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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1898-7-21, Page 1II LIMON SaSa & MIDDLESEX ITWENTY—FIFTII YEAR NO 47. EXETER, ONT. CANADA, TITURSD4 MORNING JULY 21.st 1898. zt)sesescsacszseszszs zsits'es A CUT PRICE CROCKERY SALE Now is your chance to buy in Crockery what you never did before with the sarne money in this county. The fact is we're overloaded and we've decided to clear it all out at prices just a wee bit over cost. There are plain white dishes—full sets and odd pieces -- plain decorated Dinner and Tea Sets and Odd pieces. There are many different kinds of Glassware--enbugh to stock all the sideboards in the township. PRICES LIKE THESE WON'T LAST LONG. Au assortnoent of Crystal Glassware including Cream ,Tugs Spoon Holders, Sugar Bowls, Butter Dishes, Etc. Your choice for 10 cents. Covered Fruit Dishes, imitation cut glass in assorted sizes, regala,r 00 and 75 cents, now 38 cents. Plain white Cups and Saucers, in yery serviceable ware, regular cents a dozen for 55 cents. • Plain white Tea Plates in 7 and 8 inch size, regular 60 and 65 cents a dozen for 10 and 50 cents a dozen. Plain white 0 and 10 inch size Dinner Plates, regular 75 and. 90 cents a dozen for 60 and 75 cents adozen. Plain white Butter Nappies, regular 35 emits a clqaen for 18. cents. 5 inch Prieit Nappies, in plain white, regu1are35 cents a, dozen for 28 cents. ' 7 piece Toilet Sets in plain evhite,regular $2.25 a, set, now selling for $1.90. 4a piece Tea Sets, M velar good. ware, with pretty floral decorations, regular $3.00 a set for $2.10. . 97 piece diliner sets, decorated with pretty blue flower, were sold readily at $7.50, present sale price only $125. 1 only, 114 piece Dinner Set, with very pretty floral decorations, pink, and. blue colorings, also neatly scalloped and striped with gold, good. value at $13.00, a genuine bargain at $11.00. Space will nob permit us to quote more Pekes,- but these are only a few samples conapared to what we have on sale now. A. J. FORD &CO Woodharn. THE CHEAPEST STORE IN PERTH. #.:SZSZSZSZW'tiZcSZSVgZSZSZ DROWNED IN LAKE HURON. ,A Sunday Fatallity Near the ' Village of Contlne. • A. sad. drowning, accident occurred in ff,a,ke Huron four miles west of Zurich. • _About three l o'clock saunday after- noon Jacob Howald, 23 years of •age. •with his men went? into the lake to shave a bath. At this point there is a .shallow sand -bar which leads out into ethe lake about twenty rods. This step ,Howald =tithe others followed, when suddenly the unfortunate young man .was seen to struggle and sink from .,view. It is supposed he took cramps. Mr. Rimmie Durand attempted to res - ..cue him and. in so doing nearly lost his `."own life, being grabbed round the legs by Howald. After the body had been :under water fully fifteen minutes it was brought up by Daniel Rau, of St. .Josephs. Doctors Buchanale-And Orme .of Zurich, were quickly on the scene .and worked sometime trying to revive the poor fellow, but life was extinct. No inquest was held. The drowned anan is a son of Bertol Eowald, brick- aayer. elp Cromarty. Bniaas.-Haying is over and harv- esting fall wheat is now the order of .the day. -John Baer had a valuable horse badly cut by being caught in a mire fence. -George Martin got badly kicked with a horse in Dublin on Fri -1 .day last. -He was taken home on I :Sunday, and it will take some time for him to recover. -John Bro syn is back „again to D. Parks'. -Will Barr spent a few days last week around. the old alome.-Thomas Stacey has sold his -farm, on the 125h con., to Anthony Allen. -Master Kenneth McKellar is holiclayrng at his grandfather's. Whalen. BRISFS.-During a recent thunder- storm the school -house Was struck by 'lightning, and. considerably damaged. The bell tower was almost demolished • the roof injured, and one of the door posts was shattered. The same day lightning sbruck several trees in the neighborhood, one very close to John Morley's house, also a, drive shed be- longing to Mr. McLaughlin, but no serious damage was done. - Quite a number took in the excursion to Sarnia ..on the lathe -Dennis McGee has his threshingmachine in order and expects -to commence business very shortly, - Thomas Kinsela bas rented his 100 acre farm in Bidclulph. to Wan. Brook, .of Vsborne, and his 50 acre farrn in Usborne to D, O'Meara. Mr. Kinsela retires from farming at the end of this year. Dn. Low's Wolter SYTtuP is a safe, ..sure and reliable worm expeller, Acts , equally well on children or adults. 