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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1905-06-30, Page 1otioltesmoo EAR bo latest novella White Wash Co 'bite Wash Belts. black shirred silk Inderweat table underwear e hat they requite are goods in the trade iery,' but we fano hose in tan openwork, drop s tiered -250 to 1. e ARANO e has our millinery wl out so many hat on The reason is t1it special duty to swat most stylish headg lave several still offering them a clear:- Choose od bargain. WODS 0_ of Seaforlie de- snn. Little Mies of Seafertle sang. :es the hearts of -this :iuninterltill fife and. a a lee preterit and dis- ' music. The commit - are to be congratulat7 nen of the occasion. kiabtarn. very pretty wedding', the home of Mr. IL rednesday evenine of en his daughter zbar- in marriage to Mr.. Gorrie. Rev. T,B.Coap- i the ceremony In tbe out 40 guests, inareede the contracting par - looked charming in pe de Orem, dreset ear - Lie€ of bridal rose.. was performed Ea the -a floral arch. Miss, of Goderieh, nice@ plaied the wedding iately after the Gore -- I party proceeded to e. sumptuome wed - partaken of. The numeroas and useful*. kererrettly ef the eye or ear call specialiet of Loedone Hotel, Seafortiajtm!, * Cleary.—Mr. Bryan is honae on the nrel. Tuckeremith, on .1 -est. Mr. Cleary,. strong , robust Mau, ennoying his usual several. mantle. A s age he. went to Loree eve and underwerit ae operation eliscland: iflC4F, or which, of no remedy. Be Arz nd continued to• .until the end came - 53 ycars of age ara 1(111,-.triousr., Nc-eil d� a. inert, who was muah espected by atl who. leaves ei widow afld. two boys anC1 tW the losi a a killo• rid :Ind parent, The ilea on Weduesdar rvic(ei being held Iry Seafortie and the elect. in, St. James' funsefl svas verfe' thus shelving ich t d e ceased eves ttily felt far tihe mily. The funeta 1(14'r the auspicien • el utuel Benefit A.se t "c It (1(.0am-ie.(' was a( nethren taming 00 hu s showing the st had been held tile ebert. arlock. •30.1iii Mille an , La' hoseree: eneinint visit wing it C. Keine, of 1,V1Litee 1 ai rs. Keine will fer r new- ap- rtrieht ich is 6 on the rea 41oring and .,eldymade Clothing FURS AND I. FURNISH INS Its getting Ito the time of the year vhen everything summery must be pat on the "retir+4 list,” --so far as this store is concerned—yet t wo full *fearing months 10e ahead., A better chalice to buy men's, boys' and chil- dren's clothing, hlts, shuts, Sec., for less than actual value, Nevie' r Fres• ented Itself. Our Suits, Hats ifratTurnishings must vacate. We don't want a- vestige of ring or Sumin stock when we epen the Fall campaign, and we won't have if we can help it Note a few of our sale prices : Two dozen youths' suits, long trousers, sizes 32 - and 33, kegular price of which is $5 to $8, sale price Five dozen mera's suits, sizes 35 to - 44, assorted patterns, regular price $7.50 to $10, sale price Four dozen men's suits, sizes 36 to 42, assorted patterns, regular selling price $5 to $7, sale price Three dozen men's waterproof coats, regular sell- ing sizes, former price $6 50 to $8, sale price Two dozen Men's and boys' waterproof coats, re- gular selling price $4 to 5.00, sale price . Three dozen men's trousers, sizes 31 to 42 waist, regula selling price $1,25 to 1,50, sale price Three doz$n boys' brownie suits, sailor collar, . with vestee, or in two piece only, size 4 to 8 years, regnlar $3 to $4 sale price Four dozei boys' three piece suit (coat, vest and pants), sizes 27 to 33, tweeds and serges, regular selling price $3.75 to 4 50, sale juice Three dozen boys' three piece 'suits, ' izes ..,1 to 33, regular selling price $4.75 to t3,.75. sale priee '--1. 