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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1898-4-15, Page 4THE sttei Abrocate Chas. H. Sanders, Editor and Prop • T TJRSDAY, APRIL -14, 1898,. NEGLECTED el S'D DPEND E'N `t CZLILDREN. One of the marked features of the day is the care bestowed on neglected and dependent children, Very nearly thirty thousand children from different fat mes and institutions in Britain have been placed in Ontario between the years 1872 and 187. From time to time there has been much press com- ment, commendatory and the reverse* on this system, of transferring these waifs of the submerged tenth of Brit- ain's unfortunates. claimiug that our own neglected poor sbcu:d have our first care. This is now being done and with, most satisfactory results, Socie- tt,es called Chit(iren's Aid Societies have been established in many plaeee in On Two Ci es A Mir.,*. judgement Given at Last. Clinton: On Friday the three -year - A Good Trunk official expressed the j -- old daughter of J. W. Irwin, while play- Toronto, Ont., April 1,2—dt Osgood* ing about the house, fell over a haunts ter and dislocated her collar bone. She was fortunate in sustaining no more serious injury. opiuion Monday that the present rate war would ultimately result in a per- manent rate ot two wets a mile. This is supported by the recent increase in total receipts ehowing that the travel caused by cut rates more than recoups the roads for the reductions.—Toronto Star. The maxim that a the nearer the truth the greater the Libel," has been broken down by a United States judge. Judge Spencer of the St. Louis Circuit Court, has decided that newspapers con plead justiticatiou in Libel suits that the articles sued for were true, ^" Su, says the judge, ',the substance of the puha. cation iii its full and fair meaning is alleged and proven to tie true, the jus tification is complete The freedom of the Southern press is thus secured. Lars HURON FISHERIES. The blue book of the Department of Marine and Fisheries for the year end- ing Ju a S0. 189.7, is tobaud and shows Hall tins morning, Mr. Justice, Mefeen nen handed out judgement in the elec- tion appeals of West Elgin, and South Perth. West Elgin, it will be remembered, was a tie, at the recount, with the cast ing vote in the hands of the returning officer, and the seat was consequently claimed by itieNish, the Liberal. There was an appeal, however, to certain hal lots -47 in all, All these were ruled out by the judgement save eve ballots,. which had beeu rejected by the county judge because they bore other initials than those of the deputy returning of ricer, Three ot these were allowed for McDiarmad and two for McNish, the. net results beiug to give a majority of one to McDiarmid, the Conservative candidate, thereby ensuring hien the seat. In the ease of South Perth the ap peal was from the recount before J edge Barron In the alt 112 ballots were'. that on the Lake Huron shore from objected to before Judge Barron -29 Cape Hurd to. Neut. I'dn-arel there were bg Jlontei:b (Con.) and 83 by Jlnserip engaged in the itelustry 10 tugs with 41-tb) Jtid to M.L'nnan confirmed mete mu, 91 sail boats with 176 men, lee, -he dectsiou of the county judgetaeta 100 fathoms of gill nets, 4 ice houses tie regard to all the ballots in No, 3, and :2 piers Tho 11<h token toy this Hihbert, which were objected to be tarso. The Brantford Courier contains shore are valued at $153,630 of which cause the number bad lieetr placed ou a moo of the aona(al meeting of the, $jTl0100 cause from the Bruce Perninbuta the back of each ballot by the deputy p returning uLlleer These are all allow- ed bye both jngdes. In several cases +Where the cross was on the left of the ballot the votes were allowed at the re- eouut, and at the appeal Judge McLen- eau's judgement considered with that of the county judge as t7 the whole 112 disputed ballots, ease in the ease of 14, wbieb had been allowed for Monteith on.), with which Monteith budd a ma- jority of 10 In these ballots the mint er bad made an error, and Monteith's name in large type overlapped the lines and went into the dtti•.iston allotted to a third candidata, named Frame. Judge