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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1899-11-03, Page 17. 1899 44+ rtodent acme i tio satastaes ;t- Our Fru/ 3Y 94, eXpert ta :- we !show or lien ensesete are Ignite a nem. —24 to 30 inohers in teltarane Latall and me seft and plieble, e Perfect in ta, and appearance, Ininitate 6.1>es 'Worn, but.by lira for neck Offs and,Ceperiel: ta-ve- a very large. are showing some eat otade up from :and coinbinationa KKR -7'g hoice lot of Cans, Fur TesmattiCa. r your choice, and e article, be sure 'eown to us. our ,!1 get the best for r month among the the. Our assort- Plan- There wilt -ling to even break 3 to $10 there are , of hundred nice riit-dgeg21 WrePs Clothes iideaup Capes- and ,price. These are 150, 44, $4,50 and, - an abundanee of L: Prepare early et your pick of the *444* Nte have a great eteriale and trite - in find an entrance newest and best should !tee our full orings and fanciest to $2 per yards, taddierate a in our etore ie ew things are he. day. This week Hats and Trim - some very pretty iied3it3 ration a shade or Uded in our Kid never had better r glov_es than we- rery, too, veill be zes, and made up et Cashmere and at7Se ,e7 a re lout your Under- rtment with, US. o question the- ity of our Under - except that the ver price you with le best Underwear en, whether it be girls. ate Woe betide, t any elothing ie. he youngsters are . We take a dif- from some people, a the most thor- assert- , that the beet va as are here, with it,‘ The stock be - oaks and lasting oats in all sizes of age. on of the best rices will not xe NOW, and lot be greater 'adedet AUL s Go. e Cash Sttor. asemassemementenat* etgramm es, —Mr., James Vt*hiter 'oalling on old has been obliged - past week, ow- `araite anumber the re-opeaing hone church, at The church has - Ey enlarged and decorated, The enduoted by the • impressive na- • of London, and the village for eiting frieride.-- his daughterrks of Stanley, week visiting k —Mr. John E. ,eter, were in the En Charles Red- ler.—Mrs George rid vicinity last y, of Lucknow, Armstrong, who vieit, have 'T- ell quartette, of rendered fine itai add at the' ihue'rch on Thum` which was very audience press - old sister, Mho tome frora Galt, n .ag a week or - S. Henderson, - invited by the' Crenerel Assam.- urch of Csatitd& - le raising Of the ntury Fund, te' in the iaterates rys, ass tut peration for a few' Year° atic' McDonagh, of it, Mr. Taylor cd•oform. It is m quite success - 0100111010.11.1.11.11111111111, TEIRTY-FIRST YEAR. WHOLE NUMBER, 1,664. _ SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 899. McLEAN BROS., Publishers; $1 a Year in Advance. nly a Difference. jgt now we., that is the British people, are having a few trifling differences threshed ,put with the good people _ who are known to the world by the name Boers. So far as the merits.of the claims of the opposing forces are con- cerned, is sonaething for historians to decide.' The point that interests us is the earnestness with which each side is discussing the case, in fact, the differpnce is simply a disagreement as to the right of every man to discuss and onticize the actions of men and the other various circum- stanceS which influence for better or worse the course of their lives. As with things which are great and far reaching, and which shake the foundations of the world in the deciding of, so must it be in matters of every -day life, we will critize and be criticized or fight if denied the joy. As the largest Furrier and Clothiers in this section, our wish is not so much to' criticize as to invite criticism. We in- vite-youtc-fi compare the qualities, the prices and the general treatment which you find at our store with the . general run. We feel sure the result will be satisfactory to you, as we have a habit of Satisfying our customers. Underclothing has its share of attention these days. It may be said that the fleece -lined lines which are priced by us at $1, $1.25 and $1.50 a suit, are unusual values—the $1.50 line is a fine wool fleecing. Fur Jackets• for ladies and Fur Coats for men, is ,a steadily increasing trade with us. T le reason is, that we keep nothing but the -best. Ever coat, no matter what the price, has behind it our own personal guarantee, which, by the way, means that there is nothing which may hap- pen to your coat or jacket hich is not immediately made right. Th most satisfactory Men's Fur oat is the coon in a na- tural skin; our prices range rom $35 to $50. The Astrachan, Bocharan and. Pe Kan Lamb makes he most desirable fur for a Ladies' Co t. See the range rwe carry in the several qualities. Ask for the Buckskin Pant at Si;for oar own nub e Boys' Pants at 75o; for