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greeted with joy, used
with pride, and treasured
for years. We carry a large
and well assorted stock of
1847 Roger Bros
Knives and Forks, Berry
Spoons, Cold Meat 1+'orks,
Pie Servers, Tea, Coffee,
Dessert and .Table Spoons
and numerous other use-
ful pieces.
Also a good assortment
of. Silver Plated Hollow-
ware, (Cut Glass, China
and Clocks.
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'the Bialifax Infirmary, for ap-
pendicitis, was reported most
favorable. He was resting, easy
andunless complications set in,
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'Ther, are others like Yourself who
enjoy reading the home news.
The New Era is in receipt of a
prize list of Toronto ,Fal Sotek
*show which will be !held December
.8th and 9th.
The telephone men 'were here
,:his week looking over the plans
.for the laying of the wires under
ground. ,
The change from torrid heat on
Tuesday to nearly icicles at eight
rr'elock in the even net Was some
.quiok ehaogo artist. Nobody had
trouble to sleep Tuesday evening
L. O. L. 'viii hold their r'egultee
meeting on Friday evening of
;this week,
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8 .attention, No effort will be; •
`A spared to furnish you 'with •
*the quality ;ofWork that •
customers of The New Era
.-• have always expected. •
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.<0 have no control of, and that
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printers' ,stocks of all ei!
• ideseriptioes, A great malty
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higher than they 'Vere six 8
months or twelve months p,y,a,go. But all lines of pa'. •
•• 'per have advanced some. •
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'Hoge $12.60
Butter 27%e to 31c,
Eggs 32s.
Oats 56e.
Wheat $1:25.
Cattle $9.75
Sheep t8{00
Lambs 112,401
Cheese 19;¢e.
Barley Ole to 56c;
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'Hogs .$11.60
Butter 27e to 28e.
Eggs 25e to 26c.
Oats 50e to 55c.
Wheat 90c to ,95e.
Peas 1.75:
Shorts $'27.
Bran $Ge.
Barley 50c to IOc.
Buckwheat 'KM to 85c,.
Hay dor Bailing ,$9 and $10.00
T� IST ISI EWE.
Wingham
LIeut. Edward H Saer, son of
Rev: 'J. B, Saer, of (Toronto, is
repbrted wounded. This young
man will be remembered by the
elder residents of Wingham, iris
.father having neon 'apastor of the
Congregation:Li church here. Lent.
Saer was a splendid athlete and
had a, brilliant college career,
having won many seholarsh:ps, Be-
fore the call to arms, he bad begun
ai.iw course, r
Pte. H. R. Maxwell in writing
recently from Belgium, said that
he had received the gift from the
Citizens of Winglam, which was
greatly Appreciated, and extended
his sincere thanks, and also for
the socks sent by th Woman's In-
stitute,
His wors•lx:p Mayor M K'bhon ac-
companied by Mrs. McKibtion, is
attending, a convention of drug-
gists in .Boston. Dunjng the all: -
Bence from town of the 'Mayor,
Reeve Mitchell will hold that of-
fice,. sacred concert was held in St.
Andrew's Presbyterian Church on
Sunday evening at the close of the
regular service,
Mir. D. Loughead, record keeper
for the local Tent of the Knights
of the i5tacemeen, bas received
word from the 'grand commander
to the effect that the policy held
by' the late Percy Syder, who was
killed in action, will be paid in
full to Private Syder's mother, who
resides in Norwich, England,
Blyth.
The Blyth Flax Company has, a
large gang engaged in plating flax
having secured all the help aivial-
a!ble around town, besides bring-
ing in lugge gang of Indians.
The company expects to start rap
the mill next week. There is a 'Lig
crop this year, ,abut it is turnivag
out well.
Jas, Bowman, NI, P. for North
Huron, was in ;town looking at -
ter. the revising of the voters' list,
and itis expected Judge Dickson
will be called there to add c lealf
dozen names and strike off sone,
The local baker has received
word from the provincial author-
itiesthat bread must be brought
up to a certain' Weight, in con-
sequence he thinks he will have to
raise the price fa'om 115e cents a,
loaf to seven cents, 'but that the
users will not be paying any more
as they, will be assured of getting
areguletion size loaf.
I There tine at present "here, a
visiting her friend, !tiiss Mayme
I1a11.
