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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1901-06-14, Page 1I try tjve to represent must be as ✓ money will )ck. Never vith a diag away what - meshes may arons, ie ktion of The ver at stake. in keeps us, the choicest iful to that [icitly put in of Carpets, Oils end IT S. tri paper, we ent Ofl doing department • s.f carpet, dering a few 'a few cents ofl and the )on't buy a ms a little Illy sell for, lot the ca ever like the (isn't like it the regular a you every rice. to date do. L It that units iiseappointei ✓ thee con - is stem. ING I that could ises. • InOnt. corn - or -the hot en from our rest patterns • pattern, of t you 25C per ncludes the well, oiI and lino went widths, ties too. It if you will cies are con - a in stook to urtaina, rieca Brussels Net mins, new 7.e3 per pair. of make, bat hing we try Inds at the be talking We try te ;i1 $5, $6, $7, 'them right,: For the boys king cheap -poor clothes - we ask for economy in boyscheap cuatornera, iusiness for, - your boys' lur constant UL Cash Syst.em ?ijELP/1 IICULTURAL - the Fanner& f/th. forent etationa Fare. Adult Child, 65 60 CO CO 66 66 ;--,4 25 I 20 1 20 1 15 I 10 1 26 125 05 r, 1 20 I 20 I 26 25 ,-1,• 1-25 i20 60 in one train, ;rid inducting lone; exeePt da -y -0013i- - A -0.26 Lila-, pen at 6.63, ot eon' Pa60engers Ira will take 1 -,leave GuelPh ps3aengera ui CAIntan on teursion from Eihould taite Ion Is being as well, as an lunchbe ht Theau permitted 1. ELFORD, Seoretarl. 17474 60. 60 06 05 65 Dierwe °nice, for the pet of Cexnent ,nk neociearY qreat or anY, OTT, Clerk. j747.2 THIRTY-THIRD YEAR. 1 WHOLE NUMBER, 1.748, SEAFORTH, FIIIDAY, JUNE 14, 1901. BicLEAN BROS., Publishers I $1 a Year in Advance. The Summer Seaso OVIAAAAAMAAAAW0~011" \"•,,,j\fq VV/ t-ek. JAE Summer Clothing for Men, Youths' and Boys. Here is the sort of clothing you are looking for—the sort ,that. will enable you to be comfortable while appearing correctly and stylishly dressed. ' i Did you ever stop to think, or 'do y ou bother with thinking what our object is in using so many wprds and so much space weekly ? You do not suppose for a .Iminute that we do this for pastime. No, you know that we do this be- cause we End it pays. Now,lhow does -this pay us? Well, we have all kinds of men's clothing to sell. By this means we let the people know about this clothing at a lower cost than by any other known means. It pays, because we !can say that we never stated one thing here and acted another in our store. It pays us, because we are quite candid in stating that we want a margin on our goods. People distrust the 11 firm who are always selling out below cost, sacrifice sai es, and all the rest of the cheap jack tommy rot that some vertisers try to cram down people's throats. We -are out for a fair profit, and. on the following quotations we are makii4g a profit, be it ever so little • Boys' school pants, our own 'make, 25c a pair these are all cotton.. A better all wool line at 50e and 75c; these are also made by ourselves. Boys' long stockings, all wool worsted yarns, selling at 26c, 35c and 50e a pair. Small boys' overalls at 35c, 45c and 50c a pair, An a11 wool sweater at 50c, and all cotton at 250. It wil pay you to call in and see these lines. Men's bibbed overalls at 50o; buckskin, heavier weight, $1. A threshiag or machinists' smock selling at 50c. Twenty-five cents buys a light flannelette shirt, the thing for hot days to come ; $3 buys a 'man"! suit—this suit does very well for every day. Now, don't come in expecting to buy more than 3 worth, for yoti won't get more than your money's worth from any one. The suits we push on are priced at $8, $9 and $10—no man regrets investing his money in these lines, Our mud coat at $3 has proved to be a better coat than -we thought it would be. 'VN,e had a man in yesterday who has worn one for going on two years, and it has never let the wet through yet. The safest value in a hat known to the trade is Christy's fedora hat $1.50. Felt threshers and felt plowing hats selling at 50c. A working shirt, ladas tweed, sells at 60c. Fifty cent shirt, heaviest campbellford flannellette, is a wearer. Summer underwear at 50e, $1, $1.25, $1,50, and $2 a suit. Summer sox three pair for 25c, two pair for 25c, 25e a pair, 3e and 500 a pair. Belts, 10c to $1; braces 10c to 50e, linen collars 3 for 25cf 2 for 25c, and 20e each, A. new soft bodied shirt at 50c. Men's Neckwear ineltidw the collar as well as the tie, and here is the store 4hat will suit you in both. The new shades in collars, the new designs in, ties are always shown here while they are the latest things in therir line. 4-1-144-1-1-144÷1-14+++.14 Greig & Macdolial Clothiers and Furnishers Formerly on the Wrong Bide SEAFORT of the Street, Manitoba and Northwest