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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1904-01-08, Page 1pas mg of short whiles nief as it has 'met outside 1 successor-. lit after the but this sea. the 15th of the odds and the gagsir we are going inkling or Take the in, spare for Lr again for of floor spaee- how we do swiWbe completed' 4erson has (titl measure. Iporttmity for r any ro btacheil from Mitchell sot op can appoint a awe the charge of that Mitohell congregetionto year for the supped- of k was gratefully empire wise adopted, sinfiere thanks to our ir patronage tide year. It ht tIn- all deeerhseeioi aJU better In nen and iimit ie senses- s continuance er Willitesole $ewn in einifeetsi Icate,eor women maned, lei e Una nippy evene• took piana Dan. McDonald on Mak& r eldest daughter, "triage to Mr, Leooiri ✓ young man, and fn ii he town of BerlinWs rue& long Life and miieb • nififietire neete—A very suceinefiii awn 'of the East Hex* ine to elect a candidate Ile gat the (30111134 DOMWOC1 aft Bruin** on Wectiewe Upwards of 100 deb. The Wingham owe - spending on train awe o uatil after the nombe ware even Dr. blik1410*# he UUST11830UN °helve , and, after * 1111133 l�cal 211.012, the dieveralog when Aroh. btemphe e principal speeir, addrese on the Leah* A fairly' good rq umels ratepayer* turned a on Mondezeveni� noe of Clerk mow, e ded to hie dude* and aide r. Therii were -two nowe imig.. Wilton and N. re reiegning, left Mr. Winne matiori. For coranclawri =lusted. Three (dame leaving six still in tie. T. Plum, R. Thompsetle fenderson, Wm, The orl Reboot trustee* Lestherdelo and erwatteh elected,- Grey tow ed by scales:motion eve Livingston and Moe rbnIJGrant and Wigne in the Grey coninfa _ -Frain. who Work who he i old co *lone &WI newbn liro hews in Breseele- en& Mrs. Ca Benne, were f Mime e. and M ro, ilorthweet :hJiiae Morrie, ar* rumple. sad locsUW._ e who war.- mokt*- y, are also here, lbw MaggIe Peiscock-e tor ID, Ontario.— during th_e past owingpeople : Ifle-Sidisay Ward, 'dame end Rolierk / Beaker, Se. it and family, and ton. Kibcardine ; t Forest Robert ideCracken, Mime 1111• aa Thomson,and _,. • brie* and de tat racken, W Sr* and James ,nited States.- , ntens,—At 12 eavear of thie week, VW oghter of Mrs. (Beediteeije :in znarriwp wdlw -Turnberry streete wei hardware merchenia •tole. The carat:00a v. W. E. Kam the bride, in the medhste friends atOW Mr. and Ildre.. MO* 40 train for their hodite ese Kerr, who has bees IP the Methodist chuddb ed. The brides maul ieh her every haPPLowi of town, joined hell& Kate E ,seeond re. Rozell, of the 1V. an Thursday of 01 y took place -at 12-ilw homeof thebitW - rimmed by B.V. ei newly married nonldit train for a short WO& and other places, .ingupk. 13904 e alarge chick cm rozig life, hatipine. t TEIRTY-THIRD YEAR. WHOLE NUMBER, 1,882. SEAFO F 11 )A.Y, JANUARY 8, 19O4.; ......, IllaoLTAAN BROS., Ptibilahers 1 et Year in Advance, 2 StOree 50 ft. wide 100 it long 1 If it' 4.144444444.144+14444 1 yUFS or Clothing FLOORS Oroend Floor Ittreile Upper Floor MANUr AMUR iNe. Our sale, which is going on now, gives yon oppor14nities which come to you Just once a year. You save a whole lot of money in one purchase, and certainly in our store any- thing you may be tempted to buy is sure to be useful and aomfort giving, titt like some so-called bargains which seem cheap, but can be 13 t to no practical use. wookoismovv~AmowAftston• Bargain List in Fars and Clothing. 1 , 1 0.444444444÷.4.94444- . , ! . Men's Fur Coats in all the popular selling .' classes -- Coon coats, $30 to -i,-$60 ; . Black 'calf Coats, $20 to $25; Wallaby Coats, $20 to 30;$dyed_ Wombat coats, $20 to $25; Black Dog, $12 to $15 ; Saskatchewan ,Coats, $12.50; fur lined coat, $25 to $35. $35.- - 1 ' Women's Fur Jacket—Astrachan—in the ; short, medium and long lengths, $20 to $30; - Bocharan Jackets, plain col- lars or sable trimmed, $40 to $50 ; Seal Jacket, $30 to $35, , Small Furs—A neck and shoulder land itand furs ' at a diecotmt of 20 per cent. Beautiful Alaska Sable Furs in the stole style; Ruffs, short.und long, Caperines and Collarettes, Muffs, Gauntlets, Caps and Capes, 20c off on every dollar's worth. OVERCOATS. Every Overcoat, men's or boys', will be reduced in price to the ex- tent of 25 cents on every dollar, and we have all sizes and styles to suit all comers. ' The regular prices range from $46-.00 'to $10.00. You are entitled to 25 per cen4iscount on these prices. Come early, and you get a; bet- ter choice. 4414.1.4•14.1.4-1.414+++ Underel thin Heavy winter weight, in all wool and the wool fleeced lined. Supplement your outfit now while the sizes are here and odd pieces can be picked up to match the broken emit, and at nearly half price in some cases, Our big leading price for odd pieces is 28?s- Cenp3i You II do better by shopping early, •••••••••••••••••waseitho iButter arid Eggs as Cash, outteueeim********em Greig & Stewa Johnson Bros.' Old Stand SU.A.M701111*.1 THE CH$CAGO HOLOCAUST. 