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THE SEAFORTH NEWS.
Doyle
OH;AP,TIER I.
a, flames 1Folthengild West, student
of law in the University of St. An'd-
rew's, have endeavored in the •ensuing
pages to lay my 'statement before the
'public is a concise and tbusiness-dike
fashion, It is not my 'wish to achieve
literary success; nor have 'I any de-
sire by the graces of my style, or by
the artistic ordering of my incidents,
to tt'hsow a deeper shadow over the
strange passages .off which I shall
have to speak. iMy, highest ambition
is that those who ;know something of
the matter 'should, after reading my
account, be able to 'conscientiously
indorse it without finding a single
paragraph in which I have either add-
ed to or detracted from the truth.
Should'.I attain this result, I shall rest
amply satisfied with the outcome of
my first, and prolbalb1y my last, ven-
ture in .literature.
It was my intention to write ou
the sequence of events in due"
order
depending upon worthy hearsay when
I was describing :that which was ibe-
yond my own ,personal knowledge. I
have now, however, through the kind
co-operation of friends, 'hit upon a
plan which promises to .be Mess oner-
ous to the and more satisfactory to
the reader. This is nothing less than
to make use of the various manu-
scripts which I have by me bearing
upon ,the subject, and to add to them
,first-hand evidence contributed by
those who had the best 'opportunities
of knowing 'MajarlGeneral J, 'G. 'Hea-
therstone. 'In pursuance of this de-
sign ''I shall lay' before the public the
testimony of Israel Stakes, formerly
coachman at 'Cloomiber Hall, and of
John Easterling, now practising at
Stranraer, in Wigtowns'hine. To these
I add a verbatim account extracted
from the journal of the late John Ber-
thier 'Heatherstone, of the events
which occurred in the Thul Valley in
the autumn of '411, toward the end of
the first Afghan tear, with a descrip-
tion of the skirmish in the'Ter.ada de -
,file, and of the death of the man called
iGhoolab Shah, To myself I reserve
the duty of filling up all the gaps. and
chinks which may be left in the nar-
rative. By this arrangement I have
sunk from the position of an author
to that of a compiler, but on the
other hand my work has ceased to be
o
a story y and has expanded into a ser-
ies of affidavits.
chair of 'Sansorit in any of his native
universities, and no demand any'w'here
for the only mental wares which . ire'
had to dispose af, we should: have
been .forced to retire into genteel.pov-
erty, consoling ourselves with the
aphorisms and precepts of Firdousi,
Omar Chiam, and other of his East-
ern favorites, had. it not .been for the
unexlpected kindness, and liberality of
his half -(brother, Wt liam ,Farintosh,
the Laird of Branks'o•md, fn Wig-
tawns!hire,
This 'William "Farin'to'sdv was the
proprietor Of a landed estate the ac-
reage of which bore, unfortunately, a
,most disproportional relation to its
value, for it formed the bleakest and
most !barren tract of land in the
whole of a:Ibleak and barren shire. As
a bachelor, however, his expenses had
been small, and he had contrived
from the rents of his scattered cot-
tages, and the sale of the (Galloway'
t - nags, which he bred upon the moors,
'My father, John 'Hunter Wiest, was
a well-known ,Oriental and ,Sanscrit
scholar, and his name is still of
weight with those who are interested
in such matters, He it was who first
after .Sr. 'William Jones called atten-
tion to the great value of early Peas-
ian literature, and his tranlations .from
both Hafiz and from Ferideddin Ater
have earned the warmest commenda-
tions from the Baron. Von Hammer-
,Purgstall, of Vienna, and other dis-
tinguished ,Continental critics. In the
issue of the Ottienta'lisches iSeienz -
britt for January 18-, he is• describ-
ed as "Der beru'hmte ,und• Behr gele-
hrnte Hunter Vest von Editvburgh—
a passage .Which I well remember°
that he cut out and stowed away with
a pardonable vanity, among the most
revered family archives.
