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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1899-10-20, Page 1arge assortment of There is no satiefae. B,St. Our Fere 140,0. by an expert ht the et we altow or eelI :nee e are quite a flare - i -24 to 30 inches ire loeharan, Lamb and are Soft and pliable, 11, perfeet hi fit, said s appearance. ItEiPea Worn, but by - Furs for neck and Itiffe and Camille& - have as very large are showing some dee, made up from, r and eerabieations ehoice lotsof Caps, Ood Eli mminge. your hole°, and ne article, be sure woven to us. Our ou get the best for **Set 1.y month among the oths. Our as. nplete. There will diing to even break 83 to $10 there are of hundred nice n n et Wraps ? Clothe iade-up Capes and price. These are 3 50, $4, $4.50 and an abundance of pe. Prepare early set your pick of the 44 ice We have a great iaterials and trim — an find an entrance e newest and best should see our full loringe and fancies, to$.2 per yard. n ,rs in our store is r e w things are be - s day. Thia week Hats and Trim - some very pretty ention a &hada or luded in our Kid never had better olovee than we ary, too, will be zee, and made up, st Cashmere and ez ne, zsout your Under- ertment with us. to queetion the hty of our Under - except that the ?ver price you wish lie best Underwear er, whether it be • girls. sate ! Woe betide e any clothing is he youngsters are We take a from some people, the most thole , that the beat $2 Ls are here, with a The stook be - looks and lesting coats in all sizes 3 of age. on of the best rices will not re NOW, and aot be greater AUL Co. est Cash Store. rial views. Be idghbor, a warm Lender hearte(i. large family ie. It ess, of Den- ; len, Mrs. John tessre. John end township, and An' at hoE 0. seed in Baird's. yes Iargeis at - in which he/ went to Grand re and played 0. Orant Bend, ore was a tie, I. Lei bold, of ef the Evatigeli- ,ng.—The many will be glad to and we hope alle h enc. —Another not well for eke unto himself :Oars later. —A bueiness el Stephen di - ;iron Teachers' ewood school on );e (sincere were • Mc Williams ; enberry seer mittee, Messrs, ;hell, and Miss Ehe Association hool on Seta- e following sub- ' How best to Hagan; ion clime" by: oh agriculture" omposition" byr to foster a love ;fl Listowel, to or the purpose ectory in that Eon silo 4 THIRTY-FIRST YEAR. WHOLE NUMBEIi, 1,862. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 11899. McLEAN BROS., Publishers. I $1 a Year in Advance. Good Intentions. may be, but not likely, that the fine weather will last very much longer. Are you prepared for it, or will the customary rash have to be made for heavy clothing at the last minute? Everybody has recollections of how much personal discomfort might have been avoided if a little camon sense and forethought had. been exercised in preparing for the cold weather. oUr privilege to make the statement that we have the best value in the market in fleece -lined Wool Under- wear at $1.50 a suit, and it's your privilege to prove the statement for yourself—the proof will be com- plete For many years we have, in season and out of season, extoll- ed. the merits of our own make of Men's Suits and Overcoats, and the knowledge that we had. a good article was never so clear with us as it is this pre- sent season. There is no hall heartedness in the statement that we think and feel that there is no better value in readymades anywhere than the line we sell at $8, $10 and $12. Mind you, these are "our own make," that is what makes the difference, and a big difference it is. The majority of us would forget our prayers, or anything else that is good in life, if it were not for constant re- minders. Constant reminders of what to buy and where to buy, is the object of all our words from week to week, and it cannot be said that we are re- miss in our duty to our customers in this respect. The latest about new furnishi gs or clothing is no sooner known to us, than we ttempt to impart the same to you. There are one or two nice nrelties in Men's Ties which will interest the lover of the artistic in Neckwear. All the nobby things in Hosiery, Gloves, Mitts, Collars, Cuffs, Ouff Links nd Buttons, Silk and Linen Handkerchiefs.i M ntioning Linen Handkerchiefs, we are showing' two specialS—a plain border at three for: 25c, and a hemstitched at two for 25c. Prices worth noting are: Buckskin Pants at $1 a pair ; genuine Tartan Shawls at $3.75—the Capes are worth $6.75; Boys' Worsted Pants at 75c, lined, sewn with linen; Boys' Glengarry Caps at 35c and. 50o; Men's Top Shirts at 50c. As the leaders in Men's Headwear, we are able to, show the lines illustrated below, as the latest in the market. We have the same at a variety of