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NEW ADVERTISE
ENTS.
far Mello,* between the parenthesis, after each
one, denotes the page ot the paper on which the
advertisement will be found.
Prophetic) Forecasts -Greig &Ma4donald (I)
'Who Go Barefoot -McKinnon & Co (5)
Sporting floods-Lurarden & Wilso 6
Augutt Sargains-E. 31.‘Fatil I)
August Shoe 13argalus-It. Willis )
Go to the Best -D. McLachlan (6)
A Great Drophardson & Mein is (a)
Teacher Wanted -F. Rne (5)
Do You Want a Bicycle ?-Luwt1efl & Wileon (S)
Perm for Sale --Mrs. James Wr:gh (5)
lAdiseBleyoling Suiting-Sesto Woollen MUle (8)
rows and Gang Plows -T. Mellisl(8)
Voters' List Notice -A. G. Braille (5)
Parallel Loet-P. 0. Egmondville (8)
Remnant Week-Iludgeni Bros. (8)
Insolvent Notice -R. 0 Reynolds (5)
The Beavers "At Home" (8) _
Caution te the Public -IL Stimore (6)
Notice to Fariners-James Beattie (8)
tht fon Cipooitor.
SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, Aug. 6th, 1897
Saw Logs and Pul Wood.
Some people are great or retaliation.
They act and talk as if they -ould be will-
ing to bite off their noses in rder to spite
their faces. This is not a wis • policy for a
not on any more than it is fo an individual.
Fo ' years a certain class inl.this country
have bean dogging at the Dorninion Govern.
.;
ment to induce them to place an export
duty oh show loge taken from this country
for manufacture into lumber in the United
States. Some years ago they succeeded in
inducing the then Government to impose
this duty, but the Government were forced
to withdrawit as the American Government
threatened to retaliate by placing a duty of
two dollars a thousand on awn lumber.
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Had the American Governm nt done this
the market in the United feta es for Cana-
dian lumber would hav I been par-
alyzed, and in the face of this! danger many
of those who had been clamoring for years
for an export duty on logs, were the first
to beseeeh the Government tci remove the
-duty. The Government did remove it,andno
sabsequent perauasion could induce them to
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reimpose it. When the pre mit Govern-
ment mine into power, the attacks for the
export duty were renewed, awl being aided
by a chute in the proposed new 'tariff of the
United States imposing a dutyof two dol-
lars a thousand on lumber, the Government.
at the late session of Parlia ent secured
power to impose an export d ty of two
dollars per thousand fees on logs exported
front this country. Now that the new
American tariff has come into' force, and
that tariff imposes a duty of t o dollars a
thousand on all lumber iinportied into the
United Stites, the clamor for ti:cti imposition
of the log export duty hasen renewed
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with redoubled force. The 'overnment
have not as yet, however, taken, action, and
we sincerely trast they will shoir sufficient
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strangth•not to give way to the absurd. de-
mands. In the first placethe Anieri
can tariff not only imposes a duty of two
dollars a thousand on imported lumber,
but it goes a step further and stipulates
that lumber coming from countries that
impose an export duty on loge iiiiall have
the amount of the log duty added to the
lumber duty-. If, therefore, our Govern-
ment impose a duty of two dIIlara eer
thousand on logs, that duty will be added
to the present American duty o4 lumber,
making in our case, a duty of fo r dollars
per thousand on lamber instead of two dol-
lars as is now charged. This will e a pro-
hibitory duty and will effectually top both
the lumber and Ethe log trade ftom Can-
ada to the United States, as we will not be
able to pay any such duty OR our Ihmber to
get it into the American market,I and the
the duty on our logs and compete rith mill
vi
.American miners will not be able to pay
men on that side who nae Americen logs.
_ As a nada both the lumber and the log
trade in this country will be at a st dstill.
