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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1901-05-17, Page 1901 HAVE EA- rERS Is deliehten have vieited w weeks but to buying. SIT C Er r weigh Care, before you. our one ante eta and then meet theen our goods. to expect n find, the est possible It millinery npting an e trinunere ew room a - of spring 6 la shown up so that ri the ety lea nand the rkmanship. pring effect: tfelt meas - rape ry des offering rue for you. per is plan - r home and the richest se depatn want ed to • deigns in Muenne, imes, but few hen - stuffs we by them. r beauty? figures, there isn't anything 'dress in you gob utiful one ES TES SOLD tneNADA 'lash aged to d chin me here o waa anideon he eye fession- Black d ship - woollen season. e on the a" will inns on as very 4 Arbor qnenew nietance 4ives„— frienda ck re- eniture e pro- ilone in 8 gone. —Itirs, neet- ry So- -Gib- blocke Rox- manse nine a ill be e on slat ter ob. ((nib - re no sons ,0 the h of Ellice, then°, now reoce- tford, Ellice ow - op, per.. sepine over THIRTY-THIRD YEAR. WHOLE NUMBER, 1d,741. 1 - WEDDI OUTFI 00 ivrioa===. • 411 the tailors w o make the suit your order here will ke it right. They a e -ca ful, conscientious worhmen ; thry understand their b4isine, - some have worked as long as 33 years at their trado—thi will insure durability, •- We have some special lines of ordered-suirting just at pr sent that we would lie you to choose from. 1 We want your trade; you can save a few dollars just as well as not by pu chasing now. Every man likes to have his clothes made to order for him at one t me or another, but at no time does he wish this as in the m tter of a wedding suit. We have some handsonae cloths w rich are used for this p rpose—we i0ite your inspection., ur prices will always be oun.d con- siAent with reliable wor th th wi ne Talking about we ding sails puts us in mind that re are many other items of dress that a maniequires on s occasion, such as gloves, ties, hats, shirts, al of which 1 be found in great assortnaent in our store—w keep the est and best in men's furnishings. While we are talking about furnishings, we to !we you a little collar talk. There is no item ap arel so difficult of suiting everybody as in a opll m be something peculiar about your neck, or th.t makes you prefer a particular sort of collar, us for your collars; no neck is too large, too small to thin, too thick, too long for us to fit. We wi tine in the selection and money in the priee. Other items equally interesting to the car wili be found as follows : The boys' school pant, our, own make," sewn witli n, at 25c ;.the white Canton straw sunshade hat at 15o, crown and wide rim; the little children's White duck ble—some ren's sail - &50c ;• a he felt hat aper than boys, and c and 25c. ol worsted me we are ask to be ess inter - the mud ds in the what are every way rth three eather, or lin La.' s at 25c are very nobby goods, and are wash prefer them to a straw hat; however, we have chil or Araws, a very nice liQ indeed, at 15e, 25e a special in felt hats for small boys will be found in we sell in all colors to cleax at 10e each—this is oh bu3ing cups; still, again, ,some prefer caps. for thei in taps we have a very handsome range at .15e. 2 W have placed in stock, his week a line of all -w sto 'kings for boys, girls a ul ladies, all sizes; this goi ig to sell at a -special rice -25c. Como in an slic wii these, we think thy will please you. No est rig than the rest of th se vales, will be fou n. co' t that we sell at $3. There are cheaper go ma .ket, we know, selling at less Money, but then, the ? This coat has pro en itself satisfactory in to )very man who has puichased it, being .well w dol ars. Tt is a great thi g for driving in muddy in any kind of weather fo that matter; would like f wearing ar. There our style, Come td 0(3 short, 1 'save you ful buyer The weather has b hats, but we are still of t thi. year will be a large o am complea line of stray yoi to see our range. ci nig II en somewhat backward for straw e opinion that the straw hat trade e, and we are prepared ith a full s for men and boys. Tiwill pay +1.enenneleleinleinnitnenninteleinn Machu! Clothiers and Furnishers Formerly on the Wrong Side of the Street, SEAFORTH It's handy, just call up 'phone No. 3.2, and the money ordffs will be lying on your desk ready for mailing in five naiLutes' time, and. besides it is cheap. Up to $:3, 3c; up to up to $10, Go, and so on. Rates for expre s, C. PR. and ocean tickets given or_ application. Folders, gi ides, etc., Oil itpplication to 11. J. MACDONA D P. R. AGENT, Seaforth FORTH, FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1901. McLEAN BROS., Publishers;' $1 a Year in Advance. IS CRIMINATION IN FREI9-HTS. DEA EXPOSITOR,— s