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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1902-01-10, Page 8ee' ' '4. • ,; • 1. ” .S> 8 POPULAR MUSIC —AT -- 10C per copy, or three for 25c. ...,*1•1•• VOCAL - Coon, Coon, Coon. Hello, Central, Give Me Heaven. Strike up the Band. I've a Longing ine my Heart for you Louise. INSTR,UMENTAL- Smart Set Waltzee. Creole Belles, two step. Janice Meredith Waltzein Salome (intermezzo). _Freaks of Blackville, two step. When Knighthood was in Flower, Waltzes. limmomemonta* REMEMBER PAPST'S THE PLACE' BOOKSTORE, SEAFORTH. DOMINION BANK. CAPITAL (Paid Up), $2,300,000 R EST, - - $2,300,000 SEAFORTH BRANOH Main Street, Seaforth. A General flanking Business trans- acted. Farmers' Sale Notes collected, and advances made on sarne at lowest rates. Drafts sold on all points in Canada, the United States and Europe.. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. -Interest 'allowed on deposits of One Dollar and upwards. R. S. HAYS, W. K. PEARCE, Solicitor Manager. Enter any Time After january 6th for a thorough course under individual:instruction iri all commer- cial subjects-telegra.phy, shorthand- and typewriting, in tihe Central Business College TORONTO. This splendid school, with 12 teachers, 80 typewraing machines, and thorough courses of study, is the beat of the kind io Canada. Circulars free, write for them. Addrees, W. H. SHAW, Principal.. Yonge and Gerrard sta., Toronto. 1586,52 Counter's Jewelry Establishment, SEAFORTH, Is headquarters for high grade Watches and Clacks, Jewelry ia all its branches, Silver and Silver Plated Ware,-ntc. Fine Wateh repairing a zpecialty. W. R. COUNTER, • Manager Not What You Spend But what you get for what you spend, that coente. The best is the cheapest ia theeend, so it is wieh Henderson'S Photos, addSpecial rate Christmes and - New Year'a Day only. J. P. HENDERSON, Seafort.h. 1761 Winter Term opens Monday, January 6th. STRATFORD, ONTARIO. We have recently received eight applica- tions from other bine:lease colleges who wish to get our graduatea aa teachers, but we hare not one to send. Our graduates are chcsen by busintat firms and business Col- leges as fast DA we can turn them out. Write- for catalogue. W. J. ELLIOTT, Principal. 4444-52 IMPORTANT NOTICE! W, N. WATSON, SEAFORTH, Azent for the " National Cream Separator," menu- 173-ctured by the Raymond Sewing Maohine Company of Cluelph. The nniversai favorite, simple end beau- tiful in design, few parte to clean, easy ta operate, relialyle and durable, more points of merit than any other separator, a perfect skimmer suitable for from tweto t.venty-five cows. Call at my office and ex- amine the "National" before purchasing a separa- tor. Sold on easy terms. Ncr.. VT.A.TSOI\T„ General Insurance Agent, and Dealer in Sewing Machines and Bicyclea, NORTH MAIN ST., SEAFORTIL 1630 TH E CANADIAN Bank of Commerce CAPITAL (PAID UP) Eight Million Dollars $8.000,000. Rest, - - $2,000,000. SEAFORTH BRANCH. A genera9 Banking business tran- sacted. Farmers' Notes discounted, and special attention given to the collection of Sale Notes. SAV1 N GS BA N K. -Interest allow - ed on deposits of $1 and upwards. Special facilities for transaction of business in the Klondike District. Money Orders, payable at any bank, issue4 at the following rates :- Under $10 .08 320 to no .12 810 to $20 .10 $30 to $50 .14 F. HOLMESTED! F, 0. 0. MINTY, Solioitor. Manager. 1624 -A number of the people of Grimsby, a few weeks ago, assembled at the residence of Mr. James Brodie, town clerk, and pre- sented Miss Brodie with an address and a beautiful gold watch. For 13 years Miss Wilene Brodie_has been associated with Mr. L. Woolverton as assistant secretary -treas- urer of the Oretario Fruitgrowers' Associ- ation. and now that Mr. G. C. Creelman has been made secretary -treasurer, Miss Brodie's duties vedl be removed to the Parliament buildir gee Toronto. The young lady's ex- cellent musical ability, so gerierously used for the benefit of the church, the horticul- tural society and other intereats, her busi- trees a.bdity and her uneelfieb Spirit, have all combined to win for her the highest esteem of the townsfolk. -Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, had a n50,000 fire last week. The Grand Central hotel and several other buildings, on Saskat- chewan avenue, the leading businese street, having been burned* • THE HURON b won Cx DIST410T ERS• ,:sss Arkwright, Ont., °v. 20, 1901. l'str- Robert Bell, Seaforth, Ont.1 'Dear Sir : In regar to th • Engine; I am highly pleased with Is r. Sh • •ri tip -to -date , evsry respect, easy to fir• and eaay on Water. In feet, she is' the eas est fired rig I eVer run, and hay run qu te a few. I have run her this la two eekie without the bracea and she sit !as stil aft any other ever saw with° the on. The is the -moat obinplete Engine tha ever : nse up this way and all the farm rs are ighly pleased with her. You very rola', m. J. inclerwood. HOCKEY. -The epening ho key game of t season was played here ion Thursday e ening last between Clinton and Seaforth, ✓ ulting in a victory for Seaf4rth by p goals 4. Play was nob 'up to eaampionship friren but it was a •godcl prao lee game for ohr boys, for the war* they ave ahead of them. An extended account of the game ded :out this e champion - on Monday nd Seafortb. e and Should attract has been unavoidably cro week, The first ga e in t ship series will be Pla ed her night between Stra ford This will be a good ga a arge crowd. • THE LADIES' AID -The airst anhual meeting of the Ladies"' Aid f the Presby- terian church 'wan eld o Wednesday afternoon last and was quite largely at- ted-ded. The repeat showed the year's fa tory and a deter ination evinced : to it operations to be ver auccesOf 1 and tratis- p anent° an E Ten mare vigor° e campaign d ring the coming ear. Th following o cers were elected : Presi e t, Mre. S. Dickeon ; 1st vioe p esident rs. M. Y. *Lean ; 2nd vice pr eident, rs. Larkin f secretary, Mrs. jame Watscn ; treasurer, Mrs. C. W. Papst. he usual committees were also appointed. ,), - 1 A Goon CotecenT.One of th best con- certs of the season wall 13e given in Cardne's hall, on the evening of Jannary 4tand. The talent eeoured for this concert is of the very ndest groups d in one con - number is great fair - M tile Lois hly spoken as a stud. teachers in contralto, oginedi,ahwhtihlee t deserves I besb;, and makes one of the str of artists that has ever appear cent in Seaforth. Among th Harold Jarvis, the notO tenor twin ;with Seaforth eitidience Winlow, 'cellist, who most of by the preset. Miss 'Wink ent for two years unde' the b Dunl een e nto, wi oh a con° 'Germany. Miss Agne of Hamilton, has also Harry Bennett, of Tor fasn for the evening. S a bumper house. • SERVICES A ri'RECIAID.