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The Brussels Post, 1902-6-26, Page 1Vol. SO. No. 430 BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY:; JUNE 26, 1902 w,,}1. KERR, k'rQp. • New Advertisements. Watobee—T, Fletaher, Feature—Tb's, Moore. New etorc—Grover & Co. House for ea'°—Tien Powv, Parte Green—Haretey & Co. Cattle for Bale—D. N. Neabel. Teeober wanted—Alex. Stewart. Our Ambition—McKinnon & Co: Monorieff Saw Mill-W.m, J, Palmer. tensible Man—McLeod Medicine Co fault# Rehm, • Jnnaoalto wn. pita on Sunday loot. There is a very wide awake oorreepon• Rev. Mr. Rogers who has been returned dent at Jamestown, He will soon be tel- here for another year was re•eleoted at Hug tie bow many riga pave through our the recent Conference in Sarnia, as important village eaoh day. Chairman of the Wingham district. Robt, MoICey, of Ethel, gave asplendid discourse in the hall last Sunday even. Ing. Aeowaeo'',•-David Moffett, er„ of near Jameetown, fell from the etepe at the Brunewlok Hebge, Wingbam, on Monday eveniog'of last week, and broke one of hie arms, and also received a nasty bruise on hie face, We hope he will soon be o,k, P'orctwtCill. Mrs. Jeekman, of Wisconsin, in the guest of her parents, S. and. Mre. Johns. ton. Wm. Hamilton, of the Lime kilns, in quite ill for some days past. We hope for a recovery. Rave, S. E. Marshall, of Clifford, end D. Rogers of this place, exchanged pal. Watches AT T. PLETCHER'S JEWELLERY STORE. ARE YOU GOING TO BUY A WATCH ? If so call and see our beautiful assortment of Ladies', Gents', Girls' and Boys' Watches, with Elgin, Waltham Duber-Hampden and other movements. Our stock is very heavy and having bought for cash our customers will get the benefit. Watches to please everybody and prices are right. RINGS, SILVERWARE, ETC. Our store is full of first-class goods such as Wedding. Rings, Engagement Rings, Ladies' Chains, Lockets, Bracelets, Broaches, Silverware, Clocks, Fancy China, Souvenir Goods, Etc. OPTICAL Is well looked after by Mrs. Fletcher and Son, the DEPARTMENT latter having taken a course in Chicago. Our Specialties are Watches and Rings. Ali work promptly repaired and satisfaction guaranteed. T. 1 WELLER, J 1J E .L CHER JEIewer of Marriage Licensee. Wedding Rings and Marriage Licenses Bold privately.:• - ram Celebration AT V BRUSSELS THURSBAY, JUNE 261V A ROYAL CELEBRATION OF SPORTS AND AMUSEMENTS 10.30.Football Match M. ' GREY VS. MORRIS Which promises to be very interesting. 1,30 p, m. Lacrosse Match KINCARDINE VS. SEAFORTH Both are in good shape and will put up a strong game. BASEBALL HARRISTON VS. BRUSSELS Immediately after the Lacrosse •Match these teams will engage in what is sure to be an exciting contest as both teams are playing feet ball. ...In the. Evening... Another ootball Match will. be played between the Wroxeter Team and Brussels Seniors. P Following this will be a Promenade Concert on the Park, closing with a ...Grand Display of Fireworks... 33RD REGIMENT BAND Of Seaforth, will be in attendance all day and in the evening. They play fine music and will be well worth hearing: Admission to Park, only iOc. J. T, Ross, Pres. G. F. Blair,-Treas, Jas, Irwin, See'y' The new farnituro factory le being °hosed in and the Foreatere Hell le in bourse of oonetreetion. A new,graoolithio walk of about 20 rode has been pat down in front of the➢letho• diet ohuroh aed Pareonage. This will be added to year after year and in time our village will oomparo favorably in Ode reaped with larger towns, E3el=rave. Belgrave Orange Lodge will celebrate the glorious 12th in Brbeeela, Rev Mr. Heaths and bride are now Bat- tled in the manse. We wish them many happy prosperous years. On Tuesday evening Daniel Geddes, tailor, of this village, and Mies .Stalker, of Beet Wawanoob, formerly of the 8th of