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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1898-8-26, Page 1es* ELEVENTH YEAR. -568. EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1898.. C. H. SANDERS, EDITOR. People WIVISI"q, Millett Buts, l4ii'. and Mrs. David Brown.—Mies Mary Bertrand is spending a. few days at the lake, the guest of Miss Louisa Yoursge—Rev. Chas. Fiukbeiner and family, of:Midway, is visiting his par eats, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Finkbeiner.-- airs. Geiser, of Morriston, is visiting friends 'here .—Mr . Charles Zwicker, our enterprising rnerehsuit, is erectiu;; a ueve aiming,in front of hisstore, which wilt greatly add to its appearance,---- The Court of Revision, which was to have been held here in the Town gall last Tuee(lay, was adjourned to meet again on Sept. 19th, because it was not At a threshing in this township one day last week an affray occurred that might have resulted much snore seri ously, and it was exceedingly fortun- ate for all concerned that it turned out as it did. Two men got into a jangle over some bad language used, when one hit the other a crack over the head with a heavy pitch. fork handle; the man struck dropped like a log, and had to be taken to the doctor, who found that the skull was fractured, and it required considerable dressing to put the weuad in shape before the party injured was able to go to work again. The participants admit that blame rested on both of them, and as both ex - Remember oll~1' Optician will be away for! pressed sorrow and made up friends again, the matter has been amicably holidays from Qome adjusted. But it calve very Clear be- 4Se ,#., 1st' tt Sept. 1 Qth imp., a case of a mucho e serious mt tnet- in AG Ila and have your sight scientifically tested before he leaves, uta. No charge made for testing at T. FiTTO'3 Jewiior tare. rON,ET TO LOAN. We have unlimited pleats tencle fair in- vestment neon farm or village I.rol•erty, at lowest ratee of interest. incesoe 3: csetn eea. I3arristees, etc., Ea eter. NTALI:Al3LE V i LAO i'IteieF ;:T': FOR The undersigned is offering for, sale that E' 'eira.1.. and ran:al.It• l.ral'.rtv.nittlz.ted on Vitreal Street, being rant ai Lot et, canteen - lug over live nerve. There is on the premises a 0;094 l Fir l.. Donee, eon rel ei tie ,,,,tie 1i r •' H- with tone cellar, trams, hiteht ai :end vowel- elec t ti:.taa in .1: a frente et.ti- k ; U:•i other r:eet ;,art• ons -Leel lings: •t , choice fruit tree,. et Foo t tte11 of weterau.latitcr.onve•uic nccy. Tt rfAi r,,asou.ti•a.apply attest. week, or to severer, Pttuezea.Tun.l:.xetcr. J.'ARM IYllt SALE telt REND The un it•rei.;nea offering hie si h i..Ie.t faun. in t1,: tttwne1.1l.jai X sawree, for atilt or rent, let e.. .nct•SS►un 8. containing Po acre, . T1+ere i, on the premises two good l,arnv tnno hank'. and other good ,mt•l.nild. in^n; K g..u.l fietmt• laaa•.f+, good wt,ll,, and i4 ..l, did (Irritant, l'11ia is one ,. the Lent. tams in t'sbnrnc. anal will be sold reason - al le. or muted. Intending purchaser,* or tenants ebould see this proeerty. Apl•iv to ifalrT. Ii:ent,xs • Devon P. O., Ont. NEW NEST TIIRRK The undersigned has op- ed up a new Meat Market 1 DOOR SOUTH OF -OARL1RRS3 STORE, Where he will keep the choic- est of • meats Constantly on hand. • A CALL SOLICITED, Tahn T. Manning. MOS °KM A I MCAD (ON THE STCLAIR RIVER) AF IA, ONTARIO. FALL TERM BEGINS SEPT. `1 116 of our students have been placed in excellent positions during the past year.... Our system of book-keeping is ACTUAL BUSINESS from start to finish. Our SHORTHAND DE- PARTMENT is the moat thorough in Canada.. . For further particulars address A. S. NIMMO, Proprietor. Hensall Mrs. R. Good and family left last week for Carletion Place where they intend making their future home.