'P,our dozen boys' Norfolk Jacket SUit8 (2 piece) sizes 25 to 32, up to date patterns, regular selling price $3 to 3.50 Three dozen boys'. Norfolk Jacket suits (2 piece) best of clothes, and sold regularly at $4 to 5.50 t sale price Two dozen boys' odd knicker pants, cotton, sizes 24 to 32 sale price Thr de dozen boys' bib overalls, all sizes, Five dozen men's cotton trousers, large sizes, regular price $1_ Six dozen men's light weight flannelette shirts - •sizes 14i- to 16i sale pri▪ ce Three dozen men's dress straw hats, sizes fit to 7i sale price 25p to ' Four dozen girls' -white and colored summer caps (new styles and very popular sale price Five, dozen men's white and colored vests, sizes 34 to 42 sale Trice $1 to $2 Three dozen cravenette , ladies' raincoats, in colors grey and fawn, with or without capes, all sizes, regular selling prices $6.50 to 7.50, sale price , Two dozen rubber lined ladies' raincoats, small to large sizes, regular selling price $7,50 to $10, sale price One dozen rubber lined ladies' raincoats, regular price $4.50 iii $6.50, sale price +444444-1144.4-144-H-1.44 .Perms of this sale are spot cash. factory will be exchanged. $300 600 450 500 250 990 200 300 400 -225 325 25c 4Qc 750 20c • 50o 50c 60 The Sunday School Convention It was a 'somewhat notable and, unique !body which, assembled in Toronto last -week. reWe refer t� the convention of the Intennational Sunday School Union Which opened on (Feiday and cloeed on the follew- ing Tuesday— 'This union repre- sents an organleatiOn Which (exists ln158 provinces and atates of Canada and the United, Staten. Under its care and direction are 152,000 Sun- day Schotals, with 1,500;000 teachens and (officers and a total; enrollment of 14,000,000, all studying t.he inter- national senies of Sundtayschool lessons. Of that nerabei it is es- tiraated 'Canada has 10,686 Sunday sehooln, 85,021 teaehera and -officers* and 676,122 scholars. The great svork lof the anion Is carried oe by Mx, 'geneeil and field aecretaries, under the giiidanee of ,an Executive nommittee made up, of rep.resenta- • tives cheeen one from each Province and. State In its hourids. Not less than 120,000 men and women give blocks f6f their time doing the off 1- • clad: work of the "58 territorial and the 2,000 eouraty unions. Some of the ablest and most experienced Sun- dayechool workers in the, World took part.in -thie convention and in their • addresses related their experiences in the w:ork and the methods found. most effective for its progress. Work among the negroes tough direct agency of two field secretar- ies (of their ow.n race 'is being done with satisfactory results. It is proposed to Increase th.e. number of ne o georatarieti te sin in an effort to, eel with the 3,000,000 negro ehil- Oxen' (between five aid foenteen in the ,United States, Ma* repreeene tatives of Indian, Chinese, and Japanese Sunday schools wexe in) attendance at the conve,ntion. The - union is planning for larger things -4 Its income was 154,727 in the last txiennium. It is now proposed te nalse $159,000 in the next three yeare, Missionary Sunday scheofs on ai laage scale are Planned- for Mexico. and the West Indies, in edditicia 'to augmenting the wail in the older, tereitory.Se far 1,690 delegates, have (registered at 'the, (convention.. It is estimated that ilouble (nat. number of additional delegates and, visitors were: in attendance at the various sessions of the convention. The newly elected president is Mr., Justice Maclaren of Taranto. It is, 250 -ears since the toraller meeting at the Union in Toronto. The next meetinebis to be held in. Louisville, Kentucky. The Lao Edward VanEgmond. .tirk Last Week we made reference to .the death tot Mr. Edward Van • Eg- mond. Thefollo-wing more amptfied statement .concerning the life and adventureof this somewhat re- markable man we take from the Clinton New Era: Mr. Van Egraond's full name was nohn Charles *Frederick Marias Edt wardrVan Egmond, but be eever us- ed more than .tbe letter prefix. Mr. VanEgraeld was born in, a small town in Prussia, in the year 1812,1w -bile his father, a eolonel itt the .Prussian army, aceompanied by his wife, was on the svay to '"Moscow • with,Napoleon's array. The party, fortunately never reached Moscow. Mr. VanEgmoed, being born and christened in a noblemen's 'house. Heinas christeeed when .only a week old, 'there being a .large christen- ing party present, The christian names lee b.ere were those of tbe ownerof the house and bother .onfi- cers,of his father'. Befere,coming to Huron, which he did with his parents in 1827, brr.Vana Egmond visited Italy; Austria, Ger- maty and other centineotal coun- tries, so that as a mere lad he and already seen considerable of the! world. /They came to America in, 1819, and were for eight years itt Pennsylvania. Mr, VanEgmond's fa- ther took the nantract for building fetal portion of the Huron Road front Willman, to Goderich, a distance of fifty n3iles, and at that time, 'there was not a tree cut in the entire' dis- tanbe, so that 'the difficulty of the undertakbag can better be guessed. than 'realized, and thot talthitulness with which the Work was perform.