Mr. and Mrs. ^Hugh i,1eDoneed
and soil of St. Thomas spent a
couple of weeks the 'guests of his
sister, 'Mrs. Ea•nest Adams, acrd
other friends.
Quite a number from around
here picniced at Goderich•' on
Sattu•day.
Miss Jennie Batson of London is
ependind a couple of tweaks or
more the guest of het' aunt, Mrs.
Ernest Adams. t
Mr. Ephraim Clark has g?'iven
1 his house a good conk of paint,
Wolnteaville
Rev. Mr. Pickard took the ser-
vice on Sunday moruing and
breached very acceptably,
Rev. Mr. Sinclair, pastor of the
5 etliodist church, left Monday on
his vacation for two weeks: •
Mr. A. Courtice, wife and family
of Winnipeg are visiting at their
panel -del horse, this is the third
One of Mr. and Mrs. Courtieete bus-
ily who have visited home with
their families inside of a month„
Pte. Percy Gliddon„ of the 16tst
who has been ,home harvesting
for a month returned to camp 130r• -
den on Saturday.
Mrs. R. Robertson and daughter
o1i3ufialo, N.Y, are visiting her
sister, airs. J, R.Alcock. ,
Mr. and OIrs, Whiteman and fam-
ily of Detroit, who mOtoeed over
have been the guests of Mie. Beds-'
worth and Mrs, A. Jervis,
Mr. Johnson of Woodstock and
Mr. Barber, of Seaforth visited the
cheese factory Tuesday.
Porter's mill
1VIr. Sam Dawson, of Springbank
spent the week end at Mr, John
Coxal.
Mr. James Harrison !has strated
threshing a. ads
Bruce ane! .Wallaee McDougall
left for the West on Saturday.
Ladies Aid will meet on Thurs-
day next, August 3let at the home
of Mrs. Wesley Vandenburgh,
Xr. au1 M,' . W1 i.MeDOn 111 have
.returned to Detroit having spent a.
few days in the neighbot•houd.
Major and Mra McPhail motored
to London on Saturday returning
on Tuesday,
Lilian Potter is,home again hay-
in spent two weeks in Mitchell.
Mrs. ltur'gess and daughter re-
turned to their home In To,rcrnto
having, spent a couple of weeks at
Mrs. Lindsay's
coaple of cases of typhoid fever, Mr. and Mrs. Glen McDonald mo,-
but these are of a mild form, •torcd here from •Detroit oe Sat-
urday.
Rruc stield
Di•, Rogers ,has sold put his prac-
tice in our village and expects to
leave in few 'weeks, He `o's
been here, for thirteen years.
Our village is very 'quiet, farm-
ers are alt busy harvesting,
Miss A. Aikenhead of London is
tine guest of her uncle, Wm. Aik-
euhead, She has the 'honor of
having a brother, Pte. Ii. Aiken-
hrad, at the front in Belgium,
He has been there for some time.
George i5 orrest and family of
Loudon visited at the home of his
i ro:her•, Wi balm .Forrest of St 'Do last Week, returning. ,home on
Saturday
Ptos. John and Clarence Aiken -
bead left for overseas last week
with the 153rd Battalion.
Sergt.-Major Patterson of Lon-
don, who lilts been visiting at
the home of Mr. Welsh, left last'
week for London, where .his Bat-
talion received their colors.
Threshing has again coterie etc-
ed,
Mrs. Hannah''a.hma of Beef (lath
was last week the guest of :Mrs,
Scott.
Mrs, Addison and family visit-
ed friends at London last Week,
Constance
A special sermon wee be preach-
ed in the church to the Canadian
.Order of 1Forresters, on Sunday,
Sept.. 3rd, at 2.80 pm, 911 mem-
bers of the Order are ,5511:011 to
attend.
Mr. and Mrs; Chas, Riley, sr., of.
Tuckersmith spent Sunday the
guests of 11:15' brother, [vfr. Ben.
?Riley. •
S 'Miss Lois' Iiolines of Clinton is
Unable To Sleep
Or Do Any Work.
SUFFERED FROM' HER NERVES.
Mrs. Thomas Harris, 8 Corrigan 'St.,
Kingston, but„ writes; "I had been a
constant sufferer, for many years, with
my nerves, and ,was unable to sleep at
night, or do any work through the day.
I at last decided to consult a doctor and
find out what was reallythe irou
ble
.