13e sure you get Low's. EXETER MUM CO. St Marys. • FREE AGAIN. -J. D. Moore has re- turned frohs his trip a very much dis- eausted man. He bad been in Sioux City, Iowa, where he went to identify two men arrested there under the names of J. C. Brown and. C. Mettle, on a charge of having worked the gold brick game on him at Sarnia some menthe ago. He says he positively identified the men in the presence of the Chief of Police, three officers and Brown's lawyers. The chief left the office for a few minutes, and during his ‘absence Brown escaped. .01 .1{ --- suoclassorts TO • ME ROLLINS AND MUIR% MILLIND CO,1 Aro now ready to do business with the pub- . tic generally. All kinds Of FLOUR, PEED AND MILL STUFF For sale at closo prices, L021VC year orders at tho mill, We deliver ovory day to any part Sof the town free, Wo hope yon wathele us to mitke a 81100088 of the business, whieh moans a , success for tho town; Highest Prices Paid for Wheat • At all dam. 'Num/milk No. 36. STDWA.RT BOOS. St WILLIAMS. Mooresville. BRIEFS. — The plebiscite meeting, held in the McGillivray town hall on Ihursday, llth inst., was well attend. - ed, and report says the temperance people feel confident of success in that locality. -The fall wheat in the vicin- ity of Mooresville looks fine, and the most of it is harvested. The grain is large and plump. Oats are also a fine crop. -There died at the family resi- dence, Biddulph, on the 13th inst., Clara Dixon, relict of the late Joseph Dixon, Esq, aged. 75 years Her re- mains were interred in Nursery cem- etery on Friday, July 155h. Wi none! sea. BRIEFS.—.T. C. Bell, .butter maker for the Winchelsea Butter and ®ream Associatien, who had one of his thumbs injured recently, and which developed blood poisoning, is improv- ing rapidly, although he is unable to use either of his hands. -Mary Ann, wife of John Towle, died on Thursday last after a brief illness, of typhoid fever. She was 62 years, 20 days of age, and leaves a husband and family to mourn her loss. She was a sister of Mrs. Cook and Mrs. Batton. -Mr. Gardiner is assisting Messrs. Jones & Halls, during the holidays. -- The creamery is doing a very large busi ness.-P. Flails and wife are camping at Grand Bend. Staffa. • Herisall. G. X. Sutherland, Notary Public, Convoy (Lacer, Commissioner, Fire Insurance agent and Issurer a lVfarriage Licenses. Legal dean meats carefully drawn at reasonable xates Money to loan on real estate at low rates of la terestj.. ri,:;.flacc000nKtEth.e Post office. nensall- .a(Late with Garrow -,Sc-Froudfoot) Darilster Solicitor, Notary Public, 'Henson Ont. "fi-, Seliery,L D 8., ja a, se gonor Gra4a- -4- -ate of Toronto University, Dentists. Teeth extracted -without pain or bed effects. °face in Potty's inoek, Honseal. At Zurich et:pry Monday, commencing May ma .Bneaas.-Mrs. R. Eacrett, and fam- ily, of Brantford, are visiting at T. ltfurdock's.--The mill was shut down on Monday and Tuesday, being,unable to get 'wheat. They had a simply suf- ficient only for local consumption: - Misses Higgins. and Mal, Wright, of Loudon, who have be arisiting Mrs. Davis, returned borne en Monday. - The Supt. of Carmel Sunday School on Tuesday entertained thcateachers and scholars to ice cream andfetat on WM. Moir'sdawn. A. very pleasant time was spent. -Mrs. Pearce, who spent the past two weeks visiting Mrs. James Sutherland, has returned to her home in Forest. -Mr. Hathawaar, of Forest, was the guest of Mr. Haskett, for a few clays during the past week.-Qaite nunaber pf citizens iiitend rusticat- ing at Grand Bend during the wenn weather.