- edlis shawn in t he fact that the: troed has alwayts hatI the reputation of be- ing one of the. best in the- provinee. , In early life Mr. VanEgnaond hid the contract of caxrying the mail be- tweenGod:m.10h and monthiteand the trip foot, with the mail on mileage was 52 miles t $$ 00 550 $-300 Any goods not satis- orButter and Eggs taken as cash. Of course you are at liberty to stay away from this sale, but would it be the wise thing to do ?—that is the question. ************4 Greig Stewa Johnson Bros.' Old Stand,- SM.A.H1ORT9Et.. The Largest Clothing and Fur Store in Western Ontario Homeseekers Excursion to Manitoba and the Canadian Northwest. Going Dates, June 13th and 27th ,and July 15th. Od for Two Months with stopover allowed anywhere going or returning .a-ter'IMS &S Hiama.,c)-virs Winnigeg, Manitoba, and return $ 30 00 Yorkton, Assinaboia and return $ 33 00 Daloraine, Manitoba, and return 31 50 Moosejaw, Aesinaboia, and return 34 00 Eatevan, Aesinaboia, , and return 33 00 Regina, Asalnaboia, and return 33 75 Souris, Manitoba, and return 31 50 Calgarry, Alberta, and return 38 50 Arcola, Assinaboite, and return 32 50 Edmonton, Alberta, and return 40 50 • Remember tbat these are C. P. R. excursions and you should buy your ticket from a 0. P. R. agent and make sure of all the priveleges agreed upon. For all particulars and maps and phamplets, etc. apply to OREM & STEWART, Agents, 0. P. R. Ticket, Telegraph and Dotainion. Express Agents, SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 190 the Army, he also attenaede fre- quently the services at Ontario street get hodis t church. He was a most estimable neigh - bon (held In the very highest esteem and Of 'lien it may very truly be eald "Blessed. are, the dead who die in (the Lard," The funeral took place to Egmondville cemetery, be- ing,conducted by an Adjutant of the Army, from Stratford, assisted by Revt%D.r. Cook. The War. Latest advices from $t. Peters burg say; B,oth Japan and Russia are now understood to have agreed on the time when their plenipotent- iaries shall meet at Washington. It will be daring the• first ton days in August, but the exact date:probably will be announced by President Roosevelt, The 'question of preced- encebvidently is the main stumbling block to a proraCt settlement of the iumber of personal negotiations. Both sides seem desirous to make the other take the ,initiative. Russia seems tee consider that it is Japan's duty to -name her plenipotentiaries before Russia announces 'hers. While the -exact en.mber. of "the plenipotentiaries has not been of- ficially arranged, both powers seem tothave tacitly agreed on three. The actual announcement of the names of the plenipotentiaries is expected within a few days. The official statement of the situatian is: "All is going on "favorably." That Salary Grab. Dear, Expoeitor,—I notice by an alticle in your paper of lent week that the members of the Dominion .Virliament are preparing for an- other salaiY grab. I agree with every word yousay in reference to the (matte'. Indeed you might have -made your remarks a good deal atrionger and still be within the mark, The members now receive $1,500 :per seesion and a free pass 'ewer every railway from the Atlan- tic to the Pacific, which isworhh, a 'good Many hundred dialLers ayear to 'most of them. But, it Seems they are aot satisfied with ithia but 'want nother thousand dollanstmak- In g the sessioaal, allowance{ for each, 12,500. A very munificent allowance Most peo.ple will think. • Theee- fourths of (them could not, 'begin to eann tally - such money in a whole year, in their private business and yet they . 