The arguments used in favor of an export
duty on logs is, first, the absurd One that
we should treat the Americans as they treat
us' ; or in other words, that we should re-
taliate and pay them off in kind. This, of
course, sounds very big and very brave, but
A will not work out so nice in pracfice, as
we will be punishing ourselves a good deal
more than we will hurt the Americana. In.
the second place, it is argued ,_ that we
should have the benefit of the manufacture
of our own logs in our own country.' This
is a better argument, but, after all, ' when
it comes to be analyzed there is not so much
in it as appears on the surface. If ih would
induce the Americans who buy our logs and
who own our timber limits to remove, their
mills from the American to the Canadian
side of the line, we might reap some benefit
from an export duty, but it would not do
,
this, as the lumber made in these 'mills,
when removed to our side, would still be
subject to the heavier American duty and
there would not be any sale for it. The re-
sult would be, therefore, that we would not
only lose the sale of our lumber but the sale
of our loge also. But, after all, there ile not
as much in this ere, about the lumber being
manufactured in our own country. It rosts
four dollars per thousand feet to manofac-
tare the logs and lay them on the banks of
the streams ready for rafting to the Milted
States. All this money is, of necessity, ex-
pended in this country and most of it cemes
from the United, Statet. The cost of manu-
facturing the lumber after the logs are laid
down --at the mill, only amounts to about
fifte cents a thousand. So that, all we lose
by the mannfacturing of the lumber in the
United States is, compared with the whole
cost of manufacture from the tree to the
sawn board, a mere trifle. To run the risk
of losing the whole business, therefore, for
the sake of our chances of securing this
Small share of profit and retaliating upon
the Americans would, indeed, be a specimen
of trying to bite off our nose to spite the
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rest of our face. We would be losing the
sabstance while grasping at the shadow. In
saerifising the substance oleo, wei would de-
preciate the value of our own timber limits;
we would paralyze the entire lumber and
log trade of the country,and we would fur-
ther cut off and de stroy the leading sources
of revenue which our new settlers in these
lumbering countries now have in the way
of furnishing supplies for the lumber camp.
Surely, therefore, the Government will not
consent ta commit any such mistake as to
impose a alley which will work such mis-
chief as this, and which can not be produc-
tive of any good. As it is witIologs, so is
it with pulp wood. A ginner reeult, al-
though perhaps oot to so serious an extent,
would certainly follecw the imposition of an
export duty on pulp wood., We have an
abundance of this wood. It ,reproduces
rapidly and can be made a permanent source
of revenue to the new settlers, and A would
be madness to destroy their beet market
for it by inaposing this export duty. It
is well enough to retaliate on the Americans
or any other people, whose actions towards
us invite retaliation, if we can make iretali-
ation pay; but • retaliation which would
place nearly the whole loss on our side, as
would he the case with togs and pulp wood,
would be so unwise a proceeding as to make
us a laughing -stock dor our neighbors.
Uncle Sam Puts Another Rail on
The Fence.
Old Uncle Sam is bound to make his peo-
ple rich and prosperous, that is if taxing
bem high -will have that result. Most sane
people, however, outside of the United
States, are of the opinion that by placing,
as he has done, another layer on the tariff
wall which hedges his country around, he is •
simply overloading the pockets of the mono-
polists and plutocrats who so numerously
abound in his country, and taking the . little
that is left in the pockets of the farmers
and working•classes to do it _with. How-
ever, we suppose that thatiis his business,and
if his own people are satiefied,outsiders need,
not squeal. But, unfortunately, in hurting
his own people he hurts others also. That
is the worst of it. His latest move, known
as the Dingley Tariff Bill, which has been
finally passed by both Houses of the Legis-
lature, strikes Canada hard in many pla5es.
However, Canada will survive the shock as
she has survived others before this one.
When our discriminating duties get rightly
to work we will get back at him to -some
extent. Britiah goods coming into Canada
at less than quarter the duty- charged on
similar goads going int() the United State
direct, will be very apt to find an unde -
ground channel into that country by way of
Canada, and if Uncle Sam wishes to keep
them out he will have to maintain a solid
military force along the belundary line as
well as a solid tariff wall. When he has to
do this it will, perhaps, make him think
hard, and a change will likely soon follow.
