HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1896-7-23, Page 1TWENTY-THIRD YEAR. No 34.
HURON & MIDDLESEX GAZETTE.
Firrics,
EXETER, ONT., CANADA, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 23rd, 1896.
JOHN WHITE SiSONS
Publishers and Pr.Prietors
JULY
It will only be a few weeks before
our fall goods will commence to arrive,
and we want lots of room, for there's a
big r 1 T new things coining.
The benefit of very low prices for all
classes of summer goods shall be yours
for the rest of the season. There will
be no reserve.
Please bear in mind when you are
<purc:hasing, that we want to sell, and
as a rule where ever people are anx-
ious to sell, that's the place to buy.
Some of the things we would par-
ticularly like to sell are :-
Parasols, ta,IDf(*' Milliasr4,
EMBROIDERIES AND LACES,
L'T COLORED DRESS GOODS,
L'T GROUND PRINTS,
,4JHALLIES, DELAINES, MUSLINS,
UNDERWEAR,
MEN'S AVD BOY'S SUMMER
CLOTHING. ODD LINES
IN BOOOTS AND SIiOES, ETC., ETC.
These are the goods upon which we
•are willing to make idles] reductions.
It will pay you to come OUR WAY
any time or at all times during July
and August.
R. S. FORD & CO
WOODHAM.
Centralia.
BRIEFS. -The Misses Rollins, of Lon-
don. are renewing acquaint ince.-
Edgar Ryan, who is visiting our
station master, 0. W. Vail, brought
home his new made. bride. -Mr. &bbott,
of Kincardine, is visiting his daughter
imeMrs. S, Davis. -Mrs. Wes. Huston,
though slowly recovering from her
prolonged illness, is still confined to
her bed.. -Mr. and Mrs. Delgaty are
visiting friends in Stanley during the
- the school holidays. -Miss' Emma
Baker, who wentto Ens land some Oyes
sago for the benefit of her health, has
returned, greatly benefited by her
prolonged stay in the old land. -The
excursion to the Model Farm, Guelph,
was largely lY p fro
nized from
thispoint
on Friday. -Orangemen from Exeter,.
Crediton and Centralia, marched in a
body, headed by the Centralia fife and
' "' drum band, to the cherch on the eveu-
ing of the 12th. The church was ,full
and a sermon appropriate to the oc-
casion was preached by Rey. W. H.
"6! Butt. -A ministerial picnic was held
on the parsonage grounds oz Tuesday,
when most of the ministers with their
families within the bounds of the Exe-
ter District of the Methodist church
came to have a pleasant day's outing.
The day was very . ne,,and the lawn
was in good shape.- The young mem-
bers of the party enjoyed themselves
with lawn tennis, croquet and swings
while the older ones engaged in social
converse. So pleased were the visit-
ors thatthey voted to have another
picnic next year in the same place, as
no more beautiful spot can be found
for picnic parties. Thanks were
tendered Mr. and Mrs. Butt for the
use of the grounds and the ladies
for the abundant provision made for
the inne rman.
Stephen.
GOSHEN LINE NOTES. -Miss Maggie
Mawhinney and Miss Polly McNamara,
of London spent the past week visiting
friends of the Pine Hill Farm. -Mr.
Charles Dinney sports a new buggy. -
Mrs. Thomas Lawson who has been
visiting at her brothers, Thomas Maw-
hinneys for the past two weeks has
returned to her home in Crecliton,
much . ia!uproved in health. -Berry
Rpicking is all the go now a days. -Mr.
ichard Glanville is laid up, the result
,of a severe fall. -William Martin is
laid up with a severe attack of rheu-
anat'ism.-Thrashing has commenced
in this • vicinity.
On Friday, Mrs. Daniel McLennan,
wife of a farmer near Rodney, was as-
.sisting her husband in taking in a load
of hay. She fell from the load, receiv-
ing injuries which caused her death
six hours after. She leaves a family of
'small children.
the Pconie's
For
Grand Bend Park. Hensall
New arrivals for week ending July
21,
ALDERSInE.- Dr, and Mrs. Me-
Artbur and dl*Condon ; • Master
r
Stewart Bell, Ailsa Craig.
