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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1903-07-03, Page 1/. 1!! 41903 owing eettonsit for tee_ Isse4 only the he. Does B. !.k, entreat You kw feirictesa mean' : We have kv fere sereiehee With Emtiejac.. t Fit -1u! ee the_ tore, No la& "enc:InlY, coupled, oneeientiousraese Felix every in, it the differ, EttU4SOIne Yott at a &nee stuffs they are hetti cloaely,--- elarin—you will their eseotheem. ulti be used to Air materials e fabrics— lines, Electras, else for these ng, strbriger itt Yqrk than any - e stirong in Sens en he these plenning a dress no- one of the :Zunalller preltensive and presenting the In in weaving, hike, of course, n di "summer - bet it should. hrtes in their Ding in their t a moat pleas= et.' You feel aOd why not ikaiat or twe, tyrish, service- , o„ Then, too, tolCred muslin, e,;ete. Many contrasts, r etith quantities yet a moot be - there is as fabrics on sale I, s,nd there is .olgeosing here. Lit Waists avanY in your rtot suffieient raasea reedy ta y ohangee this ,eou'd, better wet you wan- d ,tf.nesv white hce taners da their riotice Create tborate, as de- ts tow on sale in and if in tht alteration to the fancy of nade. And as hags, they are -hats that are rho! woman who net look to it Everything g Df a hat or es :moat likely an elsewhere. '..A.(')ES, NEW • NEW EM- :A.THERS, IVEI LING St . gra UL Co. Cash tore. PuNtort.—Quite , tine funeral of erternith_ —Mr, til green house,. en and a half ea green, house. y pretty but ett, the- beauti- t'etf Mr. John rot 17th, when ziet was joined e McSpadden. htop. About rtreed, cousin , tate wedding ite groom en - bride lean - attended by tiitertreed, of was dressed in ,A and groom. radst ihowere Lave a heat of t,e in wishing it journey - eta place at leernae Innes, Wednesday 2.eti daughter, • oaarriage to trohip, The !.! To, T. Wesley otple took the where they friends of • 'hear that ttis on &m- y 'tritioai con- ot-ards of 70 ete was heard trt Monday It" in the - eoeols,who -.gee. The • plaintiff. .rolay morn- proepecting Iv launch iu j he finds Alex. Hunt- :, roperty on '''•-t! it ehortly. • 'ay a name '4his Friday eand family ne,ek, where for the peat Salf3813.—Mise rn Chinas • large con- st Sabbath Laainess trip week.—mr. a' this week 4 ;. • . THIRTY-THIRD YEAR. wzoLE NUMBER, 1,855. SEAFORTII, FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1903. {MeLE$1 a Year in Advance. AN .BROS.. Publishers 2 STORE' S 50 ft. wide I 100 ft. -long Relief. Period. 12 FLOORS Groond Floor IMUM Itipper Floor Maletileannniti iliG. jtg s(Ktogigt At this stage of the season, every one is looking for relief. With Summe days crowding us—the man in the street, the worker in the field, the hustle in the factory, the boy on his holiday—all in good fettle, excepting, probably liwith only the one universal desire to be clothed comfortably for the hot season WE ARE BURDENED With the remedy designed for your relief, and, accordina° to the eternal fitnes of things, with a little co-operation, we can have mutualrelief and consequent enjoyment. . Notwithstanding the fact that we have moved- out tons of goods this sea son, still our big dliuble store seems full to Overflowing with the needs of th people at this time, and we have concluded that all goods IVITTSIT MO -VI= OTT'T ,.. Values have little to do with _prices in.,the following departments : Boys' Clothing Boy's' Shirts Boys' Halis Boys'HUn erwear Ladies' Rin Coats. • Men's Clothing Men's Shirts Men's Hats Men's Underwear Men's Rain Coats R HAD PRI ES Thon come and examine the goods—there's the clinch r., Though prices are low, quelities are high, and you bring no discredit upon yourself when buyint, these bargains. eieeetAinAA1101004A0V1IteNdWIAWAA Hands:00 ShOts With one of our S irts on, you need have no hesitation in re, oving your coat. They fit, and the patterns 4nd shades have a char -i acter to them which distinguishes the maul who wears them. A,nd the pries—well seel for yourself. Soft 1Bosom. 330 s 420! 65c 900 Hard Bosom. 350 -50c 75c UDC) Print, Silk Front, Gingham, Oxford. e dr. Boys' Suit Bargains. A large purchase of boys' 2 and 3 pieze suits, bought at a little more tha one -,half their regular value, will bb sold the same. TWO PIECE. $5.00 Suits for $4.00 Suits for $3.00 Suits for ._$2 50 Suits for $2.00 Suits for L,$3.00 $2.50 $2.00 81.50 $1.25 $7. 