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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1899-11-24, Page 1• ttitini„ s e ike hat ti i%•hat we r alt ja leisinese means Ade where they feel L-rity. They know „le satisfied with tranas:tion becatiss Iurrte of trade and :tory. the interests ofwnt ou- that: co expens: modern store', ays - needs the very caotn,special arraege- ea as to make it moat at for them to do to keep pace with roue arid there are 1 to success is the d stylish goods be - allowing oldash stock prices help us ntending .buyers to 1t specials mentioned ....41 to learn what Ruffs, .vrinter-defying far& mueh nee& The - Ke and now is the c the cold weather get the full benefit will not be lower. I furs are higher to- ight. 'Von get the 44143 ND CAPES irge stock of bath- e very newest cuts • will not be such re the needy to come, ill do in the way of., ming made, easy by 1 sizes. gigwtio DS ad Dress Finds. weights and styles da ; a stock of select re never had before, laid, shywing latest flannels showing angement. is, Floor Oils, Curtain Drape- peciai attention at well assorted for ?hal BIankets,• Casings, Linen t Towels. rnand and we are a of a large trade node heavy impor- Buying From a111\47 -)DriIES k )ERWEAR, HOSIERY,, [EFS AND 3 ND ES. eF • 'AUL is co. test Cash 'r Store. able competed for- e sow last week, two bnro in try hp field.--Messrk Inglis, sr., alla r,ed elders for the la the vote by lubbard is putting house these days. it if the weather hese last few UV, 0:Lt.—Some of ths- ceased threshing ,te in an important ,Mr. Isaac Gored )ri's gray mare on Pue in the burg James Rose, who ring years ago, is. e linty at Pres" -V` loads of terniV• cm0 num in this Myles Scott love ,a the burg pti. block is now up I another story to ig pushed rapidly Mr. Berths.and Lok work complet- the weather holds iglated by electric at rapid progress three years Agoi is built upon, w nd pasture fieldS, xid to -day ratan one of the finekt --We have a nor came from Mon - B on has moved to ngaged in the dray it, who hag 6ble to be arouri THIRTY-FIRST YEAR. WHOLE NUMBER, 1,667. SEAFORTII, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 899. McLEAN .BROS., Publishers: $1 a Year in Advance. Honk Mon Dospiso IL INAANWAAANAAAAAAAAWAisYsi 1 Is there another word in the English language which covers such a multitude of sins as the little word cheap? Time was when it meant something, honest men to -day will scarcely dare to make use of it. Every kind of petty and extensive deceit have hid behind its alluring sound. Is there any article of trade or commerce above ground which has not had, at some time or other, its value mis- represented by this smooth word cheap? So it has come that sensible people place no stock in the word, they find that good genuine value is the most that in re son may be asked or expected. ' It is on this basis of promising our customers good alue that our trade has reached the proportions which s such a source of satisfactiou to us to -day. The some hing for nothing idea is disappearing out of trade, if yo want a good article you must expect to pay the valu of the sarae. This is all we claim to do and you in turn who have been our customers can testify that fai: trade has always been received here. Turning to a few quota- tions for this week. LADIES' TAILORING --It has often been stated to us that it is next to inippssible to buy a nice beaver jacket ready made for ladies' wear, less than $10 and even then it is not much as to make or fit. We can overcome this failing to a great extent, in that we raake up to your order a ladies' jacket in fine beaver cloth at $10, see the cloth yourself. - We are selling genuine all wool Clan Tartan capes, made to order, at $6.75 and $10.00. The particular style of cape which has become very popular is the E1vin, we will be pleased to display this or, any other style to any of our lady patrons. Our own make," the term is fast beco ing known as a synonym for good_ value, best work anship, perfect fit and general durability. Our own mak of suits find a greater sale from week to week when laced in compari- son with factory made goods. The p ices of these suits are $8,00, $10 and $12 and worth the money. We are showing two qualities of men's fi e beaver overcoats also at $8.00 and $10.00. ing, the suits are $2.50 and in the These are stylish The two lines of boys' suits have been sell the two piece suit, sizes 22 to 27, at three piece, sizes 27 to 33, at $3.50. - suits, What with our severe winters fur coats ale not now looked upon as a luxury as in times past, the l fact of the matter is, that a fur coat is almost a necessity for any one who has to sit in an open rig. and drive for miles exposed to the cold. The question then` is, not whether you ,will i buy a fur coat or fur jacked for your iicrle, but what kind will you buy. Wel]! the question to a limited extent is an easy