-M's Dely, daUghter of litr, Tho Egmondville, who has *eels te heliegan township foe the p years, was recently made the roc fu 01 th 00 ve of 00 of th co id wi ab Su lif ge co Lo ge ra wi up eis te st madame gold chaia bracelet lift Bligid's church, Logan. etm in Logan, Miss Daly had o anist in the church, and- ae s a ake a ceurse at the Nermal s eer, the members of the choir to ortunity of ehowiog their ap r etched in flattering an loving 1 ee services in a subst ntiel rr a resent was accompani d by Ily set forth the kindly feenli ave always existed 'between th teeing of school, the pu,pils alai red the members of the choir. eir affection for their teacher, g Mies Daly with a handkerohie mpanied by an address; • L0',.:DON'S EX -MAYOR. -The ..i0 rtiser makei the following refer d Huron boy. For two years g capied the position of mayor London and in retiring frem e Advertiser gives him this ra m,plimentary send eoff, It seys uthball has, in many respects, eel never and man. He is thcut:airs or affectstion. He 1 'de the same sincere, unaffected, le, , manly man as when he e ett men as he do inuoli to a tolerable, and in doing so neral prosperity. Take, for nstant efforts to nouns more ac laden while enlarging his own nuine and affective interest ilWays. Take the dignity Oa which he presided at meet cou Oil ; in fact, his whole ma or reflects credit on himsel eiti ens." Ws all due to his good nd the free, pure air on whic tiad in hie infancy and.early yea • Minentreous IESeArne-Mr.ja es Beat- en pe from a :eery seriots acnident on 13 tie nd Mies eaepie had a moat eiraculous Th rsday evening of last week. !T ey drove to t e railway station with a horse and eut- ✓ to meet the si o'clock train rom the east, and, as the ram was a lit le late, they were driving arou d the streets t put in the time. When paseing alon he street that runs in front of Dick's h te stablee, they were overta -en by a team f runaway houtes attaohed t a sleigh. Be re they could get out Cif he way the o sea were upon them. The jumptd on the utter and carried it out to Main street, wher , in some way, they got disentangled from Ir. Beat- tie'sfeutter. Mr. Beattie's horse , also got e.watt from the Wreck, lent did not' run far unti it was captuted. Mr. Bea tie and his dau titer were threwn from the e tter,which was smashed to pieces, but neit er they nor thei horse were seriously in u ed. Mr. Beattie received a ,few bruise nd Miss Beattie was else slightly bruis d but the injuries of neither were ierious. i ow they escaieed.is a Mystery, which they *nnot ac- count for therneelves. That the 'utter in whicai they were seated was Is rushed to pieces, and that tbey escaped init.). y, is one of the fortunate circumstances whi. h gannet be eccounted for. We unite w th ' their many friends in congratulating them, on tlaeit escape from injury. . i ' 1 ; , PRESENTATION.-Lba Friday eVe ing last, the teachera of the Sabbath schoil of the Seafortli Presbyterian cherch, ace mpanied by the pastor, drove to the tee deuce of Mr. .George Dorra.nea, 5th cone ssion of McKillop, to spent*. social evening ith their fellow teacher, Miss Kate Coven, p evioue to her cleparture for Toronto and her everence fromi the school. They also too : . vantage of the occasion to preetent Miss n with a complimentary address, accom a ied by a memento in the shape of a hanclinme dia• mond ring. The address bore tsst mony to the zeal. end fidelity with what'll I; e recipie ent had for so long diecharged her i utiea as a valteed and efficient teacher io he Sab- bath eichoole; the good work she h d done, both by precept and example, and the en- couragement and aid she had give her fel- low teacher's by her Wise counsel nd ever cheerful disposition Mad Christien bearing. Ip als expressed deep' regret that the rela- tions hieh had so long and so p easantly subsis ed must now be severed, Itu at the same ime expressed the hope that , er good offices and influence would be us: i j for the promo ion of the Master's cause el ewhere. ' Miss owan • accepted the addrese and. gift) with rateful thankfulness expre sing the pleasu e it had always afforded her to take part iri the work in the Sabbath se ool, and while recogniztng her failures an limper- fectione, she was pleased that her humble servioee had met with the approval of those who hed been associated with her eo long in the good work. A few hours were pleasaaat- 'Margaret a Daly, of nig eehool couple of pient of a the ohoir string her ed as or- is going to hool th is k thie op - elation of ner. The address, terms, and gs which organiet efore the estified to y present - case, ace don Ad - nee to an . Rut:obeli • the city pesition eeful and . "Mr. been an bsolutely ayes the approach- tered it. a e public el on the netance, his ories for Take his n London's n fairness • of the c nduct as a d on the bringing he sub- s. 14 • ! ' I EXPOSIT R ly spent in social eni3yrnerib, and Mr, and Mre. Dorrapoe left fio hinig Undone to make the visit of their goest 'Meant and com- fortable. Miss Cowan! h been a faithful and valued teacher th shool here for a great many yearss and h r removal is not only a loss to the school ut to the pongre- gation, and all will mite with THE Ex- roseTon in wishing hei• Well wherever her future lot may be cast.' , DEATH OF MR. G osilson DURIE.