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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1900-06-15, Page 1• 4, FAY popular el by ite latia f it go home' excellent eain, the Lan allow hat they ind which the very ds to it it oodee ICE. there is se -like „ rtments, expect - hie way aeset. To I. kind of but ae tra large Et and • pleased aion pro- jere the House or home t kind beet - now ance:pn Etaid of 111 heriey1 eiz4 - • for your utes earth 'Jo would d pattern alues and • in crash • 1 colored , Vitiating, 4.0 iri ;shoe hiHg d fell of • but • /It found, Cott vr Lung E. Feet ehezr Cr - rd any prc tty House ene 1 ; were whe ewarded n of the r further pleee by e site ee. r werk of teeny of, THIRTY-V'IRST YEAR. WHOLE -NUMBER, 1,696. movtAkAAAAAAAAAAAmovvw During the balance of this month we are goi things move -a bit faster than usual, we successful ,in stirring upconsiderable extra buying, wlienwe make up to clear c There will be no more said about the:, mat lowing lines. will be found. ,.i3ut on our will be easily the greatestsnaf-1:.in, clothin offered in Seaforth, for' many day. The conditions governing the sale will be MuOh t in other sales, no goods out ,on approbation ; every- _ thing sold far cash. If anyithing you., bur is not as satisfactory as you thought, yeti are welluime to ex- change it for _ something MON to your -itaste. The dates of the sale you- will remember is from 4 the pres- ent date until the end df the month, the 14tih to the 30th of June. Read the list carefully, it will pay you. g to make are usually terest and rtain lines. er, ;the fol- unters and especially e same as LO'! 1-2-19 Suit", sizes 31 to 14,, Borges and twpedS, all colors, o flak price $3,50, • . LoT 2-41 Suits, sizes .34 to 41 colors brown, fawn, grey, ipi the sale price 81.25. • LOT 3-23 Suits, sizes 34 to 44, all shades , and p4teins jfheso are odd lines, a number of which sold as high as $1Q and $11, a fd will be "sold, Some of our • ad lino, the ie arrd black, . sale price $6,45, LOT 4-27 Suits, sizes 34 to 44, mostly brown a,nd gy colors. own make of snits,'sterling cloths, Sale price $6 95. - LOT 5-A number Of Dress, Suits, sizes 12; 40, 3, 37, S6, and blaek worsted serge, all we have left of his line price G. 5 and 34, blue fo at the sale LOT 0 -Large piles of 'Tweed Suits, SiZOS 34 to 42, rich browi, green, brown (leeks and Stripes, $i1 and-$12.suits, sale'priee $8,50, LOT 7- 17.Sults, sizes 31 to 42, double breasted, blue and- bl ck serge, our make, Best value op the market, Age price $8:50. i .,:LoT 8-11oye' 3 -piece Suits, fliZeS 27 to 33001 colors tweed, choice of lo-, sale _-,„ ' price $12,VO, 1., , LOT 9- Boys' 3 -piece Suits, SiZeS 27 to 3i3, all Shades, and patterns, regnlax price, ranging from $4,50 to $6.15, sale price .$3,60, . .. , LOT 10 -Boys' 3 piece Suits, Sizes 22 to 33, single -and double masted, tweed t, ' ' ti,d serue worsted dress suits' sale price $4,65. LOT 11 -Boys' 2 -piece Suits, sizes 22 to 29, all shades and st les„ This . lot will go per suit, sale price $1,50. . „ , I LOT 12 -Boys' 2 -piece Suits, sizes 22 `-to1 29, all_patterne, g od, strong, Well made suits, fine quality, sale price $2,55 . ., LOT 13 -Boys' 2 -piece Suits, sizes 22 to 29, all shades and patterns. This 0 lot contains the very Jinest goods and make' up of 2 -pie e suits, some of - whicli ranged in paw as 4igh as $6. We offer them at the sale price - LOT‘14-Boys' Brownie Suits, kize age 3 to 8 years. We pffer this line at 25 per cent, discount. The lines are broken and to der tin odd SizeS . the sale priee will be from $2 to $3,25, LOT 15-13op? Linen Suits, choice of a lot 'of linen suits, ifierent shades, , .. sale price ;::e'l. . . , LOT 1G - -T-weed Pants, a large pilo of tweed pants, your choke sale price • - L01' 1.7' -Tweed Trousers, your choice of $2 and .$2,50 tro isers, sald: pr ce $1.50, LOT ls -Fine Black Pants, choice of fine black worsted stripe trousers, s11c in ire $1.50, 1 - LOT 19 -Rain Coa14, the finest rain coat the.price will be placed on sale at tlyr 20-Sult1, to MeaGuir, A:very large range of clo▪ ths for s iting made :to your measure in tweeds of all shades, sages, blue and black, fine worbtedsifine mixttues, black, grey. and bre?wn,Isale price $10, $12, $14, $1G and s s. +4.444-1444-14+++4.1.41.14 Greig & Clothiers and Furnishers On the Wrong Side of the Street, STRONG BLOCK, SEAFOR THE CANADIAN PACIFIC 'run ilomeSeekers' GO day excursions to the,Canadian N rthwat at Fares : Winnipeg, Deloraine, Antler; Estevan, Binscart1;, Moosoniin, Swab, River, $2s, Regina, Moosejaw, Yorkton $30. Prince: Albert $35,. 