Excursions. , The Canadian Pacific Railway will run speoial excursions to Manitoba and the North- west on June 18th, July 16th and 23rd. Round trip colonist class tickets will be issued as under : 'Winnipeg, Deloraine, Antler, Estevan, Binscarth, Moosernin, Hamiota and Swan River and return, $8; Regina, Moose Jaw and Yorkton and return, $30; Prince Albert, fiCalgary lime. and Macleod and return, $35 ; Red Deer and Edmonton and return, $40. ik taiteiknnet,e valid to return within two months from date of For tickets and all in. ernil apply to J. 1VIACDONAL C. P. R. AGENT, Seaforth. COUNTY COUNs7L., The June meeting of the Huron oounty council opened at Goderich on Tuesday last. All the members were present. The war- den addressed the council on the bueinees likely to come before the council. Com- munications were read as folio . : From James Mitchell, preeident of th Children's Aid Society, asking for a grant o aid the society ; from Mr. Andrew Sc tt, asking for a grant for Brucefield publ o library ; tenders for coal for county buil ings ; gaol supplies and stationery. All the e were re- ferred to the Executive oommitte . A petition from the trustees of school see - ion No. 3, Goderioh township, as ing for an arbitration respecting re.organizaltion of see- tion'was referred to! the Edu ation corn. mitte. . The council adjourned. SECOND DAY,—WEDNESD Y. The council met pursuant to adjourn. ment, and, after routine prooee logs, the letters from Mr. Chamberlain, in peotor of prisons, appearing elsewhere. in t is report, wore read and referred to the1 oo nty prop. ertjt committee. _ I PRISONERS IN GAOL. The following report of the aoler was read and submitted -to the count ' property committee : The gailor reported six.male pe sons con- fined in the gaol; as fellows : Frank Reid, Grey county, for carrying fire milli!, and de- struction of property ; Robert Walker, Tuokersmith, vagrancy ; J. Wroxeter, horse stealing ; John eir,SW:mbbal: kerton, assault; Otto Johnston, Kansas City, drunk and disorderly ; Edward O'Brien, Kansas City, drunk and disorder- ly. The gaoler also made an urgent appeal to the council tatake immediate sotioia to- wards furnishing sanitary - accommodation for himself and family. : no,vos AND BRIDGES. The following report of Mr. Ainsley, county commissioner, was read and referred to the road and bridge committee ; I herewith submit to you this my report), which contains an account of the business I have transacted since my last report in January : The contracts which you auth- orized have been duly let. I have agree- ments and bonds for the completien of the same. The superstruction of the bridge between Wroxeter and Belmore was let to, the Hamilton Bridge Company, agd is to be: completed in July. The bridge to be erect- ed on -the boundary of Howick and Wallace was awarded to the Stratford Bridge Com- pany at $554 for the superstructure. It is to be conetructed by the let of August next. Frank Guttridge, of Seaforth, has .the con. tracts of erecting the abutment e for both bridges: At the Graham bridge, on the Lake Shore road in Ashfield, there should be some concrete wall erected to protect the approaches, as they are in great danger of being destroyed by the action of the water. I haat examined the 18 mile rive; bridge, out the boundary of the counties ef Huron and Bruce, the boards -of which are much, debayed. This bridge requires 1 to be thouoghiy repaired soon, or a new bridge erected. T am of opinion that it I could be repaired to advantage and last for several years. I suppose there will be about the usual amount of repairs required I for the bridge e and approaches throughout the county' this year. I have issued drders to the =hunt of $291.17 since my hitt report. I estimate that the expense of keeping up bridges . and approaches will not exceed $6,000. Thert of the county auditors was read aneTeof erred to the finance committee. This report testified to the reliability ot the securities held by the county for moneys in- vested; and to the very satisfactory manner in which the books and accounts of the county are kept by the treasurer. Moved by Mr. Miller, seconded by Mr. Kerr, and oarrced, that the clerk be author- ized to procure one gopy of the Ontario Statutes for this year for each member of the council, and a copy each for the olerk and treasurer. 