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The Huron Expositor, 1903-02-13, Page 16. 903. WINIffsffelENNICIWOMINIONIMINeftwoml Here. tttiAtt* 6W11 of the seaeon or unitet, you will find • r bevel best to aerve le satisfactorily. m of a day, neither d, but the groWth of this Beeson, we one with the ileW. Thrkti ions on many lines demand during the aka happy ahorming amidat ao ranch and saving. :Iee The Goods , if you are in need. ia result --yon will culerful Value any special depart - ver the entire atere HEM of garments and te Furs, Jackets, Dress Goods, Silks . 'ear, Men's Suits: look SO lincl are 'charms- first recog- after box of these turned our thoughts ? in them no lack of ant, good materials, ile proportions—ali made garmenta. all these featurea excellent Muslin besides they are hieh challenge come t would hesitate be. and fashioning the Ott gowns, chemiae, ; adso aprons and ap, bound to be a corner licit needs a rug to fa effect, or perhape • [c& cove c up a wore .% is now on the Xpet, which we have --help you out won- ny lots of Lew car- , a in, we will give aina in many lines ally in lengths you s, or which would .._._00.1t of new earpete .ill open the spring -ties a aplendid range of , qualities an& Or Oil Olathe and erth has seem never i at pricefar below ;values. ia fresh pair of cur- arn, and doubtless nidowa to present an Ince from. the street enable them to do of ours will give eaired cheerful ap- Are Sateens, .Art draperies by the the (-okra and de- g will undoubtedly saval. thUs. ir brains to conjure e, we have to puz- lad the many items ted to us< tat you. think of as , ghts are upon ,Itt` GINGRAMS- dS SHIRTINGS FLANNEL- tiirement most sat- ( AUL cs Co. test Cash 5- Store. • a very enjoyable McNical, of Far- sge during the pasb ta, Mr. and Mrs. tett MeLaren,of the Id a. fine span of which he received aizity paya to raise church have pur- arch organ through agents here. —hi fag iug relatives and ad Nissourit—Mr. the Canadian Order quite a. numlehr of '3Ult of his oanvae "nnifellows, of Hen - 0, R, drove to g laat, and spent the lodge there, from Grand Mas - don, and the drill- :xeter team. The I. in praise of the brethren and the ere entertained,— t here this week ero.—Mrs, Harold, - o Thursday and mg her eistere Mea. tghten, af e evening service ay next, February e anniversary ser- etreu will preach -v. Murdoch Ma- le Wileen Ward, .ives here. :AN.— Mary Ann Amman in Canso Voedham he elifladywasin been barn in the !and, on October . a few months ago She had been ntury. Along ral children, she nd settled in Us - husband died a ay had a, family cf ra, seven of whom ---goanenenessa THIRTY-THIRD YEAR, WHOLE NUMBER, 1,835. A_FORtlf, F DAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1903. litIoLEAN 131105.. Publis. hers 2 STORES 1 ir 50 ft. wide 1 I100 ft- long IT 1 tentleleginfigrneggffneWr reirreet 2 FLOORS Ground Floor ETAIL Tipper Floor XelTUFACTUR MTG. HALF PRICE SA To some people this sale is hard to understand. Some will try to reason it out show we can afford to sell at such price. But, for the 'benefit or: those who wonder, we would say that if the reasoning be left to u6 and provided you come and. make your share of purchases, we will guarantee that your side of the transaction will be a good gain for you. We are prepared to stand the losses. We have good reasons for making these sacrifices, and if you are really inter- ested and would care to know, we should be glad td give the information, but we cannot utilize this valuable space for such purpose, as w4 must have room to enumerate goods on. sale this and next week. The early choosers will have best Selection. AWAMAAAAAAAAAAWAAAAAA. 95 Overcoats at Half Price. coats for $4.00 C 4.50 5.00 5.50 6.00 7.00 C C C C c c CC The above are all Winter Overcoats of the dress style, and also heavy Ulsters Boys' Reefers Half Price. $2.50 Jackets f r 3.00 4.00 5.00 G 00 C C Best of heavy cloth high storm collar a double breasted. Heavy Trousers at Half $2,50 Pants $2.00 Pants $1.50 Pants $L25 Pants e 2.50 $ 3.50 $ 4.50 $ 5.00 8 $ 500 $ 7.00 $10.00 Peet net Effni3.02 tete I'Rfirret.eetrtAhtljt PrET....Et 0.A_P Seal Cap Electric Seal Caps Beaver Caps Beaver Caps Beaver Caps Persian Lamb Caps Persian Lamb Caps Persian Lamb Caps 33344-#4443-443-41~433-#3-44* FUR JACKETS& $1.25 L50 2.00 2.50 3.O� well lined, d deepiap, Price. for '$1 25 for $1 75 for $2 25 for $2.50 for $4 00 for $2,50 for $3.50 for .$5.00 $1.25 $1.00 75 63 We have a nice variety of stylish common sense Jackets in seal, lamb and Astrachan. These not be sold at half price, but we will give a good round 25 per cent. discount for spot cash. We intend exchanging these jackets for the money, and we know the price, if it meets the customer's figure, will do the trick, and do it quickly. 