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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1894-7-12, Page 8INSURANCE. i i€,Nkl8'L' 14.1:1140T, ea. Cr ENL`j? :. rill) wssr.f4R.1 A^,tiLTRANCi; COM* PAN'S:, of Toronto Moo for the piiui x. ix i;.kill, iNaultnNu1; tiUMBANY, of London Englund A.LLIAttC4 INSURANCE alQM-. to 1'A k of Eu 1.sad k NSW &OOi We ire ehuwiiag Semple Loth of chtaice Riegeis Perfume. We are showing a nice line ;'of Hair Brushes. '1'o are showing' a cheap Rao of Toilet Soaps. We are showing aline of Combs. We show a fine line of Tooth Brushes, We arm offering a Snap in Whisks. We have low lines iii Sponges, lir.. keep. Tooth Picks and sell thein elaeap. We'keep Chamois Skins, best quality, You may need some of the above, call and we will try and please you, J. aril y KOOL BLOUSES Kee.�:>01. Big B th*tipt Storo Is the spot for all • the newest Blouse Mater- ials. New De Lanes for Blouses, New Sateens for Blouses. New Pongees for Blouses, New Crinkles for. Blouses, New Wash Silks for Blouses, The s3Wast tains ia the trade for Ladies Blouses is the Shappherd Check Wash Silks, We 'gave them in all sh adds for 25c, per yard, J. A, Stewart. Notice to Times' Readers. The publishers would esteem it a favor if readers would,when making their purchases, mention that they saw the merchant's adver- tisement in Tss LIMES. NOTICE -Ail business announcements notices of public meetings, entertainments auction sales, etc., appearing in there local .columns trill be ohereel for at the rate of five °eliteper' line oath insertion. I r Back heading to count as three tines. Cash with order sav to persons bating open accounts. To insure Bhangs of advertisements in current issue copy must he handedinto office on Tuesday. xitiq THURSDAY. JULY 12tk, 1894. LOCAL HAPPENINGS. FOR, SALE, -1 second head Phaeton, 1 second hand two -seated carriage, and one nett of second hand harnese. Also new buggies and °arts. Apply to W. G. Blesjar. The Lame Record has changed hands. J. H. Benner, of Marmore, is the new proprietor. Robert Coleman, a highly respected citizen of Seaforth, died suddenly last week of heart failure and Bright's disease. Servant Girl wanted to go to London. Duties ;to commence middle of Angnet. For particulars apply to Mrs M J White, Exeter, Mr. T. a, Follick, who last week resign- ed the position of organist of the St.;vlary's Methodiet church, was presented with a handsome white onyx mantle clock and a gold pen by the congregation. Mr. F, held the position for a number of years. By a violent hailstorm which passed over the southern part of McGillivray the Preabyterian Church at Ailsa Craig was completely shattered. As an instance of its severity Joseph Prosser, mernhant, sold `?6 worth of glass to help to repair the 'Res to windows alone next day. to bad train arrangements by the '9bratiou committee those of the -.linen who attend the 12th of ton in that ,ewe, to -day, 'id the railway aecom- taould hundreds more have 'visited Park. 'Whiting of on Mort. metery, Sharon mg taught one child leaves a wife ildran, well p o- .were tho geests of . here. meet that the picnic Grand Bend last:week, by tieing hellebore in b ,ppere it itioorrcet. None of , d read the drag in the house and a „bait solution Of the Problem Use b y as any yet advanced. pielstil. ie IGrevtttaa. Flax pulling commeaeed an Men•ae,y, JIr. John G. Blatchford shipped a largo quantity of hay to Beaton this week. Our reeroheuta will adopt the early cl:aeiu,; of their stores during the satutner. Road Carling bro`s and G. G. J'ahnstou`s elianges of advertisement; they will inter - ety s ole. Daring the storm on Friday same of the windows an trout of G. G. Johatton'e stere were broken by the ;hail. The purchase of Mr, Pic'set'a farm on Loudon road, near Clinton for the County Souse of Refuge, has been, Ito repleted. The Exeter creamery ie daily receiving new patrons, and before ivany weeps it will have doubled the average business of last year. Fourteen passengers were killed end fourteen injured by the wreck of a railway train between Lezena and Birboa, Spain, ou Saturday. Sir Oliver Mowat can square matters with the Patron members .bv preeeatiug eaeh with a brand new: