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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1899-08-11, Page 1Eon nor. Fari,y OWN -Mg EATS LISTS EIRTs GLOV.0,8 .NTS [ES LIiGs LICS (•‘4S ,ES ES EIES BONS ILINGS .1,11.NOS G., &G. PowiSowelallesaesacieness miles somewhat - to the farmers. 11. M re. MeAipin, have returned te idersen and Mu. right and Vicinity in. --A laWn ten- on Saturday hot ter and Hensall, FY second beet.— was spending a, Bend, retunied and Mrs.' finn188 ea weg re Vieitin and Dashwood, ev.- Mr.eavett th last. n the ' e-ernions n the long the ;line a 1 in the eVening, rhe eervicee were ed on both °coa- t nicely decorat- e of the hnrveste [UM apprepriate . m D. •DiGit, of - rio Chapman,, of Ant. sou visiting ends in 116/18all Bee her again. hi mad another ssittion on Mon- e impr ved the Rropert by the la_ pipe fenee.— Ise, spe t Satur;- usin, IV len Bell• a Mcl)pugall, of Lid, of Clinton, [ week visiting% _ b birt and daurgh- R. Richard War - &on, was in the ier eieter, Mrs. Mre. Benjamin teiting r eia tices- a tends tudying i liege, 4iehigfl. ao the comfort dwelli g prop - t wood heti and osinwho so sue- eection No-. /4, ag& six months irmal School at .`si Tuesday last, Miss McKay, of . visiting reds,- sa here dery 1 rets, Mr- an r. w. Paterson wing acquainttfering from an eyes some time- veet field.-- vinity attkdent, the pulPit •h for the first s. , his brother, s, of Toronto, s is visiting her kis' of this cils k ofStrathroYe visiting his ele X. Contine, of he Tillage on car load -of ed here.—Mrs one foundation k. The nlork &flare, and 15 d beat in the las been in the rrionths, is *),- a root org 'Islet of rain . -- aged at BIke hinik's steatn lui Ruchanees k visiting hie Lucan, Woe ting her sorter 4i38 jean Bite' r- from visiting nd victy .-- occupation for viies Ella Mc - week frOna ar end friend's in pcoflied b, naps, iliIBTYFIRST YEAR; 177ECOLPI NUMBER, 1.652. The Reason for it tA. A4 Are the priceswe have placed upon about fifty or w -w" --w more suits which we desire to clear previous to the and time of the incoming I Fall Stock. No doubt we might as well have said $4.45 and $6.65 only that 1 6 – a the appearance of the other price was to be plain, 66 and better in appearance for a head line. However, that has nothing to do with the real value and worth of the lines of ,snits which are herein offered at the above prices. The $4.44 lot represents add suits from lines which were sold at such prices as $5.75, $6.75, and $7.75; while the $6.66 lot comprises suits, the former values of which were $8, $9, and $10. To add to the description will not be necessary, suffice fi is to say that it is an opportunity for anyone to buy a splendid knock -about suit t4 a comparatively trifling figure. We have no yarn to spin about these lines being sold at or below cost, for even if we were doing such a thing we would, not make the claim, becanse thinking people as a rule are wary of the man who makes such claims; but what we want to gay is, that in our judgment it is a good policy for us to cle r the lot, and having thus decided upon this course we ha e pleasure in making the fact known that the keen buyer ' now offered a chance which is not picked up every d There is a full assortment of sizes, and it will be worth taki a look over the lot in any event. • Our specials are a school boys hankerchief at 5c eac There is also another line at 6c each, which will be equally interesting to the shrewd buyer. The straw hat season will last for a good. while yet, and there also- remains a few very nice children's sailor hats, which we are clearing at 20c., In the language of the street we have our hand in, in the matter of selling the bes4 hat—a Fedora—in the market for the money, viz.: 95c. For a felt hat it is something ex- ceptional. Boys' Clothing is a subject of special interest just at the present time. The sizes range from the smallest to young men's. • In the small two-piece suits we have about twenty suits. The clearing price on which is $1.50 and $1.75 a, suit. The neat thing for the small )oy is the style known as the three-piece vesty suit. These start in price at $2.90, and range to $4.75. Boys' all -wool long stockings at 25o, 35c, and 140e. The pant, the cloth of which is a worsted, that we sell at 75c is -the best value that we have ever sold in this line Of clothing. WYVVYVVVVVYWYVVYY~AN ['nig & Madollal Clothiers and furnishers On the Wrong Side of the Str 1311tONG BLOCK, eet, SEAFORT CANADIAN PACIFIC HARVESTERS WANTED FARM LABORERS VaL iuILUN TO From WINNIPEG- •••• Stations in Arjd all stations _Ontario, North vest, West and s uthwest to %rent° and Weat, AUGUST 22n d.COWAN Every paesengerl wili be given a certifi- cate, which must be deposited with agent Immediately on arrival at station where pas- senger finally leaves the train. Providing conditions of certificate are complied with, and on surrender of same properly