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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1904-04-29, Page 1KIM 22, Eyti ack and ack's Orme L Rein Coatswe eiJ iay you are reading Coats 7 ts, Srappinga t 50 and oats. If your fancy ek yen have y tt have in your e quiet place in z� other people O u1flselecting the if n eds be—make P? At tbe time of We had Nice Waist " places he, Mohairs, • ey are shape- nresting part of the ad $3 Collections. r not having a re than the price of more made of k, $3 each, berate Silk Waists a cluster of High $6,60, $7.50 and rt Section. Never The price story is is story—wet.have rtment would like [ats, but she's very eould like to have Lent she doesn't re - rear Hats as she has d wish for in Drees Though she and find time to wait ts'conre under our ate, Waists, Sxirta, Lr place, and possib-- .4440 s Company RIO on the sick list 34 Zurich. fr. H. Randall has moved Steinbach'e house.—Mrst hss Moved hitt° her hoe* recently bought from Edi, ini-Mr. J. A. Williams huh with one of his eleetrie lies to get it brushed itp. kore has been diEt1 for W. ,1.• Yager left • I for Sebringvilie to atfit nuaI conference which ig here this week.—Mr. received a number of se brother vrilio is DOW/ These letters are very; 'The lastione was dated ch at Constantinoplet Mr C. Fritz has enlarge shop and given a a nice paint, -whit& adds greate pearaneeedMr, Ed. There mercial traveller, calla f old acquaintancees His father was stae three years, some twentsi mister, when Ed, waS boy.—Mr. W. H. Hole ens were at Creditoir days. Mr. Hoffman alSe to his brother, Charles, to the Northwest, where a make his futnre home. weather is hard on cue ert the popular greeting fplly coIddr—Mrs. Dave • from near Pigeon, been here visiting heri (flat ives.—Mrs. Webera ashwood, was visiting W. B. Battler, a fent Ab, Geiger has bought Iormerly owned by thei ' r• The many friend.% mnser are pleased that re:tke his regular trips, Sidi the mails between_ n d her after his Doe the past winter. — im ail parts of Ontare he condition of fall teneraity favorable, ale encouraging, but \ifl frs more partiettlatiyi rftnt, tratch of the le -i4 11 wheat will have to • the crop being a faille • ral condition, haws ably decidedly- better iited States, where this far below the, averagS; fecurred on Sunday os one of the patriarch% township. Frontenaci d lived nearly all lag in the township. non of the wait over rea:rs old, surrounding ueh Allan's great mane -onsera,' half way VI n Montreal,eaollapse go owing to the tree ity of water inakilfg trom the mottlitatn. 0 THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR, WHOLE NUMBER, 1, Fine Tailoring and readymade I Clothing NOTHING Too Good FURS AND FURNISH IN GS For the Sons and Daughters of 014 Ham. “-fi*4eitefkfk*e*4t***-*4k***Weik*.. - As we are supplying the clothing wants of the best people in the world, we feel that there is nothing made any too good for our customers. In buying stock, in hunting good things, in placing merchandise before the buying public, we stop at nothing in the way of researcln the spending of energy, of time and study, in order to know what is the very est, and get it, We apprviate the fact that there is a growing tendency with the thrifty peo- ple to demand the best, and with them it is only a question of once knowing the right place to go, Those who have been in our store, examined our stook, learned our fair methods, have profitted through their buying from us—not only in the matter of purse, but also on their improved apperirance—will bear us out in our claim that we have the broadest, handsomest all-around general collection of men's and boys' outfitting goods and women's raincoats ever seen in town. - A few will say, "well we would like the best, but don't care about going the price." Let us say on this point that the question of price has not escaped our attention. We recognize the force of the price feature in guiding people to or front our store. We find that it costs no more to have goods right than the other way. It's the one doing, right or wrong, that figures i» the cost of proe duction. We see to it that goods pawing into our store have been made the right way, and, therefore, while you are getting he best, they cost you no more than the other kind. We have the low price as well, as the high price in each, and all you are sure of is the best at the money. New lines opening every week, giving special attraction to intending- buyer"; Men's Suits, f• i Men'S Shirts, ifen'S Hats. 0.444-4•444-444-4+444+++44444+ Boys' Suits and Knickers. All these departments are overflowing with the new things, and with our roomy store, goed light, good service, we'll be glad to show you through, see for yourself, ask our prices, and decide whether or not we shall have your patronage, .1010.