action in this
matter would seem to be in order,
Public Library Board.
The public library Ismail met Inst
Saturday, The pun•hl►se of a ,set of
Thackt•raty's works was decided on. and
also of it muitllet• of Hetty books and
three of W. Collins'to replace worn -
11)1t Vn111111ex. The Ixx)k a '3te•e
repN)t•ted ,t list of books purchased
lout out. 'revived as yet. Accounts of
George Porter, set of Dickens, gs.:,ll,
and MTh- Star, printing, $7.111), were
passed. The Gnvernlnebt grant for
the year was received, amounting to
$11107. The librarian's report for
March Nhowel $5.73l'ea'ive1 for read-
ers' cants. tints( and catalogues, and
1,:1[11 volumes issued.
Death of Charles Vanstone.
Thr death of Charles Vanstone
occurred at the renidence of his
Inothet. Mrs. Mary Van 14t0ne,
Hincks street, after an illness of it
n her of years. The funeral took
pace on Thursday afternoon. April
13th, to (Toblpornt' cemetery, Rev. G.
N. Hazen, pastor of North street
Methodist church. conducting the
service. The pall -hearers were three
cousin's, Geo. Bissett, Thos. ,fates and
Sam Viinstone, ,net Col. \\,n. Young,
Jno, Million and Mr. (;rumunett. De-
'w'e'1 h'histo I' 11 (1
e: 'el is nutvl t 31 the r 1
C G )
four sisters. He woe x member of the
Uoderich lodge of the A. O. U. W.
and the saeramlent of baptism, was
adulinnodded by Rev. C. • H. (tu nes
rector of St. Paul's church,. Ufln m.
A g those present at the Bele)
tion last Tuesday were Mr. and M
East, Mrs. HnIwn /Old \L•. and Mrs.-
lihu'k, Ciliates the het named being
a sister of Mr. Warrener. William,
\Varteuer, of California. is n brother
and other brothers and sisters of both
:Nr. 1111(1 Mrs. \\'ar•retier live in- the
Old 1.101(1.
Harbor Notes.
The McIver cottage un the beach has
dis►pteand, being taken down by the
C. 1'. It.
The steamer: Turret Cape a1•rivesl
this morning with a cargo of wheat
for the Big lttill.
The M,u•Iton 3)ndging Co. 111114 leen
awatdtd 3113• cuntras•t for the dredging
tobe dude at thin port this year.
The este •r fit•itannieof the North-
ern Navigation Co. Will be on the
route between \Vindsu•, Detroit, Sar-
nia, Goderich and Kinriudine this
season, leaving Windsor and Detroit
Tuesay, Thursday and Saturday
etu'h week. A popular feature of this
service will be a low -tette week -end
opting f • river 314)111(44 to Golerich
and Kincardine.
The steamer Presider arrived Ott
Sunday night from ('ollingwoxl and
loft on Tuesday Hight Iwphnd south.
The Premier is the burned stemma.
Lincoln which the L)oty Engine
rebuild-
ing.
contract o f
Works took th.
The rebuilding was done at
('ollin wood »r 1 the Vessel was
brought here. to have some further
work done. The Premier will run
twtweeu Pelee Island and the main-
land.
The schooner Vienna VAMP 411(1
hport about midnight hast night with
er mlitzen mast and 1 broken
and sails severely torn. She• was
bound up the lake from Sarnia and
about twenty-five miles from Sarnia
('an into x Nganll. The storm lasted
only a few minutes but was severe
enough while it lasted to do the dssn-
aago cent' •d, Capt. \Innlo•h 'c•
Donald ,and his mon Chester wet on
board.
Heavy Shipment ofSquare Timber.
Jambes nutlet•, timber merchant of
Quebec, is here at present engaged in
loading up four cars of 44plendei sticks
of rock elm timber destined for the
Old (lountry market. The sticks aver-
age frorn twentt•-Hve to misty feet in
length and will total up about 2,500
feet cubic measure. They hate been
colleettnl by W. Hill, principally from
the east end of 4'ollxn•ne and !lulled
township, ,tt the upset price of forty
('ent.s px•t• cubic foot, delivered in Goole
rich. The timber. after it leaves hem
by rail, is sent to Toronto to be doatb041
iuU) t'es0144,4 at Garden !shunt and from
there will he rifled down the St.