filled out and signed and payment of $18, the orig- IN' MANITOJA AND CANADIAN NORTHWEST. EXCURSIONS FOR MO EST VOR SEJAW :VAN - • TON.. 10 inal holder will receive a ticket back to starting point. Eastbound journey must be commenced on or before November 22nd, 1899. Choice of routes—A.11 rail,via North Bay, or lake and rail, via Owen Sound. Stop -over will be allowed at 7innipeg and points beyond. Special train leaves Toronto at 1:30 p. m. August 22nd, via North Bay. Through colonist sleepers will be run Torionto to Winnipeg. Secure tickets on 19th and 21st to save crowding. UPPER LAKE SERVICE. Every 'rued y, Thurs- day and Saturday during season of navigation. Staillnahiptl ALIMMTA, Mu ALMA 41111d MAN'ITOBA will leave Owen &unit -at 5:30 p. rn. after arrival of S. S. Empreee, leaving Toronto at 1:80 p. rn. Connection - will oe made at Sault Ste. Elsrie and Port Arthur and Fort winiam for an points West. J.MACDON C. P. R. AGENT, Seafoirl. mr SEAFORTH, FRIDAY A HOT TIki E IN LONDON. The street rai Way strike in London, the • less our London is still causing heaps of 'trouble in that oity. Last weak the citizens got up a " Lond n Old Boy's" demonstra- tion. All those who had formerly beon residents of the c ty but who had gone else- , where were itivit d to return and visit the homes of their ea Her life and join in a social time. Great pr paration. were made for the reception these "Old Boys" and several thousand gathered in from many Canadian and A 1 erukan cities on Saturday in response to t e invitations issued. It had beenprevi usly determined by the- • Committee of ma agement to have a time at Springbank, Lon en's summer resort.Thie lovely place is sit ated about five miles icor° the city and the vnly practical way for so large a crowd of eople to reaoh it is by.the street oars. But the strike of the street ear employees is till on and the street oars are being run b " Scabs " and are conse- quently under •oycott. The strikers and their friends obje ted to the street oars be- ing patronized in the way propoied and to prevent thisw er even willing to destroy the celebratigon. After the visitors and others who form an immense and imposing procession had ssembled at the city hall where congratul tory addresses were deliv- ered by eminent entlemen and the party were prepared to go to Springbank to fur. ther demonetra • THE OUBLE BEGAN. A dense crowd of strikers and their sym- pathizers collet] d on the street in front of the municipal bu ldings, and when a member of the Reception Committee announced -from an upper windo that then afternoon'a pro- gramme would t ke place at Springbank he was vigorously uiued. A large number of the visitors win the small tickets hearing the words "-w.walk," which had been 'given them by he representatives Of the Strikers' Commi tee. During the interval allowed for lune eon the crowd grew teadi- ly, and each pas ing car was receive with storms of hissea nd oat -calls. Altho gh, in anticipation of t e ex ebted rush to pring- bank, extra care had been placed oi& that line, practically o passengers were carried, those who had •etermined to ride being awed by the thr atening crowd at the City Hall. The exc tement was brought to a head by several embers of the visiting or- ganizations anno ncing that they would re- main away fro Springbank rather than patronize the ca. e. Then differSnees arose within each orga ization7of Old Boys as to whether the visi ors wpuld alio the boycott to interfere with theiri plans. he excite- ment became in ense and the a re ts were filled with peo le watching t e contest, which centred a the City Hall. The 'bus lines operated by t e Strikers' Committee were nable to carry t e passen- Aers who wished to ride in the , nd for a time it was thou ht that the di c Ity could be bridged over y allowing bo h ears and busses to operat between the c ty 4 and the park. Shortly a ter 2 o'clock, h wever, the 'street car service to Springban Park was 'suddenly diminis ed, the cars eing called in, it was stated, because of the threatening aspects of the cr wds. At the seaslie time the 'bus service t the park wa citncelled, the Strikers' Co mittee carryi g o t their plan of killing th demonetratio atl Spring - bank. As the af ernoon wore n the situa- tion became more and more stra ned. Hund- reds of visitors, o whom the, f ilure of the Reception Coinm ttee's plans eant an idle afternoon, joined in the crowd which was intimidating the mployees of t e company on the other car ines. A RIOT IMMINENT. At 4 o'clock e veral member of the Re. ception Committ e declared thr a riot was imminent, and a impromptu meeting of seVeral members • f the Recentio Coanmittee was hastily calla Ald. Wilk i , Graham, McCallum, Dougl s, Jolly and dward Par- nel jun., were 11 of the m mbere who could be found at the time, and they acting as t was stated on the advi. e of Sheriff Car3eron, decided to announce t at the plan to parry out