hayfork anti enougb lightning i ods to properly protect a barn, Americans who by their great Written C,anetitutaon are gua•anteed freedom in the pursuit of happiness will now proceed to pur.ue it somewhere outside the State of Illinois, The Ladies' Aid of Caven Preabyteri'n church will hold a lawn social on the grounds of Mr, R. S. Lang on Sion lay evenu,g, July 16th. A good time expect- ed. Sea bills for particulars and be sure to attend. A Granton 0orreeponiient writes:-afre, John Down, of Ushorne Tp., was visiting at ale. Noah Wass's this week. Dire. Down has three daughters keine in the township of Blanshard: Mrs. Joseph Hoop_ er, Mrs Cha.lee Hooper sad bird. William Wa93. A uuion show of the South Enron and Tuokersmith Br a n c h Agricultural Societies will this year be Maid at Sea - forth, on Thuraday and Friday, the 27th and 28th of September, this being the week following the vVeetern Fair at London. Whether settled or not this trouble in Chicago is but the beginning of the end Any civil war requires some little time to gat properly started, and the outlook room 'see that Canadians will get eeneationa newspaper reading from Uncle Sam s domain during the next few years. A couple of fakirs ire 'working' Datario towns for illustrated supplements, nomin- ally in the interests of local publishers, but actually for themselves, They ahow very nice sample:. get good prices, but having no circulation for their sheets, do no good. However, they collect gniukly and pass on to the neat town, nag ee A terrible accident happened on the 6th lies ot Morris, on Monday week whereby John Currie lost his kfe. Kr. Currie, along with other men, was shing- ling on Mr. Samuel Love's barn, when he fell of, a distance of 30 feet, to the ground and was ]tilled. He leaven a widow and four children to mourn his Ince.' . .y Mies bland Flicks who has been in Tor- onto for the past several months under the inetruction of Prof. Field has return- ed home, carrying high honors for musical excellence), among which being a val- uable testimonial from Mr. Field, who says she is proficient in the rendition Sof both ancient and modern composition. The medical practitioners in Tnoendale have disposed of their practices, and in- tend moving eitywards. Dr. Murray is succeeded by Dr. Fora, of Woodham, Dr. Weekes' saeoessor is Dr. Hughes, of Lon- don township. Dr Murray will likely locate in one of the large western cities, whilst Dr. Weekes intends to practice in London. These are dog days. They began n Jniy and will end Aug. 11. They have noth- ing to do with dogs beyond making those animate uncomfortable, like the rest of us, from the heat. They get their nanne from the fact that Siriu3,the brighteststar in the constellation alfa ton of the Great Dog, and sailed the Dog Star, on these dace rises and sets with the sun. •- r� Dentist Anderson, with his ' wife, from Exeter, were in town on Monday visiting friends, and when out for a drive in the afternoon their horde became frightened and started to kick. The brute finally ran away, and horse and buggy tumbled down the embankment in front of Mr. Kyle's residence, West Ward, but not until the occupants jumped from the rig. Nobody was hurt. --Mitchell Advocate. Did you know that the following items` of local news ware published free ? Notices of births, marriages awl deaths, or news of any kind that is of interest in your own locality. That if you have a friend visiting, or if" you know of any one going on a vacation, we will cheerfully announce tbe fact free of charge ? That we are potting forth every effort to give you a filet °lase Iocal. paper and to do so we need your assistance. l 'A dastardly attempt at train wreck in is reported from Wingham. A few nights ago as the evening express from Palmer- ston and Kincardine was approaching a bridge between Blueyale and Wingham the driver noticed an obstruction on the track, but not' 1n time me to prevent p y his engine from 4 striking. UL examination it was found that a large tic had been. securely placed between the needle beams of the bridge. The damage to the engine was slight, but a serious accident might have occurred had it not been noticed in time. ,Deteeti:ves are at work on