— The many friends of Mr. James White will regret to learn that ho continues very seriously 111, and is now confined to his room.—Rev. W. J. Waddell last week recieved the sad intelligence of the death of his brother, Gilbert, from consumption. Deceased was a teacher by profession, holding a first-class cer- tificate, and was a comparatively young; man. His death was not unexpected.—The many friends of Mr. Thomas Blackwell will regret to learn that he is very low, his long ill. nese having very much reduced his. strength. Dneeet or BERNARD SUIRRAY-This week it becomes our sad duty to record the death of Bernard Shirray of the 2nd, concession of Hay, which sad event took , place Tuesday after a short illness of about ten days dun.. tion. About three years ago the de- ceased met with an accident by a tree falling on him which at the time al- most cost bine his life and it is thought that he never recovered from the shock. He was 51 years, 6 months and 8 days old and was a son of the late. Nicholas Shirray. 'rho funeral takes place at 2 p m, to -day, (.Thurs.) Edell Air J. Dempsey has left for Manito- ba ou a harvesting trip to see the country. Mr. Dempsey purposes tak• ing up land out there, Ile will be greatly missed here.—Mr. Samuel Melts lost a flue cow the other day by aecideut, she having fallen out of the barn on ber neck and fractured it, dy ins; Four days aftiva d. -T ha Eden League purposes1 concert and tea meeting, on Thursday evening, the . 20th lust. Alt are inyited. (iroivavty, Mr. Alevender Stew art, of the 12th concession, met with a very painful and dangerous accident one day last week, It seems he was hauling grain, and while using a fork in some mutter a horse, kicked it causing it to strike hien on his neck and breast,— Air. W. L. McLaren, of the 12th con- cession, has rented his farm for a term of four years to Mr. James Rivers. Mr. McLaren is leaving the farm on ac- count of 111 health. Thie makes four farms all in a block that will have changed oceupauts inside of the year. Thames Road. We are pleased to announce that Mrs. George Monteith, who was very sal, is slowly recovering.—Mr. Wm, Oke, who was slightly indisposed, has com- pletely recovered,—Miss Mable Madge has rettuned home after a pleasant vis. it to the Forest City --Miss Al. E. Hack- ney and Miss Elizabeth Monteith spent Sunday at Mr. J. T. Alltsou's.—We are pleased to announce that Rev. AIr. Fletcher, who has beau on a trip to Muskoka for his health, will occupy his pulpit again on the coming Sab- bath.—Mr. and Mrs. \Vm. Monteith spent Sunday at Mr. David Duncan's. -Mrs Fletcher gave Mrs, Chas. Mon- teith a pleasant call on Monday last.— Mr. ast:Alt. and Miss Roy are visiting friends and relatives around here,—Mr. Alev. Hackney and Mr. James Ballantyne spent Sunday at the Bend.—A slight accident occurred here on Sunday evening when Win. Stewart and Wm. Turnbull's buggies collided, resulting in a slight smash-up of the former rig. Boys, don't drive so tast.--While Miss Lena Madge was driving through Ex- eter on Saturday night last, his horse took fright and ran away, upsetting the rig and severely bruising some of the occupants. The horse kicked itself free from the rig and ran as far as Mr. Parson's shop, where it was caught.— The Thames Road Christian Endeavor will hold their picnic to the Bend this week, 0 Oentralla Messrs, A. Hicks, P. Hanlin, Wm. Hicks and R. Mitchell are putting the finishing touches on their new brick dwellings. They promise to be the most handsome houses in this viclnity.—Miss Kate Lewis, of London, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Thomas Neil.—Miss Olive Walker, of St. Joseph, is visiting her uncle, Jas, Walker, Devon.—Mr. Wm. Haggith occupied the pulpit in the ab- sence of the pastor, and preached two very interesting sermons on Sunday.