th programme at Spring - bank would be ab ndoned. Th action, the aldermen stated, was taken to avert the troiible which th:y feared would come the moment the crowd outside found a leader. It was 430 o'cloc , an hour which put the possibility of a de onetration at Springbank out of the questio , when Ald. Parnell se- cured the a.ttenti n of the crowd and made the announcemen . He said that a band concert would be given in Victoria Park, and he asked th Band Of the Fusilliere to lead the -way t ere and the crowd to fol- low. The ad ission •f a defeat was received with che re, and he move had the desired effect. he stree s;were cleared, and the danger f r the ir oment was averted. A Beath% o the Re eption Committee, how- ever, res nted the action of those who had made th change, Ind declared that the pro- gramme hould go on at Springbank. It ended in a few undred people making the trip on the cars, hich had by this time re- appeared, to that park. Here the splendid arrangements vvhi h had been made for the reception ot the guests were in evidence. Tents had been er cted, lawns' freshly cut, refreshments proveded, end every feature for the entertainmen of thousands of guests had been secured. As it was, no one coin paratively enjoye the treat for which the business men of t e city had subscribed al- most a thousand so1lars, TROUT LE AT NIGHT. In the evening came. A splendi in Victoria Park ane, and at its co on Dundee street. midnight a thous lined along the tr and the car runni stoned. A strap 'speech, urging th being lifted for t dere of his comp ted to interfere, crowd. Then an constables to use carried it out crowd broke and pursu t. No arr baton were used car disappeared i was over for the n All was quiet o visitors attended of them left for since been no tro demonstration fro was anticipated b by the disagreeab the anticipated trouble band concert was given y the combined musici- °linden a crowd gathered • A few minutes before nd men and boys were oks on that thoroughfare, g towards the barns was er attempted to make a crowd to stop the cars, is purpose on the shoul. ions. The poliee attemp- d were obstructed by the order was give to the .tbelr - -batons, - and they "th ouch vigor that the an, with the police in ts were made, but the reely, and whe the last to the barns t e trouble 'ght. Sunday and m at of the Much. On Mo day most their homes. here has ble, but the " ld Boy's" which so much pleasure many;was made a failure e incidents of Saturday. —The trains on railway have reoe than not; and ao bert Advocate, it at all, events, rather strange, b upon the road -be rapid that the tr to keep the roa blows the weeds • the Prince Albert line of tly been late more often ording to the Prince Al - has been due, partially, weeds. This appears t it seems that the growth has this year been so kmen have been unable quite clear; the wind ver the rail and they are AUGUST 11, 1899. crushed by the engine, so that the 11 be- comes slippery and the wheels fail grip. There is not, of course, much traffic o this railway, so the weeds have every h nee. The Advocate remarks that a soil hioh will produce such a crop of weeds in u h a place must be particularly rich in plant food. ECarvest Workers for Mani oba. , Premier Greenway of ' Manitoba as is- sued, from the Provincial Depart ent of Agriculture and Immigration, the fol owing letter with regard to the' annual in iuz of farm •laborers to that province dun g the harvesting season. _It will be seen that from six to seven thousand men will be needed, and it is ths intention of the department to give w rk to any men at present in the province fdre the excursions from the east arrive. The letter reads as follows: 44 It is well known that farmers in Mani- toba can put in'more crop than th same force of laborers can harvest, thresh • cl do their autumn plowing for next season' crop. For several years past farm laborers have been brought from the east to assist i • har- vest fields. Laseseason over 9,000 hands were brought in, and about the Rams num- ber the previous year. . It would be disas- trous to the province if, when we ave a good crop, sufficient men were not av ilable to harvest the same. This departrne t col- lected information each year Ithrou h our regular. crop correspondents regardi g the number of harvest bands required. R ports are not all in yet, but a sufficient n mber have been received to show thskt n t less than 6,000 men will be required to as ist in taking off this season's crop,. The d part. ment cannot undertake to locate me man individually. Experienoe has taugh that excursionists distribute themselves most effectively throughout the province w thout any assistance from officials. We are ware that in the past too many men hav „gone at first to Brandon and a few other centres, and for a day or two much dissatiafaction would be expressed, • bid these congested points were soon relieved by sending the