our own m ke Men's Suits at $8 and $10. Seeing thab there is no largely trictly men's clothing store in this district,, it is easily un erstood that we are in a position to compete for the •est and most satisfactory class of trade; your interest will find close attention here. We give the fullest market value or butter and eggs in trade. We present this week illustration of •a dres y coat; the cloth is beaver and. melton; the pri es are $6.50, $7.50 and $10. Greig & Clothiers . and On the 'Wrong Side of the Streiet 'STRONG BLOCK, aodollal urnishers SEAFORTH would respectfully remind ti railway tickets at the C. P. R. offi West. Also telegraphy and. ,mon tiously and promptly attended to. e public to procure their e for all points East and ✓ order business expedi- R J. MAC ONA C. P. R. AGE T, Seaforth. •THE WAR. THE EVACUATION OF DUNDEE. A correspondent of a London newspaper, who witnessed the evacuation of Dundee by the British troops under General Yule, to effect a junction with the troops of General White, gives interesting particulars of the affair. This correspondent remained in the town and was taken prisoner by the Boers, but was subsequently released, and sends the following account of the abandonment of the place : Early Sunday evening the Boers shelled the British camp from bat- teries in two positions. The Britisheretired outof range as quiekly as possible, aban- doning the hospital and a great quantity of storee. The townsfolk thereupon became panic stricken and took to flight. They left the place on horseback and afoot, mak- ing their way through the pitch darknees and heavy rain to Keker's farm and Rowan's farm, several miles south of Dundee. News reached Keker's farm that Gleneral Yule had urged instant retreat to Ladysmith, as the Boers surrounded Dundee. Then en- sued a pitiable panic. Three hundred per- sons, including women- and children, plodded all night in the torrential rain over the sod- den veldt. Some took refuge for part of the night in a Kaffir kraal. The rest went on to Umeinga, Greytown and Pietermaritz- burg, to which places they were followed by those who had sought refuge in the kraal. The refugees at Rowan's farm had not been heard of Monday morning. The few persons who hed remained in Dundee were 'tarried when they found that the trOope had gone, and they fled hurriedly. SHELLED THE HOSPITAL. The Boers were swarming on the sur- rounding hills, especially Smith's hill, on which they had been defeated Friday. They commenced shelling the hospital, from which a party with a flag of truce went and told Commandant Erasmus that British and B er wounded were in the building. Comm ndant Erasmus ,expressed regret for shellin the place, and immediately ordere the firing to cease. He said he had mistgsk n the Indian hospital attendants for soldiers. At 10 o'clock a large number of Boer soldiere entered the town, and there was a riotous scene. Then a more disciplined con- tingent entered and planted the Transvaal flag on the -courthouse. They informed the few inhabitants that they would not be molested, adding that the boers only needed provizions, but needed them badly. WILD SCENE OF LOOTING. „ Subsequently there was a wild scene of looting. The stores were all broken into' the Boers taking the most incongruous mix- ture of plunder, ladies' clothing, parasols, etc. One burgher, in addition to a load of articles of every conceivable variety, sure oeeded in tying a bicycle in front of him on his pony. All took a aouple of bottles of liquor, which many of the Boers used overfreely. It was owing to this fact that the correspondent, who had been arrested, managed to get away. his guard, who had taken him outside the town, becoming drunk. The correspondent returned to Dundee to see the finish of the Boer occupation. By Tuesday they had appointed a town guard. The patrols punished the Kaffirs, who had presumed to join in the looting. A proclam- ation was issued promising safety to those who remained, and, generally speaking, the Boers were well conducted. The corres- pondent saw tbe funeral of General Symons. He was buried without a coffin, the body being wrapped in a Union Jack. Meanwhile General Lecas Meyer was in- formed of the turn of events, and he re- turned with the Boers, who had been de- feated on Friday, to reinforce Commandant Erasmus. "SOLDIERS OF THE QUEEN." In the afternoon the Boers entered the town in large numbers, end, securing more liquor, they became excited and quarrel- some. Some paraded the streets singing " We are soldiers of the Queen," a popular song among the British troops. The cor- respondent then obtained the commandant's permit to go free. He left Thursday, and reached Ladysmith Saturday. He says