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The Huron Expositor, 1900-08-24, Page 88 THE HURON EXPOSITOR RE -OPENING OF SCHOOLS. The Latest Editioria of all School Books alwayeen hand for Public SchoOlg, High Schools and Collegiate Insti- tutes at the Lowest Prices. Ale° a cemplete stock of Supplies ouch as SCRIBBLERS, NOTE BOOKS, EXERCISE BOOKS, .PENS, PENCILS, SCHOOL BAGS, 1 SLATES, ETC., ETC. Our line of Scribblers with the new Patriotic Pictures and War Songs printed on the cresere, are the lead- ers. fZABCEER PAPST'S BOOKSTORE, SEAFORTH., Toronto Industrial Rates From August 28th to September 7th in- clusive, Single Faro $3,45. Special Excursion days; August 301,h, September 3rd and 5th $2`.55. Ali tickets good to return up to September 10th. W. SOMERVILLE, 4gent Commercial Building, SEAFORTH. 1646 Watch Your WATCH And when you find it not keeping perfect time bring or send it to Counter's Jewelry Establishment, opposite Reid & Wilson's Hardware Store, Seaforth. All work fully guaranteed. Counter's jewelry Establishment, SEA FORTH. W. R. COUNTER, - • - - Manager. DOMINION BANK. CAPITAL (Paid Up), - $1,600,000. REST, $1,600,000. SEAFORTH BRANCH Main Street, Seaforth. ' A General Ban kin Business trans- acted. Farmers' Sale Notes collected, and advances made on same at lowest rates. Drafts sold on all points in Canada, the United States and Europe. SAVINGS D E PA RT M ENT.-1nterest allowed on deposit's of One Dollar and upwards. R. S. HAYS, W. K. PEARCE, Solieitor Manager. Bicycles For Season 1900. W. N. WATSON, North Alain Street, Seaforth. Agent for the Henderson Bicycle Company, Goder- lch, Ont. A full iliso! the lateet up-to-date wheels for the season of 1000 on hand. The "McCready," " Common Sense" and "Goderich!' Also agent for tho celebrated " White Sewing Machine Company bicyc les of Gleve'and, Ohio. All wheels guaranteed and prices right. Call and examine beforetou pur- chase. A furl lino of bicycle parts and sundries kept In stock arid repairing done. Also dealer in " Ray- mond „ and "White " Se% ing Machines, needles, oil, partp, etc. 179'. MT. Wr_Ari'S01•1", NORTIE;MAIN ST., SEAPORTH, General Insurance Agent & Deal- er in Sewing MaclimeS. 1630 TEAS ARE UP. The Eastern troubles are disturbing the I tea market and all lines are up. We have bought largely and will eeill tontinue at the old price, :.38c, per pellet]. The ever increaaing demand for this line a sufficient guarantee of the quality. Beattie Bros. 2Se. tea. BEATTIE BROS., Seaforth. Phone S. FALL TERM OPENS SEPT. 4th Vokao,-14/..1.0" No tette than eight large business colleges have applied to uswithin the last six weeks for our gradeates to take positions as teach- ers in their schools. As man' as five busi- ne ,firms have applied.to ue in one day for - help. This iv surely the belt school re ae, Catalogrte free. STRATFORD, ONTARIO. W. J. ELLIOTTPrincipal. 44.14.52 Le Will Buy an Oak or Wal- nut Clock. Tide Clock rune for eight days without winding, strikes the half hour, and is war. ranted to give satisfaction. , DALYTHEOPTICAN y AND JEWELLER SEAFOrrTH. DISTRICT MATTERS, Ei*fitvo tx alto. i rio,Ue HEAD PETE .—Mr.Peter McKay, of the 8th concessio Tula ersmitha has correctly interpreted the G elic qotation we gave last week, from the Al xandria Glerigarrian. The interpretation i as fol- lows : " There is going to be a gre t meet- ing of the Frenchmen of Cape 13 eton, at Aric iat, Nova Scotia, on the let of this mon h. Among the eminent men ho will be a that meeting, will be Sir Wilfrid Lau ier, Premier of Canada. Tido he re- turn to Ottawa there will be two or three mee ings in Nova Scotia, We hope to be at one f the places where he will epe k." It don' aeein nearly so 1 dangerous in 'nglish. '1 A Peeeseair RE-11.moei.e-Mr. ad Mrs. Joh re -u ion at Bayfiel , on Friday i family of last _McAllister, of email held _ week. There were present heir four sons and four daughters, also f ur son -in-law and four daughters-in-law, nd twenty-one grand children. The famil circle Was com- plete with , the exception of 1 three .grand children. It was a most enj yable n-ceasien to all who took part in it, a id all spent a pleasant day on the bores f the ,beautiful lake Huron. Mr. a d Mrs. Arthur Torbes and family; of this. t wn, w re among the gueilts. , THE Li'XPOs TOR ex ends congratu- lations to Mr. and Mrs. cAllisteia and trusts they may be pared o enjoy] many similar family re-uni LIB. ANOTHER . HURO.'s; Boy- f NO British Colurabia co respondent of th onto Globe, in his political notes, Ma following reference an old Huron says : "In Vancou er district, r. ham Sloan, a wealt y returned Kion is running as an Ind pendent Liberal. Liberal convention teete, at Rev lsto Wednesday, Septe ber 5th, to no Mr. J. Q. MaLagan." Mr. Sloan isa of Seaforth, where He will have a stro Lagan, who is a county of Perth, an was one- of the pr Mercury. He is no of one of the leadin daily papers hi Brit PERSONAL.—Mr. of Pittsburg, Penns Mr. and Mrs. J. St their neice, Mre. nephews, the Mese forth Milling Com pert of this wee William Stewart, Stewart is one o kings," having.been nese for upward Stewart has not vi 24years and it is ted the changes whi Main street durin genial gentleman, men, an enthusiast McKinley and the Stripes, thongly f summer outing, a summer at that n tang, of which` he informs us that m are there at the pre —The Tor - es the oy. It Wil- iker, The e, on inate atiVe idea. . Me- ining ears, uelph rietor ential is Mother still re g opponent in M native of the adj who, or many prietors of the G editor and pro and lost infl sh Colu nbia. and Mrd. HI St wart, lvania, and family and wart, St. Marys, fisited J. P. McLaren!, and a. Stewart, of the Sea - any, duringthei early , accompanied by Mr. Farquhar. Mr. Ienry Pennsylvania's oil engaged in that busi- of 35 years. Mr. ited Seaforth for over eedleas to state aipreci- h htive taken place on that time. 1is a 1 pronounced, enti- il very c admirer of President land of the Strine and voring Canada ifor •a ending a part of the w famous resort Pene- s loud in praise He ny wealthy Americans ent time. - I • • DEATEE 01-1 MISS SDIE KENNEDY.