583 Pe gone lose their liveg in a4Burning Theatre. Terrible Se nes of Panic.—Men and Women d Children Burned, Suf- focated id trampled to Death.— Worse th n the Brooklyn Theatre Fire of 1 77.—More Horrible than the John ton Flood, (Writte rex.. .mm• • for The Expositor.) A horror that will go down in the category of horrors as one of the most horri le befel Chicago on Wed- nesday, Dec4mber 30th, 1903. On that afternoon a ;crowd of persons seeking entertainm kit, flocked to the thea- tre's.The temporary vacation af- forded by be holiday season, the enumber of visitors in the city and ! the festivit les of the season itself I ell tended o swell the crowds at I the places 1 The isles a of the seat , ere filled e y seat in1 the house was ocupied. • Persons wh usually bought seats in ' the dress el ,ole were content to take seats in th 1 second gallery. "Mu. , Bluebeard" vas the play, an extravl- aganza wit./ i many spectacular feat- ures; featu res whoee presentation required flt and gauzy 1 act a spark light set file to a piece of drapery, a small ins gnificant blaze that the attendant s ught to extinguish with his hands. one on the stage antic- ipated dang le The flame was part - lei 'subdued, :then it caught another piece of drLl ery, crept up to a point where it co id not be easily reach- ed and in a few seconds the scenery was on fire The opening of doors on the stag created a draught end ta,sheet of f ame was swept right in- to the galleries and enveloped the andience. The caleum light was de- signed to throw an intense white light on aegroup of singers on the derkened stage. A piece of calcum Wee placed etween the carbons of a arc elect de light ; the carbons s luttered a ' •street lights often do a rod hot piece of carbon, a spark, fell on the. diapery and the fright- ful human . furnace was ignited. The, galleriel extended ler forward towards the stage, thus protecting those seated on the ground, floor and at the same , time bringing those in the galleried closer to the burning stage, For :t few seconds the audi- ence remahn d quiet ;they were 'not aware of th dangers of the situa- tion, but wh n the seriousness of the conflagratioriedawned on them, all made a riled riish for the doors. Those on the ground floor escaped the pro- jecting galleries protecting them from the fl mes, .and all, or nearly ali, reached ehe street, with perhaps their clothe, , torn and dishevelled, but in safetly. The crowds in the upper galler es rushed for the nar- row stair cases and at the angle where thp t o living streams met the greatest iumber of deaths occur- red. Here b dies of the dead were found ' inextricably wedged togeth- er. They trempleci on one another, or were sufflicated in the part of the building wheel the fire never reach- ed. Many bodies were found in the, front seats et: the galleries almost in the position e they occupied during life. The flames seized them before they had time to move and burned them to death. When the stage and scenery burned and fell it broke the electric wires and snuffed out the little light there was on the stage so that for the most part the peo- ple were plenging wildly about in the dark, shouting, screaming, ter- rified, the hot smoke choking them, the flame blistering their faces, sweeping into their throats and lungs and bringing quick death. ' Perhaps riot more than twenty minutes elarised from the time the crowd start d for the doors before the firemen had the flames under control and had started to -remove the bodies o ' the dead, but in that twenty or t irty :minutes alraost 600 people had 1 st their lives. The ex- act number Of bodies found was 583, of them abont 25 had not been iden- tified at time of writing, some were burnedebeyond recognition and were identified bei means of clothing, or condition of teeth. Others were slightly bumeed and disfigured. but not(' rrevoltingly disfigured. The wounded weee taken into a nearby restaurant first and treated by nurses and doctors, then removed to i the 1iospita14. The dead bodies Were piled on, exj roe, dray and delivery wagons and taken to the different undertaking establishments in the neighborhood when they were filled the bodies w re taken out farther to the morgues- Then began •the sad, wearying sea ch of living friends for the bodies f relatives who were known to ha e gone to the theatre. The search cOntinued all Wednesday all day Thursday and even on_Friday evening ther, were some bodies not yet identificdl. I saw people lined up for a block i .front of each of two undertaking establishments waiting to get inside,, , T,he