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THIRTY-THIRD YEAR.
WHOLE NUMBER, 1.747:---
SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1901.
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lidoLEAN BROS., Publishere;
1 $1 a Year in Advance.
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A Summer Tal
with our Cust
Reason wo Adv r
There is a hantle o' people who enjo
especially at the other felloVs expense. ,As
sober things. We a11 like life so long as m
way; it matters but little to the average 11
who gets the fag end of life's pleasures, so lo
in j
tbers
n of
g a,
sense of easy getting and easy living is satisfied.
Of course, you protest against being thu.
mere creature of selfishhess, but if you take an i
your actions and motives for one day, yoti,will coin
to yourself—cc no eautiops man would admit it t
else,"—that your motive power in life is, a big " I
man who comes nearest sincerity is the man wh
adraitting that motive.
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For self interest, we advertise for the increa
business, for the betterment of our position finaticia
a man sings a different tune in his business transac
the one set by the great composer "self," look ou
man, he will be slippery.
- Self has dictated the following prices :
suits, our own make; $2 and $3 pants, our ow
special $1.50 all wool pant, also our own make; boy
at 75c and 60c, and a buckskin school pant for bo
"25c—a11 these lines are our own make.
Masons, carpenters, bricklayers, teamsters,
and mechanics' overalls at 50c a pair; smocks to
at 50c.
Men's Ladas tweed shirts at 50c, blaeli, sat
at 50c, heaviest Campbellford flannelette shirts 5
naitts 25c, heavy weight buckskinpants at $1 a pai
Summer underwear at 50c, 75c, $1, $1,50,
suit. A summer sock, lisle thread top, natural
sells at 25c a pair. Two pairs black cotton four ti
for :25c.
The hat of hats for actual value is the SI
made by Christy & Co., of London, England:
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kes, so in
come our
humanity
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to admit
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ly. When
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for that
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olchinists,
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en shirts
c, harvest
and $2 a
opl foot,
read yarn
0 fedOra,
Greig & Mud° al
Clothiers and Farnishe s
Formerly on the Wrong Side
of the Street,
SE/IF RTH
A nice way to go to the Northwest in, th
season is via the Canadian Pacific steamships to Po
and then rail the balance of the way.
For rates and' information, apply to
R. J. MACDONA
C. P. R. AGENT, Seaforth
summer
ONTARIO'S HORSES.
It may bb interesting to know what Dr.
James Fraser,President of the Royal College
of Veterinary Surgeons, of England, thinks
of the horses of Ontario. Dr. Fraser, whoe
by the way is a native of Canada, having
been borne in the county of Oxford, near
Woodstock, is at preeent in Canada, having
been sent here with Major Dent, to pule
chase and inspect horses for the British
army. He was in Woodstock last week and
was interviewed by a reporter of the Sentin.
el Review upon the results ief his purchasing
trip in Canada for army mounts for the Im-
perial Government and the conclusions he
had drawn from his inspection -Of the horses
submitted. Dr. Feeney has practically
covered the larger part of Agricultural On-
tario, his centres of inspection having been
London Toronto, Listowel, Napanee, Pres-
cott, Montreal, Ottawa anil several minor'
points.
"1 am very much pleased indeed," 'he
'said, "with the horses submitted' for inspec-
tion ; particularly with thole I saw at Lon-
don."
An agent preceded Dr, Feituter in his tour
eid Canada and had the horses congregated
at the ?various inspection headquarters so
that they were initially exmdined in batehes
of from 200 to 400.—They were of three
classes ; those for the mounted infantry be-
tween -14.2 and 15 hands ; cavalry, 15 to
15.2, and the artillery, whoee workis
cipally collar work, heavier. Dr. Fraser
came to Canada inMarch and up to the
present time, about 1,300 h(rses have been
•
bought and shipped to the Cape from the
Dominien. They aresent? in ship loads as
soon as purchased and this 'week 800 more
leave on booed the Iona. The age limit was
fixed by the department hetween 6 and 8
years, but the inspecting surgeon was al-
lowed to use discretion, iind Dr. Fraser
accepted horses five years, well developed
and otherwise fit, and as old as nine, which
were well preserved. There were so many
points governing the selection of horses,
that it would be impossible to state them
all, especially as three different classes were
required. Dr. Fraser neverlitnew to whom
a horse belonged, as they came to him for
examination in large numbers, he was well
satisfied with this method, as it prevented
any suspicion, he said, that any horse
brought might not have been taken solely
on its merits.