--Ohas. Cook, bookkeeper for the Pinkerton Detective Agency, Chic- ago, is visiting his parents 'Mr. and Mrs. IL Cook. He has been absent for some. years. -Master Loyd Davis, son of W. C. Davis, while cleaning bis bicycle on Monday, had tbe top taken off 'one of his fingers. His hand caught between the chain and sprockets with the above result. --.Mrs. J. B. Shortkof Parkhillavho was visiting her parents, Mr. and Mr. A. Johnston, north of the village, returned to her home Friday, having received wordby telegram of the fire in Phippin's photo Gallery,and the immediate danger to their premises adjoining. -John Finlayson is erectiog a handsome brick residence o.a the property he purchased of Mr. Patter- sonan theavestern limits of the village. -Mr. Doherty, horse tralnee has left She village. -The friends of Dirs. john alousso, will regret to learn that she continues very ill. -Dr. Henderson and wife of Detroit,. are visiting the doc- tor's naother, on the 2ncl cert. Hay. The doctor some years ago taught school in Zurich. The Misses Stein- bach, of Zurich, called on friends here, Monday, on their way to Exeter and Londou,evhere they will visit for a few weeks. -Miss \Villa!, of Exeter, is the guest of Mrs.' Hoplark.-Mr. Gales, of Oshawa, visited at Mr. Warren's this week. -A movement was on foot this week to have the streets watered, but after being well d.evelopedfell through, some of those along the beat consider- ing the sum -25 cents per week, too high. The better plan would have been to petition the council to water She streets from given points on the streets desired to be watered. Solicit tenders for the work, and then levy a frontage tax on the properties concern. ed. This would prove less expensive and give better results. -G. F. Arnold in.oyes into his new store, August 1st. -Robt. Bell has leased one of the large stores of his new block to a Mr. Mc- Kim, of Dresden, who will open a dry goods business here on October lst.- E. Sheffer, who has conducted a suc- cessful confectionery and restaurant business here during the past six or eight years, has disposed. of the busi- ness to George Greenslade, a farmer, of the township of Hay. Mr. Green- slade takes possession in September. 'We have not learned Mr. S's inten- tions as to future business relations. Mr. Greenslade is a young, energetic man and will doubtless maintain, the good reputation this business has hith- erto.borne.-Rev. J. S. Henderson and J. E. 11/cDonell have returned from Nashvitle, Tenn., where they spent the past few weeks. S. E. visited. the Mammoth cave in Kentucky, and says should he again go south he will re- visit the wonderful sight. They en- joyed the trip immensely, Mr. Mc- Donell s health being benefited there- by. -Berry picking and flax pulling occupy the time of many citizens. The berry yield is good, as is also the flax crop. -The flax men have 200 acres of flax to haryest this year, a rnach less acreage than last year. -The recent rains have revivecl vegetation, which was much needed. -Dr. Ferguson, Dr. Logie, Rev. 3. S. Henderson and Wm. Elder anclfarnilies picnicecl at Taylor's BRIEFS.—The E. L. elected. their officers for the six coming months on Thursday last, as follows: President, Robert Dalton ; first Tice, Mrs. Neth- ercott; second vice, Sohn Scott; third vice, Mrs. F. 43. Hutchison ;. fourth 'vice, Mrs. McVey; organist, May But- son ; secretary, Frederick Harburn; treasurer, S. Webb; treasurer of the forward movement, Miss 11a,mbley.- The youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Orn Butson is at present very sick, saffering With inflammation. -Dan McDougall wears a smiling face, being the proncl father of a baby girl. -We are glad to see Mrs. S. D. Walker out again after being confined to the house for some months.* The most recent estimate of the worlds wheat crops places the total at 245144,000,000 bushels, waich is 320, 090,000 brishels in excess of lest year, but reserves are placed at 56,090,000 bushels smaller than last year's narrow carried -over supplies, which Were the smallest in five years. The American crop is estimated at 675,000,000 bushels or about one-fourth of the total output. 0ni futon prices Bradstreet's oncet ng says: “Est limited cons m p tive require- ments for 1898 leave little more of a world's reserve than was heli July 1, and the conclusion is drawn thakgiven present estimates of yield arid demand, there exists little reason for holders of wheat sacrificing their orodoet, In other words,whine there will be enough Wheat to go aroumait is unlikely to go at much lower pekes than now ruling iwhich, it is admitted, are fairly satis- taetera to American growers." • Woodharn. • Perth Co u nty,11\10 teS. Belaes,--Miss Antlie Ford has re- taitchela& civic holiday will be on turoed from visitingher brother, in August 11. Petri olia, and friends n Blytheswoocl. ear, and ears. W. D. ma:wowed, of -We are pleased to see our