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THIRTY-FIRST YEAR.
WHOLE NUMBER, 1,708;
Six Months
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Hunt up the meaning of the word." integrity," cou
the word "business," and you have the gu
of our business. That wa want to do all t
• poSsible, we will not deny, • You cannot giv
chance to sell_ you'goods without us taking
of :the chance. In other words; we always
for prade ; and yet, in all .our keeiaess,
t naay be said of our business dealing that
the Path of business integrity; we use
means of selling good. -
For the last week or so we have represented that
anxious to clear as much of our stock a
owing to the fact of our intention of naoving,
as we state it, and we will continue to clear
letit with
di g idea
e lbnsiness
s half a
adjvantage
fe 1 keen
laink that
e tick to
ev ry fair
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e were
ossible,
This is
r lines.
We will not be able to move for Some little tirke-yet,
and in the meantime you will have plenty of -oppor-
tunity to 'pick up some lines of goods at low rates—
that is, if you need them. If you do not ncied the
goods, the same would not be cheap to • you at any
price. Call and see if you cannot-iise any of the lines,
we will make the price interesting enough.
School Children's List.
A.line of caps will do for small girls for sph ol cap,
pin on,or will be all right for small poy ; the rice to
clear 10c. Other and better lines at 25c.
- Those who have bought our own makes of boys' sc/p.o 1 pants
at 50c and 75c, know that it does not pay t? sit down
and -make these, when you consider ,the quahty we
offer at this figure. Xhis season we, think that the
line is better quality than ever. Some poop e like the
sweater for boys, and it is 'a handy way o (ressing
boys; we have thee at 25c, 350 and 450 n Icotton,
and 750 in wool. There is at present a line of Ities on
our counters at 10c, or three for 25c, whicl .0 odd
lines being cleared, and these do very well ,fo boys'
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school ties. A nice line of pocket handke c iefs at
5c each. Heavy ribbed. worsted stocking -s f oys at
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45c ,and 50c..
Men's List.
LOL
LOT
LOT
1—Nineteen suite, sizes 34 to 44, serges and tweed, all colo dd lines,
the sale price $.3.50.
2 --Forty-one suits, sizes 34 to 44; colors—brown f iy, hie aand
black ---the _sale price $425:
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aAvn, -gr
pattern
nd $11,
wn ,and
price $
35 and
o at the
brawn,
50.
luo and
$8.50.
tweed., c
and patt
nd double
nd style,
3—TWenty-t1iree snit, siz;es 34,0 44, ,all shades an
- odd lines, a number of whieh Sold as high as 10
sold, sale priep $6.45.
• LOT 4—Twenty-seven suit, eizes 34 to 44, mostly br
Some of our own make' of suits; starling cloths, sal
10T 5—A number -of dress uits, SiY,CS 42, 40, 38,37,.3
Ibiza-. worsted serge ; all we have left of this line (I
LOT 6i—Large Piles of tweed. suits, .sizes 34 to 42, Tie},
'cheeks and stripes, -$11 and $12 suits, sale price $8
LOT 7—Seventeen suits, des 34 to 12, double breasted,
our MU make. Jost v-alue an the -market, sale-pri
1,0-T —Boys' thre-piece Suits, sizes 27 to 3-3, all colors.
sale price $2.90. .
'LOT 9—Boys' three-piece suits, sizes 27 to 33, all shade's
• price ranging from.$4.5o to $6.75, sale price $3.60,
LOT 10—Boys' threie-pie,ce suits, sizes 23 to 33, single
tweed and serge worsted dress snits, sale price $1.t3
LOT 11----Iloys' tw,J-picei3 suit, sizes 22 to 29, all shades
• will go per suit, sale price $1.50.
D a 12— Bap? two-piew snits, eizen .22 to 29, all patterns, good,
made :grits, tine quality, side piice°$2.55.
LOT 13-,-4ioys' two-piecc,;:nlitS, 417,Cli. 22 to 20, :di shades and pat
.let, contains the very fittest goodel and make-up of two-plee
of 1uch ranged u 'wive as high as - We offerthem- at t
LOT 1.1---11oyi; hr o with; ea:fa size age 3 to e years. \ ▪ Te offer th
lwr vent; dkeount. The lines are lirokein and to
sale prie6 WI1L be from ::"-,z2 to $!').25. -
-LO1 I:I—Tweed pants, a large pile. of tweed pants, yo'iiiT
'LOT -t(i_irweed trousers, your choice of $2 and $2,50 tr
LOT 17-1"ine black pants, choice of fine black worCted
price i.41.50. .
IA a ek elle, the finest rain coat foe: the pritan Wil
hese are
d will be
rir
,95
34, blue and
alp prico $6.
reeki brown
colors.
lajIc serges
Pic4 of lot
rn.
Greig
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Clothiers and ;Furn
On the Wrong Side of the Street,
STRONG- BLOCK,
Writing of his trip from Seaforth to
, 1
0. 2.1R,, Rev, Rural Dean Hodgins says :
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"No one need hesitate to travel West on a tanrist ticket. 1
pleasant rail trips 1 ever Wok in my life, and in euncompany wer
this eountay cart produce.A porter goes with each car, and ev
the comfort of the pa,sseogere. Tables are provided and other thi
paratiau of Your own meala, or you may take them in the dieing
This speaks Volumes for the popularity which greets
the 0,1). it. almost invariably.