one to to answer, do not under any circumstances buy a cheap coat, in the sense of being a trashy and inferior garment. It will be better for you to wait a little longer and buy when you can afford something fairly good. Th e lay claim to having the finest retail stock of Coon coats to be found in the province, the stock was bought ten months ago, before the advance in coon skins, and will be sold on the basis of ' purchase. This claim of ours is rather a broad one, but see the lot yourself and you will be inclined to agree with us. We have made preparations for Christmas presents, which will be here in 35 days all the latest Ties, Mufflers, Handkerchiefs, Collars, Hosiery, Gloves, Mitts, Collar- ettes in all furs, Ladies' and Mens: Gauntlets, Fine Braces, Dress Shirts, Night Gowns, Pyjamas, Fur Caps, Beaver, Persian Lamb, Grey Lamb, etc„ Boys' Pea Ja.ckets, Dressing Gowns, Smoking Jackets, House 1 Coats, Bath Robes and Fine Umbrellas. +++++++++++++++++++ Greig & Macdo al Clothiers. and Furnishers On the Wrong Side of the Street, STRONG BLOCK, SEAFORTII Special round trip second class excursion tickets to Pacific coast points, and. Seattle_ and Tacoma, W. T., and Portland, Oregon,, at $77.90; and Kootenay, British Colum- bia points, at $72.90. Also at same rates to intermediate points on direct routes, will be issued via C. P. R. from Sea - forth on November 21st and December 5th and 19th, 1899. Apply at the office for further particulars. Tickets issued to all points East and West. Telegraph and. money order business respectfully solicited, R. J. MACDONALD C. P. R. AGENT, Seaforthe FROM THE QUEEN CITY. ToRONTO., November 20th 1899. Surgeon -Major Nattrass, who conducted the medical examination of -the Toronto company of the Canadian contingent, had many letters from parents and relatives ask- ing him not to pass certain volunteers, as they were under age and not entitled to go without their guardians' consent. ju spite of hie vigilanae, many well-growntellows who had not yet attained their majdrity got away with the contingent, and stories, in- genious even if they are apocryphal, are cropping up ea to how the boys outwitted the authorities. One ambitious young chap, a member of the Young Men's Christian As - sedation and private in a company of the Queen's Own, satisfiedhis conscience and patriotism at the same time. He had not the required 21 years to his oredit, but just before he went in to be examined by the dootor he wrote 22 on a slip of ,paper and laid it on the step of the orderly room. When he was, called in his turn he had, ,to pass t e paper with the figures on it, so when tha doctor asked him his age, he very truthfolly replied, "I've just passed 22." In sOme oases the recruits were actually abetted in their designs by their parents. It is Mot every mother Who trembles for her eon's safety when she reads the war news in the papers. Some of them have the martial spirit iigh1y developed,as a certain Toronto editor had occasion to observe the other day. His. newspaper was collecting pic- turee ef the Toronto company, and at his desk one afternoon appeared a woman of about 40 bearing a photograph. "This," she said, "ie my son, only nineteen 'years of age, but six feet one high and as brave as they make 'them. Of course, he had to swear to the recruiting officer that he was of age and I made no_objections. My boy served two years on a British training ship. Then he came home and joined the United States navy. He came back to Canada just in time to enlist in this war, and somehow I don't think he'll get hurt. He came through the Cuban campaign all right. Why not through this one ?" Another Toronto volunteer, who didn't know even the goose step, was very anxious to go with the contingent, but found that the regulation requiring, two years' previous service in the militia stood in his way. He was afraid to seek enlistment in a city corps because he was well known, and the trills would be suspected by young patriots who were just as eager as himself. Hie only hope was a rural battalion, in which the scattered companies do not necessarily know each other. He went down to the Union station where Colonel Nelles, of the 37th Haldiman Rifles, is agent, and then and there became a private in that battal- ion. Then he marched straight to the re - 'muting office at the armories and presented himself along with the squad from his adopted corps. Major Dennison, who was asking questions, was a little loubtful of his qualifications and asked him how long he had been with the 37th. "Oh," said the recruit with impressiveness, "some little time." He was a fine specimen of manhood and the questions went no further. He is now on his way to South Africa. A RESOIJRCEFuL SOLDIER. Constables McCaul and Ironsides are the two representatives of the Toronto police force on the contingent, They both joined the 48th Highlanders and, according to the militia