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SIXTY,HICCOND YiAR-Ne, tai
GODERICH, ON !`ARID, CANADA : JANUARY '.8, 1909
Financial
THE STANDARD LOAN COMPANY
We offer fore ,c debentures tearing interest at FIVE
per cent. ler ennuis, payable half -yearly. These debentures ,
offer an a wolutely safe and profltable investment, as the
purchasers have for security the Indite meets of the Com-
pany.
Capital and Surplus Assets -
Total Assets - - -
President: ALEXANDER SUTHERLAND
Vice -President and Managing Director : W. M. DINNICK.
Directors: RI(.Ii-r HON. LORD H'I'I(ATIICONA and MOUNT
ROYAL, (i. C. M. G., 1. A KAMMERER, DAViD
HAT%, R. H. GREENE, 1114U11 S. BRENNAN. J. M.
ROBERTS, A. J. WILLIAMS.
HEAD-. EAD-. OFFICE
O0R. ADKI-AIDK AND VICTORIA STs., Toat'NTo.
Goderich Office, W. L HORTON, MANAGER.
$1,340,000.00
NOTICE- TO -ADVERTISERS
Copy of change of runnings* advertise-
ments roust be left at this office by
Monday noon to ensure insertion
In Issue of same week.
BOOKBINDING
MAGAZINES,
PERIODICALS and
LIBRARIES
bound or repaired.
GOLD ,E.Et*ITERINU
on LEATHER (iOO1)S
All orders
saw with
rontpll attended to on leaving
SIGN AL, lioderich,l
A. E. YLOR, MTRATYOlto
NOTICE TO VESTOR.S.-THE
executory of th estate of the lee
George Acheron have ,decided to offer the
whole estate for sale. T . property cenobite of
real estate, debentures. bonde and storks.
Parties wtehing to invert 0 any of the above
proparfJee can get full , , radars on applies'
YsA Is tie executor.
Nina. KI.I.A l'. MOON,
Executrix.
•J. P. Hamm FCxecutora
WILLIAu Amason
Dederick. Rea St► IR17.
Beal Estate for
ESIRABLE REMiDENCE
SALT-rwoatory rad brick hou
Estreet, with all modern Improvem
Aimednew everything In lino-clans
to MIDI. V. M RHYNA' Inert d
Past .neat, Uoderich.
FOR
m
nor.
Ir.
L'ARM FOit BALE. --LOT lst. HUR-
on road. Doderlch townehlp. the miler
from Ooderich . thirty Aare. goud Olay loan ;
trams house barn e)z9). Water handy, clone
to wheal and church. Apply to MRH. HAM-
(' KL JOHNSTON, I roderlch P. O. 3n -3t
EARM FOR SALE, IRT 11, DON -
cession 8, Colborne 127 acre. of good soil.
n under grew for eightear. 1 mile east of
Dunlop and 31 mile+ from (lodertrh, with good
building% end arta(an wall and windmill. S
acre. of orchard. bast of winter fruit- and ten
acres of bush. For particulary applt to JAS.
YOUN(t. Jr., Of North Wales Ht., Chicago. 111.
311.3m
1'OR SALE. -IN ORDER TO CLOSK
I: up the estate of the tate U. C. Shannon.
M. D.. his late renWenee la now for sale. It 1s
in very fair condition, Isw modern convenient.
can, can be insppppected at anytime For farther
part eulary apply to Prot OD(. Hayeet Blair.
C.
IITESTERN LANDS FOR MALE
T In the Yorkton district. Your choice of
four farm.. containing 110) scree each ; two
with buildings on and telephones in the
house. Will sell on easy term.. Information
r,e�g�ar•ddIrsg the country cheerfully given. J. H.
TER'SLKY, Yorkton. Sank.
H OUSE FOR SALE. -ON BRITA N
NiA road ; all modern oonrenlcnees, In
good ooadlttoo, gnod locality. For further
particulars apply to J. H. ItO11KRTtu)N.
LPOit SALE. -A VERY DE91R-
J. ABLK lot on West treet, clan to the
Square. Apply to DICKINSON It DARROW.
FARM FOR SALE. -PART OF
block n lake road east Colborne town-
ship. two mll.a, from ()clench. ISI acres, good
clay loam. hetet hours, berm 711 x 87. with
Dement .tabling. arterden well. water In build
Inge and aw pi1 creek. 7 acres standing timber
and youlopP. orchard. Apply C. C. MccNtf IL.
HOUSEFOR HALE. - A NINE
roomed frame dwelling. having a good
slteatlon, on Rears etrMt (Mone foundation
and mummer kitchen, good suable. Will be mend
bly. For further particulars ripply to
RS. WM. Md'AUGHAN, 41 Davlave.
Droste. 31.11
YOUR COURSE
In Short band or Raines; will bring you
beat resnite If taken at our old
e.tabliehel and thoroughly reliable
hohool, Winter Term begin. Jan.
/tk. Catelogns free. HRIT114U Anirs
met Busissn COL1.Moc, .entral Y. M.
