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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1901-01-25, Page 118, 1901 RAT TELL • ofetateeete , hey is when, the men. us _to soli,. and, foe he time to buy certain a th&('unt you see te tT -ed price, min eIl them quiekly. 1 we offer represent re t need right away, to give you high grade :ttle,. if not for leee, merchant in the pas without coming mr spare cash to is e eil it go for you, on esuc we're offering in Fun 5. Furs - Jackets Capes 'Costumes Dvercoats vercao,ts Suits Suits derwear, etc. nitelltee leseripi ion of the differ' - :quote priee liat had inekes tittle difference, exeernine the goods be- ft.r_ you to see what ont thee we ask you to with any other geode ler that you'll be sata- tter, he hande of vrell- a speciel feature an ntt ittle home aewing rwear Seaforth ated womexi aopreciate oar up garments ars we de. e of buying poorly made inking them yourself,. vork wee ehespest-4t beet. Now you run ee no skipped sewing, ad all are good, gefieti- Gowns Covers d Drawers, member there is one .ea this store puts ita irices heve never been id later on you'll ribt merits to choose iroM. over this busy store, 'he I Al I 1-ood.s Go. .eatest Gask• ods Store. Neaseepasseaseaeseemesenass t. the Ceetennial holed very thellee-The rqsi- Jthnston, Willow Hell, ie scene ef a very pretty a when his third daught- ed in marriage to aolretowo, Minnesete. lhe contracting parties, Edna Shore and Rath as of Ironer. The bride e orgaudie, and carried • Oaly the immediate rel- ating partiea were pres- et of Parkhill, and Mrs. ceremony was Per- .% Doherty, B. A., tof .1`ite happy couple de - ire home in CrookstOn, ternoon train, amidst the best wishes of a thronged the station a bride will be ranch triends. enbOrtie l'nere is always seine- . isn't there? We know ,seni to take hi to The .erth, who eppreciates- '' dtIppiY this coatin al ,onerniceily as possile e. '-ediug new, you'll find , show yeu,-etylea tleat "th the manly finiSh. 1727-11' . aunued congrega- ex church, Londesboeo, , lee.h inst. Daring: members were added their own profession iber wag removed. Sy -v certifieate, The total ses wee . $531, and of te eione and ether ...ahem of the auxiliery hen Missionary Society engreeetion gave $10 4(1001, (N to the o the Todia Fernine teed about ii1y arid eat .apert .e rah ing taanagera„, • Ce.inplielle were re - i. neer death visited - rt Min ;Cohn S Parker 51t1:13% the P=rd inst., hetet their eldeat when hepes seem jeye are rrmturi4g, nsent ( wits a glocitay ' with the aubject I of jut in her ieing Ole hope and %rents-, when suddenly liahted these earthly iLtVed one home it°, of the deceased took g Seturrhey, where! ink V sympathetic friends, en, of Varna, delivered tVe extend our sinctire reeved parents in this iaeppo int raent. tn•-•teetn „ THIRT-Y-FIRE4 YEAR. WHOLN NUMBER, 1,728. abilit are a their ties o are i prove ith some ends and it ever, an nowledge the same, and. in every_way urging the a position to sell them goods at such reliable. TO T gen nenr.M`r renaaeratTneart nag eople it is hard. at times to tell where here conceit begins. Ther are people who for aye, giving to the public,- the benefit of f goods, their opinions of th wearing quail - act that they prices as •will ow, if you call conceit faith in our abil ty to carry on as str ng and healthy a clothing business as as ever carried on in Seaforth, then we must say that we ar conceited, for we ve ily think that there is not many strictly clothing stores •in th county where you are always as sure of finding reliable goods at reasonable prices. , he fact that we know out business is, po sibl not such a grel t thing in itself, as we have been at t e business , for long nough, and yet some spend a life time earn ng a busi- ness, and then at the end know little more th'n at the start, 1 We hav come to the clearing out seas n. The most inapoitant 1ire of goods to clear is, of course, flrs, \A e start the c earing n the lower grades of fur coats, hin 1 .each of whicl -we st nd with a guarantee of the we ring qualities. Five oats- ustralian coon, •Wallaby, Rus ian- coon ; we start •his lot at $13.50. While this is a, very low figure.fora fur c at, we re sure that so far as the weal •is concerned, thes coats ill give as 'much satisfactory w ar 'as a, much high puee4 coat; in fact, these are coats for wear and &mu - fort, ot for the looks of the thing. If ,you aie after a coat with obks, sfe will advise the calf or the Can than coon skin. I the con skin, three of the Ihighest p iced, coats that we hald on hand. this month, are still in our stock and any one Nsho has been laying up to get a- good co n, 1 te in the soasoih. when they were down in price, will be able to see at least hree of the finest coats that w have evi ha died. Vith reazd to the clearing of ladies' jackets, we Will give ou a few prices, and then ask rou to c me a d see the stock for yourself. The majority o ladies hen hey buy a fur 01 at are not so much after the 1 w -price artii le, as the artiel that they afe sure that will rear a 1 ng t me. The last t at wehave of ladies' coats ai the kin that will wear well, as, for the most part; we have only gpoil, tha is higher piicei coats ieft. They will be'clea•ed at th pricies of the -lower grade coats. Call and see if there iso e y�i4r size left. 0 • e have a few pairs of Boch.ar n and stra ban lamb ladle gauntlets left ; these are bein.p cleared at $3 and $3.50. 