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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1900-03-02, Page 11900- efssiOie month for he muts to be in eny shipmenteof to come. ill be right in the ,s up. checking, :sele and telling this. column, - ss gave the very Wail, and in the tried to secure to win favor and ,e el: some' of taste of what nerds t here and people der just what is 3 for the home or ,ial and matters ould make good mg matter. The iea very impor- . . given special ric of those with rebby effeetp. In lith their graceful desiens, such as Lille ad Tapestry s grand showing aking good sale' tding buyers.. Linoleurns, Floor aigings and Win - • have a which you you can what best suits a taste and your A. have them fn road you will find ly moderate. 111 red goods, plain h ave purchased a of new materi- Some correct inga we have are rly 'spring wear. etest novelties we Led to meet the E Seaforth's best .soon be wonder- atume you are to ie. Come early e different styles it will help you nd perhaps save Forry. ,tof..:k of new at - 0‘.1. fancy Home - PLAY Prints raghams Goods mbroider Laces luring the week, the marriage of Wed nesd Wae , a bright and p vicinity. Mr. leg friends here eorrespondent rid pleaeant and Mrs. eetteitot visit at eSve, daring the Ittale bay, who eareful atten- to, though, that -r. James Can - won. on tiatur- 'in coneidtation etter of having d ou his little have the oper- June of a few ,hrough another tht and patient ;he been a very Aide ie visiting Fere, Mrs. (f)re`s tii• Mrs. Mel - is not enjoy - any from this m the Monday nniversery ser- onki'at- Henry Ed elf ughes, both. - Azistor THIRTY-FiRsT YEAR. WHOLE NUMBER, 1,681. SEAFORrl, FRIDAY, MA.RCH 2, 1900. McLEAN EROS., Publishers. $1 a Year in Advance. tee A TALK ON BUSINESS •TOPICS hAnowAAAAAAAAAAKAAAAAAAA, One -hears of a great many kinds of braces, there is the common request to Brace Up, there is I. Brace of Fowl, a Bracer in the morning, Bridge Bra es, and there is hardly anything animate 01, inaniraa le, which at one time or another, does not have use for one kind of Brace or another. The Brace whicn we wish more particularly to draw your attention to is our line of men's Braces .which are valued at 25c. Ever wear a pair? It is a habit with manufacturers now -a -days when they make an article which has great w aringequ litiea; to give the article a name which will s ggest the.e good wearing • qualities. rl his is the case ith a hun red dozen lot of boys' stockings just to hand. The name of this celebra- ted wearer is Muleskin. Th price of Muleskin stock- ings is 25c. It is a funny streak in humanity, but have you ever noticed it, that there is not one man n one thousand who is able to look unconcious when he s gazing lit himself in -a mirror, more especially is thi true if any one is looking at him at the same time, Now we would. not mention this but for the fact that it is a fact that it is a matter Whic has a bearing on the pur- chase of hats. There is no •lace *here so much char- acter reading might take plat) as in front of a mirror while attempting tb 18011 a ustomer a hat, and while there is nothing aboult whic the average man is as par- ticular as about his head gem., yet we have ha4 the sat- isfaction of hafting most sati factorily a large proportion • of wearers of fine hats in tiis community. See our splendid display for spring. Of the best mak ° of stiff and Fedora hats in the worl the name Christy's is a by -word for quality. We ar sole agents herei for this make. The tailoring department is opera g up nicely for the Spring season, and what with Scotelil, Irish and English tweeds, homespuns, twills, worsteds, heviots and our CaRadian goods, there is but little ro-o4t for • anyone looking to be pleased, tomissthe kind of s iiting you wish, :Buckskin pants are still selling at $1.00. The 28c and 45c underwear for men, odd pieces, just a few left. No bet- ter value in Canada than the pants, our own make, we sell for boys at 50c, 65c and. 75o, that is a big statement but we have no reason to think Otherwise. A fur cap will not come amiss yet a while, see what you can buy for $2 00. One goat robe at $3.90, one. at $4.50 and. one at $4.90, all the goat robes left. A frieze overcoat at $4.15 which will keep you warm and wear well may still prove interesting to you. A few good coon coats still on hand, it will be good. buying on yOur part to secure one of these if you had any idea of buying yourself a fur coat his season: Greig & Macdonald Clothiers and Furnishers On the Wrong Side of the Street STRONCi BLOCK SEA.FORTII Manitoba and the Canadian Northwest Via Settlers' trains will leave Toronto every .Tue 9 p. in. and Tan via Toronto, Grand Trunk, A Colonist Sleeper will be attached to