surplus of men to points not fully supplied, and invariably requests were forwarded to the department within •a week of the ar- rival of excursionists for more men, These - demands could not be supplied. The Wages paid were according to the experience and ability of the workmen. At present there are 35,000 farmers in Manitoba, and even if every fifth farmer required a man, it would take 7,080 hands to supply the samin In many wheat growing districts every farmer will require one, and in ;some instancee two or three more men, and although 45,000 farmers may not require any help, it ;would take 10,000 men to supply the remainder at one to each farmer. When the wealth of our province, represented by the wheat fields, upon which the. prosperity of our cities, towns and villages, as well as all our business concerns, banks and railways and implement agencies so much depends); is in danger of being left upon our fields JO the want of sufficient help to garner thet same, this department deems it wise to do all that is possible in the way of securing help for the farmbre to assist them in garnering their oro'. The press assists in advertising this wan of the province and the rtitway oonipani s will, as in past years, give cheap .exonirsio u rates from the east to Harvet hands, g od for three months. THOMAS GREEN AY. r . - The merioan Soldiers. in the Philippines. In Ma eh of 1898, Mr. T. J. Horrpoks, a well-kno n young Teironto broker, left th t city on commercial trip to thePaci e coast. bile in San Francisco he becarne smitten ith the war fever, and enlisted for service i the Philippines. After almost a year in t e army of the United States in the Philippi e Islands, hp returned to his home in Toren o last week,to visit his parents who resi e there. Mr. Horrocks' statement of the successes of the- American arms is scarcely 8 roseate as those of the ceble des- patches, and his repot of the progress of General 1 tie in the a; bjeotion of the Filip- ino rebels is not an e couragin one. " If t e American 1 people know the ex- act stat of affairs in the Philippines there would b oonsiderabl4 difficulty in securing more reo uits for ser ice in those islands," he said. "The correct list of the dead and wounde s are not alloWed to reach America, the arm is now mak)ng no headway, and there ha e been man more reverses to the American army th$n the correspondents have bees permitted to record. I was at- tached 0 the hospital corps of the regular afiny, : 4 d arrived in Manila on September 5th, 18 8. The number of Canadian? I found se ving there was surprising. Cana- dians fo med one-third of the strength of some of he Montana battalions,and in near- ly every iregiment the country was repre- sented. iMr. Stanley . Patterson, who was at one ti e connected with the Imperial Bank he e, was a member of Company B, 1st Was ington .R,egiment, which is now known a 'The -Fighting First.' Frank Dougher y, a well-known Montreal boy, is in the 18th Regiment. There are many other w 1 -known natiyes of this, country serving nder the United States colors. In finite of ad and insufficient food, we had a fairly go d time in Manila until February 4th of t is year, when the fighting com- • menced. The battles were almost all Mere- ly skirm shes, and at first the Filipinos had the bee of it. They were armed with Manner rifles, while the United States troops h d Springfield rifles, which were used in he civil war. The natives had the advantage of smokeless powder also,but now the United States troops have the Krag- Jorgensen rifle, and are in a better condition than the enemy, They have also now the benefit of good rations, a bakery and sev- eral ice plants having been established in Manila, and freeh meat being brought regu- larly from Australia. "General Otis, who, I think, has been unfairly criticized for some of his actions, is certainly unable to cope with the rebellion, simply becanse the task is an impossible one with the force at his command. Otis exercises a censorship toyer the press des- patches, and it is owing greatly to this that his unpopularity with the pressmen is due. News of rev rses to the American side has certainly ben kept from the 'American people: Fol instance, there was no mention made of the retreat of the troops at Pasig. Before the city was taken a detachment of 1,000 men, tinder Colonel Smith, Was sent across the Pik.sig to advance on the other side. Before they were aware of it these troops were almost au rounded by rebels. They had to run half a mile and swim the river. The incident h s been known ever sinoe as "Smith's run," Prong was taken just at sun -down a Skirl day* later. The ranks of the mirky have been terribly thinned by tbe enemy and by disease. The First Nebraska Regiment, which arrived in Manila 1,200 strong, has now but 200 who are able to report for cAuty. This regiment alone lost sixty men in one battle, and al- though it is. an exceptional