~ANWIONAN.140~010 MEN'S SUITS Readymade—$5.040, $750, $10.00, Absolutely the very best values ever offered—all new. Tailor Made (to your me sure) $15.00, 16.50, 118 11, f We claim to give the smartest patterns, the best fitting, best making, beet satisfaction for the money. - 0404A0A0001000~01.00010~AMAA 1\12M -CAT SIEEIR'TS. Our New York Shirts Wye just arrived; they are simply perfection in point of ft and newness of coloring and pattern design, Ever have a shirt juet one qu 'tier inch out on bhe neck depth in front? Perhaps you have had, and won ed what in the world threw your whole neck dress out of gear, collar but n showing above tie, collar sticking out at top, tie not stay in place'neck band of your shirt not M right place --that's the trouble. Buy our NOW York shirt, and escape these annoying discomforts, Prices 750, $1.00 and 1.25. HATS, PERHAP You may have had trouble getting the hat that fits yo1r head comfort- ably. Our new English and American Hats are splendid fit ers. The shapes are new, and the prices not high. $1.50, 11.90, $2.25, $2.50, $3.00. ihose Women's Raincoats Please every -one the newness of design, the beautiful elloth, the becoming shades, the variety of styles, and the range of sizes with the lowness of price, all combine to make it easy finding what you want. Hay you seen these coats? To see the fullest range, come now. Prices start at $3, up to $7, up to $1 up to $12. AAANNOVIMAp Greig & Ste a, •Johnson Bros.' Old tand, SJH The largest and best stocked Clothing, Hat a d Shirt store Western Ontario. Highest Prices for Butter and Eggs Canadian Pacific Railway. -Settlers' one wily exeursions to Manitoba and Canadian North est will leave Tor- onto every Tuesday durinn March and April. Passengeri travialing without Stock should take the train leaving Toronto at 1.45, Passengers traveliinn with live stock should take the train leaving Torontitat 9 p. m. Colonist sleepers will be attaohed to each train. Books and mape given on application. serfipecial Excursion Rates to all Pacific coast points durin March and April. Single fare, $43.05. For full particulars, apply to GREIG 84 STEWART, Agents C. P. R. Ticket and Telegraph and Do 'on Express, SEAFORTil, FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1904. The Medical Use of Alcoholi , •- Liquors. (Writtep for The Expositor.) We are sometimes perplexed e en those of us who may, have strong temperance p inciples, as to the real or supposed virtues in alcoholic liquors in coittribut1ng to the sup- port and strfengtJ ot the body in time of illne . Ox the one hand we are advised tc pratjtfse total abstin- ence, and, ftei on the other there are many peoetle w o would convince us that aleohoiic liquors possess some mysterious medical quality. if we inquire int4 the nature mad properties of the v rious liquors,we find that th y are arranged under three classes, Ines/ malt liquors and distilled liquo s. There is v ry _little difference in the compositson of the numerous malt liquors, by whatever name they are known, such as table lager and all the different verities of bear, stout, ale and porter, they all con- tain aleohol in more or less quanti- time Table beee contains from 1 to 3 per cent. alemhol,while old English ale often has 10.12 or 14 mer cent. Take for example the ales that are in most general use a-6 beverages, and what do they contain ?