— Miss Ida Webb, who has been spending the summer with her sister, Mrs, J. 3. Colwill, has returned to her home at St. John.—Mr. A Nevin spent Tuesday in Loudon visiting relatives.—James Herring left here for Manitoba Monday. Miss Joos, of Exeter, is visiting her sister, Mrs. R. Wilson, of Fairfield.— Mrs. Handcock, of Toronto, and Mrs. French, of Clinton, are visiting at Mrs Wm. Elliott's.—Mr. A, Nevin has a patch of sunflower plants, some of which measure ten feet in height, and have about forty Sowers on theta.— Mr. William Cottrill sustained quite a loss on Saturday • night last. He had received a five gallon keg of new eider and leaving it on the veranda of his. harness shop till he could secure a more suitable spot to store it away, he was surprised on coming for his treasure to find that some unknown prohibitionist. had arrested it and laid it away for a more convenient, season much to the sorrow of Mr. Cottrill, Zurich, Mrs. Ed. Sanders, of Elora, visited her many friends here for a few days slur lug the week. Mr, Sanders also spent a couple of days Isere last week. --.The brickwork on the, new Raman Catbolie parsonage is now finished. When this building is completed it will he an own.. ment to the village.—The ninny friends of Alrs Fred Kibler will regret to learn that she still continues to have very poor health. It is feared she will have to uudergo an operation before she im- pr0veA —On Monday Chas. McKenzie, of this place, was sent up from here charg- ed with the theft of a black valise to which offence he bad cuteredaptea or- ' guilty. . n Thursday, , McKenzie was brought before Judge Masson, (lodes rich, whet) he elected to be tried by His Honor, and said that the valise was of little value, and not being used he took it, intending to rend it back at the end of his journey. Judge Mas- son, taking his plea of guilty and :all circumstances into Conatderation, Sent the prisoner to the couuty jail for $ days with bard labor. Grand Bend Park Registered for the week ending Aug. 25rd,--Alessrs. John Arthur and J. D. Cole, Misses Minnie, Jennie nte and Li ia Cole, Georgia Brown, Itobt. Cleric, Mrs. Cltftord Pauli, Rosenblatt ;Frank Williams, Mitchell; Mr. and Mrs.. A. Murdock, J. McDonald, Mensal!, Dr. D, Morris, Detroit; Misses Vina Hutchison, Ida lL I3rfsbiti, Chicago; Rev, and Mrs. J. M. Baird, Eloise V. Baird, Corbett;', Rev. D. E. Martin and wife, Melbourne;'. Miss Ada E. Baird, Blenheim, J. Spack- man, Exeter; AL B. Green, A. E. Erwin, A. i:, Vanstone, I3, Frazer, S. 1i• Ross, Misses Lizzie Ferguson, Alfie Green, M. Green,Aliss Taylor, ATiss Holtz, Bayfield; Mr. H. Butson, Goderich; IT. 0. Hersey.; London, Harry Brownlu;;, Exeter; Edeu picnic, number 75, Johnson pienic, Seel- yan, numbering 20; Hadgins picnic, Clandebaye, numbering 10; Miss E. M. Gilman, Misses Jeannette and Christy Stewart, Robt, H. McDonald, John Alun - roe, Misses B. and C. Menzies, Ailsa Craig; Miss Maggie Yates, London; Moses Geiger, wife and family, John Geiser, wife and family, Aaron Rear - cher, wife and family, Zurich. Crediton • Miss Eva Rau and Mr. Bert Wyatt, of London and Winnipeg, respectively„ are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Tobias Fahner.—Miss Lillie 'Wind, who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Misterly, of Detroit, returned home Wednesday. —Mr. J. Either, who has been visiting his relatives in Philadelphia the last few weeks, has returned home, after spending a pleasant visit there.—Miss Hudson, of Toronto, is the guest of Miss Leah Young.—Miss Dina Wood, of Lon- don, after a pleasant visit of a week with friends in Exeter, is now visiting her cousin, Miss Evelyn Kerr.—Miss Edith Wiggins, of Goderich, spent a few days here with Mrs. Richard Baker last week.