Morrie, were joined in matrimony by Rey. A, MoLeau, of Blyth. They will reside in Wm. Wateou'e house. Wm. Watson hes gone to Demobs, Mich., where he is running a saw mill for Messrs. Duff and Stewart, of Bluevale. The latter have pnraheeed quite a treat of land over there. Mre. Watson will shortly remove to the same plane. The membere of Belgrave L. 0. L., No. 462, will march to the E nglieh church ,n Thursday of this week, at 2,30, when Rev. Mae McQuillan will, discourse to them on a Coronation theme. Oa Sab- bath, July 6, Rev.W. Lowe, Co. Chaplain, of Wingbam, $viii ,preach in the same ohuroh to the above mentioned Society. Cruubrooic. School olosee on Friday. Some of our papile are writing at the Entrance examination at Between). R. Pearoon took the oerviae in the Methodiet ohuroh here last Sabbath afternoon. Geo. Birt, of Benguela, ,,-drilled and cased -the well at John (hmeran's,- They have a good well. A new wire fence has been pat tip at the front of the Methodiet church pro. perty, considerably improving eppear- 0noes. A. Raymann'e and Jno. Hunter's equines steeled away from this village and -were found, after 8 daye' absence near Carthage, Perth Co. In the list of successful young lady etndents at the Presbyterian College,Tor. onto, Min Jean McNair ie credited with a certificate in painting on china. There was a bee last week hanling gravel into the horse ebede at Knox church. The gravel walk on the street was also extended peat the ohuroh. The house recently purchased by Jacob Long, formerly (owned by Mre. Hunter, has been- andergoiug-repairs. August Guar, the 'dredge owner, will be the. new tenant. The dredge is now af, ,work on the 14th goon. dram.' • ' - ' • James Brown and hie dieter, Mre. 'Matt. Cameron, atrive8 hone ,,from a ,driving' tour to Edgar, 04,, leek week. The diatanoe was 142 miles wbioh': was made in 8days eaoh way.: They enjoy- ed njoyed their trip very much: Next Sabbath Rev. H E. Curry will preach the concluding. diaaouree .here in oonneotion with his pastorate of the Methodist church, Ethel oirouit. On the fallowing Sabbath the new order of things will be initiated .when -'Oranbrook will .he attached to Broeeele and Rev. T. W. Conchae, the inooming pastor, will officiate at 2.30 p. m. Following are the office bearers of Knoxchurch Endeavor, for the comic g 6 months ;—Hou. Preeident, Rev. D. B. McRae, ; Preeident, Jno, Mofntoeh Vice Preeident, Wm. Ritohie ; Recording Secretary, Mies Maggie McNair ; Cor. responding Secretary, Allan Cameron ; Treasurer, Juo. Ritchie ;. Organist, ?dies A. McNair. A very interesting program has been issued on which the names of the vedette o,mmittees also appear. r oxe,t er. Miee Mary Miller le vieitiog in Toronto. Peter Smith, of Galt, is visiting at hie home here. T. B. Sanders le ependiug a few weeks holidaying at the "Son." Geo. and Mrs. Town attended the ranee in Sestorth last week. J. J. Stephens, of Teeewater, visited at Dr. Brawn's on ftaturdey. A foot ball team from here will play in •Breeeele on Coronation Day. Mr. and Mre. Currie, of Scotland, are the guests of 0. and Mre. Smith. Mre. A. Campbell, of Londoo, is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Laokie. Joe. Cowan left for Manitoba on Tues- day where he will remain two months, J. Cook and son, of Detroit, salted on old frienda in the village on Saturday. Rev. Mr. Stafford, of Wieoonein, preaohed in the Episcopal ohuroh Sunday afternoon. Louie end Mre. Beaker, of Clifford re• newed aoquaintanaee in the village on Thnesday. The first meeting of Prof. Oline'e vocal ohee was held iu the I. 0. 