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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1904-02-12, Page 1r age, which E which a at at leisure,' ages misfort u," is a titer on the heirs. is to be is remera as brides t the altar. dress is a se one col one has 0 ftung to you, ild wimate tl the ladies' viith almost ev ety, Siiks,, D aS all the ati Compan ki Arthur last w on Saturday_ ' Toronto this week s of the villao bel" attuai assembly in t Taesday evening. ited the Gotten Rou -eesion this week... - 0 B. Vogt, Tuesd aves one of the oldE this seetion. Decease". Germany. ,hir. Vogt the village for f due time was noted cle-ver gunsixtit • the country-. Hi Imo, and one daug trait, survive him. t a fen- deys of iende in Harristom-A nith a team fromeas layed in the rink bean maillise Annie Muir Jti anto an 8aturdayafte t at ,ber home Itentee erneneth Sold. -Messrs. Eobr ma, of the Mill roa Id two very super .0ne of these WaS 14 Lnd was purchased of Marris. The °thin ths old and was p john Rapson, of /Ma see butts are from OW ca' well known stet* .Second," and do hi* 'eners. Shor treed and L he congratulated es. These bulls Wend ntitr and Messrs. Oh the other two forsal If/tevereux,-It week to recordtbet Robert Devereux,W* Ely away at her borne" teed, near Seafortra trainee January 25tbe o2 years and 'sW :fievereux's death wan .as she had been lit :for some time, ber he past few weeksbe4 ius. Strengthened WI as Catholic churehs es: very faithful, Obn f contentment, at :world and at peann Tineeased, whosemad Catherine Shannahane dMerich, Ireland, and UJrty-five years ago e ved husband, who. if ane sten Lfld forte dye her. Mrs. Dern ithe re3peeted in the which she lived shut happiness of her ace • charmed -with b rbaracter and kin argiving, disposed brLght side a thing* sstel lay her bunbe." 1 whom she wan -So by her • relativegt .es affectionate and iT in friends. :took place on Wede January 27th t' ch, Sertforth, W -L UiIi Mass of Bed '1-ritf'd les- Rev. Father. - which the remain* St. James' cemedi that was mortal of rid mother was Jai& arnilv plot. The tedeeli " on, John, and berl lIiarn, Robert, Johok lave reu X, andoe,k. :Meru Smith of t Ji th•nly from a sen anemia. at the re Mille, with whota at farm work f Deceased tomes int,* learned kit Meat tlly, of laYtel'ea eon the gold meetie telhbit ion for a w •- h`tildS, Deee0 and honest the respenC -efhuu. Much sysnd e sorrowing brOd (int r from Dakota tn f`' Met •ee and also who are fIIJ amine were Iaidht ion cemetery, [J, and were follow' 'truest, af fritter, eateem in sn' held. THIRTY-THIRD YEAft. W BOLE NUMBER, 1;887. I Fine I TaflOring and „ 1 readYmade 1 •Clothing I SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1904. OU All �f.the Pro FURS and FURNISH INGS. And Part of the Cost. I We get our tables and shelves cleared in readiness for the arrival of Spring goods, and incidentally get hold of what cash these winter goods will bring tt these lowest of low prices. We do not approve of nor practice the antiquated methods of packing away or carrying over goods from one season to the other. This season's goods MUST BE SOLD this season, and for proof of, and toshowyou that • we have the courage to carry out modern methods, •-which will appeal td the people, we refer you to the prices quoted below, which are only some of the snaps waiting for you. COMO early if you want the best picking, an& bring the cash, as we canno accept anything but spot cash at these prices. geggKigsmatffinchnnWORMELIIMME $60.00 Coon Coats for 75 Coon coats for 90 Coon coats for 33 Calt coats for 30 Calf coat for 35 Wallaby coat for 25 Wallaby cots for 18 Black dog coats 18 Wombat coats for 30 Jackets (curl) for 35 40 45 40 " (seal) 48 Jacket (sear sable collar 15 Cape rifles for 10 • is if 7.50 it 20*, Sable Ruffs for 15 10 7.50 " 12 Overcoats for 10 12 Suits for 10 auits for 7.50 Suits for L50 Trousers for 2.00 Heavy trousers for • 2.50 " 65c Heavy drawers and shirts 50c " 2.‘ r lleav Smocks for it Li 111 55 if $40 00 50 po 22 20--- 25. 17 12 20 25 27 30, 27 35 10 5 15 10 7.50 4 7 6. 