1 .I any h ve availed themselves of the odd unde-wear that we hc ve bee urging for the last week or so. These are odd • piece _for us; we 4o not want Odds and end in _.i)ur sock, lout a odd piece, either the shirt or he dra rs, may be just the ti mg that you need to piece ou what ou have. The price of these odd pieces are,45c, 0c, 65c, 5c, aid even as high s $1, but you will find that very piece is V lue itself. i t here has been some considera le talk i i the past that we w re high in the price of boys' hort pan s, for which we asked! 50c, 6c and 75e, and in some cases as high s $1. We never admitted that we were high, a the goos s we made at these prices were far superior to the •eadymac e males. How- ever, we are now making a -line of boys' scho 1 pants at '25c; these are se n with linen, and we a e satisfie that there is no readyma,de article to compare w.th them This is the cash price; we will not charge the pants at t iis price. Take a look ab this line for yourself -25c pair all sizes and well made.. 11 As a parting word, w will ask all our f iends to keep in view the semi-annual futurity sale day, whi h will be held this year on Saturday, Fe14.uary 2nd, 1901. For those who may not see the force of the name that we g ve to •this sale day, we may say that futurity sale means th t it is proeilne- tive of future sales, as thepn who happens o buy here on that day is sure to buy ag in on other days. Futurity •elfty means future sales -and good results to you, ÷÷÷4--1- Greig & Mao on Clothiers and Farm shers On the Wrong Side of the Street, STRONG BLOCK, $E FORTH The handiness of se dingmoney by Dominion Express money order, appeals to every one. Theiat s are: $3 and under, 30 ; over $3 to $5, 443; 4 to $10, 643; $10 to $ 0, 100; $20 to $30, 12c; $30 to $40, 15c ; $40 to $50, 18c; $50 to $60, '20c; $60 to $75, 25o; $75 to $100, 30c; over $100, at same rates. ,For orders payable inEurope-$i0 and un er, 10c; over $10 to $20, ; $20 to $30, '25e ;:$30 to $40, 35e; $40 to $50, 5o;4over $50 at same rates. R. J. MACDONAL C. P. R. AGENT, Seaforth. S AF• e Post Offices. The follewing statement shoWe the gross revenue a ea' h of the accounting post offices in this count and the remuneration re- ceived by potmasters, less allowance for rent and fue , for the pest &cal year, as shown by the last report of the Portanaeter- General. It will be found interesting to oer readers: Pose Once. Auburn Bayfield Belgrave Benmiller Bluevele Blyth Brucefield Brussels Centralia, Clinton Crediton CCEIU brook' Desh woe d Dublin Dungennoo Ethel Exeter Fordwica Goderich Gerrie Hensall Kippen Kirk ton Londesb i0 Lucknow Mitchell Molesworth Seaforth Varna Walton Wingharn Woodhan Wroxeter Zurich The The county Tuesday, Al Mr. Philip was‘unanimo •neat speech r for the` honor the business 1 council for th The followi committee to tees for the y nolly, Hays, The sad ne having been council asse resolution wa GovernorGe county of Ru sire e pees and regret at Lady Qtieen ful and illust of the world. may be centre nel to the roy The remain ceedings will Gross Revenue. Salaries and. allowances $ 349 $ 194 498 319 557 310 111 70 369 180 1,327 549 360 205 1,977 847 270 130 4,226 1,540 575 320 179 139 375 212 • 501 360 62$ 329 387 232 2,144 825 778 367 5,557 2,273 858 429 1,178 500 379 181 313 172 357 177 2,222 955 2,918 1,235 184 120 3,992 1,648 343 175 362 168 3,856 1,366 419 144 827 412 638 396 CountCounci1. council imet at Goderich on the members were present. olt; barrister, of. Goderich, sly eleoted warden and in a turned thanks to the council done him. He also outlined kely to be brought before the ir consideration. g were appointed a special select the standing cemmit. • : Messrs. Torrance, Con. Lean and Kerr. aid the death of the Queen received shortly beteire the bed, the following' timely opted and • wired to the or I : 1' The council of the a • , in &Linea assembled, de - he deep feeling Of sorrowi the dernise of our Sovereign Aerie, whom, long, suocess• ioue reign has been the marvel We trust that our regrets ed thrOugh the proper chan- 1 family.' er of the report of the pro- be giver' next week. , uroi Notes. - The aver g atteadance at the Clinton public' eohool fo last rear was 321, and for the previous V ear 35 . -Dr. Dow ley, for erly of Clinton, but lately of Otte a, has decided to return to Clinton to p actise. - William erome orthgravee, fattier of e ;- Min. (Judge) Di irle, f Goderich, stied there last -week, met ag of 81 years. - The township o i West Wawattesh car- ries over from lest y ter Ghe snug eneplue of $1,635. This is nea ly as good as the On- tario Government, - The village of Gerrie . is to have an agency of a chart eed bank established there. The B nk of !Hamilton is the one. • -George ui ner, f the West End, Tuck- ersmith, has A. Pete son, of Kinoardine,bor. Ing a well for h m, b t water has failed to come at 288 fee . - -A St. Bernard d g, valued at $50, and a great favorite with its master, Mr. Alex. MoNait, of Cra broo , was shot recently by some evil dispo ed p teen. -The Presb teria congregation of Ford- wich decided, at th ir annual hneecing, to erect a new church 0 n the site given to them by Mr. A Mien Hamilton.