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THIRTY-THIRD YEAR.
WHOLE NUMBER, 1,760.
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SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1901.
INIT1 SALE 0
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McLEAN BROS., Publishers;
$1 a Year in Advance.
THE PAN-AMERICAN DAIRY
TEST.
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DEAR lilxvostron,—There is no other con.
dition «hioh the cows have to contend with
which likes as much variation in the flow
of milk s does that of atmospheric temper.
• Munn o Ioug au the temperature ie about
the seve tiee U..; ems keep up a good, even
flow of milk, but just as soon as the
therm° eter goes up in the eighties, down
goes the milk, no matter what the feed is.
Green orn, out,.' and green millet have
taken t e plaice of silage for the past ten
days, an 'the cows were doing well on this
feed unt 1 the present hot spell came upon
us, whi h commenced on the 19th, and
the cows are now suffering from the heateas
muoh as they have done at any time sii ce
the test _commenced, with a coneequ nt
shrinkag in milk. There is the greatest
variatio in the heavy milking breeds ; they
drop the moet when the °conditions are reti.
favoribl , and they respond more quickly
when th conditions are favorable. The
week en ing July 23rd was the most trying
week of he season until the present, and
when th oopoler weather came in about the
first of Augusti there was a good increase in
both mil and butter in most of the breeds,
but at the present writing the thermometer
atands fr m 85 to 86 degeeem, and the milk
has agair4 fallen off bad y. Up to the preaent
time all tlhe cows have been milked three
You will keep the date in view, Saturday, September.
7th, 1901. •
You know the object is to clear up certain lines, ,so
that you see it must be if interest to you, that is if you need
clothes, if you do, you can make a safe selection from our
stook. If you cannot come yourself, send some one out for
you. There will be many values on that day, that because
they are such good values will not remain long with us.,
If you possibly can come we would rather see youi-
self as then you will see at once what will suit you.
There will be many lines of small wares that We will
notAgive prices for here, you will see the same ticketed on
our counters. This lot will include sox, shirts and ties.
The following is a list that will give some idea of the
lines offered :
500 yards of Buckskin cloth will sell at 20c per yard, and will cut it
free of charge if you desire. -
Three lines of black aird blue overcoats, the prices will be $5, $6'and
$7. These coats have heavy farmers' Satin lining and are trimmed with vel-
vet collars.
STRAW HATS.—Boys' sailors, children's Wide ,brim sailors,
straight rim; we are pricing the lot at 20c each.
men's
STIFF AND FEDORA HATS.—We are placing on the sale list three
dozen boys' soft felt hats—blue, black and broaan 8hades-10c each. Beside
the $2.50, $2 and $1.50 men's hats, selling at -95c, we will display a line of
men's felts on futurity day at 50c.
SHIRTS.—For Saturday, and for Saturday only, we will clear iten
dozen—sizes 14.4-, 15, 15i, 16, 16i and 17—of colored shirts, at 35c, or three
for $1, and any shirt in the lot is worth $1 as to its wearing qualities.
OVERALLS AND SMOCKS.—Some have said that they never saw,
better values than our -50c, 75c and $1 overalls. The 50c is a blue derry, withi
and without the bib ; the 75c overall is a jean, blue grey and blue, and the $1
overall the buckskin sewn with linen. Our own makeis beyond all question'
the biggest value in the overall market. In smocks we have cloths to match,
and the price per smock is the same as the overall.
IINDERCLOTIIING.--IWe will have special lots of fall and winter
underwear for sale ; it will prove a saving to buy early. Th3 leading price will
be 25c, 35c, 50c, 75e and $1 for each, either shirt or drawers.
RAINCOATS.—Just to hand a large lot of the $3 mud coat, a coat that
has proved itself to be more than we would clain for it.
HOSIERY --School opens shortly; you will reed some long stockings
for the boys. We are showing two specials in all -wool, one lot, at 25c and the
other at 35e, or three pairs for $1.
UMBRELLAS.—You would be more surprised`if it were raining; how-
ever, we have a dozen umbrellas that will find ready sale at 7e, and another
lot bette; still at
SUITS.—The kind of a suit you will want will likely --be a fairly good
quality, so we will give you quotations on good suits.
No. 1 lot will be a blue and black worsted serge suit at $6.50. We
have sold suits at $10 that would not give nearly the wear that these suits will.
No. 2 lot will sell at the same price—$6.50—but will 'be of another
style of goods, being several different patterns in tweed with bronze shades.
No. 3 lot NVi1I C0IaSiSt ot West of England worsted and Irish serge cloths.