On goptvniberthe llth, there will be a -harvest e-cursion
good for two months from date of sale. Winnipeg, Deloraine,
van, Binscarth, Moosomin, Tiamioata, Swan River, ; Regina,
Yorktoni $30 ; Prince Albert, Calgary and aclood,. ti35 Red
Edmonton, $ 10.
For rates arid all other information, apply to
tre
regular
breasted,
This lot
no04 well
err This
soine
10 t,ale. price
s I no at 25
sizes the
ce $1.50
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a tyi sale at
Banff, via the
was one of the most
some of the b at people-
ry attentio i paid to
ge necessar fo the pre-
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ar if you • sir
the train se vice of
R. J. MACDO, A
tl e West,
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Mer and
C. P. R. AGENT, Sea orth.
0. BETHUNE, Agent for Merchants an Berlin
Fire Insurance Companies,
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Mutual
A TERRI
The worst
perienced in
western porti
Assinibolle la
oausiug enor
destruction
Fortunately,
in several i
were badly i
the west and
proaoh.
At Whi
were demolis
windows bro
$10,000.
Crops wer
implements a
I The Piper
lousily; Stan
lows. The h
blown to pie
injured. M
eighteen feet
a wreck, and
mile off the si
the town was
LE
IT BA.
Ind an rain storm ever ex.
Manit ba passed over the
n of t e province and eastern
e Tuesd y night of last -week,
ouu Ioi to farmera in the
f hou , barns and stables.
o less o life is reported, but
stances occupants of houses
jured. The storm came from
aye am • le warning of its ap-
SEAFORTH,' FRIDA.
TORM IN MAN -
wood, uiniboia, uildings
ed, obi nays blown down and
en. T e estimated damage is
destro ed and farmhouses,
d fence damned at Elkhorn.
no Ores district suffSred ser -
hag ero s are almoet a total
use of Mr. A, Taylor was
s and r. Taylor and wife
und'el house turned
hile M. Findlay's is
ry we blown half a
R. Tran's stable in
.e north end of the
e wind, and the Agri -
0. Webster's stable,
Morden's workshop
(JAL Oar TM carried
over into the ditch.
fine new brick rod -
town was wrecked
If a mile.
. A. Steinburg,
barn blown down.
ad house were de-
limit his stables and
Mrs. Milne Wati injured.
, VV.
reed,
a gran
e. Mr.
struck b
At Pilet Mound, t
town was si•
cultural
,Gibbs' buggy
laid in ruin
several feet a
slit by t
mews.
hed an
.Aa
d turns
Mr. Frank 1 ublow'si
dance, just ou side th
and the roof o rried h
• At Moose in, M
farmer, had • is larg
Mr. Sutton's barn
atroyed, and r. bier
ontbuildings.
The town of Sour s, and district were
badly damag d. ' In he town, the Sowdon
rink was lif ed off its foundation and
collapsed. he othe large skating and
curling rink, •.olonglng to the Sourle Rink
Company, ale suffer° . The tower of °,4 -the
Roman Oath lie ohur h and front of Craw -
ford's brick /Aire wer also blown out, as
well an the smoketaoke - of elevators.
FOrmers arri ing in own report consider-
' i
able damage t outbuil inge, while grain is
scattered in all direoti ng. .
The roof o Mr. . J. Wilcox's store at
'Virden was taken off a d all the stook ex-
posed to thr e hou s' rain. Cemeron's
1:very stable, Healey' furniture:store and
Other buildin a were damaged, also barns
and buildings! n the oo ntry. A 'stable eon-
taining eleve horsea,t belonging to Mr. M.
Nichol, of C If Montstain,, was struck by
lightning and urned to the ground. Not
one of.the her es escaped.
Wapella, A oiniboia, w s the scene of a
disastrous at rm of wlin , rain and hail the
same night. Dark, I w•rimmed clouds
gathered in he west a d northwest of the
tewn. Sudd nly all, as still, and calm
reigned supre e for a le minutes, then the
hurricane eo menced. he wind blew a
regular cycle i for a h rt time. ' It -was a
terrible night or the t nspeople and get-
tlei s. The p blic soh ol a stone structure,
hacl one part of the ro f completely de-
• stroyed; stabl s were e olished on eWery
hind. But th- saddes hing to chronicle
I is thedeath of Angus o onald and family,
who were livi g on t ei farm about two
miles from town. VVhe the ;term wa8 at
its height, the decided o seek refuge in
thacellan T e father t ok his daughter, a
girl of two, in his arrrin while the mother
took charge o the ha e boy aged six.
Just as the f ther attempted to lift the
cellar traeadoo , the wind had in some way
got; undenthe houseand !blew the trapdoor
into his face. !Seeing no escape that Way
they ,decided to get oateide and attempted
to catch the door, but before being able to
do se the cyclone -lifted house and inmates,
and in a few inutes .41 was desolation.