He' was so taken with a ,number of the
horses that he saw, that he has advised
the War Office to select th best of these
mounts for the home servic , on account of
the rough treatment and are necessarily
given them in South Africa, that would soon'
spoil them. Hie instructions are to go on
buying until further orders, and he thinks
that at least from 5,000 to 8 000 horses will
be required. He will be in this district for
a few days longer and will then leave for
the west, going as far tower a the Rockies
as Fort MaLeod. The west rn horses will
be largely used for mounted infantry.
hat conclusion have y u Of 'se to with
regard to our horses from yo r i. . ction ?"
he was asked.
I find that Ontarie h roes have been
considerably injured by the American trot-
ter," was the reply. "A large number of
our rejects were made on account of con-
struction due to crosses of the American
trotting atallion with Canadian mares. This
style of horse' serves no usefol purpose, save
that of pleasure; it is no good for draught
or military purposes. What- Canadian far-
mers need is 11ng1ish thoroughbreds creased
with thobest Canadian mares and they will
have a horse of great general usefulness for
which there is practically an, uplimited mar-
ket. My opinion is that the' breeds should
be kepttseparate ; haokney with hackney ;
draught with draught and t e English thor-
oughbred for our Canadian ares."
"In England," he continu d, "the Hunt-
ers' Improvement Society gi e premiums for
thoroughbred stallions, hieh are dis-
tributed at various points n the country
and are kept moving about. The result is
the immense improvetnent o the the breed
of horses; and I think it wo ld be a profi-
table investme t for the Canadian govern-
ment to import and sumsidize thoroughbred
English stern° se The feel would almost
cover expenses nd the good would be incal-
culable. In this way Canada could be made
a permanent so rce of supply and there will
be a tremendou demand for horses of the
type we are bu ing, to judge from the eon-
dition of things in Europe. There is a great
future for Can dian horse breeding, if the
farmers and brteeders will aise the right
sort of animals. '
Dr. Fraser ad been' b ying horses in
England immeldiately befo e he came to
Canada and in ionsequenoe was in a good
position to mak a comparis n. He states
that Canadian horses oom are very well
with the Engliss, and that the proportion
of rejects was larger in E gland than in
Canada. ,
A Great a d Good an Dead.
A cablegram o RBV.., Dr. arden, of , To-
ronto, Sattirda , announces the death of
Rev. Dr. G. Mackay, o Formosa, the
world famous issionary of the Canadian
Presbyterian e uroh. The death of Dr.
Mackay remove one of the oremoat figures
in missionary effort in mo ern times, and
causes a breach "n the worke a of the church
which it will b hard to fill. His name has
been for 30 yea 8 linked wi h that of For-
mosa, for it was in 1871 that he first went to
that Island, th n a portiol of China, and
from which he has since e turned on but
two brief visits During all that time he
has thrown the effort of a splendid manager
and the religious zeal of ani &poetic) into a
work which h 8 Made' his name famous
throughout the ivilized word.
The cablegra , which catie to Dr. War-
den, read aimpl , "Dr. Ma key dead." He
had been suffer i g for the plat dve months
from cancer of t ie throat, an4 for stoma weeks
it has been kn. wn to his iitlipa.te friends
that recovery was impossibl . Two months
ago he sought edical aid oi the mainland
at Hong Kong, hen an operati n was per-
formed, but wi flout permanent relief. For
some time he h a had with him r. William
McClure, a Pre byterian medical missionary
stationed at Ho an, but who let his station
temporarily o «ing to the dis urbanises in
China.
Dr. Mackay as born in Zorr, , county of
Oxiord, on Marsh 22, 1844. He graduated
at Toronto Uni ersity ; took h theological
course at Knox College, at Pr eeton Sem-
inary, New Je sey, and at Ed burg Uni-
versity. He was ordained as a minister by
TorontoA Presbytery in 1871, an in Decem-
It/111i, ber of the same year took up 12. life work as
a missionary in the Island f Formosa,
China, being the first mitotic) ary to the
heathen ever se t out by the w tern section
of the Canadia s Presoyterian huroh. He,
was married to a Chinese lady Formosa,
in 1878, and le ves a family of one son and
two daughters. The son is studying for the
ministry ; the daughters are married to
Chinamen and are engaged ,irt miseionary
work.