theatre. was said to be provid- ed ,with an asbestos curtain and an attempt wee made to ciraw it down so iisiito Sep rate the burnt stage froa the auditorium, but it stuck hal way doll, either the employee wh - attempt d to lower it did not iun erstand his business or else the strong draught caused it to "belly" a- gainst the casings. One hears so much about he steel structures of Chicago and ibout fire proof build- ings here an elsewhere, but there is atiuch bluf .on this continent, one must needs r 'Vilest a man to repeat his answer t rice before the ambig- uities can b discerned. Truth is mighty—scari e, pure, unambiguous truth. Oh yes, the Iroquois theatre was fire proo,. such was the opinion sown in the rjiixids of the public. The building was a new one, opened for the Best tim on Thanksgiving Day. It had a fire proof curtain and was provided wit • many exits. But the fire proof ou tain would not work and many of the exits were locked and all, or nearly all, barring the front entrance, were hidden from view by draperies. Their fire es- capes were oneone side of the build - dug, the one Along the ally between two streets, the wall on tlfie right i f public entertainment. 11 the spaces at the back ' in the Iriquois theatre ith people standing, ev- sy materials, draperies ostumes. In the second from a oakum "spot" band side of the audience. There Wiore several of these narrow doors, a .couple of ladders ran down' the Wane from these doors, a ladder ran feom a dopr at 1 the highest level pert, two or thiree others at lower 1 'vels, people escaping from gne door 1 muld fill the ladder so practically the other doors would be useless. At atie rate these exits, poor as they were, did not aid many people. In My humble opinion these, doors were hOpelessly lnadequate for; the escape of a large member of people. There Were probably two thousand, ono htindred people in the theatre at the time. As tertlie theatre being fire proof, the auditdrium was, but the stage, which was as large as the aud- itorium, was filled withmaterial of thf.s most ' inflammable nature, the draperies, the drCiiifieff of the actors were all hinder. .The play, es I said, wits largely spectacular, an aerial bellet was among one of the attrac- tions, one of the ballet girls flits O'er the heals cif the audience sus - pe ded, by a slefidee invisible wire, etft cium lights were concentrated on th actor of the Mothent, the attend. ants were, as\ a matter of fact, play- ing with fire{ i I rho primary cause of the calamity was the spirit of the a,ge. We are living at a fast pace on This _conti- nent, especially those of us who &hell in cities. We are net satisfied with the ordinaiiy, play, 'the enter- tainment that satisfied our fathers dees not „ entertain us. We want more exciting, something thrilling, soMething perilously daring. The ac- rohat of twenty years ago: would not be looked at now. ' We must have one that can "loop the loop." The good old play, the 'wholesome com- edy pall on our appetite and we must 'have the spectacular, the spectac- ularand we paid the awful price of edlnission on Wednesday in a cur - re cy of blood. Why are railway actiidents prevalent? The despatch- er eare anxious to put trains through quickly. We blame the despatcher, sotnetimeshwe go as far back as the manager, he prods the lolespatcher and the latter has nothing, to do but hurry along trains that dun beauti- fuliy on paper where there are no hot boxes or loose crank Pins or icy rails or broken engines: or open switches. But who splits on the manager, do we ever ask who prodsi loin, who complans ef :late trains, the people, the important pe,oplegiA traveller sets up a hovel of cm - plaint because his train is a few minutes late, and the railway man- ager seeks to pacify his clients, just fIS the theatre manager seeks to en- tertain us. We are paying with hu- man blood for the fest rate at which wel are living. i 1 W. P. L What Mr. °Bell Says. The Editor of The Huron Expositor. Dear Sir,—My attenlion, ha e just beee called to an article; relating to the extension of the Guelph Junc- tion Railway to Gederich, said to have been copied feem the Listowel Balmer, which contains some state- ments which, with .your permission I would like to pass a few remarks. 