Hope is enter ained that the mother will
recover, but th .others are dead.
Indep
The twenty.
High Court for
dependent Ord
Goderich last e
tendance of de
City ", looked c
Dr. Cameron
chief ranger,- Al
McGarry, of N
honor with him
The other o
Porter, Siincoe
McCorinick, 8
Archdeacon D
Dr. Piper, Lon
Proud foot, G
Brothers C. II
R. D. Cameron
• The high chi
appointments :
Hughes, Tilson
rington ; 11. S.
II. J. W., E.
James Fry, Sa
Listowel ;. H.
Craig; II. Con
H. Mees,', Dr. I . Nash, Tara ; H. organist,
Miss Terrey, G emsby.
PER INENT QpESTIONS.
•Brother Ged es, of S. Thomas, said that
(he statement had been lined° that the High,
0.ourt was pm loftily u °lees, and lthat the
affairs of the Or er wer in the halide of the
Supreme Execu ive, an he gave notice to
the following e ect "That the 11 gh Sea ding Committee be
instructed to a k the uprerne Executive
far a return, showing : 1. The amount of
Interest receive from investment of the
Supreme Cour fund 2. Showing the
amount receive as rentals from the Tem-
ple Building. Show g the amount in-
vested in the Te ple B ilding. 4. The cost
of maintaining the T mple Building. 5.
Showingin who:e name the deeds of the
Temple are bel.. 6. mount invested in
reel estate and ortga es respectively. 7.
For what purpo es are the large amount's
spent by the Su reme ourt, under the head
of general Ma ageme t expenses:. These
returns to cover the Yea a 1897, 1898, 1899
and 1900. The 'nforin Lion when received
to be furnished ach u bordinate court.
CON :171,AT TIONs,
Congratulator reizrks ware made by
several on the f ct that , the Supreme Chief
Ranger had bee elected to the position of
preeident of the Fra r al Congress, then
in seesion in Bo ton, n telegrams of con-
gratulation wer sent to Dr. Oronhyatkelia,
and also -to the rateni 1 Cougress.
The following replY W;8 received to the
congratulatory elegr m sent to Dr. Oronhy-
atekha, who wa ther i. Boston : "To the
officers and MO 1?era pf he High Court of
Ontario, --I api reciate deeply the , kindly
message of the othe igh Court of this
order-. Say to t e min ere assembled my
regret -at not being able o meet with them
this year cann t be e pressed in words.
This is the first time 1 have been absent
eince the High (ourt waz instituted. I con-
gratulate the High,Cour on the magnificent
work done duri g the resent administra-
tion. This is t e large;t meeting of the
nd
entl Foresters. -
hird annual session of the
W stern Ontario, of the In.
✓ of Foresters, was held in
sek. There was a large at-
egates; !and the "Circalar
uite liv
of Cla
r. Kerr,
agnate,
,ly for a few daye,
t, was elected 1 igh
f Hamilton and D.C.
Palle, disputing • the
cars eleeted were : Broeher
vice &lief ranger ; Frank
Thomas, high secretaty ;
vie, London, high treasurer ;
on, high physician; Brother
derich,, high councillor ;
Merrifield, Mmakton, and
Lucknow, high auditors.
f raiger made the following
chaplaiin Rev, le,
. J. S,, It. A. Har-
Eilber, M.• P. P. ;
Mitchell ; 11. S. B.,
J. B., H: Maloney,
J. Dancey, Allier).
Goodman, Cayuga ;
High
urg ;
W.,
Davis,
nia IL
Ware,
, A. K.
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Congress ever held, and the I. 0. F princi-
pals are decidedly on top. (Signe ) Cron-
hyatekha, S. 0. R., President Nati nal Fra-
ternal Congress."
Huron Notes.
—James T. Duncan, of Morris,
to Regina, Northwest Territory, -- .t
the Normal school, preparatory ,te4
in the West.
—Mr. George Pierie, jr., who
spending Nome months _-with his p
Morris township, has returned to
peg.
—J. H. Chieholm, of Wingham,
°opted a position as traveller with t
Shuttleworth Chemical Company,
ronto.
—The dwelling of Mr. George parling,
of Cranbrook, was damaged by fire t e other
day. The fire was caused by a spar ditch-
ing on the roof.
—A well known resident of
✓ ports having seen a ghost while
w y home the other night, but d
• ith not what he had to eat or drin
—Young & Paulin, hardware me
o Wingham, have dissolved part
T e business will bo continued
Y ung, and Mr; Paulin will go west
—Mrs. David Erwin, a former re ident of
B yth, died in the hospital at Ma le Ran-
i s, Michigan, on Monday mornin of last
ek, from oanoer.
— The barn of Mr. Thomas Ti ford, of
A berley,was struck by lightning Satur-
d y night, 25th ult., and destroyed, ogether
w th nearly all the season's crop.
—A alight change has been mas e in the
carrying of the mail between Port es Hill
and Holmesville. Hereafter the ail will
go out on Wednesdays instead of T esdayg.