0. F. ball Mooday evening. Mies F. Purser left for Port Hope o0 Wednesday where she will epend the Summer vacation. - Mre, Tom Goodfellow had his arm broken in two places last Friday evening by falling from a buggy. Leonard MoKeivie has returned from Pinkerton where he was engaged in. the cheese making business. Mr and Mre. Filcher have returned to their home in St. Marys, after spending several daye with the latter'(' °oaein, John Bray. A toot ball team from hare, with a large number of followers, drove to T. Hendereou'e farm on Friday evening to meet the Howiok Rangers bat owing to the rain, and absenae of eaveral of the Howiok players the game was iudefinitely postponed. DOMINION DAL—The annual oelebraation will be held here on Dominion Day. At 10 a. m, a green trotting or peeing race and running rase will take place, In the afternoon there will be a toot ball match, Wingham vs, Wroxeter ; a enfle bioyole mos fur boys under 16 yeare ; base ball match, Brussels against Har- riston ; an open bioyole raoe, 8 miles ; foot ball, Wroxeter a0d Forestville bicycle hurdle race and a bee° ball match between the "Unions" of Wroxeter and Gerrie against the winners of former game, There will oleo be Highland Presid President • and dd,rt'N.Allen,nSec &tarp ; °and Thee, Rao,'Preeenrer. Two organa have been placed in the Presbyterian ohuroh on approval. The Berlin organ, for wbioh J. E. Black is agent, wee played by Prof. Garret deet Sunday. Next Sunday Mr. Leppard, of Toronto, will play the Beteg organ. A meeting of the obnrah member° will be held the following Monday evening to dsoide which organ shall remain, Fektleal. The cheese faotory ie having a good season. Mre, J. M. Davies ie visiting at Brant- ford and Parie. Summer vacation commences for our public school next Monday. Mrs. Holland, of Toronto, was vieitiog old friends in Ethel last week. 160 tiokote were sold at Ethel Thursday of last week for the Model Farm Exour. cion. Robt. Barr will have a comfortable, commodious and modern rnaidenoo when completed. Poet Office hours on Dominion Day will be 8 to 9 a. m,, and one hour after the arrival of the afternoon mail train. Next week George Dobson will go to Wingbam to act in the capacity of pre. siding Examiner at the Departmental Exam inatioos. Poo•Nro.—The Elbe! Presbyterian Sob. bath School will hold its annual pio-nio in R. Dilworth's grove, East of the via lage, on D minion Day. A good pro- gram will be rendered commencing at 8 o'clock. Supper will be served at 4 p. m. The first bay,of Jane make of cheese was sold to T. Ballantyne & Sans at 9i bents. There. were 125 boxee in the ahfp. Ment which will be mode on Thursday of this week. Jno. K. Baker is the ealee. man• Next Sabbath evening Rev. H. E. Curry will preach his farewell sermon in the Methodiet church here. Monkton will be hie new charge. Rev. Mr. Welle is expected for tbe; following' Bundcy 'evening. A few Ethelties took advantage of the special train last Friday evening and went to Broeoels and sew the football metal' between Listowel and Brussels. The:weather was disagreeable but the game was well fought oat:. A elate oolored crane was shot Thurs. day .of last week by John Brown, on the Maitland. The bird meaeared 6 feet, 2e inches from tip to tip and 5 feet, 2 inohee from,nd of beak to its bee. It is being staffed and will thus be preserved. Mies Olarkeon, who is doing tip-top work in Ethel's(' assistant teaober, will •be leaving at vacation, we are sorry to hear,. as she intends attending the next eesston of the Normal Sobooi. Onr true- tees.will therefore have to aeonreanother helper for Principal Dobson. • Morro All the weddings are not over yet. Council met at the Township Hall last Monday; Publiosohools °loge on Friday for the Summer vacation. Committer and Mrs. Jaokeon were visit• ing Meads in Elma last week. John Donnan le home for a visit from from British Colombia where he has spent e y sp ee era' ahem. A floe job was done at the cement foundation for Rose Stubbs' barn by Geo. Barkley and