that while among the enemy he learned that many of them were returning to their homes, having become tired of the cam- paign, which was not like what they ex- pected. It is noticeable that this correspondent, who was the only one present when the Boers captured the town, makes no mention of the brutal shooting down of the town guard, reported by other correspondents miles from the scene, . VALUE OF PROPERTY ABANDONED. Refugees from Dundee compute the value of the personal property abandoned there at £200,000. BOERS KIND TO BRITISH WOUNDED. Ib is officially announced that Major Donegan, chief medical officer at Glencoe, has wired the Transvaal State Secretery, Mr. F. W. Reitz, at Pretoria, an expression of thanks on behalf of all the British officers and men in the hospital at Glencoe for the extreme kindness shown thern by the Boer officers and men. The announcement adds that the wounded are doing well, and that none of the officers are likely to die. All the flap are at half -must to -day, in mourn- ing for the death of Sir William Penn Symons. ABANDONED THEIR KITS. During General Yule's retreat to Lady- smith, his officers and men lost their entire kite. ANOTHER BATTLE, Another fierce battle took place on Mon- day near Ladysmith, the chief town in Natal, a British possession. The Boers had massed in great force under General Joubert, near the town, and commenced throwing hells into it. The principal part of the British force in South Africa has con- centrated here under General White. Con- cerning this engagement, General White re- ports to the British war office as follows : " Iemployed all the troops here, except the obligatore garrison before the works. I sent a mountain battery, the Irieb Fusiliers, and the Gloucesters to take up a position on the hills, to clear my left fl ink. The, force moved at 11 o'clock yesterday evening, and, during some night firing, the battery of mules stampeded with some of the igun, which, however, I hope to recover. :These two battalions have not yet returned, but are expected thie evening. "1 detailed two brigade divisions of field artillery and five battalion, of infantry, aid- ed by cavalry, under General French, I to at. tack a position upon which the enemy yes- terday mounted guns. " We found We position evacuated, but our force was attacked with considerable rigor by what I believe were General Joub- ert's troop.. They had many guns, and showed is great numbers. "Our troops were all in action, and we pushed the enemy back several mile., but did not succeed in reaching his laager. BRITISH LOSSES. " Our losses are estimated at between SO and 100, but those of the enemy must have been much greater, the fire of our gnus ap- pearing very effective. "After being in action several hours I withdrew the troops, and they returned un- molested to their cantonments. "Th.l enemy are in - great numbers, and their great guns range further than our field guns. "1 now have some. naval guns, which have temporarily silenced, and I hope will permanently dominate, the enemy's best guns with which he has been bombarding the town at a range of over 6,000 yards." THE PUBLICI FEAR DEFEAT. This despatch is being received by the public with anxiety, owipg to its indefinite- ness, and the tone ex of an apology for fail- ure, which runs through it. The points ohiefly causing the apprehension are the facts that two infantry battalions were un- ecoounted for at the time of despatching the message, and that the mules had stam- peded, nobody knows where, with an in- definite number of mountain guns. - THE TZOOPS ENGAGED. Press despatches give fuller particulars. They say that the advanoe made on the enemy's position of the day before was made at dawn. The British troops were disposed in this way : On the right—Three regiments of cavalry, four batteries of the Royal Field Artillery, and five battalions of infantry. In the centre—Three battalions of the Royal Field Artillery, two regiments of cavalry, and four infantry battalions. On the left—The-Royal Irish Fusiliers,the Gloucestershire Regiment, and the Tenth Mountain Battery. . GENERAL WHITE'S PLAN. The enemy were posted on a range of hills having a 16 -mile frontage, and the British advance developed into a reconnaissance in force. General White's plan of operations was that, as the movement developed, the force constituting his centre, which was disposed under cover of a kopje, about three miles from the town, should throw itself upon the enemy, while the left flank was being held by the Fusilers and the Gloucester.. The scheme was well devised, but failed in exe- cution, owing to the fact that the Boer' position which formed the objective wee evacuated. BOERS IN STRONG FORCE. After