—that is if they are "honest "—about 90 Petr cent. water; 7 per cent. alcohol and 3 per cent. of extractive of malt and hops, the latter when dried mightbe compared to carpenters' glue. Then the strongest sherries and port wines contain perhaps 25 per cent. aleohol, the weakest clar- ets about 7; champagne will contain 11 or 12 per cent. In the distilled liquors—brandy, rum, gin, whiskey—the per centage of alcohol is as high as 50, and even 75. Brandy is the condensed vapor of boiling fermente.d grape juice or wine. Gin is obtained from ale. or beer, and rum from fermented mol- asses. Whiskey is simple alcohol and water. The aleoliol which is the main in- gredient in all these liquors, and without which they would never be used, is an irritant, burning, .poison- ous liquid, It is net found in any- thing that has been created (as pa- ture never forms spirituous liqu- tors) but, is produced by art. A bunch ef grapes or other fruits may grow, and then decay on the branch without the slightest trace of alcohol being found in them, but if the juice is expressed from them the natural precess of decay is in- terrupted' , and . then alcohol will form to suit the changed conditions, and as a servant of decay helps to get eid ,of the remaining particles in the juice. Alcohol can be produced from all plants or fruits that contain starch or sugar, The Starch in plants such as wheat, eats, corn, potatoes, bar- ley, is in fact ineoluble sugar, and the process of malting or sprouting these is simply that which converts tlu4 starch or ineoluble sugar. into gr pe sugar. Barley when sprout- ed loses considerably in mutriment bu gains. in. sugar. Then from many of the sweet traits, Containing the solubk or grape sugar, alophol may be directie ly produced without the first pro - mese of maltiseg. Sugar, one of the most beautiful and tisefut of our foods, when in liquidf and •exposed to the air, decays by dividing into twee of the most deadly narcotics known—alcohol and carbonic acid gas We are awctre of 'the latter by the, bubbles arising up through any As is well know this gas or choke -I liquid which is fermentine. &imp, as it is sometimes called, is, the phinciple product of combustion, I •and abounds everywhere in cora- ' bination with other substances. No light will burn, neither can any per son live a minute in an atmosphere of pure carbonic acid gas. More than once has it proved fatal tc0 brewers' and distillers' workmen, as the large vats titters remain for a time full Of gas after the fermenting liquor has been let Dff. , Now alcohol, the othei substanee from decayed sugar, while never intended for a beverage, still may be put to some good uses. It is a liquid whfch has never yet been known to bMeze, or become solid, and ,on this account it is used like mercury for, thermometers, which may be seen in the shop of the chem- ist, or used by travellers in Arctic regions. It an also be burned in a lamp, it does not give much light, or a great degree of heat, but what it gives is without smoke, vex), use- ful. for jewelers and others, who work with fine metals. Alcohol will also dissolve many things, not more than water, but some which water will not dissolve, for in.stance,gums and resins ifer varnishes. ' It is also a. good preservative, apd is much employed in pharmacy. tBe- cause of thi last named property of alcohol, it is great folly to take fer- ,mented lima rs along with food, or to use them in cookery, as its ten- dency is te harden fooel and hinder digestion. It is esentially a brain poison, a paralyser, and if taken in a large mientity would produce death. Some fanc;' that a person who has only once been intoxicated or poison- ed, is physically the same, after the stupor has passed off. Not so, there are some fine nerves in the brain which are singed or burnt and for- ever destroyed. , Now a weed as to the adultera- tions of liquer, none of whieh, how- ever, could be worse than the al- • cohol i tself, in fact are a mere bag- atelle in comparison. - Some of them are tobacoo, opium, Spanish liquorice, hemp, and tumulus- indiems, ' the leiter is a poison seed or berry liel the East Indies where It is used to ill fish and birds. Quas- sia and other similar bitters are oft- en put iti in place of hops, being cheaper, and alcohol is increased by adding starch, sugar and melasses. Alum and copperas are sometimes used to increase the froth or head- ing. To suni up in the words of a writer "Barley has been grown, wasted, scalded, boiled, embittered, ferment- ed and drenched with water and al- cohol, till it seem not even fit to throw on the land, muds less used as a medicine." All seientists and others who have made a special study, of alcohol are a.greed that total abstinence from the medical as well as the dietetic u.se of these drinks in every firm and quantity, is the only true tem- perance and oderation in regard to them. The h tory -of alcohol is one of -cruel deco t. Instead of being a benefit, we