'want the public tei pay them bmore for six montheeservice Than they • could eaten In atriy other Way in a whole year, to say northing of free r.allway traveling. Th.ey are. Modest indeed. I would like to knowif the me.rabers for Hunan have aigned this so-called " Round Robin." Asido from about half e dozen mem- snic eadle side of the lionise who em to attend. atesiduously to their usiness all the others are. too nigh- eaid now for a.1I. the attention hey devote to their duties. This, I think will apply to the member Ifor Ocotli Hu.ron. I think I amtnot ;far astray when I ean that duilliag ;the nreseeat session, B. J3. Gene hesepent as much time attending to this busleess in "Seaforth as de lhas in :Ottawa / 'attending tux his Parliam- entary !duties and if le is a sample of the others I nave no 'hesitation In sing that the pay they new xe- °eine is a mood deal _mere than they eareh In sticaking of Mr. Gunn; I hope yna Will permit inc to say. Out I think pie ia not doing bis duty to his conetituents, that is if a represen- tative 'is any good in Parliament and his (services are really 'required there. It meet be, self evident Mr. Guam (can not be in his tatOre, in Sea - forth attending to his business there and be attending to his Parliamen- tary :deities in Ottawa at the taame time. If he can not afford to leave his lbutsiness to attend to his Par- liamentary duties he ehpuld resign and allow some othee pexisen to take -his (place enho can spare the time. Thetublic pay him for being in Ot- tawa attendittg to his Parliamen- tary 'duties there ,arul net for be- ingin Seatorth attending to his pri- vaterlausiness. As you know, Mr. Edi - ton I am a. Reformer. At least I have genenally 'voted that way. But at 'the Last Dominion election I vot- ed for Ur. Gunn because I believed that he would represent us with greater independence and. more "cred- itably than the gentleman Who was opposed to Elm. I meta confess flow- evet, that than far 1 have been ,die - appointed, Mr. Gunn having proven himself an extreme partizan, as witness his vote on the Antonomy bills and his neglect. Of his duties as5nentiened "eve, Hoping you will give these few linen a place in noun papee, I lam, Yeurs truly, AN ELECTOR. Galt, semi - as made on 's back. His e fleet day, 32 the second, and this nvas kept up summer and winter with clock -like regularity, the noute bush and swamp, over ex Vbstructiots,, often ing through( ogs and oth- .at the eisk of his life from Indians and wild an- imals. In the pioneer days there was no church in the neighborhood, but aer- vices were held in the jhome of L. VanEgmond, brother �f the deceaes• ed, who then reeided at Egmondville, and for eleven years Mt. Van Eg- mohd fgalhered up every Sunday a crowd of white men and Indians and tookfthern to service, He had a. family of twelve' child- ren—eight 'daughters and four sons, -eight still living; the daugluters are Mrs. RAabt. GiaienIcek, Sea- foeth, (deceaeed); (Mrs. John Fowler, Hallett; Mrs. J. McMullen, Elkton, Michigan; Mrs. E. Jones, Hullett ; Mrs. Robert Mobliehael, deceased, Wappelton, Dakota; Mrs. P. Haw- thorne, Hullett ; Mrs. E. Ilinchley, Seaferth; Miss Van Egmend, .Lon- don. Richard of Theisalon, and Jas. of 'Hullett, are the Gale surviving Sans. Many years ago he Was a township councillors and for a. time perform- ed the duties of township clerk for the townships of Hallett, Ribbert and McKillop. In politics he wee a Liberal. ' Ahout elebteen , years ago 'he be- came a ,0011vert to, the Salvation Army, and it had no more faithful DI izealoui adherent; rain • or shine he was always in its ranks. Eta 11 years be neves. missed a Sunday ser- vice, thug h his attendance neces- sitated a walk of over four miles every tiree, and his religion was sa pronounced and positive as to- leave no kloubt as to .its aincerity. Though still retaining hie conarectd,on with ITE EXTEND YOU A CORDIAL VV INVITATION TO VISIT US, and see our new selection of Wall Papers. It outclasses anything we have ever at- tempted, either in low or better gradee. Many fine patterns fere sabeautilully color- ed that they are at once an interest to the critic), and will be a continued delight to the purchaeer. Also our moderate prices will enable you to decorate the home at small expense with varied yet harmonious effects, and thus add to the pleasure of liv- ing in it. ALEX..TA_DITER, -. SEAJ?ORTli Pieture framing a Specialty. a pleasing manner, and the wedding march. was( „played by Miss Hazel Brendon. Only the Immediate friends of