marching out about three miles th British center halted and waited. The Boers fired the first shot from the right a6 5:20 a. m., and this developed into the priur cipal attack. The ,British artillery, atter a list of firing, silenced the Boer guns for a time, and the infautry attacked, covered by eavalry. The Boers were in such numbers however, that the infantry had to be with drawn, their movements being covered by British guns. Some shells were thrown into the town from the enemy's 40 -pounders et a range o over 6,000 yards, but no damage was don). About 9 o'clock it was found that th right British column needed 'upped, and battalion of the Gordon Highlandera, th Manchester Regiment, and the Rifle Brig. ade were sent to their assistance. The attack was well delivered, and - Bow DRIVEN BACK. The Boers were fairly driven eut of one o their strongholds near Lombard's Kopje. I was not possible, however, to push the suc- cess much further, as beyond that point la a long broken ridge, affording every kind o natural cover. Of this the enemy took th fullest advantage. The British belle failed to dislodge th Boers, and, as our infantry moved forwar ' in extended order they came under a hear and well -directed rifle fire. The battle ha lasted four hours, with almost incessaa artillery fire on.both sides. TIMELY HELP ARRIVES. Just when they were greatly needed, th Naval Brigade from Durban opened fir with deck guns. They had reached Lady smith at 9:30, and in three hour. had thin guns mounted and working. Their gunner worked with remarkable precision, an silenced the 40 -pounders of the Boers, whic had been dropping projectiles into Lady smith. At the height of the engagement th noise was almost deafening. Above th rattle of the muskezry could be beard th thud of the Maxims and the banging of th quick -firing gum, which considerably adde to the difficulties our men had to en counter. THE BRITISH FALL BACK. The purpose of the recoanaissance had however, been gallantly achieved, and our infantry began to fall back. This move merit was covered by cavalry. Some of the troops had to ernes open ground toward the centre, and while so doing they were raked with a heavy fire. The retirement was however, effected without disorder, or seril ous lose. Throughout the fight the Boers held their ground with great tenacity and must have suffered severely. BAD NEWS. --A DREADFUL CALAMITY. 1, A subsequent; despatch from General White, dated Ladysmith, October 30j —10.30 p. m., to the War Office in London contains the following startling intelligence : " I have to report a disaster to the column sent by me to take a position on a hill to guard the left flank of the troops. In these operations to -day the Royal Irish Fusiliers, No. 10 Mountain Battery and the Glouces- tershire Regiment were surrounded in the hills, and, after losing heavily had to capitu- late. The casualties have not yet been as- certained. " A man of the Fusiliers, employed as a hospital orderly, came in under a flag of truce with a letter from the survivors of the column who asked for assistance to b ry the dead. 1 fear there is no doubt of the truth of the report. "1 formed a plan, in th carrying out of which the disaster occurred, nd I an alone responsible for the plan. T re is no blame whatever to the troope, as.the positi n was unteneble." THE SITUAION REVIEWED. A despatch from London says: hile minor reverses were not wholly unex cted, no Englishman ever dreamed that an thing like the eteggering blow General J ubert delivered to General White's forces ye.ter. day threatened the British arms in outh Africa, and apparently the fall ext4nt of the disaster is not yet acknowledged. En- quiry at the War Office ne.M11 to junkets that the military despatches contain lother particulars, which it is deemed inexpedient to publish immediately, but the serious na- ture of whioh is not disguised. The story as already known, however, is suffiejently bad. The loss in effective men must he ap- palling to a general who is practioall* sur- rounded. • Two of the finest British regi- ments and a mule battery deduotedl from the Ladysmith garrison weakens it about a fifth of its total strength, and taste the whole situation very materially in favor of the Boers, who once- again have shown _ ibles Hymn and Prayer 11:00ks For all Denon4na At all Prices es • In all Bindings; New Stock Ne S 11) 11) ions • • Tles ALEX. WINTiJI SEAVO T 111 themselves stern fighters and mi1itsi0 Strat- egists of superior order. The (limiter cost the British from 1,500 to 2,000 men and six seven -pound screw guns, and, as the Boer artillery im already stronger than imagined, the capture of these guns will be a grest help to the Boers. THE