—R. Lesiherdale, of Brussels, a d
Spence, of Ethel, have been presen ed with
veteran's jewels by the Brussels Od s fellows,
they having been membere of the rder for
twenty-five years.
— Mr.i.A. Mal), Allan, of Goder oh, left
on Wedneeday of last week, for aria, to
assume his dutiee in connection ith the
Canadian fruit exhibit at the great exposi-
tion.
—Henry Smith, of Springhurst Farm,
Usborne, purchased at the stook sal of W.
D. Flatt, at Chicago, a high bred 5 urham
cow, for which he paid $700. M Smith
is bound to be in the front row in th stook
line.
—Richard Kinsman met with an cadent
last week, while working at a well in Mor-
ris. By some means or other, the ! indlaes
handle struck him with such force on the
shoulder as to break the shoulder b ade.
---Alex. Dyer, of Exeter, met with a
slight accident to his face the othe day by
the bursting of an, emery wheel in the
factory. He was knocked to the 1 oor in-
s° Bible, and it was thought at firet is eye
w s injurer].
James M, Martin, of Brussels, one of
P. Ament's tearesteis, was loading his
w gon with dabs -at the mill on T uraday
of last week, when a large pile fell •n him,
braking two or three ribs, crushing his
oh st and slightly damaging hie hea
The following persons left Exe er eta -
ti n, last week, on the Manitoba ex ursion
T emu Clarke, W. J. Sawyer, I. Harvey
and Paul Madge and daughter, 11 borne;
R ger Northcott, HayVV. H. arsons
and W. S. Lang and family, of Exet r.
One of the largest concrete oul erts in
th county has been built on the bo ndary,
be Woon Turnberry and East Wa anosh,
ne r`Robert Currie's farm. It is 0 feet
lo g, and was built by F. (-utterdge, of
Se forth.
J. S. Whittaker, who has been cutter
wi h Homuth & Sons, of Wingham, eft last
W ek for London, England, where he will
vi it with his parents for a co phi Of
m nths. Mrs. Whittaker is now via ting
he parents' home in Brockville.
We deeply aregret to have to ote the
de ease of Mrs. Baxter, the beloved ife of
W lliam Baxter, near Crewe, Ashfield,
w ich took place on Thursday of las week,
after a protracted illness. Her -emains
we e interred in Dungannon eemeter • De-
co sed was 27teszears of age.
Mr. W. II. tnitely, a reepecte I resi-
de itt of Lendesborc departed this ife en
M nday of last weele, after an illn as ex-
te ding over seven mouths. Mr. N, hitely
wa well known as a builder and, con motor,
an was highly esteeined. He I ayes 'a
wi ow and five children.
Mr. W. Hardy, who has been li ing on
of Mr. Elbert Miller's farms, on the
e line, Coderich township,has bou ht the
y acre farm of Mr, Thomas Moore on the
don Road, Tuckersmith, a mile s.uth of
ton. Ile takes possession at one . The
e paid was something over $3,000
as gone
attend
aching
as been
rents in
Winni.
has ac-
e E. B.
of To.
V II
inghaan
on his
ponent
chants,
ership.
y Mr.
le
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Anniversary services are annou ced for
hel Methodist church, Whit °herd)
uit, on Sunday, September 9eh. Rev.
J. Wilson, of Nile, will preach a 10:$0
. and 7 p. tn,, and Rev. A. G. arrie,
ucknow, at 2:30 p. m. On the follow -
Monday evening a tea -meeting nd
ell-
tertninmenb will be held,
-;-On Sunday evening, 26th ult., during
the storm, the house of Mrs. Scott, on the
2ad concession of Stanley, Was str ck by
lightning. It came in by way of th chim-
ney, which was destroyed, and knoc ed the
gable end out of the house ; the bed lothes
in the room were also rolled up into a ban,
aud, sin.gular to say, nothingtoOk' fir .
—On Friday, August•24th, Mery , wife
of Mr. Thames, Cooper, of the 9th con ession
.of Grey, passed away from time at th earty
ago of 26 years, 7 months and 1 day,
Heart failure in connection with chi' dbirth
was the cause of deceasq, The ba y eves
still -born. Deeeased was a daughter of Mie
S. Amour.
—On Saturday of last week two parcels
of land in -the first concession of OoL borne,
belonging to the estate of the late Jamas
Sande, were sold at auction. T o firat
parcel, containing fifty-two acres . with
dwelling, etc., was purchased by home
McLean for $2,900. The second p reel f
eighteen acres was sold to A.Sands fir $30).
—Rose Ann Treleaven, the belov d wi e
of; George Stothers, of West Wo. alms-,
died after a short illnems on Sunda aftet-
noon, August 26th, at the age of thi by -fide
years. The deceaaed left behind a infant
girl about three weeks of age. Tho sincere
sympathy of the community is exte ded to
the bereft husband and other relat yes of
the deceased.
—While working at Mr. Edward Balls
new dwelling, south boundary of S ephen,
the other day, alr. George Holtz an, 4f
Crediton, took a fainting spell and fell o
the scaffold to the ground, a dist nee 41
about 24 feet. He was picked up neon
cioue, but was soon able to be take. home.