friend, J. Britton, left recently for Rat Portage, Shier, about again, after being laid ni) where they intend to take up house - up for several weeks. -Robert Ed- ke • °ping. wards, of the sawmill, is able to take es a drive out once in a while, but is not p "ra4`8±1avy'r of A4re arringon, is very strong yet. -We are sorry that seriously ill, the result of an injury to our respected friend, A. Wreford, who the spine caused by a fall, which hap- pened about a year ago, has worked for Mr. McKernan for the last two years as woodworker in con- Fred Wiles, son of George Wiles,St. nection with his factory, has seen his Marys,fellffrom a chesteuttree in front, way cleat to remove to hid home in of F. E. Retailer's residence on Mon - Stratford. He will be missed here in day and. broke his ;erne. . • the churcle as he took a great mtereet Mrs. Vickers and family, who went in her welfare. -The wheat in these to Michigan, a few months ago with parts is looking well and an old settler the iuteetiou of making their borne said. in my heartng that he never saw there, have moved back to Mitchell. it looking better between this place Moses Ruston, an old and much -es - end St.Marys.-The Orangemen took teemed resident of the township of in the excursion to Pert Huron on of July this year. -Sawyer has come home to stayyear.-Rev.T. an_ til Eniliecceeo;nol.fiehsisbda,nrgoetrhoeurslyyrilainecis,the rtehsie- the 12tthe fall, as he as going tasght a lotfrom College this year.- Mr. Mills has touEdith,a little daughter of Arnos Mr, sawyer, an a,nd butcher shop this which he is going g°a4 a Snael, won at operated oat the Strat- build a house i fordhospital on Friday, fon a_insendial- fall. .Also John Swallow has bought as and has good. prospects tor recov- a lot from J. Shier and intends to ery. build a, house. Donald Hay, of North Easthope, is confined to the house, as the result of Huron County Notes. a load of hay toppling over on him. Re was 'fortunately not seriously in - Mr. Taylor, of Kippen, has returned jared- from. the Old Couritry, whither he had Jacob Erb, lath line East Zorra,wa,s gone with cattlestricken with paralysis recently. The Mr. and Mrs Eli Birtch, of Down- old gentleman, who is over 70 years of ington, Michare visitingRobt Birtch, age, was walking along the road when South Boundary, 131itneha,rd. he became dizzy andfell. A son of Peter Elgie, West Nissouri, Leonard Stanley, of Listowel, died had his arm broken by a load of hay on Monday. The funeral took place upsetting with him on Saturday. from the residence of the son Robert, G. Acheson, of goclerich, was called to Staples on Saturday, owing to one of the stave mills, of which he is part owner, being destroyed by fire. John Box, an Old and respected resident of St. Marys, died on Sunday. The deceased. was a, brother of W. Boxi bailiff, the late pkthard Box, J. P., and Mrs. J, Billings He was in the 7551), year of his age. We regret to learn that John Baker of the Maitland. concession Goderich township, is litidtfp with symptoms of paralysis ; we hope his illness may be of short duration and that his restor- ation to his usual health and strength be speedy. The Clinton New Era is fiisappoint- ed because it has only eeceived two government advertiseMents in two years. There area couple years left yet, in which we may see brother Holines beingaused more liberally by his Ottawa friends. • The farm on thapeterfield concession, Goderich township, belonging to the estate of the late Min .Eagleson, and containing 71 acres,was put up by auc- tion on the 6511, but was not sold. It has since been sold privately eo John Middleton for the sum of $2100. The other day while a son of Porter, Rattenberry St., Clinton, wass riding on a hay rake, on the farm of James Cornish, Hallett, a sudden start of the horse threw him backward, breaking the small bone of the riglat arm, and dislocating it at the elbow. • J. C. Bell, who had his thumb injur- ed some time ago, while working bathe Winchelsea Creamery, and who after- wards became affected with blood poi- soning, had returned. to work last week, only to be compelled to again lay off on account of the return of the former complaint. • A young man named. Charles Stock- Goderich,whose parents reside in Manchester, England, went out for a sail last Wednesday evening in a small boat, and he has not