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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1901-5-23, Page 1FOITIITEENTII •YEAR. -670. . • ..p.,N;.E."1.T.4 ONTARIO THURSDAY M A Y 23, 1901.4YlivaJA:b C. II. ar............womap,....4aseranowanarnewent.oWamatammamilsimierwaniiii SANDERS ' 'EDITOR., . , 1--I A I-- D - ' . -A -Z ' . . shipka ' • coontroi.1.?ts.ina.,..ie \l(v)oekninogbieweeltl.haeftseirlotwhebirleis- up for Parkhill, May ?,8th. -The tram- ers are busy getting Mr. G. Fahner's barn ready to rais,e,-Mr. Jacob Gaizer has had his house almost aompletecti.-. Samuel Switzer intends starting his isatia,,,ee anliiiI1(1)1inglItaoffeswta vdeasytsoacsuthtehis hassena: - . son. Robett Ryan has added. a' lean to his harn which. was raised. on May 20th. .11/114. RuChd,Illui 'having .charge of the Work. -The L. a T. M M. fa..deie.s.. their epai.nt,'4111Haii,vie,e,vNien;v32c?n, 8/1v1.1PeckiLL'esclila'yln, Map 2213(1, and initiated two candidates tio,),_.,foosl.low. .They are an all- ‘1 alive' t: I lset of Mitchell: Mrs. Samuel Gerrc„' diedl MonclaY evening, aged 71 Years. Mr, of,arNiNni,1:q111 i.iirictjtheivIr.tt...s.t,intGrieta,ryfelvive,telato;i• ago, they came to Mitchell to live retired ,Ifoer In. 1 . i,t,,,n -,\Ir'iYs Y(G',!ielIsno,f ‘avrttsivetlifec)Iitl'n ,. g consistent,ortyytilnierr• Meinber of:*the'111ethodist clatii.ch and a large circle of,i;ri.g.mds iii.,. town_ and e 0 n n tvy . will ig.i.,1 et to hear ot her dellIftelIKI. illop: Another of Huron's hon- ored pioneers has depgu-ted this life. 113.10t•Isd.,Icitilendesoi'lliSett•irt,icioafythiaesti.m,,,rtit. gravel clePartine was very sudden. Sil° had ,Ii!ine,e,'LliittliNiyhtclel, einnip7sisnienlgAho.ofinl(i)enre usualroln to •tnother, she- attacked by pat -Il- ya' is i's,0 atri.cl, failing.,d..lt''' taios, tiase,tto,oats., see ‘tc, f:aiiirt.'eyd.. m s uninc. La e 3. . ne cc r •• , --. • • one.years or age. . . Kippen: A largely .tittencled wed- . e, ding -was that which took place, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G-eorg,e Taylor, on Thrtrsdity,whentheirSeeond daugh- , ter, Susie, waelnarried to my. Samuel Thompson, of the 2nd c'on.of, HaY,Rev• . Geo. N. Long, of the Methodist church performing the ceremony. Thehappy couple will live in Hay amid the well . wishes of their nunusrous friends or , long lifeofhaPpiness. ' . • '. • ClintOng ' 011 TurNh' ' '1 ' ' sc A , ' Mii- •.16 , Patrick} son of 0. Grealis,-pasSed•away, the age of 19 years and- 2 Months • ' after a severe illness .of the, %past few months • About a month Ago .he was ' -- ' operated. upon hut be did not Improve . is the many friends. of the family ' hoped tor. The funeral took place from his late home,, Victoria street, . Saturday mornin nt. 9 a 111 and. g < • • 'proceeded. to the R. 0. cemetery; Rev. Father McMenamin . offieiated. . Mitchell: - Saturday afternoon last li rattle, the little daughter: of Mr. R. Harris .of the electric light station , . g . , ' °amt. near losing her life. She was Y riditio• a bicycle on the footpeth along- ti '11 when th • • side the mi race e wheelran into the water, Andy- before being res- d th had k ' d t' c . sank a second line. cued e _ . . Ha(' not the accident been noticed. •b ' ,y b the child wonld. certainly y a passer'by e ., i , . , ,, ...' have been drowned . ., Clinton: :Mrs. Holmes of Princess . . . street, who is, far advanced in. „Years, met 'vitli a serious accident 61) Mon -illness .day.when, while .coming ,out ' Of ter house, she slipped upon the steps and in falling fractured one .of her limbs. A few years ago -Mrs. Holmes, she was then a resident of Goderich township, . . . . . met with ,a similar accident, from which she has been, lame . ever since and to'rnake mattersworse in 'the mis- hap of Monday it was her other limb, her," ood leg." which was fractured.. ,g , . .. . Master Cecil Hodgins Seafor dr. : . , , , • son of Rev-. Dean Hod- - s met with a serious accident, at gm-, .. the Collegiate Institute,. en, Wednesday- • " - • of last. week. . He was playing foot ball and was run, up against by another player, injiiring him internally. At ' ' ' • '' it was thought there was not much. the matter with him, but be aclually 'rew -worse until Thursday gr g ., . ,. 