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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1896-07-10, Page 1(ILY 3, Is9 ET sit • ---ree nly be a few weeks ur Fall Goods will E‘ ti) arrive, and we ,t of retell, for there..'s. :aft of new things', etit of wry low prices- tssei of z•ummer goods- -0•111s for the rest of", 41. Tiwr 'i11 be no, r ixi mind wh 1 you _.asing that we want. A as a rule, where-, yk aro very ape:jou:3 the place to buy. the things we would ieularly well to Sell 11 kinds of MILLINERY : and LACES. RED DRESS GOODS a SILKS. GROUND PRINTS. ' DELA INES, M US Lint., HOSIERY, GLOVES, &e„, &e. -re the goods upon are willing to make reductions. It wi'l 't6 come OUR WAY or at all times dui: - and August. GrAUL Dry Goods Company, etest Ca sy Dry Goods Store-. a=meerale-oece, hn Kihnenagh, Michigan, ate- -heir parents and frienda— the Sunday school of the - lurch, 14th concession, este- ;inarial children's day. Rev. preached in the forenoon. in eddresses !were delivered by cdent, G. 'Edighoffer, H. G. les Hey,'red Kibler and D. ging and r eitatiens follonede. ell rende ed. Mrs. C. IL at the org re The colleetim lounted to the handsome sune. donday, while raising a barn, effry fell off the building in - distance of about 20 feete hurt abeut the arm, shoulder. r is doine as wen as can he :ver.—Mis Martha, &Have, .her home n Toledo, Ohio,— from Tav stock, will preach. - cal church here next Sunday his service a collection in aid II be taken up.—Miss Eva, been the guest of Miss Jane aye.—Mrs. Edward Fee and an have gone on a trip to- icinity, to visit her brothers' 1s.—Mr. Wendell Smith wane I. ViSit to his daughter, last- * Gorne. ction day being court day irt. ! crowd ' assembled in the, of whom remained until. ..a,,r the result of the day's, eedless to say the Reformer' eh -elated and the Conger - disappointed and dejecte&. was were complete.—The I a new dress for Dominionr ttIer improves its appearance. ick has returned from To-- oried by her sister, Mies. ...----Mrs. 'Pollock visited at - hast week, returning ono r William Dane is spendinge er daughter, , Mrs. Harry .m.—Messrs. J.: Stewart and !port a pleasant time at the: ing of the Canadian Order !ently held in Montreal.— nnmond has erected a very" ; a front of his brick house,. , etie to its a.ppearanee.—Ther ebor is ctbout done, and our. di the better for the Tabor - Messrs. James McLaughlin,. `trr and Wm. Dane hacl charge being the trustees for hour" r.—Mr. Elliott has built a- , le--).drs. Nicholls and her Went to Toronto about sic. it her parents. While there- 'h-)ok the measles, and the d about a. week ago, keying.; : the city. Ethel, the elder` ill of the same disease,.at, e vitlacre.—Mr. F. Pollock 1 e ' m his trip to Cuba, and re- , almost, if not entirely, 8U1" -Mr. Alex. Keine is horde ehere he had been attend - :e Institute. - 0 Ashfield. -'fq;I:,:ti.—The Presbyteriamr I was on Wednesday of last; ef a very interesting c858 - popular young ladies cob n were married. Mi�s. 'as wedded to Rev. LliandaIe, and Miss fleas - ie the wife of Mr. A, troit. The Rev. J. Rose, e congregation, presided, - ere tied by the Rev. 3. f Niagara. Falls, Sauth, and innoneof Glenallen, respec-- owatCand Miss McIntosh frowned in white satin and. a acne(' with gold and Roman :.e tulle veils, with orange irried bouquets of bridal/ e attended by their sisters', 'eL and Miss Janie Mane ehite muslin and carrying' rose.% while their Iiiecesr r -Bayne and Visa Gladya . ' ae maids. of honor, and care- eweet peas.Mr. McIntosh's- , , Frank McLennan of Kin- dhand was attencle'd by bus' lil Goodhand, of Detroit. ey receptions were held at- torides. Among the guests `[ Whaley, of St. IleiallS e: 'zie B. A.,of Kinloss ; Mr'' etoria College Toronto r - ef Dungannon , Dr. I. F. '-oit . Mr, A. th. McKen- ' ; Mr. Gilber Iclut,YFefr ,Mr. j. Bayne, of ant event took place at, * Mr. John Andrews, of- cluesdey evening of las ` marriage of his second, to Mr. Doxid Enwcriff0e performed by Rev. To IL r,!reserice cf al;out, 7 011841F :1 pleasant time wc'as ersent, The presents et TWENTY-NINTH YEAR. WHOLE NUMBER, 1,491. ositor+ §EAFORTH, FRIDAY, -GIN 10, 18 6. McLEAN BROS., Publishers. $1.00 a Year in Advance. Summer Clothing. No man's word or work is essential to the well-being and progress of the work of the world, yet it is necessary that each man ursue with diligence the task alloted to fuis care, in order that he may successfully cope with life's duties. • The diligent pursuit of the Clothing busi- ness has resulted in a gratifying increase' in trade last season, despite the d,ullness of business generally. This result was possible through the selling of goods at reasonable prices, and by giving that which every man has a right to ask for his money; viz.: "satisfaction and value." Satisfaction is the chief recommend of $7, $8, $10 and $12 Suits ; -of $1, $1.25, $1.50 ancl $2 Pants ; of Boys' Pants at 50c and 75e; of the Sweaters, the bathing Suits, the Night Robes, the Straw Hats, the Summer Vests,the Children's Clothing, Blouses, LightCoats. Satisfaction in Hats is assured from one of the largest hat stocks in Western On- tario. Our leaders are in Fedoras at $1, $1.50 and $2, In Stiff' Hats, we are showing a special now at $'2. The Most satisfactory line of Ordered Clothing we have had for some time, is the $4.50 West of England Worsted Trousering, all new patterns, new goods, and the newest and most agreeable of prices.for pure wor- sted—$4.50 a pair. Try a pair for Summer wear. WE AVE ONE PRICE TO ALL GREIG & MACDONALD CLOTHIERS, Ch T. W. S. 0. T. S. I. T. S. B. SEAFORTH, - ONT. We'll Turin them Int Gold. That's vhat we do with (-foods in all departine ts this month. We start this weak our nnual July stock -taking clear- ance. A midsummer' clearance means samethin at this store. It means the ,rrathering together ef odd lines, broken lots, realm tits and. every line that from any c4us -whatever has not sold as quickly a it should, and the putting of prices on hem that mean money saved for those vlio buy. Yon ca make your dollars do extra duty by attending this stock -taking sale. Cue Price—Cash or Produce. HODGENS BROS., CLINTON. H. R. Jack -so Pirect Importers of .