•±MUch sympathy is felt in his town and nclghbor- hood for Mr. and Ire. H. P. Kennedy, of Egrnondville, on 1,acount 'of the d1 ath .of their youngest dau hter, Miss Odie,. which sad event took plac on Friday evening last. The even;althougI not unexpecteddcauaed a feeling of keen so row aniong the numer- ous friends of the eceased, She ha!been ill for over a year,being a victim f con- sumption and was a severe daub patiehat and uncomplaining sufferer. She was -in the bloom of youth, being only a few Months over 21 years of ege, and !although at a time when life is inost attractive, he was resigned to the will of the Maste4 , She was a bright and lovable girl, and 'was the light of her home and a universal favorite l i with her associates. The bereave • ent is all the more keenly i felt by Mr. an Mrs. Kennedy, as this is;the third blank made in their family circle within a 'few years, hav- ing lost a on and daughter •within that time, and now the only one who was left at home to comfort them in their declining years has been removed. The remains were interred in Maitlandbank cemetery oh Mon- day, and ma.py sheaved their eympalty for the'bereaved parents and friends and their esteem for the deceased by their isttend- ance. TRAVELLERS. —The following wers °k. etecl out to distant points this wee at W: Somerville's ticket Ugency i To the ormal School, Toronto, Mies Livens, Se forth ; Mies McMillan'Roxboro; Miss Belle Simp- son, Walton ; delegates to Grand i Lodge, Orange True Blue; Hamilton, -Mre J. 0.' Grieve, McKillop, and Mrs. S. e omers, Seaforth ; te, resume teaching after the holidays, Arthur 1 Woodley, to Barrie ; Miss Gillespie, to Bearnsville a Mies Waugh, • to Rosseau ; Manitoba excursion, Mies Mary Gemmill, Tuckeramith, to th l Port. age; Mr. Patton's relative, Alrei, Cun- ningham, of Boston, to Winnipeg; Mrs. Frank Schoales, to her home, Echo Bay, Muskoka; Mr. John. Ward's sisteie Mrs. LOVQ, to her home, Joliet, Illinois ;i Ralph W. Cresswell, to Chicago; Mrs. (Dr.) Mc- Ocoeh to her home'Bay City, Mi higan; Mrs, John AlcIntoela,Seaforth, to arnia ; James L. Killoran to Ann Arbor, Mi higan ; Mr. and Mrs.'J J. A. Stewart, Seaf rth, to St. Paul, Minnesota. —The following persomewere ticketed via the C. P. R. by Re J. Macdonald, agent: Mr. Alf, Dennison, of Walton, to Elva, Southern Maniteba, where he has a position awaiting him ; Felts. ,Henry Cash to Rcgina and vicinity, where she will visit rel tives ; Mr. 0. Dickinson to' Clearwater Ma itoba, where he will take up land. 14r. ickiu• son is a sturdy yotieg Englishman, n,ho has erostied and re-cressed the Atlantic is Mr. David Donovan's right hand man,ten he took charge of Mr. Mr. Donovan's ex ensive shipments ; Air. and Mrs. Wilkins, of Drayton, North Dakota, to their home, via Winnipeg; Hector Elliott to Rat P rtage, ; • i ,where he has secured a position as t achere A Hunceerre Ix AineiroaN.—The Rough- ton County Progress; published in t e town of Hancock, Michigan, publishes p rtraita and biographical sketchespf the seve al gen- tlemen who are booked as candidates fer county offices before the forthboming Republican _convention. Among the i many we notice an excellent portrait of our old friend, Mr. J. T. /ileNamara, a n tive of this county, and who removed, w th hie father and other members of the family, from Leadbury, McKillop, and be tune a resident of Houghton county, sothe ten years ago. " Big Jcihn " as he is cal ed,has been deputy:sheriff Of Houghton couhty for the past eight years,'serving under tivo suc- cessive sheriffa. He now aspires to the posi- tion of *sheriff, and it'will be the wish! of his inany old friends in Huron that he mill not only capture the conifention but that he will head the poll by a haze majority When the popular vote takes piece, and that he may have the henor of wearing the "cooked bat and sword" for the bext feur year,. The Progress has this to spy about him : "Mr. McNama.ra's official record has been 411e of which any man mighjustly paint tci with pride. He is a natural born detective, and pcissesses in a marked degree the esSential qualifications needful for the office to'which hei aspires. He is energetic, competent and faithful, and no business over entrusted to hint fails to receive prompt attentions He I is what might be te med a terror, to stilt doers,' an official w o never hesitates at any obstaele in the dime arge of duty and his keen detective abili ya combined with great courage and cool he dednese, has been the means of bringing n any a criminal to justice during the past eigl t years. No less ean be said in praise of Mr. McNamara as a citizen than as an officer. He is a man of good moral habits, of str et integrity, of a genie disposition, and makes friends with all wit whom he comes in Mr. McNamara to be no experiment. the balance and no 1 EGAIONDVILLE part is pretty muc the very wet weat ere were very mucl of their oats. The body with poor ro Wm. Charleswort again, after his co a sprained -ankle. wife, of Dublin, w ontact. The election o he office of sheriff woul He has been weighed i er found wanting." • OTES.—Harvest in this finished; but owing to er of last week the farm - hindered at the cutting e is no excuse for ails, - t crops this year.