the happy young couple were pre- sent: The oexemony was perform- ed by Rev. Dr. Gandy. —Wednesday night of last week, Mark Cardiff, 14th conression, Grey, received 'an utey slash on one of his eurean, fatal a man, said to be named gin, of Mitchell, who with othera lave been assisting in the - placing lof a_ new steel bridge in the northerly pant of Grey township and was in Brussels on the return' ttripeto his home. It is said 'the knife wielder, was intoxicated. et the im. —After an illness of .ti.botet four months, there passed_ peacefully a- way at her home In Winglia,m, on Wednesday atiorxiing of last week Susan McGee, beloved wif,e of jamesiSlemin aged. 65 years. The de- ceased. avas tioire. in Tipperary, Ire - by the convegation of St. Paul's land, and came with hen paritnts to vicee aa vestry clerk. oharch, In appreciatioa of his ser-,, —The Goderich conacil has anCent- tett telhhdisS!ta.613Twillinelist:twiaanilvily:rt btuttlbtetadasirrue,nbe:itroteadellsori edithe tender of Wood, Gandy &‘,Co. this brief eketch spent her early' for $17,000 of the town's con,eolidat- years, and where Ole was paneled to MT. Jhft Smeltzer, About 18 years age they removed to Winghaan, and MT. "Smelt= died there in Nov -em- ber, 1889. The decease'd wan subse- quently,married to Mr. Jansen Slem- in, who sterviven her. —The Government publishes n. re- port ref unclaimed raoney left in tile banks, and from It we find that no -me topple ha.ve left batlanctis in the banks f,or good many years. Themas03er.ry has $5.02 in the Bank Montrean, Goderich, which .has been thexe since 1850; 'Gennae, Baird has $7.86 in the same bank,. whit:1(110a been there since 1856, and John Porter has $88,55, which Vie been standing eince 1862; M. Watson, Seatorth, left $1.46 in the Bank of British North America. in Isis, and it is there yet. C. P. Hill, of Clinton, had a bile/ice of .19 the same bank .in 1858, and it has not been called or, Annie Ross„ Auburn, lett $160 in 1890; Maria Mark.% of Hayfield, left $11.78 In 1899; W. H. Weeds, Bayfield, left $24.20 the same year, O. Bryne & Co., Exeter, left $7.10 in 1878; the Mixon Salt Mill, Gode- etch, had. a balance of $23.27 in the Bank of Commerce since 1892. ed -debt debenituxes. The deben- tieresheaa Innen-int aft 4 1-2 ,per cent. and nen ftor 20 years. —Theratie Cozene, of the base line, Hullett townShip has rented .1., 11. Millan's farm, in Colborne, for a term Of ten yews, and will take full oossession next spring. The farm contains '100 acres and the rental is $.210 per annum after the ,first year. r-KOOX ehthroh ohoir, Goderich, re- cently pinesented Miss Evans with a writing portfolio. Miss Evans had been a valued member of the choir for SOnle tittle, but has now gone with her mother to make their borne in Va,neouver, B. C. —On Thursday of lae.t week, as blr,b1cDermot was going along the. 13th 'concession of Hallett, with bhe Haokard, he met with an accident. In crowing a culvert the horse pult its foot through a. hole in the floor., injuring its leg Gen sidexably. —Over one hundred guests assem- bled. at tbe home of Mr. and Mrs. George Bean, df Colborne, on Wed - tenthly, June 14th, to -witness the marriage their daughter, Rosa H. to Mr. W. Stevens, a prosperous young fanner of that township. The cexemony was pieiformed by Rev. W. 3. Yelland. —Inspector Ankwith, of West }Innen, laid information against the eapitain ion the steamer Greyhouad, for ,selling liquor contrary to law, dwring•the moonlight excursion from •Godeelph, on Monday night of last Cit course the old offloore were all Liberals and the new ones, are all Oonscrvatives.E The Division Court Olenks and b,alltfe are going in like manner, but not quite so quickly. —3iohnlWilliains, an old mart of 70 yeare of age, was killed. by the north bound express Monday evening aboat two miles south of -Tottenham. De- ceased was walking aeross 'the, track carrying some parcels, one of whieh dnapped on the trek. He was just in 'the act of picking the parcel up when the train struek Wm in the head, also breaking his leg and arm. He (teas killed gn,stantly. —A iferiner -of the sixth contelssion of Kitties% Wm. Walke:r, 65 years of age, was driving a team to Luck - \r "Saturday afternoon, and when nearing the. Grand, Truek Railway