ease the death 00 Rolls WALL P PER With Borders and Ceilings to match, regular price 100 and 120 per roll, reduced to cents per roll. One new Comet Bicycle for 00, regular 855. EX. WINTIE SEM' MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED. No witnesses require I It I it 'TIEL 3,000 men were reported sick i besides many hundreds more wh in barracks. From 100 to 400 are arriving 'in San Franoist boat, and there' is a boat each , entery, typhoid; malaria, and are the maladies attacking the when a Man is sick there the on him is home." Mr. Horrooks was asked as to situation of th. American tree. said : "They have Manila; • hospitals, • were sick iok soldiers . on every eek. Dye - rheumatism (adieu, and y place for the present s, and he they have Malolos, 26 miles to the north, end Aguin- aldo'a former headquarters; they. have Pasig. nine miles to the east, and Paranal qua, five miles to the south, which vilace has been taken five times. Even within this radius the territory is not held by the American troop', but the poste are connect ed with the capital by lines of camps ex tending along the railroad tracks alone." " What are the prospects of trade wit the Philippines ?" "The United States Cannot compete wit The the old.established English, German an Spanish houses in Manila. The distane will give American competitien a great se back." Winnipeg Bank Robbery. from Molsons Bank in Winnipeg, betwee the 28th of September and the 4th of Aug4 net last, has been solved, and John W: An derson, former junior clerk in the bank, i now in gaol oharged with the crime, Tit money has been recovered and is now in safTehceustpoinierton detectives first sent t dy. from the city. Last March a dapper little chap named P Davis, drifted into Winnipeg and secured employment, as clerk, at a leading dry goods store. He took up lodgings at the same place where Anderson boarded, and cr iwmer' Davis,oithrough hifriendship, succeeded n g tery, and one by one took their departure the two became intimate friends, This in- timacy, led to the discovery of Anderson's ' The mystery of the robbery of $62, s' ink Winnipeg were unable to unravel the mys admissions from Anderson, and finally locating the cached money near the city, by shadowing Anderson on one of his pilgrimages to see that the money was eafTebe money, which comprised $42,000 in non-negotiable or traceable bills, and $20,- 000 in bine of ordinary circulation, was in a valise, buried some -depth in the ground, and was recovered Monday forenoon. The money is supposed to be intact. Anderson was taken into custody and now awaits trial. He does not seem to feel his position very keenly and is quite .cheer- ful. he reward Of $10,000 offered by the bank for the recovety of the money and appre- hension of the prisoner, will go to Davis, who is a Canadian. Anderson came to Manitoba from Hast- ings, Ontario, and is heir to a large sum of money left by lids father, who was a promi- nent banker. He is about 22 years of age. -A short time ago he left the bank and en- tered the employ of the McClery manu- facturing company. The young man, Percy etAds, who acted the detective so cleverly, is a son of Mr. W. R. Davis of the AdvocaterMitchell, and re- sided in Chicago previous to going to Win- nipeg to work out this case. • Canada. —Robert Grandy, of Omeenee, died last week, 90 years of age. He was postmaster of Omemee and clerk of the township of Emily for over fifty years. —W. H. Moore M. P. for'Stansteatl, one afternoon last week, was seized with sun- stroke while standing on Sparks street, Ot- tawa. He was carried into a hotel, where, after a time, he recovered. —Rev. G. M. Grant, 1). D., -.the well known principal of Queen's College, King- -ston, who has been confined in a hospital in New York for three weeks, heti returned to his home in Canada fully restored to health. —Rev. Morgan Wood, the well-known Toronto clergyman, and formerly paetor of the People's tabernacle, in Detro4 has had the degree of doctor of divinity ; conferred upon him by Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohieri —he text•book on agriculture compiled by Mr. C. C. James, Deputy Minister of Agriculture for Ontario, has been adopted for the use of teachers in grades 9, 10 and 11 of the superior and grammar 'schools of New wBrunlYa Brunswick. Joh, probably the wealthiest farmer in Dundee county, died at his home recently. He had not been well for a few days, but nothing serious was anticipated. Apoplexy was likely the cause of his death. —Earl Foye, a young man, aged 25, from Chatham, Ontario had hie leg crushed to a pulp while attempting to board A train at Brandon one ;night not long ago. Foye miseed his hold on the iron rod on the side of the car, and fell under the wheels. —One night haat week thieves. broke inho Victoria Presbyterian church, Toronto Jun- ction, and stole the contents of several mite boxes, as well as the communion cups