840.00 jackets $35.00 jacicOts $30.00 jackets $25.00 jackets for $30.00 for $26.25 for $22.50 for $18.75 All goo/ja3kets, and our guarantee goes with every one. e VVVVVYWOANYVVVYVVYVVVVY Butter and Eggs taken as Cash. 4-344-44-434-443-44-4444-43 Greig & Stewart. (SUCCESSORS TO GREIG & MACDONALD) Johnson Bros.' Old Stand, Special excursions to the following points over the Canadian Pacific Rail- way. One way second-class tickets will sell from Seaforth to Vancouver : Victoria, New Westminster, B. C.. Seattle and Tacoma; Wash., and Port- land, Oregon, $42.00; to Spokane, Wash.,- $3.50; Nelson, Rossland, Green- -wood, Midway, B. 0„ $42.O0; to Denver, Colorado Springs,. Colorado, and Ogden and Salt Lake, -Utah, $39,00; going dates, February 15th, 1903, until April 30th, 1903, only.. GREIG& STEWART, Agents C. P. R. Ticket, Telegraph and Dominion Express. Huron. Notes. —The .13enmille4 woollen mill is again work. —The receipts of Clinton's customs effiee for Monday last t ere $1,000. —Mr. and Mrs Berworth, of Ethel, have gone to North Yeti ota to reside. —Goderich dteted Clinton at hooey last week by 12 t '0. ms, of Gladstone Man- -Riohfird Willi- itoba, is visiting 1 Bowler, of Weatfie —Mr. James Va dent of Exeter, die after a short illnee —W. B. Forstee 1,500 cords of wb months and ib waa —Mr. G. W. Wr his fine span of °alit old, for $400 to Mr —Clinton expeo in the shape of a f Wring of show ca. le were present at the in Donnybrook Metiso- ay, February 1st, and e same circuit. iuton, left last week or r of first-olass general horses, whiioh he will dispoae of in les South tt, a former respeoted lied in Toronto on Feb u- ering illness. The xe- Exeter for burial.n es'of Clinton, wile diate piano examination vatory of Music, last onors. of last week Mr. FrEtik a marriedeto Miss Hulda is sister, Mrs. 'George d. stems, a one time resi- d in 'Listowel recently, , at the age of 84 years. , of Colborne, has sold od during the last 13 all good wood. en, of Chiselhurst, field 8, two and three years J. Norris, of Cromarey. to have a new industry ctory for the manlike- -About 44 peo comMunion Bervice dist ohurch on Sun 97 at W stfield in t —C.'Allis, of Winnip g, with a e purpose that oit —Chit citizen o Exeter, d ary lab, fter a lin maine w re taken t —Mis 'Ida Hol attende the haterm at Toro ito Cense week, p seed with ednesday f Grey, w —On Woods, Speiran, of the same township, at the Methodi t parsonage, Brussels. i —About 7 o'clock one evening last week merchant of Wingliti‘in, was going home, he as Jesse° Smith, prominenb hardware slipped on the toe and fractured his skull.; —Word has been recejved in Grand Bend of the death of Willem Fulton, of Dakota. It is billy about twol years since the young man left Grand Bend. 1 , —Mr. James Stancombe, an old and well known resident of Exeter, died at his beetle there a short time ago. Ha was 70 years bi age and -leaves ,a widow, two sons and a daughter. . —One evening reolontly, a social, und r I the anapioes of the Holmeeville Engli h °burets, was held at the home of Mr. W Mulholland. The proceeds amounted .to over $12. , , I —Miss McLellan, i who is 'severingher connection with the -Goderich Collegiate, was presented last week by her fellew teachers with a ;picture, and by the pupi s with a manicure and toilet set. —Mr. Wm. Bawden, of Exeter, has r turned home from the old country where he has spent the past few months on a put-obeli- ing trip. He brought back with him six entire draught horses_ —The quarterly otficial beard of Main street Methodist church, Exeter, has unani- mously extended an invitation to Rev. W. Godwin, of Grace church, St; Thomas, teo succeed Rev. R. Millyard in the pastorate. —Mr. Luther Manning, of Crystal Citt, Manitoba, has been visiting his relatives n and mailed Exeter. It is 21 years a_i0 Birke6 he left there for the west. For swipe years he has been agent for the Confedere- tion Life Insurance Co. 1 —At the annual meeting of the Winghara Preebyterian church the report gated that the contributions for the year :amounted to $2,173.43. The salary of the 'pastor, Rev. D. Perri°, has been increased from $1,000 to $1,200. I —It is reported that Charles Seeger, of Goderich„ who for some years has held the position of police magistrate for the town of Goderich, has forwarded his resignation of the office to the Provinoial Goernment. —Dr. Charke D. Williams, an old God -- rich boy, was' arried recently to a Cleve - i land young lad $". Or. Williams has been practicing in Cleveland for some time and with his bride pails for Europe, where he will take a year's hospital cou se. —Mr. James Reid, who fil ed the com- bined posttions of assessor, tax collector and street inspector in Goderich for the past 11 years, died in that town last week. M. Reid had been ill for some time with ant internal trouble. He leaves a widow, one son and one daughter. 