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EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY AUGUST 13 1896.
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(Chartered by Parliament, 1855.)
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F. WOLFERSTAN THOMAS, Esq,,
GENERAL MANAGER
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own notes with one or more endorsers at 7
per cent per annum. -
Exeter Branch.
Open every lawful day from 10 a. m.to 3 p.
m., Saturdays to a. m. to l p.m
Ageneralbanking business transacted
CURRENT RATES aUowedfor mon-
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per cent.
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• Exeter, Dec. 27, '95. Manager
Can you Afford to Save.
' A. small sum each month from, your earn-
ings? A sure way to provide for' .a start in
lite. Take shares for your children, $3.O0tper
month, if kept up tilt maturity, will yield
$500. This will take about 8years. Apply for
prospectus tt.00. Kemp, local agent, for
The Equitable Savings, Loan and
Building Assosiatton.
Queenston Cement.
any person seeding Queenston Cement, or
instructions as to its use should leave their
order with.l)oibridge Bros., Winchelsea. We
are prepared to supply cement and do all
kinds of work, in flooring,wails, etc. There
. is at present a small quantity of cement at
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When the schools ►ti-i111Le=Open,
The public schools in the rural dis
tricts will re -open Monday Aug. 17; in
towns and incorporated villages, Sept..
Ist; Model Schools. Sept. 1st; Collegiate
Institutes and High Schools, Aug. 31st.
eutepineai:ts,l
Messrs. Prior and Armstrong shipped
a car of hogs to Toronto on Tuesday.—
A. Q. Bolster shipped a car of butter on
Monday.—Messrs, Wood Bros. and P.
Curtin shipped a car of cattle each last
eels from this station for the English
enet kets, Mr. Curtin also shipped from
Lucan and Dublin stations on Friday
last.
'Almon County CLiristian Endeavor
It is generally admitted that any
mo!l►ement calculated to elevate and
improve the morals of mankind, is
wortheeof cordial support and sympathy.
The Christian Endeavor movement not
'' "tsnly commends itself to the public in
this respect, but its progress in all lands
has been such as to command attention
and admiration. The Huron County
Christian Endeavor Union, which is
'one of the active church organizations
of the county, aad aiming to do all the
good it can, has arranged for its annu-
al convention, which takes place in
Knox church, Goderich, on August 27
28, and has endeavored to make its
program therefor as intensely inter.
eating and profitable to all Christian
workers as possible. On it are such
names as those of Rev, W. Johnston,
Episcopal minister of Wardsville; Rev.
Jos. Edge, Goderich; Rev. J. S. Hender-
son and Rev. W. E. Kerr. Hensel; Rev.
G. W. Andrews, Holmesville; Rev. A.
Stewart, Clinton; Rev. W. J. Ford, Clin-
ton; Rev. J. Hamilton, Wingham; Rev.
S. Bond, Seaforth; Rev. Jas. Anderson,
Goderich; Mise Treleaven, Dungannon;
Dr. Mary Irwin, Clinton; F. Elford,
Holmesville; Miss McKenzie, Seaforth
Miss Ross, .Blyth; Miss Johnson, Londes-
boro.; Miss Moore, Brussels; Mrs. Ford,
Clinton and others. This convention is
likely to be the best ever held in the
county, and we hope to see a large at-
tendance of all who are interested in
promoting the work of the Union.
Kirkton.
One of the severest electrical storms
experienced iii this locality passed
oyer hereon Tuesday night last and
rile considerable damage. The barn of
Mr. Hannah was struck by lightning
and destroyed together with all its
contents.; also the barn of Mr. Alex-
ander Kirk was struck and destroyed.
Nothing being saved in either case.
.thirondale
Mrs McCurdy who has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. _ Holman, for some
time returned to her home last week.—
The singing in the Bethesda church is
in aeything but a healthy condition. It
must have caught the influenza as the
vninisters generally have to sing soles.