- • --The Travis far , in the township of Grey, near Ethel, ha been sold to Mr. john Gayner, for $3,500. It contains 100 acres, and was sold by auct on. 1 -Grip is ve1m y prevalent among the in- mates of the II) use o Refuge. The super- inte dent, mat on an 66 of the inmates are ill ith it, and visite' a will not be admit- ted until the e idemi abates. Mr. A. Ra man has been appointed as. sessor of the tow ship of Grey for the fift enth year i mice melon. The council of Gre evidently appre iates the services o an ffusient offi ea Inspector loody of the Inland Revenu de1 artment, w • at rand Bend last week loo ing for a ' ewe p whiskey" establish me 0 whioh as au posed to exist there abc a s, but he did no find it. -One day 1 at wee Mr. Joseph Feagan of West Wa anosh delivered in Blyth pie a of square bimbo , 47 feet long and con tai ed 165 equ re fee . It was the larges pie e of timbe that has been delivered i • Bl th this wi ter. • Rev. C. Kain of Pine River, Ash el1, son-in.la of r. John Mills, of Hal let , near Harlack, we agreeably surprise a f w days ag, when two loads of oats, con tai ing 55 bag , were brought to the parson ag by his peo le. • 1-Al1 the pi operty belonging to the Liv in stone esta e, in luding the Seaforth Br ssels and lyth fi x mills, is advertise fox sale by tei der, by the Toronto Genera Tr iste corpo ation, Tenders will be re es ved until t e 8th o February. Mrs. Mil re of Woodham, Unborn to rnship, mo her of he St. Marys-Exete st gedriver, i 115 earl of age, and is a pr sent in r marka le good health, wit ay ry prospec of eeve al years to be adde to Ithe already great a e. The -total receipt of the Howiok Agri cm tural Socie y tor la year amounted t�$6 t 8, and the • isbure mente to $389, leav-1 in re balance f $269 in the treasury. At • th fall show 261 was paid in prizes, and th membeish p for t e year was 110. • Mr. Dona d Stew rt, of Brussels, who ha been the f ithful n'd efficient secretary of he East 11 ron Ag icultural Society, for ov r forty ye a, has esigned his position, on aocqunt" o his i tention of removing fr m Brussels, and M . W. II. Kerr has be n appointei his au censor. • Mr. R. J. Nichol on, a resident of the to nship of H y ten oars ago, but who has sin e been in t • e harn es making business Br gdon, had his eh p and °entente d 'strayed by fir last w ek. The lose is est rola•1:000. 1at$2,„ and here is an ineuran e A Goder' h tow ship farmer hired a ve inexpert° ced bele a short time ago I I hel about the place. One morning he tol the lad to go a d salt he calf in the pastur . Th boy took bout a quart of salt, rubb d •it 11 over the alf, wo king it into the hai . I I I A gang ef colts .in the pasture scented the salt a chgot after the calf. They licked the hake, 1 Off the calf's back and tried to lick the hi e off too. The farmer tried. to oatoh the o It and wash it off, but' the crea- • ture t inking he wanted to lick, too, kept out of his way. The boy, calf and farmer were 11unhappy, the colts being the only ones t t got any fun outi of it. This story is true. -Men James Slemtnon and four children are vi iting at Mrs. Slemmen's parents, Mr. and M s john Cameron, meter Cratibrook, in Grey ti Wnship, Mrs. 81 mmon resides near Moose a*, No thwese T rritory, and it is nine y ere einee she was ome before. -T ere have been r gietered with the towns ip olerk of Ha during the year 1900, births, 92; deat s 39 ; marriages, 18, 0 the •eaths 4 1 re registered still- born, 4 under 0 years cf age, 9 under 50, 5 undo 6, and 7 over 70 years. The oldest was 78 ears of age. -T e public ibrary ini Wingham had re- ceipts at year to the a ount of $539.62, and w re made in par as follows: Mem- bers' f $85; Legislati¼te grant, $19830; town rant, $1:0; countY grant, $15. The librar riow has 3,163 vol -mes, and the pres- ent me berehi • is 112. -M . Thom East, proprietor of the well nown brek yard,I north of Clinton, has be:n in the rick ma ing business for 53 years, ot got hi4 fortune made yet, nor Is er of bee ming a resident of rnansio He hL been in businees at the tand sin e the Crimean. war. -M urwen, f the Huron Road, near G aye he hi a in his orchard an apple t meanie a 6/ feet around, and th on th trunk from the Baldwin and measures 51 ie. In • he fall of 1890 he f fruit o jt. t week r. Wm. Bird and dzean hauled