1tt41 Deer, Edmonton, $40. Going ,4une 19th, retimiing un 204 (AI" rail i 5, Alberta) Going July 13th, returning Ant ber.1.2th, (All rttil only,) Going July 171,11, returning until SePte (Alhail or S. Se Alberta). Gisail.eneing MONDAY, JUNE lltb, the Canadian Pita the " linp ilal Limiterl," will run DAILY' 'between Toronto couver, making the run in 96 hours. Leaves Toronto at 1 p, n. O. P. Pv, boats will leave Owen Sound -Tuesdays, Thursdays dayl, commencing May 1st, for the .Soo and Fort 'William, ..Throi issued at this oilice for all woints West, either all rail or via our Al .,0 ocean tickets -via Montreal and. Elder Dempster Steam Telegraph and money order business re8pectf41ly solicited„ • J. MA,CDON: C. P. R. AGENT, Seaforth. C. BETHUNE, Agent for Merchants and Berlin Mutiial Fire Insurance Companies. Tli UNTY COUNCIL. The June eeting of the county council opened - at G (Jeri* on Tuesday, the5th inst. • 11 the members were present. Com. munica ions ere read as follows : From the municipalities of Hensall, In- ter, Se forth,'Brussels and Clinton, Askin•g the cou ty coimeil to purchase modern road making machi ery so that minor municipal- ities in he co nty may hire Inch machines, and a Ci unter petition respecting the satin matter from MeKillep. Referred to the road an brid e cominittee. . From the-, ollegiate Inetitutes, seating that th limo sto appropriated to these In. etitutes is sat aleatory. Referred to the ed- ucation comm.ttee. From E. D ley & Compeny, Londou, re. epectin pedd ers license of 3. Gibson. Sent to apeci I co mittee. . From T. . Chamberlain, inspector of ei . elm urgiu the council to reconstruct te e gae or's r sidence. Referred to county se pert, cent Mee. Pece-h. Mee -re. Foy & Kelly, 'regardieg reeinte line° 1 George E. Letson, now in fie Jo n's I duatriul School, asking pay forifinisitee. uition Referred to the executive C)rfl Petit one Jr m the county council of Fron- Lento, espe4ing serving grand and petit j trors, nd-asking the co-operation of this a oincil, Ref rred to special committee. Petition fro Matthew Mains and others, of Lond sboro asking the council to appoint arbitra r8 to arbitrate in the matter of a new so. .ol se then. Also a counter petition to the s me. Both referred to the education commit ee. , The c uneil adjourned to meet again at 10 • o'clock Vedn sday. - , SECOND DAY. I The c uncil met pursuant to adjournment. A tette was r -ad from Mr. Morgan Daiton, reeve f Ash, eld, respecting the wash•out tit Port Alber • Sent to the road and bridge commie ee, . The . eport of the county auditors was read an Infer ed to the finance committee. The fllowhg report of the county com- mission 5r was read and referred to the road i and bri ge committee ; .The s eel bridge which is to be created on the gra el roa , south of Winoham, has been duly pl ced u dor contract. The Stratford Bridge Imps y is to erect the super-struee t.ure fo $1,39 and F. Gutteridge of Sea - forth, t to erect the abutments at the rico o $5 p r cubic yard. The bridge is to be e mplet d on or before the 15th of August next.. The contract for painting at the co re ho so and registry office was tiovarde 1 to Walter Shannon, for $149. I inive h d new oors put on several bridges tees sp 'lig, a d oeher repairs made, and there s ill rem ins a great deal to be done this su mer i the way of repairing. There will be referre for repairs on bridges apt eounty buildings the sum of $6,600. read from George Stewart, ihAlet er was ief anger Goderich Court Independent rder f Force ers, asking fertile use of the nurt r om du ing the sitting -of the High Court ' Gad rich. Sent to the county •propert com ittee, • • A rec line si ned byMenrs. McGillicuddy, Allan, Chid nd Campbell was presented, asking grant for the entertainment' of the Huron Ad 13e $ on July 4th next, the 00 - COMM f their visit to the county town of this c'unty, Referred to the executive commit Me. Mreelton, reeve of Ashfield, and Mr. &other °Jerk, appeared before the council in refer ince to the wash-out at Port Albert, and as_ ed the outwit to pay the cost of the repieira, whic amounted to $517. The council notruc ed the engineer'Mr. Ainsley, to go t Port lbert and make a report on the ma ter. - The ouncil adjourned until ten o'clock Thumb y. Hanaibta,. , Calgary, il August 1 Septem- ber 16th, overland and Van- Satur. igh tickets agnificent hip lines, Ont the fire cation f public Goderi town t THIRD DAY. o Ooun il assembling on Thursday, order of business was a commune om 0, A, Humber, chairman of the orke committee of the town of , aeki g that the county melee the const wit granolithic walks on the court, h me° sq are. Referred to the county ittee. PrA°Pedrt n requiting the school at Lando s, beer& by the council, Mr. Maine's g in favor of the new 'school at La , and Mr, Britton against much n min OF REFUGE', The fol spore of