McLennan went into this point, and stated his conviction that there was reasonable ground for believing that voters in each of these caaes bad in- tended to vote for Frame. The result of the election depended, of ceurse, ou these ballots. Without them Mr, 1loscrip has a majority of .four, and the judge having ruled them out, the seat is given to him. This closes the appeals in connection with the recounts, and leaves the Gov- ernment the gainer by one coustit uency, namely, West Huron. Brantford society and the report of S. Thomsen, the etttetent and euergetie secretary, contains much interesting information and many 'useful eugges tions a .bout future work, The Brant - toll society is manifestly doing much good in this child saving wont, In May 1893 the lion. J. M. Gibson intro, deiced and carried the Children's Pro- tection Act through the Legislature and the fifth annual report of the Superintendent, Mr, J. J. Kelso, is on table. From this it appears that in four years from 1594 to 1897 inclusive, foster homes for 6031 Canadiau child - ran Rave beets found. These children were mainly taken from homes unfit Per Children and from parents whose lives were a menace to the moral and mater- ial welfare of their offspring. Last year 182 children were placed ha homes in the various counties in Ontario but only two were placed in the County of N.oefii 1*. Had these 6033 children been perniittei to grow up environed by the immoral influences of the wretched' abodes from which they were rescued, they would have farmed a dangerous faeter in society, addiug to its immoral and crimival statistics, and costing the'. country vastly more for their punish went than has been spent in saving them from wretchedness and crime. While it is the duty of Christians to aid *eglectea children wherever they are, it is mauifestly both an individul and. national duty to prevent children from growing up in iguorance and immor- ality and thus increase our criminal population. Our first duty is to the children of our owu land and then do what we can for othera. POLITICAL MORALITY. One of the great needs of this coun • try is a higher standard of political morality. Men in public life should be as truthful and honest in political matters as they are in their private business, The principles professed and the promises made, by which a polit- ical party gains power, should be as honorably observed and redeemed as a note is paid or a debt discharged in the transactions of ordinary life. To make light of such a course as is often pur- sued, and laugh, as though a good joke had been perpetrated, when called upon to redeem promises made to the public, degrades political life and react upon society and tends to lower the general standard of morals. Just as robbing an orchard, exchanging an old umbrella for a new one at a public entertainment, or borrowing a book and failing to return it prepares the persons doing it for a more serious stealing, so the deliberate failure to redeem political promises loosens the bonds of political morality and leads to all sorts of trickery detrimental to the public welfare, and subversive of that righteousness which e-alteth a nation. above &team, and $S5,000 from God erieb distriet. From blunt point to Point Edward, there were employed lir leen slid 2e, boate, of a total value of 31,215, 22 pound nets, valued at $3,630, and 2 seines valued at $105. The laws of England with regard to artificial aids to beauty are not so strict now as they were iu the reign of Charles Il. In the year 1670 this cur. boils act of parliament was passed :---- That all women, of whatever age, rank, prafeessou or degree, whether virgins, maids or widows, that shall, from sifter the passing of this act, impose upon and betray into matrimony any of his majesty's male subjects by scents, paints, cosmetics, washes, artificial teeth, falai hair, Spanish wool, iron. stays, hoops, high heeled shoes or bol stored hip, shall incur the penalty of the laws now in force against witch- craft, sorcery and such like misde- meanors, and that the marriage, upon conviction, shall stand unit and void. One of the astonishing thins of this century to the rapid transition of