creasing near Lucknow the team started te, ru.n. towards the tr,ack and ran against- the engine of the afternaon train geing south. The Man was tilitoWn against the wire fenceat the crossing and. Was uncon- scious 'till he died. air hour later. One horse was h.urt and had to be killed., —A man named Burns Sutherland whose home is ire Woodstock, fell from- the new brideee, cros.sing the Grand ',River at Paris into the water underneath, a distance of 106 feet and still liven to bell of his .eneri- exiCes. Sutherland was on a fiat car and- with et her men was engaged in mewing ties frem the old. bridge on to the flatcar, when the slipped and fell between the bridges,tlareugh the false work; into sin feet of wat- er. Heicarne to the surfaeo.and held an to some timber, where ho was respued. Theme were no borne; brok- en, but there were es3me .bru'Ises over the face arfd back. Canada. —Of (the 102 liquor license inspec- tors in office under the late Weber- MGoverronent, only 15 now remain all Ithe others having either 'resigned upon nequest or have been dismissed. week. •The case was hearkbefore Magistna.te Humber, Goderich wholmposed a fine of $50 and coots. —A valuable delving mare belong- ing to Mat James Lyons, of tbe 12th c.onoeseion, West Wa.wanosh, broke Its neck One day latst week. The ani- mal had been running loose in the garden neax the house and attempt- ing to jump over a wire fence (got its fere ien.s between the itoti and second 'strand. of wirer in the fall the neck was breeken. —Mr. E. H. Pawmone, a former Golderiphboy, had a narrow escape from being serlously burned at Dee - trait !recently. Ile was going out in a gasoline launcb with a friend when the gassiline tank exploded., setting fire to his clothing. He jumped in- to the water and extinguished the flames, but not before his face and hand.a were serieutsly burned. —The eounoils of Clinton and God- c,!ricia 'township are appealing against the (equalized aseleasment of those municipalities as elied by the county council, Godexich township on the ground that their assessment is too high in comparison -with the other municipalities, and. _Clinton to have tbe assessment of that town either iev-eled up or down to an equal lean- ing with Wingharn and Seafprth. —Mr. fEdav-aed Ploughman, one of the anspected residents of lot 27, conceselon 7, West Wasvaatoeb: sed away on Saturday, June 1 th, -aged 58 yeiaas. Deceased had been ill ..9411 last winter,' but was confin- ed to his bed only a few Weeks,. The txouble was, heart disease, which turned tie drepsy. His wife died a- bout a year ago. He leavee two sans and three daughters. —Warden Miller end Road Com- ardseionee Ainsley 'went to Hayfield last week„ to arrange for the erec- tion of a new bridge .aeross the river at that place. It is intended to ereot the abutments this year, and tenders will be asked far at onee. The new Wedge will be erected farther east than the present one, which will -necessitate a. slight change of 'the need down the hill. —bliss Jean Matheson, one of the clerks in the Dry Goods Palace, Clin- ton, and, a popular and most estim- able young lady, left Clinton, on Wednesday of last week, tor Moro, Oregon. She will be met in Chicago by Mr. Frank Smith, a, former em- ployee (of the Clinton New Era, who is now manager of the Moro °beer- vereand they will be married in that city. —A (despatch from- New Yoe* etates 'that Mrs. Hubba.rd., sister of Mrs. W. H. Oraikshank, of Tarn - berry, has gone to Labrador to in- vestigate the circumstances of the death of her, husband, who lost his life while on an exploration trip in that cold,lone land, in October, 1903. It is said that Mrs. Hubbard does not believe t hat everything wee done that might leave been done to prevent her husband from dying for avant of food. She has seetteed faraious gulde for the tank. —On Saturday: evening as ?Mr. and Charles' Maiming, and daughter, and loseph Nanning weet driving home from Londesbora, their horse got frightened by a pig at the road- side, and bolted over to one side, throwing tbree of theta oat of the rig, Mr. Joseph Manning being the only one not thrown. They (Fere not nerietuely hurt but their esclipe was marvellous. —quiet and very pretty welding took place at the residence of