-Wei deeply regret to record the ,demise of George,Durie, of the a conceal n of Moo Killop, which took Ple;cle on Sun ay, after an illness of but one week. Mr. urie had been in Seaforth on Satu ay, an after re- turning home he took a chill which was lob; lowed by, an attaok of inflanimation of "the lungs, and which proved fatal in a week. He was a man in the prime of life being not quite 49 years of ag . H was a native of MoKillop, being th , son of the late James Durie, and a bro her ef Mre. Andrew Swan, of Bruoefiel . iwas a strUng, robust man and on wh bid fair to live to a good old age. B is death is another evidence of the great neertainty of life, even to the most prism sing. ! He leaves a widow and family Of five none and tWo daughters to Mourn th great loss which lute fallen upon them. The eldeet son, James, is in South Africa and 11 the ()there aria at home. Much regret is felt on amount of the death of so worthy a citizen, and • the deepest sympathy Of all ite extended to the bereaved family. ! • " Good Resoluticins." One in try Beattie Bros.' 28d tea. 1778.1 RAW Funs.-lif ghe t cesh price for raw furs at Jackson's tann ry, mondville. 1775x4 GREAT ATTRACTI Company will bo in .Card Thursday, January 16th. to Seaforth under the heavie any produation to pliay her sienlo production ever plat( side of the ()Ries. Plan is n Store. • MANITOBA HORS-E,S. - Dick's Hotel, Seafortb, ?du January to buy horses for - the time, third week in Janu The Holy City Opera o's Seaforth, ran hie coMpany is bretight t guarantee ever offered e. The most gergeous d before the pirblio Out - w open at Fear's Drug's 1778-1 . Trotter will be at iv the third week of anitdba. Don't forget 17- 1778-1 Three 32;inch oircula Bevis, for cutting wood, at a snap. s. Mullett h co , Seaforth, 1778-1 t Harold Jarvis Conce te cora house, Sea- Sorth, January 22nd. Har Id Jarvis, Tenor Soloist latsPresbyterian Ohuroh, De reit; Miss Lois WInlow; 'Cellist, pupil of Anton Elekki g, of Berlin, Germany. Mr. Harry M. Bennett, Hinnoriet, of Toronto, and 14j.sa Agnes Dunlop, contryneoi Hamilton. The frogramrne is an exceptional y gocd one. The sub- scribers plan will be open at Fearli drug store until next Saturday' night. ' 1778 Big stove sale now going on. Before taking stook, we will offer ou entire stook of stoves, new or second hand, at g eatly reduced prices. Such bargains have never bet re. liften offered in Sea - forth, but we are bound to reduee the large stook and we know the prices we are going to offer will do it. Don't wait till tea too 140,1 but come right away, for we mean business. S. Mullett & Co.. Sea - forth. 1778-1 A New Yeer's gif to. every cash customer. We have oomph) ei arrangements with. the Ontario Accideat Assura ce Co., of Toronto, to. give to each a: d every cash g reinsert to the amount 0182 or over a free insurane pclicy to the amount, ot $500 in oase ef death or 35 per week in caee of disablement. (Subject to obditione printed on policy ) Particulars with ev ry .92 cash, purchase. We will glve this polioy for b lance of January. be - inning n Saturday llth. . 'Willis, BOota and hoes, S aforth. ; '1778-1 Twe ty per cent. off a 1 linea of Crockery from no until stooktaklog-, bruary- 10th, Beattie Bros., Se forth. , 1778-1 • TIIE OWN ELECTIONS. The elections in town o Monday parsed over very quietly. Althou h there were s many candidates runnie , a stranger ia town would not keove t at anytbing un eushwas tranepir- ing. here was very lit le canvassing done by any of the candidates, the vote being sponta eous, We ar'e gl d that the drain- age by-law was carried b so ilarge a major- ity, th enabling a much needed improve- ment t be carried out. The following is a statem t of the votes c ab for each of the several iendidates in the respective wards : South d Wardi Total. • 50 156 47 170 44 139 North Eas Ward Wa J. Archibald 49 57 3. M. Best 73 50 M. Broderick 41 54 J. Gillespie 33 29 B. B. Gunn 88 84 Ed. Hamilton 87 65 J. Henderson 12 28 M. Y MbLean 97 80 F. G. Neelia 9 11 Wm. Sreith 23' 35 Jno. Stewart 42 52 John Weir 86 63 39 70 86 13 82 101 242 238 53 259 32 14 72 '69 163 80 220 The oouncil will thus be - comPosed of Mr. J. H. Broadfoot yen. and' Messrs. M. Y. McLean, B. B. Gunn, EdWard Ham- ilton, John Weir, John Stewart and J. M. Best, councillors. SCHOOL TRUSTEES. --EWA Ward, -A. W. Stobie, 62 ; J. S. Welah,50. !South ward, Wm. Solatcr, 83 ; J. Gillespie, 17 ; Mc- Ginnis, 16. The Drainage By-law.--t-Fonee-North r ward, 65 ; Mist ward, 52 ; Smith ward 66, . Total, 183. Against, -North ward, 19 • East ward, 26 ; South werd, 8 Total, 53, Majority for by-law, 130. Thomas McGillicuddy, H. C. Lucas, C. Mc- Donald, 0. R. Cooper Thomas Boole and T. W. Gibson. It was decided to hold an at-home or banquet in. February, and the matter was left in the hands of the commit- tee to make arrangements. A .resolution was passed expressing the hope that the re- tiring president, who met with an accident recently, would have a 'speedy recovery. Low. BRIEFS. -Mr. Charles Eberhardt, .who is attending the 8 hool of Pharmacy hine Toronto, and who was home spending t New Year's holidays, eturned to Toronttoo f On i_ Monday. Mr. E erhardt expects rt f graduate thie Coming pring.-Mrs. Robe 1 Richardson and (Ping ter, of Walkerton, and formerly of Seafortih, were in town last week seeing old friendet-The annual meeotn- ing of the members of the South Hur Agricultural Society will be held at Brum- field on Wednesday next, atr 1 o'clock. There should be a leirg attendance of far- mers.-Mre. Thomas Dickson, of North Main street, returned on Saturday after spending a week visitil friends in Usborne. --Mr. James Moravash, - of the Kippen Road, Tuckersmith, haia now taken up his residence in Seaforth.r-Miss A. Cowan, of Toronto, who was visiting friencla in this vioinity on New Yearls holidays, returned to Toronto on Saturday. She was accom- panied by her sister, Miss Kate Cowan, who will reside there hereafter. -Mr. M. Scott, who was home from Bowmanville for the holidays has returned. He likes - the town 'and his newjbusiness.