In the meantime we will have to take what
is given to us, and the following list shows
what that is. The following is the Ameri-
can duty hereafter to be imposed on the
products named, and which will mainly
affect, Canada. As will be seen, they are
stiff:
Cattle, less than 1 year, $2 per head.
Other cattle worth not more than $14,
$3.75 per head.
Cattle worth more than 114, 271s per
cent.
Hoge, $L50 per head.
Horses, worth not more than $150, $30
per head.
Horses, worth more than $150, 25 per
cent.
Sheep, not less than 1 year old, $1.55 per
head.
Sheep, less than 1 year old, 75 cents per
head.
Barley, 30c. per bushel.
Barley malt, 45e. per bushel.
Buckwheat, 15e. per bushel.
Corn, 150. per bushel.
Cornmeal, 20c. per bushel.
Oats, 15c. per bushel.
Oatmeal, le. per pound.
Rye, 10e. per bushel.
Wheat, 25 per cent.
Flour'25 per cent.
Butter, 6c. per pound.
Milk, (fresh) 2e. per gallon.
Beans, 45c. per bushel.
Eggs, 5c. per dozen.
Hay, $4 per ton.
Honey, 20c. per gallon.
Hops, 12c. per pound.
Onions, 40c. per bushel.
Potatoes, 25c. per bushel.
Straw, $1.50 per ton.
Vegetables, 25 per cent.
Fresh water fish, c. per pound.
Apples, 25o. per bushel.
Peaches, plums, pears, 25c. per bushel.
Berries, lc. per quart.
Cranberries, 25 per cent.
Grapes, 20c. per cubic foot.
Bacon and hams, 5c. per pound.
Fresh beef, veal, mutton, pork, 2e per
pound. -
Lard, 2c. per pound.
Poultry, (alive) 30 per pound.
Poultry, (dead) 5c. per pound.
Tallow, ie. per pound.
Salt, (in packages) 12e. per 100 pounds.
Salt, (in bulk) 8c. per 100 pounds.
Wool, 11 to.12c. per pound.
Hides, 20 per cent.
Flax, $5 per ton.
Lumber, 12 per 1,000 feet.
Paving posts, ties, telegraph and tele-
phone posts, etc., 20 per cent.
Clapboards, $1.50 per 1,000 feet.
Fence posts, 10 per cent.
Laths, 25c. per 1,000.
, Pickets, palings, staves, 10 percent.
pound. 30c. per 1,000.
Mannfactureenf wood, 35 per cent.
Wood pulp, (mechanical) 1-12e. per
p
Wood pulp, (chemical) 1-6c. per pound.
Coal, bituminous, 67c. per ton.
Machinery,45 per cent.
Time13t Action.
The Dominion Government sae to be con-
gratulated on the prompt action they have
taken to protect the interests of the people
of Canada in the new and supposedly rich
g'old mines.of the Yukon. No sooner did
the reports of the surprising riches of this
Country reach the Government officially
than they at once set to work to devise
means for the protection of the people who
should go there, and the interests of the
public at the same time. They have decid-
ed to increase the detatchment of mounted
police there to one hundred men and offi-
cers. They have oleo determined to in-
crease the staff of customs collectors, so that
the necessary customs duties may be col-
lected on products going into that country
from foreign countries. In addition to
these, precautions they have determined to
collect a royalty on all gold mined and taken
out of the country, and to reserve for the
use of the country every other mining
claim in the entire &atria, and they have
appointed officers to eollect these royalties
and enforce compliance with other rules
mad, by the Government for the regulation
of the district. All the officials who have
been 'appointed, as well as the increased
military force, are now on their way to the
country and will at once assume the duties
of their positions on their arrival. By this
action of the Government the interests of
the people will be fully conserved, the laws
will dm enforced and the people who, in,
reality, own the country will receive some
benefit from the rich discoveries there,vehile
the adventurous men who go there to pros-
pect and to work claims, if they find them,
will have their rights and interests respect-
ed and protected. In due course, should
present indications prove accurate and the
country prove as valuable as it i now imp -
posed ton be, the work of improving the
Means of,communieation to the country_ will
be undertaken.
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All Right Now.