3' venin his case wasconsideredserrous. e g • ' • On Friday, howeVer, he took a turn the better. Wine -ham: On Wednesday of last ,-, .. . week, Wesley 'Walker, of the firm of Walker Bros, &.Button, tired. of single bade to bachelor- blessedness(?) , adieu,. dom and entered the. nia.trimonial es- tate. The lady, whom. be chose: to share life's joys ancl.sorrows, was Miss • Maggie, second daughter of Mr. A. Sloan, of Blyth. • J. E. Davis of town ably supported the groom, and Miss Jameson filled the position of . brides- maid .admirably. Rev, Mr; • Penhall tied the knot. .SEIOT happy couple will reside in Wingham. . St. Marys: The C.P.R. agency ' has be,en transferral from Miss H. L. Currie to Miss Shand: • This was done by M. J. J. Ross; travelling passenger Agent. Miss ,Currie has been, in this office for years and has ditcharged . t,'' its duties efficiently and to the sa is- factionf h'• cl. the gen- o her employers an . eral public. She has the good wishes of all,for her future lot in life. Miss Shand learned the business in this office, And will be able to discharge its duties' • • . • Tuckersmith: The dispute as to what is known as the blind line run- ning• between the farms of John Orich,e" of the 2nd cell., and. John T., of theig Huron road, has been amicably set -was tied. This has hung fire for some thne back and Engineers McKinley, of Dublin, and Farncorrib, of London, were both employed two years ago, . but e was no se ec b the matter •• t finally ttl 1 until last Monday when an agreement ,is to:be final ii on the decision of w` '• , -W • thP- 11 f Or 1 '' .1 Engineer , ea, eta c , o oc ern, a. We understand the decision given b the 'two former engineer, allow- 31T Crichthe claimh c ' - ed John T. le e on -night. tended for. I -Ion. J. T. Garrow was legal adviser for J. 1'. Crich ancl Bar- ris sr Beatty, o ea m 1, oiciossing .i f S . f 151. f • Johnrailroad 0 . h ' PIC . i,„-_______ HIS HEAD CRUSHED IN. Chesley, Ont., May 18.-A very sad accident heppenecl here this after- noon by which a highly respected and •otninent 'eor e H Elliott, !PA'this Place. citizen,10st his glife. H.He and t'orivraeatiatiiiaetittinroecIn, 1,,,,vrfica.Dgcomtgitil:ilt ivevict-dres into 01 village when they were over- taken by a runaway team belonging to A.lexander"Brown, a farmer of Sol- l' •tn townslii ) Mr. Elliott was thrown 'Olavt; of. his rig,ILnd One , of' the wheel's of Btown's wagon passed over his head, killing:him instant13. McDoa- . aid escaped unhurt. . SMALLPX. OAl' HAVELOCK. Havelock, May, 19. --Dr, Bryce, Secre tary of the Provincial Board of Health arrived in town last night and fotin four cases of smallpox, two bein th( g worst• he' .. . has seenThree cases ar( one mile west oi illiteiI;,1],ann aMtioite•rfoowolst, h is io town. Thc latter case came from Oarnpbellforcl where the patient. had 'been' niirsin her danghter: • h st sc hi called smallpox r-It'laCn.'clei,':tarai lacc.il f.51,:;1; had been taken to prevent its sprea:d. Mg.. Dr: 13x:yee has gene to Oaniphell iotcl to -day to . int es {.„it -c. matter there. Another case •hasigeen" discov Lied ,11., S. Johnston's, throe milts 11 on. here, the Morrow boy, who ncongh' the disease from the shanties, havim: rgi.,,,,,),,,,,i,voi_e.ti,,),,;lflIvIiicicicsileitschTit,J,,,,,ovitle,p,slttsoi-10.1itTsitclleetrol.otcii,:e1(. , arranged. town where they will be cared for. P is proposed to remove thither any -fur ther eases that may, apneaa.., Thi ccpauyl:thoeths,etrterile.hepeitntieelnotssedla eharingr e,, ,,t,t,te. tended- services last Sunday. /1 wthhttolgshetfertmoityJloi!tyle-:t11119e11,:osiNiavItlltpbci:xee4 caped from 'quarerria tine Ibis mornirq . .r • g ' it.' and left on• he a o cloOk tii in for some .t g. ' • point in the United•Sta.t-es, where su( ' is to be married on Monday. ' Belleville, May 18. -James Pepper,r- , s"" ofMr. John Pepper °f this city, died .yesterday at his home in Saudi Ste' nie-rie" from smallP°x-'s . • W A I E SCREEN DOORS , , . SCREEN WINDOWS , ... • . 9 9 . .•. .1v,i7ILK CANS ' ' - .`..s.. ' ' . CREAM ,CANS9 . , . COAL OIL STOVES, all. sizes . TURNIP SEED/ • IIUNGARIAN SEED, . RAPE SEED ' - ,'- 9 . „ _ . LAWN GRASS SEED.. . . , DROWNED AT BTIRLINGTON. Burlington,May 17. --The first drown. in g. accident .. ' of ..t. liaie 6.q.,.6, fts or, occurred)iel here last night off R. . Baxter's,1 . ,.. the victim being' Albert Oanipbell, about 85 years of age. . Canilabell went fishing about '3.20, and not returning a seat:Ch' tvas made for him this ',morn,' tiwihatglet,l,f(itl,vo.hte3.