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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1897-7-22, Page 1der HURON & MIDDLESEX GAZETTE. *to TWENTY-FOURTH YEAR NO. 47. EXETER, ONT,, CANADA, THURSDAY MORNING JULY 22nd, 1897.. JOHN WHITE & SONS Publishers and Prtprietore BINDER TWIN Hensel! Oentralla• __ E I- J. D, COOI I9. LIME. -C. w. Smith las just received a car load of fresh lime. Price low. (Late with Darrow 86 Proudfoot) Barrister Solicitor, Notary Public, Roman, Ont. We have secured a large quau- City of three different quali- ties of Binder Twine bought at rock bottom prices which we are prepared to sell at PRICES AWAY DOWN Yon will certainly save money by giving us a call be- fore buying your seasons sup- ply. We are paying highest prices for Butter and Eggs. R S. FORD CO., WOODHAM1. G. J. Sutherland, Notary Public, • Convey- ancer, Commissioner, Fire Insurance agent, and Insurer of Marriage 'Amuses. Legal docu- ments carefully drawn at reasonable rates - money 0 loan nreal estatet low rates oin . tercet office at the P sL oiiico, Honsa)1 .Accuz1ENT.--While driving into Hen- sall, on Monday morning, Samuel Rennie, of Zurich, was thrown from his buggy in the little Swamp, by his horse taking fright at rubbish thrown on the side of the road and jumping suddenly into the ditch. Mr. Ramie was thrown some distance among a lot of ugly stumps, and it is marvell- ous how Ile escaped. The buggy was considerably broken, S. 5. ExCtrRSIQN,---I•Iensall assured a holiday appearance on Tuesday, the majority of citizens having joined the union S. S. picnicers in their ex- cursiou to Goderich. Soiue four hundred and fifty tickets were sold at. this station, and altogether over six hundred persons were ;on the ground in Goderich. The weather was all that could be desired, and all report a pleasant clay. Tho train reached Hensall on the return journey at about 9 o'clock. THE S•ro1u.-A severe electrical storax passed over this place on Mon- day afternoon, leaving in its track traces of destruction. The rain was the heaviest for yeah-, while the Iightning flashed and the thunder roll- ed isuch rapid succession and vivid- ness that the nerves of the most sturdy were considerably unstrung. In the village, the only damage done bythe lightning was the destruction of a tree at, Bell's foundry ; while in the country, Andrew Dougall, of Tucker - smith, had two horses killed,'W. Arm- strong, Hay, cow killed, besides 'John Hawkins having a driving shed burn- ed, particulars of which can be seen elsewhere in this issue. I3nil;1•:.---Mn. E. Rennie is visiting John tuiran, of Brockville,. fell off a her sister, Mrs. Dick, in Clarksburg. -- Ammer and was drowned. Mr. and Mrs. Doty, of Oakville, are arx.. I)rysaalt•, of Arnprior, was kill- visiting their slaughter, Mrs. (Rev.) til by being thrown out of her car- riage. Mahet-i Daly of Anaconda. most., Inas sold tel NV. S. i.andall for $10,000 the racy horses Salvation. Ostler Joe, Sta]gnon and Now Hoon. Mr. Louis P. Kribbs, the well-known journatlist and politician. Iles danger- ously i11 at his residence at Weston. , seized hemorrhage , He was s( t,se el with 11euu)rrha e1 of the stomach on 'T'hursday. but is now thought to be better. To tn'cvent pale and delicate child- ren from lapsing into chronic: invalids later hi life. they should take Ayir's SarsatparilIa together with plenty of wholesome food and out -door exercise. What they need to built' up the system is good is al blood. rang ord OALVANIZ D STEEL MILLS tu For PONI'E1 aua PU51PIN (ir with PATENT ROLLER and I3ALi, BEARINGS Manufactured by GOOLD, SHAPLEY and MUIR CO. Ottr Ideal Wired Mils have made a great name throughout Can- ada, and are -unsurpassed for quality or power. They are the only Wheels with the patent Roller. and Ball Bearings, autl the only power mills :absolutely safe, for they cannot run .away. Send for illustrated circular. Fifty mills erected in Exeter and vicinity last year, ail of which have given satisfaction. All these Mills are erected and set running by practical