Dr. Mackay's work in Formo a has been
highly succeed I. He has bee the means
of establishing 0 or 70 churche , a hospital,
schools, and in addition a college, called
Oxford College, for the training of a native
ministry and for the higher education of the
girls of the island. There are in addition
35 Bible wonien and eight day schools for
the education of the children of Christian
homes, all eetablished by Dr. Mackay. A
description Of his great work in Formosa ;
the hardships he endured ; tlae triumphs he
achieved, rid the trials he encountered
would fill a ,very large volurne.
Dr. Mackay was a brother of Mrs. George
McIntosh, of MoKillop, and during his last
visit to Canada he spent several days visit-
ing friends in the vioinity of Seaforth.
Poorly Paid Sheriffs.
The report of the inspector of legal offices,
Mr. James Pleasing, just issued, comments
on the faot that the income of the sheriffs
has been falling away for years past. "Dur-
ing the past year,' the report goes on,
"there is a further decrease in many of the
smaller counties, while in some of the larger
the business' has increased. _ Many of the
sheriffs are now in receipt of an income of
lees than $1,000. They are generally the
moat poorly paid of all the officers in the
public service, taking into consideration
the importance and dignity of their office
and the amount of security they are re-
quired to fuenish for the proper perforM-
anise of their duties."
The statistical portion of the report shows
that 2,974 writs of various kinds were served
by the sheriffs, involving $1,066,272 in the
high court, $170,582 in the county court
and $48,646 ,in the division court, on debt
or -damages. I ,
The returns of the local registrars, deputy
registrars and deputy clerks show that the
number of writs of summons issued was
2,630, while 309 actionsere entered for
trial by jury, and 471 fo trial without
jury. Judgments were dtered without
trial in 539 oases, amount n4 to $661,419,
witb $19,416 costs.
The county court clerk ' returns show
that 1,948 writs of summo a were issued,
while 165 actions were ente d for trial by
jury, and 246 without Su Judgments
were entered without tria in 597 cases,
amounting to $154,142, wit $11,&02 costs.
The returns of the esur o ate registrars
showed 3,219 probates issue . The wills
proved and letters of aol inietration or
guardianship issued involved personalty to
the value of $19,247,029, as d realty to the
value of $6,330,870. Of the personalty 21
wills were f r sums above 100,000, 33 be-
tween $50,0 and $100,0I0 ; 1,115 from
$400 to $1, 0, and 1,611 u der $400.
The Cu1riinat1on o the Circus
Row.
We menti
which Wok
on its way
morning of
Sarnia gives
well as its
colored men
committed
magistrate,
on a circus
American ah
were brough
the county
Charlet! Sim
men in oust°
no evidence
'•
ing.
The heari
'Howard VVa
[this instance
George Mill
bodily harm
ticl last week a shooting affair
i
oe on the circus train when
Ito Seaforth, -on Wednesday
ast week. A dispatch from
the particulars of the &Heir, as
Ifinal oulmin Won: The two
ttrested 'at ort Huron and
i
jail at Sarni by the police
harged with e ooting two men
train belongi g to the Pan-
* now tourin this province,
'before the pol ce magistrate at
jail for preli inary hearing.
a the younger o the two colored
y, was disoha ged, there being
e connect him with the shoot -
it of the sviden e in the case of
ker, the other prisoner, who in
Was charged ith shooting one
te with intent to do grevious
Was then proceeded with.
THE SHOOTINO.
The evide e of Joseph E. Rogers. and
George Milldt was taken, that of the latter
fully describieg the shooting. It was to the
effect that inStnediately after the departure
of the Pan-American circus train from
Parkhill, between 1 a. m. and 2 a. m,, on
the 29th, scinds of shooting were heard
„coming from �ne of the care on the train.
'George Mil ler, who was standing on the
platformnf the car, went in to see what was
the matter, end was in time to see the pris-
oner, Howard,. aim his revolver at one of
the men nlipined Edward Daley and shot)
him. The t o men were not over six feet
apart at the time. Daley turned over to-
wards his bank, where he lay with his face
buried in hi arms. Walker said, "1 have
done for hide where's Miller, and I'll fix
him, too," or words to that effect. Walker
turned towatda where Miller was standing,
and with the smoking revolver in his hand
made tower s him. When he gee close
enough Mill r grappled with Walker and
tried to take the revolver away from him.