—Mr, is able to drive around finement in a chairwith Mr. Jadob Weber and re iiithe Village on Wed- nesday, visiting Mrs. Weberfamother Mrs. Boehler. --Mies L ttie Briatow is away spending a couple of weeks? holidays with friends in St. Ma ye...—Mrs." Clark, of To- ronto, was here est week, attending the funeral of her sista , Miss Odie Kennedy. • , TIMOTHY SEED, TIMOTHY SEED.—S011 tn nice, clean, hoegrow and imported Timothy See ; at A4 Young's, Seafort 1. 1705-1 ()ET THE BEST. Don't feel with educe - nen. Ifyou want a thorough bueiness or shorthan -1 tr ming, attend the C ntral Sublimes College, Stra - ford. This college ha equipped thousands of young -men and women for b sinese life. 68 Get your vinega and spices ate.A. Young's pure in qualify. . _ 17064 , CLEARING SALE —Miss .Dorrance 'Wishes tO annow.c to the lath s of Seaforth and vicinity that she intends for the ne.'t ten days, to soll ore at re- dneed prices, as I dese to lispose of as much of relv stela as possible in that time. Extra sale in 13erli wools, I will sell Berlin wools at 66 per outme, inclu in quite a number Of papkages of mixed color, sensible for crazy work andiiafgbans. Ca'l earl:, and secure bargains. Sale will be in on Satiirdaii, August 26th. 1706x1 ! rigl Ehtr.ilib jars, all siees at A. Youngs, prices 1706-1 i SEAFORTIT- COLT EGIATE I:STIPUTE.—Pall term opens ou Tuesday, SepteMber 4th. Tuition hes for 4 month l lst form $2,40 2nd form 83.2q; 3rd and 4th form $4.0 . A spoci I fee of $2 per year is charged for the che istry oourse, to defray cost 6f chi:mimics, etc., one alt of this i returnable at the close -of the year less uoirt of breatkage in apparatus supplied. ALEX. W LSON, Seer tary. _ 1706.2 WANTE11.—An quantity of first class, hand picked crab App es, good co or, free from epots and worm holes. A. ardno, Seat rth. 17064 • SEED WHEAT. Among t e leading varie. My of fall wheat we , have the anew) Giant and Joe's Longberry. i These two y rieties have been tried for the paat two, years and have proven most satisfactory. One faitner claims to have threshed 46.pusliels per acre. Hamilton & Kerslake, Seed filants; Sizaforth:. 1706-1 I 'MAN WANTED, Wanted at once, a goo. in an ts go with ee4nent worke a Apply to A. Hodgert, IlaSr P. 0., Exeter. 1704x2 WANTED —Egg 13c, Butter 183. • The Sale atill goo; for three weeks witthe cheap Rail- way Rates. Ask thos who have I een hero how they liked their paircel. G E. King, W nghaen. 1704 -if BUSINES6 MUSCLE.—The -strong man in business is te man yith business education. Some men got it h' hard e •perienee, o hers acquire it by taking a co roe in the Central Businesa College, Stratford. • 1698-tf Choice Omothy lwaya on hand at Hamil- ton &Kerslake's, Seat rth. 17064 ANOTHEll HURON BOY FORCHNO UPWARDS. • 1 —The manly trie ds of Mr. John T. Wren in this county wil be ples,s d to learn that he has taken an ther step forward. Mr. Wren is a nativ of Chise hurst, and was for many years a suacessful school teacher in this county. or the pa4t five years he has been princip of the IfLeewatin public school. While co fleeted N lith this institu- tion he has. beep phenominially successful, especially in passi i g pupils or the entrance and publi6, seho 1 leaving examinations. Leat year six ea didates, o .100 per cent. were suece sful ; his year our out of five, or 80 per c nt.`pa sed. Las May when the Rainey River Te cheers' In titute was or- ganized at Rat P rtage, Mr .1 Wren's fellow teachers showed their appr elation of him heir first president. In n resigned his position as rtage sch ol and accepted tern manager of the Con- ance 0cnipany, his terri- anitoba, the Northweat e Keewati districtawith in W.nnipeg. his change, of isitat d his rem eel to Winni- his he:d office is, and where he ter re ide. If iri Wren ie as, w bueine a as be was as have no d ubt he will be, ure befor him, He is e d ability, great energy, of winni g and retain. of his fell' we; and such a ail to succ ed in any walk friends ere will unite 1.' I I by electing him July last Mr. 'Wr principal of Rat P the position of we tinental Life Inge tory embracing Territoriesl and t head offic course, nee peg, where will herea successful 'n his n a teacher, nd we he has a b ight fu young Ma of gd and has th facult ing the co fidence man call se rcely of life. His man with Teta' Exeosts ore in wishing him con tinual progress up yards, andi will always be pleased•to hear of his success • LOCAL BRIEFS. The new agricultural hal is now nea ly com leted.—Fatiners are now co plainin of to much rain, as they are h ving difl oulty n getting the remainder of theis crop gave .—Mrs. Robert Campbel an Miss eorma.k, of Haniburg, Ontario, ar at pr aent he guests , of Mr. James 8 mervile, McKillop. Mr. Alexander Al c - N vin has emovod here from Exeter with hi family, and ha taken a, position with th Stews, t Milli.g Company. We have pl aeure in vvelco ing Mr. 1VIcNevin to our to n, and ould e glad to Make room for mi nY. more such a .he is.—Mr. Wm. Shade ha a narr w °Bea e from losing one of his haa de last WI eel. He was threshing at Mr. Ja es Aitcheson'e, Roxboro, and while feed - in the =Chine, 1 errnitted his hand to go to, near the rapid y 'revolving ' cylinder. F rtunately he hac res nce of mind to draw it ut promptly, b it not before one finger w s caught and ba ly shattered. It is al - in at a miracle tha his whole hand was not -dr van in: --Mr. ‘. m. Pickard and family re urned from Bat field on Monday, where th.y had been carnpiog for six weeks.—Mr. T omas Dickson, if Seaforth, and Mr. C. E. M son, of Bruce eld, Started for the old co etry last wee . They are after nore en ire horees.