each out live stock sliOuld take train leaving Tor. Ladled a sufficient number of Colonist Sleepe leaving Toronto 9 p an. is only intended for Tickets issued and baggage checked through itoba, North West Territories and British Co to obtain copy of Settler' Guide, maps, etc., Mr. W. Barber, Immigration Represent, may be interviewed at this office on Mondays d Mareh, the Canadian Pacific Railway 1900 day during March and April, at orth Bay and Canadian Pacific. rain, Passengers travelling with nto 2 p. rn., to which will be at - s for their accommodatien. Train passengers. travelling with stock. rom this office to all parts in Man- rabia. - For full information and apply at this office. tive of the Manitoba Government, and Thursdays during February j. MA ONAL C. P. R. AEN1F, S -1aforth. COLIN BETHUNE, Agent Ber Mut Company. Low st rat al Fire Insurance 3. GEN: CRONJE SURRENDERS. The Boer Army that. Besieged Kimberley Surrenders. The war office has received the following dispatch from Lord Roberts: " Paardeberg, February 27, 7:45 a. m. - General Cronje and all of hie forte capitu- lated unconditionally at =daylight, and is now a prisoner in my camp. The strength of hie film will be communicated inter. I hope that Her Majesty's Government will consider this satiefactory, occurring, ay it does, on the anniversary of Majults. FULLER PARTICULARS. Afspecial cable dispatched dated Paarde- berg, February 27th, 4:05 a. m. says: General Ceonje, commander of the Orange Free State army, has surrendered uncbndi- tionally to the 13ritish forces under 'Lord Roberts, and is now a prisoner in this camp. Cronje sent an officer through the British line at dawn this morning with a flag of trace. The officer said he had a menage for the &Wall general commanding. He was taken te Lord Kitchener, to whom he said Cronje was willing to surrender, having found his position untenable, and only de- feattand oapture in prospect of continued fighting. He wished to avoid useless shed- ding of blood, and to nave his women and children. He requested that they be given safe conduct. , ALL TROOPS AND LAMS. Lord Kitehner granted the request as far as the women and elsildren were concerned, hut requested the surrender of all troops and arm.. To this Cresje agreed. The Boer commander at °nee left his laager, escorted by half a dosen officers, and entered the British lines. He was met by Lord Kitchener, who immediately brimight him -to the headquarters of Lord Roberts. The greetings between the rival generals were kindly -extremely sympathetic on the part of Lord Roberts, whe hati a great ad- miration for his eaptive, and brave and dignified on the part of Cronje. The condition of affairs in the camp of the Boers was something frightful. They had run entirely out of food, except their cattle, and these were eaten as rapidly as they were killed by British shells. Their amnnition had given out, and most of their artillery was badly wrecked by the British fire. Most of their wagons were burned. The !sager was strewn with corpses of the dead, lying in the broad light, unburied and festering. The,wounded were in an awful plight. The hoepital corps was insufficient to attend to them, and they lay about the 'eager in heaps, some crying piteously, others shrieking with pain, while many EU- ently endured their agony. WOMEN IN A PANIC. The British troops, immediately on taking possession of the laager, were ordered by.. Lord Roberts to devote all their attention to succoring the wounded and buryingthe dead, as well as oaring for the women and children, who, patio stricken and in expee- tstion of some awful punishment, could hardly be induced to accept kindness or aid from their conquerors. The British com- missariat was taxed t� the utmost to give immediate relief to the sufferers but every- thing possible is being done to sufferers, the condition of the captives. A LARG2 FORCE. It is believed the serrender force will number between 7,000 and 8,000combat- ants. Besides these there are over 1,000 women and children and Kaffir laborers and members of the Red Cross relief corps. SUETORONOMY. 1. And it came to pass in the reign of King John, the Eggangelist, that the Suet- ites did ohallenge the Soapites to do battle in the cave of McDougall, the Egraondvil.. lian• 2.Now the Suetites were a clamOrous and turbulent people, and did sla.ughtezi the in. nocent hog and the unsuspecting stoat; yea, even the simple-minded chhilten did they slay. 3. And cursed with bitter curses the timid moss -back who peddletia his carcasses within the gates of the city, and retaileth them for lour cents, yea, even th ee cents per pound. 