-Mr. John Riohmond, of Blyth, the inventor of the well known post hole borer and other im- plements, was in town en Monday. Mr.. Richmond is now winkang at his combina- tion threshing machine and he hopes to have it fully perfected and patented in time for use to thresh the next harvest. He has done a good 4eal of work with it already and it works very satisfactorily, but there are same things which he has not got to his full satisfactien. It should prove a moat valuable invention to him when he 'gets it completed. -Mrs. J. S.' Miller, of Manitou, Manitoba, is there just now visit- ing her sister, Mrs. Mt Y. MoLean.-Miss Fenella Kidd, of Seaferth, and Miss Foy, of London, have been 'engaged as teachers of the Roman Catholic separate school here, which opened on Monday. -The Collegiate' Institute and the pulilic school opened on Monday with all the teachers on deck. All the new teachers in the public 80°01 have taken their places. -Mr. Moffatt;• the new principal of the public sehool, has 'taken up his abode in the John p. Meleougall resi- dence, in the North ward. -Mise Dzeie M. Dor-reran, who has severed her conneetion as teacher with No. 10 school, MoKillop, was presented with a handsome flower stand, acoompanied by a very affectionately worded address, by her upils at the close Tuesday last, and shed the light of hie ever of the school term. -Rev. • Me. Fletcher, of Thames Road, Usborne, wee in the town on genial countenance on several friends. -The week of prayer hae been observed here dur- ing the week by union meetinga in the Pres- byterian and Methodist churches and these meetings have been well attended.-Mre. John Stewart has been in Guelph this week vieiting ber father who is very ill. -Mr. James Stewart, of Egmondville, is bueily engaged laying down material fer the new residence he contemplates erecting on his farm, near Egmondvillee-Mr. Alexander G. ti§eillie, the clerk, of Tuokersinith, passed through town on Wednesday, on h i3 way to Ethel,with a very! fine fifteen months', old Parham calf, which he Sold to Mr. P. 1 H. Raker, of G4y, for a h+dsome price. ,This animal is of roan eoletr, end is from the ell known stock bull "We Year's Gift." r. 8inillie has still another alf,equally as g od, to dispose of. -The 33rd regiment band aid their respects to the 'lie ly elected members of the counoil and other ;citizens on Tuesday evening.-Rer. C. C; Kaine, of Pine River* was visiting last week af Mr. Wm. Oke's,:in Tuckersnaith.-Meesra. Will and Seymour Hill, of Brantford, and Mr. Russell Hill', of near Barrie, spent their yaoation at the Far. ental home in Egmondville.-Mr. AI red Dennison, of McKillop, la now clerking for store in the Chitholm.bleck of that town. - 1.1 Mr. A. R. Smith, in ingham, who has opened out a olothing an gents' furnishing Mr. John McIntosh won the prize offered for the one who precured Ott largest number of members for the Maeoabb eaTentfor Seaforth for the month ot December. Mr. McIntosh is a hustler, and generally succeeds with anything he undertakece--The South Huron Farmers' Institute hold a meeting at Brum- field to -day and at Exeter on Saturday. - The first horse fair of this season will be held in Seaforth, on Wednesday next, the 15th inst., when all the leading buyers will be in attendance, and' a large business will be done if theifiarment will brin out t eir en OD. ith wn or a good any yeaes, and it musti be ratifying to Ina to know that his services re appreciate by hilt townspeople. -A fine earn oi heavy hones, belonging to Mr. George Dale, of Alma, get frightened while tending at Stevvart'a mille, on Wednesday, nd started for home on their own hook, at something fester thanthe regulation gait. At Mr. Papst's reeidencei on the Huron road, they parted conspany with the sleigh and proceeded on the way, and were caught, as Fowler's on the Huron worse for their adventure ex - were somewhat out of puff.- aginaw, Michigan, was here at Seaforth and Walton. barna° dinner with Mr. and ann, sr. tock. -Mr. T omas Jackson, s ., has b e -elected ma or of Olinton by acclamat Mr, Jackson as filled i this position redit to hires lf and ednantage to his t a • THE AGRICULTURAL S C E r. -The ,an- nual meeting of the metnie reef the' T cker- smith B a.nch Agriculture Society w a held at the C mmeroial hotel, eaforth, on Wed- nesday 1 ste There was faiely ler e at- tendane of members, thus showine that increase interest te being taken in the af- fah s of the aociety. The •financial state- ment, w ich was read and adopted, was a very satisfactory one. Ineluding the new, additionito the grounds and other iimper- taxit improvements the entire ottlay for the yean only exceeded the income by $17-5. As the nEre grounds are now complete , and with air uocessful a seasene next year, 'this defieit should be wiped out and there ehould be a good balance on the right side of the ledger. The following of6.cers atel direction were appointed : Preeident, D. D. Wilson, Seaforthe vice-peenident, George Sills, Sea - forth. Pirootors,-M. Broderick and George Chesney,Seaforth ; James iEvans, John M. Govenlook and James S.1 rmith,, McKillop ; Young and William ,Someevillei The fel- John Dale And C. Me regoe, Hu lett ; George Dale, William Cheeney and W'llialp Archibald, Tuckersmitle. Auditors - A. lowing were appointed henoraey ditters, -John Weir and Jamesi Dick, Sea orth ; J. G. Grieve, and Willie MoIntos , Me- Killop ; John Britton and R, And rson, Hullett ; 0. E. Cresswell and Robere Char- ters, Tucketsmith. The society ad a membership of 397 last year. At a meet- ing of the new board of directors, M . T; E. Hays was re-v.ppointed secretary-teeasur- er. , . • n = TORONTO'S HURON OLD .150VS.