you are one of the ew editors who take live interest' in the re.nsp rtation queen° , I thought I would *rite ou of an incident that came under my ob ervation here in Montreal. There ere t tee farmers frein the western part of inne ota—I forget their namesn-we were ntrod cod to them by one of the live stook ommi sion men; then were on their first trip to the old country with cattle of their own f eding, and were. going by way of Portia d, a total diet poe of 1,700 miles; the ra of freight was 53 cents per hundred, and they were 62 hours on the road from their home to Montreal, noteinoluding ten hours in Detroit, wher they unloaded, wa. tered and fed their cat le. Now as to com- parisort of rates: We ay 29 cents per hun- dred to Montreal, wi h ,a rebate of four bents per hundred for xport cantle, making it 25 c nts per hundre Now, f the Grand Trunk Railway can carry • f eight 1,700 miles f r 53 cents, what shauld 't charge for 450 mi es, the distaneVrom a good many bl noints n Huron to o troal ? I make it 14 dents d a very smal fractio , call it 15 cents. IThere is thus a differenc of 10 cents per huildred in favor of the Y nkee. This would amount on our shipment of five oars, to $118.20, or $24.64 per car, it $1.20 per head. Now, as regard e speed, he Yankees mime 1,400 miles in 62 hours ; we were 40 hours from the time we loaded t Bruoefield till we got unloaded in ontreal But if we had got as fast a ser vie as the ankees, we would only have been 2 hours on the road instead of 40. But no reas nable man would ask as fast eery ce on a short haul, especially when you s ip fro a branch line.. But we are not quite so bad as we were last year, when w took 48 hours from Brucefield to Montreal, and the cattle came off .in a little better shape thi year than lase. Eight hours on the end •f a journey without feed or water, makes big differ- ence in the condition o the a ttle. How- ever, my cattle weighec in Mo treal, on an average; 160 pounds lees than they did at home. if I hadn't them well arked with then:oho:ors I would not have k own them. I suppose nine tenths of the f rmers think this transportation qua tion dos not con- cern them very much, lut it m kes a differ- ence in every pound of butter, o eese, grain, beef, pork and all the products f the farm. The Canadians have given large bonuses in , money and land to bold canes and rail- ways, that the Yankees, our ompetitors, may dish us in the old count y market. We certainly do not reap the advantages which our geographieal position would war- rant, If we could lift Ontario and set it down on the other side of •hieego, we would be better off as far as ra •s are con- cerned. Now, what's the re dy ? Ah, that's the rub. A good ma innocent Grits, myself , among the, num r, thought all would be well when we got change of Government, but by this time t y must, be awakened to the deluision. Lo aXIV., of France, asked the English haesador, "What was the difference betw ion a Whig o and a -Tory ?" The reply was, "lihe Tories are Whigs when they 'want ffice ; the Whigs are Tories when they h 've get it." I think the same explanation would if till hold good to day. • We want me in Parlia- ment to -day, inlependent me., with the courage of their convictions, thi t are pre. pared not only to spean but v ,te against what is not in the interest of he people. We don't want men to be sent to Parliament to right this transportation question With a railway pass in their pockets. But I have trespessedl already too far on y cue patience and space, and muse hold up, • •e are hay- ing fine weather here, and ever body seems busy except your humble servant, - Yours truly, • WILLIAM Mir ' B MONTREAL, May 9, 1001, es 1 14.4D. NOTE,—Mr. in ercloch above when he was at Montreal, to the old country, with freveral cettle, of his own feeding. Whereof he speaks, as he has prac edge of the losses -which ensue to of Ontario through the discri freight rates by the Canadian rai are pleased to hoar from him, et 11 more pleased that the cou E 'POSITOR on this transportation question meets with the approval of jute ligent Men eeoh as Mr. Murdoch, •end th t they are ccentnencing to awake to the seriousness of their position and of the immen e loss they stiffer from the supineness of tho e in pow- er. We shall always be glad to hear from our readers on this and other questions of public interest. Whom Will Ye Be e. DEAR EXPOSITOR. —Th re are •n China a considerable number wh have ound con- genial occupation since t e out break, be- rating. missionaries, and depreoi ting their wink. I have before m a litt e book in which these charges are collected and 2 answered, by a gentleman who lines, in Shanghai. A oordin to their critics, these miseionarie are se fish, living iin luxury, without tact a d are • vindictive. Tbey over estimate the numbr of their converts, who, they say, confess convertion simply for the loaves and fishes. They lean on the gun boat for pr4eoeion, nd in an o jectionable manner thrust an objection - a le religion down the throe s of the Oiiinese. Now these eharges and many m re can be answered, and anew red fully, w thout ascribing infallibility to missionar. iei any more than to other men, • But whilst their enemies are so what are the missionaries doing? of them have laid down their liv now wearing the martyr's crown, whatever the redeemed aie doin throne. Of the remainder w seine came to the home land, but: Hy are at the coast, sanding a ready to re-enter and ragtime wor aelpermission is given. And in nine what? The women have h in ' in Shanghai, presided over Bl ke, the wife of the Governo K ng, in which they prayed for t of China, discussed their needs, beet to relieve them. The male ies; also held conferences for binle study that they, the m might be themselves spiritually ann thereby China blessed. As o offers, they send letters and in sympathy and encouragement to 00011, ucefleld. rote the on his way ,ar loads of He knows ical k noWl- he farmers ination in ways. We nd we are so of TEE escaped, the major. the door • as soon he mean- ld a meet. by Lady of Hong e women and how missionarn raper and ssionaries, quickened portnnity Images of the scan IIoccupied, Well, 183 e, and are and doing before the 1 toyed and persecuted converts who remain. Is that selfish or viedictive ? Others are employed gathering 'p, loving- ly,' the story of tile massacres, he heroic coerage and loyaltyito Jesus Ohriist, of mire sio arms and converts ah• e, and the many in erveneions of God's ha d, delivsring from de th these whose time h d not ome. It is sad, heart rending, b t glori us. nFor ex mple, eighteen o,olpor eurs ab ut to go on a journey, were !warn d of tije risk but sai : "We go onla col orteur t ur, God's. wi 1 be done." Only fog of th eighteen re urned, Theiriomen were 1 oted and ' bu ned, and their fami les ext rrninated. , hey who escaped, did so after paseitig rough terrible privations. The whole b ry will never be told, but enough to make us rejoice in the power of redeeming grace. r- I Was ever any country more afflicted ared i more in need of sympathy than poor China t -day ? The terrible scourge of war is now ; w 0: eeded- by one of the worst families On record. In the two northern provinces Of Shensi and Shansi'crops have failed for tEre ihird time, and the situation is so desperate hat it is said cannabaliern prevails amonget hem. • In the past, missionaries have been heir friends in time of distress, but no* the missionaries have been driven away by a ALEX WINTE 9 t WALL PAPER BARGAINS. 1800 Rolls Grounded, Glimmer Wall Paper with ceilings and 9 or 18 inch borders. Scroll and 'floral designs in all colors, regu- lar price 10c and 12nc per single roll. On sale now for 8c. th ir own act. et us not for this, tura away from bhein in anger, but rather say in compassion, as th blaster did, "Forgive them for they k ow not what they do." This is the hour Of darkness, but the light, will dawn. China Will be conquered for Christ, and eatan will be rn of his kingdom and_Rower. Where ar our eympathies ? Whom shall we save? R. P. MACKAY, Missionary Secretary. oronto, May 13th, 1901. • The Assizes. • knhe Non -Jury Sittings of the High Cour of 'Justice opened at Goderich, on Tuesda be ore Hon. Mr. Justice MitoMahon, who th' docket of nine cases began to melt like sn w in the sun. Dancet v. Scott war: set- tled ; Williams v. -Bogie, postponed • Bibn v. a,bb,postponed for trial before the county ju ge ; and Stewart v. McMillan, settled s M rohieon v. Murchison, an alimony suit, w partly tried, and was then settled, the de endant agreeing to withdraw, all eharges of 1 nsanity. newett v. Jewett was a case of ali ony from Bayfield ; the defendant did no appear, and no evidence was offered for th defence, counsel relying on the special -- 0i umstances of the case, as precluding a gment for alimony. Judgment was re- ved. In Williams v. Babb, consent ju gmene was given for the plaintiff for $2,479, 50. • • Crop Prospects. he Ontario Department of Agriculture haL issued a bulletin on the crop conditions of he province, as they appeared on May fir t. he report states that, but for the injury doe by the Hessian fly in the southwestern pa t of the province, fall wheat could be ola sed as a most promising erop. Every co nty south of a line drawn from Hamil- to to Sarnia had suffered considerably fro the pest ; also a few townships to the no th. Outside of these, fall wheat looked .we 1, he bulletin quotes from Professor Lo head report in 1900, advising that the so in of the seed should be postponed until the last week in September, as investi- gat on showed that where such late sowing ha -been dope, the crop had escaped the fly. . - ery little winter rye was being raised for the grain, most of it being cut for green fee lover fields had been given a good start by imely rains and warm weather, and we a presenting an excellent appearance. 