C. A. Building, Toronto.
1. 1
ANGARY :tall, MA 1 UI(I)AY, AT
• 2 O'CLOCK -Furniture a. follows : Glare
cupboard, 3 donde. 4 entail table. dining
chairs, rockers, 2 old lounges.. •, elnele dress.
madasascs and springs, 1 double iron bed, mat-
tress and spring, I good kitchen cupboard, side
board, melodlan, road range, 2 wa.hing n,n
chines, 2 wringers, 2 rats of single harnee.. and
MAW. 11191194 that may rum, to befarre !eater
day. A. noon ao the furniture is sold we will
rail high grade cloth, .nme of the very beat
Imported Soot ch tweed. In suit lengths,
and overenwt cloth In lengths, boys' and
mens clothing, stile, orercoate, notecoate,
shirts, pato, nape, fors, odd pante, odd Boats,
Moho., glarmware, fancy chine. Remember the
.ale In the evening at 730. As lee ere Belling
g.mwd. M all deeterlption s for different people, ft
Is abeolut.ely necessary for est° hove the earth
sue soon a. good. aro .old. Thin Is the people's
hargaln house. It Is necessary to remove your
good. as soon we proodble to make room for
good that are eouDnueldy coming In. High
ciao Itrnesela carpet and a etal r carpel hove foot
tame 1n. At the Auction House. sale. every
Saturday. (lED. !*KCKK1 1', Auctioneer.
t3O0ERIC44 MARKETS.
TiltHADAr, January Ieth.
Fall wheat, per bush +1 all to e 0 IV
Spring wheat. per bush 0 101 to 0 1s.:
KY per hauls a 4a to 0 :0
Buckwheat, per bush 0 is to 0 a1
Dau, per bush., 0 33 to 078
l•ea....,es.-b.,.4. ---0-80-to--0 to
Barley, per bush u 14 to 0 1A
Screening„ per ton Is u0 to 18 m
Flour. family, per cwt Yes to 2 e0
Flour, patent, porowt 323 to 321
!Iran. per ton ................ , , 94 (a1 to W .9
Shorts, per ton - 21 Irl to x{. ftpp
Hay. for ton 9 :u to 9 W
Wood. per ootd S an to a ul
Butter. per lb n 21 to 081
Cheer. per Ib 0 IS to 0 13
Kw, fresh• per dos 0 IA 10 938
Potatoon. new .... .......... 30 to 3S
Cattle, ordio' to good. per cwt 3 .Sit to 4 lintattle, expo par owl 1 Yl to 5 q,
... 0 Yrs to 0
a � .... .... YO 4Yl to t 511
Sheep, per cwt 3 n1 to 3 yl
Han, per Ib it 17 to 0 17
Bacon. per Ib ......--.-- -0 1S to 011
t.ard, per Ib 15 to 13
,... 04 to 006
6.01 to 6 h
e, Ur 40
In to 10
Turkeys .............. 12 to 14
Outside markets on page .i this week,
Tallow, per Ib
Hides, per cwt
Mace skin(
Chickens
General 8e.'ret•ry Thnwaa of the 8t.
Andrew's Brotherhood in Canada was
in town on Sunday and gave an ad -
drew on Sunday evening in St.
George's church on the work of the
Brotherhood, which, starting twenty -
Ave yeas ago, bap become a world-
wide organization In the Anglican
chinch.
!rot Sale
LRN$RAL STORE FOX SALE --
I Situated In the village of Kintall in the
county of Huron, on the line of West Shore
Ylectrlo Railway now being built. The lot
contains about one eighth of an acre. 1 he
[Dain building is a story -and -a -half frame
bulMing. Y2.3R with wing to one side and
tura one end, .tone cellar under main
ullding. postoma and telephone In comae-
,al.o table on lot. DM feet. together
general ,tock worth about ALIO, will be
reasonably. Inc farther particular.appl to MARTIN WHITTY, Kintail 1', O.,
Ont. \ 31 ti
Piano Rothe.
AL NETTING. THE AN-
NUAL log of the Alexandre Marine
and (leneral ospite] will be hell on Monday,
February I:Ah, n the Court House at 8 p. m.
The report for t . e pant year will be presented
and oSloen elec. d for the morning term. The
ppuuhIic ate Inuit • to be present
JUDU�en`T. H. F. HOI)(cRu
Secretary.
OTiCE 18 EREBY GIVEN
that au applloatio will be made ((oo the
'arllarnent off entitle at to next se.alon by the
1't. Mary. A Western On rio Railway Comp.
II.;
y for an Act to amend t • c not of inoorpor..
tion of the company by g 'ing the rontpan
power to construct the folio ing linea of rail.
way :
las From the city of W . stock, in the
eoeety of trxfnrd, to the elty o Brantford, In
the county of brant.
ahs Frnu, s polo at or neer the town of )lt-
Marys to a poi'•t at or near the c of Strat-
ford. In the county of 1'ert h.
tri From • point, on it. nein Zine , ween the
(own of St, Merge and the village of serer in
a northerly and westerly direction th . - h the
nountire. of Perth and Huron to a 0t nr
pints on the (inelph and Dnderich 1 Iwsy
beware the village of MUcsrten and the „wn
of (iodcrieh.
Ids From a point on its main line at or n. r
the village of Kxoter to a point on lake Hur
at or near the harbor of Brand fiend ; and fo
other and further power.
J. W. t:RAMMAM•
Seeretery. eft- Maly., Dat
Dated January 12th. IAn1. el -at
Auction Bales.
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Oi DOMINION PARLIAMENT
TO RECEIVE DEPOSITS
To accommodate the Farmers
we have opened Branches in the
villages of
DUNGANNON,
AUBURN,
VARNA and
BAYFIELD.
We solicit the Patronage of the
FA KURR.
BALK sumo DIIUx)UNTEn.