been seen or heard of since. He was in business in a small way as a machinist, and was very generally known there. }fere is an odd thing. J*. U. Patter- son, , Conservative, ran against M. a of 'Woodst.ock, for calling Dr. Ross, of Cameron, Liberal, in West iluron in re._ 1 $2000 was destroyed, while . his Insur- e "cod," while the doctor in 1890 and defeated. him. Then Mr. -a're --- ance amouuted to abont $600. Patterson became Lieutenant-Gover- • nor of Manitoba. At the next election • NAPANEE' BANK ROBBERY.. Mr. Cameron was chosen, and is uow McIntosh bo s. ,TOFIN WillTE, 4 SONS Publianers and Proprietors West fit4ren. An order has been taken out at To- ronto for the inspection of the ballots cast in West Huron election. There is in this case a protest against J. T. Gamow, evho holds the seat by a ma- jority of one -the casting vote of Re- turning Officer A. L. Gibson, and a counter protest against Joseph Beck, She Conservative candidate. The scru- tiny of the ballots in the North Essex case has not yet been completed. MrS. Alexis Larocque andher daugh- ter Olara,of Montreal were drowned in She Lachine Canal. Official notification has been received at Kingston of the protest against the election of Hon. Wm. Hardy. Mr. Wm. Saunders, of the Eapera ticket" will receive a beautiful. Here's Your Chance • A' Granite • Kettle given away with every pound of Art Baking Powder at 1.50 Gents per pound.. Try Our Excellent Soap A ticket with each bar, and the person getting the "lucky mental Farms, reports the crops male Maritime Provinces as very proinising. 1 °met Stand. Louis Cerrzanie, a horse -thief, just! Special va lue in. Prints. liberated from jail, committed the same felony Tuesday at Montreal and was re -arrested. . Lient. Sutton, of Winnipeg, • for some years connected with the Royal Canadian dragoons, has been' trans- ferred to Toronto. The Barrie town council bas deeided to submit a by-law to the property - holders for the purchase of a carte el- ectric light plant. Canada's Great Exposition.. Private advices from the Klondike saythat the gold yield from the spring clean-up in the Yukon will exceed twenty millions of Dollars. - kJ IP. Ross • Sir Wm. Van Horne has gone to Minneapolis on a business trip, and while there will probably discuss the rate war with President Hill, of the in Lucan, to St. James' cemetery, GreatNorthern. Biddulph. The deceased had. reaeliedi The doctors fear that the accident to the ripe age of 86 years . the Prince of Wales may result in per The name of Miss Margaret Norris, mama Iarueness, and frequent mo- ot Staffa, is given as having passed ferences of the medical men are held her third year examinations m meal- on the case cane, clinical medunne, surgery, clun- cal surgery, and obstetrics • at the Ontario Medical College for women, Toronto. Carmichael Ballantyne's farm, lot 20, con. 2, Downie, consisting of 85 acres was sold last Nveek by auction to Sohn Herman, of tbe same town- ship, the -price paid being 85,525. Mr. Ilermau has since sold it to K. Erb, M. P. At Mitchell the C. L. A. Huron dis- trict lacrosse match, between Mitchell and Seaforth Juniors. Tuesday after- noon resulted in a victory of 25o 1 for the home team. This game was tbe fastest played in tile district this season, and leaves the district a tie. We regret to chronicle the death of James A. Ferguson, of Wellesley, who died. on Jaly 6tli from cancer of the spleen.' ]le was the youngest son of the late David Ferguson, and. was only 28 years old. He leaves a wife and one child to mourn his demise. In Wellesley the other day a stal- lion and his pony mate broke through She Royal hotel stable floor into the cellar, and about 20 feet square o1. the fioor space had. to be taken up in order to let the poor brutes out of their prison cells. Fortunately neither was hurt. • Much sympathy i9 extended to Mr. and Mrs. A. Druneruond, of Logan, in She loss of their eldest daughter, Agnes, who died. of that dreadful disease,- consumption. Deceased. was a 'bright young girl who had. just attained the age of thirteen years. While at work in the carpenter shop at D. Maxwell azSon's'Sa Marys Wed- nesday about noon,Thos. Mosel:iv:had three 'fingers taken off his left hand, leaving but the thumb and the little finger. He was working with a pattern and in reaching for the pattern the band came upon