The first one told meIwould have to go
under an operation before I would be
well, but I would not consent to this. One
day I took a:fit of crying, and it seemed
that if anyone spoke to me, is would have
to order them out of 'the house. I must
have been crying :redo hours when my
insurance agent came in. Ile advised me
to try a box of Milburn's heart and
Nerve Pills, and I at once sent to the
drug store and got two boxes, and before
I had them takers I felt like a different
person. I have told others about them,
and they have told me they would not
he without them. I.aiu very thankful I
started to take Milburn's heart and
Nerve Pills."
Milburn's Heart and Nerve bills are,
50 cents per box, or 3 boxes for 51.25, et
all dealers or nailed direct on receipt
of price by The T. Milburn Co., Limited,
Toronto, Ont.
Auburn
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Marsh left on
Saturday to spend three months
in the West
Mrs, D.11;<et:iui:l'cudy., of Toronto.
leit on Sarururty after spending, a
few days with old acquaintances
here.
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,Miss Eva lelarah of Detroit came
,home on a Alit on adotrrlay last.
Most of the farmers in this vicin
ity have finished harvest which is
'better than expected.
Mr. and Mrs, Walter Moore, of
Goderich is visiting in the village
this week.
Mr, Joe, Lawson spent Sunday
with friends in Goderich.
Rev. Mrs Conway chats purchased
alelaxweli ear. This manes seven
new cars this season lathe village
and vicinity.'
Mr. John • Evans former hank
teller is spending his holidays here.
Moven
Cn
Mrs. Jim, Whiteman, is visiting
her sister in Peterborough,
Presentations were made hy the
neig,hbors and friends to James
Collins and Geo. Weekes last week
before they returned to Borden.
Mr. and Mrs. Brownlee and Mrs
Wm, Iviwort Were finLuean this
week visiting at the home of Rev;
Or. Barnby, Mrs. Ivison's son -in -
taw.
Mrs. R. Alton, oL Belfast, 'and
Mrs. D. K. Alton of Lanes, have
returned home after a pleasant
visit with their sister, 'Mrs, John-
ston, ,
Geo.ge SteP.iensen of the Sirn..1-
Ong corps training in Ottawa,and
Murray tL isher, in the same work
In Toronto were home,recentjy on
ehOrt furlougg'h.
Mr. and ales. 'Harry White t and,
eons Oliver, motored over from
Stratford last week and visited,
that lady's brother, W. Ali. John-
ston. They .are now 'visiting with
•friends rn Ashfield and West Wa
e.
wanosh.
James Jarrott who was trans-
ferred from, the Plurgns •t o. the
Western University Hospital Unit
left London last 'Friday with the
rest of his company for overseas,
His father, a her M
r. I. Jarrett , alt ai;nd
uncle, Mr. J, McDouald went down
to see him off,
Miss Ethel Dayman who tinder -
Went an operation for appendicitis
two weeks ago ,Qias made a rapid
recovery, '
Miss Etta Jarrett is visiting
friends in Brigton,
• Miss Josey Young' of Loudon 10
(ePonding avist with friends in this
vicinity,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Copper who
have 'b •en sprn.line some time With
friends in this community, have.
returned to their westirn home.
Sirs, ibex, Monteith, who has
been spending, ftViSit 'yids Jriencts
tar Northern Ontario, has returned•
loins,
Mr, and Mrs., T. CraifWford, of
Ripley spent a few days With the
formers sister, Mrs, J, B. ,MeLeen,
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the latter+ part of the week, ' getting well on 10 years they are still
Lope conducted
inccted the s,erviced in StRv,MaSamie'fNorth
East hale and hearty.
Andrew's church on Sunday.
Master Chaviee Th!rmp f in of
London, is stiending a few da{ys
with IvJr. and Mrs, Isaac Jarrod,
Mr: ClJfi0, d Watson „of Camp norden spent , the week -end at his
home hone.
Itir,. Freeborn Jobneton, who has
been with the Carnegie Institution of
Washington, for the past six years, is
now at 'borne visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs, W.11, .Johnston, While in
New Zealand last fall he was impress,
de by the intense loyalty of the,peoplo,
there and felt that he should place'
himself at the disposal ofhis native
land and at first opportunity hehashastened home 'to do so, and after, a
short visit have be expects to go into
training fee overseas service. Mr.