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17 NORTHWEST LAND RICOULATiONB.
Any person who M the role head of a family,
or any male over IA year. old, may homestead
a gearter.ectinn of evellable Dominion lend In
Manitoba. Saakalchewan nr Alberto. The
Applicant meet appear In person at the I)omin.
ion land, Agemy or Sob Agency Inc the
diene. F.nlry by prosy may he made at wny
agency, on nertwin rmdilion.. by father,
mother. sen,. daughter, brother or ai.ter of
intending home,teeder.
Duties M.n month.' reeMenee npner and
rultl ration of the land In each of three year.
A honteateader may Ilya within nine toll.. of
h lm homestead nn a farm M el Ione! 12) Acre.
.nlel)• owned and (weepied h him or by hie
no
father, mother. n, daughter, brother or
Meter.
In nortein dlst.rlrta A hono.tonder In gond
atandtns m y preempt a a(n�aHer meet Ion
•lor)g40d• be heeneato.A. I'rlea yuan per erre.
DntJJJeaewam Mn.t. rondo els month* In siert of air
from orn data M homestead entry entry linelnding
the Um. reunlred to earn homestead patent)
and a iluvaa fifty acre. sxtrl►
A hnrnoetaMev who hen •xhenatnd 91. home
Seed rightand menet obtain •-emptlon
may take a i{ nrohltaed homed In outridedistHrta. Prins rt.e) per ane. hobs Ment.
nettle Nr month* In each M three eniti
vale fifty aers and oreet. a Amine worth M.
W, W
beset, 1 M Ilt� Minister M 1 he:Interior.
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VANATTIIdt t KOBIcRtre0N, PVaLnann
of the town's operatieg the botel the hydrants near the harbor. Councillor
corning season. Craigie gave notice ut mol' to 1e -
peal the bylaw governing the issuing
Donations to the Hospital. The St Marys fi V1-eeteln °uteri°
Moro Railway Lines. of dog tags and to rel tun to the old
p an.
s Railway bompany is applying for leg- A special meeting; was held on
- iodation authorizing tlie constt•uclionuf Saturday *Brewton to deal with the
the following lines of railway : F flooding lu the southwest portion of
the 1 ,syn. It IRAs decided to cont
• lhusrwer un Cayley street front the
corner of Cayley and William streets
f to Eldon street, and the !nen' who
have been receiticg relief from the
Owe are employed 'un the work,
which will probably be about com-
pleted this week.
A cheque for $5) in aid of the fund
of Alexandra Hospital has been re
ceived from Mts. Minor, of Chicago. a
former resident of Uo derich who atil
keeps a warm place in her 'heart foi
the old town. Another donation
thankfully acknowledged is one o
books end magazines from Jab. Potter,
of 1 orou to.
Horticultural Society.
A meeting of the directors of the
Goderich Horticultural Society was
held on Saturday, evening. The sec
cetary reported that fifty members
were (at the lid to date. A motion
was INaared making 11 a rule of the So-
ciety that no• member who takes a
tarok from the Society's library shall
retain the tame for more than four-
teen days. The bloke are in charge
of W. l;oat«.at the cuµuty registry el-
fiee.
Annual Meeting Adjourned.
The annual meeting of the West
Huron Agricultural Society was called
ft1 1Vedueaday afternoon of last week
in order to comply with the law as to
date of the tweeting. The business of
the annual meeting. however, was
not transacted, an adjournment tieing
maple to u ay r ternoon next,
January :30th, at 2 o'clock. The meet-
ing last week amounted in reality to
nothing mor. than it Intend meeting.
Festival of the Lilies.
The children's festival chorus under
(be direction of J. East Jordan is well
organized for the Raster production
and the work is well under way. The
choir's is much stronger than last
year and the work (wing undertaken
is more difficult. After the splendid
performance given last Easter the
children will Ile sure to have a large
audience. Mr. Jordan has something
unique in the way of admission to the
concert, it being an elaborate souvenir
program.
Three Months In Central.
Charles Randall Guthrie, tbe man
who was arrested • short time ago at
Guelph. and who was wanted oe sev-
eral charges by the High Constable of
Huron, war on Munday given three.
months in the Central prison, np,n
being e30vict&al at Guelph by _His
Honor Judge Janieson, on a charge of
temporarily depriving Ed. Palmer, a
Guelph livery own, of his, right of
ownership of a $173 horse ani buggy,
which he hired to go to Hespeler.
Guthrie turned up with the outfit at
Acton instead of Hespeler, and. as he
aroused suspicion, was st•reste(L,_-
W. C. T. U.
Over• fifty ladies were in attendance
at the regular meeting of the W. C.
T. l'. cn Monday, a large number of
visitors neiog presentlon account of its
being Crusade Day. Owing to the
illness of the president, Mrs. Acheson,
the corresponding set:retary took
charge of the meeting. The devo-
tional half-hour was taken by Mrs.
Brownell, and the educational part of
the meeting was in charge of Mrs.
Paulin. After light refreshments had
been served the meeting adjo•trued.
Several new members were added to
the Union.
License Commissioners.
The license commissioners for
Huron have been appointed in con-
formity with the new division of the
county into ridings. For Centre
Huron the commissioners are Adam
Hay.. Seaford]; John 13. Hoover,
Clinton, and William Patterson, Hul.
lett; for South Huron Peter Douglas,
Joseph Canning and Wm. Delta•idge;
end for North Huron Robert Mus-
grove, Thos. E. Durnin and Matthew
Lockhart. A. Asquith, of Auburn, is
inspector for Centre Huron; John
Torrance, of Clinton, for South
Huron. and W. Clegg, of Wingham,
for North Huron.