IDLEWYLD -MrS. M. Yager and
family. Berlin.
IVANHO. -Miss Teresa O'Brien,
Maggie O'Brien, Joe O'Brien, Mt.
Carmel.
WoonsINE.-Mr. and Mrs. H. Spicic-
man and family, Miss Maud •Jackell,
Exeter.
BLEAK ROUSE. -Mr. and Mrs. N.
D. klurdon, and fancily, Miss Jackell,
Miss F, Jackell, Miss F. Rutherford,
Et:eter.
'[vs'. -Mr and Mrs. Alex. Dyer, Miss
Carrie :Dyer, Master Charles r)yer.
Exeter ; Miss Ida Caves,. Mr. G. E.
Buswell, Devon.
EAST LYNNE. -Miss Bowey, Mr,
Thos. Orr, wife and tinnily, London.
DOTHEBOY'Sll'IALL.-Miss1M. Sharon,
St. Thomas ; Master John Spackman,
E xeter.
Weather is most enjoyable and all
appear to be an akin; the Most; of it
and enjoying themselves.
Fol owing are the market quotations.
Wheat 70 to70
Oarley t 30
ts 1199 to 20
Hayeas
45 toll,P$10.00 to $12.00
Butter 12 to 13
9to9
Eterss
Timothy seed..............$2.50 to $2.70
Cloverseed $5.50 to 85.75
BRIEFS.- Dr. Thomson has dis-
posed of his practise to De. Fergn on,
of Blyth, in consideration of $300.
The latter disposed of his practise in
Blyth to Dr, Tat, of St, Thomas. We
Aram Dr. Thomson intends leaving
town which we regret very lunch, as
he is a favorate with all. -Mrs. De-
Lion's piano, which was seized recent-
to town. Someone is going to get
, into a heap of troehle.-Miss Minnie
Sheffer wheeled to Shipka last week,
I and spent Sunday with her aunt, Mrs.
Hannan. - Mrs. Sheffer and Mrs.
Hopkirk spent Wednesday visiting
1Mrs. Dalyrnil+le, in Crediton. -Miss
Faster is visiting Miss Murdock.-
Henry Heather, mason with George
Kydd fell off the scaffold while at
work the other day and broke one of
his arms. He is now visiting friends
in Exeter and nursing the injured
inember.-Miss Hutchinson is visiting
Mrs. T. Murdock. -Jas. Elder. V. S., of
Seaforth, visited his brother here last
week. -Mrs. Hannan, of Shipka, and
Miss Murrav,ofChic•tgo, v'sited friends
here last week. -Miss Myrtle Vance
leaves for her house in Toronto next
week. She has been visiting friends
in this neighborhood for some time. -
Frank White, of Belleville, was called
home this week to the bedside of his
father, Wm. White, who is danger-
ously ill. His trouble bas assumed
serious proportions. - Miss Grace
Elder, teacher in the Seaforth public
school visited friends here lust week.
on her way to St. Thomas to spend
the vacation. -Miss Murray, of Wilton
throve, is visiting at her uncle's, Gavin
Ross, Rudgerville.-Revs. Graham, of
Bayfield, and Henderson, of Oarmel
church, exchanged pulpits on Sunday
last. -John Chapman, of London.
spent Sunday in town. --The Misses
Lynch and Hodgins, of London, visit-
ed Mrs. C. A. McDouell on Monday.
They rode over from the Bend nn their
wheels. -Mrs. C. A. McDonell, has re -
1 turned from a visit with her parents
in Forest. Her sister, Miss Hutton,
aacom anied her, and will visit, among
pd
I friends herefor atime.-D1iss Petty,
of Toronto, his visiting her mother,
here. -Miss Aggie Wright, of Loudon,
vas in the village last week, calling on
het ninny lady friends. -Mrs. G. Halo
liday (nee Miss Nellie Carlisle,) who
has been visiting- friends, has returned
home to Brussel.-Mrs. George Found,
of 1Vhitech urch, is visiting herperents,
.lir. and Mrs. Robert Carlisle, of Hay.