1 . COUNTY PROPERTY. The following report of thecounty prop. erty committee was submitted to the council: The County property 'committee ireported having visited the gaol, and were pleased to know that only seven initiates are 'confined therein, and found the gaol clean and in good order. They also visited the registry offiee and found everything satiefactory, and recommended, that the outside department be kalsomined. They also examined the court house and grounds, and found every- thing in good order. In the matter of the report of the Provincial inspector of gaols with regard to the matter ofi appointing a committee to confer with the inspector re- specting gaoler's residence, it is recommend- ed that the council deal with the matter as they deem proper. The report was amended by appointing Messrs, Kerr Bowman, Connolly, Torraoce, and the warden a special committee to con- fer with the prison impeder regarding the gatler's residence. - A GRANT FOR CLINTON. A letter was reeeived, signed ▪ by Messrs. Forrester and Ransford, on behalf of the citizen's committee of. the town of Clinton, making applica- tion for a grant of $100 to assist in enter- taining the Huron Old Boys on the occasion of -their contemplated visit to that town in July next. A deputation consisting of Moshe Holmes, M. P., Ransford, and For. rester, addreseed the oeunoil on behalf of the grant. The matter was referred to the exit. cutive committee. A BRIDGE ,WANTElD. A petition, signed by 337 residents of the townships of Goderich and Colborne, and Goderloh town, asking that abridge be built over the Maitland river, at alcertain point, for the convenience. of the travelling pub- lic, • After hearing a deputationin support of the petition, the matter was referred to the road and bridge committee. The council adjourned until the following day. , • THIRD DAY,—THURSDAY. Council met pursuant to adjournmentaand after routine proceedings the following re- port of the House of Refuge committee was considered and adopted : ' The House of Refuge committee reported as follows : Your committee met twice since the January Relation, in February and June; The number of inmates is a little lees than last year, and Dr. Shaw, the physician, reports that the general health of the inmates hall been fairly good. We re- commend that another closet be built for, the females, and that the back yard be divided by a close board fence, one side to be kept for the males and the other for the females. That about 60 rods of wire fence be put on the north side of the farm to 'replace the old rail fence whioh is of very little' use and that a suit of clothes be bought for Patriok O'Connor, an inmate who works the team; that a tile drain be laid to carry the over- flow from the cos pool, Twelve plum trees have been planted by order of the commit- tee, and We find that Mr. French, with the help of inmates, has planted some sixty maple trees, some to replace those that died, owing to the dry weather last season. A bed for invalids ,has been purchased by con- sent of the committee, for $12,85, which is a great convenience. The stock on the farm consists of three horses, three °owe and nine pigs. They are all in good condition. The 'following crop is on the farm : Oats, 11 acres; barley, 5; hay, 12;-mangolds, 2; turnips, 1 ; potatoes, 3 ; beans, half acre ; fodder corn, three-quarters of an acre ; beets, one-quarter acre • vegetables, one acre. The rest of the farm is in pasture. The total expenses of the House since- Janu- ary let, of this year, is 81,008,07. A BOUNDARY BRIDGE, Moved by Mr. Spackman, seconded by Mr. Hioks that the road commissioner be instructed tp arrange to meet the represent- atives from the counties of Middlesex and Lambton respecting the erection of a bridge across the Aux gamble river at the town line between the townehips of McGillivray and Stephen and the boundary between the counties 'of Lambton, Middlesex and Huron, and report at the December session. Re- ferred to the road and bridge coinmittee. Moved by Mr. Miller, seconded by Mr, Ferguson, that the sum of $25 be granted by this council to assist in repairing the bound- ary line between the townships of Minto and Howick. Referred to the road and bridge committee. UNLICENSED PEDDLABS Moved by Mr. Torrance, seconded by Mr. Lamont that the treasurer be asked to draw the attention of the county constables to the matter of enforcing the peddlers by- law, to this effect, that they are expected to see that all peddlers in this county procure licenses.—Carried. '.11r. Chamberlain, inspector of prions, was present and addresSed the council in respect to the necessity for the erection of a gaoler's residence. ' THE EDUCATION REPORT. The following report of the education committee was read and adopted : Regarding a communication from the trustees of school'section No, 3, Goderioh township, asking for arbitrators to be ap. pointed to adjudicate on having lots 45 and 47, Maitland concession, of the said town- ship, (placed in soheol 'motion No. 3. The tommittee, after hearing delegations both for and against, unanimously recommend that no action be taken in the matter. THE EQUALIZATION REPORT. The equalization committee reported recommending that the equalization ached. ule of last year be adopted