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The Huron Expositor, 1904-04-01, Page 11. _ has been ext week. and wel- w Easter a good show, vsring nove.t and the flow - and the various We have ive needs as. hion centre minds. ow York for the tiformion from novel and addl1 trimming" room. )- beautiful form nd enjoy the iturclay, nd of Apri I both evenings. sted in the oing to fall in oa see them. eautiful. There ,t± daring use of running from harmony. The agbut there are ry popular in the nce in our dis- in tbe way of the rashionabie .'pe de ohne and Thite, champagne which many of While there will 121.0St employed al taffeta and the foliage are the and moderate ,drooping sprays, rget-me-nots and caence in the plumes,. osprey their plaoe too of swell head - Hats splay. This see- & styles for ladies Ile happy, bright rig little tots at here about the to wear Hats, nor It the low prices will see at our A.~ lods Company Mr. Elliott will be* resident of Brtmels.-johilh- Of Wiarton, ties a visit= for a few days last week- 1 es has been laid up during week with an attack of 44-G. F. Blair, of Godes ' in town on Monday of thit N. Barrett, of Winghame ler on Brussels friends thite me Post will install an els ter next week to be mei ins of power in operating tuckerernith. rid Notes. -Mr. Geo. Not a stable from the Cu& to his place in Clinton, Bedford ate doing a rushs with their grain grinds r. Mrs. Robert White hat the sick list for the past f- F. W. Ofich deliveredah on Tuesday last a fine hull for Mr. Thos. White Cranbrook.-Mr. GI -Hort disposed of two Durhant winter. One goes neat and the other was pUr* Mr. Levi Wilts% of Cionetanoes v. and Mrs. hIctiair cone' 'he services in Kinburzt fternoon, There was te gregat ion, indicating the- -Web the reverend gene `s good lady_ are held.-, spent Sunday in Wine lidr friend, Miss Lizzie man Tudor has been apyi oundkeeper and is ready to �f all the wandering' hos ether law breakers Or -Although Sa.tutday Iva% xn0easant day, and partic- t• an auction. sale, a largo - i ltered at. Wm. Dunlop% ' Thos, Brown sold the nue end term 'tock, realizitig res for nearly all that was Dunlop Ls an extelf (4:r- everything was in gaga Dunlep end his fatale leaving for the west are sorry to lose then all exceptionally goo* - %irs 0, McGregor has beell 'Ok liet for a few days,but 51'1a, win soon be enjoylet Fames Proti- v1 ill with bronebitis. Efe isyhat bulisposed for the sorts bat has not been cone the howse until flan last u -.hes McGill, Jr., has the 0114 , e summer wiEh Wr. Kinney rdns a eheese ear- London, oeitassassew THIRTY-B-IXTH YEAR. WHOLE NUMBER. 1,894. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, APRIL 19 19040 Fine I Tailoring I readynaad- and I Olething I COMM PUBS AND FURNISH INS T HE MONT I- will speedil scape with Spring OF 'APRIL fill the land - Suits. As usual the smart dressers will appear in suits bought here. 'We landle the cloth' ing made by the world's best makers and our patrons must of , necessity be well dressed. I Is our Spring Suit starting point, as we start 0.,) where the wearers' satisfaction can be guar- anteed, then up the steps of excellence we ascend to our suits at . '7.50 9 :1 lo 12 The Goodness is Visible All Along the Route. We are at your service when you are ready for your suit. You'll take no risk for if anything goes wrong ~YOUR MONEY 0-0E5 BACK. ow4AAAAmiokswAMAAAAAAmA New Toggery for Easter. You must have something new for Easter Sunday if it is only a new collar button. Our display of New Spring Ties, New Collars, New Shirts, New Hose, New Fancy Vests will . make it easy selecting and at a very small outlay of money., It's easy to select when you see what you want.It's here visiting for you. 1 , ar a young lady re.mariedf he TIES, That a r day " y sspserhefewetdream," for ggentleman eman fnendo her brother's. , , 1 1 The largest stock you'll find in any one store in any provincial town. Prices start at -50c and you can go on up, as occasion and requirement may demand, un- til you reach 82.1 , GUELPH TO GODERIOH. AM. Of OF MM.' Campaign for Extension of a Rail- way Gets Redhot. •1•••• •=1w11.0•••• The property oners of the town- shiP of Morris in the county of Hur- on, will on April 15 eete on a by-law to authorize the Matte of debentures to the amount or $3,500 for the pur-. pose of -granting a bonus to the Guelph Junction Railway Company, .which proposes tp extend its line from the city of Guelph to Goderich, PaSeing through the township of Morrie. 