the saw. George McIntosh, of Embro,was fin- ed $5 and costs by Magistrate 'Field, Have *know no equal as a prompt, positive cure for sick headache, bilious- ness, constipation, pain in ,the side, and all liver troubles. Caster's Little Liver Pills. Try them. W. W .Buchanan, late editor of the Templar, has left for the Maritime provinces. He will spend several months lecturing there under the aus- pices of the Royal Templar grand council, his first engagement being at She city of Fredericton. The Ontario Fruit Grower& As- sociation has made an investigation into the state of the fruit crop through- out Onta,rio, and in Essex, Kent and Lambton. While apples are pronoun- ced poor, pears are said to be excell- ent, and peachesplums and raspberries very good. r Wheat was firmer in Chicago yester- do,y, and September closed 1 1-4c higher at 68 1-2c; provisions 100 to 15c lower. Ontario wheat steady, and Manitoba *beat easier. Consols firmer. Loudon stocks easier. Spattish fours lower. United States bonds steady. • New York stocks weaker. Canadian secur- ities steady. A farm hand named. John Tamlyn, working on tbe farm of Allan Duns - more, Embro road, near Stratford, met with a painful mishap Monday. He was on top of a load of hay when the horses unexpectedly started for- ward, and he was thrown off at the rear end. His right wrist was severe- ly sprained, several of the small bones being broken. • The other day S. Herron, ittarmer residing near Highland Creek, was putting hay in the mow of his barn. While engaged in the work he came across a wasps' nest on the cornice. 'Wishing to get rid of the wasps, he sprayed the nest with water and then lighting a hunch of rags,soaked in coal oil and fetstened to the end of a stick, • he thrust the fire into She nest. Be- fore be knew it the whole building was on fire. Property to the extent of turn was fined a similar amount and bound over to keep the peace by the Embro magistrate for assaultipg the Lieutenant -Governor of the North -Some . months ago the DOIllint011 west Territories, Mr. Patterson's near jas. Bloomfield's house in Logan was Bank in Napanee was robbed of $33,- neighbor. West Huron seems to grow I burned to the grout001 The tellerPontonwas arrested d on ' Saturday, Lieutenant -Governors. along with niost a his household e- on , , the charge of stealing the 'money. The brilliant defeat of the Seaforth i fects. He had gone to a, raising at ' d tl fi. 1.1 1 He was tried and acquitted. Detec- Hurons by the Norwich football team i Dan Hennicke a, au lea re, w 1.0 at tives have since beeline work apon the at Norwich Friday night by a -score of started in the troniveran alia was.not case, and on Saturday last . arrested. 2 goals to 0 leaves the Berlin Rangers noticed by rrs. lomaidelc, tonal. 1 a man nained Pare, a professional undisputed champions of the W. F. A. wes well aro er way. •How he fire, robber, svho subsequently told bow the with only one defeat against them this otiginajeu is a mystery. robbery was planned, and divulged grove on Monday. They report. having, year. The Rangers have bad a very Mrs C. Dragerof the south ward, the names of those implicated in i5. spent an enjoyable tini%-alessrs. Ale successful season and richly earned the, Mitchell, passed away on Thursday Since then Pate's sister, Mrs. Sancier, beet mid Richard Eacrett, of Port An W. F. A. trophy. Last year the team last at the ripe age of 76 years, 7, mos. Ponton and Mackiehave been arrested. also won the champtonship and. were and 16 ;deers. Deeth wa,s a, happy re - vies, Wash., who have been visiting their uncle, Mr. Chrietopher Eactett, of the and cone Hay, and other friends over by a trolley' car ou Richmond ste weeks, left on Wednesday for theit daughter of John Galt, the well-known dist cemetery on sunday by a large The Spanish Cabinet has decided foe For the first three Months of last on .Tune 25. in this section, during the past few . remains were followed to the Methoa of the late .fiee.Galt,of Goderich,grand -- ---- in the person of Isabella Campbell, of a bride, novelist, and niece of the late Sir Alex- concourse of friends. He husband, the peace. ander Galt, K. O. M. G., and of Sir late Charles Drager; died in the The first detachment of the military Canada was about 1,000. This year for .home, Albert takieg with bine year the arrivals of