—Master Ed. Murdock, of Port Huron, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sweet.—Mr. Wm. Kerr, after a short but pleasant visit with his par• ents, Mr. and Mrs. John 1Serr, left for his home in Chicago, Ill„ Monday.—The Lady Maccabees held an ice cream so- cial in their rooms above Clark's har- ness shop last Thursday. It was a suc- cess,—F. uecess,—F. W. Farncombe, 0. E., of Lon- don, passed through the village Thurs- day.—Mr. Chas. Eilber, Mrs. belly, of Mayville, and Mr. Wm. Lewis and wife are camping a few days at the Bend,— Fred Smith, of Exeter, was the guest of Bennie Bertrand Friday.—Henry 211- ber, M, P. P., and Wm. Yearly attended the Hay Township Farmers Fire Insur- ance Oo., inBrucefield Saturday.—Mr. Ira Bice and son, Emald,of Clandeboye were in the village Thursday,—Spread- ing flax is going on in full swing,— Mr. henry Sweitzer has built a new shed west of his flour mill.—Mr. and Mrs. Roeder, of Hamilton, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hirtzel the past week. -A game of baseball was. played between the .4Rocky' Nine " of Beneall and Urediton, Thursday. The 'score stood 35-6, in favor of Crediton. &Ir. and Mrs. Wesley Veal, of Detroit, is the guest of his uncle, Mr. Walt. Clark. -Dr. McLaughlin, of Dashwood, gave the village a flying visit Monday.— Miss Mary Roeder, who has been visit- ing her parents here for some time left for Hamilton Tuesday.—Mrs. B. Fink- beiner, of Morriston, is visiting her par - properly advertised. Successful Students From W tern Ontario Schools. The reports of the Board of :xarniu-' Exl•eri rents with YARIETIES OF MINTER WHEAT at the Ontario- Agricultural College ers, in connection with the examinations 1898. for commercial specialists, in domestic science, for commercial -diplomas and- One hundred and thirty-eight vare for Forms III. and I^1'., have keen con reties of v: ietets wheat . t hasis been grower sidered by the Educational Council and in the I:iperianeetat Dt r rtnteut of the• below are given the names of some of Ontario Agrieultural College within, the sueeessfal candidates at the differ- the past -settle years. Se%eaty of- these ent :Western Ontario eeutres. It is in- have bee» earefuyi_ tested for at least tended, in the case of Foams M. and five years. The eight varieties wbict - IV, and commercial diplomas, to have have given the highest yiields of grain the marks of unsuccessful candidates per acre in the average of five years sent within ten days to the principals experrueats are as fo4.ows of high or Pubhe school inspectors. evsteht Yield Greenwa , .Narrate;5. ,l er l a 1 'r acre The marks will not be wilt to eal3dl years . years. `d t b th d t t C t'f t FOC:ID---A parcel of underclothing near here. Owner can have same by calling at the Post Office store. Mr. Geo. Glendeniues has gone to the North \Vest and expects to be away M three mouths .••- —Mrs. Manes, nee Mies Allin Manning, of `Toronto, visited friends here last week.—Tho annual harvest dinner of the Boston Mettle - stet Church will be held Wednesday, Sept. 7th. Special services will be held Suuday Sept 4th. The Rev,. J. E. Holmes, of Monet Brydges has prom- ised ised to be present on both, occessions, --Mr. 1_). Brophy, of Aurora, Ill., ar= rived here last Saturday and is vialt ink her daughter, Airs. W. T. Vlens...- The AlcPhersou Alanufaeturing Co. sold several water teaks, cisterns and pumps last week, and two pumps on Monday to a man near Verna. --•Mr. 41 A. W ilsou attended the occursion to Detroit last week, and played in Forest 27th. . Battalion Basad.—Rev. Wiliam, a o n i d by is a R. L. l on cc m u ed 111 fain ily, who has been visitiug his old home and camping lit Grand Bend Park during the past three weeks, returned to his home, Down Mills, Tuesday..