'Ithe oampaign for the pass- ing of the -.byelaw is waxing warm, The Myth Stendard prints this ar- ticle ri it'S latest issue: " On Saturday afternoon last Peter W. ...Soott, a prominent and leading farmer of East Wa.wanosh, called at the Standard office' and, made the statement to the editor that a bag containing C. P. IL boodle was locat- ed in Myth., the contents of the bag being for the purpose of buying up the electors of Hullett, Morris and East Wasvanosh: Councillor Mel - calf tells us thet Mr. Scott made the same charge to him." "We told Mr. Scott that no boodle was being used, nor had been used, nor would be used, for if we could not get the C. P. R. to Blyth by boa- orable means we did not want it at all. Our explanations and state- ments were of no avail. _Mr. Scott said he knew there was boodle. We then asked him to give us the names of those who were distributing, the boodle, or who had received any of it. This he refused to do, but gave us the promise that he would do -so after the vote had been taken." "We understand that Mr. Scott and others opposed to the C. P. R. by-laws are circulating the boodle cry in an attempt to prevent the by- laws from carrying. If they are cir- culating such a cry they are cir- culating, slander and falsehood of the blackest kind. If they think they have good grounds for knowing that boodle is beirkg used, let -them put their charges in writing so that they may be investigated in a proper and judicial manner. They dare not put their charges in writing, and we defy them to do it, Let Mr. Scott and his friends fight fair and honorably, and not behind a mry that is only raised for atrocious and damnable purpos- es." • •••••"••••• The township of Hullett will also vote on a sectional by-law for the same purpose on April 28th. away ea. a••• The coenpany now have a bill he- rmit% the Dominion Parliament, in . charge of Mr. Robert Holmes,. M. P., enlarging their powers and provid- ing for branches from the main line to Listowel, Seaforth and Clinton. It L s the intention Of the company, we understand, to construct these branches providing the necessary en- couragement is given by the muni- cipalities interested.We are safe in promng that Seaforth will do ite share when the time comes. It has never- yet been found laclOng when any enterprise calculated to advance the interests and prosperity of the town was on the boards and it will not be when railway connection with the C. P. .R. is attainable., -Mayor Lewis, of Goderich, is one. of the di- rectors proposed In the aniended bill. ----• Facts About The Farmer. Deer Expositor,-aWhile many read, ore will not agree with me, more es- pecially those not engaged in the ag- ricultural pursuit, yet I think I'll not exaggerate In what end going to say.. People have got the idea in - their heads that times are booming. But if we look at a few things in comparison„. I fail to see the great boom that exists, Well, • you say, the -horse trade is surely brisk; the ,live stock in gen- eral is at a marked degree better. Grain is at a higher figure and is this not an indication of a boom? grant all this, but let me: say there is another side to be observed. While we used to get '25 pounds of -sugar for one dollar, we now only get about eighteen, coal oil has risen from 150 to 30c per gallon; every- thing that the farmer needs has gone up, Wages are nearly double what they were a short time ago, still, people say farming is booming. The poor, simple farmer of to -day, is slowly learning by experience, that after receiving a little advance in the prices of his farm produce in order to keep him tilling the land, and after paying. top price for every- thing he uses, and the enormous wages, and scrapes up the tnterest to be paid, at the end. of each year, that he has left for his labor merely the developmentof hie -muscles. This 1 know to be the case in too many instances. But, you say, we can't change it. 1. say ss -o can, for I am in the ,same occupation. But we can't until we learn the lesson taught by our friends ss ho have made their thous- ands and millions. 