4. And when ye ask them for Porter- house, do they not give thee the rubber - nook ? and foe sirloin, do ye not res3eive the knee.5But the Soapites were a peac ful folk, n talked and talked they much with their mouth ; yea, even through their turba they. 6 And arrayed themselves in gorgeous apparel -in garments of white 'w re they arrayed. glory we 7 And even the bar -tender iitilse. all his as not arrayed like one of t 8. And labored long M their tents while the Suetites practiced hard with their hockey sticks and their sandals shod with steel. 9. And behold the people of 'ithe city gathered within the cave to witness the battle -old men and maidens fair and the small boy from Scaland. 10. And the duetites and the Soapites were shod with sandals of steel, save Geo - bee, the goal -keeper of the soapi es, who wore only fiendish] of rubber. 1 . 11. And Kennedy, the goal -keep r of the Suetites'stood upright in the al, bat Geebee, the goal -keeper of the oapit6s, went down on his knees. 12. And it came to pass that tweedy, the servant of Beattie, the Sueti e, came unto Geebee,, the goal -keeper of t e Sean- ites, and mocked him, saying: , 13. Why squattest thou on th knees, oh Geebee? Art thou unkneesy ? Do thy limbs fail thee ? Art thou afraid of the fury of the Suetites ? 14. But Geebee, the devout, bee ed him not but answered him saying: 15. Seest thou any indications of the approach of spring in my left optic ) 16. And he remained on his kn es even unto the end of the battle. 17. And the people marvelled uch at the Soapites. 18. For they wet not of the fleet ass and strength of the Soapites, and m rrnured amongst themselves saying, ' 19. Are not they who trade a hides stronger than they who deal in hai ? - PA. And doth it not take more muscle to sling a meat axe than a razor? 21. And have we not seen the Londonitee and the Stratfordites and the Goderichitee, and the hookeyites, front the silent city called Clinton. 22. Yet showed they not the speed, nor the skill, nor the science of the Soapites. 23. And in the forenoon of the day suc- ceeding the battle did the Elders of the Soapites meet in the tent of Geebee, the goal -keeper of the Soapites. 24. And washed each other's heads, and annointed each other's bruises, yea, even with fine vasefine did they annoint their wounds. , _ 25. And Geebee, the goal -keeper, spake unto James, the cover point, saying: 26. Verily, am I not bruised and broken, and are not my limbs like unto the limbs of the retired agriculturist. 27. Is there any 'balm in the plandites of the multitude? or any glory in 4 to 3? 28. And James, the cover point, answer- ed 14-1m, asying 29. Thinkest then that thou ark sore, oh Geebee? Verily, thy soreness is nothing to mine. 30. For this morning, when I went forth to draw water at the well, my left leg could scene follow my right. 31 And the neighbor e moeked me, saying: 32. Hath not Solomon said, There is no fool like unto an old fedi. 33. And it was so. 34. And they covenanted, one with the other, to remain in their tents and labor. 35. And handle nOt the deceitful hockey stick, for,at the laet, it stingeth like a ser- pent and biteth like the dickens. 30. And what shall I say of Mulcahi, and of Crich, the Clintonite, and Cardne and Keyes and of Drag ? 37. And the Suetites-the men of blood and carnage? • 38. Are their deeds not recorded on the tedalets below? SOAPITIS G. 13. Scott, goal. P. Muleahy, point. J. Broadfoot, cover J.Constable, forwar E. Crioh, " W. Keyes, i G.Cardno, 6 6 SUNTITES. C. Kennedy,. J. A. Case, point. . E. Case, cover point. . A. Kennedy, forward. Q. Boyd, H. Kennedy, " J. Kennedy, " G. RASTUI. • The Horr rs of War. A CANADIAN BOY'S eneulisLi IMPARIINCI. Sergeant Alfred Mills, of the first battal- ion of Royal Dublin Fueileers, in a private letter to his parents at Ottawa, Ontario, gives the following raphio description of Buller's first engage ant with the Boom at Tugela river. He says : "My dear mother i :-I have been in my first battle, and howl I am going to dessribe the horrors of it to you 1 don't know. The night before the battlle we were all served out with extra amtn niton, so that each man could go into ao on with 150 rounds. At the same time ur commanding officer told us that the Iris Brigade , were to at- tempt to cross the Tugela river in the morning and would ' ry to turn the enemy's left.flank. He make me to tell the men to keep up the honer of the old regiment. Reveille was sounde at 2 30 o'clock that morning and shortly after our brigade was on the march toward the Boer position, whioh was on very high hills on the other side of the Tugela. The river is about 30 to 50 yards wide and the Boers had it one mass of barbed wire entanglement. The Irish Brigade advanced, to within 1,500 yards of the river ii quarter column and halted, but shortly ater Were ordered to advance another 500 name. All the com- manding