Exeter Times, 1899-12-14, Page 5Asons Bank
l'Y PARLIAMENT, 1835.;
$2,000,000
nd t",I,100,000
• ;Kota Office, Montreal.
WOLIPERSTAN THOMAS. ESQ.,
GBNOItAL MANAGIAN
noy OA:1170d/COd to good farmers -on their
mate with ono or B101.0 endorser at 7 Per
Peti' annum,
' Exeter Brameh •
en every lawful day from le a. in. to 3 pan
SATSiRpae.re, 10 a. m. to 1 p.
t rates of interest allowed on deposits.
sSON Sa CARLING, N. P. IltrADON,
somorron.s. MANAGER
et', Deo. 27th, TO,
ndar for December, 1 899
3 10 17 24 31
11 18 25
SDAT 5 12 19 26
NEsasser... 13 20 27
usPAY- 7 14 21 28
1 $'15 2229.
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URSDAY; DECEMBER 14th, 1899
NOTDS AND COMMENTS.
--
e Department of Education has
long time been aware, painfully
re, ofahe, email salaries which have
1 paid to teachers and has made no
mpt to ,modify existing •circum-
ces. Mr. Harcourt says, and rightly
, that the people are responsible
that the.povernment could not by
mbitary act legislate teachers into
ler 'salaries. He says, too, thatthe
le must be educated up to a higher
dard. The Department, hovvever,
givenno encouragement to high
ies and has not done its share to
ate the people to better things. It
nseless to say that nothing can be
that no encouragement can be
gt • The Government might well
ce der the idea of bonusing schools
ee pay good salaries to teachers.
p schoolcould not well object te
s4 a policy, for they would not be
ived of anything which they now
ve. The' la overnment grant could
proportion to the size of salary
paid—the higher the salary, the higher
the grant. The expense would not be
great and a practical form of encour-
agement would be given to such a
commendable reform.
+
From' ogean td ocean, throughout
• the length. and breadth of the spacious
• Dominion; the friends and supporters
•• of the Grand Old Chieftain, the late
.Riht Hon, Sir John A. Macdonald,
willgrejoice that his son has been tri-
uruphaaip' le the general elections on
• the 7th nest., in the province of Mani-
toba. ,The latest returns give the
• Opposition • 22, Government 10, with
• tevo elections yet to be held. It
may confidently be expeeted •that
when all the. returns aee in, tbe other
two elections have been held, and the
recounts made, as there will likely be,
that his majority will be increased.
• Xhis • grand 7,ictory has been won
againetarnoit cliecouraging obstacles,
• and in the faice` of the combined efforts
Of the machines of both the Liberal
Governnients, Dominion ,and. Provin-
cial. Only' abouttwo years agcsin 1897,
Hugh John accepted the Conservative
leadership of the province, without a
seat in the Legislature, and with hut
Coeservative members in a house
of forty: The turn of the Rciss Gov-
ernment in Ontario will come next.
• They are not so strong relatively as
the Greenway Government were in
the Legislature just dissolved, and are
therefore les likely to survive another
-"general election.
Hardware men say that the upward
tendency Zof prices which has been a
naarked feature of the trade for the
past few months has about reached its
limit. Prices in some lines, in build-
ing hardware especially, have almost
clotbled "dining the past season. Deal-
ers, hoWever, say that present prices
are likely to remain steady for some
time. Except in smooth wire there
have been no changes in the past
week.
The Figaro publishes an interview
' with M. Lockroy, formerly French
Minister of Marina in the course of
which he says :—"The British naVY
is twice' as strong as oqrs. It is able to
oppose simultaneously the navies of
France and the triple alliance. Every-
where French fleets are stationed they
are confronted. by twice or thriee their
Strength. France mnst have cables,
Great Britain's basis of support are all
connected,-ancl the British are ready
r war to -morrow, if necessary, with
ery nation on the globe,"
The entire British force now io the
ld at,Botith Africa is estimated by
1. Bruker at 78,500 men, with 174
ins, exclusive of naval brigades, col-
i& forces which rauge between 20, -
and 25,000. The flitla and sixth
isious will inerease the strength of
twiny by,20,000 men, anci there are
itional forces of cavalry and artil-
y now afloat not included in these
e's The British Artny in South
has been under estimated by
37 all writers for the press. The
nted force is new sold to range be-
en 13,000 meta 14,000 meta including.
provineial volunteers and Gen.
ite's eavalry.
on. 'Gee, E. Foster, in an inter -
on the Manitoba, elections said
the Liberal Conservatives were
°uglily, milted. Many who had left
arty on the disallowance question
the school question came into
ce more and worked vignrously
aithfully with their old friends
ssociates. In this contest it tatty
d that the Liberal-Cobservatives
milted as one man. • No doubt
were made from • diesatisfled
Is on account of
reenway's broken promises on
ihvay question, and because of
travagatice in the management
financial affairs of the province.
of these gentlemen were equally
limed in their expressionof dis-
tion, whose pledges had been
ite, and the non -fulfillment of
as equally clean,
IYIANITOBA ELECTIONS.