(.-t)iife Ithilicied I -cill)ooecoleta., Lim\i,itips6'llogfyiai eittinilfae..7nteai,1.lf• ,, d , t the \Q,,,,,uineteenz:. auncleE:arslionfgtnoneloytecilsoilieetrediis.1,1 position . and„ very little . was .known , . of his life, It is. supposed he,:caine f ..o I) Napanee or 13elleville ' ' - rdeGiillivx...ay Council Council poet pursuant to adjourn- ment in Town•Hall, May Oth and 7th. , Present, R. Hutshinson, Reeve; M. Miller, A. H. Hodgins, D„Dornaan„ilocl. T. Prest, Conncillors. Minutes of last meeting read, approved of and signed. • Miller -Hodgins -that the Reeve is hereby empowered to give an order for a grader to the agent of the -Saw- yer•& LCIassey•Co. for.the. S'El ill. of $250,' payable in fall gm the first day of No- vember, 1901, providing the company furnish two extra blades and one set . of 'e•.•ctrri, boxIngs for wheels, and two days iiast -itt 'ractitm by the . agent,Mr. . adder; to be deliyered at Ailsa Craig on or before the lOth day of May, 1901. . - D '1 t th Carried. Prest--, orman---.., -la e ravel contracts as read be • accepted I tb e several commiSsioners a °int_ am • . PP . - ed to oversee the laying on of sam zr•avel --Carried. Miller.---Hedgios_,_ - "• . ' ..-;. . ... that By Law No. , 3 of luul, dividing the township into road divisions. and appointing pathmasters, as read a first . . ° arid second time, be now read a third • • • tizne and passed: --Carried. Hodgins . is -Dorman--that :Marshall :Miller 1 ,13 , , hereby instructe( to part ase a cat' load of cement from the Owen Sound. • Company for township purposes.- Carried. Prest -Mill er,-,-that this 0' •*1 do hereby designate the high- ..ourici.. , ways to be improved in the township of McGillivray according to the rept-, 1. t' ii of the Public Works Depart- lation , ment„in order to participate in the government grant as set forth in hill entitled "An act fer• 'the inaproyement: of Public HigliWaYs as follows: -From Clandeboye and GrrundY's corner, 1st concession to Parkhill; from A1110'S corners, 12th and 13th concessions to Ailsa Craig, all on Main travelled road, and roads adjacent to- and lead- ing into said main roads; andthat ,the Clerk forward to John Bradley, Esq.,' t ' • sentative requesting- our corm y repre ,, him to resent it to the County Conn- -. ..P. .. . t B ' cdfOr msertion in min y - y Law. -Carried. Hodgins-1VIiller-. , , that accqunts. atirounting to $12o.7a .. . , , „ . lra,‘ n on Teel,- n., passeci and orders c . y •• - for same. --Carried. Dorman- Hodgins -that the Council adjourn to c'' the T Hall the first on eMurchison meet in le Own..first Monday in June, at one o'clock p.m. and Court of Revision at four' o'clock ._ C ' d, WM. FRASER .p. in. erne ,' • CI k • . er • 11114.L. p „....,_ : ' . .... .....,... s ACI. MONEY TO LOAN, funds for in- property, at. & CARLING, eto., Exeter. . Centralil , Miss it Aurilda DoWn: of Exeter, pafcl her-" parents a flying visit on Sunday. -Miss B. Brown. of London, visited - at the Misses. Windsor, of Fairfield, the past week. -Miss Jennie sidton, is still on the sick list. We' hope soon • to hear Of her recoverv,-Quite a mini,on her of our sports in' -•''' teod spending the the 24th atExeter and Parkhill . ---.6.-• . _ A MIRACULOUS• ESCAPE. . . While Mr. Nelson-- Kellestine- ' of g Cardoe, was crossing the G.'r.11: track ii, vim . iyc ges m.i. a load o 1 t M t B •• 1 with - . f tile .for J. 0. McCallum; of that township ' on Tuesday morning last, - the 'ten o'olock train going east, Which does. hot stop there, struck ' the wagon in the centre, cutting it entirely in two, throwing Mr. Kellestine about sixty feet.. He had his•scalp taken off, his ' - :shoulder fractured, and other‘vise bruised and injured. His., escape from instant death was most miraculous. ' ' . t'' ' I 'd • l' h d The wagon was en it•e y 'demolished, is e .. the ' horses strange to. say escaped. • • • - withoutinnuy. • • We have unlimited Private vestment upon farrn.or village o west rates of interest. DicirsoN • • Barristers, • The three-year-old daughter- of . Mr- 'Jose )11 Marlowe fell into the river a• Brocikyille and was drOwned. ' MON'ET TO LOAN. ' -1-v-i- I have a large amount of private funds to Loma on farm and village properties at low rates ofinterest. . F. W. Cf-LAD1IliDT.