-4-) Jules Rhbin & Co.'s Brandy, Cognac, France; Jno. de Kuyper & Son,Holland Gin, Rotterdam,. Holland; Booth's Tom Gin, London, England; Bul- loch & Co.'s Scotch Whisky, Glas- gow, Scotland ; Jamieson's Irish Whisky, Dublin, Ireland ; also Port and Sherry Wine from France and Spain. Agents for Walker's Whisky, Ontario ; Royal Distillery and Davis' Ale and Porter, Toronto. TO THE PUBLIC : ' We have opened a retail store in connection with our wholesale busi- ness in the rear of the new Dominion bank, in Good's old stand, where we will sell the best goods in the market at bottom prices. Goods delivered to any part of the town free. TELEPHONE 11. 1469-13 Farmers' Excursion —TO THE--: Model Farm, Guelph. FRI.D AY.7 July -17th, '96, Under the auspices of the South IlurOn Farmers' Institute. _ , The Grand Trunk Railway will run a special ex- cursion train from Centralia and intermediate sta- tions to the Experimental Farm and Agricultural Co1le4e, Guelph, on the above date, at the following cheap rates for the return trip : Exeter Round Trip. $1 Centralia 00 Hansen 1 00 ippen _ 1 00 R Brucefield.. ...... 0 95 1 00 Clinton 0 96 Seaforth 0 90 Dublin.... ........ - --- 0 86 Mitchell 0 80 Sebringville. 0 Stratford 0 672 , Childsen half fare. Returning will leave Guelph at 8:16 p. m. Tickeits can be had at the offices of the Company. This will be the only excursion to the Experimental Farm from this district this season, and should be largely _patronized. AU inade Wil100lne4 1491-1 Time of Leaving. 7:10 a. m. 7:22 " 7:36 7:42 7:59 8:20 8:35 8:60 9:00 9:16 9:30 66 46 116 I 66 84 .1 A PLEA FOR THE' BIRDS, [Written for THE EXPOSITOR.] ME. EDITOR,—W-ith your kind permission this is intended to be a sort of letter to your lady readers. What the subject of it is cannot be better broached than by giving the following extract taken horn a.Canadian newspaper : . . "The vice president of the English Seciety for the Protection of Birds, writes to the London " Queen," calling attention tothe 'mixed pliames ' now worn by women, "and arranged in the form of a lamp chimney or sweep's brush, the demand for which , has renewed the persecution of birds of Para- dise,and of herons, for the dorsal feathers of certain species of herons, known in the trade as ospreys, egrets, or (in French) aigrettes. Extensive heronries ' in Florida and else- where have been utterly destroyed in this manner, and exact statistics have been. re- corded by American and other naturalists, endorsed by the high authority of Professor Newton, who has suggested that the wear- ers of an ornament obtained at such a mur- derous cost should be 'tarred as well as feathered.' More recently some arch enemy of bird life has discovered that the matchless plu- mage of the Birds of Paradise included lofty tufts of long and delicate plunies, occasion- ally two feet in length, of intense golden yellow and pale brown, which, divided, bleached, or dyed, would sell for about 12 cents apiece, mix well With ospreys, and furnish a large profit to the dealers therein, both wholesale and retail. The idea has been carried out with remarkable energy and success,. . . The honorable secretary for the Society for the Protection of Birds gives an in- stance of one London warehouee having sold sixty thousand dozen of these mixed sprays during the recent season; in fact, the use. or cruel abuse has been so great that Mrs. Lemonne states the prevailing impreesion in the trade to be that the supply is failing —that these comparatively rare tropical birds are being rapidly used up._ M. Jules - Forest affirms in his ' Oiseaux dans he Mede,' that it is already difficult to procure perfect specimens, since none of them are allowed to live long enough to attain their full plumage." The letter concludes with the appeal: "18 not the wholesale slaughter of herons and Birds of Paradise rather a heavy price to nay for any headgear? And might not some bird lover gain the ear and touch the heart of the leaders of fashion, of the Princess of Wales,and other royal Princesses, and win ,from them, as from Madame Car- not in the brief days of her power as Mme. . la Presidente of France, a strong and public protest against what Lord Lilford has term- ed the' destruction of birds for the dis- figurement of women's heads ?' " Now we have been getting hints such as the foregoing from the press of our country for years, and we are still wearing birds and bird's phimage on our hats and bonnets. They tell tis Oat the birds intended for the millinery trade are not killed outright, but their agonized bodies are drawn, while yet warm with life, over padded forms of wire, and stretehed in place, a process that can- not be so well performed when the flesh is cold ;- and these wings which we see adorn- ing so many hats are torn from the bird while aliv , so as to preeerve the gloss of the feathers; also the, osprey, stiff or curl- ing, which is worn so extensively at pres- ent, is prolcured in even a more cruel way, as we learn from the above extract. Some one hes said that "the effect of a hat trim- med with birds, or parts of a bird, on the mind of a thinking person, is to give the impression, that its wearer is either ignorant or feeble-ininded or ruffianly." We may exclude ostrich tips and quills from discus- sion, though the ostrich is hunted merely for the sake of its feathers, those of the wild wanderer of the desert being preferred to those of the domesticated ones. It is said that last fall season, there were not found birds enough ' of the right sort in Great Britain and America to supply the demand, and large consignments were im- ported from islands in the Pacific ocean and other places. Is it not a shame too, to think that it is the women of these two highly fa- vored countries who are the instigators of this slaughter ? Some of the most beautiful of these creatures are almost extinct; owing to the ravages of the "merciless hat bird collectors," as the naturalists call them. At the fall