00 $6.00 $5.00 $4.00 $3.00 THREE PIECE. Suits for Suits for Suits for . Suits for Suits for $4.5 $4.0 $3.0 $2.5 $2.0 Boys' Cotton Pants, 30c; Boys' Sweaters, 50c ;,1 Boys' Stockings, 25c. , /VIEWS SUIT CHANCES' One lot, 75 suite sizes 35 to 42, and formally sold at $7.50, $8.50, 69.04 and $10.00. inaninineetniinie neeles t Sale Price $5. Magnificent assortment of Ladies' Dust Circulars and Rain Coats---,Pric $2.50, $3.50, $1.50, $5.00, $7.00 and $10.00. WYVY'VVYWAA.WAAAANAAANY Butter and Eggs taken as Cash. 0-41~44-43~~44-44-4ortia. Greig & Stewart (SITOCESSORS TO GREIG & MAODONALPL-„, , Johnson Bios.' Old Stana 7 IJAT llomeseekers' Excursions Manitoba and Northwest, +++++++++++++++4+14 Winnipeg, Man., Waskoda, Man., Estavan, Assa., Moosomini Man., Bins - earth, Man.,—return fare, good for 60 days, 828.00. • Regina, Assa., Moose Jaw, Assa., Yeekton, Asa.,—return fare, good for 80 days, $30.00. Prince Albert, Sask., Macleod, Alberta, Calgary, Albert, -$35.O0. Red. Deer and. Edmonton, $40.00. Particulars and ti ckets at C. P. R. Office. r, GREIG & STEWART, Agents T E LAND Me BURNS. linen ExPOsrrOR,—Dnring my stay in Seetiana I paid a visit to' Ayrshire, the land aserooiatea with the memory of "Robbie Burns." In the town Of Ayr has been erected ahstatue to the memory of Burns in what theiresidents are pleased to call the " Brune Square."; On the different sides of the statue are thei representations of Burns and his Highland Mary, ! the life like de- picting ef the "Otter's Saturday night," thought by some to be Berns' masterpiece, the " Jelly Beggs," and "Tam O'Shanter" sorely peened by the witohes from Kirk Alowayl 'with Nanny jusb grasping the tail of the feithful Meg, " teen to leave her scarce arieump." On High street, leeding to the river Ayr, which thins hrough the old towie, is the Tam O'Shanter Inn, where you metre for the asking, have 'a half from Robbie'll Old woocen oup, now encircled by silver bands to hold it together. Crossing the rive e et the fobb of this, street is the " auld ittrig," and 'down the Stream a few hundred feet is the "now brig," both of which f rin a part of the propheoy of Burns, which b game too true as regards the new brig, w Leh had to be ebuilt about 70 years agoafter beceming ;partly destroyed by a frethet. - On tilt, 'road leading to Aloway, about two miles hero Ayr, still stanCet the humble cot- tage wheee Sootlaed's bard was born, built by Robbie's father, still in good repair, with the thatch upon the roof 16 inches thick. In the cottage, which is open to visitors for two pence, is his mother' S spinning wheel, the old blink with its ancient dial, the chairs which Tam O'Shanter and Sauter Johnny at in when holding good fellow- ship, and also the bed where the poet was said to have been born. The following lines, wtitten here by a sttanger—an Ameri- can, touches the tender chords of brotherly love :1 Though Scotland boasts p. thousand names Of patriot, king and peer, The n blest, grandest of them all • Wa loved and cradled here. bit a cot, roofed in with straw, A hovel made of clay ; One door shuts out the (mew and storm, One window greets the And Yet I eland within. this room And hold all thrones in ecorn, For here, beneath thie loWly thatch; Love's sweetest bard wee born. Within thiS humble hut I ifeel Like one who clasps a shrine, , When the glad lips at last have, touolied The something deemed divine. And hereethe world, through all the years, As long as day returns, The tribute of its love and tears Will pep to Robert Burns. 1 The grounds adjoining are neatly arranged and wellekept. A mueeetn, where relics, !portraits land the handwriting of the poet. can•be sen, with many other things of in- terost, st nds near the cottage. Abottb a mile fart er on may be • seen the " stane where deunken Charlie hrak neck's ba s e." About three miles from Ayr we come to Alciwa,y. Here the roofiess, vine -covered walla of the " auld kirk" stand where "ane nicht comin' free A*r, Tam O'Shanter diaturbed the deil and the witches When having their famous reel," so graphioally described by the poet. They have erected a new church, a credit to he place, on the otherside of the road. To the right is Mungo's well where " craye Nancy hanged herselh" The well is right on the _banks o' bonny Doon. A railway now being built within 20 feet of the well has cut off the water supply and Ithe Well is now dry. Resident is think the railWay companyt will be asked to restore the eupply of wster to the well, A short distends further on, on the banks Of the Doon, !stands the monu- ment erected to th p poet's memory. The copies of.Seripture presented to Highland Mary by Burns, along With many other relics, are on etchibition here. The grounds around the monument ate beatitifully laid out and well kept. The busts of Tam O'Shanter and Sou •e r Johnnie, Out in stone, 4 are Itere also, an so is that of Nance Tinnecht who kept the inn at Mauohlin, about 12 miles from Ayr, where Burns first met the wanderers who are dese4bed as the "Jolly Beggars." -1 Paying a visit te Mauohlin, an , ancient town, one will seeLt,ite Poosie Nancy Inn, kept by Nancy Tin oafs, where Burns held social fellowship with the" Jolly Beggars," andwhere liquor is 'still sold. In this town iii the house on -the .cowgate, where Jean Armour spp eoed. 1 . 