1.25 1.65 49 3)'7-1- • 1.50 if L Li it ti 6.50 Leather coats, corduroy lined 4.75 2.50 Wanket lined tweeds 2.00 Blanket lined smocks 2.25 Rubber lined smocks 1.00 Ileavy top shirts 75c Heavy top shirts 50 50c Heavy sox for 30c 20c Wool sox for 50c Winter caps for. 35e Boys' stockings, heavy ribbe All goods spot cash. No goods on approval. exchanged if not satisfactory, Greig & Stewa Johnson Bros.' Old .tanc!, Sm.A.HOIVIIEL L65 1.50 1.50 75c 55 35 30 20- 10 40 25 Goods MISHTER _GROGAN --- On The Age of Man, Etc. and .Ao Forth. lrelend has thrned out more min iv great litherary attainmints than an- ny Other counthry under th sun -un- less. its • Scotland or. England or .France or menby Muntbryhall. Ir- ishmin have Made thimsilves famous th wurld over since toime inamim- oriel in wan way or another-aither ‘wid th' pen or th shovel. ' Dear to th hearts iv all Irishmin is .Torn Moore, th gifted Irish poet, whose swato song " Th Exile iv. Er- in" will niver grow ould. An who hasn't heard iv O'Socrates th famous Irish Philosopher, or Tony Hart tli cilebrated author iv " Tie Mulligan. .Guards?: I cud mintitin mann y others whose names are familiar to th most iv us, but toime an -space will not permit. Among th mast 'rioted writers iv th prisint day who claim Ireland as their birth pleze are Mishter Dooley, John C. Morrison, Lord Dufferin, Jacob McGee hover e,ighty years ould) J. J. Irvine An me Mesilf. oulda moind ire) spin4s his summers Mishter .McGee (olr, eighty years delvin in his !garden wid bis shovel, an his winthers delvin into Ancient Histbry, an further back than that wid bis pen. In his lateat iffort "Th' Age iv Man," Mishter McGee (over eighty years ould) fails to mintion anny- ning about thee age iv woman. He knows .betther. That's a subjict that mine ivms cares to middle wid. Nor does he say annyting about th' great quistion iv th day-" How ould is Ann ?" But We'll let that go. Now , I niver made much iv a study -iv Ancient Hieroglyphics (f tink thats th wurd,) an I cant say whither me ancistors existed durin th glycerine peyriod or not. Its al- t.:neither loikely I had some aneis- tore, but th family archives don't raicb army further back than th pol- lywog epoch. Traces iv me -ancistors have bin discovered in some petri- foied petaties found in th bogs near Donegal but 'acoientists differ as to th toime whin• • th imprints were made: -Me own proivate opinion is that they war 'Made at dinner toime. Mishter MeGee (over eighty years ould) wud have us belave that man existed long befoor tb creation iv th 'wurld, but. I have • me doubte about tbat, nor do Ibelave that man is discinded from apes an monkeys -Pythagoras an McGinty to th con- theary notwitlishiandin. Me viner- able and talinted counthryman, al- though well poshted on th affairs iv the day, takes mare than orthin- ary intherist in affairs iv.th pasta. Now thats jist where we differ. Im• contint to let by-gones be by-gones, an Ini a great dale more intheristed, in th attinuated condition iv me wood poile than I am in pre -histor- ic remains, an im longing fur a glimpse iv me burdocks wance more. But all this ,has nothin to do wid me -corryspondinte. • I'. X. T.,. Lima, Peru. -Putt in.yer sugar furst. Thin • a woine glassful •iv illstauff. Th bigger th woine glass- tb betthere Thin add th hot • wather. Not too much bot wather moind ye, but jist enough to make it hot. Too much wather wakens, • th mixture an spites th anther ef- fiats. Stur gintly but forcibly till all the wather an sugar is dissolv- .ed, Thin ra.ymark " Beres dukin at ye" .close yer oyes, an smoile. Av it has th same effict in Peru that il. has in MeKillop, yell be quoite con - tinted wid yer lot befoor noighta P. S. • Niver take more than wan glass at a toime unriss on spicial oc- casions. • J. CeK., •Chawchaw, Graminivor- one county, Texas, wants to know av th eaypoorts- concernin th great scarcity iv fuel'anth abundant a- bundance iv snow in Harpurhey an other parts iv Ontario are corrict or not. They are ari they. ate not. -Th 'with- er has bin could enough to suit th most fastaidious, an. fuel is not as [trivalent as it moight be. I-shtill have a few shticks lift, an I have an oidea that toan obtain a few more by judicious 'managemint. There do be , more Ways iv chokin a cat to deatb than by pullin his tail, as. th ould stryiti goes. 