IHe had been brought up to be a
solicitor, or Writer to the Signet, as
it is termed in Scotland, but his
learned hablby absorbed so much of
his time that he had little to devote
to the p,ursuit of his profession. When
his clients . were seeking ,him at his
'ehantlbers in George street he was
buried in the recesses of the Advoc-
ates' Library, or poring oversome
moldy manuscript at the Philbsophic-
al Institution, with his brain more ex-
ercised over the code which,' !Menu
propoun,ded•six hundred years before
the birth off Christ than; over the
knotty problems of Scottish 'law in
the nineteenth century, ,Hence it can
hardly be Wondered at that as his
learning'accurnulated his practice dis-
solved, until at the very moment
when he had attained the zenith of
his celebrity he had also .reached the
nadir o;f his fortunes. There being no
not only to live as a laird should, but
to put" by a considerable suss in the
bank. We 'lead heard little from our
kinsman during„the days of our com-
,parative prosperity; but just as we
were at our wits'.end, fhcre carne a
letter like a ministering angel, giving
us assurance of sympathy and suc-
cor. In it the Laird of 'Btauksome
told us that one df his lungs had been
growing weaker for some time, and
that Dr. ,Easterling, of ,Stranraer, haat
strongly advised him to spend the
few years Which were left to hint in
some more genial climate. He had'de-
termined, therefore. to set out for the
South of Italy, and he :begged that
we should' take up aur residence at
Branksome in his absence, and that
my father should act as his land ste-
ward and agent at a salary which
placed us above all fear of want. Our
mother had been dead for seine years,
so that there were only myself, my
father, and my sister .Esther to con-
sult; and it may readily be imagined
that it did not take us long to decide
upon the acceptance 'of the laird's
generous offer. My father started for
Wigtown that very night, while Es-
ther and I followed a few days after-
ward, bearing with us two potato -
sacks full of le'arned *books, and such
other. of our household effects as
were worth the trouble and expense
of transport,
CHAPTER LI,
Of The Strange Manner In Which a
Tenant Came to sCdoomber.
rBranksome might have appeared a
poor dwelling -place 'when compared
to the house of an English squire; but
to us, after our long - residence - in
stuffy apartments, it was of regal
magnificence. The building was broad
spread and low, with red -tiled roof,
diamond -paned windows, and a pro-
fusion of dining -rooms with stroke-
blackened ceilings and oaken •wain-
scots. In front was a small lawn, girt
round with a thin fringe of haggard
and ill -grown beeches, all gnarled and
withered from the blighting effects' of
the sea spray. IBelhind lay the scat-
tered hamlet of Branksome-.B'ere—a
dozen cottages at most—inhabited by
rude fisher -folk who looked upon the
laird as the natural protector. To the
west was the broad yellow beach and
the Irish sea; while in all other direr-
tions the desolate moors, grayish
green in the foreground and purple in
the distance, stretched away in long
lotw curves to the horizon.
Very . bleak and lonely it was upon
this Wigtown coast. A 'man might
walk many a weary .' mile and`': never
see a living thing except the white
heavy flapping kittiwakes,. which
screamed and cried . to each other
with their shrill sad voices. Very
lonely and very ',bleak! Once out Of
sight off Brankgomie and there was n'o'
sign of th,e works of man save only
where the high white tower off
Oloo•mber Hall shot up, like. the head-
stone off some giant 'grave, from ;amid
the firs .and larches • which girt it'
round. ' This , great house, a mike or
more fno'nr our d'w:ell}ng, had been
built 'by a wealthy 'Glasgow merchant
of• strange tastes and lonely habits:
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• THUiRSDIAY, JULY 28,1932
but -at the time of our 'arrival it had canny tae meddle a vi' such things.”
been untenanted' for many years, `and " "'Why, man,' I cried, "you don't
Stood with . weather -blotched walls su'plpose a wraith carte here ,in 'a :gigl.
and vacant staring windows looking What are those lights away yonder,.
by the avenue gates?"
"The lamps o' a gig, sure enough!"
exclaimed my companion in a less
lugubrious voice. "Let's steer for it,
Master West, and speer where she
hails frae.`''
'BY this time night had closed' in
save for 'a single Tong, narrow slit in
tlie''wiesfwaird. 'S'tumb'ling across the
moor together, we made our way info
the 'Wigtown Road, at the point'
where the high stone pillars mark
the entrance to the ICloontlbei• avenue,.
A tall dog -oast stood in front of the
gateway, the horse browsing upon t'he.
thin border of grass ' which skirted
blankly oiit `over the hillside, Ehtpty
and mildewed, it served only as a
landmark to the fishermen, for they
had found by experience that by
keeping the laird's 'chimney and the
•wh'ite tower of Clogmiber in a line
they could steer their way through
the ugly reelfwhich raises its, jagged
back, like ilhalt of some sleeping anon
ster, above tire troubled waters of the
wind-slwiept bay.
