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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1895-03-15, Page 1day of ds and LSF ss errors ,LIN(1 mence- with a t-c•Iass oprie- r t iende i alai new that tit' ?ne. es to Its Jae ewest selling upon it. ft, ta-nI be aaple`e IIx P Ahl•P hand. 4 e e:x- ne to which Ration retell tersell lends. riding ng in rte for ).paha on.-- tob% , have fur a :•r 0 -riee Sfiss fen field, lute wove and - ht cf Ei iii Sent -Iver • rune y Crit thi' in Mots (-tt. t t'r- the out - i s're `tial t d t, ph of tsi, stn ick tet 'ht ad a `re ttr ter �.T 4 TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR WHOLE NUMBER, 1,422. TALK - ABOUT CLOTHES. Have you ever noticed what widely different garments for male wear come under this title ? `Every man must have Clothing, but there are clothes and clothes. There are clothes that simply satisfy the demand for decent covering, and clothes again that gratify the taste that comes with culture and progress. By good right there ought to be no clothing that does not come up to the latter standard. But there is—we do not keep it, but you have seen it with its general appearance of slovenliness and ill comforr. The kind of Clothing we make is that which satisfies the taste of the buyer, and gives him that sense of comfort which is only felt in good fitting, well -Made garments. Another important feature is our prices. We have a large stock, and must not let any question of price bin- der prompt Bellini. To be on the safe side, we have put prices down so close that the quotation • of them will carry conviction of cheapness to every man who sees the goods. Our Spring sock is nowl ready, and. we cordially invite you to drop in and see what is going to be the correct thing to wear. We always lead while others follow. HAT DEPARTMENT. The latest styles and colors in Stiff and Soft Hats are here. Stiff Hats; 25c to $3. Soft Hats, 25c to $3.50. Boys' Hats, 25c to 1.2. No house in this section approaches us for variety, style and price. We are Leaders in Our Line. Jackson & Greig, SEAFORTH, - - - ONT. COMING-_ Prof. Chamberlain EYE SPECIALIST, Will be at U. O. Bosworth's 'Drug Store, Stratford, FRI- DAY and SATURDAY, Mar.h .15th and 16th. SCIENCE Has Conquered, And made it passible to restore defec- tive eyesight to normal vision. J. S. ROBERTS Having taken a course of studies at the Detroit Optical Institute, is pre- pared to fit all defects of vision. Astigmatism, Hypermetropia, Myopia, Presbyopia, Or any Compound Defect. Astigmatism is due to irregular shape of the eye, and is usually congenital, but is often caused by im- properly fitted glasses. Many soho*l' ohildren with this defect are called stupid, but with properly fitted glasses they may become the brightest of scholars. This is quite a common and dangerous defect. Hyper- metropia is , malformation which tkeeps the ciliary muscle in con -Stant use, whereas In the normal eye it is at rest when looking at a distancai This detect, if neglected, may result in nervous depression and pain, and even prostration. Myopia is a diseased condition of the eye, which should be very carefully fitted to prevent an increase of the defect, and per- haps ultimate blindness. Presbyopia is a lose of ac- commodation jn the eye, which may cause cataract, unless corrected by artificial aid. Frequently nervous or sick headaches, and also serious illness, are brought on by one or more of the above defects. Re- member no charge for testing your eyes. J. S. Roberts, CHEMIST AND DR°UC.GIST, Cardno's Block, Seaforth. SPECIAL SALE —OF— WALL PAPERS —UNTIL -- APRIL 15th, C W. Papist's BOOKSTORE, SEAFORTH. Having about 5,000 Polis in small lots at from 5 to 20 rolls each, have decideds to sell the entire lot_at clearing mut prices, about one half regular price, to make room for new stock now arriving, I'r'e have made arrangements to have all papers hung during this Special .Tale; when desired, at 5 cents per roll, for either wall or ceiling. C. W. Papst, sE�. 'QI TIi. A JAUNT -IN MAROCCO. PICTURESQUE VILLAGES OF THE SAV- AGE TRIBES. ` The Land of the Moor—Arabs, Beggars, Letter Writers and Money Changers—A. Place Where Slavery Still Exists —A Wall of Cactus. [Special Correspondence.] TANGIER, Marocco, Africa, Fob. 28. -It was about 10 o'clock in the morning when we left our hotel at Tangier in company with Dr. Barclay, our American vice con- sul, for a jaunt into the country. In the true style of this part of Africa we saun- tered along in single filo on the backs of donkeys and slowly wound our way through the narrow, crooked lanes per- fumed with the atrocious rancid oil em- ployed by the Arabs in frying cakes. Wo oocasionally passed a camel, with a majes- tically stupid air, bearing wood and char- coal, and .small donkeys heavily laden with goatskins full of oil. The water -carrier, too, was present, with a pigskin of water on his back and a brass cup and; bell in.hls hands, lustily calling out to the passersby. On the sides of the streets sat letter writers, money changers and nuns in their long flowing robes, sit- ting cross legged in their small bazaars filled with oriental stuffs of all colors and kinds. Beggars, too, are hero, generally in couples, one rapping away on a tom- tom, tbo other playing a grotesque bag- pipe and both singing an unearthly dole- ful tune. And what are those figures completely covered in white that fiat about so silently in this medley of human life? Are they spirits?