'Half th lies ye rade in th papers a- bout th great exciss iv snow in spots do be greatly ixaggerated. Fur in- 'shtance, whin they shtate that th sichion min around WiartOn an up thanway ate their dinners on th top iv th tinhgraft poles, I have rue doubtAnna, it, an I'm av th opinion that th'hiathat.:,iv these ehtories are about as Mnfeleible as th orthinary Grand Trunk toime table. Th congieted. condition iv th thracks has bin tit (manse .iv a great dale iv mixed-upniss regardin th arroival an departure of th thrains, Fur Insh- ta,nce, th 12,40 a. ,thrain which ginerally gits heredeabout 3.48 or. more p. m., now arroives th day be- foor yisterday, an th 3.38p. m. thretin that laves here fur St..;Columban a- bout, 5M8 don't raich Sayfort till nixt wake. This has been- tlid cause iv a, great dale iv anxoiety to th thravel- lin public. • Finnerty says there's goin to.be a change Moor long. He says along about th latther-ind iv April we'll have a cliange fue th betther av it quits snowin, An Finnerte's poshte'd. • • --GROGAN. . - N. B. -Finnerty, " What are ye diggin fur Murphy?"' Murphy, " I'm tbryin to foind a lump iv coal that l'alarun at a dog lasbteuminer," MOLEAN BROS., Publieerte I a Year in Advance,. ly resided in Ontario. After visiting the homes of their childhood, how- ever, they declared the winters too severe for comfort. They have there- fore turned to British Columbia as offering advantages of climate which cannot be equalled in, any other part of Canada. Several hundred have al- ready taken advantage of the cheap excursiori rates effective on the Can- adian Pacific raileatty t� go west- ward. Not many have gone so far as the Pacific Coasththe'Nicola and Okanagan valleys arid the Kamloops district having proved satisfactory on jaccount of compitrAtive dryness of the climate. Froni'dthe little town of Roissevain- alone no fewer than 33 'people left for British Columbia on two excursions. This is entirely ,a new movement on the part of Can- adians. • Facts, Figures and Opinions, (Written for The Expositor.) In the time s of a great peril in Israel, the prophet Elisha offered the prayer for his companion, Lord I pray thee, open his eyes that he may_ see)' The same prayer might well be Offered to -day in behalf of multi- tudes of Christian people with refer- ence to the presence of intemperance. If 411 Gould see it as it is, and thus become awake to its destruction and Blank Pooks , Stati(-4nery And Office Supplies At Right Prices. ALEX. WINTER, Picture framing a Specialty, serious injuries. A social evening had beer held in the rooms from the window of which Wardner fell, and be had been drinking. His money and svateh are missing, and foul play is suspected. Chance of recovery is very slight. Wardner's home is in St. Thomas. Huron Notes. -Mr. Alex. Thompson has sold 25 acres of land to his neitebbor, Mr. Henry Holtz, for $1,100. -D. L. McPherson bee been ap- pointdS town clerk of Clinton and D McTaggart, treasurer. deadly power, the day of our deliver- • ' epee wOuld be close at hand, "Half of Our salvation is to know our den- ote" We have all seen some of -the sad and dreadful consequences that Join:ay the use of drink. We have been compelled to witness crimes brought to pass through the traffic, But there are a vast number who have limited and vague conceptions of tbe nature and extent of its evils. Nor is that number composed only of thope who are fascinated with the wine cup, nor the dealers in rum, whose averice has made them indif- ferent to the ruist around them. With them are found' excellent men and women of social standing and high character. • Familiarity with certain social phases of intemper- ance and the gilding with wbich the vice is wont to cover its hideousnass, has made them indifferent. So un- der the protection of this mor -i.1 criminal_ indifference, it has