Beyond a severe shaking up an. smite
bruises, Mr. Holtzman came off very luck.
He is now able to bearound again.
—The Goderich Signal says : ' copy
of the Cape Argue, of Cape Town Sou h
Africa, is before us, with a list of su cesef 1
candidates in an elementary examina ion f r
the University of the Cape of Goo Hop
The first name in the list for t e Ci y
echoole is that of Edward Huron • cCo
nell, who is the eldest son of D. E. cCo
nell, formerry of Ashfield. Mast -r M.
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PTEMBER 7, 1900.
Books and
Supplies
AL
FOR PUBLIC AND HIGH
SCHOOLS, COLLEGIATE
INSTITUTE, SEPARATE
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
THE NEWEST EDITIONS
AT LOWEST PRICES.
X. WINTER,
SEAFORtli.
Connell stands third in a list of some 2,000
candidates, representing • all competing
schools and colleges in South Africa. The
ground covered corresponds very closely to
the rquirements for the old third.olass
teachers' certificate in Ontario, with the
addition of Latin and Dutch. This ex-
ceedingly creditable position, with a bur -
leery of $85 and a silver medal, has been won
'by a boy of fourteen."
—The seholarehips awarded by the senate
of Toronto University in connection with
the annual matriculation examinations,
were announced last week. Miss Grace M.
Strang, of Goderieh Collegiate Institute,
took a very creditable standing in the ex-
amination and won one of the Edward
Blake scholarships for general.proficiency.
Miss A. Chidleyi of Clinton Collegiate In-
stitute, was awarded one of the Edward
Blake seholarshi a in mathematics
—The financia.
triot Will conven in the Methodist church,
!
meeting of Wingham dig-
' Whitechurch, on Tuesday, September Ilth,
at 10 a. m. At 2:20 .p. m. a convention
will be held in the interest of the twentieth
century evangelistic movement. A convera
ation will follow short addresses on "Our
Need of a Revival," by Rev. C. V. Lake,
and " The Best Metheds to PromoteIt," by
Rev. A. G. Harris. At 7 p. m., a sermon
will be preached by Rev-. 5. Holmes, follow-
ed by a sacramental service. ,
—Wednesday of last week, Charles Hese,
who lives near Ethel, came to Brussels and
drew some $75 :or thereabouts from the
Standard Bank, for fiax sold to Cameron
Brothers, Cre.nbrook. He gave $10 of it to
his daughter, and shortly met' in with Rob-
ert Rae, of GValton. • Liquor!' refreshments
were partaken of, and ere long Mr. Rose
went to sleep at the Queen's Hotel. When
he awoke he was minus sixty odd dollars,
which he said had been extracted from his
puree, the latter being left. A warrant was
sworn out, charging Mr. Rae with having
taken the bills.
—On Monday evening, August 27th, the
home of James A. Mallough, of Dungannon,
was the scene of a happy event, when his
sister, Miss Julia Mallough, of Dungannon, ;
late of the Toronto Deaconess' Home was
united in the sacred bonds of wedloclk to
Rev. Alfred A. Thompson, B. A., of Reston,
Manitoba. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Dr. Chown, president of the ,To-
ronto conference, assisted- by Revn C. V.
Lake, of Wroxeter, and was witnessed by
about, thirty guests, mostly immediate rola-
tives of the bride and groom.
—The following from a Swan River, Mani-
toba, paper, refers to the marriage of two
former young Winghamites : " Another of
our most eligible bachelors has joined the
ranks'Ole the benedicts. This time it is
Minitonas' popular merchant, Jams !Po-
cock. His friends were left ander thelm.
pression here that Winnipeg industries was
the sole and only attraction drawing hini to
the city during exhibition week. . It lap,
pears now that a yoking lady from Wing -
ham, Ontario, MSS Lizzie Drew, had also
her affections foeused on the city dtieing
this week. They were married on July
27th, by the Rev. Mr, Vineent." ;
—We sincerely regret to have to chronicle
the decease, at the age of sixty-four years,
of Mary Ann, the beloved wife of Charles
Robinson, postmaster at Prosperity, which
occult -red at his residence West Wawanesh,
on Sunday afternoon, August 261h. The
deceased had beeei for many years in deli-
cate health. She was highly esteemed by
all who had the ptivilege of being acquaint.
ed with her, wee quiet and unobtrusive,
and au: excellent neighbor. The bereaved
husband has lost a good partner and the
sons and daughters have to mourn the de-
parture of a loving and kind mother. The
deceased was a resident of Ashfield for
-
many,years.
—Richard Kessel, an employe of the
Sutherland -Innis Comptiny, at Bryanston,
and son oi Mr. Eugene Kessel, of Exeter,
net with an accident at the works in that
place on Monday, which nearly cost him his
life, He was engaged in wheeling a barrow
of staves, when one of/ the saws on the
equalizer came in contact with his load,
throwing him off his balance and thrusting
him agaiaet the saw at the other end, which
was revolving at a rapid speed and going
through his clothing, cut a large and pain-
ful 4aah in his shoulder. It is indeed sur-
prising how he escaped with his life.