When the preferential clauses of the Can-
adian tariff were before Parliament, it was
maintained by Sir Charles Tupper and other
leaders of the Conservative party, that they
would be inoperative, or else that they
would permit products from Germany and
Belgiuntto enter thia country on the same
terms as produots from England, although
those countries might still charge us heavy
duties on the products which we might -de-
sire to send to them. • In other words, that
Germany and Beigilum would reap the same
advantages from our , tariff reductions_aa
England. The reason for this contention
was on account of certain trade treaties
which existed betweeo England and these
countries.' The Government contended that
these treaties did not include the self-gov-
erning colonies of the Empire, such as Can-
ada, and hence the preferential clauses of
our tariff would not apply to them unless
they should extend to ns privileges such as
our tariff regulations demanded, and if they
did they would work to have Canada freed
from the conditions of these treaties. The
matter was recently discussed by the British
Government and Sir Wilfred Laurier and
Sir Louis Davies, and, as there seemed to be
a doubt as to. whether these treaties include
ed Canada, the Britiah Government have
decided to abrogate the treaties, and have
notified the powers interested to that effect -
Official notice of this action on .the part of
the British Government has also been -given
to the Canadian Government. This leaves
the Canadian authorities free to put in ope-
ration, without let or hindrance, the prefe-
rential provisions of their tariff, and to ex-
tend the fifty per cent reduction to all Coun-
tries that will extent to us a like advan-
tage, and to collect the full tariff from such
countries as will not do so. At present
England is the only country that can take
advantage of this reduction, and the fact
that they have abrogated treaties with
other countries to enable them to do so
shows very clearly how highly they value
this action on the part of Canada.
Editorial Notes and Comments.
In the Ontario statutes for 1897, page
108, the amendment to the Municipal Act,
sec. 116, provides that all nominations at
municipal elections shall be in writing.
This will do away with a good deal of non-
sense and fooling at such tneetings. Often
one elector will nominate another for fun
or mischief, and the one so nominated will
return the compliment to get even. Such
work sometimes puts the chairman in an
unpleasant position. It will also prevent -
the occurrence of such a mistake as took,
place in Seaforth last year at the town nomie•
nations. One of the candidates _ for the.
mayoralty was left without a seconder.
The chairman took down the name of the
person whom he was told seconded the
nominatioh. It was found out the next day
that the supposed seconder was not at the
meetingatall, and no person else could be
found who had seconded the nomination,
and hence the, candidate was not eligible
and, much to his chagrin, had to step down
and out and retire from the contest because
his nomination had not been seconded'.
The amendment is looked upon as a good
move by those best competent to jUdge.
As to Mr. Whitney's prediction that he is
going to defeat the Ontario Government at
the next election, a contemporary remarks:
"He had better start in and beat the Pa-
trons first before he boasta of his ability to
to beat the Government. In order to de-
feat the Government -he requires to carry
every seat now held by his present support..
ern all the Patron seats, and some seats be-
longing to the Government as well. When
you figure it down that way it shows just
what sort of a task Mr. Whitney has before
him. Looking at the matter from his point
of view must be something like a man un-
dertaking to shovel away the Rocky Moun-
tains and surveying his job before lifting his
first shovelful."
The following from the Toronto World
has the right ring about it: "This is a good
time to talk up Canada First. Everything
about our country is on the right side. We
seem to have more gold than anyone else.
If that is so let us get it out for ourselves.
Let us boom our own country. We would
like to have preferential trade with Eng-
land, and we hope to get it. But, in the
meantime let us trust to ourselves and de-
velop our own trade, our own Products.
Times are on the mend. Iheeorops promise
a fine yield.. Business with our neighbors
is also mending, and what benefits them
must benefit us. Let *is get right down to
business, show more confidence in ourselves,
in our country, and we will come oat on
top of the heap. Canada First is the word
at present."
Hitherto the principal market for Can-
adian flax has been in the United States.