millinery openings' one sometimes hears the expression, `,14 the poor birds," which is a faint protest of our humane feelings against ' the prevailing custom. The best of us are sometimes induced to give our consent to .some questionable " fads and fancies," because they are fash- ionable, and "others do it." An- other view of this subject interest- ing to fruit' growers is this—it is well known that three-fourths of birds' food con- sists of insects and worms that are de- structive to plant life. The crow and robin are sometimes roundly denounced, especially in corn planting and cherry time, bat on the whole they are beneficial ; so if we let the birds live, there will not be so much need for the spray pump. I Now, as each millinery season begins, the merchants in town have boxfuls of these feathery ornaments, which they have bought for our benefit, and they want to se I them, of course, so what can w do? How would this scheme work? Suppose, within the next few weeks, before the orders for the fall im- portations are being thought of, we have a petition written out, to be signed by ladies, which shall mean that so far as we are con- cerned, our merchants need not purchase any bird wing orosprey for us; then, for convenience; let the ladies' organizations in every church in the community, or out of the church, if you like; undertake the cir- culation of a copy of this petition amongst their acquaintances. Afterwards, when the reault is known, those engaged in the mil- linery trade, whose interests we .ought to consider, may govern themselves according- ly', and need not be losers, and perhaps some enterprising person may invent some- thing better, that will be regarded as stylish. If it is a settled 1 fact that thin slaughter is wrong, we, women, ought to use our influence to discountenance it, and surely we have abundance of hat trimmings 4 other sorts, without spilling life blood to obtain more. Let us show what we can ac- complish, when it coines to ao reform. in our line. The thrush that carols at the dawn of day From the green steeples of the pine wood ; The oriole in the---eini ; the noisy jay, Jargoning like a foreigner at his food; The blue bird balanced on some topmost spray, Flooding with melodythe neighborhood, Linnet and meadow -lark and all the throng That dwell in nests, and have the gift of song, You slay them all— 'With all the glory of God's crimson sun upon it, 1 saw dead birds—murdered things—upon that wo. i man's bonnet.' M. , SSAFORTII, .July 6th, 1896. _ • 1 —An effort is to be made to secure Mr. Laurier to open the Toronto Industrial Exhibition, which will be. in progress frets August 3lat to September 12th. It is an- nounced that their Excellencies Lord and t Lady Aberdeen will visit the exhibition. The prize lists have been - issued, and are being rapidly distributed. , The fair will be advertised by a beautiful hanger whic is now being sent out by the association an3 is 4 considered a very creditable sample of an- adian workmanship. The judging of the live stock has been fixed to begin on Friday, September 4th and will be completed by Tuesday( September 8th. The railways have agreed to give low excursion rates during the entire time of the fair. 1 • A Former Huron Boy's Marriage. Another of Huron's sons has been dis- tinguishing himself in the neighboring re- public,• and this time in an unusually agreeable way. Dr. J. C. Johnson,to whom we now particularly refer, is a native of the township of Morris and is a soh of Mr. William Johnson of the 5th concession, one of the oldest and most highly respeeted residents of the township. In order to give the Doctor's numerous Huron friends some idea of what he has been doing, we quote the following extracts from a column article in the Evening Telegram of Adrian, Mich- igan "To -day just at the moment the sun touched the meridian, and high noon was at hand; the temarriage of Mary Lowell Doolittle and r br. James Calton Johnson was solemnized at Christ church, in the presence of a large company of friends and relatives who had assembled there per in- vitation,•- and ,waited with smiling !ex- pectancy the coming of the bride. The walk from the carriage to the vestibule doors was covered with canvas, and personal friends, tnembers of the "Dolly society," had tastefully decorated f the chancel with roses Easter lilies, palms ferns and smilax. Al the appointed Your, the bride, supported by her uncle, Mr. Dwight N. Lowell, entered the church, at- tended b3 the ushers. The bridesmaids, with the little maid of honor, carrying l the bridal bouquet of white roses looped With smilax, passed up the central aisle ail the full vested choir of Christ church was !sing- _ing a marriage anthem. At the sane time, from the vestry, came two young flower girls, carrying baskets of rose leaves, the Rev. Mr. Channer, in church vestments, and the groom, accompanied by his best man. These two portions of the bridal party met at the floral gates, composed of pink reties, Easter lilies and smilax'tied with white ribbons, which, as the bridal party reached, the .flower girls untied and threw , open, while the bride and her at- tendants passed through. Taking their places at the altar in a brief space of time, by the beautiful and impressive Episcopal marriage ritual, symbolized by the golden circlet, these two, whose lives had hitherto been distinct and separate, were united by that mystic tie, old and time-honored as creation's dawn, and they were declared "no longer twain but one flesh." After the betrothal, the choir sang another !wed- ding hymn. Mr. Lowell, uncle of the bride, and nearest of kin, gave away the bride. Then, followed ley their attendants, they passed down the central aisle, aa man and, wife, arm in arm, smiling and happy, keeping rhythmic step to the joyous' and triumphant organ peals that echoed aliong the vaulted rafters over their heads, and, walking upon the roseleaves the -flower girls were strewing in their path loiefore them. The bride was charmingly attired in an ivory white satin princesse wedding gown, trimmed with chiffon, her I