two loads of nd has el in clan rilrForseennoth • Illenry derich, ee, that t mid we ground. It is a feet ac o s the t took 21 arrele • _ re day la Mr. W McF • maple os from 14th o occasion tame° o seven 13,900 eunds 400. tie first 100 p0 fide off --La 'ohoppi wwoeoe, dk ' 1Colber , a lod on the ad, cu half lo', and It kno ked him was im ediatel attenti ri Recur -M . E. Bos retire f Om the has eh sen Win He has eiurohas brick r Wdence, has be n one o Morris end we retire e t. -The electio of Wes Huron Mr. Di kenson, in Ea;t Huro • howev r did n psy, as le and travell 4 toget no wonder he -La4 week very la e logs Clinto . They feet in lengbh, taken the Ott diame was fi circum erence. lumber *ill be -Th I E thel eels Pot mays : ley, h take store, having reporte that will re ern to in Eth land $ them men moved." -At re meeti holders of the held, t e foll Total •minds 383,71 , makin averag pound cheese, 11.36. haulers and m Robert Marsh 1901, a II Jam compa • y. -The total wester Exhib last ye 0, amo bursem pte to $1,442 ere pa ceipte rnounti than the previ were 5 0 fewe special attract and th early held is ttribu -A rand r Lough tad, of that t on ri go wh t. d red i hall. watch with a filled t words, not ba how 0 l oiler t co ed the Ca L. Mo of Grey, ilea, Bi rose, and entione tone. while Jjoahua Walter was n Win. 1, anatone's bush, in fi) ed tree f 11 and struck him ting a Eisli an inch and a lightly fzjacturing his skull. unconsci ,us for a time. He taken llomeand a doctor's d. • an, of Morris, intends to I activities of farm life, • and ham as his future residence. d Mr. Liionel Hanson'a fine in that t wn. Mr. Beaman the su °woeful farmers of hope he ill enjoy life in hie expense e of Mr. R. Holmes, are given at $205, and of the uns coessful candidata , at $8 . Mr. Dickenson, t have a 3, • livery bills to r. McDo ald, hie opponent, er in the doctor's rig. It is as defeat d. r. Rich rd Baker took two to the Doherty sawmill, in consisted of two loge, 12 cut from a soft elm tree, arm of R. Jenkins. Their ve feet, o about 16 feet in Close o4x to 1,000 feet of found in ach. eil's bush, on the o Brussels, a die- d'e load weighed McFadzean's lle- load only laeked oorrespon ent of the &es- " Mr. 1cDonald, of Ches. possessilon of the Beattie purchase the stook. It is r. Bcattie and Miss Beattie aunt. Tiieir many friends rrounding country will wish while regretting their re- g of the patrons and share. lyth cheese factory recently wing report was submitted : f milk delivered at factory, 33,775 pounds of cheese ; of milk per one pound of Total moiiey.patd to natrone, nufacturers, $3,329.87. Mr. 11 was appeinted saleanian for a It. Tierney, auditor for the , eceipts fol' the Great North. tionSocie y, of Goderich, for nted to $ ,516, and the die - $2,506, At the fall 'thew d out in prizes ; the gate re- g to $589, being $287 less us year, while the entries in numbe . There were no F one last year, and to this ate at which the ehow was ed the falling off. ception was given to Trooper Wingham, on his return to yen from South Africa on Friday Ile V7/1 met at the station by a vast f people from the town and Bur- g ooun ry and escorted to the town he . • n presented him with a gold euitabl inscribe, and • the people urse o gold. Songs and speeches e even ng, and the brave boy, whole when a prisoner of the Boers, "Do (lege o r eyes so we can't show you nedien can die," showed his daunt. rage, • ound up tile evening with a script on of the ork performed by adieu eroes. -A ery di treesing *cadent occurred in Goderi h tow ship last week. With len - tern i hand Bert, the 10 -year-old son of Edwar Wise Bayfield, road, went out to put the wind e ill out of gear and in doing so was th vial,' of the acident. To put the windiUll fro e working the shifting of a lever is moose ry, and i this act) his mit caught to a inion in t ie shafting, which twist° his ight arm, reeking it at the wrist a d aga n above t ie elbow. At the second ractu e the bone projected, the arm barely •engin on. It as found necessary by the lector to amput te the arm at the should r. H d the mill till been in gear he would /We n donbtedly been killed. -On day last week Mr. C. H. Reid, of Varna, the w ley, ma market pare llr othhae 2 head 1,350; 8,200. G. La' 1, 1,36 ; J. well, 2, 2, Thomp on, 4, Allen, ucke 3,270; W. 4,170; F. U McKill p, 2, G. Gs tzmey Hallett, 1, 3, -Th folio the to • nehip while .5 aster Oliver etty the mis ortun instep. He w so. -A few da hie eist r, Ell Philli were 11 known c e a sh`pment of from names ed th 2,25 -Ch title buyer, of Stan- ttle to the Toronto linton stat n. The following of the par es from whom he stook : J4 V. Reid, Stanley, pounds ; • McNaughton, 1, pman, 1, 9 ; A. Stewart, 8, thwaite, derich township, 1 umming, 4,650; E. Rath - Bert M rphy, 1, 990 • W. 3,990 0. ith, 4, 3,9091 J. smith, 1, 210; T. Lane, 3, meron, 2, 930; D. Wren, 4, hall, 2, 2 ; - Plumtree, McElroy, 1, 1,200; 2 i 0. J. McDowell, 2,140; - r 1, 1, 00. ing crumalties