immigrants to Thomas,Galt, of Toronto, took. place at Elm Ridge,. Dorval, the residence of ber sister, Mrs. sobil Savage, Toronto, The bridegroom was Robert Clark, Manager of the Bank of Montreal, of Moncton, N. B. rais% fat and sell from December last have few good words to say foe then. The result of the examinations at to December next just,100 hogs. These the Toronto Conservatory of Music will average in weight ebout 200 lbs. beA-civilized allies. shows the standing of the pupils from each, reeking 50,000 lbs. of pork pro- The uederstetriding between Ger- year. alas as a good '1,0_ many and the Milted States regarding Huron : -.second year : scholarship, duced in one Miss jean Martin, Exeter ; Miss Lena cord bet Mr, Whetstaine seers if he bad the Philippines Itnd all Maim! matters Doherty, Clinton, second class honors, acconiModation he would like to raise is repartedafrom Washington to be of nest year, aliss D. Sperling, Wing- doable that number. He is going to the inc'st friendlY ch"aeter' first class honors ; Miss Idanie Roes- yeer we atonal pot be .surprised ham and Miss A. McOorvie, Clinton, 'build more pens and before enrollee to ere wa,s forced to sarrender with 5,000 men t ti rl The stmaisti commendee at CM -man- es see _emend of the Areericens. Lon, Clinton, second eines honors. In learn that he had marketed the 200. GIP 1PraliShafter has now about 23, - organ department --1st year,' Miss ' -' T - Leila Doherty took first class honors. XL is gene rally known that bees when 000 Spanish prisoners on his heeds, swarming will Alight on almost Any end the number exceeds that of the Last week the grim reaper deatb thing,' but who ever hefted of them available taoops at his commaud. visited atomic and caeried off an esti- roosting on a dog's tea P Yet that A large number of German WAX- luable and highly esteemed -young elan is just whet a swarm belonging to ships is still hovering about the MITT) in the person of George NV. Perkins, Wne Cepling, a Mile -erten; did the pine: Weeds. , t I ' .' not defeated once. ' lease, as deceased had been a great The marriage of 1Vliss Galt, daughter Potterer for six weeks or more. Her War u m mei y. Many new and anteresting features tvill be offered. at the Toronto Exhibi- tion this year, which is to be held from the 29th August to the 10th September. The haevest throughout the Dominion is good, and with the return ot better times and the unusually low fares now being given by the railwaysenany will be induced to visit th is great exhibition who perhaps would not otherwise do so. The entries in all departments will be great, and the attractions offer- ed will be of &character to draw. Am- ong them will be realistic representa- tions of the present Ouban-A.merican War, the blockade, bombardment and battles of Santiago, or Havana, firing and explosion of shells, explosion of sub -marine mines and blowing up of fessels on the lake hi front of the ea- hibition grounds, exhibitions by Maxime and Gatling machine gans, etc., all of a specially interesting na- ture at thw present time. The pro- gramme of attractions promises to far excel that of last year, which is saying a good. deal. •The exhibits will include many from Great Britain, France and the 'United States, whilst almost every section of the Dominion will be repre- sented. The Latest News. It is stated in a Reagan& despatch that the Great Northern has purchas- ed the Corbin Railway system. Alex. Ramsay, a young farm labor- er, of Galt, went to bed apparently in robust health and died in the night. Arthur Harris, a young man, em- ployed in the plough works at Brant- . ford, was drowned in the Grand River. For repairing a railway bridge near Ottawa on Sunday, a number of labor- ers were summoned. One was fined $10, and the case will be appealed. A hea,vy freiglit train was smashed on the Buffalo & Goderich division of She Grand Trunk Railway between Paris station and the Grand River bridge. Now, in Hamilton there is a booro in wife desertion. So the Mayor says, teed he is visited by all the widows -de - grace in search of their departed hus- bands. • • Coboura loses an old and bighly re- spected citizen by the death of Dr. John Beatty on Saturday night. Be was Mayor of the city in 1.860, and for ma,ny years took an active interest in muuici pal affairs. A proposal to tax the departmental stores in Montreal to the eatent of $1,000 per annum will be presented to the eceincil shortly. The move is said to be apopular one among the majority of the alderman. Dr. Robert D. Moffat, son of Rev. Dr. Moffat, secretary of the Upper Canada Religious Book and Tract .Society, Toronto, died in a chair while baying teeth extracted at 12 o'clock, Tuesday, in the dental offices of Dr. Lougheed. 