Johnston has had an eventful Mettle
past few years The niftier •portion of
hie time was spent aboard the nor.•
magnetio survey vessel Carnegib. On
his first cruise he was away from the
first of February, 1911, to the first of
February,' 1914 fie sailed first to
Liverpool, and then included' the tol
lowing polls s on the cruise Freetown,
Canary and Madeira Islands, Gape'
Town, Ceylon, Mauritius, Batavia,
Philippine Islands, Fi i, Society Isi
ands, Chile, Falkland lslande, St.
Helena and Bahai, Brazil, Siete he
was detached for land magnetic (Meer
vations and led is successful expedition
through Brazil, Argentina, Peraqusy,
and Uruguay. His last stiction was at
Oorvmba 1500 miles into the interior.
On the two r' next v
o trips of the Carnegie
he bad charge of .the Atmospheric
electric ca serrations. The second trip
included I3amtiierfeet, Norway, Spitz
Bergen, Iceland and Davis Strait. The
vessel got within 000 miles of the
North Pole 00 thea cruise. The third
cruise froin New York began March,
1915, and included the Yinama Oanal,
Sandwich Islands, Alaska and New
Zealand' From New Zealand a cir
cumnavigation trip was completed
around the southern ice cap through.
the Antartic Ocean, making one call
at South Georgia, This trip lasted
four months, during which time the
vessel sailed 17, llltl'milee, passing see'
erl hundred icebergs, the longest of
which was six miles long and two miles
broad, Heavy weather mat hed nearly
the whole of this U'ip. The wind blew
more than seventy miles an houm.. on
fifty five different days. On returning
to New lealrnd he trained) in this sue
censor and on his homeward way con
ducted some special investigations at
Tobiti, San Francisco and San Diego,
Be arrived back in Washington etuly
in August, and in order to enlist for
active service, his resignation was ac
cepted by the Carnegie Institution.
Goderich
A swim in the bake while overheated
ccnsed the death Monday afternoon of
George U. Caron, aged 23. sou of Ur.
Laron, of Detroit, who bee been holi
laying here. Five doctors who work
ed over the body of Ottron after it wale
taken from the water expressed the
opinion that heart taillike was the
cause of death. There was no water
in the lungs. A recent graduate to
lave echo ,l, Mr. Caron had corse here
on Saturday with his parents, IVlonday
father ant son. went from Hotel Sun
set to the beach for aswlm, It wars 90
in the shade, and the younger man
was rather warm when he entered the
water When some distance beyond
his depth, Caron was suddenly seen to
sin lc without warning. His. body was
soon taken out, and his father at
tempted to restore lite. Dr. ,aylor,
Dr. GnItow, Dr. Abbott, a! London,
and Dr. Bolmes later attempted to
reunsemate the young man, The re
mains were torwarded to Detroit.
A Goderich elan white in 1*auiit'a re.
ceutly milled up a livery there and ar
i'ani4rrd to be taken to Guderieh that
nil ht,; claiming he was manager of a
well know hotel here,lvnim the
nein, 'Phe price was settled at 522,
and the party left Elmira aa,d arrived
here Mug before daylight. The man
told the driver, be would see him in
the-inovniug. and its i.er as the Ulan is
cnneerne'd t„ornieg hasn't rums yet,
The authorities are expecting to pick
the nitre up any day, as he is well
known.
Mr. and Mrs. \V'm. Swaffield, of Bei
tannin road, Monday celebrated their
diamond weddalg anniversary. In
1850 M.r. Swel'flrld married Margaret
Salton in Dundas and a short tittle of
terai,nved to trudorich, This was he
fire there were any railroads in this
part of the country, when it was neoes
nary to haul every chio;A from. Loudon,
Me, Sw.ttlleid himself teamed many a
toed frim Londuo to Gudericli and
Kincardine. They had seven children
live of whom ate living: W. S. Swat
field, of Piston, Sask.; J. B. of Cleve
sand; Mrs. G. M. SUlott, of this tuwri;
There are 1.1 gl an Jehildren and 0 great
grandchildren. All the childieu were
Hume to celebrate the eeeaelen with.
the exception of the son Out West,
The grandchildren presented their
grand ate thet, with a beautiful diamond
pin and their graudt'.ither with a dia
mond watch fob. They were also the
recipients of ether h tudsuwe•gifts and
many letters and telegrams from it
distance, all congratulatingg tberli en
reaching their GUth oauniversary of.
their wedding. Although 1101(1 are.