11 classes of live stock came through the winter in good condition. • Cattle were ra9ler thin, but, on the whole, healthy. She p were in particularly fine form, ecab hay og disappeared. Swine commanded mo e attention then ever before, owing to enc uraging prices ; but, while litters were lar e, there were heavy losses among the you g pigs. A form of rheumatism or sti ening prevalent in the latter part of the win or, wore off when the animals were tur ed but: in the spring.. In moat places the ,e was an abundance of fodder for live stool daring the winter. A to farm supplies'some correspondent spo e of e scarcity of hay, but the majority rep .rfed more than enough for home &- man . There -was less oats on hand than use 1, having been fed more largely than ever on the farm. I the western part of the province fruit treee came through the winter in splendid con elition. Along the St. Lawrence, how. ever an ice storm in the spring broke off man branches, in some cases killing trees. A n mber of fruit trees in the northern dis- trict were also reported to have dien ; cause unknown. Nearly every class of fruit gave promise of a generous yield, although som stated it would be 'an Off year for apples. The tent caterpillar did not seem to b as oommon as last year. T king the province over, spring sowing mig t be described as half done on May 1st, thou h it was claimed the work was corn. plot 4 in some localities. The heavy snow and ainstorm from April 1.9th to the 21st gave a setback to low-lying places, but, on the _hole, the prospects for spring crops were encouraging. ju se • Blyth Fires., D AR EDITOR,—For the last year or so - the illage of Blyth has been visited by some of the most disastrous fires that have ever visit ed a village of its size. • T e first of these great disasters occurred abou a year ago last Christmas, and start- ing, is supposed, in Mr. Strothers' bake oven and quickly made its way, before bein noticed,to the other departments of the store above. This fire burned to the ground J. S robbers' bakery and resturant ; Bank of Hamilton ; Heffren Brothers, butchers ; J. G. oser, hardware, and T. W. Scott, gro3 ry, boots and shoes. This made the little village look barren and deserted. The next one, if I remember right, °coined abou August 27th last, and caused the de - etre tion of the sew mill of Mr. E. Livings- ton, hich also included a handle *tory. The fire started about 6 o'clock in the morning, the engine room, and the southern part if the mill being partly in flames before the fire was first noticed. The firemen were on h nd at °hie and performed their duty nobl , but the mill part being frame and very dry, went up very quickly, and was beyo d the control of the firemen before they tarted, With the mill was destroyed the e (nitric plant, which supplied the vil- lage with light), and, in all, making a big lose f r the owner, as there Was not much Insure nee. Then the elevator, owned by G. Powell, which was situated at the station, was urned to the ground in the following autu n. Sti 1 another fire originated about the middle of the following December, this time in J. M. Hamilton's drug store, and started abou the middle of the night, deetroying J. M Hamilton's drug store, H. C. Smith's jewo ry, J. H. °billow's furniture, and Mas in's hotel. Still once there the people of Blyth awoke in a eminent. About 4 o'clock last Tues- day orning the fire alarm sounded. This time the flour mills Were ablaze, and the office and store house across the road, about 20 ye rds from the other, both blazing at a good rate when first discovered. The store hous had not had a fire in it for over ten and the engine room of the mill part ot damaged any. ming it up and looking at all these days was I Su ii SEAPORT most disastrous fires, and giving due con- sideration to any possibility of them start- ing by accident, I came to the conclusion, and think I am voicing the views of the people of that community, when I say these fires did not start by accident. There may be a possibility of one or two starting by accident, but no more. Who are the Blyth fire bugs? The council met the night after the last fire, and decided to offer $300 for information that will lead to the detection and conviction of the guilty parties. I understand that the insurance companies interested have offered a reward of $200 for a similar purpose. This should result, if not in discovering the guilty parties, in at least deterring them