the Case. It is na oesaary that everybody in town be vaccinated. Very few people but have a r' eudie against p 1 c gainst vaccination, but it is because they have not studied the question and cannot know of the protect- ion it gives against smallpox. One illustration should be aonviaoiag if the proof is plainly in fever of Het beneficial effects. A few years ago there were forty °aeon of'ewallpox in Wandsor, thirty of the patients had been vaoolnated, while the remaining ten had not. Of the former all had the disease in a atodified. form and escaped, while of the letter, eight died, and the rernaining two were dreadfully dieagured, ;1 ,;� The family of Mr. Tames McTavish, of Nippon road,Tuckersmith, have recently suffered sovere bereavements, having lost by death two daughters of the household. A. few days ago they received the sad telli genes of the death of their son James. It seems that he was engaged with the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, and e while repairing a bridge near Reveletroke, ee Matilde Columbia, that had been damaged i g EXETER TIKES. Leavinf: 'Gown, Mr, N, Daher Heaton, who, hes bee sltb-msuager of the Molson's hank her for some time, received orders last wee to go to Ride town as inauag er of >;h branch there,. area together with hi family, leavesou u Friday for tt a o i.h • YeY at place, where he succeeds Mr, Mahon, who tares charge of a branch at Serol, Qae, Mr, Mutton's aneoeesar in Exeter is Mr. Ward,lats aceouutaut'at the Dtolson', bank, London, Ont. On T'harsley eveuing a large number of DIr. Iiurdon'a friends, aid they are legion here,will ussetnble and present him with a handsome easy their, aooampanled by a feeling address. Mr. Burden, doriud his residence in Exeter, has proved himself an enterprising citizen, who was alwaye foremost in pie - meting any echaute for the welfare of the town, and his absence will be greatly missed both in a public and private way. He goes to Ridgetowo as te former citiztn of that town, tell we feet •eertein he will be royally welarnee.i hack. ` Notice R. N. Rewede change of Adv., u special bargains in bed room suites this re week, Preu:lorgaet, the assassin of Mayor e fiarrieou, of Chicago, will be hanged July $ 16. Poranuels, Mies Maud Rieke who his been atteu:i- ing a school of In :alio 11 culture. in Torouto, is home for vacation, -lire. 11, N. Rowo visited friends in Clictou last week: -Miss Haniiltun returned to St, Marys this week, -Mr. J. A. Gregory, who has been attend- ing the Collegiate Institute at Aylmer is at present under the parental roof, -Prof: Andrews of Heron Collage, London, con. ducted service in Trivitt tlemorisl churoh last tiunday in the ebsea:e of Mr, Elnut,who with 'lira aunt an•l farnily are visaing friends in Brussels and Walkerton. They will return Friday •-ale W. Pickard and son and daughter of Seaforth spent Suadiy visiting Mr. Janis Pickard, town. -]fits Kinsman attended the wedding of De. Ford and Mites Bryden, at lilythesw0od. - Mise L, Hardy preeido I at the orgae in the Trivitt Meinorial Church Etat Sunday, in the absence of Mrs. Hunt. -Mr, M, Parkinson, ton of Mr. Thos. Parkinson, town, Principal of Givens St, school, Toronto, sucoaeled in uapt'armg the gold andsilver tnedafs, also six ,eat ot the twenty scholarships given in Torouto.-'Hies Wil• mut Taylor returnel home from Landon on Saturdaylest.-J A. Gregory leaver title morning for London to R rite ou ht; examinations. The examinations close ou the 261h. -Mrs. Parsons has returned from a visit among friends in Oshawa. -A, Q.l Bobier took a business trip to Montreal last week, and returne i on Tuesday. -11r. Sam'l Halle, the veteran, of E.limville, gave us a friendly pall on Saturday. -H. C. Brewer of Clinton was in town on Tues- day on business in connetion with the Molsons bank, -T. Andrew of Elimvillo leas got nicely aettled in his new store at llinburn,-Mr. R Halle spent a Iesv days of last week assisting him to opia stock and get things ,;into shape. -air. ,T.te. Walters who has been ill for soma time is able to be about again. --Ira Alex Par- don as employee of Mr, P. aieige, who was taken to Lonion hospital last weer, his system showing signs of typhoid fever, hes returnei horns, no such symptoms having developed, -Mr. Herb Muir of OIinton visited friends in town this week. -Miss Bella Acheson, who has been visit- ing her sister Mrs. Gey,, Knight, Ilderton for some time has returned hone. -Mies Id Willis of Exeter North is visiting Mende in Lucan and McGillivray. -Mr. J. Gould of St Catherines, is visiting his parents in town. -Rev, S. T. Ilartiett; formerly of the Elimvillo circuit, was presented with a purse of money and an address by the congregation of Lakefield prior to his de- parture. -Miss Ida Gillespie retarnod home on Saturday, from a pleasant visit . in Zarioh.