11110 article contains many mis- statements, and among the first, speaking of the reason for the sel- ection of the , "central route," it say: "What was, however, in all probability the :controlling reason was that the old charter for the road takes this route and carries with it 'a Government bonus of $3,- 1 200 a mile." Neither of these state- ments is correct. The old charter does not confine us to or mention route, and does not carry by an act or ply amendment any bonus what- ever for this extension. The article says; It developes now that President Shaughnessy was at first opposed to asking the munici- palities for a single dollar for right of way or anything else, and it de- volved on the Guelph Junction peo- ple to provide a right of way under, we understand, their agreement with the C. P R. Tor the extension of the road." The reeolation of the C. P. 11,.,pass- elen 1887, upon which the claim df the arty of Guelph to have this line built by 'the C. P. R. is based, recites that bonuses in aid of theiconstruc- tiot of this extension might be ob- taUud from municipalitiesthrough which the extension wont miss, and il declares that in consideration of the G. T. 11. building its line from near Campbellsville instead of 1Sehaw the C. P. lt, would when eitentling their lines through Huron, Perth and Waterloo, make such extension from Guelph. Under that and the docu- ments ' based upon it neither the Guelph Juncltion Railway or the city of Guelph is bound to putone cent More into the road than they have already put. We have long impor- tuned the C. P. R. to carry ' n the ex- tension, and they say o us now " Get the right of way, get the bon- uses spoken of in the resoiution, get the municipalities through iwhich the road will pass to provide the right of way, and we will build this exten- sion, asking nothing more than the right of way for main line sidings and station grounds, etc."! They say that as the charter is in the name of the G. T. R. Company that company should undertake the management of obtaining this, and thattwhen the extension is completed they will take it over as part of their system, we having no share in iits earnings. Sir Thomas Shaughnessy, was op- posed to asking for . a GOvernment subsidy for this purpose,. 4nd so far feoin it being the truth that .he was opposed to our asking the ratinici- panties to provide the right of way, that is exactly, what be proposed and intended. It is not -very likely that:the other municipalities would vote Money to find the right of way through the city of Guelph, nor have they ever been asked to do so, but if they want thie road built through their limits, to Elmira, Linwood, Millbank, Mil- verton, Monkton, Walton and Blyth, to Goderich, it is for there; to say so by finding the right of leva,y.. We have not asked them for any money, though technically perha.pe the by- laws are in the nature of bonuses to thie Railway Company. We are only asked to see that they themselves get the right of way, and if they vote any; certain sum and the right BIBLES, PRAYER AND HYMN' BOOKS For all Demoninations at all ,Prices. CALENDARS &OARDS In endless variety, See Our lines at Idc & I5c ALEX. WINTER, Picture franking a Specialty, of way only costs part of it there will be no claim to any such surplus- es. Sir Thomas Shaughnessy person- ally .assured Mr. Lewis, the Mayor of Goderich, of t ns. The city of Guelph has spent a very_ large sum in securing connec- tion with the C.P.R at least $175,- 000 in cash, and indeed more indir- ectly. It is trucl that we have not received enough f om this to pay the interest by:a large amount, hut I am pleased to be able to say that by our oivn enterprise a d push in this and other directions 0 are doirig much better with the i rciad. Our under- taking is a succe,ss, and no white elephant, and it will no doubt be im- proved by this extension. What welled is that we have made it possible for the West of us to God - et ich to get the connection che ewant if they want it, by our expendditure of a largesum, and what they are asked to do is well worth it to them. We have to spend a large amount to get the right of way in the city and township of Guelph, which :we cer- tainly expect the 'counties of Water- loo, Perth and Huron will find for us, and. on the Ew.bo1e we consider that we are doing our full share. Other contentof the article in question would bear discussion, but have trespassed epon your patience long enough and I conclude by ex- pressing the sincere hope that this fine country in Waterloo, Perth and Huron through which this read will run, many parts ef which are miles from railway connection now will see to it that .theyget this line - built their way, and that in the end it will he found as you suggest that the road will not be a detriment to any part, but that the increased facil- ities and wealthlt will give and pro - dime will not only aid the centres whore it has stations but the other parts of the counties as well. Yours truly, Wm. Bell, President G. J. R. • 0 The Guelph-Goderion. Extension of the C. P. R and the Right of Nay. Editor Expositor,—In your issue of the 25th inst., in writing up n the above proposed C. P. R. tbere.,are a number of statements made which require correction, and as The Huron Expositor has a large circulation in the surrounding townships