prices, NAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"°"10' Greig &• Macdonald Clothiers.andFurnishers On the Wrong Side of the Street, STRONG BLOCK, SEAFORTH I would respectfully remind the public to procure their railway tickets at the C. P. R. office for all points East and West. Also telegraphy and money order business expedi- tiously and promptly attended to. R. J. MACDONALD tiC. P. R. AGENT Seafor h. SOMETHING ABOUT SOUTH AFRICA. (Flow the soottieh American Journal.] IT GREAT MINERAL wEAIHR. Naturally the thoughts of our readers are just now concentrated upon Smith Africa, and they will bel wondering what is likely to be done with the valuable gold and diamond mines lately developed there. But for these mines the region would be com- paratively a barren waste. The chief gold inetruotive ; the ohief attraction being an inspiring address on " What should be the present attitude of prohibitionists toward the temperance question," by Mrs. Gordon Wright, who is a consecrated and talented lady. The sessions were all very well attended. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Mrs. Goffin, Wingham, pres- ident; bliss Fisher, Wingluem, vim -presi- dent ; Mrs. A. Ross, Wingham, correspond- ing secretary; Mrs. D. McGillicuddy, God - °rich, recording secretary; Mrs. M. Y. Me-, mines are in the Transvaal territory, where Lean, Seaforth, treasurer. they are wrought by the Uitlanders under heavy exactions imposed by the Boers, who for a considerable time have been throwing greedy and covetous eyes also upon the Kimberley diamond mines situated in British .territory, and have been gradually encroach- ing thitherwardee These mines are still nearer the Orange Free State'the inhabi- tants of which have likewise been casting longing eyes upon them. That may truly be considered the only community of interest between that State and the Transvaal, and whioh has induced them to combine just now against Great Britain. , As we have said, tbe Kimberley diamond ish territory, just State and about . Their existence 7, but they already diamonds of the whole world's commerce. It is estimated that three hundred and fifty million dollars' worth of rough diamonds—worth double that sum after outting—have been produced from the Kimberley mines since their open- ing thirty years ago. That enormous pro- duction would have been greatly increased had not the owners come to an agreement to limit the output so as not materially to ex- ceed the world's diamond demands in the markets. Of course had they allowed the market to become glutted prices would have fallen. So plentiful, however, is the supply at Kimberley, and so comparatively inex- pensive is the work of production, that no others can compete with them, and so diamond -digging in other parts of the world has now almost entirely masted. The chief gold fielde again are located in the Transvaal. There they are called the great Witwatersrand (White Water Range), but are elsewhere better known as the Johan- nesburg mines. They forin a strip of terri- tory a few hundred miles in length and only a few miles in width. A few years ago this strip was consideeed an almost worthless ridge, scarcely 4 for cattle and sheep pas- turage. In 1883 gold was first discovered there, and in the following year the produc- tion was estimated at $50,000. Since then the production ha e increased wi h startling rapidity. In 1888 it amounted o about five million dollars; in 1892, to o er twenty million dollars ; in 1895, to over f rty million dollars, and in 1897 and 1898, ea h, to about fifty-five million dollars. Altog ther, since 1884, about three hundred mil ion dollars' worth of gold has been produce and ex- perts say that there is still "in s ght " about three billion five hundred million dollars' worth in the Rand. This great wealth to be mined has drawn many thousands of people to the Transvaal, in the hope of realiz- ing quick fortunes, only to find that though the gold be plentiful it requires very costly machinery to mine'and that band or placer mining is unprofitable. Tke Trans- vaal, however, is also rich in iron, coal and other mineral deposits, which promise to yield a rich harvest when the gold seeking mania has so far waned as to allow men to turn their attention to them. But the gold and other mineral deposits are not confined to the Transvaal. They are to be found in adjacent territory, parti- cularly in Rhodesa ; and so South Africa promises long to continue what it now is, the largest gold -producing section of the world. SALARIES OF 'BOER OFFIOIALS. When we consider what the Booth- are now making off the Uitlandere in the Trans- vaal, it does not seem surprising that the former are content with the existing state of things, and do not wish a change of any kind. An examination into