as the equaliza- tion for the present year. The report was ordered to lie on the table until the follow- ing day and the council adjourned. FOURTH DAY—FRIDAY. Counoil resumed pursuant to adjourn- ment. A letter was read from Lieutenant- Colonel Varooe'of the 33rd regiment, thaek- ing the councilfor the grant of $600 given to supplement the allowance to the members of the regiment while performing their an- nual drill, and inviting the council to visit the camp. The olerk was instructed to acknowledge the letter and thank Colonel Varcoe for his kind invitation. THE GAOLER'S RESIDENCE. The following report of the special corn. mittee respecting the gaoler's residence was presented and adopted by the council : We beg leave to report that, according to your instructions, we met with Dr. Chem. berlain, inspector of prisons, relative to providing better accommodation for the gaoler, owing to the unsanitary condition of the present building, and after carefully considering the matter, we recommend that a new residence be built, the stone in a portion of the jail wall and the brick in the cottage to be utilized ; construction to be proceeded with as soon as plans and sped- fications are prepared and approved of by the oounoil or a committee appointed by it, It is also recommended that Inspector Cham- berlain's report and letter to the council be printed. The folhwing is the report and the letter : To the Provincial Secretary,—I beg to re- port to you for the information of the Lieu- tenant -Governor, that the accommodation for the keeper of the gaol at Goderioh, county -of Huron,,is insufficient for himself and family. '• also that iv is unsanitary and dangerous to health on account of improper ventilation, the building being too low under the ground '• also that the construction of the rooms for the use of the family is very inconvenient. I have frequently called the attention of the county council to the above fads, but no action has been taken.—J. F. Chamberlain,' Inspector. To the Warden and County Council of Huron,—I inclose you a copy of a report made to the Lieutenant -Governor as to the condition of the apartments used by the gaoler and his family. You will observe by statute that it will be necessary, at your next meeting of the county council, to ap- point a special committee to confer with me and make arrangements as to the repairs and alterations that may be necessary to remedy the defects pointed out. You will see by the not that this should be done so that the committee can report to the coun- cil, Upon receiving notice from you that the council has appointed such committee I will meet with them while in notion, in order that they may be able to report to the council.—J. F. Chamberlain, Inspector. THE EXECUTIyE REPORT. The following report of the executive comniittee was read : The executive committee reported recom- mending that the two tenders for coal re- ceived be accepted, as the, committee think the prices in both too highTrespeoting the grant of $100 asked for by the town of Clinton to aid in entertaining the Huron Old Boys, that no action be taken ; that $15 be granted to Brumfield public library ; that $25 be granted to the Children's Aid Society. The report was amended by adding to it instructions for the warden and clerk to ask for new tenders for coal and to award the 'contract, and as amended was adopted. ROADS AND BRIDGES. The report of the road and bridge com- mittee was submitted and was amended by striking • out the recommendation of the grant of $25 to repair the Howiok and Minto boundary, and as amended, was adapted. The following is the report : In the , matter of repairs to Graham's bridge, we recommend that the county com- missioner have it repaired at onoe '• that the repairs to Chambers' bridge be attended to at once in conjunction with the Bruce commissioner, In the matter of the peti- tion asking for a bridge on the Maitland, between Colborne and Goderieb, it is reaom. mended that the county engineer visit the locality and report to the council at the Deoeinber meeting. On the advice of the county commissioner, the committee recent• mend that a pipe railing be put on what is known as Ball's bridge, making 16 a proper height. In the matter of a grant of $25 WALL PAPER BARGAINS. 