from continuing the nefarious work. While these losses are disheartening to the good people of Blyth, they are not dis- couraged. Although the losses will, un- questionably, temporarily affect! the .trade, especially the last one, they feel that the village still possesses vitality enough to re- cover itself in due couree of time. With the energy and enterprise thus far displayed by the citizens I am sure that they will ultimately overcome all difficulties and that Blyth will still retain its commercial poen tion and continue to prosper. Yours truly, A FORMER CITIZEN. Canada. —Mr. Arthur M. Dechene'member for L'Islet, has been called to the Senate, in succession to the late Mr. Rosa. ' —Four cases of smallpox are reported in Winnipeg, three sons and one daughter of a laborer named Arch. Gillespie, being down with the disease. —The members of the South Wellington Liberal Association, in convention Friday, again nominated Col. Mutrie, M. P. P., as their candidate for the Local Legislature. —Mr. M. V. MoInnon Dominion Immi- gration agent in Michigan, writes " One hundred and sixteen persons, with nine cars of set tlere' effects and stock, left Detroit for western Canada on Friday." , —Sixty delegates from Dakota, Iowa and blinnesota arrived in Winnipeg, the other day, and will look over the best farming dis- tricts in the west. They represent a very large number of intending settlers from those States. —James McGeachie, a.. machinist, while working at the Whitman and Barnes fac- tory, St, Catharines, Saturday morning lost his left arm. He was up on a ladder and his arm was ()aught by the line shaft, which tore it completely off between the shoulder and the elbow. —George Forbes'a native of England, while working in Cordova gold mines,in Has- tings county, last Saturday morning, lost both hands by an explosion of dynamite. He was running a drill, when it struele an old charge that had been overlooked. His com- panion escaped uninjured. —The Privy Council hal granted the At- toruey•General of Manitoba leave to appeal from the decision of the King's Bench Court of Manitoba in ruling that the Provincial Legislature has no power to pass a liquor act. —The Flatt Farm, not far from Hamil- ton, is noted for its Durham cattle, and recently two oar loads, containing eleven pedigreed _cattle, were shipped to River Platte'Argentine 'Republic. Every one of the cattle was valued at over $1,000, the total value of the shipment being $14,700. —Over one hundred members of the Senate and Commons left Ottawa Saturday morning by the Canadian Paeific Railway, and reached Quebec in the afternoon. They were the guests of the city of Quebec, and went to visit the harbor and to inspect the site of the great new bridge across the river, five miles west of that city. —Foot ball is playing havoc with the teaching staff of the Owen Sound Collegiate Institute. Last week Mr. R. O. Jolliffe, B. A., master of classics, broke hie right leg In a game of foot ball, and Friday afternoon Mr. Hamilton, B. A., master of inienee in the junior departments, received a painful injury from the same cause. —In deference to the earnestly -expressed wish of the late Mre. S. H, Blake, of Tor- onto'who died very suddenly in London, England, last week, her body will be inter- red at Bournemouth, England, on Saturday, May 18th. Hon. S. H. Blake and his son, Mr. W. H. Blake, left Toronto on Satur- day last for England, to attend the funeral, and will sail again for this country on May 22nd. —Sir Charles Tupper, the veteran ex - leader of the Conservative party, recently cleared $100,000 by the sale of Northern Pacific Railway stock. He bought his shares a few months ago at 70 cents on the dollar and sold them, during the recent boom at considerably over par, realizing a profit of $100,000 on the transactions, That pays better than politics. —Hon. George E. Foster, ex Finance Minister of Canada, is removing from Ottawa, where he has resided tor some years, and is about to become a resident of Toronto, having been appointed manager of the Provincial Trust Company, the head office of which is in that city, This is a new company, recently organized, and of which Dr. Oronhyatekha, is the leading r. Francis Irwin, of Alberton,'An- caster township, one of the oldeet men in that section of the Dominion, passed away on Friday night. The friends of the de- ceased say he was in his 102nd year, but his birthday was not definitely known by them. He was a native of Ireland, and came to Canada when about ten or eleven years of age, his parente settling in Dundee. For forty years the deceased had resided on the farm where he died. —At the annual meeting of the Presby- terian Women's Foreign Missionary Society, held in Toronto last week, London was decided on as the next place of