- No; two bright black eyes flash beneath the; enveloping hack. They are Moorish women. We have now reached the white beach of the blue bay of Tangier. A different scene presents itself. Tlie morning is per- fect. The sun shines as brightly as in June. Pretty villas adorn some of the A TANGIER WATER CARRIER. hills in the distance, with their white, square boxlike houses surrounded by th orange, lemon, date, palm and all kind of tropical plants. Leaving the beach, we sec the Moorish shepherds tending their flecks in the green fields, and the farmers, clad in their whit turbans and long whito tunics coming to the knee, are following the oxen that draw their wooden_ plows, resembling those` represented on the old monuments of Egypt and Asia Minor. Luckily the fertile soil requires but little cultivating. Even now the fields are ablaze with the brilliant flowers of thegeranium, iris, tu- lip, violet and narcissus. What must it be in spring? But our attention was now directed t the peculiar looking Moorish villages tha crown several of the surrounding hills and we were -soon en route for the neares village by a narrow path about ten fee wide with a wall of century plants on eac side. Cobblestones of all shapes and size formed a pavement resembling a river be in a drought. We immediately encoun tered two dangers—that of being jolted o as or donkeys scrambled over the uneve stones and that of being speared by the pro jecting, needle pointed leaves of the cac ff a ti st in NV OV hi he 13 e, 9 e obtained or 0 v t 0 0 a ve c C ' i m •t w f t t a d sc in is hi bl pl R is su Pa re 1� th Al it na is In th mo teu to as we wi ma x1 all SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, MARC_IT 15, 1895. to can their savage clogs Iroln the hatect Christian." I had scarcely regained my saddle when a dog, apparently a relative of the American coyote, appeared. He yelled, barked and growled and became a • faithful Attendant of ourdonkeys' heels as we passed on through the village. WOMen and children were sitting near the open doorways. But whore are all the men? They aro either tending their flocks or perhaPa out on the forage, while their women remain at home to protect their Beane), huts and their miserable half naked offspring. Some of the women aro grinding corn between two large stones, some are washing clothes in peculiar old eaithen pans and others are busily engaged in making the Moorish rugs so highly prized in the western market. The kitch- en, too, is oftem in the open air, for some are cooking over little charcoal fires. In. the -center of the village is a large square house freshly whitewashed. On its flat roof stands a black women in a fantastic costume of many colors and large golden hoops in herears. As we look up she smiles and displays a brand on her cheek, which tells that she is a bond slave market" of Tang er is now a thing Slavery still exists Marocco. The old of the.past, but privatOuying and selling of the negroes brought from Sudan still goes on. We now see an. oPening in the formid- able wall of prickly cactus. Through it we are glad to make our escape, as Our first dog hap enlisted recruits too nunier- ous and ferOcious to -make a longer stay agreeable. And we bid adieu to the Moor- ish beading a procession of bark- ing ours, which- are no doubt in the minds of the Moslenas fit escorts for Christian dogs like ourselves. THE ART OF ACTING. Some Simple Stage Directions Laid Down by the Gifted Boncicault.. [Special Correspondence.] NEW YORK, March 12.—"As the painter and the sculptor imitate on canvas or in stone—that is, the figures be persons or objects in repose—so the actor imitates on the stage nature in action," were the words often spoken to his pupils by the late Dion Boucicault, the Shakespeare of the nineteenth century. He taught his pupils that the rudiments of the art of acting were gait, gesture and speech. He taught them to walk with a book on their heads until they could carry it perfectly balanced, a proof of a good carriage. On entering the stage use the foot away from the audience, thus throw- ing the body in full view on the entrance. When an actor and actress walk across the stage together, the actress should be near- er the audience, tho actor a step ahead of her. If she wear a train, it will be easier for them to turn with grace. In rnaking a turn take a step to one side and do not move around on the ball of the foot. In sitting down place the right foot so that all the weight will be upon it, place the left a little in front of it and sink into the chair with a side movement, then turn to tho front. In regard to gesture, forget