only ornament being, at the throat, a brocich of pearls and diamonds, the gift of the groom. After the church ceremoniea a recrion followed at the home of the bride's m ther, Mrs. Doolittle, to which all the wedding guests were invited. The bay window in the south parlor was festooned with ehains of daises thus forming a canopy under which the newly -wedded pair took their places, standing on a white fur rug attend- ed by the beat man and bridesmaids to re- ceive their friends. The mantel was banked with daises and smilax and daises further adorned the room. After congratulations, the guests were offered dainty refreshments in the dining room. The table was prettily decorated. A rose bowl filled with sweet peas was placed on a plate mirror, decor'. ated with bow knots of smilax ; sweet peas and smilax were scattered over the table. Flowers, ferns and smilax adorned the other rooms and ball. The bride is truly an Adrian girl. Here has been her birthplace and home, all the years of her girlhood. . She graduated from our high school in the class of 1892, and has ever since been a favorite in social life, where by her graces and charming personality she has won hosts of friends who now wish her Godspeed as she sets out on the new and untried life. The groom is a young professional man, possessing the elements of success to a de- gree; and although he has been a resident of our city but a few years, he has won his way and made many friends who now wish him all happiness. Dr. and Mrs. Johnson left on the 4:10 afternoon Wabash train for a wedding journey. Their objective point is London, Canada, but tney will visit other places, including a visit at his paternal home at Belgrave, Ontario, and several places in Michigan." • Canada. Rev. R. M. Grant, of Orillia, sailed from New York on Saturday for a holiday in the old country. —Black caterpillars, a pest not hitherto known in the section, have stripped the orchards in South Wellington, leaving only bare branches. —The residence, at Bronte, of Rev. Dr. Wild; was destroyed by fire on Friday morning last. His extensive library, valued at $3,000, was also burned. —A fire started Saturday morning at four o'clock, in Mr. Daniel Campbell's lumber piles, at Port Elgin, destroying 420,000 feet of valuable lumber. Inenrance, $2,800. —Mr. Donald McInnes, a retired mer- chant from Wingham, about sixty-five years of age, was accidentally drowned in the Thames river at London, last Friday. —By the capsizing of a sail boat on Lake Deschenes, at Aylmer, Quebec, Mr. and ,Mrs. Peter MoRs,e;of Ottawa, and their ten-year old Bon were drowned: —Mr. David McMichael, 4th concession; South Dumfries, near Paris, has an apple tree bursting into bloom a second time this season, while its branches are loaded down with fruit. —Thomas McKay, oi Richwood, has made an assignment for the benefit of his creditors, to William Edgar, of Ayr. The assets are placed at $15,000, and the liabili- ties amount to $22,000. —Jelin Irving, sr., of Richwood, Blen-i beim township, who is over 88 years of age, was the first one to cast a vote for James Somerville at the 4th concession school house. —Since Winnipeg enforced an early Clos- ing by-law. several city merchants have fought it with the result that the full court quashed the by law, holding it was an illegal restraint upon trade. —Probably the oldest Man in the Domin- ion to record his vote on June 23rd, was Mr. McLean, of the 3rd line, West Zorrs. • Although 100 years of age, Mr. McLea went to the polls on election day and polle a good Liberal vote. And although th weight Of so many years is upon him, he i in possession of all his faculties with the e ception of his eyesight, which has faile him the last few years. —Godfrey P. Payzant, president of th Commercial Bank of Windsor, Nova Scoti died the other day, after a short illness 'ffe was 84 years old, and was considere one of the wealthiest men in Nova Scotia. —Kincardine Orangemen have sent on large posters announcing a grand eelebratio on Monday,July 13th. The county of Wes Bruce is interested in making it a success and the lodges will be out in full force. " —Another suicide from Rosedale bridg Toronto, occurred on Friday, making th fifth within as many months. The victi was an -unknown -man, having the appea ance of an English laborer. He was dea when picked up. —Mr. D. Baptie, of St. George, who was clerk of South Dumfries township from 185 to 1895, retiring then on a pension, died la:ti week. Mr. Baptie spent 35 years of a us ful and iinportant life teaching school i various places in South Dumfries. —Mr. E. C. Grant,. son of Sir Jams Grant, met with a serious accident t e other evening while bicycling. He was ru down by a frightened horse which tremple upon himind inflicted several wounds. -L-Mrs. eatharine Lawless, a patient i the insane asylum in Hamilon, committe suicide by hanging herself from the ba s of the window in her room. She h d made several attempts preViously to co mit suicide. 1 —Mr. William Forbes, an old and high esteemed resident of Glenmorris, died the residence of his brother-inlaw, Mr. . Geddes, in that village, al few days .ag eceased was in the 62nd year of his age. —Hiram Walker has struck a rich oil well near Bothwell, and there is every pr s - Peet of another boom there though there is same hesitation about extensive investments until it is seen what action the Gonernme t will take in respect to the tariff. —Last March Charlie Heintz slipped oi a bridge near New Hamburg arid was kill.. The bridge was in an unsafe Icondition a d Mrs. Heintz threatened the Waterl o county council with a suit for damag The council has passed a resoiution offer* her $1,000. —James Scott, formerly of Dresden, as killed the other day by his:horse runni g away. Scott's neck was broken in t o places. His breast bone was also brok n. The poor fellow's face was terribly mangl d. Deceased was a bachelor, and lived in t e township of Camden nearly all his life. —The Rev. Dr. McRae, of St. John B., has severed his connection with his c n- gregation and assumes the principalshi • of Morin