To this wild spot it was that fate
had .brought my father, my sister, and
myself. For us its loneliness h'ad no
terrors. After the hubbub and bustle
of a great city, and tihe. weary ,'task
of upholding appearances upon a
slender income, there was a grand
so'u}-.'sooth'itug serenity in the long
sky -line and the eager, air. Here i at
least there was no neighbor to pry
and ohatter. The laird had' heft ' his
Phaeton and -two ponies behind him;
with the aid of which my father and
I would' go the round of the estate
doing such light duties` as fall to an
agent; while our, gentile Esther looked
to -our' household 'needs, and *brighten-
ed the dark •olid building . Su'ch' was
our si'mp'le uneventiful existence until
the summer night when an unlaoleed-
for incident ocburred'•which arrived to
be the herald ;'o'f those 'strange do-
ings. which I have taken up my pen
to describe,.
It had been my habit to pull out
of an .evening in the laird's skiff and
to catch a few whiting which might
serve for our supper. 0n this •well-
remennbered occasion' my sister cane
with me, sitting with her book in the
stern -sheets of the boat, while I hung
tmylinles over, the bows. The sun had
sunk down .behin'd the rugged :Irish
coast, ,,but a long bank of flu'slred
clouds st11 marked the spot, and cast
a glory upon t'he waters. The whole
broad ocean -was seamed and 'scarred
with crimson streaks. I had risen
the boat, and was gazing round
delight at th,e 'broad, , ;panorama
shore and sea and, sky,_ whet my s
ter plucked at my sleeve with a lit
sharp cry of surprise. -
":S'ee,.John," she cried; "There is
light in Clootnb'er Tower!"
I turned my 'head and stared 'ba
at the tall white turret . which ,peep
out above the belt ,of trees: As I, gaz
I distinctly sa'w' at ane of the wi
chows the glint of .a, light, Which sn
denly van'is'hed, and then shone o
once more,from another higher u
There it flickered for some time, a
finally flashed past two successi
windows u'ndern;eath before the tre
obscured our view of it. I't was cle
that some one bearing a lamp or ca
dle had climbed up the tower .tai
and had then returned into the bo
of the house.
"Who in the world can.it he!" I e
claimed, speaking rather to myse
than to Esther, for T could see 1
the surprise upon •her face that s
had no solution to offer. "May
some of the folk front Branksont
Bare have wanted to look over t
place."
tMy sister shook her head. "The
is not one of them would flare to s
foot within the avenue gates," sh
said. "*Besides, John, the keys a
kept by the house-ageait at Wigto'w
Were they ever so curious, none
our people .could find their way in."
'When I .reflected upon the nassiv
door and ponderous shutters whic
guarded the lower story of Cloontbe
I .could not 'but admit the force o
my sister's objection, The uutimel
visior mush dither have used .consid
erable violence is order to force hi
way in, or he must have,dbtain'ed pas
session of the .keys, 'Piqued by th
little mystery, I pulled for t'he beach
with the determination to see for my
self who t'he intruder 'niig'ht be, an
what were his intentions, 'Leaving m
sister, at Branksomej-and summon
ing Seth Jamieson; .an old man -o'
war's=man, and' one of the stoutest •o
the fishermen, I set off acros's th
moor with him through the gatherin
darkness.
"It hasna got a .guid name afte
dark, you hoose," remarked my cam
panion, slacicetiing his pace percept
ibiy as I explained to him the nature
of our errand, "It's: no' for , naething
that him *ha owns it wunna gang
within a S'cot'ch revile o't,".
"Well, Seth, there is sotne one who
has no fears about going into it,'
said I, pointing to the great white
building wlhieh flickered up in front
Of us through the gloom. The light
'whichit had observed `from the 'sea
was m'ov'ing 'backward and forward
:Past the lower .floor'windolws, the
shutters 'of . which'' had been removed
I could, not see that a second fainter
light followed a few paces behind
'the other. Evidently two indiv'idual's,
the one with a l'atnp and the other
with a candle or tjttsihl'ight, were mlak-
ing., a ,careful' examination] of ' the.
'btaWdThg,
"Let ilka man blow h'is aim p'ar-
ribch," said Seth. Jamiies'ondoggedly,
coming to a dead 's'top• 'What is 'it
tae us if a wraith ora bogie ch'oose's
tae talk' a fancy tae Cloomber? (It's no
"It's a'rich't'1" said Jamieson; taking
a close look at the deserted vehicle.
"I ken it weed. It 'belongs tae Meis-
ter M1dNeil, the factor !b'ady frac iW'ig
town=him Who keeps the 'keys."