22 OONSERVATIvH AND 16 LIDERA),
SEATS—OBEENWAY
BEATEN.
The Alealiteba Provincial elections
were held on ThersdaY.
Latest, Veturns give Opposition 22, Jeaesax,s Daly and Cawsey. Some
Government 16, two elections to he t Parts of the walls which have not, yet
held. In Saskatchewan, Ferguson, fallen may have to be taken down, aud
Censervative, elected by eine major' other parts whicla appea,e safe may
ity,
reached the ceand. So close wee his
escape that several bricks actually
struck his bands. One moment more
in his perilous position and lie worild
Im.ve been buried. beneath the walls.
he dareage Will amount) to about, $1,-
000, which will fall mainly upon Con -
This indicates •a tremendous revul-
sion, inasmuch as in the House just
dissolved there were only Conserv-
atives to 31 supporters of 'Oreenway,
The installation of Hon. Hugh John
MacDonald as Manitoba's Premier
must follow very quickly as a matter
of course.
HAVE GONE FORWARD.
THE CANADIAN CoNTINGENT PUT ma
'STIPP WORK.
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Orange River, Saturday, Dec. • 9. —
Half the men of the Canadian contin-
gent have gone forward,
Like the .Australian contingent, they
have been put to still work since their
• arrival,ana have been building sidings,
erecting platfornas and rendering the
usual routine service.
They are in excellent condition and
very zealous.
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Voted 38 TIrnes in a Day.
• Philadelphia, Dec. 5.—judge Wilt -
bank yesterday sentenced Joseph
Wetzell, a professional repeater, to
three years in the Eastern Peniten-
tiary, at the same time imposing a
fine of 5800. Wetzell was convicted
of voting illegally in the 33rd Division
of the 19th Ward at the November
election of 1898, and, by his own ad-
mission, he voted 33 times in a day.
Tuesdays Elections,
The Provincial bye -elections Tuesday,
straightened out the issue in West El: -
gin to the satisfaction of. the Opposi-
tion. Mr. McDiarmid was elected by
a majority of 21 over Mr, McNish,after
a hard fight, and this is a gain for 1V1r.
Whitney. In the three other Ridings,
East Elgin, South Brant and South
Ontario, "honors were easy." Each
remains as it was, two Liberals and
one Conservative. In East Elgin,
Brower (Conservative) is returned,
South Ontario, Dryden (Lib.) is also
returned; while in South Brant, Pres-
ton (Lib.) is elected. The net result of
the four-haoded contest leaves Ross -
still master of the position, but with a
reduced following,
Sharon
Report -et S. S. No. 4 Stephen foa
November.—Class 4, Russell Bastard ;
Class 3, Freeman Morlock, Arthur
Army, Albert Wein, Wilber Rowe,
Fred Army, Chester Rowe, Garnet
Army, Leslie Prescator, Mable Clark,
Tommy Roeszler, Ezra Wein, Herbie
Morlock ; Sr. 2, Elgin Arny, Willie
Roeszler, Cecil Rowe, Willie Smith,
Wesley Wein, Annie Hartman, Albert
Whitaker ; Jr. 2, Nor% Brown, Cora
Clark, Mildred Eilber, Idella, Smith,
Kestle Minnie Kestle, August
rn
Hataan, *giber Morlock. Aaron
Wein ; Part 11. Merner Eilber, Willie
Prescator, Leo Hartman, Elde Wein,
Edwin Wein; Pt. Lsr., Idella Schwarz,
Lucille, Schwarz, Gladys Xestle. No.
on roll 40, Average attendance 34.
J. H. Homms, Teacher.
McGillivray
SCHOOL REPORT.—The following is
a correct report for S. S. No, 1, Mc-
Gillivray, for Nov. 1809. Names are
in order of merits—V. El a Aitkens,
Irving Neil; Sr. IV, Charlie Miller,
Ray Cobleigh, Patrick Glavin ; Jr. IV,
John Miller, Eva Aitkens ; Sr. IIL.A.da
Neil, James Glavin. Libble Miller,Cora
Lewis; Sr. III, Irene Cobleigh, Fred
Lecky, Charlie Lecky, Edwin Miller,
Clara Glavin, Mona O'Reilly, Martha
Lewis ; Sr. II, Joe Lecky, Willie Mil-
ler, Russel Simpson; Jr. II, Lance
Cobleigh, Lucy Cotter, Murray Neil,
Cecil O'Reilly-, Ethelda Aitkens.—Sr.