These will be priced at $8. Of course you can buy a gooLl suit from us any
time at but this time you will_get something extra good.
No. 4,—This lot of men's suits will comprise a number of that class
known as knockabouts, a suit you can do as you like with without fear of spoil-
ing it. The price we are giving is $4.75; you will be pleased with the assort-
ment at this figure.
No. 5.—This will be the lowest lot of all, and there are only adozen or
so :mite in the lot ; the price will be $3.75, a scuff suit. at an easy price. -
We have tried to avoid worrying you with a lot of unnecessary detail,
nevetthelek-s the prices stated are worthy of your most careful perusal. -
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Ladies' Tailoring.
We have this to say about Ladies' Tailoring. Any lady who has ever
had a nicely made suit, will never wear any other than a tailor-made. Drop in
and tee the cloths we -are showing. We will be pleased to show you, the -stock.
The reputation of both our cutter and skirt draper are sO, well known, that it
requires no further mention on our part.
Greig & Macdollai
s.
- Clothiers and Furnishers
Johnson Bros.' Old Stand,
Formerly on the Wrong Side SEAFORTH
of the Street,
AN,
Harvest Excursion to the Canadian Northwest, on
September 3rd and 17th.
Winnipeg, Delorane, Anter, Estevan, Bisearth, Moosemin, Hamiota,
Swart River and return, $28.
Regina, Moose Jaw, Yorkton and return, $39. Prince Albert, CalgIrry,
McLeod and return, $35.
Red Deer and Edmonton and return, $40.
For all other information apply to
J. MACDONALD
C. P. R. AGENT, Seaforth.
Money orders Ur any part of America.—$ and under, 3c; $5 to $1o,
fie ; $-10 to $30, 10c; $30 to 850, 15c.
times da ly-5 meel
ma but here has been much debating as to
whether this is the wisest course under
such tryi g conditions, with the result that
three of the American herdsrnen broke over
the line yesterday and are now milking
only twi e per (ley. The result will be
olosely watched 1idng the next month, as
some claim that nore milk and butter will
be produced by Ithree milkings than by two
milking, and t ose interested will do well
to watch the r sult, which will be given
erom time to tire as the test goes on.
During the oo I weather the Holeteins
made the great° t gains, with the exception
of Meg, as ehe h a week's sickness, which
put her back ver much in her *milk. The
cost of feed, owever, still keeps them
down to fourth r fifth place on the butter
test. The Guer sey, Mary Marshall, has
again asserted h r supremacy as queen of
the barn and h aded the liab with $2.09
profit, while last week she gave a profit of
$2.37. The Jers y, Primrose, whioh headed
the list two w eke ago with $2.33, stood
second last week with $2 32 profit, and this
week with $1.91,
The Jerseys as
last week with a
have lost heavily
ed, August 20th
increased their
their total lead
.2:.30 p. m. and 8 p..
I I
a breed stood at the head
lead of 95 cents, but they
during the week just end.
and the Guernseys have
lead by 56 cents, making
t present $6.66. It mak
not be generally understood how the Guern-
seys got such a 1
the first month,
breeds, it might
were all in fine
ring of the test.
in April, two of
the ground. T
been milking t
commeneed, and
the end of the s
commenced, an
feed in the mea
about $4.
The Red Pulls are making a remarkably
good record, a d Mayflewer holds eecond
peace on a total rofit since May let. Mary
Marshall (Guer.sey) standing first, with
839 03; Mayflower (Red Poll) Respond,
$33 79, an Pri rose (Jersey) $33 66 The
whole of the • ed Polls in the teat are
owned by Captain V. T. Hills, of Delaware,
Ohio, who bas m de some remarkably good
sales as a result Of hie cowls' record here.
The Canadian cows, as a whole, are mak-
ing a geed record, and are a much finer lot
of cows than t eir competitore, and they
will all give a go d account of themselvel by
the time the tee is closed.
There are four prized given in tt ese
one for most pro t on estimated butter as
revealed by the Babcock teat, the bt+er
valued at 25 on s per pound ; one prizefor
most butter by t. e churn, to one prize for
total Bolide in th milk valued at 9 centreper
pound; and one prize for total solids, pus
the gain or loss i flesh of the cows, veined
at three cente pe pouud.
The first is ere ting the greatest interest,
and is the one on which the profits, so far,
have been based and nublished. The cli,ian
test is not consi ered to be at all relia le,
on account of on y one day's milk from each
herd per week b ing separated and churn-
ed, the result fo the week being estimeted
f one that one da 's churning. There are so
any eontinge cies which might and do
a ise to affect threduce of one articular
a
ad of the Jerseys during
ut, in justice to the others
be stated the Guernseys
orking trim at the begin.