are rioted from f Hay: eie day last week, as playin at school he had ohn Pett eldeet son of Mr. to break re smell bone in hie 0 for a month or 43 Master Herbere, other, Mrs. B. S. ugh Hensall their ill be laid s ago wh and his riving th 40000 ENVELOP OBLONG AND SQVARE BOUGHT AT A BARG If yote want a snap in Enver° Come Soon.. ALE X. WINTER SEAFOIR IN horse took fright and ran down the The buggy was upset, throwing its • pants out. Mrs. Phillips got her arm in the topeof the rig, whioh drew he distance, and had it not been for the o the boy who held on to the lines, a a oident tl4e boy go •o ived sli ti ight have bappened. Ho hie arm broken. The oth t injuries. -We are sorry t at Mr', i). Bell bad the misfortune to e nose o e day recently while cuttin the but .-Mrs. Thomas Dick, who r shoulder bone some time ago, is 43 vering ael fast as her friends wish. - A co respondent gives the following p rtiouler concerning the earlier life Of the 1 te Mr. John White, of, Exeter, whose d ath we r ,ferred to last week: Mr. White wkie boro n July 17th, 1827, in N wton- stewart„ o unty Tyrone, Ireland, an • was descended rom an old English family that settled in reland about 100 years bef re his birth. II was of sturdy fighting et° k, one of his uncl s being killed at Corunna The deceased o me to Montreal in August 1848, staying th re a year and a half, going thonce to New Y rk, and subsequently to Pljiladel. hia. Co ing back to Canada he res ded in Id the s peal- ' wherex Union.ete r. Huron ussele, ditors' , pest diture •The . The f offioers resulted as foil we :- uson, president ; Alex. S ewart, president; John Shoetree , sec - resident ; George Johnet n, IV. mes McCallum, A. Gardi en J. W. Robb, Thomas McLaughlin, r, and W. H. Kerr, direct re; A. and E. S. Scott, auditor . The 0 from Grey Branch Agri ultural, hold the East Riding fal fair in Brussels, was accepted, the date to be Thursday eticl Friday, October 3rd tend 4the -Mr. Archie McQuarrie, son of Mr. Hugh McQuarrie, of Blyth, some o whore letters frern South Africa we have published' in Tni-E.-rosenon, in a recent letter to the finite at ome, says: "We have ot had much figh ing since I wrote you la t. Our battery h a been in 23 fights and 10 general engagenie tn. There is not a but ry in South Af ica that holda a better reo rd than we do,' eneral Paget told us when we left him that we need not be &shame to go home to anada and tell the peep e there that We Were one of the base bat ries in South At ica. Colonel Baden -Powe 1 thinks there is o 3ther battery like on s. We have not lost a man, and have h d seven wounded end as many as 75, sick in the hoe- ital sit o co, so we have come out pretty ucky.' have not been sick one da • since I came out here and never felt bett r in my life." •I i Canada. -The population of Roseland, Colunibieill is now about 10,000, monthly ay roll $170,000, or $2,0 year. -The ev. Dr. Milligan, the we Toronto divine fell on a slippery p on Yongeestreal, a few days ago a himself se severely that he had to 'be home. 4 -The death of Sir Frank Smith the Presidency of the Dominion Ban will of oo rse go to Mr. E. B. Osler the pees nt vice-president, who h transacting the duties of president time. -A contempory gives the following time- ly warning : "Young man, if yon are in the home of your sweetheart on Sunday, March 310t, the census enumerator will put you down as a steady boarder in t e house. This is nci ' April fool,' either." -The Chatham Binder Twine ompany has hee formed with a oapital took of 1125,000. A factory having a oa acity, of fivetens day will be erected at once. The stock will be owned mostly by farmers. The institution will employ abdut fifty ha_ndmieiso Munro of Toronto, is sleeking e. divoree f om Reginald Lancelot Middleton, now doin a long term in Kingston peniten- tiary for ake railway enterprises ix Oxford county. Among other esoapades h married Miss BItinro. After his arrest it was dis- covered he already hid a wife living. -One f the moat disastrous fires in bhe history. Montreal, occurred in three eity on Wed eaday last. A whole block ' of businises uildings in the heart of the City was deeteoyed, and the loss is estiniated at I h3elfie0rWMade by Sir William Mac- , the tobacco millionaire, of felontreal, bl eh in Toronto two manual training , horoughly equip them awl proVide te t instruotors, on condition that le quarters are procured, has been ac - by the public school hosed. treet. mem- aught some pluck arious ever, rs re- learn break wood broke •ot re- itouffyille fora while, where he he position ot pedometer. Resigning th tion, he opened a general store in ville, remOving thence to St. Marys, he kept a tore until his removal to -The a Agricultur nnual meeting of the East al Society was held in B on Wedneeday of last week. The a report shOwed the receipts for th year to be $905.58, and the expe $1,040.81, leaving a deficit of $135 23 prize lien ithout specials, totals $73 election! James For first vice ond vise • Corley,' J Bratheuer C. Eckini Strachan offer of$2 Society, t 13ritish and ite ,00() a I known vement Id hurt assisted vacates , whieh as been or while over donal to est e cho° comp suits cepte 1 - young couple was found frozen to death in Pierce settlement, 15 miles sotith- east of Morrison, Manitoba, on the morning after the storm on the 15th init. The bodies eirere found only a hundred yerds from a house. They are supposed to have been strengers in the settlement. • -jose'ph Hazelton, the Torontorugg' t, who wat charged with manelau hter by having p rformed an alleged orimin I o re. tion on re. Milne, a resident of he sem° city, wa acquitted Saturday. A harge of having p rformed a criminal operation still stands a ainst him, and he was ad MO to bail to a raib hie trial thereon. . -Mr. Ben Schneider, a young farmer, near th43 village of Milverton, county of Pertb, d ed on Saturday morning. He ,was i found 1yng in the stable uneons ious on Thorada morning, where one of he horses had kick d him on the head. He never ral- lied. A wife and three children al* left to mourn hie loss. -The iberals of Centre Simcoe tendered a banque to Premier Ross et B rrie, one night las week, which was one of the most suocessfu affairs of the kind ever held in the posilor4 county. The gathering numbered over 200, was thoroughly representative of the riding, and included also prominent men from other parts of the county. John Dickson wax chairman .and Donald Roes viee-cheirman. The Premier was in splendid form and spoke for half an hour, dealing chiefly with the deed meat trade, the beet sugar industry ana army re -mounts. Speeches were relies made by Hon. Frank R. Latchford, Dr. Spehn, of Penetanguiehene and R. Watson, of Tollondal. -4-The gross earnings of the Toronto street raiiway for the year amounted to $1,501,- 0011.28, an immerse over the preceding year ; of 167,458.84. The result of the year's wok was a net profit over all fixed charges of $454,162 85, an iaorease of $21,293.42 over 1899. The total amount paid to the city in pereentages, taxes and pavement charges wan $204,383.81. The company also paid the Iprovinoied tax and all out of five cent fares. -Mr. Justice Rose died at his residence in Toronto, on Saturday. Judge Rose was born at Willowdale, York county, October 4th, 1844, being the son of a pioneer Methodist minister. He was educated at the Dundee grammar school, and after his graduation at Cobisurg studied law in Belleville. He was appOinted to the High Court, Common Pleas Division, in 1883, and was always regarded as one of the best men on the Canadian High Couet bench. -Morrison, the Moosornin murderer, paid the Penalty for his crime at Regina, Friday meriting. The drop fell at 8:05. Morrison murdered five members of a family -father, mother and three children -named Mo - Arthur, near Moosamin. He attempted to shoot the eldest daughter, the only remain- ing Inember of the family, but the pistol would not go off. The same scaffold was used as that which was used for the execu- tion of Louis Riel. • -Mr. M. McLaughlin, in his repore as 3hairman of the Toronto board of trade for the past year, gave the following figures as the value of the output Of grain in Ontario during 1900 : Fall wheat, $23,000,000 ; sprig wheat, 87,000,000; barley, $17,000,- 000 - oats, 189000,000; peas, $14,000000; rye:82,250,000. In the year 1899 the fig- ured showed only $14,000,000 of fall wheat.- The'other figures were the same, with the exception of peas in which 1899 surpassed 1900 by $1,000,000. .-.Mr. H. C. Childers, of British Colum- biae'went to South Africa with Strathcona's Horse. His brother, ,_re clerk in the House of Common's, London, -togland, volunteered with the Honorable Artillery Company, whinh went out with the City Imperial Vollanteers. The litter has published a diary, in which he tells that neither' knew tha eac diff cab oth the other had started. They discovered other at Pretoria, where both were in rent hospitals, by the one getting a e which was evidently meant for the r. --Dr. Young, a prominent young dentist, of Smith's Falls, Ontario, met with an un- timely death last Friday night. When he did not come to his dental parlore at the usual hour Saturday morning his assistant went to see if he had left his room. She found to her horror that he was dead, ap- parantly from & shook from the electric light. It is thought that while his hand woe still wet after bathing he had reached to Move the light, which was attached to a long wire, and received the fatal shock. He haa evidently struggled a good deal, as the pipes passing through his room were knock- ed Clown and his feet burned. He was 27 years' old and unmarried. --Police Magistrate Jelin of Hamilton, has decided that Sunday shaving was not illegal. Vernon Phillips, barber, was charg- ed with violating the Lord's Day act. His couneel arguedsthat the English courts had este:Tell/shed the barber's right to exercise his worldly calling on the first day of Che