experts and we can fully guarantee them. r - t GUANAtTEE- Steol Power Wind Mills have conte to stay and the rapid inereaso or our trade is sure evt- .dence that Canadians are Wide awake in their appreciation of their value. Some ,skeptics fent: that a cutting -box or grinder cannot bo run with a wind n)ill ; but we positively guarantee our 187foot mill to drive any ordinary cutting - .box, or oto' Post Grinder, in a twelve to fifteen mile wind ; and the 14 -foot wheel gives nearly double the power of a 12 -foot, told will run our Maple Le.tf Grinder to perfection. Exper- ience proves that there is sufficient good wind to give power for all ordinary farm work. In adaition to the above machines the root pal - per, or any light machinery, canto driven; and, by using ps 1iping attachment, water can pumped `TETE CELEBRATED "Maple Leaf Or inder' ssi-sase Ten inch revel•: •sible plates, relief springs, hall bear- ing plates, shake • -feed, grinds fine .and fast. Send for circular. For .prices and terms, address, R, LANG LAJ For Huron Middlesex and Perth. Exeter, ICe1•r,- -G. A. Ellis and fattnily moved this week to Lutein.• --A. surprise party quite recently took possession of Wm. Curry s residence, township of IIay,. and presented his dim gliter, Miss Mary, who well known >< tl ist n >w i1 hex t enc. 1 who has occupied the position of or- ganist for several eeites in the :lietho- xst c1Y:arch at 7; 4. with at )arse 't Greenway Bions, -Chester Prouty, our town- ship clerk, c expaidour village ag'e a flying p , yn g visitdays few ago. -• Rev. R. g L. Wilson and children, arrived here last week from Dawn Mills ; he was on his way to Toronto to attend the Epworth League convention. -Miss L. Brophoy returned from Aurora, Ill„ last Thurs- day. Her sister, Mrs. W. T. Mens, gave her and a number of her friends a reception and ice cream treat. She left the next day for Toronto. -Mrs. Thomas Stewardson is the happy mother of another daughter. -W. J. Wilson shipped four samples of earth from his farm for the Experimental Department at the O. A. C., Guelph. -We have been blessed with several nice showers of rain lately.- The /masons arrived here Iast Monday to complete the brick work of the new church, -Miss Carrie Wilson scalded her foot very biddy last week. -Miss Nellie :McPherson is camping ont at Grand Bend. (*rand Bend. BRIEFs.---The rain on Monday was one of the heaviest this season, whicdi will supply the want needed. -The camps are being pretty well filled now, and new arrivals are pouring in nearly every day, -The investigation which has been postponed from time to time, was set for Monday, the 19th, and all put in an appearance, some having to come oyer twent • miles F 1 e and when all were in readiness objection was raised by the complainant's counsel, Mr, Collins, of Exeter, against ]lir. Fisher, assistant P. O. Inspector, that he had not the power toholdthe investigation and that aproperly appointed. com- missioner should had it, and the court has again been postponed for an indefinite time. -Mr. Brenner bad a water tank put in his barns, and a waste pipe runs from the house and fills it with an abundant supplyy of pure= spring water, which will make it very convenient.• -'Liss McPherson. of Greeuway, is visiting her friends here this week. Blyth. d' 1 containing $10, accompanied 11y a. , veryflattering address, in t r (cg a tion ( of her S('rttu>.--Tile many friends of Mn and Mrs. G. Brown will be pleased to learn that their son, Mervin, has experienced a decided change for the better. -George Kidd. and staff of masons are building up the foundation of R. Bell's new block. -John Buchanan et the staff of the Agricultural College at Guelph, is honk' spending it few weeks of well-earned vacation and rec•nperating up for future work. - Miss iiavilt, of IHamilton, is the guest c Mrs. Shim, of h It, . 111rra of Hay to •ushi ).