officers wanted to extend their battalions, but General Hart _ would not .have it, and so, much against their will, we started te advs.:ice again . in quarter column. "There was a square tif burnt patch in front of us, After We had gone a little way, and when we c me hear it, the firet in the oentre of it. anti, as it was only Boer shell biirst righ This did not do any intended to find the rangb. The next shell, however, came a few ,secciads later, and be- fore we had time to etctead, burst right in t ) the middle .:) f my cOmpany and knocked over two wh le seotiens. I was on the righof theompany Sections 2 and 3 got the shell I esca ed. I looked around after it bur t and as alrnost overcome with horror hen I s w two of my corn• rades with t eir head blown clean off and the remaind r of the wo Elections lying on the ground angled. A8 soon as the effect of the shot as seen by ; the enemy their rifle fire co menced They had all the ant hills mar ed whi e tb give ithem the range, and a we we e en a broad op n plain, our m n began to drop fast. " Althoug ballets, shells, 1• sharpn I, case shot and mac inteexplosive bull ti were flying all aroun us,. we still kept d- vancing. The whole battalion was exte d - ed in firing line by this time, with o r three companies of th first battalion in t e most exposed positi n. The Boers h d burnt all ylne grabs i fr nt of their po i - tions, so t elblack grund would show p our khaki nniforms We kept maki short rushes of about 100 yards each, firi a few volleys from titine tis time, until e arrived within a-cou le of hundred yet& lof the enemY. , We could licit very welld- being between us and th enemy. It was wince much farther o ac ount of the river at this short range w erela great many of our boys fell, Lying on the bare ground they could easily be seen by the Boeras , "1 mana4ed to get, behind a small tuft, of grass, and by shoving My head well into the groun1 when the Boer fire became too I hot, I wa not hit, b t with all my schem- ing there ere thous nds,of bullets that al - moat carn4 within range of my retreat. As balls bege.i to rain thicker, some went be. tween my legs, some under my arms as I laylace down, and more just missed my -heacl'by an inch or two. Once I put out my hand and gots, linnet. between my fin- gers. Another time; not realizing what marks they were for the Boer aim, I had crawled behind one o the ant heaps when ; a man of he Enniskil tug' usileera shouted: "For Go 'a sake get flwa from that ant heap." I crept off. I A. moment later a sharpnel all struok the heap and blew it to atoms, killing And wounding seven or eight men who had crawled up behind it. The Boers must have thought our whole line killed!, for they Changed the direction of their fir to the a varicing reserves be- hind us, a d would oily ;direct their guns rnds, but hadn't the t at tee whe we becam too active with our ifles. Ired 140 ro eatiafactioi of seeing any of my shots take • effeot, as the Boers were Completely under cover in their trenehes. "To add to the horrorf the battle, it waa a burning hot day. The sweat poured out of us like rain. The thirst was harder to bear than the ene y's fire. I lost my water bottle in the d rk in the morning before going out, and was 'se thirsty when my mouth was filled withdueb I could net spit it out My only thought was where I would get the bullet hen it came. I . was certain I could not pi4siby get back with- out being hit. One rouflg fellow of the Enniskilling Fusileers wile was lying be- side me, got so thiret th4b he' raised him- self up fr�n the ground td drink, ;saying to me, "1 oa 't stand this chum ; 1 • must have a dri k." He had the drink, lay 1ii i down age and was nst ntly shots dead. As he rolled over he cri d : 'Oh ! Oh 1 Mother ! Mother 1' nd died with the host •wo,ridBaeofortriloiii isaiPw8.that yotilng fellow die and heard his last words, I was as cool as if I were Only on a field .di4 at Aldershot; but when his last motirnhil cry reached my ears, it made me think oil you and all at home, and it wits with a heavy heart that I went on fighting till we got the order to retire. While we Were lying so near the enemy, we didn't care a bit for the rifle WALL PAPERS FOR 1900. During this month we oan sell you Wall Paper and put it on your walls at a price that will save you money. ALEX. i SEAFORTIL bullets which do their work clean and neat; but what did terrify us waa the sharpnel, case shot and explosive bullets which were on our flanks. Every few seconds ono of/ these, would go soreeohing over our backs, no close that we would involuntarily feel our bodies to see if we were wounded, and every time -on looking to right or left we would see fellows writhing in awful agony from the effects of those whining shots. The