1 i .This is the hoose, though built anew, Where Berne cam' weary free the plough, Tate hae a crack w. Johnnie Doo On nighb teen, An' whiles to taste the mountain dew Wi' bonny Jean. About e mile fr m the town of Mauchlin is also -erected a m nument to Burns' mem- ory, from which a lne view of the country oan be had. Nearl by is the farm of Moss - gale, where the oet, with his brother, farmed ter a few Years. Here he "turned up the mouse and urned down the daisy." The house still eta de in Mauohlin in whioh Burns and Bonny Jean Armour were mar- ried, as also the house, or rather room, where he and his a ouee started housekeep- ing. He was borr on the 15th January, 1759, and died on he 21st July, 1796, aged 37 years and 6 mo blue He and his wife were laid to resb ii Dumfrieo. The auld brig h ile wi' hearty cheer, Uncover lade, f r Burns is near; The bard who li Its us a' to fame, And blends hiH own with Scotland's 1191118. R. B. MCLEAN, Kippen. WAVERLY HOTEL, Inverness, Scotland. • —Rowley, the 4sconding manager of the Elgin Loan Company, of St. Thomas, has returned to that eity and has given himself up to the authorit ea. On his arrival to that 11 otter he first went to hie own house and on the following morning be went to the polios station accompani d by his daughter, Mrs. sli J. D. Christman. He 'was not looked up, but was in such state of collapse that a lounge was brought into the policeman's room, and he lay tipon it, his daughter rub- bing his hands and attempting to cheer him up. He was arraigned on the charge of steal- ing $4,000. He Was very nervous and ex- oited. His appearance also was changed, he having shaved off his full beard. The ,preliminary exam.nation was adjourned and the prisemer was admitted to bail himself in $4,000 and two sureties of $2,000 each. His sons-in-law, George McColl and J. D. Christmas are his sureties. It is eaid that) his defalcations will anima to about $100.- 000, all of which has been lost in stook gambling, a,nd he has been using the funds of the company' in thie way for years. A yeer ago it 'teem d for several weeks that Rowley would re rieve his fortunes and win back from the na rket the thousands he had looted the bank to put into the wild specu- lation. A friend says that Rowley cleared up $25,000 one week, and in a frantio desire to not only get back his losses, but also a substantial profit, the desperate speculator put this big winning baok into the street. Had the stooks gone his way he could have repaid all he had stolen and had a fortune lefb, but the ground slipped away and again he had to resort to bank funds to save him- self. From The West. DEAR EXPOSITOR'—So much hail been said and written with regard to the wonder- ful aehievemenb of Sir John A. McDonald, who is credited with bringing to a -success- ful issue the construction of the greet Can• adian Pecs& Railway, that any further ref- erence on my part is entirely unnecessary either in condemnation or approval and it matters little to Sir John now whether his actions ar& censured or landed.. I might re- fer very briefly to the picturesque scenery through which the traveller passes between - North Bay and Fort William. This may be all very well, for those on pleasure bent, but for those looking for a place to make a home, the propped) is anything but en- couraging. Arriving in Winnipeg, the great . metro- polis of the west, the sight prevented is sufficient to awe the ordinary traveller. He is confronted with a moving mass of im- patient humanity of all the colors and radet on the habitable globe. This is truly, a cityl of wonderful aotivity !nad must bring to mind to some of the old timers a sad recol- lection of what followed in the wake of the great boom of over 20 years ago. After a short) st4 in Winnipeg, and I could scarcely: realize that I was so many hundreds of milee away from old Huron, as any time I stepped on the street I would be certain to run (tonne some old Seaforth or Huron people. I continued westward through many smart little towns which we knew contained the homes of many old Sea - forth and vicinity residents, 'nearly all of whom have prospered, but as it was my in- tention to mention more particularly Gris- wold, Bratheardine and Hamiota districts I will pase the others and begin with Gris- wold, where I arrived -at 1 o'clock p. m. and fonnd the !landlord to be Tom McDonald, formerly ber tender nit' George E. Hender. son, at the Grip hotel, Seaforth. Speaking of the Grip, brings to my recollection of meeting in Winnipeg, the giant of the west, a young half breed 21 years of age; measur- ing some inches over eight feet and still growing. But he is not nearly so tall across as Jonathan. In Griswold also, is the western residence of " Billy " Govenlock and the elevator where he "made his pile." Another prominent resident is Archie Chis- holm, a shrewd epeoulator, who informed me that about 30 years ago he acted in the cap- acity of printer's devil in Ta E nuuort Ex- POSITOR office. [He did, and a good one he was.