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Goderich Township
'harvest is pretty well through,
A big time 'was ispent at Tipper-'
ary Lodge on Thursday evening
of last week, The "goat'' was
working well, after a long holiday.
It is rumored that Cole's' church
which has been closed for sonic
time, may be bought And turned
into a lodge room,
A, number from this township
took in the Western excursion on
Saturday. ?
Miss Olive Johnson of Wood-
stock is'the guest of Mra and Mrs,
Fred, Leonard.
Mrs, 'Hell and 'daughter Evelyn'
of Clinton spent Friday with Mr,
and Mrs, U. Leonard.
' The Toronto Fair 'Will draw some.•
People from this section next Week
Varna
Alex, Davidson visited in our
midst last week. He Inas been in
Bayfield . for some'time 'recover-
ing, from an operation for appen-
dicitis, fle is al eon of R,V. 'IVIr.
Davidson, formerly' of our village
now of Queen Ann. His brother,
Harvey Davidson, left for over-
seas last week, Another brother,
William Davidson, was killed in
Action some time 'ago, Mr. Day.-',
idson has paid la dear price 'for
the wa'r, giving two sons."The
wag is already a costly affair.
There was a 'big crowd at the
garden party here on • Tuesday
"night. The weather was a trifle
cool but that . did not interfere
with the crowd. The music was
supplied by the Clinton 1 1ltie
Band and Pipers and the Tipper
ary Fife and Drun? Banc(. The
proceeds go to the Varna Ladies
Patriotic; Society.
Stanley
Mr. and Mrs. W. 3. Taylor and
family of Hardistie, S?i•lberta are
sPanding amonlh With the former's
parents, Mr. ane Mrs. Wm, Taylor
on the second of .Stanley.
Taylor is a C. P. R. engineer at
llardistie.
The trustees of S.S. No. 1, Stan-
ley, have xaiseu the school' house
and are putting 'a cements founda-
tion under it. The 'basement will
be used fora storeroom, furnace
and play room. The school: house
Ahielt is frame, Will aliso be resid-
ed and ptinted Mr, Tho.., Wig-
ginton of Clinton bas the con
tract.
Mr. John Diehl has the contract
ffor drawing cement gr.tvel for
,Pepper's bridge.
Mr, Archie Bryant of London
,visited at the home of Mr. John
McCowan last week, 1
Exeter
Ili', Wm. Russell, of Exeter, who re
calved word several weeks ego that
his son, William, who was on active
service in France, had been admitted
to a hospital, suffering from injuriesin
the arm, received further word that
has had his left arm amputated at the
shoulder, and is still in the hospital.
William was about, 23 years of age and
enlisted in London with the 70th Bat
talion and went overseas with that
unit:,
Word was received from England
that. Private Leon Treble, who was
wounded went on active service some
time ago, is progressing nicely and
expects to be out of the, hospital be
fore long. Private Abner Harness,
who was wounded the same time, is
not progressing as favorably as Leon.
Bgtli were members of the fanloue
33rd.
The death took place in Hay 'fawn
ship on Sunday of Robert Campbell,
at the age of 55 years, He had been
ill for some time, and on Sunday sof
feted a stroke of paralysis, passing
away a few hours later. Besides his
wife, he leaves one daughter, Nellie at
home and three brothers. The funeral
took plane to Grand Bend Cemetery
Tuesday afternoon,
Rev. Robert Hicks, of 'Windsor,
preached in James Street Methodist
Church on Sunday, both morning and
evening, and Rev. Ostertrout of Thed
ford will preach August 27th, morning
and evening.
Rehm Kerslake of Usborne bought
Thornes OolIingwood's `house on An
drew street, and Rev, Mr, Yelland of
town bought Mr, alarshall's house on
Andrew etrest.
Seatorth
A party of young ladies from Sea
forth while returning from a picnic at
I3aylied bed a narrow escape from
serious injury. While driving down
the hill front the park with a team
and carryall, the pule slippedthrough.
the neck yoke allowing the hetivy rig
to run 00 the horses which became
unmanageable and overturned the
carryall in the ditch. Miss Geraldine
Carpenter had her shoulder dislocated
but the 'other occupants escaped with
a few bruises and a bad shaicen' up.
Lieut. 17. Stewart Scott, of the haler
Battalion and formerly of this 'town,,.
was married in Guelph on Thursday
to Miss Kathleen Stephenson, of that
city,
1)r. J. LI, McFaui, of Toronto, is vis'
icing at the home of his father, Mr. L.