• , Barrister, Main Street Exeter. . , .. '.• Chanc'ery Court • •.• • . The Springs sitting of the 'Chaucer -3 division of the High Court of. justic( was opened at Goderieh an •Tuescla,3 ' ' Tuesda before His Lordship judge McMa'hon The docket,.as handed. to the. Court coistaine nine ca,ses, ' a -ie ore E ' d ' • • b t 1 f th 'first one was commenced the list laa. been reduced. to three, the folloWin e .having been disposed of: Dance' vs Scott W1.8 settled^ b , th( . Y . .. , 3 ot & Hayl parties. to the'suit, Proudfo . y. for t -he plaintiff. -Williams' vs. ,Bogi( was.postponed to next 'Court on •-ac. , of a witness. P. Hob count of .. 0 , ._. K. 0., K."0., fOrplaintiff, E. - • a, moron, , for deft. Stewart ys. Me.:tilhan, set. Ha • tied out -of court.- • Prondfoot ,, , y. for Oft; Garrow' & G -arrow for deft. Babb vs. Babb 'Was transferred • fox . the county Judge. L. E trial by , e • Dancey for plfr., P. Holt, K. ., 0 ' fo. deft. Town of Goderich vs. Goclericl Elevator and 'Transit Co., was post poned till next, Court, to allow thg .s of the G T R to bg leading officers . T. R. examined by a comniission. Garroy & Garrow for piff. Proudfoot & Hay: , for deft. Williams vS: Babb. judge - . . . . .. - r. , went by' consent Tor plan -Ain, log $9 479 50 Philip Hol` K. 0 ' for plff. ' -", ' ' 'y . - . .1/4 '' . ' L E Dance for deft L. E. ` Y ' •' vs. Murchison, an actioi for alimony, wes the first -case tried " : It appeared e mc ieen sep , I 'th .' parties1 1 1 - • ` • trated some time,. and the. husbani had charged' bis wife with' being in , . sane and after the case,. had been -, .i. rtl , tried, an adjoiarnment wa, Pa• ? ..., . . . .... .„. , allowed with a view a making , a settlement. After a short absence th( parties returned into court, and 'tin having agree( o ,wi c iav defendanth -' ; 'IL' 'thl• all charges made the case was closed ' ' , ' ' ' . and the pertieS left the court tog,ether, Garrow & Garrow for plff., P. A ' , Malcomson for deft. vs. Jowett WINS ' another ali d th defendant di( mony case, an as e not a.ppearit did not last long, A the conclusion of the evidence defend . . . ant's .councel asked. for a dISMISSill contending that the plaintiff under thg • • t =aims appes could not succeed. Mr • , r. • d 'rid ment Justice llgrcMahen deli vere 3 g allowing the plaintiff .alimony an( cost's of the case. . Philip Holt, K. C. for plff., Ga.rrow,& Garrow for deft.' On .Wednesday the only case befor, a light . the ourt was .an. electric •cas, from Hensel' and it .was not conclud • ' ' • . ' • t 9 30 ed .when the court rose .,a, .... . p.m In this case the plaintiff Williams who had purchased the electric ligh plant used in the village of Hensel from the defendent _Cook,' claimed - i' was no in as goo coml. i 1 as t ' d IC° i • rep' 'O. witnesses we: I resented. Ei,„ htee tr. ,, _ examined on Wednesday and theit • casesc ntriclictor evidence, in n any o . . y, generally of a professional nature, and made up of volts and other tech. nical terms. The case was resumed at 9.30 a.m. yesterday, and was conclud ed before the 'court adjourned,. when His Lordship rendered judgment fox • - 6 the plarntiff for 8300.00 and cost- Win. Proudfoot a,nd H. J., D. Cook appeared for the plaintiff, and J. , T. 6 -arrow, R. ., tint . . H. or ' ' I C 1 L H Dicksonf the deft. The court closed just before noon. .. - St. JnsePh . Our town is still progressing. A goy grant for A clock is the government . . latest. This will fill a. long felt want here. -N. M. Contine took a business ,. . Ch- • 1.- st trip to Chicago a week. -.A. horse and. cow • were accidentally poisoned . last k bt b - of nerewee y getting a, a ox. ' ' . carelessly left exposed.- •paris green, , - ,., several parties from Zurich paid our , ..; • fi . ,. visit Er•da -yr ouign a ying on . 1 , y. I . Peterson, who has been sinking rirtesi- .an.NVells here,has finished his contracts and. has left for other parts. -'-.