Four of them freshened
hem after • they arrived on
e Jerseet, Primrose, had
o months before the teat
Rexina did not calve until
cond week after the test
she was paying for her
time, which put her back
li
fi
3, that the res lt can only be approxiiate
beet. The pr ze for total solids is based
the value of t e whole milk as food Bei-
ated from the
ery, and in t
urns very lar
c nt. of the tots
In the making
o the sugar pain
p ises about 70
hey, and of w
t ken if a chees
b ins for a prize,
solids a pound
same as a poem
milk fat:
In the competition for this prize the or-
der of the herds s completely changed, and
at the present riting they stand as fol.
lows:
Profit.
Holsteins $173 91
Ayrehires 162 55
BrOW13 Swis 145 12
holesale price for city
is the sugar of the
ely, forming about 33
solids.
of cheese the greater
• off in the whey, and c
per cent. of the acid
ich no account would be
test had been used ap
but in this test for total
of milk sugar - figures the
of casein or a pound
cle•
ilk
per
art
m-
in
Shorthorns. •— • • 145 08
Guernseys.....- 143 35
Red Polls.. 142 00
Jerseys 135 35
French Can diens 124 56
Polled Jere ys 103 79
Dutch Belt9876
When the test commenced there were,
only a few newd apere in the United States
that took any once of it, but there are
now over 200 as mg for records frora the
Associated Press thus showing- the intense
interest which h s been created all over the
country. At th World's Fair, in 1893, the
test extended ver only three months,
while this test is expected to cover a period
of six months, aid it will be a test of en-
durance.
Standing of t
test liar the wee
Guernseys
Jerseys....
Ayrehires
Red Polled
Brown Swis
Holsteins
Polled Jena s
French Cana tans
Shorthorns
Dutch Belte 5 36
JAMES STONEHOUSE,
'Model Dairy,
an -American Exposition,
29th, 1901.
e herds in the butter fat
ending August 20th :
Profit.
$8 66
8 10
7 62
737
6 97
6 82
6 47
6 17
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Buffalo, Augus
The Seaforth Show,
DEAR EXPOSITOR,—I have received one
South Huron prize list for this year. There
are some thinge I approve of, others I do
not. For instance'the prize for ladies
harnessing and driving is good, as the men
are not capable of doing it at all times.
Why not offer a prize for men with only
one hand inirnessing and driving, as there
are many inch.
I think the directors, have made a mis-
take in the prize list for heroes. Tney only
give $129 to 54 prizes in heavy draught.,
agricultural and general purpose horses. I
do not know the difference between an agri
cultural and general purpose horse. The
directors may not either. They give $116
In 48 prizes for carriage and roadeterhorses,
and $175 in 12 prizes to trotting hordee.
Now, the farmers are most interested in the
firenthree classes and gave to the society
last year, $300, and they should have the
largest prizes ; and it would be just as good
a sight if the heavy horses were all walked
around thenace course, as the speeding will
be. A team of horses that will walk five
miles an hour hi worth more to a farmer
than one that will only walk two and a half
miles an hour. They give prizes on 24 dif-
ferent kind"a of apples ; why not give larger
prizes for best shipping kinds. They say
two kinds of butter is to be sufficiently
salted ; are the others to be fresh, or what
does " sufficiently" mean ; is it 50 per
cent. salt, or two ounces to the pound of
bu beer ? .
Last year I showed the only table butter
at the show and got no prizs ; the judges
thought butter in crooks was table butter.
I showed honey, and the second prize ticket
was left on my houey, but the prize was
given to another party. The number on
the artiele should be put on the ticket and
then no mistake could be made. The direct-
ors should let the people know whether the -
(roll or print) and table butter is to be fresh
or salted, They could arrange yet for all
heavy horses to be walked once around the
track, and 25 marks to be allowed -for •the
best walkers ; also the carriage and road- '
eters trot once and walk once around. This
would be just as good to see as the crating,
and more benefit to the country. r
Joliet. C. MOTiRISON.
IvieRranor, August 30th, 1901.
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To the Successful Ones.
DEAR 1axeosiroa,—A9 it is impossible for
me to give my personal congratulations to
each of the succeeeful students at the Sea.
forth Collegiate Institute examinations this
summer, please allow me to addrese a few
lines to them as well es to their predecessors
in the educational line of march. In these
few rough verses, I wish to express my
gratification at the success of the present
year, and to salute the considerable body of
ex -students that farm part ot the noble pro-
cession since 1879.