—A bright, promising young woman, who
was born in Clinton, but who has resided in
the west long 'enough to grow out of the
recollections of nany of the townspeople of
Clinton, died seddenly at her home in
Charles City, Iowa. We refer to Miss Lil-
lian Wilson, only daughter of Mr. Samuel
Wilson, and grand -daughter of Mr. Peter
Straith. She was only ill a couple of days,
and had every prospect of a happy and use-
ful life before her,
as she had only graduat-
ed laet March. She was about 20 years of
age. The remeine of her mother were in-
terred in Clinton cemetery a couple of years
ago.
--The Courier -Democrat, of Langdon,
North Dakota, of August 23rd, contains the
following sad newo, in which former
Brusseliti
es are nterested : "Perhaps 110
death in child lifel that has occurred in this
community so profoundly affected everyone
with sorrow as that of James Stuart, the
youngest child of State Attorney and Mre.
W. B. Dickson. The little follow's con-
stant struggle with the grim reaper for
several months past, had filled everydne
with hope that medical skill and nursing,
combined with the strong vitality of the
patient, would filially win the battle, but it
was not to be. He had been sickly since
his birth, about a year and a half ago,
though at times he would rally for a short
time and appear to gain strength."
—The Hamilton Times of Friday last has
the following: Mr. James Toveker, a mid-
dle-aged widower from Wingham, came to
the eity yesterday to try to find his fiancee,
a widow, when name is Mrs. Martha Mc-
Kinnon, whose address he didn't know.
He said Mrs. McKinnon came here about a
month ago from his town, and they had
corresponded frequently till a week ago.
He had written her several letters in the
last week, but had received no
reply. He sent them as usual
to general delivery, but they had
not been called for. This caused him much
uneasiness, and on advice he went to the
two hospitals"- and made inquiries. He got
no trace of her. Mr. Teveker consulted the
detectives in the evening. He was register-
ed at Buckingham's hotel, Stuart street.
While Mr. Toveker was away looking for
Mrs. McKinnon his eight-year-old daugh-
ter, Matilda, went to the foot of Simcoe
street to take a swim. She left her clothes
on the shore, and while she was in the wa-
ter some little girls ran away with her dress,
petticoats and shoes. They left a few
things for her to put on, however, and she
was able to get home without having to re-
sort to a barrel. This matter was reported
to the detectives.
—The death of Mrs. George Blatehford, of
Thames road, Umborne, occurred on Thurs.
day, August 23rd, after an illness ef 11
years' duration. She had been suffering
trom a general decline, and while helpless
for some time, had been confined to her bed
but a few weeks, Deceased was born in
Cornwall, England, and at the age of 14
years, emigrated to this country with her
parents, who settled in Port Hope, where
I she lived until she wedded George Blateh-
ford, when, with her husband, she came
weet and settled near Exeter. Mrs. Blateh-
ford wag highly esteemed by a large circle
of friends, She was a member of the Meth-
odist church, and her long ilinese was borne
with christian resignation. She leaves a
husband and two sons to survive.
—Mrs. Reynolds, mother. of Mr. James
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Reynolds, of the 4ele concession of Hullette
is just pausing into her 90th year, and is a
wonderfully active and well-preserved wo-
man for on who has seen so many winters.
She came to this country with her late hus-
band some 60 years ago, and settled at once
on the farm on which she has since resided.
She was, in her early days, a woman of
wonderful vigor, and many a time walked
to Goderich and back to attend divine ser-
vice, as horses were very scam. Her
home was always one of hospitality, and no
one enjoyed the social gatherings of the
young more than she. She was a great
reader, and never used glasses all her life,
while her hearing and memory are as good
as ever.
—The following chapter of accidents is
reported from Clinton : The other day,
while Mrs. W. C. Searle was standing on
a stepladder, she fell and cut her nose BO
severely that it was necessary to call in a
doctor and sew up the wound.—The BELMO
day a plank fell on Mr. Searle's big toe,
while protected by nothing but a pair of
slippers, hurting it so that he was lame for
several days.—On Saturday last,Hiram Hill
met with an accident which might have
been more eerious to him. As he was driv-
ing along Albert street, a dog ran out and
frightened his horse, which bolted to one
side. The light wagon he was occupying
was turned over, and fell on Mr. Hill, who
wag, dragged a short distance, but the horse,
throwing itself, was held down and prevent-.
ed from doing worse injury. Mr. Hill was.
pretty badly bruised, and had a small bone
in his left shoulder bkoken.—The day previ-
owl, as Mr. Edward Cantelon was driving
home with a load of eggs, the bolt in the
double -tree broke just as he reached the top
of a hill, causing the wagon to upset. He
had the misfortune to break about 100 dozen
of eggs, but managed to escape unhurt him-
self.
—The Brussele Poet gives the following
description of the excentricities of light-
ning during a recent thunder storm :
'1William Blashill'e residence was the only
property interfered with outside of the
nervoue system of many residents. • Mr.
Blashill was reading and Mrs. Blashill and
Beatrich were in the dining -room with him.