battle lasted from 6, a. ne., to 3 or 4 p. m. Most of the infantry had retired by neon.' I did not hear the order to retire and was a good half hour lying with a dozen Connaught Rangers and Fusileers in the firing line before we notioed the whole army on the right hal retired. r then • gave the order be fall back, although I thought it certain &ash to stead up. Of us all, only four got out of range without being wounded or killed. "All the horrible sights I had seen np to this were nothing compared to what I ob- served as I retired. Every ter* or three paces I would have to step over some poor fellow, either killed or frightfully mangled. About 400 yards from the river I found one man of my own section, named Dowling, and gave him a drink out of his own bottle. Seeing the terrible wound he had, I tried to carry him off the field. I called a sergeant .of the second battalion, who was near, to give me a hand. He has since been men- tioned in orders for it, but I have not, though I set half an hour under heavy fire with the wounded man till I got help to carry hint off. "Shortly after I left Dowling in safe hands a 55 -pound shell hit right under my feet. Am good luck would have it, the thing didn't buret till it was well under ground. The shock filing me test „yards away, not -hurting me in the least. Had it bunt a second sooner, it would have blown me to stems. Some officers were so astonished to see me come out alive, they gave a cheer when they saw me unhurt. After that ex- perience, I got safely back, and almost drowned myself when I oame to water, I was so thirsty. I had at once to set as color -sergeant for C Company. All their sergeants were killed but one, and he was wounded." Sunday's Blizzard. BUFFALO, February 26. -With the even- ing the storm, which has raged since yester- day afternoon with a maximum wind velo- city of 66 miles from due west, began to lie down. The body of a market farmer, sup- posed to be that of R. R. Jennison, of Eggertsville, was found frozen stiff in a snow drift about a mile north of this city this morning. His shivering horse and empty sleigh, found in the lee of a barn, caused the search which discotered the body.o Tttorero, February 26. -The blizzard of yesterday was the worst of the winter in Toronto, and materially affected the attend- ance ab ehurches and Sunday schools. In a few houra the temperature fell from moder- ate to zero. DETROIT, February 2i.-Correepondents throughout the state report the severest storm of the season. In the upper peninsula a blizzard has been raging, street I car lines being tied up and railroad traina running away behind schedule time. St. Joseph re- ports a fall of 50 degrees in twelve hours, with several trains snowbound. It in general all over the state. I 0 From Grafton North Dakota. The Farmers' Institute was attended by a large number of farmers, this being the first meeting of the kind. , It gives the farmers new ideas about farming, raising stock,etc.- The winter has been the &met for years, making business good all Beate:in.-The British -Boer war is the talk of the day, and expect it will be for some time, by the looks of the -situation at present. -7, The merchants are stocking up for the spring trade, which they expect will be good.-4Company C, of Grafton, First North Dakota Volunteers, buried F. C. Upham, who died a year ago, while engaged with the enemy at Manila, Philippine Ielands, in Grafton cemetery,with military honors. The funeral was the larg- est ever seen in Grafton. : J. W. M. i • Cana,da. -Daniel Goulden, of 0 tawa, aged 45, was suffmated in bed in his house last Satur- day night by a slight fire, c used by a de- fective stove, the gas havin escaped. -Mrs. Thomas Jennings, of Forest, gave birth to triplets on Monday last, two boys and one girl. All are dein well. - While trying to stop aj runaway horse at Woodstock, Mr. Robe t blacken was caught by the shaft, w jell went right through his cheek and brok his nose. He died about half an hour lat r. - Mr. Michael Robson, o Ayr' was elect- ed to the municipal coun il ofWaterloo county to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the late Mennoll llinan, of Rose- viileM - r. John Barry, of M ntreal, who vol- unteered for active service in South Africa In place of hie brother, wh was killed, has been accepted, and will be ttached to the Strathoona horse. -Robert Don elly, of Glencoe, has bought his rother Patrick's inter- est in the Don elly homestead in Bid- dulph, the scene f the terrible tragedy of February 4th, 18 0, and is now sole owner. -The Montre 1 Journal of Ornament. says: "Binder wine is I not likely to be lower thii year, e en if the Philippine ports c; are opened, as th stocks of fibre' on hand b at Manila have been all