grown from strength to strength. When %te, ceme to examinesinte its posses- sions, and to enquire the extent of the evil we hear the defiant answer My name, is legion for we are many." There is, certainly, something ap- pauling in the statistias as they measure in cold, passionless figures as with compass and chain, tbe di- mensions of this gigantic evil. The drink _bill of the United States for the fiscal year ending in June 20111, 1890, was over $1,219,866,272 which was an average of $19.47 for each • man, women and child in that coun- try. In 1894nearly ten times more was expended for drink than for public schotifs in the United States. In 1896 the amount given to Foreign Missions of all denominations was $5,0,000. Five and a hail millions givento advance the Kingdom of Christ and $1,200,000,000 given to spread the kingdom of, darkness. Two hundred and fifty millions of dollars are itevested in ill eweries and malt houses in America,Political ec- onomy teaches that money is always invested with the prospect of a fu- ture gain. Here is an enormous ine vestment. Where is tbe profit'? The battleship Maine cost $4,000,000 and was blown up in Havana 'harbor. Two hundred and sixty sailors went down with her. If the United States should build • a like ship every day anti man it with 260 American boys and Spain should blow her to atoms and her boys to eternity, every _night, the cost in lives and money would not equal that of the legalized sal- oon. In the United States are manufac- tured annually 4,237,7515,943 cigars, 4,608,020,352 cigarettes, ebewing and smoking tobacco 260,7344312 pounds, snuff- 13,238,540 pounds. Aggregate of tobacco, snuff, eigant and cigar- ettes to consumers per annum, $600,- 000,000, • The late Dr. Mussey, of Cincinnati, Ohio, said; "Smoking and chewing t obaceo produces a continual 1:111ISt for stimulating drinks and this tor- menting °• thirst leads to drunken- ness." • There are features of intemperance which cannot be stated in figures. It is a living cause working to produce greater devastation. It is an organ- ized power, entrenched in our land behind social customs, protected by law and upheld by enormous wealth, In the face of these facts we can but ask. Where does the responsi- bility lie? The answer comes down through the centuries to each of us "Where is thy brother'?" The voice of thy brother's blood crietb unto thee from the ground." "The liquor traffic is a cancer in society,, eating out the vitals and threatening destruction, and all at- tempts to regulate it will not only prove abortive but will aggravate the soil. No, there must be no more attempt to regulate the cancel': it must be eradicated. Not a root must be felt behind, for until this is done, all classes must continue in danger of becoming victims of strong drink." -Abraham Lincoln. "1 do not believe there is a greater superstition than to suppose that the,se liquors can give men a greater capacity for bodily or mental exer- cise and in thia I am supported by the highest medical testimony." - Gladstone. ".Temperance puts wood on the Lire, meal in the barrel, Deafer in the tub, money in the purse, credit in the country; contentment in tbe house, clothes on the back and vigor in the body." -Franklin. The boys of America for hares, the saloon for hounds, the govern- ment backed by Christian voters for gentlemen, In God's name where is the chance for our boys to escape ?" -John G. xWoosoi tlohrg,.. 1 fru( you a ill give this ra place oirt your paper. 