orders, they had to go to Quebec in the uniform of their regiment. Constable Ironsides was fitted all right, but Constable McCaul, who is a regular Hercules, could not get breeches that would aocomodate him. The resourceful policeman solved the difficulty by abbreviating his official trousers so they would not show below the kilt _His comrades at headquarters have the amputated legs hung up in the guardroom as a sottvenir. ,- CHRISTMAS CHEER FOR THE BOYS. Although the contingent is not yet half way to South Africa, the Toronto postal authorities report unusual activity in the Christmas present line. The parcels are addressed to Cape Town, and are timed to reach the soldier boys a few days before Christmas. They will take a little longer to make the trip than the contingent did, for they go to Southampton, where they are transferred for South Africa. The, women who acted in conjunction with the Red Cross Society, reserved a portion of their collectione as a plum pudding and Christ- mas fund. The plum puddings, ail boiled and holly sprigged, will leave Toronto at the end of this week, and will make the South Africa voyage in the steamship's ice- box. A CHANCE FOR THE PRISONERS. Penologists in Toronto have oome to the conclusion that a terra in the Central prison, which is the beat conducted factory in the province, is more likely to make men wish to go back there than to cure them of the habits that put them behind the bars. The place is well lighted, heated and venti- Med ; the food is wholesome; the regime is not too strict and the employee e are at least sure of keeping their jobs for the term imposed by the magistrate. Instead of having the prisoners make binder twine and brooms and othe r things which come in competition with the produot of honest labor, the praotioal philanthropists are suggesting that the convicts be employed in building colonization roads in New On- tario. Even with the expense of camp equipment, guards and eo on, this way of opening up a new 3ountry would be cheaper and more effective than lettingitout by contract. The convicts would h ve greater hardships to endure, but these ould only seem to strengthen their moral fiber, and the rugged open-air life would low away their bad thoughts and neutrali e the evil associations that are too oft n formed within prison walls. The mo ement has the support of the labor party, a number of prominent politicians in New, On ario and of Mr. .A.• W. Campbell, the apr vincial in- structor in road making. A NEEDED REFORM. It is said that the Rose Government will simplify legal procedure at Osgoode Hall by making two divisions of the Court of Ap- peal and appointinga sixth jud e, so that there will be three judges in eaci division. Rumor has it that Sir John Bo'd will be transferred from the chancert division, although such a move might n t be alto- gether welcome to such an active judge and industrious worker. The chang , however, contemplates imposing more w rk on the Court of Appeal judges, and so Chancellor Boyd's chief objection_ would b removed. The idea, which was foreshado ed in the Government organ the other ay, meets with the approval of the legal fraternity generally. At preeent the Cour of Appeal has toe many cases on hand, wit the result that many of them have been s ding for long periods. The division of th Court of Appeal would clear off the arrea of work and greatly expedite business. COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' OTEL. The Commercial Travellers' ix:dation, whi3h has been seeking legislati n to com- pel country hotelkeepers to give adequate accornodation, has at last gone into the hotel business itself. The association has purchased a _ well known hotel on King street an -d has installed a new manager. Rumor credits' the travellers, also, with having an eye on the Athletic Club build- ing on College *treat for an uptown hotel. The place is for sale, and the location is a good one as it would catch the trade of the members of Parliament when in session. ______.• Huron Notes. —Mr. S. Wordman, of Londesboro, haa purchased over 1,000 turkeys' for shipment. —The Huron Rifle Association has pur- chased a new range on the Ransford prop, erty, adjoining Clinton. ' —A by-law, authorizing a large bonus to establish a glees works in Goderioh, was de- feated by the rate -payers by a large major- ity. —The old hotel and stables at Henfryn were destroyed by fire on Saturday night, llth inst. The property. was owned and oc- cupied by Mrs. Sarah Hall. —Dr. Sloan, of Toronto, has disposed of his farm, in Hullett, to his nephew, Mr. Thomas Sloan. The farm contains- 211 acres, and the pricepeid was $8,060. —The other day, as Mrs. Joseph Town- send, of Clinton, was proceeding down Queen street, she slipped on the damp side- walk, and 'sprained her ankle so severely that the services of a doctor were necessary. — Word has been reoeived of the death, in