bought with a view to earner the mar et." -The Indepe dent eleetora of Prince Edward county, t a largely attended con- vention, held in cton on Saturday, nom- inated Mr. W. T. Pettitt as their eandidete for the next Dom ion election. Mr. Pet- titt has represen ed the constituency for the past five yea and has given an inde- pendent support o the Government, -Mr. J. J. Wi hrow, who, for 21 years, has been presiden of the Toronto Industrial Exhibition Comp ay, has resigned his posi- tion and Dr. And ew Smith, the well-known Veterinary Surg on, of Toronto, has been appointed his a cession The exhibition has grown from its present vast proportions urider /dr Withrow's care. He has done much for th exhibition and has also done well for Toren to and should not be forgotten by the pool of that city. -An old man in Brantford, named I fred Baer, purchased a bottle of cs.rbol acid and swallowed the contents, the ove dose resulting in a fit of vomiting, whi h defeated his purpose. He was badly bur ed about the mouth and hands. Wh n questioned he stated that he had lived log enough in this world. He will recover. -Mr. J. P. Whitney, leader of the 0 position in the Ontario Legislature, a fe days ago received a medal for his services n the Fenian raid of '66. Mr. Whitney w s Sergeant-Major of the Cornwall; Battaliin during the campaign. The regiraent co elated of three companies from Montreal a .d three from Cornwall. -Dr. Ryerson, of Toronto who has go e b. South Africa in the interests of the Ca adieu Red Crone fund, hes cabled fro there to friends at home that Col. Se. . linghoe has been appointed deputy adjutaai general at Orange River. General Hato • will do well to keep out of Colonel Sam s imillewiok. , -The Maeonio Temple in London, one 1 the inest publie buildings in the eity, w a sompletely destroyed by fire on Pride morning last. The -kin, it is estimate will relish about a quarter million dollar In addition to the Masonic fraternity, wh owned the building, many business me who occupied premises in the building, lost heavily. It is the intention to rebuild nexle summer. 1 -The Department of Agriculture has received from Harrison Watson, of the Imperial Institute, the important informa- tion for Canadian dairymen as to the ship- ment of butter. The information was sup- plied by the Megan. Hudson, the largest retailers in England. They recommend a system of packing batter for the English market in square boxes, containing 56 pounds, and half a pound extra to avoid short weight. -W. 11. Rourke, of Winnipeg, arrived at Vancouver on the 26th, from Dawson. He left the Klondike capital on February 10th, and made what is probably the guick, est passenger trip on record over the ice Mr. Rourke says that the clean up thie year will be half as much again as last year. The new creeks, like Hunter and Dominions are turning out exceptionally well. Mr. Rourke believes that next spring and sum- mer will see surprising developments id quartz mining. -The county council of Dufferin is peti4 tioning the Legislature to make the law respecting peddlars and hawkers more stringent. The presenb bill provides that this class shall pay a license fee, but 'does not cover those who solicit orders by show-. ing samples and afterwards delivering the goods. The Dufferin people desire the- lair amended so as to cover this class of pedi dlars, as this is simply a means adopted t9 evade the present law. -Denise Mannie, a domestic employed at the Ilisex house, Windsor, has become in eane, it is alleged, over a valentine which she received through the mail last weeki There was a cut of a monkey on the valexp tine, and she commenced brooding over it until her mind became effected. A. Net i1 man, proprietor of the hotel, said that h could do nothing with the girl, and he sen for her father, who lives at Stoney. Point but the daughter refused to accompany hi home, as she said she wanted the courts t punish the person who sent the valentine. , -A delegation from the Dominion Al I . ship, but, strange to say, the collector's e name was omitted. The mystery is, how it . ever found its way to Brneefield, as Mr. e i Dixon says the house has never been men - pied by any person from Stephen or by any - person that would be likely to have such in e their possession. _ Huron Notes, -Mr. J. W. Yee, of Holmeeville, has been appointed a justice of the peace. -Rev. B. Clement has been invited to remain as pastor' of Ontario Street Motile - dist church, Clinton, for the fourth year. -Mrs. Attrill, widow el the late H. Y. • Attrill, of Ridgewood Park, Goderich, died on Thursday of last week, after only a few days illness. -Armour & McAllister, produce mer- chants, of Whigham,have dissolved partnere ship. The business in future will be eon - ducted