the real state of affairs dispels at once any illusion about either the Boer's sanctity or honesty, and in the neighborhood of Sault Ste. Marie. indeed any belief in their simple manners. Mr. Wallace was up in that section during The fact is, the Transvaal is swarming with Boer boodlers, who could give points to the leaders of Tammany hall here. It is by the enormous revenues exacted from. the Uit- lenders that the Transvaal has become en- riched, and the Boers alone are reaping the benefit—living upon the fatness and reaping the benefit of othere' labours. The presi- dent, Paul Kruger, (so generally considered a patriarchal, simple-minded old man) is worth many millions, which, it is add, he has made by standing in with speculators and sharing in the dynamite and other monopolies; besides, as president of the little republic, with a comperatively (Small population he draws a salary of ne lees than $35,060 a year. Each member of the Read (or Parliament) receives $6,000 a year; and, of course, all are Boers. Al- together this Transvaal Republic pays the Boers in salaries alone the enormous sum of $4,50%000. That is more than three times the amount -expendeci on civil -government iii Canada. Assuming that there are 20,- 000 Boer families in the Transvaal—and we believe that is rather over than under the number—the amount thus paid in salaries would give an income of $225 a year o each. It will thus be seen that the Boers are both living and growing rich off the ift- lenders, and so they are opposed to giv* the latter a voibe in the Government by e tending the flramehise. Their obstinate determination iot to yield has thus a very solid basis. S ever, could not continue long. p ice party in mines are situated in Bri outside the Orange Fre 600 miles from Cape Tow was unknown prior to 18 supply 98 percent. of th Huron Notes. — Mr. Isaac Wade, of Fordwich, has pur- chased 5,000 harrels of apples in that neigh- borhood this season. —The September make of butter at the Whiteohurch creamery has been sold, reali- zing 20 cents a pound to the patrons. —On a recent Sunday, the members of the Centralia Methodist church contributed $500 towards the 20th Century -Fund. . —Mr. William Ryan has sold his farm, at Nile, to Mr. Weller cf Crewe, and will purchase a larger farm. —Mr. W. Jackson, of Clinton has been elected let vice-president of the Canadian Ticket Agents Association. —SucoeseN1 anniversary services were held in the Ceediton Methodist church on Sunday and Monday of last week. — Peter Gunn, of lot 28, Maitland conces- sion, Colborne, has sold his farm of 65 acres to W. J. McCabe, for the sum of $3,000. It is a very choiee farm. Mr. McCabe has been living on a rented place in Goderich town- ship. —A meeting of the teachers of the Gode- rioh district was held in Goderich, on Sat- urday, 7th inst., when a number of teachers were present and some good papers, bearing on subjects of interest to the teaching pro- fession, were read. —Another death occurred at the House of Refuge on Sunday night, 8th inst. when William Webb, of the township of tit:borne, passed away at the age of 80 years and siX months; his friends took the ootpse to Kirkton on Monday for interment. —John Beacom, -having rented his farm in Goderioh township to Willis Bell, of the 4th concession, for a term of yeers, has moved to Ilderton, where he takes , up his residence with his father-in-law, Mr. Pat- rick, and will manage his farm for.him. —Joseph Whitely, formerly deputy-reevel of Goderich township, has sold his farm,I lot 15, 6th concession, to Peter Gunn, of! Colborne, for somewhere in the neighbor.' hood of $3500. There are good buildings; on the place, and it is an 80 are lot, Mr. Gunn takes possession At on* —While driving into chureh, at Exeter, on Sunday last, Mrs. Thomas Yellow, of the Thames road, Usborne, nit with a pain- ful accident. A portion o the harness broke and the horse ran away, throwing her out. She was rendered unconscious for a time and was badly bruised. — While playing in his father's shop on Tuesday of last week, Master. Clifford Mc- Curdy, of Fordwieh, had the misfortune to get one of his fingers into the tin squaring= machine, receiving a bad out. When healed the finger is apt to be somewhat orooked, as the tendon on the back was seta ere& —Mrs. Fawcett, mother of Mr. Andrew Courtice, of Goderich townehip, died at her son's residence on Thursday morning, 12th inst. The deceased had a strolie of paraly- sis about a, week previous. She had resided with her son for about a year. The remains were taken to Pickering for interment. —On Wednesday, of last week, as Mrs. Ann Blake, of Goderich,was walking in the garden' she etepped on a small ant hill, and the elope turned her foot and caused her to fall, the result