-Several from here are talking of taking in the paces at Exeter on Friday. -Wm. Mil. . ler exchanged horses With Mr. H.Ran, f D sdale on Saturday last.. . . o ry , . ; . CONTRACTORS. Tenders will -be received by the undersigned be- ' May 24th and June 8th for the repairg tig.. and :minting .or S.s. No. 5, Osborne, Plans andSpeedlea- bions of brick and carpenters work at the house of undersigned. JAMES FRAYS.% Sec. FAILURE AT .BERLIN. • . ' ' Berlin;.Ont.; May 21. -The Berlin Furniture Company made .an assign- ment-to-day to Philip Gies . for . the .. benefit of their creditors. A , meeting. of the latter was held last Saturday, • when.the firm's offer , to .eomprise at .),`.3 cents on the Clonal. was declined. The . company's liabilities are about $48,000 and assets.a,bout $51,000.. •The largest unsecured creditor is Mr.. Gies, whose claim is between $1,800 and $1,900. "'This firm erected one of the finest furniture factories in -the Pro- vince, and- had only been operatimg• about seven months. The' fitilare .is attributed to insufficient capital con g siderin 0. the heavy •oul'a,7 incurred. :• e ,.. TUNE SESSION OF.BURON • COUNTY COUNCIL. of the county, of chamber, M the town on the first TuesdaY in 11'. LANE,. Clerk. ' t., - The council of the corporation Fluron will meet in the council A Goderich, at 8 o'clockpan., lune next. Dated at Goderich this . nnd day of May VIOL COURT OF REVISION: Notice is hereby given that the Court of Re-& vision for the Assessment Roll of the Township of Stephen, win hold its first meeting for the,present year in the .Town Hall, Crediton, on Monthly, May 27th, at the hour of Ten O'Clock A.M. i Oreaiton, May 7th, IDOL limn' ElLBER, Clerk . . Grand BendK . Fishing is good so far this season.- Walter Scott, who died ,here on Sat- urday 18th, was buried Tuesday' at .2 o'clock in the cemetery of .this place. _their0 TheBend foot -hall team will play it)second Parkhill, Ala y 2-Ltli.-A number of our ' .' un. yonng men in enc le vo un- t '1 joiningthe vol ,„ „ .. This is a good Move boys.-- ggC..el. S. .surer :. t' intend ,'''' Same of our citizens taking in the sports' at Parklaill.-Mr. Shallet, 0. I the Sauble lane was here on busi- , -, ' • . NE nes Suntia.y evening, -1 r. Maurice Brenner, of Shipka, spent Sunday at , spent home. -Mr.' Jos. Ran elle, jr., Sunday afternoon in Zurich... Jos in- a, . , . . exhibition,for tendsle. vincr'for the short - .Around good time and ly.-Anyone wishing a , , so me•fish should come to the Bend on • • the 24th. -Mr. J. T. Westcott was here one day last week. -Mr. J. Bell and Ike Green, of Port Frank; spentthereth Sunday at the Bend. . " • ' • • , - ' . .. 0 GRED NOTIC TITORS ' ' ' • ''' ••'' . '.• Of George Spencer Kenap, late of the • Village of Exeter, in the County. of Hardt, Gentlemen, deceased. • Pursurnt to Chayter 129. of. the Revised -statutes of Ontario, 1897, notice. is -hereby given that all creditors :and others havinl 3Iaims a ainst the estate of the a.bovenamec Seceasec , who died on or about the Srd day of May, A.D., nioi., are on or before the .. ' 15th DAY OF JUNE, A.D., 1901 to send. by post, prepaid to the undersigned golieitors for Emily Bally Kemp the Aclmin- istratrix of the estate of the said deceased, ilvair Christian names and. surnames, ad- lresses and descriptions, the full particulars of their clainis, • a stateMent of their ac- 3onnts and the nature of the security (if an held by them; and Ilia tatter the said date the ;aid Administratrix will proceed to distrib- ate the assets of the said deceased alilong the parties entitled thereto, having regard. only bo such claims bi which notice shall have been.giyen as above required; and the said A.dministratrix -will not be lia ble foi the said' assets or any part thereof to any person or persons of whose claim or . clainas notice. ahall nothave beenreceived at 'the time of rooh distribution. _. All persons indebted to the above estate Ire herebynotified that .the accounts due the estate andunpaid on the .said 15th day 3f June, 1901, will be placed in the hands of he Solicitors for the Administratrix for col- Lee tion. ,. . Dated at Exeter, this 22nd da y of igittY, 1901. DrcirsoX &CARLING, solicitors for Ad m inistra trix , •rx, E ACCIDENT ON THE G.T.R. . 