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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1901-06-28, Page 1bler. Ycm agree less policy is at they can In and eat of k Gee goods pocket book, it, just be. People, aloes - re meet,yeee. reet-waleing, distance and Vo want the growing le YOU enjoy it. rnience. freedom le uhlic for the between the elcl have you many mus. • their color- I-trible among Ichi that many n and which w' eretty muslin_ f all inuslins 00DS, kept up all - ement. we hger, as the f thing new to ore. „rhrough , and through weeve made ()oda senete, env the beet, ,rgee, poplins, .the. taffeta - a and bounets be sure, we re wear- In a i'ur millinery Yea, it. the becona - numbere of s. Ire the kinds a waist holds - Where eine tutees in a 7 lots of chic and colored, test styles - ;DS, eperid en un require ex-. eying. If a # a pair of at right, any and refund hen you bay ace eurtaine, . and other e is different. el you'll get end beauty of of securing. fifINTG. • ta fit any :hid of shape, right, style UL r;ro. Cash are. 1 idged from , of wool to lot counting This also f wool is so etion of the 'r -Mr. J. J. 1 this place, Northwest let of year - d heifers, a 4, household empanied by - lesler, who in the new in ranching section of e admirably rgotic and einese man, .ereaking,- 8, on Sat» onnareyipg retie of his ne took plaee fi the 15th firet settlers t 28 years ta, Battling ca resided Ie was in mbered by as district. nee man and , who knew to rest in the 17th felon of the daret week, 4 ministers ege number e welcomed L fee Faust, in English hug, elicit - 'lion cannot re for good The choir he convene ther it was' , gathering. le- to Roa- ✓ Ron. M. reg‘ Next b will he 11.1enmilier. Ie. on to e -Mrs, IL ingville.- Jaye When An places and Mrs" of Claire,, 'lends. Ie Last. -Mr. from Bad for some 'erned frora le Weed - P tor some I calledon fichigan a- .I,I well. - ere on a ire. Kibler ah yet. - his 1 will re- , -sale THIRTY-THIRD YEAR. WHOLE NUMBER, 1,750. For Particular Me "AAPWAAAAMMAWAWAAA A man depends to a great extent on his- Oilor for ease and comfort. The suits we are making.t� mei sure at,,the present time are the artistic working of tape, sl ears, thread and needles, eachipropelled by cunning, finger, and quick, intelligent brains. You are sure to be well dressed when we, ire the tail- ors. Hot weather suits at $8, $10, $12 and $15. Slangingly speaking "Did you ever fall down on a sure t ing," if yon have not, you -will. Most of us like sure things. It is the aetive principle of trusts, monopolies, etc. The hope of a sure thine-c'makes heroes, rcrartyrs, etc., and, by an irony of fate, ti e hope of a sure thing makes the safe-cracker and the jail bir . We are chasing a sure thing ourselves, namely, a suffi iently pros- perous basiness, that we may not in our old age be depend- ent on any one. It is with the hope of this th •t we keep a hustlinci, We will try your judgment of our sine things with the-follOwing prices : Boys' short pants, sizes 22 to 32'our ow a pair. Boys' overalls at- 35c, 45c and 50c. B hats at 100 and 15c, Sunday hats at 25C, 50e in stockings, all wool and cool, at 25c a pair. underwear at 20c a shirt, trunks at 10c, 15c an lug suits at 50c and 75c ; sweaters at 25c, 50c, men's summer suits at $8 and $10; new Halifax just in, sells- for $4.50 and $5.50. Our connte with the soft bosomed shirts selling at 50c, 75c, $ • Have you seen the golf and Pan -America We feel 4you will be captivated with our, -new Keep cool, don't nag at your friends, wear ligl we have a nice linen coat and vest at $2. Asp mer underwear at $1 a suit. Try our heinp mesih undershirt at 35c, 50c and 65c. Nothing quite fills the bill of summer, coinfort unless your feet are happy. The natural wool foot lisld thread top sox is a favorite at 25c a pair. make, 25c ys' harvest 75c. Boys' -- mall' boys' 20c; bath - 75c and $1; tweed suits s are filled 1 an_d $1.25, pearl hats? straw ,hats. t clothing ; cial in slim - A walk and a talk with just one girl &Isn't matter what lm age -is not quite half so pleasant unl SR you feel that you are looking your best. We want you opinion of our three -button walking coats. These coats ,made of very, handsome fabrics. Ne assure you of a fit and you buy value from us every time. . _ The difficulty eXperienced by- ladies in obtaining properly made suit, outside of the expensive 'city tailors, has long been a severe trial to the patience of the ',majority of ladies, who could and were willing to dress welL It takes time and experience to make matters Tun smoothly in this line. We have had a growing trade _in- ladies' tailoring, and for the future we have placed this departmen under the charge ot Mr. Letherland, formerly of Messrs.,St rk & Lether- laud. Mr. Letherlan_d's abilities in this line • re favorably and well known, and require 110 comment -from M._ Greig & Ma'o'd:oll,a,I' Clothiers and Furnishers