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H. SANDE S, .EDITOR"
The Molsons Bank.
(Chartered by Parliament, 1855.)
Paid ap Capital . , . $2,000,000
Beat Fund. . 1,575,000
Flaad office B!ontreal.
F. WOLFEIISTAN THOMAS, Esq.,
GENERAL MANAGER
{., Money advane d , eyed Farmer's on their
own notes w, _e. one or more endorsers at
per cent per annum.
Exeter Branch.
Open every lawful day from 10 a. M. to 3 p.
m„ Saturdays 10 a. m. to 1 pale
itgeneral banking business transacted
CURRENT RATES allowedfor mon- '
my on Deposit. Receipts. Savings Bank at 3
per cent.
N. D. HUEl)ON
Exeter. Dec. 27, '95. 'Manager
B Line.
en y takin'" his bog,'
Mr. J. Masontnt d F.
to Exeter. Joe thinks he will.have
about 80 to sell -Mr. R. Adair and .1
Gower has finished their contract of
cutting wood for Mr. T. Fulton. -A
special friend of Mr. G. Pollock's made
him a present of about 50 bushels of
.turnips Jim has good intentions.--
James,Wilson has returned home from
peddlirg.-Mr Sam Pollock is on the
sick list, -Mr. Frank Atla•:t,of Bad Axe
Mich, is visiting his brother.
MONEY TO LEND.
Money to Loan at 5 & 5'6., per eent. Private
lanais. Apply to
EL I.IOT & ELLI OT.
Jan'y 1895 Solicitor &c. Exeter.
FARM FOR SALE.
Lot 5, on concession 22 in the township of
Stephen, within 2 miles of Grand Bend
First c ass soil, goo Marge ore hard, excellent
brtrns, stabler etc. x flowing well on the.
premises which can be carried all through
stables. For further particulars applyto
RICH1.ltn RoIINSON, Exeter P. 0. or to
— A. VIT. Run INsON Grand Bend,
FARM FOR SALE.
Lot 18, Concession 18, Township of Flay,
County of Huron, containing. 1W acres, all
cleared and in a first-class »tate of cultive-
tiou. There i e on the premises a Good frame
house containing 8 rooms and a aulerdid
stone cellar;a good frame barn with splen lirl
improvements; 2 good wells of water; 9 acres
oforeharat with choice bearing fruit;is well
fenced with cedar rails; 35 acres grass; 18
acres fall wheat and all fall plowing done
This is one of the and will
be best sold very cheap.For particulars
E culars
further
apply at
Tele AnvocxrE Crews, Exeter.
Can you Afford .to Save.
A small sum eaeh month from your earn-
ings? A sure way to provide for a start in
life. Takes shares for your children. $3.00
per month. if kept up till maturity, will
yield $50 C5. 'l'hi> will take about 8 years.
Apply to t;ieo. Kemp, Local Agent., for
prospects to.
The Equitable Savings, Loan and
Building Association.
MARRIAGE LICENSE.
Are you going to get married ?
If so, call on Roht. Flicks, the
• Jeweller, for your License.
Robt Hicks.
Molillop
On Wednesday of last week. about
100 Suests presented themselves at the
residence of Mr. Fletcher Rowe. of the
16th concession, the even' being the
marriage of hie sister, Miss Phoebe
Rowe, to Mr William Hen maw of Cred-
iron.. The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. Deliraty, of Egmondville The
bride was supported by Miss Martha
Heaman, of, Loudon, while the duties
of groomsman were performed by Mr.
Geo Eflher, of Crediton. The p meters
were, numerous awl (wetly.' We wish
the happy couple every prosperity
through life. They will make Crediton
their home.
British Grain Trade.
London, March 9 -The Mark Lane
Express, in its weekly review of the
British Grain Trade, says: -English
and foreign e. heats were 6d lower to
day. Flour declined 6d. and corn 3d
Oats were steady Barley was $d dear-
er, and beans and peas were firm.
Greenway.
Another home has been made sad by
the seat h of Miss Bertha Hutson, young
est daughter of Mr. Alex. Hotson. She
has been a great Heftier for about a
year with that fatal disease diabetes,
She told her mother Friday that she
was going to die that day and at almost
5 o'clock hi the evening Phe peacefully
passed away.
Darling. Bertha she has left us,
Left us, yes tor evermore,
But we hope to meet our levee one,
On that bright and happy shore.