CAUSE OF THE DISASi'ER. Sir Redvers Buller, the co mender of the South African forces, did iot expect anything more of General Wh te than to hold Ladysmith until he came u with the main army. His instructions W.'e to itay , within the defence of the town, to hold the , fort, so to speak, and to leave the ,aggres- sive part of the fighting to Buller's army . corpse Instead of that, General White despatched two battalions and a battery to the mountains—about thirteeti hundred 'men. These gallant fellows, the Dublin Fusiliers and the Gloucester., the same men who did the fine bayonet work at Tslain Hill, were surrounded by the Boers and forced bp capitulate. The other Idespatchis intimating that the enemy had better artil- lery, and very thinly veil a defeat caused by the temerity of General White. *ith 12,000 Englishmen beleaguered by 20,000 Boers, with superior artillery, General White's course brlliant, was was plainly to follow instructiol and keep indoors. The sortie, though not good tactics, and Sir Red ere Buller will undoubtedly ask General bite why he failed to keep hie martial ar er within the bounds of discipline. . ANOTHER ATTACK EXPECTE 3. A Ladysmith despatch, dated the 31st, says another battle is expected almost im- mediately, as the Boers are advaiiing to re- new the attack. A Cape Town( despatch also mays the Boers are planting Olga guns taotwnK. imberley and purpoxe shelling the 1 BULLER'S ARRIVAL. 1 General Sir Redvers Buller rrived at Cape Town on Monday with his 1 full staff, and it is expected he will proceed at once to Ladysmith, but it is not expected he can arrive there before Saturday. THE MULES DID IT. The latest despatches show that the dis- aster above referred to, although unfortun- ate, is not so serious as was at ',Brit antici- pated. The capture of the left wing bat- talions was due entirely to the stampede of the infantry &munition and srtilliery mules. They became unmanageable, ran away, tak- ing the &munition and mountain cannon with them. The soldiers fought bravely until their amunition gave out, *hen they were forced to capitulate. But for this un- fortunate mule stampede, theeplan of Gen- eral White would have been auccessfully .carried out; the Boer forces Would have ,been completely routed, and Ladysmith ,would have been made safe. Ai it ie, hove- -ever, there is no immediate danger, and the 'remaining troops are considered abundantly .able to protect it until Commander Bailer leetrrn. ehie forces in hand and starts the cam- paign in earnest. There are no, causes for ala • , A Criticism. EDITOR EXPOSITOR, —I see yousand a few more good Liberale went to Wingham to hear the great speeches,and amorg the num- her being the member for Soith Huron. THE EXPOSITOR tells us he said tl. at as a re- sult of the removal of the quarantine regu- lations the farmers are now getting from $5 to $10 eaoh more far live stock than if it had not been removed. I suppose he meant "stockers." The prices quoted in Toronto for 1895, and at present does not ;show this. He also stated the " Government had elim- inated that most abominable! feature, specific duties." Under the wicked Tory's not, 1894, shows 196 different a4icles'pay- ing epecifio duty,' and by the act,,1897,there are 143 articles paying epecific !duty. So, where are the " abnornineble fertures dim., Inatheed." Tnot, 1894, allowed 297 different Dati- 1 ;des to come in free of dirty ; the act, 1897, !allows only 187 different articles to come in free of duty. What became of the other 110 articles that came in free under the 'Tory's ? These figures are not taken from the "lying Mail and Empire," but from the statutes, and I presume the Liberals ,will admit they are true. The tables of Trade and Cornmerce for 1897 show the percentage of duty paid on all goods imported in 1895 was 16,14 per ceot,, and, in 1897,- 16.68 per ent. The amount of duty paid per head inl 1895 was $3.0, and, in 1897, $3.83. W en public men undertake to instruct pople they Ishould tell the truth. If the endience at Wingham were readers of the Mail and Em- pire, and knew nothing, but were all fools, ,I do not wish to be thought so. I would like it to be shown by any one what the ;difference was in any five articles under the specific duty in 1895 and ad valorum duty HOW. JOHN C. MORRISON. • Huron Notes. —Mr. John Wiseman has been; appointed collector of customs at Clinton. 