being a break of the left leg just above the ankle joint. As Mrs. Blake has reached an advanced age, the injury may prove a serious one. —Mr, and Mrs. Wesley Wallace, who have been residents of Howie& township for quite a number of years, left on Tuesday morning Of last week for Michigan, where they will take up their residence on a farm ch a state of matters, how reasonably be expected to But for the peace at any ritain it never would have I a beginning. . Huron County W. C. T. U. The an ual cenvention of the Huron county omen's Christian Temperance Union was held in th Ontario street Meth- odist chure , Clinton, on Thursday of last week. Ab ut twenty-five delegates from different in rte of -the county were in attend- ance. The convention commencsd about 9.30 a. m. ith the president, Miss K. M. Fisher, of ingham, in the chair. An ad- dreas of w lcome was given by Mrs. El- ford Holmesville, which wad responded to by Mrs. J. . Stewart, of Seaforth. The re- ports of ounty superintendents of the various de artments brought forth excellent papers fro n Mrs. Holland, Goderich, on "Work a ong sailors and fishermen," Mrs. D. MoGi lieudy, Goderich, on "Press work," M a. Ella Acheson, Goderich, on " Scientifi temperance instruction in schools," Mrs. Colborne, Goderioh, on "Medal contest," Mrs. Biddlecombe, Clin- ton, on "Work among lumbermen" and Mrs. Coulter, Seaforth, on "Literature." Mrs. Gordon Wright, president of the Lon- don Women's Christian Temperance Union, was preeented and made a member of the Union. The noontide hour of prayer,led by Mrs. Wright, concluded the morning Meet- ing. he evening eervice was interesting and the summer, and likes the country. —Lot No. 12 and the west half of lot 11, 5th concession of Hullett, was sold under mortgage, on Saturday afternoon, by D. Dickinson, auctioneer, the purchaser being W. Proudfoot, Goderich, at $2,780. The lot contains 150 acres, but is mostly swamp land, and the figure realized was somewhat more than the upset price. —On Monday, the 9th inst, Wm. Elliott, of Goderich township, drove up to his gate, got down and opened it, and while doing so the horse started as though to run away. Mr. Elliott seeing the horse start, tried to grasp the lines, but over reached himselt and fell against the beggy wheel with such force as to cause a bad fracture of his left arm. —Mr. J. P. Doherty, son of of Mr. W. Doherty, proprietor cif the Doherty organ factory, of Clinton, died on Friday evening last after a brief illnees. The deceased was a popular young man, and for seine time had been a member of the town council. He was married less than a year ago and besides:his young widow leaves an infant child. —On Tuesday evening of last week Lily, the little daughter of W. T. Biunedon, of Blyth, followed her grandfather into the stable and was kicked by a horse in the face. Three of her teeth were knocked out, and the jaw -bone broken, but she is not much cut mighh have been a very serious matter if she had been a little nearer the horse. —Word was received recently of the death of William Crich, eldest son of Mr. John Crich, of Tuckeramith, which oc- curred in New York. When the news first ' came there were no particulars, beyond the bare mention of his death, but it has since been learned that he died of cholera morbus, after a short illness. He was at one time in the undertaking business in Clinton. ,—While P. McQuarrie and family, of Brussels, were returning from Blyth fair, on Tuesday evening, of last week, the hold.' bear, broke and allowed the 'buggy to run; onto the horse's heels with the result thatl it kicked violently over the dash board, striking Willie McQuarrie who was sitting with hisback to the animal, in the back of, the head, inflieting an ugly cut which' necessitated twostitches to close it. —A happy event took place at Maple, Leaf Farm, Hullett boundary, Thos. Aus- tin's, on the evening of October 9th, the happy couple being Mims Lieeie Austin and Mr. Mads Marteneon, of Johl, Michigan., Miss Jennie Austin, sister of the bride, acted; as bridesmaid, and Wm. Jenkins, of East Wawanosh, as groomsman. The ceremony was performed by Rev. W. Penhall, of Blyth. —A quiet wedding took place before only; the immediate, relatives at the home of Re Irwin, Esq., of Clinton, on Wednesday afternoon of bet week, at two o'clock.' The contracting parties were Miss Hattie Irwin, one of Clinton's most popular young ladies, and Mr. John Kilty, formerly of Bibles . 