Pt. II, Mabel Miller, Tom O'Reilly;
Jr. Pt. IL Harrison Lynbam ; Sr. Pt.
I, Mary Flynn, Andrew Flyen, Gar-
net Flynn ; Jr. Pt. I, Edna Lewis.
Number on roll 39. Average atten-
dance 29. Members of Honor Roll :for
Nov., Irving Neil, Charlie Miller, John
Miter, Sas, Glavin, Ada Neil, Libbie
Miller, , Willie Miller, Lucy Cotter,
Cecil O'Reilly, Mary Flynn.
M. ELSTONTeacher.
Stephen.
ScHooL REPoUT.—The followipg is
the correct report of the standing of
pupils of S. 5 No. 8, Stephen, for the
month of November. Names are • in
• order of merit: Ve-Edwin Beaver,
Daaiel Seeders, • IV—Stella Penhale.
Sr. 111—Charles Sanders, Marshall
Box, Vera Sanders, Ira Box; Herbie
Ford, Laura Jory, Clara Beaver,Frank
Triebuer, Homer Bagshaw, Sadie Wil-
lis, Elsie Handford, Asa Penhale, Roy
Parsons, Hattie Willis. Jr. III—Min-
nie Sanders, Willie Triebner, Jennie
Sanders, Alonzo Ford. Sr, II—Eddie
Willis, Herbie Beaver, Mitchell Willis,
lIerble Dearing, Lizzie Senders, Edith
Parsons. Jr. II—Earl Box, Harry
Parsons. • Sr. Pt. II—Tommy Sanders,
Harry Triebuer, Gladys Bissett, Gar-
net Craig, Ralph Willis, Annie San-
ders. •Int. Pt. II—Fred Beaver, Cicel-
lia Ford. Sr. Pt. It—Vinnie Cookson,
Lillian Stanlake, Samuel Stanlake.
Part I—Thos Penhale, Victor Sweet,
May Sanders, Hilda, Preszcator, Earl
Parsons. Average attendaace, 42.—
R. N. Onmecia, Teacher.
Stratfo rd.
south-western portion
of the new Whyte Pork Faetoiry pre -
sprits a pitiable sight. The ground in
the neighborhood is covered with
bricks, sca,nblings and. broken window
frames, and. three walls are in ruins.
At about 10:80 'Tuesday morning the
high wind then prevailing seized on
the walls of the unroofed portion of
the building'; neat the boiler room,
with the. above' result, One wall
crashed throegh the roofof, the boiler
room, completely demolishing it. In a
tilled story window of this wall Mr. A.
V. Cash waS tesinting a window
frerae, Saw that the evens were
Oaring wity and aiiimped fot his life.
He Wits just in time. tie lib on the
have been sprung by the wind. The
chief reason for this deplorable acci-
dent was the lack of joisting io the
walls,
Perth Pickngs.
We had another taste of winter yes-
terday.
The new brick residenceof R. 5, Box,
Church street South, St, Marys, will
cost $7,000 when completed.
The Journal gives a het of buildings
and improvements inade in St, Marys
in 1890, aggregating $55,000 in value.
A. Good, Kiritton's popular teacher,
has resigned to accept a situation at
Mount .Pleasant, in Fullerton town-
ship.
Mr. Ephraim Slack, of the 8th con.
of Blanslaarcl, has purchased George
Branion's farm, on the north boundary
o Biddulph.
•The ordination to the priesthood of
Mr. D. Egan, St. Marys takes place in
that town Thursday, Dec.i21, in the
Roman Catholic church.
The insurance on Mr. Eby's hotel,
Shakespeare, was $1,0110The loss is
estimated at about $2.000, It is nOt
yet known whether Mr. Roese will
rebuild.
The many friends of Mr. Geo. Finley
late prop.of the Hick's' House,Mitchell,
will regret to learn that, he has gone
blind and little hopes are entertained
for his recovery.
A very pretty affair took place Fri-
day evening at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Chas. Couplaed St. Marys'the
occasion being the celebration of their
silver wedding.
Must not be confounded with common
cathartic or purgative pills, Carter's
Little Liyer Pills are entirelyunlike
thein in every respect. One trial will
prove their superiority.