1 ask the question -Did you ever know a farmer starting on reason- able means to become a million- aireliave not a few in the agri- cultural line not asjust a rightto receive sub remuneration for their labor and 'ability in this calling as any other, to reward them as high- ly as the stook holders in our rail- road companies? I think they have. -Thee, I ask, by is it that you cannot find as many moneyed men? Because they have too much uphill work and for two reasons. lst, The farmer has not profit enough on the money invested, and second, be- cause there are too many grabbing at the dollar he ha:s honestly toiled — 'for. I believe if nine besiness men out of every ten would carry on their business as loosely as four- fifths of the farmers do, and net Is taking a big per centage, Ili it their business would soon fail. Thee farmers, let us start right away, its not too late for 1904 yet, and farm on business principles, keepingd strict account of every transactiotie and then when we have a bunch ot hogs to dispose of and our local buy-: er comes along and offers us four: and a half or four and three-quar- ter cents we can firmly stand by our books end they shall show us clear- ly that at such Norm we certainly, would have to put the balance on the SHIRTS 0++++.4.44.44.4-4P+44:44+444444-*, Ladies' Raincoats. Since the sky has opened and we feel the effects of the warm spring Sun, with an occasional drop of the liquid, the heavy winter clothing must be replaced with the lighter garments. We have placed in stock some of the most exquisite designs that the best skill in Europe and America can pro- duce,„ Our styles are exclusive, the variety large, r the quali- ties the highest, and the prices the lowest. We import all garments, and they come direct from the makers. The Highest Price $4.50/ ' - $15.00 —4 --And lots in betwee1L:4— The Lowest Price It will be a pleasure to show these goots any time, whether you buy or not. • - 444+44.1.4-1444-44444+4444444 Boys' Suits and Kriickrs. Absolutely the best makers on he market --the Lion Brand—doable seat and double kneeh-celebrated for the wear -resisting qualities and. reasonableness of price. Suits -3 piece dd Pants $3,00 to $5,00 9c tp $1,00 Greig tewart, Johnson Bros.' Old Stand, SMA.FOIZTEL. Canadian Pacific Railw y. wrongi side of the account. An old problem goes "The sinaller elle mind the greater the conceit." 1 often think this holds .goad 'with mid farmere. We appear too conceit- ed: to tform the least combinatien in out* labors. We see a different fcel- jn in our neighbors ,when we g� to their town to buy produce from them. Ask one man what he can sell you a barrel of sugar for ? He tells you for perhaps four ,and one-half Icents per pound; try an- other men, it is invariably the same,' ,They w n't run each other out of business, " plenty for all is their motto." But the fanner after dis- posing of some stock, and has a little .of the stiff feeling down at the bot- !tom- of his pockets does not want his :neighbor to ask him if' he got five ;cents for his cattle, and I have known farmers who, in circler to create a cyclone- of wind in his do-rnmunity, actually have the buyer throw him so much and give the same back a- gain,all merely to have it appear that he had done better than hie neighbor. Now, while this spirit exists a- mong us as farmers, we can never enjoy the prosperity that otherwise Ls due to us. While we have the choicest occupation on earth, that of tilling the soil, having pure air to breathe, good water to drink, and the blue sky for our roof, and then above alt the sweet songs of the birds, that throw a magnetism around us the city life is entirely destitute of. Let us be more ready to help one an- other and combine Our forces in such a way as will help instead of hinder- ing each other' and a brighter fu- ture will be in store for ns as farm- ers. J. H. Mo. A Reply To Mr Morrison. Dear Expositor, -In your issue of the 18th inst., there appeared an ar- ticle from the Clerk of McKiiop, re- garding courity councils. Eff oiency olved. of at- ounty forrn- elieve, suffice for our townships, aed ono each for our Local and Dominion As- semblies for