the House of Refuge read : "InDmuring this ear the committee:0 met at the Ho se of T efuge on February 2nd, and again o i April 17. The principal work done et the rot me ting was to examine tenders for imp lies, 'lace tenders for bread were examin id, and the committee accepted the tender sVA. J. King, at $1.95 per ewe, -A, Couch and C. Wilson tendered for meat supply. The ender 'of a Couch was accept- ed, at VO COD 0 per pound for front quart- ers. ; Rob on, J. W. Erwin and A. Cooper tendo ed for the grocery supply. The tei der of , Cooper was accepted, The commi tee at the second meeting made a thorou h insp etion of the6 house and out- buildin s and leo the farm, and have to re. port t ever thing appeared flatiefactory, except in a fe cases where repairs were needes ry, T ey agreed with Mr. Harland to put in a 1 undry hot water heater in place o the old one, This will cent about $40. he old boiler was nearly useless. We find it °cease y to repair the line fence on the 80 th'o e farm or build a new fence, and de ided t build a new Page wire fence, Our s are of this line fence is about one hundr d rods. We directed Mr...French to inperi tend t is work, and specified parti• °Warty how t e work must be done. The stock ere- fo nd in. good condition. The three we ar giving a mitt:dent supply of milk f the h( use! The accounts for Jan- uary, ebruar Dud March were examined ' and fo nd cot ed.% We advise that a water pipe b laid fr m the house to the barn, so that a upply f water may be had for the stook. It is urther recommended that an agricul, ural niece be bought for the pig- - gory, t boil f ed and water, with a chimney on the •nd fur host from the barn, provided this w uld not laterfere with the insurance, and th t the e (irk be instructed"to ascertain on wh t condi ions the insurance company would llosr o the furnace being so plaeed. The ouneil went into committee of the whole, Mr. Miller in the chair, to consider the re ore. fter sotne discussion the re- port si as ado ted by the committee, and afterw rds, by the council. It w $ reset ed that the matter of roman- eratio for the revising and consolidating of, s be referred to the executive eport on, rt Albert, showing the wash - co, prepared by Mr. Ainsley, ore the council and referred d bridge cominittee. ODIU putati taro w epeak desbor w echo Tits owing co was theeoli by.la. DOMMittee m oit at was pl to the The as re A p Laine p of 1' that pl ced be road a 1$ TUE k DUCATION COMMITTEE. report es f tition and' eof the education committee Bows : as presented from Matthew 5 ratepayers of the village of SEAFORTII, FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1900. Londesboro, asking that: a new echool sec- REDUCED I PR igen he formed in the township of nutlet, comprising 13 lots on the llth concession, 13 lots on the 10th concession, and parts of lots 20 and non the 9th concession, con- taining about 2,840 serest and that the Haney council at this present session, grant ' on arbitration to deal with the main' ; also a 'ouster petition from ,Georgo Riddle and 1$2 others of the township of Hullett, re- questing that no anbitrittors be appointed, as asked for by the first Petition. Afterdne consideration your oonimittee recommend that no action be taken. The council went into committee of the whole for the consideration of the report, Mr. Hole in the chair. The committee re- ported, recommending that the report be amended by Adding to clause one the follow- ing words ; "Until December union of this council" The report ; as amended, was adopted by council. AMENDING nrp RULES. The special committee he amend rules of council reported, and theteport, with a few unimportant amendme4i, was adopted. COUNTY PRdPER.TY. i • The following report of the .county prop- erty committee was read : (1). That we visited the gaol and found everything clean and well -kept ; the gaoler deserves great credit forkeeping the prem- ises so nicely ; (2) It is !recommended that half a dozen stlite of me IS clothes be pro- ; vided ; (3) ; In referenc to the building of a cottage for the gaoler, , we recommend n action; (4) We inspected the registry oil flee and found everything seemingly id proper Ehape ; we reeommended' that a granolithic walk be. built from the streee I walk to the orfie/3 door; (5), Recommen that half a dozen chairs be purchased fo Judge Masson' e office • that the use of th court room be granted' to the Foresters an requested by them; , we are plened to be able to state that for the first time in a great many years the white flag is flying ,Ite the gaol, thus showing that there is not a -prisoner within ibi walls; .