Mrs. Ford, of Tuckersmitle a sister of
Wm. Horton, of this place, is at present
at death's . door from the effects of a
tumor,—Mr. G. W. Holman and family
leave this week for a visit in London
and saburbs.-A citizen of Cliiselhurst
is the authority for the statement that
three of our dudes attended the church
in that place, a Sunday or so ago, and
while in the church received Fits for
talking in such a manner as todisturb
the minister in the discharge, of his
duty. Who were they?—Our citizens
have taken to sitting up nights. They
deem it wise to take this precaution to
be ready to move out at a moment's
warning since the ,oitbreak of such
fierce: electrical storms -Mr. William
Slavin has afreak of 'nature in his
barn being shoots growl ng about eigh-
teen inches long on an ` etre pole that
was placed as a scaffold over a year
ago: These shoots ate perfectly froth
and as healthy looking as though on
the tree iu the woods,
The barn of Mr. Peter Bender, Bran-
son Line, Hay, was struck by light-
ning Sunday night last about 9,30
completely destroying the barn and all
its contents consisting of 150 bushels
of wheat ; 200 bushels of oats, 3 calves
and a number of implements, The
loss is very heavy but is partly covered
by insurance,—Mr. Zimmer left for
Berlin Tuesday to attend the funeral
of a relative. °
Granton
Mr. Chas. Foster has purchased ' the
premises lately oceupied by J. A, Beat-
tie, merchant, and will shortly move
his business to the new stand. He
will still retain the head local office of
the Bell Telephone Company —A. Iron -
side has now fairly entered on his new
line of business, tamely, buying and
shipping export cattle: Mr. Ironside
has the confidence of, the farmers, and
will make a powerful rival to the buy -
era who hitherto have beet doing busi-
ness in this locality —Mr. Wm. Lang
ford recently lost a valuable mare by
inflammation of the bowels caused by
a rupture.—Mr. Richard Jermyn has
again taken possession of his home-
stead farm and will in the future work
it himself.—Mr. Gibson has leased the
Body farm from Mr. Jermyn and will
take possession shortly, --Mrs. Edward
Wingham left for Palmerston Wednes
day, where she will visit friends before
returning to her home at Pipestone,
Minnesota.—W. Baynes is doing a large
business in pressed hay.—Messrs Slack
Bros. shipped a splendid consignment
of export cattle last week.
Biddulph
F. G. Abbott has purchased the farm
lately owned by Mr. Win. Boyd for $8,-
$25, being lot 14, con. 6, Biddulph, It
is a good farm, and would have sold
readily a few years ago for $6,000.—
A number of our young people are en-
joying themselves at Grand Bend this
week. Some also went to the Irish.
men's picnic at Port Stanley, last week.
—Mr. J. M. Revington, of Forest, was
the guest of Mr. W. Revington, last
week.—Farmers complain of damage
from drought. Fall wheat is not as
good as last year as regards yield;
sample fair. The Red Clawson is giv-
ing the best results. The variety
known as Dawson's Golden Chaff is
not giving good satisfaction in our
soil. We noticed several fine fields of
Red Clawson between Clandeboye and
Centralia, on the London road.—Mr.
Robert Hodgins and family, of Claude-
boye, rusticated at Grand Bend last
week, also a number from Granton,
Parkhill and London.—A number of
Indians from the Oneida Reserve, en-
gaged in pulling flax for Mr. Ward, of
Lucan, returned to the reserve last
week.—=Mooresville in future will have
mail delivery twice a day.—Mrs, Asa
Collins, of London, who has been visit-
ing at the home of her brother-in-law,
Mr. David Collins, of Clandeboye, for
the last couple of weeks, has returned
to London.—Mr. Martin, of Ridgeway,
who has been visiting here, has bade
his friends farewell for the present.
.Bensali
Now that the Editor and staff have
had their holidays, we will expect the
paper to be even better than usual
this week and for some time to come.—
A large number,' your correspondent
among the number, took in the cheap
excursion to Niagara Falls on July
81st last. The train left this station at
8 o'clock a. m. and reached Niagara
about 12.30 p. m. The scenery along
the route is in many places, grand and
imposing and the excursionists never
seemed to tire of feasting their eyes
upon the beautiful expanse of fertile
plain here and there intersected with
silver streams, smiling lakes and
high hills, clothed to their summits
with yerdue and their bases skirted
with shrubbery of varied, and many
tinted foliage—the whole making a
natural panorama of almost Edenic
beauty and sublimity. On arriving at
Niagara the principal point of attrac-
tion was of course, the far famed- cat-
aract, and accordingly the excursion-
ists boarded the electric cars for Table
Rock which is nearly opposite and quite
close to the great Horse Shoe Fall. The
Fall itself—the thundering sweep and
onrush of the waters of Niagara as in
gathering might and tumultuous fury,
they dash over those rocky cliffs- into
that yawning chasm and beat them
selves into spray upon the rocks, below
-simply beggars description and must
be seen to be appreciated. Other
points of intense interest to the excur-
sionists were, the. Rapids the Whirl-
pool rapids and the inclined Railway,
Suspension Bridge, Brocks monument,
the eluseuns etc. 'There was something.
that impressed us more than anything
else -the great Fall not excepted—and
that was the unmeasureable period_ the
countless ages which must have elap-
sed while the -Fall was cutting the long
Gorge from Queenston to Table Rock.