-One of the most progreesive of the Old Boyis As - Recitations lin Toronto, is that compelled of ex-reeidente of Huron county. This, how- ever, is only natural and to be expected, as old Huron's soos no naattete where located, always come to elle front, arid many of them are now leading citizens of the Queen City. But, like all. other -good men, they never forget the old home., The anneal meeting of -the ass's:dation was held'hist Friday night in the Temple building, and was laegely at- tended, Mr. J. S. Willilion, presided, in the , absence of the president, Mr. Hugh Mo. Math, who is confined , to his residence through illness. The Yearly report was presented by the secretary, air. E. Illoody, and was very gratifyieg ;thawing that there are no 225 members. The treasurer, Mr. following officers were elected ler 1902 :- f G. A. mith, B. A., rfkportetl, that' there is a setia aetory balance en the 'treasury. The, Honorary Presidents Colonel W. ID. Otter, J. S. Willieon Hugh' MaeMath neresident, E. Floody ; v'ice-president. Dr. ; Sloan ; IV secretary, R. A. Walker ; Treasu er G. A. Smith ; -executive committee, J. , MoLar- en, E. J. B. Duncan, Geer e. Deem , J. R. Lyonso W. Prendergast, . Scott, J. S. MolPninon, S. T. Churc t C. C, Rose, . ; a near Mr. Tho road, none the eept that they Dr. Ryan, of visiting friend He had his Ch Mie. John Me He presented re. Molidann wit a beau .iful bouquet of natural flowere, which he brought with im from thiit city The doe or looks as tho gh city life agreed With him. He returned to his home on Saturday of last week. -D. D. Witsdn & Co. have commenced work on the ice harvest at the Egmondville dam. -W rcl was received here on ednesduy of he Coulter, of thi town, She had been ill for 7 death, in Chiaago, of h re. D. Kneoh el, daughter of Mrs. ylarganat and Bitter of re. some time, The remeini will be brou ht here for ieternient, and the funeral ta es place from Mre. Hargan's residence to:d y, Friday, at 2 o'clook. -Mr Wm. Bell, jr, of Hensel', was in town on Wednesday. He ie now buying a lot of' heavy horses, whioh he will ship to the -old country about the l„st of February, and he intends creasing the oig pond with them, -The young meia m si- clans, of the town, are rehearsing fo a ministrel show, which they will put on m about a month. The proceeds are to be e - voted to the Sick Children's Hospital, Or some other worthy object. ---Mr. Si on Reid, of Wabigoon, is visiting at the ho e of his brother, Mr. J. H. ;Reid. -On M n - day morning, :Mrs. J. H.1 Reid receive a telegram froffeBaineville, Ohio, stating t ab her mother, Mrs. J. K. T. Waugh, was at the point of death. Mrs. Waugh has m ny warm friends in Seaforth who will be so ry to hear of her ills ess.-t-Mr. Frank Sills, on sf Mr. George A. Sills; whp has been ape d- ing his Christmas holidays under tha p r- ental roof, left on Wednesday to resume s studies in Assumption College Sandwich - There was a regular Londthe, 'Enegland, f g, enly noti quite so dense, I on Wedneed y night. -Mrs. Robert Fairley and two chi d - ren, and heri sister, Miss Duncan, all of Winnipeg, are Visiting frielnds in town. - The Tuokersmith Agriculteral Society h ve selected September 25th and 26th as e days for their fall show. Other societ es should be careful not te conflict with th se dates. -Mr. A. Young is reoovering, I - though he is not yet able to get down to business. -The Holy City opera company, one of the strongest concerti companies en the road, will appear in Cardnoie hall nekti . Thursday _evening. This is an attraction , well worth seeing. lithaillop. COUNCIL MEET1NG.-The first meeting of th new council will be held ati Christopher White's, Loadbury, on Monday next, the 13 h at 11 o'clock item. Parties ha ing business at this meeting are request- ed to be present sharp on time. HE LECTIDN.-There was qnite a spirit- ed con et in this township on Monday, and re ulte in the election of Mr. M. Murdie as rea e, and Messrs. John S. Brown, Arehib ld McGregor, James' O'Loughlin and Oh ries Little as councillors. The foh loWing s the vote cast for reeve : Man14. Murdie Diliisio No. 1 is le 2 135. , 24 21, 152 11 41 3 92 , 73 44 sr 4 41 i' 110 . 289 359 UEtiO ity for Mardi°, 70. 1 Coun illors,-Brown, No. 1, 93 ; No. 2, 1 ; o. 3, 82 ; No. 4, 102, -Total, 416. ISI Gre or, No. 1, 136 ; No. 2, 109 ; No. 3, 1 • N . 4, 55. -Total, 400. O'Loughlin, - N .1, 32 ; No. 2, 43 ; No. 3, 111 ; No. 4, 48, -To al, 334. Little, No. 1, 84 ; No. 2, 7d6iti;erlt.ie. 3N,07.51! N47o.; 4N, 706. ,2---, Tnot;a1,N303.13,, G8a9r-; No. 4, 8, -Total, 291. Smith, -No. 1, 36; Ne. 2, 7 ; No, 3, 90 ; No. 4, 8, -Total, 263. OTE eat item the con hard. than th \old cou Mies qo Charles Areastr knee a day of 1 seine ta man's Naught Pa mer ho se. wil ma Varna. .-On Monday last, there wee big nt over our municipal election!. and est was keen. Everybody worked ome probably worked a little harder other chaps and got there. The 'ell were all re -elected. --Mr. and lips, of Ripley, are visiting at Mr. Logan's this week.er-Mr. James ng had the misfortune to give his ad out with a hand -axe, on Thor's- et week, which will lay hini up for e. -The Varna branch of the Wo- uxiliary met at Mre. John Me- n'e, on Wednesdasolast.-Mr. Wm. has moved into Mrs. Hamilton's We welcome him to our burg, as he e a good citizen. • Brucefield. ' • R. I: IGGINS, Brucefield,Notary Public, non eyan et, Fire and Life Ineuranoe agent. Any amo nt of money to loan at lowest current rates of inte est. o firsb-class farm security. All kinds of cob eye= ng work done well and cheaply. A; ho e ev ry mining and Wednesday of each wee 8 venal good farms /Or sale. 157 OTE.. -The annual meeting of the mem- ber of t e public library will be held in Di on's all on Monday evening next, the 113t ins ., at 7 o'olook p. m. It is hoped ,tha all *ntereeted in this laudables enter- gpri e will attend this meeting. -Mr. Robert Mc art ey has been appointed agent for the 'Mc orm ck Manufacturing Co., orChicago. -la r. A ent is receiving large quantities 'of oge for stave purposes. -Mr. Findlay Ma hese: B. A., of Glenboro, Manitoba, pre Oleo' in the Presbyterian church last Sab, ath morning, and in the evening gave a short ad rem on rnission work id the , west. the Pres yterian church was held on Wed - 11 W ile h re, Mr. Matheson was the guest of Mr. Geo ge Harte. -The annual meeting of nes ay a ternoon, and the reports of the dit- fere t o gaisizations showed the congrega- tio to e growing numerically ] and finan- oial y. ' he increase in memberehip was es- pecially oticable, The total &Mount eon- tributed to home and foreign muisions dux.