by Mr. Armour. -The official board of the WMghain Methodist church has extended a call to Rev. R. Hobbs, to remain their pastor for another year. -Among the bills presented at the Legis- lative Assembly is one front the town of Goderioh, to grant *10,000 to the Kensing- ton Furniture Company. -Mr. Thomas Dawson has aold the Mason House, Clinton, to Mr. Reuben Graham, of , Brumfield, who gets possession on May 1st. Mr. Graham has sold hie hetet at Brncefield to Mr. John MoKay, of Kippen. -The annual dinner of the Ashfield and West Wawanozh Agricultural Societies was held at Mallough's hotel, Dungannon, en Wednesday of last week, when an excellent tisne was spent. -Mra. P. B. Wallace, a former' reeident of Goderioh, died at her home in Toronto, on Saturday, 16th nit., after a year's illness. The remains were interred in the Dungan- • non cemetery. -Sunday, 18th ult., was the twentieth anniversary of the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Welsh, of the Bayfield line, Goderieh township, and on the following afternoon the event was duly celebrated. A large number of guests assembled to do honor to the occasion, and a most pleasant time was spent. . -The 12 -year-old son of Mr. Alex. Neelends, of Colborne township, died in Clinton on Sunday, 1Sth ult. A few days previously, the boy was playing around where some men were loading loge, and ene rolling off, the boy in some way was struck In the head, ,fracturing the bone of the skull. 1 • -Mr. Wm. Lyons, oi Lacknow, met with a very serious accident a few days ago, while bringing in a load of hay to the vil- lage. In pausing over a large snow drift at the Grey Ox corner the sleigh slid to one side, and he was thrown off the load to the road, falling upon his head He was un- conscious for some time after the accident, and still lies very low at his residence. -It is repotted that the mother of Mrs. L. Vincent, of Exeter, is one of the fifty heirs to a fortune of 'about $40,000,000, which was left to the nearest of kin by a relative, who lived in the United States in the early part of the century, and who died * about 80 years ago. The money has been at interest sines. -On • Monday Of last week Nathaniel Bolt, of Turnberry, gave his wrist a bad gash with an axe, severing the main artery. He was at Mr. James PowelPs, and was en- gaged preparing a stiek, for measuring wood, when the axe glanced and struck his wrist. He placed his finger on the artery, and was driven to Wingham as quickly as possible, and secured medical attention. -On TneiZay evening of last week about 150 friends and neighbors of George and Mrs. McFarlane assembled at their home, 2ad concession of Grey, to say good- • bye to them before their removal to their new borne near Brussels. They were pre- sented with an address and a handsome couch and a centre table. -Messrs. Bawden & McDonald, of Exe- ter, have sold their excellent Clydesdale stallion, "Derry Down," to Mr. George Cowird, of Usborne. This, horse was im- ported from Scotland, by Messrs. Bowden & McDonald, last season, and is one of the heat Clydesdale horees that ever left Scot- land. The price paid was in the neighbor- hood of $2,000. -Ada M., eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Hoover, of Westfield, died on Wed- nesday night, Febraary 14th, after an illness of only two days. Last summer she had a severe spell of sickness, and it was thought she had fully' recovered, but, the day pre- - vious to her death, she was seized with an- other attack, and, despite all that doctors could do, she passed peacefully away at the ate of 11 years and 9 months. • =Mr. Isaac Salkeld, jr.„ of the first con- cession of Goderich township, has purehased from Mr. George Church thirty-nine acres of the latter's farm, adjoining his own. Mr. John Salkeld has bought the five.aeres of the same farm lying next his property, and Mr. S. Furse has bought ten acres, Mr. Church reserving the homeatesd, with nine- teen acres. This is the old Crabb term on the Bayfield road. • -The Wingham Times says: " Mr- Alex.11yalop, of Morris township, is now visiting with his daughter, Mrs. A. K. Mc- Allister. Mr. Hyslop eeiehrattd his 91st birthday one day last week. He is still quite bale and hearty, and takes quite an. interest in various matters. He has been a resident of Morris township for a number of years,and came to Canada from Scotland. Net many are apared to celebrate their 91st birthday.', -Word was received in Winghaan last week, of the death on Thursday, in Den- ver, Colorado, of Richard Scott, nephew of Mr. Richard Wallace, of Glenannan. Mr. Scott left last summer for Denver, in hopes, that the climate in, that country would' be beneficial to his health, but that dreaded diaease, consumption, had the mastery over