you have hands and feet. po not fidget Remain quiet. When not called upcip for action, stand or sit with as much grace and ease as possible. Use the hand nearest an ob- • ject, such as a letter, when it is necessary to pass it. Take it from one hand to the other, never moving , tho arm across the body. In making a movement with the arms make it from the shoulder—not from the elbow, as it stunts a graceful A professional of ability listens with natural attention to the Beene that Is be- ing enacted. As a rule, the amateur starts into action only when he speaks and re- lapses into utter indifference when silent. When one has become a good listener, ono has taken an important step-in the art of acting, as significant as the artistic utter- ance—of the emotions. Elocution was taught when pupils were supposed to have control of the stage as an actor actress. As Boucicault said, "It can- not hurt you now." Action should always precede speech, so it stands to reason elo- ution should be taught last and not first. Elocution teaches bow to manage the oice, how and when to take breath and he few conventional gestures that must ccasionally relieve speech. Such a process an never produce an actor. A finished ctor will not let you feol you can proph- sy what he will say and de under certain iroumstances. When bound by an iron - lad elocutionary tuition, passion becomes gesture may be correct, but it s not spontaneous; expression may be ad- irable, but not inspiring. The elocu- iouist is the hack of a conventional art. Scarcely a pupil ever went to Boucicault ho did not know the "potion scene" rom "Romeo and Juliet." The great ao- or would let the -aspirant rant through he scene, and if he did not give a grunt nd say, "Go home and make :pies, my oar," he would hand her a typewritten' ake an actress of you." Scene, a draw - g room, which a young girl enters. She expecting a visit from her lover, ex - bits impatience; sits down c t a work tat - e; selects needlework; proceeds to em- oy herself; listens; a bell rings. It is het uns to the door; receives a letter; reads; disappointed by its contents; angry; re- mes work with assumed indifference; sses through the various forms of hu - or, ending with a burst of tears. This 'whole scene was in pantomime. o implements such as thread, needle, imble or letter was the actress allowed. 1 of us could "spout" Shakespeare, but took us a month to do that simple scene turally. The French method of acting to address a soliloquy to tho audience. England and America the actor ignores e spectators. The latter is c,ertainly the re natural method. How many ama- rs in Et pathetic scene would be willing stake their honor that they could secure ignal triumph if they could weep real, t tears! The great actor carries you th him in his grief, but he does not ke himseff incoherent by natural sobs. F3 art is so exquisite he convinces you he assumes is .natural. • , —R. D. Hifford, of London, leased a farm in Biddulph township, recently occupied by George Bowers, who is serving five years in the penitentiary for killing William Cain, a neighbor, during an altercation.- Bowers had it heavily encumbered, and a localdloan company foreclosed the mortgage, and leased the place to Hi fford. The latter on Wednesday moved his effects to the farm, 'and in the evening was visited by a mob of men, who threatened his life if he did not leave at once. He demurred, and was taken. by the throat and forced to promise that he would return to London, which he has since done, taking back all his belong- ings. The gang is a terror to the respecta- ble people of the community. It is said that Bowers' life wee frequently threatened, and that he shot Cain in a moment of exas- peration. The farm waa taken from the man who occupied it before Bowers because of hie failure to meet the mortgage pay- inenti, and for this reason the friends of the evicted tenant resolved to make ' it an ex- pensive matter for the_ loan company and for who ever dared to live upon it. The property adjoins the famous Donnelly home- stead, on which a whole family was mur- dered some years ago-. , Canada. It is /expected that the new Sault Ste. Marie canal will be open about a week after the commencement of navigation. —The Goldie k McCulloch Company, of Galt, have recently received a number of costly orders for machinery. —The Rev.Mr. Meikle, evangelist, hasivairll- rived in Winnipeg from Hamilton, and condact revival services in the city, —The Leamington Gun Club is cortsi ing the advisability of securing a nurnbe prairie chickens and turning them loos the county. —The city of Winnipeg and the Al anit der - ✓ of e in —Mr. F. S. McKinnon, the well known oba w. holesale merchant of Toronto, is the pro - his life for £250 sterling, which, in the event of his death, would come to his mother. Any information concerning him maw be addredsed to the Ontario Immigration De- partment. —Mr. James McWhirter, aged 46, a prominent citizen of Woodstock, died of double -pneumonia on board the Steamship Tuetonic, last week, on