Centralia,
Mrs. Newton Baker is visiting at
Stratford -James and'l'hdmas Beaman
have left for ilenitoha.-Rev, G. Jack
son le announced to preach Missionary
Sermons on Sued ry -A load of R T. of
T's took in :he box social at Ciatelehoee
on Friday evening. -There is to be an
open meeting of the Epworth League
our Tuesday evening -" Resolved that
the pen is mightier than the sword " is
the subject of a debate at the Royal
Template open meeting on the 27th
Inst, Messrs J, D,rl:'atv,W. Harris, Silas
Stanlake, Jr, C. Prouty, R. Cobleigh
and Rev W. H. Butt for the negative
Don'emiss it! Coss; rove. Co. enter
Miners in Smith's Hall, to uiaht.
(Thursday) Bert Marney, the celebrated
comedian in attendance.
Sharon, C McGillivray Council
The following persons spent Sunday
week in Sharou, Mr. and Mrs. Jas
Gould with Mr, S. Rowes, Mr. R. N,
Rowe, with Mr, Jeo Pedlar and. Mr.
Hoskin. Exeter, stud Mr. George Hos
kin, St Thomas,'with Mr. M. Amy.- Mr.
J E Tom visited our school fast week,
--Miss Ramsay of Exeter, visited with
Mrs. F. J. Amy a few days last week -
Mr. Rich, Welsh, of Usshorue, has pur-
chased from Mr. Sam. Rowe his
thoroughbrs d bull; also a thoroughbred
Berkshire pig from Mr. J Rowe. Mr.
Welsh knows where to come to get
good stock.
hlandeboye•
.” Mr. JaeMclllhareey is quickly re-
eovering'from a severe attack of a
grippe and it is thought with careful
carne, he will soon be able to attend to
his duties in the'otilete-slug Friers is
visiting in and ;trout,d Oil Springs, -
.Miss L, bfeJl'illiam hats retuned home
after a lengthy visit to Maple G.rove.-
Miss Gert Hodgins is visi:iugf•iends,iu
and around towt.t,-The box 8ucial its
the Temperance Flail on Friday even
fug, under the auspices of the "Sons of
Temperance, was a greed success ar-
tistically, numerically,. financially and
westrouornically. A large nein bier
from Centralia, West licllillivrey' and
surrounding country were in atteud-
atiee, •
Crediton
The ',term is over for this time and
things are twitting a little more like
spring -The Fisk Jubilee ,Singers were
in town !timiditydity night and ghee a good
concert it, the German Church which
was well attended. -Rob. Mantle, who
has been suffering ft r some time with
an abscess en his neck, is slowing im
proving, -The assessor was in tor* this
week, --Rev. Yet -fetid holding"a'St:410W
of revival sertlet's hi Eden Church.
McGillivray and much trend is being
done. -Mr M. Chambers has a smile
all over his face these days. It's a girl
this titne.-Mr. G. Chambers, who has
been home for a visit from the North
West. returned this week. We wish
Gus. a safe journey as he is a jolly good
fellow and will be greatly missed by
some of our fair sex. -Miss E tines, of
Creditor', and Mr. H. Little were united
in holy bonds of matrimony on Wed.
nesday by Rev. Yellend.
The funeral was oil Sunday conducted
by Rev. S. A Carrier, who gave a very
appropriate address. Her, remains were
interred in the Parkhill tem:eery fol-
lowed by a large concourse of sympa-
thizing friends.- Miss Tillie McPherson
visited her friends in Grand Bend Sat-
urday. -A painful accident happened
to Mr Davie last week. While assist
lug to raise a itig on Mr F. Germette's
house. on the 22nd concession, the log
slipped and rolled back, breaking both
his legs below the knees. He was car-
ried into Mr. Germette's house when Dr
Gray, of Parkhill, soon arrived and at-
tended the sufferer.- Mr. Jerry Bro
phoy, of Shipka, visited friends here
last, week. -Mr- W. J. Wilson & Co are
selling goods at close prices for cash or
produce. The -v are hand ing a special
line of Japan tea- for 25e. a lb 4 its
for 90c. Just as good value as can be
had of any city dealer. alsnextra value
in pure black Ceylon in lead foil. Mr,
J. Hawkey, carriage maker, of Park-
hill, paid our time a flying visit Mon
day.