When we consider the slowrecess of
the Falls at present, and consider that
the almost perpendicular rocky cliffs
inclosing the river Gorge in many
places 300 feet high, we aro irapresced
more than ever with the antiquity of
our planet and the recency of mar up-
on its surface.
Hay Counoll. -
ounc met pursuant to adjourn-
ment on August 3rd at 10 o'clock a. in,
All present. The following rates were
leyied for the year 1896 for county pur-
poses 13/10 mills, for township purposes
1 mill, for general school rate, 148/10
mills. The special school rates are as
follows: Ti. S. S. No, 1, (nothing;) S. S.
No, 2, $400; S. S. No. 3, $225.; S. S. No.
4, $100.; S. S. No. 6, $150; S. S. No, 7,
$550; S. S. No. 8, $300; U. S. S, No, 9,
$92 28; S. S. No. 10, $600; S S. No. 11,
$250; S. S. No. 12, $147 ;U. S. S. No. 13
--- S. S. No. 14, $235; U. S. S. No. 15,
$150; Separate No. 1, $320, After pas-
sing a few accounts the council ad.
journed until August 31st at 6 o'clock,
p. m. when contracts to gravel the con
tre road will be let.
Crediton
Flax pulling is over and the whistle
of the mills is heard again. --The -rain
of late has given the grass and veget•
ables a healthy appearance again.—
Campers for the Bend are seen passing
daily through here Messrs Young &
Zwicker have received some now
bicycles, and have them for sale.—Mrs.
J. Finkbiner and fainily, accompanied
by Mrs. Krine, are visiting friends -in
Reed City Mich.—Mrs. G, Holtzman,
Sr., had the misfortune to fall down
cellar and receive some severe injuries
—Mr. Ben Eilber, who has been visit-
ing his parents, has left for his home
Uply, Mich.—Mr. Matthew Fink.
biner, who has been laid up with rhea
matism is around again.—The Misses
Renchler, Dechert and Scott, of Philadel•
phia are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J.
Eilbcr.—Wm. Parsons of Winnipeg, is
again in Ontario looking after his fall
business,—The trusses for the roof of
the church are up and the masons are
at the gables and tower. Every per-
son admires the beautiful structure. --
Mr. Chas. Eilber, who has been attend-
ing the funeral of his grandson, has re.
turned.—Mr. Dyer, of Exeter, was in
town Monday looking after his church
contract.—Mr. and Mrs. I. Smith and
family were the guests of Mr. and Mrs,
J Either, Sunday.—A large number
of tramps are seen in this section. The
other day one received 30 days and
others may expect similar treatment.—
Robert Bush received a severe sun.
stroke, the other day. After laying
from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m, through all the
rain, he was found in a fence corner by
his wife. -
Zurich,
In the county of Huron is situated a
very unpretentious looking town with
a very pretentious people, called Credi•
ton. Crediton can boast of a snake
creek, a gravel road fora race track
with the side walk to serve as a grand
stand. It can also joy over being able
to furnish a special police on big days;
but much as Crediton thinks of these,
they are not by any means her greatest
pride. She possesses a fraction of an
alleged base -hall team which when a
a game is called with a neighboring
town, is supplemented by players from
Dashwood and the surrounding ham-
lets who have players that offer their
services cheaply. Some -few weeks
ago it will be remembered Zurich play-
ed with this motley combination at
Crediton and defeated them badly.