le rn that tllere are more than forty die ses which are the di- rect 'result of 1 its use. The " Lance ," a medical journal, recently retrial Led "that eitieyea.s the question usc4t to be between much alcohol end little, the question now is, between very little and none at all. The smallest quantity used, takes somewbc4t from the strength of the muscles, f om the ability to en- dure exposure, from the clearness of the head a d the activity, of the mind," drinks are so bad why But if these do doctors recommend them is the question whicIli !laterally, arises. While some physicians; prescribe them there ade others who do not. Some few yealis ago Dr. James Ed- munds, of London, England, gave a SOTieS of additesses on this subject, which were published in full, and his memarks in brief, on this particular peint were the following, "Medical otiinion may be resolved into two elements, first medical dogma, sec- ondly, medico, smile°. Now medi- cal sciences has its well defined scien- tific facts, and the inferences which logically attaz to those facts. Med- ical dogma is omething else. What is the hist -or of medical dogma ? Fifty years ag the fathers of the very men who ow prescribe brandy, wine and ale 1 r almost all the dis- eases to whie we are liable, pre- scribed what? Not brandy, nor ale nor wine, but erctiry, bleeding and starving, They believed • cOOSCien- tiously in this mode of practise. I think you will ind that Imedical dog- ma is a curse tp mankind, tind a de- lusion to the Iprofession. Alcoholic liquors have n4, place as beverages, or even as »timullaflts. If used at all it 15 as a naredtie, in such eases as we use opium, other and chloroform. The cases in which I use alcohol in my practice, Ij confess, beeorae less and lees freque t, and I should feel that I lost v ry little were I de- prived of it." Dr. A. Carlyle says, a Nourishing substances require to be of a simi- litude with t e substances to be nourished, and jthe constituent ma- terials of man, ind the whole of the living creation, ontain no such com- position as spiritous liquors." Sir Henry Mu roe, M. D., has made the following s atement at a public meeting in Exet r Hall, London.'" It is a great sor ow 'to me now to think of, that for twenty years I have made in ny drunkards,mot knowingly, not urposely, but I have reeomniended t e _drink. I regret even now to see the mischief I have made in years one by,inischief nev- i* to be reme ied by any act of mine." "11 is a mistaken notion" says Dr. O'Sullivan "that ale, wine or spirits communicate strength, and it is &graceful to see medical men en- deavor to propa ate the error." Dr. Ritchie s ys, "If every drop of alcoholic dri k were done away with to -morrow, we could treat dis- eases infinitely; better without it than with it." , A Reader. Seaforth, April 11th, 1904. Evangelica A ssociation. NEMO CANADIAN CONFERENCE. (We are indebte to Rev. S, C. Mor - lock for the ollowing report.) The 40th arua al conference ses- sion of the Evangelical Association was held ip Seb ingville, beginning April 21st. The conference was op- ened by Bishop . C. l3reyfogel, of Reading, Penn Ivania, who ad- dressd the conf rence on "Person- al C rtseerationd Rev. E. Burn, of New Hamburg, as appointed spore- tary: J. H. Lamb, publisher at Cleveland, Ohio, addressed eonfer- ence in behalf of the publishing house. The following were applic- ants for the ministry : C. Kepke, E. M. Zurbrigg arid A. Doersch. Rev. M. L. Wing waa re-elected as pre- siding elder. Letters of greeting were read from Rev. 3. P, Rauch, missionary in Jai an, and 8, C.Kaatz, from Didsbury, Alberta. Rev. Geo. Johnson, agent of the Northwest- ern College and Union Biblical' /n- fltitution, at Napierville, Illinois, addressed conference in behalf of said institutions. Rev, G. D. Danam was elected trustee of N. W. C. and tL 13. I. Rev. L. H. Wagner Was elected delegate to the board of missIons and Rev. A. Y. Hoist alternate, Rev. J. C. Meckel,: correspending secretary of missions, addreSsed conference on mission work. On Sunday morning the Bishop preached a powerful ordination ser- e:eon to a large and. appreciative audience, in German. Afternoon was the ordination service, when E. S. Moyer was ordaijied as elder and D. H. Wing and A Clemens were or- dained as deac ns. After this a missionary mee ing was conducted by Rev. T. C. eckel and over $2,- 000 were