Norfolk, Virginia, of Mr. Thomas East, • son of Mr. Thomas East, of Hallett. Deceased, who was 40 years of age, leavea a widow and five children. —Martha Ellen, daughter of Mr. Gear e Gregg, of the 10th concession of Mom passed away on Thursday of last week. ll, ceased had been in poor health for mote time. She was 21 years of age. —The 100 acre farm of Mr. James Pete, south half of lot 27, concession 6, Morrie, has been leased to Mr. John Jackson, no of McKillop, for a term of three years. ije gets possession on March 1st. Mr, Pet4h and family talk of going to Manitoba. — Robert Scott has sold his 100 acre farr4, i 5th line of Morris, to Mr. John Black, of tl e same township. John Ames, Mr. Scott's son-in-law, who is living on the farm, w11 probabiy move to the Alex. Grant farm, which he is working on the same line. —Thomas Palterman, formerly of Stapl ton, but who has lately been living wi h his daughter, in MoKillop, went last we k to the general hospital, Toronto, in order o have an operation performed on one of his eyes, he having been almost blind for sonle time. —A pretty wedding took place at tlfie residence of Mrs. Boles, of Clinton, dn Tuesday afternoon of last week, when her daughter, Miss Grace Boles, was united in marriage to Mr, Russell Manning. Ti e ceremony was performed by Rev. W. 0, ' Howson. —Mr. John MoDermott, of the 2nd con- cession of Howick, has disposed of his fart, which contains 150 acres, to Mr. Edw n Lambkin, for the sum of $7,500. Mr. Lam kinhasnow about as fine a lot of land as is to be found in the township, having 250 acres in all, and right near together. — Mr. Oliver Jacques, son of Mr. Chi man Jacques, • of the 2nd concession of Howick, died on Sabbath evening, lt inst. Deceased had been in poor health f r some years, but was not taken seriously 0.1 until the Wednesday previous to his death. He was in his 30th year. —Mr. John Oloynt, ere he left St. Helens for Lucknow, was surprised by the fel- low members q his church, and, with his wife, was made the recipient of an address, full of appreciation of the cervices he has rendered in that place, • and also a parlor clock and a ;silver fruit dish as tokens of their esteem. i —Mr, Wesley Young, of Lucknow, re- ceived the sad intelligence by telegram, on Tuesday of list week, that his brother, William Young, a young man -of about twenty years of age had been killed at Sault Ste. Marie. The young man was em- ployed in the pulp mills of that place, and it is supposed he met his death in the ma- ohinery of the factory. —Wm. Sharman, of Goderich, last week celebrated his 93rd birthday. The old gen- tleman ii still quite vigorous. The 'occasion .was fittingly oelebrated by his Children. Among those present were his oldest son, grandson, and great -grand -son, , four meu1 of one generation, for the great -grand -son i in his 21st year. — The hotel at Belfast, south of L1uckmw, was destroyed by, fire on Monday of last week. r The building was of frame, and be- longed to the M. C. Cameron este e. The hotel was conducted by. a man nam d Ham- ilton. There was an insurance of 300 on - the contents, in the Waterloo Mutual. The building was not a very valuable one. — Mr. John Spackman has purchased from the Canada Company the 25 acres- of land north and adjoining the park t Grand Bend. This will enlarge the park to over 50 acres of undulating land, timbered with oak, white and Norway pine, red cedar, juniper and various other shrub. With thie valuable addition he 'will hay one of the finest summer resorts in Caned . —The death of Helen Helm oca rred at the residence of Mr. Peter Deans, f Wing - ham, on Monday of last week. he had been ill for about four weeks with ernicious anemia, and was a severe suffere during that time. Deceased was in her 34 h year, and had resided with Mr. Deans fo the past ten years. She was a daughter of the late - Thomas Helm, who kept hotel in Winghain many years ago. —The other day, while Mr. W. l3righein, of Summerhill, was out shooting near that place, he had the rare good fortune to bring down a fine specimen of the American brown eagle. It is apparently a full grown bird, measuring as it does 7 feet, 9 inches across the wings. His shot took effeet in its breast, bringing it to the ground, where he afterwards strangled it. --A shockingly sudden death occurred in Howick, on Thursday morning of last week, when Wm. Brag, one of the old residents, passed away at the residence of hie son-in- law, Mr. John McFarlane, 5th concession. It appears the old gentleman got up in his usual health and went out to the barn and did some chores, he then came to the house and washed himself, and was in the set of combing his hair when he dropped dead. . —On Monday afternoon of last week,while Mr. John Ryan, of Nile, was moving his traction engine he had the misfortune to let part of the machine fall into the oreek at Kenneth Morris'. While the engine was orossing:the