They then came here a week ago to
play the return match but were pre-
vented doing so on account of therein,
but last Saturday they tookour team
by surprise and a game was called
Zurich did not manifest any difficulty
in getting their team together as Credi-
ton did the day of the game there. The
first innings was a great one for Credi-
ton in which they scored &good many
runs which was the result of the home
pitcher's not being in good coudition,but
it was easy:to see how the game was
going after the home team substituted
a new pitcher Crediton did not appear
to be:in it at all. However Zurich had
to work hard in order to make up for
the first innings and they did, but at
the end of the 7th innings the Crediton
Umpire stopped the game,' First on the
ground that the ball was no good and
then after a new ball was purchased, at
a very high price, it was on the theory
that darkness was fast approaching
and had he not done so, his team would
have been again badly worsted, The
following is the score, Crediton 17,
Zurich 11. Batteries—Crediton, Snell
and Guinther; Zurich, Wurni and
Dumert. Umpire, Kerr. Kind of
chilly Crediton; isn't it. "Sipple" made
the grapd stand play of the day. It
took Zurich s kink -backed man to make
bits. Alf. F—amused himself hugging
the special police. -One of Bengough's
malicious cartoons was scorer for Credi-
ton. - Crediton's catcher would make
surer work had he had a hand basket.
Wurm is a hard man to get unto; his
cork screw curves fool the boys. Weber
will have to get a step -ladder in order
to hit Crediton's pitched balls. The
lastseenof Lou Dumert was coming
from the grounds and he was still bolt-
ing. Crediton's coacher stole home by
the back streets in order to escape the
fury of the mob. The first thing that
a stranger is impressed with in Credi
ton is the number of windmills it po
sesses. The Dashwood Crack -Jack
that tenders his services to Crediton
deserted -that team about the fourth
innings, Don't get discouraged old
men. Sorry your own town can't
mire up a team.
Stephen Counoil. -
Crediton,. August 8, 1896. All mem
bers present, minutes of last meeting
read and signed. J. Sherritt—R. Hicks,
that $1097 be taken from the general
funds of the township and added to the
sinking fund in order to liquidate the
gravel road debt, and that the Reeve
and treasurer borrow the sum of not
over $3000 to meet current expenses to
be paid when taxes of 1896 are avail-
able—resolved that a by-law be drafted
in conformity with. a by-law of the
County Council requiring the usual
nomination meeting to be last Monday
but one in December instead of last
Monday as formerly. Resolved that a
by-law be drafted fixing the rate in
the $ for the several rates required.—
Resolved that Reeve R. Hicks and S.
Sweitzer, be a committee to see what
improvement they considered advisa-
ble to be done on first side road west of
12th con.. Resolved that the following
orders be granted after which the
council adjourn to meet again on firs;
Monday afternoon in September.—Or-
ders given Mr. Geiger Stationery; A.
Teadaman, one-half as Sanitary In-
spector $48.97; J. Lawson $68.35; D.
Gilbert $62.16; J. Hoist lumber $11; J.
Heist and others grading $39; Wm.
Geiser corn. $5; C. Brown error S.S. $6;
J Finkbiner cul. and lumber $6; W. E.
Sanders cul; on, Beaver S. R ; H. Wil
son cut, $4.50; A. Warner $88 S, R.-; F.
W. Farncomb, W. Gaisee award $16;
and $7 that was billed against T. B.
Martin last year; Municipal World
Registration book $5; Judge Doyle
$29.20, our portion of Dashwood school
expenses re -award and several small
orders making a total sum up to $412.28.
C. PaouTY, Clerk.
Grand Bend Park
New arrivals at Grand Bend Park
for week ending Aug. 11th,—Ivy Cot-
tage—W. J, Parsons, Winnipeg; C.Bea-
ver wife and family, Crediton; George
Essery wife and family, Centralia; Miss
Sadie Abbott, Detroit; J. W. Essery,
Palmerston; The Misses Flora Essery,
Centralia; Laura Kibler, Zurich; Miss
Falk, Shakespeare; Miss Morlock, Cred-
iton. The Oaks or Orphan's'Home—
R, Howard, N. Sheere, C. B. Dennis, E.
L. Crocker, W. B. Ross, W. Brooks, all
of Exeter; j: Tapp, Rodgerville, All
nice quiet boys. Idylwyld Cottage—
Mrs. D. Spicer, Miss Julia Spicer, Exe-
ter; the Misses Ida M. Drisbin, Chicago;
Lucy liutt:hinson, Seaforth; M. Robins,
Staffa; Mr. Richard Honey, Mitchell.