-L. Harold and wife visited friends in
Exeter Mon.l:ty.-W. R. Hodgins has
handsome balcony
er : ec a new and 1 L d vine
erectedn vu s
in front of his residence, which adds
greatly to the appearance of the bnikl-
ing and convcnionco of the family. -
Mr. Ronnie's new block will soon be
ready for the" roof. -Mrs. E. Rennie
is visiting friendsin Dashwood. -There
will be a grand oxcnrsion to Niagara
Falls on July 31st. -Wm. Webster and
son, of Florence, the former erstwhile
clerk in Win. Pickard's store, here,
visited the village last week. He' was
very march surprised at the growth of
the place. -Miss Mand DeLion has re-
turnedhome froru Lucan.-Mrs. S. A.
White has returned home to Detroit,
after a pleasant visit among friends in
and around Hensall.-Wrn. White,
horsebuyer, of Rudgerville, is very ill.
-The Oddfellows have improved the
interior of their hall very much by re-
pairing and repaintiug. It is now a
model lodge room. -Mrs. Rose, of Ot-
tawa, is visiting her parents, • Mr. and
Mrs. John MeEwen.-A couple of
filthy tramps passed through the vil-
lage Monday, with a performing bear
and scooped in a few stray shekels.-
Miss McEwen, teacher in the Clinton
public school, is home here spending
vacation. -John Dick, of Clarksburg,
is visiting friends in this neighborhood.
[3e was accompanied by his sister,
who has been visiting there. --Mr.
Leslie has disposed of his store busi-
uess in Blake. Miss Dick, who has
been clerking in the storefor some
years, has returned to her horns here.
-William Whitesides had the mis-
fortune one clay last week, while en-
gaged in raking salt out of thepans,
to step back too far .on the patform
that extends around • the pans, and
falling heavily on the hard floor, a
distance of eight or nine feet, he re-
ceived very painful injuries. He is im
proving nicely.
Bnixe'a.- Wm. Cautelon, aged 93
years, who was on the railway track
at Holmesville Tuesday afternoon, was
struck by the 4o clock train frotu God-
erich at the flag station and idstantly
killed. He was struck with great force,
his right temple, arra and thigh being
smashed and many bones broken, in-
cluding ribs and left shoulder The de-
ceased was La pioneer of Huron and
well known to rn:iny of our readers. -
Dave Cantelon was out driving Mon-
day afternoon. -Mr. Jaynes Fair is
expected to arrive home from Seot-
land.T. Jackson, Jr., left this week
on a trip to M-anitoba, and the North-
west. -Rev. Mr. •R•ly and bride return
this week from Quebec.-Narinan Ken-
nedy, of Commercial Hotel, Hensall,
was in town last week -Mr. and Mrs.
John Mitchell, of Exeter were here
last week visiting friend-i.-Mr.R. E.
Manning, of Exeter, was in Clinton
last week, visiting his brother, Wilbur
Manning.- At the Masonic Grand
Lodge meeting at Belleville R.W. Tiro.
L. W. Shaw, M. D., was elected Dis-
trict Dopaty Grand Master for Huron.
-Rev. Mr.Roy, late of Hensall, will
preach in St. Paul's Church next Sun-
day morning and evening. -On
Ana-,
fist 27th and 28th the• Huron Christian
Endeavor Union, will hold their fifth
annual convention in Knox church,
Goderich.- Harland Bros. will put
plate glass fronts in their two stores in
the brick block and convert.• the up-
stairs into convenient society or public
.balls. An interesting event transpired
at Goderich, Tuesday, when Miss Allie
Whitehead, of Clinton, was united in
matrixn,iuy So Walter Andrews, of
Kincardine. -His Honor Judge'
J
ohn
-
sten who celebrated his sixth anniver-
sary at Sat Ste. Marie, Oli.1a t Fri-
day, expects to pay a visit to old-time
friends in this section about fall fair
time. -James Elliot passed through
Clinton Tuesday on his way home to
Goderich from London, Eng., where
he sold a consignment of Canadian
horses. The market, he s'ays. did not
prove profitable. -Mr. Robert Gray,
formerly of Tuckersulith, is on a visit
to town and country friends, from On-
tario, Cal., where he is engaged in the
frnit and fertilizing bnsiuess. It is
about ten years since Mr. Gray Left
here. -Arrangements are being made
for amateur and professional bicycle
races to take in the circuit of Clinton,
Goderich, Seaforth and Hensall or
Exeter, some time in August or Sep-
tember. •
ly by Mr. Gill, of Exeter, has returned
St. Marys.