college, Quebec, at once. Dr. k Rae, is is a man of vigorous intellect, ri • e scholarship, integrity of character an. a sympathetic, manly heart, —Says the Petrolia Advertiser : Mr. M 1- colm Scott, of .Galizien, A stria, arriv d here to -day. Mr. Scott left here fourte n years ago last March, for Java, India. looks exceedingly well, and as young as e did the day he left Mr. Scott has co e back to stay with us. — Mr. Dulmage made a shipment of butchers' cattle from Harriaton the ot er day. A. Noonan and J. Pointon furnished 22 head of fine animals, for which they e- ceived $530; John Pritchard, 3 head, $90; S. Aitcheson 1 head, $30. He also shipped a large number of calves. — Miens O'Dinnell, a Toronto man, sho has no home, but takes an occasional t ip to the old country with shipments of cat e, had his left leg cut' off by a train, at the cattle market, the other day, and was re- moTed to St. Michael's hospital, after being attended by Dr. Eadie. —The steamer Samuel F. Hodge,, bound from Cleveland to Prescott, With a cargo of wire, was burned to the water's edge in the middle of lake Ontario, at 2 o'clock Sunday morning. The -fireman, Martin Deely, Buffalo, was lost, while the balance of the crew was rescued by the steamer St. Joseph. —her particulars have been received regarding the death of Dr. Burns, Bishop of Qu'Appelle, on June 25th. His Lordship had preached at Indian Head on the Sun- day previous. Early on Monday morning be was attacked with acute inflammation of the bowels, and heart failure, to which he suoaumbed. — Charles CamLon, 21 years old, son of ron, a farmer living near at that place on Tuesday as at work in a gravel pit, ved in, driving him with st the hub of the wagon was cutnearly through e died an hour after the ved from Mr. G. R. Pet- al, now in England, states passage was one of the ced in the month of June in Donald, of the modellfarm, n the same boat with Mr. d during the passage that Zorra he wouldn't cross s. Mr. Thomas Cam Actqn, was killed last week. He when the bank c such force agai wheel that a hole his leftbreast. accident. —A letter reee tullo, of Woodst that the ocean roughest experie 20 years. Mn. Mc who also crossed Pattullo, remark if he waribe,ck in again for the whole of England. , r —Burglars attempted to enter the [Bank of Commerce, at Winnipeg, by digging through the side wail of a vacant store next door to the bank vault. A hole sever 1 feet (t in size had beemade when it was iscov- ile ered; the opening being closed with aisheet of paper during the daytime. Kalsorainers working in the building discovered the hole, and reported theenatter tothe police. —J. J. Jackson, butcher at Tilbury, while delivering meat near Prairie siding, drove into a swarm of bees. • In an instant the bees were on the horse in hundreds, and the animal was stung so badly that it died a few hours afterwards. Mr. Jackson also was stung badly. The horse was a valuable .animal and was on the race track for some time and showed considerable speed. — Professor Penton, of the Ontario Agri- cultural College, and Professor Craig, of Ot- tawa, recently visited Prince -Edward coun- ty to investigate the cause that produces a fungus which is affecting the pea vines in the vicinity ef Picton. It was first discov- ered in the township of Hilliereome four or fiae years ago, and each year since has In- creased the area of the blight. This Year it hail been so fatal that very many acres of peas have been ploughed up. —The Northern Messenger, edited by Rev. D. L. McCrae'and published at Coiling - wood, says: Rev. Dr. John Watson, (Ian McLaren) famous as the author of the "Bonnie Briar Bush" is being charged, by some over zealous people, with being heret ical in his theology. It is surely unfair to seize on some isolated sentence and judge a man's whole theological system by that. If this kind of thing were done all round there would'nt be an orthodox preacher in the world. —A work train on the C. P. R., composed of an engine and sixteen cars, went through the Maggot river bridge near Schreiber, i the other day. Engineer ilartry suffered a broken leg; H. J. Lawrence, conductor; a lever* smap wound, and Idrakeman Peterson was seriously injured. The injured men were removed to their homes in Schreiber, and attended by Dr. Pringle. for.Tlieaccident toto the bridge interrupte t of days, passengers be ng traneferred. 4. big fcrce of men was pi t to work, and a temporary bridge has been erected. A per- manent structure will be immediately put in. —The death of Mr. J. H. Brown, M. A., L. L. B., a btilliant stu ent of the class 1894 in Toronto Unive site'', occurred in Manitoba last week. M . Brown, who since his graduation had been studying theolegy at Knox college, was ngaged in mission work in Manitoba. He was born in Mal - dale and and was 24 -years of age. Throughout his University ancl co lege career, Mr. Blown was remarkably pular both with his fellow -students an instructors. He WM universally regard d as a man of ab- solute uprightness'kindnesss of disposition and peculiar breadth of character. , His death will be lamented by a very large number of friends. • Huron-. Notes. The drought is (being considerable dam- age in the vicinity of Wingham. —G. A. Deadman, of Brussels, has lifted 2,000 pounds of honey from his bees this season. , 0 —Mrs. Wm. Sweet; of Exeter, stepped on a rusty nail the other day, inflicting a nasty wound in her foot. —Mr. Dan Steles, of Grey,' met with a nasty accident the other day, by having his arm Jammed between two stoves. —A. McDougall, of Clinton, has passed the examination of the first year in medi- cine in McGill College, Montreal. —Robert Hughes, of Lucknow, received a serions scalp wound in a runaway acci- dent in Owen Sound one day last week. —On Wednesday of last week, Mrs. Dav- idson, relict of the late Robert Davidson, of Lucknow, passed to the great beyond, after an illness of several months. ' —Mr. Gilbert Mair has purchased from Mr. Henry Cook his 100 acre , farm on the Huron road, and his 80 acre , farm on the 12th concession, Goderich township, for the