Lawrence to (towhee to be taken on
board the export ship to Liverpool.
The business gf ex{pot•ting s)e10.11. tits•
ter is now fast disappearing from these
parts and thin present shipment. {N
a faint reminder of wptle forty
years ago, when the old Maitland
river'WatM the scene of rafting oper:►-
ttonm every Spring and when the jolly
raftstnen in their picturesque rel flan-
nel shirts made the valleys ring with
(heir loud cries. The finites, which
woe very plentiful at that em•ly date,
was taken on board vessels Neu( lett
expressly to take it away..
Board of Trade Council.
The monthly meeting of the council
of the 13011r11 of Trade Waw held on
Monday evening. A number of c
mu nications received during the past
msonth were real and pissed la{
and President Nairn repurttsl a meet-
ing with Pustotllce Inspector Coup -
bell, of London, Blaring his oflioinl
visit to town beat week, whirl' it is
hoped will result in some improvh-
Inent« at Oodirich p ostolllce. A res-
olution was presented dealing with
the lord's Day bill now before the
)louse of Commons. Some mlenlbers
of the council thought that the hill
went to) far in the way of restriction.
11 llti')I1 tri to
and the te.' I w 'midi 1 t
approve simply' of the principle Of
Sabbath day legislation.
Death of Mrs. Coates.
(hI Wednesday of hast week occurred
d
the death of Mrs. Isaac Coates in her
forty-sixth yea!, after an illness of two
yenr,i duration. The funeral took
place on Friday. It'w•. W. H. Graham,
!Motor of Victoria street Methodist.
church, of which the dece,ase•e1 was a
member. conduct ingthes'i-vic,.M. The
Lpall -hearers were J. Tancott, Jas.
ong, 1,44, Ilognr'th, Thos, Hawkins,
1). H. toss and A. Mcl)nnald. Mrs.
1'410 es was born in Colborne township
and for two years after their marriage
twenty-three years ago Mr. Intl Mrs.
Corton live) in that township, and
since then were residenti, of Golerich.
She is survived by her mother, Mn.,
Ellen Hallows. who *Imo lives in
town, and by It anther and a
sister, Frank Mall/MS. of Portage
la Prairie, and Mrs. Jetties Long, of
Wingham. She leaves two daughters.
Her long illness was hrn'. with Chris-
tian fortitude, and the hymn .he sang
just before a her(IP 1111 "My F'alth (woks
i'p to Thee," showed upon Whore 14140
had 'tiptoed her trust.
From the Stricken City.
\\'illiam Dickson ham receive, the
following note from his daughter -in -
A Family Reunion,
Alfred 11. .fame, his wife and a
cousin. Fred Jane. are at present
visiting at the remiden(•e of A. S. Jan.',
having arrived from the OId baud on
Monday night. The first- named is a
son of our Low t0011411: He /lent the
first few working years of his life on
the ratan with his fa) her, but at the
1• 11 went t• home o
x f twenty ITL I m for Month
K Y
'Africa. At the beginning of the thin
year of the Boer war the British
Gove•t•nnps•nt called for it huge nlnn•
her of young 31n•n for the South
Afi i,an constal,uLuy and y g Jane
sent in an application. Being at mem-
ber of the V,)hltltt'et' INtttalion of the.
Thirty-'eeond Regiment, Dnkeof ('Arn-
wa11 Light Inf»ntry. an expert horse-
man and having a high newel AS a
rillenurl in his corps, he tans readily
accepted,s1d e ledt home early v i n
the spring of 11131, landed at Cope-
land), and after /1. railway journey of
five )hay's was 3rop ed off ant. Heidel-
berg, then a ironing; depot foe. the S.