-S. A. Poplestone D. U. G. M. of No, 15 District installed the officers of the several 0Idfellowe Ledges, Huron Lodge Goderich, Ciiotnn Ledge, Clinton. Exeter and Seaforth.during the past week, -Mrs. McIntyre is visiting friends in Windsor. -Mrs- Fulford of Chicago is visiting her mother, Mrs: Morgan of Exeter wart's.-}Irs. A. McPherson is visiting friends in Landon and Brantford, -Mr, S. Westaway visited friends in Goderich last week.-Mr,D, Harris of Lacca visited friends in town on Sunday. -llr. C.. B. Dfarsland, of the Moisoae bank bas t a returned from his holidays, vhioh he spout in Toronto. -Plies Delia Crocker is visoiting Mende in St. Marys. -Mrs. J. Gillespie is visiting friends in Goderfah this week—Miss Gertie Mc Cord has returned from Chicago. Rennie Kinsman visited his brother in Sarnia last week.-Sam'l Penhala of Tor- nto, is spending vacation with friends ere. -Mrs. (On) Rollins and family and las Greenway are at present canning at he Bend. -Mr. Sidney Kerr, of Hamburg as returned home after a pleasant visit with Mr. R• Ferguson. -Miss Louvica Kelland who has been visiting Airs. Fanson, returned to her home in London his week. -Dr. Mary Hatton of Forest nd Miss Sutherland of Iieneall called on riends in town onlTuesday -Mise Blanche Hodgins of Toronto is a guest at Mr. S. xidley's.-Rev. Hunt will occupy his ulpit in the Trivitt Memorial church ext Sunday, after a pleasant sojourn at the lakeside. -Mie, Banal Misery left on ueaday for Manitoba, to visit friends, - Mise Blatchford is visiting friends in oronto.-Mr. J. Darling, lately in the mploy of Mesers Pickard & Son, in cora- any with Mr. A. Forsoith, will go :into be drug business, possibly in Brussels. here they are negotiating for purchase f a drug stock. We wish;them sucee98.- Miss Alcock . of Lucan was in town on Wednesday. -Miss Polly Bawden, who as been visiting friends in Toronto the eat two weeks has returned home.-Mra. .Halton, accompanied by hereon M.erviue nd daughter Winnie, are visiting friends n Londesboro this week.-lvir. Ward of entice a e nuc a ser to Mr. Rection of ,the Maisons Bank k here arrived yesterday. - r. Robert Simpson, of Lendon, a former esident of Usbornteie visiting his nephew r. Robert Lang. -While returning front itchell the other evening, Mr. Wm. eo by some unaccountable mune, travel- ed about twelve miles out of his way, rriving home in the eerie o ga 9 m rn. His means oftravel a av 1 w s a bicycle, and no oubt the.rapid rate avt which he rides, mused him to paps the proper tarninat ant. Be has, however, since sold his icyolo,.- Mr, Thos. Fitton is around gain, after a short illness. Mr. Jame; Howard, yesterday. taked out the places where the Electric ght poles are to be erected. 0 h M b t a {' p n T T e p w 0 h a L DI r M Y 1 a d c b a a Id 'aortae linage. nn. . It is your dirty toryourself to get rid of the foal aocemulation' in your blood this spring. Hood's Sarsaparilla is just the nnetlicine you need to purify,, vitalise and arioh your blood '1.'hat tired feeling ioh tilfee1 nearly every one in the spring e driven off by flood's Sarsaparilla, the reit springmedieino and blood Purifier. Hood's Pills become the favorite (lather - tic with everyone who tries them. The flrat parade of Orangemen in : Meut.