bridge, Mr. Ryan heard the boards crack, and put on more steam and got the engine over, but the tank went through. Quite a time was experienced in getting the tank out on terra firma. —The death of Mr. W. K. Elliott, senior member of the Elliott Furniture Company, of Carman, Manitoba occurred at the resi- dence of Mr. C. M. Walker, in Wingham, on Friday afternoon, 15th inst. Decesuied was in his 40th year. He came to Wing - ham about a month ago to recuperate bits health, and had been a guest at Mr. Wal- ; 300 Cloth Covered B BY POPULAR AUT oks Regular Price 50; ow 25c. 200 Writing T !Sets REGULAR PRICE lfdc NOW 5e. Oblong or Square Envelopes • match, i twenty-five tor five cents.. ALEX, WIMP SEA 111, ker's. He had been suffering rom a tumor on the brain, but was not tho ght serious. He was out driving on the Th redaY after- noon. On Friday morning e was not -as well as usual, and a physic an was sum- moned. No immediate seriou reedits were anticipated, but about noon he died very suddenly. The remains were ent home to Manitoba for interment. --We are again called upon to Chronicle the decease of another pioneer of the town - 'drip of Ashfield, in the perso of the late 'Henry Peers, who had been .11 for about twelve months from a combin tion of dis- eases, to the effects of which e succumbed on Saturday, llth inst. His remains were interred in Dungannon ce etery on the Monday, bein escorted from his late resi- dence by sorrowing relatives and ,friends. The deceased was sixty-six ye re of age. —Monday evening of last eek 4 nodal time was spent at the home • f Mr.: James Straohan of Grey, by the me hers of the Union Sabbath school, which s held during the summer months, at M . Strachan'e residence, plus a number of • ther friends. An address was read by Mr. Charles Sim- eon, and Misses Ina Brya and Eliza Coombes presented Mr. Stra han with a gentleman'a secretary and re. Straohan with a fine set of dinner dishes —Mrs. Henry Keyes, who ives west of Ethel, has sold her 50 acre far to Mr.Mal- colm Lamont, whose 100 acre lies across the aide road from it, for $2,411. This will give Mr. Lamont as fine a farm as le to be found in Grey. Mrs. Keys h bought the farm of Mr. Henry Mooney*, on and a quar- ter miles west of Brussels, on t e 3th line of Morris township, and will tak Osseseion next March. The price paid w s F5,000. It is said to be an extra good 100 ores and in a splendid locality. —About 10 o'clock on Mond y night of hust week, Mr. Wm. Hamilton, of the 6th concession of Howiek, noticed so eone peer- ing in through the window. e and his son went out but could see no one. Mr. Hamilton then went out toward the road to investigate, while his son • ent to the stable with a lantern, he looked hrchigh the horse stable but could see no one ; he then went to the pig pen, the door of which was open; he had no sooner entered hen a bul- let went through hie cap, and he deoamped, allowing the probable burglar to 4aepe. —A oorreepondent writes: "4r. Ford, who resides with her sons on thel 2rid con- cession of Hallett, is justly e4itiLtled to rank as one of the pioneers of this township, and it is doubtful if there are ma. y others who have resided so long in the township. For between fifty and sixty ye$ra he has lived in this line, enjoying the onfidence and esteem of all. She is 89 year4 of age, enjoys good health, and has the ne of all her faculties but one; her memor has fail- ed her, and she cannot remember her neigh- bors or the days of the week." —We have this week to chro We the death of Malcolm Lamont, which occurred at his residence, in Wingham, on Sunday, 12th inst. He had been ill for the past three months with stomash troubl , and was confined to his bed all that time, Deceased was born in Scotland in 1838, andi Was con- sequently in his 64th year. He came to Canada with his father when he w s a young boy, and settled in Grey townsh p, where he resided until about twelve ears ago, when he moved with his family o Wing - ham. In 1878 he married Mary avey, of Tuekersmith township, and the union was blessed with six children, two of Whom re - deceased him. Besides a widow and four children, he leaves one sister in4 three brothers to mourn his loss. —Mr. Angus McGregor, of ingham, who left in February, 1898, with the Huron party for the Klondike, arrived home on Monday of last week. He looks hale and hearty, and has a good word to ay tor the northern gold fields. He was fiv months in the Yukon District, two onths of which were spent in Dawson Cit . Wages In Dawson are good; he was ma ing $.1.