1 —Mr. John Rhode, sr., who has been so old resident of Stephen, died et his home on the 14th concession on Friday, Januar 30th. Two days previous to Ilis death Mi. Rhode went to Dashwood, Where he hoe since resided. He went about as usual in the morning, but died before noon. -e-The horse which carried Colonel Otter through theBoer war was bred bylde. Cunning - harm of the 8da concession of Colborne, and sold to Messrs. Polley and Hicks and afte wards came into Colonel Otter's han s thtough Dr. Hall, militia veterinary au goon. The horse is still in the Colonels poesession and seemingly as good as ever. se -W. J. Rowden, of Goderich townshi I says the New Era of last week, sold valuable mare to Oliver Johnetene last week for a good figure and then turned round and bought another good beast I item Otter Wilson for less money, that loan fill the place of the one sold, thereby netting hill- , tell several dollers. --Mrs. Samuel Cook, of Clinton, had the teerible niisfortune to slip on the floor while walking aroundim her home, on Saturday of line) week and break the head of the femar bone, in the hip; which will in all prob- ability necessitate her spending the rest ef her days on her back in bed, Mrs. Cook is about 80 years of age. : Rev Mr. Perkins, who bats been ap- po nted tc the Trivitt Memorial church, q Exeter, &hold Huron -boy, !laving beett bon nea ' Gorrie. After graduating froii Trinity Qollege, Toronto, he completed his studies in Cambridge, Englan , and after- wards served for a year as vice in one , elf the largerehurohes in London. —A very sudden death of Is promising\ young man of twenty-two, occurred on Sae- urday, at;the Sauble line, Stanley, in the person of Mr. Louis Lacourse, son of M. Joseph Lacourse. The young man took appendicitis and when medical attendanCe was called it was found to be too late to save the young man' e life. —Knox church, Godericb, held a succees- fal atinual meeting last week. During tbe year fifty-six names have been added to the church roll. The ordinary contributions exceeded those of last year by $222. Totel receipts were $5,309.93 of which $929 gees to missions. The congregation have under- taken the Ruppert of a misaionary in the Northwest. —Mr. Andrew Jobb, of the 9th concession of Turnberry, died very suddenly on Mon- day of last week. 'Aboub 10 o cloak Mie Jobb and his hired man were engaged in forking straw and without warning he fell over end was dead in a few minutes'. De- ceased wan a man who hardly knew what it was to be sick and on the morning of his death was as bright and cheerful as usual. Deceased was a son ofthe late Thomas Jobb and was aged 60 years. He was born it the $1 a Yr in Advance. township of Cartwright, Dar an county, and tome with his father's frailly f to Turn - berry some 42 years ago. He wee Married to Martha Jane Spinks, who ied on the 30th- of September, 1876, a d einoe that , time be had lived with his broti ere and had Wo ked his ferm, lot 8, on the 9* emcee- d° . The many friends of Mr. 0, Elford, ofolmesville'will regret to, 1 arn of his ver serious illness at his ho He was out on Farmers' Institute wok when he wa attecked with pneumonia{. o re Thomas Mc illan, of,Hullette is taking his place at the rneetings.1 . Thomas Cluff, only son of . Cluff, of As field, died suddenly Sund y morning, Feb uary 1st.; He was prepari g to visit an ant and the father thinkin he was a Ion time at he stable, went tt see what was the matter. He found his son dead, and it is supposed his death as due to hea t trouble of which he had b en a victim or ome time, The deceased` ty s 26 years f a e and was a most exemp ant young an . — no of Wingham's most repeated rest- ent , in the person of. Mr. Richard J. er sman, passed away early 8 nday morn - ng, ebruary 2nd. Deceased was in his 6th year, and had been a resideib ef Wing - am tor the peat twenty -eighty arse coming o Wingham from near Brantf r'. I He was nly rill for a few hours; heart fa lure being he ' use of death. The late r. i Herds - an as born in Edinburgh 0 sle of Irish are tage. He was a Conservat ve I in poli- ter, nd an Anglican in religi n. , Since omi g to Wiugham he had live retired. — he first ineeting of the Aub rn1 branch 1 th West Huron Women's In titete was • eld the public reading room, at Auburn, •n T esday, February 3rd. The attendance as ere, good, and the meeting was pro- •oun ed a success. Mies M. L. Green, •resi ent of the Institute, pre' ided. - Three •apea were read, one by Mrs. Colin Camp. 