each county and if such wetc the case there would be of am, usual rise in the sessio lovvanee. MoKillop's troubl from having no representativ County Council. How about thc as- sessor during the past four years Every appeal against his asseissment is sustained. Here is a resident of McKillop travelling over overly farm in the same township, and are we to infer that that officer is incapable of discharging his duties properly. Nay more, as the assertion IA made that if a general appeal were made the valuation of the township would be reduced one fourth. Either the McKillop Court of Revision or the assessor would be at fault, Of per- haps McKillop officials iire- on a par with the Legislature as the worthy clerk expressed in his letter, "Sup- posedly of brains," and perhaps it is there the difficulty has originated. Yours, Onlooker, Eafit. Wawanosh. • The Manitoba Blizzard. Manitoba and the Territories had the severest blizzard last week ex- perienced there for over twenty, years. The like of it has not been experienced since the year of the big flood. A despatch from Winni- peg dated hfarch 26th, says: -The blizzard which began business Thursday continued to rage yester- day. It was the worst in many years. and economy are the issues in Surely sixteen men are capabl tending to the wants of the just as well as over fifty as erly. Even three would, I Settlers' one-way excursions to Manitoba and Canadian Northwest will leave Tor - mato every Tuchlay during Marbh and April. Passengers travelling withont stock should take the train leaving Toronto at 1.45. Passengero travelling with live stook should take the train leaving Toronto at 9 p. m. Colonist sleepers be attached to each train. Books and maps given on application. arSpecial Excursion Rates to all Pacific -coast points ,during !larch and April. Single fare, $43.95. For full particulars, apply to, GREIG & STEWART, Iligents C. P. R. Ticket and Telegraph sidi Dominion Express. o need_ al al - arises in the • Wall Papers. PAINTING & PAPER HANGING At Lowest Prices. Contracts ALEX.. \TOTE framing Specialty.. 'don. A part of the passage money will be asked to be edvanced by the employer, and the Army will attend to the details. 1 A Voice From: Michigan. Dear Expositor,-$ your *mem of March 111.h, there was an account of the question of revision of tariff in the United States. This is a great cry for the Canadian people. But it means horror to the true and pros- pering Yankee, The Yankee lives in true prosperity under thp _McKin- ley tariff. It else said that the Re- publican party was bound as slaves under the monopolists, Morgan, Rockfeller and Carnegie. This state- ment is not true, The Republican party is not bound, but it is a free and independent party. While the Democratic party has brought hor- ror and suffering to the people of our country, the Republican party have brought prosperity and happi- ness. The Democratic party is a party which seems to be bound to give the benefits to other countries instead of her own people. Free trade or low tariff means suffering in the United States, or like turning a lamb to feed on a desert. And the United States has suffered every time she had reciprocity, not only the capitalists have suffered, the farm- ers have, suffered to the utmostealso the laboring man whothas received from two to four dollars a month Moie in the past seven years than the Canadian laborer has. Many of the laboring men of the United States went to Canada while reeipro- city was in rule. What does that mean, does that mean prosperity in time of free trade in the United States? _My friend, use what brains God has given to you and don't throw it to the dogs. It was also said that the people could not be worse op- pressed than they are by the present corrupt and rotten combination in power. I admit that this is true, but it refers to the Canadian peo- ple. For we, the people of the Un- ited States, have never in the past .900.11 such prosperity as we have at the present. Let the, Yankee show his love for liberty by electing a Republican gov- ernment with a greater majority than the records can or have ever shown. May God speed the time when we have mare protection than we have at present, and that He may help the Republican party to