- an hour, and working ten hours a d y, but it cost about $4 per day to live, he other Members of the party—Minims. SI an, Alex- ander, Snell and Grey—are all i Dawson City and are doing well. The pa ty have a number of claims staked out near Dawson, end will work them, during the c ming win- ter. Mr. McGregor says he in nds going back to the gold fields next summ r. —Mrs. George Webber, a resp oted resi- dent of the vicinity of Devon, pa sed away on Wednesday of last week, in her 78th year. The call *as rather mud • en, having been taken sick of heart trouble only about two days before her death. Th deceased was born in the county of Cave Ireland; and was there married to a k r. Lester. During their married life fo o r children blessed their home, three of who now sur- vive her. They lived peaceful y in their native land till death claimed th after which the sorrowful wido four daughters, emigrated to thi the year 1864. In 1861 she ag taking for her partner Mr. Geor husband, , with her country,in in. married, e Webber, with whom she has since resided on the farm where she died. —The home of Mr. and Munro, of Stratford, was the pleasant event on Wednesday o when their daughter, , Miss Mi united in marriage to Mr. Geor late of Seaforth. The young made happy by ROT A. K. Bi L. L. B., pastor of the Wa _Methodist church, the bride bei by her sister, Miss Stella Munro John Daly, cousin of the groo him through the ordeal. Th given away by her father, Daly playing the wedding m will reside in Bruce Mines, whe is engaged in bulginess. —Mr. John Thompson, of near being killed by a bull a fe The brute was running loose yard, and Mr. Thoriipson was work on the manure pile. The in his way and he gave him a p dung fork, when the brute tu rso Oscar scene of a last week, licent, was e Er Cullia, oupIe were kra, M. A.,„; rloo street g assisted while Mr. - assisted bride was les Bertha reli, They e Mr. Cullis ogan, came ,clays ago. the barn - doing some inial came od with the • ed on him and attacked him viciously. Mr. Thompsen fought bravely, but was I finally overcothe arid knocked down. The animal commenced tO gore him, when his son Immo to his res- cue, and the brute was finally driven away, bet not before Mr. Thompson sustained se vere injuries. A bone inlhis forehead w broken, and other injuries sustained, but happily they were not of a very serious n - tore. Had not assistance arrived just t the moment it did, the Maddened animal would certainly have kil1et its owner. ! Canadal. 1 —London's new hospital, erected at 1 a cost of $100;060, has been formally opened —The Manitoba Legislative election* take place on December 7th; nomination'', a week earlier. — The outbreak of smallpox in Essex county is under control and all danger of tte spreading is'now past. i —Mr. T. G. Brough ha" been appointed General Manager of the Dominion Bank n succession te the late R. D. Gamble. — Rev. L.I A. Mackenzie4 of Chesley, has been called by St. Matthew's Presbyterian church, Montreal. - —The nett session of the Dominion Par- liament will have seven; applications for divorce to *udder. —There is a terrible outbreak of email - pox in Kamburaska county; Quebec. So far 87 cases have been reported. --While fighting for poseession of a loaded rifle, on Saturday last, I Fred Mason, Of Orangeville; aged 16 years; was fatally shot. — The London Trades and Labor Council has nominated a list of municipal candi- dates for every position except the Mayor- alty. 1 —The Hamilton Trades and Labor council decided' to eupport by the members' patron- age those merchants who close their stores early on Saturday nights. • —Adam owman, a four-year-old Brant- ford boy, fell into the river on Friday and was drowned. He Was playing on the beak and mined his footing. ' —A. B. McCallum, barrister, of Paisley' , Bruce county, and a well known Liberal, has been appointed county ,judge of Mani- toulin. He will make his residence on the Island. —John O'Grady, a Toronto hotel keeper, attempted to shoot Mr. Peter Small, on Friday. He was overpowered after having fired several shots. No, person w,as in - red. —Mrs. Carpenter, an lemployee of Mo- Neal'm hotel, Port Colborne, -was burned to death in her room the other day, It. is sup- posed elle fell in a Et with a lamp in her hand. The building was not damaged. —Tie annual report of the superintendent of Fa ere' Institutes has been published. Durin the year 677 meetings were held, 119,402 persons attended, which is an increaae over last year. The membership in July as 16,808. —G orge Wigle, of Leeinington, aged 9, was b rn blind, it is elaimed, cataracts ooveri g his eyes. Ile WWI brought to the children's hospital, in Toronto, and two weeks ago an operation wee performed. Now he can see. —.4 the North Bruce Conservativo con- vention ,held at Tara, Mr. Alex. McNeill, M.P.,,Iveas re -nominated for the Commons, and Mc. D. M. Jermyn was chosen as the candidate -for the Legislative Assemb- ly. — Peter Peterson, engineer at the Canadian Pealing Company's factory, London, met his death on Friday while oiling some shaft- ing. He was caught in the belting and had both legs taken off, his artne broken and his head and body badly crushed. —A petition bas been forwarded to the Governor-General, praying for clemency in the case of Rodert Mackie, undergoing sen- ree. twice for ten years, for complicity in the robbery of the Dominion Bank at Na; panee. 