—Ern] A few mike co the north Iies the splendid homestead �f the late Sam- uel Hannah, brother-in-law of Mr. S. Dick- son postmaster, Seaforth. I passed close to the well where hemet his untimely death. A few miles fruitier I passed through an In- dian reserve, where the noble red men are successfully farming under an instructor. Bradwardine was next reached. This is considered the banner wheat district of the province. The Metiers. Hays, nephews of T. E. and James Hays, Seaforth, being eine useful farmers, and very much unlike their respected uncles, are strong Grits and sup- port the cause they have espoused. Mr. W. Chisholm is another successful farmer and councillor. Mr. Harry Neal, who visited Seaforth last year, has sold hie farm and is now living retiredin the town. The Messra. Cameron, on whose land the town was lo• oated, are also well -to do men. A drive of some 20 miles still north brings one to Ham - iota, near whioh lies the fine farm of Mr. David Whyte, formerly of Hibbert. Mr. Whyte is recognized as one of the most suc- cessful men in this part. He came west in 1880 with no capital, but a strong constitu- tion and an indomitable spirit. Mr. Whyte and his brother eurmonnted all the obstacles incident to prairie life, but the secret of their success islin the fact that everything was as good or better ths.n they expected. To fully narrate their experiences w-ould take e. fair sized volume, but the proof of their success islin the fact si t -heir po awn- ing acres of well tilled soil. Mr. David Whyte has a nice little property of 1,440 aores atfd Walter has 960 acres, besides the hend hie sons are settled on. The price of land in these two dietrict has advanced from $2.50 up to ten and $20 dollars per acre. After homesteading, the,Mesars. Whyte had not enough to buy a postage instep- to send a letter home, and now Ido not hesitate to say that " Dave, " as he was , familiarly known'when surrounded at the table by his sturdyfamily and worthy wife, making in all a baker's dozen, is one of the happiest men in Manitoba. It may be interesting to some of his old Ontario friends to say that during all these years he has not lost his love for his favorites, birds and doge, and is followed daily by a pair of pure bred Scotch collies, and confronted in his home with some fine canaries. He has also a stable of fifteen fine horses and last fall disposed of a prize team of roadsters for a long price. Mr. Walter Whyte we found looking after the interests of his party in the notorious regis- tration act,condemned alike by both parties, compelling the electors to travel miles to register their names in order to secure the privilege of recording their votes. Mr. Whyte, having loot his wife by death, some years ago, has rented his farm and is living retired in town. Others vieited were the two Rankin families. Messrs. George Ran- kin & Sone have as fine a homestead as could be wished for-; a large stone residence with all, modern conveniencee and a com- modious bank barn containing some perfect specimens of the draught horses, having two fine stallione at the head, also a splendid herd of Shorthorns with an imported Cruick- shank bull, which would be hard to beat in any show ring, and a fine pen of Leicester sheep, containing a pair of ewes from Mr. James Snell, of Hayden Barton stook firm, near Clinton, Ontario, one of which had lately presented her owner', with two paire of lambs. The farm comprises 960 acres. Riddell & Sons have a block of 2,560 sores. Both these families came direct from Scot- land 23 years ago. Then there are Messrs. Wm. Colley, D. Henderson, William Leary, Philip- Kerr, the Andrews brothers and cousin's from Elimville, Shiers, Charles Warden, Anderson and Park, all happy and prosperous. Another family, whose efforts in this die - tact have met with marked succeSs are the McKenzies, formerly of,Elma, Perth ()runty, comprieing mother, four sons and three daughters, they having come here some 20 years ago. The sons are now comfortably living on fine, improved farms, aggregating 1,440 acres. The eldest son, John A., con- templates erecting a large two and a half story cottage roofed residence during the semen of 1904. Although•possessing some fine specimens of both cattle.and hogs, the special pride of the MoKenzies Hese in their stable of fine horses'and when John Mc- Kenzie mounts a load of No. 1 h rd, lead- ; WINDOW SHADES COTTAGE RODS and CURTAIN POLES at Lowest Prices. ALEX. WM TER, MAYO IP 111 ing a procession of some five or six thanks with hie magnificent span, " Sandy " and " Darkey," we doubt if a more satisfied man exiate in Manitoba. A mistaken idea has prevailed in the east, that anything in the shape of a horse was good enough for the west, but I have seen more fine, and by the way, much fatter horses, since coming here, than in moat sections in Ontario. In Herniae I met with Mr. Harry Gutteridge, brother of the Seaforth contractor, and his brothers, William and