- In reference to the granolithie walk itiound the court house, as asked for -by the 'Goderieh council, it is recommended that n action be take's. Moved by Mr. Holt, seconded by Mr. Chambers that the 'report be amended by striking out clause , and that the following be substituted ther for ; That this eouncil consider it advisabl to build a new resi- dence at the gaol, a d that the same be pro- ceeded with forthw th ; the warden's com- mittee, with the co nty. engineer, to be a committee to adver in for tenders and. the work to be complet d at a cost not to ex- ceed $2,500. There voted for the motion Messrs. Chambers, Holt, Hays; McLean, McInnes, 5, Against it; Messrs. Bowman, Connolly, Cook, Kerr, Miller,. MeEiven, Patterson, Snell, Stewert, Torrance, 10. The motion was declared lost, and the re- port was adopted without amendment. , VIE FINANCE REPORT. The finance. committe reported, recom- mending the payment '01 sundry accounts and also as follows e ' We find that he total estimated expen. diture for 1900 ill be about $40,300, less receipts, $4,062..2, leaving to be raised $36,- 377.13, requiringa .rate on the equalized assessment of th county of one mill and one eighth of a mill. n the dollar, and recom- mend that the necessary by•law be passed. The report was adopted with*, amend- ment and the following resolution was fur. therreforred to the eommittee, viz. : That in investing the county sinking funds the warden and treasurer be inetructed to lend out the same in future on the usual flint. mortgage at one fixed tete of interest, Flay 4e per cent, per annum._ The council adjourned. until ten o'clock Friday. YOURTI1 DAY. Tho council met as per adjournment. The following report of the' county treas- urer on estimated expenditure was referred to the finance committee, 1 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE. Administretion of Justiee Gaol expenditure Lunatics and charitice Municipal Government Stationery, etc., Milieellaneoue &hoots School management Grants Debentures Division Court Jury Fund Industrial Homo County property Roads and bridges Total RECEIPT:4o Surplus from 1890 Registry Office Interest Licenses Total . .1.comiNATIN(; ormEns. The following were appointed nominating officers for the comity- wend' eleetion in their respective divisiens : No. 1, William Seothers, clerk of .Ashfield ; No. 2, James Campbell, clerk of Hellett • No. 3, Fred Hess clerk of Hay, No. 4, ironies Morley, clerk' of Unborn° ; No, 5, A. 0, Smillie, clerk of Tuckeremith ; No. 6, F. S. Scote, clerk of Brussels ; No. 7, Peter Porterfield, clerk of East Wawanosh ; No, 8, Joseph Cowan, clerk of Wroxeter. ROADS AND *BRIDGES. The following report of the road and bridge committee. was presented and ad- opted: Regarding petdtians from various muni- cipislities, requesting the county council to purchase road machinery for the use of the municipalities, we recommend no action. In reference to the request Of the reeve and '31erk el Ashfield for financial ald in repair. ing wilehout on vied neer Port Albert, no action is recommended, as the committee does not consider the county is liable. TIiZ IICROS OLD BOIS, The following report- of the executive commietee was read: In reference to the letters of Messrs. Foy & Kelly, requesting that the matter of the maintenance of George E. Liteson be re- ferred- to the county judge of York; as the county of Bruce • has already been directed to pay this maintenance by the police Mag- istrate of Goderich, and there is no com- munication. hem them intimating that they would comply with the request of the letter of Messrs. Foy & Kelly, we reeoironend that no action be taken. As to the requese for a greet to assist in entertaining the Huron Old Boys on their visit to the county town on the 4th of July next, we recommend that no action be taken. We recommend that $50 be paid to: the clerlefor his ser- vices in connection with the revision and consolidation of the whole of the by-laws of the county of Huron. The report was amended in committe,e of the whole ao as to recommend that a grant of $100 be made to assist in defraying the • $ 5,500 2,000 500 4,000 800 200 5,700 2,300 1,600 5,500 200 4,000 1,400 6,600 $40,300 $1,212 12 1,400 00 150 00 1,.310 00 $4,062 12 IN WALL PAPERS. CES 5o and de papers for 4e 10e papers kir So late papas fair 10c e „ Other lines at reduced prices. Borders and Ceilings to match. Perfect Goods Only. ALEX. WINT R expense of entertaining the ,Huron Old Boys on the occasion of their visit to the county town, and the report as amended was adopted. 