secure. The Bishop again preached a grand, sermon in Eng- lish, in the evening, to an attentive- au.dience. The following is the sta- tioning report: North District—M. L. Wing, pre- siding elder; St. Jacobs, J. H.Gren- zebach; Elmira, W. Zimmerman; Listowel, L. K. Eidt ; . Dierlamna ; Normanby, E. D. Wallace,ieek- er ; Carrick, D. 1teider '• Walkerton, F. B. Meyer; Mildmay, H. A. Thom- as; Hanover, Dt H. Brandt; Port Elgin, L. Wittieh ; Chmiley, W. 0. lifehn ; Elmwood, H. G. Holzman; Parry Sound, A. Geiger • Winnipeg, A. W. Sauer arid E. Weber ; Res- thern, S. F. Breen; Didsbury, C. G. Kaatz and C. IKepke; Maton, 3. W. Bean. West District—S. R. Knechtel, presiding elder.; New Hamburg, E. Burn and L. Asrlacher; North East - hope, E. Eby; Tavistook, D. Kreh ; Stratford, A. 1*". Heist; Sebring- ville, C. S. Finkbeiner ; Eullarton, jE. F. Haist ; Middleiton, to be sup- plied • Milvert n, 3. C. Morlook ; Maitland, G. G ler ; Zurich, W. S. Yaeger; Dash ,00d, M. Clemens; Orediton, G. D. Damm; Alboro, F. Wall Papers. New ColoringseNew Designet New Prices, 30 Dmsia-ws Regular 15c, 18e and 20e, FOR 120 PER gOLL Retying, 5c per roll.' ALEX, WINTER 9 essioeit.----SEAFOW Picture framing a Spetialty. • vs/ Meyer. East District—J. G. Litt, presid- ing elder; Berlin, L. 11. Wagner; Waterloo, S. M. Hauch t Hamilton, G. le Braun; Toronto, D. H. Wing; Campden, E. H. Bean; Rainhara, H. L. Merrier and A. Plyley; Morriston, W. E. Beese; Blenheim, II. 11. Lei - bold ; Respler, E. S. Moyer; Niagara, A. Clemens; Gainsboro, N. Methfes- sel ; Arnprfor, G. H. Winitner • Pem- broke, J. G. Burn and E. M. Zur- brigg; Golden Lake, E. M. Gish - ler; Rockingham, 0. 0, Hallman. Huron Notes. —Dr. Archie Dickson, oL Goderich, has gone to Winnipeg, Manitoba. —Mr. Joseph Rattenbufry, of Clin- ton has been ill with tue attack of plurisy. —Mr. W. S. Stevenson, manager of the Clinton electric light works is going into the coal business in that town, —Mary Gertrude, daue ter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Morrow, 41 Goderich, died recently of lung t ouble. The deceased was only in heu 17th year. —Before leaving for Manitoba, Mr. John Adair, of Wi gham, was preeented with a toilet set and an address by his fellow workmee, —Rev. A. McLeod, son iof Mr. Rod - oriels MeLeod, of Clinton, and .forna- erly of Brucefield, goes to Winnipeg as assistant in the larsiest Presby- terian church in that city. —The Goderich Daughters of the Empire held a Daffodil lunobeon and tea in the Oddfellow's ht4fl one even- ing reesently at which the sum of $87,50 was realized. Tlie money is to go to the hospital fund. —Ontario street Sunday school, Clinton, held very suciiessful anni- versary services on Sundey, April 17. Addresses were delivered by W. H. Kerr, of the Brussele Post, and Revds. Manning and Gunn, of Clin- ton. —Mrs. Wm. Taylor an old and re- spected citizen of Clizion, died on Friday, April 15th. She had been a member of Wesley chnrch in that town tfor many years. Her husband diod four years ago and she is sur- vived by a family of seen sons and one daughter. —Ruth Copeland, the wife of Mr. Hartwell Speiran, died at her late residence on the 15th Concession of Grey on We4nesday, Apeil 20th, after an illness of two yeats. Deceased came from Ireland when he was only nine years old and for 49 years has been a resident of Gr iy township. ... —Corporal John T. Stewart, a member of the South frioan Con- stabulary, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. Stewart, Wingham. It is three year since Mr. Stewart left Wingham and during that time ihe has been located in differen4 pointe in South Africa. —A bad accident happened' near Zurieh the otber morning on the farm of Mr. Sylvanus Witmer. Mr. Oswald Fisher was repairing the windmill and in some *ay fell from the ladder for quite a :distance with the result that one ef his wrists was broken and the other one badly, sprained. —Robert Sinclair die/ at the resi- dence ef th his mother- n -law, Mrs. George Cox, Goderich, one day last week. Ile and his wife and child had been living there singe coming to Goderieh the beiginxiing of last De - ember. Befere leaving their home in North Dakota Mr. Sinclair under- went an operation. Deceased was born in the Shetland Lslands and leaves a wife and. one on. —Ono of the oldest , residents of Morris township died recently in the person of Edward Dear, in his 