John. His sister also conducts a', profit- able millinery buoinese. Mr. ArthunBleck- well of Exeter, is called on by gentlemen wishing to be dressed in up to --date suits. It was not my intention, Mr. Editor, to have taken so much valuable space, thereby doing an injustice to your many readers, Flo I shall now oome to an abrupt conclusion, am, Yours Truly, ReeiBLER. , Mishter Grogan Talks About the Shell -Game, Etc. . (written for Tne Exrosrron.) "Ye shad take a walk over to Finner- ty's," says Clancy to me a few days either th' races. " What's 'th' matther wid Fin- nerty," I says. "Is he sick, or ailin' Or what ?"I says. "He's not sick physically,r says Clanoy. "He's as able to tell a Orman ble athory or borry a dollar as iver he wati. 'Tis mintal throuble that ails him. He was thryin' to make a little aiayi money at the races an' he failed tie connict." " Ye shed , give him a oall,"saysCiancy, "an'sympaboiZe wid him a bit." " Won't ye cones along wid me?' I eays. "Not to -day," says Clancy. "1 wint to see him yisturd'a', an' he touched me for fifby oints. 'Tis yoUr turn," he sap. "Finnerty has a ghat touch,", I says. He touched me fur two do - leis a year ago come lasht fair day, 'Twas a noioe new bill, too. Some day, whin he isn't locikinn I'll make him pay me back. He's a younger man nor me, an' he's purty handy wid his fiahts, so I have no hard feel - ins against him. I'll go an' see him roight away," I says. , Finnerty lives on th' outside cute:tide- ekurts iv th' town, I glib don't raymimber th' number iv his house, but it don't matther. Ye don" b know where he lives annyway. Hots a hard-wurkin man, is Finnerty, wan way an' another, and by doin' a little labariee wurk wanoe in a while, an' by judiciout borryin', he's managed to accumulate a dacint livin' an' a large an' mischeviotte family. Finnerty's motty is. " Niver pay back till to-morry what ye shad pay back to-day." Firty was a school teacher in tie township iv Wawynciiih in days gone by, whin all that was nioissary to procure a tier- tifyoit was to be able to recoite'widout a hitoh, a few verses from Linnie'sGrammar, commencin', " Furst` purson slew:star, I love, second. you love, third, they ,love," an' so on ; an' a sloight knowledge of English His- th'ry nia' Vulgar Fractions. Newadays anny orthinary school -bye carries round wid him in his noddle more practical and uselees knowledge than all We' taohers .11 the united counties iv Huron an' Bruce in th' de.Ys whin Finnerty used to indeav r to " Tacna the young oidea how to scoot.' Like most iv the piddygo U98 iv that toime, an' indade iv th' pri int day, he handles the English language witk promp- titude an' diepatch. It's different wid m I can listen wid more promptitude an' di pateh than I can talk. Whirriver he' e at a- loes fur a wurd he jams in aeother wan v th' same make,' an' blatheraway as if nothing had happined. He niver uses j a oommon little every -day wurd iv wan 41- abble av it's at all passible to ring in a three -bagger. I've often *Med he'd had a hand in th' danein' oontis t that's been goin' on in th' EXPOSITOR label . Wan litther fram Finnerty, an' both " Layman " an' "Th B." wud hang their heads -in shame. I mushb admit that both intlemin haven't bin seardhin' th' dictionary in vain, an' now that their controversy is drawin' to a close, ,(for which let us all be thruly thankful) moight I be permitted to remark that it takes a long time fur some payple to say moighty little. It'll be " hwing yer parth- nen," an' " Allymin lift," to th' ind iv th' ehapther, " H. B." to th' o nthrary not with- ehtandire. I found Finnerty in his back yerd Bated on th' crose-bar iv a saw-hbrse. He bow4d et,x ceremoniously, an' pointin' to a shtick s ehtove wood, he begged me to be sated. Afther shpindin' a few boars convursin' about th' damp, peculiar wither we'd bin injoyin' lately, an' th' scarcity iv money mothers, an' th' Delaware lyncleins' an' our big day on th' fureht an' other horrors, I remarked that " I'd heard on good auth- oriety that he'd mit wid some mishfortune at or near bh' race thraok on th' furst day iv th' races." "Th' information ye re - caved," says Finnerty, "was, I am graived to shtate, absolutely an' intoirely °orrice) an' indishputable. I did mate wid -a mishfor- tune—a graiveioue an' decoidedly unlooked-- for mishfortune an' I have, so to ellipake, bin plunged int:, th' dipthe iv elaborate an unoonthrollable dishpair iver since that heartbreakin' an' nerve-shattirin' incidint occurred. Th' inoidint to which I refer happined in this manner," he says. "At th' conclusion iv th' ehpeed contiets on th' openin' day of th' races, I noticed a large crowd, or I shed say a motley -assimblage eurroundin' a man who held in wan hand a shmall parallelogramamtioally-shaped board on whioh wur placed three walnut shells, or to be more oorriot, th' halves iv three walnut shells. He had also in hie possisoion a small ball