11800 Rolle Grounded, Glimmer Wall Paper with ceilings and 9 or 18 inch borders. Scroll and floral designs in all colors, regu- lar price 106 and 12ic per single roll. On sale now for 8c. ALEX. WINTER, 11---SEAFORT 111 asked for by motion of Messrs. Miller and Ferguson, to be expended on boundary be- tween -Minto and Howick, it is recommend- ed that the request be granted. -In the matter of motion of Councillors Spackman and Hicks respectiog bridge on the Aux Sauble river, it is recommended that the request be granted. TRE FINANCE REPORT. The reporb of the finance committee passed as follows : The auditors' report we find is satisfac- tory. We, therefore, accept the same and reoommend that it be printed in the minutes. Re treasurer's security as arranged by the warden and county solicitor, we find the same satisfactory and recommend that it be accepted. We find that the estimated ex- penditure this year is $41,371.44, less receipts, $5,802.62, making a net expendi- ture of $35,568,82. Thie will require a rate of 1 1-10 mills on the dollar. The following is the estimate of the. re- ceipte and expenditures for the current year as submitted by the county treasurer : Administration of justice, 85,500; gaol ex- penditure, $2,000; lunatics and charities, 8800; municipalgovernment, $4,000; stationery, printing, eta., $800 ; miscel- laneous 8100; schools, $5,700; school man- agement, 82,300; charities, 81,400; de. bentures, $5,500 • division court, jury fund, $100; industrial home, $4,000; county property, $2,500; roads and bridges, $5,• 500. RECEIPTS. Surplus fund 1900, $3,502,62; registry office, $600 ; interest, $400 ; licenses, $1,- 300. Total, $5,802.62. THE EQUALIZATION. The equalization report was again taken up, when a motion by Mesere: Connolly and Cantelon to reduce the equalization of Goderich township by two dollars an acre was voted down and the report was adopt- ed without amendment. The usual motion to the effect that in case of an appeal from the equalization the matter be left to the decision of the county judge waa passed. A BUILDING COMMITTEE, A motion was passed appointing Messrs. Connolly, Kerr and the warden a commit- tee in charge of the proposed new residence for the gaoler, with instructions to have suitable plane prepared and to receive tend. era for the oonstruotian, and to submit the whole to a special meeting of council to be called to consider and determine the matter. After passing a number of by.laws the council adjeurned to meet in Goderich on the first Tuesday in December. Our County Council and the Huron Old Boys. DEAR EXPOSITOR,—I wish to call public attention to the recent action of the county council in reference to the coming visit of the Huron Old Boys' Association, of Toron- to. This is an association of men who own the county of Huron as their birth place, and who having gone out into wider, busier scenes of labor, still retain an affection for and a justifiable pride in the place of their visiterTitthh et. y began last year to make an annual o their native county and chose Goder- Loh, the county town, as their rallying ground. Now, these are men and women who originally came from and belong to all parte of the county. They are personal friends and relatives of people living in all parts of the county. Not in any one particular locality, but in the county as a whole. On the day they visit) once a year, they come to visit the county, and as suoh they are guests of the county and the county should weloome thern, Last year, therefore, when they visited the county and chose Goderiah as their rallying ground, the town council of Goderich rightly applied to the county °outwit and asked for a grant of $100 to assist in the entertainment; and properly and rightly the county council gave $100 towards this very commendable object. This year, however, a different tale' eau be told. The mime association, the same peo- ple, the same class of visitors, the same reasons, the same arguments, the same want, the same necessity, the same applica- tion, the name justifiable cause, but not the Llama council. The county council of Huron truly, but a different personnel. The men have been changed, and not for the better. Can it be believed that the Citizen's coin- roittee, of Clinton, applied to the county council on Wednesday last, for a grant of $100 to help entertain the Huron Old Boys, and the answer of the counoil was No ? Such niggardly parsimony is hard to believe. Dr. Talmage once wrote of men with minds and souls so small, that ten of them, could dance a Scotch reel on the point of ,a fine cambric needle. It would appear as though we had magnificent specimens of that class right here in our midst. Imagine a county with a population of 60,000 descending to such a depth of absolute meanness as to re. fuse in the person of its council to spend $100 in entertaining its own relations and friends. Refuse to spend .16 of a cent, one seventh of a cent per head to entertain 16. friends. Verily we should hang our heads with shame. Is it not possible to secure the services of abler'broader minded, more whole souled men than such as those who voted against this grant, to do us credit as county counoillore ? There must be such men to be found, and let the voters find them at the next election, and teach these men that the publio do nob uphold such