"`Then we may as well have speech'
from hien' now that we are here," II
answered. "'They are ,coming down,
if I am not mistaken.." As I spoke
We heard the slam of the heavy dio'or,
and within a flew minute's two figures
the one tall and angular, the afthea,.
short and thick, cani•e , toward us
through the darkness. They were
talking so earnestly that they did not
observe ua until they had pa's'sed
through the avenue gate,
tGoad evening, IMr. MicNeil," said
I, stepping ]forward and add're'ssing
the Wigtown factor, with whom I
had some slight acquaintance. The
smaller. _df the two turned his face.
toward me as I spoke, and showed me
that I was not mistaken in• his ident-
ity, but his taller companion sprang
back and showed every sign of vio-
lent agitation.
""What is this, McNeil?" I heard
him say, in a gasping, choking voice.
"'Is this your, promise What . is the
meaning of it?"
"Don't be alarmed, general! Dant
be alarmed!" said the 'little fat factor
in a soothing fashion,as one might
speak to a frightened child. "This is
young Mr. Fothergill West, of 'Brank
some, 'though what brings hint up
here to -night is maze,thanI can un-
derstand. (However,. as : you are to be
,eighbors,,.I can't do better than take
the opportunity to introduce you to
each other. Mr. West, this is General
Heatherstone, wiro is -about to take a
lease of. Clootnlber Hall."
I held out my band to the tall man,
who took it in a 'hesitating, half-relu'c
tart fashion, "I came up," I explained
'because I saav your lights in thewin-
dows, and thought that something
might be wrong, I am very glad I did
so, since it has giwen me the chance
af'making the 'general's acquaintance."
'Wh'ilst I was talking I' was con-
,
salmis that the new tenant of Cloom-
fiber Hall was peering at me very
closely 'thorough the darlkness. As I
concluded he stretched' out a long
tremulous arta' and turned' the gig-
lamp in such a way as to throw a
flood of light upon my face.
"Good God, McNeill" he cried in
t'lte same frightened voice as before.
"the fellow's as 'brown as cho'cotlate1
He's not an. Englishman—you, sir?"
"I'un a S'cotchman, born and bred,"
said 1, with an- inclination to laugh'
which was only checked by my' new
acquaintance's obvious terror.
"A Scatchntan, eh?" said he with a
sigh of relief. `°It's all one nowadays.
You' nmst excuse me, sir.—,Mr, West,
I'nm nervous; infernally nervous,
Come along, MdNeil; we must be
back in Wigtown in less than an
hour. Good night, gentlemen, . good
night!" The two cla'nibered into their
places; the factor cracked 'his whip,
and the high dog -cart clattered away.
through the dankness, casting a brid-
liamh tunnel of yellow light on either
side of it, until the rumble • o -f its
wheelb died away in the distance.
"What do you think of our new
neighbor, "Jamieson?" 1 asked after a
long silence.
"'Deed, Mr. West, the seems, as he
says himself, to be vena nervous.
Vraybe his conscience is bot o'order"
s liver, more likely," said I. "He
looks" as if he had tried his constitu-
tion a bit. But it's 'blowing chill, Seth
ntylad, and it's time;, both of us were
indoors," rI bade my companion good
night; and struck off across the moors
for the cheery rucldiy light,'' which
Marked the;paill'or windows off Br'ank-
s'oni e.
'OHIAIP'TIER TIDI.
Of Our Further Acquaintance With
Major-IGe'neral J. B. Healtherstane,
There was, ,as may well be imagined
much stir among our .'mall commun-
ity at the news that the Hall was to
be inhab'i'ted once more, and con'sid-
,era'b•le speculation as to the new' ten-
ants an'd' their objects in ohi'os'i'ng
this parti.cular, part of thec'ountry for
their residence, !1't speedily; became
apparent that,. ,whatever their motives
might be, they, had definitely deter-
mined upon a lengthy stay; far relays
of plumbers land of joiners came down
from Wigtown, and there was ham-
mering and repairing going on front
moaning 'till n
how quick the signs of the wind anld
weather were effaced, unci the great
square -set. house was all as spick-
and-span a though' it ltad been ,erect-
ed yesterday. There were abundant
signs that;;tnouey was no -considera-
tion to General IT-I'eathersttoite, amid
that it' 'was, not on the 'sc'ore cif ro
trenchnaent that Ile had taken up ;lis
abode among' its.