where by-laws are submitted for the grant- ing of a bonus to purchase the right of way, I think it is necessary they should know some of the facts. The first ' correction I want to make is, that these bonuses asked, are from two to ten thousand dol- lars as far as I know, not as you say, six to ten thousand dollars. Hui - lett and Morris townships are asked for four thousand dollars each,East Wawanosh, three thousand dollars and West Wawanosh two thousand dollars, all 'sectional bonuses. You will note the difference in this vi- cinity, none reach the figures you give. You state ' that as only a section of each township is included, the ex- tra tax imposed on the people, if these by-laware (*Tried will be con- siderable. Hew mubh will it be? A farm of 100 acres f assessed in the township of Hullett, for $3,5.00 will pay $1.23 a year, or if a farmer sells the produce Of one ordinary hen he will have more tliaxi enough of money to pay the tax. I As to your statement that this will be a through freight road, I agree with you, that is the main object, but that does not mean that local eentres will lee neglected as you state they will be. We have the distinct promise from the promoters of this proposed raelevay, that proper accent- odation will lbe given if these small amounts are kranted to purchase the right of way, and more, the by-laws state distinetly that it is for the purpose of purchasing the right of way and for station houses at cer- tain specified points and for no other purpose. Thie money, if granted, ;o goes back int the hands of those sel- ling the rii g t of way, so that the money remains in the municipalities paying such money, not as you state, as fees to the promoters of this rail- road. As to its being a picayune business for a corporation like the C. P. R. to ask the municipalities to tax themselves for their exclusive ad- vantage, and to save them a few thousand dollars in carrying out an enterprise of this 'nature, this is your quotation. I would like to ask if Seaforth would not like to get in- to this picayune business, and grant a substantial bonus if thie new road went through your town. . The next wrong statement you make follows immediately after the one I have just mentioned, that is : "That the right of way was a sug- gestion - of the Guelph people." In this you bring in the Listowel banner along with yourself and I want to tell you and the public through' 'your paper, that you are entirely wrong in this statement. We have a letter from Col. A. H. Mc- Donald, secretary of the Guelph Junction Railway, bearing on this very subject i which was given in an- swer -to the two following questions submitted bpi the Colonel by Reeve William Simms, of Blyth. The ques- tions were 1—That the Guelph Junction Rail - 'way has to provide the right of way from Gnelpti to Goderich. 2—That a certain percentage of the earnings of the new proposed Guelph- Goderich Railway is to be paid to the Guelph Junction Railway. Co. and the city of Guelph. The following answer is in, Reeve Sim's possession : Wm. Sims Esq., Reeve of Blyth, 1—You ask whether this company is under any contract with the C, 1'. R. to find •the right of way from Guelph to Goderich. No doubt you intend this to include the city of Guelph as well as the railroad com- pany, and 1 asure you we are not un- der any contract to find the right of way to Goderich, and if it is not found by the municipalities inter- ested in having the road run by -that route, the road will not be built by that route. ori2c—hlr. either are we interested in the earnings of the extension to God- 3—You did not ask me any questions with regard to bonus, but you said something about it which I dichnot catch. We have not applied for any bonus, only for the right of way, and Sir Thomas Shaughnessy was very much opposed to our doing so as be considered the obligation entailed upon a road with one, too great. You will understand, I hope, that the C. Pi R. is building 1 his road though the charter is in tho name of the Guelph Junction Railway Co. and that as soon as the road hi built, the intention is to turn it over to that dosapany. I will be glad to go up to idyth if you think it would be of advantage and explain anything further you think desirable about the matter. Opposition you must expect from other places which are interested in having the road go their way, but in spite of all that, I hope that the right of way will be obtained with- out any further serious difficulty, and I may add that it is merely the right of way, as explained already, and not money, that we are efter, Yours faithfully, A. H. McDonald. This letter fully disposes of the false statements made in this local- ity. You speak of a white elephant Guelph have in the short line they have built. We know distinctly