Formerly on the Wrong Side of the Street, SEAFOR Manitoba and Northwest Excursions. The Canadian Pacific Railway will run special excursions to Manitoba and the North met on dune 18th, euly 16th and 23rd. Round nip colonist class tickets will be issued in, Hamiota end turn, $30 ; Prince n and return, $40. r tickets and all in- ae under : Winnipeg, Deloraine, Antler,' k.stevan, Binscarthi Moose Swan Inver and return, $S; Regina,is.floose Jaw and Yorkton and r Albert, Calgary and Macleod and return, $33; Red Deer and Edmont All tielecte valid to return within two months from date -of issue. F formatiee, apply to R. J. AODOXAUJ C. P. R. AGENT Seaforh. SEA.FORTH, FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1901. McLEAN BROS., Publishers; $1 a Year in Advance. PROHIBITION IN DAKOTA. .DEAR EXPOSITOR,- lie prohibition has, for many years, been a live issue in Ontario, my native province; in the home the • pul- pit and the press, it may be interesting to the many, readers of your excellent journal to learn what measure of success ha e attend- -ed the experiment in this far away part of Uncle Sam's fair domain, Twelve yeare have past and gone since a prohibitory vent timent was crystalized into law in this prairie state, and it is now held as indisput- able, that while in these years the popula- tion has trebled, there has been lietlea any, increase in the pauperism, lunacy and crime of the country. Our jails, reformatories, penitentiaries, and houses of refuge are for the most part left to rats and mice to hold high carnival, and the representatives of the law are saying to Christian workers, partly in jeke and partly in real earnestness, "Do not make the people too good, as we are still in the business and wish to handle ,some goods." Public sentiment is strongly in favor of the law as it now stands, and while the rem- edy is not regarded, even by its most ardent supporters, as a perfect panacea for all the evils of the traffic, still great and good re-. sults have followed the, enactment of the statute. The common people are better clothed and fed, have more comforts and sunshine, if not luxuries,, in their home ; their children are better trained and edu- cated, business men and monetary institu- tions are more,ready to extend credit, ace counter are more punctually and fully paid, traders do a larger and more profitable busi- ness, churches are better attended and sup. ported, more interest is taken in missionary enterprise, and the people in general are stronger, more cultured, contented, orderly, lew-abiding, hopeful', aggressive And pros- perous. It is' felt, too, that while in many places the statute is only partially respect. ed, yet, where drink is vended, it is quietly done, little effort is pub forth to render the place inviting or attractive, and a great point., is gained where the whole affair is without the sanction ef the law. A gener- ation of young men, too, are growing up, who will soon exercise tile franchise, who have never seen the inside of a saloon, and whose characters have never been degraded by its blighting and stupifying atmosphere. Thus, while the school, the pulpit and the press have been doing much for humanity, it is felt that prohibition has been a power- ful auxiliary in all that makes for righteous- ness in the land. It must be remembered, however, that as we have largely, a rural population here, there being no large cities, the conditions are favorable for the enforc- ing of a prohibitory law. It is admitted, too, by the most enthusiastic friends of pro- hibition, that such a law could not at pres- ent be enforced in the neighboring State of Minnesota. In that State, it is true, there is, in several places a strong prohibitory sentiment, which finds expression in local option being enacted, yet, in' the large cit. ies, too many dives would open up, that the friends of humanity fear that looking at the State as a whole, it is not ready for such a sweeping measure of reform. Even in this State there are what some people call safety valves, which render the eituation more tolerable for baccha.nalittne of every order and degree. . The largest cities of North Dekota are lo- cated on the Red River, which divides us from Minnesota, and he they are connected by ferries and bridges with towns in Min- nesota, where liquor floive plentifully, it be. comes very easy for the, thirsty to gratify every appetite by passing over the river, Across for example, from Fargo, popula- tion l 0,000, is located Moorehead, popula- tion 4,000, where they have forty-five saloons, which pey a license of $500 each. The proprietors of these saloons, having an eye to business, drive jag -wagons backward and forward for the convenience of their patrons. Itis said that, however little a vehicle is needed in coming over from Da- kota yet to return it becomes an absolute necessity. At Grand Forks, population 8,000, there are no jag -wagons. The