The new American tariff, however, will
likely shut it out of that market. In view
of this probable result it has been suggested
that the only remaining market for it is in
Ireland, but the mills of the Emerald Isle
require a finer article than that which has
been hitherto raised in Canada, for in the
United States it was principally used for
coarse threads. In the past fieex has proved
profitable to Ontario farmers, and it would
be a pity and a serious loss should it be
crushed out as barley ha e been. An effort
should be made to procuie a remunerative
market -for it somewheref In addition to
the value it has been to farmers it has
given employment to thousands of working
people, both skilled and unskilled.
It is stated that there is now a prospect
of finding a market for our surplus barley,
-which has been shut out of the United
States -in Japan. The brewing of beer in
Japan is rapidly increasing, and the national
beverage of England and Germany gives
promise of supplanting the native drink -
sake. Hitherto the beer made in Japan has
been made from malt brought from Ger-
many, but that is said to be too richsfor tile
Orientals, and they intend hereafter to use
American or Canadian barley. Although it
is not in line with our principles to encour-
:age the prodtietion,or consuMption of beer
by the Japanese or -any other peoplelyet, if
they will have it, we should prefer that
they buy Canadian barley With which to
make it, and more particularly as the Can-
adian artieleje so much superior to the
American article for the purpose. The
Canadian Government have a commissioner
in Japan just now and he should be instruc-
ted to look up this matter and eee what can
be done. The money of the Japs is as good
to us as Yankee greenbacks.
Says the Stratford Herald : "It is most
important to the people of Ontario that its
Provincial Government during the incoming
few years should be in the hands of men
who will net play into the lead of designing
intriguers at Ottawa." The Herald never
uttered truer words in its life. Mr. Whit-
ney, the leader of the Ontario Opposition, is
working in conjunction with and under the
wing of the nepper-Haggart-Caron band of
politicians at Ottawa, the heroes of the Que-
bec graving dock, the Curran bridge, the
LangevineBlock, and other scandals which
brought sflich disgrace upon Canada, and, if
through Mr. Whitney this gang should ac-
quire access to the Ontario treasury, they
would• soon make ducks and drakes of On-
tario's rich financial, timber and mineral re-
sources, and, as the Herald says, it is most
important that the Provincial Government
should not fall intb the hands of these "de-
signing intriguers," as it calls them.
. Sir Wilfred Laurier, Canada's Premier,
intends to sail for Canada on the steamship
Labrador, of the Dominick line, from Liver-
pool, on August 19th. His colleague, Sir
Louis H. Davies, having finiehed all his
official businees, has left London for a trip
to various centres. His return to Canada
is looked for on August 26th. On his visit
to Paris, France, Sir Wilfred Leurier re-
ceived almost as much favorable attention
as he did in England, and had honors show-
ered uponJirn by the French authorities.
His not cation of the bestowal by the
French Government of the insignia, of a
grand Officer of the Legion of Honor upon
him on Thursday was followed on Saturday
by the formal presentation of the star by
the French President. A grand officer of
the Legion of Honor is of almost the highest
!Auk, there being but one step higher in the
order.
• Ontario's Capital has,"this season, been
honored by many eminent visitors, and On-
tario's Premier, Hon. Mr: Hardy, has been
very careful to see that they were well taken
cage of and were tnade to leave with the
best possible impressions of the resources
and iniportance of the Province. The last
of these was Hon. George 11.1 Reid, Premier
of New South Wales, who, with a party of
friends, spent a day in the city last week,on
itlieir way to Niagara and from thence to the
Pacific coast. A Toronto paper says: One
of the earliest callers upon the Antipodean
visitor wee Hon. A. S„ Hardy, Premier of
Ontario, with whom the former chatted for
a while, and in whose company -he after-
wards proceeded to view the sighta of To.
ronto. Among other places visited were the
Legislative buildings and the University.
alr, Reid displayed much interest in the
big pile of buildings standing at the head of
University Avenue, and seemed to be re-
markably well informed in regard to Can-
sdiaiii politics. At two o'clock the Aus-
tralian Premier and party were entertained
, at luncheon at the Toronto Club by Mr.
Hardy, when a very pleasant couple of
hours were spent.
News of the Week.