MAR,CHINne ODE, S. C, I.
FORWARD mARCII 1 my comrades dear,
To the joyful music that you hear! Hurrah!
Amor vincit omnia !
Courage, hope and victory ! Hurrah !
THE LINE WILL ADVANCE 1 Our hearts keep
time thro' the years,
To the double March of our foremost file,
That rushes on to victory. Hurrah, hurrah
Listen to the beat of their joyous feet !
Forward goes our vanguard line ! Hurrah !
Making martial musia that never eounds re.
treat, •
But ever forward cheere, Hurrah !
Keeping time to the pulses of our hearts as
they beat thro' the years,
To the double march of our forward line,
That rushes on to victory. Hurrah, hurrah !
Loud and glad and free,
Shall our marching chorus evernbe 1 Hurrah!
Amor vincit omnia
Courage, hope and victory ! Hurrah !
THE COM:131N WILL ADVANCE. Our hearts
beat thro' the years
No the certain march of out forward line, -
That rusheseen to victory 1 Hurrah, hurrah!
Listen to the beat of the victors' feet,
Forward goes our vanguard line 1 Hurrah
Making martial music that knows no re-
treat.
Courage, hope and victory !! Hurrah !
THE WHOLE BRIGADE WILL ADVANCE! OUT
hearts keep time thro' the years
To the glorious march of our foremost file
That marshals us to viotory ! Hurrah,
hurrah !
C. CLARKSO:,.:.
TORONTO, August, 1901.
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Reply to Mr. Cooper's Letter.
DEAR EXPOSITOR,—I wieh to reply to a
letter written by Mr. Henry Cooper, which
appeared in your columns last week. He
states that he would like me to stay with
my first letter, and not try to crawl out of
it. I must say I am quite willing to uphold
what I hay.e said in my first letter or in any
other having my signature, but would ask
Mr. Cooper to read my firet letter again
carefully, as it scams that he either does
not want to interpret it jostly or else is not
capable of doing so. •
In the first part of it I mentioned that
Me. Cooper took away from my gateway the
dirt that I had drawn from my farm, and
also tore -up a drain that had conducted
water across the road for 12 years or more.
Now there was only one covered drain across
the road at the time and place that the
grader was, being used, and therefore it
muse have been the one which was torn up,
It is also the one which I showed Mr.
Stevens and which I dispute about. .
Mr. Cooper says he did not tear up ehe
drain. Perhaps he did not do it with his
own hands, but he ploughed ahead of the
scraper, and as he was pathmaster and
overseer, he should be held responsible and
not the -plow, scraper nor workmen. He
also says it is not likely he would dispute
this drain. Well, it is quite easily eeen
from the above why he is not willing to do
ea.
In the second part of my first letter I re..
ferred to the watercourse on the side of the
hill, near my gate, where I dug a drain in
the natural run of the water after the grad-
er had done its work. This, I believe, must
be Mr. Cooper's disputed drain that he
speaks of when trying to crawl out ' of
the face which I stated in my letters, and
when getting Mr. Stevens persuaded for a
time to think I did not show him the right
drain.
Thanking you, Mr. Editor, for the space
which I have used, .1 remain
Yours truly,
JOHN F. DALE.
MR. EDITOR,—Kindly allow me to say a
few words with regard to my letters. If
there were two drains acropie the road at
the time and in the place that Mr. Cooper
did the scraping, my laet statements were
correct. If there was only one my first
statements were correct. .. I also state that
Mr. Dale came to me on Saturday instead
of Sunday.
WILLIAM STEVENS.
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—The death of one of the pioneer settlers
of Blanshard occurred on Saturday, Au-
gust 21st, in the person of Joseph V. Reg -
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
—FOR—
Public Schools
High Schools
AND
the latest editions in Text Booke,
Seribblers, etc.
Collegiate Institutes.
ALEX.. WINTER,
SEAFORTH.
lar, of Woodham, who departed this life
after a long and painful illness of over seven
months. Deceased was born at Corshaen
Wittshire, England, on January 22,3d,
1834, and removed with his parents when
_ but a youth' to Swansea, Wales, where he
resided until some time after his marriage to
Elizabeth Maxworthy, of Devonshire, Eng-
land, and from there came to Canada in
1869. For five years he carried on a brick
and tile manufactory on the 10th concession
of Blanshard, from whence he removed to
the base line, Blanahard, near Woodham,
where he also conducted a brick and tile
yard until his decease. He leaves to mourn
his lose a widow and two daughters.