--- ss I Mrs. James Sparks is spending at few days with her brother, James Dal- gatty, principal of the Centralia public school. - Mrs. Angus Matheson, of Y her ,. Rainbnrk Iowa is visitn x•In'othcl Constable Geor' e Kidd, of this village. -Miss Hattie a'utherland iss visiting friends in Londesboro this week. -- Contracts have been awarded for the digging of several drains in thevillage. Philip Sipple has the contract for the drain from the Oatmeal mill to the western limits of the village, while Robt. Bullard will dig the drain along King street from the Commercial hotel to the post office and north. The contract for the drain on the south side of King street has not yet been awarded. The work will give employment to several men. -Flax palling has commenced. - Several horsemen are attending the Wingham races this week, -- W. Kla.usen' of Minneapolis, is visiting friends inthe s*illage. - James Sutherland has his new fence completed, and it is pro- nounced the finest fence in town. It adds greatly to the appearance of the property. -A. number of: villagers, with conulenciible enterprise, are filling in and levelling the ditch along Main street in front of their respective premises, adding much to the appear- ance of the street as well as the vari- ous properties. -Miss Jessie Gordon, the I2 -year-old daughter of Alex. Munn, of the township of Hay, died on Saturday last, and the remains were interred in the Rodgerville cemetery on Monday. -Deceased was an amiable child and respected by a large circle of friends, as the floral tributes on the coffin would in- dicate. She had been ill but ashort time of appendicitis. -R. A. Buchanan divinity student of •Parkville, Mo., who has been attending college there for several years,is visitinghis parents Mr. and Mrs. • Wm. Buchanan. -Jas. Ingram and Miss VVhitesides were in Toronto last- week attending the Ep- worth League convention as repre- sentatives froml=lensall.-David Kydd spent Sunday last visiting friends in the vilia e.-Mrs. G. S. Thompson has returned home from London, where she spent two weeks visiting friends. --Mr. Cook has reduced the price of electric lights to 2 cents per night for 10 c. p. lamp. -David Moir, of Pull- man, I11„ is visiting friends in and around the village. -Mr. Gibson, of Galt, is visiting at Wm. Moir's.-Mrs. Wm. Elder and son, William. spent Friday Last visiting friends in Exeter. -,Duncan Robertson, visited his old friend, James Bonthron, in Exeter, last week. -J. H. Chesney, V. S., and wife, on Wednesday last attended the Wedding of his brother, DavidChesney and Miss Elizabeth Fulton, Clinton,f Mc- Killop. -George Murray, of l formerly of this • place, is renewing acquantances in the village. --Rev. 1V, E. Kerr was in Toronto lest Week attending the Epworth League con- vention. - Dr. • Ferguson • was in Clinton 1 ast week. •ob r - Miss Jean In elow, the a t lthoe, is 4A e derail. Crediton. • BRIErs.-We had quite a heavy rain storm here on Monday last. Lightning struck George Mawhinney's barns and killedhis horse. Consider- able grain was knocked down and in- jured, by the heavy rain. -There was an exciting game of baseball in Credi- ton on Thursday afternoon between the Exeter lazy Wine and the Crediton Junior Stars, the Stars won by a score of 28 to 10. A return match will be played inlxeter on Thursday of next week. -Ada, Beaver has improved in health, somewhat. --Mrs. Moyer, and. family, of Berlin, are camping at the Bend for a month or. two. Louis Raedding was in Zurich on Monday on businesss.-James Dalyruinple intends going to the northwest shortly for the benefit of health, Ile has been unwell Iately.-Flat pulling started this week in Crediton. Robert Magerson is talk- ing•of getting upa football xnetclt here shortly. -Fred Preeter, of Black Bush, was in town onTuesday.--WVin. Lewis, jr., intends building a fine brick house next to IL Eilber's residence.-Busi- ness is picking up somewhat in the village. -John Dicker, of Zurich, was hi town on Tuesday. Goderioh. BRIEL:9.