that we are not to be taxed for that. We all appreciate good advice but the conclusions drawn in your article we cannot accept as facts, and are prepared to prove every statement I have made. In travelling over the routo lately, with the locating en- gineer, he made it perfectly clear te me that the C. P. R. tould, by ignor- ing the interests of Morris; Blyth and Wawanosh and by cutting the farms of Efullett, • from corner to corner, save in construction many times the cost of the right of way. That is what will be done if the by- laws are defeated. Allow me to say in conclusion that it is a surprise to many people to seo towns like Seaforthe Clinton, Brus- sels and Listowel, after making every effort to get the road, turning a- round when they fail, at least Solite of them, and throwing mud on the whole scheme. "Consistency, thou art a jewel," Yours respeteW. tfully, 4Sloan. Blyth, December 31st, 1903. Canada. —The Provincial election cases now stand until May 2nd, when proceed- ings will be taken and arrangements made to go to trial if necessary. —Mr. James Bird, of the town- ship of Sidney, county of Hastings, one of the most respected eitizens, passed away hist week at the ripe old age of 83. —The remains of the late Andrew Pat tullo, M. I'. P., were not taken to Canada but were interred in Finchlet Cemetery, London, England, on Mon- day. —Seventy-eight persons signed the total abstinence pledge at the Mas- sey Hall temperance meeting in To- ronto last Sunday afternoon. This is a good. start for the new year. —Two of the, oldest residents of the county of Leeds have just passed away, James Cowan and Mrs. John Cowan, each aged about 90 years. Their whole lives were spent near where they died._ —A fatal aecident occurred at the bush of Mr. John Morton, West Lu- ther. Thomas Henry Morden, of Ar- thur village, was killed inetantly while he and several others were en- gaged in the felling of a tree. —While waiting for a train at Ayr. Mr. Fairgrieve, who lives on Irond street, Galt, dropped dead in the de- pot Saturday night. Ile had been on a visit with relatives at Ayr and was about to take the, train for lionae. —Mr. Charles Raymond, the well known founder of the Raymond Sew- ing Machine Works of Guelph, died Monday morning under an operation at the hospital. Mr. Raymond was 79 years old. ile was born in Lowell, Vermont, and established the busi- ness in Guelph in 1864. —The recorde of parcel arrivals from Britain at the—Toronto post -of- fice' was broken on Wednesday of last *week, when over 1,850 parcels were received, This is 200 more than were received the day before Christmas, which was about twice as large as any two previous days. —Miss Dickie, aged 24 years, a daughter of Mr. Thos. Dickie, form- erly of Dundas, but for thee last eighteen years a resident of Chic- ago, was among the killed in the re- cent theatre disaster there. She was a niece of Mr. E. Dickie, of To - onto, Secretary of the License -hold- ers' Association. —William Wanless, who for some years had been a ,staff clerk in the military district dikes in London, committed suicide in Guelph. Wan- less,who was between 35 and 40 years of age, had. been despondent for sev- eral weeks, owing to the death of his young son, and his cendition be - 'came such that he was sent to the sanitarium at Guelph. He was con- nected with the battery. at Kingston for several years, and before coming to London, to serve in the district offices be bad occupied a similar position at Vancouver. He leaves a widow and one char!. —Two little fellows iu knee breech- es were brought into the polieesta- tion at Toronto on Saturday night in an advanced state of intoxication. They were so drunk tat they could not tell their names. After a long sleep they told the police they came from Guelph to visit Weir aunt, who lives on Maitland street. There was no room for them in her house, so she arranged for them to go to a Church street lodging house. The police are looking out for the wretches who gave thei little fel- lows the liquor, with the view of proaecuting them. --The Windsor aVenue Methodist church, the leading place of worship • of that deuomination in Windsor was totally destroyed by fire Mon- e day morning. The flames broke out in the vicinity of the furnace, and had enveloped the whole interior of the basement before' they were dis- covered. The loss Ls $25,000 and there is an insurance of —Rev. David Watson, M. A„ D. D. died last week at his residence, in Beaverton, after a ehort illness. The reverend gentleman had been pastor of St. Andrew's church of Beaverton for nearly fifty years, faithfully performing his many duties. His loss will be keenly felt nbyatahost of friends of every denomi- ion. —Robert Easton, son of John Eas- ton, Glenmorrise Brant county, was burned