Canada.
—The first steel vessel built in this part
of Canada will be launched at Oollingwood
on September 13th.
—The strik, e of the Canadian Pacific
traokmen, whilst) las been yirtually over in
Ontario, but which has been maintained in
the went, has been declared off.
—Hon. Geerge W. Ross and Mrs. Ross
are expected to arrive home from their tour
abroad on September 10, and steps are
being taken to tender the Premier a re-
ception.
— Owing to a case of smallpox having
occurred among the patients of the Hamil-
ton insane asylum, to! prevent the disease
from spreading, it has teen decided that no
person shall be permitted to enter or leave
the institution for two weeks.
—On Saturday Mr. Matthew Sweetnam,
formerly chief postoffice inspector for the
Dominion, died at his residence in Toronto,
as the leniuIt of a stroke of paralysis, which
prostreted him on the preceding Tuesday.
He wall a native of Toronto and was 70
years of age.
—While at work preparing breakfast
Friday morning, Mrs. Anthony Rondon, of
Parham, was struck and killed by lightning.
A twelve -year-old daughter is partly par.
alyzed from the shock. Other members of
the family escaped injury. The house was
badly damaged.
—John Henry, ohief of the Muncey
Indians, is in jail at London awaiting the
results of injuries inflicted by him on Wm.
Dexetater, one of the tribe. Dexstater
eloped with the chief's daughter, and while
in Henry's hub a few days afterwards,
Henry shot him with a revolver.
— Harry Myers, a boy employed in the
Sault Ste. Marie pulp and paper mills, has
been awarded $4,500 damages for injuries
received while at work. Myers got his leg
caught in some of the machinery, and it
was so badly injured that amputation was
necessary.
— Six weeka ago the wife of C. L. Ryck-
man' a farmer living near Petrolea, eloped
witha farm hand named Peter Brandow.
Last week they were located near Mount
Clemens, Michigan. The woman returned
with . her husband, and Brandow has
promised to stay out of the country.
—George O'Brien, the murderer of Clay.
- son, Olson and Retie, was hanged at 7:30
o'clock on the 24th ult. He declared his
innocence to the last, and cursed the prose-
cutor, the Judge and the jury as he mount-
ed the scaffold, Death was instantaneous.
His trial from first to last cost the Canadian
Government over $100,000.
—Mr. William S. Wilkinson, a retired
farmer, and one of Woodstock's meet re-
spected residents, was found dead in bed
last Thursday morning. Deceased, who
was 57 years of age, retired in his usual
health the previous night. Death is sup-
posed to have resulted from a sudden
affection of the brain. A widow and two
children survive.
—Mr. Hugh Rose, who was formerly a
meinber of the mechanical staff of the
Woodstock Sentinel -Review, and latterly of
the Brandon Sun, has secured a position as
foreman of the job department on the
Dawson Sun, at a salary of $200 per month.
In a letter to friends he says that board is
$20 per week, and other expenses corres-
pondingly high.
—Mr. Alfred Robintson, of Toronto, one
time editor -of the Ayr Recorder, was mar-
ried a few days ago in Kincardine to Mies
Nellie Louise Campbell, of that town. Mr.
W. H. Lever, of England, sent Mr. Robin-
son $10,000 as a wedding present. Almost
any person would get married if they could
get such a send-off as that. Mr. Robinson's
first wife and daughter were drowned
when the ill-fated Scotsman struck on the
rocks in the channel of Belle Isle in -Novem-
ber, 1,899.
—Durineg a gale of wind which prevailed
in Kincardine about midnight Friday night,
Chalmere' church, on the 7th concession,
Kincardine, in course of construction, the
foundation having been laid with Masonic
honors some two months ago, had the
western wall blown down. A mile further
emit the residence of Mr. Murdoch McIver,
the brickwork having just been completed,
was also badly wrecked, the east wall being
blown in. The storm only laeted for a few
minutes. '
—There was a rear end collision between
two freight trains at Guelph junction
early Friday morning. The engineer of one
of the trains was so badly injured that he
died soon after being taken to the hospital.
One car took fire and wasberned and several
others were wrecked. The collision is sup-
posed to have been caused by the engineer
of the incoming train failing to see the
semaphore which was raised against him,
on account of the heavy rain that prevailed
at thetime.
—Hiram Kennedy, of Georgetown, has
been committed to jail 'on a charge of
assaulting Mr. Watson, of Esquesing town-
ship, arid nearly biting his ear off, About
a month ago H. Kennedy eloped with Mrs.