Japan from what westeru tions call a state of barbarism to eivilizetion and power. There is no parallel to it in the history of the world. This has been accetn- plished in less than fifty years, It indi- cates the possibilities within reach of the yellow race. If the four hundred and fifty trillion Chinese would adopt the plan pursued by the forty million Japanese, a power would be created that might overrun. European(' ehange the whole current of history, To pro duce such a power is the hope of Japan and, the fear of Russia, and to this fear may be attributed the scheme of slic- ing up the Chinese Empire. Japanese writers, such as Medori Komatz and Oshoi. Klima, A M, Ph D., admit such a possibility though denying any-inten- tion nyinten- tion on the part of Japan to make such a move against the west. The whole matter is provocation of thought. The wild rushfor the Yukon gold fields probably equals anything that has ever bean. Though nothing but dis- appointment awaits nine tenths, and probably a much larger proportion, of the adventurers, still they are largely of the nation -making stuff, and if they do not find gold in the form in which they look for it they will, many of them find it where they do not think. The story of the old Ulan's sons iu the fable is opposite. Dying, he told them of a treasure hid in the ground of the farm. They subsoiled the whole farm with- out unearthing it, but when they saw what crops followed that process they agreed that their father had kept his word with them. Canada has not only gold fields such as were never before known, but she has farms waiting to be tilled, and the gold -seeking multi tudes will stimulate the opening of these. It is there and not in Yukon, that.real wealth can be made. It is a question if in gold fields the sowing is not on the average as heavy as the harvest, while on the prairies the par vest is many times the sowing. NOTES AND COMMENTS. It is just .possible we shall have a general insolvency ;law soon, though the government seem to' shrink from assuming the responsibility, Mr. For - tier's bill seems to meet the most pres- sing demands namely, no preferences, and protecting the right .of British creditors. The bill has been favorably received by both parties in 'the ' Com mons. The Brussels Herald=•says : " Snch a funeral as one does not often see, :pass- ed through town on Thursday mtriroiog- las',' it, was anordinary delivery *wagon to which was attached a team of /farm horses. The wagon contained the mor • tel remains of the late Mrs. Hayden .and on the seat' placed across the coffin were her husband and the driver. Out.. wide the house, some half dozen persons lad assembled to watch their departure. passed , along The procession of one p g �on Turnberry ' at. and up ° the 9th con. of, re , en: its wa.. to Elma cemetery. Mr �t Y. (Trey refused to permit the usual drape on trio door and objected to any i Drowned in a Cistern. Brantford, Ont., April 12th.—Robbie Strong, the six-year-old son of Rev. J G. Strong,'Evangelical Church of Tus carora, was drowned in a cistern yes- terday. The little boy, et is supposed,. was playing near the cistern and fell into it. There being no person near by, his cries were not heard. The body was foundshortly after being missed, and a doctor called, but too late, life having departed. Drowned in a Posthole. A RELIABLE OFFER. eionest Help i'rce To mien. The Exeter AOVOOA•ris is authorized to state by Mr. I). Graham, Box 135, flageravilie. Ont.. that anv man who is nervous and dsbiliated or who is suffer- iug from any of the various troubles resulting from overwork, excesses of Abuse, such as nervous debility, ex hausted vitality, lost vigor, unnatural drains and loses, lack of develapemetlt, etc., can write to him in strict confi- dence and receive FREE OF O1fMIGE full instructions how to be thoroughly cured. Mr. Graham :himself w'as for a long time a sufferer from above troubles and after trying in vain many advertised remedies, electric belts, etc., became al- most entirely discouraged and hopeless. Finally he confided in an old Clergyman whose kind and honest advice enabled him to speedily obtain a perfect and permanent cure. Knowing to