111\icilin nnid rayer lIook For all Denony nations At 3:11 Prices e • • hidings In. all New Stock AILE X . WINT 11 Nei* • • Styles 1[1, SEAVORT Clinton, but now a young busi esd man of Calumet, Michigan. The bridesinaid was Miss Grace Tedford, of Clinton, While the groom was supported by Mr. an old Clintonian, who has mo don. The officiating minister M. Kilty, of Delhi, Ontario, br groom. - — The residence of Mr. Ma lot 13, concession 8, Stephen, of a very pleasant event on Tu week, when their youngest da Maggie, was united in mar Robert Heylook, of London. tied the knot in the presence of relatives and friends of the con racting par- ties. Mr. and Mrs. Haybocki will make London their farure home. --One of those events which (kat a flutter of excitement over a oommunit took place in Gerrie on Wednesday event g, October 4th, when Mies Grace Andison and Mr. R. J. Mutoh were united by Rev. R. J. Gar- butt in the, bonds of holy matriMony. Mies Mary Mutoh, sister of the grooin, aeted the part of bridesmaid, while R. J . i Audition, of Alton, brother of the bride, assisted the groom. About seventy guests Were present to witness the ceremony. The young peo- ple will take up their residence in Wrox- eter. i —The binding of two hearts by matri. menial ties is always a happy (*castor''but seldom have such 'events worn such abliss- ful aspect as did that marriage solemnized at the home of Mr. J. Snyder, of Bentriiller; on Wednesday afternoon, October 4th, at 4 o'clock, when his daughter, Mies Carrie E.; was united in marriage to John Tebbutt, one of Goderich township's pu hing young farders. The bridesmaid wee Miss Mary' Snyder, sister of the bride, while Walgate Tebbutt, brother of the groorn, officiated as his brother's supporter. Abouteixty guests. were present to witness the happy event, in which Rev. Mr. Green was master of cere- monies. • l Perth Notes. --A post office has beeen, opened at Brockeden. —The Downie Plowing AssOciation will hold their annual plowing match on Novem- , ber 9th. —Mr. W. Honey has sold his 50 acre farm in Logan to Mr. Marvin Leake for $2,900. —A, Burritt & Company, of Mitchell, had a consignment of about $2,000 worth of yarn on the ill fated steamer Schteman. —The Holland property in Mitchell has been purchased by Mr. T. D. Levy, of Logan, who is retiring from farming. Price $1,000. --Mrs. F. Ohen, a respected resident of Rostock, has departed this life, aged 81 years. She leayes a husband, two sons and seven daughters. —Mr. W. R. Cole, formerly beet and shoe merchant, in Mitchell, has entered into partnership with Mr. E. F. Davis, of that en y Read, ed to Lon as Rev. Q. th r of the the Wein, as the scene sday of last ghter, Miss iage to Mr. ev. Mr. Litt the intimate Own. , — Mr. Louis Gordner, of Mitchell, died on uesday of last week, after a two week's llness from typhoid tever. He leaves a wife but no children. i —Mr. Peter Close, of Mitchell, has dis- osed of his five acre lot and brick house to ,Mr. John Norris, Hibbert, who Iwili shortly move to town, having rented I° his farms; Price, $1,050. , —Mr. Gordon Bogues, after a esidence of ii 47 years in esogan, left with hi family on Wedneeday, of last week for Petrone., where he has bought a farm only four miles from the great oil centre. i —Mrs. Thomas Stoneman, ef Mitchell, passed away on Sunday, 8th Weal Deceased had been in ill health for some time. She was most highly esteemed. Her husband land three children survive. 1 —Mr. and Mrs. Walter, of Listowel, have received the sad intelligence of the death of their second son, Moses'in North Dakota. The cause of death was typhoid fever. The deceased young man was in his 32nd year. —Mr. B. Rathwell, late principal of the Listowel public school, was recently pre- sented with a gold watch, chain ,and, locket by the citizens, as a mark of their apprec- iation of his many years' serviees in, the school there. I —The Rev. Mr. Kelly, who has been for over three years the paator of the Congre- gational church, Listowel, has given in his resignation and has accepted the pastorate of the Edgar churches, a country charge near Barrie. —On Tuesday morning of last Week a young son of Mr. F. Neuert, f Listowel, 5 years of age, had the misfortune to lose an eye. His brother was twirling a sling shot when it escaped from his' hand and struck the young lad in the ejc, breaking the eye -ball. —Mrs. Andrew Goetz, who was the oldeet pioneer of Sebringville residing in that vil- lage, passed away suddenly at; her home' there at 7 e'clook Sunday evening, 8th inst. Though 79 years of age, she wasart compara- tively good health np to within twenty four hours prior to her death. —The residence of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Cowan, of Stratford, was the scene of a happy event on Tuesday morning of last week, when their daughter, Miss Isabelle Maud Ross, was united in marriage with Mr. Thomas Holliday, jr.' the well-known proprietor of the Stratfordbriellee and iron woforHkse.m Hempstead, met with an accident len —Master Edward Berg, son Id H. Berg, Saturday 'whereby he had his 1g broken i a little above the ankle. He as assisting his father and brother, who weije taking in mangolds, when he werit in below the wagon for some that dropped there. eThe horses suddenly moved forward; the wagon Pd easngtl.n g over his leg and causing the awl- -Matters in connection with the ;winding up\Vthe estate of the private hulking firm of m. Mowat & Son, of Stratford, are ire - greeting favorably. During the menthl of September the assignee, Me..Jon Brown M. P. P. was able to collect between $3,000 and $3,500 of the notes that ma tired in that month upon the indebtedn in the Imperial Bank at Woodstock, which is onsidered a very satisfactory showing. 