to death last Friday. The boy was left alone in the house while his mother went to the barn to do the milking. On her return she found the lad wrapped in 'flames. It is thought "hat his clothing caught fire from a stove in the room. —Alex. McRae, of Corunna, iiged forty, a farmer, was kicked in the breast by one of his horses in the stable at 10 o'clock last Friday night where he lay in a dying condition until found by his wife at 1 o'clock the following morning. The unfor- tunate man was removed to the house and medical aid procured, but he died in an hour. —Fire occurred in the Trenton Op- en. House, Friday night, breaking out just after a theatrical perfor- mance had been concluded, and the audience had dispersed. The man- agement and inhabitants of Trenton are congratulating themselves that the fire did not break out sooner. The stage and auditorium were bad- ly damaged by fire and water. —A sad shooting accident occurred last Saturday night at Shoal Lake, Manitoba. Mr. CB. MacGuire, ac- countant in the Union Bank, when retiring for the night, placed a re- ousiy above the ear= His condition volver under his pillow, as had been his custom. TI1e revolver, however, discharged, w4:unding tarn danger - is serious. — Jan Slavin, comedian, who takes the part of Barry in " The country, Girl," had a difference With the management at Kingston, and with- drew from the company, which left for Ogdensburg, N.Y., without him. He was criticized for not kissing en- ough of the girls when be came upon the stage in the first aet, and of not performing the osculation in a hear- ty enough manner. —The will oif the late Mrs.. Chester D. Massey, of Toronto, has been en- tered for probate. The estate is valued at $32,000, and consists of bank and other stocks and personal effects.- An annuity has been be- queathed to Mrs. Vincent, Mrs. Mas- sey's mother. With this exception he whole of the estate goes to the two sons, Charles Vincent and Ray— mond Hart. —Rev. C. B. Pitblado, pastor of Weetminst er church, Winnipeg, had a narrow escape from drowning on New Years Day, and is still in a ser- ious condition from the effects. Re- turning from a visit to St. Bonifice Hospital, he started across the ice to make a short-cut, and suddenly fell into a hate. He managed to clutch he sides of the ice hut could not climb out. For twenty minutes he called for help, and was dragged out just in time, for it is doubtful wheth- er be could have hung on another minute. Itis practically settled that the next Dominion exhibition will be held in Winnipeg, in July or August next. Hon. Clifford Sifton, Minis- ter of the Interior, has been intereet- ing himeelf in the matter, and has induced his colleagues to concent to a. vote of $50,000 for the purpose. The usual Winnipeg Industrial will, therefore, next summer be of a nat- ional character, and will attract ex- hibitors and patrons from all parte of Canada. — Mr. Frank Fard, solicitor for tho Provincial Treasury Department. re' ceived a cheque recently from Mr. J. J. Foy, K. C., for $43,000, the bal- ance due from SUCeeSSi011 duties on the estate -of the late Sir Frank Smith. The sum of $25,000 had al- ready been paid in, making the total amount received from the estate $68,000. The succession duties re- ceived during the past year will a- mount to _about- $300,000. During the previous year the Provincial Treas- ury was enriched to the extent ce $236,000 from this source alone. —The thermometer dropped to ites lowest notch this season in Toronto Sunday morning last. This was 1/ below. To find a lower record it is necessary to go back to February, 1900, when the thermometer dropped to twelve below. Toronto, however, was lucky enough to escape tile se- verest portion of the cold wave. The lowest was 46 below at Bissets, Ont. Other low temperatures were: Peru - brae 38 below - at 6.30 a. m., Mani- waki, Quebec, 42 below. While the Winnipeg lowest was 28 below, Ed- monton enjoyed cegoparatively. mild - weather, the lowest being len above zero. - • —Before leaving her chooJ in Turnberry, Miss Edna Manning, daughter of Mrs. A. H. Manning, of Clinton, was the recipient ef a gold chain and case from her scholar. Miss Manning intends to pursue .1et studies in Clinton." —Mr. William Young, of Sheppard - ton, had an experience on Christmas night that he will not care to re- peat. When returning home from his brother's, and when opposite Mr. James Crawford's farm, his Iforse be- came unmanageable and ran away, throwing him out of the cutter. IL ran along the road as far as Dunlop. six miles from where he started, when it was caught and tied, in Mr. Glazier's open shed—By the timer Mr. Youeg got him back home it was 3 o'clock in the morning, and tE'e night being desperately cold, Mr. 'Young had. one of his ears badly, frozen.