Usborne
Zurich.
SHOOTING M ATM— A. success f u I
shooting match under the management
'T
of H. Weber was held heron uesday
last The first match was at 10 liv.-
birds aced $•L sweeps Following is the
score: -Ira Bice, 10; ti. 1Veeer, 9; W
G. Heess, 8; C, Ft•oz, 6; L Stela, 5; E
Doberer.4 Mr Gus Demuth and fate
its leave for Ashland, Wis.,to•day where
hey intend to reside in the future
I he sale of the furniture took place
'Friday and was well atteedaed end the
,•rester part of the furniture was dis-
posed of . Mr John Schwartzeutruber,
of the 14th concession, has sold his farm
to Daniel Sreiubach; jr He interdtt to
,o to Michigan in the spring. -Mt H.
Bauer has bought the property of Gee
Demuth and takes possession this week
--Mr. Andy Mittetholte has gone into
partnership with P Lamont, and the
hswfenucere will After this be run un-
der the name of Lamont & Mitt leholtz
Success to you Andv.-Go West and
seek your fortune seems to be the tale
of the town, as quite a number,will
.leave this spriew,is chiding Witt Shatter,
'Henry Rupp, Will Deichert and others.
-Mr. W. G. Hess whileengaged in his
restaurant cut his hand with piece of
glass, almost severing the tip of his
linger. The hounded member is dome
nicely.—A successful \co, cert by the
Fisk Jubilee Company was held here
Saturday night last The singing was
well appreciated by the small audience
The town is billed for *entire. grand
concert on Monday next the 16th which
wilt he more successful no doubt as the
well-known Uos_rove Co. are centime.
-Gentle Steinbach, after being laid
up for a week, is able to be around
again. -Get a hustle on Jake the Free
and Easy Baud are waiting patiently
for a serenade.
Council met pnreilant to adjourn
meet Meeh. 2nd. Present W j; Corhstt,
1 e'ekee:.1 n Premmned and T. prest,
Dente, Reeves; N Grieve and R. 'Hut-
iL s!ite. flotunillers Minutes of last
eneetfno• read, anprnved of and 512ned
Tlritmmnnd -tentehi„eon, ther .rnhn
Peru is hereby allowed an extensinn of
t,een.years time to take the timber
hnjt`eht by him from thLe tow path atone
side A ex liable river.- Carried ft
Hutchinson -Den enmond, that the teed
err i'rf 1f A?av 1noon for pri,,tine for
the nresont ,, nr for the sum of $3400
he neeepted -earrings Grieve--Prest.
that the tender of Joseph tetwcnn for
the hnilrline of Patriek's hridge, over
` tK d
the river Aux >+:thle, between 1nF nit
6 in the 20 con . for tin Rom of $110'1, he
aecented. the Clerk to retain the dente;
ited percentage money until bonds are
Ritrned .'n',.L flnrhet is hereby apnnint.
ed fhsm.mieinner to ng'eraee the hnitding
of the strttchtte.-(tarried. Grieve-
feritmmond. that the auditors report. as
reeled) this ('nnnril. he , acce'nfed, and,
the r'lerer is hereby itiet'eneted tp Per
300copies printed. - Carried Fintchin
sen—ft't''ve?s. that this' Council grant
g10 'to he evpended in gravelling
oet'rnitd division W 4 G. H, Potter
eomrtiisSio ter--Csrried -.1 1) Drum -
Mend grieve, that the 'Reeve and
(were -ore herehv d'lcerated to men' the
Stephan: Conncil nes their representatives
to settle accounts frig the past year. -
0arried Drummond-(3ri ve.. that
T;'v Lew vo 1 of 189e, annointing. mem-
bers to cnnStitnte the Board of Health.
as read first and, Second tele he now
read a third time and mined :^flarried
On moron of R. Fintehin•on seconded
by N 'Grieve that aecnnnts strnmluting
in 'all th $71,22 he paid._earried N.