'It was -moved by Mr, Torrance and sec- onded by Mr. Bowman, that the question of granting aid for the reception of the Huron Old Boys, be re -considered. On a division being taken there voted for the motion Masers. Bowmen'Cook, MeEwen, Patterson and Torrance -5. Against, Meeerer Connolly, Chambers, Holt, Hays, Miller, McLean, McInnes, Snell and Stewart. -9. TIIE SPECIAL COMMITTEE. The report of the special committee Was read as follows: In reference to the petition from the county of Frontenac asking co-operation in asking Legislation for the reduction of ex- penses in the service of eubponeas on grand and petit jurors, we recommend no action. A letter from Daly & Company, tea im- porters of London, asking of transfer of county peddler's Ieense isined to J. Gib- son, to T. Langan, agents respectively for the above firm, it was recommended that no action, be taken. EQUALIZATION COMMITTEE. The equalization committee reported re- commending that the equalization be the same es last year. The report was adopted and the by-law levyingthe rate of taxation for the year was passed. Tfie clerk was instructed to purchase a copy of the Ontario Statutes for the use of each member of the council. The council adjourned to meet at Wing - ham on the first Tuesday in December. • Royal Temperance District Meeting., The sembannual meeting of the District Council of Huron Royal Tempters of Tem- perance, was held in the temperance hall, (doderich, on Thursday, May 31st. Rep- resentatives were present from Crediton, Exeter, Clinton, Bayfield and Goderieh, besides a fair attendance 'of members of the local council. li4rs, Colin Campbell, God- erich, district councillor; Mies Lewis, Crediton, vice -councillor; David Jacques, Exeter, district secretary; and Mrs. dames Strongh, Goderich, district deputy herald, were the officers present. F, Buchanan, of Tororito, grand councillor for Ontario, and A, M. Featherston, of Hamilton, manager of the insurance department of the order, were present, and assisted in the work of the ansion, explaining the working of the order and .itiving the reasons for the changes in the insurance rates about to take place. It is hoped good results will grow one of the discussion of the. reports of the corn- mitteete eepecially those referring to the state and extension of the order and the resuscitating of councils that are not now active, The district delegate to the grand council held at Milton in February, Brother Lewis, of Crediton, furniehed an interesting and instructive report of the proceedings of that meeting. Mr. Featherstone addressed the meeting for fully one hour on the recent changes in the insurance rates, and ib was made dear that, while those who Were up in years would have to peer a higher rate for their rises than formerly, young men would still find it to their advantage to have a policy in the Royal Tempters of Temper- ance, Mrs. Campbell, superintendent of the junior Royal Temperance work, a branch of which has been in 'successful oper- ation in town for _some time pase, and which now numbers a membership of over one hundred, reported that the work was prospering and hoped to see this branch of the order's work extended; and would be willing to render anistauce in the organi- zation of junior councils in the district. A vote of thanks was tendered Messrs. Buchanan and Featherston for- their assist - mice, after which the meeting adjourned to meet in Seaforth'neice January, soil. Mr..Davin made his principal speech in the afternoon. Mr. Gibson spoke with bis customary eloquence,. A fine pro- gramme of music was given both afternoon and evening. A complimentary banqoet was tendered the speakers at the close , of the evening's proceedings. -The hdon Conference of the lelethedo ist church at their -annual meeting at St. Marys, pasted a. resolution that the con- ference approves of the daily reading of the Scriptures in the public schools of Ontario as at present authorized, Ministers nd perente are 'urged to assist in carrying ut the regulation. -Wesley'Taylor, a young farmer from Scott townebip, losthis life at a barn ran - ing on the farm of Jame, Orrese few mitee MoLEAN 13110S., Publ.-1's ere- - $1 a Year in Advance, city clergymen have interested themsel the moral and spirtular welfare of the and their efforts are encouraged by th eers. The attention of the camp auth es in men, offie titles has been directed to the carrying out f the rule against the Bare- of liquor in the can- teens. The canteens are rigidly ins °tea the officers and where 11qm:in have been found tbey have been confiscated and the canteens closed. -A fatal fire occurred in Londo on Sunday morning last in the store And wel- ling occupied by James Ward, grocer and liquor dealer. It appears Mee. War leaving the kitchen to go upstairs who oil lamp she was carrying fell and expl setting fire to the place. Mr. Ward three children and ethe domestic, northwest cif Sunderland, on Friday last, Macfie a young woman of 23, were in Mr. Taylor was on