-The Warden's committee met last Wednesday at the call of the Warden, todiscuss matters in connect- ion with the recent accident at the county bridge near Clinton, -Edward Heldman who was sent tt from p Exeter recently OR a charge of assault- ing his wife and was released by the Judge on suspended sentence, was charged before Police Magistrate Seager with assaulting a constable in the execution of his duty. It appear- ed from the evidence that the const- able, thinxing Heldman was going to.. again assault his wife apprehended hire and in the struggle got a blow which he saki Ileidmaul inflicted with a knife. The case was consider- ably mixed, and after lecturing bath constable and defendant the P. M. dis- missed the case. -Tuesday morning about three o'clock the store and dwelling belonging to J. I. Goldthorpe, Salttford, was totally destroyed by fire ; also a blacksmith shop, occupied. by Geo. Bradford. Owing to the rapid spread of the flames, Mr. Gold- thorpe saved very little of his effects. Insured in the Perth .Mutual for $1200; Mr. Bradford $200 in the value com- Biuns's. - On Wedueday evening ! pany. last the s '',1 1c ou•t li lds e undert to a the auspices pica. i of the Ladies' Aid of St. Andrew's Presbyterian church hell' at the resi" Grand Tiered Park Iargely attended. Blyth band was in attendance. Proceeds $110. -Rev. Mr. Rigsby,pastor of theIIethodistchurch, left last week for a three weeks' vacation. --Mrs. Belfry, of Montreal, is visiting at her father's residence, Mr. Wilk Shane, Dinsley st.-Several of our sporting fraternity intend taking in the Wingham races on 21st and 22nd weather permitting.-OnMonday afternoon thunder and lightning ac- companied by a beautiful shower of rain passed over this burgh which was very much needed and thankfully re- ceived -Miss Millie Bell, of Goderich, is visiting at the rectory for a few days. -Mrs. A. Carter Left here on Tuesday for a two months' visit amongst friends in Manitoba. deuce of Mr. John Buie s, was very' _ _,- • Names registeved alt the ark for the to p week ending on 19th July :- AT CHESNEY WOLD.--R. \Velsh and wife, Mr. and Mrs. John Lewis, P. B. Lewis and Miss Jessie, London. AT DINc4LEY BELL, John Rowcliffe, wife and family, of Hensel]. ; .Vice and Addie Bell, A. I3is hop (Ex -M. P. P.,) and wife, of Usborne. AT IVY CoTT:u:E.-Wm. 13, Geiser wife and family, Miss M Geiser, Miss 1). ,Schsvarts, of C.'reclitou and Lama and Clara, Stabler, of Detroit. AT ALDI':ItsIDE. - Nellie Cowie, of Pelnbsoke ; Mrs. Beer and Ethel, Mrs. D.11eLean, Agnes Morgan, Andrew Christie, S. J. 1elfth of Rus cidi c and Mrs. A. A. Wilson, Tilbury. AT BLEAK IlorsE.-Robt. Ogilvie, 1R. Duffield, 11. Spence, R. Smythe, D. and W. and L. and T. Fotheringham, J. Maloney. Miss 13. Thompson, A. 'Whitley, R. and M. Duffield, of Blan- shard and J. and T. Cornish, of Us - Ailsa Graig, BRInrs.-Ed. Nablo, merchant tailor left on Tuesday for a holiday trip to visit friends in Danville and Cayuga. --Mrs Alex. Fraser and family, Clin- ton, formerly of con. 7, McGillivray, is renewing old acquaintances in the neighborhood this week, -Rey. Mr. Anderson, formerly of St. Andrew's Church, Nairn, will occupy the pulpits AilsaCrainig Carlisle andx11and on July 18 123- Arnold,of s and G. D. Arnolc of feu aII , e •t s ) int , , T a few days with Dr. Stewart and other friends in the village this week. -D. M. Douglas is busy getting material ou the ground to build a handsome cottage. Nerinatu McMullen has the contract for the stone and brick work. -Mr. and Mrs. Thomas O'Neil and family re- turned home after spending two weeks with friends in Port Huron, Mi0h-- 13. Coughlin shipped a carload of sheep to Montreal on Tuesday for export.- John Scafe, who has beou living with his daughter, Mrs. Nunemaker, for the, past few weeks, in Isabella county, Michigan, carne home to help his son !John with the h- • • -' tit s est. Vnl. Drought shipped a carload of cattle to Toronto Thursday, -The ball match between the Stars. of Ailsa Craig, and the Thedford boys, ou Thursday, resulted in 0 victory for Thedford. Score, 17 to 20.