Ivanhoe Cottage—D. Ross, H. E. Hus-
ton, W. Ross, R. E. Manning, L. L. rol-
lick, L, Howard, W. B, Bagshaw, of
Exeter; B. Hodgins, Clinton. Bleak
House—The Misses Hattie Kirk, Chris-
tina Kirk, R Kirk, Kirkton; Marie and
Annie Robertson, Anderson. Boffin's
Bower—Mrs. H. E. Huston, and daugh
ter, Winnie, Mrs, D. A. Ross, the Misses
Gidley, Gregory, .Mattie Follick, Belva
Holland, Edith Beer, Edith Sanders,
Roxie and Libbie Eacrett, Lilian Hardy
Lilla, Ida and Amy Johns, all of Exe-
ter, East Lynne—Miss Kate Nichol,
Dorchester; Miss Marie McBride, Gree-
nock, Scot.; Miss Agnes Livingston, Mr.
Duncan Douglas, Mr. Chas. Boyer, Mr
Jack McEwen, Master Geo. Reid, Ailsa
Craig; Mr. Neil. R. Gray, Master Wil-
fred Wandle, London; Mr. and Mrs. D,
Gray, Miss Janet Reid, Ailsa Craig.
Alderside-Rev. J. A. Bloodsworth and
family, Thamesford; Jas. Old, Sr. Mrs.
T. P. Renolds, Jane Holmes, Caledonia.
Dining Hall—Miss Florence Arnold,
Mr. F. Worts, Dr. Mullen, Thos. Grieves
George Watcher, Richard Russell, Lin.
White, Dan C. Worts, R. Potter, Nellie
Cornell. Camp Misery—H. P. Ross, P.
Dignan, F. H. Lutz; and all was calm
and still. Tent No. 3—J. H. Drum-
mond, Centralia; M. A. Miller, Moore -
vile. Dotheboy's Hall.—Ernie Hump-
hries and Mrs. Humphries, Parkhill;
H. C. Hersey, Mrs. E. J. Spackman and
daughter, Stella, Exeter, Woodbine—
Miss Susie Weekes, Mr. and Mrs. J.
Senior and son Elmore, Exeter. Ches-
ney Wold—lir. and Mrs, J. W. Brode-
rick, Mr. and Mrs, E. W. Flock and son
Mr. and Mrs. B. K. Cowan, London. On
Saturday evening an open air concert
was held on the grounds, which consist-
ed of readings, songs and recitations,
The first item on the program was au
address of welcome by the chairman;
then a song by the Exeter Main Street
choir, entitled "Welcome to All"; recita-
tion by Miss Spackman; reading by Miss
Holmes, of Caledonia; solo by Miss Ida
Hodgins, of Clandeboye; Mr: Flock, of
London, gave a song of his own compo-
sition entitled "Plums"; Miss Hutchin
son, of Chicago, recitation; Miss Maude
Robinson, of Parkhill, song; Miss Mun-
roe, of London, solo; Mr. W. J. Robinson
song, Mr. Wilson, of Boston, appeared
in costume, and sang acomic song for
which he was heartily encored. He re-
sponded with another, and the even-
ing's enjoyment came to a close by the
audieuce singing -"God Save the
Queen," -
Are Your Tired.
All the time ? This condition is a sure
indication that your blood is not rich
and nourishing as it ought to be and
as it may be if you will take- a few
bottles- of the great blood purifier,
Hood's Sarsaparilla. Thousands write
that Hood's Sarsaparilla has cured them
of that tired feeling by giving them
rich, red blood.
Hood's Pills act, easily and promptly
on the liver and bowels; Cure sick
headache.
G. H. SANDERS, EDITOR
Centralia.
Miss Violet Hodgins, who has been
very ill, is rapidly recovering under
the careful attention of Dr. Shoults,—
In some sections the violent storm of
Monday beat the standing corn down
flat upon the ground.—Mr. Richard
Culbert has rented the farm of J. Lewis
in Biddulph and purposes moving there
shortly, when Wm, Taylor will move
into Mr. Culverts house here.—As we
drive south from Centralia we 'see some
farm yards so full of weeds that where
there should be a lawn there is nothing
visible but a wilderness of noxious veg
etation. Query—Why is it that some
farmers allow their front gardens to
present such a neglected appearance
that the appearance of the whole farm,
1. e., from the highway, is rendered un-
sightly? I wonder if they know how
such a sight influences the opinion of
strangers passing by? -
(Intended for last Week.)