BRo1rn TIER Nnom. On Thursday
last Mrs. Michael Fletcher, sr., of this
town, fell down stairs and broke her
neck. She had gone up stairs to per-
form some household duties, when,
it is thought, she became dizzy and
fell down stairs. Deceased bad always
enjoyed good health, though of late
she complained of spasmodic dizziness.
She was born 70 years ago, and went
to Usborne in. 1815. Aliontll years ago,
Mr. and Mrs Fletclier retired from
farming and carne to St. Marys to
live. Her remains were interred in the
Kirkton cemetery ou Siaturday. De
ceased was an amiable and kind heart-
ed pei:son and her death is much xe-
gretted. There lives to mourn, their
loss four sons and four daughters,
virlRobert, Michael, John and William:
Mrs. Murtrey, Mrs. T. Clarke, and
Mrs A. Fuller, Usborne; Mrs John
Creery, Alvinston, all whom have the
sympathy of a large circle of friends.
John Waters, of Logan," befel a
painful accident the other day. He
was nailing a board when the nail flew
back and struck him in the eye. Dr.
Wood attended to the wonnd and he
is getting along nicely.
Popular Gash Store
your Binder Twine.
They have the biggest assortment of different qualities ever
placed before the public such as
PUREMANILLA DOMINION .`SISAL STANDARD
AND AMERICAN SHEAF BRANDS..
The best Twine. at the lowest spot prices.
Guaranteed strictly RI
AL�6.�Gu clt
slle ypure PARIS at
,20c per lb.
We are now prepared for the big fruit crop.
s
(*rand Bend
Corbett.
BRIE>3's.-We are pleased to learn
that Miss Jennie Hall, who has been
seriously ill with inflammatory rheu-
matism is recovering. -Them e
a marriage
of Mx•. George Steeper, of the I9th con.
of McGillivray, and Miss Maggie
Hartle. of Stephen, was solemnized on
Wednesday evening, July 8th.
•
i ucan.
BRIEFS. Mr. Adam, Hodgins of
Great Falls, Montana, is home on the
sick list. -Jas. Mclllhargy of Detroit
is visiting relatives in town, ---Mrs.
Richard Eacrett of Brantford is visit-
ing her father T. Murdock. -Mrs, Mc-
Roberts and Miss Mary Lee, left hast
Friday for Grimsby Park, where they
will spend a few week's of their sum=
mer holidays. -Miss Maggie Jackson
accompanied by her friend Miss
Herrington, of Toronto is visiting her
parents. -Mr. McNamee, of Hamburg,
Mich., is visiting his father. -Mr. St.
John of Blanshard is visiting his son
Robt. of the Queen's Hotel. -Miss
Emma Farrell of Montreal is Home for
a few week's visit with her parents.
Alias Craig. •
Bamn's.-Flax pulling commenced
on Tuesday. -Miss Jeanette Stewart
has gone on an extended visit to
Exeter. -On Monday, July 8th, after
an illness of seven year's duration,
Miss Allie, daughter of John and Eliz-
abeth Rosser, of Denfield, passed
peacefully away, We regret to learn
of the serious illness of Mrs. R. Petah,
but hope sho will recover. - Nelly
Br nee won a race in Flint, Mich., on
Friday last, best time 2.18. The base-
ball match played here last k'riday be-
tween the Stars of Ailsa Craig, and the
Crediton boys resulted in favor of the
Stars by 23 runs. -Neil R. Gray, who
has been attending the Collegiate In-
stitute at London, duringthe last term,
is hone for his holidays. -Ed. Nablo,
merchant tailor, returned home on
Friday, after an extended visit of two
weekstoBBuffalo and Dunnville.