-- Afr. Jos. Foster, of IJillsgreen, and his two daughters, Josephine and Lizzie, visited friends in this vicinity Satur- day and Sunday, and returned home Monday.—Mr. Wm. Sberritt is movie;, the old church uato W. J. Wilson's farm. ---Rev. Martin, brother-in-law of Rev. J. W. Baird, B. A., who is carnp- ing at Grand Bendy preached a very interesting• and instructive sermon in Boston Methodist church last Sabbath. —W. Foster, of I:liils reon, paid his old flyingvisit a sitlast Ivo friends hereweek. He and his two sisters are camping at Grand Mend. a es y e clear tram . er 1 ace es 1. l aeso s fFQ, 1,13. Oh CIt S +.: kaus. sill also he sent to principals or suspec Ear',+atP1e5 cxi tswt s $ „ d ,: tors about the 1st of September. It is 4 Im;.ernetl Au { e.r •. svh , i► 4; reconatneuded that unsueeeesful Candi F.;tr 1 F.IE-:t Iieietat+e.. e! , 2,...,4 dates should not appeal neat they have ,. Galtien itrof 'r 4•>. . consulted the High scheoi priectpal. at `'• stn* -.ion Ala- , ter receiving their marks. Appeals, to 01 these eight varieties, the follow - be entertained, must be mule before the ing four ;rave the .largest e,1 'Ais fa loth September. 1898; Dawson's Golden Chaff 49.2 Retarding the value of eertieeates, bus.; Imperial Amber dt7 bas Iialin- it will be uuderatood that the ether,eer- bis 4:. 3, bus..lama Early leuese (i;ant titiceates required by the regulations J + 2 bus. must be held to order that a candidate Among forty-four new varieties have jntsior or senior leaving standing, grown in lite', the: largest yields of Candidates should also observe the fol- grain were produced by the Gold Coin. Fr'iedesliurg, Miss Clara Thous,, has returned home after working at ATr. Greens near Ex- oter.--Aliss Fanny Snell end Maggie Stacey have returned home from a weeks' camp at tbe Grand Fend Park. —Mr. Toney Oehleiser, of Teeswater, was in town on Tuesday.—Miss Enema Wagner is working at Mrs. H. Smith's dress maker shop.—Messrs. D. D. Wil- lert and Wm. Rohde wheeled to St. Joseph and theme to Grand Bend on Wednesday. Dan is looking for a sit with his snap shot.—Big snaps' at 0. W. Snell's, Bicycle Rooms.—Mr. Albert Moser has purchased Wm. Spohns' Sterns "bike' for a very low figure. —The flax is nearly all in now, and the spreaders are busy spreading it. -All the flax pulling hands were paid up on Tuesday in liosers sitting room.— Miss Mary Roeder, daughter of Jacob Roeder, has returned to Detroit where she has been for the last few years.— Mr. Wm. Calfas had the misfortune of being badly bitten by his horse "Tom Blur. "—Mr. Manson, of Park Hill, has again been employed at Hoffman Bros.' factory, -Sam Willert, produce merchant is collecting cream for Mr. Bobier, of Exeter.—Daniel Weber, who has been attending the Goderich High School, is at present under the parental roof.—On Thursday of last week we had a very good rain which was of much benefit to the crops etc.—Master Percy Smith, of St. Marys, is still stay ing with his uncle Dr, T. P. McLaugh lin.—We understand that Miss Mary Bender of this place and Mr. Walter Granger, of Sarnia, were united in the holy bonds of matrimony, the celebrat- ion of which took place in the letters' home, Sarnia. We wish them a long and happy life in their new home.— Miss Mills has secured a boarding place at Mrs, J. W. Norsworthy's.— Mr. and Mrs. Newel, of Cleveland, Ohio, and Miss Marr, of London, are visiting at Mr. and Mrs. John Hall's.—Mr. W. J. Scott, teacher, has procured a Stearn's wheel from 0. W. Snell.—Mr. John Goodman is home again. -Mr. D. D. Willert, photographer, took a shot at Mr. John Hall's house and family on Monday. -Master Freddie Grossman bas returned, after a visit with Jacob Bren- ner at Stratford.