Our usually quiet village is all agog
over a social scandal, bnt the less said
about it the better.—The communion
service on Sunday morning was one of
great interest and spiritual profit.-
Several took in the excursion to Niag-
ara Falls on Friday.—Mr. and Mrs.
Delgaty are rusticating at Grand Bend
this week. -Out of an entrance class of
6 and the same number in leaving, Mr.
Delgaty passed 11 in the recent exam
inations, which is a good recurd indeed;
Hape of the leaving pupils, Harvey
icks is only 10 years old.—Miss Louis
Hicks, who has been teaching in Lon-
don and who is now at home for - her
holidays, has been appointed director
of the Lorne Avenue Kindergarten
School, London, and the Advertiser
says Inspector Carson "laid stress upon
the abilities of Miss Hicks as a Kinder-
garten teacher, classing her as the
best in the Dominion."—Rev. W. H.
Butt and wife are visiting friends near
Bayfield.
Communication.
To THE EDITOR OP TIIE ADVOCATE.
Dealt SIR.—rIu your issue of July
30th, Hurondale correspondence, there
appeared a paragraph, making men-
tion of a difference that has come about
between the organist of Bethesda
church and a large portion of the mem-
bership. Now, sir, the writer of said
paragraph (whether a man or woman,
but we will suppose it is a man for con
venience sake) criticises the trustee
board of said church pretty sharply for
the action they took in the matter. It
is not my object to say anything about
the organist, but shall deal with the
writer chiefly and briefly. Now Mr.
Editor, I can sympathize with the writ-
er to some extent for lie may be as in-
nocent as a babe as regards the whole
affair that has brought this little un-
pleasantness and that caused the trus-
tee board to take the step they have.
It appears to me that your correspond.
ent got his material brought to him in
the rough, and he has gone to work
and shaped it up after his own notion
of things, and put a stroke of polish'
here and there to give it a beguiling
influence on the public. We just want
to look into this thing to see how it is
going to work. In the first place he
intimates that the organist was ex-
pelled without first being asked to re-
sign, which is riot a very substantial
fact. He then turns on Christianity
and as much as to say, a church board
that would do such, their Christianity
must be of a very low order. Now I
say if those men did what they believed
would be for the benefit of the church
their action has no right to be called in
question by men who may know but
little of the real circumstances. Then
he goes on to say this should be cleared
up and find out the gully party and
not the wHole community suffer. Why
it is already cleared up and he must
have been as blind as a hat that he did
not see it. The trustee board acted
very wisely for they cleared the fort
without firing a that . on over -stepping
their functions. Suppose there were
persons who persisted in coming into
your house and you had asked them
to keep away, would it not be far bet-
ter to lock the door than to let them in
and then have to put them out by force.
You have a perfect right to lock your
door and by doing so do not infringe on
the law, Who is this great, big, tall
Philistine standing away up there 'on
the mountain top sending out his chal-
lenge demanding that this thing be
cleared up? There is a David among
the host of Israel who is neither daunt-
ed or dismayed at these loud sounding
threats. Now, sir, he may have been
pretty far-seeing in many things in
the past but he has got into the mist
this time; and how true is the saying
if the blind lead the blind they both
fall into the ditch, and you are there
fast and instead of the whole commun-
ity suffering, it is yourself that is one
of the sufferers and the whole commun-
ity is .looking down on you there
struggling in the ditch. Now, I would
advise him to crawl out and wash his
skirts and then acknowledge his mis-
take and we will frankly forgive him.
As the said writer withheld his signa-
ture, I claim the same privilege.
Thanking you Mr. Editor for so
much space. -
Charles Crane, contractor, formerly
of St. Thomas, met with his death at
Sault Ste, Marie by falling of - build-
' ing.
The Latest News in Brief.
1'The Kingsville woollen mills have
resumed operations after being shut
down for several months.
Fred Farrar, a London boy, was
bitten by a spider a few weeks ago
and died from the poison.
Mr. James Hayes, of London, a lab-
orer, who cut his throat a few days\
ago, is dead, He lost his situation.
through some°difficulty with the union.
Farmers around Dresden report a
lot of barley and oats damaged owing
to the recent rains, and the high winds
are said to have hurt the clover seed.