-Miss Nellie Reid returned home
after an absence of a three months'
visit to relatives in Dunnville and Buf-
falo. -Threshing has commenced in
this vicinity. The sample is excellent,
and the yield is from 23 to 30 bushels,
Per acre. - Miss Vinnie Cameron
milliner at White & May's, is spending
her holidays with friends in Detroit.
BRIEFS. -This section was favored
with a beautiful rain on Sunday night,
which will clo a great amount of good.
The root crop were suffering and also
the oat crops was in need of it. -
There was a steam tug here on Mon-
day picking up some long timber
which was lost last fall. -Miss M.
Moilard returned home Monday, after
visiting friends in Lucan.-Fred Page
was taken very sick Tuesday morning
and had to send for the Doctor. -The
camp grounds are pretty well filled
up now. -These was a large party
waved from St. Marys;, which is
known as the Magpie Campers, and a
jolly lot they are. -Dr. McArthur is
again here and is looking fine. --Jos.
Elighstead of the London Police force
is here visiting friends, and is looking
as though city life agreed with him. -
The bridge which has been in course
of erection here has been completed
and is a strong looking structure.
cPr'flall9.s� a LAW OOr NATURI
Groin 'Winter. Heavy goods in Boots .& Shoes,
to Spring and summer -wear is now the or-
der of the day. If you need any our stock is
now complete. lVlany lines to select from and
at prices that will satisfy you. Tu Men's, Boys,
and Youths' Fine Goods everything is up to
Ouarts and Half Gallons at greatly reduced prices. date. Lathes', Misses and Cliildrens'in Bongo
las, Oxfords, Bals and buttons. We have
everything in stock that
you r
equire. Spa
t
e
BROWN ��1'���Rwillnot ormxt us to quote prices. Calland
Seo Nr yoursolf.
Cpedits-sex Pti1Z I*1.-4!a `
Orediton.
rixarears:-B. Eilber, of Uhly, Mich.,
is visiting under the parental roof.
Ile looks well but reports business
slow ou the other side. -Mr. Silber,
of Toledo, Ohio, who has been.visiting
friends in Crediton, has returned
home. The son and daughter will re-
main here for a time.—The Crediton
base ball played lall team gl a game td with the
Ailsa Craig team on Thursday last,
and suffered defeat. The score stood.
well up in double figures. -Work on
the new church is progressing favor-
ably, and in about three week the
building will be enclosed by a roof. -
The wife of Got. Wuerth one day last
week presented her husband with a
bouncing boy. A broad smile now
adorns Gottleib's face. -Flax pulling
now occupies the time of those in-
clined, including the "Sons of Rest."
Mrs. F. Cauleyand children, of Detroit
are t. isitinxat her parent's Mr. and Mrs.
Frederick Eilber.-A number from
here attended the excursion to the
Model Farm last week. Rev. S. Fink-
beiner, of New York State, is home on
his honey -moon trip. He was wedded
last week to one of New Hamburg's
fair daughters. -Matthew Wein was
in Loudon this week, combining busi-
ness with pleasure. -W. Clark has
lately gone extensively into the horse
business, and is now considered the
horseman of this district, having last
week traded horses no less than abont
a dozen tinges. He claims to have
come out ahead everytime. Whoop'er
up Walter. -H. Eilber is incapacitated
with rheumatism. -Sane of the more
progressive citizens are advocating fire
protection for our village. This is a
move in the right direction, as at pre-
sent we are entirely at the mercy of
the destroying element. -The bell for
the Church, a donation from Mrs.
Charles Eilher has arrived, and is one
of the finest in the county.
Exeter Municipal Council.
The Council Inet pursuant to ad-
journment at the Town Hall, Exeter,
17th July, 1893. All present.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and confirmed.