etrieve-Flutchieson. that this con tic 11
Adjourn to mere in the Town Hall. nn
the first Monday in Anvil at. one n'rinr•k
p. m. -Carried. Vine. FRASER, Clerk
This week we are called upon to
chronicle the sad death of Helen Lamm,
beloved wife of Mr !themes Etienne
t -:ii, of lot 20, concession 6. who died Ott
Thursday hast at the age of 54,years. 8
moths and 16 days. She: had been suf-
fering with a lingering illness of heart
trouble but nothing serious was antici-
pated till about a week previous to her
death when she too c a sudden and un
expected change for the worse, and as
above stated rhursdoty she succumbed
ID Its fatal effects She, was the da ugh •
ter of tee late Daniel Lemon, of Brook
lis,, Whitby tp, and was hi 'hly respect
ed by all who kne.v,e her Mrs Ellering-
ton was of atweak amiable and kind-
ly disposition, a good wife and mother.
a true friend .tad her death will' h'
generally regretted A family of eight
childreneefine girls and three boys --
survive her, as well as the. bereaved
husband; who of all others will miss her
most The family have the' sympathe
of the comrnunity in,thei•r home v(emelt.
The funteral took place on Saturday to
the Exeter cemetery. and was largely
attended.
Thp Clothing Question !
Theq uestion that always pe' sues a man, is how
to dress• tast€fully, comfortably and economically. t'
offer you the Solution in a very few words. Go to
J. H. CR Elf E
A Sad C ..apter From Forest,
Forest. Ont, March 7th -This morn
fog Edward Hall, of Forest, while stele -
tine wood, burst a blood vessel. and ax-
tiire'd in a few moments. Flt; was 47.
years of age, and leavesa wife and six
children,
A littleson of David Mstv's fell into
Mr. ,lames Wright's ice pond at Forest
ne Wednesdev It happened while Mr.
Weight's family were at dinner The
boy wandered down to the peed, and
when found soon after, life was extinct,
A boy seven years n13. stepson of 3
Femme, butcher of Arkona, died yes
te'rdav of hydrophobia, caused by, being
bitten he a mad dog six weeks age. As
a number of other aeienels are known
to have been bitten by the sante dog
the villages of Arkotta and Thedford
alai the township of Betsatignet have
ie?4ned proclamations ordering . all dogs
running at large without muzzles be
killed
and you will find just what you are look
ing for,, our
Spring Stook
is now on the shelves, and we have goods
to suit all.
'iT
IL. Grieves is the Place
Delft fo.'get. _
P. S. -We sell the "Dayton' Bicycle -See it.
J. H. C R E I V E, Merchant Tailor.
,tau ;.ti':i1 1. 1 1 .t i• :. , cy:
Dashwood.
Her' we are again alive and active
e'n'd ready to attend to ye Editor's
weekly wants. (the weekly budget of..
entwine) Well, what of the news that
we believe iR what ve Editors look for
end betimes plainly ask it on your
windy sheet - The diphtheria eases
are all improving under the Rkitfel
treatment of our worthy M D: All his
patients are so far nut of danger and
h ming accidents will come along al
right, -Sunday was a quiet day in
T)ashwond, there hider no service iii
.eithe:tttaf,Jbe`.elturehei on•aceentnit of the
.drsev.se:ediphtherfaa" being in several
families -Mr and Mrs. Adam Matttz.
of S. E Rape, are calling o , friends in
and around, Dashwood this week.- Are
feel sorry for i the young man made
mention of in last week's Times under
the Dashwood news. who was nearing
Inatritnnnial bliss when with" the ap
tneerartce of nape he is suddenly sue t
adrift on life's rough sea single handed
We nine- as a healing balm for the
wounded dignity, the words of an an
cient writer who seems to have went
through the mill and put his expel..
ience in word like this: -"There et a
time in e cry benedict's life that he se-
cretly wishes he lived in ---- Chicago
This isespeeially true when the Easter
Bennetts bloom in the spring. -Mr
Jahr Hoffman is getting the material
ready preparatory to buildineg his lac
tory, which will he quite an improves
meet to the village -Mr. Jonas Hart-
leib disposed of his interest in the flax
mill on Saturday last to Messrs. H. Wil
lert and G. Kellerman Mr Philip Zim-
mer disposed of his horsehold effects on
Monday by auction.. Mr E. Bossenberry
wielding the hammer. Mr. Zimmer in
rends moving in a short time to Michi
San
WEDDING Hawes -On Thursday
cvenfnlr last Mr Andrew and -Mrs.
Pfaff joined hearts and hands in holy
wedlock at tb Evangelical Parsonage.