his way nome from Liverpool. He leaves a wife and two child- ren at:Woodstock. His body was brought home for burial. —Summer tourists will this season find afloat upon the St. Lawrence heuses—for rent, at 'various rates,—built upon boats, and which can be towed from one point of interest to another, as the desire may suit the tenant. A firm in New Jersey is now erecting a number of these structures for rent or sale, on the St. Lawrence. —The decision of Sir Hibbert Tupper in the Noble fisheries case has been partly re- versed by his successor, Hon. John Cos- tigan, who has consented to release all the serzed boats, nets and tugs, on bonds being furnished by the firm. Sir Hibbeet had tied up $25.000 worth of plant and refused to release it. Government propose spending $200,000 in making the Red rivet navigable from Lake Winnipeg to the city. -- -The Toronto -Street Railway on Friday extended its running pewers over the Scar- boro line, which enables, it to run to Little York. —Sailors are beginning to arrive at S nia every day, and are at work getting th respective crafts ready for the stunm --The Government has passed an order - in -council authorizing the free entry into Canada of booms and chains employed in log towing: tunate recipient of $18,000 in cash from his mother's uncle, L. He Smith, who died late- lY in New York Stafe. —Mr. John Crowe, of Guelph, has pre- sented the hospital- of • that .city with an operating table of the latest improved de- sign. Tbe-table cost $140. —The object of Lord Aberdeen's recent visit to Toronto was to inaugurate a move- ment for the establishment of a boys' brigade 'similar to those in Great Britain. —In future there will be no permanent appointment. - of the medical staff of the Protestant hospital. at Ottawa. They will be appointed for three years. —Simon Gagneau was instantly killed the other day by the breaking of a large cir- cular saw which he was attending at Shan mill, in D'over township, near Chatham. —Mr. James G. Watson Lad his right hand badly injured while at work running the jointer in- the Watson Manufacturing Works fir Ayr, the other day. —The thermometer at ;MacLeod, North- west Territory, on Friday,i 8th inst., was above ninety degrees in the sun. There is no snow whatever there, and the rivers have been open for ten days. —Three ladies of Miami—Mrs. Humph- ey, Mrs. Durant, and Mrs. James Carson— died suddenly within a day of each other ast week, each leaving a family of several hildren. -a-The Trenton cause celelsre, in which Dr. Simpson sued his father-in-law, Dr. tevenson, of the same town, for $25,000 or depriving him of the society of his wife, las been amicably settled. —Mr. Foster, the Finance Minister, has eceived a cheque for $5,000 from SiaDonald mith, to be applied to the Thompson mem- rial fund. This brings the amount of the und up to $31,000. —Forty-eight cars, containing 7,200 reseed hogs, valued at $68,638.11, were hipped by James Sterling, of Blenheim, tiring the three months from November 8th, 1894, to February 28th, 1895. —Rev..J. W. Annie, of Queen's Avenue ethodist church, London, who was stricken. ith paralysis about two weeks ago, died n Friday last, in his 45th year. He was ne of the foremost Ministers in the Metho- -The fast passenger steamer,- Unique, is ettirag new boilers put in, and will be ady to go on the river route between De oit and Port Huron, calling at Sarnia, bout the second week in April, if the river then clear of ice. —In the assizes at Belleville last week, McCullougli, farm laborer, sued illiam Anderson, ex -M. P. P., of lamellas- urg, for deli -lases for injuries occasioned the kick of6 a horse.. The jury gave a rdict of $800 for the plaintiff. —General and Mrs. Herberthave left for ngla,nd. The Major-General has been anted two months' leaVe of absence, and 11 lay before the War Office his progress port of the work done upon the fortifica- -It is understood that among the be- ests made by the late Colonel Allan Gil - our, is the munificent donation of $25,000 the Protestant hospital at Ottawa. The d Men's Protestant Orphanage is to re- ve something like $5,000. —Rev. J. G. Stuart, of Toronto, has ac- pted the call to the pastorate of Knox urch, South London, arid the Toronto esbytery has sanctioned it. His pulpit Toronto will be declared vacant on ril 7th. —Mr. James Laidlaw, grain dealer, of elburne, Grey county, committed suicide Friday ban hanging. The body was nd about 11 o'clock at night, in the gran- . Financial troubles are supposed to ve been the cause. —Rev. Mr. Goforth, Dr. Malcolm and v. Mr. Slimmon were delayed more than hours on their railway. journey from Tor- o to Vancouver, owing to snowdrifts. ey reached Vancouver,,,2however, in time the steamer -for China, which sailed on 7th inst. —Mr. and Mrs. Standish have- arrived at unt Elgin from Calgary. There they n a finehalf section of land, have erected rouse at a cost of $900, arid have 100 es broken. For three year's the crop ded less than tbe seed sown, and- they Id stand it no longer. —The ladies of Toronto