1There are over ten thousand signs- tu—Renfrew Presbyterians have decided to raise ,000 towards the twentieth century fund of the Presbyterian church. Of this amount, Mr. A. Barnett, has contributed $5,000, a • d Rev. Dr. Campbell, moderator of the Go eral Assembly, has given 8500. —Arch bald McVicar, of near Dwight, in Muskoka has been convicted of running an illicit still The magistrate fined him $100 and costa and one month in jail, or in default o this fine six months additional for making hiskey and $100 and costs or three months f r making malt. 1 He will serve the time. —Sand y night, between 7 and 8 o'clock, while the proprietors of a,r Chinese laundry in Norwi h were at church, thieves entered their este ilishment by breaking the back window, and took away a 'small trunk which co tained the Chinamen's savings in cash, am unting to the sum of $956. —Jose h Chambers, a well-known York- ville reel ent, committed suicide early Sun- day morn*ng by hurling i himself from the middle of the Sherbourne street bridge, Toronto. The only reason that can be assigned or the act is that he was lonely, his wife saving died a short time ago. He was 60 y ars of age. —Jam s White, one of the best-known and high! -esteemed citizens of Woodstock, and brot er of Mr. John White, Woodstock, leading ry goods merchant, died euddanly Saturday morning. Mr. White had arisen at the us al hour, and shortly after Nu' taken su deny ill. He went back to bed, and imm diately expired. I —Mao r- neral Hutton has formulated, a scheme fcr_ b inging out an Imperial cavalry officer as an xpert in his branch of the ser- vice, and h ving him appointed to the Canadian mil tia in a capacity similar to that occupiee by Col. Stone in the artillery. It is learne that the Government have decided no to adopt the general's 8Jeoh—henrioaenm. , w h resides at 'old son of John Shrewsbury, near uel, the two -year - Blenheim, fo nd a bottle of carbolic acid and drank portion of it. The child's screams of agony brought his horrified mother from effort, the ch ing the poise —The tw Wm. Farme liCogonmpbay, aknyt,coi her father's the fatal dos to work. M but it WII45 o she oommi werds she h busi—h2k, near Duncan Me Jelin McGo *hot by the while he w named Ham *as ovaries there was a the butt s fracturing t —John T Ottawa, ,w aboileexp her sick bed. Despite every ld died twe hours' after drink- nty-year-old daughter of Mr. ,foreman of the London Soap mitred suicide Monday after- • g poison. Tbe girl prepared • inner as usual and swallowed shortly after he had returned dical assistance was summoned no avail. It is understood that d the deed i because of a few • with her father. ccident °conned in Brown's Ima, Saturday afternoon, when Iowan, the 15 -year-old son of an, ex -M. P. P., was ,fatally •eidental diecharge of his gin, out shootin g with a companion ill. It appears that the gun ed, and when he fired it off explosion, and the gun kicked, riking him in the forehead, oekliker,u1L28 years, who lives in almost instantly killed through osion at Chaudiere Friday. 4, H. Bowie was running a stone crusher, and through some unexplained reason the boiler exploded. John Basquita wbo was close beside the boiler, was badly scalded. Tink- er, who works for the Dominion Carbolic Company, was driving a horse and cart some 90 feet away, when the driving wheel attached to the boiler struck im in the neck. —Sir John William Dawson, tor many years prinoipal of McGill University and a scientist of world wide repute, died at his residence in Montreal, Saturday morning. Sir William Dawson had been in poor physical health for meveral years, and had suffered several paralytic strokes which in- capacitated him. He retained the full force of his intellectual faculties, but had been gradually failing, and within the last few days it was noticed that the end was rapidly approaching. Sir William was born in Nova Scotia in 1820 and was of Scotch parentage. —Charles Foster was killed at the Noxon COmpany's works at Ingersoll, Saturday be- tween four andfive o'clock. Deceased had only started work the previous Tuesday as a fireman, as.eistant to his brother, who is engineer for the company. He was alone when the accident bappened, It is thought that while leaning over a shafting oiling the machinery, a -heavy knitted smock he WM wearing unbuttoned caught in the cog- wheels and drew him in, severing one of his arms from his body, and that in falling he was struck on the head with terrible force by the large drive wheel and thrown a con- siderable distance and badly mutilated. Deceased was 21 years of age, and unmar- ried. Perth Items. —While at work on Tuesday morning of last week, Mr. John Wilson, of St, Marys, was stricken with paralysis of the brain. —Miss Mary Barrett, a