- y the floods. he fell from the bridge,- a istance of 50 feet, receiving suets injuries s to cause his death before ha got to his °larding house, Mr.IN'etavish has been b sent on . r x here about lila years And hal ,ya.: t rt t... 4a .Aimed ttyn Country gills are getting up 011 mall picoioa, and they elaltn to have times that arep eight, simply 00t. o f ei'I t . Time Or.tugetnen go to. Parkhill to -day to take part itt t 12th July oelebretioo ttt be held in that town. Half a mullion dopers was distributed in the Listowel dietrtct during 1893 as the pvaeeede of the dairy industry. The Mara base ball team of Loudon, visited St. Marys ou Friday and defeat° d the home teem 10 a aanra of 9 to 8, The heavy rain anti hailstorm onFeilay last did considerable damage to the stand- ing grain. Field after field of wheat was fie ttened by the wind and hail. The erect question wi'li elector.., now is not who ie to 00 Premier of 0utaria, but what is to be clone with the aggressive small boy during the school holidays. Rev. tV. Leech, formerly of the Wood haul cironit now of Varna has b .eu tie ill of late that he is forced to adze a two mouths' holiday to endeavor to recuperate his health. The trustees of the united . Dlethocltst churob, Mitchell, met on Wedneeday evening ani appointed Mr. Ili hard Thome as orgauist fur the church et a salary of ll00,a year. Oar merahants are all doing a rood busiinesa. Ditty handle the beet of goods ani sell cssap• b'armere shonl:i give uhoddy peldlars a wide berth and Ileal with reliable business men. The fanners are now actively engaged in haying and ere they complete this branch of husban•lry the fall wheat will be ready for tbe reaper. The h ty lies turned out well, as will at•,o the wheat from present appearances. The store house belonging to Mr. W, E. Simons, Dublin, was completely de- stroyed by fire on Tueslay night. There were two hay presses and several tons of hay in the building at the time, all de- stroyed. Tho building was well insured, • A recount for the recent West Huron election teak place at Goderich on Friday before Jedge - Toms The chief change was in No 3 polling division, Clinton, Tho deputy returning ofiieer had made a mistake iu revising the figures. The majority for lir.. J. T. Gamow (Lib.) is 76. Mr. George Chesney has sold his farm, lot 31, concession 1. in alah.illop town- ship, to :lire. Janes Jamiesoa; who owns fifty acres, a short distanceaway on the sane line. The farm Is a most excellent one, containing 100 apree, with brick house and bank barn, and the pride paid is 1 6,435. Be careful. how -you admit tramps. Many of them are iufeated with disease, and email pox has frequently been the result of neglect in not rending them promptly off the premises. They are often expoaed to contagious diseases, and their filthy man- ner of life only edits to the danger. With the dread scourge, smallpox, so near us, we cannot afford to run chances, and snonld not hesitate a moment where the health and safety of our families and neighbors are couoerned. Crop reports have been received fro m various points west of Toronto, includin g Grimsby, Stratford, Chatham, Clinton, Galt, Paris, Amherstburg, Tileonburg, Listowel, Guelph, Welland, St. Thomas, Ingersoll, Sarnia, 5t. Marys, Strathroy Eoeter and many other places. While a t some points the leek of ram bas been eomewhet severely felt, on the averag e the outloak foe a plentiful harvest is decidedly prom'eing. Iley is being cut and the yzei d is generallygcol. Purify the blood, tine the nerves, and give strength to the weakened o-gana and done by taking Hood's Sarsaparilla now, ltlinard's Liniment cures (Argot in Cows. Exeter Municipal. Council The council met at the Town Ha 11, on the 9th inst. All present except Mr. Bobier. Minutes of previou s meeting read and confirmed. Carling -Taylor- Orders: I Arm- strong, $200 part payment for gravel; John Moreshead. $5 labor; D Taylor, $4.50 do; Walter Westcott, $4 do; E Hunt,$1,60 do;W Collingwood,$6.75 Jas Creech, $2 charity to Mrs. Wilcox, $2 do Nlri McIntosh, $3 do Thos Daw: W Gurd & Co.,• $8,25 for net. --Car- ried. The council adjourned until Wedn° s - day the 18th inst., at 8 o'clock, p. m. M. E.toanxn, Clerk. K. D. C. Pill the best all-round family pill on the market EXECUTORS' NOTICE. 