sum of $5,600. --Dottie, the 14 -year-old daughter of Wm. Netterfield, of Spokane, Washington etate, and grand -daughter of Mr. Thomas Netterfield, of Lower Wingham, died last week at the home of her parents. —Mr. John Johnston has disposed of his property in Clinton, occupied by Dr. Bruce, to Mr. Alex. Monteith, of Tuckersmith, for $1,400, who will take possession about the &et of October. . — A cow owned by Mrs. Dales, of Wing - ham, was struck by the late train an Tues- day night of last week, end vi os so badly shaken up that it was fund necessary to kill her. —D. Milne, of Ethel, lost a thoroughbred cow last week. A post-mortem by Veterin- ary Warwick, of Brussels, revealed the fact that a three-inch cut nail had penetrated her stomach. —A very pretty wedding took place at St. Peter's church, Goderich, on Tuesday of last week, Rev. Father West oiciating. The contracting parties were William Mur- ray, late of Stratford, and, Mitts Mary Davis, -only daughter of the. late Patrick Davis. —Last week Mr. A. F. White, of Hor- nellsville, New York, shipped from Clinton nine head of thoroughbred. Leicester sheep, purchased from the well-known Hayne -Bar- ton stock farm of James Snell, Hullett. They consisted of four ewes, three lambs and two rams. .. —The following, from the Leamingtons Post, relates to a well-known Hiironian : We are pleased to learn that, our esteemed friend, Rev. E. Medd, of Ruthven, was so eminently successful in passing his examin- ation at Otterbein University. He is now entitled to the degree Ph. D., or dector of philosophy. = —During the progress of the 'baseball match at the Dominion day !celebration in Lucknow, the bat slipped out i of the hands of one of the Wingham players, and fell amongst a group of spectators, inflicting a b cut on the foreheads of two young boys named Hugh Findlater, of Lucknow, and a little fellow named Thompson, of Belfast. —Tuesday of last week being the last day of teaching in the public schools, the pupils of school section No. 7, Morris, presented their teacher, Miss Marie Cernyn, with a neatly worded address and a handsomely bound volume of Longfellow's poems, also a beautiful silver jewel case. Miss Cornyn purposes attending the Normal School at Ottawa, this fall term. • — The marriage of Russell Richmond and Miss Sarah II., second daughter of John Searle, 9th concession Morris took place on Tuesday evening of last week, at five o'clock, in the presence of ales* 200 guests, at the residence of the bride's father. Rev. D. Forrest, of Walton, tied the nuptial bow. The estimable bride was made the re- cipient of many beautiful and useful gifts. —The new bank barn to be erected on the farm of Wm. 'Yollard, 6th concession, Grey, to replace the one destroyed by light-, ning a short time , ago, isbeing pushed ahead. Harry Atwood has the stone work, and i Peter 'Bishop • the• _carpentering. The timber is ready. Mr. Pollard received $760 tosettlehis insurance claim on the How4 Mutual. , 1 —There died at her late residence in Exeter, Elizabeth, relict of the late Thornits Taylor, on Tuesday of last week, at the age of 71 years and 1 month. 1Deceased had been in declining health for sem° time, from the infirmities of old aee, but her end was quiekened by a complication of iseases. She was without relatives and depended wholly on the neighbors to minister to her wants during her illness. 1 1 • —On Tuesday of last week a happy event occurred at the home of John O'Laughlin, of the: 10th concession, McKillop, when his third daughter, Bridget, was married to Martin Purcell. The ceremony Was per- formed by Rev. Dean Murphy, at Irish - town, after which the wedding party drove to the home of the bride, where a pleasant time was spent in dancing and other amuse- ments. 1 -a-Saturday evening, 27th ult., Chief Van- norinan, of Wingham, met the late train and arrested a. young man by the iname of St.afford, of St. Marys. The arrest was made on the strength of a message from the yoring man's father, who came after him on Monday and took the lad home. ere was no criminal charge against the prisoner,but evidently the father had not cons ntac1 to the young man's holiday trip, and BO took this means of ringing it to a sudden close. —It will be remembered that at the last session of the county Oilmen, Tre-asurer Holmes and Chairman of Finance Proud - foot were authorized to sell 875,000 worth of 20 -year debentures, and the securities al- ready held as a sinking fund, to meet the county's obligatiows falling due this month. The former, bearing interest at 4 per cent., were sold for $79,852.50, and for the securi- ties, consisting of mo gage" and township debentures, aggrega.ting about $170,000, is ,bonus of $2,134 wa obtained, making a total bonne or prosmitun iobtained by the i 1 murky, of $6,986.50. In accordance with the mstructions of the council, thie officials named will go to England and retire the matur- g sterling debentures, leaving Gode- rich on tihe morning of July 13th, and sail- ing on July 15th. They will be accompan- ied by their wives and Miss Charles, of the Collegiate Institute staff, and Miss Lewis, who will take advantage of the op ortunity to join nthe party and enjoy the tri to the old —Mr. John Taylor, of Exeter north, died onj Saturday, 27th ult., aft r a short illness. Deceased, with her husband, moved to Exet r some years ago, coming from the townshi of Hibbert, where Mrt Taylor owns a arm. They left the farm to spend the reminder of their days in retirement. Decease was 72 years of age, and died from generalj infirmity. The bereave has the sympat y of all in his loss, he beiug- the on- ly survivor. —011 Tuesday of last week, about 85 or 90 men lof Colborne and Goderich townships katherel on the Maitland concesston, Col- bthnernfea'r o assist in the raising of a barn on owned by Richard Baker. When it is considered that it was four b'elock be- fore they connnenced to put together the bents, and that the building was up and the refters ten by 6:30, it reflects great credit on the fr, mer, Mr. Hill, there no being a oniah hiteh. i the proceedings