MO left the communion pitcher and plate un- touched. The thieves effected an entranc: through an open transom. —Charles Perry, son of Charles E. Perry, of London, met hist week with a peculiar accident that will destroy the sight of one eye. A bottle of pop which yOung Perry had, exploded with great force. Several pieces of broken gum penetra ed Perry's eye, and his faco was badly cut. —While Mrs. G. Edmonds d eider, of Fingal, were driving home from Potb Stan- ley, the other evening, their horse got frightened about a mile south of the village, upsetting the rig and throwing ut the lad- ies, wrecking the rig and injurin the horse. Mrs. Edmonds had her leg broke . —About 11 o'clock one night last week as Frank Mahoney., of Sarnia, as crossing the eastern end of the Grand rank Rail- way tunnel yards kis foot becam fast in a switch rod. An engine was sh nting ears nearby, and in trying to throw imself clear of a .hunted oar be supposed as coming b oar ooming list has 'been very large. When I left,about ,towards bim.he was struck y a J • in an opposite direction. One truck passed over hi. leg at the thigh, almost severing it. He was removed to the 'hospital, where he died from his injuries. ,---While undergoing an operation for the removal a tumour at the Hotel Dieu hos- pital in Windsor Mrs. Caroline Neebergal gave up her life. The surgeons had almost cotnpleted their work when symptoms of collo* ; became apparent, and in a few fliOtnente the tient ceased to breathe. She leaves a hue nd and several children. —Miss Falkin of Philadelphia, a guest of: Lady Cartwr ght, was bathing at the Maple', Kingston, Ontario, one day not long ago, when she got beyond her depth and sank for the bird time. Conroy Cart- :21riet. heard th alarm and rescued her. Miss lkiner w unconscioes when takea j,-114 Owen ,Roblin, the present post- mark r of Ameliasbarg, °minty of Prince Edw r , enjoys tae distinetion of being the oldestpostmaster in 00444 Mr. Roblin WaS appointed to the position which he now ocourh lin January,1845. He is 93 years of kg is in possession of all his facilities and i a emingly,1 as clear as i ever. , —Mr s W. L. Gott., Wife of a Windsor railroadDIAN- w pulled out of the Detroit river na day las week, under suspicious °iron a aces. he only explanation for the deed is that the woman's husband had foundsome fault with he atthenoon hour. Mrs. Gott was only i the water a few minutes, so will not suffer from the effects of he r h not. —.Reports received by the Ontario De- partment of Fisheries state that bass are very plentiful in he bays at Long Point, Lake Erie. The narrate is almost unpre- cedented.12 and one undred per cent. ahead of lase year. OW rig to the prevalence of co a nous south-easterly winds, rendering the water muddy and discolored, anglers have had very porn- luck. . • — he dead body of an unknown man about 25 years old, of reddish complexion and height about five feet six inches, was found in Winnipeg the surrounding evi- dence indicating suicide. Lying on the eround beside hint was a bottle partly filled o with strychnine, and also a tin cup, which had evidently been used to mix the strych- nine fore the fatal dose was drunk. ' —With all the impressive ceremonial of the C tholic church the Right Rev, Mgr. Ma ay was on Sunday morning conse- crated Bishop of London. A distinguished array of prelates from all over Ontario were preeent at the ceremony, which was held in St. Peter's cathedral. The church was brightly decorated with bunting and flowers And was thronged to the very doors. Over 160 priests were present. --Last Saturday night the large barns and outbuildings on the farm of Henry Wel- ford, near oodetock, were burned to the ground. T e season's crop of wheat, oats and barley were entirely consumed, to- gether with nearly all of of the farm imple- ments, ha nese, and waggons. Three horses, a nu ber of calves and pigs perished in the flame . The fire is supposed to be the work f tramps. The buildings and implements were insured for $1,600. —Mr. F. . Hodson, of the Ontario Ag- ricultural epartment, reports there is a sheep famin in Ontario. He received a re- quest from he Newfoundland and Quebec sGove nines s a few d ye ago for thorough- bred heep, ut found that it was impossible to procure them. Hon. John Dryden and all the other prominent sheep men have die - posed of their yearling sheep. United States dealers have been buying up sheep in largelq u an ti ties. William Wocker son of August Wack- er, of the Landon road, a fitter at the new Grand Trunk Railwayshop at the tunnel, Sarnia, stepped betw en two care to assist in moving them, whenhis foot slipped and he fell, the wheels of the rear ear passing over his right foot forward of the ankle, mangling it terribly. He was taken to the fheestp.ital, and the doctors hope to save the 0 Sunday last the Christian Scientists of London, dedidated their new church in the pr mince of a large