4 'Yours truly, - A Lady Reader. -Joe Wardner, a C. P. R. fireman, fell from the third story of the Un- Uien Bank building at Moose Jaw a few mornings ago, striking his head oxA a coal box, and reeeiying very a. -re is stated in good authority that many Manithiba farmers Who have accumulated sufficient of this efvorldeit goods toainake their old age one of independence, - are in British. Columbia for thepurpose of look-:ing over its agricultural areas wale:. view to settlement. Those farm- ers who nave Arro5ted comparative wealth from the :r.trilirie soil, after .1 ram 'ten to twenty. years of labor, are desirous of removing to a less rigorous climate tban that of Mani- toba, The majority of eManitobans who wish to find- a land of summer .sunsbine and ,mild winters formor- -The resignation of Rev. Mr. Mc- Kay, pastor of the Lucknow Presby- terian church, has been accepted by the Maitland Presbytery, -The boarders at the British Ex- change hotel, Godericb, recently pre- sented Mr. Thomas Tilt, theproprie- tor, with a handsome Morris dhair, as a kindly testimony of their ap- preciation of his thoughtfulness of their comfort and pleasure. _Mrs. Sidney Malcohnson, daugh- ter of Mrs. Wm, Robertson. of Gude- rich, died at her late home in New Westrainister, British Columbia, on Wednesday of last week. Deceased had been a severe sufferer from rheumatism for over a year. Besides her husband she leaves one child, -Percy Walter, of Bentniller, met with an accident last Monday, While adjusting a pulley in the -woollep factory, the ladder on which he was standing t slipped, throwing him down. In the fall his right hand struck a wire, which penetrated the front of his hand, passing nearly through. -The blacksmithing business car- ried on by S. II. Jackson, in his premises near the iron bridge in Brussels, for the past fourteen years, has been sold to Thomas Pollock, of Durham, who took possession last week. Mr. Jackson talks of going to the West to try his fortune. -Wm. Carter, of Constance, has been very successful with his fancy fowl this winter. He exhibited ten at Toronto winter show, takiitg nine first and one second prizes ; he sent fourteen entries to Simeoe slmar and 'was suecessful in taking fourteen first prizes, -An exchange says: A farmer in Usborne township cut wood in his bush last fall and piled it; piles three feet high. A few days age he drove to the woods for e load bat could not find any. On investigation be discovered that he had driven ,over the piles. -The annual show �f the Huron Poultry and Pet Stock Association was held in Goderieh last week, end despite the -any severe weather and blocked condition of the roads, there was a fair display of poultry. The judge became snow bound en route and as a coosequenee the birds could not be judged. _George Cox, one of the oldest res- idents in Goderich township, died on Saturday, 3rd ult., at his residence, lot 21, concession 6, in his 88th year. The deceased was an energetic agri- culturalist, and for many years de - 'voted coneiderable time to peach cul- tivation, and for seasons be eupplied all of that luscious fruit tb,at was 'needed in Goderich, -The Clinton News Reoora says: There is a possibility of the county judge making an inquiry into the manner in which the late municipal election in Clinton was carried -on. As a preliminary move a prominent citizen has served the town clerk with a notice not to destroy the bal- lots as the statute says he may do in so many days after the polling. -P. T. Dean, the /well known groc- er, of Goderich, beats the record for new potatoes., On Wednesday last, while clearinghawity in a corner of his cellar, a well grown stock of potatoes was found, and at the r00t3 some fairly well developed new tub- ers, from one to two inches long. As a novelty in our present Arctic winter, this is certainly unique, -At a recent meeting of the Wing - ham Methodist coagregation the or- gan committee presented the hand- some pipe organ to the congregation free of debt. At the same meeting Mr, W. H. Green, who was treasurer of the committee, and took an active part in the work, was prese,nted with a handsome gold watch and cbain. _On Wednesday evening, January 27th, a pleasant time was spent ret the residence of Mr. Wm. Milligan West Wawanosh, when his second daughter, Jessie Mae, was wedded to G. C. Baartinhimer, of Henfryn, Hur- on county. The nuptial ceremony was performed by Rev. J. W. Robin- son, of DlingannOn, assisted by Rev. C. Rutherford, in the presence of about eighty guests. -Mr, Wm. Davidson, of Gardner, North Dakota, an old Stanley resi- dent, is on a visit to bis old friends in this county. Mr, Davidson for- merly lived with bis