—Miss Lydia Faust, of Zurich, visited our Y. P. A. meeting on Thursday evening and read a very good address for the encouragement of members of the Junior Alliance to work more in devotional exercises in he work of Christi also to prepare fur the Y. P. A. convention which is to be held at Crediton on Aug. 31 and Sept, 1st.—Mr. Fred Burke wheeled to Ex- eter on Thursday.—Tse house on Ro- land Street which is to be occupied" by John Pope is nearing completion.— Our detective failed to catch his in- tended. A better move on is what is wanted with him. Severe storms are reported in Eng- land, the low -tying districts are flood- ed and crops are extensively damaged. The Carmarthenshire district of Wales • s t b tornado - g,.. ig,Cieuese'e Giant, Oregon, and. implies an examinations of form + ree an, anre:, II., under the old or under the revised the heaviest sys ghts per measured regulations. The certilieate issued will t bushel h ei byntheS lbs.; Arnold'st8 lbs. indicate more definitely tbe characterHS of the examination passed. Candidates -,flea 11)8 ; Andrew's No, ; d t65 awarded: this certificate obtained 50 per and Red Mav !,051b5,;` cent, on the total, besides.P acsiug til. UI-.TI:Ibt'TW'. +ir SLL.5 I'i .r. Tni7IIN(° each subject. Matriculation implies that the ca di• The following tn three v F. . WS ofsi Rtes<p,i: date has been awarded, a certificate for,wheat varieties wit: l .e sent frees, be Part II. of junior matriculation, or has mail in oast.+•half jtClma tots of each White Golden Cross' Silver Dollar, Ped - obtained pass standing in some subjects variety, to fert!tttirs ai++• ting fear thetaa of junior matriculation. Matriculation . wt:o will a;;reii.nny tt t the threes kin&• certificates have no value as.quallfying'in the set which th:,v choose, and evil' for a teacher's non-professional stand- report the resultsafter harvest next lug. year. The seed will be sent out in the IV. implies that the candidate passedorder in which the applications are re. In required subjects of this form under ceived as long as the supply lasts. either tbe old or the revised regulations. set i. 50 per mut. au the total, betug obtained. Ii(atesele talnlcie.zl G1aail. The certificate issued will indicate more F nr y° eni+ci definitely the'cbaraeter of the examiu• tion passed. Dawson's Cill3ult Chale. p IncpFri it A1raF;tr, Forel IV., part I., implies that the liulata nr(,1', candidate past in the required subjects, under either the old or the revised reps ulattons, hD per cant. on the total being 4('t u. iaa•.c os (2 11,•u Chaff. Bt- rtl-t i Winter Fite, tt , :ewart' t'luttni,iou.. obtained. The certificate issued will Each person wishing one of these; indicate more definitely the character sets should apply as early as possible, of the a samivatfon passed, mentioning which set he desires; and Honors in matriculation will beaward the ;rain, with instructions for testing, ed to suchcandidates as submit proof ad the Maul: form on whit to report, 0f standing, and forward their certiti- will bo furnished free of cast to his ad- ectes for etidorsatiou. dress, until the supply of grain for div. In the case of certain candiatcs, whose names aro given in the following lists, it will be neceeeary, before certificates can be awarded, that evidence be fur wished to show that they were entitled to write under the provisions of the former regulations. FORM III, Clinton—Form III—A. Bean, A. Chid - ley, (honors), L. H. Colwill, H. Courtiee P. H. Fraser, E. Geiger, E. Gregory, T. B, Hooper Chancre), L, B. Tsbester, F. King, 3. McConnell, A. M. 1lcEwan, A. Murdoch, P, G, Reid, G, Sheppard, M. AI. Stewart. Matrieulation—J. Es]er (passed in German, Latin and Greek), 3, Thomp- son (passed in Latin authors and Ger- man). Goderich—Form III -3. A. Gibson, G. A. Jeckell (honors;, F. E. McLean, R. Sheppard, G. AI. Strang (honors). Matriculation—L. J. Elliott (passed. in French), J. A. Gregory (passed in Latin and French), W. Y. Hayden (passed in Latin). Liman—Form III.