Rev. Ehv officiating We extend eon
gratulations and hope their declining
vears mashe attended with joys many
and sorrows few: and as they have
hdth been 'here he.fore and undersand
the ups and downs of life, we believe
their remaining days will he spent in
'Wye for one another.
SURPRISE AND PRESENTATION. -Oh
Monday evening those of Mr. Birk's
children, who are in Canada, all of
whom happen to he in the neighhorhoed
at present. called at the old home and
preso ted Mr. and. Mrs Flirt; each with
an easy rocker as a small token of es -
Death of a Prominent Goderich
Man.
Goderich, Ont, March 8 -Matthew
Hutchinson, member of the firm of
Ogilvie S, l-lutehitts ,n, and manager of
the Goderich branch *if the business,
rite'd to day after a lingering illness..
Deceased, was horn in Ayrshire, Scot-
land, in 1827; came to this country
with his pa'renets in 1833, who settled
near Montreal. Ile was educated at
Dr Blitek'e school in that city. His
!nether was a sister of Janes Miller,
founder of the Alan Line of steamships
He was married in 1854 to Helen
Ogilvie sister of the Messrs Ogilvie
lie for years acted as flour inspector for
'biennia of Montreal. succeeding' Mr
Young- in the office, and on 'relinquish-
ing it came to Goderich in 1874, When
the big mill was completed he entered
in partnership with Messrs Ogilvie his
brother in-law's. For several years he
was a member of the town council and
of the county council as one of the
reeves for the town 1:Ie leaves a widow
and five children -two sons and three
daughters -Dr J. A Hutchinson, chief
medical officer of the G T. R.: W. W:
l-lntchinsot, of Winnipeg: Mrs. Jas
'!'horn; of Montreal; Mees Hutchinson,
and Miss Fannie H atchinson, to lament
the loss rf the kindest of husbands and.
fathers.
The Latest News in Brief..
A !argei number of Cha'ham town-
ship farmers are dehereinir their cattle
Ailsa Craig
Mr. John McArthur was,wnrking in
:. (;hikes & Son's planing factory on
Tuesday afternoon, when his left hand
came in contact with the buzz saw,
cutting part of the. thumb off, and also
cutting the third finger so badly as to
require severalstitches Mr. McArthur
carne near losing a number of lingers.
-Mr Cloutier, horse buyer, from Mont-
real, shipped a carload of good borne'
from here Friday Prices paid, from
$46 to $60 ele:h,-Early Friday morn-
ing an accident occurred to the morn-
ing expfeps between Parkhill and this
place. About two miles west of here
while the express was going at the us'
nae speed the cennecting rod broke.
The rod in swinging around Wore up
the track to some extent and smashed
the side of the cab, cutting Driver' Ste
wart in several places on -the head, but.
not seriously. He marvelously escaped
from being killed. -Mr,. Alexander
McKenzie, blacksmith, had his fingers
badly jammed the other day by a large
tyre bed falling on thorn. -Miss Winnie
Cameron, milliner at White & May's,
returned home on Saturday from an
extended visit with friends and rely teem in which 'they are held by the
titres at Brentford and Toronto --There family, After the usual congratula-
died on Sunday last after a few day's Wens Mr FL Truemne'r in a fe* well
Collector of Customs Gott, of Am-,
herstburg,visited tiing'svilleand Leam-
ington on business; last week; and
the former place imposted a tine of $270
on Geo. T. Jones, of:Rutieven. the voline
of a lot of peach trees imported frons
the United States at an undervaluatiOSl
together with 'he duty thereon.
Thewill of Mrs, Hammett, of Stret-
ford, who died a short timeago ieav-
ing $20,000 m cash and securities, is
being attacked by the heirs of her late•,
husband, who reside in the Eaasteertl
States. The ground upon which it zs„
sought to set aside the will is that un-,,
der her deceased hesitaters wilt Mas.
Hammett had only a, life interest in the
estate and that on her death it tetee.rt-
ed to his legal heirs.
Joseph Grenville, who is suppostid Le
be the burglar shot while attemp 1iu
to gain entrance to the store of Cowan
& Quick, Kingsville, has been erresieL
He went to his feather's house in .the
village after being shot, and: Dr. White ,
was called to extraet the bullets frost'
his leg. He appeared for examivatiou.,
pleaded guilty and was ettrnmitred for
trial, which *ill probably b, at the
June sessions at Sandwich. If he cast
be.tnoyed, he will he at once taken to
the county jail iii Sandwich.