Carling -Treble -Orders for the fol-
lowing sums viz: --H. Spackman, $8.30
for nails ; Bice Bros., $18.96 for street
watering and pumping ; The Muni-
cipal World , $3 for book for Regi-
stration ; W. Trevethick, $6.25 rep
wind. nxill ; John Vale, $107 for stone ;
L. Braund, $2 for drawing fire engine
on two occasions of trial 1895 and 1896;
Jas. Creech, $6 charity to Mrs. Sutton;
S. Handford, $3 street watering ; J.
W. Creech, $1 labor.
Carling- Taylor- That the Reeve
and Treasurer be autliorizedto borrow
such sums as may be required from
time to time for current expenditure,
not exceeding in the whole $1000, at
the Molsons bank. Carried.
Taylor -Treble- That T. Welsh's
tender for stone breaking being the
lowest, (60c per load) be accepted, and
that he have 107 loads to break. Car-
ried
Carling -Treble -That D. Spicer be
granted the painting of the dome and
wood work of the Town' Hall tower,
and that he be paid $25. He to erect
his own scaffolding. Carried.
The Clerk reported $420.20 required
for County purposes,
The Clerk to issue posters to the fol-
lowing effect: ---That on and after the
25th of July 1898, all cows will be pro-
hibited from running at large in the
Village; of Exeter, between the hour's.
4
of 7 o'clock- in the • evening andsix
o'clock in the morning.•
E -IIS \YI? e SLEiJTll.
She Owned a Bicycle and
Made Use of it.
In the Chase Atter Mer Erring Boy She
Visits IIamlltoa and Toronto and Final.
If Locates Him In Buffalo, 1Vhere Sao
Mad Gone, Accompanied Only by *ler
Silent Steed - She Sought a Divorce,
IN bleb was Granted Yesterday -Mann=
a`hon•u Liter Pluck, She Lett for Brant-
ford Awhec•I, Not as Mrs. Cole. but as
lilts Martha Campbell.
Buffalo, N.Y.. July 21. -David D.
Cole is nr:s_i,, Behind the fact of
Cole's disappearance is the story of
an elopement, which was recited this
morning before Judge Titus in the Su-
preme Court Chambers. Cole; who is
but 24 years of age, came to Buffalo
from Brantford, Ont., last December,
with a young woman whom he Intro-
duced as his wife. Being a skilled
bicycle operator. he quickly obtained
employment and settled down at No,
444 Rhode Island -street, where he ap-
peared to live happily until a couple
of weeks age,when another Mrs. David
D. Cole put in an appearance. Then
the excitement began, which culminat-
ed this morning in the judicial cham-
bers.
It appears that Cole was married in
14ran+Lurd to Miss Marna Campbell
a year ago last .nay. .Last LrcewOer
he e,oped ana ran away trona /leant-
lora
leantlord with alas Nemo Sanford; this
was the woman with whom he arrived
m .uun.alo ai,d introduced as urs wife.
i or a luiig time his wire did not know
Where he was, but finally located him
t.unaxo and she arrived in this city
two weeks ago.
Here is where the interesting part
of the case comes in. Mrs. nxartna
Cole is a strong -limbed young woman,
good looking, and an expert bicycle
rider. As soon as the roads were in
guuu condition she set ou: to hunt up
her husband on her bike, whicn is a
machine that was made by her hus-
band. She rode from Brantford to
trait; thence to London; then, turning
east again, she rode to Hamilton and
then to Toronto. As she went along
she canvassed every bicycle factory
for her husband, knowing that was his
trade, and that he would undoubtedly
go to a bike factory to look for em-
ployment
m-ployment as soon as he had determin-
ed upon a place to settle down.
From Toronto she rode back to Ham-
ilton, and thence to St. Catharines. At
a bicycle shop in that city she heard
of her husband from an employe of a
machine shop there, who said that Cole
was working some place in Buffalo.
Then she wheeled on to Buffalo, and
arrived here two weeks ago,. She
searshe,d
through the bicycle cle shops
the city and located her husband at
the shops on Massachusetts -street.