'ATAL WOUND.
Walker, who is a tall, powerfully built
mulatto, tailed the revolver over and
downward, rid with the muzzle against
Miller's brea t, fired one shot. The revolver
is a large, lo g -barreled affair, 44 or 45 cali-
bre. The 'b lleb passed into Miller's coat
and waistco t, into a pocketbook, which was
in the inside pocket of the waistcoat where
it came in pentad with a metal comb.'
This it bent,' but did not penetrate, the bul-
let was turned aside, and passing out of the
pocketbook in a slanting direction through
the shirt, it out a gash skin deep, and about
three or four inches in length across Miller's
chest and ribs, and then down through his
trouser leg and into his sock, where it was
found. The powder flame set fire to the
coat and vest, and scorched quite a piece
around the holes where the bullet entered.
The impact of the bullet and the flow of
blood that followed led Miller to believe
that he had been fatally wounded, and he
called out to Walker, "Don't shoot again,
you have done for me now !" Walker then
left the car, and shortly atter jumped off the
train, and made his way to Port Huron,
where he was arrested. Miller , is none the
worse of his wound, but he had a marvel-
ously narrow escape from death. The other
wounded man, named Daley, died in Strat-
ford hospitali last week.
WALKER'S STORY.
Walker made a voluntary statement to
the effect that the shooting was done by
him in self-defense. He said that Miller
and his gang attacked him two or three
years ago, arid threatened to kill him by
throwing hire off the train some night. At
Parkhill, befere the train pulled out, they
had some trouble, when the threats to do
him bodily itsjury were renewed. Just how
the shooting 'began he did not explain.
SiEEDILY SENTENCED.
Walker wes brought before Judge Mac -
Watt, of Sarnia, and eleoted speedy trial.
The evidences taken before the magistrate
was gone over, and the result was that the
prisoner wait convicted and sentenced to
seven years' imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary. This eentence was for shooting Mil-
ler. He has been put dn trial at Stratford
on a charge of shooting and killing Daley.
•
—One of the most daring hold ups of re-
cent years oecurred on the gravel road be-
tween Atwood and Listowel, the other even-
ing, as Constable Woods, of Listowel, was
returning late from Brussels. Just as he
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SEAFORTIL
approached Douglas' bush, about half way
between the 2nd and 4th c000essione, he
noticed three suspicious looking characters
standing at the side of the road, beside a
horse and buggy which they had with them.
When he got opposite to them two of them
grabbed his horses while the other attacked
him from behind. But Constable Woods,
who is noted for his bravery, was not to be
thus overpowered, and with great presence
of mind he dropped hie hand into his pocket
and pulled forth his pipe ease and yelled,
" Let go or I'll shoot." The desperadoes,
thinking that he had a revolver, and ap-
parently recognizing Mr. Woods, and know-
ing that he always means business, let go
the horses, jumped into their own rig and
made off in great haste.
•
A Constable Killed.
A terrible tragedy took place in Toronto
on Tuesday evening last. Three crooks,
named Rice, Rutledge and Jones, were ar-
rested in Chicago some weeks ago and were
extradited and taken to Toronto, where
they were undergoing trial for the robbery
of banks and other places in that vicinity.
Their trial had been in progress several
weeks. They were confined in the county
jail and were taken to the court room,where
the trial was being conducted, each day.
On Tuesday evening, when the proceedings
had closed for the day, they were being con-
veyed from the court house to the jail in a
cab. They were handcuffed together,
and were accompanied by two con-
stables. On the way a stranger ap-
proached the cab and threw in a parcel
to the prisoners. They at once op-
ened the parcel and took from it two revol-
vers. No sooner did they become possessed
of the weapons, than they commenced to use
them on the constables who were in the cab
with them and were guarding them. The
first shot fired struck one of the constables,
killing him inatantly, and the other con-
stable would, no doubt, have been despatch-
ed in like manner, only he threw up his
hands and surrendered. The three prison-
ers then escaped from the vehicle, but were
at once fired on by the constable, and he
succeeded in shooting one of the desperadoes
in two places, disabling him seriously. But
the other two dragged their disabled com-
rade to an eleotrio car near by. They hoard-
ed the oar and attempted to take possession
of it by overpowering the motorman. Thie
man, however, made a desperate resistance,
and foiled the rascals until help arrived,
when they were secured and conveyed to
jail. They were all pretty badly used up,
and the one who was shot will lose one of
his arms, which will have to be amputated.
