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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 -
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Mre. Benjamin
teiting r eia tices-
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liege, 4iehigfl.
ao the comfort
dwelli g prop -
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eection No-. /4,
ag& six months
irmal School at
.`si Tuesday last,
Miss McKay, of
. visiting reds,-
sa here dery
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wing acquainttfering from an
eyes some time-
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the pulPit
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visiting his ele
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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
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– a the appearance of the other price was to be plain,
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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—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
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f Rocheater, New York, conducted
ming services.
Churc
strong
burg,
the m
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' —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,
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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
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