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TWENTY-THIRD YEAR No. :25.
R. S.
HURON & MIDDLESEX GAZETTE.
We Doret Exi3ect
This one advertisement or any one advertisement to briug you to us for year
-wants. But by telling you each week about some part of our stock or our
policy, We hope to give you a fair idea of us and our goods, so that you ina,y
make up your mind whether, on the whole, this is the store where you want
to buy your
Dry -Goods, Clothing, Millinery,
. _01teogei1es, Eloots & Shoes,
We will oiler you special lines at special prices each week, and it will pay
;you to drop in and see for yourself.
o• DiRy.Goons, ETC. 'o
PRINTS. -Light, and dark Prints,
;Shelties, &c., (fast colors) at oc per yd.
LACE CURTAINS from Me a pair
am. Special Bargains this week in odd
lbws:
HOSIERY & GLOVES. -We hey
'these goods -cheaper than most mer-,
'chants, and, we sell as we buy. See
our range of Fast Black Cotton Hose
at 10c, 12e, 15e, 18c, 20e and 25e per
,pair.
We have a large assortment of Black
and Colored Kid Gloves, Lace Mitts
and Side Gloves. *
PARASOLS, ETC. -Our stack - of
Parasols is by far the largest ever
shown by us. We have them at 50e,
60c, Wic, 90c, $1, $L25 and $2.
We have the newest inElastic Belts,
Buckles and Belting
MEN'S TOP SHIRTS. -In Flannel-
ette, Oxford Shirting, Regetta, &e.
Don't fail to see our two specials at
19e and. 37ec.
CLOTHING. --Men's good strong
Tweed Suits, new patterns, at $5.
Boys' at, $1.50. Men's Odd Pants at
$1.75, actually worth $2,50.
• Sumner Millinery & Dress Goods.
A. tea- stook of the latest, shapes and novelties for summer wear received
4b in Our Millinery Department last week. If you want your hat or bonoet, for
's" the 21th (and of course you will) leave your order early. Our prices are the
lowest. See our range of Wash Materials in Dress Goods Department
R. So FORD & CO
Huron Presbytery. iirand Bend.
This Preebytery met in Brumfield I
Bews.-The weather has been very
rato
on the 12trh had, 1
Rev, Mr. Muererave, t
ui
hot of late, and the land is getting dry
Mode. Rev. Mr. AchesoR was and hard and needs a heavy shower of
-appointed Cnvener of the 'oPresbytery's ram.--eWm. Ohver left, on Monday for
Home eitirtiti Committee. Mr. leowlie Groderieh, having been abeam as one
was eeportea as a student laboring
of the juryinene--Thos. leallis lost, a
wethm the Presbytery, and he was fine eintre lase week. -Ware Oliver had
'dtrected to reed a diseourse at, not ,
a raising oe his new barn on Friday
meeting oe Peesbytssrv. Mr. Fletcher last: It will be a large building when
reported for finance 0'0mnd:tee giving completadee-Ma Redburn, " of Port
at geese trativa etement or the givini•
The
use.
Frank, is working at Wm. Patterson's
*ear saageogroaration.
.showed greitt libeeatity on the petee now houee, an.d will soon have it come
aware , ph:Leda-TA. W. Robinson and. faueilv,
many congregations. Rev. Mr,.
art reeigned commlseioner to the I 1°.Th herc' on FridaY last for Mwrjs-
General. Assembly.• Rev, N. Shaw- where 14r1. Robinson's Parelete
w, was appointed in hie place. G. frobitirk reside. Tiler will stay tree' foe sonie
number of Preebytery meetingsr'from „leave fox' R°881and, Man. They will
six to four foe. the year, was lost Rev, be greitay pissed in the church as
.Mr. Fletcher asked leave of absence both were in the choir, Mrs. Robinson
.hemg organist -The eleventh of June
forahree months to visit Great Britain.
preparations are
This was granted and the Rev. Mr. eLPproachung, and
being commenced for a dinner and en -
Martin appointed Moderatm of the I
tertamment en the park by the ladies
session during Mr. Fletcher's absence. of Dorcas Hive, No. 9, and Grand
Rev. Mr. Shaw reported that as direete
ed. by the peesayeoey, a convention oe Bend Tent No, .63, L. 0, T. M. & 0.