80th year. Mr. Dear came to! Merris town- ship over forty years ago, and for many years lived on the first line. He was a native of England and be- fore coming to this colnatry was an engineer on the railroad. Some years age he moved to Wingleam. De.,ceas- eel leaves a wife and three children. — Bereavement has 'clouded the home of Mr. R. H. Anderson of West Wawanosh. Last week Mrs. Anderson took seriously ill and on Monday morning last passed over the river to her eternal home. The deceased was a member of Donnybrook Methodist church and was held in, very high es- teem by all who knew Leg. She leaves a sorrowing husband aed three daughters who have ' the sincerest sympathy in the trying hour of be- reavement. — Mrs. Fred Fair, of Detroit, died in that city a short time ago. Be- fore her marriage as Miss Jennie Cooke, she took a proadrient part in musical circles, being organist of St. George's and. St. Peter's churches, Goderich. Though not ertjoying_ the best of health for soMe time Mrs. Fair was confined to the house for a short time, death being due to par- alysis. The deceased Nees the second daughter of the late Major Cooke and. sister of H. 3% D. Cooke, Remelt. —Miss May Armstrong, the Exeter young lady who a couple of months ago met with such a serious acci- dent at the Clarence street crossing of the Grand Trunk Railway, Lon- don, came within an ace of being in- jured again while being taken to her home on Saturday afternoon, April 16th, Miss Armstrong has been out of Victoria Hospital for two weeks, and is rapidly regaining her health and strength. On the Saturday her father came from Exeter and pro- posed to take her home. She was conveyed in a carriage to the Grand Trunk depot, where she was placed In au invalid *hair and wheeled ac - cross the rails to the &iamb. Just as the ohair orossed the track behind the imaeb, a locomotive coupling on Lo the front end drove the car bank, and it struck the chair in which Miss Armstrong was sitting. Mx. Arm- strong clung to his daughter, how- ever, and though the 'car pushed the chair along for six or eight feel, no damage was done. The young lady was badly frightened. —The Clinton News Hewed of last week says: One of the Scotch curl- ers who visited, this eountry in the winter of 1903 bas published his im- pressions of Canada, but more par- ticularly of Canadian curlers. It is an interesting volume and well print- ed and bound. A photograph is giv- en of each of the teames with whom the Scotchmen contended iecluding the Clinton quartette, Messrs. D. A. Forrester, W. Jackson, N. Fair and W. P. Spaulding. —Mr. Wm. Pinker, sr., of Auburn, died a short time ago, after a long illness. Mr. Fluker was more than four score years. His aged widow survives him and five daught -rs and Lour sons. The daughters behig Mrs. R. Stalker and Mrs. A. Robe Au- burn; Mies. Thomas Cram tord, of Blyth; Mrs, W. j. MOM1111 In, of Lueknow ; Mrs. A. Gillis, of Michi- gan. The sons are Mr. John Itiuker, living on the homestead in West Wawanosh •, Mr. S. Fluker, of Blyth; Mr. Wm. Fluker, Clinton, and Mr. T. Fluker, Manitoba. —We eiotice the following refer - once to an old Huronite in the last issue of the Moose Jaw Times. Mr. Gibson was a one time resident of Wroxeter and for a good many years was a valued correspondent of the Expositor from that place. The Times says: "Thomas Gibson, re- presenting_ the Eat Portage Lumber Company, spent Tuesday in the city in. the interests of his company. This company have mills at Rat Portage and Rainy River and have lately ac- quired extensive limits on the Pa- cific Coast, where they are at present erecting a large saw mill plant which will supply their western trade. Already they have one mill in operation there." laidg••••••••••......