'ell, f Goderioh, the general ecretery, on 1 cocking meats ;" another by Mrs. 0. lar on " leasening the labor of ieoning," nd ne on "table manners" by Mrs. R. . ming, president of this br noh. —The Clinton New Era of last week • ye "A quiet wedding took place on edfiesday, February 4th, at Kingston, tee Miss Irene Henderson, only daughter • J. S. Henderson, William street, was arr ed to Earnest H. Cooper, Montreal. r. Cooper is a on of the late Wm. oop r and a brother of A. T. C oper. He i se rotary of the Canadian Ma ufaoturers' sso iation in Montreal. His nhiother Ieft o Menday and was present at the wed - d ng.f' 11 rn Canada. '. John Waterwortb, ex -4. P. P. for orbi Middlesex'and - sheriff for the c un y, is very low with dro sy,, and no h pe are entertained of his reco ery. lthough the Legislature vo ed $45,000 t de ray the expense of tsking eho Refer - e du vote last December, the c st as made o t i the public accounts, amou ts to only $ 0,0 0. — eter Lowery, of Kingston, 1as return- fr m a visit to Manitoba and the Narth- ett Territories, with a commis ion tO tin- ge nd send west twenty echo° teachers, ho 3 salaries are guaranteed a $600 per nu . — he Doukhobore in &taken mi g down to every day busi hey i ave sent delegations to M d ther points to purchase fiv 75head—ofworking hones, a •axing to farm on a largely incr t • is aeason. —The announcement was made dote the York county council, b issinner of Co'onization, that eiveld word from the Domini shiner of Emigration in England. ould be able- to send all the far: hat ntario would need this se ill e welcome news for the far —Joseph Thornton, of the Swe hree or four miles out of Woodst ow which became sick from ea nag more haff than it could digest. Ther4 was only ne vay of saving the animal's lif , and Mr. hozjnton out open its paunch anhl relieved the e ffering beast of its hood, 1jlosdee the ha 0 he took out a piece of hoe haedle, 10 i oho long. --sAt the annual meeting'of th Dominion n°1clw e co°mmi report, in er, if he ling, mutt hoeoughly Keewatin, apitalists, a to: 4,0 0it a0b1 e ally18 dam • se; .of the during the grinding a a • ewan ate es 3 again. ple Creek oar loads d are pre- ased scale laat week, the CoM- e had re - o Commie- tha t they laborers oa. This era bore, road, ck, had a range, recently held 'in Toronto • Mae on the good of the order n's work, had an interesting hi h they stated that a far ante to be a success in his ca ave a good wife, tied one who is 1. mpathy with ferm life. --An engineer has been sent to f am. Niagara Fails, by eastern far the purpose of locating the m • te on the Keewatin Power Com f r a flour mill, with a capacit b rrela per day. It is the purp n w company to erect this mill c.ming summer, to be ready fo 1 03: wheat, --The New Branswick Provin ial Legis - I turfs has been dissolved and wita batted f r the election on February. 28t Out of 4 • seats Hazen hal now 20 candid tee in the fi Id, and there will be a straight Govern- ent and Opposition ticket/ in very con- s ituency except possibly Glouce ter, where t ere is now a Government and a Ieclepen- d at ticket. —Ida Mackenzie, a domestic, who was O ployed at W. Mickleborough 13, , in St. T omas, died at the Amasa Woo Hp3pita1, o Friday afternoon from the eff cts of car - b lic acid. She hadbeen feeling intvell for s me time, and it is supposed she mistook t e bottle of carbolic acid .for ond of medi- al e. She was tound in her room', in, an un - O nsoious conditfoe. The unfortu a ts young w man was about 23 years of age. • —J. Clark Patterson, of Alexander Bay, n ar Brockville, made a determined attempt a suicide by drinking a deseert ponnful of p ris green: His condition att acted the attention of a relative, who produced med- ic I aid, the result being that hib hie was s ared. He is now on a fair w y toward ✓ oovery. Patt-raon said the ca se for bis a t was that he was tired Of liv g,;having b en in poor health for two or threeyears. —At the Clydesdale sale at. Grand's Re- p sitory, in Toronto, on Saturday, Mr. .E kford, a son-in-law of Mr. Wm Hendrie, of Hamilton, who owns a large ranch in the N rthweat,purcitaaed three registiered. brood m res for $180, $167.50 and s290 #e also p rchased the imported Clydesd le stallion " Border River," rising eight, for $480. Tis horse cost $2,000 as a yearti g, ndis a • eat prize-winner in Scotland si we 1 as in nada. —Since the Canadian Confeder tion there h ve been 37 openinga ot the Do inien Par- ment. Sioreaf these took place! i January, 1 in February, five in Match, flvs ir April, a d one each in August, Octoter, ovem- ler and December. Leaving lo e the last fo r as exceptional oases, the I teat date at w • ich Parliament has been caned together w s Aril 8, 1895, and the earliest January 2, 189OEj The average of the January Bas- si n is I10 days; of the -February, 97; of t a e Mach, 94, and of April, 83 days. The WALL PAPER CURTAIN POLES PICTURE FRAMING. THE BIST OPAQ4 • • Window Shades In all colors 'and at lowest prices. ALEX.. WIA-TER, EAFORT longest session einem 1867 was that of 1885, when from opening to prorogat ol there were 173 daysl. This length of session has never been exceeded in the history of Parliaments in British North America, though in 1858 the Legislature sat for 'exactly the same number of days. The nextiongest seaaion since 'Confederation was of 1900, when 168 days Were required. —North Alberta is pulting a new export on tho market. At Leduc - and Millett steeioas are great piles of grey