-114r, F. Coleman- has di pos- ed of the' old Can pbell farm, on the 2nd col cession of Tuekersmiths to his son, Thomas, who inte ds moving on to it this fal .—The farm of the late Michael Fisher, lot 8, concession 1, Hullett; vvas sold by au tion at the Roy 1 hotel on Tuesday, and sva purchased by Mr. Hugh Dunlop, of Co stance, for $5,300. The farm contains EA acres, with fai buildings. It is a good far n and brought a good price.—Mr, and Mr. Harry Jeffrey and little daughter, of W'ngham, aro vis ting Mrs. Jeffrey's par - en s, Mr. and : Mrs, S. Barton.—Miss Birdie St phens has seeur d a position as teacher in he Port Arthi r school.—Dr. and Mrs. McMichael, of Det oit, were last week the gu ets of their ueel , Mr. James McMichael. —1 Lr, ArchibalslIS ott,lof the firm of Soott Br there, iaconfine to bed with an attack of typhoid fever. he fever, however, is of a Lild type,—Mr, and Mrs. W. Prender- gas , of Toronto, are visiting relatives and,. frie ds here. ---The Beaver lacrosse club go to t, Marys to -di y (Friday) to play the fitly game with the teana of that town. The boys expect to win this time, and they should.—Mr. Jame Wright, who has been Mr. Thomas Hills' a Blatant, in Egmondville, for he past five years, has gone to Breslau where he has secure a position at his trade e as blacksmith. Mr Wright is a steady, in - due eious young ma s, and a good mechanic, andie sure to do well.—Jailor Griffin, of God' rich, was a viai or in town on Monday. —Mr. W. W. Tho sell, of London, was in . . tow• this week, 0 businesa—Mr. D. T. Hep urn, teller in t e Dominion Bank, has , retu bed from his holidays. He was ec- 1 I I , a corn itin Bru 8.1 nes mot yea the anied by Mrs. Hepburn, who was vie - at the old home in Oshawa.—The eels Postoaf lett week, says: "Mrs. . Plum was v siting in Seaforth on Wed - ay: She• called on Mr. Plum's grand- er, Mrs. Samuel Laird, who will be 104 s of age on October 31. She is one of lost remarkable old ladies in the Do - min on. Mrs. Will. Ainley, Mrs. Put -land, of town, and Mri. Rozell, of Grey, are also grand -children of this worthy centenarian." —r. John Boehler, of Lorraine, Ohio, is resent spending a short vacation, visit - n Egmondville. He is ac- e wife and family,—Mr. n, barrister of this town, m on Tuesday, informing by drowning, of Miss Sadie re lake, near Ann Arbor. daughter of Mr. Thomas at ing his mother. conipanied by h Jetties L. Killer received a telegr him of the death, Ryan, in Whitm Mieli Ryan was Ryan, a former business partner of Mr. John Killoran. Mia Killoran left on Wed- nesday to attend the funeral.—Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Stewart left on Wednesday for a holiday trip to St. Paul, where Mr. Stew- art has three brtthers.—Mr. John Robb, of the 2ud conces ion' of Tuckersmith, this week sold 62 steers for the neat sum of 83,600. Mr. Wm. Dale, of the -Huron road, Tuekerernith., sold 34 steers at $4.90 per hundred. Both lot were very superior cattle, and were pur hased by Mr. Heale, of i 1V1i chell.—Mr. J. s;Beattie had four acres of all wheat on his farm adjoining the town wh ch yielded, when threshed, an average of 51 bushels to the acre. --Lloyd C. Hodg-. ins; son of Rev. J, W. Hodgins, has secured thsi. Burnside scholarship in English and history, in the Ju y matriculation examina- tions in conneobioi with Trinity University. —After spendin a week with friends in town, Mrs. J. C. Abbott and son, Tom, re- turned home to E eter on Wednesday last. —Mr. Nelson C rrie, of Brandon, Mani- toba, and formerl of Seaforth, is visiting vicinity.—Three rinks s played a friendly game the green here on Mon - home players won by Obert Leatherland, of Fith us, the other day, n a shrub in his garden. 'oom for this season, and Mr. W. 11. McCracken, town on Wednesday. s young looking as of Iwill be heard of as ex - fair prize lists this year as :formerly.—Mr. and Mrs. F. Holmested, and Mr. and Mrs. i F. Coleman, were away on a driving trip this week, to Grand Bend, St. Joseph and oth!er points along the lake. —Mr. Will Cline, i: f uetroit, is home on a visit to his paren S and friends.—Misses Jennie and Marg“ -et Reed, of Listowel, spent last week at the home of their broth- er, Mr. J. H. Reed of this town.—Mr. Mac- Rae, of Toronto, as in town this week, working up Kaiser Review, of which ly pastor of Park cipal editor. The ducted church pap hear that its repr success here.—Mis tie Smith, of Be Gibb's.—A few d this town, receive Toronto, asking h wild oats and &es of noxious weeds exhibition. The cannot get any farms near Toront be absorbed by 'th Mr..Jaines Weir h Hotel, in this tow thsum of $11,00( pe ty, being one o i to n. Mr. Weir Mr. Dick takes licence is tra,nsfe class hotel man, a and citizens gener come him back Stewart, of Toron last week, the gue fri of wi da nds in. town an loderich bowie h our bowlers o afternoon. T 13 shets.—Mr. Tuckerlemith; left s owball grown This is the second b is luite a rarety. of Brussels, waa ii Mr. McCracken is. yore, and no doubt terieively in the fall hers for the Presbyterian ev. D. Smack, former - ale church, is the prin- Review is an ably con - r, and we are pleased to sentative met with good es Vera Phillips and Net - are visiting at Dr. ye ago Mr. A. Calder, of • ioard from a friend -in ii to send specimens of to complete a collection is getting up for the me gentleman says be ild oats on any of the 1 The wild oats must all " bloods" of the city.— e disposed of the Royal , to Mr. James Dick, for cash. It is a good pro. thebeet hotel stands in intends to live retired. oesession as soon as the red. Mr. Diok is a first - d the travelling public Uy will be glad to wel- o town again.