'Lucan,•May 20. -Au accident occur- the G.T.R. about one mile West red on . of here last night; which resulted in damage being,- 'done to the amount of •"' • • reieht train No 93 in about $1,600. F - „:, • charge of'Engineer IVIodeland and Con- r S. Law, of Sarnia tunnel, while duct() , . ., , sy 'no- at a pretty fast chi) broke in two 't."' ° ' ' . • ' at the twenty-sixth . car from the en- • h draw -bar falling on the gine, and b.-8 ' derailed seven cars five of which track,. . ' • ' ties and twolOa.ded with mer- were empties .. , . , . , •cha-ndise. The Stratford. auxiliary was called out, and by 5.40 o'clock. this . h t < k .cleared. Th morning t e. lac was egarly morning passenger fro m the -west London was obliged to go round .by , . The only one hurt was the rear -end - . t b be bra,kesman, -whose was cti y . - ing thrown against the cupola win- dow. . -....,.. About Us . . '11' W Leavy left -town Fri- Reuse- • W. day for the State•of Montana: He took his thoro'bred stallion with him and . , . will remain some mon s.e Mitchell: 31r. James E. Brooks' sus- tallied a heavy loss.this week, his fine tire horse, Prince of Cra,igwood has- en . inl• died Tuesday morning from acute , ,Jowett gestion ' in i , . Tuckersniith: Lew ()rich hasbought the estate of the late 3. Crich On the e ., Huron road. The farm consists of 50 acres with barn and buildings, the price being about $2000. • . • Hensall:- 1VIr. Chapman, of Toronto, a noted civil engineer was in town on oyer e groun in Tuesdaylooking• the ' d • connection with drawing a plan and I • g- estimatesf • systemf et ina am, or gl, o WIL- ,- , • for fireprotection. ter'works or ks, • Downie: On Friday. May 10th,.' at residence, ,_ . lady y, herIsabel Bissett widow t„ of the late John. Menme, a great- ly beloved and esteemed, passed peace - fully away to rest, aged 88 year's- For, 'nearly 66 ears she had lived in Dow- . . y, . Y , _ on the same homestead. me, , Clandeboye: On Wednesday the sad intelligence was received of the death of Mr. Thomas jell formerly of this place, but DO w of Galt. He Is a son of Mr. B. Jell, station agent here, and was highly respected by all, The - • sorrowing family have the sympathy of the community in their sad bereave- roent. .• Wingbarn: Another aged and res- cted resident of our town has passed the. boundary of time, Mr. James Mill, man, at the age of 76. The illness that terminated in his death e.xterided over three months, and though there was inueb of suffering, it was borne with patience and resignation. The end came on Saturday last mg lane. ur many regn ers wi at; •W' 1' 0 1 . will I s r rised to learn that Mr. and Mrs. j•ii.sP Louttit leave on Monde next for -.4 15' HA C., ,I- Mich.,- 'herey they. in- a ° 'Let " IN terid residing in the future. Mr. • .. • • I outtit has been a resident of Wing- '''''' muunderstandfor a.by I f ' tunber f years and we nhas held ofposition in the stone oc )aic wale , .)1k 1 • -1 • - store for nearly 21 years. . . ' Y. • Varna: ., What might have been a sad accident hapnened to Jimmy Waga Ward on SOlirdaY-, Whilehi lin it small s t g building with a pry the building slipp- ed off and the pry flew up in . the. air, • taking ,Tiinniy with 1 . fit 1 1 umot " 't 's : .ed that he did' not come down for -three quarters of an hour , but when nextthemit seen he did not seem any werse of his nture • • adve . . , ,1 ''b '. t. '. ' county Hib mt.. Ano bet of the. pioneers passed away on Tuesday in the township of Ifibbort• in the per-surea - , , son of Mr: Henry ' Grey, who was Ala'oldest'' 'd ''t h ' 'll `tt - among _ e , i e.si „en s, glyi g itt- tained 93 years of age. He was well ., , , . d ' ' • ••• ' KIIOWn in .rne to , wnship, an leas es a „. groWn-itp"fainily Of Sens and daugh" ' • sa. - ' . : Crediton ' . . .head 0 llins •T. 0. STAWBUBY, B. , A., (formerly .o Stanbury) Barrister, Solicitor, Is.otary, Com eyanoer, money to Loan--Bxeter, :Ont. ' , Mr. Walter Clark is giving his hotel ' ' . a new coat -of paint,thus adding great..The ly to its appearance. -Mr. Geo. Trott, • of Hen sail, has erected a tent east of k' 1 11' • ' •• Mr.' Trick's .c we tug and is prepared' to take photos rit reasonable prices.- Mr. Peter Winer is drawing niilk" to the Centralia' creamery this summer. - Mr. Albert Cunningham spep.tSuncley ' d oy.'-M " with his parents in Clan eb e. rs. S ili3brobk and family is visiting friends in Centralia.