They will tnow be tried for murder, as
well as burglary. The Toronto authorities
are also putting forth strenuous efforts to
procure the accomplices. They are a bad
lot and should be given a short shift. Rut-
ledge is a Canadian and has a brother living
in Toronto. The other two are Americans
and they are all ex -penitentiary birds and
are known to be most expert and daring
robbers and burglars. -It is not likely they
will be given an opportunity to commit any
further depredations.
•
Canada.
—A by-law authorizing the council of the
town of Harriaton to lend $10,000 for the
purpose of starting a shoe factory in that
town has been carried by a large majority.
—The Canadian departmeeti of Agricul-
ture has contracted for seven additional
vessels to carry Canadian hay from St. John
to South Africa during June and July.
—The Duke and Duchess of Cornwalland
York will visit Toronto the first week in
October. They will also visit Hamilton,
Niagara Falls and probably the Thousand
Iolanda.
--Right Reverend Isaac, Hellmouth, for-
merly Bishop of the Diocese of Huron, of
the Episcopal ehurch, and for many years a
resident of London, Ontario, died in Lon-
don, England, on June lat, at the age of 71
years.
—Lord Strathoona has notified the militia
department at Ottawa, of the death of
Trooper W. J. C. Brown of dysentery, at
Bloemfontein, South Africa, on the 21st of
May. His nexb of kin is Samuel Brown, of
Kirkton, Ontario.
— The drought which threatened Mani-
toba crops again this spring, has been
broken, and refreshing rains fell in several
parts on Saturday and Sunday last, but
more general moisture is still needed to
ensure crops and ease the minds of the
anxious Manitobians.
— A child from near Emburn is now in St.
Luke's hospital, at Ottawa, suffering from
the effects of eating matches. A number of
the little one's teeth have fallen out and the
jaw bones have been attacked by the dis-
ease. The effect of the phosphorus is to de-
stroy the jaw bone.
—Sunday evening as Wm. Lappin, of
Owen Sound, one of the firemen on the C.
P. R. steamship Alberta, was coming down
the gang plank, leaving the vessel, his foot
slipped and he fell. When picked up,it was
found that he had dislocated his neck, and
he died a few minutes later.
—A West Nissouri farmer, named James
Murphy, has been arrested on a charge of
brutally treating a boy who he had got
from the home. The boy is only 13 years
old, and when examined by a doctor was
found to be a mass of bruises.
—J. P. Young, who has been superin-
tendent of the home for incurables at Port-
age la Prairie, since that building was
established, over 12 years ago, received
notice from Provincial Secretary McFad-
den that after July let his services will be
no longer required. His successor will be
W. P. Smith, of Austin.
—The regulations prescribed by the On-
tario Government to destroy the ,codling
moth by girdling trees with cloth and re-
moving loose bark are brought into opera-
tion by municipalities. Any municipal
council can declare the act in force within
its boundaries, and all its- provisions can
then be inforoed, with the penalties pro-
vided, until rechided by the same author-
ity.
— Charles Grader, aged 19 years, was
sentenced to a year in the Central prison in
the Berlin police court on Saturday morn-
ing, for having,with two lads named Koebel
and Bellinger, under 16 years of age, broken
into a book store and robbed a safe. Koebel
got two months in Berlin jail. Bellinger
was up on another charge and was sentenced
to two years and a ftirther indefinite period
not exceeding three years ;in the Pene-
tanguishene reformatory. Tivo other lads
named Hummel! and Sahultz - got a month
In jail and were fined $2 and cons respective-
ly for being associated with Bellinger in the
second charge, that of stealing a street car
fare box containing $20.
—At the annual meeting of the Hamilton
district Methodist Coisferenee last week,
Rev. Wm. Kettlewell presented the confer-
ence with a gavel made of wood from the
timbers of the old church at Adelphustown,
in the Bay of Wirth Conference, the first
Methodist church erected in Canada. It
was the gift of Hunter and Crossley, the
evangelists, and was handsomely mounted
with silver and suitably inscribed. .