mieerable,paltry stinginess. A public body such as the county council ought to be above such conduct. It is difficult to find language to adequately describe one's feel- ings, when confronted with such conduct on the part of public officials, but I hope I have partially revealed the disgust,that in common with right minded men, is felt by me on _I. this occasion, Yours ete, JOHN NANSFORD, Chairman Reception Committee. Clinton, June 8611, 1901. —There were three weddi ge in Mit- ohell on Wednesday of lest w k. In the forenoon Mr. Albert Goebel, prosperous jeweller and watchniaker, wa married to Miss Esther, second youngest daughter of Mr. John S. Coppin. The m rriage took plaoe at the residence of the beide's father, and after the ceremony by the Rev. R, Whiting, the happy couple left by carriage for Stratford, where they took the train for Buffalo. On their return they will settle down in their snug cottage home in the north ward, which Mr. Goebel has been handsomely fitting up for the past few weeks. At the same hour Mr. Charles Lancaster, of the firm of T. S. Ford & Co., was married to Mies Lily Davidson, second youngest daughter of Mr. George Davidson, of the west ward. The °areaway was per- formed at the handsome Devideon residence by Rev. A. McAuley, about noon, and the young couple took the train for Buffalo in the afternoon. When they return they will reside in tbe west ward. At five o'clock in the afternoon Mr. Walter Edwards was married by Rev. R. Whiting, to Miss Alice Mitchell, a genteel and attractive young lady of the town, and an active League worker in the Methodist church. Dies to Cheat Justice. Of the three deeperite characters—Rice, Rutledge and Jonesa-who were on trial in Toronto for the robbery of several banks, and whose daring dash for liberty canoed the death of a constable, an account of which we gave last week, but one remains. Rice, the one who shot Constable Boyd, is now the only one living. Jones died from the effects of the injuries received while at- tempting to _escape, and on Friday after- noon Rutledge committed euioide by leap- ing from the second story in the jail to the ground floor, sustaining injuries from which he died a couple of hours afterwards. , The morning after their desperate break for liberty, Rice and Rutledge were each sentenced to 21 years in the peni tentiary on the robbery charges, and were afterwards given their preliminary hearing on the charge of shooting Constable Boyd, when an indictment was brought in charging them both with murder. This seemed to have unnerved Rutledge as he did not expect to be held on a charge of murder., At the close of the court on Friday noon the prisoners were taken beck to the jail, and on their arrival were being taken to the dining -room, along with other prisoners, for dinner, when Rutledge broke from the line, and rushing up the next flight of stake, climbed over the railing, and before the guard could reach him threw himself back- warde, alighting with great force on his head on the floor beneath, a distance of about 28 feet. When picked up he was unoonecious and died a couple of hours afterwards, never having regained conscious- ness. He had, apparently, thoroughly plan- ned the matter before hand, preferring rather to take his own life than meet death on the scaffold; as would probably haee been his fate. When Rice, the remaining prisoner, was informed of his confederate'e death, he asked that he might be given Rutledge's Bible, which he carried with him. This Bible was found by the officers in Rutledge's contents. It contains on the fly -leaf the words, "Po Jack, with love. From Wee Wifie," °ago, October 7, 1900." The book, Which is a copy of the New Testament, is filled with interpolations and interlineations, and on the back page is the following message ; "Fred Lee Rice, be eure and send this book to A--, in Chitiago." This message was undoubtedly written by Rutledge when he decided upon his plan of suicide. The Bible has not been given to Rice, and the governor of the gaol will retain possession of it until an order is made by the Crown authorities. The body of Rutledge was on Saturday handed over to his brother, and the retnaine were taken to Streetaville, his former home, where the Interment took place in the fam- ily plot. All of Rutledge's effeots were also given to his relatives. Rice, the surviving prisoner, is a native of Champaign, Illinois, his father being a highly respected farmer, living south of the city. Rice was for a time clerk in one of the local banks, his father holding quite a i block of stock n the institution. Rice was etudent in the University of Illinois, and also a prominent fraternity man. He left Champaign three or four years ago, and since that time he has been back only on a short visit. Canada. —Mr. James Brown's saw