-7Thursday wasAscension Day. ---D,. Jamieson,M.P.P., and others werein the village last week selling Stock in the National Cement ' Co., which is being started in Durham this • ' • year. -The masons have nearly corn- pleted the briclt work on Mr. q'riek's ne* dwelling. -A number from here intend taking in'the races at Exeter en May 24th. -Last Sunday was Rally Day of the '.P.A. in the German church. An interesting program was given by the Senior and Junior mein- • bers of tbe Alliancein the evening.- Mr. Jack English has given his dwel- . ,' • . a ling a new coat of p int.-Mr.Bennett , , . . , of Zurich,is working•on the brick yards this summer. -Our band is using the Town Hall for practising this summer. -The Stratford men, who have been working for Wuerth, Hoist & Co. for some time, left last week, -miss Lilly 1,Viner left for London last week where she has secured a situation. -Our teach- ers a,ttenclecl the Teachers' Convention in Exeter on Wednesday and T111.11'S- day.- Our "banker"has a sore eye....,,..i.iiil We trust he will sg.)on recover. -Mr. Alonzo Hodgins is having his fence re- • • pain e .-- I. eo. ...,wi . , 1, _, t d M . G . 7 'eke.' ofLondon, onclon ' was bathe village Tuesclity.--4 num- er of our boys a tended , the b ' ' • ' t ''''' ' ' special services in, Mt. Carmel one day last week. -111r. Geo.. Holtzman is building a bank barn for Mr..Wrn. White, con. 1, -,-Rev. Johnson of Naperville, Ill.. will preach hi the Evangelical church ,next Sunday, both morning and 'even- ing._A number of txeterites wheeled to our village Monday evening. -Our merchants are talking of closing their stores earlier. for tWo nights in the week.= -Mr. 'Matt. Finkbeiner sold a seven and a half months' 01..„-3 poit to Mr. Foster, of Hay, for. $90. He was a beantiftil type of a horse and weighed ' 850 pounds; , . ' ' . HIMSELF. Caledo.nia, Ont., May. -Jas. Acker, As been boarding of Port Dover, Who h , . t ' Cam bell House here for the at he p , . If - the head last six weeks,sbot himself in abcint 6 o'clock this evening, the ball. entering Just in front of the right ear lodging over the nose:,Cause unknown. . utren repor ,, C • ' t reports say he had. Intimated to different people that he would do tl • '1'ke this before He was ,soine ring i . .. '1 t h supposedto have lived happi y a , =ie. His wife came from.Port,Dover on the 13th and stayed until the 14th. "She ;Wanted him to come home. His child- de two tri s on the same errand , ren ma p , but he said he was tired of Port Dover. h hwould g He told his wife t at e . home to -night' or , Monday someturie. , but He was still living at r o'clock, d Sinking very fast, and is not expecte to live over night. . ... Le.ter,--Acker died shortly after rind night. ,. . . , , • TESTIMONIAL - OF THOMAS RUSSELL , -- l'o the -Value of English .Stock Food manufactured by C. Lutz, Exeter. This is to certify that .I have used English Stock Food, for young calves . which were fed on. separated nailk. They did remarkably well on the food. 1 think it an excellent food Inc young ealves and would recommend its use to stock raisers. ' ' . Price 14Tounds for '$1. ' .' Taos'. RUSSELL, Usborne.• ' ' • - Dashwood . , , . At the merry-go-round prize contest Slaturday evening it was voted to Mr. Henry Edighoffer, of Blake, and Mies Emma Callfas, of town. -Sunday was observed in the Evangelical church here as Rally Day.' Instead of a ser- tnon in the evening the time was taken pp by rendering a program. prepared or the ' occasion by 'a committee ap- pointed to do that•work. Tile church was well filled and the collections,both inornino• and evening, were good.- everaCof our younger -people 'gather- • . ed at the home of Mrs. Miller Monda Y evening. in honor of Miss hetPa 6 • ' ' • T - ' ' '' birthday. They report a pleasanttitne. -11 is cominonly reported that we are !xi have another wedding in our midst ere long. -School closed Tuesday ev- ening, the teacherS going to the con- vention, /10W in session at Exeter.- Several of our people intend going to Parkhill Friday. -.Mr. John Hall sold ais horse to Mr. Andrew Turnbull, . is did also Mr. .los. Routledge to Mr. eo. Hirtzel, of Crediton. -Mr. J. Kel- 'erman sold his pony to Sam Gratteati,, If Brewster. -Messrs. I -Toth -Dan Bros. . were at Grand Bend Tuesday after- ' apon attending the funeral of the late Walter Scott. • Mr. Scott was a resi- lent of our ,burgh a few years ago.