CARNAmes GENEBosiTY.-Mr. Andrew
Carnegie has offered the town of Sterling
£6,000 for a public library 'building.
THE TREATY BROKEN. -The commercial
treaty between Great Britain and the Ger-
Man Zollverein, which has been in force
aince May 30, 1865, was denounced recently
ty Great Britain, and ceases to be operative
a ear hence.
elusion IN IN:DIA.-A serious outbreak
of the natives has taken place in India, and
several serious engagements have taken
place between them and the British troops,
in which a number of English officers and
men have been killed.
ARBITRATION ACCEPTED. -The Japanese
government has accepted the offer made by
Hawaii to arbitrate the dispute between the
two countries. The state department has
been informed of the offer and the accept-
ance.
AN INTERCHANGE OF TROOPS. -The pro-
position of Mr. Broderick, Parliamentary
Secretary to the War Office, that there
should be an interchange of the troops of
the Empire, colonial troops doing duty in
in England, the British regulars taking their
place, is very favorably received.
A Now Eau:to-In Oakland county,
Michigan, grasshoppers have invented a new
device which is 'greatly pestering farmers
west of Birmingham. The hoppers are
chewing binder twine in the wheat fields
and leaving the ground covered with burst-
ed sheaves.
THE Coors STEIKE. -The coal strike situ-
'ation becoines• more serious. Application
has been made to the Governor of Illinois
for troops to protect the minere at Roanoke.
Sheriff_Lowry, Of Pittsburg, went to Turtle
Creek, Paa with 50 deputies armed with
Winchesters.
BIG PUBLISHING SCHEME. -Frank A.
Munsey, of Munsey's Magazine, New York,
Major J. B. MacLean, a Canadian publish-
er, A. C. Harmeiworth, of the London (Eng-
land) Daily Mail, and some other publica-
tions, are to joio hands itt new publishing
schemes to cover the English-speaking
world. Mr. Hermsworth recently. sold a
part interest in his business for £1,000,000.
CHAUNCEY DEFEW A BICYCLIST. --
Chaunaey M. Depe.w, president of the New
York Central railroad company, who so
stoutly resisted the legislation compelling
railroads in New York to carry bicycles as
baggage, has enecumbed to the attractions
of the 'silent steed."
DESTRUCTIVE! HAILSTORM. -A deetructive
hailstorm passed 'near Sioux Falls, South
Dakota. The storm started three miles
west of Dell Rapids and went in a south-
westerly direction, destroying absolutely
everything in its.path around Garretson. It
is estimated that fully 1,000,000 acres of
crops were destroyed.
BIG FIRE. -Fire at Yonkers, N. Y., de-
stroyed two large factory buildings occupied
by W. A. Reed & Co., hat manufacturers;
Rowland Bro., hat manufacturers" Pass
Bros., silk mati4facturers, and the Yonkers
Silk Company.; The loss will reach $500,-
000, and 800 pie, ople are thrown out of em-
ployment. There were no casualities,
though the building' were erowded with
employes. - They all lost their street
...clothes, and nerrowly escaped with their
lives. I
MAD FOR GOLD. ---The steamer Excelsior,
chartered by the Alaska Commercial Com-
pany, left San Francisco last week for St.
Michael's. with 110 passengers. This is the
last of the conipany's fleet which will con-
nect with the Yukon River steamers this
season. For hours before the depart•ure of
the steamier the wharf was thronged with
people. Three times the original price was
offered for tichets. 'One passenger accepted
anoffer of - $1,500 for the pasteboatd, for
which he -had paid but $150.
TANDERBILT A GRANDPA. -.A daughter
was born to Mr and Mrs, Harry Payne
Whitney, at Newport, on Friday. The
event was semewhat unexpected, as Mrs.
CornelinieVanderbilt, the mother of Mrs.
Whitney, is rnow on her way home from
Europe an& hoped to be present at the
birth. The ennouneement of the arrival of
his grandchild was wired to Cornelius Van-
derbilt, at Lucerne, Switzerland, and a con-
gratulatory message was received, with an
inquiry as to the health of the mother an
child.
Huron Notes.