and planing mills, at Acton, were destroyed by fire, on Friday night. The lose ie about $8,000. —Fire in the Conger Lumber Company's yard, at Parry Sound, on Friday lead, burn- ed lumber, tramways and docks valued at $90,000. — The Rev. Halliday Douglas, M. A., of Cambridge, has 'accepted the nomination of Professor of Apologetics at Knox College, Toronto. —In the recent examinations at the Tor- onto University, the modern language hon- ors were captured largely by ladies, four of whom stood at the top of the, class in the third year. —Mrs: J. I. Flatt, of Hamilton, wife of Mr. J. I. Flatt, ex.M. P. P. for South Wentworth, tripped on a mat in her resi- dence, last week, and fell, her left arm be- ing broken. —Squire J. B. Smyth, who has a contract for supplying hay to the military camp ab London' a few days ago,tripped over a tent - peg andfell, breaking his right leg below the knee. - —The fine hardware store of Gross & Granger, in Whitby, was destroyed by fire on Sunday morning. The loss on stock and building is $18,000, with an insurance of 8'7,000. —James Murphy, the East) Nissouri far- mer, charged with abusing a Bernardo boy, James Lott, who worked for him, was committed for trial. At the trial he con - feinted his guilt, and was fined $75, and his wife was fined $25. The boy testified that Murphy beat him black and blue and starv- ed him, — J. W. Bailey met hie death in North Bay in a peculiar manner. He was leading a broncho by a halter, the other end of which watlooped round his arm. The horse made a sudden plunge to get away, and the noose tightened round the young man's arrn. He was dragged for over half a mile over rough ground, and so badly injured that he died. —John Patterson, a teamster, of St. Catharines'who had been engaged in haul- ing timber for the new wharf being built at Niagara -on -the -Lake met his death Satur- day afternoon. Patt:erson had delivered a load of timber at the wharf and was on his homeward journey when his team ran away. He was thrown from his wagon, and the heavy wheels passed over the upper part of his head, crushing it and killing him in- stantly., —A most) deplorable tragedy occurred in Brampton oh Thursday morning of last week, when Benjamin ParsonN a wholesale butcher, of that town, murdered his wife by cutting her throat, and afterwards commit- ted suicide in a similar manner. Parsons' mind had become deranged brooding over the death of a favorite ohild. Parsons and his wite slept down stairs and their three children upstairs. About six o'clock on the morning of the tragedy he procured a butch- er knife, dragged his wife from bed and committed the awful deed. He then went upstairs and told the oldeit child, a girl of 11 years, that the Lord had told him to kill his children. With remark ble presence of mind, the child said it could not be so or the Lord would have told her, too. This 'mem- ed to satisfy the man, for he turned and went down stairs when, ieside the dead body of his wife he took his own life. The children alarmed the neigh bars, but when they arrived both father and mother were dead. Parsons was a well known and pop- nlar citizen, in good circumstances, and was most devoted to hie family. —Mr. W. D. Fled, of Hainilton, made a record in Chicago last week, as the seller of high-priced cattle. He sold i fifteen head of shorthorns at $16,050, an average of 81,070 per head. It was at a joint auction sale. Mr. Henry Cargill, M. P., of Bruce counW, sold fifteen animals at 810,500, an avir- age of $700. Mr. W. C. Edwards, M. P., of Prescott, disposed of fittest) at $9,000, an average of $600, and Senator Cochrane), of Quebec, idling the same nuMber at $9,009. —Through their counsel, ii. E. Cross, of Oakville, and C. Ryan, of T' afalgar town. ship, applied to be forgiien part of the penalties laid upon them fori corrupt prac- tices in the Halton election. 1 It was stated that Cross was a bailiff, andt in addition to being fined $600, and $98loosts, was dis- qualified from holding office under the crown for eight years. He I had no other means of living. Ryan, a fain), laborer, was quite unable to pay the $281 icots laid upon him. The judges, Osler anli MacLennan, reserved judgment. , _ —Hon. Mr. Stratton, Prov noial secretary and inspector of prisons, has decided upon the price (8 cents per poun by which far- mers can be supplied wibi binder twine from the Ontario Central Prion for the sea- son of 1901. This year the4e is only one quality that will be eupplisd,l and that the best, of which every bail an every ounce is guaranteed,and _every farmer who purchases this twine and does not find it satisfactory can, by returning it, have the price paid for the twine returned. —Snow fell intermittently for about eight - teen hours in Winnipeg, on Friday last, but 'melted as it fell. Six inches