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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1897-02-12, Page 1• n. FLURY 5 1897. Pl\l"xMID [IS WEEK >raI eases and bales of W GOODS e -FOR THE - Spring Trade COTTONS COTI ONADES SHIRTINGS GINGHAMS PRINTS FLANNELETTES ter Washing materials. More, Monts to follow ihortly. McFAUL Dry Goods Company, F Greateat Cavell Dry Goods Store- oeimeio 'enedsa- -Mr.. W. J. Fenwick, - who bast t 1121 for the past few weeks, is able - Ind again with the aid of crutches. nick is also ore a fair way to re - Quite a number of the young people - the concert held in the Forester's - rave, on Friday evening last. —Mr. Dougall, one of the Old residents, mbed to the hard time -% and the n assignment for the benefit of his.. • Hullett. —Miss Eliza Carter has returned.. At to relativee in Goderich town - e. Samuel McCord has bought a fine Le Mr. J. Wagner.—Some of the • Lre havving an attack of- chieken- i. _George Snell lost a fine horse a • e seav—Mr. Harvey Jackson. is sup- e Wood for No. 5 school.—Mr. juires met with an accident a few by failing on the tines of a fork, A,"' recovering from the effects. • .131-neVale. LThe Bluevale Cheese and Butter held a meeting in the Foresters' Thursday afternoon 'of last week. `party re-engaged Mr. William nies- iaiesman for 1S97 ; let the milk oad completed arrangements for first class butter -making apparatus factory early in the _spring.—A Of farmers and every one else in- eeillbe held in the Foresters' hal/ Friday afternoon, to consider the itv of starting a lee mill in Bine- a lias mill is built, it will be a. !efit to the village and surrounding.'. _ 7 -Mr, Brydone, of pent- - ail his sister, Mrs. Will Clinton,daxwell, zevae road.—Mr. R. N. Duff was - ?d. on Monday, visiting the flax as Jamieson, of the post OffiCe is 'n -her home near Fordwich..—Mr. Paul Powell, of Turnbeery, gave a yable dance last Friday night, to • y young people. It is needless to as thoroughly apprecia.ted.---Mrs. icrionald, daughter of Mr. John went to Lucknow on Monday, to • Msband, who hest secured a sinus- b.—Mrs. Will Maxwell is able to _ again, after her recent illness.— ugIas, Canadian Order of Foresters,.. ; arrangements for giving an en- mt, some time itt the near future. Perth, Notes. toma.s McDonald has sold his hard- ness in Mitcheli, to Mr. G. Mason, hungry individual forced open of Mr. Willa' bakery in Mitchell away several loaves of bread. Joseph Morris, of Hibbert, has. a his, barn thelargest windmill in ship. Thomas Vivian of Hibbert, met infuI accident in falling down the • is under the doctor's care. executers of the Matheson estate, ell are offering the Royal block i . and Mrs. Robert Terraberry, Of 1, celebrated the 40th ahoiversany tedd.hag on Tuesday last week. (Rev.) E O'Meara, of Killarney, - a ia visiting her parents. Mr. and ies Crozier, of Ss, Marys. nomas Quinn, of`Logan, was hap- , ed last week to Miss Hogan, the' . 1 being performed by the Rev. - - NMI. Kinkora. . A, F. McLaren, M. P., of Strat- been nursing 3ome bruises sustain- er evening while tobogganing in - f his residenee. !Father Downey has entered upon- , a. in Logan.. The people of St. lehurch are going to build Ei large ,dence for him this year. I had Mrs. A. Crerar, of Shakespeare - 1 the-2eth year of their married. .. ' llding a silver wedding en Friday e , Aldrich, who lost his Iife in the at Berlin last week was formerly a St Marys and had a nuMber of re - 11 in that town. - • Marriott, son of AMOR Mar- 'nshard, wile had his leg broken by it -i one of his fathers horses, is • 4..., favorably towards recovery. i Keeler has again opened out a, hoe shop in Mitchell, and as she is bt business woman and a favorite i public, is likely tc do a good I - oger, of Methera eil, has rented stoek and inenemente to John. f Av-onton, for a terin of years, Iny take- possession ..ornetime in la Sinclair, ex -reeve o Illanshard, tie 100 acre farm at Anderson, for tory figure, to Mr. R. G. Ratcliffe,. Son, and will probably purchase 1 reer sons of Mr. F. 11.. Hamilton, ;rya recently gathered under the !oof from the foar corners of the his is the first time; for over 1,6, .t. the family- have all been to. 1 ` $75 have been cootributed. '07 St. [arch, St. Marys, to belp liquidate bpon the Diocese a uron which kad largely through 1he rod4ct1°13 of interest of synod funds. et wedding took pla,ce on Thurs.. ,ary illet, at the ho4se of 3. S. `[i Poole, the contracting parties daughter Ellen and Mr. MINA ,ntruber, of lot 13, eoncession de 11 - 'library in connecti.len with the . echanice institute has been takenv ea 11, . A. Cameron, Ws, Forester ana e town. H. Thompson is secree be board of directore is composed W. ElliotteB. A., R. Brodmick, bnch, . : A ' ‘M.11.1111.21.10111111111111.M1. 4 ••••••1111111.11111110 THIRTIETH YEAR. WHOLE NUMBER, 1,522. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY„'FEBRUARY 121‘189T. { McLEAN BROS., Pielalishere. $1 a Year in Advance. .0110•0" cAMENA New Location. Our customers will find us located in our 11SW quarters, Whitney's cor- ner store, one door north of our old stand, where we will be pleas- ed to meet all our old friends, and those who will favor us -with their patronage. We intend to make 1897 a banner year. " We will have a larger and better stock than ever before, and more accommodation and better facilities for showing the finest stock of Boots and Shoes ever shown in Seaforth. ii / We will commence Bargains. We will continue with. Bargains. , We will end with Bargains. v. I You are sure to find what you want. Our arabition will be to please our trade Our welcome word for all—bargains. Richardson & BVInnis SEAFORTH. The Brucefield Saw !dill. As 1 have leased the Bracefield 'Saw Min for a number of years, I an irt a position to give the best of satisfaction. Custom sawing done on the shortest notice. All sizes of tile and the ,beet of shingles slave kept on hand. 01-10PPING. - Chopping done by stone or grinder. Satisfaction Guaranteed. 