-Wxn.Mcintosh and daughter of Virginia City, Navada, fs home on it visit to his father, Wm. McIntosh, of East Williams. Mr. McIntosh lived in this village 25 years ago. Ile was .a contractor, and built the Presbyterian Church, grain elevators, and other buildings here. He left 22 years ago for the far west, where he carried on the sante business. -One of the oldest and esteemed settlers of EastWilliams passed quietly away on Friday in her 88th year -Margaret, the beloved wife of Duncan Campbell. The funeral took place from her late residence, Argyll street, on Saturday afternoon. Interment at Nairn cemetery.- Mr. and Mrs.'Wm. ' Priestly and son, of Milwauke e, Wis., formerly of the firm of McKoy & Priestly, Were visiting friends :bled relatives iu this vicinity. -a Wnt. Halhurt and his sister, Mrs. Forbes,. returned from visiting friends iu Michigan for the past three weeks. A cow owned by John Solomon, of Rosemont, gave birth to a calf the other day . that is really a freak of nature not often heard of. The body of the ,calf is reversed according to the order of things; all the internal organs are on the outside and skint in the in- side, The Head is the onlypertnatural; the body is virtually turned Weide out, • AT Tun O-tns.-Chas. Monteith, H. Russell, C. liatrri.., C. Marlton, A. Campbell, W. Allison, A. .Musser, of Usborne. AT Tun I1)Ytw.u,D.-Dr. J. A. Rol- lins and wife, and Czar Rollins, Frank c •and child. Mrs. \Vood.., and wife c} ihi and .Il,. Senior, of Exeter. AT Breene's I3oweat.- A. Q. Bolder, wife and family, hiss Woodall and Master O. Sottthcott, of Exeter. U BLtiers.-Mr. T. O. Clooper,Princess St. east, celebrated his 90th birthday, Tuesday. 'We hope he may live to celebrate his 100th. ---Plans and specifications for the enlarging of the Ontario street Methodist pile- sonage have been pro,:nred.-Miss Edna Manning, who has been visiting her aunt Mrs. (Dr.) Aslos,at'.Gxeter,re- turned bone Monday evening. -Mr. Higgins, a -brother of ,'It's. John Coo- per died at Rat Portage the other day from abscess or some other internal ailment. -Mr. Win. some, of Min- neapolis is here on a visit to Mr. R. Reynolds and other relatives in this section. -The London Road bridge ac- cident may mean costly legal proceed- ings. -Tuesday morning the wires flashed the sad news from Sault Ste Marie, 1•lieh., to Clinton thatJoe Riter was dead, that he had suddenly passed away in bed. Fu11 particulars are not to hand. Mrs. Rites and children have been on L visit to her parents end relatives here. The sad news was broken to Mrs. Ritcr. Uy herhrother,J. C. Miller. As might be expected, the lady swooned and a, doctor had to be swiinionecl. The deceased was .1'robust young man of some 31 years. For several years he was in business ikp. Clinton and sold out to Lack Kenne- cly a. few years ago. -Last Saturday afternoon the Commercial Hotel was sold tinder power of .mortgage by auc- tioneer Dickinson. Solve years ago Mr. Wainer, now of Berlin, purchased the property for something• like 7.000. Schrenk Bros. were the highest bid- clers and they seethed the property at $2,710. The upset price was $2,712, Although real estate has depreciated in value, this price does not; represent the actual valuer. 14Ir. •Walper sold the property some years ago to Mr. Roesler, who 1' '5 unable til hold it and only doses $1+ a his arigieel iiivest- ment, including all coetse Schrenk Bros. have.secnred a highas g n. Perth County Notes. Mr. W. G. Murphy, of Mitchell, left on Tuesday for a well earned trip to Manitoba. Miss Katie and Master Charlie Arm- strong, of London, are visiting friends at Kirkton. The next county Christian Endeavor convention for Perth will be held in Mitchell in 1898. Mr. J. W, bedy the editor of the St. Mary's Journal, Chas been ordered by his physician to give up work. Miss May Thorn, of Calgary, and her sister, Miss Beth, of Russell, Man- itoba, daughters of Mr. James Thom, are visiting relations in Mitchell. The Methodistchurch in Mitchellhas a membership of :1$2. During the year they raised $3,370.02 for all purposes. Their property is valued at $20,000, and the debt is $4,710, 'While assisting at a, barn raising the other day, at the farm of Mr. Baker„ hast Nissouri, Martin