—L. Bradley, A. Dale, A. O. Dixon, A. R. Ford, N. B. Gilbank, R. J. Hamilton, el. E. AIarritt, W. W. Scott, E. Stanley, A. T. Todd, W. R. Williams. Mitchell—Form IIL—IT. D. Caulton (honors) R. M. Cantlon, G. H. Hurlburt, L. H. Hurlburt, C. W. Hurlburt, W. F. James, R. D. McNay. Matriculation—D. Harper (passed in Latia). Parkhill -Form III. -B. McIntosh, W. H. A. Vanalstine, J. A. Watson. Matriculation.—Ethel Bee, George C. McGibbon (passed ,in Latin). Seaforth—la orm II1.—A. S. Bond, G. Buchanan, M. A. Daly, A. A. Lamont, M. McDonald, D. Mackay, R. 1llcNab, B. McTavish, F. C. Neal, F. R. Smith, Matriculation—W. A, Kerr (passed in Latin). St. Marys—Form III --A. Browne, L. Eedy, M. A. Gordon, H. J. Hamilton, B. Irvine, R. Kirk, F. H. Langford (hon ors), D. M. Monteith, M. MacVannel, A. McIntosh, E. A. Oliver, K. C. Rice, C. W. Warring. Matriculation—L. Thomson, A. Brown (passed in German authors, French and Latin), F. W. Kerr (passed in German) FORM IV. Clinton -Part I,—G. , Murray, Part H. Bielby. Goderich—Part IL—J. G. Dickson, I. W. J. Kirkpatrick. Seaforth—Wm- Aberhart, N. R. Hoff- man. Part I.—R. M. Aitcheson, F. J. Lawrence (passed in Latin and Greek) C. B. McKinley (passed in Latin and Greek). St. Marys—P. T. Coupland, G. C. Maclntyre, W. P. Near, F. W. Kerr (passed in English, Latin and Greek). H. H McEachern, said to be from 'Toronto, shot himself through the head with suicidal intent at Seattle: He is in a dangerous condition, tributian is exhausted. An communications should be ad- dressed to Agricultural College, C. A. Zavrrz, Guelph, Aug. 8, 1898. Experimentalist. Capt. Hudgins r Deserouto dropped dead while workiue at his yacht. The five-year-old son of Mr. Joseph. Lynch, London, was drowned in the river. A little girl, aged ten years, also got in, but sew; rescued by ale. Summerhaves. The body of George Bennet, ef St, Thomas was found floating in the hats' bor at Port Stanley. He was employed on the steamer Flora, which pigs be- tween Port Stanley and Cleveland. The Galt Reporter is responsible for the following : Thoedore Krull, while breaking up old iron with a hammer at Cowan & Co.'s recently, made a re- markable discovery. He had just crack- ed open a wheel that had done service on an old stationery engine for many years when he discovered a wide cre- vice in the iron. On examining the crevice he found a flower blosscm in perfect condition, its color being as fresh as the day it first found its way into that mysterious place. It had evident- ly fallen into the casting when it was being poured and escaped injury from. the molten metal. It was preserved in an air -tight cavity from that time un- til now, when it was again exposed te- the admiring gaze of humanity. f IB1,TXSS Folin.—In Exeter North, on Aug -use - 20th, the wife Wm. Ford, of a son. ELLIOTT.-In Green way, August 21st,: the wife of Herbert Elliott, of ;x daughter. ENGLISIB.--In Greenway, August 20th, the wife of R. En ;dish, of a daughter... —The child lived only a few hours, altAititlAoli ES. WILsov—BEGS—On Aug. 10,, at St. James Church Rectory, Parkhill, by Rev. C. R. Gunne, M. A., Miss Mag- gie A, Begg, to Mr. W. A,Wilson, all of Parkhill. LouuA.—FRAL>JIGIr.—A.t the Trivitt Memorial church, Exeter, on August 24th, by the rector, Rev. Horace E. Bray, Julia, daughter of Mr, Jacob Fraleigh, of .Wellington, Prince Ed- ward County, to Arthur H. Lord, clerk in Holy Orders, Incumbent on Queensbury, Diocese of Ontario. rPlLA T.SR •!3 HAMn .Toe -In St. Marys, on Aug. 18s;' Tb omas D. Hamilton, aged 78 years,. IeG.nasoLL-lu St. Marys, on Aug„ 19, Justus, Ingersoll, in his 64th year. ' SurRnAy-.—Iia Hay tp, on August 23rd.. :Bernard Shirrav, aged 31 years, 6 .. months, 8 days,