„Bills WM be out shortly with
-Christian Endeavour delegates was T. M.:
held and coneidered the forming of a
Presbyterial Union -that, a majoriey
„of the societwe, was in favor of sach
union, but recommended that before
final action be taken the proposed con-
stitution be sent down for consideration
to the Endeavour societies. This re-
vert was adopted. Rev. Mr. Musgrave
was appointed a member of . the Gen-
-era' Assembly s committee on bins and amine -ea -Joan Flee& of London,
overtures; The decision of the Synod spent Sunday with friends in the vil-
re the. case qf Mrs, Gavin Ross as. Rev. lage.-The services of the Methodist
J. S. Henderson was read, directing church last Sunday were conducted
the Presbytery to redress Mee. Ross by Rev. Leibeld, who will leave soon
grievance. After long discussion, the for his field of labor in Ottawa Valley.
.session of Carmel Church, Hensali, ef- -J. Kellerman has sold one of his lots
fered to express regret that • such a
charge had. been made against Mrs.
Ross, and that sach grave consequences
followed, and. expressing their decision
that they knew now of no. reason why
a reconciliation between all parties
should not take place. This was ac-
cepted by the Presbytery as -their
finding in the matter, but Mrs. Ross
• refused. to aecept it. The Presbytery
then adjourned to meet in Goderich
, on July leth peox.
tune, and 'het Mr. obinsoil
- also resigned. A. motion to change the
all the announcements of the day's
sports, so hold yourselves in readiness
for the occasion.
Dashwood. .
BRIEFS. -Mr. Lautenschlager, pro-
prietor of the Berlin Organ -Factory,
was in the village on Thursday last on
— •
If there ever was a specific for any
one complaint, then Carter's Little
Liver Pills are a specific for sick head-
ache -and every woman should know
ethis. Ottly one pill a dose. Try them.
Wm. F. Guest, of St. Marys, who
was on trial at St. Thomas for bigainy,
was up before Judge Elliott London,
Monday morning, charged with want
.of sureties to keep the peace towards
:Sarah Jane Marshall, of London town -
next to his store, to Mr. Pfaff; who in-
tends to erect a dwelling house and
butcher shop on it this summer. This
will be a great improvement to Main -
street -While Henry - Callas was
working in Hoffman Bros.' factory on
Tuesday, he met with a painful acci-
dent. He was sawing a board with
the circular saw when -a sliver broke
off the board and stenck him on the
arm, cutting an ugly wound. He will
he laid up for some time. -Solomon
Miller, while leading a horse out of
the stable the other day, it kicked him
on the. breast, which laid him up for a
few days, but is again able to be
around.
IIA.NDSOIVIE Fasegnaas.
Sometimes unsightly blotches, pim-
ples or sallow opaque skin, destroys
the attractiveness of handsome feat-
ures. In all such cases Scott's Ernul-
:ship. The Judge remanded him ma sion Will but d up the system and in -
,til Thursday. part freshness and beauty -
y.
mark,
e
If low prices are inducements, why not take advantage of them
as BROWN & PREE'TER, being the leading Clothiers of Crediton
and Zurich, can furnish you with the very best qualities at the very
lowest prices.
NOTE f Boys' Suits at $1. $1.59, $2, $2.5o and np.
'THESE 1 Men's Suits at $3 .50, $5, $5 . so, $6 and up
BARGAINS. { A good Tweed Suit to Order,$ro,$11,$12 and up
A fine I31k Worsted Suit to order,$13,worth$I8
Every garment is guaranteed and speak for themselves, either
Ready-made or Ordered.
Do not put it off as now our stocks are complete. Come one,
,...come all, and bring your friends along. Don't wait.
EHROWN &PREETER9
.storas at c rediton and Zurich
EXETER, ONT., CANADA, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 14th", 1896.
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Middlesex County Notes
Fol owing are the market quotations,
Wheat Bamrs-James Rivers arrived home Edgewoocl Lodge, Biddulph, wil
Barley 70 to 70 last week from a trip to the old land. hold a celebration on.Jsme 2nd, for the
Peas 28to Se
19 to 20 A sister came back with him, to reside purpose of dedicating their hall.
Oats
45 tolO here. -W. I ridintea, M. P., was in the
ese.00 to ei2.40 neighborhood last eveek looking up tie!?
Bo Ur.. ...a..... ............. . ..... ta is ehoeurtT,Sh.ISunsgydefno,rofvnenteoelrial,, leStt
Leo, ,
0 te 9 ammeters and canvassingfor new ones.
Eggs
Tunothy seed ...... .... ....$2,50 to $2.7.5 13 ,
Cloverseed 00- some time.