4 si ilar amount will in all probability be pMd ii each of the months up to the beginnilg f the year, , 1 which will leavca very small balance dile the bank on its $17,000 indebtedness. The greatest difficultY the %soignee will have will be the dieposal of the real estate, and it .is altogether probable that the property will all be put up for mile subject to a reserve hid, which will be plicod upon it to save it from baung eacrifieed, and also for the pur- pose of protecting the creditors. Should the real estste bring ssfair figure the estate will probably pay t between 25 and 30 per cent. of the total indeletedness. Should the figure be a small one the chances are that the assets may fall short of 20 per cent of the liabilities. , t —During the year ending September 30th last, there were 96 prisoners com- mitted 'to Stratford jail, 84 males and 11 females. Eleven men and 4 women were Of unsound mind. The greatest number in jail at any one time was 18 males and 3 females and the least number was 1 male.' The expenditure for food, clothing, fuel, etc., was $660.78, officers' salaries $1,425.00, repairs $126.00 ; making a total for the year of 42,211.83. The daily cost of rations per person was 088 centi. —Mr. Jane Riggs, relict of the late Ben- jamin Rigg, of Collingwood, died at the residence of John Wileon, township clerk, Fullerton, on Friday, at the age of 73 year., 5 months. Mr. and Mrs. Rigg lived hi 'tratford up to 1878, and Mr. Rigg had harge of a soap -making industry. From here they removed to Collingwood. Mr. igg died in 1892, leaving no family. The eceased Iady was born in Dalrymple, Ayr - s ire, Scotland, and was an aunt of Mrs!. ohn Wilso , of Fallarton, and Mr. Lang, of tratford. —Bumineas in the Grand Trunk Railway s• ops at St tf rd, is booming as never s b fore ia th history of the shops, Your c rresponde t w told that if the present ✓ te of presse is kept up much longer en - 1 rgement will hate to be made. The anagement irealize that they arc now work - •g at a disa(1 antage in empleying overtime a d they are o ly waiting to see if there is p rmanency An the transportation boom be - f re recommending an enlargement of the 8• ope that would permit of a larger staff b ing employe . Lest week the wage list o the shops beat the record by $1,600. —Edward Gill, of St. Marys, departed this life on Sunday, 8th inst., aged 88 years and 7 months. 1 The deceased was an old and highly esteemed citizen, having lived in St. Marys many years. He was born at Davenport, County of Devonshire, England, in 1811. He learnedithe stone cutting trade and in 1834 left his native home and emigra- ted to Canada, *here for two years he lived, after which he returned to England an married Mis Maniah Bickel', who survives him.' In 1884 they settled in the township of Failla.rton, remaining there for nearly 40 yeara, but afte removing to St. Mare* where they spent the most of the remainder of their days. They were blessed with nine ehildeen, to of whom died some years ago. —Mrs, EUen Odbert, one Of Stratford's aged residents, Who died on Saturday, 8th inst.; was a native of Roscommon county, Ireland, where she first eaw the light on April, 12, 1816. Her maiden name was Miss Ellen Stinson. It was in the old land where she was joined to her husband, the late William Odbert, and with whom, accompanied by his brother Thomas, she emigrated to Canada in 1840. They first settled in Quebec, afterwards coming to South Easthope, then a wilderness, where the nuited exertions of this worthy couple enabled them to hew a comfortable borne out of the forest. In 1878 they removed to Stratford, where they both resided until their death. i . Canada. 