from start to i e -Monday evening of last week, in con- nection with the Brussels Methodist con- gregational social welcoming Rev. S. J. Allin, en address was read to N. B. Gerry, by H. R. Brewer, after which Miss E. E. Kerr presented him with a fine mantle eight-cley clock, with bronze ornament. The congregation took this opportunity of expressing in a practical manner, !their ap- preciet on of Mr. Gerry's serviees in the chC--iirTelthe following, taken from the Streit- !. fOrd Deny Herald, of the 27th u10., refers t� themother of John W. Vaeatter, of Goderi h : Hannah Helen Vanatter, wife of John anatter, died last Week: of heart failure superinduced by dropsy, from which she haI been a great sufferer for, the past nine m nths. Mrs. Vanatter, whose maiden name as Finch, was married sone 38 years ago, a d leaves a family of six children, be- sides her husband, to mourn her decease. Mrs. anatter was a faithful member of the Evang heal church. — 01 Monday morning of last week, Rev. W. Lolive, Thomas Bell, Arthur Knox and Mrs J. E. Swarts, of Wingham, lleft for a trip to the old country. Mr. Lowe will be gene hire Sundays, and will spend the time principally in Ireland and Englanct A stirdent will take care of the parish in his absence. Mr: Bell has gone to England to try to Make a market in that country for hie furniture, and incidentally to enjoy a holiday. Mr. Knox and Mrs. Swarts are on pleasure bent, and will -travel over a good deal of territory before they return.. —Alexander Charlton, son of Mr. George Foster, an old resident of Wroxeter, but now of the 13th concession of Howick, died rather suddenly at his father's residence, on Saturday, 27th ult. Charlie, as he was generally called, came home last week from New york, where, we understand, he was workul' g his way rapidly to the front in the , estima ion of his employer. He was accom- panied by a chum as far as Hamilton, where he had to lay over for a day or two, so weak was his constitution. Mr. and Mrs. Foster have the sympathy of all in this, their sad and unexpected bereavement. —The Ontario street Methodist church Epworth League of Christian Endeavor, Clinton, held its half yearly election of : officer , on Metoday evening of last week, as follow Hon: president, Rev. W, 3. Ford; preside t, B. J. Gibbing'; 1st vim -presi- dent, JbnisVian Endeavor department, Miss Tillie oore; 2nd vice-president, missionary depar ment, Miss Galloway • 3rd vice-presi- dent, iterary department, kiss .A. Brick- enden • 4th vice-president, sftial depart- ment, Miss Ida Carter; secretary, Will J. Rosa; treasurer, Miss Rath ; corresponding secret ry, Millis Libbie Gibbings; pianist, MSS 4zie Gibbings ; assistant pianist, Miss Carol ewcombe. —0i Thursday, 2nd inst., a young man name4 Horace Cornell was up before the magis ra,te in Goderich, on a charge of as- sault With intent, on a young woman named Sarah Culbert, whose home is near Shep- parcIton. The information was laid by the -girl's father, and she is employed as a domeEitic in town. From the evidence, it appea,r s that Cornell had kept company with the girl for some time, and had threat- ened to leave her, but asking her to take a boat nide with him one evening, he attempt- ed, th offence, which the girl reported to her iioVher a week afterwards, when she went uorne. The case was sent up for trial at th hell assizes. _ e court reports in the Toronto dailies of las week have the following: Broughton , vs. t wnships of Grey and Elma. judg- ment on appeal by plaintiff from order of cam on pleas divisional court (26 0. R. 694) uffirming judgment of Falconbridge, .T., d missing action brought by owner of east lall of lot 11 in the 16th concession of the t wnship of Elma, for the purpose of havin a by-law of the township of Grey paaseL 10th of April, 1894, under section 585 o the municipal act, 1892, purporting to im ee a tax upon plaintiff in respect of certain drainage works, and to render his lands liable to contribution in the future to the Maintenance and repair of such works, declared invalid, and for an injunction re- straining the township of Elm& from pas- sing a by -la* for raising upon the lands in that township, including the plaintiff's lot, a proportion of the cost of the works. Ap- peal dismissed, the members of the court being equally divided.; _ ' Perth Notes. Th Logen hay crop is light, and easily barv t:Lisd. —htowel piano factory Sent out 35 new ranosast month. 1 ment walks and street croseings are laid on several of the streets in Lis- on the old Methodist church, has been sold to a school section being inthw—mlhehebeILL inberti —Johnorbes and Jabez Forirlan, of the eiecoi41 concession of Logan, have each lost a co through milk fever. — red 0.!Brown, of St. Marys, has gone to 0 icago, 'where he intends entering as a stud nt in the college of physicians and Burg ns. e llections at the Sunday services and th. fi t of July picnic, in Jefferson's gr° , Lo n realized over WO.' . J. Greenwood, B. A., and Mrs. Gre4iw. 6 I Whitby Ladies' College, are spe ing t eir holidays in Mitchell. er ,000 persons witnessed the laying of t11e fon dation stone of the new Metho- dist shurci at Wellburn, on Monday, June 29th. --The esars. Seebach, who have been dfilling a ell for Mr. George Frame, in D°hav*nie bad p, for the last four weeks, several reverses cansed by the * breaking 4f drills, rushing in of sand) etc.' and now they are at a dead stand still, -ow- ing to the fact that their drill is fast in a rock at a depth of one hundred feet. All efforts to remove it have proved futile. If unable to remove it it will be a serious loss, _ as the drill and shafting are valued at' front $150 to $200. —Judgment was given last week int the appealed Logan small pox case, and it goes against the town of Mitchell, and in favor of Logan, as before. —The eight-year-old son of Mr. George Larkworthy, of Mitchell, died on Wednes- day of last week, of inflammation, having been ill only since the previous Saturday. —The Harold Jarvis concert, given to the citizens of St. Marys by the Knox church choir, ranks among the very