will undertake un the Globe newspaper for one day, the e being Thursday, April 18th. Women I have sole charge of every department the day, and men will simply " not be t." The issue will be awaited with the t lively interest. It is said that the estate of the late Oriel Allan Gilmour, of Ottawa; er the peculiar; conditions of the case - h respect to the absence of beneficiaries h a certain degree of relation, net the ario Government $11,000 in succession jector of a magnificent $500,000 hotel, to be erected on the north-east corner of Welling- ton and York streets. The hotel will have a frontage of 140 feet on York street, and 180 feet en Wellington street, and will be seven stories high. blundering detective from Georee- ar- town arrested a man in Nottawasaga the eir other day, on the suspicion that be was the er's absconding Treasurer of North Dakota for 1 5 re tr a by ve gr wi re tio 111 tO 01 cei ce oh Pr in Ap Sh on fon ary ha Re 24 ont Th for the Mo ow acr yiel cou to r slat wil for in i MOS und wi t wit Ont tax. —Letters have been received at the On- tario Immigration Department making anxious inquiries as to the whereabouts of an Englishman named Edward Arthur Her- riott, who,' if living, is about 32 years of age, and was last heard from by letter dated Christmas, 1878. He. wa.s then in some part of Ontario, and had been in the employment of a farmer named Sheppard. In that letter he stated that he had insured whom $20,000 reward was offered. The suspect has turned out to be an old Nottawa- saga boy visiting home after some years ab- sence in Dakota. —It seems that the report printed in a number of papers some weeks ago, in reference to the death of Rev. John Scott, of Walhalla, North Da- kota, and formerly of Napanee, and well known and highly esteemed, turns out to be incorrect. The reverend gentleman is still living and is physically in the enjoy- ment of fairly good health although inflict- ed with a very mild. form of mental aberra- tion. —A ma,n named John Lowe, living on the 8th concession of Elderslie, near Paisley, Bruce county, had a steer that was afflicted with a cancerous growth on the jaw or neck. Being unable to dispose of the animal to advantage, Lowe slaughtered it and sold the meat to parties in Chesley and Paisley. The local board of health prose- cuted the guilty party. The magistrates imposed a fine of $25 and costs, which will bring the total up to some $50. —Master Harry Rubenstein, of Slvalken, Russia, son of Rev. Ascher Rubenstein, ar- rived in Toronto with his father, on Wed- nesday morning of last week. His father is one of the most celebrated singers of Hebrew sacred songs living, and the young son, who is only 13 years of age, has inher- ited from him an alto voice of great purity, which has been carefully cultivated. Both will sing in the synagogues of the city. —The McCleary Manufacturing Company, of Londou, have successfully established the first enamel factory in the country. A large amount of money has been expended in the preparatory stages of the induetry, and skilled workmen have been brought from Germany to operate the plant. Work is now being carried on, and a line of en- amelled goods is being produced which is equal in quality to. the goods hitherto im- ported from England, Germany and tbe United States. —John Hogan and May Jones, of the Cape Crolzer reserve, were to have been married the other day in the Walkerton jail, but the Crown attorney forbade it, as both were under arrest on the charge of keeping a house of ill -fame. The clergy- , man was in attendance when the interdic- tion catme. Subsequently the attorney con- sented, and the ceremony was performed. —It is stated that the C. P. R. have con- cluded to place one of their steamers on the route this summer between Windsor and Port Arthur, and that all of, the freight west of London for Lake Superior, will be shipped from Windsor. The railway peb- ple have had the matter under consideration for some time, and are sanguine that the re- sults will be better than having all of the boats running from Collingwood, as at pres- ent. —The other morning, two miles east of Brighton, as Allen Herrington was crossing the Grand Trunk Railway track with a load of apples his horses fell. The load, was directly on the track and an up freight was coming so he promptly unhitched his team. The train struck the sleigh and scattered the barrels in every direction. The en- gineer, thinking it was a load of wood, jumped from his engine and was seriously cut and bruised. --Arthur A. Dicks, husband of the wo- man who was burned to death recently, in her home in Brockton, a north-western suburb of Toronto, has been arrested for the murder of his wife. The police discov- ered the remains of a five -gallon coal oil can jammed against the furnace, and this strengthens the theory of the Crown that the death of Mrs. Dicks was the result of a plot on the part of Dicks to secure the heavy insurance of 519,000 on the life of his wife. —The Picton Times says : " Whit Col- lier, of East Lake, had a long