1 —Robberies of letters are reported again in the Kingston post office. — Prairie fires haie done great damage in Dauphin district, Manitoba. . —Two cattle traiis collided at Paris, the ) ether day, and 45 ii go were killed. , — Peter Lefieur, ia veteran resident of Wolfe Island, iii dead. He had reached the i age of 100 years. — The C. P. R. is Said to have placed an order with United tates firms for thirty dr forty locomotives. , —Rev. H. A. Drumm, Presbyterian peter of Port Elgin has resigned to enter the insurance business in Paris. —William McKellar, a London street railway conductor, I fell from his car the other day and was Jim over and killed, ' — The wile of Hon ..1 J. Longley, Attorrief- General of Nova Scoti , died at Hantsport Sunday morning, aftet a, long illness. —The head office of the Canada Life Assurance Company has been moved from Hamilton to Toronto.' —A number of etudents at Toronto Dele- te' College have been 'fioed by the faculty for "hustling" the fr shman. 4d e —Ten tons o shipped from the don, on Thursday, —Mrs. Jane G lived died daug n Westmin last - week ter, in Lon he street to iffi ter at sed poultry were R. station at Lon- ncouver, B. 0. he aged 92, who had ownship over 80year, he residence of her on. ailway employees, of S. Thomas, have gone on etrike. They de- mand recognition of their union and a ten hour day. —An exploding lamp set fire to the clothing of k.iiss Marie Geyer, of Montreal, on Thureda of last week, burning ber to death. —The ba ns belonging to Sam Hasket, Of concession , Biddulph township, were de- stroyed by re last Thoiraday night. 111 the content nts were lost. —In a speech at Winnipeg the other night, Hon. David Mills •••et,ted that 15,000 Fins may settle i the west neXt year. 1 —The Soulanges has been corn- pleted at a cost of $5,00,000. This is tbe last link of 14 foot navigation on the St. Lawrence. The work was begun in 1890.1 —Lady Aberdeen arrived in Canada en Saturday. She came over to attend the National Council of Women at Hamilton, and will remain about a month. —Forty-five eitieens of Napanee have been summoned to appear- before the pone.) magistrate On a charge of attempting to pro- cure liquor during prohibited hours. • —Mr. William Moffatt, a G. T. R. brake- man, was crushed between two cars et Grimsby Thursday meaning last. One of his arms was broken and he was injured in- ternally. His home is in Ingersoll. —The imported thoroughbred stallien Galore was sold at auction at Morris Park to J. E. Seagram the Waterloo di/Jailer, for $20,000. Mr. Seagram said he bought the horse for W. H. Hopkins, Baltimore. —The contract for the new post office at Woodstock has been awarded to J. A. Des- rivieres, of Ottawa. The building will cost about $31,000. e—Rev. Louis 11 of St. James' Squ Toronto, has noti the congregation t hiscarge. It is with Iia family to spend four years - . Jordan, B. D., pastor %re Presbyterian churdh, ed the office bearers of at he purposes to resign iis intention to proceed Germany, where he Will in earnest study. bir. 1 Jordan is well known as a specialist in seem- - parative religion, and has for Borne time contemplated publishing a book on that subject. eIt is with the special view of further proseenting his studies in that di. rection,Aat he has resolved to sever his conneetitin-with his congregation. —The safe in the office of Mr. C. P. Geary, oil dealer, St. Thorns's, was blown to smithereens by burglars Thursday night of last week, but they got nothing. — Early Wednesday morning a destructive fire broke out in Ridgetown' Kent county, destroying ten stores andthe Arlington hotel. — Hon. James Sutherland, who was re- cently appointed a member of the Dominion Cabinet, was given a rousing reception by the citizens of Woodstock, on his arrival home the other day. e —The machinists, boiler -makers and -bleickemitbe employed on the weetern divis- ions ot,t,he Canadian Pacific Railway, be- tween Sort William and the Para° coast, are out on staike. They demand the recog- nition of their union. --Swishy &bout noon the children of Mr. Wm. Tilley, of Salem, were, playing on the top of a deep well, when -one of the boards broke, and Charlie aged five, fell to the bot- tom. He was quialy rescued, but life was extinct, the fall having killed him. — Middleton, the, !Woodstock bigamist and bogus railway, promoter, the accom- plished rascal who is serving a sentence- in the Kingston peniteatiary, has been 'pro- moted to be organist of the penitentiary chapel, — Rev. Elliott S. Rowe, pastor of Euclid avenue -Methodist church, Toronto, has ao- cepted a call to the Metropalitan church, Victoria, British Columbia. He will suc- ceed Rev. J. C. Speer, formerly of the Tabernacle, Toronto. The church is the largest and wealthiest of the connection on the Pacific coast. —A sad acoident occurred two miles west of Brighton, Saturday night, by which Her- bert Snelgrove, son of Mr. George Snelgrove was killed and his two companions badly in- jured. The three young men had been in town on Saturday evening, and boarded a westbound freight train abont 10 o'clock to return home, intending to jump off at a grade nearer home which was done, with fatal