On Wednesday evening, Dec, Or at
the residence of the bride's father, Mr.
Tbomas Faulkner, town line east,
Listowel, Miss Mary Jane Faulkner
and Mr. Joseph Nurse were united in
marriage.
A very pretty wedding took place in
Downie Saturday afternoon about Rye
miles from Stratford, when Miss Mary
A. Murray, fourth daughter of the
late John Murray, was united in mar-
riage to George Aiteheson.
The Methodists of Mitchell expect to
bold anniversary services on the 71h
of January next, and are aiming at
raising $4,500, $3,500 for church debt
and $1,000 foe connexional funds. This
is on the Twentieth Century Fund
The session of KUM: church, Listo-
wel met the other night and presented.
their pastor, the Rev. J. S. Hardie
with an Oxford Bible. Mr. Hardie
'during the short time he has been he
Listoveel, has won the esteem of his
congregation.
The family of Mr. W. E. Bitton, of
Listowel, had a nerroav escape from
coal gas escaping from the furnace,
the other night. The flue had been
partly blocked and tbe gas from the
furnace escaped into the house dui,
ing the night. Mrs. Bitton and some
of the children were very ill.
Father O'Neil], of Kinkora, met with
an accident in his own residence last
Saturday night, which might have
proved serious. He fell down the
stairs dislocating his collar bone. The
accident was at first thought to be
very serious' but later reports state
that he willsoon be around again.
His many friends will be glad to know
that his injuries are no•worse.
The first annual exhibition of the
Courity of Perth Poultry Association
is to be held in Stratford on December
26-29. The prize lists have been issued
and a liberal list of premiums for all
kinds of birds offered. lf any of our
Huron county breeders wish to go
down there and clean out the Perth
fellows they can obtain all necessary
information from tbe secretary Mr,
E. W. Harding Stratford.
• The many friends of Mrs. Geo, D.
Lawrie, St. Marys, will regret to hear
of her untimely death, which took
place at her oven residence Tuesday
afternoon. Deceased was well and
favorably known ha Sts Marys and
Blanshard, •having lived for many
years on the Mitchell road, where she
was held in high esteem, as she was
always found to be a loving and oblig-
ing neighbor.
er. and Mrs. jarnes Monteith, of
Farquhar, celebrated there silver wed-
ding Monday evening last by enter-
taining a number of friends and rela-
tives. After the guests had assembled
all repaired to Mrs Monteith's magnifi-
cent dejeuner hall, where a bounteous
repast was served. The presents were
numerous and costly. The evening
was pleasantly spent in music, recite-
tioes, speeches, etc., and all repaired
for home, wishing their genial host
and hostess many more years of
life and prosperity.
WM. Irvin, BaA., P. S. L, for Perth
trying to have a -session of three
weeks' duration for public school
teaChers during the midsummer holi-
days beginning July 9,atid end July 27.
Of muse the organization of classes
will depend on the number of teachers
who signify their desire ot askingad-
vantage of the course. The subjects
taken up will be botany, entoinology
physics and geelogy. • G. X. Mill,
science master of Stratford Collegiate,
will help Mr. Irwin with his work,ancl
in addition, lectures will he delivered
by professors from different collegiates.
Assistance will also be given by the
Guelph Ageiceltural college.
l'eat is manufactured ander "great
pressure into bolts about 4 inches long
and is much cheaper than coal, Be-
sides, in the burning, there is no waste
from clinkers. A ton ot peat:is estiniat-
ed to burn AS loug and giVe as much
heat as a ton of soft coal, and it is sold
at .$3,60 a ton. At the works near
Stratford the supply is not equal t()
the demand, the farmers who have no
wood coming many miles mad healing
it away. In beetling, the peat gives
no smoke, but there is a bright blue
flame. The price will be still lower as
main as they • t everything running in
satisfactory' •e • As the cost of
fuel means to every per-
son in this the advent of
.cheap fee of peat will be
root of the engine room and thence welcome
Huron County Notes
la le proposed to start a monthly
horse Market, in •("WHOM
°Linton is moving to change the
Public to a Free Library.
The last of the ktolmesville Cheese
was sold on Saturday for 11g cents,
Clinton has organized a hoekey club,
with Sydney Jacitson, President, and
W. II. Doherty, kiecretary.
Miss Blair has been re-eugaged to
teach in S. 5, No. 9, Stanley township,
with a good increase of salary.
• On Thursday last Mrs. James A.
Walker died at her home in Dundalk.
• She was a fOrmer resident of Oliriton.