—Mrs. j, o, vent a couple of days t of Mrs. A. McLean. TOWN COUNCIL. town council, hel accounts to the a and ordered to b mittee reported, rate of taxation mills on the dollar and 15i mills for poses. The repor law, authorizing t the above rate, pa ing to know wl ainbunts of expen 81,650; interest, 81,400; county r 83,300; Collegiat ing fund, $2,434; streets, $1,700. sidewalks on the from Goderich str on the south side Main street to ceived, and it was prayer of the pe At a meeting of the ion Friday evening last, Mint of $445 were passed paid. The finance corn - recommending that the for the current year be 24 , viz., mills for schools, It other municipal pur- ee adoVaed, and a by. collection of taxes at s d. It may be interest - a some of the larger ure are, viz.: Salaries, s2,630 ; fire and water, t , $577; public school, iistitute, $1,800 ; sink • lectric lighting, $1,070; titions for granolithic a t side of Church street, e to James street; also o Goderich street, from rictoria street, were re - resolved to acceed to the itions on the usual terme. The amount of $L,800 was placed to the credit of the C Ilegiate Institute. Mr. jarnes McGinnis ub in a claim for damages on account of the new granolithic walk in frott of his premeies being so high as to necessitate a step down to his stores, also for the removal of a fence in front of his property, was r ceived and a committee con Ming of the n, aYor and councillors Gil- les ie and Beattie Was appointed to confer wit Mr. McGinn s and to report at next me Ling. The b aid of health reported, recommending cer an drainage works to be done, which they consider neceesaiy in the interests of the health of the ratepayers. The report was re mired to the street com- mittee with insb tuitions to report on it at next regular mee ing of council. A report wail received fro the Underwriter's Insur- anctt Association c mplaining that a regular night engineer is not kept employed at the water works. Th report was referred to •. the, fire and wat r'cotnmittee for consider- ation. The clerk was instrected to adver- tise the old spri kling emit for sale. A proposed agreement between the town and the VanEgmond Woollen 1 Mill Company was submitted. 1 he agreement was con- sidered satisfacto y, except as to some min r details, an the mayor was author- ized to have the 0 anges made, if assented to by the compa y, and to have them sub- mitted to a specie meeting of council for final ratification. • , Milcla. Great crash in hardware, come and ex- amine the ruins. Th next 30 days we will sla•ighter the Appel & 'Zeller ha dwaro stock which wo bought at a low rate cn the olla . Before we move it to our block, big bargains in all lines, this is no fake, call and get snaps wh le thy last. C. Hartleib. 1705-2 NOTES.—The lawn social, under the aus- piese of the Edgli h cllurch on the Goehen lino, Statley, on ed esday evening, was a grand success. here was a large crowd present, and all s emed to enjoy themselves. Our jubilee band 4.nd quartette were pres- ent, and added not a little to the pleasare of the 000asion,—Mi35 LYdia Faust, who has been visiting in the" eaat, returned home last week.—Mrs. Pringle and son, of Waterloo have been here, tie guests of Mite, Lydia i Faust and other frien(8.—E. E. Faust was in Crediton a few days ago,—Miss A. Hess,x of,Chicago, is visiting t her home here.— Mise Schafer of TaVistock, is here, the guest of her raisteri Mrs. (Rev;) Schulke.— Mr. Fred Kibler Wei in Brampton and Ber- lin hist week on b duces. He has eold hie li residence to Mr. S Rennie, and to all ap- pearance, will sooibe leaving our village. We will be sorry to lose him, as he is a good eitizen.—Mies Anna Fisher, of Port Arthur, is visiting her par4ntie—Mr. W.F. Schwalm and Airs. 0. Bess I have been -in Pigeon, Michigan, attendihg the funeral of their aunt, Mrs, W. Schwalm.—Mr. B.Holtzman, Of Linkville, Michigan, is here viaiting his , parents and his two children. Since the death of his wife, the children have been making their home with their grand par- ents. —Mr. Jelin Fuss has pnrchased Mr. Henry Wurin's residence, in the village.— The feather cleaners from dod'erioh have been kept busy.—Mr. W. W. Hoffman was in Exeter this week on businerite—Mr. Wm. MoNevin of Exeter, spent Sunday with his father -in-' %Iv, Mr. M. Zellar.—Mr. C. Hart. leib has purchased the hardware business_ of Mesers. Appel & Zellar.—D. S, Faust is re- ceiving la-ge quantities of peaches every week. • Hibbert. BULL PUROHASED.—Mr. John Taylor, of the 101.1 concession, who takes a live inter - east in the improvement of sto4k, has added 'to his herd a young Shorthorn bull, Sailor Boy, with registered pedigree. This fine young an m,a1 possesies excellent militias as well as superior breediag, and wa bred by Mr. Pete McKay, reeve of Tek .rsmith. Morris. NOTES, TUE EXPOSITOR glees .—The ga den party held at l‘ 5th line, in Tuesday evening, * tended. The evening was line John Mi hie, of Saginaw, Micki Michie, f Hespler ; and Them of Scotc Block, Esquesing, visi line a fe days last week.—Oets ing in t e stook.—A good deal out yet. William Thuell, let 10, 7, has so d out to Mr. M. Ke $3,080. 1 he farm coataine 50 a Kelly get a, good farm.—Harv along slo ly on account of the Is • Londesboro. d a peer advertisemeat man, more apt to ele good. Pll not mike simply ask you to Tem 1 Co., Seaforth, when fall dry goods. The e •utting in, will convince .isements of mine could It is sa poor sale harm tha this, will E. McFa any early ithey are -ne adver the name well at - ad o..1— an; Chris Michie, ed the Gbh re grow-. a grain is eusession ly. Price res. Mr. ting goes raine. is like a business u ad of mbar the need of oice stock you that o it jus- tice. 1706-1 1 NOTES. —Our Orange Lodge having turned out best t Kincardine on the 12th, it was decided o have an excursion train run from Kincardi e down to Londesbaris • to hold a picnic. 