do more Lor the people by the use of proteo- tion and sound money. Every Canadian who has a vote in the United States should vote a lie - publican ticket and show his love for freedom and liberty. For while the Democrats ruled they pulled down the sails of our ship, Prospert ity, and set her floating down th6 fitrean1 to ruin and misery. Wheri Republicans rule they spread sail; turned and started up the stream t� prosperity and happiness. EXOUS6 me for taking up so much of your A number of residents whose houses valuable space, but hoping to hear are distant from the central part of from some of our friends, I remain, the city were forced to remain down A Former Canadian. town, being unable to reach home. The storms of the past few days will °est the Canadian Pacific Railway about $1,000,000. This is the state- ment of an official, who adds that although there was an exceptionally large number of men brought to Winnipeg and the west -last year, tee company has not been able to get enougls to work at snow cleaning. gang has been at work in- the Win- nipeg yards for the past week, but yesterday these had to be augmented. Engines are stalled at various places along the lines and a stupendous brittle is being fought against the snowdrifts. Every available plow and an army of men will be neees- %ary to clear the lines, and get trains running again on schedule time. A despatch from Portage la Prair- ie dated March 26 says: •The C. P. R. express, which was stelled at Ros- ser since Thursday, started last night for the west, but only got as far as a point betwee,n Begot and McGregor when it rem into a submerged snow- plow and was wrecked. A fireman was injured, but none of the pass seltzers. Three engines were sent off the treek. The caboose at the rear of the snow plow train was lifted clear off the track and smashed into kindling wood. The second engine of the express and three tenders were thrown completely off the track and t wo baggage cars derailed. That there were no lives lost is nothing short • of miraculous. There were 13 men asleep in the caboose of the front train, which was smashed into pieces, and it passes imagination how they escaped injury. As it was,they came out unscathed, except that one man was a little bruised. A despatch from Brandon of the same date says: Over two hundred passengers were delayed at Brandoe owing to the storms. They were bile ited at various hotels at the expense of the C. P. R. One party of thirty from Souris has beau at 1,Brandon for ten days. It is expected that all branch lines will be opeined t.0 -140r. TOW. • -Cal, Taylor, of the Salvation Army, Ono of the Headquarters' staff of the Army in London, is io Toronto, to perfect on this side of the Atlantic the proposed scheme to send to Canada, through the offices of the Salvation Army, farm lab- orers and domestic servants. The Army merely preposes to net as an intermediary between the unem- ployed farm laborer and, the dom- estic servant on one side and the Canadian farmer and householder on Flint Michigan, March 21st, 1904. over the entire system. It will prob- ably be found necessary to discharge a considerable percentage of help both in the clerical and in the me- bhanical and laboring departments. Already quite a number of employ- ees at different points, mostly la- borers and unskilled mechanics,have been allo-wed to _go, -Miss Henrietta Allan, whose death occurred in Garafraxa, at. the age of 93 years, was the last of a family of five, who came to Cabada from the county of Perth, Scetland, arid settled in the vicinity of Elora and Fergus. They were David Allan, of Fergus, Charles, George and las. Allan, of Elora. Of those, Mr. C. Allan was at the time of his death member of the Legislative Assembly Lor South Wellington. -Mrs. Barlow, of Woodstock, fell -Bishop Carmichael, of Montreal -- head foremost into a cistern at the will preach in the Anglican church, back of her dwelling, a few days ago, Clinton, on Suuday, April 10th. The into six feet of water, It wassome Ilishop was, many years ago, rector minutes before the accident wadIs- of St. Paul's church, Clinton. covered, but four men finrdly- sue- -Mr. Andrew Gibson, a prosperous ceeded in pulling the unf giunate termer of the Thames Road, Usborne, woman