A. C. After at few weekly preliminary
training he joined hi'troop and served
on the famous blockhouse lines till the
send id the war. He continued to
serve without. ,t break until het
September, . when, while perflt•nl-
ing escort dotty in Swaziland. be
Con tilt:) l 111141441.111 ((11(1 Was in%abided
hnlus• with the. option of tej11ning his
troop In the spring. Ile finally de-
rided to send in his 1r•ai n13imo, Rut
4r. Jane is n hustler and he no sooner
fgund himself suffieir•nth- ree•gyele(I in
health than he joints) himself to an
electric motor establishment in ties
west of England and obtained his ter-,
1131. re as»driver OrehalafTeur, wit t.
W1)101 no one can drive an electric
machine in England, and the posses.
atom of which he hopes truly be nsefml
to him in ('an,uln. He will In'OIWbly
go to the \Vest..
A blood Citizen Gone.
The illness of John Acheson, the
progt•t•ss of which was noted with
sympathetic interest by our towns-
people dining the past m4)tltho, ter -
ted fatally on Abpxhay loast, *rid
thus WAN 'nought to a close the
e•atlhIy eal•e.er of • of our lest -
known citizens. Mr. Acheson 440144
born in Ireland seventy -Nevis] years
ago and at the age of twelve years
canoe to this country with 101,9)a11n0s,
the family settling In tit le•irh town-
ship. About forty years ago 31r.
Achesoi mowed to this town and on•
gaged in the drygaxls buminesx, in
which he haul a long, h • We and
successful .swear, retiring some four-
teen yearn ago to enjoy as well-e»rned
test. \I r. Achesim w,t.8 married forty-
nine years ago to :Nims Sneyd, who
14nrvive1 him, with 11. family of seven --
One 144)11. John T., of Motile, lllan.,
and six daughters, Mrs. ilte•v.p
W. S. Jamieson, of Chesley ; Niro.
iltev.) F. W. II dlinrake, of NVool-
stock, 1 Mis a Elizateth, 144111gt,
Ethel xrd In,, »t ulc. Three
hrothet•m 4)f Ibe deceased, (ieut•ge.
\Villhun and Edwa d, reside in town,
and • brother, Ib, wit, and two Nis -
term, Mrs. Foes and Mrs. ,'rooks, in
Gole•ich township, Ir. Acheson wan
r00ognice(1 as a matt f clew, sour,*)
judgment,
'n Irs Mtt to
business matters, and
frequently nought in
nieipal afield.. 144
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS MAY Srd.
I•AIiK
The Mg Loaf Kind -Wooten* Canada )'lour
I'ha. teForm('lithing-Reg. BlackS
.\ucliun Salo of I)welliug--11. Masud, Prep1
Need Pea. .
helper 4l.asse�--Penton, Hu,.ire,... 4'ollege.
Sind hI d. ,
Sold Out -J. ti. Hawkins , 7
Roadster for Salo -Colborne House1
Sailings Vor)horn Navigwtkin Co 1
'eh Century Clothes W. ('. Pridham
Ikitgain I)ay. -J. H. Colborne_ ....
Not How ('heap but How Hood -Hocken t
Htauelon 11
Some.,. with Millinery -W. A. McKim 3
Footnote Shoe. --Win, Sharman. ... 3
'boleti and (Hanlon to lent --Michael Ikillon.
KIntail........................ 1
Solo of Stock -rowan $ Towers, Sarnia
beef fuller Found -The Signal
Announcement --el. K. King, N'Ipghlun'
Sunshine Furnace Mel'lor>, Mfg. Ib
Servant w•a4)lterl -Mos. It. M. Tassels...
Busbies. ('ani -11. A. Newton, Lucknow
'tending lout. for Sale--.\#bort Kneesh aw
Ire Mer•hant.-l'rwigiu Hera
Tourist. -{i. K'. Thomson
5
carpet. I)tio et from, the Maker -B leen%
1)x.4 ................................. 8
the north side of Cambria road. op-
posite the MCEwaal residence. for Thos.