L, Mcraul, who has peen seriously ill
for some time,
Mr. John Hawthorne hes been en.
gaged as superintendent of the Tucker
smith Telephone System as successor
co the late Mr. Roach.
Mullett
Miss' Della Britton has returned
home after spending two weeks at the
I I 1 home of Mr, henry Aflame.
Mrs. Inglis of Kincardine and little
sou spent one day, last week at .the
home of her cousin per. Henry Adams.
The following information ie glean
ed from Hulletr, voters' list for 1910,
the first posting of which appeared on
August 7th. There are in the town
iihip 878 voters, 523 of which are quail'
fled to act as jurors, There 112 per
•F
sonsentitled to vote
at bothmunicipal
al
and elections to the LeKielative AeseAssort
bly; 143 at municipal elections .only,
and 23 at elections to. the Legislative
Assembly only.
Toronto Daily papers were unstinted.
in their praise of Miss lsabell Scott,
daughter of Mx". Rohl. Scott, of Rullett
p y who was a .nurse in a hospital in the
tire stricken district in N Ontario.
'ibe Torouto Star says "Oo many lips
today wore heard words of praise, al
r y� most of veneration for Miss Isabella
dlsss
Seotttt the nurse and heroine of the
, er,
Miss Annie Geddes, Sed.line, Morrie,
has been engaged to teach the Me;
Vir,tie school on 13th Con. Bullet, netts:',
m ISnndesboro at a salary of 5000, Miss';
SIR 'RRY'P131 L ET'C of Tnto ' Ges haphsbe a Else,;
formerENeonrmaradcr oforolire teacddeher andg wilt doroven werellelf to Hallett. to
Queen's Own, note' created a Rev,, Bohr, Pearson, recently of
Brigadier General t Calgary, has been in France since'2nc1
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of August, He went, overseas as Cap
rain in the 89 Battalion, hut has been
transfered to the 49th of Edmonton,
This is the Battalion his brother in law
Pte. Coiling. was with when he met
hie death. We wish Capt. Pearson a
We crusade. The. Capt. is a brother
of Mrs. Wesley Beacom of this, town
ship.
IRIyth
MMlr, and Mrs. McCormick of Listowel,
visited their son, Rem -R.3. Mc0or.
miek.
Mr. John Rolm of Winghaw, and
Mr. Reid Wright of London, attended
the funeral on Sui.L.ty of the late Mr.
James Gibson.
Ma A, M. (iarthew, manager of the
Baulc of Hamilton, is enjoying a two
week's vacation.
Miss Gladys Laundy has secured . a
school near Wiarton.
Rev. D. W. Turner is spending his
vacation in Eastern Ontario.
On Sunday Mr, .A, T. Cooper of Olin
ton will have charge of the temper
once services in the Methodist church.
Mrs, I3, Marshall ie able to be around
again after her 'scent illness,
A. band concert will heheld on Tues
day evening in aid of Red Grose fund.
This section has lost another good
citizen in the death of James Gibson,
On Tuesday night he was striken with
paralysis from which he never rallied,
He was one of the older residents of
this section and always held the re
speer of the whole eunimunity, Mr.
Gipson Was born in the township Of
Kility, Leeds County, in 1814, and at
the age of 19 came to Morris township.
Ia1871 he was married and moved to
the farm where he had since resided.
Two sons and eight daughters survive,
name'y, bliss Ella aod. Mrs, J. C. Law
son, Blyth; Mrs McCall, William,
James, and Miss Same, Morris; Mee.
Atkinson, I{agersville; ' Mrs, Cole,
Saskatchewan; Miss Rnhy, Edmonton;
Miss Gerrie, Thainesford, Mr. Gibson
was an active member of the ?deaho
diet Church and also of the Orange
order having occupied every chair in
the lora) lodge and marched with
them et the last 12 of July celebration,
In polities be was a Conservative.
The funeral was held Sunday after
noon and was under the auspices of
the Orange order,
Personal
Teacher: "What conies after 1.1'
Small Boy: "Dunno."
Teacher: "What have 1 op each side
of my nose7"
Small Boy: "Freckles."