'LOGS WANTED: For any quantity of good Soft Elm and Basswood Logs, and all other timber, I will pay the highest Cash price. I will be pleased to have .all my old customers and as many new ones as will favor . rue with their patronage. ' 1170Siviall mi Watson. Brucefield Saw Mill. 1522-3m IN THE SURROGATE COURT of the County. of Huron. itt the Matter of the Estate of Christopher Dale, the Elder, of the Township of Hullo% Farmer, Deeemed. en Penes, having My elaba egehlet the edits of Christopher Dale, the elder, farmer, late of the Township of Hallett, in the (*nate of Huron'de- ceased, who died on or about the 16th day of Jan. nary, 1897, are required on or before the sixth day of March, 1897, to send or deliver to the under- signed solicitor for the executors of the estate, full particulars of their claims (11 any) held by them, duly verified by an affidavit: After the eaid date the executors will proceed to distribute the estate among the partiee entitled thereto, having reference • only to the claims of nhieh they shall then have re- ceived notice, and alter en& distribution they will not be responsible for any part 1 f the estate to any creditor of whose claim they ehall not have received notice at the time of inch distribution. This notles Is given pureuant to the statute in that behalf. F. HOLMVSTED, Soliciter for Christopher T. Dale and George Dale, Executors. Dated at Seaforth this 9th day, of February, 1897. 1522-3 , SEALED TENDERS addressed to the undersign: ed, and endorsed "Teener for Goderioh Work," will be received at this office until Friday, the 19th day of February next, inclusively. for the mon- atruction of the breakwater at Goderich, Huron County, Ontario, according to a plan and specifica- tion to be seen at the office of the Town Clerk, Goderieh, at the offi,e of Mr. 11. A . Gray. Re- sident _Engineer, Confederation Life Building. To - route, and at the department of Public Works, Ottawa. Tenders will not be considered unlese made on the form supplied and signed with the actual signatures of -tenderers. An accepted bank cheque, payable to the order of the Minister of Public Works, equal to five per cent. (5) of the amount of tbe tender must accompany each tender. Thie cheque will be forfeited if the party decline the contract or fail to complete the work contracted for, and will be returned in ease of non-acceptance of tender. The Department does not bind !Waif to accept the lowest or any tender. By order, E. F. E. ROY, Secretary. Department of Public Works, Ottawa, 25th Janaary, 1897. I 1522-1 Win. N. Walker" THE RELIABLE Upholsterer and Mattress Maker, SEAFORTH, ONT. • Parlor Furniture repaired and recovered. Carpets sewed and laid; also cleaned and renovated at reaeonable prices. Shop at M. Robertson's Old Stand, Main Street. • WOOD WILL BE TAKEN role WORK. 1622 PRODUCE WANTED. We are open to buy Dressed Hogs, Hides, Tallow, - Poultry, Butter es Eggs. Call before disposing, as we want your pro- duce, and can pleaae pu with a price., BEATTIE BROS., 'South Main Street, - SEAFORTH. • Patent Right For Sale. The undersigned having taken out letters patent for the improvement in Washing Machine for the Dominion of Canada, would sell province, county or towneldp right on the most reasonable terms. Per- sonal inspection is eolicited. Models and drawings furnished at the very cheapest rates. Particulars and terms made known on applioation. Addreee JACOB MeGEE, Patentee, Egmondville. •16214 1 Plain Pao FOR PLAIN PEOPLE. e were introduced by a customer of ours to a man for whom, previous to meeting, we entertained no small amount of respect, and we are pleased to record that the re- spect increased with our acquaint - mace of him.. There is one pecu- liarity about him, however, and that is, his view of advertising, which is, that advertising of any kind is a necessary evil. He says well, you know, 1 read your ad- vertisements, because they are in- teresting reading, but 1 never be- lieve advertisements, because 1 was fooled once. Who, by us? Oh,' no, not by you. -I'll say that you seeni to be straight, but you can not depend on all you see in print. This is just another case. of this evil of advertising exaggeration. He had read a something for nothing ad- vertisement. Advertising means simply and &melee- " ly, the making use of the handiest means of letting the most people` know what kind of gopds we are selling, of the wearing qualities, and what prices we are asking for these goods. Knowing that if what we say in print is to be relied upon, 'it must be true to the letter, and in exact re- presentation of what we show,. We attribute our measure of success to saying what we mean, -to making • staternent:s in print that have foundation in. fact. We have this -week to offer 25 Men's Overcoat, the regular prices of which were $6.75, $7, $7.50 and $8.50, at a clearing price of $4.95. The sizes range from.6 to 42. Underelothing is a class of goods that we like to clear out from season to season. We have 31 dozen of a cotton ribbed line left, whicb we will clear at 45 cents a suit. Also 71 dozen suits v of a line of all wool, which we have been selling ail season at $1 25 a suit. We are clearing these odds and ends at 95 cents a suit. We are clearing the balance of what heavy all wool socks we have left, -at two prices, two pairs for 25 cents, and two pairs for 35 vents. We have some Men's Fur Coats that are not bargained for. Two Wal- labys, 1 Coon, (a good one), 1 Wombat, a full skinned coat. To the cash purchaser we will make • the prices right, in view of the fact that the season is well ad- vanced, and we do not wish to carry over one Fur Coat, if possi- ble, this year, because it does not pay Iany merchant to .carry Fur • Coats oyer from season to season, and therefore we say again that • any man with the cash neay pur- chase a Fur Coat from us at a vOry, reasonable figure. ( WE HAVE ONE PRICE TO ALL MONEY BACK IF WANTED. GRE/Grf MACDONALD CLOTHIERS. On the Wrong Side of the Street, in the Strong Block. SEAFORTH, - Dominion Express Money Orders Are being used more and more every day. Are you insuied in a reliable accident 'cern- patty? The Canada Ac- cident Assurance Com- pany is sure. For promptness and courtesy, use the C. P. R. tele rah. • R. J. MACDONALD, C. P. R. Telegraph Agent. FARMERS AND THE TARIFF COMMITTEE. EDITOR. EXPOSITOR. —Dear Sir,—Thanks for publishing, in this week's issue the state- ment I made before the Tariff Commission at Guelph, and your remarks in referencedto it and the inaction of Farmers'. Institutes, Allow me to -correct one slight mistake (inadvertent, no doubt.) You say, "No agricultural organization has been heard" before the Commission. When at Guelph I listened for many hours to farmers' dele- gates or organizations, as well as nutieuface turing companies and individuals. The pae titmice of the commissioners was great and well tested by manufacturers especially= their demands were so numerous and defi- nite. As to Farmers' Institutes, your re- marks no doubt in the main are sound and good. At the same time, I myself have heard at Institute meetings transportation and tariff matters considered as most impor- tant on account of their intimate relation to farming. It used to be said, "The bet- ter we farmed and the more we produced, the more was taken from tug by unjust transportation andtariff charges and incon- veniences," and there is much truth in ib. The Government having "sent out cir- culars to Farmers' Institutes, asking that delegations be sent to meet the commission- ers and lay before them the desires and wants of the agricultural classes" should have been courteously complied with. Such compliance need not have caused undue "tension." With all due deference to the officers a Farmers' Institutes' I think they have not only shown wait ofcourtesy, but lack of courage and duty in not sending delegations to strengthen the hands of the • commissioner's and Government in •their battle with the high tariff men. One of the commissioners complained to us of the baokwardness of • halters in coming before them, and told us to take our time and tell our wants. But the hour being late when our turn came to be heard; fifteen minutes or so was all the time we deemed it prudent to occupy. Roma' Doteigeos. . Wroxeter, February 6th 1897 • February • • • •'• Canada. —The Winnipeg city &email voted $1,000 to the Indian relief fund. —Mr. Joseph Vanatter'of St. George,bas placed 300,000 trout eggs in his hatchery. — The Independent Order of Foresters had, on January let, a membership of 102,838. - • —Several deaths have occurred • recently in the township of Caister, county of Lin- coln'from what ie black erysipelas. --The girls of the Essex high school have organized a basket ball club, with the reg- ular staff of officers. —Mr. -John C. Fletcher has bought the 100 acre farm of Mr. Alex. Douglas, near Melbourne, for $5,000. • —Mr. H. Eveleigh, a young farmer in Puslinch, has been left about $.50,000 by rich relatives in England. —The petition for a reduction in the number of liquor licenses in Hamilten was considered by the Markets Committee and refused. —During 1896 the total freight through both Soo Canals was 16,239,061 tons, ex- ceeding all previous records by nearly 1,250, 000 tons. • — The congregation of St. Andrew's Presbyterian church, London, last Sabbath contributed the handsome inun of $1,260 gor the Indian famine fund. . . —Rev. Win. Burns bas 'just returned to Toronto from a trip down east in the inter- ests of the aged end. infirm ministers'_en- dowment fund of the Presbyterian church. —Notwithstanding the hard times a far- mer near Brighton, Northumberlandicounty, during the past six years, has managedto pay off a debt of $1,600 from 100 acres. —Isaae Martin, who recently sold his farm about one mile east of Elmira,. for $9,000ehas bought the farm of Mr. George Stiffier, between Galt and Hawkesville, for $6,000. —Thomas Benoit, who suddenly left Montreal a couple of months ago, taking with him about $3,000 belonging to his em- ployer, D. Pa,ngeon, lumber merchant, has been arrested at Havre, France. —The Rev. A. McMillan, pester of St. Enoch's church, Toronto, who has been away in Scotland in connection with the Presbyterian Hymnal, bas returned to Tor- onto, and resumed hie pastoral duties: - —Fotty-eight per cent of the books taken from the public libraries of Ontario are works of fiction. In the public libraries of Glasgow, Scotland, the ratio of fiction to the whole is only 14 per cent —Charles Sturrock, coal merchant and shipper of Dundee, has begun an action against the Grand Trunk Railroad to re- cover $1,079 whioh the plaintiff alleges the railWay company has overcharged him on, freight. —Miss Mabel Treble, S, .Windsor school teacher, had an encounter with a refractory email, a few days ago, in one of the city schools' and was knocked down stairs. She has notyet been able to resume her duties. The youth, whose name is Gordon Scott, will probably be suspended. —Two aged destitute ladies in Galt were recommended by the relief society of the town to be transferred to the county House of Refuge at Berlin. But as both poeitivoly declined to become inmates of that institu- tion, and as there is no law to compel. them to go, they remain where they are for