O., where he intends to remain for
$5.60 to S5.75
SOHN WHITB & SONS
Publishers and Proprietors
Huron County Notes.
I The travelling Dairy evil' be in Clinton
on .Tune 1st.
Bitaxe's.-R. B. Ross left Saturday •odone. The Parkhill dogs which have been
with another car load. of horses for Bamiss. -A meeting of the trustees yesterday, and greatly enjoyed their
Boston. This makes fifty horses Mr, and ratepayers of the section was freedom.
Ross lias shipped during the past few held last Monday evening, for the
weeks. -.1. W. Ortwem preached in purpose of improving the school house. Neil McIntyre, of 10th concession of
the Methodist churchSunday morning' John Penhale was unaulmously elected. a
Besa,nquet, has sold his farm of 100
-Rev. Millson, of Londesboro, called , to the chaise and, condueted the lick- axles to Mr. Tedball, of the same eon -
imprisoned for a month were released
M. Ellwood, C. A, McDonell and W. ness ot tbe meeting very satisfisctorily. ces$1°11 1°1' $3'5°°.
on friends in town Monday. ----Messrs
Moore are making hiwns and other- L changes required, the contract was let East Zorra lost another one of its
All were unanimous in voting for the
wise improving their properties.- to Mr. 3. Penhale. xesspected citizens Saturday in Wm. 0.
and Norman Cook rode on their bikes
Lumen. Bartley, Whose death •occurred at his
home on the 13th line, about two
Garnet Smallacombe, Ogle Johnston
an on Sunday. They repore ,- sidles from Woodstoek.
to Wingha
a pleasant. time. -Messrs. A. McPhee- i ---- - A ear on the G. T. R. stock train
son, Harry Welsh, Peter Moir and T BeieSiss.---Mr. T. Orme, an old man of took :*e D :1 ' "I d . 0 te •
Peter Case are in Goderieh this week St years, had his leg broken in two
serving as jurymen at the assizes.--Iplaces on Saturday while trying, to
Miss Maud DeLion has returned to istop a, runaway horse, The hub of
Lucan„ while Mis Ida Dick has come I one of the bubgy wheels struek the
back to Hensall.-MissMaggieMcKay, ; old roan, with the above result. Dr,
who bas .been visiting her brother Clarke set the limb and the patient is
here, for mane Uwe returned to her i doing well. -Rev. johtieCaumbell: the
home in Dungannon Friday. -John !former rector of the Presbyterian
Maceathur has purchased alarge num- i Church here, preached in Granton and
bet of cattle for his retell near Ansa Lucan Sunday. Mr. Campbell spoilt
Craig -The annual meeting or the -, the last six months in California, for
Public Library Was held in the read- I the Wooed of his health. ----Mr. D. Mc-
ing room on Monday. Reports were !Cosh caught a, large trout weighing a
read, showing $109 on hand ;. some $45 i pound and a half, one day last week,
was spent in -books and papers, and. !
1,300 volumes issued during the year. l
The following
were elected directors
for the next year i-Robt. Bonthron, Te
Dr. Macdarmid, J. O. &Duman, .prtiati`A.,---.J. II. McRoberts, who has
1 I been spending the winter in Robinson,
O. Clausen, W. H. Reynolds,\Ira . ; Indiana, hes returbed to his fatm. He
Buchanan, Rev. J. S. Henderson. le ! made a, bee last week to put in his crop,
Harold and Woe Melee -Mrs. Ogle when about 75 of leis neighbors, with
.Johnston has returned home from their Omni, plowed, sowed and her-
s' 'le • g friends•' 0 , d, roweabout 1..) acres of land fax him. Ste Marys has purchased anew water-
Teeswatea-s-Miss Latimer spent Sun- ina cart, wliich spriesde a stream 30 feet
This shows the esteem Mr. McRoberts
day at her home in Seaforthe-The inbwidth. ' ' '
Vi held in by the farmers of Biddolph,
Presbytery of Huron met in Bruce -
field on' Tuesday. Rev. Henderson -Jas. Ridee, of Biadulph, is seriously i L. Seebach has abandoned the idea
ill with inflammation of the lona- , fertile present of budding a flax mid
and several laymen attended from Freeman Blackwell, the Biddulph I in Fullerton.
here.-eRev. Seagram, of London,
Paul's f;trincgs who is charged with shooting William Dunsmore, of St. Pants, late
preached quite acceptably in St.
church last Sundny.-Mr. Rennie is ! at Alf. Hodgins, gave himself up. He a hen. s egg measuringbex7e inches and
pushing the erection of his new block. will stand his tritil in London this weighing 4e ounces.