Woodstock to Brantford, from St.
Marys to Stratford. from • point on
ire main line betweru 8t. Marys and
Exeter in a northerly and westerly
direction through the eounties of
Perth and Huron to a point on the
Guelph & Goderich Railway between
Milverton and lateleri -h ;from Exeter
to Grand Bend.
Y. M. U. A. Notes.
The Y. M. C. A. is forming a mock
council as an interesting and instruct
ive feature of its Meetings. The nom-
inetinns were made on Monday night
and the speeches by the candidates
will take place on Monday night next,
followed by the elections. Nuwi(a-
(11,09 fur mayor. reeve. deputy reeve
and councillors were made and it is
confidently expected that the deliber-
ations o1 the august tardy will afford
many valuable pointers for the real
town fathers.
The glee club promises to become a
most popular feature of the work 'of
the Association.
Parlor croquet,• bagatelle tables,
y;ritltjnnle and rot her garnee.1rara..
put into the rooms.
The use of the gymnasium at the
Collegiate Institute for two nights a
week has been secutaed, anti a emupet-
eut committee has charge of the phy-
sical work of the Association.
The membership is on the increase
and as different features of the work
are undertaken it. is expected the
interest of many wore will be aroused
in the organization.
The adorned's Institute is 2917 kind-
ly duiu►ting the proceeds of its an-
nual supper and entertainment to-
morrow night to the Association.
Mrs. Maddatord Uets 51,000.
Consent judgment way entered last
Thursday at Osgood; Hall by Mr.
Justice Latchford in the damage ac-
tion against the Canada Foundry Co.
for the death of E. 1'. Maddaford, who
was killed while helping t'. build the
C. P. R. bridge acnes the Maitland
River at (iodericb. Maddaford left
a wife and six children. Of the con-
sentjudgment for $1.13110, the plain-
tiffs -emits ant thP-aatntthlitrTors Tee
total about SSW. leaving $1,000. Mrs.
Maddaford gets $500 now, and $ICU a
year for five years for the mainten-
ance of her fancily. John Ede, Mad-.
Word's brother-in-law, 'sued origin-
ally, and the jury awarded the plain-
tiff $2.7t%0. but f'hat.eellnr lfuyd •
missed the action. The Divisional
Court dismissed Ede's appeal, the
Court of Appeal ordered a new trial.
Then the Canada Foundry paid $500
into court, and preparetl to carry the
case to the Supreme Court. Incident-
ally, $500 was accepted in settlement
of the Lynn care, • similar matter.
Arising from this eittation came the
ronlpromise. Mrs. Maddaford and
her six children lire to Devon, Eng-
land. The eldest child is eighteen and
the youngest is five,
Y. M. C. A. Convention.
A Haiardous Ride. -
The sport of tobogganing was en-
joyed by some of our young towns-
people one night butt week just before
he thaw, when Alfred Wilkin, the
anufacturer of the toboggan, and
ry8 prngst'&d, of the Star Elec.
Works, together will' four of
lady friends, made the descent
hill brick of the 0. T. it. station,
rat of he being t r teso
httM
tide was very hazardous,
ung pt people did norealize
ent of their danger until
visited the spot in day•
ruing, and beheld a ten-
• descent of the 'river
people enjoyed the
however.
J'
tri .
thei
of th
Du
snow t e
but the
the (101 e
*owe of th '
light next In
foot jump in .e
hill. The you
sport very rnucl
Spr;ng Weather.
As A ci I izen renia ed the other day'.
one might imagine t. ese days that we
had slept through the winter months,
ami fad wakened -op . find spring*
come. Saturday morn g there was
a heavy rain with thin, and light-
ning accompaniment, in r tiler mid-
summer style, and since then the
weather has been &boornc ly mild
for this season of the year. B Its are
sprouting in the gardens, the • ase is
green, the frogs have been hea a tun-
ing up, and from Dungannon Iw ere
they have just pawed a local opt n
bylaw) comes n repent that a suit
was seen crawling in the graas-
noteworthy sign of mild weather.
While it lasts the mild term is pleas-
ant, hut we might as well count on a
few more weeks of winter yet before
spring seta in. The rain of last week
wee especially- welcome in the fann-
ing districts where water had been
scares.
Summer Hotel Sale.
The Au.U0n sale rat Hotel (loderich
yeeterday afternoon failed to dispose
of the premiers. The highest price
offered was $1,tIt5) and the property
wire withdrawn from sale, the reserve
bid put nn it by the town being in
excess of this. Mayor Macklin and
Reeve (:allow we•r'e delegated by the
council last week to go to Montreal
and endeavor to interest the C. P. R.
and Grand Trunk in the property but
no bidders representing these corn
panies were on hand at the sale. The
municipal delegation WAR sent ea the
result of cnnversatlon with O. P. R.
nftl-ish who were In town bust Thurs•
day morning. Including Superintend-
ent Ohorne, Divisional Engineer
Hertzberg, of Toronto, end (bol. Mc-
Donald, and while awe they visited
Toronto. Ottawa and Montreal and,
apart from their main misaion, picked
rap Information of value in the event
The annual county work conven-
tion of the Y. M. C. A.'s of Huron
county will be held in W. '1 ►m on
Monday and Tuesday-, Fehtuary
8th and 9th. Monday's session will
begin in the Afternoon at 2 o'clock and
will be held in the Y. M. C. A. rooms.