thirsty,' however, can cross over in a minute's walk to forty-one saloons in East Grand Forks, a population of 2,000, and if they have not imbibed too much tangle -leg return to busi- ness or pleasure as they feel disposed. At Pembina, my own -dear city, we are connect- ed with St. Vincent, Minnesota, by a very good ferry. Of this lovely spot I shall, at present, write sparingly. Suffiee it to say thatahaving atnple_ onportunitiee to judge of its temperaece proclivities, I can honest- ly say that there is very little drunkenness among us, and that, while prohibition has Slot accomplished everything that was hoped for and desired by the measure, yet it is doing a good work, and, as the days go by, we shall toil and praenfor more ebleseed re- sults. _ , ,, ( ROP PROSPECTS, April and May were, as a rule, dfy and hot. The heavens were bright, ecarcely a cloud in the sky. At the beginning of June most people. were commencing to wear long faces, fearing that another season of failure was in store for our citizens. However, since the first 'rota in the good providence of God, the land has been refreshed with frequerit show ,the winds hay that, in all th 'prospects for more promiein As the rains, h Dakotas, Min ritoriee, there to the bbuntif you, Mr, Edi ExPOSITOn H main, . re -the clouds have wept and sighed almost every day, so history of the country, the bountiful harvest were never at this season of the year, ve been general all over the esota, Manitoba and the Ter. is much reason for gratitude il giver of all good. Wishing tor, and the readers of Tint aven's choicest blessing, I re - X ours truly, , (Rev,) SAMUEL AcIIESON. l'EmBINA, N Da., Jane 17th, 1901. • , West Huron Farmers' Institute, • The annual eeting was held at Nile on Wednesday of last week, president James Snell in the 9 air, who gave an interesting resume of the year's work. The member- ship is 373, an increase over last year. Ten meetings were held during the year, the at. tendanee at ehose in the afternoon being 1,035, and in he evening, 2,200 ; the aver. age attendanc being one-third more than last year. T e treaeurer began tile year with e balanc on hand of ee24 59, and the receipts from •arious ecurees swelled this to $383.34 ; t e expendieere was e246.23, leaving a corn ortable balance on hand, to which the Ins itute expects to add at least $200 as the ,result . of the Experimental Farm excursio ' The executive elected was : President, J. Snell, Clinton '• let vicapeesident, Roderick Young Carlow ; 2aci vice-presi- dent, H. Mo ris, Loyal ; secietaey-treas• urer, F. C. Elford, llolmesville. Directors fer the mu icipalities are : Ashfield, James Hayd n, I Andrews. James Mc- Gregor ; Wee Wawanosh, J. Gaunt, J. Howatt, W. ailie ; East, Wawanoah, M. Lockhart, R. C. McGowan, A. Currie ; Colborne, II. Jerrie, R. Young, N. Kernig- hau ; Hullett W. Jackson, James Snell W. Waite ; Goderieh township, J. J. Col - 1 well, Joseph Vhitely, F. C. Elford ; Turn - berry, Gavin Wilson ; Wiugham, W. P. Grierson, W. Clegg, J. A. Morton; Blyth, F. Metcalf, A, E. Bradwin, A. Jacobs ; Clinton, D. A, Forrester, W. Weir, J. E. Blackall ; Goderich, A. McD. Allan, Thomas Naftel4 W. Warnock. A Gloom s Outl The situati7 in the is unpreeedent d in th in Canada. P ok For Wool. wool market to -day history of the trade the whole of last year's clip still remeine in the dealer's hands unsold, and the new clip 'is now begin- ning to come hi, with no prospect of an outlet for the eurplus yet lying in the' ware- houses. A beief statement of the prices ruling to -day, as umpired with the prices this time last year, will give some idea of the situation. Tne price euoted to -day for un- washed wool is 8 °entree pound, washed 13 cents. For he corresponding time last year the prices were 10 to 11 cents un- washed, and 15 to 18 cents for washed. BIel PILE tie WOOL. When it is stated hat there are some 1,500,000 pounids, coati g 16 and 18 cents per pound, st 11 in t e hands of dealers, with prices qu ted as t ey are to -day in the American ma ket, t e only market for Canadian wool the po ition of some of the dealers may bej realized. For a better underst ndiog of the situa- tion, it may be etated hat the bulk of Can- adian wool is t at kno n as the long, coarse variety. Ther is a ce tam n small proportion of finer grades, which s used for home con- sumption, but the b lk is coarse, used wholly in the past for he export trade. OUItIOUS SI U.STION. For this tradie Arneri-a is Canada's only one that England is same market, and, s, her only compete - fore, which ruled at .s for Canadian wool. range from 5'.d to market, and it so happ her competitor in the up to the past few yea tor. The price, ther Liverpool rine he pric Liverpool prices to -da 714, The introdu tion of cold storage is principa present trouble. Cold the Argentine, .Auetra wool producing eountr with England end Can market. These countr es now produce ex- actly the