the present. —Messrs. ;Nightingale and Berry, of Brantford, have just been awarded, by the Grand Trunk' Railway, a contract to supply Witt company with ice .during the summer of 1897, and to fill the company's ice houses at the tunnel, Sarnia, Point Edward and Stratford. The contract demands a supply of 12,000 tons. ° —The remains of Mr. Robert Buzzard, of Oakville, were found in' the lake. He is thought to have committed suicide. He was 40 years of age, and a carriage maker by trade. He was past Noble Grand of the Independent Oddfellows' lodge, Oakvilre, a musician and a member of the -town or- chestra. —The contract to publish the Dominion text -book of Canadian history has been_ awarded to the Methodist Book Company (Ltd.) and The Copp,Clark Company (Ltd.), both of Toronto, as joint publiehere. The book is to be printed on good paper, well illustrated, neatly bound, and ready for the schools of the Dominion by September, 1897. —Monday morning,Wm. Herford and hie wife, of Broadview avenue, Toronto,. were found dead in their room. Death had evi- dently resulted from asphyxiation the strong smell of coal gas making it difficult for any one to approach the room where the stove wa& A dog was also found in the house, which had died from • the same cause. —There are some new clauses in the cat- tle regulatilms which Canadian exporters should know of. In shipping a ear of mixed cattle, butchers' and'stockers, it is neces- sary, in getting them inspected, to state for what purpose they are intended, whether • for slaughtering or for feeding purposes. All miloh cows and epringers _must go • through the test for tuberoulosts, and a certificate has to- accompany them,. showing • that they have been passed by a competent veterinary surgeon before they were ship- ped, Otherwise they will be quarantined, and held for inspection to prove that they are free from disease. • If they are diseased they will be confiscated and slaughtered by theiUnited States authorities. • —W. F. • Armstrong the other day brought into the Sutherland Inneei mills at Rotnney, a load of fine ebn logs, Which con- tained 5,236 feet of merchantabbi timber. Four of the logs were each 16 feet long, and the fifth was 13 feet long. —A number of Windsor families hedtheir furniture seized Friday morning for non- payment of water rates and taxes, but at the last 'moment the bailiff's sales were post- poned to give them another chance. —Knox church, Chatham, isentifely free of debt, and has a balance of $445 in the bank. The report of the session showed a consider- • able increase in membership during, the year. —Thomas Flynn, aged 92, died last week at Napanee Mills. He lived in Kingston in. the early days, and was a councilman there. He was areformer and an active i temper- ance worker. He was a great reader and thinker, and retained his faculties until the end. Six children survive. —A man named William Russell; who met hie death at Barry's Bay some tim ago was insured for $3,000. Two month& ago Russell joined the religious met known as. the Hornerites. Horner, who is head of the body, it is said, ordered Russell to give up all his insurance, as it was against the rules of the order. Russell did so, and his young wife and two children are now left paint, lees. et -Martin Wrenn was instantly killed at North Bay a, few days ago. Be was stand- ing on the track and did notobserve an engine coming up behind, In "titne to escape and the wheels passed over him with the above result. In his pockets were found a post office savings bank deposit book, with entries amounting to $245 50 and about $3 in cash. He had been working 'in the lurk ber woods near Sturgeon Falls, and was coming down to visit hisbrother, He was 34 years of age and unmarried.' t . t • —Burglars went throng the safe of B. Bell & Son, St. George n Friday might, and secured. about $250 'in cash. They se- cured entrance to the oh oe through the wareroom adjoining, drilled a hole in the door of the safe and cracked the 'bolts with a punch and sledge hammer. Having broken their own drill; they went to. the 'blacksmith shop of the foundry and selected what they wanted to finish the job. . o • —Odessa, county Lennox, lost one of its oldest and most respected citizens on • Janne ary 24th, in the person of Parker S. _Tim- merman, postmaster, who died at; the age of 83 years and 9 months. He held i the posi- tion of postmaster continuouelysince the fifth year of her Majesty's reign, having been appointed on July 6th, 1841, his com- mission being signed by ThoMas Allen Steyner. ' —Mr. Justice Robinson, in passing sen- tence on two apparently respectable women for shop -lifting in Toronto, said, fill all the facts sere known they would show that the nierohants of Toronto ipso thouiends of dol- lars' worth of goods in this way. It is a most deplorable state of affairs, and shop- lifting is becoming such a grievance that the 'law feels that it must take drastic measures to put a stop to it." , —T-homai Henry Hill, the EIOD of a farmer near Shelburne went into his father's barn. Here he perceived a numberof sparrows and began to drive theneoute, Unfortunately he ran too near the opening and fell to the floor ' below, a distance of eighteen feet. He was foiled shortly afterwards in a dazed -con- dition, his left arm broken,a cut en his cheek and his right elbow injured. Fortunately his fall extinguished the lantern he carried er a fatal fire might have been caused. —The singing of the chorus in "-Uncle Tom's Cabin," which was being played in the Star Theatre, Montreal, wait distinctly heard in the Globe office, Toronto, last Fri- day night. The strains of the old plantation song were plainly audible, and the applause which greeted little Eva and Uncle Tom was quite distlinot. The extraordinary in- cident was made possible by the long dis- tance metallic oireuit of the Bell Telephone Company. . 