his sor- row, that so many poor suffers are be- ing imposed upon by unscrupulous quacks, Mr. Graham considers it his duty as an honest man and a firm be- liever .in Christain sympathy and kind nese, to give his fellow -men the benefit of his experience and assist them to a cure. Having nothing to sell, he asks for no money, the proud satisfaction of having done a great service to one in need, he rightly considers an ample re- ward for his trouble. If you write to Mr. Graham you can reiy Upon being cured and upon absolute secrecy as well. Address as above, enclosing a stamp and refer to the Exeter ADVOCATE. No attention however will be given to those writing out of mere curiosity, therefore state that you really need a cure. Clinton: On Wednesday Albert E. Catling, a young farmer of the lake share, Goderioh Township, was married to Miss S. J. Sturgeon, of Hayfield, Rev, P. Clement performed the ceremo;iv in the Ontario St. Methodist Church, and life Kittop: While Mr. Henry Messer- the couple immediately afterwards schtnidt, of the Sth bete, was up in au drove to their home. apple tree pruning it he had the mis- Clinton ; The announcement of Sir. fortune to fall down and break his cal Gardiuer's death ou Moodav morning to welt . It around will ed be some time before was not unexpected, because be bad he been ailing for some time with soften - Brussels; On Wednesday at her ing of the brain, and his recovery was father's resideucet Miss Annie Stewart out of the question. Deceased was a and Angug Smith, G.T.R. operator et resident of town for over twenty five Sit. Marys were united in the bonds of years, and was an uuostenratious citi matrimony by Rev, Jno, Ross, About sen; auative of Glasgow, having re - 30 guests were present at the ceremony , sided there up to the time he settled in Brucetieid: Mr. John Walker, Mill Clinton. He leaves a wife, three sons Road, has sold his fifty acre farm to Mr, and two daughters. John McLean, of Kippen, for $2,900, ` Seaforth: One dhy last week white the farm is a good sue and well local Wm., eldest son of Mr. Robt. Irvine, of ed.—Rev. Muir and family expect to :iluliett, was working on the hay press, leave for Scotland, their native laud, in he had his foot injured. It is euppos- Mav, Mr Findlay Matheson, of Bruch. ed the dye from his sock entered leto student of Kuox College, will; talar up the out. and blood poisoning resulted, his work. Lender the able care of Dr. Scott the Fullerton; On Friday Norman,son aoung Tuan is, we are glad to learn,. of Mr. Alf. Ross, met with a bad aeci improving and will soon be well again. dent. The horse which, pea was driving A horse belonging to Dr. B; theme Weenie frightened at a dog and ranmet with quite a bad accident one day away, throwing the bay from the bug- last week, While the doctor was out gy, resulting in a serious but not eats dela fiig ill the country, the horsestuni gerous injury The brute tore through bled and fell injirrrteg its knees so bad two barbed wire fences, and completely `ly that it will be laid up for some time St. Marys, April 11.—A very sad oc= currence took place on the farm of Duncan McIntyre, of Downie, a little over three miles north of the town, on; Sunday evening. Their little son, a boy between four and five years of age had strayed off while some of the 'fam tlq' were milking''the coWs.� Being, missed a messenger gas .lent over to. the grandfather's On the. same farm to see if he had wandered there. Another member of the family took, a; short cut across the ,fields to' get there sooner. Close' by, there had been fresh poet holes dug, which was half full of water. Out of one of these the ,little fellow's feet were noticed sticking`up. He had evi- dently slipped, and fallen head first lute (tie of the post holes. He was quickly taken out,but the vital spark had fled. The parents are ' almost frantic with grief over the loss of theft dear little son,. and the most intense^sympathy is felt with, them in -their terrible sudden ,)rind of display."affliction. dermoli5had the buggy. Clinton: air. Thos 11eNeil is handy . `s is - Wednesday_a liet rued with the pen and h is written the Lord's g to a quiet Prayer quite legibly upon a ten