Then she retained Attorney George
Riley, and in a most businesslike man-
ner began an action against her hus-
band for a bill of divorce. The motion
was returnable this morning before
Judge Titus in Chambers, when the
young woman appeared in a neat cy-
cli:,- costume, with two witnesses,
who swore that David D. Cole lived
in Buffalo with Nellie Sanford as his
wife. Cole did not appear and his
place at the bine factory was vacant
Monday mornineg. He had taken Nel-
lie Sanford and had returned to Can-
ada. Judge Titus granted Mrs.
Martha Cole, a bill of absolute divorce.
Mrs. Cole has permission to resume
her maiden name and will ride back
to Brantford, Ont., as Miss Martha
Campbell.
.Additional Locals.
ROYAL TEMPLARS. We learn with
delight that the realization of this
society was ahead of the anticipations
of a week before. On Monday night
last a larger attendance than usual
was present. One new member put
in, besides the re -obligation of two
others. A good and influential com-
pany from. Sodom Council put in an
appearance, just as the most interest-
ing exercises of the evening commenc-
ed. Their presence and assistance did
us good. Although the hall was op-
pressively warns the membership were
untiring in their attention to the ex-
cellent addresses given by Mr. Chester
Pronty, Mr. Wm. Harris, Mr. Silas
Stanlake and Mr. Samuel Stanlake,
besides the assistance rendered through
Miss L. Harris as Deputy Herald dur-
ing the initiation ceremony. The
meeting was one of great interest to
all and will not soon be forgotten.
Additional material is promised for
next Monday night, when a fall
membership is requested as a very
important subject is to be brought
forward. -FROM ONE wHo WAS PRE-
SENT.
The cost of maintaining the pris-
oners at the Elgin county jail for the
quarter ending June 30 was $73.90, and
the average cost of each prisoner's
daily rations was 6 5-6 cents.
The cottage purchased by E. Drew
from J. Davis, will n of retic h
its destination on rollers. Mr.
Wm. Treble had the contract to move
the house to its new quarters, when as
far as Dr. Rollins' residence, one of the
planks on which the rollers were
broke, letting too much weight on one
of the old sills, which gave way and
wrecked the building, so that the men
are now tearing it down and will Move
it in pieces.
A night blooming cereus blo•
omed at
the residence of Rev John Mills Park-
hill on Tuesday night, and quite a
number of people went to see the rare
sight. At half•'past seven o'clock there
was no sign of a flower: visible except
the bud, but in less than two hours
afterwards there was a snow white,
bell-shaped flower which measured
12 inches across, and the fragrance of
which fil
led the entire p„arsona
ga
The flowerentirely:disappeared before
Huron County Notes.
M. Pframmer, of Bei -miller, sued
James White, whoworksforJ,Rossier,
for killing a sheep with his horse
while driving at an unlawful speed on
the highway. The defence was that
complainant's sheep had no right on
the road, and that therefore there was
no liability for the accident. The P.
M. ruled that in wilfully driving at an
unlawful speed, defendant was re-
sponsible for any damage he might do,
and therefore was liable for the de-
struction of the complainant's pro-
perty.
W. J. Wilson, of Greenway, receiv-
ed a telegram from Waitcburg, Wash-
ington, informing him that his brother,
Isaac A Wilson, was very sick and
that the doctor could give no hope of
his recovery, Mr. Wilson left by
train via Chicago last Tuesday to visit
him. It is a distance of about two
thousand miles and takes five days to
reach there by rail. A short time
after receiving this telegram, he was
called tothetelephone andrequested to
tell Henry Eggert that bismothor had
just died in Detroit, and the body
would be sent home Tuesday morning
and funeral Wednesday.
Perth County Notes.
The death of Mr. Charles Norfolk
occurred at Stratford Friday. De-
oceased had been an invalid for nine
years.
A 12 -year-old daughter of James
Hawkins, Downie, was kicked to death
Thursday by a horse she was riding.
She fell off, became entangled in the
harness, and was dragged half a utile.