popular young lady of' Newton, died on Saturday, 11th inst. Deceased had been in poor health for some time. —The family of W. J. Evans, of St. Marys, was poisoned one day recently, sup- posedly from eating celery, which had be- come impregnated with poison from a poison ivy plant. —While John Roger, of Atwood, was in the act of taking down a can of paint the other afternoon, the chair he wag standing upon slipped away, letting him fall heavily on his side across it, fracturing one or two ribs.' --While threshing at Mr. L. Sehade's, in Monkton, on Friday, one of the neighbors got on to feed the machine, and narrowly escaped losing his left arm. The leather mit he was wearing tame in contact with the cylinder and was snatched off his hand. —Three acres of the old Kidd property, in Dublin, on which is a brick house and all necessary outbuildings, has been purchaeed as a site for the new Catholic church. The price paid was $2,700. —A painful accident occurred in the Grand Trunk Railway shop. at Stratford, Saturday morning, when Mr. H. S. O'Con- nor was terribly scalded by the chemical used for removing the scales from iron. Both arms and one leg are a mass of burnt fiesb, and are extremely painful. —A very pretty wedding took place in St. Joseph's church, Stratford, on Wednesday of last week, when Rev. Father Cook united in marriage Miss Eda J. Graber, eldest daugh- ter of Mrs. F. X. Graber, Ontario street, to Mr. Frederick 0, Boyd, eldest son of Mr. Thomas Boyd, superintendent of Avondale cemetery. —The sympathy of all will be extended to Mrs. John Murray,, of Avonton, in the death of her youngest son, Thomas, which took place at the Stratford hospital, on Thursday morning of last week. He was afflicted with diabetes, and some six weeks ago went to the hospital to try and get re- lief, but the desired effect never came. —liVotd has been received by Mr, John Menzies, of North Easthope, of the death of his brother, Robert, at Ashland hospital, after undergoing an operation. He was formerly a resident of North Easthcipe, having been raised on lot .37, concession 5, and was the youngest of a family of eight. Some 20 years ago he went to Dorchester, Wisconsin. —On Thursday evening of last week; the marriage of Mr. Frederick Gordner, third .on of the late Philip Gordner, of Logan, to Miss Lovins, third daughter of Mr. George Rohfritsch, was celebrated at the home of the latter, in Ellice. About 100 guest. were present to witness the ceremony, which was performed by Rev. Mr. Wine - beck. —The farmers of tullarton township are forming an association for the purpose of opposing the blacksmiths' union, which raised the prices on all classes of work. The smithies are none too well paid, even at the advanced prices and we imagine the farmers, when they learn all the circum- stance', will accept the raise with good grace.for—he cl,lhome of Mr, 8. J. Hickey, St was saddened on Monday of last week, mt. when his wife died, at the early age of 44 years. She had been ill for a long time, and little or no hope was held for her re- covery. She was born in Culloden, Norfolk county, and moved with her parents to Logan township, where she met her hus- band, and became his wife about 'sixteen ye_arisa hge°7 lresidence of Mr, James D. Stan- ley, of St. Marys, was the scene of a happy - event on Tuesday afternoon of last week. The occoasion was the marriage of Miss Lil- lian E, Blake, niece of ?Ars. Stanley, and Mr. Charles C. Curtis, of Key West, Florida. Rev. A. Grant, B. A., pastor of Knox Pres- byterian church, officiated at the ceremony, at which were present only the near rela- tives and close friends of the bride. The young couple will reside in Key West. —The Fullerton Plowing Aseociation held their first match on Monday of last week, on the farm of Mr. Harry Morrison. The following is a list of the prize winners: Iron plows -1st, James Nairn ; 2nd, Robert Roger; 3rd, Nelson Oliver; 4th, W. L Roger. Metal beam plows—let, John Ster- rett; 2nd, Leslie T. Brown; 3rd, Wilson Nairn; 4th, William Waddell. Boys' class (18 years and under)—let, Archie Wiles; 2nd Gilbert McIntyre; 3rd, William Mc- Intyre ; 4th, Robert Nairn, —A little before 'six o'clock on Tuesday evening of last week, Mr. Henry Judd, sr., of St. Marys, dropped dead of heart failure. He was alone in his house at the time. Mrs. Judd had gone across the street to her son's residence about half -past five o'clock and returned before six, to find her hus- band lying dead en the kitchen floor. He had been splitting kindling wood and had evidently fallen to the floor 1115 he carried the wood into the house. The deceased man was 52 years of age, and had been janitor of the lock-up and public _school for game time. Be came to St. Marys, from Ayr, some seven years ago. He had not been in good health for the past two years, but had felt better lately and had gone about his regular duties on Tuesday as usual. 1, 4