or spherically shaped pieoe iv rubber or some material iv that nathur. Thin he placed th' rubber ball nuder a shell, an' gintly an' methodically movin' th' shells over the board he Luquoired av any suoker in! tie vast assemblage end inform him av th' location or whereabouts iv th' ball at that prisint momint,at th' same toime intimatin' that he would wager a cer- tain quantity iv th' coin iv th' realm that the location iv th' ball was unknown to annywan. "Who knows where ib is fur a foive dollar bill ?" he says. A gintleman prisint, an entoire stranger to me, stepped up to the board, lifted wan iv the shells, an' lo ! an' behold I there was th' ball. I was purfiotly aware iv th' whereabouta iv th' ball an' cud have won th' money as aiely as th' stranger, but I didn't happen to have army oolatteral on me purson at th' toime. It appaired to be such an aisy, simple an' certain manner iv accuniulatin' riches that I decoided to thry it a whack. Turnm' to me frind Feeley, I inquoired iv him av he bad it in his pewer to aocomydate me wid th' loan iv a foive dollar bill fur a short saison. Feeley viry ginerously donated the requoired amount an I informed the poirate who was manipulatin' th' shells, that I ond nominate th' shell under which was con- cealed MI' much sought for ban. He accept- ed my proposition an' I gintly raised th' shell under which I felt morally sure eh' ball was looated. Ye know th' rest; Ye have bin acquainted width' circumstances iv th' ease, an' ye know what tranapoired. •I gazed on vacancy. Th' ball bad disappeared -an' wid it me foive dollar bill. Can ye wonder at my—my clisconeolation ?" he says. " Ye have me sympathy, Finnerty," I says. " An' so has Feeley!. I hope it'll be a limn to ye an' also to Feeley. Ye have wan con- solation," I says. " Ye're not th' only seeker itt th' net. Ye're not th" only poor fatly that's bin singin lately, Gatherin up th' shells from the eea shore.' Th' woods is full iv thim. Good-bye Finnerty," I says. "I'm sorry fur ye, but I'm eorrier fur Feeley." An' I left him, no doubt feelhe betther fur me wurde iv sympathy. Av I can say or do annyt'ing to aloe annywan's load I'll always be glad to do it, aven av I've got to do it mesilf, GROGAX. • Huron Notes. — Dr. J. L. Turnbull, of Goderioh, has been elected a vice-president of the Ontario Medical Association. —Mies , Maggie Sbewart, ot Wingham, had the misfortune to fall down stairs the other day and break her arm. —Will Bowers, a popular young man, of Clinton, died on Wednesday afternoon of last week, being a victim of consumption. hs —Five hotel keepers in Goderich were fined, recently, for selling liquor on Satur- day night and Sunday. , — The Presbyterian congregation of Wroxeter has extended a unanimous call to Rev. L. Perrin, B. A., of Georgetown. —Mrs. H. B. Combe, of Clinton, while visiting at her home' in Mitchell, recently, had -the misfortune to fall down stairs and sprain her ankle. — There is a strike on among the mould- ers at the Western foundry in -Wingham. The "walking delegate" is said to have stirred up the trouble. a —The little seven-year-old daughter of Mr. George Mennell, of Clintornwas thrown out of a hammock the other day, and had her shoulder bone broken. —On Monday afternoon of last week, while tweeting at Mr. iJohn Dane's barn raising, in Howick, Mr. Ben Stafford fell e from the plate to the ground, a di tance of 28 feet, sustaining a severe bruisel on his face, and getting a bad shaking up. —A three-year-old son of Rev. R J. Gar- butt, of Gorrie, had a narrow escape from being poisoned one evening recently. In mistake for medicine he was given a doe of poison. The mistake was noticed and a doctor summoned in time to prevent any serious results. — While unloading a oar at the Doherty organ factory, in Clinton, the other day, the men removed the blocks that were holding the oar, and it ran away. It) collided with another car, and both Jumped the track. The ties were torn up for a short distance, and the oars were a little damaged, but no further trouble resulted. . —A pretty wedding took place in Exeter, on June 23rd, when Miss Helena Howard, daughter of the late Wen. Howard, was united in marriage to Mr. Edwin Dignan, of that village. The marriege ceremony was performed by Rev. R. Millyard and was witnessed by about 25 of the immedi- ate relatives and friends ' of the young couple. , —While trimming a tree that had fallen, John Middleton, jr., of Goderich township, had the misfortune to sever an artery in his t instep, whioh necessitat d the services of a doctor to check the heiorrhage. He will be laid up for a few days in consequence. John had just returned, from his trip to Eng- land, wheeher he went with his father's cat- tle a fewlweelne ago. He enjoyed his trip immensely, although it was quite an ex- perience for him, being his first. s — A very pretty wedding took place at the ! residence