The Car•adians reported to the Wind-
sor customs officer on Friday that they
had been refused admission to the
United Staten, by the customs officials
at Detroit. One of the then was on hie
way from Goderich to Chicago to visit
his two brothers, and the other was
going from Chatham to Pontiac, Mich,
rhe latter had a return ticket, but that
made no difference, and he was rete
allowed tocomolete his journey. Mate
ed estates Immigration Inspector Me-
Glogan says that the reason the men,
were not allowed to pass was that
they were going to work for Antennae
firms, which was in violation of the .
alien contract labor law,
A. man named Keedv, ,oi Middle-:
march, had'iittr riche Eland caught' in- a
buzz saw Wednesday morning' and the
first finger was badly injured:
On Saturday night the residence of
Joseph Lightfoot, a well-known farmer
menthe?, on con, 12, Brooke, was en
tered, and a wallet containing $500
stolen. The money had keen obtained
from a hank in Watford on Saturday
afternoon.
Rev. F. C. O'Meara. formerly rector
of St Marv's Church, St. Marys, has
left Killarney to take charge of the
Anglican Church in Dcloraine. Man
Mrs O'Meara was Miss Lizzie Crozier.
and is the youngest daughter of James
Crozier. St. Marys.
illness of inflammation of the lungs,
Donald, son of John, -McEwen, tow aline
chosen words told Mr. and Mrs. Birk
the object of the gathering, when the
Lobo, Deceased was 30 years of age. chairs were preserited and placed side:
The funeral took place on Tuesday of by side. Mr and Mrs Birk then he•
teruoni, from his father's, residence, for cattle seated and the family gathered
the Nairn cemetery -A concert will around and engaged in social pastime.
he given by the Sons of Temperance Mr. Birk, though taken by surprise, in a
in the.; town hell, Aailsa Craig, on' Fri sew words thanked his children for
day evening, March 13th, with a view this visit and also the presents, which
to arganizi g a lodge here• A good will bring to his mind many happy
program will he given by the Vest Mc hours whenever he chances to see
Gillivray and Clandehoye lodges. A them. After a few moments reflection
pleasant time is expecte& the old gent expressed himself thus,
that he wished the rest of the family
V. McCulloch. the Cardinal merchant could have been present also. so that
discharged from custody by order of he could have had a grand family
Chief Justie Meredith, on a charge of gathering. The evening was f spent
obtaining goods under false pretenses in social chat and song . till midnight
from F. D. Hamilton, of Stratford, has when all eat down to a sumptuous re
caused a writ to be issued through his past to which we believe all did ample
solicitors,Messrs. Mabee ' & Gearing,*; justice, after which.all rrnpeired to their
te
.ttm t n i a .o0 da a` es The case several honnetl feeling that the evening
„ , 00 tt? g
will come on at the Fall Assizes,
John the 15 -year-old son of John El.
lory of Vetshchnyle. was assisting about
en oat crusher in the hare, wh"n his
left hand was caught between the wog
wheels, and before the machine could
he stopped his hand was shockingly
lacerated as far as the wrist.
Miss Ada .tones. who was injured last
October at the Michigan Central Reit
way crossing' at Essex., died on Thera
day of the injuries received at that
time.' She was in the same rig in whit%
were the two Money boys and Burke,
who were instantly killed by the acci-
dent.
Mr John Armand. of Fitzroy Town-
ship near Paltentram, met with a terri-
ble accident in Sandy. Book, a suburb
of Arnprinr,•Wednesday night, While
at Malloch's mills, shout 5 o'clock, en-
gaged in loadurg his sleigh with lows,
;the load fell on him, and tie lay on the
hank of the Ottawa pinned down by
the legs at night. until 7 o'clock next
morning, when he was found by Mt
Malloch, who noticed the team of horses
still standing in the tracks of the even-
ing before'. Owing to Mr, Armand'et
heavy fur coat he was not frozen to
death, although his feet and one arca .
were. Drs. Seranston.tir., and jr., were.
early on the scene this morning, arid'
fear: he will. Iosea..at, least ,one.. of, hie
linnet.' •
'From -Chatham eeotnes word that what
appears to he a dastardly attempt ti
poison Mr. Thornton, an E. st End' tiitt-•
ze.n, has been happily. though accident-
ally, frustrated, The poison which was
inteuded fee hint was placed in a pines.
of. beefsteak which fortunately for
Thornton and otherwise for his cat was
given to the latter who died in less than
' wenty minutes after eating it, frena
strychnine poison. . Thornton bought*,
piece of steak at Putnam's shop nu Wit- ,
ham street Part of it was eaten. Dos-
iog his absence at lodge the rest of the
steak was kept in the cupboard. On his
return - and before cookie; the rest of
'he meat he gave a piece to his cut,.,
which almost imtnediately after acting
it. died in violen : spasms, An anal-
ysis showed the presence of strycla-
trine.