• Canada. —Sixty bore e were burned. with the livery stables of 11. C. Cooper, at Medicine Hat, last Friday -morn- ing. —Mr. John M. McPherson, am old time merchant of Kincardine died heet week in that town at the age of 65 yen's, —Wm. Crossly, of Cottame Essex county, was badly injured by a bull 'en his farm. Ho was feeding the animal when it got Those and gored him badly. —Fire broke out In the livery sta- ble of Robert Parr, Brfgdeo, about two o'clock Sunday morning, con- suming thet building and contents, including eight horses and ail the vehicles. —lion. Charles Fitzpatrick, Minis- ter of Justice in the Dominion Gov - ligament, has accepted the invita- tion of the Irish' Benevolent Socie- ty, of London, to speak at the annu- al dinner there on Monday, evening, May 9th, —Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew T. T. Thonapson, M. P., for Haldimand, has been offered the commandershim of the Bisley, team. Owing to busi- ness reasons, however, he has been obliged to decline the honor for the present. —The Conservative members of file Ontario Legislature presented. Mr. James Tucker, M. P. P. for West Wellington, with a complimentary address and. a silver service, prev- ious to his inarriage, which took place Wednesday lag. —The Ontario Goiernment have made a grant of $10,000 to the Western Fair Association, London. The Fair Board have decided to use the grant in constructing a suitable dairy building which they will have ready in time for use at the next fair. —Mr. James Wilmot Gordon, bar- rister, of Brighton ,has been ap- pointed Provincial inspector of 11- OMISVS, to succeed the late Mr. J. K. Stewart Mr. Gordon has always been ,well known as an earnest advo- cate of the- temperance cause, and has been a prominent member of the Methodist church at Brighton, where he has practised his profes- sion for nearly twenty years. The salary is $2,000 a year. —One of the land marks of the 'county of Welland, passed away last week in the person of E, R. Hellems of Welland town, who died from heart disease. Although he had been in ill health for some time, he had been vonfined to the house for six days. Mr. liellems was widely known. Ile bad been town- clerk for thirty-four years and was Police Magistrate for twenty-three yearn both of which offices he held at his death, —Mr. Claud McLachlan of the well known lumber firm of Arnprior, died very suddenly while on a visa to New York last week. In company with Mrs. McLachlan the deceased 'at Arnprior two days previously, to spend a week in New York on pleasure. So far as is known he had not previously suffered from ill - health. lie was 50 years of age and was one of the most extensive and wealthy lumbermen in the Pro- vince. —Several safes in the burned dis- trict in Toronto were opened since the fire and the contents found in fairly good shape. Only three vaults those of the Wyld, Darling Company and the Kinleith Paper Company, being found in bad shape. Toe Wyld, Darling vault had broken open and books found destroyed. A. A. Allan & Co. recovered many valu- able furs which had been stored in the vaults under the sidewalk after the fire started. —The Hem Dr. R. H. Abraham, Toronto, was appointed Field Secre- tary of the Ontario Branch of the Dominion Alliance shortly after the last etervartion in May, 1903. His duties were to organize Voters' Leagues in the oonstituencine the members of these leagues being pledged to vete only for such can- didates as declared themselves fa- vorable to the Alliance platform. Rev. Dr. Abraham made the follow- ing astounding statement in present- ing a report of his work at the meeting of the Alliance held last Mal AN BROS., Publk,hers a Year in Advance. wcek Toronto : w -rote 10 375 people known as ar,f ivy temperanoe workers i n various const i wearies, and had only received replies from 45. Several had been written to three and four times without any response. Fifteen Voters' Leagues had been formed, including Toronto., in as many consl ituencies, and the collections, including his own dona- tions, had just, about paid the trav- elling expenses incurred, HIS own labors had not lwen recogniied in any way, but of this he would say nothing." collNon bet ween an express train and a pay train occurred on the Grand Trunk nailway,-two miles south of Ilarrisburg on Saturday morning. I3o h trains were run- ning at full speed. The engineers of both trains saw the danger in time to reverse their engines and. jum and thereby saved their lives, a - 1 hough One of them was badly in- jured. The firemen also escaped and. nom% Di the passengers were injured although both engines were smashed into scrap iron. —On 81171filly morning when the church services were in progress in Midland, the Grand Trunk elevator in that town was stru-ck be light- ning and burned. The elevator was struck about thc middle, and the lightning passed down through the whole building. The whole roof was disturbed, several sections being lifted out of place and large tim- bers thrown down to the