WattionT The pair took Watson's horse
and rig with them, and were arrested for
horse stealing. The charge against Ken-
nedy was dierniseed, and Mrs. Watson was
allowed her liberty on suspended sentence.
Shortly thereafter Mrs. Watson returned
home, and her husband forbade Kennedy
visiting the premises. Recently Watson
•had (maiden to go to Georgetown. Ken-
nedy was also there, and when he saw
Watson he promptly went to the letter's
home. On his return Watson caught sight
of him leaving the house and a fight ensued,
in which the husband got the worse of it.
He promptly laid a charge against Ken-
nedy.
—Mr. J. H. Smith, M, A., who was
principal of the Ridgetown Collegiate In-
siitute, has resigned his position, with the
view of establishing in that town an ogre.
cultural college. He has secured enitable
quarters and will at once fit up an office, a
businees room, a combined laboratory awn(
lecture room and a herbarium and, natural
science museum. The college will open on
October 7th, and, through the intermit
already manifested in it, Mr. Smith has
been encouraged to believe that the venture
will be a mucus..
—Invitations for the next biennial meet-
ing of the world's Women's Christian Tem-
perance Union have been received from
Ireland, Switzerland, the United States
and Canada. Canadian members of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union are
quite confident of securing the convention
tor tho Dominion, in which ease it will be
held in Ottawa. Mies Agnes Slack is said
to be the only member of the world's
executive who does not wish to come to
Canada, her reasons being that it in a pity
to waste the rousing effects of such a
-gathering on the soberest country in the
world. a
' —Last Saturday was a disastrous day at
' the Toronto Industrial. The heaviest rain
storm ever experienced in that city
occurred. The grounds were flooded and
were a sea of mud ad slush ; the roof of
the main building leaked so badly thee
many of the exhibits were damaged by
water, and the spire of this building was
struck by lightning and considerably shat-
tered while all the attendants in the build-
ing were badly frightened. As a result of
the storm the gate receipts were the smallest,
on record. The storm has demonstrated
the fact that before another show the
authorities must provide new buildiuge and
repair the old ones.
—The following have been elected officers
of the Grand Council of the Catholic Mutual'
Benefie Association of Canada, at the con-
vention meeting at Niagara laet week:
Spiritual Adviser, Archbishop O'Brien,
Halifax; Chancellor, O. K. Fraser, Brock-
ville; President, Hon. M. F. Hackett, Stan-
stead, Quebec; Vice-Presidente, Dr. L. J.
Bellivau, Shediac, N. B., and Bernard
O'Connell, Dublin, Ont.; Secretary, Samuel
R. Brown, London; Treasurer, W. J. Mc-
Kee, M. P. P., Windsor: Marshal, James
Callighan, Arthur; Guard, Jacob J. Wein-
ert, Neustadt. There was a spirited contest
between Montreal and Toronto for the place
of meeting of the next convention, but Tor-
onto was finally selected.
—A very severe rain and electrical storm
passed- over London and vicinity, abotit 8
o'clock Friday mornieg. Several barns
were burned and numerous animals were
killed by lightning. The stage driver be.
tween Crombie and London had a peculiar
and unpleaaant experience. He was urging
his horses forward, when he wan suddenly
dazed by a blinding flash of lightning. Both
horses went down in a heap. The animals
were only stunned, however, and after Mr.
Thompson had recovered his faculties, he
succeeded in getting them on their feet, and
proceeded to that city. The bolt had evi-
dently first struck the telegraph wire beside
the road, for Mr. Thompson observed that
the wire between the two poles opposite his
stage had been melted as if it were lead.
The horses do not appear to have suffered
any from the shock.
—The applications for land grants by the
veterans of the South African war, the
Northwest rebellion and the Fenian raids
now number 9,000, and to satisfy these
claimants will take over 1,250,000 acres,
and constitute a serious drain on the sur-
veyed lands of New Ontario. An erroneous
impression has got abroad that all veterans
who have received medals for service
against the Fenians are .entitled to the
grants, and this has brought in a number of
applications, whioh will of necessity have to
be refused. The act limits the veterans of
'66 and '70 in at least two ways: They
must. at present be residents of Ontario,
and they must I have both enlisted for
service and served in Ontario at the time of
the raids.
—A man named Morris Burkhardt, who
was engaged in tnreshing on a farm near
Windsor, had an lunpleasant experience a
few days ago. He and three other men
were at work on l straw stack. When the
work was almost completed one of the men
noticed the stack begin to sag on one side.