On Monday evening at 6::30 o'clock a
banquet will be given in St. Arfdrew's
Presbyterian church. After it there
will h' an evening session in the audi-
torium of the same church. On Tues-
day there will be two sessions one in
the forenoon and one in the after-
noon, in the Y. M. C. A. rooms
Some of those who will be there to
take part in the convention are John
Penman, Paris, Ont., chairman of
the Provincial committee of On-
tario and Quebec ; C. M. Copeland,
Provincial secretary for Ontario and
Quebec ; Taylor Mtetten, -hays' work
secretary of Toronto Central Y. M.
C. A. ; J. R. Boardman, New York,
international ttecretary of county
work, and Archibald ()aliens, London,
Provincial secretary of county work.
All men in Huron county
in the welfare of young sten and boy.
are cordially invited to this conven-
tion. Pastors, 8nndav school super-
' tendents and_presidents __of 'young
people's church Aoeiett
ea aro espeeial-
ly me tesled to attend. All delegates
and lace' sten Are invited to tbe
banquet. Ih'legates will -be enter -
t ' d while in N'inghaur. A silver
collection will la. taken Al the evening
session in the church, to defray ex-
peneem. All who expect to attend
should notify L. C. Fleming Clinton,
not later than February 3rd, stating
whether they wish entertainment or
not.
LOCAL TOPICS 1N BRIEF.
l'rrsms wishing photograph views taken et
any' time ehonld communicate with R. It.
Hallows, Dnderich, who lays special aalenl ion
to this work. t'hargeeAr...awasonablc,
Windup- shades, any slrc,'made to order et
Wilmer Smnh'.. Fast terrier. Picture., pie.
Lure framing, art supplies. Lucy good., etc.
lo many liner Wilmer katg.k.4 alts esetwNe
dealer fn tiodericl.. ('all and see.
The Ice crop may be a failure on account M
this misfit weather; but there Is uo misfit
about F. J. lhidhun's tailoring.. New goods.
Intent styles.. -skilled workmen -everything tg to
turn out high -clans garmcnta at rght prime.
The date of the alucual Meeting of
the public library hoard has been fixed
as February 13th.
The high school entrance exarnina-
foe 1891►wsll-eetaroence on Wed-
nesday, June tr,k'd.
Auctioneer Beckett says (here are
over fifty named on the register for
the gold at the auction -house. -
Greit weather for January! Everv-
seat at the harbor park and lake bank
'scrupled on Smutty afternoon !
E. P. Paulin hes purchased a hard-
ware business at Ripley and intends
to remove to that town shortly.
J. T. Goldthorpe has a stere of men
at work (leering the ground at the
site of the darn to be erected for the
Maitland River POtvet' Company.
Joseph Sampson, the man recently
convicted of committing anion in
Stephen township, is to he sent to the
poor house. The of In is somewhat
weak-minded.
A claim by Angus McLeod against
the county for trespass by the road
and bridge committee in going to view
the site of the Holrnesville In idge has
been settled at $15.
His Jptapy trfeud:t nueedingly
pleased to hear of op improvement in
the condition of Chief of Police Sands,
whose illnasahar during the last few
days taken a very encuuraging,turn.
The Februatrymeeting of the Gode-
rich branch of the Women's Institute
will be held at the home of Mrs
urney, on Thursday, Febluiu'y
4th. A good attendance is requested.
James: McLean, of Saltford, died
this morning after being troubled for
some years with a bronchial affec-
tion. Besides his wifehe leaves e
family of three sons and two (laugh -
let S.
The first of Cameron & Moore gave
a theatre party on Monday night to
their employees. Fourteen seats were
taken and the party very much en-
joyed the production of "The Fatal
Wedding."
Miss Alto McDonald was the winner
of Miss Skiminga' analtel prize for
the pupil tacking the bi„hest standing
in grammar at the entrance examina-
tion. The prize, a pretty vase, was
recently presented to the winner.
Lest Monday was Burns' Annie.
ersary. So far as we observed, the
day was not celebrated in Goderich,
except Chet Sandy Nisbet wore a bit
o' heather on his mat, and talked
Scots a little more broadly than usual.
At the meeting of the water and
light roinmission on Monday the
Queen City (0) Company was given
the contract for supplying the oil and
waste for the year. The Canadian
Electric Co, got the contract for the
meters needed.
Morrow Ar Connolly loot a quantity
of ham and haeon from their store
window on Friday might One of the
pules of glass inthe window was
broken and had been patched up with
A piece of board, and the thief secured
.Iowa Counc4t.1/eatiais...-__- . _- .
An adjourned meeting of the town
council was held on Thursday evening
last, for the passing of bylaws Nos. 1
to 0, ronflrming appointments made
at the regular meeting the previous
week and authorizing the borrowing
of money for current expenses. The
amount of the reserve bid on the sum-
mer hotel was also fixed. F. M.