a poet some distance beds at the tittle, Mies Mefie, on a froni the ground when he• was knocked ing, seized Selina' a child of seven down by a plate and alighting on his hoed and jumped withber from the was instantly killed. He was about 122 Mies Made escaped with a sprained years of age, but Selina Ward was -considerably b fatal accident happened at Lind ay about the face and hands: Mr. Ward in the nowor house of the Light, Heat amnd! his -eldest boy, a lad of five, and dr WM the ed, his ennie th elf ken - ears, dew. kle, ; rued took pped. Power ompany the other day. Mr. IJ. him from the window. Then die ret rned Poole, engineer, was . engaged near the for the younger child, Robert, but the little ten met vered aril his soap. switch board, when it appears his back fellow, who was about two years said came in Contact with a switch, and instant . Menthe old, had left the bed. He wa death resulted. He was unmarried and 'mind for some time, and when disco about 30 years of age. Hie relatives livelin in a corner, life was extinct, Mr. Dunsford, Ontario. - himself was considerably bruised, bu -While Mr, John Driseoll was driving in injuries are not serious, MIT. Ward Wiarton on Saturday lase, his -team became ed uninjured, frightened at the steam from a factory and ran into an upbound train, which was not in sight from the factory. Driscoll was in- stantly killed and both horses mangled to death and the wagon demolished. Driseoll was a bachelor farmer from Keppel toWn- ship and was well-to-do. ' -Mr. J. V. Sharpe and son Luther, left Lindsay last week for ,Manitoba. , Mr, Sharpe is nearly ninety yeas of age, but hale and hearty. Last summer. he, walked over seven hundred miles, and this spring would have made the trip to Winnipeg foot, but his son preferred an easier me e ltion of travel. His sight hearing and appetite are as good as ever. • • 1 -Last Friday evening, while Mr, George Allen and Miss Emily Webster, daughter of Mr, E. Webster, of Gananoque, were out sailing, a squall struck their boat, capsizing it. When assistance reached them Miss Webster was foend entangled in the main sheet, but no trace of Mr. Allen could be - found, Miss Webster is on a fair way to recovery. -As another instance of the growing time, it may be mentioned that J. Gs Ben- nett, of Leamington, is the owner of an egg of the Plyrnouth Rock variety that weighs five and one half ounces and measures 8x10,11 inches. Mr. Bennett thinks that halfzi a dozen similar ones would make a equ re meal, that a chicken hatched from this egg should be as large as a full grown turkey. Upon breaking it, another large, fully de- veloped egg was discovered, the inner D130 manuring _ - -The Lendon, England, correspondent of the Toronto Globe, says: The May trade 'returns show the following increases in im- ports from Canada: Wheat, z73,000; floizr, X10,000 ; este, £31,000; peas, £7, 0 ; bacon, £60,000; hams, £10,000 ; fl h, C195,000; pulp, £9,000e timber, £17,0 The decreases are: Cattle, £26,000; she £2,000; corn, £48,000; butter, £14, lumber, £65,000; horses, £9,000. Most of the principal exports to Canada show g od increases with- the exception of sheet item. -The British Secretary of State for the Colonies has offered ten appointments in the West African constabularies, as assistant inspectors, to officers of the Cana.dien militia. The department requests officers desiring the appointment to make applica- tion at once. Certain conditions are et- teiched. Age, between 21 and 35, owner- ried, pay at the rate of t300 a year, rising by triennial inerements-of 425 to £350; free r- ry he nd 0......•••••10.0r. Canada!, -Invitations are out ler 'the wedding in Toronto on the 27th inst., of Miss Ada Elizabeth Symonds and Mr. A. D. Cart- wright, son of Sir Richard Cartwright -A Winnipeg,- Manitoba, despatch of Saturday last says: The long` looked for rain is here at last and means a great deal to the crops. Snow fell at Calgary this morning. -A . fatal aceident occurred at the -Ham- ilton Jockey Club's track Saturday morn- ing. During the exercising hours Jockey °rocker was putting the horse, Sir Wilfrid, overthe jumps-, when he fell. The joekey game down on his head and broke his neck. -Mr. Edward Dunlop, who was norninat- ed by the Conservatives as their candidate for the vacancy in the Legislature for North Renfrew, has declined to accept the nom- ination. Mr. Dunlop is the son of a former member for the riding and 'is considered. a strong man, -Wesley Lee, a farmer living on the miecond concession of Mato, near. Harriston, While sedating to move a barn on John Top- in's farm, was struck by falling- timbers, eeeiving _injuries which reselted in his eath a few hours afterwerds. He leaves a ife and two children. -One