weels.-We are pleased to hear the ' Miss M.Egan, of St,. Marys, has gone
-Sacrament will be administered in i family of John 211111 Ti1011111S Abbott,
Carmel church on Sunday morning to the Northwest where shelties secure
who have been suffering. with a mild ed a position as seine:A teacher.
next. -D. Weismiller spent a, few day8 ' form of varlet fever, are completely
of this week at his home. He will not 'W. R. Butcher left St. Marys last
recovered.
contest Weet Huron at the coining week for B. 0., where he has seemed a
election, but will stump the country
Biddulphe
was burned so badly that it bad to be
killed. The other cattle were safely
transferred to another car.
While working with a horse the
other day,Mr. Hare, 12th concession,
Bosanguet, was badly injured, the
horse jumping on him and breaking
his jaw.
John Brown, of Sylvan, at the Mid-
dlesex assizes, secared a verdict of
$1,000 against Leslie Carter, formerly
of Watford, for the seduction of his
daughter Carrie. Carter left his case
undefended and went to Manitoba. He
became engaged to Miss Brown in
1894. He betrayed her and. subse-
quently refused. to marry her. The
girl's father delayed action pending a
settlement, which was not forthcoming.
Hence the suit.
Perth County Notes.
... .. .
generally fox. the Conservative peaty. .
Jas. Bonthron has secured a eituation Aliso, Craig- .
—....._
with McDonell Bros. -Ed Robinson REIEVS---Miss Mary D. McBride re-
visited his home in Lambeth the fore- turned from Detroit on Saturday..after
part of this , weeke-The Liberal con- having been absent four monthee She
vention will be held in Brucefield on It is proposed to erect in connection
seceneid a situation with Mr. Nablo, with the Perth County House of Re
-
the 20th. The choice will be between
e merchant tailore-Reee W. M. McKa,y, foga a weal for the treatment of in-
) n cs i an, sl, I ., an George , graduate of Knox College, is home fectiouedieeisses.
Melewen, our worthy citizen and visiting his brother, weidSlias ebeera ' ., .
reeve of Hay township. -Mrs. Mc- Mee KneAVIes, of Fullareon, Wallet of
very ill for some time,-james Allen
Tavish, of Detroit, visited her sister, NReorhythilC. n oNwvlee as g ;102 tcoonhaelasia. s he l.'
Mrs. F. McDonell, the past wee,k.- rideutTeal into Dureem Mt , resi-
The• trustees of our school have found on Satualay. Mx. McAlpine iniptoying.
moved. to London last ‘veek, where his
situation at ell per day.
The eorporation of St. Marys, offer
$1,000 for the apprehenedon of tb e per-
sons who set fire to the National.
hotel.
.
necessary o pule lase la an am. Robert Thompson, of St Marys, who
of land from John McEwen, whose family itec getting employment,- was itijureil by failing ou the • .
farm adjoins the school, in order to sidewalk, is able to venture outside
give the scholars more room and scope.
-J. C. Clausen is making a set of
harness for D. MeEwen, Ailsa Craig,
which, when completed, will weigh
seven pounds onlv.-Over half a dozen
new buildings will be erected in Hen -
Zurich. for a short distance this week.
The Buffalo Courier reports the mar-
. Meanie: ! MAUI me. -Prat lime sr., 11,14 just
completed:I number or.buggios. of tho latest
styles, whieh he will s,t11 at faetory prices Re-
member they are his own make, which is suf-
ficient guarantee of their durability and style.
sail this summer. -Miss
or .„a 1111d t,ce thcin.
London, is visiting the Misses Hodgins. Baneasse-Our yillage Was visited by
-Chas. Walker has secueeda situation hail storm. last Monday, and some
itt SeafOrth and left for that, place this were heard to make the remark they
week. ----Hay is now worth only $7 on had never sant so large hail stones in
account of the prospects of a big eaelaelele-Our town now sports two
yield. -The village stores now close at ladybicyclists with prospeets of more
7 o'clock. Farmers find this an incon. to follow in the near fixture. -Two
venience, and Kippen smerchants are strangers haye come to town to stay
reaping the benefit. -T. J. Berry is in we believe. one at the house of Chas.
Boston with a car load of fine horses. Bassenberrya-a daughter -and a young
-Our popular tonsorial artist els pat- sea at the home of Andrew Mittle-
tins on city airs with hisstarched coat.