1 ' —Mrs. John Downing has purtased Mr. rh.e—rGeIfteorre$y:'38sotoim. residence, in Brusse zr, paying ated that 40,000 barrels of apples will be shipped out of Hutton county 1 1 ), h _i e year.ini w ham has had 4,315 feet of grano- 'ethic. walk put down this year, 4t a cost of about $2,000. —W. J. Chapman, of the Wingham glove factory, is having a large briol chimney erected. It will be eixty feet hig . —John Gillespie, of Wingham, Shot a very large wildcat in the woods of Opulrose on Thanksgiving day. It was a tieree looking animal. —Mr. Jas. Ford, of Wingham, has a son at Johannesburg, and naturally feels' anxious, Aeofica. neridering the war is now renging in South 1 —Mrs. Thornton Wallace has rented his farm in Hallett to her son -in law, Mr. Woodyard, and will more to Clinthn to re- side. —Mr. Charles Washburn, one of the best known and most highly respected residents of Usborne township, pulled away on Sun- day, 22nd ult., at the age of 76 years. Mr. Washburn was a builder by trade, but of late years had followed the occupation of farming, having purchased the farm on which he died, being lot 7, on the 10th con- cession of Usborne. The deoessed was troubled with heart failure, which caused his death. He leaves to mourn his demise six sons and two daughters'all of whom have the sympathy of a large circle of friends. The remains were interred in the Kirkton cemetery. —Mr. Gilpin, of Stanley, has purchased the Bates farm, on the lake road. The farm contains 60 acres, and the price paid was in the neighborhood of $1,600. —Mr. Saokrider, who hbeen station agent at Belgravo fas or a number of years, has secured a position en the main;lioe of the C. P. 'f.,earit of Neth Bay, and leaves shortly to resume his new duties. —Joseph Clendening, son of Mrs. Cleat -- darling, of Wingham died in Duluth on the 18th ult., from paralysis: .Deceased was 37 years of age, ancll,only a short time ago was on a visit to his Mother in Wingham. —Moose Henry!, of Grey, has purchased the Hotel Royal at lithel from Mr. Gordner. He takes possession on November 7th. Mr. Gordner is moving back to Mitchell to take the hotel run by his deceased brother. — Henry Gorsalitz, 12 concession Grey, delivered 500 bushels of oats at Ethel grain store house that averaged 42 pounds to the bushel. He received 25 centh per bushel for the oats. It walla fine crop. —On Friday mbrning, 20th ult., at the advanced age of over 90 years, Mr. H. Bea- com, one of the earliest settlers on the base line, Hullett departed this life. Deceased leaves three son is and four daughters to mourn his lois. . — On Wednesday evening, 25th Tilt, the residence ofsMr. and Mrs. John Campbell, ef Blyth, was the j scene of a happy event, the marriage of their daughter, Miss Annie E., to Mr. . H Rintoul, of Blest Wawa - nosh. The ceremony was performed by Rev. A. Moe abb, of Lucknow. — Mrs. Elizabeth Webeter' relict, of the ‘,T late Joseph ebeter, died ather home, 13th conceasion o;Hallett, on Monday morning of last week, Deceased had been ill for the previous three weeks with jaundice, and on the Saturday before his death an operation IVIIS performed, but it proved of no avail. —The Roliert McLechlan 100 acre farm, concession 10, Grey, was sold last week to D. Cunningham of Colborne township, for the sum of $5,560. Mr. Cunningham, who is a brother of John Cunningham, 8th conces- sion, will giii immedieto posisession of the house and privilege bf doing work on the farm. —On Wednesday, October 18th, a very pretty wedding took place at the residence of Mr. Alex. Rose, o Gorrie, formerly of Grey township, in w ich his daughter, Miss Mary, was u ited in arrm iage to Mr. Jaes : Ross, of Ha1rieton. 1ev. A. B. Dobson, of Fordwich, w e the ofllciating clergyman. —While eta shooting on Thanksgiving Day, Messrs. C. Stitt n and W. Stapleton,of *Ingham, met with sinful accidents. They stumbled over logs, f lling on their sides on knots. Mr. Raton ad three ribs broken, and the knot enter d the lining of his bowels. WM. Sta leton had two ribs broken. —Mrs, S. Crich, of Clinton, met with a painful accident on edneedsy morning of last week. She was oing down cellar, and when on the third ste from the bottom, she slipped and fell, brea Ing the large bone near her ankle. She ay there half an hour, when she rnanaged to attract attention, when the bone was set. —On Saturday evening, 21st ult., another of Howick's old raid ntis, in the person of Mr. William White, of the sixth conceesion, joined the great ma. ority. The deceased had been sick for sone months and suffered much, and during th last couple of weeks the end was expected at any time. He had reached his 54th year —Mrr John Kerr, of Crediton, underwent a painfol Bur ical operatien on Monday of last week, Sonie tim ago Mr. Kerr suffer- ed severe inflammnt.ioi in his right eye, the effects ef which onuec1l a flim to grow over the sight, thus impa ring his vision very much. ' The flim was uccessfully removed, and he Will soon hairs) the me of the eye again. - —A quiet wedding took place at the home of