of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Augustine, "the Chestnuts," Ashfield, on Wednesday, June 17th,when their youngest daughter, Mies Ada,- was married to Mr. _Alex. B. Pentland, son of the late Alexan- der Pentland, Esq., of " Woodlawn Farm," West Wawanoste At half -past five the guests assembled on the beautiful lawn, which was areisbioally decorated for the oc- casion, The ceremony was preformed by Rite. S. V. Pentland, of Bethel. —On Sunday evening, 21st ult. Mr. Jonathan Mitchell, of Ypsilanti, Michigan, joined the great majority, at the advanced age of 82 years. He was at one time a farmer near Winthrop, in McKillop, and for a few months lived in Clinton. It is twenty-five yeara since he moved to Michi- gan, and for the greater part of that time he has been a resident of Ypsilanti. He is servived by his wife and five daughters two of whom are Men Ben. Cole and Mrs; 'Cook, of Clinton, both ot whom spent the pasts month ab his bedside. —Mrs. Mallough, the beloved wife of Mr. Wm. Mallough, and mother of Mr. David Mallough, of Luoknow, died at the family residence in Dungannon, on Sunday, 21st ult., at the ripe old age of 80 yeare,7 enonthe and 9 days. Deceased and her aged husband were among the first settlers of the town- ship, and only a few months ago celebrated their golden wedding, being the fiftieth an- niversary of a happy married life. - Mrs. Mallough met with an accident some weeks ago, from the efface! of which she never re- ooverd. She was widely known and greatly esteemed, and the funeral to the Dungannon cemetery, on the following Tuesday, was largely attended by old neighbori and sym- pathizing friends. . —After several months of failing health, Mr. James Maxwell, of the Blnevale road, near Wingham, passed away on Wednesday of last week. Deceased was a son of Mr. Robert Maxwell, sr., and a brother of Rob- -ert Maxwell, jr., of Wingham. He was 45 years of age, and was born in Prince- ton, Ontario. When his parents came to this section of country about 43 years age, deceased was -but two years of age. He leaves a widow and three young sons. One sad feature of the occurrence is the fact that his father, who is attending bhe General Assembly, cannot reach home in thne for the fruaeral. In a family of eight this ia the first break by , death. Deceased fiV8A a member of the Presbyterian church and en- joyed the esteem of all who had known lira from his early boyhood,. —The most important event which has occurred in the hiatory of the congregation of Tiffin's Methodist church, on the Whibe- church circuit, for many yearn, was the lay- ing oethe cornerertonee of the. new church on Thursday, June 18th. The day was all that could be desired, the crowd was large, 'attentive and interested in the proceedings. Promptly at four o'clock the !services were tommenced by Rev. D. Rogers, of Ford- wicli, chairman, and the pastor; there were resent Revs. Harris and Oaten, of Lucke' Salem, and Dunn, of Whitechurch. Stones were ledd on behalf of the trustees and con- gregation respectively by Mr. John Tiffin, of Nile, and Mr. Joynr, of Luvknow. After the ceremony a garden Rimy was held The proceeds of the day amounted to over $200. The estimated cost of the ehurch is $1,350, and M this amount $1,100 has been provided. —The home of Mr. and Mrs. James Horney, Huron road, Goderich, was the some of a pleasant event on Wedneedtiy, June 17th, when their two daughtere, Misses Lucy and Birdie, became the brides of Ernest Kneashaw and Alexander Me - Gregor. The home was tastefully decorated with flowers and at the hour appointed the brides enter -ed the parlor on their father's armte to the strains of the wedding march played by Miss Knight. They were prettily gowned in white organdie trimmed with lace and inseraion and carried pink and white roses. Little Alma Robineon, who acted as, ring bearer, looked very sweet in 0 pale blue. The nuptial knots were tied by the Rev. J. W. Robinson, of Victoria streeb church. About 40 glints witnessed the ceremony. Canada.' —The creditors of -C. W. Anderson & Son's defunct private bank at Oakville'will receive about 2.A. or 3 eents on the dollar of their claims. —Hon, Thomas Greenway had an auction sale of thoroughbred stock at his farm in Crystal City, Manitoba, on Friday Ilast, Forty-eight head of cattle were seid for $10,230. Nearly all the purchasers were breeders from the Province. —The handsome memorial, which is being erected in Beeehwood cemetery, over the grave of the much lamented Nicholas Flood Davin, was unveiled by -Sir Charles Tupper, who came to Ottawa for that purpose, on Thursday, July 2nd. —Mr. John Way, a young farmer resid- ing with Mr. James Elliott, lot 1, cqnecs- sion 12, London township, died very sudden- ly in bed at his home last Friday night. Ha had been in the best of health. up till this time. He said, when asked what the mat- ter was, that he did not know, and expir- ed. —Nearly three hundred people were