hunt for his team on Monday night, 4th inst. He left them standing tied in M. F. Hawkins' barn- yard for a few minutes, and when he re- turned the team was gone. It was about dusk. He hitched another rig, and spent until ten o'clock hunting for the team, and then gave it up. When he got back he found the team in the barn -yard. He had not noticed them in the dark when he hitched the horse to hunt them up. —Among those who passed the recent ex- aminations in cormection with the Royal College of Surgeons of England, and who have now been admitted. members of the College, are the folloveing Canadians : Wal- ter T. Connell, Queens University and Kingston General Hospital, Kingston ; D. V. Sullivan, Queen's University, Kingston, and Arthur F. Rykert, Toronto University and General Hospital, Toronto. These gen- tlemen also possess the license of the Royal College of Physicians of London. Edward, made the fastest run on record be- tween Sarnia and Buffalo the other day, with a train of horses. The train was al- lowed 24 hours to run from Chicago to Buffalo. The - run from Chicago to Port Huron was made in 11 hours, and the run from Sarnia to Buffalo, a distance of 196 miles, was made in 11 hours and -9 minutes. He is being congratulated on all sides for the record he has made. Engine No. 154 was attached to the train, and had the full right of way, and he got his train to Buffalo. seven hours ahead of time, —The Buffalo Express prints a pathetic story of the betrayal and death of Miss Sarah Van Schriven, of Bloomfield, On- tario, whose remains, inclosed in a rough coffin, have been laid away in a narrow grave in the Potter's field. The girl wan defined, intelligent, highly educated and of surpassing beauey. Her parents being dead, and thinking she was a burden on her uncle, Abram R. Saylor, postmaster at Bloomfield, she went to Buffalo to seek her fortune, and met instead, death and dishonor. Her uncle will have the body reinoved and re -in- terred in Forest Lawn Cemetery. • Peith Items. The flax at Millbank, having finieh- ed with this season's work, has dosed down for a time. —Mr. R. Ross has moved from the Mount Pleasant neighborhood to the McCallum farm, near Kirkton. —Mr. Con. Ratz, of Rostock, is in fi cial difficulties, and has made an assignn to Mr. R. F. Kastnei, Sebringville. —Dr. Dunsmore, of Stratford, visited tients at Alonkton, the other clay,as con ing physician. Mr. J.H. Flagg, Mitchell, attended am inn- of the Grand Board of Royal Templar leamilton last week. —Mrs. Josiah Thompson sustained se injuries by being thrown from her cutter the gravel road ;tear Atwood. —Mr. John McKay, who died recently Blanshard, was a brother of Dr. McKay, celebrated missionary to China. —Mi. James Lane, of Anderson, left Mr. John Lane, formerly of Blanshard owner of a farm. —Miss Gilpin, of St. Marys, was elec treasurer; of the Methodist Young Peep AssOciation for the London conference,at recent convention at Toronto. —A Ministerial Association has been f retary. —John Yeo, of the 8th coneeesion of F arton, near Gowrie, has removed to t farm of W. Hanson, on the 13th concessi svhich he has leased for a term of years. —Mrs. Richard Hodge, of Carlingford,h purchased a house in Mitchell, near the s ion, from Mrs. Brooks, for the sum of $4 nd she will shortly become a resident Mi tench. —Charles Thompson, of Tilsonburg,bro r of Mr. Walter Thompsop, of Mitchell, h ad a severe stroke of paralysis, the whole ne side beinga,ffected. Grave fears aro ent aineci of his recovery. —A St. Marys correspondent says :—Da ing seems to be all the rage in St. Mar nd vicinity this winter, consequently son f our young sports are beginning to look t vorse of wear. --The Atwood Company are prepared to p 12.50 per ton this year to the flax grower nd 10 per cent. interest on paid up stoc his is 50 cents per ton better than was pa ast year. —The Richardson farm,on the 8th conces n of Elma, has been purchased by Geor dams for the sum as$4,000. It is a goo arm, and conveniently situated,but has po —Mr. C. W. Williams, from Glengarr ounty, has been engaged. as mathematic acher Mitchell High School, in place Ir. Hayes, who resigned oft account of i ealth. —James R. Cranstonasson of Mr. Joh ranston, of Atwood, who has been on th acific Coast for the poet twelve years, i ow engaged in the lumber business a eattle, Washington, and is prospering. —.William Dymond, of St. Marys, who ha een spending the past three months in th ondon hospital and whose life was at on me despaired of, has returned to town con —A.B. Cahn and son,of Russell,Manitoba e visiting,his father-in-law, James McNee nds,at Newry. Mr, Callin is very wel eased with Manitoba. He will return to th est in a few weeks. —C. P. Smith, of Hagerstown, Maryland as a visitor in St. Marys last week. Whe returne.d home he took with hini a Per eron stallion and mare which he purchas from Mr. P. Whelihan. —Mr.C. Hayes, a teacher of Mitchell Higl hool for some time past, left a few days o for Colorado, with the hope of recuper- ng his health. Mr. Hayes has a brother