out. After half an hour she Was unitedln marriage to Miss Mit- was resuscitated, but fears are ex- obeli, of near Cromarty, on Wednee- 'pressed that she will not. r .0eVe3'. day, March 23rd. She was in the act of pulline up a -The first man to be borne in pail when she lost her footing:. Huron county, according to Mr. -The death took place last Satur- s,earle, of Clinton, was a man by the day night of S. J. Cole, ex -Mayor of name of Goderich Benton. lie work - Woodstock, and ex -warden of the cd for Mr. Searle in the sixties. oounty of Oxford, at his honae in Woodstock, after a lengthy He was in his 541h year, and had been a resident of Woodstock for about twenty years. He was eneig- ed for a considerable period in the lime business, but lately had been a cattle buyer. His public career was a singularly useful one, and his un- timely death is widely mourned. -Messrs. II. and W. H. Bunker, of Lisle, Simcoe county, are the inven- tors of a unique machine for con- verting straw ,into wood or fuel. The machine rolls the straw so tightly that it is as tough as a stick of tim- ber. The product used as fuel, is much cheaper than coal or wood, and gives an intense heat, at the same time bolding the fire much longer than wood. Messrs. Ihmker have given the contract for the naantifeee tura of a number of machines, and will begin the manufacture of fuel in the near future. It is to be hoped they will have a good sup- ply on hand for next winter. , Canada. -Sir William Macdonald, thedo- bum) millionaire, of Montreal, has given $100,000 and a site for a stud- ents' club and gymnasium for Mc - Gil University. -On Tuesday one of the girls in the Bronte basket factory made 1,900 baskets from 7 a. m. to 5 p. m., which is a remarkable piece of work in the time, considering that she had to put nine tacks in every basket. -The Dominion Minister of Agri- culture stated in the House the oth- er day that the census of 1881 cost $456,904, 1891 cost $1,170,071 and 1901 •dist $1,179,376. The letter is for the census up to date. The census is taken every ten years. EAN BROS., Pubr $1. a Year in Advance. Huron Notee. -Miss McQuarrie died at the re- sidence of her niece, Mrs. D. Lau - :On, Dunlop, on Sunday, March 20. -Mr. Henry Reichert has purchas- ed the 100 acres east of Zurich, known as the Zettle farm, for $5,- 300. -Mr. Peter S. Fisher and Mies Lil- lian Irene Graham, of Winehanawere married recently, the ceremony be - Nig performed by Rev. Mr. Lowe. -Capt. T. H. Tretheway, of Gode- rible has gone to Bruce Mints,where he is engaged as superintendent far the Aberdeen Develeping Company. !, -Mr. Charles Moss having re- signed his position as Postmaster of St. Augustine, Huron county, Mr. J. 'Boyle has beep appointed to succeed -The pretty little town of Thames- ville, in the county of Kent, has had the ;worst experience during the, re- cent floods of any of the places, we have noticed. A despatch from there dated Sunday pays: the River Thanes has control of the town here. The water leas risen rapidly since yester- day. To -day the entire town is flooded, nearly every place of busi- ness having three feet of water on its floors. Boats can navigate al- most any street in town with ease. At least fifty families have been obliged to tear up and move upstairs. All churches are flooded and closed. Communications, even by railways, are out off owing to the washouts. -In North Gower, near Ottawa, an alleged case of stabbing, in which a boy from. an English home and Mr. George Gibson, a school teach- er, figured occurred a few days ago. According to the story, Mr. Gibson was aboutlIto ,inflict corporal pun- ishment wif the boy, who, having an open knife in bis band, made a lunge at the teacher's throat, inflicting a scratch on the neck. Mr. Gibson caught the lad by the hand. The boy is said to have got the knife in the other hand, and stabbed the teacher on the back of the wrist, making a nasty gash. The boy skip- ped, and the police are now on his tracks. -Mr. Sas. White, inspector Cana- dian immigration agencies in the' Un- ited States, a short time ago saw an illustration in a Chicago paper of two Ohio parents with eighteen chil- dren. He at once communicated with_ the people in question, point- ing out the