1 he date has been let as the 29bh of Augus . Severat bands will be in attend- ance and several good speakers ars expect- ed from Toronto and other places. A large platform will be constructed on which to trip the light fantastic. No eharge will be made ex ept to the concert in the evening. All are looking forward to it in anticipation of a good time.—Mr. J. McLeod has returned from hie home, near London, where he has been rec perating.—Mastet J. Coupland, who has been confined to his bed, is able to be aroun again.—Masters John and Percy Jeffrey ere visiting at Wingham during the past eek. • Blyth. Rocs Fran.—Abont half -past five ednesday morning our village was a most disastrous fite, when Mr. ingston's electric light station, to- th his saw mill and heading and ctory were destroyed: The build - an easy prey for the fire, and al- e firemen were promptly on hand, that time got beyond their control, had to confine their attention to o large quantities of lumber and hick' were piled in the yard. By k they managed to confine the fire ildings and thus affected a consider - g. The dynamos in the electric ion were also destroyed and our now be in darkness for some time. gston's lose will be heavy and will It by many in the village, as he enployes a large number of hands. The cause of Pie fire is a mystery. We have not learned hat Mr. Livingston intends doing, DISAS o'clock visited b Elam Li gether w handle f hags wer though t it hadb• and they saving t heading hard wo to the b able savi light eta town wil Mr. Livi also be f but we t has been fires, as have had ust he will rebuild again. Blyth unfortunate of late in the way of his is the second disastrous one we within the past few months. Tuckersmith. Seafor h is going to be an exceptionally interesti g town this fall. That is from a business tandpoint. The merchants have made veiyheavy purchases of fall and win- ter good and will be anxious to drive sales from the moment shipments are marked and shelved. You keep in touch with the peo- ple's pop lar store. The E. McFaul Co.. have not been sleeping during the lull mo- ments. hey've selected a etock which will likely m --et your every dry goods need. 1706-1 WEST 'ND NOTES.—Harvesting is nearly finished in this neighborhood although the weather as not been very favorably lately: —Miss rant, the popular teacher of No. 4 school, r turned home this week, having spent some weeks visiting friends in Algoma. Addison' Johns returned to Min- nesing •n Saturd,ay last. --Charles Car- nochan nd Miss Annie spent Sunday with relatives here.—l) ring the thunder storm on Sandy, night, a colt belonging to Mr. John W ite was k lled.—A number of the boys of this neig borhood wheeled to God- erich on 'unday la t. --Miss Dodd, of Clin- ton, was the guest of Miss C. Johns on Sun- day last. ullett. Keepi g ever la tingly at ib. In busy times hu tling to a pply the wants of the people w o are ea er to do business with them. In dull tim s selecting those things which w'll create a desire in the minds of the peoP e. The E. McFaul Co.;.Seaforth, manage' he people's popular store, that's why so any anxiously wait the coming in of theiriships. 1706-1 ANOTiIER PIONEER DEPARTS.—Mr. Tho. William), who lived for the past fifty years on the qt ooncession of Hullett, died on the 12th ay of August, aged 73 years and 5 montlis Mr. Willison was born in Sel- kirk, Seotland, and came to Canada with his n 1827. They settled in Galt, deceased lived until he was 24 Lige. He was there married to Murray. He removed to Brant- tewhere be resided for a few years. ie he moved into the township of n 1850, and settled on the farm on lived until his death. Mr. Wil- ived his aged partner just ten e was a typical Scotchman, an dustrious, trustworthy than, and pected in the locality where he so long. He was straightforward dealings with his fellow men, and in every walk in life. He was a ian in religion and a Retormer in He leaves a family of two eons and ghters to mourn the loss of a kind, father. . parents where th years of Elizabet fotd plat From th Hullett, which he lison sur years. honest, i highly re had live in all his honorabl Presby te politics. three da indulgen Kippen. NOTES. Mr. John Balfour, on Saturday last, left •n a business trip to the North- west.—Mr. W. M. Doig has rented his farm for a ter of yeas to Mr. John Strong, of Tuckers. ith. Mr. Strong gets full posses- sion in arch.—Mr. T. N. Forsyth was, the past wee , doing business at Parry Sound. —The be vy rains and continued wet weath- er have g eatly retarded the finishing up of harvest a d as a consequence there is a lot to do in t is neighborhood yet. —Mr. Wm. Johnston of St. Louis, is paying a visit to his sister, Mrs. James Miller, of the vil- ; lage.—The echoed bell, which has been, silent for the past seven weeks, is again; oalling th children to school. Time keeps paseing b .—Mr. Wm. McNevin, of Exeter, Who has r turned home after a two months' ; proepecti g tour in the Northwest, Manito- ba, and orth and South Dakota, enjoyed , his trip v ry much and also had the pleas-, ure of din ng with Hon. Mr. Greenway. 2 AUGUST 24, 1900 William speaks highly of Mr. Greenway's fine farm and stock.