week, and that tonsorial artists were not included in " merchant, farmer, mechanic, trades- men, artificer, workman, laborer, or other person whatsoever who does any worldly labor or exercises the business or work of his ordinary calling." After several days' consideration, Magistrate Jelfs •upheld the decisions of the English judge, holding that the Canadian act was a copy of that of the motherland. -A few deers ago a son of Mr, James Park, of Durham village, a boy about 12 yeaa old, was fearfully worried by a dog. The dog, which was evidently a fierce brute, is constantly chained up to keep him from doing any damage. It seems the boy was either trying to pet the brute or give him something to eat when he suddenly sprang forward, grabbing him by the throat and rolling him on the ground •beneath. The dog then commenced his work of gnawing the boy's throat, which he lacerated meet fearfully, almost to the extent of laying bare the windpipe. How the; little fellow became liberated from the fierce grip of the infuriated animal is not known, but to do Ho he had to get his hand into the dog's mouth to make him relinquish his hold. In this fearful lacerated and bleeding, condition he was brought to a doctor, whenethe wounds were drowsed, several etitehes being neces- sary to keep th_e parts in their place. The boy will likely recover, but it is highly prebable he will carry some ugly scars to his grave with him. Perth Notes, 1The South Perth Farmer's' Institute now has over 200 members. t -The debt on Knox church, Listowel, has been reduced $1,000 during the past year. L. Hamilton has sold his house and bleokemith shop in Cromarty to Hugh Mo. Laughlin, an old employee of Mr. Hamilton. 4 -Word has been received announcing the death of Trooper Hugh Nettie, formerly of South Easthope, at Cape Town, from enteric fever, .--The Monkton cheese factory has sold their September and October make, 450 boxes, to the White Packing Company, of Stratford, for 10t cents. • -A number of the Mitchell parishonere of Father Downie, of Logan, drove out to hie home the other evening and presented him with a handeome gold watch. • At the factory of the Elma and Morn - in ton Cheese Company, there was menu - fa tured last season, 239,094 pounds of cheese, for which was received $24,451.70. 1 -Mr. R. Babb, of Mitchell, bee decided to; retire from business, after having con- citieted a store in that town for 30 years. He has disposed of it to Messers. Thomas Conch and Benjamin Snider. 1r -Mr. John Etty, of Logan, has disposed of 'hie 150 -acre farm to Mr. Wm. Skyes. T e price paid was $8,000, and Wm. Skyes so d his 100 -acre lot to hie brother John, of oodham, for $7,000. Mrs. J, W. Malkin, of Atwood, had th misfortune to get one of her fingers ca ght in the knives of a meat chopper she wi s using, crushing the finger so badly that it isd to be amputated. A terrible accident occurred on the 3rd concession of Ethers Tuesday afternoon of last week, by which George Elligsen, a y_oieng farmer of that township, lost his life. He was cutting down a large tree in the DicLEAN-EROS.," Publishere Si a Year in Advance. bush djoining the farm, and it auddenly sprun and fell, pinning the, unfortunate young man to the ground. He was extri- cated nd carried to his father's residence, Where his injuries reeeived careful atteritima Death resulted the following night. The deoeas d was 21 years of age, and the eldest son of htr. August Elligsen. - A ter 29 years of faithful service in the Creme ty and Roy's churches, Rev. Peter &este as handed in his resignation, vehicle is to ti ke effect in March. Mr. Sootb hue been a earnest worker and well deserves a rest. le intends to retire from the minis- try en4 take up hie reeidence in tonne town up nor. - Ma. Wm. Rutherford, of the 16th concession, Elms, happened with a painful accident on Wednesday morning a heat week, by accidentally running a large silver under one of her finger nails. She had to drive to Monkton to the doctor to have the sliver removed. The doctor had to take the nail offi -Johann Choweo, veil° of the late John Nopper; died on Sunday, 13th inst., at her residenae in Stratford, at the age of 68 years, 6 months and 8 days. Deceased came to, Canada in 1844; settling in Downie, where she married the late Mr. Nopenr in 1849. Shortly afterwards she removed to Stratfoid, where she has lived ever since. -A ery protty event was celebrated at "Ivy CLadResidence," Millbank, Wednes- day aft rnoon of last week, when Mise Ida Gilleepi , of that village, was, , in the pees - 'trice of number of immediate relatives, united ;in marriage to Mr, Albert Capling, of Sout Eiesthope. Rev. Mr, Snowcien, of Mliverton, performed the ceremony. -Th residence of Mr. John L. Kintner, at Sebta gville, was the scene, on Wednes- day eft rnoon of last week, of a very happy event, hen his daughter, IvliersIda, one of Sebring 'lle'a-most attraetive and amiable belles, • ecaine the bride of Mr. J. H. Bricker a young inerchaut of