itire. J. Stewart, of Stanley, on Wednes- day of last week, when her daughter, Min Lillian,was united tO Mr, John Cuming, the ceremony being performed by Rev, A. Stewart. No bridesmaid or groomsman as- sisted, and only imehediate friends were present, Both being well and popularly known, le goes without saying that the good vsiehes of the community go with them. , —A heavy rain storm, accompanied by:, vivid lightning and loud claps of thunder, paned over Lucknow on SundaY evening, 22nd ult.i and although no serious damage was done a, large number of telegraph: poles on the boandary have been badly splintered by the lightning, and the stone wall of Mr. Henry Methers' borne etable was struck by a bolt of lightning and particles of stone were driven in lalt directions. It looks as though the wall had been hit by a cannon ball. , —On Monday of last wtek, Mr. Robert Forsyth, an old and esteemed citizen of Blyth, was suddenly called to his eternal home. Deceased was enjoying his usual good health,and about 2 o'clock in the after- noon was iwalking in his garden when the sudden summons came. He fell to the ground, dying almost immediately. Medi- cal aid was sent for, but he was beyond all human skill, heart failure baying caused' his death. He was in the 80th year of his age. —The fol owing is the result of the tests in the field oote competition in connection with prizes offered by East Huron Agrieul- tural Socie y: Mangolds, let, John Mc- Kinnon, 251 lbs ; 2nd, James Speir, 207 Ibe; 3rd, James Shaw, 196 lbs.; 4th, William Armstrong, 142 lbs.; Samuel Hoggard, 115i lbs,; urnips, let, John McKinnon, 123i lbs.; ad, William Robb, 113i lb. George Rob and Jamee Shaw, tie, 107 lbw:, William Ar strong and Robt. Nichol, tie, 103f lbe.; ij ma Spsir, 94-/ lbs. D. Stewart was the jud e. - —It is ou sad duty this week to record the pectiliazjly Bed occurrence of the death of two siste 3—Mrs. Crawford, of Godericb, and Mrs. D vid Orr, of Goderich township, —on two co secutive days. Maria Dunlop, wife of Mr. Hugh Crawford, of Goderich, passed awe on Friday, 20th ult., after an illnesi of a ut two months. The deceased was fifty -se en years of age, and leaves her husband, t o daughters (Mrs. Wm. Robert- son, of Port Huron, and Miss Crawford, at at home) an one son, William, who is away from home, to mourn the lose of a wife and mother. T e death of Jane Dunlop, wife of Mr. David rr, occurred on Saturday, 21st ult., at thei home in Goderich township. She had bee making prepnrationa to oome into Goderi h to attend to her sick sister, but was striloken with paralysis on Friday morning, 13th ult., and never recovered. The vital epark was extinguished on Satur- day evening the day following her sister's death. Mr4 and Mrs. Orr were married, newly eigh ea rare ago, and had lived ever since oi their farm on the third 00Ueen- sion of Goderich township. Three boys, the eldest of whom is sixteen years of age, are left without s mother's care. Mrs. Orr iwas a member of lJnion °hurt% from early year* and a member of the missionary auxiliary of the church since it was started. Site was in the forty-sixth year of her age. —Dr. Grahani,!Medical Health Officer, of Clinton, has just completed the exassiestion of the water of 38 different well, in that town, in order to discover the iprobable amount of pollution from serfage§ ,drainage. The test used was not a ()omelet* analysis, but the one that health officers depend upon chiefly, one that is eminently praetical, and sufficiently indicative of surfaoe anaemia - *then. Out of the 38, twenty-one are under the suspicious mark, eleven of these are very good. The remainder an all over the suspicious point, and a few of those are positively dangerous. —At the conclusion of the Thanksgiving service in Melville shurch,Bruseels,on Thurs- day morning of last week, the ,pastor asked the congregation to be seated for e little while. On compliance a most befitting met, MIA one creditable to the members of the church, was done in the presentation to Mrs. George Thomson, who has acted in the capacity of organist for nearly three years, without a salary, with a kindly worded ad- dress and beautiful and valuable efts in the shape of a lady's secretary, dressing table, panio lamp, and onyx stand,as a reoognition of her services. —The residence of Mr, and Mrs, Chipman Jaques, of the second loom:session of Bowls*, was crowded to its utmost capacity with in- vited guests from Norwich, Lakelet, Gerrie, Fordwich, Cra.nbrook, Brussels and the sur- rounding community, on Wednesday evening October 18th. The occasion of the _assemb- ling together of so many friends Was to Wite ness the marriage of their eldest -daughter, Miss Ray, to Mr. Joseph Oster, of