of snow were reported at Edmonton, Northweet Terri- tory, and Neepawa, Manitobta, and two in- ohes at Brandon. At midnight in Winni- peg the thermometer dropped below 32 .Fahr, and frost crystal" commenced to form on the rain.soaked streets. Country reports show that the crops are muoh benefitted by the prevalent moisture, though the effects of the snow and slight frosts have not as yet been detected. —Canon Spencer, secretary of the Synod, Kingston who was to have assisted Bishop Mills and Rev. E. Loucks at the confirma- tion services at the Church of England, in Aston, on Sunday, died very suddenly at the residence of A. E. Bog Saturday. He arrived shoat 9 o'clock per steamer Hero from Kingston in apparently good health. While shaking hands with Rev. E. Loucks, at Mr. Bog's residenee,he was taken sudden- ly ill and died in a few minutes. Heart failure is said to be the cause. He was about 55 years of age, —Mr. R. A. Lyon registrar, Sault Ste. Marie, dropped dead in the Queen's hotel, Montreal, on Friday last, of heart disease. He was on his way to Scotland, and was taken sick four or five days previous to his death, although able to go around. Mr. Lyon, for several years, represented Algoma in the Ontario Legislature and was an act- ive and prominent member of that body. On one occasion he made the, journey from Sault Ste. Marie to Toronto oh snow shoes, to attend a session of the Legislature, all the means of communication - between the two places being snowed up. —The Dominion Premier finds it impos- sible to go to the Yukon this summer., as be intended. He will probably' be required to accompany the -Mike and Duchess of Corn- , wall and York to the coast in September, and this will prevent him from carrying out hie former intention of visiting the Pacific Coast and Dawson City early in the sum. tner. Hon. Clifford Baton and Hon. J. Islas' Tarte will, however, go to the gold territories, leaving Ottawa if possible, some time in August. Mr. Siftein will decide up- on the location of the Governtnent assay office. This will probably be in Dawson City. —The residence of Mr. George Stephens, M. P., in Chatham, was entered early on Wednesday morning of last week and looted of all the silverware. The thieves secured several hundred dollars' worth of sterling silver table service. The stolen goods were discovered the same day hidden in a shed at the wagon works in the town and kept quiet by the police. On Wednesday even. ing a police officer in plain clothes, bid in the vicinity of the goods. About 8 o'clock Frank Abram, a notorious 1061 crook, came ,,,, for the valise containing the stolen silver. The policeman covered him ith his revelv- er and ordered him to throw up his hands. Abram was arrested and taket to the polioe station. His companion, Jac Farrell, was arrested leper. All the booty was recov- ered, I —At the meeting of the Tdronto Confer. ence of the Methodist church last week, Rev. Dr. Sutherland, superintendent of missions, made a startling speech on the over supply of ministers in 1900.,Notwith- standing a depleted -constituency, there were 77 more ministers in Ontario doing mission work than in 1898. In the central regions of Canada, soores of ministers had been auperannuated, nob because they were no longer able to work, but because there were no stations for them. -The cost of superannuation had increased $5,000 since 1898. The doctor said it WAS advisable to prevent the establishment of new circuits and favored the eombining of two and three circuits, which would enable them to pay $1,000 to one minister, and then to make him do a, man's work. A number of delegates ex- pressed the belief that it would be quite im- possible to cotbine circuits in the way sug- gested. —Mr. Eli Lamb, of Stratford, met with a very painful accident on Monday of last week, in his pump factory. In some man- ner a portion of his clothing caught in some machinery and be was twieted around a shaft. Several of his ribs were broken and he wan injured internally. —The regular semiannual meeting of the. rural•decanai chapter of Perth was held Tuesday afternoon of last week in the Sun. day school room of St. James' church, Strat- ford, with Rural Dean Deacon in the chair. In his opening address he said that he had made a tour of the deanery and expressed his pleasure at the progress that had been made in the different parishes. Kirkton had erected a church at a cost of $5,000. Millbank was ontemplating building next year. Listowel had had the most successful year in its hietory. Efforts were being made for a service at Moncton. Mr. Deacon also announeed that the Home Memorial church Stratford, oontemplated, at no distant da the erection of a new building. It was de . ed to hold the -next meeting at Mitchell in September, the exact date to be fixed later.