staff, of Brussels• The Bodmin Limo Works have burned eight kilne of lime already this season and are finding ready sale for their out. put. There was a large representation from Morrie townohip on the Model Farm Excursion,' Thursday of last week, to Guelph. Quite a number of candidates from Morris townohip 'wheels are writing at the Entrance examinations at Brussels, Wingham and Blyth this week. Tuesday of this week Mrs. M. M. Car. diff left for a holiday visit with relatives in Winnipeg and other point° in Mani• tabs end the West. We wish her a pleas• ant time. • • Druggist A. A. -Wheeler, of Detroit, is home on a holiday visit. He ie a eon of Jeno. and Mrs. Wheeler, 4th line, and ie well pleased with life in the City of the Straits. The Sunshine Methodiet ohnrdh will hold a Garden Party at the reeidenoe of John Pickett, 5th line, Morrie, on Thum - day evening July 9rd. Au excellent program will be provided and a good time ie expected. John Hopkins and wife, of London, were visiting their cousin, Robt. Mo - Murray, 4th line on May 24th. Word bas been received that Mrs. Hopkins died on Monday of last week and wee buried on Wednesday. Pneumonia woe the came) of death. Deceased was about 50 years of age. Wednesday evening of thief week a very pretty wedding took plane at the nom• fortable residenoe of Allen Speir,4th line, when his daughter, Miss Annie, became the bride of Harry Danoan, of the same line, Rev. Juo. Rose, of Braoeela, tying the matrimonial knot. As Toe Posy goes to press earlier than natal this week we will make farther reference to this happy event next week. Tuesday of last week, Alex. McLanob• lin, lj miles North of Brussels, found a. fine Tight horse foal dead in the pasture field, On investigation it turned out to be a woe of broken neck enpposed to be caged by a kiok from a boree. The oolt'e body was not cold when Mr, Mo• Lauohlin made the dieoovery. The mother of the colt Dame up and attracted the owner's attention and led the way bank to where the foal was lying. HYMENEAL,—On May 291,h Rev. Mag. nus Heudereen, of Yorkton, N. W. T., a brother to Rev: A. Hendereon, M. A., of Hannall, wee united in marriage to Mies Joan MoIiay, of Deloraiue, former. ly of Morrie. The bride ie a sister to Mrs, Harry'Jaokeon,. of this township. Ceremony took plane at the residence of Harry Coombe, Deloraine. The bride was attired in white silk chiffon, We wish Bev. and Mrs. Henderson many happy and aecoeoeful yeare. Their home Will be et Yorkton, which they reached after an enjoyable wedding tour to Win. nipeg and other plaess, Grey. Fruit prospects are good, Flaying is about ready In some pieties. Township Council will be bold at Ethel next Monday, The new bank baro on P. MoDooald'e farm, 12th con„ is about completed. Meeere. Reid and Curtin, drain eon tractors, were on ibe sick flet last week. Road work ie about oompbeted in Grey, Some toaobing up will be required by the grader. Peter McNeil ie able to get about in little now Mier the accident uear Ethel of a few weeks ago. A new teacher is being advertised for in Fulton's school bo oommeeee duty after Summer holidays. The dredge bas changed its quarters to the 14th son. drain and is et work on the MoNsbb farm. The pie nio in John Smith's grove was not very well attended, owing to the disc greeable weather on Satarday. There were &good many repreeeutativee from Grey at the exoursiou to Guelph Model Farm Thursday of last week. We are pleased to report improvement in health of Mise (image Smith and hope complete oouvaleaoenoe will aeon be hers. Next Sabbath will complete Rev. Mr. Curry's pastorate in the Methodist churches here, He will move to Moult. ton. This week Thos. Davidson, 11th can., wee away to London attending a gale of thoro•bred cattle. He intends going in more largely along