of the adept residents of $t. Cath- . rines district passed away early Saturday orning in the person of Mrs. Abigal and, The -deceased lady, who was in her 3rd year, was born in. Fonthill. She had n excellent memory, and could relate vents of the early history of the district, -Rev, A. B. Miller, Methodist minister t Innerkip, Oxford county, died there on aturday last. Mr. Miller met with a bicy. le accident on the 24th of May, and blood oieining resulted ',from a severe eut on the ead. He was an eloquent preacher and as about 40 years of ane. He leaves a ife but no children. • -Over three thousand loyal citizens of Ltican and surrounding country, met at that place lase Friday afternoon and evening and celebrated 'the fall of Pretoria and the triumph of British arms in South Afriea. The day's proeeedinge coneisted of baseball matches, ',screen match, athletic games and two open air patriotic gatherings, at both of which eloquent addresses were given -by Mr, Nicholas Flood Davin .M. P. and r. Joseph Gibson, postmaster ' er ofInger- quarters or allowances in lieu of free qu tern, and a free paseage to West Afri leave of absence with hill pay after ev tent) of service of twelve menthe, on Gold Coast and in Southern Niger, every term of service of fifteen months in Sierra Leone, with free passage to and from England; at the end of three piers appointments will be niade permaneet ; officers will be eligible for pensions. -The firet mail news from IfasveOn 61 ce .April arrived at Vancouver, British Col m- bia, on Saturday, together with a, don ' Klondikers, the first out tide spring. in- garding the output of geld for this seas n, the editors of the Dawson papers beli ye 10. In• the total yield will be ahout $20,000,i This increased yield is due not only to proved methods which have been adop ed In working claims, but to the larger ates which is being developed. It is nein-tided that on four creeks alone -II unker, Dom in- st it - do ion, Gold Run and Sulphur -which year yielded a little over two mill there will this year be taken out seven lions of yellow duet Bonanza and Eldor are regarded as good for the remaining eighteen millions. -A mother turkey and ten turkey chilek. ens up in Essex countyhave canoed a lot of litigation. Oliver Maisonville, whose re- lations with his daughter-in.law, Eil Malsonville, appear never to have been the sweetest, charged her, before a ma trate, with stealing the feathered creatures from him. Eileen resented this by bringing a suit for $5,000 damages to her reputation against her father-in-law, and the Chan- cellor sitting at' Sandwich, • awarded her $500 and casts. The ease was appealcd to the Divisional Court in Toronto. and Was argued a few days ago, when the appeal was dismissed. They will be dear, turkey's by the time the costs and damages are paid. There are no quarrels so had as family gear - en of is- • -The house-to-houee census eV Toronto shows the population to be 161,280. It is probable that this is not within several 'thousands of the actual figure. The enorn- eration was made for purposes;f religions s s is: classification, and omitting marl 2,000: the miscellaneouelassethe showing i 3:2 ' 44.348 39,440 19;33885 10665680 1;085 636 544 629 539 ,496 2i388 1-1-5912TO Church of England Methodist Presbyterian Roman Catholic Baptist Congregational Hebrew Plymouth Brethren Salvation Army Disciples Christian Scientists Christian Workers Lutheran Other denominations Total -The parade state of the several Venu- .. teer corps in camp at London, indudnsg divisional and brigade staffs, and the e• seley Barracks force,totals more than the 00. • Huron Notes. -Mr, W. It Belden, of Moleswort let the eontract to the Ontario Plew party to place in bis stables and barns plete system of waterworks together wind mill, chopper, ensilage totter, , pulper and piping to water lawn and den. When -complete there will be a -modation for nearly 100 -cattle and 8 h , ham Com- cern - with tank,. gar- worn - nee. • -We learn this week the deeth of Wm, Ridd, V So of Binghampton, New • 'ork. Mr. Ridd moved to Wingham in the leariy seventies, and conducted- a large Pi' -aka bout sister His him I re - until he removed to Binghamton, eight years ago. He is married to a of Mr. Richard Anderson', of Belmore. jelly nature and skill as a surgeon mad a large argeaintance, all of whom wi gret to learn of his death, --Wm. Somerset, a respected resident of Brunelle died on Saturday, 2nd instreiged 80 years.