1 —F, Mitchell, florist, of Inneekip, recent- ly experienced a. novel misfortune. One night an army of rats • invaded, his green houses and made, great havoc. Next morn- ing petals and bulbs covered the _ ground completely in many places. No portion of the carnation beds escaped; all the flowers and many of the buds were stripped from them. There are now no flowers in the houses'but the rata are nearly all quite ex- terminated, and in a week or two every- thing will be as before the invaaion. lam is deserving of public recognition. When called to * the bar on Wednesday she wore no hat and was attired, es provided, by the regulations of the law Society, In a dark stuff dress, covered by a barrister's gown and wearing a white ne Attie. Mies 'Martin was presented to cot rt by Mr. Irving, Q. C., the treaeurer of the Law Society. Among those present who congrat- ulated her at the conclusion of the oeremopy were Messrs. Older; Q.C.; Britton, Q.0.;Moes Q. C. ; Ayleinvorth, Q. c., and others„ It was a noteworthy eyent in the history of the legal profession in (Almada. —bliss Clara Hambly, of Lueknow, who arrived in Kincardine last Friday to spend a few days with her friend,Mise S die Brown, died Sunday evening at Mr. Bre was resi- dence. Miss Hambly was an xpert and enthusiastio Plotter, and spent n hour or two at the rink Saturday evem g in the enjoyment of her favorite past me, after- wards going home with her fr end. She retired in apparently good h ltb, but awakened during the night suff ring great pain, which continued all day, with,the above melt. Her death is alt ibuted to perforation of the stionaoh. --Albert Rosebrugh, of South Dumfries, committed suicide the other As while re- turning from Galt, where he ha. been de- • livering a load of grain. Before is return he purchased a revolver, and w en about two miles from Galt shot himse f in the forehead. The -team he was die g eame home alone, and on going back to seek him he was found dead on the road, ith ,the money for the grain in his pocket. No one heems to have passed in the ,inte im of an hour before his friends found Vito Two chambers of the revolver were em ty. Evi- dently one had been nsed to test the weap- on. He was about 21 years of age and es a son of Mr. Wm. Rogebrugh,- a respected farmer of South Dumfries town hip. He had been suffering froin ill health or a few weeks. —A bold robbery took place Saturday night in Walkerville, Whitesid Bros.' meat market and Luxfordis grocery being the scene of o erations. About 8 o'clock the clerk in the • eat mar- ket suddenly found hlinself gazing into the muzzles of four revolvers, in the e ands of two masked men. One of the ntruders covered the butcher and his compa ion pro- ceeded to rifle the 'eash drawer a d search the clerk. When the Si had obtaine all the cash in the store they departed, with a warning. to the butcher to shut up and keep aunt." They then went next door to the grocery, and surprised Mr. =ford, who was alone. • He made no reels flise, as they toyed with the triggers rather areless- ly. One man kept him covered; a d com- manded him to shell out." T •e other proceeded to the cash ;drawer and put all the money in his pockets. He g t $180. After searching Luxford they butte to the door -and one went out, but shoved his re- volver through the door and cove ed the proprietor while the other came ut, and then both disappeared. The pol ce and provincial detectives were notified, and- at once began a vigorous Warch, but co ldafind no trace of the bandit& The police awl -no accurate description Of them. The faces were concealed by handkerchiefs, in their slouch hats were pulled down ov r their eyes. The boldness of the robbery as sur- prising. It occurred at an hour 1when there were many people on the etre t and the stares would usually be filled iwi h cus- tomers, buying their Sunday provisi us. —The death of James Johnston, of Dal- housie,took phase the other day in St. Catharines. Some weeks ago •deoeahed, in company With his brother Robert, went to . St. Catharines, and, after spending the evening together, they became separated, and in going home Robert fell into the new canal and Was drowned. James blamed himself for his brother's death and since then has gradually declined in health. He would not be comforted and practically died of a broken heart. Deceased. was 46 years of age and unmarried. —G. L. McKay, of Galt, the inventor of the McKay Simplex Home Exereiserehas dis- posed of the right to sell the apparatus in Canada, Australia' ' Norway, Sweden Ger- many and South Africa, for the next five years, to the Brantford Bicycle - Supply Company. He will receive $500 the first year and a royalty on each appliance sold during the life of the contract. Mr. Mc- Kay conceived the idea, which he has just perfected, some four years age. He has im- proved on it and is likely to make money,as a result of his inventive genius. —Al a businessmen's meeting in Winni- peg, last week, resolutions were adopted favoring the coryttruction of the Hudson Bay Railway, improvement of the western water- ways to Winnipeg, lower freight and ex- press charges, the construction of the Crow's Nest Pass Railway, the extension of the Canadian Pacific Railway branch lines and the Manitoba & Northwestern Railway. There were about seventy -nye present, re- presenting the commercial interests of the Provincial and Territories. —Mies Clara Brett Martin has won her fight against prejudice, and on Wednesday, 3rd inst., was called to the Ontario bar at a meeting of the benchers in Osgeode Hall, Toronto. She is now a full-fledged barrister priviliged to appear in any Canadian