Mat is up-to-date in every respect. -
Mrs. L. Harold on Sunday presented
her husband with another assistant
station agent -a, fine beby boy. -G.
Jackson and T. E. Heys were io the
village Monday on business co nueeted
with the approaching election.
•
nage of Joseph b. Rogers, a nephew
of Wm. Mute, St. Marys, and once a'
student at St. Marys Collegiate Insti-
tute, to Miss Ida Belle Cowan, Hudson
street, Buffalo.
On Saturday afternoon a horse mvn-
ed by Thos. Bradshaw, Blanshard,
took fright at a passing cyclist in St.
Marys, suddenly turning at the Office
Hotel throwing both Mr. and Mrs.
Bradshaw out.
At a public meeting held in, St.
Marys last week, it was decided to
secure some system of water -works.
The cost of a proposed. system Will be
holtz, which accounts for their smiling $34,000, with an annual expense of $3, -
faces. --V. Greb and wife, spent Wed- 160, including interest.
nesday in Crediton, the guests of A. The recent fire in St. Marys is sure
Hill, their brother-in-law.a-Mr. John rounded by mysterious cirmunstances.
and Miss Leant Kilber were home The fire was set, in two places, near the
over Sunday from Crediton. -Chas. stables, and. at the Queen street side.
Fritz was in the village on . Sunday.- Iti the rear of the frame structure on
Mes. Broderick, of Hensel!, was the Queen street, a covered alleyway led
guest of Chas. Bossenberry Sunday. -7 from the hotel to the closets. Above.
Our wheelmea took a trip to Gode- thie alleyway was another leading
Centralia. rich on Sunday. -Norman Buchanan from the upstairs to other closets.
_ ..... went to Goderich on Saturday to vied Through the efforts of the firemen the
Bixins. -.O. W. Smith is at Goder- his .brother Milton, and, returned on
ich this week, as juryman. -Mrs. S. May
ende-We believe theim
grod is fire was kept away from the faune
building and the suepicious eircum-
Windsor visited at Mrs. Geo: Wind- now reaxlY for oar ball players. And stances displayed themselves. At the
sox's, last week. -Rev. W. H. Butt and we can enjoy a game of bad soon.- entrance to the upstairs alleyway MIS
wife visited friends in London, last Henry Brenner's little girl had the a smell lumber room and in here, when
week. -Walter Pero, who bee been misfortune to get kicked in the face the fire Was discovered, t wo candles
seriously ill, is improving 'slowly.- by a cow last week. -Miss Punchard,
Rev. IV H. Butt. is at Clinton at our assistant sehool _teacher, took a were found burning. Two vessels'
containing coal oil were upset on the
present. -Miss Gertie Hicks, Of Exeter, trip home, Which is near Seaforth, on floor, which was saturated. The oil
is visiting at R. Hick's. -A social will her bicycle on . Friday evening. -Mrs. ran through aad saturated the floor
be given on the parsonage la,orn, ea Iseebaugh, of the Bablyou line,' 'died of tee lower alleyway also. From one
Monday evening, May 18th. • A choice Sunday morning at the good olcl age of the candies a string of candlewick,
program of readinge, recitations and of 75 year8. -Mrs. Li ibold has return- about forty feet long and saturated
music will be furnished. .. . . ed from London where she has beep. With coal ail, :led back tothe closet to
under the Drs. care for a thne.-Mr, a box filled with paper which was also
and Mrs. Swift Base, of London, are saturated. •The burning candles were
-Chiselhurst. the guestsolD. Steinbach. -The Misses extingaished as soon as they seeTe
311RO 1and brother, from Brussels, found, but if they had not, been dis-
Briangs-aThings are very quiet here who have been visiting their grand- covered a fire 'would doubtless have
at present everyone is gardening :'--- mother and other relative -s in the vile started in that quarter. An inae.