"It may be that he is devoted ',to
study," suggested nay father; as we
ut;,scussed the question at the break-
fast table. 'Perhaps he has chosen
this secluded spot 'to finish some
magn114n1 opus inp'os, which l e is en-
gaged, If t'h'at is the case, I slli'oul'd
Abe happy Ito lethli nt'ha've the runof
my library."
Esther and I laughed at the grandi-
loquent manner in which the Spoke of
the two potato -sucks full of books.
"It May be as you say ' said I, "but
the •gen'erail ,did n.o't. strike .rue during
our 'short interviiew`as being a iman
who was' likely to ihiave 'any very pro-
nounced literary tastes. '1'f S might
hazard a guess, 1 Should say that he
is here upon medical advice, in the
hopes that the complete quiet and. the
fresh, air- may 'restore' his shalttered
nervous system. Lf you had seen how
he glared at met and the twitching .of
his 'lingers, you w'oluid have thought
it needed, some iestoring."
"I do wonder whether he h'a•s a wife
and'a fa'miily," said my sister "Pfoor
souls, how lonely they will be! Why;
excepting ourselves, ' there is not a
family that they -could . speak, to for
seven tti'ales or 'm'ore."'
"General Heatherstone' is a very
distinguished soldier, remarked my
father,
• "Witty, papa, however carne you to
know anything about 'h'im?"
"Ah; my 'dears," said iiny father,
smiling at us over his coffee -cup, "you
were laughing at my library 'just now
but you see it may be very useful at
times," "As he spoke he took a red -
covered volume fno'm a shelf and tur-
ned Over' the pages. 'This is an Ind-
ian army list Of three years back," he
explained, "and here is the very gen-
tleman we want—,Heathers'tone J. B,
Cannrrattder of the Bath,' my dears,
and `V.C.' think of that, 'V.iC,=`for-
merely Colonel" ht the Indian Inifantry,
41st Bengal Foot, but now retired
with the rank of major -general.' In
this other column is a record o'f his
services -'capture of Ghuznee and
defense -of Jellalalbad, Sobraon, ;Indian
mutiny and reduction of Ouch. Five
'tines mentioned in dispatches.' I
think, my dears,' that we have cause
to bepraud of our new neighbor."
"It doesn't mention then whether
he ismarried or not, I suppose?"
asked Esther:
"No," said my father,.' wagging his
white head with a keen appreciation
of his own humour. "It doesn't in-
clude that under the heading off
`daring actions'—though it very well
might, my dear, it very, well might."
All our doubts, however, upon this
head were very Soon set at rest, for
on the very day that the repairing and
the furnishing had been completed I
had occasion to ride into Wigtown,
and II met upon the way a carriage
which was -bearing General, Heather -
stone • and his fainly to their new
Nome. An elderly lady, worn and
sickly looking, was by his side, and
o'ppoaite him sat a young fellow
albout my own age and a girl who ap-
peared to• be a couple of years young-
er.'I raised my hat, and was about to
pass thetas, when the general shouted
to his coachman to pull up, and held FIAIRIM AND ISOLATED 'DOWN
his hand to mei I amid see now
in the daylight that his face, althougltiPRIOIPIERfTY, 0.11 LY, INSURED
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harsh and sltern,: was capable of as- Officers — John Beunewfes, Brod-
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rod.
'aiming a not unkindly expression, hagen, ,President; Jas. Cotynolly, 'God -
"How are you, Mr. Flotiaerg l erich, Vice -'Pres.; ID. F. MCGregc ,
West ?" he cried. "I meat apologize Seaforth 'No. 4, 'Sec.-Treas.
to you if I. was a little brusque tlte. Directorsa-Geo, R. McCartney, Sea -
other Tight—you will excuse an oLd forth. No. 3; Alex. Broadfioot, Sea
soldier who has spent the ;best part 'fortth,No. 3; 'T,+ames'Ev'ans,' ISeafo :
Of his life an, harness: All the same
No. '5; IRobt, Ferris, Blyth !No. ; jos.
Sholdice Waitmt
you roust cohlfes's that you are rather 1 No. 4; John Pepper,
dark-skin•ned,' for a S'ootchsnan" 03rucsfie+1d1 Wi}lion. Knox, Zondesr
""We have a ,Spani's'h strain in our borough.
blood, said I, wondering at his re- Agents -Jas. Watt, Blyth No. 1' W.