parents on the Goshen Line for a number of years. In 1876 he bought and settled on what used to be known as the Em- nierson farm, Goderich township, and took unto himself a life partner, in the person of Miss Susan Iludie fourth daugbter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hudie. Mr. and Mrs. Dav- idson remained on this farm for five years when they sold it and moved to North Dakota, Kingdon township, Cass -county, where he took up 160 acres of land. His nearest neighbor at that thne was eight miles away. Mr. Davidson is now the owner of 800 acres and last year had 300 acres of wheat, all summerfallowhd, whiah yielded him 12,600 bushels, There be- ing an elevator within two mile of his farm he teamed his grain to it at the time of threshing and sold the wheat for 76e a bushel. He also had 80 acre. of oats, 50 acres of barley and 60 acres of corn, which he says pays w411 in that country. He has 30 bors s which makes him five teams, ix horses to the team. He also ,1)..s a number of cattle and colts. Lr. Davidson has a barn 56 feet sq are, and also a large and commodious dwelling house built with al the modern improvements and wh eh cost laim $3,000le , sion of Parliament. There a note of pathos in his formal 1 ewe taking of the county commit the other day. There were among the councillors men whose fathers and grandfathers before them had simil- ar official relations with Judge Hughes. • Canada. -Sir- Inackenzie Bon•ell and his son, Mr. C. J. Howell, have gone on a trip tri Paris, France, and other for- eign points. -James A. Atkins, one of Efullet's illiam, a son of Enos Wilson, oldest and prosperous farmers, re- of Sidney, was killed a few days ago siding On the 3rd concession, paid in Marmora township, north of Belle- nature'debt on Saturday, January ville, while chopping in the woods. 30th, after suffering for some years A limb fell from a tree, striking from liver trouble, at the advanced him on the head. Ile died a few age of seventy seven years. His wife hours later. Deceased was 37 yeare died many years ago and he, being old and unmarried. quite feeble, thought he would spend -Friends of Rev. Dr. Wilkie have the winter in Clinton with his wife's organized to send him aS a mission - brother, Charles Johneton, and it try to Central India. The Presby - was there that he died. terian Foreign Mission Committee -Mary Tichbourne, widow of the offered to support him in a mission late John Allen, died at the reeidence field under another church but he of Mr, Wm. McCaughan, G )(tench, on Tuestlay evening of last sveek, in her 92n1 year. The deceased lady, who died from old age, had bee..a con- fined to her bed for font- years, but previously' had had fairly good health, She was widely known in Goderich would not accept this. -W. H. 11, Allison, of Pieton, Lo- cal Registrar, Clerk of the County Court, and Registrar of the Surro- gate Court of Prince Edward County died in Picton on Friday. Mr. Alli- son was suffering from Brightlsdis- and surrounding country-, tbe nob- ease. He leaves a widow and two bourne. and Allen families being old sons. iesidente of the county, and previous -Mr. D. Keivanagh, a wittily known to her powers giving way she was al- resident of Hastings county, died at ways around, being a very active bis home in Bancroft last week. De, woman even after she had passed the ceased was foe many years reeve of - three sciore years and ten. - Dungannon; and Faraday townships, -Not ious we the new ithstanding the unpropila 1 and also warden of the county. He tber of Tuesday of last week, was clerk of the twelfth Division Catholic church at St. Aug- Court of the county, a pronainent ustine, Jras with due solemnity open- 'Liberal and a. member of the Roman ed by the Bishop. ,A, vast throng of Catholic church. people came through the storm from -Mr. T. II. Race, editor of the Mit- miles in all directions, to witness the chell Recorder, has been appointed ceremony. The edifice is one of the Dominion fruit commissioner at the -finest in the western peninsula,cost- St. Louis Exposition. Mr. Race ing $18,000, exclusive