- Deeeased was a native of In nd, and before coining to Brunets, yeara resided at Thornbury, Ont. Hee, had: poerly tor a month prior to biz', death, wqs only confined to bed for iOiciat a C geetion of the bugs and seekedneyt trou- ble is the cause of, his dectelie, equpled, with old age, Mr. Somerset resided efith 418 ter, Mies Prudence Somerset; and bacfnever married. -Another of the few remaining pioneers ,of the village of Gerrie has paned to the 'great beyond, in the person of Mr. Alex. who departed this life DU Thursday - morning, May 31st., at the advanced age of 82 years, -3 Months and 24 days. Deceased came to Gerrie aboue forty years ago, and -engaged in the cooper business, which he carried on until a few years ago, when fail- ing health compelled him to retire, I For the past few years he had been gradually _ fa- ago, but - been eek. The figures are as follows :-First Husears, 177 officers and men • 21st, 221 '• 26th, 108 ; 27th, 303; 32nd, /01; 33rd, 248 ; 361; 28th, 206; 29th, 165 • 30th, 1128, Tile general opinion appears to he that the present is one of the moat orderly camps ever held in the district. A number of the -The annual meeting of the West Einron .., Farmers' Institute will be held in the town hall, Nile, on Wednesday, June 20th, at I z p, m. The btisiness of the meeting will be as follows : L President's report. 2. Ws - °union thereon. 3, Report • of" exeentive, presented in writing by the eeeretary.r. Teas- urer, 4. Auditors' report, 5. Slime tions n of points ab which to hold _regular eat - begs. 6. Suggestionof points at which to ' hold supplementary meetinos. 7. Election of director e and auditors, 8., Suggettions as to how the Inititute can be • improVed or made more useful. -e-The Wroxeter Star says : ' R,obby McLeod, of this village, d praise and recognition for rescuing Tommy Goodfellow from drowning river on May 24th. Tommy and his sister were fishing near the tannery, the boy fell into deep water. The littl did the wisest thing ehe could, by *ere for all she was worth, Little Bobby came to the rescue, and, without wait take off any of his clothes, even his hat, plunged in, and soon had the drowning child on dry land, little the wore for his we tin . -Peter Deane, one of the pioneer settlers of the township of Turnberry, died on Mon- day, zith inst., at the venerable age of 80 years, Mr. Deans was a native of Rox- boroughishiree Scotland, was born at Har- den in 1820, and married to Agnes Elliott, daughter of s. Teviotdale farmer, in 1842. He was employed as a garne.keepor on the Becleugh iestate for a number of years; previous to his coming to Americe, which was in 1857. In 1858 he -purchased the farm near Whigham, on which he resided with his family until the time of his death. Mlle Deane, with five eons and one daugh- ter, survive him. -Another of the oldeet pioneers of Step- hen township has paned to hie reward, in the. person of Mr, George %%trend, who re- sided just a little wee, of Exeter, at t e ad- vanced' age of 85 years and two m nths. The deceased had been :suffering frorn the effects of dropsy for some time, which, coup- led with the infirmities of old age, *vaned his life away, and he paned peacefully away to his long home on- Saturday, 2nd hist, His remains were interred in the Exe- ter cemetery on the --following Tuesday, his four eons acting os pall bearers. He leaves -- to mourn his demos. four wine ,and two daughters, who have the sympathy o • the community in their bereavement, aster erves little the little when girl ming 000II ntr to =Michael Sanford i of Howick, who was charged by Wm, Spence, of the same town- ship, with stealbag a cow, was before Hie Honor, Judge Masson, on Wednesday eif last week, and after hearing a number 4 Site pence, including the Oefendant, the eharge was dismiesed, His Honor advising the pare tics to the ease to -enter a civil suit ;tit de- termine the ownership. The ease evos peculiar one ; Richard .a son of the defend- ant, claiming the eow, which he said had been given to him ten years ago, and having owned it all *that tune, told it tie! Wm. Spenee, The defendant claimed that ere on- ly loaned the cow to his 'son, and when he found that his son had sold the cow be went and took it from the premises in broad slay - light. -A very interesting wedding WM; cele- brated on the evening of June letit, et the home of Mr. Bartholomew Lang, ist Grey eownehip, when his daughter, Min Matilda Jane, was united in marriage to Mr, John Neil Lamont, of the same township, in the presence of about eighty invited guests, Rev, R, Paul, of Brunets, tied the matri- monial bow in the most approved style, Miss A. &radian played the wedding march. The bride was attired in dotted Swine trim- med with bee, and the bridesmaid„ Mies Ford, *ensile of the bride, wore treton, trim- med with chiffon, Alex. Lament, tensile of the groom, was groomsman. The peoeentet were numerous, ometly and useful, ouch as are ricedfulto parties startjng out in mar- ried life.