• At the trustee meeting held in the
Varna ecbool last Monday night J.
liarii.vvell resigned his position as prin-
cipalMr. and Mrs, R. Jennings,:2nd con.,
Mayfield road, celebrated the fortieth
a,ninversary of their wedding day on
Nov. 25th.
Varna Public School has obtained a
beautiful Dominion Ensign which will
be placed on a flagstaff on public holi-
days and special occasions.
Deputy Sheriff Gundry of Godericb
has returned from the Military school
in London, 'where he had been qualify-
ing for a company certificate,
• Mrs. Ed. Robinson and Mrs. Charles
Lewis leave on Saturday for Moores -
Ville where they will spend a week or
so, Mooresville is Mrs. Lewis' home.
--Clinton News -Record,
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jennings of
the 2o.d coecession, Bayfield Road,
celebrated the fourtieth anniversary
of their wedding day on Friday, Nov.
21thr.
• M. Moses Manna of Hallett was
married Wednesday to Miss Maud
Hunter of Clinton. The happy couple
will live in Hullett. Congratelations
and good wishes.
William Wilson, 121h concession,
West Wa.wanostadied on the 22nd ult.,
at the age of 75 years, bejpg born on
January the 201h, 1824, at Oilbrachare
Renfrewshire, Scotland.
• Mrs. Mary Jane Uzell, wife of Peter
Uzell, of the 41h concession of Kinloss,
died on Sunday week in the 21s1 year
of her age. The deceased was a daugh-
ter of John Webster of the 12111 con.
of Ashfield.
Mrs. (Dr.) Cook, of Clinton, while
leaving Mr. Peter Cantelon's where
she had called on her way home from
church, she made a misstep and fell
from the verandah steps breaking a
small hone in the ankle.
The fine residence of J. C. Gilroy, of
Clinton, has been bought by John
Houston, Principal of the Collegiate
Institute, for $1,700 which is scarcely
one-third the cost of the property.
Clinton must be a progressive town.
A. respected resident of Seaforth has
gone to rest. We refer to the death
of John W. Jones which occurred
Thursday morning. Deeeased was a
victim, of the disease, consumption.
For over two years he had been a
patient sufferer.
•Mr. Arthur McDermaid, who • has
• been working for Mr. Archie McCurdy
Farquhar the past summer left for
South Dakota, Wednesday, where his
parents bave been residing tbe last
thweree,
lve,years. He intends to spend
the -winter there and then return
Death visited the home of Mr. Alex
Fraser, Clinton, on Saturd.ay,and took
hence bis daughter Mamie, a bright,
lovable girl of thirteen years. The
renaains 'were taken by train to Nairn,
near Ailsa Craig, where they were
laid at rest in the family plot in the old
comet ery.
William Logan, Hills Green,who has
beenfor the pest months prospecting in
the North-West, returned hose, look-
ing hale and hearty-. Mr. Logan while
there travelled. through a great deal of
that country, and after careful consid-
eration invested in a whole section,
containing 64 acres, near Moosejaw,
and intends moving with his family
out there in the spring.
The death oi Bella, beloved wife of
Thos. H. Ross, of Winghana, occurred
at the family residence, aged 41 years.
Deceased bad been ailing for some
months past, but ber death was enex-
pectecl, the immediate cause of her
death being heart failure. Mrs. Ross
was born iu the township of Tucker -
smith, and was a daughter of James
Forsyth, now of Egmondville.
Elliott Dayment,of CIinton,met with
an accident iu the organ factory on
Thursday last which might have had
more serious results. A boy was using
the hoist, which lifts employees and
stock from one floor to the other, and
it becoming fast, he called to Elliott
-
for assistance. The latter responded
and while standing with one foot.on
the floor an.d the other on the hoist
dropped to the floor beneath. Elliott
at, the same time took a tumble and
landed on his head, rendering him un-
conscious for some time.
Last Thursday Albert Coats of Con-
stance met with a very painful acci-
dent, and one which will lay him up'
for some time. A steam engine
was being esed for Inc purpose of cut-
ting straw, andhe started to oil some
part of it while in motion, when his
clothes Were caught by the shaft, and
in a twinkling the Resit was horribly
torn about the 'abdomen. It took over
50 stitches to hind up the torn flesh,
and one of the doctors said that be
never came across as bad a case in all
his experieece. Mr. Coats is doing
as well as can be expected. It was a
wonderful escape from instant death.
The following farm sales have been
made in Grey township lately:— lel r.
• Joseph Ardell, 'who lives near Ethel,
bee sold his fifty acre farm to Mr. Yoe
front near Blue -Vale, for $3,000. Mr.