curt s on equal terms with men. It has been a long and stubborn fight. Single:haoded she fought her way, step by step, opposed at every stage by barristers of great emin- ence, until her indomitable courage and perseverance beat down opposition and con- verted such men as the present Attorney General of Ontario to her cause. Miss Martin's victory opals the doors of another profession to Canadian women. Her .suc- Huron Notes. —The new machinery has been pl ced in Elam Livingston's saw mill in Blyth. —Every dollar of taxes hastbeen co leaved in Turnberry township. Times m t be good up there. —The vital statistics for Blyth uring 1896 • were, as follows: Births, 20 mar- riages, 6; deaths, 8. — Mr. Elam Livingston has purchas d the Blyth electric light plant front Mr. J. B. Kelly, and has taken Poesession. —Mrs. Seeger, mother of Mr. Sager, police magistrate, of Goderich, died a Pcirt Dover on Thursday, 28th ultnn leg d 75 years. . . • — W. D,oherty & Co„ of Clinton, are mak- ing arrangements for an addition to their factory. When it is completed the ea „s,caey of the factory will be 500 organs per m.nth. —A small out building in the rear o the residence of Mr. John Carrick, Sodom was crecently destroyed by fire. Fortunat ly it was discovered in time to save the adjo ring buildinge. —The amount of taxes on the colle tor's roll for Morris for 1896 was $11,23 .12, every cent of which has been gathered by the energetic and effioient collector, Mr. John Mooney. Mr. W. J. Biggins, of Elmhurst S ok Farm near Clinton, , recently dispos d of two fine young bulls, One to tlhe Angus Mc- Leod, of .Holmetiville, and one to Mr.T m. 11 Aikenhead, of near Beneefield. —Mr. E. Christie, of Exeter'has ex. changed the Ching farm, in Hay towns ip, containing one hundred acres, for GeorgeHorton's fifty acre farm, in Usbo ne, receiving $2,400 in addition. They are oth excellent farms. —Mr. 'Robert Allen; an esteemed resi ent of Benmiller, passed away on Satur. ay, "30th ult. Deceased had. been unwell, but was only dangerously ill for ashort t me. He was 53 years of age, and lea- yes a e and four children. —Mr. R. B. McGowan, of Blyth, rece ved a letter last week, written on January 9 th, from his sister, Mrs. Fraser, in Edmon •n, Alberta, stating that they were. that day en- joying weather 48 degrees below zero, nd on the previous Saturday the thermoin ter registered 53 below. —The following ar some of the stet' tics for the township of Stanley for the • ear 1896: Total assessrhent, $1,662,030; on this there was levied for county tax, .,- 326.94; for township purposes, $3,988. 1; for school debentures, $110,55 ; statute 1 bor commutation, $11 ; general school rate, 1,- 792.47; special school rates, $2,347. 7; total amount levied, $10,577.74. • —We are sorry. to learn of the deat of Mrs. David Game, which occurred at .dustry, Kansas, on January 17th. She as in poor health for some time, and was ell up in years; The family were !come ye s ago residents of the 6th concession of lett, and also minded in Clinton'. She as the mother•of Mrs.- Lawson, of the line, Hullett. • • —Early Friday morning, 29th ult., rIt people of Brussels were sadly surprised learn of the demise of Hattie, eldest da t5 - ter of Mr. George Rogers of that villa e. Consumption was the cause of death, serioue illness only extending over weeks, although she had been in f health for about a year. It was expec that her youthful maw would haye e abled her to shake efg the fell destroyer, b it turned out otherwise, and she sank ve rapidly at the last. • The subject of t notice, who wain her 24th year, was a venial favorite, and was an ever welco visitor to any circle. She was of nice a pearanoe ; lady like in meaner • energet and industrious, and was ever ready to le a helping hand to all or any requiring or desinnic her aid. In her position as mil- liner she made masy warm, friends at Exe- ter, Zurich and London, who, with her large circle of friends in Brussels, will mourn her early demise. • —The county Orange lodge of North Hunan was held in Wingham on Tuesday, last week, and was one of the best meetings ever held in the county, when the following officers were all re-elected W. C. M., • John Dane, Gonne . W. D. J. Wil- ford Blyth ;_0. chaplain, H. Perkine, Gor- i rie ; 0. secretary, W. J. Fleuty, Wingham ; 0.• financial secretary, J. Mooney, Bnuisels ; 0. treasurer, W. J. Greer, Gorrie ; C. D. of C., B. Gerry, Brussels; 0. lecturers, Wm. McKee, Fordwich, and J. Owens, Belgrave. —What might have resulted in a 'serious accident in the funeral procession of Miss Rogers, going to the Brussels cemetery on Monday, last week,was fortunately averted. Dr. MoKelvey's horse, driven by Alexander, ran away after psetting the cutter in one of the many pitch hetes. He upset and damaged the first cutter he came to, and ran into Robert Johnston's cutter and stove in the back of it. Mr. Johnston and Robert Graham caught the frightened .teed, and prevented further loss of property if nothing more seriotui. —The annual meeting of the Best Huron • Conservative Association was held in Wing - haat on Friday, January 29th. Mei follow- • ing officers Were elected for the ensuing year: President, B. Gerry, Brussels; vice- president, W. M. B. Smale, Wroxeter; woretary, W. F. Vanstone, Brussels; treas- urer, Wm. Wilson, Wroxeter; vice- resi- dents, Viiingham, Da. Chishohn ;Turn - berry, R. Musgrove ; Morris; Joseph Bow- voan ; Howick, B. S. cook; Brussels, Geo. .Biteker ; Blyth, Jehn Wilford it, Grey, R. Dilsworth ; Wtoxeter, JamesiPaulin. —Mr. Be Ransford, of Clinton, has in his possession a copy of the New Era for March 10, 1870, published at that time by R. Matheson. nome of the business men then advertising in the paper were Ce R. Commander, C, E. Arehibald, A. T. Moore, D. R