Ball, of Lakeside, fell to the ground, a distance of 20 feet, and had an arm and leg fractured. While George Tremble, of Welling- ton street, St. Marys, was carrying a forkful of hrasbwoodat Wxn.Weir's re- sidence, Church street,the other after- noon, he slipped and fell, breaking his left leg about four inches above the knee, The seven-year-old son of Peter Bart draynaun, Stratford, was kicked in the face by ahorse Thursday un'nitlg. The horse was in 0 pasture field, and the child was playing near by. The result e the kick,. f tt k c1. was an ugly gash }n the cheek, A subscriber suggests that tile Al- lan Sheldon, who died ;in I3ufiatlo and for whose parents the au- thorities are looking, may be the young luau of that name who formerly kept a livery stable in St Marys. His par- ents live at GrantIttwst, five smiles south of St. 'Marys, and Allan left the latter place two or three Tenure ago. The Stratfords, and the Beatvers of Seaforth, crossed sticks, at Seaforth, Saturday, in a C. L. A. championship sane. Although Stratford had on several of their old stand-bys, it was plainly evident from the start that they were not in shape for a hard game, the Beavers winning by 0 to 0. Hugh „ I•Iu 112 lVttll,.ci of Paris, • • , x swat, referee. The race for first place in this district will almost certainly be between the Beavers andi the Twin City teams. In case Stratford is beaten by the Twin (City, which is very probable, the Twin Will ('i 5 I City and Br av ex. x11 ha •e: to play off 1 play r. e chances their draw ,one •i 11 1 ( )f 1 b with t 1e winning very much in favor of the Beavers. weeks ..r , Two .trc we mentioned that Miss Iiliza Babb, eldest daughter of Mr. Richard Babb, of Mitchell, had gone to the North West, where the lady intended to spend the summer. Her stay will even be more protracted, as she has changed Iles• name and tak- en up house keeping with Mr. Thomas Took Tucker, of Regime They were married ona t the 7 th instant, at t 1e home' of Mrs. Patterson, daughter of County Clerk Davidson, Stratford, at Swift Current. N. W. T. lir. Tucker ago. g lived inMitchell many -Eat. ( and NTS then a young laid. of 11010.12 promise. Ile now holds the important position of f inlarge ] book-keeper,'hardware are a11 tv store, Regina. Exeter Municipal Council Minutes of a Council meeting held at the town hall, Exeter, loth July, 1807. All present. Minutes of previous meeting read and approved. By-law No. 10, 1S97, duly react and passed. Delancey -Rollins. -Orders as fol- lows: -J. N.. Howard, $50,30 electric g to July; S.Handford.$' 70 l J 1 5 lighting t t Y• labor ; J. W. Creech 32 cents labor W. Pair, $3.43 labor ; Geo. Orr, $2 labor; L Smith, $1.00 repairing pump a T. Hal•tnoll' 50 cents labor ; H. Speck - man, $4.70supplies for fire depart- ment; W. Atkinson, $0.50 street watering ; White & Sons $5.39 adver- tising. -Carried. The road; coin. and the engineer of F. D. to fix landing at the river for fire engine. The drain cone to report at next sleeting. Rollins-Dauncey - Adjourn until 1st Friday ha August. lI. EAC'RETT, Clerk.' r+ T pan N Bidduph. Huron County Notes. Fred Jackson, of Clinton,was able to be brought down stairs, on Sunday, and is daily improving. Mr. • Thos. Stephens and family, late Of the Queen's hotel, Seafortb, have left for Berlin, where they will in f future reside. Upon good authority it is stated that 1 Ogilvieiphas offered to sell out the Big Mill, at Godertch, for $50,000. What a snap for the O. P. R. to make an en- try into Goderich. While D. Lawson was operating 0 circular saw -at the Doherty organ factory, Clinton, his hand carne in con- tact with the swiftly revolving saw, which cut off part of his thntnb. The many friends of the family will join in the best wishes bestowed on the marriage of Miss. Jean Macara, a well known Goderich young lady, to Wm. A. Glasgow which occurred in London. Major Beck, of Saltford, had •the misfortune to sprain his ankle last • week, while leaving camp at London. It will necessitate his laying up for a week or two, and. his