—Mr. C. C. James, the Deputy Minister
of Agriculture, has expressed a fear that the
continued wet weather would prevent the
growing of sugar beets with success this
season unlese grown on well drained farms.
This announcement will be a blow to the
farmers who have just started to grow beets
to use for the making of sugar. The De-
partment of Agriculture has been watching
carefully the progress of the beets and finds
that they do not thrive in the ground when
too WeL.
—Monday morning, shortly before nine
o'clock, the Harriston seotionmen were go-
ing east on the handcar. When about three
miles out, the handle bar on the front end
of the pumper broke, throwing seetionman
Charles Beamish off in front of the car,
which ran on top of him, severely injuring
his spine and r be. He was at once brought
back to Harrieton, Wheie medical aid was
summoned, and everything possible dore to
relieve his sufferings. He is in a precarious
condition.
—Henry Dean, of Brantford, a carpen-
ter's laborer, had a narrow escape from
death on Saturday. He was working in a
sewer on George street and was four feet
below the surface, when a farmer's runaway
team arrived on the thoroughfare and at-
tempted to cress the trench. One horse got
across, but the other one failed to do so, and
landed on Dean, who was rendered uncon-
scious. He was finally revived, when it
was found that his colter bone had been
broken and hie head and side severely cut.
—Miss Maggie Fletcher, of Collingwood
township, hanged herself in the barn at her
home on Saturday. The young woman,
who was about 30 year.' of age, had not en-
joyed good he lth for some time, but dur-
ing the past tIv o weeks had considerably
improved. She had been constantly taken
care of by her mother, who had become
considerably worn by her watching. Short-
ly after dinner Mrs. Fletcher laid down to
rest, when her daughter left the house and
committed the deed.
—It is understood that the C. P. R. has
come to term. with the Orangemen, and
will issue tickets at a single fare from any
point in Canada to Winnipeg and return, to
enable the delegates to attend the Grand
Lodge of British America in that city at the
end of June or early in July. Visitors to
the west, it is also said, have cheap rates
granted them to any other point in Manito-
ba or British Columbia. Had these reduced
rates not been granted the Grand Lodge
would have met in Brockville.
—Mr. D. C. Hoseack, M. A., L. L. B, a
well known Canadian divine, formerly pas-
tor of Parkdale Presbyterian church has
resumed practice of law, and has joined the
firm of Dods, Grant 8:Maedonnell, of To-
ronto. A few days ago Mr. Hosea* re-
ceived a unanimous call from the Central
Presbyterian church in St. Louis, the largest
church of that denomination in the city.
He has, however,declined it and will go into
law instead. Before entering the ministry
Mr. Hosea& practised law with coneider-
able success in Cobourg.
—A sad and fatal accident happened
near Berlin'Monday afternoon, about three
o'clock, on the Berlin branch of the Grand
Trunk. Ib appears Mr. Moses L. Snider
and wife, of Wilmot township, were leaving
for their home, and when at Albert street
crossing a train came along and whistled,
but, evidently, it was not heard by the un-
fortunate couple, who were upwards of 70
years old. Mr. Snider has since died, and
Mrs Snider has her arms end ribs broken
and is likely to die, The .IS-orse was carried
on the cow -catcher over 50'Yeet, then hurled
towards the fence.
—The consolidation of the two leading
salt companies of Canada was accomplished
a few days ago. The Canadian Salt Co. and
the Windsor Salt Co,, the two concerns
which control practically the entire salt out-
put of the Dominion, have been consolidated
under the name of Canadian Salt Company,
with a capital stook of $8,000,000. Lord
Strathoona ie the president of the combin-
ation. The board of directors is composed
of Sir William C. Van Verne, Mr, T. J.
Shaughnessy, of Montreal, Messrs. Arthur
D. Bissell and Frank S. McGraw, of Buffalo,
George R. R. Cockburn, Toronto, and
Thomas Tait, of Montreal. The headquar-
ters of the new' concern will be in Montreal,
— Mr. Richard Davidson, manager of the
Imperial bank, Prince Albert, Northwest
Territories, committed suicide Friday even-
ing last, by shooting himself in the forehead,
in a Grand Trunk train between Grimsby and
St. Catharines. Mr. Davidson had been an
inmate for the past few weeks of the Home-
wood retreat at Guelph, under treatment
for mental trouble, and was thought to have
been cured. He len that institution Fri-
day, and was on his way to St. Catharines
in company with his brother-in-law, Mr. J.