Belem, and one is laid on the cornet•
north of the organ factory for W. J.
D,uliels,
The exenvat' for a house for
Amos Stewart in St. Andrew's wadi
Ices leen matte.
Brick work and painting are in
prowess at the generd and Marine
oospital and lathing has 0 el.
Jas. Buchanan's new brick veneer
house next his own un Nelson street
and the two new frame 1 sett on
Anglesea street which the Uolerich
PI ' g Mills ore erecting un the old
mill site ate nearing completion.
These latter make eight which the
milling • patty have erected 031 their
turner mill property. 44
1)t•Holmes intends ei•('ting two or
three new houses on the hate Judge
T property near the mutt' , which
he purchased, and is having the
house now on the pnt{Ierty fixed over.
\Vn1. S1'11'0411 1x )building in the
south-east ,part of the town.
Thus. W'taIlis is preparing for
building 00 Victoria street opposite
It. Th0111 son's.
Item. Nott Nutt is having an extava-
tun Made on Elgin avenue near F.
Morgans )4turc for a house for A. 13.
Davidson. tie is also preparing to
build a r(xidence next his own dwell-
ingon Newgate street.
ork has been remains' on the
foundation for the Baptist church.
Rev. lit.. McLean, of Blyth, is build-
ing °Netlike 1.. Et Dancey'8 residence.
A foundation is in on Trafalgar
street for Mss. O'Neil, of Kingsbridge.
A. Stirling is bdilding near his own
m exideucc.
Rooky Park intends !darting the
excavation for his new house on Elgin
ate next tunesMtewarCa, shortly.
1.. Domains made it drip to some
nearby towns un Saturday to secure
extra carpenters for the work at rho
elevator.
\l'ihu)•r Smith has nude a 10 x 311
addition itt the rear of him store and
will have it bricked up. His business
preaisey • extend a depth of I• -t2 3
feet. This wilt girt• Mr. Snaith more
room for his tiploolet'ring department,
of which he makes a sieciaalty.
The cement- foundation for the new
xt0re fur )'arson!' Fair has been start-
ed.
A number of she's and other ad-
ditions to 1110 plant of the Duty Engine
\Vorke ore hx•ing built.
14 11(101ce Was
ail t4) Mu-
ses ago he
nerved for 81)111e time as it IlcltI ler of
tin. town conned and at t e I itoe of
his death he was a 31le;OMn• I t he l'ol-
Iegilate 1n.'bolt. ionn!, a 1x) it.ion he
n
had held for n considerablebx•
u 'thee of
•earn a tees a 11e o
H wr►m1m r rf tiorth
)
etreet Methodist church, and t e fun.
end servire1 ycaterday wen• con -
dieted by the pastor of the chi tech,
Rey. G. N. Hazen. 1'he poll-IHet is
were .I. H. Colborne, J. C. Martin, .1.
Ker,ighnl, It. Mel,enn, .1 ()Keith
Whitely and E. lhlw ' g. All th
members ofthe family itndthe tido sons-
in-law, Rev. W. N. Jamieson and Rev.
F'. W. Hollinrakl•, were herr for the
funeral, and is large number of towns-
people MA motto] to pay their last
tribute of respect to tar departed.
,yt
Building Notes.
The present is evidently to he an-
other brisk Sea/4011 in tat• building
trade. A tour of the town reveals
operational going on in every quarter
and a Robe, nannies of persona ern
talking of hnilding who have not yt t
made it start.
The ground is staked of? at the
westerly corner of the former (iat•row
property on Montreal street, for n
(•tittwge for Mrs. A. J. More,
Hugh finely has n cement foundation
in on Bruce street about oppxn+itt•
George Stewart's greenho18eM.
A cement foundation has just. ,leen
complete, gn the mouth aide of Brit-
annia road joist east of the Hayfield
road for lieorge Elliott.
Harry Black has the ground staked
off for a bootee on Toronto stmt.