samequality of wool, coarse and 1 long, as is pro11 uced le re ; and, since they can d leo export their m tton in cold storage, they can compete sac sesofully against the older countries The /cCor The St. Mar s Jour I the following: Mrs. Exeter, who wee the fi ford, has in her pose bear in a startnng man enacted recently on th London township, w the Chicago and St. L and killed Mtn. Robe mother-in-law, and th his own brain. The letters in questi Fulford to his first wif flight of his seeond we seems to have been terms with the first Mr circumstances. The-fi written from the husband's; r flown. The ot cage. All wer The first wit the unfortunate series Fulford's life. He de modern methods of by the cause of the storage hail brought is, and other great es into competition da for the American Murder. al of last week has Thomas Yellow, of et Mrs. Robert Fut- ssion letters which er upon the tragedy 9th concession of en Robert Fulford, uis contractor, shot 6 ;McCord, his aunt n put a bullet into n were written by subsequent to the e. The dead man remarkably good . Fulford, under the eb of the letters were t. Louie, apparently upon iecover that his wife had er two were sent from Chi- writte in April. is cle red of all blame in of circumstances in lams that she is a ond wife he writes to." A threat that rible reality is in- er to Mrs. Yellow, and was made ix wee a before it was put into effect, proving what other facts have already demonstrated, that it was to do murder, cool ats a cucu bee, Fulford went to the McCord farm and in cold blood shot jewel. As for that "she ruin was carried in eluded in the his se ed my 1 o a to ast let an old woman to death "They influenced her will get even 'with the for it. You know wh got," He declares eh honestly in regard to . Fulford wrote : to leave me, and I .if I have to swing t will power I have t his wife acted eis- their property, but that he would fool her and will everything to his first Wife. Mrs. Yellove is de know her well to be a man. She wae for London, England, and itoba. She is Odd to ment materially assist in accumulatii; g consi Fulford No 1 aye tha drinking spell, during bad temper, e e had bared by those who most estimable we- erly Miss Mills, of met Fulford in Man - ave by good manage- d Fulford as his wife erable means. Mrs, barring an occasional hich he exhibited a lways heed happily -with Fulforde until b' became infatuated with his ceuein, Gertie McCord. From that time dates her tr his subsequent abuse meet with Gertie, Mr reluctantly forced to • Yellow considers that referred to by the nail euble, and becauseof of her and the elope- . Fulford No. 1 was eek divorce, Mrs. he has been unjustly press. County Chris Ian Workers. Christian Endeav school workers met at and Wednesday of las /convention', of the, Hu Endeavor Union and eociation. The Chris tary, Miss Waehingt a splendid staee of a nection with the coun county Christian E amongst the foremoet numbers and concen are now 95 societies w'th a membership of 3,851, of. whorn 2,415 are active workers. 81,259.03 has been co tributed toward the denominational mend° ary boards and the Forward movements. There are 13 junior societies and 2 inter iediate, all reported doing excellent servici Editor W. H. Kerr, of Bruseels, presieed on Tuesday 10 Christian Endeavor preen ciente and by his hap y faculty of making everyone feel perfec ly at home, added much to the interest of the various ses- sions. Twenty years of Ch istian Endeavor was the live topic of the morning, when pastors and young people joined in praises of this practical moverrerite which is doing so much fer Christianity and the church. In the afternoon the ju ior garden exercise was given in the town hall by 75 of the Clinton juniors. It i a very pretty exer- cise, and the hall was packed to its utmost capacity. Rev. E. B ker, Scratford and Rev. F. H. Larkin, of Settforth, were the speakers of the evenin . Dr. Towler, of W ngham, was in the presidential chair for Sunday school day. The secretary, Mr. J. C. Stoneman, of Hensell, reported tha 147 schools had been corresponded with, but reports had not, been received from all of them, and showed wherein the difficultyi lay in reaching all the schools from one point, suggested that the county be organized into districts and be worked- through he officers of these districts. 'Carrying 4ut the suggestion of the secretary, the cou ty was divided into districts and organize8 appointed for each rens and Sunday Clinton on Tuesday week, in the annual on County Christian Sebbath School As- ian Endeavor secre• n, Clinten, reported • ifs existing in con- y union. The Huren deavor Union ranks in the province in rated effort. There 500 WRITINC TABLETS New Styles Ruled and Plain Papers. 