Fernie, Brit- ish Col mbia, where he is a member of the firm of ohnston & Bricker. - An•ther of the oldest citizens of Mit- chell ha eeen called into the great future. Mr. Ge ee Baxter died on Saturday night, after a .v weekb' illnese. Mr. Baxter was one of e °Meet oitizens, having attained nearly 7 years, He came to Mitchell among he first settlers, lining on 11 farm just outside the town fora number of years. About 12 years ago he retired to town. He hadj crossed the ocean 20 times and was well kn wn by a large circle of friends. -A •erry pretty wedding took place at St. Jos ph's church, Stratford, on Tuesday, Januar4r 8th, by the Rev, Dr. Kilroy, the contra ting parties being Mr. Thomas J. Flaemi au, youngest son of Mr. D. Flanni- gan, qore of Downie, and Miss Nellie Rogan The bride was assisted by her niece, iss Annie J. Flanoigan. The groom was as isted by Mr. James Kurtz of South Eastho e. After the ceremony they drove to the esidence of Mr. John Flannigan, brothe -in-law of the bride, where- a most eumpti ous repast was provided. The young ouple will reside on the eld home- stead, 'ore of Downie. . -In the death of Mr. Alex. Miller, en, which occurred recently, Fullerton loses one of er oldest citizens. The lite Mr., Miller vae born in Roxburgehire, Scotland, the ye r after the battle of Waterloo. In 1836, a the age of 21, he came to America with his parents, they coining to Canada and he'to New Jersey, where he remained for one! year, and then joined his parents at Galt. iMr . killer there took up and clear- ed a farm, where he lived until 1855, when he decided to go farther west. He then came te Fullarten, which had but few set- tlers, and took tip the farm on which he has lived for the past 45 years. -The Mitchell Recorder says: "A copy of the annual report of the Edueational Society of the Methodist church for 1900 is before us. It coritaine matters of interest to this town eepeoially. For example, while the givings to the educeeional fond in the first churoh in Stratford is 169.67; - tate Marys, $81.60; Listowel, $19 33 ; Seaforth, $6.15 ; Clinton, $20, and Goderich $25.47, Mitchell stands out first of all the churches outside of London, with $117.24. One man in Mitchell, Mr, A. Burrett, with $25, gives more than either Lietowel, Clinton or Sea - forth .. and a second man in Mitchell, F. A. Campbell, gives more than Seaforth. Ful- lerton circuit does exceedingly well among the .oircuite with 530.26, and Monkton comes next with $24," News of the Week. SAVED 1W srzEr.--William Browne, telegraph operator at Flemington, on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, fell asleep while on -aduty early one mossaing recently, thus saving many lives. A freight was in the way of an express, but a brakeman's mis- take left the danger signal on and au acci- dent was averted. If the operator had been awake he would have given the feet train a signal to go on, and it would have smashed the freight. This is not the usual result of such accidents. MARRIED THE WRONG TWIN. -If anyone can teU Henry Wilkiaon, of Alton, Illinois, travelling ealesman for a St. Louis firm, that he married the girl he intended to take as his wife, they eali do more than he can. Wilkison is in a dilemma. He does not know 'whether he married the girl to whom he wee engaged or her sitter. In Birming- ham, iNew York, recently there was doubles wedding, in which Misses Rose and Florence Eska twin sisters, figured as the brides. Mr. *ilkison and another:gentle- man were the grooms. Wilkie= went there for the purpose of becoming married to Miss Rose Eska. One of the gueete in a jocular manner remarked : "Be careful, girls, that you do not change places." - Then, in a spirit of fun, the girls exchaneed and it seems that the grooms did not notice it. After the ceremony, Florence made the statement diet she had been married to Wilkison, but Rome said that, as it Was only in fun, it could dot be a legal wedding. Floretice does not consider it as a joke. and mays she is Wilkisonis legal wedded wife. Tool MUCH PRESSDNE.-Mrs. Henrietta How41, a former society woman of Chios o and ashingtoe, and wife of 8, R. Howe once a millionaire, and at one time assis- tant secretary of the United States treas- ury, in confined in the Washington primon as a ,maniac. She was found wandering about the streets at an early hour one morning. Shortly after her arrest her , identity became known, and Edwaed 3, Banning, assistant United Staten district attorney, was granted special guardianship paper,. Banning is an old time friend of the unfortunate woman and will have her removed to a private sanitarium, pending preparations for send- ing het to her home in Chicago. A des- patch was sent to Lyman J Gage secretary of the treasury, and it is expect:a he will exert ;his influence to have her properly eared for. Her insanity is due to loeses in California mining ventures, in which she ROA very successful at first, A few days ago she was compelled to leave the Palace hotel,