•curren'ce to the topic.. E. +Hin'ohley, ISe'afort'h; J. A, Murray,
"That would, of course, accotinit fo''r Seafortrh''No, 3; W, J, Yeo, •Clinton
it," he rem'arlkecl. "My dear," to his No..3; R. G. Jarmvth„ Bornholm
wife, "allow me bi
to introduce t. Po-IAuditans — Jas. Kerr, ;Sea'foc'th-
thergill Wiest to you, 'This is my son Thos. Moylan, Seaforth No. '5.
atari my daughter, We le'a've cone here
in search of teat, Mr. West -complete'
resit." '
""And' you could" dot' possibly have
'to a beltter +place," said I.
"Olt, you this k so?" he answered;
"I suppose it is very quiet indeed, and
very lonely. You might walk through
these country lansa at night, 1` dare
say, and never meet a' soul, eh?"
'Well, there are .oat many about
after: dark," I said. •
"And yolu are molt much troubled
with vagrants or''wandering beg-
gars, eh? Nat many tinkers or tramps
or rascally gypsies -no vermin off that
sort a'b'out ?"
"I find it rather coded," Said Mrs.
Heatherstone, drawing her thick seal-
skin mantle tighter round her filguic.
"We are detaining Mr. West, ,too."
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
Medical
DR.' H, HUGHRO�SIS, Physicist
and Surgeon, Late of Louden Hew
pital,' London, England,. Speeiai
attention to diseases of the eye, ret,;,
nose and throat. Office and anal=
dence behind Dominion Banlc. Office
Phone No, 5; Residence Phone 104.
DR. F. J. BURROWS,' •Seaforh.'s.'
Office and residence, Goderich strews,
east of the United Church, 'Coronae'
for the County of Huron. T'ele;pha t
No. 46.
DIR. C. MIA'OIcAY.—C, Mack.'I,
honor graduate of Trinity 1Univetnitp
and gold medallist of Trinity Medical[
College; 'member of the; College ,pi
Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.'
DR. F. J. R. h10'RISITER—Eye, Eat
Nose and Throat. Graduate in Medi-
cine, 'University of Toronto101
Late, 'Assistant New York Opbthel- I�ffi
mic and Aural Institute, Moorefield
Eye, and Golden Square throat hospi-
tals, London, 'England. At Comm-
ercial Hotel, 'Seaforth, 3rd' Monday in
each - month, from 11 a.sn. 30 $
DIR. W. C. SIPiRlO'A'T.— Graduate of
Faculty of Medicine, University' of
Western Ontario, London. Mcisubae'
of College ' of Flhysidians and Sur-
geons of Ontario. 'Office in sear oe
Aberhart's ' drug store, Seafor
Phone 90. Hours 1.30-4 p,m., 7.3(
-9 p.m. Other hours by app'ointimea&
Dental
DR J. A. M'UN'N, Successor to
Dr. R. R. Ross, graduate of North-
western University, Chicago, Ill.
Li-
centiate Royal College , of Menta[ Sur-
geons,
ur
geons, Toronto., Office over Sills'
hardiware, Main St., Seaforth. Phase
151.
DA. F. J. BECH'ELY, gradtaate
Royal College of Dental Surgeoaet
Toronto. Office over W. R. Smith's
grocery, Main St, Seaforth. Phone;office,185'W, residence 1$5J.
Auctioneer.
'GEORGE ELIfi'OTT, Licenoeel
Auctioneer for:the County of limey..Arrangements can be made for Sale
Date at The Seaforth News. Charges
*moderate and satisfaction gurantee+d.
WATSON AND REID'�
REAL ESTATE
AND IN'S'U'RAN'CE AGENIC'
(Succssors to James 'Watson)
MATIN S'T., SiEAF1OIRTH, ONT.All kinds of Insurance risks effect-
ed at lowest rates` : in First -Clave
Companies.
THE McKILLOP
Mutual Fire Insurance Coe.
OTa be Continued).
fight, Iit was surprising Want and For Sale Ads, 1 time 255c
Parties desirous" to effect insurance
or transact other business, well be
promptly attended to by applications
to any of the above namedofficers' ad-
dressed to their respective • poae
offices,
!Cheapest of all 'Oils.—Considering
the qualities of Dr. Thomas' Edec-
tric Oil it is the cheapest of all prep-
arations offered to the public. It is
to be found in every drug store is
Canada from coast to coast, and all
country merchants keep it for sale. Sia,
being easily procurable and extremely
moderate in ,price, no one should be
without a bottle of it.
'A man Went to see how he could be
cured of the habit of s'n'oring.
"Doers your snoring disturb yaasr
wife?"
"`Dices it disturb my wide?" echoed;
the'm'anr "Why it disturbs the whole
congregation," 1
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