Smith wrote offering to ill lnninert. the
dials of the town clock at a certain
price, and his letter was referred to
he water and lieht committee. The
ance committee was instructed to
a. for tenders for the $11000 of Be-
be toes' voted in 11014. The advise
hili1 of having the taxes paid in two
e11te instemi of in a lump aunt
'rred to the finance committee
'r and report. On motion of
How and Councillor Mun-
decided to ask the solici-
t' A bylaw to repeal bylaw
the clerk to notify the
rarities. This is the
he Grand Trunk per-
t,, tracks over cer-
ck and the object
rserve the right
nrillor Jordan
1 production
in Uoderich
Inn Craigie
committee
with the
ction if
n mo-
wn-
the
insta
WAR re
to cone
Reeve
pings, it
tor to prep&
No. 11 of 110
G. T. it. ant
bylaw granting
mission to run
fain land* at the
of this tepee' is to
for other tootle. (
brought rap the Prot
of the play "The I)evf
and, on motion of Counc
and Mannings, the specie
was given power. to d
question of stopping the pr
It were conaidered advisable.
tion of Cmmnefllors Oraigie an
bet, it was decided to noti
trnsteee of the Oollegi&te host
and public schools to have HM meg
placed at the different setmol&
fire committee wan Ina(ructed to loos
into the scatter of the appointment, of
a fire warden and of providing more
to
The suggestion was made at the re
gofer meeting of the public library
board haft Saturday to keep the read-
ing -room Y
r*R Tm. nods w�T
open erntxon-
r
as being a Me't'er p!Ac-' for young men
than the etrtet emitter•. Mr. Kidd
nettle for suggestion and the ide 1 WAR
looked upon with Ronne fa by the
board. •
Mrs. MacGillivray, of town, took
part in a contest Lott (lI for prizes
offerer[ by The Delineator, the well-
known Woman's magazine, for the
largest lists of subscnptiuns sent in
by canvassers in Canada and the
States. Mts. MacGillivray secured I10
subscripti(ms . and heated a list of
several hundred canvassers, and re-
cently reeeit'ell the hmielsoille sum of
$75 a. I Ile first pl•Izo'.
CHURCH NOTES.
The annual congregational meeting
of Knox church was held last evening.
The report will he given next week,
The Ladies' Aid Society of Knox
church purpose holding one of their
popular high teas on Thursday, Feb-
ruary 18th. See posters laver.
Archbishop Hweatman of Toronto
died on Sunday scorning last, the
result of an attack of pneumonia.
The Archbishop was It greet flgote in
the Anglican church, !ming primate
of all Canada. and was beloved by
people of A11 denominations,
Next. Sunday at Victoria street
Methodist church, the pastor's sub.
jects will be as follows : 11 a. m.,
"Staten's Limiletlone," 7 n. tn., "The
(horn -fed Mout." Evangelistic services
will 1e held on Tuesday, Wednesday
and ThnrsdAy evenings, commencing
at 7:45,
Beginning next Sunday evening
and continuing several weeks each
evening there will be special nervic.•s
in North street Methodist church,
Subject next Sunday evening "What
is al'hristian ?" Bnng "Beet Hymns."
Subject for Monday morning, "Agents
for Jeans."
Hey. C. it. Dunne, M. A., of Clinton,
gave an instructive talk et, the meet -
Ing of St. George's A. Y. 1'. A. on
Tuesday evening on "Words," and
the Address was well calculated to
tImulate the at,,.ty of 4') I120I..147 00
wont of the added meaning many
familiar words acquire when the deri-
vation is pointed Out.
The services et the Baptistch'trch
next Sunday will 1w conducted by the
pastor, .tev, C. R. Jones. The sermon
topics announced are : Morning --
-- 110 144 in Control?" Evening
"After Death --- What 1" A cordial
eel( rule is assured to strangers and
visitors at all services.
The Baraca and PhiletheA classes of
the Baptist chutt-ti have advanced an-
other step in their scheme of complet-
ing the church basement. At a meet-
ing Monday evening it was decided to
put the floor in at once, and celebrate
it by a social on February lith. Par-
ticulars will follow later. 'se` --
Re,, M. Tpenbull, recto; of�.it-.
George's church. recently delivered an
address in St. James' church school
room, Stratford, which was the sub-
ject of favorable cmnment in the
Mouth
StratfordAntpaenjmca,•ro.wh'erethe lectur.�eli_robuf'9 was on
Tether. was the first Anglican minister,
The ntentbats of North street Adult
Bible Class held their first hurinese
and social evening in the pot eonage
on Monday evening. About sixty
persons were present. The social de-
lpartrn.nt is in charge of Miss Brown.
The president, E. P. Paulin, presided,
The 'lass, which was o an .' -d in
Nuvetuber;- hairhatlyt strs,fy 1 r4tac�
in membership and inte'o- t. Dr.
Dougall is the teacher. An effort is
now about to be trade to double the
membership. The class' meets et
3 o'clock in the Jody of the church
and is open to any who may desire to
come as visitors. The present lessons,
which relate to the beginning of the
Christian church, are t xceedingly in-
teresting.
Baptist.' Annual Meeting.
The annual meeting of the Baptist
church was held on tVednestay even-
ing of lett weektin the church. There
was a full attendance of members, gad
the ladies of the church had prepared
a dainty supper. which was partaken
of after the lousiness of the gathering
had been transacted. The financial
reports all showed a healthy condition
in the face of the alleged hard times.
The total amount raised for the vari-
ous funds of the church: Was' reported
as $1,178,)X3 and total expenditure
$1,117.49- The Bible school, including
lbs- haat-teriseei,
raised a total of $131.27 and expended
$117.72. Every fund has closed the
year with a balance on hand as far
the local work is coucal'nwL In i-.-
gard, to the building fund, the Baptist
Home Mission Board of Ontario and
Quebec is considering a proposal to
nee the indebtetiness'-upon the
building. and complete the interior at
as early a date as possible. The mem
Iership remained unchanged numeri-
cally, the gain and loss Laing equal.