best ever given in the town, and the choir are complimented on their success. —A John Thomas eat ate the beads off ten live young turkeys belonging to Mt. Fred Switzer, of Elm, the other day. His eatship suffered the death penalty for the crime. - --Messrs. H. Y. Smith and Welland Wynn,'.of Atwood, have started for a pro- longed bicycle tour. They expect to cover considerable territory during the holidays. --The Atwood Scotts brought home the silver cup from the Scotch picnic, held re- cently at Newton, having defeated the Scotch tug of war team of IVIeriaington in two straight pulls. --Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dickson, of St. Marys, left last week for a trip to the old country. They will be accompanied across the ocean by Miss Clayton, of the Collegiete Institute staff in that town. —Joseph Snider, of Stratford, was con- victed at the pollee court, Stratford, a few days ago, of selling liquor without a license at a picnic in South Easthope. He was fined $50 and costs: —Dr. J. Pf. Aiken, of Port Huron, son o Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Aiken, of St. Marys, was married on June 17th, in Cleveland, ani he and his bride visited Mr. Ai -ken's par- ents, at St. Marys, while on their wedding trip. —Mr and Mrs. Wm. Tatham and family, and Mrs. J. A. Hacking and fa-mily, of Listowel, left that town, on the last day of June, for their smniner cottages at Port Elgin, where they Will spend the summer months: —At the entrance examination to the high school at Listowel there will be given a silver medal for the pupil taking the high- est standing, This medal is given by Mr. B. F. Brook, who in this way shows the deep interest he takes in the /course, of ele- mentary and higher education. — Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Barley, of Mitchell, left on last Tuesday's excursion to the Northwest, to visit their son &sorb: , Prince Albert. Mrs. John Tilleyammilian- ied them as far as Manitoba, where she will spend a few weeks with friends. .. —Extensive preparations are being made for the celebration of the 206th anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne in Listowel, on the 13th of July next. All the lodges in county distriats of North Perth, East Harem, and North and Centre Wellington have decided to celebrate in Listowel this year. —Mr. F. W. Delmage, B. A., eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. James Deltnage, of St. Marys, hes made a first class record at the late examinations of McGill University, Montreal, having passed in all the subjects (8) of the second year, and also in all the subjects (7) of the third year. s —A number of handsome residen-ces are being erected in Mitchell and immediate vicinity this summer. Messrs. Rodgers, Buck and Byers are building in the town, and Messrs. Charles Brogden and Dan Rennicke are among the builders 'outside the corporation. Mentes, Little & miss are also erecting two stores on Main- strft.Aserious accident happened to the young son of Mr. H. B. Wilker, of Tavi- stock. A number of boys were playing foot ball in the show ground, when one of the players accidentally stepped onthe poor boy's leg, breaking one bone just above the in- step and splintering the other. ; It will be& long time before Charlie can be about again. — bout three -weeks ago a man drove a single horse and buggy into the Ontario - House stables, St. Marys, and asked that the horse be taken care of, saying that be would call in a short time for hirn but he never returned. Two weeks IatL. a Mr. Pierce arrived from Aylmer and claimed the outfit. After proving property, and paying expenses, he took the outfit away. —On Tuesday evening, last week, while Mr, George Snearin, of Blanshard, was driving in St. karys, a runaway team of Mr. Johnson Stewart, of Blanshard, dashed into his rig from -behind, the pole -striking Mr. Spearin in the back, from the effects of which he was laid up for a few days. Both rigs were smashed, and the harness entang- led until it had to be cut to free the horses. • —The St. Marys Argue says Mre Thomas W. Pickard and Mrs. John E. Pickard, of Detroit, Mrs. Thomas J. Tur- ner, of Buffalo, New York, and Mr. Jerry Pickard and wife' of Ingersoll, have been spending the pastweek at the old homes stead, Blanshard. They were hastily sum- moned to the bedside of their -mother, who has been seriously ill, but, wo are pleased to say,she is somewhat better." —There was a barn raising a few days ago, in the Gore of Downie, at the farm of Mr. John Morris. Ninety islet' were oyi hand for the occasion, and sides were chosen by James Monteith and James Chowen, both finishing work at the same thne. Sup- per was served in the grove behind t e learn. It is understood that Mr. Morris intends going exten.sively: into tile stock raising Inc. — bay mare, owned by Mr. Charles Brothers, liveryman, of Stratford was kill- ed on Sunday afternoon, 28th lilt., while -being driven by two Stratford young men, The accident, whieh teems a rather peculiar one, happened about a mile east of St, Marys. The drivers theim that the horse stumbled and fell. It was a had fall, as the animal's neck was broken, and a blood ves- sel burst in the back of its head. The buggy and harness were badly damagect, The men walked the rest of the way to Stratford, and informed Mr. 'Brothers of the and Mrs. FwZinde: of Stratford, was the the residence of Mr. Beene, on Wednesday, Jim'b 24tit, of the marriage of their eldest daughter, Miss Minnie, to Mr. John McLean Canieron, of Buffalo, New York. The ceremony was performed by Rev. H. E. Mason of Wing - ham brother-in-law of the bride assisted . 137 Re -v. G. Trotter Carr, of the 'Congrega- tional church. The bride's wedding gown was of rich corded silk, trimmed with silk lace and natural flowers. She carried -a shower bouquet of smilax and la Franet roses, the gift of the groom, and was given away by her father. Only a few intimate friends of the family were present. Mr. and Mrs. Cameron will -spend their honey- inoon in eeveral large American cities, after which they will reside in Buffalo.