Bent din„ sok place at the home of Mrs. Witst.n, Miill St„ whet► h»r onusest pteee, or rather a piece of paper of the Y "� same ctretimfsrente. Everybody of daughter, Standard I%at(�,aud H J• 4loxdeti, course knoays how many words are o€ then Standard 1?ar►k, Iiiii;:stoti, were coaitaiued therein, But upon a postal united in marriage by the Rev. J Rivet card he has done bt+[ter still, having, Tile bride was assi+ted by ,ides Sletnon [hero iusertbted .sixt, four lines matte grid ware prig travelling dress l ht+ a ds d fourteen *aures groom was'supported by Principal p A #tettrui€yi012126tigworg1 issanis tieedcd ire, ardor Cameron. Staffer: Mr, Robert Dalton has pass to easily follow the writing which is p minut(r. This ed through the (unmet.) of affliction, uecttssarilTom is quite vary saliie a. mechanical genius and isithin rho ttep st few we((ks• lits young has constracted a clock which le well est child died about ""p7'ede, thtai worth seeing and is on exhibition in his young wife passed a<�tnd ou one of the stares, Frtday, April fits little hey, two rind pretty wedding a half years )1/84.t followed thea others Canton • A gory Mr, Dalton is now alone and the ayto, took place Wednesday at the residence of Sire- M. A Cook, when her daughter, putty him the, is enure bo allitetiy goes Miss :aiaggie, was united in Hymen's out to him tn. his terrible atllictioil bon s,. Around About Us. McKillop: Mr, George Steinogel, of the 8th line, got his arm broken while: trying to stop. a runaway horse. McKillop: While John Thornton was cutting wood, the axe glanced,; cutting bis foot, which laid him up for some days, Hendall: A dentist from Kincardine Liesrentedan office in Mr. McCloy's block, and intends starting •here on the first, of May. St. Marys: Ili,. J, White received d to "lir Hobert Jotivator, of Code• ri,. h The bride, was attired in a must the, sad intelligence of the death of his The snit of cerece,aud was assisted brother Henry o White, at lielgund, by 51rss Edith \anstone, of Godertcb, eianitabo nn [tie 81st of isricoh r. while Mr. David Cook supported the spent about threo months visiting 11ir. groom through the ordeal After the J. White and his other relatives in this „tier+many, avhieh p+('rftirmeti br district last winter, only leaving for Itev, Mr- Millyard and iii thea presence »February a (. the lest in '» his home l immediate Mewls the of only the imtn deaf. fr►t s of Shortly after fhe arrived beton he hate contracting uartit•s, tIti company drove ata attack of tgpbnfd•pneumnnia to to Godorich where Mr and Mrd. John. whish he succumbed. He leaves a son were tetndered ,( reet'ption in their wife, four sons and one daughter, own home icy a .large number irf friends Goderich Tp : What might have who there awaitedthem. been a terrible accident hal pence in - --- Mr David Burn's bush, Friday after- Wes Wrs:itlnte Away. noon, whereby Harry Williams came " 1 could not eat, sleep, walk or sit nearly losing his whole band. While down for any length of time I Was he and three others were engaged in Always in pains and was wanting away, sawing wond, lit some way he happen I grew very' weak and had a bed cd to fall, his hand falling on a block. cough, I tried many different reined of wood that Mr. John Colbourn was ie's, hut did not get relief Since tak- splittleg thin axe striking his hand b(: in * Hood's Sarsaparilla, lhoavever, tween the knuckles and the' wrist and able to attend to my business," Mx cutting i"oto his hand about three` tires JACQUES, Oshono, Ont. finches. Hood's Pills cure all liver ill. Mail- Clieton: On Wednesday a pretty ed for 25c, by 0. L Hood & Co•, •Lowell, wedding took place at the home of Mr Mass. J Leslie, when his youngest daughter, Mary E, was married to Rev. James J Goderich Tp.: Mr. H. O. Walters had the;misfortuue to get his hanin the cuttingbox on Monday; andhad it rather badly cut. Eemondyille: Rev. Nell Shaw was presented with a fur overcoat and Mrs. Shaw with a purse of gold bythe ,Pres- byterian congregation the other night. Clinton : The congregation of St, Paul's will; be very sorry to `-hear that next Sunday will be - Miss . McHardy's last Sunday with them as their organ- ist and choir leader. Clinton : Mr, J. C. 