Alex. Clutton was re-elected a deacon.
Chan. Keene was re-elected eectetary-
trt'asurer, Miss Jean Outten sass
elected church clerk and J. H. Rob-
ertson was re-elected Sunday school
superintendent. The new finance
committee is composed of Messrs. D.
Cameron. E. Drinkwalter, B. Wilkins
and Mrs. 8. A McColl. The pastor,
Rev. C. R. Jones, was in the chair.
OBITUARY.
Craig.
After an illness of,,some months'
duration Captain William Craig, pro-
prietor of the Huron hotel, and a well-
known citizen, parsed away oil Mon-
day morning of last week 'tit the agent
fifty-six years and seven months. The
funeral took place on Wednesday
afternoon to Maitland cemetery and
wan verylargely attended. Maitland
Lodge, o, 34, A. F. & A. M., of which
the deceased was a member, attended
the funeral in a body and the :Marine
Clubalso turned out in large number's
to pay their last tribute of respect to,
the hate Captain. The servirea were
conducted by Rev, M. Turnbull, recto.
of st. George's church, and the Mason-
ic service was read by Dr. %V, S. Turn-
bull. The pall -bearers were Captain
Shepherd, 1''. F. Lawrence, R. King,
W. L. Horton, Walter Saults and F.
J. Pridhant. A large number of floral
offerings testified to _the esteem
width the deceased wee held and to the
sympathy evoked by his death. Cap-
tain Craig was born in (loderich and
his Lather at one time was oOner of
the es. on
h urs
Kota;
t
which -f
MP
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Craig retie![ for a titre. The deceased
in his earlier Tears followed the lakes
ate his profession buthad spent a good
portion of his life in the hotel busi-
ness. Ile leasee to mourn his lose his
widow and a family of fcm• s ons and
Your daughters, to whom the sympath.
les of a large number of friends are
extended.. hire. Craig's brothers,
Captain A. Chambers, of Port ,Huron,
anti David Chambers, of Port Robin-
son, and the former's wife and daogg(h-
terj • M5) �ae. mther,JYcs..
Josephpd Cham.i)etrs, ig'of Patsp7IDott itohin,on ;
Mt. and Mrs. J. C. Johnston, of Bltte-
vale, and Mn. Ernest, n1 Tnrinte,
were here for the funeral,
Pickard.
Ons of the older residents of (lode -
rich township passed away on Thurs-
day morning,tl tis inst., in the person
of John Pickard, of the Cut line, at.
the age of eighty-seven year.. AI -
though never a particularly rugged
man, his illness reached an acute stage
only within the last few weeks. 11e
was born in Devonshire, coming to
this country when about thirty years
Id' age. He first settled in Pickering,
then moved to the farm on the Bey -
field line at present occupied by Mr.
Yeo, After three years' residence
there he bought the farm on the Cut
line, on which he has since resided.
He was a lifelong and consistent
member of the Methodist church, a
i.iberal, and a roan who Wag held in
the very highest esteem. Ile leave. n
brother in Minnesota, two sisters in
Clinton, Mrs. Jenkins end Mrs. J. L.
Courtice ; and one in 'Toronto, Mrs.
Holloway. His .wife predeeeaslsl him
by two years. Itis seven daughters
and three sons are Mrs. W. Steep,
Am•enac, Mieb: Mr's. R. Y. Cox and Mrs.
W. J. Patton, Goderich township ;
Mrs. C. T. Johnston and Mies Maud,
Toronto ; Misses Alice and Emma, at
home ; William, at Columbus, Ohio ;
John, at8tratbroy; and Fred, et home,
WINTER SPORTS.
(owiel'Ich .ports were pleased to wee
the familiar features of Bert McCreath
in Thursday's Toronto filar. Bert is
putting up the sta•Ilet variety of hock -
(NEW ADVERTISEMENTS -Jan, 28th
Scabs) of Application to Parliament -St, Peae
Marry and Western Omar° flalIwa, Co. 1
Reader -Family Herald and Weekly Star ... 1
Not lee to Water Takers -W. L. Horton e
Adding Machine-(iod5H0h Business Colles* 2
Reader --Star Electric Novelty and Repair
Works. ..... _ ... 1 .
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General Store for Sale- Morita Wiutty, Kin-
lailI't
The anadlan Wayst
to the Caoadlan We_
C. P. R s
Arrowetnitk Arch Por{. -()„M. 1tttott .. -
The Smart Set -SC. E. Kelly
Clear Out Sale -.W. (', Pridham . 2
Continuation of January l'teariug Sal.-
('ameron & Moore ,
A bargain Week io Fury Hodgeo. Brom
Announcement -Auctioneer Iloekett 1
Auction Sale, Jan, .let -Geo. Beckett
Stock hiking Hergaln.-U. M. 1CIllott
Reader -C. N.O. .........:..........
Our Great January SAM I. flyer -J. H. s „I.
Annual Meeting -Hospital Board . . .. . I
ey in the Queen City on the Eureka*
A team in the junior 0. H. A. The
tetra! defeated The Toronto Rowing
Club team by a score id 15 to 0, •
The (ioxlerich baseball team of 111(51
have their portraits in W. 142. Kelly's
wtud,r... They are a good-looking
bunch,
Ttyelve Goderich bowler* played on
The Clinton alleys last Friday night,
defeating a similar number of Clinton
players by a sore of 33911 to 3187.