Mr. Nicholls lost 15 hives of bees owing - lege, returned hoine on Monday. -We gation will be commenced at once
to the severe winter: -Our Epworth were pleased tosee Roy Rosse's sinning -
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League is doing good work under the face in the village last Friday. Boston May 13 -Francis A. Daly, of
presidency of Miss Sophrona Fitzger- ' - cel the Lynn and Boston
aid. It is time we should. hear some- ' t•rejti;lelteits 8Ruailway Company for the loss
On Friaay hest a,„ sharper caned on
thitg more about Local Union. It of a leg, said to have been caused be- it
ly would be of great benefit to Teem Skelly Of St. efarys, negotiatina
certain e conductor I3tishing him off a car. The
for theparcliaseolehis farm. He chatteu
our young people's society of C. Rea
Will Drover is eecovet.hig from his end finally woo Mr. Skelly's eonfidencee Jere= awarded him $35,000. '
Cadiz, Ky., May 15. -Monday after,
Having purchased the farm the
recent illness, also our old end esteem- own, paring a severe tail and winef
ed friend'N. McTaggart, P. M: of this sharper zinc' Mr. Skelly were 'delving
pie -co. -It is said. that T. E. Hays, of to St." Marys to intVe tho writing8 -storm here, John T. 'Wel:lace, a prom -
theist -feather, and hie thine sons
McKillop, will contest South Huron in Ijr8'Wn•soueht• shelter under' a large syca-
They met a stranger on the
road Who enquired for his. sestet, for
the coming election. in the interest of more tree, when a bolt of lightning
, ja al whom. be had $10,000. Finally he WAs
the Conservative party.-Thete struck it and killed all four a thein
large acreage of peas going, iu around - asked ta tl .
to 1-buolxipa-r**. the buyer and
Mr. -Skelly- The newly found Mead
heee this season. -.Seeding is now - • .
. • Fred Bockrelre boot and shoe store
oe told a whae he had lost an a cerd
through here with the 'exeeptiOn Florence, WAS enteeed by a back wins
• game in B 11 31.0, aud the buyer stated
win -
the pea crop. - „
elutt he cooldi play the game. r hey clow the other morning and some 30
pairs of boots and shoes 'lifted from
... c•ommeuced playing, (hawing Mr. the boxes, which were left empty on
charage e 011aw OF: "qm NATeene, SkellyWon , hie° the game. 'Mr. Skelly the floor. Rev. J. E. , licklee barn
0 LURE $2,000, which he refused to take
from Winter Ileavy goods in Boots 8:: Shoes, as be had pnt op no Illoncy ,The W" also viedee and Owe- grain
to Spring e,nd Summer -Wear is now the or- (bagged.) and a set of harness taken.
dee of tho day. It yon need any om, sto* is purehaSer of the birtu had • no -money
Attlee Guelph Police Collet Monday
nONV eniliplote. •• Kane lines to select -from ..and either. It was thea agreed i that Mr.
at prices that will satisfy you. In Men's, Boys, a young lad named NVin. Swallows
sad Youths' r inc Goods everirthiug is up. to Skelly _go to the -bank and draw $'4,000
was thaaged with :dealing a aorriet
date,. . Ladies',,IVIisses! and Childrone .in•Dongo., wIfile the purchitser wOuld „get- $2,000 beloaging to' John Sweetman, 'teem
.1aft, .oxtome :11,0,1A-. male button, we.. have „from the lade- for whonehewas buying -
everything inatockthat YOu require. the Salvation Artily berracka On „Stris-
win not nermit'us to quote 1i/ices. Call and
'SP0,00 the farm. • While on • hie weer te the .
day night.' He Was sentenced to' five.
see for yeurselt, . bank Pilr..Sk.elly sirepected.thseheose 'Years ea the industrial' school. •at , To -
se. MURDOCIt tit • See aod;weiet heme. - - • . -
The town of Minton has purchased
a road machine.
The Liteknow carriage shop was de-
stroyed by fire the other night,
Reports from Toronto are to the
effect that 3. R. Miller at one time P.
S. I. far West Huron is seriously ill.
Alex McKenzie, the Cleveland man
shot by a notorious woman on Sun-
day last, formerly taught school at
Wingbam.
The man Gabriel Reeves, of Seaforth,
charged with shooting with intent to
wound or do bodily harm, was sen-
tenced to one year in the •Central
Prison.
Det, Woores Nonweer PINE SYRUP
cures Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Bron-
chitis, Hoarseness and Consumption it
taken m tune. Pelee 2ec., alt drug- Parasols, Ve mdow Shades, Curtain
Poles and Trimmings.
Don'tsecure a Bargaitt
in our Ready-made Suits.
J. P. Ross
L,Isten.
For the next two weeks we' are
going to sell our stock of Men's
& Boys' Ready-made Clothing at
prices that will astonish you.
Boys' 2 Piece Suits worth $2, sale
price 75o.
c o cia $2.50 $1
Men's Ready-to-wear Suite far $4.00,
HAIPS.4iP'
See our line of Men's Soft Felt
Hats, worth 75e. for 25e,
See our Men's and Boys' 8 trw
Hats, worth 50e, foe 100,
just received it stock of Prints,
gists.