many friends will be glad to see him around again. Mr. G. A. Deadman, the noted bee raiser, of Bruss ls, reports fair pros- pects for a gooil'hRoney yield with plen- ty of swarms. The largest number in one day has been fifteen. He has now over 250 colonies, or upwards of 5,000,- 000 bees. A young daughter of Thomas Rad- way, of Clinton, was playing with • a hav fork, when she got her hand Y • r. c<ttt l) in the pulley, anda t v, finger was torn off. Mr, Jarvis, of Stapleton, lost a finger the other day by having it' come In i'ontatit with the sante 11ra- ehanc. MET DEPOL GIVEN AWAY FREE. With every pound of May - ell's Baking Powder, at 50 • cents, we give a beautiful table, AIaliogany finish, well put togetheI', The powder the very best. Comte and Yet one before all etre gone. J. P. FOSS Middlesex County Notes. The charge of fraud against Mrs. Jessop, of Blyth, was called at that village by the P. M. last Friday, but two principal witness -es for the prose- cution from Toronto not being present, the case was dismissed, Mr. Shaw, fi.,r the prosecution, saying he could not ask for an adjournment under the eirctttnstaliees. On Friday last, wh ile Misses -Maggie and Martha Johnston, of Amberly, :were driving to the store, their horse took fright and upset then' into the Glitch. Martha is improving, but Maggie is dangerously hart and Matti Be01 unconscious for several days. . It is thought that the skull is fractur- ed, and xuueh anxiety is felt for her recovery. Goderich is at last to have at farmers' grist mill. Nicholls I)ritriell, of Waterloo, has purchased aL site and will erect a mill at once near the (1. It. station. The mill will have at capacity of .i0 barrels per day, roller process. The Ogilvick Mill. which is now idle, has been of little value to Goderich, being a'huill for export trade. A farmers' mill is what. Goderich wants. The regular sleeting of the Huron Medical Society was held in tilt' House of Refuge, Clinton, on July 11111. The following members were present ; Drs. McKay,Betlulne, Burrows,of Seaforth Taylor, Ciadericli; Agnew, Londesbor Ferguson, Heusatll ; itleKenzie, Mon ton•GuxmTlr bull titaClinton, n Messrs. Lindsay and Rvan, student'. An interesting paper on "Puerta r: Ecdanipsia" was read by I)r. Bethune of Seaforth, and a discussion followed the members exchanging views on the pathology and treatment of the affec- tion. A paper by I)r. Burrows, of Seatfotth, on some Varieties of ."Dys- pepsia,'• was both interesting and in- structive. A number of cases, inmates of the House of Refuge. were present- ed, exhibiting various forms of /ler-•. ~ells diseases. These were examined' and discussed, but owing to the tithe being so limited,it was decided to lyive a paper on Nervous Diseases at the next meeting. and bare these asses with others presented to illustrate the various forms of diseases ment oned. After discussing platters pertain ng to the welfare of the society the in eting adjourned to meet again at the tense of Refuge in October next. HERE bi THE WAY. To euro all heart and nerve troubles at cl that weak, weary tired feeling steeple ,mess. nervousness ate., . do as Mrs. Thes. 0.: over, Chatham, Omit diel. Says Mrs, Glover: 'One box of Milburn's' Heart and Nerve fills c. 'red me. I was so had that I feared paralysis, hut am 110W wetland strong, thanks to the won Ccr- pil).•1:' A meeting of West Middlesex farm- ers has been called to consider the atd- visabilit • of organizing a 121010111 in- surance society to protectfarmers from loss by cyclones, etc. A. Graham, of London. hue been r all of ])txilchn awarded the contract g, the gralnalithie sidewalks which will be laid in Winghatn this season, at at uni- form rate !)f 10,k'• rents It foot. Mr. Wm, Wilson was somewhat seriously. injured last Friday when at work in II. (' Baird it Son's fritillary, Parkhill. Whilst raising it weight with the crane he was struck by the iron handle on the forehead and badly cut. The wound was stitched and he is getting along nicely. Had the blow been a few inches higher on his head