co gregation, which included representatives fr m Toronto, De - he edifice, which es' Presbyterian toned the First rtreit and other cities. was formerly St. Jani church', has been re-chri of Christ Solent et. There is a congregation in London. W. F. Ie - f Rocheater, New York, conducted ming services. Churc strong burg, the m - ' —Feom all reports there will be a great demand for labcirers in thp west this fall. all work not yet ties can not get gangs, and some to work in the Pacific is open fill up four extra raising the track tid M, rris. They have n righ along, and yet At the present time, with 'begun, the railway comps sufficient men to fill their of these will probably leay fields Inter. The Norther to take 200 men at once to gange it has balks nig an between Winnipeg • been calling for in they are short. —A few days ag Mr. U. W. Thomas, a prominent resident and e .,reeve of Ander- ton township, neari Winclsor, was severely burned by the e*pl sion of a lamp. Every- thing possible was done to relieve his suf- feringe, but owing to extreme age and the shock to the sy te Mr. [Thomas failed to rally, and dicd in great.!agony. Ile was owner of the Saw and rist mill at Am- heretburg and 'partner of Messrs. Parkes and Rankin in the 'mill business. He had lived in Amheratburg for the past quarter century. —The fishery overseer at Long Point, Lake Erie, has Written to Mr. S. T. Baste- d°, of the Ontarie fisheries department, .that the fishing in that district is the best ever known. He says that the increase of fish is phenomenal, fully 100 per cent. more being caught than lust year. The fishermen are livingit p to the law in the requirements of size and numbers The increase to the number -of fish is attrilauted to the vigilance of the fishery overseers, who have dealt un- usually severe with law -breakers in this ,die- trict. ' —Mr. Themes S. Shannon, postmaster of Picton, died very suddenly of heart failure last week, at the age of 67. Mr. Shannon attended his duties as usual the day pre- vious to his death, and was in good health until a fele minutes after be had risen that morning. While 'waiting for breakfast, about 7.30) he Iwaitaken ill. His physi- cian was summoned, but all efforts were un- availing and he diecl at 7.45. Mr. Shannon - was well known throughoub the country and had held his position since 1871. He was a Conlervative and a member of the Church of Erigland —The �xistiiig difficulties between the London S reee Railway Company and its former employees rather interfered with the amusements which wene to be held there last Saturday afternoon. The occasion was the re -union of the " London Old Boy's As. sociation.' They eame 350 strong from De- troit, 425 from Chicago and 500 from To- ronto, When the time for the afternoon sports eakne the eX-employees and their friends were ready to prevent the visitors and their friends from tiding on the street care to t3ringliank. Some did go, however, but the majority, for fear of a riot, McLEAN BROS., Publishers. 1 $1 a Year in Advance. decided not to patronise • the cars. The band concert was held in Victoria park, while Springbank, where splendid arrange- ments bad been made for the reception of 1the visitors, had only a hundred or so 1people. —The other day two men named Connors, one from Belleville, the other from Syra- cuse, New York, came to Kingston to transact business. Accidentally they met in an hotel and entered into a conversation. One was a corn doctor, and his namesake had a bad case. They adjourned to the doctor's room, and incidentally the _doctor in showing a photograph, remarked, "That's my poor old mother," the other picked it up, exclaimed "That's my mother too," and he showed a picture like it. The men were brothers but had never met. The doctor had been taken by an uncle when three years of age, and had never met any of his family again. 1 —James Bumnutrd, of Thamesville, a 'young man 27 years of age, a thresher, with several others was in bathing one day late- ly. They all came out, and he went up the river with the tank, :in company with the other hands. He and an Indian then went in again, but almost immediately s.fter en- tering the water the second time he threw up his heads and went down in thirteen feat of water. His companion could give no assistance. The place where the accident happened is a 'treacherous one, this being the second fatality in the same hole. Grappling irons were procured and the body raised, and the remains Wren to his par. eats' home, on the fifth voncession of How- ard township. Perth Notes. —A quiet wedding took place at the resi- dence of Mr. Wm. Sherritt, River Road, Fullerton. near Motherwell, on Wednesday of last week, when her daughter Jennie was • united in marriage to Mr. Wm. Forrester, of Emerson, Manitoba. —The first summer camp of the Stratford Young Men's Christian Association is now over and the members are back at work. They spent a