1 In the inatter of the estate of William Saundeta, Deceased. In pursuance of See. 36, Chap. 110, Revised Statutes of Ontario, notice is hereby given that all creditors and others having claims 'mane t the estate of William Saunders, late of the Township of Stephen, in the County of Huron, who died on or about the 12th day of February, 1895, arereguired to aendby post, prepaid, or deliver to Henry ailber, Orediton, P. 0;. Executor of the estate of the said deceased, on or before the 80th day of July,lea4, a state- ment of their names and addresses, and full Particulars, of their °Jaime, and the nature of the seauritioa (df any) held by them, and that after the said last mentioned date the said Reenter will oc cod to distribute the assets of the sand deceased among the parties entitled theretorortard being had only to the claims of which noto a shall i 1 have boon received, and the said Ereoetor will not be Debt° for the assets, orany part thereof, to any person of salmis claim notice shall oat have been receiv- ed at the time of such distribution. R• 11. COLLINS, Solicitorfor the Executor - Exeter, July 511, 1894. -3 in - J. C n• J.CV.LsM�.. yyTT AN IT,SE.11.�l 11ARNESS MAItER f Zeno a 11. •- Ontario Begs to announce to the public that he isrepared. t o do � p All kinds of Carriage Trimming, Furniture Upholstering, etc. Carriage e a g n d Buggy Tops of all kinds: RADE TO ORDER. Old )3uggy Tops recovered and tirade aa good as new. Our harness are well known, as giving perfect satisfaction. We Manufacture largely and consequently our prices aro low; .d..eall,will 00nyirice ATI We are now clearing a number of lines of Summer Goods at greatly • reduced prices, and all wishing to secure bargains should avail themselves of this Sterling o port unity. Regular 25e and 30e Sateens now 21 cents. Regular 20e do now, 150. Regular 35c Dress Goods now 25e, ltegul`ar 50c do now, 350 • Regular 25c do now, 12Lc, Regular 121-c Prints now, 90. Gents (.I-ood Flannelette Shirts now, 23e. Straw Hats marked away down. Dress 'Trimmings in end- less variety, - Baby Ribbon in all the leading shades. Ladies White and Color- ed Vassars, An elegant Stock of Para- sols at Rock Bottom Prices. Linen and Embroidered Buggy Dusters, &0, &c, In. Orel?' Cottons WE TAKE THE LEAD, See our extra heavy' at 8e. See our New Orleans Sheeting 16 yds for $1. See our Selected 1 yd wide, 25 yds for $1. Hosiery. 2 Pair Ladies Tan Hose, for 25c, 2 Pair Fast Black Heavy Rib, for 25c, 1 Pair Very Fine Cash- mere, for 25e. Towels, Special Lot, each for 3c, 3Pair Heavy Cotton Sox for 250, Men's $7,75 Rubber Coats for $5,50, Ladies Summer Mantles $6, for $4,25, - Ladies Silk Lined, do, $6,75 for $4,50, Ladies Blk Lace Capes x+10, for $7,50, Ladies Blk Lace Capes $8,50, for $6,50, We are clear- ing g al l Millinery' Now iss the time to buy the above goods as thy. will to go. quick at the prices quoted. Th Plokarcl ce Son, Summer Hats, in straw and felt and of correct shape at CAR - LING LING ROS, A private and personal matter - the fine summer underwear at CARLING B OS. Men's Pancy Hosieryfor summer s 'wear a• , CAR.,LING BROS. Shoes s which do not pin9h the feet or the pocket book are to be found at CARLING 'ROS. Ties, Collars, braces r ces the newest� at CARLING BROS, No one talked to death at Car- ling Bros., their goods speak for themselves. The trend of trade is towards Carling {.ros. because the values and bargains are, there, Eggs 9c, Butter 15c. NEWS TOPICS OF A WEEK The Iurportant Events in a Few AVorde Ivor .Busy Readers. Cholera has reappeared in St. Peters- burg. Another revolution in Hayti is immi- nent. The German Poetess Paoli died at Baden Thursday. Es -President Arce of Bolivia has been assassinated. Frank Tierney, of Trenton, Ont., was drowned while driving logs near Minden.. Rumors that Premier Tnihon, of Quebec, intended to resign, are cotltradioted. The marriage of the Czarewith to the Princess Alis of Hesse will take place in Januray. Preaideret Casimir-Perier of France has granted pardons to 374 political and other prisoners Right Hon. Sir Austen Henry Layard, expiooaer, author and diplomat, died last Thnraday. The reconirt in South Norfolk has re- sulted in bfr. Charlton's majority being in- creased from 17 to 21. While intoxicated, James S. Slocun, age 45, fell downstairs at his home in Buffalo and broke his neck, R. G. Dun & Co, report 34 failures in Canada the past week, against 23 in the eorresponding week last year. Mrs. James