this line than be bee. The foundation for Wm. Ziegler's new break residence, 14th can., is finished end the brink will be got home shortly. Who is to inhabit the new home is the goeetion the girls are asking. The cont runt for the kbutmnt on bridge et lot 6, son. 14, will be let next Monday as will the steel euperstiootnce. We are pleased to see the.e public conveniences built for solidity andoontiouanoe. Mise Effie Baker, of Oeotralia, was visiting her brother, J. K. Baker, 9th con. She will leave for Moosejaw on Monday of next week with a very inter - eating event on the program shortly after her arrival. 8. 6. No. 3 will lose their teacher, S. Eastman, at the close of this term as he has taken the position of Principal at Prioeville, Gray Co. He is a painstaking teacher ; n t est worthy yang man and hie removal will be regretted by the com- munity at large. We wish him every semen in - his new bgme. The trnetees are advertising fur a euooessor for No 3 to oommeooe work after Bnmmer vacation. Blue -vale. Juo. and Mrs. Beeman, o! Wingham, visited relatives in Morrie last week. Miss Barbara Tbyune, of Arthur, wee visiting her sister, Mre. Bailey, last week. roxeter, Mica Jean Davidson,of W , was visiting her eider, Mre. Moffatt, last week. Bert. Fowler, of Teeswater, visited relatives on the'Ilnevale road this week. There were 53 tiokote sold at thick station for Guelph Thursday of teat week. Robt. and Mrs. King and children, of Goderioh, were visiting relatives here this week. Mrs. (Rev.) W. T. Hall and obildreo Hall's sister, Mre. Rev. are visiting Mre. H(Rev.) Wee.. Rev. W. J. West and Rev. Mr. Stewart, of Belmore, exchanged pulpits deet 'Sabbath. Mrs. Mollongh, Miss Jean Mallough and Miss Nellie May MoKiuuey visited at Kincardine deet week. Frank Scott took in the excursion to Guelph last week and went from there to Galt to visit relatives. Mr. Brydon, of Moroiugton township, visited hie eieter, Mre. Wm. Maxwell, on the Bluevale road this week. Mies Mable Geddes, of Morris, and Miss Burdetta Geddes, of Bruseele, were visiting relatives here, last week. Wa1cou. Rev. George Dever will preach hie Moo- ing discourse in the Methodist chorob next Sabbath afternoon before removing to Kinglake. Hie gnooeseor Rev. Mr, Carsoallen, is expeoted for the following Sabbath. Last Sunday Mr. Shore, of Wingham, took the service in Bt. Georgs'e church here. Rev. Mr. A bey will preach his farewell sermon next Sunday afternoon before removing to Preston. We will be sorry to toxo him. J. McGavin, of Leadbury, met with a somewhat serious accident on Friday, 13th inet. The pony he drives, when travelling with hie stallion "Sunlight," got its foot entangled in the lines, while standing at James McDonald's, North of here. Mr. MoGavin went to pink up the lines, when the stallion attacked the pony, and in the scrimmage Mr. Ma• Gavin was kicked and rendered nneo0. salons, but hie injuries were not tuitions and he is again able to be on his rounds. MATMIMON/AL.—A quiet but pretty wed- ding took pleas in the Methodiet church, Walton, 00 Wednesday afternoon of deet week. The oontraoting parties were John Bolger, jeweler, one of Seaforth's meet respooted and prosperous young business men, and Mitre Mary Galbraith, daughter of John Galbraith,. of MoKitlop. The nuptial knot wketied by Rev, Mr. Dever, of Walton, and the interesting ceremony was witoeseed by a ealeot company of the relatives and immediate friends of the happy young couple. The ceremony over, the company repaired to the reel - dame of the bride's parents, where they were hospitably entertained and a pleasant evening was spent,when Mr. and Mre. Bolger droves tthir home in Seaforth and straightway settled down to the sterner realities of lite. Lb Col. H. A. L. White, of St. Marys, received a few daye ' ago • the long cervine medal, granted by the late Queen Viotorie to all ambers in the vol- unteer torose within the Empire, who have served for twenty years. The med. al 11 very handsome one. If ie sterling silver, eval'in form, with the monogram V. R. I. In open work in gilt .lettere in the centre and surmouaated by it gilt crown. Around the outer circle of the design are the words +'Colonial Auxiliary Forces," and ou the baok is engraved the name of the owner. The medal to sae• pealed by a green ribbon from a eingle silver bar beautifully abased. The whole ie noosed in a bandeome eatin.lined leather cabinet. - (1OitONA'f'ION POSTPONED OWING Tit KING'S ILLNESS, King Edward wee enooeeefully operated upon Taeadey, for an attaok of Peri. typhlitis n ailment akin to appendiaitfs, He is keeping np his strength, pain has abated oneiderabiy and he is able to sleep and take nourishment. The danger point ie not passed yet however. Cor- onation ceremony indefinitely postponed. National holiday program was cancelled in the oftiee and general regret and wide spread sorrow prevails. Perth County. Mayor Butober, St, Marys, left on a bueineoe trip to the Maritime Provinces. It will be a temple of weeks before the new freight shed et Stratford will be occupied. St. Marys Creamery Co. shipped 4,480 pounds of hatter to Great Britain, packed in 80 boxes. The Perth County Orangemen will celebrate the Twelfth of July tbie year at Goderioh. Stratford Baptiste are talking of hold. ing their annual Sunday eohool pio nio at Mohawk Park, Brantford. North Perth Farmers' Institute ex. oureioo to the Experimental Farm, Guelph, n Saturday, Jane 28th. Complaint is being made by a number of Bt. Marye oitizene that eaveral of the awnings about the main street are too low. Half a hundred pupils of the Natural Science alarm of the Stretford Collegiate Iuetitnte visited the St. Marys stone quarries. Arrangements are being made for a game of baseball between Methodiet and Presbyterian teems in St. Marys io the near future. J. B. Tree, of Hickson, who for some time has been laid up with heart trouble, was last week granted $500, disability claim by .the I. 0. F. On July 7 the property holders of St. Marys will vote on the waterworks and Eleotrie Light extension bylaw, the esti mater for which amount to $16,000. Mies Violet Mo0ally, daughter of John McCully, Stratford Road, who bas taken the Normal canna at the Toronto School of Dementia Science has been awarded a .diploma. George Norris, a Bt. Marys horseman, met it •dent the otherdayhila with an soot b w breaking in a refractory colt. e was thrown off hie rig and had hie collar bone broken. A. F. MaoLaren, M. P., has purchased the stone cottage and lot next East of the A. 0. F. building on Ontario et., Strat- ford, known as the Cartwright property, the price paid being $1,200. Arthur, the little son of Dr. George H. Gibbs,.6. 6t. Mare was severed V. scalded by pulling a tie of boiling water off the stove. The boy's chest wee badly burned, bob he is doing nicely. North Perth Farmers' Ica. meeting was held io Milverton. The treasurer's report showed a balance on hand of $199.- 09. Jacob Bray, of Listowel, wee elected president, with S. H. Pogb, of Milverton, seoretary. The many friends of Hon. Thos. Bel- lantyoe will be pleased to learn that he is improving vary natisfaotorily. The sciatic(' has nearly left him, and although still confined to his bed, he it gaining etrength every day. Geo. Trow, son of Ald. James Trow, of Stratford, lett for Kansas City, Kansas, where he bas obtained an interest in the Kansas City Bed Spring Co. Mr. Trow was employed ea book keeper with the Stratford Clothing Co. One of the Sunday school Members at Hickson redently while commenting upon the kindnese of Providence &eked his class what were some of the