- Dviing to the death of Mrs. Finkbiner, wife of Rey. 0, S. Finkbineriof Zilrich, DUI; Y.P.A.postponed their visit to the Zdrich Society till some future -time.- Mr, floury Smith is Working in Credi- - • ' BOTH FEET CUT OFF. . Clinton, May, 16.-0ne of the most' • , . ' 'that h. occurred distressIng accidentsas of late around here was that which happened to Andrei Taylor, of town e . last -It appearsh - was return- in h ' -Vying along the conces- g ome, ( 1 i , • Sinn known as John's and was near the < ' ' '1 the 10.15 train w len hove in sight. Mr. Taylor's hearing and sight is not of the best and per- haps he did net even see or hear it. Tithorse beca,rne frightened and un- . - in -tgreable• the buggy was wheeled ' ' ' d throwinghimthe suddenly around on e k the t • ' 1 • In track just as re rain reached inn. a monient he was under the engine the wheels pasSing over and crashing °ft both feet at the ankles. It was . it h t h ' t killed' narrow escape t a e was no • 1 • - ' 1, le it did not. outrightam is a min e 1 enough as it ' is larpen, so unhappily„ . . , ,, , , .... tolose bOth feet. . The horse and rig , ,. arilyeg. in own a Ligx ,, , 1 ' t 1 -' ht but '1: was for- t that the Messrs. Layton and ' tuna e 1brought'' Townsend Were a ong who . .. I t the doctors. Had he remained ;inn o. long..attention be Would not wisurvived. It is a very sad affair I have . ' • - f 1 't k 1 I and his .re atives . ee i keen1y D. h A .,1 t C f ' h' .h t e Ontario eel en o., o w lc, D L MacPherson is agent, he was in - . ' for - .. - ' gale ,',.....• ..._,. 4, 1 He is a menmer OL ' ' town.Tb t sOcieties of e .os•Ons several ,, . • -1 d ' 1 ' surprised' people were in-ce great y , t h f the 0,c1 event and glad to o ear o, , , learn it did Il Cit 'prove fetal; every . one hop'es he May speedily recover froin the s oc .1Inton New Dia, Danger I, ," •...... N t Door,ex , ,..,.... r. .; --...m. Perhaps it's dip.htheria, or -5 # 4. scadet fever. Keep ,your c. own loin free from the A 6 f f • tl • • fdiseases; 'k' ;:i..'' gents o these z•-, cr..-.L.,o „P . I .1d f '''<lllir Prevent your c ii ren from having them. You can do , , ".', 0 • it With our Vapo-Cresolene Put , ,. , , „ C 014, • ' • ' . some res ..ne in our. 'vaporizer light beneath, , , t le ,. amp and let th( , , vapor fill the sleeping room. Hay( , the children sleep in the room ever night,for it's'perfectly' f t : sae, ye no a ''n.ale'd. asgerm can 1. in thi: sl - ise e n ive vapor, Ask your doctor about it. 4 Is sold. by gipigists everywhere. ' A Vapo-CreSolene outfit, including the Vaporizer and L' I I I I la 1 t lif eine and a bottle' 01 4irip w , c i s isu as a e• g , , . , Cresolene, nonllete, t,f.5o; ektra supplies of CreSo. lone 25 cents an . 50 cents. Illustrated booklet cern*. lng physicians' testimonials freetion request.. VA1'077 misounggi . 0.. 1 0 11 071 ,t., 0W 01 • . , 4 c • Co.. -8 F lt- S N ' Y lt U S A THREE MEN WERE KILLED. Little, Curx•ent, Ont., May 17. --Three men narried" Fred Eaton and Thos. Bowser,1 Elizabeth B• y and Thos.-a•n` 0 a ,VI' Gaffney,f M tint Forest were killed.. 0 9 • ' - . a boiler explosion in J. H. McMil- lian's.mill at Elizabeth Bay yesterday. The cause of. the explosion 'is not known. The furnaces had. just been tatted about 'twenty minutes when s ' ' the accident occurred,. ' „a., , g T 1 SUIG1D'p A THE FALLS ' Niagara Falls; N. Y., May 19.-A , . osed to be William Gard- man s"PP ' . ' ` house. of Brampton, Ont., walked out into Niagara River near the brink of the falls ill Prospect Park this after- . was swept over the brink 1.10011 and, . . .Vapo.Cresolehe and dashed to death on the rocks be- " 1 1,, ,. low. A largo number of pcop c saw the man deliberately walk to his deati.1., b t 1• r .'ed Over the falls so I: , re wits ca II . - . . , . • o kly that no one could do anything '`IIIC - ' • • ' to save, him-. . . • • ' . - frenru.„.• _ ' Rost sigiuntire is' 011 01Yery ,b0X 0,f the genuine .....n_ 'Tablefs ' ' Laxative Brotno-Quini t* fnV - ' ., egs,ATEs . - US . '' -c< May '18 PiNcOmnE.---...11) , barn(); n • ,, John Pincorrbe, aged 57 years arid months. 3 to take niodleirie may be Infants too. owl - Y g cured of Croup} Whooping cough amAicolds y i„ I