Ho called to the others to jump for their
lives. Burkhardt paid no attention to the
warning, and being on the lower side of the
stack, went under the straw when the stack
tipped over. Near the stack was a pile of
rails, and Burkharde was lucky enough to
land beside them. They afforded him pro-
tection from the weight of the straw and
air enough to keep life in his, body until
rescued by his fellow workmen. Although
he was under the straw for two hours, he
was not much the worse for his adventure.
—Ex -Governor Ogilvie,,of the Yukon,was
gueet at the Walker House, Toronto, last
week. He was on his way to Ottawa from
Dawson City. He was interviewed by a
World reporter, and among other things he
said : "1 wouldn't stay there another
winter," he said, "for $25,000 a year.
They are the biggest lot of kickers in there,
and the biggest kickers are Liberals. They
kick about everything, but the principal
kick is because they can't all get rich."
Among the serious drawbacks to the
country are ,the freight rates, which are
ruinous. In 1897 the rate for 'freight was
$325 a Von; now it is from -$80 to $125.
A dredge that cost, laid downin San Fran-
cisco, $20,000, will cost the owner $100,000
laid down in Dawson, and $45,000 before it
is in operation. One of Mr. Ogilvie's last
official acts was declaring the new steel
truss bridge over the Klondike river, open
for traftic, on April 8th. This is the most
northerly steel bridge in the world, and the
material cost $6,000 laid down in Van-
couver. From Vancouver to Dawson the
freighe on it was nearly $12,000. These are
only a few instances of the difficulties of
getting machinery in, and the minere have
labored under great disadvantages in this
respect. The gold output this year will
total $20,000,Q00, and the amount that has
been taken out up to the present time bas
aggregated about $80,000,000. There is,
Mr. Ogilvie thinks, enough surface gold to
keep the country open for 20 years, and
then, if the quartz gold pans one of suffi.
ciently high quality, there is no telling
when the supply will run out.
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—Oa Saturday, August 24th, Thomas
Woods, sr., of -West Wawanosh, departed
this life, having 4ved to the good old age of
about 91 years. The cause ,of decease was
old age and natural decay. His remains
were interred in ,Dungannon cemetery on
Monday, zeth. The obsequies were solemn-
ly conducted by Rev. Mr. Goldberg. The
deceased was abode one of the first settlers
in West Wawanosb, he having been &keen
dent for upwards of fifty years on the lot
on which he then located, being No. 13,
concession 8, West Wawatiosh. As a eiti-
zen, the venerable gentleman was bighly
esteemed, and, although he, in common
with other pioneers, endured many hard-
ships and privations incident to pioneer life,
by perseverance and industry he secured a
good comfortable home for himself and
family, it being one of the best farms and
dwelling houses in this vicinity. His wife
predeceased him some years ago. He leaves
surviving him two sons.
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Euron Notes.
—Wroxeter's tax rate this year is ten
mills on the dollar.
—The fall-aesizes of the high court of
justice open at Goderich on the 911 inst.
—Wm. Bawden, of Exeter, returmed
from the old country last week, bringtng
with him 12 fine stallions.
—blies Clara J. Bisset; of Goderich, has
won the general proficiency medal at Corn-
wall hospital. !
--The members of the Luoknow fire bri-
gade recently presented Mr. James Bream
one of their _number, with a gold headed
cane. .
—While returning home from school, on
Tuesday of last week, Erneat Huller, of
Holmesville, had the misfortune to fall and
break his arm. '
—A hay stack on the farm of Mr, Ed-
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ward Denomy, Bauble line, Hay, was 'struck
by li htning the other day and -destroyed.
The 1 se is about $50. 1
--- uring the recent electrical ;term, 1 a
chimney on Dr. Hunter's residence, Gode-
rich, was struck by lightning and completes
ly demolished, e A oow belonging to Di.
Holmes was als8 etruck and killed.
—A chimney on the residence of Mr. Juba
Harvey, of Ifullett, was struck by lightning
the other night,' The chimney and some
stove pipes wereldemolished, but no other
damage was done.
—The infant son of Mr. Wm. Sherwood,
of Crewe, Ashfield township, died on Fri-
day, 23rd tilt, from the effects ot an acci-
dent. The child fell head first into a. veasel
of water and died before medical aid could
be secured. .
— While Mrs. Andrew Ginn, ofClinton,
was standing upon a bench, engaged in
training a running plant, the other evening,
the bench tipped, and in falling Mrs. Ginn
was so unfortunate as to sustain 1. fracture
of both bones in the right ankle.