A large verandah is being' 'milt at
1. Sanely' house on Gloncelt(•r terrace.
Their Golden Wedding. 1), Sturdy is having his house on
Tows')y last, May 1st, wits qday long Church street enlarged by having the
to be remembered in the history of the hark portion mined a story, and Benj.
W,arrener family. being the fiftieth Evan.' is having a nt+cond story added
(nni%e'sery of the welding of the to his house gtl Met)onald NI !vet a
parents of the proprietor of Ihi• ifanl- /hurt lista,,,)• youth of the Collegiate
ilton street bakery. The happy event lnatitntt•.
of May Int, man, was celebrated in Two cement.foundatione are in on
MR. McLEAN, OF, LONDON.
Analysis of One of the Weekly Reports
Sent to Headquarters.
11. 1'. McLean, of the Semi -ready
Wardrobe, London, in the report of
his sales for five day' in March, shows
that of thirty -f 'mita and ove•t•coatM
sed, some eighten were sold to form -
4.r dist0mers and ?sixteen to gentlemen
who patronized him stole for the first
time.
The eighteen diatonic's( who buy
again ore suftI ient proof of the satn-
fautorinesy of Menu -ready, while the
sixteen new cost •Ira is evidence of
the growth of the Semi -manly idea of
tailoring. Both forte conclusive testi-
y that the maul who today wants
to be well Ijnmtmd will wear Semi.
ready clothes.
In thin district the Semi -really
Wardrobe is controlled by Meseta.
M r 4 GI' e' '
l I.c en Bros., t u h
1 h Ont.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
W.\NTKU,-A bright boy a8 appren-
tice at once. W. C. (ttont.
WANTKIL-- Eggs, 14e. yeah, elk•.
trade. Full pedlar'' prices. UKo. E.
Nu
K W
t Vn hat 1
g I.
o
flat, ad of Ogilvie's Royal llnse-
hold Flour. A11 kinds of Held and
garden seely. A..1. U0oI'KIt.
Another stock has arrived at the
Goh•rich Ihat•gxin Store, ('racking big
bargains all this week, .1. W. Ilnotytlt-
11'K,
11. W. TIIoMNUN, druggist, is having
a wale of ep4)11ges at half price, for a
few dap' at his new store. All first
met, i by. .
HASSA 0's V( -1i3: !'.\INTO. - Did you
n lice whihowte r
hlteth court house 14e crit•
in is, or how rel the jail IN: They Ore
[masted with Ramsay's Pure Paint,.
\Vhs�t Is good for .onnty buildings is
the p int for your house. For sale at
tomes ad.'s hardware Store.
Ncrrt 'K,-- With the purchasing of
M. W. (,well's )tock .1 purpose open-
ing a ne stet of books, and ail ac-
counts on he old Net Af hooka st be
settled by lane 1st. All not settled
by that tiro will be handed toa sol-
icitor dot• col 'e•tien. 1'. C. law..
AUCTION BALES.
N )T! RIM)', May 121h. - Auction stile M ei dr-
sluable d w/•Iling in the town of (kalerleh, corner
of Nelson •tmet Ind ('ambM* nod e'sa44)
mewing at )o'clock -harp, Iit•Nr-.ty >mewing,, t
proprietor, 11tga. 40 elder, a(MIIoneer.
BORN.
iIotw3F:Nes. Ire U'eterkh. on Sunder, Aprl(
OR h, to Mr. end Mr.. II. K. Hodgen., a "n.
DIED.
Me4NIWAN,-In Fast Wawana.h. on April
0n1. Mr.. Walter Mel rowan. sited 77 leers.
A(•HESON. -In Ii4derleh. nn Monday tnnrn-
Ing.' A prll Volt. John A chrome. note., .7 yeag..
HICK. At M. re.bdenee nn the Huron rad,
(Inderirh township ow Tharwtav morning,
May 3M. 11 alter Hick.ar., aged a1 years.
The Nimrod will 'Ake plan. from the nekton,,'
oft Sel(lnlay anemone, Nay ?oh. to Mal:Mrd
awuwtcry, at 3 0'0,0;1. 8crrlou at 2.311 Attack.