8PEO4L AT 10c EACH. Envelopes to match, WINTERI _ SEAFORTIL district as follows : No. 1 district, -Us - borne, Exeter and Stephen J. H. McCal- lum, organizer. No. 2, -gay, Hensel' and south part of Tuckeramith, J. C. Stone- man. No, 3, --Stanley, Bayfield and Godes- rich township, to the cut line, James Del- gaty. No. 4, -Colborne, G-oderich find Goderioh township north of cut line, 'Rev. James Hamilton. No. 5, -Ashfield and West Wawanosh, Charles Girvin. No. 6, -Seaforth, McKillop and north part of Tuckereenith, Rev. F. H. Larkin. No, 7, telieton and Hullett, W. N. Manning. No. 8, ----.Morris, Brussels and Grey, W. H. Kerr. No, 9,---Wingbam, Turnberry and north part of East Wawanoeh, D. M. Gordon. No. 10,-Howick, Rev. Ander- son. No. 11, -Blyth, Auburn and south part of East Wawanosh, John Wilson, (b) That the county secretary send out copies of a general circular to each organizer which may be Sent to each Sunday school asking that a delegate be appointed to attend an organization meeting of the district ; (e) that the chairmen of the local associations be members of the county executive com- mittee ; "(d) that the chairmsn of the county executive prepare a act of rules and regula- tions for the guidance of the local saloon Miens ; (e) that each local association make a report, annually to the county secretary, the same to be signed by the chairman and secretary. The sessions were all well attended by the 200 or more delegates, and excellent addresses and open conference followed in proper order. Mr.- G. Jackson, provincial secretary, met the Huron delegates for the first time. His address of the evening was especiallen good. Rev. A. L. eeeggie, of Parkdale, also new to Huronites will always be made welcome, as hie address at the evening session was one long to be remembered. The offieers of the Christian Endeavor Union are : President, J. Elgin Tom, Goderioh ; secretary, if. E. Rorke, Clinton. Sabbath school officers, -President, J. Elgin Tom, Goderich '• secretaries, J. C. Stoneman, Hensall ; L. Harold, Howell. • Canada. -A terrific windstorm visited Boissesenn section of the country, Manitoba, on Satur- day. Ooe or two houses were unroofed and the craps damaged. -The report is again current that Prem- ier Rublin, of Manitoba, will take advant- age of the big crop and railway construction to bring on a general election this fall. -Premier Ross has completed his list of meetings in the province, and will remain in _Toronto this week to arrange his affairs prior to his departure for England next week. He leaves Toronto on Monday next, and sail's on Wednesday, July 3rd. ng great damage parts of thee Pro - y of Tileonbur g overed with the is colored and once of complete evalent in a num -The Hessian fly is do to the fell wheat in many vinee. In the vicini samples from there are Hessian fly. The stoc withered and bears evi destruction. The fly is p ber of wheat localities. -Mires Agnes Leval), a full-blooded In- dian girl, of about sixt en summers, who resides eear Rat Portage a few days ago encountered a bear in th woods, and dis- patched it with an axe. She brought the pelt to town for sale. , Mies Lavall speaks Englislafluently, having been edneated at the St. paul Industrial School. -The Colonial Secretary has informed the Canadian Government that King Ed- ward VII, has decided not to continue the bounty pf three guineas paidby Queen Vic- toria to married women in colonies who give birth to triplets. The cost to the British Sovereign for triplets born in Canada did not ameent to $50 a year, -During a heavy thunder storm which passed pver Camilla, Cardwell county, on Saturday last, Mrs. Dugeon, who lives two miles west of the village, had her barn de- stroyed;by fire, caused by lightning striking it. It was one of the largest and best barns around there. Lose about $2,000, partly covered; insurance. -In oaring a well for water on the farm of Mr. nooderham, near Toronto, last week, when a depth of 200 feet was reached, there was a flow of natural ga,s obtained. It was piped, burned and tested and was found to boo all right. The discovery has set the people of ,the queen City thinking and farm prop- erty in the vicinity of the well has taken a sudden jump in price. _ -Richard Bollard, a farmer of Pickering township, aged 55 years, lies at the General Hospitel, Toronto, Buffering from a very severe Compound fracture of the left leg, caused by a runaway accident. Bollard was delving near his home on Saturday night lest, when the horse was frightened by the. hunder storm, anti kicked Bollard, smashieg the bones of the left leg below the knee to a pulp. -A few mornings ago Mr Cohn McKay and his family, who reside in Rodney, awakened to find the house in flames, and the building was entirely consumed. The family , narrowly escaped cremation, and they had no time to save any clothing or furniture. Mr. McKay was quite badly burned, about the head and neck, but is not dangereusly injured. There was only $450 insurance on -the house and contents: -A "sad occurence happened at Toronto Junction on Saturday morning of last, week, when Miss