blessioge being enjoyed jest now by onr farmers ; to which be received tate rather offhand reply from Doe of his pupils : "They are getting their whey back from the cheese [Rotary." Rev. Mr. Henderson in preaohing bie closing sermon in the Methodist church St. Marge said in 3 year° he had made over three thousand pastoral calls, and bad had delivered about eix hundred sermons or addressee. During his term he had baptized one hundred and sixteen, united in marriage sixty couples and conducted eighty•eight funerals. He hae moved to Lindsay. Amongst those who have passed .the final examinations of the College, of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario are J. W. Atkinson, St. Marys, and D. E. Hodgson, Staffs. G. M. Atkin, Milver- ton, peeled his intermediate exam., so did also Alex. Fisher, of Stratford, and Elizabeth McMaster, of St, Marys. Such easeful candidates in the primary exams. are : R. D. Nasmyth, Stratford ; H. E. Knoke, Mitohell ; D. D. Campbell, H. J. &dame Embro,' . The mustard spraying by Prot.•Doherty of the 0. A. C., at the farm of Andrew Eamon, North Eaethope, will in all prob. ability be thoroughly sneeeestul. The obnoxious yellow plant, which wag par- ticularly abundant in the field sprayed, is rapidly dying off. A great deal of inter. est in the method bee been aroused and a general adoption of it may follow all through this district. It might be seg. geeted that a flambee of farmers could club together and buy a spraying appar. atue, which mete only about $20 or 825, In this way the expense to eaoh would be small end not to be compared to the ben- efit derived by the °rope. The cation of the Ontario Government in °ending Prof, Doherty to instead the farmers on snob a anlfjeot is sure to be greatly appreciated. Richard Bttbb, Mitoholl, bee been ideated one of the delegates 10 attend the Metbodlet General Confarenoo at Win. nipeg In September, Conrad Wittier, of Haat G7rra, sheared e 2 year.old sheep on Saturday, weigh. fag 212 pounds, when the wool was off. The Drop of wool weighed 17 pounds, R. H:Nyers, M. P., Minnedosa, brother of D, L. Myers, hardware merchant, Stratford, hoe been slanted Grand Mester of the Masooio Grand Lodge of Manitoba pod the Territories, Stephen Douglas, of Mitchell, father of Vera Douglas, the noted American beauty who died in Pada it year or two ago, the other day received a cheque for $10,000 as being a part of her estates John MoPhilmey, Huntingdon ave., Stratford, met with a nasty aaafdent. He wag sharpening a scythe, when the handle, which he bad supported on a board, Blipped and jerked the blade against his arm. The blade being quite keen, inflicted a deep gash. A Dr. wee called and dreamed the wound, whieh required about a dozen stitohes. Mr. MoPbilmey will be unable to use his arm for a month or two, - Stratford Horticultural Society offer prizes ter the beet kept garden let $5.00 and 2nd $2 60 ; best kept lawn $5.00 sud $2.50; beet kept boulevard $2.00 and $1;00. Competition is urgertlyrequested and is open to all. Entries are to be made with the secretary or any of the directors on or before July let, The judges are Mrs. Idiugtoo and Mrg. Webb, and D. B. Bnrritt, Alfred Burnham and R. MoLagan. One of the social events of last week woe the marriage of William White, of Hibbert, to Mitre Eleanor Creighton, of Blanchard. The marriage took place et the bride's home at noon on Wednesday of bast week, in the presenoe of a large gathering of friends and relatives of both parties. The ceremony wars performed by Rev. Mr. Hart, assisted by Rev. J. Hendereon, of Btaffa, brother in-law of the groom. Shortly after the marriage the happy couple left for Toronto, Ni• agara, Buffalo and New York, where they will sojourn for ten days or a couple of weeks visiting friends and pointe of interest at each stopping pleas. Many friends will oongretalate Ooanty Oo00• oilier and Mrs. White and wishthem much happiness. NORTE PEnTE LIBERALS.