—Mr. Melville Martin, son of Rev. Mr, Martin, Exeter, and teach- er of the Harriston high school, is paying a visit to his cousin, Mr. John Balfour, of the village. ---The upper ten picnic, whiqh was held from this part on Thursday last, at the lake, was attended by a large numbs All had a good day's enjoyment. The d y was one of the grandest and afforded ami le op- portunity for a right good time. The ladies did their share, having broug t full baskets, and tempting lunches were spread on the lawn by the shore. After all had done ample justice in this line, the after- noon was spent in various ways, such as bathing, boating and taking in the beauti- ful scenery. After the supper and the packing up, all turned towards home, where they arrived safely at an early hour, having spent one of the most pleasant times of the season. There was no mishap or accident to mar the enjoyment of the company,—Some time ago we noticed in the journals that the "Huron old boys rusticated at Godericb. About the latter end of next week the "eKippen young boys" will spend a day at Bayfield. Invitations will beout the fore part of next week. • Exeter. J. Or. STaieennealp, A., (late witli Mc- Carthy, Oster & Cee.. orents,) Barrister, Clonvey- aniser, Notary. Money to loan. Offices lately oo- cupled by Collins & Stanbury, over O'Neil's 'Bank, Exator, Ont. 16 4-tf SITICIDE.—A meloneholy affair oce •rred in Exeter North, on Sunday, when Tohn Veal, a highly respected resident, too r his own life, by hanging himself in a tr e in Mr. John Blatchford's -vvoods. The dee ased &rose, early in the morning and did his vork abodit the barn, but not returning, Mrs. Vail became alarmed and search was made, when his lifeless body was found hanging in a tree. He had been in poor health for a long time, and his mind is supposed to have become deranged by ill health. The sad affair has cast a gloom over the neighbor- hood, and the symathy of all is extended to the friends and relatives. Varna. PERSONAL.—Miss Annie May Robinson has returned from her visit to Tuckersmith. CATTLE SOLD,—MV. Thomas Ward has sold 22 fat eteers to Mr. C. Reid, for 4i cents per pound. They averaged about 1,300 pounds. They were delivered at Clin- ton on Wednesday. Summerhill. NCTES —Rev. G. M. Kilty and family have been visiting here for the past few days. The reverened gentleman preached a sermon each of the two Sundays of his sojourn here.—Mr. Samuel McLean, a former resident of this section, but lately of the Northwest, has been renewing acquaint- ances around here.—Master Harold Lowery ie visiting his grand -parents at Holmeeville. —Miss Minnie Proctor is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. H. Lowery.—Mr. D. Barr has been indisposed during the past few days, but is improving. Staffa. DOTS.—M re. J. Robbins is visiting friends in Seaforth.—Little Miss Irene Coppin of Mitchell, is spending a few weeks vvith ides. . McDougall —Graeechurch congregation, taffa, will hold their annual Sunday school picnic on September 191h, for which prepar- ations are being made.—The temperance committee will take charge of the League 'meeting on Thursday, the 23rd. A good programme is being prepared.—The many friends of Mr. A. Chappel will be sorry' to learn that he is at present very ill, and but slight hopes are entertained for his reeov- ery.—Mr. Thomas Sillery and his little sox), of Hamilton, are at present visiting in andt around the village.—Mr. Frank Carlineis build-ing a fine new brick kitchen to his hotel,—Mrs. Alex. Park, of Detroit, is home seeing her aged mother, Mrs. Ken- nedy, who is very low. Bayfield. JOTTINGS.—Mr. Alex, McKenzie, of Hen - still, is visiting friends in Goderich town- ship this week.—Mr. Stewart Gordon, of Midland City, Michigan, is spending his holidays in Bayfield. 'Mr. Gordon is a native of Bayfield and is engaged, in com- pany with Mr. Ed. McCann, -another Bay- neld boy, in a successful mercantile and banking business in Midland.—Rev. W. Graham, formerly pester of the Presby- terian church in this place, is visiting friends in Bayfield. He is accompanied by Mrs. Graham and two of their children. Mr. Graham is now pastor of a thriving charge in the county of Grey. --Rev. Mr. Marsh, of Chicago, conducted service in the Preabyterian church last Sabbath morning. His brother, Rev. D. B. Marsh, of Hamil- ton, took the service in the evening— Messrs. John Falconer and John Pollok, who were engaged in fiehing on Lake Winni- peg during the summer, have returned home. They report ai good season all the freezers and storehouses being filled with fish before they left Manitoba. —A number of the summer visitors are leaving for their homes this week. All seem pleased and benefitted by their stay in Bayfield and in- tend to return fleet? season. • Brussels. ITEMS.— he Listowel bowlers will play in Brussels n Thursday afternoore Sever- al local games are -being run off these days for a set of bowls.—Winghain defeated Brussels in a closely contested game of base ball on Thureday.—J. Leckie and ehildren have gone to Algoma for a trip and bushiese combined.—Mrs. John Stewart and son re- turned to their home in Toronto 011 Thurs- day. Mrs. Stewart -is a sister of J. Leckie. --Brussels will play foot ball with Wing. ham, by eleetric light, ori Thursday.—Brue- eels base ball boys are trying to eecure the Boston bloomers, a team of ladiee, to play, a game in Brussels in the near' future— Alfred Ba,eker, who has been os the sick list for severaf`days, has fully recovered and will take a trip to the Thousand Islands for a few weeks? outing.—In two weeks more the cement idewalks will adorn every street in Brussels —Mies Mary Ross, William street, is vis ting her brother in Ottawa, this week. • . Wroxeter. BRIEFS.— r. J. R. Forsyth and wife, of Toronto, sp nt Sunday with friends here.