willow pickets awaiting transportatioli to Hugh River and other points in the range country, where they will be used as poste for wire fences. The wood of the grey willow resembles cedar, and is almost as indeutructibie by rot. Hithtro it has been considerad a drawback to the country, but new that it has become ecnhanargt e. icle of valuable export that view muit —The people of Montreal heve been learning by experience how it feels to have to walk. The street oar conductors and motormen in that city went out oni strike at 12 o'clock Friday morning, and there was a complete tie-up for two days, no cars run- ning on either Friday and Saturday. As a result, citizens who had been relying on the street cars for their ordinary means of Jocomotion had to depend on shank's mare. The strike was ended Saturday night and the oars have been running regularly as usual since. —Dr. J. 0. Orr, of Toronto, has been ap- pointed manager of the Toronto Induetrial Exhibitien, and will assume the duties of the office immediately. He was znade the unanimous choice of the eommittee chosen to secure a successor to 11. J. Hill, the re- tiring manager; and on Saturday afternoon the directors unanimously ratified their selection. Twenty-one out of 25 ,membera were present, and they only took a few minutes in confirming the appointment. Dr. Orr is about 45 years of age, and is an old Searbore boy. —The Ontario Government's crown lands agent in dee Rainy River dibtrict has writ- ten that a *rty of 60 Manitoba settlers are anxious to come back to Ontario, and would like to locate in his distriob. It seems strange that settlees aboild wish to leave territory requiring no clearing, and where cultivation is so easy, for the wade heavily wooded land of New Ontaria, but the ex- planation is that these men are largely from Ontario originally, and the lonely life of the prairie does not appeal to them. They long for the bush land, and prefer mixed farming to continually raising grain. —The Moose Jaw Times says : "Illicit whiskey selling is getting to be a very risky business. A druggist of Hartney, tried at Brandon for a violation of the Liquor License Act, was fined $100, and costs. At Fort Qu'Appelle, a Touchwood Hills Indian was tried for supplying whigkey to an inter- dicted white man and fined $5 and costs. This is the first instance of an Indian giving a white man liquor. It has always been the other way. There are four charges stand- ing against Thos. Heaslip, of Minto, for il- legally selling liquor. The "blind pig" conducted by Tommy is closed for the time, he having "gone to visit friends." —Mr. Levi Beck, merchant, of Yorkton, N. W. T., bee been visiting his native plaoe near Elora for the first time since he left 18 years ago. Besides hie general store Mr. Beck isa large farmer, having had 700 acres of arop last year, the oats averaging 80 bushels per acre, and the wheat 38 bushels. Mr. Back speaks in the highest terms of the American settler, who, having had experi- ence in dealing with the. western prairies, come` to Canada and so*s flax on the firet breaking, getting from 10 to 15 bushele per acre, for which he gets frotn $1 to $1.25 per bushel. A case in point is where a Mr. Flannigan came to the Yorkton diatriot from Iwoa in March of teat year and within five weeks had 100 acres sown with flex, reaping goodresults. The Doukhobora, Galicians, and in fact the foreigners gener- ally, are well spoken of by Mr. Beck. The Yorkton dietrict has a large German settle- ment, which is prosperous. Mr. Beek iP himself of German descent, and started his weetezn life 20 years ago. f3/46 a boy without any capital. • 1343rth Notes. —Dr. C. W. Hunt, of Indian Head, N. W. T., has been visiting in Stratford and Listowel. ,—Dr. R. Livingstone and W. H. Clunk, of Winnipegosis, Manitoba, were visiting in Listowel last week. - -Mrs. Margaret Hamilton, mother of_ Mrs. W. C. Moscrip, of Stratford, died in that city on Wednesday,January 28th,at the age of 67 years. ' —The firm of A. H. Lofft & Co., of St. Marys, celebrated the twenty-fifth anniver- sary of their coinmenoing business in that town, last week. . —The Perth Mutual 'Insurance Company ' held their thirty-ninth annual meeting last week in Stratford. The atatemenb present- ed was very se isfactory. All the ' old lldi- rectory were reelected. —Mr. Andrew Jeffery, formerly of Strat- ford, has resig ed the management of the glove works at 'Preston and goes to Mon- treal to enter the wholesale hardware busi- ness of Lewis Bros. & Co. - — The wife of Mr. Wm. Turnbull, an old resident of Stratford, died in that city last week. She was very highly esteemed in Stratford, and leaves, besides her husband, a family of four sons and one daughter. e time resident e of the Whyte heir to a hir- ing of buying a nd making that , —Mr. E. Schamberg, a o of Stratford, and an employ Paoking Company, has falle tune of $21,000,1 He is tal „fine residence