of voluntary states that Canada will make a labor. The pastor and people have splendid fruit display at the big worked with harmony and loyalty show, and the exhibit should prove that have made the task a pleasure, a good advertisement for the eoun- and they are to be congratulated on try. Mr. Race is the right man in the beautiful building they have er- the right place and will represent ected for worship. Rev. Father Ha- Canada well and worthily at St. ion, the pastor, Father Pinsonneault Louis. and other priests assisted in the ser- -Alex. McLaughlin, an elderly vices hardware traveller from Hamilton, had a most miraculous escape from 'death at Barrie a few days ago. While attempting to board. the mov- ing North Bay express he slipped and Id ll backwards. His foot caught and, he was dragged on his back almost t under the wheels of the following coital' for nearly half a mile. The only injury sustained was a slightly sprained ankle. -John Turnbull, aged 66 years, was found frozen to death on the road way near Glen Morris, a few miles from Galt, last Friday morn - number' of men are nut Of employ- - ing. Deceased had been in the em - mut. t& rotary snow plow with two hiehment of Mrs. George Rutber- -A despatch from Wingham dated February 3rd, gives some idea of the effect of the snow blockade on that town. It says: The storm caused the postponement of the annual meeting of the Huron county Orange Associa- tion to -day, delegates being unable to attend. No mails have been re- ceived, and a fuel famine is threat- ened, .the railways being unable to handle aeveral cars of coal stalled a- long the lines. The Western found- ry has ,shut down, the supplies of coke and iron being exhausted. A engines arrived to -night. Hundreds of men shovelling are unable to keep the lines clear. -On Tuesday of last week_ an in- teh•esting suit was ,hefore-Ifie Honor Jd.dge I1olt, in the Goderich division cOurt. The case had been before, the pglice magistrate, who decided that i the plaintiffs, two servants who had been employed at the Bedford, at Godericia, were entitled- to their wages, which had been withheld by the proprietor, because, he claimed, they had left without notice, when they had agreed to give0 days. The police Magistrate's decision was ap- pealed, and on Tuesday a large UUM- ber of witnesses were examined, and His H000r gave judgment, upholding the police magistrate's decision. Con- siderable interest has been 'shown in the case, es the decision will be a guide to those who engage ser- vants 203 10 the power of these em- ployees, -On Wednesday afternoon of lost week, Mary Brown, relict of the late John Stewart, and mother of Mrs. Pet er Ritchie, Brusseim paid Nature's dept al the, advanced age of nearly 91 years. She was a native of Perth- shire Scotland, where she was mar- ried and resided up to twenty years ago vehen she Wane to Canada and has since made her home with MrS, Ritchie, Mr. Stewart departed this life in 1878. In addition to Mrs. Bit - chic there was one other daughter, Mrs. Nevin, who died in 1873. Up to two years ago Mrs. Stewart was re- markahly smart but a paralytic stroke rendered her quite helpless and she has been confined to bed since then. Four or five weeke ago she began to fail very perceptibly and entered into rest as above staled. She was a bright old lady and was a most. resolute Presbyterian belong- ing to the old seccession church. in Scotlatid. -Mr, Justice Maclennan gave judgereent last week in a case pre- sented by Judge Doyle -relative to the voters' list of Ashfied and Col- borne townships. At the Gourts for revision of these lists in 1903 a num- br of appeals were entered on be- half of the Liberals by A. 11. Macdon- ald for Ashfield and John If. McEvoy for Colborne. The point was taken by Mei Dickinson, acting for the Con- servatives, that the complainants were n[01 voters, their naraes not be- ing on the voters' list, and that therefbre they nvere not qualified to claim revision of the • lists. The re- ply to this %vas that the 'complain - ere entitled to register, ender anhood suffeage