meeting, and the following officers we -e °looted : President, Mrs. Shortreed ; nrst vice- president, Mrs. Maclaren ; second vice- president, Mrs. H. Campbell; ;third vice- president, Mrs, a H. Robinson ; fourth vice-president, Mrs. J. C. Hamilton ; Foreign secretary, Mrs. J. J. 13e11 ; Home secretary, Mrs. R. Grant; rec,ortling sec- retary, Miss B. Maddurchy ; co responding secretary, Miss Martin; secret& y of Indian work in the Northwest and Bri ion Colum- bia, Miss Craig ; secretary of I ternational •1 Conference, Miss J. G. Cayman necretary of life membership, Miss Parsons; treasurer, Mrs.Telfe Telfer; l feeere: es'teacrrye-ttarreya soufrge re n eorf a l' Miss Marion Smith. Miss George • editor of "Tidings," Mee. '1 iTt ei dr ai nt ug rs '0', —The steamship Lake Superior, of tile Elder, Dempster line, from Liverpool for Montreal, is quarantined at Grosse Isle, with a ease of smallpox on board. The Lake Superior left Liverpool on April 30en, with 64 second cabin and 625 steerage pain mongers and' a clean bill of health. On the' voyage one of the steerage passengers was stricken with smallpox. The passengers and day. crew will be detained in quarantine for 2 —Mrs. Revell, Wife of Dr. R. M. Revell, dentist, of Woodstock, was terribly, and perhaps fatally, burned at her residence, on Dundee street, early 'Saturday morning. Mrs. Revell, who is over 60 years of age, and partially paralyzed, arose about six o'clock, for the purpose of lighting the fire in her room. In striking the match, it broke'and, falling to the floor, ignited her nightdress, which was almost burned from her before assistance arrived. —After considering it for two or three weeks, Rev. E. E. Knowles, pastor of Knox church, Galt, on Sunday morning informed his congregation that he has decided not to accept the call tendered him from the Central Plesbyterian church, St. Louis, Miesouri. Knox church congregation had presented him with a strongly worded resolution passed last Sunday evening, re- questing his continuetion as minister, hence his decision to remain in Galt. ----A sneak thief made off with $550 be- longing to the Montreal Brewing Company while one of the company's clerks was making a deposit at the Molsons Bank on Saturday morning. The clerk laid his book on the counter, and his attention being distracted for a moment, when he looked around the book was gone. There was $500 in cheques and $50 in money. The pay- ment of the cheques was at once stopped, so the thief did not make much out of his Capture. —Saturday morning the largest elevator in Carberry, Manitoba, belonging to R. F. Lyons, was burned. The fire commenced betsveen 12 and 1 o'clock, and Was caused by heated machinery. The capacity of the elevator was 65,000 bushels, with an addition holding 30,000 bushels. The building contained 51,000 bushels of wheat, 12,000 bushels of oats, 8,000 bushels of barley. The elevator was valued at $5,000. Total insurance on contents and building, $27,000. —Hon. Mr. Fisher, Dominion Minister of Agriculture, stated in the House, the other day, that he intends to visit England within a few weeks, and' would then talk over the whole cattle question With the Imperial au- thorities, and would urge upon them that their regulations requiring Canadian cattle to be slaughtered on landing was an aver- sion against the health of Canadian cattle, and wee an unjustifiable advertisement to the nest of the world that the Mother Coun- try regarded cattle from Canada as danger - OWL —Early Saturday mcnning fire broke out in Mr. j. Gibbs livery stable, in Pilot Mound, Manitoba. Mr. Gibbs saved some horses, but lost two head of cattle, two buggies, all his harness, and the build- ings. Ben Even, a stallion owned by Mc- Laren, of Clearwater, and a team of horses owned by J. H. Hannah, of Hannah, North Dakota, perished. The flames spread to Ohambera Bros. & Bethuneni stable, burn- ing it to the ground, with three horses, one cow and a buggy. —Sir Charles Tupper, who was a passen• ger on the Allan Lille steamer, Tunisian, ar- rived in Montreal last Friday night. He was accompanied by Lady Tupper. After staying in Montreal for several days, Sir Charles and Lady Tupper will proceed to Ottawa, and thence to Winnipeg and Van - (louver. The veteran statesman is in splen- did health and spirits. Lady Tupper, who was suffering from eye trouble, is greatly improved, and the German specialists who were consulted give great encouragement for a complete cure. — Sunday afternoons a severe wind storm, accompanied with thunder and lightning, . passed over Bradford and vicinity. In Bondhead, about six miles west of that place, the spire of the English church was blown down and the church otherwise damaged. The Presbyterian church Was also damaged by lightning. Two young men named Grant