Stires, of London, took a dose of poison on Friday with suicidal in- tent, but an emetic saved her. The Owen Sound Council have prohibit- ed bicyclists from riding on the sidewalks and the wheel/nenare wrathy. Charles aged 08 . Knight i ht of Souris P a .)1.I„ 41, was drowned while bathing. He leaves a widow and three children. A committee of the New York State Legislature has reported, in favor of the use of ballotting machines. • Frank Vesquesney tried. to hang himself with his suspenders in Chatham jail on Thursday, but the suspenders broke. The re-count in the Kingston election re- sulted in the reduction of Mr. Sinythe's majority over Mr. Harty to one vote. "Prof," Jones of Bloomington fell from aballoon .Riverview Park, Joliet, Ill., on the Fourth and was fatally injured. Near Glencoe on Sunday the seven-year- old son of John Thompson of Avondale Park was killed by the kick from a horse. Emigration to Canada through British ports declined 64 per cent. during June, as compared with the same month last year. French, German, Russian and British newspapers unite in praising the inaugural speech delivered by President Casimir - Pier. The Emeror of Germany guesert of it hp will be the Queen at Buckingham Palace. for two days at the end of the present month. Kennedy & Sons, of Owen. Sound, have shipped $10,000 worth of machinery and castings for the lock -gates at Sauite Ste. Marie. Mr. J. Burnett, President of the Mont- real Stook.Eacbange, and one of the lead- ing brokers of that city,died Suddenly on Sunday. Fourteen passengers were killed and i fourteen n n ural bywreck theof a railway train between Leans and Bilboa, Spain on Saturday. Four passengers ou board the steamer Dobeln, which arrived at Stockholm re- cently from St Petersburg, are suffering from cholera. , Themin Do ion Line has given a contrast to a Belfast firm for a new steamship to run seventeen knots an hour between Montreal and Liverpool. Mr. Richard Green, a clerk iea the eon. federation Life Assurance Company,. was drowned while canoeing on the Toronto bay on Thursday evening. The six large structures on the world's Fair grounds which formed the Court of Honor were destroyed by an incendiary fire on Thursday night. All vacations have been stopped in the New York police force. The order is said to be in oonsequence of a fear that the railway strike may reach that city. A battle is said to have been fought on Juno 27 between insurgents and Govern - meet troops near the Undo pass, Brazil, in whieh the rebels lost over 1,000 Meta A fire broke oat in RR.obert Thomnson`s lumber yard on Stewart street, Ilam.iltou, last Thursday. The lumber was saved, but the mill was ooinpletely destroyed. "The Bulgarian authorities have decided itt,lini ax -Planner Stambt>iloflf.;00 CI1 r.pG1tp„ • BORN. DURING -In Stephen, on tbe Sth inst., thee' wifeof,Mr. Wm. Dearing, jr„ of a daughter. MARRIED. - i,,, LUTHER-QLENFIELD-Onthe 4th Inst,, for the Rev. air. Abee, ret the residence of the bride's parents, Ray, henry Luther, 1')t, illoGillivary, to Minnie Glenfield. sie ?oDONALD-S 1I&LL,-A t Detroit, on Juneau hlr.Frank G.MoDonald,of'Detroit formerly of Toardine.uokorsmith,toMiss EdithSmall,ItteofI ea- SC,t LSTT-LOVETT.-In Goderich town. - ship, on the 911 inst., at the residence of tate. brice'e father, by the Rev, le W. Diehl, Air•.' John Scarlett, of Leadbury, to Annie, daugh- ter of Air. Charles.;need, Sr. DIED. a. wfIT1l -Ia Mildmay, on the 6th inst., Richard whiting, aged 58 years. COLEMAN. -In Seaforth en July 1st., Robert Coleman aged 5,3 years • BAB B -In Stratford, on the 2nd inst., Fred, on of Mr. Richard Babb' of Mitehell, •agert-C1 7ears4 months and 22 days, KING.- In Hepworth on the 25th ult:, 140. Geo Mag. sister of the late Mrs. T. MolP,rg, I{ippon, aged 24 years . The recount innS b Norfolk has ran, suited In Mr, 'Cbarlton's majority 1'ei,g increased from 17 to 21. hulb Cheapest AND BEST ASK OUR: CASH PRICEi •r ' By the lion dred pounds,by barrel the b rel. Red1 paths _.h. s extra sta dardran Z � nate cheapertha t a the co mna,o grades are sold. d. Fruit Jars all sizes. Prices right. All lines • spring and sum- merd X44 s a gre tl T areduc- ed +� ed� ed prices, Butter l~5C f3 ti