Mr. Ardell has purchased the 100 acre
feein of Mr. Thomas Clarke, en the Oth
concession ot Morris, paying for it
$5,500. He will move to his new foam
• in March next.—The Sitters feriae on
• the 16th concessitmehas been pumas, e -
ed by Mr. Edward Molan, of Millet!.
for $4,560. It is 100 acres, and has I
It pito new brick house and is elle
at this price but, the owner now resides
in Dakotas—The Isaac Matthews farm
on the 14th concession, containing 200
acres, has been sold to Mr. Thomas
Taylor, for $7,000. Mr. Duncan, Mc-
Innis hs also sold his farm, on the 18th
concession, to his neiebbor, Mr. J. 13.
McNair, and intends going to Cran-
brook to live retired. This farm cons
tains 75 acres and Was sold for $3,600.
All these sales show that farms are on
the move le this township, and al-
though prices have not increased very
much, there is a good demand for farm
roperty.
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Blake wants a daily well.
Mrs. Moses Geiger, of flay, has a
chrysanelieuesm plept wineh knocks
the epots off the oPe °wised. by Mise
McGregor, ,of Xippen.
ANchibeld Wright has disposed of
his fifty acre farm, on the 8th eon. of
• McKillop, to Mr. McLaughlin,' of
Summerhill, Hollett, for $3,250,
Do not stiffer from siek headache a
irioinent longer. It is not neceSaarY
Carter'Little Liver Pills will e.itre
you, Dose one little pill. Small price.
Small dee% Small pill.
Cyres Schoch has purebased John
GashO's farm on the 14.th concession,
Hay. The farm contains one hun-
dred acres, and the price paid was
$4.700.
The old McLean farm on the London
Road, TPekersmith, bas been purchas-
ed by Joho McKnight, of Hallett, for
$5,000„ It contains 100 acres aod is an
excellent farm..
Mr. W. J. Clarke has purchased
the • stock and fixtures of Mc-
Na,ughton's grocery store in Seaforth.
Mr. 1VieNaughton intends removing
from Seaforth,
The Messre Casein°, of Seaforth, lost
$4,000 on apples this year, but they
made $3,500 last year, so that taking
the two years transactions they are
just out $500 and all their work and
worry.
At o meeting of the Huron Presby-
tery, the resignation of Rev. J. A. Mc-
Donald, of Varna, was excepted, to
• take effect on Dec. 17th, Rev. Mr,
Savvyers,of Brucefield,to act as Moder-
ator during the vacancy.
• John Houston, Principal of the Col-
legiate Institute, has purchased the
handsome residence of J. 0. Gilroy,
Clisiton, and will occupy it ae soon as
Mr. Doherty gets into his own house;
the consideration was about $1800.
Another of the old. residents of this
district, in the perk!) of Mrs. James
Oarnecham of the 3rd concession of
Tuckersmith, has been removed from
this life. Mrs. Carnochan died on
Wednesday. She had been a sufferer
from rheumatisna for several years,
but on Wednesday morning she was
about the house as was her custora and
apparently as well as usual. About
noon she took a severe coughing spell
and death ensued before medical aid
cohld be procured. Mr. Clarnochan
had reached the good age of 84
years
Charles Clarkson, Principal of the
Seaforth Collegiate Lastitute, received
a telegram last week Trona Regina, N.
W., T„ conveying to him the sad in
telligence of the drowning of his third
son, Frank D., at that place on the
• previous evening. Several Normal
school students were skating on the
reservoir, when, Miss Montgomery, of
Edmonton, skated • away from the
others, and, as the night was dark,
did not notice an open sheet of water
into which she phange.1 to her death.
Mr. Clarkson jumped into the water to
Save his companion, as his coat and
hat were found on the ice just as he
had left them.
Mrs. Annie Catherine Cook, aged 89
years, 8 months and 5 days who died
last week was born in Germany. She
emigrated to this country 63 years ago
with her husband, who farmed for a,
long time, and with the early settlers
endured many hardships incident to
pioneer life. She enjoyed splendid
health up till two days Before her
death, passing peacefully away in a
quiet sleep, surrounded by those she
loved who were enabled to reach the
bedside. Thirty-eight grandchildren,
sixteen great-grandchildren are left,
besides six sons and one daughter—
Mrs. Reommill. The sons are: Peter,
Elma township ; jacob,Ellis township;
John, „Dakota ; Henry, Hensall ;
Charles, North Ea.sthope ; Reinhardt,
South River, who officiated as pall-
bearers.