H. Ingersoll, of St. Catharines, when he
made an excuse to leave him for a moment,
and stepped into the closet of the next car
and shot himself, dying in a few minutes.
Mr. Davidson leaves a wife, who is at pres-
ent viaiting her mother in St. Catharines.
His Mother lives In Winnipeg.
— Miss Francis Spence, a graduate of To-
ronto University, and a young lady of much
promise, died at her home in Manchester,
near Toronto, a few days ago. Some three
yeah; ago Miss Spence developed lung
trouble, but after spending a year in the
Gravenhurat Sanitarium, returned to her
parents' home at Manchester, apparently
having got the better of the dread disease.
Scholastic work being pronounced by the
phyoicians out of the question, Miss Spence
began the experiment of a small poultry
farm. Until the day of her death she ap-
peared strong and well, when suddenly a
hemorrhage seized her, and in less than half
an hour she passed away.
—Eighty-five hackmen, of the city of Ot-
tawa, sat down to the dinner given by Lord
Minto, at Rideau Hall, to the cabmen of the
oity. The jehus drove down in their own
conveyances, dressed in their Sunday best,
and thoroughly enjoyed the eenestion of be-
ing guests at Rideau Hall. His Excellency
explained that owing to the Queen's death
and the period of mourning the earnings s of
the cabmen had considerably fallen off.
The introduction of electric cars had also
greatly diminished their means of liveli-
ood. He had, therefore, felt that a little
entertainment of this kind might not be out
of place. Harry Bristow, who stopped the
runaway horses of Princess Louise during the
Marquie of Lorne's term of office, and re-
ceived the present of a gold watch from the
1 Queen in recognition of his services, occupied
the chair.
—One night last week a bold and daring
robbery was perpetrated at the residence of
George Stoddart, of the village of Forest.
The intruder gained an entrance through the
cellar window, it being,unfortunately left un-
fastened that evening, and from there made
hie way to the bedroom occupied by Mr,
and Mrs. Seoddirt, where a lamp was
burning. Mr. Saidelart had over $100 in 1'
his trousers' pockets, and this the thief se-
cured, leaving theAtrousers in the next room,
and made off vei0a his plunder without
disturbing in the last the sleep of the oc-
cupants, who were, not aware -of what had
taken place until tlise morning. No trace of
the culprit has been discovered, but a -couple
of peddlers who were around tOW•11 the day
previous selling tOsotacies, are suspected of
the offence,
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Huron Notes..
—Mrs. J. Jermyn, of Winghana, reeeived
word' recently that she had fallen heir .to a
legacy, by the death of an aunt, who resided
in Alpena, Michigan. Legal papers have
been submitted for signature. Very few
will turn a cold shoulder to a fine legacy.
—Thursday afternoon of last week, in
Brussels, as "Ned"Wilson was driving a
team of Mr. Colelough's, with a rack con-
taining a few calves, be fell off the rig in
frent of A. Baeker'e office, after turning out
of the Central hotel yard, and was struck on
the side of the head by the wagon wheel,
grinding off a good share of his left ear, in-
flicting a bad gates on the side of hie face
and head and breaking his right jawbone..
He was carried to the council chamber,
where two doctors dressed the wounds of
the injured yet conscious nian. He was
under the influence of liquor at the time of
s the accident. The -team was caught near
the market scales.
—On Monday morning of last week Gil-
bert McDonald, who lives on the 2nd con-
cession, Stanley, saw a number of W. W.
Cooper's thoroughbred sheep in his field and
sent his boy to investigate. The boy found
two dogs at work worrying the sheep and
drove them away. He ran for Mr. Cooper,
and when they returned one of the dogs had
come back and was at work again. In all
about 24 sheep were seriously injured, some
of which will die. As rnany of the animals
are imported and are valued at $100 each,
the loss will prove serious. One of the dogs
was young and belonged to Mr. Cooper and
without doubt was led into the mischief by
the other one.