wharf and waters below. A man be the name of Mr, L. F. Trembley happened to be on the wharf, and was caught under the falling timbers, and al- though he with soon rescued and tak- en to the doctors, be was so severe- ly crushed that he died within a few hours. —While sitting in his office at Niagara Falls on Friday, Ge,orge Dawson, a wealthy and prominent contractor, gasped and struggled for breath a moment, and VMS dead. He was talking a moment before to lids son-in-law, Charles A. Tilden. Mr. Tilden had just asked him if he would not have his lunch, which was served in the office, and Mr. Daw- son re,plied that he was not feeling well, and guessed he would wait kill he felt better. He bad been af- flicted with serious kidney trouble, whites, it, is surmised, assumed an acute form, and killed him quickly. He was engaged in a million dollar contract with the Canadian Niagara Power Company at the time of his death. He was 71 years of age. .—The special committee of the Presbyterian, Methodist and Con- gregational churches, to consider thurch nelon, met in Toronto last week with prominent members pre- sent from all parts of Canada. After a most friendly discussion laeting all day, the following resolution was passed ; While recognizing the lim- itations of our authority as to any action that would commit our re- spective churches in regart to a proposal that is yet in the initial , stage, we feel free to say that we are of one mind that organic union is both desirable and. praeticable,and we commend the whole subject to the sympathetic and favorable con- sideration of our chief assemblies of the diuretics concerned for such fur- ther action as they may deem wise and expedient. —A sad accident occurred about ,eight o'clock on Saturday evening, at St. Catharines, whereby Freder- ick Cawthorpe, aged two and one- half years, only child of Rev. Dr. G. H. Smith, pester of Knox Aura), WSS SO severely burnea that he died about four o'clock on Sunday morn- ing. He had been put in bed about his usual hour, and Was apparently, asleep 'when his raother left the room. She had only been absent a few minutes, when the little fellow was heard to scream. His mother immediately rushed back, to find him enveloped inflames. Be had evidently got out of bed. and, elimb- ing on a chair, found souse tuatchee which were in a mateb safe hanging on the chandelier, hnd, in playing with these, had set fire to his night dress. His body and face wore bad- ly burned, —A fatal accident beret Friel Bak- er, proprietor of the Wool Stock Mills, Stratford, on Tuesday morninge April lith. While engaged in ad- justing a belt, eet screws on a shaft behind him -caught in his -coat. and wound -him around the shaft. The strain of the shaft threw the belt off, leaving Mr. Baker suspended, but not before he sustained severe injuriee. He was taken to thtt hos- pital, where it was found his scalp was injured and torn. He died next morning. —An interesting April wedding Look plate, on Wednesday„ April 20th, at the residence of Mr. John Corrie, Stratford, when his daughter, Miss • Etta Emma Florence, was untied marriage to .Mr. Nerve] Franklin Babb, jeweler, of that city. Ven Archdeacon Williams performed the ceremony. The bride was attired in a dainty down, and carried a bridal bouquet of roses. The bridesmaid was AIM Cora Wilkins, and Mretlar- ry Babb, brother of the groom, act- ed as groomsman. —Previous to their departure for Toronto, where, Rev, W. J. McKay goes to become editor of The Cana- dianBaptist, his congregation in Stratford presented him with an ad - diens and a handsome gold wateh, and a ease of silver knives and forks to Mrs. McKay. During the eveuing a ram -deal programme was carried out and Rev. M. L. Leitch, of Knox church, dieivered an address, euiteg- istie of Mr. and Mrs. McKay. Mr. McKly replied briefly. He will as- • sume charge of the, Cae elan Baptist . about May 1st. —The manse, Millbank, was the scene of a eery pleasant, but quiet event on the afs.ernoon of Artgines- day, the et h Mst.. when Mr. J. Fleming, of Millbank, was united in marriage to Grace, youngest daugh- ter of Mr. Alexander Ross, recently - of Grafton, Ontario. MiSS ROSS has been living for some time with her sister, Mrs. (Rev.) W, M. Haig, and the wedding took place at her home, in the presence of the contracting parties, and the menars of Knox ohurch swim with their wlvm