and Robbins were stand- ing in the porch of this church when the lightning passed through the belfry into the porch, Grant'being instantly killed and Robbins badly stunned, but not seriously Injured. Grant was about twenty years of age and was a son of Mr. Hector Grant, farmer, of West Gwillimbury. —Mr. Donald McDonald, P. M., of King Solomon Masonic Lodge, Toronto, has a unique record such as few can boast of. He has been a member of the lodge for thirty years, and during all that time he has not been absent from a single meeting. At a' recent meeting his fellow members present- ed him with a handsome gold watch, suit. ably engraved, "as a recognition• of his services in 'attending every meeting of the lodge since his initiation January 30, 1870, to May 9, 1901." Mr. McDonald is one of the pioneer printers of Toronto, and his re- cord speaks volumes fcr his good health and punctuality. —While Robert Dickey, of the 213(1 con• cession of West Oxford, was returning from Woodstock; along the Beachville road, on Wednesday afternoon of last week, he step- ped out on the tongue of the wagon to let down his horses' checks. The animals took fright and started off at a furious pace. Mr. Dickey climbed back to the whiffletree, and from there either jumped or was thrown violently to the ground. What happened during the next few minutes is a blank to Mr. Dickey's mind, but when he came to himself he was sitting on the roadside, the lines in his left hand, and suffering from a broken shoulder bone, the horses standing still. — A somewhat peculiar case is now in pro- gress in the courts in Hamilton. Mrs. Harry Lewry has entered suit against Mrs. Tuokett Lawry, the divorced wife of Harry, for alienation of the affectioneof her husband, and $25,000 damages are asked. Defendant is charged with enticing plaintiff's husband away and committing adultery with him. Mr.. Tuokett Lawry was the first wife of Harry. She, for some reason or other, gee a divorce from her husband, who afterwards married the present Mrs. Harry Lawry, the plaintiff in this action. After a time Harry seems to have got tired of his second wife, and once more fell a victim to the charms of his first love'and the two are now said to be living in California together. The first Mre. Lawry is very wealthy, being a daugh. ternif the late Mr. Tuckett, the well known tobacco manufacturer, while the second Mrs. Lawry is said to be left in destitute circum- stances. Lawry's father is rich and be,him- self, was supposed to be rich also, but, it is difficult to get at his wealth, which is, no doubt, the reason the second wife is bring- ing the action against the first, instead of against her husband. It is a peculiar mix up, and what makes it all the more dis- graceful is that all the parties concerned belong to the " top \society." The other day. Lawry made an aesignment. Perth Notes —The contract for laying granolithic side- walks in Mitchell this year has been let to the Ingersoll Company. —Mr. Christian Rounenburg, of Mitchell, died on Thursday of last week, after a few days' illness. He was 77 years of age. —Charles Barnett,14th concession of Elms, left May 7th for an extended trip to Eng- land and Scotland, after an absence of fifty years. —Mr. W. H. Fletcher, commercial mas- ter in the Stratford Collegiate Institute, bas resigned his position to complete his -course at the university, —Andrew Erskin, a respected resident of Menkton'departed this life on Monday of last week. Deceased had been helpless for some weeks.. He was 73 years of age. —Mrs. Sarah Stewart, of Atwood, died on Saturday, May 4th. A few days previous to her death she sustained a paralytic stroke, from which she never recovered. She was 65 years and 26 days old. Her husband died soonLnIvIeloyinreiarY85:ogo. rflf ltiaesit week, aged 71 years, as Gerry, of Mitchell, died the result! of an attack of paralysis, the second attack she had suffered in about a year. DOceaeed with her 1-usband came from Port Hope and settled in Hibbert township, but a few years ago retired from farming and have since resided in Mitchell. —On Saturday, May 4th, there died at her home in St Marys, Margaret McCona- chle, a lady, although not widely known,was respected and loved by those who knew her best. M 'tea McConachle •has lived in St Marys for about twelve years, previous to which she lived in Fullerton. She was -55 - years of age. —There passed away on Saturday, May 4th, at his residence in Stratford, Mr. Wne, Crispin, an old resident of Stratford, who has always been highly respected in the city. He was born in Devonshire, England, and came to this country forty years ago, resid- ing first in' London, then in Exeter,and com- ing to Stratford 30 years ago and engaging in the wall paper business. . —Mr. James Colquhoun, of