pres- ent at the complimentary banquet the other night, in Ottawa, to Hon. John Cost4ran. The guest of the evening was presented with a cheque for $1,500 for his services to the calm of Ireland, and in reply te the toast of his health spoke for two hewer —Mr: Alfred Wood, of Toronto, has com— pleted arrangements for the purchase of the Ottawa Free Press. C. W. Mitchell, the preaent owner, establialsed the Free Press 35 years ago, and has ever since conducted it on consistent Reform principles. The news- paper is regarded as a splendid property, Mr. Wood began hie newspaper career in Toronto 20 years ago, and he is at home in the journalistio as well as in the business department. The Free Priem will continue to support the Government. Mr. Mitchell„ the retiring editor and proprietor of the Free Press is a brother of Mr. James Mit- chell, of the Goderich Star. —At the auction Bale of pure-bred Yorkshire pigs held at Hamilton last week by the Messrs.. Flatt, there were present a large number of buyers from all parts of the country. Seventy-one prime breeding animals were sold. Bidding was brisk, and the total receipts of the „Bale were $8,165. The average price was $115. The highesb sum received for an animal was for Sumiher- hill Colgrave Lady Frost, which fetehed $400- It was bought by T. H. Canfield, Lake Park, Minnesota. Surnmerhill Burs row, Field Clipper, the hoer bougbt by Mr. Flatb, in England, for $300, fetched only $290, and was bought by Wiloox & Co., White Bear, Minnesota. —The Winnipeg Free Press makes a very serious charge against members of the Rob- lin Government in connection with the Boyne Marsh drainage work,- during the time that Mr. George H. Macdonell, former M. P. for Algoma, was contractor. The specific charge is that in IWO Mr. Matelot:tell had to pay $5,000 hard cash before he -could secure the payment of his progress esti- mates. The demand was made, it is alleged by D. II. McFadden, the preeent Provincial Secretary, who at that time was Minister of Public Works. A year later Mr. Macdooell was refused payment on his estimates, while he was not told in so many worth as in the previous year that he mnet pay more before getting hie estimates, language was used on more than one occasion that was in- terpreted by Mr. Macdonell &8 sb broad hint that the payment by him of a large BUM of money would expedite mattere. Hon. Robert Rogers was MinisterefPublic Werke at the time. —Mr. J. L. ,8—ohell, the- Liberal member P in ehe Dorainien Parliament for Glengarry, ha! got himself into trouble with the Inde- pendence of Parliament Act. Mr. SAW, is the member of a firm in his constituency that engages in the manufacture of theene boxes. A year or more ago the Government commissioner to the Glasgow Exhibition gave the firm an order for five dollars' worth of cheese boxes. The order wai filled in the usual course of business, the simnel rend- ered to the commissioner, and paid by the Department. Mr. Schell himself knew nothing of the transaction until it was brought up in Parliament a few days ago. Bub, all the same, the money having been paid out of the public treasury and accepted by the company, lays the member liable to a fine of $200 per day ler the 89 days he has occupied his seat in Parliament this flOSSi013... This will amount to the nice little sum of $J3,800. The matter was referred to the Committee on privileges and elections and that body has reported recommending that under the circumstances Mr. Schell be re- lieved from the penalties of the law, hut the probabilities are that he -will have to forfeit hie seat and run another election on account of the unforbunate transaction, —Mr, Charles W. Taylor, business man- ager of the TOT onto Globe, died very !sud- denly at his residence in Toronto, on Thurs. day morning of last week. He rose sa usual at 7.30 and began to dress. A few moments afterwards Mrs. Taylor heard a groan, and Mr. Taylor, apparently in great pain'O&M into the bedroom. and lay down, While Mrs. Taylor was seeking toapply restore- ti-tes he collared. A doctor was sent for and on his arrival stated that death had re- sulted from the preesure of gasses about the heart, Mr. Taylor had. for some time, tom- plained of pain in the region of the heart, but was, in other respect!, in food health. He was horn in Toronto, in May, 1851, and hie whole life work was in connection with the Globe. He entered the eervicee almost thirty-six years ago as an office boy and rose steadily. Mr. Brown placed much reliance in his judgment, and wben he died in 1880, Mr. Taylor was appointed business manager, -a position he held, to tbis great advantage of the Globe and the satisfaction of business men, for twenty-three yeers. He WAR brother of Mr. Harry Taylor, of Chatham who -was; some years ago, a resident of Sea: forth. He leaves a widow and a fainily of now ; Kerr, of Tesawater ; Sawyer, of four children. i viJ t ! ; 4 4 ,s4 th!