Ada Winkworth, a popular young lady of that town, accidently fell, when going downstairs into the cellar at her own heine. The young lady struck her head against the floor and was picked up insensible. Concussion of the brain fol- lowed, end she died the following morning, never having regained consciousness. -A cyclone passed immediately north of the village of Drumbo, Oxford county, Sat- urday night last, at 6 48, taking everything in its.. path. It was a remarkable eight. Fences and trees were thrown into the air sky high. The residence of Mr. James Gatton, lot 14, concession 7, Blenheim, was wiped entirely from the ground. Mrs. Gust. ton escaped by running away and Mr. Gattoe jumped into the cellar. There were only two trees left in the Gatton orchard. The next residence was Mr. Foe's, lot 12, the Kittle concession ; the entireupper story el his brick residence and his barns Iwere wrecked. No one was hurt. Several fine barns and residences were damaged. Further on another barn went into the air, which is supposed to belong to James Cowan. There is great damage to fences, orchards and erope. The storm went straight east, throwing rail and stump fences high in the air, -finally spending its - self three miles east of Drumbo. During the progress of the storm the roar was heard for three miles away, and the sight was wonderful. -Lightning struck the barn of Edwin Thomas, of North street, 3e miles south of Lambeth, at 1 o'clock on Sunday morning last. The barn was a twin structure, con - listing of two large and substantial build- returned from his second visit this spring to ings, surrounded by smaller buildings. All J Manitoba and the Northwest, says, that were totally destroyed by fire, together with when he was there in May he found the the farm implements, 200 bushels of wheat, 300 bushels cif eats and a valuable cow. By hard work Mr. Thomas succeeded in saving his horses. -Squire Charles Edwards, of London township, who was caught catching base in the south branch of the river Thames, be- tween the counties of Middlesex and Oxford, contrary to law, was summoned before a London Justice, a few days ago and fined $10 and coats, amounting in all to $17.50. We do not know how many bass be caught, but guess he did not get the worth of hie money either in fish or fun. -The shipments of hay from Canada to South Africa, which have been in progress new for several months, are evidently so satisfactory to the Imperial authorities that they have asked the Department of Agri- eulture, at Oetawa, to send 10,000 addition- al tons, to be shipped from St. John not later than the month of August. Arrange- ments for securing the fodder will be entered into at once. - Miss Lizzie Johnston, a very estimable young lady, daughter of Mr. J. J. Johnston, late Mayor of eleaford, died on Sunday morning, June 16th, from the effects of a dose of poison taken in mistake for headache powder about ten days ago., Although an emetic was administered, and the poison thrown off within a few moments, it had done its work, and Miss Johnston passed away. -Ratepayers of Vancouver, British Col- umbia, have passed loan by-laws to build two permanent bridges, pave Main street with wooden blocks and build a new high school, aggregate expenditure for which is $286,000. The Street Railway Company will spend another $200,000 on bridges and improvements to their system. The Van- couverites are enterprising and are not afraid of debt when it comes to keeping their town to the front. -A very serious accident happen on Sat- urday afternoon last, about four miles from Shelburne, Grey county,at a barn raising on the farm' of Mr. Samuel Shieles. Mr. Joseph Johnston was fatally injured, and four others were injured. The five men were standing on a scaffold, and some sud- den jar of the rising timbers broke the scaffold, and the men went to the ground below, some heavy timbers falling with them. -Mr. Joseph Sout, one of the most high- ly respected residents of Grey county, was killed instantly on Saturday last. Mr. Seat was driving to Clarksburg, from his home in Euphrasia township, and coming down a hill the nookyoke fastening came off, which allowed the wagon to rim up on the horses, causing them to run away. Mr. Sent was thrown in front of the wheels and the loaded wagon passed over him' with fatal results. Deceased was about 50 years of age, stand, which is called Canada's Agricultural Trophy, large sheaves have been arranged. The stand is covered with red cloth, and against this the grain howe to great advert. tage. The Scotch people, who produce the best oats in the world, were eurprised at the excellent Canadian oats displayed, and Mr. Hay says- that one miller asked where he could buy 100,000 bushels annually of Banner oats, such as were exhibited in the Canadian section. Canada has 10,000 samples of grain on exhibition, -An Ontario business man who has just -Last Monday morning Mies Victoria