—The anneal meeting of the North Perth Reform Aseoo• Wien was held in Grosalt's Hall, Milver• ton, on Wednesday of last week. There was a large attendance of delegates, every municipality being represented. Tha following officers for the coming year were elected :—President, Alex Urquhart, Newton ; Vioe•Pres., E. H. Preston, Stratford ; Seo.-Treaa. Geo. Bray, B. A., Listowel ; Vioe•Pres., for North Eaethope Danoan Stewart ; Stratford, Geo. Ma• Laggan ; Ellice, Peter Foley ; Morning - ton, J. Weir ; Elma, Walter Hamilton ; Mfiverton, Same Groeoh ; Lietowel, J. II. McDonald ; Wallace, B. F. Knipe. A strong executive was appointed and arrangements made for maintaining an effioient organization through the riding. The notion of the executive in taking steps towards the entering of a protist in the recent eleotion io North Perth was confirmed by the meeting. Hearty reso- lutions of thanks to the retiring officers were adopted and short addressee were made by half a dozen members. SUICIDE.— Mre. Richard Situate an aged inmate of the house of refuge, Stret- ford, oommitted snioide Friday morning by jumping from the window of her room to the ground, a diatanoe of eighteen or twenty feet. The unfortunate woman, with her husband, was admitted to the inetitation some five weeks ago. Sha was in poor health at the time, and bad at several occasions shown signs of inean-. ity. Although believed perfectly harm - leas, she was watched ooatinaally. Dur- ing the deet few days ebe declined rapidly, and the medical attendant stated that her death could be expected in the course of a few days. Mr. Bence watched beside bar all last night, only leaving about '7.15 in the morning to get his breakfast. He returned in a abort time and found the bed where hie wife bad been, unoccupied. Naturally be was mach alarmed, and, noticing the window open, be ran to it and looked out. On the ground, right be- low, lay Mre. Sknoe. She was at ones pinked up and brought in but life was ex- tinct. A medical examination revealed the fact that no bones were broken, but with anyone in her phyeiaal oondition the shook would not have to be great to cause death. Insanity was obvionaly what prompted the fatal leap, mud, eon - sequently, an inquest was considered nn• necessary. Sir Wilfrid Laurier arrived at Liver- pool on Saturday night, and want direct to London. James K. Thomeoo, of Ottawa, was oarried over High Falls, in the Gatineau River and drowned. The Northern Elevator Company's elevator at Pipeetone was burned with 5,000 buohels of wheat, Two Indian girls were kidnapped from the Wawanosh Home at Sault Bte, Marie, and taken to the United States aide in a boat. The British Columbia aot governing Japanese immigration to the Province has been modified, and will not he vetoed by the Dominion authorities. John Reginald Hooper, John Baptiote Narbonne, David Provost, Thomas NO {V ton.and Michael Bennedy'will be released from the penitentiary. They are either long term or life priaonere. There wee a distressing accident in the rear of the reeidenee of Wm, Kirk, No. 197 York street, Hamilton, on Sunday. His 15•month-old son was alone in the yard for a short time. When the mother went out to get him she was horrified to find that the child had accidentally hang. ed in the rope of a swing. It is supposed the little one wee playing with the rope and got hie bead twisted is it. In try- ing to free himself be fell and two strang- led to death. Coroner Philp was notified, but decided that au inquest was not tem oeasary. Mr, Kirk ie employed by the Kuntz Brewing Company, and he and hie wife have the sympathy of their friends in their sad bereavement,