1Vliss Millie, daughter of Postmaster Dawson, of London,has taken proceed- ings against the Street Railway. (Jona pany to recover damages for the loss of her limb and other permanent in- juries. The amount is not stated, but is believed to be considerable. Miss Dawson was knocked down and run the and con. They were married in spring. London. -Fred Beex, son of S. H. To give some idea of the extent that Beek, of St. Paul, Minn., is home some of the farmers are going into the spending vacation. -Tenders for the hog business we mention the fact that construction of a drain along Rich- Wm. Whetstone, near Lakeside, will moncl street arsbeing called for. -J. McDonell, while in Port Tampa, met the youngest brother of W. R Elodgins, who has enlisted in the 1.1'. S. army for two years. He looks well, and was pleased to see some one from lieusall, It is twelve years since lie was here. -Dentiis Beintnell, principal of the Dash wood public.) school, has resigned that position to take a similar one neer Toronto, at an Advance in salary. Mr. Brintnell is a first-class teacher, and an energetic. young man, and will make his niark tbe world. -Master Louis Vance, of TOronto, is visiting in ama around the village. -0. A. McDonell, with his Cuban bicycle hat and steamboat whistle, emotes a sens;ttion whetever he goes. The expedition to Porto Rico has left the United States and is expected to land on the island. in about seven days. • The relations betweeti the American troops at Santiago and the Cubans are throughout the Western States, such very much stra,ined,and the A.m eri can s as has brought over mealy la and tads of competent, fanners, whom bad crops and various other causes have driven almost to the wain the United States of the border. She same period there have beeu more than 15,000 souls leaded in the Oajma- diau nmrethan this an in tee - est has been awakened in Canada ' son of Mr. Henry Perkins, postmaster other clay, sa,ys the ann. A hound was The departure of Commodore Wat- whistle is especially useful in securing of tb#tviltage. Deceased young men chained op to hie kennel when a hive son's squadron for the coast of Smart half the road, as one toot from it had just reached the prime of mane overflowed, and the queen bee looking has been postponed on account of the would scare the mostdocile nag out of hood, being only BO years of Age. He • for a luxerieas throne, settled cloWn Maas in fitting up the coaling vessels a week's growth The &Wee who Is was a lei eler by trade and for the past upon his clogehip. The deereeing 1,1110 aCCOMpRIZY the squadron, prone to keep ell the reed cannot run over Mr, MeDbnell, if he has e chance ' blow his whistle. It is the attrite- tion of ell wheehrien who visit, the villoge riber of yeers had been a resident of Toronto, Ile at one time was le the conploy of Prank Metcalf, of tlyth. The cause of Ids death Wag lung trouble. New Babes in The Woods. Kingston, illy 19. - News is, receiv- ed from Lansdowne that on Saturday two children, aged 8 years and six months respectively, were lost on the blue mountains. They are the deughtees of Isaac. La Rose, who, with seam.' others, were ca m ping on the mountains on a berra- picki n g expedition. The children were not to be found. A searching part wee emit out, and have eontinued on the honk but so fiti• tvith fruitlese effeot. Boars have been seen in the moons • tains, and 1111 eight.,vesr.old child • howls that rent the ale showed very The tariff foe Santiago was swelled carrying ;t baby would have much plainly that be resented that, mode of ; by president McKinley,Tuesday. trouble in saving her life. to .k,ny ease. ! settlernente Thc swarm was captured Extreme inisery„ slickness end desti- the childree would likely starve to assoon as possible, but not before the tution prevail in Havana, according to death, since the time they were misee dog had suffered severely. 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