pleasant time at Grand Bend under the general supervision of Mr. J. M. Graham, the General Secretary. —Fire was discovered in the house of Mr. G. K. Matheson, of Mitchell, one night last week. The fire department soon had the flames under subjection but not until consid- erable damage had been done to the contents of the house, by fire and water. Mr. French, of Mitchell, who has been principal of the public school in that town for some time, was last week presented with with an adress by the residents of the town and vicinity. Mr. French is leaving Mit- chell for Oshawa, and the address spoke in highest terms of the esteem, in which he is held by the people of that place. —Four hotels in Stratford, the Arlington, Gladstone, Albion and Windsor were given till the first of August to make certain nec- ceseary repairs or their licenses would be diecontinued. They paid no attention to the mandate, and by order of the license commissieioners their bars were eloaed, and will -continue closed till the repairs ordered are made. — After several months illneis Mrs. Wm. Firth, an old resident of Mitchell, died at her home on Monday of last week. She was born in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England, in 1832, where she lived for some time. In 1870 she and her hueband came to Philadel- phia and in 1871 settled in Mitchell since which time they have been etiteemed citizens of the town. She leaves behind a husband and two sons; — Menno Kipfer, who has been working on the farm of Mr. David Laing of South Easthope for a short time, was found dead in bed , one morning, a -short time ago. He had the misfortune when a young lad to fall out of a wagon and lint% that thne has been subject to epileptic fits. Death was un- doubtedly the effect of the fits to which de. ceased was subject. His family reside near Milverton. --A painful accident happened to Mr. Weldon Powell, of Harmony, one day lad week. While hauling in wheat he found that the centre stake of his rack, for hang- ing sling ropes on, was too long, and while undertaking to cut some off it, the piece flew up and hit him in the eye. It was at firs e thought his eight would be impaired but the wound is not as serious as at first thought. —Mr. John Begg, one of Mitchell's most estimable citizens, and who -has been a reg. - dent of the town since 1859, had a severe paralytic stroke Sunday night of last week which has left one of his sides, from his neck down, entirely powerless. For years he has suffered with excruciating pain in the legs, and his medical advisers predicted an early attack of paralysie. His father was taken off a little over a year ago in the same way, —One morning last week, Leslie Schweit- zer the •nine year old son of Michael Schweitzer, Stratford, aeeidentally hot himself in the foot. He was rummaging, through a bureau drawer, and name acrese an old revolver, and of course became in- terested in the dangerous weapon. He pulled the trigger once, and it did not go off, so he pulled again. There was at once a terrible noise'and he felt an awful podia, like a burn, in his right foot. Ile had ehot himself in the ankle. —Mr. -James McFeddein-late clerk of the county and surrogate court and local regis- trar of Stratford, died at his home there lasterriday morning, after a lingering ill- nesia. Mr. McFadden was born in the township of West Nissouri, about six miles frony London. He practised law in St. Marys until be received the position he held till shortly before his dee.th. He was one of the oldest masons in Ontario. His wife pre -deceased ihim in June, 1894, and he leaves a family of four daughters and three sons. —A fire with terrible loss occured on the 12th line, Logan, one evening recently. The last load of barley had been delivered in the barn of Mr. Peter Gaffeney about 8 p, in., and soon after the building was in flames. As it was filled with the season's crop the fire made such headway that it was found almost impossible to save any- thing. In their efforts to do so Mr. Wm. Gaffeney got badly burned about the face and hands, and a son of Mr. Retrial/ Gaffe- ney sustained a fracture of one of his arms, The loss will be heavy and much -sympathy is felt for Mr. Gaffeney. —A sad fatality °enured at Mr, Robert Barret's, 9th line at Mornington, oneevening a short time ago, when Mr, EC Loney was killed and several others Injured. They were engaged in eplitting a barn and were in the not of moving one side out 16 feet when. the spliced plate gave way oausing the whole structure to tumble to pieces. A beam fell upon Loney, pinning his head to th• floor, killing nim instantly- An old man by the name of Albretcht was pretty severely injur- ed, but was able to go around. Charlie Irwin end John Schweitzer reoeived light bruises. Loney was & young man held in Nigh esteem and was about 27 years of age. We had been raarried a little over a year and leaves a young]wife to mourn his 1058,