-A new stook yard has been built at the
Brussels station.
-Clinton has appointed a night wa
'sch-
man -at $200 per annum.
-Menesetung Park, at Goderich, was
formally opened last week.
-Wingham citizens have contributed
altogether $192,10 to the India famine fund.
-Mr, Robert McMillan, of Hullett, has
had au artesian well bored on his farm.
-Mr. Henry CuIlis of Auburn was mar-
ried on July 26th, at 'Whitemore;Michigan,
to Mies Janet Hickingbottom.
- -While playing the other day, 'the eldest
son of Mr. Ward Sledhill, of Benmiller, fell
and dislocated hie shoulder.
-Ge D. MoTaggart, of Clinton, has been
re-eleoted second vice.president of. the
Western Ontario Bowling Aseeciation.
-The other night some evil disposed per-
son cut a number of the awnings and awn-
ing ropes in front of the stores in Clinton.
-For the year ending June 30tb, there
were issued at the Goderich post office,
3,350 money orders;. value about 128,300.
-Mrs. Ashley, of Londesboro, has gone
to Chicago'to attend the Moody Training
school,' with a view of becoming an evangel-
ist.
-Mr. John T. Acheson, of Goderich, who
has been on a trip through Manitoba, has
decided to open out a dry goods store in
Morden, , Manitoba.
-The voters' list for the township of
Turnberry has been printed. The list con-
tains a total of 730 voters, and has 431 per-
sons who are qualified to serve as jurors.
-Mr. Lawrence, an employe of the Clin-
ton organ factory, was 1 struck in the eye
with a piece of board the other day, with
the result that his optic is coosiderably die-
col_oredh
;
TI memorial hall to be erected in
-
Clinton, with the money received by that
town from the Stavely estate, will be situ-
ated on theenarket grounds, and will face
on Albert street.
-Master Frank W.Edwards, of Goderieh,
has won the special prize offered by Miss
Skimiugs, of that town, for the pupil tak-
ing the highest standing in English at the
entrance examination.
-Miss Jane McLaughlin, relict of the
late James McLaughlin, died ia her home
in Midland City, Michigan, on Saturday,
24th ult. Deceased was a former resident
of the 2nd concession of Howick.
---Mrs. Edward Denyer,of the 9th conces-
sion of Grey, died on Sunday, 25th ult.
Quick consumption, which she contracted
some time ago, was the cause of death, al-
though she had only been confined to bed
: fora few days. •
-Will Jeslin'Virden, Manitoba, and
formerly of Clinton,ton, has been visiting rela-
• tives in Clinton. Ma Joelin is on his way
home from England, where he was as
a member of the Canadian militia contin-
gent.
-During the first six months of the year,
there has been shipped from Blyth station
714 tons of live stoek, and 3,632 tons of
miscellaneous freight, an increase of 1,004
tone over last year ; during the same period
in the neighborhood of 315 ears. •
-The infant son of Mr. Jesse Messer,
of Fordwich, was drowned in a creek on
the farm of Mr. T. Wakeford, on the 2nd
concession 7af Howick. The little fellow had
strayed away from the house alone, and had
fallen into the creek.
-Mr. Alex. Gorrell, who has resided in
Clinton for a number of years, and who is
one of the pioneers of that neighborhood,
intends residing in Toronto in future. Mr.
David Fell, of Auburn, has purchased Mr.
Gorrell's residence in Clinton, and will
move into it at once.
-Miss Nettie Combe, B. A.'of Clinton,
has received a letter of Songratalation froth
the Minister of Education, 'Hon. G. CV.
Ross of Ontario'complimenting her on her
high standing inEnglish, French and Ger- •
man, in all of which subjects she is now ail
honor graduate and specialist.
-On Tuesday of last week, while a youth
named Tebbutt was -kading a horse along
the street in Clinton, the animal in play
struck out and kicked him on the face. He
dropped unconscious, and when picked up
it was found that his cheek bone was
broken.