On Thursday night burglars broke
into Mr. Howards tailor shop, Dublin,
and. carried off two pairs of pants and
two vests that were ordered for a bri-
dal party. Fortunately the coats were
not finished or they would nave been
gladly captured, too.
There died on Sunday at Kinkora,
Mrs. Mary Kelly, after an illness of
about two years. Deceased was com-
paratively, young and was a most
estimable lac'ty. She was born in Ire-
land and after conning to this country
lived for a number of years with Mrs.
O'Loatxe, of Stratford. She was
married to John Kelly, J. P., a promi-
nent farmer of Kinkora and a member
of the Ellice township
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Thursday morning as Mr. McKellar,
Cromarty, was driving into Dublin to
sell his wool, he lostSOpounds between
Mr. Sadler's tile yard. and the corner
of the 2nd concession, Hibbert. Missing
the wool. he returned but no trace of
it could be seen. Shortly afterwards
he found out the guiltyersons and
going in search, he learned that they
had sold the wool that afternoon in
Seaforth. That was rather a quick
way of making Money !
•• Mrrr A. •F, Maehxi,olx, M. P. for Niirtlx
Perth, president- of the Western Ont-
ario Dairymen's Association,and man-
ufacturer of MacLaren's celebrated
Imperial cheese, . received Thursday
the bronze medal anddiplome awarded
him at the World's Fair in connection
with his exhibit of Imperial cheese.
The medal is a large one, bearing the
winner's name and inscription of the
fair. It is enclosed in a nicely figured
aluminum case. The diploma is beau-
tifully engraved and printed on parch-
ment.
The Mitchell Advocate says: John
Bottrell, of Fullarton, informed us
on Wednesday that about 12 o'clock
the night before a terrible hail storm
passed over this section of country,
almost completely destroying the
crops. Grain was cut as though with a
scythe, and the roots were stripped of
every top, while the orchards were
made bare, windows were broken, and
devastation reigned everywhere. The
greatest sufferers are Messrs. Bottrell,
Conrad Rata, John Balkwell, Thos.
and Albert Robinson, August and
John Sackel, and R. Nichols, but
many others lost heavily. Smmne of
the ice which fell was larger than a
hen's egg, and square in shape. Never
in the history of the oldest settlers
was there ever anything like it before
in this section. •
The entire town of Cavern, Ark..
was destroyed by fire at2 o'clock Fri-
day morning. Only three houses were
left standing. The loss will aggregate
$400,000. The fire was of incendiary
origin, and four suspected persons have
been arrested.
The remains of George Patterson, of
Owen Sound, passed through Strat-
ford on Saturday afternoon for St.
Marys, where they were interred. De-
ceased was a lawyer, a member of the
firm of Tucker & Patterson, of Owen
Sound. His parents reside in Nissouri,
seven miles from St. Marys, and de-
ceased attended school in the Stone
Town.
A Rome farmer has just discovered
that the army worm is killed when it
comes in contact with salt. To confine
the worms where they are operating,
he is putting a, windrow of saltaround
the field, or to protect a growing crop
that is not infested, he ,will run a line
of salt around that. From experi-
ments he made, in which several
worms were killed, he is confident
that when the worms undertake to
crawl over the row of salt enough of
the salt wvilI adhere to the worms to
destroy them. The result of • the ex-
periment will be given to the public.
A sense of propriety, or oven the
spirit of the law, count for little with
the Liberals in the game of politics
and the race for offices. Sir Oliver
hung on to his Ontario job until the
last hour of the day on which he had
to be sworn into Laurier's cabinet.
Preston; the Legislature's : libx'ar, .xa
went through the face of "resigning'
that office while he tried to capture
one of the 'Toronto seats; and. Jing
Conmee, who claimed that he had
resigned his Algoma the Legis-
lature to run in Nipp. issing for the
Dominion, now swears he is still M. L.
A. for Algoma, and the Provincial
officials say that no trace of his '.rest
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Thos. Burrell, a prominent farmer,
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Enoch Arms, a clock repairer, was
struck by a G. T. R. train, at Inger-
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