k Stratford, city his home. —The Rev. Mr. Graham, of Avonbank, has ordained the following lders for Knox church: Messrs. D. Medea D. Chalmers, D. Bonis, W. J. Evans. Mr. J. Laing, elder of Motherwell church, was transferred to—Kmnoixsectlluiroihe 'Dingman, of Stratflord,who, during January, supplied a vacancy on the London Collegiate Institute staff, has been appointed teaeher in olaasics and literature in the continuation clams of he Acton pnblie smchool. —On andMrs. George Bald, ot 1, cencession Monday, January do, the home of 3, Fullerton'waa the scen of a pleasant gathering. It constituted s family re -union for the celebration of Mrs. Bald'a 60th an- niversary of her birth.: The house was at- tractively adorned wibli a variety of flow- ers. Red and white caranabions were toed in the floral decorations of the table. Cov- ers were laid for thirty, ihe family con- sists of Mrs. Andrew Stoskopf, of Sebring- ville ; Mrs. Aixtos Neigh, Whirkreek ; Masers. Adam M. Bald,- Sebrliagville ; Chas. home. —The and Alfred 0. Bald, Buffalo, N.Y.; m Emma, Julia, Williaand Edward at —The quarterly board of the Central Methodist church, Stratford, has extended an invitation to Rev. Alex. Langford, D.D., - 1 of Owen Sound, to become pastor of 'the Central in July next, when the term of Rev. . N. Blake expires. —Messrs. George Anderson, James Struthers, E. Peebles, and Elgin Klutrip, who left Atwood recently, are now ha the flourishing city of Brandon. All have re- ceived good employmeet and are highly pprlehavsiencles.with the peoPle of the prairie ! - —After an absence of 22 years in the prairie province, Mr. Robert MoKinnet is renewing acquaintances with friends of former years in MotherWell. Mr. McKin• net is one of the successful farmers of Oak River, and returns to the home of his adop- tion in March. —The Scotch curlers visited Stratford on Wednesday of last week. They played in the afternoon against tt'tratford, Clinton Seaforth, Walkerton, St. Marys, Wateiloo and Bright curlers, and stood 79 pointafto 41 when the gams closed. In the evening they were given a banquet in the city -hell citizens. —Wm. much enjoyed by visitors—and —Wm. Lockheed, sr., one of the pioneer settlers of Elms, died a short time ago. He had been ill for some time, 50 his death was not unexpected. Mr. Lockheed came float Seotland when quite a young man, and set- tled in Elma. He leaves a family of six, his wife heving pre-clecea ed him some years ago. —Mr. and Mrs. David Whaley, of St. Marys, celebrated their g hien wedding on February 2nd. Mr. Whaley came to Can- ada in 1842 and has resided in Perth couety ever since. Their three sons and Nur daughters were with them on the occasion and presented the father wibh a gold headed odainshe. and the mother with a gold lined fruit —A daring burglary was perpetrated in Shakespeare, one nighb last week, by three men: Two of them entered the home of Mrs. Riddell, one man Seized the son, the only person home at the timeeand at the point -of a revolver ordered him to keep quiet. The other man ransacked the house and got away with about a hundred dol- lars'some jewelry and other articles, while the third kept watch outside. —A pretty hotitse wedding took place on Wednesday, January 28th, at high noon, at the residence of Mrs. H. Nurse, Milverton, when her daughter, Florence Kemp, was united in marriage to Mr. Wm. Hugh Kerr,, of Lumeden, Assiniboia. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. R. H. Barnby. Mr. and Mrs. Kerr left after the ceremony for their home in the west. —Anniversary services were had at Burns' Presbyterian church, Milverton, and were very well attended, the church being crowded at each service. Rev. A. J. Mac. Gillivray, of London, preached very elo- quently to very appreciative congregations. The annual tea meeting was held on the fol- lowing Monday evening, when the Palmer quartette, from Stratford, rendered a num. ber of songs. —Dr. Lorne Robertson, B. A., son of Dr. J. A. Robertson, of Stratford, has been ad- mitted a member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Englancl,having successfully pass- ed the examinations required to receive buch honor. He intends remaining in London until March, when he will visit Edinburgh and spend FOME) time in the hospital there. Before returning home he will go to Vienna and Berlin to complete his special courses. --Rose Ellen, daughter of the late Mich- ael Teahen, of Downie, and wife of Mr. Michael Burke' ' of the Gore of Downie died at her home in Downie on Ddonday,February 2nd. The cause of death was typhoid fever. She had been married about five years, be- ing 26 years old at the time of her death and had resided in Downie all her life. She leavesebeside her husband' two infant Old- dren. She war a member of the Roman Catholic ohuroh, St. Marys,aad her death is deeply lamented by a large circle of friends. —Mr. John Murray died at his home in