'Miller, hof the Hotel Clarendon, has leased the. River. Hotel in Bayfield which he will close for month while extensive repairs are being made. The Latest News in Brief, Paterson, who is pastor of the Presby- terian church, Arthur: Miss Teua Coo John McPhail, sr., of Erin Township, per, acted as bridesmaid, while Mr. attempted suicide by cutting his throat Dickie, assisted by Dr. McDonald, Sea- Thursday. forth, performed the duties of grooms Joseph F. Merchant. aged 70, was man. Rev. A Stewart performed the sandbagged and robbed at Loudon on ceremony, after which dinner was par Saturday. taken of. The happy couple left on There are rumors of trouble between the afternoon train for the east. the Brotherhood of Railway Engineers McKillop: A very bad and unfor and the G. T. R. tunate accident happened to George, Dennis Clifford, a Montreal carter, son of David. McCutcheon, of the 12th was murdered while sitting on his own line. He was cutting wood in Kelly's veranda, last Sunday. bush and was carreing a saw on bis J. W. Green's factory at Peterboro' left shoulder, and going bv fir. Arthur wee destroyed by fire, with a large and Layburu, who was splitting wood,when valuable stock, Friday last. he fell, and to save himself he put out his right hand on the block Mr. Lay- M. J. Kenny, of Elmvale, Ont., died', burn was splitting, just as the axe was at Lethbridge. He was the fourth vic- descending, which cut the little finger tim of the Sr. Marys bridge disaster. and the second clean off and nearly Mr. W. J. Fenton, a College street severing the third. The wound is very dentist, Toronto, was killed in a run - painful. away accident on Queen street, Friday, Hullet: A dastardly outrage was Two children of Alex. McDonald, a committed in the school house No. 2 on Nova Scotia farmer, were burned to Thursday night last, ,when the build- death in the destruction of their home. ing was entered and the books of the For that tired feeling you must en - teacher, Mr. Murch, taken and scatter- rich and purify your blood. Hood's ed along the roadside. Had the matter Sarsaparilla is the medicine you need. stopped at that, it would not have been Robert Hearst and his nephew, Jas. so bad, but the miscreants wrote ob Myersw ere drowned near Grindstone scene language upon the blackboards Island by , the upsetting of a sailing and floors of the school, as well as up- sk• iff.;' on the fence outside. Public suspicion _ seems to rest upon certain parties in Diger Kliker, of Montreal, was caught in the gates of the CanadaPa- the neighborhood, but how well found . ed it is, it is impossible to say. per Company's mills at Windeor mills St. Marys: Elsie Merle the bright and toot his life.; LUST TO HANG ALoto! Firs -Class Potatoes. Siiray PlIMpS, hers, Pails. N. Bishop SOL l . EXETER Kippen: Mr. John McNeviu' met. with a painful accident on Friday. last by a large log rolling on him•;.: We are pleased to state that he is recover- ing, although he was badly bruised. `Clinton: Wesley, teen of W. East, is laid u bya case of blood poisoning, P P g He' accidentally, ran a rusty nail' into h'►ti arm, whieb caused blood oisoning, P,_ and at' one time threatened his life 'lent we understand ha is now on a fair way to`recovery. : little daughter of Elder and Mrs, Greg - The familyof Mr. Wheable, of Port ory, died on Wednesday, after a short Colborne, had a narrow escape from illness from scarlet fever. The little death in the fire which destroyed their one was three and a half years old and dwelling Wednesday. her death casts a gloom on their cheer- Mr. Jos. Anderson, of St. Helene, had ful home. Laura Idella, the next the misfortune to have his arm badly younger child died of the same disease, broken, but we hope through time he scarlet fever. This leaves but one will be at his work again. " child, 3 months old, out of a family of Peter Smith, of Woodstock, was bad - three bright children a week ago Mr. ly injured about the hands and arms and Mrs. Gregory have the sincere by an , xplosion of dynamite while sympathy of not only their oven church working in. North Wabigoon, Man. people but of the entire community" ihr Hiram Dickoout, of .Hamilton their sad sad bereavement. ' mersed a Child' of his in the• chill waters Clinton : The 'work of building the of Hamilton Bay. The immersion•caus Doherty factory has been retarded, ow- .d indignation among bystanders ing to the unfavorable weather, but. The'Royal Canadian'H'umane Associ- the premises now present a scene of ationbas awarded medals to Bernard. great activity. 