-A pretty but quiet wedding took place
at the home of Mr. Uzell, of Kinloss, on
Wednesday of last week, when Mr. Richard
Pocock, of Turnberry, and Miss Elizabeth
May Uzell were united in the bonds of
matrimony, by Rev. James Hamilton, of
Wingham. The bride was very handsomely
attired, and was attended by her sister,
Miss Annie, while the groom was support-
ed by his brother David. e
-The home of Mr. Thomas Levan, of
Clinton, was the scene of a happy wedding
on Wednesday afternoon of last week, when
his second daughter, Miss Mabel, was wed-
ded to Mr. E. Laird Williamson of Tor-
onto. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. A. Stewart. Miss Whitworth, of St.
Marys performed the duties of bridesmaid,
while kr. Fred Levan acted as groomsman.
• -One day last week, as Mr. Wm. Arm-
strong, of Grey, whose farm adjoins Brus-
sels, was cutting hay the mower wheel ran
over a fence rail that lay covered up in the
grass. Mr. Armstrong was thrown off in
frone of the knives, the guards - inflicting
serious wounds on his limbs. Fortunately
the team stopped when spoken to, or a
death would probably have had to be re.
corded._h
Te
widow of the late Christopher Mc-
Kay, of Goderich, left home on Tuesday
.afternoon of last week, about two o'clock,
and since then has not been seen. She has
been brooding over family troubles lately,
and it is thought that probably her mind
• has become unbalanced. The authorities of
Goderich are doing their beat to locate her.
She is about sixty-five years old, short and
• stout.
-Mr. Alex. Innes, of Stanley, returned
last week from Scotland, bringing with him
three very fine yearling entire Clydesdale
• colts. Mr. Innes, who is an expert so far
as thoroughbred horses are concerned, spent
considerable time in the selection of these
animals, literally travelling from one end of
Scotland to the other. He think e he has
got some exceptiofially fine animals, and he
is well capable of judging.
1 -Early on Thursday morning, 29th lilt,
the spirit of Sarah Kernaghan, beloved wife
• cif Mr. John Bowman, et the 3rd concession
ef Morris, took its flight. Deceased was a
native of Axmagin Ireland, and came to
this country with her brother James'who
is a resident of Morris township, over forty
years ago, locating in Haldimand county.
Shortly after she was united in marriage to
her now bereft partner, to whom she proved
her elf to be a true yoke -fellow, and in no
si1alI degree added to the materiel advances
I o the family. Mr. and Mrs. Bowman
' moved into Morris township about 39 years
ago, and took up the 200 acre farm on which
they have ssontinuously. resided, lot 28,
concession 3, and which they, by industry
and economy, transformed from a bush kit
to fruitfol fields.' The subject of this notice
was blessed" with good health until quite
recently, when cancer of the bowels set in,
and since last March she has declined, be-
ing confined to bed since May. Mrs. Bow-
• man was 75 years of age on the 12th of last
month. Sheas very highly esteemed by
iiv
all who knewlher, and many a kindly turn
she did durin her life time. In addition to
her aged partner, there afe four sons left
to mourn the demise of aitnoet affectiooate
, Other, viz: John, Ja es (who is reeve
of Morris township), Jose 'h, and William.
THE -
. . PEOPLE'S
SY STORE.
•
FOR leimow..-
lIGUST BARGAIN
•
The balance of our Summer Stok
must be disposed of this month in order*,
give us plenty of room for the Fan stoevi
• which will commence to arrive shorti
We have still quite a variety of Summer
Goods, which we are offering in • man
- oases at greatly reduced prices.
Such as-Oimm--
Light Ground Prints,
ight around
Summer
Light Colored Ginghamis,
1
Pancy Printed
hambrays,
louse Mate
Fancy
Light Shades, Dress Good
Light Shades,
Fancy Silks,
Shirt Waists and P
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Sailor Hats and Trimmt
Summer
Summer Hosiery,
Summer
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Printed Challits,
Delaines ,
ancy Grenadines
rasols,
bons and Laees,
gs,
oriets,
• Summer Glo
derwear,
If there s anything among tIle above
mentioned g ods, that you ma require
within the ne t two or three w eks-we
can save you oney.
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last thirty years
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and relatives
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