results in Snelgrove's mos. —A valuable barn belonging to ex -alder- man Charles Burch, on the Thorold road, near Chatham, was destroyed by fire on Friday of last week, The building con- tained a valuable lot of machinery, a quan- tity of hay and oats, and a number of valu- able horses. All the horses were rescued except one. LOES on building and contents about $3,000. —The Department of the Interior, at Ot- tawa, has under way new regulations in re- spect to continental hninigration. In future new will be accepted as immigrants, in other words, no bonus will be given to ship- ping companies unless the immigrant has $100 after paying tor his ticket. Some dis- tricts, such as Buckawanie, are mentioned from which it is desirable that immigrants be solicited. —The barn and stables belonging to Mr. Albert Longhurst, Ufford, six miles from Windermere, were destroyed by fire Friday night, along with the Season's crepe emulat- ing of about 1,100 bu,hels of grain and 15 tons of bay, also a threshing machine, be- longing to Mr. Emerick, which had been at weak during the day. The only . things saved were his horses and machinery. Cause unknown; no insurance; loss About $1,500. —This season's first shipment of fat- tened chickens for the British markets has been forwarded from the Government station at Bondville; Quebec. The super-- intendent in charge of the station there writes as follows ; " The fowl made a very good gain, and were healthy during the whole time, not having one side, nor losing one out of the whole lot." They were emit in cold storage by the steam ship Vancou- ver, from Montreal to Liverpool. —It is officially stated that the last has been seen of the ill-fated steamship Scots- man. Commander Wakeham of the Domin- ion Government steamer, La Canadienne, wired the Marine and Fisheries Department on Friday that he had just returned to Gaspe from Belle Isle, where his ship was ordered to protect the Scotsman from wreekets. The commander reports that during a fierce gale which blew on Saturday and Sunday previous the Scotsman slipped off the ledge of rock on which she was im- paled and sank in very deep water. —The readiness of Canadians to fight for the empire is South Africa, is not confined to those who have remained within the borders of our ewn country. The militia department has reeeived offers of enlist- ment from former Canadian aeldiers now living in New York, Boston, St. Paul, Chi- cago, St, Louis, Louisville and many other American cities. One man, a former Royal Grenadier, writes from the city of Mexico, offering to report in Ottawa whenever his — service e are neeeesitry, and offers to bring with him fon/. other Canadians, former militiamen, the whole party being willing to pay their expenses to the capital. —A serious blaze took place Saturday morning on the farm of William Ruse, jr., on the mountain, back of Grimsby village, when he valuable bank barn and contents were destroyed . All the family had gone to Smithville fair, and only the hired girl was left behind. As elle was leaving the bowie about 9 o'clock she saw the barn on fire and gave the alarm, ,but the fire had gained such a hold that nothing could be done to save the building. The barn contained grain, hay, produce, implements and a cow and calf, all of which were destroyed. The total value is about $1,500, and there is only $400 insurance. —The corner stone of the new Catholic church, East Brantford, was laid by Bishop Dowling, of Hamilton, Sunday afternoon in. in the presence of many prominent clergy- men and over 2,000 persons, including many leading cltizens of all denominee tionse Rev. Father Coty preached, an eloquent sermon appropriate to the occasion, after which the bishop returned thanks, pointing out the special blessings at- tending the formation of a new pared' in promoting piety among the faithful. A gol- den trowel and hammer were presented to the bishop on the occasoin by Mr. Eugene Simon, deputy collector of inland revenue. The offertory was a generous one. —Alfred Clark, wi h his wife and one child, crossed from Detroit to Windsor a few days ago in a "prairie schooner." The only reason he had for leaving a good farm near Forbes, Missouri, was because he was homesick. His crops, his wife said, were good, but were poorer some years than others. Their schooner was drawn by three horses that were fat, the woman said, when the journey was begun, but are now skin and bones. The trio took to the road four week,: ago, and are en route to Woodetock, Ontario, where Mr and Mrs. Clark form- erly lived. Teey went west six years so. Since leav• g Ferbes they have ave 40 miles a -ley. The distance from Forbes to Woodat mis is 1,135 miles, and the travel- ers expect to reach their destination in about a week.