that state. —William Nixon, IOth concession, 14.nina, o some time since disposed of his farm to Petrie, has -purchased a 50 acre farm in stings county,and moved with his family the east la.st week. —Mr. Causey, of Stratford, the contractor the stone and brick work on Knox church, tchell, has caused a writ to.: be issued inst the management of the church for ance of claim, which the latter dispute. —A friendly game of curling wa • played Stratford, on Tuesday, last wed. iJetween o home rinks and two rinks of the St. rys players. The match in the morning s won by St.Maryis by 29 shots,and in the ernoon by Stratford by two shots. Mrs. Bothwell's auction sale of farrn ck, at Motherwell, last week,proved very cessful. The prices realized were exceed. - y good, cows going as high as 846 and ses up to 589. The total receipts from amounted to 51,500. H. Herold's barn at Sebringville, had a y narrow escape from being burnt the er day. It seems while treating leis,horses h bran for distemper, that some of the ks caught fire and when notied part of stable was on fire, but was soon got out. Miss Clara J. Porterfield, died at her ther's residence, in Atwood, on Saturday inst., at the age of 26 years. She was victim of a most malignant form of grippe, ch latterly deyeloped into typhoid fever, to which she succumbed. Iran - lent pa- suit- eet- s at vere in the last , is ted le's the or - by, ec- ul- he on, as 00, of th- as of er- ys he ay k. id ge Or of 11 1 a a 5 a 1 io A te ti va ar la ch ed Sc ag ati in wh C. Ha to for Mi aga bal in tw Ma wa aft sto sue ingl hor sale ver oth wit sac the mo 2nd the whi and —James Nimock,son of James Nimock, of Harringtou, died in Michigan a couple of weeks ago. The body was brought to St. Marys station, and interment took place at Harrington.: Deceased was about thirty years of age and was married less than a year. —A party of Elma young folks spent Wed- nesday evening of last week at the home of Mr. Cock well, where they enjoyed. themselves very much. On the way home the sides of the sleigh box spread and spilt the crowd over the road, but none of them were hurt ; they rather enjoyed the experience. —On Sunday, March 3rd., the Lutheran church in Mitchell was crowded to the doors at the three services. The occasion was a special one, owing. to the introduction of a handsome new organ. The collections, which were very liberal, go towards paying for the organ. —Mr. W. Morfit rented Mr. J. Powell's farm, situated. near Revere, but the drawing of the lease was postponed for a fe-w days. The following day an opportunity to sell the farm presented itself so it was disposed of by sale, leaving Mr. Morfit still in quest of a farm to rent. —Downie has lost another of it old and re- spected residents,in the death of Mr.Patrick Kiely, which took place on Tuesday morning last week in Iris 80th year, He had been out to the stable and returned tothe house,when he lay down and died almost instantly, heart disease being the trouble. He came to Canada in 1837, and witnessed the burning of Mont- gomery's tavern. He moved to Downie 50 McLAN—BROS., Publishers. $1.00 a Year in Advance. years ago and has lived there ever since. He leaves three ehildren—Mrs. Fitzpatrick, Michigan ; Miss Maggie in Winnipeg, and Morris at home. —On Sunday 3rd,inst.one °The oldest re- sidents of St. Marys was called away by death, in the person of Mrs. Weir, aged 86 years. She was the relict of the late William Weir and mother of the Weir Brothers, fax men of that town. Deceased lady lived with her son on Churcia'Street,and only two wsehs -previously, her widowed daughter Mrs. Yule, who also lived with her, was liuried. —The choir of Knox church, Mitchel], on Sundey evening was composed solely of • young men. It meets with such favor in the congregation that the custom will be followed on the first Sunday evening of each month. —On accoent of the death from diphtheria of little Annie Murray, who was attending St. Marys public school when she took sick, the schools of that town were closedforafew days while the rooms and premises Were being thoroughly cleaned and fumigated. Strenu- ous efforts are being made to prevent the spread of this dreaded disease. As yet no new cases have been reported. —Mr. Bert Casson, son of Rev. Mr„Casson, of Harriston, has been spending a few days among old friends in Mitchell. He has been closely confined for the past five months with inflammation of the eyes, and his Labor chuch in Lynn, Massachusetts, has been, during that time,in charge of his brother Charles. Mr.Casson is a great enthusiast in connection with the labor movement, anti will go baek to work as soon as his eyes recover. —The town council of Mitchell have de- cided to resist the claim of Mrs. Clark in her demands for damages fOr thd death of her husband. Mr. Aikens, who is acting for Mrs. Clark, puts the elaim now at $2,000 with all costs incurred up to date. The council con- sidered this an unreasonably increased claim over the demand made before leeal proceed- ings were begun, and decided tot'defend