Some evil disposed person destroyed
about 75 trees, and also broke down the
wire fence of Mr. H. C. 'Cecile, Of 'the
ilth con., Goderich township one night,
last week
• • .
The death of Mrs, T. Fair, relict of
the late Thos. Fair, ex -postmaster of
quiton, took place at her residence
(Minton, on Friday morning last -after
a long and protracted illwes.
Niatwav PINE STEEP is a combi-
nation of healing throat and lung
remedies which cures Coughs, Cottle,
Hoarseness, Croup and Sore Throat,
even in the most, obstinate eases.
Miss Hattie Brooks, of Seaforth,
attending McGill University, Montreal
/S
it very brilliant young lady, carry.
ing off all the highest honors, besides
being awarded the Sir Donald Smith
scholarship, ,ttnd free tuitiou for next
session.
Rey. Johu Rase, of Ashfield, has
been called to take the pastorate •of
Malagawatedi ti, n d River Dennis
congregations, in the Presbytery of
Inverness of Cape. Breton, N. Se The
call is onanimmes and" hearty, Dearly
509 names being attached to it.
During the past week petitions have
been civet -dated throughout Wing -
ham and have been signed by nearly
every one, praying that, 10 case the
men Harrison, Mauser and Phippen
are fennel guilty of menslanghter, they.
well be Aka with leniently by Chief
Justice'eferedith,
et. Roe or Wingenuo, last, week was
cOnVicted ot sc4iing contrax7 to law,
and. was fined $20 and costs. James
Chisholm, druggist, for selling with-
out it license, was fined $50 and costs,
and Dr. Chisholm, for :letting without
e license, was also fined $50 and costs.
The assessment roll of ,Thdlottetown-
ship, .1-Imeen county, elia_weevalues and
statistii•kus, -follows:. Real .preperey,
fie 992,25a persitherPro peaty,- $4,400;
income, $1,200; population, 2,813; num-
ber of cattle, (3,831; sheep, 2,812; hogs,
2,323; horses, 1.811; dogs, 3.17; acres of
fan wheat, 3,306.
The inembers and. adherents of the
Methodist church,. Londesboro, pre-
sented a petition to the quarterly
board 011 14101111:17 laSt, asking them to
invite Rei-. W. Millson to remain an-
other year on the circuit. The board
almost unanhnouely agreed to the re-
qpest, Mr. Millson 18 a, popular young
man and well known in Exeter.
David Cantelon, Mount Forest,
second sou of NV: Cantelon, (Minton,
who has been ill for several days, was
so low seemingly laet week, that his
father was sent for, and also Dr. Turn-
bull, it being thosight amputation of
one limb would have to be resorted to;
he has taken a turn for the better, and
is grailuelly improving, the contem-
plated operation not being necessary.
District Superintendent Tiffin and
Mech. Superintendent Smith, of the
G. T. R., London, Were at, Goderich last
week to consider a ninnber of matters,
including sugaestiots from the citizens'
ponundtee for an improvement in the
train service to and. 'fiesin Goderich,
and the propriety of running excursion
trains down to the harbor, -mstead of
leaving excursionists at the station,
where they haVe the long walk to the
harbor.
.is. Londeshoro correspoudent writes:
On Monday Charles Meyer, sent two
men from Ilensall to dig a drain froin
his cellar in this place. They dug
from the cellar to the edge of a drain
that all the ether • peoperty aieuers on
the same side of the street dug two
years ago at considerable cost. They
They
'wanted Meyer to chip ip with them at
the tune, but he would note and now
he rims his drain to within a few
inches of the other • drain, wed theis
gets the benefit, of the other drain for
nothing. Charley had better not show
himself in Loodeeboro again.
Ex -Police Captain Michael Simon=
of Buffalo, N. Y., sound guilty of the
murder of Police Sergeant Timothy
Oantlin, has been sentenced to im-
prisonment in Aelbart Prison.
Mary Alice Almont Livingston
Fleming is on trial in New Yorkfor
the death of her mother, Mes. Evelita
Bliss, Whose she is charged with poit2
oiling. • She figured in a sensetional
breach of prornese snit against Robert
Flemingeighteen years ago.
William Walker, a young man be-
longing to Dundas, add employed at
the Gerimy scale works, Hamilton,
was working at a shaping machine
when he got his left band caught in
the mahmery, mut the result was that
three fingers were taken off.
THE TIME POE BUILDING.