Sympathy, For Audience
Scene: Soldiers' concert at whicb
no alcoholic liquors are being sup•
plied, the men being served With
mineral waters by young lady heipera
Soldier (to young lady helper):
"Do you see that the man who Is
singing has got his eyes half shut?"
Young Lady: "So he has. What's
he doing that for?"
Soldier; "He can't bear to look at
us. He _knows wot we're cufferin' "
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Ontario Government giving effect
on SePteMber est to the vete of the
people of BerlinOut,, to change
the name to Kitchener, Ont,
PLAGUE OF CRICKETS,
This section was visited with
swarms of crickets which appeared
over the week end. They were
very thick on Monday night.
A SPLENDID IDE A,
Mr, Joseph Copp, the Isaac st.
painter makes the following sug-
gestion.—'Now that the main
streets are oiled _let the merchants
in sweeP.ng. put the dart into boxes
enstead of sweeping the refuse into
the gutter, which will cause dust
to fly when there is of slight wind.
—This is a, splendid 11105 and
should be taken he leart by the
storekeepers. Let us be tidy,
'FORMER RESIDENT PASSES
AWAY AT TARA. I
At Tara, on Sunday, Isabella A,
Riddell, relict of the late Thomas
R.FPoster, aged 86 years, passed
away. Deceased was a former re-
sident of Clinton, when her hus-
band ran the 'woollen mills here,
but moved away from here 40 years
ago. 'Her husband Predeceaseu her
over 9 years ago. The funeral was
held from Wm Cantelon's home on
Thursday morning •apd burial
took place at the Clinton cemetery
Fuller particulars 1v5i1 be given
next week,
BROTHER 13URIEID,
The funeral took placedast Fri-
day of Sohn IvIt'Konzle of. Ashfield,
'brother of T. McKenzie and Mrs
Wm. Cooper, of Clinton. 1VIr Mc-
Kenzie was in his 72nd year, and
was assisting in taking .off the her,.
vest atthe home of his eon-in-laey,
John McKay, of Kintell, and; While
on a joad of grain was overcome by
heart -failure and fell Mt the load.
He fell on his head,lbut the doetnrs
i bink it was not the fall that caus-
ed 'his death as no 'bones were
broken. Two :daughters survive
him. 'He had lived: almost all hie
life in Ashfield Township, coming
here as an early'. settler from low-
er Canada, over 55 years ago.
REX. CL•Ure' NOW A LIEUT.
Stratford Beacon —The many
friends of Lieut, Rex Cluff willhe
pleased to hear that he has re-
ceived an appointment with the
161st Huron Battalion as lieuten-
ant. Rex, enlisted last January
with the 161st J3attalioi and tools
the officers' course in London, ob-
taining his commission, 'However"
as no appointment Presented itself
R:eie rejoined 'hie battalion as a
eo.rporaj. He 18 at present At his
bone in the, city and will assume
his new elution ore Monday next.
This is the second son of Rev. W.
T. Cluff to.holct acommies' .on in
the Canadian army., Lieut, Howard
Cluff having let t hei:eevith the 71st
I3attatlion, t
til
Toronto 0
Elects
aLiberal
1e- the substantial majority- of
643 Mr, Hartley Dewart,K.C, Lib-•
eral, defeated Mr. James A, Norris,
Conservative, in Monday's bye-
tlectiOn fn Southwest Toronto. The
polling took place to ff1 the vac-
ancy caused by the death? of :lion,
J. J, ?Foy, Attorney -General ia
the Whitney Administration, The
Conservative, majority for the seat
at the last election was 3,783.
Mr. (Dewart is the first in:lorala
elected to represegt .a Toeronto
seat in the Legislature in 26 years.
In' 1890 Mr. Joseph Tait, Liberal,
'was elected with Messrs,. E. P, and
''ILE. Clarke, Conservatives, Mr.
Tait sat 'only for one term,
Whether on the Political plat-
form, upon which he has appear-
ed for upward', , of twenty -live
years, in the court groom, or
among Qri,i hosts of friends, QVIr.
H. Hartley Dewart has 'been for
years a conspicuous figure inTo.,
ionto, and far beyond,
AMLMA LADIES' S'
�% COLLEGE
A
OPENS ITS THIRTY-SIXTH
YEAR ON SEPTEMBER
TWELFTH :\ NINETEEN
HUNDRED &- SIXTEEN
Fotroalendarand terms: R. !, W erner,M, A., D.D„ Alma College, St, Thomas, Ont,