Stratford last week, after a prolonged ill- ness, five weeks of whioh were spent in the hospital. He died of meningitis. Deceased was born in Downie township in 1863. He farmed in Downie for some years'marrying a Miss Neil, of Downie there. Upon her demise, he removed to Downie, and leased the Commercial hotel stables, which he has run ever since. He married shortly after this, his second wife being a daughter of Mr. Henry Murray, of Downie. He leaves a widow, two girls and two boys. ' —The annual meeting of the Mil verton Cheese Company was held last week,and was well attended by the patrons., Mr. J. Giffin, who has for years acted as chairman at these meeting!, acted in that capacity for probably the last time, as he moves to Ham- ilton district next spring. Mr. George E. tjeG odhand was re -appointed president with a office of treasurer added, and Mr. C. W. asenbug was continued in office as score - try. Mr. Goodhand made s very complete a dress, outlining the growth of the factory aild giving the patrons some valuable hints uPon the care of milt% cows, and advised them to keep more ccws, so as to lessen the eapense of drawing milk by sending larger cinentities to the factories. , —One of the most prominentenen in the c unty of Perth died at hie home in Amul- t, ee last Friday night, in the person of Mr. A. M. Fisher, who succumbed to congeation of thelgags. About two years ago he sus- tained "Paralytic stroke, from the effect of which he lost his speech. His heart also was much weakened. Deceaaed, who was in, his 591h year, was born in the old Fisher homestead, on the 3rd concession of North E stbope, and was the son of Alexander F sher, of Perthshire, Scotland, one of the original settlers,who arrived in 1833. Mr. F slier was appointed township clerk in 1870, and occupied that position until two years agoi when he was compelled to retire owing to his affliction. He was a veteran of '66. Usborne. GOING WEST.—Mr. Andrew Wood, of oeinoession 3, North boundary, Usborne, be- ing aboub to retire from farming intends having ,an auction sale of his chattels on Tuesday, February 24th. Mr. James Wood has taken the Western fever and leaves early in March for the High River district, Alberta, where he will join his brother who has been there for some time and they in- tend to engage in the ranching business. Mr. Wood is a young man of energy and ill, no donbb, succeed in that great young men's couatry. His many friends around the old home will wish him well at any rate. •atigawsonsea ' Eiensall. G. J. Sutherland, of Remelt, has had placed in his hands:for We, a neat and well finished medium sized frallIg dwelling with goad stone foun- dation and cellar, also stable. Wia be sold cheap as the owner thinks of:goiug out Weer. Apply to G. 3. Sutherland, Conveyancer, Berman issi-tr MELANCHOLY, ACCIDBNT.-H-A very sad and fatel accident occurred near here on Thursday of last week,by which a respect.d resident of Hansen boat his lite. tar. Rich- ard Beek, who was in the employ oi Mr. Ge-e-rge McEwen, M. P.'left Hensall with ft large load of empty barrels for Zurich. There were about a hundred barrels on the load, and it • was f omewhA high and un- wieldy. Mr. ,Beek was riding on the nigh side of the load, having placed a hoard on the rack below and was Seated, on it. When oppolite the farm of Mr. Ehetee, the mow was some whet deep and -the' road uneven, and the unwieldy load upset„ the barrels falling on and 'burying Mr. Beek. The home got awaylrom the sleigh and went on towards Zurich, where they were caught and were taken back to the sleigh. Several persons had passed the upset load in the in- terval, but, seeing n.o hing of the horses or driver, they pasieed on. When the parties arrived at the sleigh with the horaes and seeing nothing of the -driver, they at once euspected that -5 02.1it thing was wrong, and upoa searclung among the barrels they E0011 found the kody. _1 It was lying on the snow, the face being pressed clown into the now, and life was extia, t. Thera were no marks on the body to inLcto that death had re- sulted. Irom a War, tral it is supposed that the poor fellow lied been smothered. The remains were at Once taken to the home of the deemed. here. Mr. Beek was about fifty year of age. He was an induttrioust good living mane and was mu.h and dzser- verily respected in the village and by all who knew him. ge leaves an aged fathena widow and sever+1 of a family, most of whom are grown Up, to mourn hie lose. His sudden and tragic death is a very severe be- reavement to 11;n father fled wife and family, all of whom have 't,lie sincerest sympathy of the entre communsty. Lowe BRIEFS 4—Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Rife! or North Diikota, have been visiting at the home of M.e. and Mrs John G.Troyer. Mr. Samuel Pollee's, of Manitoba, was also visiting at Mr. Troyer's.—DreSellery was in Toronto this verek, attending a meeting et the dental assoodation.