The best game of hockey of the
season is pilled for tomorrow night at
the West street rink, between Strat-
ford and Goderich., Neither of these
teams has been beaten this season see
far and an exciting Match may be
looked for. The standing of the
teams in group No. 7, intermediate 0.
H. A. melee. in an follows :
Won Lest To Pram
Goderich.... . 4 -0 .-
Stratford 4 U 4
Clinton 2 2 4
New Hamburg 1 -_ 8 4
S.eafo,th U 8 2
Town Hockey League.
A meeting was held at the rooms of
the Menesetung Canon Club on Mum -
day night of lust week for the purpose
a°f 0!131 1ting &J.9)A_'n. huckey league.
R4'present,ltives • of the following
teams were in attendance : Iroquois.
Y. M. C. A. G. C. L, Marine Club,
Excelsior Bible Claes of V'ietoria street
Methodist church, clerks on the
Square, organ factory. Menesetung
Canoe Club. Robert Oraigie occupied
the chair and the fi►Lowjng officers
were elts•ted : W. E. Kelly, honorary
president : Charles Black, president :
Lionel Parsons, vice-president ; Hugh
H. Polley, secretary -treasurer. The
leagure will be known as the Goderich
Amateur Hockey Association and
anyone holding an O. H. A. certificate
will be barred. No man can play
oD more than one teats. The various
clubs contribute 51 each to the pur-
chase of a trophy, and the clubs have
been (divided into sections, the win-
ners in each section 0 play off for the
trophy. The schedule drawn rap is as
follows :
Section 1 -January 2.3, Marine v. Y.
M. U. A. January 30, Menesetung v.
Organ Factory. February 4, Marine
v. Menesetung. February 9, Marine
v. Organ Factory. February 13, Y.
M. C. A. v. Organ Factory. February
18, Menesetung v. Y. M. C. A.
Section 2 -January 29, G. C. I. v.
13 ware. January 28, Square y. iro-
quois. February 2, Iroquois v. Excel-
sior. February 6, G. C. v. Iroquois.
February 11. Square v. Excelsior.
February 16, (1. C. I, v. Rxcelsior.
The list of referees selected is as fol-
lows : Jock Wiggins, Harry Belcher,
Roy Lloyd. Alex. Meteor, Daniel Mc-
Donald, Arthur McLean, Harry Mc-
(iaw, Fletcher and Mnrdoch McLeod.
The public ate invited to attend the
games and lend the encouragement of
their presence to the interest in the
mal thee.
The team of the clerks on the
Square has since dropped out of the
league and the games go by default to
the other teams.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
If you have an article for sale tell
me. I can find a buyer. 0. RecKrrr,
Auctioneer.
Oysters served in all styles ; fee
ere am bricks, confectionery and
cigars. C. BLACKHTONK, West street
restaurant.
Stock -taking bargains. Our bargain
counter is interesting. Just now any
pair of shoes on it for one dollar. G.
M. K1.LIOTr.
The Star Electric Novelty and Re-
pair Works in their window displays
are more attractive than ever, with
their colored and skidoo -lights. blink-
ing so regularly. After this they will
sell all skates at a ..0) per cent. reduc-
tion, so as to make room for their
eprii1 goody, audit as bicycles, etc.
They haat, a line stock of sporting
goods, !evolvers, am ition, empty
shells, gine and rifies; and relics of
the Franco-Prussian war; ' which can-
not be purchased elsewhere. cold sword
bayonets on cherry shield, mounted
for decorating halls And den.. at home.
Repeat it : -"Shiloh'. Cure will al-
ways cure my coughs and colds."
•
AUCTION SALES.
S ATI An 4 r, Jan. 30t h. - Auction male of bootee.
enws, young cattle, hernewt, etc., at the Collserne hotel, Goderioahernial,.
now,ts Or1rDA•,
anctloneer.
NATI'al,A v, Jan. Sloth. - Auction sale of
horse., cattle. harness wagons, baggies, blan
kbits, etc„ at the Colborne hotel yards, can
meneing at 1 oclock. T11014As 111'NDRr
Reel loneer,
BORN.
CAMPBELL. In (:mmlerich, nn Ilth Janus
to ('eptah. Kenneth and Mo' l'ampbetl.
00'illain street. n son Makatea Alexander.
HTUDDAIRT. -.(t Morden, Man. m, 21.t Jan!
ay, to Mr. end Mr.. 14. Stoddart, a son.
Ms ('A*'I;HF71'.--In Locknew, on Jannary
901 h, to Mr. and Mn. W. F. McCaughey, a
sets.
u'Eo.
RI. A('KRRO('OH -In Bette (.'reek, Mlch., on
Friday January I:1th. John filaekbrough,
formerly of Kati 00awanamk, In hie 79th
year.
M, 4IOW'A N. At MI Jarvis .free!, Toronto m.
Monday evening, January M Ann Ale
Laren, relied of the late James McGowan
of hlvt.h. In her 714th year.
HTRAI'OHAN.-In Henmliler, .ni nand..
January lelh. PHs-flla Mabel, daughter of
W m. Stranghan, aged 21 year*, 3 Irtealhe.
The funeral will take place from her father -
roahtemas, at Renenlller, on Saturday. Janitor
A11h, 11 2 oclock p. m., to( olhnrse errneterl.