him. Deceased was a native of Scotland, and had resided with his uncle in Turnberry for some time before going to Denver. He Was 27 years of age. -The Exeter Times of last week says: "A. W. Campbell, Provincial Road Com- missioner, addressed a meeting of Usborne township farmers at Elimville on Tuesday . afternoon. The attendance was very Iiarge. The address was interesting, as were also - the discuseions which followed. The con- -census of opinion is in favor of abolishing statute labor, and it is expected that this, one of the finest townships in the Provitioe, will very soon follow the example of the many other municipalities which have rele- gated the old system to a thing of the pest. -John Robertson, formerly of East We.- wanosh, passed away at his home, Logoch, Manitoba'at the age of 65 years and 4 months. Ifs will be remembered by many in that district, having lived on the 9th concession some few years ago. Deceased died on Tuesday, January 30th, after a short illness. Ile was a native of Perth- shire, Scotland, and came to Oxford county, Ontario, in the year 1855. After staying there a few years he removed to the 6th concession of Esst Wawanosh; where he re- sided until April, 1861; when he removed to Manitoba. Hance and Royal Templates of Teniperancd conventions in session last week in Winnii peg, waited on Premier McDonald and in reply to their request the Premier gave a distinct promise that a bill providing for prohibition of the sale of intoxicating liqj uors, so Mr as the law would alloW, would be introdnced by the Governtnent at the first session of the Legislature. He asked the assistance of tempers.noe people in car4 rying out the provisions of the measure The delegates expressed the greatest satis- faction, and before leaving the Legislative Assembly chamber sang the doxology. -The new mineral reduction works bein conetructed at Sault Ste. Marie are expected to be in operation by the first of June inexs, The buildings are now well under way and the necessary machinery is all purchased. 1Vhen completed thinmill will handle one t t i l * housand tons of ore per day and employad 500 men. New railroads are also being con, tructed to carry the ore from themines tc he mill. These also will be completed and 11 operation early in the eummer. The Sault is likely soon to be one Of the grea nanufacturing centres of the Province. -Dr.Bryce, provincial health intipector, eports that in e.11 there were 242 gases o inallpox in Essex and Kent counties., with ne depth, which occurred in Rocheiter, in Iniex. A glance at the smallpox atatistics n the United States shows that the prov- ince is comparatively fortunate. Nearly every state in the union has a smallpo pidemic, more or less virulent. In Louisi na, there were 59 deaths in 238 ease rom December 29th to February 9th. Pro essor Lochead, superintendent of finniga- ion, has issued a circular stating.that a ertificate must be attached to each bundle nursery stock, to the effect that it has een fumigated. Fruit trees, vines and hrubs, such as currants, , gooseberries and aspberries, rnuat be fumigated, but etraw- erries, bulbs and bedding plants do not equire it. -The businese men of Port Arthur and ther towns in New Ontario are ,putting orth strenuous efforts to increase the farm - ng population of these new districts. Last week a large deputation visited Montreal nd interviewed the officials of the Grand runk and Canadian Pacific railways with he view of securing their aid in° the furth- ranee of this laudable movement. The bjecb of the mission and its results are hue set forth by one of the delegates who aid " The object of our visit to delegates, is to make arrangetnents with the Can- dian Pacific people and the Grand Trunk or low rates for settlers from old Ontario o New Ontario, and especially the section f country lying between Rat Portage and orth Bay. The Canadian Pacific authori- ism have promised to do everything in heir power to settle the vacant lands in the istrict of Algoma, and the Grand Trunk as also, promised imsistanee." • • t -Mr. A. T. Cooper, of Clinton, has been lected second vioe-president of the Epworth Leagues of the London Methodist Confer - nee . -Mr. Wm. Dixon, of Brucefield, has an- nteresting doeament, which is shrouded in ystery. It appears while some workmen ere engaged in repairing an old dwelling n Brumfield, a short time ago, they disoev- red this document in a tin box of cylin- He shape, carefully secreted in the upper ortion of the house, whieb, on eXemin- tion, proved to be a copy of the collector's ell for the township of Stephen, and which sten its origin from the year 1855. The oil bears the signature of the late Thomas rivitt, who was then clerk of the town - a a a a t A a very omen beginning to T