1
at 4I0 0 44 sae. a.m.,.
1
1
1 If so, there must be some 1
% trouble with its food. Well
Ibabies are plump; only the 1
sick are thin. Are you sure
' the food is all. right? Chil-
i' • .
I dren can't help but grow;
they must grow if their food
1 nourishes them. Perhaps a 1
mistake • was made in the
I past and as a result the di-
gestion is weakened. If that
is so don't, dive the baby!
f
I a lot of medicine; lust use
your every -day common.*
I sense and help nature a I
I, little, and the way to do
i it is to add half a. teaspoon- I
ful of • •1
C -1
I E
Ito the baby s food three or I
four times a day. • The gain
I will begin the very first day i
4 you give it. It seems to I
correct the digestion and
gets the baby started right
I again. If the baby is nurs-
•ing but does not thrive, then
the mother should take the
i emulsion. it will have ' a
' good effect both upon, the 1
mother and child. Twenty-
tofive years proves this fact.
5,.. *nd $Lois, all druggists. .
SOTT & BOWNt, Cin,ernkts, Toronto.. .
aaarnammanaaSommaa.i..**a.raroa.anaaaaaia.11
THIS AND THAT
imoms, rairrieueNT AND IMBBRTI-
NUNT, ON DIFV,EUENT $03.114100,
Can Mr. Laurier see the hand writ=
ing on the wall 1)
x
Mr. Oreen way can now tell Premier
Ross how it feels,
÷ ±
11 bee been very cold the past week
itt 1VIanitoba—for Mr, Greenway.
. . . .
Oolleetor Creecb clid a bsege cash
business at the Town Hall this week.
x ±
The old flag, the old policy, and the
old man's son, did excellent work in
Manitoba.
. . . .
. „
Com George W. to Com Toni :—
"Give nte your bead, I car) feel it
comings"
a s a
The papers report a hot season in
South Africa. The P. 11 says it is be-
cause they, are all firing,
x
h The electors should devote as careful
consideration to the Sebool Board
candidates as to those for the Council,
Some say. that Mr. Greenway's large
farms and thoro' bred stock defeated
him, and that Hugh John nose a thing
or two. •
. . .
Candy manufacturers in Ontario re-
port an extraordinary and unprece-
dented deinanct for .Christmas confec-
tions.
Com Tom c÷anxno>scv judge the feel-
ings of the South Huron Conservatives
when some years ago he played the
part of a traitor.
x X ÷
The Liberal press console therOLSelV
il3 the defeat ef Premier Greenway by
innocently remarking that the Laurier,
government would be alright.
•
The correspondent who'some weeks
ago wrote that he had to light a lantern
to.flud the electric light will now have
to use many of them to find his way
along the street.
• The members of the Canadian con-
tingent who have witnessed so many
gallant 121b of July assaults will be
right on their own beatwhen they
reach Orange River.
x
J. Israel Tarte was at St. Joseph
Sunday looking up the prospects for a
harbour at that point. No doubt he
considers the number of votes to be
affected inadequate recompense.
II x
Almost everything but the products
of the farm has increased in price.
This is singular, but a fact; and the
farmer is beginning to think that the
"growing time" has struck the other
fellow.
The Globe infers that Mr. Green -
way's railway policy had much to do
with his reverse in Manitoba. The
transportatiou problem is certainly
more than a local issue, and on this
account Thursday's election in Mani-
toba was fought out on Federal as well
as provincial lines.
"see
• K irkton
BRIEFS.—The new butcher shop in
Kirkton is nearly erected by George
Longhtirst.—Mrs. A Brethour, who
has been on the sick list we are glad
to learn is improving.—The ball will
be held by the Young Bachelors So-
ciety on Dec. 27.—Mrs. Hazelwood, is
on the sick list'.-=;-E.J. Davis has re-
turned from • Manitoba.—Mrs, P.
O'Brien is slowly improving.—Miss
Isabella Kirk, from Detroit, is the
guest of Miss C.Kiric.—Wm, Robinson,
41h line Blanshard, is improving nicely.
--Joseph Brooks, our painter, is seri-
ously ill at present with typhoid fever-
-Miss M. Watson, who has been
spending the past couple of weeks at
home returned to Toronto on Tuesday.
—Miss Mabie johns, of Eihnville,
spent part of last week as the guest of
Miss E. Ball.—A. Good, our popular
teacher, leas resigned his position here,
to accept a position at Mt Pleasant
school, in Fullerton township. Trus-
tees and parents regret his removal
from here. --The storm on Monday
last reminds us of winter.—Miss M.