Cranbrook. The interesting ceremony took place at four o'elock, when the Rev. Mr. Hamilton, Palm- erston, • pronounced the happy couple man and wife. Miss Oater, sister of the groom, acted the pert of bridesmaid, and little Mabel Jaques, enlace of thebride, as maid of honor, while the groom was ably supported by Mr. Oliver Jaques, a brother of the bride. Canada. —Mr. Robert 3. Eilbeck, of Kington, has been appointed sheriff of)10AWIJOII. —Over $400,000 has already been sub- scribed towards the Methodist 20th century fund. —Mrs. Jean Blewett, the well known author and poet, has removed froin Bleu - helm to Toronto. —The Kingston locomotive works will make additions to ite buildings and plant to the extent of about $50,000. —Joseph Rytnal, ex -M. P. the eld-time Liberal leader of South iVentwOrth; 11 ill, but his friends hope for his recovery. —Eva Jeffries, a six-year-old child, fell out of the window at her home, in -Toronto, on Sunday, and broke her right thigh. —Edward Robinson, of Toronto, while riding a bicycle in that city on Monday, was run into by a wagon, receiving such injuries as caused his death. —Grant Allen, the well-known author, died last week in England. Mr. Allan Was a native of Kingston, an was 51 years of age. —Mr. A. C. Tresham, bandmaster of the Dufferin Rifles at Brantford, will lead the band that accompanies the Canadian con- tingent to the Transvaal. —At Kincardine the other day, Mr. Robert Farrel stepped on a defective plank and fell ra the ground, a distance of 14 feet, sustaining aining injuries which resulted in his death. —A company has purchased the private rights to Burleigh Fall 17 miles from Pet- erboro, and will generate power there to be used in that city. It is estimated that there will be 5,000 horse power available. --The Provincial Board of Health has been informed of a disastrous outbreak of typhoid in Oneida townehip, Haldimand county. In one family five pereons have died of r the redidRsease. _mLingham, of Belleville, whose husband was imprisoned in Pretoria jail, presented to the -Belleville contingent a silk flag and promised the best gold watoh in Canada to the Belleville MOM who planted it over Pretoria jail. -L-Professor Bohner, a well known music teacher, and patron Of sport; of Toronto, died Friday evening, while sitting in a chair. Heart disease was the cause. He VMS a native of Germany and was 60 years of age. —Captain Scrimshire, of the ill-fated ,Seesterrian, has been suspended for nine months on account of neglecting to take proper soundings'and depending too much on observations he had taken the day be- fore. —Jerome Cook, 19 years of age, living at Arnherstburg, while out hunting on n - last, stumbled over hie gun, the trigger caught in his trousers, and his right leg was filled with shot. It may have to be am—put1 astueid t& Ible buildings can be obtained in Canada, a wealthy American company pro. pose to engage in the manufacture of bicy- cles on a large scale. The capital of the ye—arlierinedy. Broaers' evaporating factory, near the Miigan that they will manufacture 30,000 bicycles work- ing in the Grand Trunk Railway yards in that city, Friday morning, when he slipped csohmo_eptalneyriesp$02r,t500,000, and it is estimated cCentral depot, at Learn h- and was thought to have been caused by heavily laden freight trams, The fireman oars attached. The entire train passed ington, was destroyed by fire Saturday night. The fire originated from the kiln, on one of the engines wale, killed and others of the crews injured. The accident is said to have been caused by one of the conductors excessive heat. The loss is estimated at toyy employed about 60 hands, Grand Trunk Railway, two miles west of Port Hope, Thursday night, between two --James hpisurocrbdaeares; and fell in front of a locomotive with five over hie left arm and leg, crushing them to pulp. He died shortly after from the about $2,000, with no insurance. The inc.—A terrible collision took place on the a Toronto, was work - of the prison inspector for Ontario shows that the number of ciemmit- manta for the year 1898.9 is a reduction On those of previous years. The fact that it is much easier for the poorer clams to obtain employment accounts in a large measure for this. The average number of prisoners in the Central Prison was 388. The lowest at any time was 353. —Mr. Tallon, Lord Mayor of Dublin and Mr. John Redmond, Parnellite member for Waterford, have accepted the invitation of the Irish citizens of Montreal to visit that city in the course of their tour to America to raise funds for the monument to Charles Stewart Parnell, and have informed Justice Doherty, chairman of the committee, that they 7t. ywhould be there on Tuesday, Nevem- be