His younger daughter, Vic., had retired to
bed, and the butcher boy, Wilbert Rae, was
locked in the arms of Morpheue. Suddenly
the crash of thunder came and Mr. Mullin
says the house shook as if some giant blow
had fallen upon it. When no one was
injured downetairs and no sign of fire, the
door was opened to allow the strong eul-
phurous smell to escape, and Mr. Blashill
took the light and went upstairs to in-
vestigate. The boy's bed was covered with
particles of plaster, the paper on the wall
was scorched in several places, holes
punched in the plaster and picture mould-
ings blackened, but nothing more serious.
The lad said the noiee-of the thunder woke =
him up, but he appeared to be hone the
worse for the close call he had. Oatside a
board on the north-west corner of the house
was split near the dowucorner from the
eavetrough."
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Canada.
—The arrivals of iminigrante et Winni-
peg daring August oumbered 2,041.
—The house of Adam Green, near Breoks-
dalo, was entered by burglars on Monday
of last week and the burn of $107 was etolen.
—The employees of the Canadian Pacific
Railway shops from Fort William to the
coast, who went out on strike, one month
ago, have returned to work.
—The business section of Atlin, Briti-sh
Columbia, was wiped out by fire on Sunday
last, causing damage to the extent of $40,-
000.
—On Sunday afternoon fire destroyed
large frame building on King street, Lon-
don, used as a feed store and livery stable.
Two horses perished in the flames.
—Fred McIntyre, employed in Chieholnes
saw mill at Rodin, fell against the saw of a
shingle machine, and his left arm was com-
pletely severed just below the elbow.
—Eating green apples and then bathing in
the sun caueed the death of Miss M. V.
Cempeau, aged 1,5, at Wolfe:Island, Satur-
day. She was ill but two hours.
—The Fishery Department of the pro-
vince draws attention to the fact that
under the new law the trout season closed
on Friday last.' The close beaeon now hats
from September 1 to August. 30.
— The reduction to two cents in the letter
rate between Canada and Porto Rico,
Hawaii, Philippines and United Staten'
islands of the Samoan group, is to take
effect on the first of October.
—Rev. Dr. Menzies, his wife and two
children, and Rev. Dr. 'McKenzie have ar-
rived in Winnipeg from Honan,,China. On
their journey from_ Henan to Foo -chow, they
had an exciting- time, having to travel a
long distance through Boxer districts. '
—Mr. J. E. Mullin, president off the
Montreal Cold Storage & Freezing Com-
pany, says that the company has been
robbed of $300,000 and bogus warehouse
receipts were negotiated with the bank.
There are setious dissensions among the
directors and the estate is likely to go into
liquidation.
—A dreadful accident occurred Friday
evening, at the Cordova Exploration mine,
Marmora. Two men, Ira Derry, of Malone,
and Mr. MoKuglin, of Blairton, were finish-
ing loading drill holes in the mine and were
putting caps on the last charge of dynamite
when an explosion took place. Both men
were killed instantly.
— Premier Ross and Messrs. Dryden,
Harcourt and Stratton, on Friday, rez.eived
a deputation who asked for a bounty equiva-
lent to a cent a pound in aid of the produc-
tion of beet sugar in Ontario. It was claim-
ed that if the assistance asked for WELS
granted it would result in the establish.
MoLEAN BROS., Publishers;
I $1. a Year in Advance.
mut of a large and flourishing industry in
the province and neceesitate the erection df
many factories. Hon. Mr. Roeepointed out
that the Government were having testa
made as to the saccharine qualities of beets'
grown in different parts of Ontario, and the,
matter would have to stand over for further
consideration until these tests were -sOn-
cluded.
—Dr. Bryce, provincial health inspector,
disarming the outbreak of the plague in
Glasgow, which has closed trade connection
with Canada by way of Montreal, expressed
the view that the disease may possibly in-
vade some of the coast cities of the United
States although the danger to the Canadi-
an Atlantic 'orte is not so great.
—Alexander McNeil, one of the largest
grape growers in Essex dimity, says that
the grape crop will be far below the averagq
in that county this season. The severe
weather in February, 1899, and again last
spring injured the vines badly. Be places
his own loss this season at $3,006.
—One of the most serious lumber fires
that has occurred for many years in Mon-
treal, broke out at 4 o'clock Friday morn-
ing and resulted in the entire' destruction
of property covering an area of 160,000 feet,
doing damage to the extent of about$43,-
000, of Which nob more than one-half ia
covered by insurance.
—john McKenzie, a marine fireman, who
made his home at Owen Sound, was
drowned off the steamer Joe Martin, in
Wiarton harbor before daylight Thursday
morning of last week. In putting up the
gangway plank he uneonsciously stepped off
the boat. He mile to the surface only
once, and in the darkness it was impossible
to render him aid. McKenzie was an un-
married man about 25 years ef age. His
parents reside near Toronto.