White, of Winehelsea, was the guest
• of E A Fletcher, on Sunday last.—
Miss A Dawson was the guest of her
uncle J McGregor, a few days last
week.—Tom Blake has returned from
Manitoba.—Miss Minnie tell, of the
Windermere Hespital, Stratford, will
be home in a few days.—Miss Minnie
Watson, who is spending a couple of
weeks with her father, will return next
week to her duties in Toronto with T.
Eaton es Co.—Christopher Venner,
who a few weeks ago had the misfor-
tune to Sprftill his ankle, is able to be
about again.--Jawes Watson, 3rd line,
is on the mend, but recovering slowly.
---Mrs. Ball spent part of last week vis-
iting her sister, Mrs. Johns, Elimville.
Accident to Rev. Wm. Mc-
• Donagh.
A very unfortunate accident befel
Rev. Win. McDouagh, of Stratford,
Tuesday afternoon towards 6 o'clock,
He has been makieg his home during
the last couple of months with Rev.
W. 0. Helm, 'the Evangelical pastor,
His study is located upstairs, and haV-
ing occasion to go downstairs, on the
return up, when he had nearly reach
ed the top, he seemed to have lost his
balance and fell over the balustrade to
to the floor below, a distance of ten
oe twelve feet. He was carrying at
the time of the Accident a, few sticks
of wood to replenish his study fire.
The accident resulted in the left leg
being broken at the thigh, and in a
sprain to the left erns and vatious
bruise, including one on the fore-
head. Medical and other atteoclance
was quickly oti hand, and he was re-
moved at onee to the hospital, where
he is doing as well as can possibly be
expected.
A. host of friends throughout Can-
adian Methodism evill grieve very
'tech at the acceleht, and will hope
that medicAl ecienee may be able to
restore to Mt. McDonegli the use of
the injured Iitnb.
P! We knew Pf
nothing h
Thi C9
tOleati
frig Of y.
throat
u s '
better thau we
fee i togatise
broncliff4-and
Pneumonia.
Only keeP :it
up and Yon
will suc.-..-eed in
reducing' your
weigh losing
Your appetite,
bringing 011 a
1inw fever, and
making every -
tiling exactly
right for the
germs a consuroption,1 -
Better kill your ,cough
before lit kills you.
1 'Ali's, co.ughs of ery
A 25 cent bottle
is just right for an ordi-
,nary cough; for the
harder coughs of broil-
_ elms you will need a 50
cent bottle; and for the
eoliths of consumption'
the one dollar size is
most economical. ,
..... ........ ,
1 I IlTy cough redueedine to a utere
skeleton. I tried many remedies,
hut theralifailed. ,Aftex using:the
Cherry-PectoralI immediate2y be-
• gan to impkove, a-nd three bottles
rspred.R.3 to.iiTath, I believe 1
° °N.:pail:F. IVIORGAN,
Q'ti.,11,08.0,.d. Browntown, Ira.
`14,-*'7"11E044011MR0019s-'1'..
FREEtzratort
ur sm.
°T.44f. Ot
faSsiz'atT erji ea at
10 cents, each. .,Ittpe. Boy's
Watch for stillifig .2" tftitEthtest
and prettiest degriivell at
Itsight,
o Mousy Stroplyc
write and we send, oylies, postpaid.
Sell thent,11@tfirsiqradVidiy, and
ypur wac„13, fret.. Anfold Doylies
satuknatloto.rmt
Rog4wir co.,
sox n 1",70FIONTO
"." 1,!1
6
Gilt Pro1a66o
When Doctors
Disagree,
Consult
1,14 1,
an
Opticrait-4_
Nervousnesea—heatlaches--
sleeplessrresa and' dieziness, often
puzzle the best gysiCians,'
Nine times' in te'n eyestrain, is the
direde causes* .
Nothing;can effect a perrn anent cur
that does not retnove.the
That is Miat our scientifically fitted',
glassQs do.
• 8: -.Fitton 9
GRADUATE OPTICIAN,
. A7' . . .
Fitton's JevVeiry Store.-
•
• CURES COUGHS AND COLDS.
mrvAibtizd 11. Thurher, Freeport, ]LS,,
says: "1 had a severe attack of Grippe
and a bad cough, with great difficulty in
breathing. 'Aft& taking two hobbles of
Dr. Woodloi14brway Fino Syrup I was coin,
p1ete1yeuetV1
Work while you sleep without
a grip ,or gripe, curing- Sick,
Headache, Dyspepsia and
Constipation, and make yeti,
feel better in the morning„