Urquhart, Grassick & Twitchell, David Morrow, George Chidley, D. B. Strathy, Yuill & Scott, Irwin & Hodgens, Johns St Menzies, and many others, most of whom have dropped off the scene of action. The following were the .market quotations at that time: Fall wheat, 66 to 85c.; °ate, o; peas, 47 to ban, $9 to 50c; hogs, $7 to er is • 27 to 280.; barley, 40 to 500; potatoes, 500 per bushe *10; apples per bushel, 45 tc to 18. • . —The twenty-fourth annu 1 meeting of the Howick Mutual Fire Insurance_ COM - pony was held in Gorrie on January 22nd. The attendance was good, and the meeting was one of the moat agreeable and stumess- ful yet held by the company. Reeve Strachan, of Grey township, *as called to the chair, a position he filled in his usual genial and able manner. From the reports submitted by the management the following statistics may be taken e Policies in form at the "closing of 1896, 2,739; insutance itt force, *4,066,585; premium note* available, $181,927.74; other assets, $t,728.61; total amets, $186,656.35. The losses sustained during the year amounted to $4,838.27. The total paid for losses, was $5,438.27, Which in- cludes one loss for 1895. The company closed the business of the year with at cash balance on hand of $2,986.90. 4' —Very general and deep regret • is ex- pressed at the unexpected and almost sud- den death of Elizabeth Ann, beloved wife of Mr. J. N. Hooper, of Toronto, and daugh- ter of Mr. James Pickard, of gxetor, which sad and melancholy event occurred in, Tor- onto, on Tuesday of last week. The fact of her illness was not learned 'until Tuesday morning, when M. Pickard received a let- ter from his little niece, stating that her mother was very ill, and before noon of the same day the afflicting tidings by telegram was received announcing her death. Heart trouble is supposed to be the cause of her sudden,taking off. She was a cheerful " and loving triend, and was very highly esteemed by all who had the pleasure of her acquaint- ance. Her age was 37 yearie and she.leaves to mourn her demise a husband and one daughter. The remains were brought to Exeter for interment. —Another case of "didn't know it was loaded" happened at the home of Mr. John McElroy, in Morris, one evening recently. A young lad named Douglas Armstrong, aged about 17 years, Who lives With Mr. McElroy, was firing off blank cartridges from a revolver when one of them failed to work, he looked into the barrel to see what was wrong and in doing so turned the cylin- der round to a chamber that contained a loaded cartridge. While holding the, revol- ver with the barrel pointing at his head he pulled the trigger, the result being that the cartridge discharged, the ball etriking him in the upper frontteeth, and glancing down- wards penetrated the tongue to its root, where it lodged. ,Dr. Milne, of Blyth. was sent for, and -after probing for some minutes removed` the bullet'from its lodgment. If the bullet had not etruck the teeth first, which broke its force, the result might have been instant'derith. • Perth Notes. • —The Mitchell Musical t3ooiety has die: banded. • —A convention of South Perth Reformers will be held in St. Marys shortly. —Dr. Smith has been elected chairman of the new High School board in Mitchell.• —Mr. James Burns, of 'Mitchell, has re- fused $130 for his handsome driving horse. —Mr. A. McKay, V. 8,, of Shakespeare, has gone to California in the jectereetirof his„ health. —The Orange lodges of Perth county have decided to celebrate the 12th in Mitchell this year. —Mitchell business men are contributing liberally to the Indian famine fund, and the town council has voted $50 _ to the same fund. —Henry L. Hurlburt is removing to Mitchell from Collingwood, and will repre- Sent the Burritt Hose Manufacturing Com- pa—nyminigeWAesntneirne BO. Conservatory of Music, and has been award - passed her final examination at the Toronto • ed—fimrstr:canlaadt hisihruso.roR o v netalirimit, of Listowel, has bert Gillespie and Mr. Wm. Gillespie'of Manitoba, and Mr.George • Gillespie„ of Colorado, are visiting their Cromarty relatives. —Wm. Kuhne, who has been in Cavalier, • North Dakota, for the last five years, is spending the winter at his old home in Seb- rin—mgyilrle. 'A. Thompson, of Avonbank, had a plement surprise the other day when about eighteen of his neighbors turned out and eut up 15- cord' of wood for him. --Mr. J. E. Ratz, of Gadshill, sent a barrel of flour, and Mr. John Goettler, of Downie, three bags of vegetables te Strat- ford, for distribution.amonget the poor. —Joseph Morrow has purchased the Mac Donald property in Fullerton. The old store he ug repovating and rented ittoMr. gupfor a harness shop, and has Taylor, of Kirkton. The house on the 4 property has been let to Duke Jordan, of Mitchell, whole already in possession. Mr. Jordan' has bought a stable from )ars. Yule and also a quarter acre of land, and intends building a fine brick house on it in the sum- mer, but will live in Mr. Morrow's house in the meantime. Fullerton real estate is patently booming. —Mr. F. Awty, who resides in the vicinity of Mitchell, has decided on retiring from farming, and moving to British Colum- bia. Ile in selling his farm and chattels. —Mr. and Mrs. Joel Boeohler, of Ray township, retuened home bat week, after spending a couple of wmks visiting relatiYes • and friends in and around Tavietock, , J. W. Hendersonetf Sett Francismo, who has been recuperating his health at the home of his parents id St. Marys, for • the past few months, left a few days ago for his home on the, *east. —While Robert Magahy was watchbeg the curlers in the Listowel rink the other even- ing, one of the stones struck his foot, and he fell heavily on the ice, breaking his collartbone, _—Mr. W. Beattie haus sold his splendid farm in the township of Blanshard and will tmhoeirree. with hit. -fam.11y in the ming to Manitoulin Island, and settle on hie land —Mr. HenryBrown, of Weshburn, Wis- consin, who has been visiting around Avon- bianunkt left last week for his western home. His sister, Miss Sarah Brown, accompanied h —The Lady True Blues of St. Marys gave an entertainment in their lodge room lett week, at which Col. White presided,- and excellent speeches'are said ta have been de- livered by the ladies and others. —Mr. 