Elliott, of Peterboro, attempted to commit suicide by jumping into the Otonabee river from the high Hunter street bridge. The attempt was fruitrated by Mr. Albert Web- ster, who caught Miss Elliott by the wrists after she had climbed over the rails and was about ti-drep into the water... The girl's relatives blame the Christian Scien- tists for unsettling her mind and bringing on a religious mania. -Rev. Father Fallon, of Oatawa, who had a newspaper controversy a short time ago with Hon. S. H. Blake, has been re- moved -by the church authorities to Buffalo, very much to the regret of his parishioneers, by whom he was very much beloeed. On his leaving Ottawa he was accompanied to the depot by a large number of ladies .and gentlemen, who took this opportunity of showing him their respect. On the plat- form he was preeented with a purse of gold and other tokens of affection and esteem. - During the meeting of the Presbyterian General Assembly last week, the moderator, Rev. Dr. Warden, read a cablegram from Lord Strathcona stating that he would gladly contribute $10,000 to the century memorial fund. iLord Strathconais contri- bution leaves but a small amount of the $600,000 for the common fund, while the debt fund has gone far beyond the $400,000 asked for, making the whole contribution to _ the century fund nearly a million and a quarter, with British Columbia and other points to hear from. . -The storm of Saturdaynight ,did con- siderable damage in the vicinity of Picton. The dwelling house of Mr. D. A. Kelly, on the Bloomfield -road, was struck by lightning and entirely destroyed, with contents. The family being absent at the time, there was no one hurt. The barn of Mr. D. A. Foster, living about three miles out of town, was destroyed, also the house of Thomas Stevens was struck and damaged. Mr. John Mal- lory lost a valuable cow, and Mr. Fred Roblin a colt, All the damage yet reported was within a radius of three miles. -" I want to warn you from an abomin- ation- the new woman," said Bishop Me- Evay, of London, in his address to the pupils at the commeneement exercises of St. Mary's Academy, Windsor, on Satur- day. "She is a disgrace and a dishonor to her sex, and if you see her on one side of the street, you should take the other to show your abhorrence of eueh creatures. It is a woman's position to be queen of the home, for there she is without peer or rival, but it is not her station to be posing as the mannish woman." -A frightful accident took place on Fri- day night last, near Montreal, Mr. Stanley Willett, aged 24, a eon of Mr. Brock Wil- lett, manufacturer, and his wife aged 21, went out driving. They had a spiritied young horse which bolted and swerved into the canal. Mr. Willett was thrown out of the buggy, and was found some time after lying unconscious on the bank. His yomag wife remained in the buggy, and was dragged down to the bottom of the canal, Help was soon on the spot, but to late to do anything for the lady, whose body was taken out of ,the water lees than half an hour after the drowning occurred. -Mr, W. H. Hay, of the Central Exper- imental Farm, Ottawa'has returned from Glasgow, where he has been looking after a portion of Canada's exhibit, Contrary co the reports sent out, all the exhibits at the Glasgow Exhibition are not ready to be shown to visitors, The Russians, for in- stance, have not yet opened their building to the public. Canada's agricultural exhibit is said to be the finest the British public has ever seen. Oae of the features of the exhibit is an octagonal stand 65 feet in cir- cumference and 35 feet high, covered with Canadian grains. About the bottom of the farmers in the dump. There had been little rain and the crop prospect was far from good. Business as a result was slow. Now all is changed. Around Winnipeg. Portage Is Prairie, Brandon and through the wheat belt the crops are grand, and the farmers in some places say the yield will be greater to the acre than for many years. In anticipation that the farmers will have plenty of mciney the merchants are laying in large stocks of geode, and business is good. -One of the moat severe storms of wind, thunder and lightning, with hail and rain, for.manyyear. passed over Penetanguisheee on Saturday afternoon last. Four children in James Wright's house, on the Ordinance Reserve, was struck ; one had her shoe torn off her foot. A dog which was lying between them was instantly killed, and the chair on which one of the children sat was smashed to atoms. The house took fire,but was extinguished before much damage was done to it. A young man driving a team of horses with a heavy wagon had a very narrow escape. A tree fell across the back of the wagon box and demolished it and the hind wheels. -There was a quiet wedding at Erskine church, Toronto. Friday afternoon last, when Mr. John Tolmie M. P., West Bruce, and Miss Alice M. Robertson, daughter of the late Jobn Robertson, of Made, were united in marriage. The bride formerly occupied a responsible position in the De- partment of Trade and Commerce at Ottawa, where the happy couple first met, so that Mr. Tolmie is under a double debt of grati- tude to his constituents, who in -sending him to represent them in Parliament un- knowingly, perhaps, also found him a help- mate. The immediate relatives of the bride and groom only were present- at the cere- mony, the bride being given away by her brother. Mr. and Mrs. Tohnie left the same night for the Maratime Provinces, where the honeymoon will be spent. -- -At the session of the county court to be held in Perth, Lanark county, a case of un. 