The heuse'and part of its contents
beio$.ging to John Burr, con. 2, Mosa
were consumed by fire. The house
was only built two years ago; $50 in-
surance, $800 loss.
Saturday night's storm, did much.
damage around Chatham. Barns on
Norton's farm, three miles out, were
struck by lightning, and with three
horses, burned. Loss $000.
A 8.year old son of Mr. Wesley Re-
vell, Blandford, was attacked by a bull
dog with which be was playing in the
yard Thursday. The boy's face was
terribly Iacerated, and will likely he
disfigured for life.
Andrew Clark, of Tilbury, fell into a -
ditch half full of water, and, being .84
years of age and a partial cripple, e
was unable to extricate himself. e
was four hours in the water before e
passerby discovered and rescued him.
Burglars entered the house of Mr:
George Smith, barrister, Woodstock,
early Friday meriting aad carried off
$30 in coins, besides a gold watch
which, when new, cost $200. No clue
to the burglars,
Leo Waldt and Li'ie Burlton pick-
pockets, were up for sentence before
Judge Cbrisholm at Berlin on Thurs-
day, and each got eighteen months.
The former will go to the Central Pris.
on and the latter to the Mercer Reform,
atony.
Kathleen, the ten-year old daughter
of Dr. Burt, of Paris, Out., on Wednes-
day pulled the lamp off the 'table into
her lap while playing. She was so
badly burned that she died early
yesterday morning.
Roy Smith, of St. Thomas, met with
a serous accidentu.while bicycling on
Wednesday afternoon. His foot caught
in the chain of the wheel, and two toes
were so badly torn that doctors found
it necessary to amputate the great and
the second toes.
Government Detective Rogers, of
Toronto, has been in St. Thomas in-
vestigating several cases of cattle
poisoning. A large number of thud
cases are in the hands of Attorney -
General Cartwright, who intends to
make the guilty parties suffer the ex-
treme penalty of the law.
The young son of Mr. Coll hennedy%
Galt, who fell over the bannister to the
floor beneath the other day, a drop of
about ten feet, is doing nicely. He
alighted on his head and concussion
set in but this has now disappeared,
and the youngster will soon be trotting
about as lively as as ever. He suffer-
ed no further injury, the statement
that his leg was broken beingincor rect.
Willie Bayne, son of J. H, Bayne, of
Newbury, while playing about the
house in his bare feet, got a needle in
his heel. The needle broke, and a
piece was taken out. Thinking the
other piece was still in the heel, the
doctor administered chloroform and cut
the heel and probed, but found no
needle. A short time after the little
fellow's grandma found the lost piece
of the needle in the side of her shoe.
An accident of a serious and pain-
ful character happened to Mr. John
McGinnis, of Hespeler, on Tuesday
afternoon. Mr. McGinnis was em play-
ed along with other men, lathing a.
new house being' built by Mr. Hugh.
McTierney, McGinnis and a fellow
workman named Markle were engag-
ed ie building a scaffold about ten feet
from the ground on the north-east side
of the house. - After completing it,
they tried it to see if it was safe,and con-
sidered it so. McGinnis at once start-
ed to nail on laths, but in a few minutes
the scaffold gave way, and he fell to
the ground, breaking his leg above the
ankle and also putting the ankle out
of joint.
BIRTHS
Setnar.—In Exeter, on the 8th inst,, the
wife of Eli Snell, of a daughter.
STEWART,—In Exeter, on the 12th. Inst.
the wife of Andrew Stewart, of a son.
GLAVIN.—In McGillivray, on the 11th
inst., the wife of Thos. Glavin, of u,
daughter.
JoNEs.—In Stephen, on the 9th inst.,
the wife of Wesley Jones, of a son.
COLD.—In Usborne, ou the 5th inst., the
wife of John Cola, of a son.
MA.lt$IId:GES.
BRADWIN—EMIGit—At the residence of
the bride's father, Aug. 5, by Rev. T.
E. Higley, Mr. A. Bradwin, of the
Blyth Standard, to Lena,eldest daugh-
ter of Mr. J. G. Emigh,
GOWAN—LINkLATOR—At the residen-
ce of Win. Young, ex -Reeve of Col-
borne, on the 4th inst., Mr. Peter
' Gowan, of Usborne, to ; Miss Annie,
only daughter of Mr. Peter Link -
later, of Wingham..