registration whenever such registration take place, and thon this vir- constituted them voters or e entitled to be voters, and therefore persons entitle.d to claim ant:4 the in a et, shouli tually persOn the rtvision of the voters' lists. This view Maele s confirmed by Mr. Justice flan, the objection to the ap- entered by Messrs. Macdonald ford, of Glen Morris, and was sent on !en errand some dietance in the country Thursday afternoon. As he did not return, search was made and the body, frozen solid ip the snow, was found. Deceased was emenarried. -A dastardly attempt was made to burn down the Mount Forest pub- lic school. When the janitor went to the school early Friday morning he found a hole, had been broken VI the ceiling over the boiler, the hole filled with paper and set on fire. Fortunately the paper had burned • out without setting fire to titelath and joists. The trustees have of- fered a reward of $100 for the de- tection of the guilty parties. -The Penet ang Herald says The -townshp of Tiny has been using disc ha r rows with pronounced .success in making t he heavy snow roads pass- able. They cut down the ringes and work the snow to the sides, so that horse teams can jog along comfor- tably without danger of cutting off which makes driving on the ordinary ro-ds -Mr. Lvdsomnirse.sviltliii.cthalraitiatAirrdnO0U1Sii., of Athens, have celebrated the sixtieth year of their married line. Mr, and Mrs. Arnbla were naarried on Janu- ary 31st, 1844, at the residence of M rs.Arnold's fat her, the late Asa Webster, near Smith's Falls. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold settled on a farm near Frankville, where all their fam- ily were born, gilled -family oonSists of four sons and one daughter. Mr. Arnold is 83 years of age and Mrs. Arnold 70, and tbey both enjoy com- pare t vely good health. -The price of coal has been ad- vanced by the local dealers in Mont- real, 25c a ton on stove, egg and chesnut. The consumers will now have to patr $7.25 a ton her stove coal. The reason given for this ad- vance is the scarcity of coal at pres- ent, in part due to the severity of the *inter in the mining districts of Pennsylvania and the heavy snow- falls which have rat arded work for the last ten days at Lackawanna. -The presence of Mr. J. Pierpont ii510o,rigi nand htilsle.Migirrea tatAriWcailnitlesoaPritILI-- tel, Montreal, a few days ago, nee,- essi t ;lied almost as much al tendance as is demanded by a royal visitor. Not only were his apartments guard- ed by his secretary, valet and porter buts alsusIi)gotrixil iL of mail mai ter railed for an entire heir and an extra trip to the post of- • fice. The number Of telegrams and cablegma r71 W:/ perhaps great er than ever. before receim d by one per- san at 1-Jje. WindSOT. Mr. Morgan had bis' meals served in private and always entered and len I be hotel b3. the, ladips' en1rance, The party cs 011 from Montreel to Quebec. total cost of 1 he Genies in - peals vest iga ion as 311Own by the public and McEvoy being disallowed, and accounts reeently premented to the Judge Doyle will therefore proceed Legielat ure was $14,420.20. The com- missioners reenived $:areie each. Mt. and dispose of the appeals. E. F. B. Johnston received 95,749.90, -Tbe retirement from the bench Mr. W. R. Riddell, K. C., $4,250, Hon. -of Judge D. 3. Hughes, of St. Tho- H. MAO' Mr. C. II. Ilite.hiv, in as, after a full half Century of $7,600, , Vr. D. "Mr I'hers aseoete service as Judge of the county of El- air, 3. al. al. nem $2,900 aid Stir. Du Ve S210), FOI• ri tib ' ia an event not often duplicated in the annals of the Canadian judi- inee.s ();:i.Iston hid s me claim. He v. as but a young man :1;3,361, ;mil :dein ersen of when he was appointed first judge a e7e3. Rime. : ink the proce •ti Inas The tuk tli At of the newly formed county which rant had the Talbot settlement for ite •sent m the hlamtoulm wani.ssez cent se He retires after 50 years of remitted bill, of $150, and tae conti mous duty, in accordance with etre-, 01 i he constable-, amounted the age limit legislation of last ses- to $1,266.50.