'usual interest is to be heard. The action is one brought by the trustee's of the Metho- dist church at Carleton Piece, against Mr, George Keyes, a member of the church, to deprive him of the pew occupied by him. The seats of the church are all free, but Mr. Keyes has occupied the one in question for the past three years, and his contention • is that no one has any right to dispossess him of it. The trustees claim -they never gave him authority to occupy that particu- lar pew, and they have on the contrary, authorized another member to occupy it. This will be made a test case, and unusual interest is being taken in it, for if this ac- tion succeeds a number of .other members may be affected in the same way. Perth Notes -Mrs. Alexander Smith died at the family residence in 131ansinind township, on Friday, June 14th, aged 73 years. Mrs. Smith had been ill for over two years. Be- sides her husband she leaves a family of six sons and four daughters. -After a bug illness, Mr. August Rock, eldest son of Mr. George A. Rock, of Zion, died at the Stratford hospital on Monday night of last week, in his 26th, year. The deceased had been suffering from consump- tion for a year or more before his death. -One of those ever pleasing events, a June wending, took place on Tuesday even- ing, June 18th, at the residence of the bride's mother, when Lavinia, youngest daughter of Mrs. Lydia Chapman,' was united in marriage to Mr. Wm. Twanley, both of Elms. -The little two-year-old daughter of Mr. John McVey, of Stella, nearly lost her life Monday of last week. The litide tot ran out on the road where some sheeP were grazing, when one of them turned en the child, who would have been killed tut for the timely arrival of a passing neighbor. The child is badly bruised, -A pleasant, event took place 4n the 19th inst.., at the home of Mrs. Ferdinand Berdux, Listowel, being the marriage of her daughter, Mary Jane, to John K. May- berry, of Parkhill. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. L. K. in the presence of a number of friend' and rela- tives. -A very interesting event took place in Fullerton on Wednesday evening of lest week, when Miss Hattie Harper was united in marriage to Mr. James Nairn. The ceremony was performed et the residence of the brides parents by Rev. G. W. Andrews, only the immediate relatives of the con- tracting parties being present, -The home of Mr. James Davidson, fieh concession, Fullerton, was the scene of a pretty event on Thursday, June 13th, the occasion being the marriage of his fourth daughter, Miss Minnie, to Mr. J. W. Spice, a prosperous young farmer of the same township, at 7 onilook in the evening, by Rev. Mr. Graham, of Avonton. -Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Farrow, for 16 years respected residents of Mitchell, cele- brated their golden wedding at their home in Stratford on Monday of last week. All their children, 11, were -present, and pre- sented their parents with $100 in gold -one dollar to each parent for every year of married life. -A very pretty event took place on Tuesday eveniag,the 18th inst., at 7 o'clock, at Clover D.:11 farm, 10th coneecsion Morn- ipzton, the residence of Mr. and Mrs, An lrew Tilley, the occasion being the mar- ' riage of their daughter, Annie B, to Mr. Al. xenel.er Me.yburry. The ceremony ATV2S performed by the Rev. Mr. Catteron, of North Mornington. --A very pretty wedding took place in Toronto on Wednesday afternoon, June 12th, when Miss Mabel Laura, daughter of Mr. James 'Farrell, Toronto, became the bride of Mr. Wilhelm Ludwig Hee; of Stratford, son of Mr. John George Hess, ex -M. P. P. and collector -of customs o! Stratford, the ceremony being performed by Rev. Charles Ingles, rector of St. Mark's church, Parkdale. -Wm. Teur, a highly esteemed retired farmer, livieg with his daughter, Mrs, John Jetty, in Mitchell, arose about 5.30 o'clock Sunday morning and went to the stable. Not having reappeared for sometime. search was made for him, with the result that he wail found suspended by thee neck from a rope attached to a beam. It was a plain ease of suicide. Mr. Tour, strictly temper- ate, lived happily with his daughter and was in easy circumstances, having been the owner of a 200 acre farm in Fullerton,