the Royal Hotel, Mitchell, picked up a wallet on the street in front of hie house Thursday, of fast week. It contained $150, and laid where it Was found for over half an hour. Mr. Stephen Downey, of Irielitown, was the owner, and he must have dropped it when he stepped out of the bus. It was fortunate it: fell into honest hands. ; —Thursday morning of last week as the electric storm passed over Earmony district, a the barn of MrRJShe The lightning struck at -pard Was struck the peak and fol- . . . . lowed down the end rafter to the eaves, when it connected with the water pips and fouud its way down the end of the barn to the ground, The shingles and siding ad- joining the rafters were completely taken off, while the rafters worn shattered. One cow that was in the yard was killed. No fire resulted; 4 —An unfortunate acctde{nt befel iMrs. William Broughton, 16th concession of Elma, on Friday night last, by which she lost the sight of one eye and may possibly Jose the sight of the other. She was en- gaged in tearing the old covering from a lounge when a piece with a tack flew up and pierced the eye ball. It is feared that the other eye, which is already affected, may also become blind. —Mr. John R. Hyslop, of South East - hope, has been granted a patent for an in. genius contrivance in the *ray of a machine for harvesting sugar beete,1 mangolds or tur- nips. The machine first nuts off the tops and then elevates the mote into a wagon. It is thought that the contrivance can be constructed at a price that would allow its being sold at $50 or $75, so; that it will be within the reach of all farmer.. In view of the prospective sugar beet industry this in- vention should prove a valeable one. —Many friends in St. Mrsrys and vicinity will regret to hear of the sad end untimely death of Ella Jenkins, wife of Lewis inie- throp, which occurred at her home in Bute county,Calitorniteen the 25th ult. Deceased was a daughter-in-law of -Mrs. Aisthorp, of Ste Marys, and Is -exceedingly well known there. Her former herne vas at Kintore, where she was a member o the Methodist church, and for many ye re occupied the position of organist. Deat was the result of pneumonia, after an illn se. of only nine days. Two children, a gi 1 of seven yenta and an infant of two uonth., are left motherless. —Mr. Andrew Detwille , of Motherwell, died on Sunday afternoon,1 May 5th, a the age of 57 years. Mr. Detwiler had been for some time a sufferer from neart disease and less than a year ago his life Syne deepaired of. His son Harry, then in Dakota, returned to his home on a summons tn what was then thought to be Mr. Detwillees death bed,but unexpectedly he rallied and partially recov- --bred his strength. But death, not to be de- prived of its prey, seizen upon Bert, the youngest son, and about 4 months ago he passed away. Since then Mr. DetWiller's health has been precarious. On Sunnay he telt somewhat better than aerial, Inn was out walking. On his return to the hose he lay down to rest, and witliout warning or without a struggle, passed away. —At the Division Court held in Mitchell on Friday, an important ' horse case was heard befOre his Honor Judge Barron, In January last Messrs. B. Farrow, of Strat- ford, and Adam Koenig, of Mitchell, put. chased a horse from Mr. G. Fitzgerald, who lives near Dublin, for $90. The animal was delived by Fitzgerald on April 1st, but the purchasers refused to accept it, contend- ing that its back was affected in some way. Fitzgerald sold the horse to another party for $70, and entered a' suit against Farrow and Koenig for the difference, $20, and an additional $4 for expenses incurred in bring- ing the horse to Stratford and back to Dublin again. Atter hearing the u3videnoe His Honor gave judgment in favor of the plaintiff for the full amount specified, be- sides the cost of the court, —On Friday, May 3rd, Mr. John Bridge- man, a gentleman for many years a resident of St.Marys passed quietly away at the ripe age of 84 years and 9 months. Up to within a short time of his death he Was in ex- cellent health except for a weakness of the joints, which has for some years confined him closely to the house. Deceased was born in Cambridgeshire, England, and was the son of a British naval 1 officer of some prominence. When he was twenty years of age he came to New Xork State, and commenced business as a butcher. He did not remain in the States long, however, and, in 1842 he moved to the firm on the let concession of Nissouri. Here he lived for a time, clearing up the land and handling several farms in suoctesion. His next move was to Kincardine, where he bought a ves- sel, and sailed Lake Huron for aboue four years. Selling his vessel he returned to his first farm in Nissourn where he lived until his _retirement to Sb. Marys.