- ing the y ar was over $500. , 1 i t , • , Hay. I Tire E ecTioN.-The election on Monday last was fought for all it was orth. The 6onteat as keen, especially for the reeve - Ship, wit the result that Mr. Pe er Lamont loas bee returned by a largel increased majerity. The following is a a tement of Ole i7Gtea carat for the reeveship : ; 1 Ehnes Lamont Divisi,on o_ 1 . 32... .... , 78 34 . 40 4 " 2 41 3 " 4 5 44 6 44 7 if 8 1:14 41 89 102 30 50 28 e 55 91 56 28 . 36 16..4 74 348 491 Majori for Lamont, 143. . Council ors,-Consit, 448 ; Stelck, 411 ; hompso . 391 ; Goetz,; 371 ; P ilips, 307 ; 1 attler 2 9. Tbe counoil willbe composed qf P.1 1.;:t ont, reeve, and Mess a. Consit, Stelok, T ompson and Goetz, councillor& Farquhar. T. Cam ron, commissioner for County of Unto , con eyancer, etc. Money to loan, and pri- te oney wanted to loan on first n3ortgages on f rrn rope ty in Usborne and 'Ffibbert in sums of from 1,500 0 86,600. , 1774 1 Th's we tiler will wake you u most any outoof Ms night if your bed ism' supplied itin suffi lent comforts to keep ou warm. lyou ma e it a point to inveetigate at The E. McFau Co's. Store, Seaforth, for just 4hat you require, we feel confident that ou Will b y. f rasa y, f Gananoque, formerlY 1o7f78-ti]his T AMES ROAD NOTES. - Mt& (Rey.) , ace is 4 e guest of Mrs. (Rev.) Fletcher, and is re ewiog acquaintances, as is also *re. l(Rov ) Davidson of Toronto4-We are sorry to le rn that dr. McDonald is again laid p wi h his eyes, but hope he may !loon 1:;,e ar uni again. -The anniversary sermons in oo neot on with the Thames Road Prest I te an c arch will be preache4 on Bab- . th, Jan ary 19th, and will be followed by t e a nual tea-meetiog on Monday evening. e nde stand that the committee are aki g an effort to have a programme in tot sel , ha e been taking advantage of the c a- va ce;of anything that we have had in t e eat. ; Jo Tins: .-The farmers, who havo wood sleighing t get their wood away.--t-Mr., and re. !Ern et MeNicol, entertained a large n mber of friends on New Year's eve. ;The eyeni g se spent in various d. amee and eland g. b an early hour all left, for Imme hay ng spent a very enjoyahle even - i g. -A s eigh load of young folks from h re went own to Mr. James Gardiner's Orl Monday veining. All had an excellent time. -Mr Peter Cowper spends all. his eveuings a a home in this vicinity. From a I appear races Peter means businesn-aire. Wm. Traq air, accompanied leY her &eigh- t- r, Miss ary, left last week for Essex, to ✓ sit her sister, Mre. Parish. -On New ear's eve Mr. George Monteith presented t his dau hters, Miens Gertie and Millie, a fine new °minion organ. 1 ' . • I I J. . S ancer, ota cliCarptiehyd ,b0,scleo El*eter Ont. t 13e n eineste o T ry t i m Mei y ar, lect h' s t ken h fu nitu t ba, a fo b en new man ame blfor Mag o arg of M J. Urq arr w le im To onto. ww eak. enCehwi eN wwi eahriia h er a E. le on Tne ite edi re ove ed n Exeter, ANBURY, B. A., (late with Mc- & Co., Torcnto,) Barriater, Convey- ' Money to loan. Offices lately m - ins & Stanbury, over O'Neil's Bank, 1684-tf W. D. Yeo has gone South for , to seek renewed health. --The wn of Exeter disregards politics al matters, fel. it often, as this a Grit reeve.s-Nelson G. Keddy position with W. C. Huston, in e store. -John Rankin, of Mani - mer merchant Of Exeter, has ng as:quaintances here. -A young Reichert, of Hensel], appeared an strate Snell, on Friday, on the T seaulting Constable Weetcett, fin, off with a fine of $4.38.---Mre. in hart left last week for her hozne st James H. Abbott, of London, at ng acquaintances in town this wi f Gill was at Peterboro, on pl day, for a prisoner, and return- St game, too. -Mies Ballard, mil- II Spackman & Company's store, • st day, for her holidays.--Miller,J. Ae or of the Times, is sufficiently in W from his fracture, to sit up in to • I his room; -John Matheson, of Brantford, is I here on business this week, and took the opportunity to vote again in his old hewn. - Rev. R. A. Cranston, of Cromarty, preached in ()even Fresbyterian church, Sabbath evening. -The trustees have engaged Mr. Anderson, of school section No. ,l, litsborne, to take the principalship of Dieter public school. Mtr. Anderson coma with the recommendation of having taught With sat. isfaotion in No. 1 for the pest eight ears.- ir The result of the election for the r eveship and council, On Monday laskwalt as (Mows : Reeve, W. H. Loretta, 248 ; Irvine Arm- strong, 198 ; majority for Lovett. 50. Coun- cil, John Muir, John Wood, Joeeph Davis and W. Harding. Leonard Maaggart was the defeated -candidate for ' the conn- cll.-Messrs. Beverley & Huston, furniture dealers and. undertakers,: have dissolved partnerehip, Mr. Huston having pnrehased Mr. Beverley's stare of the businessi Mr. Beverley has nob yeti decided vehat be will do. I - Willthr013- CUTTERS AND BLEIt.11S.