the suit rather than comply with the demand. —Mr. John Thompson, sr., a leading mer- chant and resident of Listowel for 30 years, died suddenly at his home Monday after- noon. He had been affected with aneurism. He had been at the store during the day, apparently as well as usual, but during tire afternoon felt faint and walked home. He lay down and a few moments after was dead, his wife being the only one present. —The Mornington township auditors, Messrs. Wm. Waddell, of Burns, and Geos Thompson, of Millbank, met at the treasur- er's office on the 2nd inst. and after a care- ful examination of the boCiks and vouehers, they found thern correct in every particular, the entries being concise and clear. Mr. Reid has been treasurer of Mornington. for forty consecutive years and during thattime he has always performed the duties of his office faithfully and efficiently, —Peter Rasque is the name of an ungrate- ful young scamp. He had found a shelter at the home of Adam Manze, a farmer, reeiding on lot 7, concession 3, South Easthope, near Hamburg. Rasque showed his appreciation of the generosity by going through Manz's trunk on Sunday, while the people of the house were at church, stealing therefrom some clothing, a gold ring,a pair of euff buttons and a knife. The police are after him. —The death occurred on Tuesday laet week of James Mnrray, one of the pioneers of Downie. Deceased was 74 years of age, and had been a resident of the township for over half a century. He was born in Rex- boroughshire,Scotland,and came to Canada in 1842, settling on lot 19, concession 5, Dow- nie, where he continued to reside until his death. Deceased was a man oi strict integ- rity, a prominent member of the Presby terian Church, and a staunch Liberal. —A public meeting of the Local Union was held in the Baptist church at St. Marys, the other evening, the programme consistmg of a debate on the subject "Resolved, that a, syetem of Denominationalism (as at present) is better calculated to -meet therequirements of the christian religion than would be a united church." The affirmative was taken. by Messrs, A. Johnston 11. Dr. McGorman, and the negative by Mess . I. Vernon and D. MeVainnell. Decisiorindin favor of the - —A special meeting of the patrons of the Donegal cheese factory was held in the factory on Saturday, 2tid inst. The motion passed at the annual meeting,re the heating of the whey to preserve its feeding qualities, was rescinded by a large majority, but -a motion to rescind that passed at the annual meeting ordering the payment ed milk to be according to the batten fat with 2 per cent. added to the reading of the Babcock test was declared lost by a majority of five. The several milk routes were then let to the low- est bidders, most of the routes being lower than the rates for laet year. —The Methodist people about 'Auburn have been very enterprising during the past year ; Donnybrook has built a closed shed costing about $300. Westfield also built one about the same size, costing about the same amount ; while Aubmn built Addi- tions costing about $200, so that they will have shelter and comfort for nearly all the teams that crowd to the several appoint- ments every Sunday. In, addition to this about $70 has been expended on parsonage —The Guelph Mercury says : Mr. Alex. Monteith, jr. of Kippen, has purchased through Mr. Alfred Stone, Guelph, the ex- tra fine young Hereford bull "Cherokee " (17188) English herd book. He was one of the reserve bulls of the "Moreton Lodge ''' herd, and is a first class animal individually and as regards his breeding. Mr. Monteith was induced to purchase a Hereford from his experience in feeding half bred Here- fords alongside other breeds, he finding them to feed to better adYantage. —As Jamesll. Martins of Morrisa was going to Brussels on Monday morning, 4th inst., with a load of wood, he came nearly being caught by the accommodation train going north, while crossing the track at George Kerr's. This road has been in use this winter to avoid the pitch -holes on the gravel, and as there are high snow banks where the roadway has been shovelled out, Mr. Martin did not know his denser until he got on the croesiag, when, to hi:dismay, he saw the rapidly approaching train not more than six rods away, With all haste he put for the gate, and his sleigh cleared the track just in time to avoid a smash. —Mr.,John Cochrane, an old and highly, esteemed resident of Stanley, died at th-e residence of his son, on the town line, on Friday morning, 1st inst. Deceased was -a native of Scotland, who emigrated to Can- ada many years ago, and by dint of hard labor had overcome the difficulties of a pi- oneer life. Mr. Cochrane had been in poor health for some tinne past. He was a- man of over eighty yeirkand was consequently walking on broken arches having passed the allotted age of man. lie was a quint, inoffensive man and was highly respected by all who knew him. In polities he was a staunch Reformer. In religion he was a con- sistent member of the Presbyterian church.