opportunities which the Canadian Northwest offered for euch a large progeny. The father replied, stating that the problekn of what to do with his family had been puziling, him, and asking for suggestions. Mr. White forwarded a quantity of immi- gration literature, and th e Ls now i a reasonable probability o the Ohio family of twenty taking u their a- bode in the Canadian Northwest. -Mr. Greenway, son of Mr. Thos. Greenway, ex -Premier of Manito- ba, who held the office of inapecte or of School Lands in Manitoba, will succeed Mr. Turriff as Dominion Lands Commissioner. The ex -Prem- ier. was in Ottawa last week. -The Dominion Government have disallowed the British Columbia en- actment aimed at Japanese immigra- tion. The bill was passed by the Legislature on May 4th, 1903, and sought to prevent the employment of Japanese on works carried on un- der franchise granted by private acts. -Joseph McVicar, a farmer re- siding in Burford township, county of Brant, died on Wednesday from injuries received while assisting with about a dozen other's in taking down a barn. Five others were in- jured, but not fatally. Deceased was a highly respected resident or Bur- ford and leaves a wife and family. -The death ocenrred of John Mc- Cormick, one of the Scotch pion- eers of Southwood, Elgin county. Mr. McCormick had always enjoyed good health And was a rugged man, of active habits. .Some weeks ago be was taken ill, and gradually became weaker, until death claimed hire. He leaves a widow and 13 ohildren, -It is, officially announced at the head alt loos of the Grand Trunk Railway in Montreal that the total. loss to the company as a result of the snow blockades this winter will Amouni'to about $1,300,000. Of that sum $300,000 was set down to expen- ses in connection with the removal of the snow, and the rest, $1,000,000 to a falling off in freight and pas- senger receipts. In view of that an effort will be made to economize now that the winter season appears the othe,r. Over 500 application,' to be past, and accordingly a policy have already been received in Lon- of retrepchnaent will be pursued all -Mr. W. 3, Farquharson, who has- been ;clerking in Mr. G. E. King's sere, Wingham, for some years, has one to Fort William, where he has seeure,d a good situation. -Miss Kate Williams, daughter of Dr. Williams, of Allenford, died in that town recently. Dr. Williams at One time practised medicine in Clin- ton and was well known in that town. -Samuel Fine, a Hebrew peddler, was found dead, about a mile and a half from Wroxeter Friday morning. He is supposed to have been killed by his peddling box upsetting and falling on him. -Miss Myra Pickard, an Exeter young lady who has been contralto Soloist of St. Andrew's Presbyter- ian church, London, has resigned her Vsition there to accept an offer from nox church, Ingersoll. -The following from Huron coun- ly are at present in the Deaf and. Dumb Institute, Harvey Anderson, Dungannon; Amos B. and Mabel, Cole, Clinton; Albert i. Gies, Zur- ieh; Leon Laporte, Drysdale; Beat - nee and. Arthur Thompson, Dungan- non; Clara E. Young,-Londesboro. 1 -Morris Council has decided to ubmit a 0. P. R. by-law to tbi4rattt ' ayers of the south end of Vali 40Wslik hip. Voting will take place on Fri - ay, April 15th, Hullett council has Ls° deoided to submit a C. E.'. R. by- aw to the ratepayers of the north Ad of the township. Voting will ake place OD Thursday, April28th. , 1 -Mr. Fred Penhale, of Exeter, 'sus- tained a painful injury to three fins. q's of his right hand while operating hetli be equazing machine at the Suth- Hand Innes Co's works one day last veek. The tops of three fingere re- eived severe (nits penetrating hito hones. -Mr. James Murray, of Exeter, et with a painful accident one day lately which might easily have re- ulted seriously. lt appears he was handling some iron when one of the heavy bars (mine in oontact with his head, inflieting a painful wound just above' one eye. -51r. Wm. Ching disposed of his one hundred acre farm in time town - hip of Hay, being lot eight, !south boundary, to Silas Sianlake, sr., -of the township of Steplien, for the sum of $4,500. Mr. Stanlake will take possession in the course of a few weeks, and Mr. Ching, will move with his family to Manitoba, -Mr. Elijah Colwill, one of Cen- tralia's much respected and -pros- perous ' business Men, was recently married to an estimable London young lady, formerly of Centralia, in the person of "Miss Jennie Salton. The ceremony was performed by the bride's father,- Rev, S. Salton, at the parsonage. -The rebut) debate between the Goderioh and Clinton Collegiate in- stitutes was held in the latter town one evening lately. The Goderich . 