-For everything up-to-date in the line of beautiful outtera and sleighs, at the most popular prioes, you will make! no mita take by calling 011 A. McGregor, Leadbury. Ail kinds of horseshoing and general blackenaithing done your plows and harrows and get them in share for Bering work. Charges moderate. A. McGaieloa. by the moist scientific methods. Farmers bri1n1gna7lox:g If yous have furs on the brain, don't over- look the E. MeFatil Co., Seaforthe They have cured many a case this winter, when all others failed.' They have just Ore fur coats, caperines, ruffs, etc., to set yon right, just as right as the prices, which are now at the loween notch. - 1778 1 . ACCIDENT. -011 Thllrliarky of Usti week, Mies Dora Steples, the 14 -year-old deughter of Mr. Wm. Staples, of McKillop, met with a painful accident. -, With two et three other obildren, she waa playing ili Mr. John Wyatt's barn, when in some way ot other a scaffold pole fell, striking the little girl on the faoe, cutting her cheekSapd nose. We are pleased; to learn that she is nearly re- covered, and that no permanent diifiguret ment will resat. • • , Hensall. , FEED. -A large quantity of mill feed on band, also chop; compdaed of three parts wheat and one part light oats. The cheanest arid best Value Ma the market. Price $22 per ton, for a feW days. Will accept orders up to 50 tons. D. Usquha t Hensel' Oatmeal Mill. 1773x Have a look, great bargains. Havi purchased the harness business from Mr. H. Jana' 1 am going to sell at c:st for the next 30 days H - teas, Robes, Blankets, Whips, Rugs, Bells.1 Co and examine .goods before purchasing elsewhere, a dollar saved is a dollar made. Also a fine lot beautiful cutters and sleighs, which cannot be 8 r passed in the county. Will be sold very cheap, co e and eee for yourselves. W. J. Millar, Sensual. 0 J. Sutherland, Notary Publii:a7CO3.tfil All legal documents carefully, drawn up according tel veya cer,'Comm'seioner in High Court of Justice Inervance Agent and Issuer of Marriage License,e law at reasonable cost. Private and Loan COmpany funds to land at loweat rates of interest and on terms to suit borrowers. Office at the Post Office, Her sail. N. B. Agent for daily and weekly paperb DEATH OF A PIONEER. -We maden7b5r.4i4 . reference last , week of the death of Mrs. Robert Munn, which teok place at the resi- dence ot her son, Mr. Alexander Munn, on the 26th of DeCember. Her maiden name was Margaret Barr. She was one the pioneer residents of the county and of horn it may be said•there were few to equa her in her matchless perseverence and un elfish industry. She was left a widow with nine children in cireumetances that only• the strongest personal effort, filled with the bright hope and trust, noald surmeunt. She was born in Givin, near Glasgow, in 1,822, came to Canada with her parents in 1831, but soon after landing her mother died, leaving five children. She bsizig the eldest, the responsibility which developed the firmest princiPles, was laid upon her. After her marriage in 1844 they settled in DalhousleoLanark county. -But in three years they came to Huron and at length made their home on Lot 16, Concession 3„ Hay, where she remained until her death on Thursday last. : Her children all survive her, John, of Bruce ; Peter and Alex* and Mrs. O'Brien, of Hay ; Mrs. Hyslop and Mrsofferonimue, of Michigan ; Mrs. Leish- man, of -the Sault; and Robert and Thomas, of Manitoba. ;They , wore all present at her funeral which took place on Saturday, 28th, excepting ' Rohert and Thomas. Robert being unable on account of the trains ;being blocked to reach home in time and being very anxious and not knowing how things were, finding be was left at Aleie Craig ,at three o'clock ,Sunday morning, walked a distance of 28 miles, reaching home about ten &clack. The family have not been united for 29 years and although in sadness they have met, yet are pleased to be re- united at the old home where each enay share the other's sympathy. There were 37 grand•children and 13 great grand -child- ren. Local, Beaers.-Mr. James Redmond and little daughter; of Leeds North Dakota, accompanied by his sister,'Miss Kinley, are here visiting their brother, Mr. Charles Redmond. -Mies Hatton, of Owen Sound, was here during the posit week renewing acquaintances. -Miss Ida Dick, who was home for a couple of weeks, has returned to Durham. --Mrs. R. Bonthron has returned from Detroit where she had been attending the funeral of her brother -in -law, -Dr. Mc- Leod. -Miss Rose Youngbluto of Ayrs has been here spending her holidays.-Mrso R. Hunt has returned frOm St. Louie, Missouri, where she had been Visiting her daughter, Mrs. Johneton.-Mr, James W. Belt re- turned to Philadelphia on Menday last to resume his studies at) the dental college. -- Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mitchell left here on Wednesday to attend the marriage of a relative at Centralise -Mies Hannah Ort- wein, of Thameiville, is home at present on visit. -Mr. and Mrs. John Dodde, of Manitoba, arrived here last week and in- tend spending atnumber of weeks with their relatives and friends in Tuckersmith and Hay townehitis!-Miss Tena Shirray has been visiting friends in poderleh during the past week or anne-Mr. Kenneth Haskett, of Watford, was in the village during the pant week renewing acquaintances. -Mr. Fred- erick Kydd, of Winnipeg, formerly of Hen - sell, and who recently arrived here on a visit and was taken down with a severe attack of name is improving nicely. - Mies Minnie Sheffer left here this week for London, where ehe intends studying music. -Dr., W. J. Doherty, who resigned the pastorate of St. Paul's church last fall, bas returned to Hensall and resumed his duties as pastor. -The Misses Smith, of Lender, are home on a eisit.-Mr. ;John Reith, of Wanetta, Britieh Columbia, and formerlY of Hay, is here visiting his many relatives and friends. Mr. Reith is engaged very largely and successfully in farming and has not ing but good vfords to say of British Colum ia. -Mr. Russell Moir of Senney, Iowa, son of Mr. Alexander isioir, accompanied by his *de, is here visiting relatives and friende.- We learn that in addition oto being treated to an oyster supper, as reported in lazt week's issue, Mr.. Robert Carlisledwas made the recipient, at the same time, of a hand- some silver -headed cane and reeking -chair. ---Mre. Ryckman, of Michigan, who has for a number of weeks been visiting her father d slater, returned home this week. - he Independent Order of Foresters had -a e supper and re -union on Thursday even - g last. The supper was gotten up in fine yle by Mrs. E. Sheffer. There was a large tendance of members including their ves, sisters and sweethearts and a very eaeant time Waif spent by ali.