—On Friday, May 24th, Mrs. Bell, wife
of Willie Bell, of West Wawanosh, died
very suddenly at the home of her son-in-law,
Robert Johnston, Bayfield read, Goderich
township, where she was staying. She
seemed as well as usual that morning, pre-
pared the breakfast and cleared up after the
meal, and ehortly afterwards, while sitting,
on the door step, and without any warning,
she fell over dead. The remains were con-
veyed to her late home in West Wawanosh
and on Monday were interred in the Dun-
-gannon cemetery. The deceased was aged
56 years. She was born at Gariligill, Clum-
13erlaad, England, and came to this country
with her parents in 1856, settling in the
county of Ontario. Thirty-eight years ago
she was married to Mr. Bell, and for 10
year they lived at Oakville, Halton county,
and for the past 26 years in this county.
She leaves a family of 4 sone and 5 daugh-
ters.
—Thursday, the23rd day of May, was a
red-letter day for the good people of Christie
church, St. Helene, they having a double
service that day, either event in which is
generally considered an event of importance
in church history. At three &do& that
afternoon His Lordship Biehop Baldwin ad-
ministered the right of confirmation to nine
candidates in the presence of a large con-
gregation, the church being unable to hold
them all. His Lordship addressed the can.
didates in his usual impressive manner. lii.
mediately after the confirmation service His
Lordship, assisted by -Rev. Mr. Goldburg,
of Dungannon, and the rector, Rev. C. H.
P. Owen, laid the corner stone of the new
church in the presence of a. large number of
people. The new church 'will be 9. brick
structure 48x27, with chancel 18x18 and
walls 14 feet high, and will have a seating
capacity of about 180. Its estimated owe
is $2,275, a very large part of which has al-
ready been subscribed.
—Mrs. Hugh R. Elliott, of Brussels, died
euddenly on Saturday, May 25th. Her
husband rage about 5.30 a. m. and noticed a
gurgling noise in his wife's throat, but
thinking she was simply anoring he drooled,
started the kitchen fire and went to the rear
of his lot to nail some boards on the Once.
Fifteen Initiates later he returned to the
house and finding that Mrs. Elliobb Was not
up he called her, and receiving no response
went into the bedroom and made the sad
discovery that her spirit had fled, and, with
her hands folded peacefully over her breast,
was sleeping her last sleep. The neighbors
were called and a physician speedily sum-
moned, but life could not he recalled. De-
ceased was about her work as usual on
Friday and had made no complaint of feel-
ing ill, but had spoken of being tired.
Heare tailure was assigned as the cause of
death. The subject of this notice was born
in North Dumfries, Waterloo county, her
maiden name being Agues White. Twenty-
seven years ago she was married to her now
bereft husband and after a sojourn at Owen
Sound moved to Morris 18 years ago, from
whence they came to their present home.
—The corner stones and the 20th century
stone of the new Methodist church in
Wingham, were laid on Friday, May 2s4th.
The weather was mese unfavorable; 'wavy
rain fell at intervals during the foreuoon,
and though the afternoon was free from
heavy showers, a cold &Piling rain made it
most uncomfortable,. The 20th °entity
stone, which bears the name of the church,
was laid by Chester D. Massey, Esq., of tro.
ronto., on behalf of the Trust Board; Mr.
Fenian% treasurer of the board, presenting
the silver trowel to Mr. Massey. The
second atone was laid by Bev. T. Croseby,
of St. Thomas bn behalf of the quarterly
official board, 'Mr. John Cooper presenting
the 1-ilver troWel. In it was deposited a
tin blx containing the following : Coins of
1900, Bareau Q-iarterly, Epworth League
topic cards, Epworth Era, Christian Guard-
ian, a Bible 13 yffill book, membership ticket,
photo of Rev. R. Hobbs, current letter
stamps and post card, the Wingham Ad-
vance the Winghrm Times, financial re-
port of the church for 1900, with list of of-
ficials corrected to date, Epworth League
autograph album, a poster announcing the
corner stone laying, the Daily Mail, the
Daily Globe and a copy of the Discipline of
the Methodist church. The third ethne
was laid on behalf of the Ladies' Aid, by
Mrs. George- Davey, Mrs. Charles Lloyd
presenting the silver trowel. The fourth
stone was laid by Mise May Gordon, of
Woodstock, on behalf of the Epworth
League, Miss Jennie Hobbs presenting the
silver trowel. The fifth stone was laid by
Mr. John Wilford -of Blyth, on behadf of the
Sunday school, Miss Reid presenting the
trowel. The total proceeds of the day
amounted to $;575,