1 staff and about fifty pupae were 'present. The judges decided in favor of Clinton and after the -debate a musical and literary - programMe was. rendered and refreshments were served to the visitors. -While Messrs. john and Owen Reynolde were driving through Clin- ton, one evening reoently, a colt tliey were leading became frightened and kieked the cutter, smashing it badly. This frightened the horse. (halving the cutter and it ran some distance before it was stopped. The occupants had a most miraoulous es- cape from injury but the cutter was rendered useless. -The home of Mr. George Basal - ham, of Centralia, was the scene of a very interesting event ore Wed- nesday, March Ifith, being the mar- riage of his eldest daughter, Miss Maud, who was united', in marriage to Mr. N. W. Lane, of the towanship- of thephen. The ceremony Wa3 per- formed by Rev. Mr. Hutton,' in the presence of a few relatives ;Ind friends. , -Roland G. Gordon, son of Mr. D. M. Gordon, Wingham, died in Den- ver, Colorado, on Saturday, March 19th. On the previous day Mr. Gor- don, his father, received a telegram announcing bus son's illnef5s, and in the absence of train communication, started to drive in a blinding snow storm to Clinton, in the hope of catching a train. Jif) was overtaken at Londesboro by a meseiage, stating that Roland was dead, About a year ago the health of the deceased W- arne somewhat impaired, and for a fewmonths he was in very poor heallb. ,An improvement however, resulted from treatment and fe,eline- much better, he went to the North- west in the hope that a elmanre air would result in -complete restore tof ation, and his tte.nee werecheeorplete- with the prommeie that tush would be realized. A short time ago, he was advised to go to Denver, Col- orado: he did go, and while, there taken ill again, and died as a- bove stated. He was a most exoro. plary and. popular young man. The remains were brought to Wisigham •for interment. -A romantic ending to a lengthy courtship occurred at Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, when Frederick IL Strong, the millionaire mine owner of South Africa, returned, and claim- ed as his bride Miss Mollie R. New - hook, of the Newfoundland village of Tilt's Cove, to whom he became engaged eighteen years ago. The.y were then a plain country lad and lass of 17 and 15 respectivelyeStrong left for the Canadian west, went in- to the Klondike at the early strike and made half. a million dollars. Leaving Dawson City be went to South Africa, invested in mines and is now worth two Milliong. He never forgot the pretty maiden at home, and a few days age returned to Tilt's Cove to claim his bride, Miss Newhook was then at Glace Bay, C. B., and there Strong hastened and the wedding took place Monday night the thirgyrnan receiving a fee up in the thousands. Mr. and Mrs. Strong have sailed for South Africa. -Duncan McMartin, a studeet at the London Medical College, met death in the River Thames between 10 and 11 o'clock Saturday morning, and another student, Fred Adams had a narrow escape from sharing the fialne fate. McMartin .and Adams were very close friends, They bad started at the school at tbe same time, and had reached the sees:and year class. They were fond of boat- ing and other out door sports, and on learning the condition of o.ffair,s in West London, they decided to go to the suburb in a canoe and help, if possible, to remove some of the naany families who were hemmed in their 'tomes by high water. The water in the river was very rapid and rough and when nearing their destination the boat upset. Adams was an ex- pert swimmer and was able to reach the shore, MeMarthe was not able t swim and before aid could reach bi he was swept away by the stro current '-and drowned. He was 2 years of age and resided near Thor dale.