—George Lambton Hobson, Of Welland,
cleik of the first division court,i and treas-
urer of the county of Wella.nd, died ab
Welland Friday morning, after in illness of
some months. He was a son' of the late -
Sheriff Hobson, and for many, years was
deputy sheriff, and in 1884 wasla candidate
in the C nservative cause for the kohl
Legialature. He was one of the most
popular men in the county of Welland and
his death is universally regrettedlie
leaved a widow and two daughteas,
—Captain Patrick J. Larkin, One of the
pioneers' ot the Niagara district,:died at his
residence in St. Catharines Friday evening
of cancer of the throat. had been ill
for about eight months, and a fatal result
was not unexpected, as the patient's age
made recovery highly improbable. Captain
Larkin. was 71 years of age. He was a
member of the -firm of Larkin,. Connolly &
Co„ contractors
,
and has done several large
contracts for the Dominion Government,
among them a portion of the Welland canal
lock and the Eigniimalt dock.
• —Early Sunday morning, at Waterloo,
the nightwatchman's dog was shot dead and
Nightwatcherian Peppier was wounded in
the legs by a shot from a shot un in the
hands of Mr. Joseph Alexander, a -man well
.known around the town. Abo t an hour
before the shot was fired the do had jump-
ed on Mr. Alexander. When the night-
watchman helped him into the hotel where
he boarded Alexander threatened to shoot
the beast. When Mr. Peppier made his
hourly round past the hotel a eh t was fired,
killing the dog and wounding the night-
watchman. The gun was found in bed with
the prisoner.
—A fetal accident occurred F iday morn-
ing at the railway station nt B Bovine, by
which Mies Tillie McCrudden, a Belleville
dressmaker, lost her life. She h d been in
Toronto and left there the pr vro-ne night
for -home. She fell asleep, and when the
train moved out from Bellevill she awoke
and jumped off. She was caug it between
the platform and ear and bad y crushed.
She was taken to the hospital, where she
died four hours later. Deceatied was 32
years of age and leaves a motter, brother
and three sietere surviving her. She was a.
very eatimable young woman, who had
many friends in that town.
—A big haul was made on Frulay night
at Niagara Fails by pickpockets, who re-
lieved a wealthy Indian indiga -merchant
named Anend A Advani, of a letter of
credit for C5,000 and $185 in cash, Advani
misaed the motley at the Whirlpool Rapids,
banal-, on the Gorge railroade It is al-
together probable- that pieltpoe,kete wha
have been workina about the Falls during
Auguee Beenred his money. Advent bee
°Meet!! in Bombay, Jalcutta, Beekman and
London and is reputed to be one of the
wealthiest East Indian merchants who have
ever vieited this country.
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—Rev. J. Goforth, a Canadian miseion-
ary in China, who has two brothers in Mit-
chell and one in Monliton, had a terrible
experience and narrowly e.ecaped with his
life. ale was ba lly bruised with etenes,
severareword gashes on the left arm, and a
sword cut, about two inches log, on the
back of the head. Another ' cut went
througlehis hat, jetet over his temple, but
did not bejure him. He was ale° clubbed
over the bead. '
—Mrs. George Levels ige, wife of the /ate
county treasure.rof Perthnlied ha Woodstock
on 'Wednesday, Anted 22nd, an the home
of her brother, Mr. L. W. Venticeer. Mrs.
Leversage- went to Woodseock about a,
month ago, apparently in good health, but
about two weeks ago she was taken iIL
Her death, however, was not antieipated
until a very short time before she passed
away. It is only about four months since
her late husband was cut off.
—During the thunder storm on Friday
night, 24th ult., one of the barna belonging
to Mr. George &ride', on the 10th contes-
Edon of alorningten, was struck by lightning
and burned. It was the barn on his 50
acres, not the one near his house, The loss
will be about $1,000 ; he has $600 insurance
in the Elmo. Farmers' Mutual. Mr. Ridded
had no insurance on the contents. He had
about 18 loads of oats in the barn and some
implements and will lose about $300 on the
Contents.
—The following pupils will attend the ,
Perth Model schools this term : Stratford'
school,—Agnes Johneten, Elsie G. Ross,
Ethel Salvadage, Carrie McKnight, Saninel
Morrow M. McCaffrey, of Stratfordillelle
Q. Roxbury, Avonton ; Edythe Fair and
Maud Fair, Luoan'Marie Dalrymple,
Lakeside ; Sadie Phillips and Agnes E.
Brownell, Seaforth ; Cora Waring, John
Thompson and Olive M. /Spalding, St.
Marys, Alieeter M, Murray, Newton,
L. Langtord, Milverton, A. M. Little,
Donegal, W. J. Torrance and Ernie Tom-
linson, Listowel, eanstin McFadden and
Henry McFadden, ; Arthur Les-
lie, Elmwood, B,evin Granger, Moleaworth
Violet V. Simpeen, Winthrop and James
Gaynor and Cora Forbes, Lisiowel. Mit-
chell school,—Edith T. HurIburt, Edna
Edwards, Annie Dougherty, Belle Dow,
Hattie Wright, Lewes Robinson, Wm.
May„Leelie Hooper, Horace Hurlburt and
Robert Francis, Mitchell, Alice Brown, 8.
Marye, Wm. Robertson, Monkten
garding, Anderson; Howard F. kartry
and Beatrice Panchard, Seaforth.
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