Lewis Carrot hers, son of Mr. Ja.s, Car -
withers, of Adelaide, on Wednesday last
ant his hand caught, in the cogs of a
turning lathe at his uncle's Mr. John
Cerrothers. The middle finger of his
right heed was so severely crushed
that it had to be amputated at the
joint.
A Paisley corr'espnndent says fodder
is not likely to reach the high prices
that wa- Sat one time anticipated.
Coarse grains are plentiful and cheap,,,
and these are largely taking the place
of hay and straw, so that the latter is
in fair supply. and can be bought at
moderate prices.
At the next Masonic liidge meeting
in Windsor certain members will be
charged with betraying secrets of the
order, the specific cha'ge being that
they made pubic that Mayor Mason
was blackballed. as it was -believed he
wanted to use the order as a medium
for political aggrandizement.
At the 0.-P R, rrORstng in Ayr, at
four o'clock Saturday afternoon, a lad
named Jones, who works for C. Fl Ger,
big, attempted to cross over the track
with a rig in front of a through freight
train, whom .the train struck the rig
and both the boy. and horse were ing
stently killed.
„Ix'rasi
HUNT. -At the rectory. Exeter, on the
8th Inst , the wife of Rive E. W. Hunt,
of a daughter.
BURGESS -On the 28th, alt., the wife of
John Burges •, 8th con.. McGillivray,
of a daughter.
Moonv -In Osborne, on the 7th lest,,
the; wife of William tidy,. of
daughter.
David Ruby has bought the 1). U,
Zehr farm, V i35. crn. 16, East Zorra.
for $T1,3204 „obis farm -one of elm bast
in Oxford -contains 175 acres, and
brought $16,000 at sale eleven venniago,. Itis just a few, rods north of Mr
Ruby's present home. and he intends to
movw to his new property shortly, The
well known auctioneer now ownsabout
had been well -spent. 300 acres of lands in East Zorra. •
lt1 A.1tRI AA 1,S.
ELL10T7—JERvis.—,let the residence o
the bride's father, on the 4th ietst,, bT
Rev. E. W. Andrews, Alec. Elliott,
Bayfield rorad, to Rasa, daughter et
Mr W. Jervis, all of Goderich to,w»i-
ship.
YELLOW-FtriroRD.-At the Methodist
parsonage. London, on March 7th 'isy
Rev. Dr Daniel,'Thomas Yellow or
Exeter, to Emma Fulford. of Chicago.
THEA1 AE.-R.owz.-At. the residence of
the bride's brother, Mr. Fletcher
Rowe, McKillop. on the 5th' last, by •
the Rev. Delgaty, of Egntondville,; •
William Keatnate of Crediton, to
Miss Phoebe Reiwe,tof Seaforth.
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DAw.-In Mount Br-' dges, on the 55tk:
inst., infant daughter of Mr. mut``
Mrs. Geo. D,aw, aged 9 months
Sti w,-Itt So.'aforth, on March Si Fs.
Elizabeth, wife of I),• et, She w, aged
58 years, 10 months and 10 d.tys •
ELLERINOTON -in Usbnrue, on the 5th
aerie,,Helen L>itnm , hrlnVed wife o
~
Thiis Pirating aged 54 years, 8
months and '16 data.
MCKeNNox•-In Parkhill, on Wednes-
day March 4th, IS46,' Mrs Chas Mc-'
Kinnon, relict 'of the 'latel. Chits. Mc-
Kinnon of Ailsa Craig, aged 8f!
years. ,
MCEAo1IAte*In Peel:hill, on Frida,w,
2fath, Feb. 1896. Joseph. son of donna t
Mclent han, ,aged 13 wears, 9 monthey
12 days,