108 laborers are at, McAllister C. P. R. conductor, .and John employed ve work, 75carpenters. have: beeno y addell C• P. R. brakeman for b 1 a w .r lav(+?y. and 60, carpenters. Severalear o d of are here, and twenty -more are Avery painful accident occurred `to' bricks' teo Mr, James Smibert, of. Alva. While' on the. track•. Davie •,&` Rowland will. ,. iron the roof, and Harland Bros. will engaged in making; sap troughs, he' supply a large uantit of cement`and accidentaly .chopped the , four fingu'rs` nails - g q ?from hand. We understand that the;Pro- one . S. E W.I I in ` < Sr k s a.•Ha i osed switch into the' factory 'will riot. Ii . S. milt Hien p. ict i street,ae first ro chant, was .fined one` cent by `ithe,Folice run across Victoria, e p , • g e C east.Ma Magistrate vtolatip a eft h law Pseed but will now>be constructed ed g , ,n city I',, + of the elevator, and wills. therefore • not in selling. n pair of shoes after 7'o'clock interfere with the streets at all. in the eyet'ing. ' se Cook's Cotton Root Componla . Ie saccessfully used monthly by oyer 10.,Ot10I,a dies, Bate, eirectual. Ladies a your drnggist for Cashes Cartes Root Car- ired. Take no other, as all Mixtures, pills and mitations are dangerous. Prise. No. 1, i1 per box, No. 5,10 degrees stronger, $8 per box. No. 1 or mailed on receipt of price and two s.eent stamps The Cook etiorepaay Windsor. Ont melees. i and 2 sold atm recommended by alt responsible Drnggiste in Canada. No 1 and No sold in Exeter' by X. 1Y Browning, Druggist. FARMS FOR SALE( MONEY TO LOAN„ The undersigned has a few good farms for ealeoheap, Money to loan on easy terms. Jona SP„aCKMAN, Samwell's Blook Seeker A bad accident occurred Tuesday at J Stratford, by which J. Neff, suffered a broken leg. Mr. Neff, with others, was employed on the Queen street sewer, and the men were in the act of hoisting a heavy stone, Neff being in the bottom of the sewer, when the rope broke and the stone struck the unfortunate man on the left leg, breaking it between the knee and the ankle, Herman Prohl, an employe of the John Kalhfleisch furniture works Tay- istoek, had the misfortune to get his hand into the grooving machine he was working last Friday, with the re- sult that the third and fourth fingers were badly injured. It was at first thought that he would lose them alto• gether, but we are pleased to learn that such is not the case and that they will be all right again in, the course of a month or so. •, v William Childs, about 21 years of age, of 'Wallaceburg, was'drowded the other day by failing, off the barge Effort. Childs was working on the Ef- fort, and on their trip from Detroit to that place, before leaving the Snye, coming into the creek, Childs was in the act of dipping a pail of water, when he fell into , the water: Deceas- ed was an Englishman, and 'bad only been out in this country a short time. He'hailedfrom the vicinity of Dresden. Mr. Joseph Pellow, of West Oxford, west of Ingersoll, met with a , fatal as- cident the other night. He had just returned borne from town with a load. of swill which he had withered around town, and: backed his h,,rse, up within a few feet of the barn.: He went to the rear of the vehicle, and, finding it not as 'Close as be desired, ,he called to the .horse to, back up. The 'animal re- se, spended to the command, but went a little. too far, and before the old gentle t' man could step aside, he was caught ' between the wagon wheel and the barn end crushed in a terrible manner. Gilbert Black, of_Almonte, Ont., six years oidhas been missing since Satur- day. morning. His cap was found in the river,and it feared' he has been drowned, but so far efforts to find the body have failed. His mother. is a wid- ow,; and he, was her only'child, IA '� •� or�-Tn�fants-and;Chit dren. ii - it. Mauer* fit es every vrateve