-Mrs. John eacy is visiting relatives and friends In amiltonand Caledonia.-Mim Emina John - on in in Parkhill visiting her sister. -Mdse sthorp, of St. Marys, who was here viait- g her sister, Mrs. R. Beek, has returned her residence' in that place again.- , JANUARY, 19 leteMEr ARE YOU WITH' US THIS YEAR ? NOW IS THE BEST TIME TO BEGIN' GET ALL THE BEINTEFITS YOU -CAN A CORDIAL WELOAIE TO ALL, Resolve to buy of us, and you will neeet regret ite Faces, those faces that we have the rd of seeing here year in, year °Weed. ways tell the 'same story, -whist it one of oonfidenee in the quality eur goods and the prices at Widek they are sold. 1902 may have a great many happy Ear. prises in store for you. We hope ja may, and certainly' will tkry to 1.14 _ yen in thin direct*, for We would have all our otietomers happy and give tLenr; the worth of thele money every tiMe. = 429r Present, ;Stopper& Unusuali values in TowEr,S, - NAPKINS; , DAMASKS, . TOWELL!INGS, , -4 MUSLINS, SHEETINGS, - BED SPREADS. Whiteivear. Special Values in SKIRTS, DRA WERS, NIGHT G 9 wNs, CORSET COVERS. t - You are effered out and oub values in r goods. This beeinees le conducted - cm; the idea thaP time and use pro* , quality, and thee interior nook cense naught bat dissatisfantlinit Ceme soon and lee our goods teit their own bargain tape. Fars. Your bent chance for 'Furs is now. Ute alined offers in - 1 RUFFS, UFFS, TAUNTLETS, OAPERINES, . JACKETS, ANYTHING, FURS. We are ever building for the future std. woald rather under-eatimate goeldness offered here than have _yes. disappointed at the showing in the .0 store. Coine right to the Fur De, 47.1. partment, the vary place to leen fi =the nature of the bargains you esse make. • Other goOd chances for yeah' DRESS .GOODS, MILLINERY, JACKETS, UNDERWEAR, CLOTHING; ETC. ' Oftentimee the ,best Wine to buy is when the owner is the most anxious to sell„ and such is the ease now. We are moire than anxious tO reduce thine steels° to their very lowest figures by atock-taking, the fleet hf Feberiaty. - Our G,00ds None so high as to be extravagant-none'ete low that goodness, ean't go with therh. +++++44.-++++! . The . . illeFAUL Dry Goods Go. G4th' Greate4 Cash y Goods SOre. The annum cong tional meeting of Car- mel Fresh terien rch was held at the close of t e prayer meeting on Wednesday evening laes. The Was a god attendanse. and the d erent 'reports wore of an en - °enraging nature. The financial report showed a b all the fo the exeept urer, who h sierved lance on the right ride. Nes* mer officers were re-elected,with ion of Mr. Wm. Bell, the treas. as so faithfully nd efficiently e congregation n that oat, paeity for the past twenty years* Mr. Wm. lilfoir was appointed tin his phsee. A committ e was appointed to draft a raw- lution of the heartfelt appreciation of the congregation for Mr. Bell's long, able and faithful seririce, and to give such further evidence of appreciation as they may de- sire. , Stanley. . THE ELE41TION.-The election in Stanley eesalted in' kte return of all the members of the old courieil, Mr. Alelsraughton, the reeve', being elected by acclamation, there Was only an election -Sror councillors. TUB resulted as follows : tevens, division No. 1, 23 ; No. 2, 39 ; No. , 74; No. 4, 41 ; No. 5, 78. -- Total, 255. Keys, No. 1, 32 ; No. 2, 5re No. 3, 85 ; No. 4, 25 ; No. 54 46. ---Totals 236. John on No. 1, 22 ; Noe 2, 47, Not 3, 66 ; No, ti I6 ; No. 5, 52.-.-Totale 233. MoDiarmidi NO. 1, 39 ; No, 2, 68 ; No. 3, 57 ; No. 4i 15 ; No. 5, 29. -t -Total, 208. Beatty, NO., 1, 33 • No. 2, 18 ; NO. 3, 67 ; No.. 4, 34 ; No. 5;24. -Total, 176. Aiken - head, No. 1, 42 ; No. 2, . 25 ; No. .3, 14 ; No. 4, 7 ; No. 5, 7. -Total, 95. • Gorrie. NOTES.-Mre, Lawrie has sold her house and lots, and she and her daughter Bertha are moving to Chicago, wherelMr. Lawrie and his son Ralph have been for some time. -Rev. A. B. Farney, English ehureh minis. ter here, is leaving at an early . date. -Mr. B. Hamilton, of Auburn, is a guest at the post office. -Mt. Ted Blow, oi ,Winnipeg, Is visiting friends in and around The village. - Mr. Leonard Armstrong, son o Mr. oarnes with his parents in town. --Miss Mabel t .Armstong, V. S., is spending iv vacation 'Campbell returned to Niagara Falls on Sat- urday last, to resume teaching in •the Lun- dy's Lane aehool.-The voting for the polies village trustees resulted in the election of James Armstrong, V. S., 3. R. Williams, and Wm. Bennet -Mr. Austin Henston has been on the sick list for some time. - Mr. Chester McLaughlin is home from Win- nipeg. He speaks highly of Manitoba. -- Mr. Herman Evans has secured a sohool in Howlok.-Miss Mary Aylesvihrth is en- gaged in school section No. iS, Howiok, for 1902. -Mr. George Boomer, a former Gerrie boy, cialled oh friends last week. --Mr. R. Douglass and Miss Merton, our new tesele- ere, are at work. -Mies Jeesie McLaughlin left for her new school in MIllefeb, Ort Satur- day afternoen.-Miss Grate Taylor, of Hetrick, has gone to teach in Algoma. - Miss L. Harding, who has been the assistant teaoher in our school for the past twn years, leaves, this Week, for the Normal Reboot - Mr. James Bricker is engaged to teach in school section No. 8, Howick, during the , fear. 1 7 • the sl good comp will la thing we d( will ni old g whole out- th Oats rep. a one sil at $50 $18 Austr $15, calf co every 4 with i ets at 7e:3133:I:leer lachahlal:3B;dt $12. 36 hid sale pr jaatets: $42.50., beaver no at $3.5, re rat lined, L tion, long sable $2.5.,- ptioe $38 lar price regular pr rippl cembinati, ation at$ /.150;t rat, Jonly elea lar at stt; ETTES. re,g,ular'at wide shou- R traliin be gular t8.:b t'.312, rev]. at $2,2S, o one only 1 ' lamb atf.L $2.50, t As.trachan - beaver at $. three Cana $5, three have fiv-e g co . : The convenient: 'Columbia tp