— The Rev. James Edgar, of Cayuga, son of M. James Edgar, of the 4th line of Howick, who has occupied the pulpit of the Presby- terian church here for three weeks, very ac- ceptably, during the holiday of the regular pastor, Rev. R.S.G. Anderson, has returned home.—The Methodiat congregation are to have a grand church re -opening screial in a short time.—The sudden -death of Mr. Ira Hazlewood, of Clifford, occasioned quite a shock among his many friends here. He was a brother of Mr. W. C. Hazlewood, merchant, of this place.—Meeers. Dowling & Leighton, of Harriston, shipped four cars of lumber from here lately.—Congratula- tions are in order for Miss Elsie Allen and Miss Edith Gibson, who have been success- ful in obtaining firet-elass certifieates.— Master Robbie McLeod, who so bravely swam into deep water, below the bridge, and rescued another little playmate, on the 24th of May, has been alwarded a medal by the Hurnane Society, of Toronto.—Mr. Dan. Kaakes brought home the long distance silver meda from Harriston, for bicycling, last week —Gibson Brdthers are building large new cider and vinegar works adjoin- ing their saw mill. Thley have purchased one of Bella! famous hy raulic cider presses from Seaforth, and are 1oing things up in first-class style. Their new establishment will be a benefit to the village and a con- venience to the surrounding country.—Mr. They Buy For Cash They Buy To Sell At The People's Popular Dry Goods Store. ten u.n a-eetet e gkeee Do they keep goods suitable for August wear? No indeed, but they sell them This month has lots of hot weather ahead, and it always costa something to keep eleir. Thise is going -to try and make it cost you less to buy comfort here than to any other store to which you might go.. August is the month for "letting go" all over the store, all summer stuffs must out in order to secure room for early fall shipments. At this store your dollars will assume a new dignity because their purchasing power is so great. You make them spin out their entire length. But remember that you get no shop worn goods, here you get no window faded bargains, here you get no pawned off shoddy. Every thing about the place is first-class. If the prices are exceptionedly low an many things, it's not because they're ashamed of the quality or the colors, but because the season is advanced and they, the goods, met move out quick- ly. POPULAR GOODS PLEASINGLY PRICED. There is no possibility of. buying better values than you can buy here. When. these goods are being bought, at this season of the year, by the shrewest buy- ers they must be getting special off- ers. That is what this store is giving in PARASOLS AND SHIRT WAISTS SAILORS AND OUTING HATS EMBROIDERIES AND LACES. VEILINGS AND HANDKERCHIEF. HOSIERY AND GLOVES CORSETS AND VESTS You get offers of a supreme quality poverty prices in PRINTS AND GINGHAMS MUSLIM AND DIMITIES LAWNS AND ORGANDIES PERCALES AND CAMBRICS. Sonse other goods that are not as costly ae- you would think considering their beauty. This store does not claim thee they are rediculously cheep, but better than the money they sell them for. That's their CARPETS AND LINOLEUMS LACE CURTAINS CHENILLE CURTAINS TAPESTRY CURTAINS CHENILLE COVERS TAPESTRY COVERS MARSAILLES SPREADS HONEYCOMB SPREADS • . . _The 111cFAUL Dry Goods Go. C4th's Greatest Cash Dry Goods Store. and Mrs. John Davidson have gone on a well earned holiday to the Muskoka dia. trict.—Mies Jessie Gibson, of Montreal, was the guest of her sister, Mrs. F. V. Dixon, for a week, lately.—Mr. W. C. HazIewood, with his customary enterprise, is having a Brantford wind -mill erected at his reeid- ence.—Wroxeter eorporation has paid off the last of her railway bonuteand is free from debt. -Three improvements for the welfare and well-being of our citizens are now in or- der, namely, a new school, new granolithic sidewalks and a new town hall.—Mr. David Rae will begin the erection of a fine neve house this fall.—Mr. R. Wilson, of Messrs. Reid & Wilson, Seaforth, was in town this week. Cromarty. D. rfaY, Commissioner, Conveyancer, wills, mort- gages and deede drawn up. Money loaned at the owest ratesof interest. 1669 August days are hot yet there's no tired feeling about the summer bargains in the E. Melraul Co's store, Seaforth, people are inclined to lounge around, but their goods are on the move. If you've any butter to trade take it to them and get the highest price, if you've dollars to spend, they will stretch like rubber in their store at this - season of the year. 1706-1 NOTES.—Mr. Foster Hutchison and hia wife, from Chicago, were the guests of Mr. James Hislop, on Monday last. Mr. Hutch- ison was formerly a resident of the 6th -con- cession of Hibbert. He is now a conductor, residing in Chicago.—Mr. and Mrs. D. Hay spent three days, the middle, of last week,. in the northern part of Huron and the southern part of Bruce counties, on a. busi- ness trip. The farmers appear quite pros- perous in the various parts they were in, as evidenced by the fine residences, splendid outbuildings, and well tilled and improved farms.—Mr. John Rice, high echool teacher in Aurora, who is spending part of his Sum- mer vacation at the home of his parents, near here, returns next Monday, to resume - his work, where he has been re-engaged for another year.—Both Sunday and Monday evenings we had heavy showers of rain, which have greatly improved the appear- ance of the grass and root crops, although harvest operations have been somewhat re- tarded,—It appears that Joseph Speare had a horse killed by lightning Sunday evening, and Alexander Campbell lost a valuable foal from the same cause. Though there were these losses, yet at no time did the electrical. storm seem near or severe. 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