—Mre. Wm,, Lee, of North Dakota,!is visiting her sister, Mrs. D. R McLean, of Tuelt-eremith.—Mr. Wm. Ross and his two oria,11ghter#3 are here visit- ing Mr. Ross' sienna, Mrs. Robert Stewarb, of Tuokersmith, and Mrs, George Moir, of this village. Mr. Ross was engaged for many years as a Wholesale, merchant, but in now living retired.—Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Rife, Mr. Satnuel pollard and Mi. and Mrs. John G. Troyer were in Exeter on Tuesday* visiting their relatives —Mr Charles Beek, railway agent, of $tillwater, Minnesota, art rived here on Sabbath Morning last, in tee sponse to a telegram received on the Thurs- day preceding, adVising him of the death ot his brother Richaed. In order to he here on Sabbath to attend the funeral, he drove from London threugh the atormy night.— The anniversary' services held in Carmel. Presbyterian church on Sabbath last wore well attended both morning and eveninglde- epite the very nnfavorable state of the weather and roads,. At the morning ser- vice, the pulpit was occupied by the Rev. Dr. McLaren, secretary of herne IlliniertSf who delivered an excellent and stirring ser; mon in the interests of the home misaion work of the church. ill the evening, the Rev. Murdoch McKenzie, missionary of Henan, China, gave a most able and earneet address, showing the good werk that had been one in the foreign fields and the great work that the olnirch be.d yetto do in the fulfilment of the Lord's eotrimand. The church choir rendered excellent music at each service, while in the evening at the close of the sermon, a young lady from Clin- ton rendered with; -excellent expression the solo, "1 know that my Redeemer liveth."— Mr. F. G. Arnold, of Buffalo„ formerly of Hensel!, has been lin the village during the past week visiting his father, who, we regret to say, continues in very ill health. —Dr. Thompson, of London, was in the village this week spendiag a day with relatives and friends in this his former field of practice. --The Odifellows of Hen - sail lodge intend bolding. an " at home" in their handsome lodge room this (Friday) evening.—Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Taylor, of the township of Hay, are apending a month or so at Clifton Springs, New York state, in the interaets of Mrs. Taylor's health— Mr : Hawkins and hie sister, who have been here for sotne time visiting their cousins, Mr. and Min. John D. Seewart, have re- turned to their home in Le Mars, Iowa.— Mrs, (Dr.) Hutton, of Forelat, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. a A. McDonell.—Miaa , Chaff, of Tueikeretnith, has been visiting her aunt, Miss Whitesides.—The two links of our senior curlers, who played in the com- - petition at Londop on Friday last, had the miefortiaue to iloae iti their match with Ingersoll by only two shots.— The W01111311's Atifiliary of St. Paul's church purpose holding a aocial at Mrii. Kaiser's, on Wednesday °toning next.—Mr. Coupe - land, of Gerrie, oeganizer for the Canadian Order of Forester, did eXcellent work for the order here, 19! having joined as a result of his work.—Mr. T. J. Berry has received another shipment of Shite horses. They are a fine lot, jus e the kind that bring good prices.—Mrd,JohnlEidentof near this village, has disposed of his Berkshire boar to Mr. W. Carnick, of Thiborne, ab a, good figure.— On Wednesday afternoon, at the home of Mr. Franois Marshall, of this village, a very , happy and inter sting event took place. We here refer to he snarriaie of Mr. James Taylor, of Exeter North! to MTS. David Clark, of this villege, Tie l ceremony was performed by Revi. Dr. Medd iii the pre- sence of quite a large num1er of the relatives and friends of thei contra° ng parties. The bride was hands() ' ely att red in a mit of brown silk, trim ed with lace and ohiffon. After bhe marriagu cereal° y, all sat down to a sumptuous sapper whiJch it ia needless to say was much lenjoyed. The presents were numerous end eoatly. The happy couple drove this same ,evening to their home in Exeter North, folhowed by thegood wishes of their many friends and,with whom we enite,in wiabitig them ell happiness. McKenzie, of HoE:anYil, Chin, Mal.a, will speak in Mit. MCKENZIE1 COMI.—The Rev, M. NG) St. Antirew's °hutch, Bayfield, on Friday evening, February 13th. I Mr. McKenzie is one of the ablest eind most devoted mission- aries of our church and Ilia crewels to hear him everywhere he goes. There will be a collection taken u at the elm of the meet- ing. I NOTES.—The Wien' Aid, of the Presby- terian church, will hold a a.iel in the lec- ture room of the direrJh o Tuesday even- ing next. —M. Rees is away to the Bruce ePnenteiratasuiinsedtma nbutneero.-1 herntirie(nDlSmithdeeonMon- day evening. A !very enjoyable tints was passed with /mail and diteicing.—The Bays field literary society meets! every Thursday evening at the hoeie of Ifr- Stanbury. •