—What might have resulted in a serious
accident happened to Mr. George Grafton,
of Centralia, On Wednesday of last week.
While exercising one of his Wild -West
horses, he fainted and fell on the hard road,
receiving a bad shaking up and sustaining a
broken rib.
— Mr. Andrew Taylor, of Clinton, who
was run over by a Grand Trunk train a few
months ago, and had both feet taken off,
now looks as eheerful as everelle takes
the accident philosophically, has ordered
artificial limbs, and in a few weeke -array be
able to move about.
— On Wednesday afternoon of last week,
at the residence of John Blatchford, of 17..
borne, Rev. G. Jewitt, of Hensall, perform-
ed the interesting ceremony which made
Frank Down, son of John Down, and Miss
Minnie Dunn, daughter of Mrs. John Blatch-
ford, Irian and wife. There were a number
of gueetti present, friends of the contracting
parties,
—After an illness of a year or more, Mrs.
'Wm. Gibbinge, of Clinton, passed into
eternal rest on Tuesday morning of laet
week, aged only 52 yew's. The deceased
was a daughter of Mrs. S. Holmes, who
died but a few short weeke ago, and was
held in high regard by her many associates,
who sympathize with the bereaved husband
and family.
—A sad event occurred at the resi.
deuce of Mr. John Richmond, in Morris, on
Saturday morning, 24th ult., whenthe 10-
month!? old daughter of Mrs. Wm. J. Scott,
of MoVille, Michigan, died of summer eotri-
plaint. Mrs. Scott and her five children
had only arrived at Mr. Richmond's the
previous Friday, with the intention of hav-
ing a pleasant and lengthy visit at her old
home.
—Wm. Cornish, son of Mr. John Cornish,
who resides two and a half miles south of
Elim vine, met with an unfortunate accident
on Tuesday of lase week. He was working
around a colt when the beast kicked him
most severely in the face, inflicting sever4
large and painful wounds which may dis-
figure him for fife. Medical aid was sum;
mooed andthe wounds dressed, and he is
now doing very nicely.
—The Clinton News•Record says i Fair
Brothers raised a quantity of Turkey Red
wheat which, on being cleaned up, tested
64 pounds to the bushel. They are so
pleased with the Turkey Red that they are
paying 68 cents a bushel for it. A number
of the farmers sowed this wheat, but they
did not like the looks of it when maturing.
Have they changed their opinion since
thresh-ing?
—The Jar depoeited in the corner atone
of the new Preebyterian church at Fordwich
contained a history of the congregation
from its origin, names of members of sea-
ei011, managing board, secretaries, building
committee, officers and teachers of the Sab-
bath school, trustees, ushers, and -of all the
members of the congregation, of contractors,
architects, and of those who laid the vari-
ous corner stones. The following papers
were also within : Presbyterian Review,
Westminster, Globe, Mail and Empire,
Fordwich Record, aortic) Vidette.
—Mr. John Spackman, who for a number
of years has owned and conducted the fam-
ous summer resort, known as Grand Bend
park, has disposed of the same to Wm.
Levitt & Company, of Exeter. It consists -
of 50 acres of undulating, light, sandy soil,
covered with the various kinds of trees than
go to make up a most beautiful park, and is
one of the most popular sumneer resorts in
western Ontario. The purchase price was
84,000, and the _property ie considered
cheap. The new -management will take
possession next spring, when extensive re-
pairs will be made.
—A very pleasant event took place at ths!
residence of W. Bates, concession 10, East
Wawanoth, when his eldest daughter,Olive,
was united in matrimony to Themes Irwin,
of the same line. The bride was dressed in
cream Berge, trimmed with lace, ribbon and
pearls. .Miss Sarah Irwin acted as brides-
maid and Wm. Garton as groomsman, and
the wedding march was played by Miss
Clara Coultee. - The ceremony was perform-
ed by Rev. Mrs Brown, Beigrave, in the
preeence of about 60 guests. The presents
were numerous end costly.
—There died iit.t the residence of her son-
in-law, Mr. Wrie. Jacob°, Exeter north, ion.
Saturday, 24eh ult., Mrs. Margaret Currie,
of near Parkhill; The circumstances sur-
roundmg her demise are indeed sad. She
came to Exeter just a few days previous to
her death to wait ote ber daughter, Anew
Jaeobe, during eccouchment and shortly
after arriving was taken ill of heart trouble,
from which she gradually sank till death
clamed her at the time above mentioned.
She was 5f years of age, and was highly
respected in the neighborhood in whish she
resided,
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