he would likely have 'leen killed. brick mason, ens- , Afford, altick /la x, 1 ,. Samuel _ i c , • ; '(• of the nes playe tl on the construction )at# v Itonvn hall in Dutton, the other day, • in stepping from the foot scaffold to the 1)11012 scaffold, stepped on a brick that was n edge. t turned underx his 'foot, throwing' him backward to the ground.. distance" of 2 feat. •sust;a:ining 0 double cax11pa1txidl fracture of the ankle joint, and breaking a stuaII hone in the same leg. He was otherwise very badly bruised. Doctors were sent for and reduced the fracture'. and they :think amputation wiI1 not be , necessary. .U1001 is 0 harried Man, WWI One child. His home is in St. Thoimas. DYING MAN GRASPS ATA STRAW. "`Dr. Agnew's Cure for the Heart has done so mn(•i1 for the that 1 feel I owe it to suffering humanity to give r testimony. For 111. Tll,ul. 111otix011ng, spclIs, pains in my left side. and swell- ed anklee. When I took the first dose of Dr. Agnew's Heart Cure,lnyfrirnds thought I was dying. it t atVe me al- most instant relief, and six bottles entirely cured me." Mrs. F. I.. Lmns- ien, Scranton. Pa. Sold by C. Lr'rz. .LPLESS FOR SIX MONTHS. RIiu1 tATISSr HELD HIM I\ C"Ii_11:s4+- St-I•'FIIRED UNTOLD TORTURE -THE GREAT SOUTII AMERIc 2.N crus T ,. F T r T I:nl%.ali Dil WON E i r 1("1'OI2Y-IiLLIEI' IX A. Few Horns. Rs. "I have been a, great sufferer from theumatismx. 1 was completely help- less for over six months. 1 tt'ied all kinds of remedies but got no relief. Having noticed strong testimonial pub- lished of the cures effected by South American Rheumatism Cure I obtain- ed a bottle of it, and received relief from pain from the first dose, and in an incredibly short time I was en- tirely freed from my sufferings." Jas. K. Kole, Allnonte. Ont. Sold by 0. LUT'L. - Harry Dobbs, a Sauble Line fa: vier, is at present very low with inflammation of the lungs. --Jos. Simpson, also, is reported as not likely to recover ; he was prostrated with the heat a week since, and has not ral- lied. -The past week was one of the hottest on record. - The fanners around Clandehoye haye commenced their fail wheat ; it promises an aver- age crop after all, and the hay crop was exceedingly fine and secured iu gond order. - A number of fence agents, lightning rod vendors, etc., make themselves. interesting to the farmers just now. -A number of our young men wheeled back to the Bend on Sunday last to see the Beud eexid the lake. -Richard Colbert, Biddulph, ]las got lightning rods on his barn. - The hay crop in this section is the best it has been for years, and selcloln has our pastures been so flash this season of the year as at present. --Crops of all kinds look well, the - late oats have been poor till the late rains came, the corn crop is not as good ars last year in general. A little daughter of William Cody, of Windsor, met with a. serious acci- dent Friday afternoon. She was try- ing to climb up on a sideboard, when the latter fell upon the Child: A (large piece of the scalp .was Nell off at the back of the head, 't'hieh necessi- tetecl Sevteen strtelnes.:' ..,, Store, Gr&flton. The Pine Fes ;lily B rgains-qp. In order to clear our stock of Summer goods we offer special prices in Dress Goods, Prints, Percales, Organdies, Muslins, Flan- nelettes, Cottonades, Lace Curtains, Art Muslins, Muslin Curtain- ings, Swiss Muslins, Corsets, Gloves, Laces, Hosiery, etc. BLOUSE WAISTS :-A large selection of the latest styles from 5c up. GENTS' FURNISHINGS :-Another lot just to hand, nobby Neckwear, Shirts, Hats, Gloves, Bicycle Suits, Hose andGarters. WE ALSO HANDLE :-Cleveland, Crescent and Welland Vale wheels. READY MADE AND ORDERED CLOTHING :-We have cut the prices to clear before the fall stock arlives. We are bent upon making a complete clearance of this season's goods at an early a date as possible. You will soon require FINDER TWliNE A Call and examine our stock, our prices will interest yeti. m Our Stock of Groceries is complete and our prices the lowest, Produce prices. r!1-11 't", ,t"`e f7,0 +ar ,nom. -i..