'William Kerslake, of Cronaarty, had the misfortune lately to! get his 710110 broken. While feeding a horse it 'kicked' the fork which he -held in his hated, !striking his now a terrible blow. —The first warden's supper in the history of Perth eounty,. served without liquor, was the one given by the new warden Mr. Nelson Monteith. This is a good und brave beginning for Mr. Monteith. —An accident pocurred on the Grand Trunk Railway at St. Paul's, between Stratford and St. Marys, at 7.30 Monday i morning, which reaulted n the destruction Of A van and three cars and considerable damage to an engine. —George and Augustus Switzer, of North Dakota, spent a week visiting their father,. Wm. Switzer'and. other friends, on the 3rd lineenear St.Maus. They mine to Chic- - ago with cattle and took advantage of this - to cotne through to their old home. --Stratfordis to have .a free library.. ve, After considerable negotiations the -council has decided to take over the public library, and will furnish quarters for it in the city hall building. Besides giving free quarters, the- city will make a greet of $600 a year. —Ma John Taylor, an old and respected resident' of Maryboro,, died very suddenly the other day. He win his usual health in the forepart of the day, after which he read the paper for some time, and died shortly after. . —Rev. A. F. Tully, of Teterboro, former. ly pastor of Knox church., Mitchell, has -de- cided on removing with his family to one of .- the American cities. Prior to theirremoval theypurposeVisiting their Mitchell;friends in the course of a few weeks. —On Sabbath, January 3let, Roo. Robert Phillips, a former -popular pastor, preached. . to large and appreciative congregations in the Methodist - church, Carlingford. Mr. Philipshaslost none a his old zeal. and docilnce.. —While Mr. C. ichemman, of Sebring- ville, was hauling a load of rails, he was walking alongside of the load, when it fell over on him and covered him coropletely. 'Fortunately, Mr. Ed. Kuhns eame along and uncovered him. No eerious injury re - suited, —John Baxter, a pioneer of Mitchell, died • there last week after a residence of over 47 years, Aged 87 years. The place was almost a wilderness when the deceased came to it. . He was never married, but was tenderly cared for in his old age by. hie nieoe, Mrs. M. Snowden. —While Mr. Albert Pim, of Anderson, was carrying a heavy pme on his ehoulder, • he aecidentilly fell,receiving the full weight of the timber on one of his legs. Although no bones were found to be broken, yet hie injuries are of a sufficiently serious nature to confine him to the house for a month or two. —Mr. William Armstrong, of A,vonbank, has a very prolific cow'and she has a record that will be hard to beat. She has bi little less than 25 months preeented her owner with eix calves, five of which are still living, one dying levet spring when it was,about seien weeks old. She has bra twins three times in succession. —The Women's Christian Temperance Union, of Mitchell, with the clergy and others, petitioned the council to pass a - by-law for the purpose of keeping children under 13 years of age off the streets after the hour of 9 o'clook each evening. Some members of tbe ommoil ()ppm this by-law, but it ie to be discussed at next meeting, —The township of Wallace has complet- ed the sale of the second $10,040 consolidat- ed debt debentures, .G. H. Gillespie, of • - Hamilton, being thepurehaser. The deben- tures bear interest at 4 per cent., and were sold at a premium amounting to $355. The principal is payable at the end of twenty years. This is considered an excellent sale. —The village of Tavistock spent over $35,000 in new buildings and additions dur- ing 1896. Tile village contains four church- es, a splendid public school of three depart- ments, apnblic library of 1,800 volumes, a brass band, good hotels, electric light, and one of the largest general stores in the province. —Mrs. Turner, one of the old residents of Carlingford &Arlen was laid away in the Methodist burying ground there the other day. She was the mother of the Tarner family, whose history is a part of the history ot that part of the township, and had attain- ed the good old age of 81, when she died in • Toronto, and was brought to Carlingford for buria1 —TL3 Sunday shhool selaolare of Knox church, SaMarys, had their annual sleigh ride on Friday evening of last week. From 4 to 6 o'clock the happy throng went career- ing around the town, after which they par- took of a bounteous repast in the basement of the church. The remainder of the even: • in was pleasantly spent in listening to a. programme of music, recitations, speeches, . etc. —A quiet wedding took place in St. • Meryl, on Wednesday, 3rd baste, et the residence of Mrs. Guest, widow of the late T. B. Guest, Esq., M. P. P., when her daughter, Miss Lena, was united IR 7.0,11P - rine to A.. W. Ramsay, cashier of the First National Bank, Cheboygan, Michigan. The ceremony was performed st 2.30 -o'clock by the Rev. W. J. Taylor, rector of St. James. The young couple left for Port Huron angle -early evening train. Mte. Ramsay has. many -friends In St Marys and vicinity zw_h_o will wish herself and husband a longetod happy married life. v.