Up the 'system is at this season. The
cold weather has made unoseee drains
upon the vital forces The blood hae
become impoverished and impure, and
alr the functions of the body suffer in
consequen ce. Hood's Sarsaparilla is
the great budder, because it is the One
True Blood Purifier zind .opeve tonic.
Hood's Pills, become • the favorite
cathartic with all who uee them.
druggists, 25c • '
Every time a wheelman rides against;
somebody in a crowded street, it dis-
gusts.several others, and keeps thou
from buying wheels. --.L, A. W, Butte -
There were 03 fresh cases of cholera,
recorded at Alexandria on Tuesday, .
and 22 deaths from that disease were
reported the same day.
On Saturday Isabel Jameson. relict
of the late Hugh Munro, tot 16, COD. 7,
West &era, "rimS laid to rest at the ad-
vanced age „of 86 years. For over 40
tiyiedape.s she was a, resident of the toeVia-
WugrEn Conan, Sore Throat,
Asthma, Bronchitis, Croup, ete., are
more (middy and „easily cured by
WoOds .Norway Pine Syrup, then by
any other means.
.Attention is „directed to the dates ea
' which the various school examinee
. . begin, s c oo o aeogye .
May 26; Normal School, practicaLjune
2; written, June 19; high school en-
trance and public school leaving, July
2; kindeigarten, July 2; high school,
Form 1, July 7; high school, Form 11,
' and commercial specialists, July .9;high
school, Forms III and IV., July 11.
- Sunday evening Jessie,. the 4 -year-
old daughter of Hazel Chatham, of -
; Sande, woe fatally builicel. Little
Jessie and. three other children were
playing together when they reeel•ved
to have a bonfire. They proeured the•
matches and paper. In setting fire to
. the paper the dress of little Jessie be-
t mint, ignited an in mid instant km waes
wrapped in &lima The little .suffer_. exee teethes Were almost I orally burnt
off Ilea A tioct or wae summond, b•ut
seas that beyond eesing the,littleameese
*sesage into eteriiity there was noth-
ing to be done. Jessie did not appear
to be in nitteh pain, .and was conscious
to the ead which came about miduighte
MORE ABOUT TUE GREA T REMEDY
WHIM REM EVEs RgEt711,1:k.TISM IN
EW lioUES AND CURES IN
ONE TO THREE DAYS.
William McKenzie, Esq., of the G. T.
R. Themesville, Ont "About two
years ago I was completely laid up
with the rheum:diem and called in our
family physician who attended me for
weeks without benefit. At last I se-
cured a bottle of South Ameriean
Ithemnatie Cure, and obtainedrelief in
a few hour. Two bottles enabled Me
to resume ,work. It is the quickest
acting remedy in the market, as one
dose convinces of -its great worth."
Sold by C. LI:7M
VITAL TO PERFECT HEALTH.
Ig ix DOUBT, T.TSE SOETII AMERIOAN
KIDNEY CURE.
The average 111011 or woman cannot
trifle with that slight pain in the back .
that may he thought only a result of
cold. Mtge than likely it is the warn-
ing note that kidney trouble has taken
hold of the sr:3U= It is -dm I
amazing the exa;nt, to which kidney
disease is cowmen in Canada. The
wise man will take time by the fore-
lock, and in using South American
Kidney Cure drive the disease from
the system in its iaeipient stages.
Fortunately, if it is too late to do this,
this remedy is strong enough to battle
with the -worst case of kidney disease.
It is another instance of doing only
one thing, but doing it well. South
AniericanKidueyChere, is lekidney cure.
It does not make any otherclahns, but
no other remedy can meet it on its
own ground. Sold byaLugz.
Keep yew Eye Skinned
If you want bargains in Furniture,
as we can give you the best value for.
your money that is to be had.
Our stock is large, new and well as,
sorted. for the S-pring Trade with prices
to suit everybody. We givo you a
nice high bedstead for $1.45 and half .
a &veep chairs for $1,65, which are
great setters.
'We can satisfy you in Curtain Poles
and Window Shades as we have some
of the latest designs.
We also have some fine coverings
for youe old lounges and easy chans
that need recovering.
11.114113lERTAIKING
Is one of our special lines and we al-
ways carry a large and. well assorted
stock, and. our prices are right.
Last week- we received a, job lot of
new machinery for the manufacture e'
of all kinds of Sash,' Doors- & Frames
and all wood material for building pur-
poses. Patties buildingkindly give us
a, call, and we will give you close
prices.
HOPPIMIANI aRos.
Furniture Dealers,
Undertakeie arid Contractors
D el cl.
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