Mr. jaraes 'Begley, VTingha3xt, at noon on Wednesday of last week, when his daughter, Miss, Mary En.Begley, was 4/lifted in maxi -lege to Mr. 11. Thornton, of that town. Miss- Beg- ley's little niece, Miss Merkley,pef- forro.ed the duties of flower girl in .8 - Huron Notes. ' —There are 153 justices red the peace in Ilunon county. —John Middleton, reeve of Goder- 1A:township, hate gone on af. trip to Manitoba. —Andrew Milian, of the 5th con- cesaion of Colborne., has purchased the 50 acre farm adjoining bis own, irons John Walters- for $1,100. ' —Win. Deugherty, of Sheppard - ton, recently celebrated :his 90th birthday. Mr. Dougherty has been a(nestdent of the horty .for 70 yearns. —The gold wedding ring promised by W. E. Kelly, jeweller of Gode,rich, to (tbe first person promising to use It before the end or the month was claimed by. Harem Horton, of Col- laerne. —Mr. Oliver Turnbull, of Grey, has disposed of five Lei -ester ewes and a ram to Alex. Santee, of the 14th concession of McKillop. Mr. Turnbull has Won a -good name for the rexc.ellency of his stock. —Mr. W. T. Henry, -who xecently bought the Snell farm, has disposed ten his 80 acre farm on the 14th eon- ' ceestort of Hullett, to John McLiti- obey, of West Wawanash, for the SUM of $4,000. —Mr. Frank McGaire, who for some years has held a position in the Winghara offices of tthe Canada 'Furniture Manufacturers, left on Thursday afternoon last ,or Winni- peg. Prior Ito leaving he was pre- sented with a. giamdslome gold watch shouting' and were drenelled water. It transpired later se°11loyee, le4)vfidentthley AkfroiwoninitgurwalheCorellevgefra young ladies were, -slid thinking to play a praetioal joke, had 'climbed the, fire escape and turned on the„ hose. Startled and bewildered, the young ladies reshed inside, Miss P,ewellln the Lead. In the tonrse a her flight to the stairway Sliestunl-, bled on what in the elarknesa She suppased was a chair and .surepe& It proved, however, to be the rail- ing about the eiroular well. whieht admits light from the root, and she fell to the ground floor, thirty -feet bew. —A very serious collision oecurred a few days ago on the .0. P. R. at a point near Kenora, Manittha, be- tween the Continental .passenger train going west and a freight train going east. At the point where the oollision occurred the tea,* makes a aloe:We curie, bending first to the xight and then to the left. Thaeheavy transoontirtental train rounded the curve on its western journey, and at the same instant a cattle train da.sbed upon t he same Short stretch of *reek. The destruotiont following - was frightful. The tender of the passenger engine tilted. downwards, and 'the smashed and battered loco- motive was thrown back upon it. The loeomotive of the freight train was ;carried to tile 5111132rait of the 132aS15, and a carload of horses fol- lowing was driven to the tbp of thhe sectored loocenotiie, and IA right angles Ito it. 'The express ear of the passenger train was smashed liter- ally Into inatchwood, not a. boned of it being left whole, and down be- neath the huge masza was the dead body elf Express Meseengee Stace. Almostall the horses in three of four cars were kIlled. Many of th were 'killed outright, inany were las badly- injured that they were shot, and SI number were killed by steams Most of the horsee were eeraoanti, .for :the British army. Strange to- • say, none of the passengers were ; serious4y 'injured. —Sunday's storm did a lot' of dame age in °ataxia. The railway 'sta- tion at Chesley was burned, ;and. the Shelburne Methodist church wane struck #sy lightning ai Rev. Mx. 'Watch was preaching his farewell seemon. The electric light was pat oat and. a panic occurred among t be congregation. Several fires due to lightning are reported. At mid- night lightning eiatered a store in Br44ntpton by the electric light wine and in a moment the interior of • the store was in a blaze.. In Bele- vllle houses were struck and more or lees darciaged. A barn near the city- was also struck and burned. • Zurich Naites.—The members of therounn Peoplesi Soelety, of Ztudehe had a very pleasant picnic to Grand Bend Ion Eriday.—IYfiss M. Hartung is here feorn Detroit, enjoying a new weeks holidays with friends.—Mr. and WM A. Knechtel, of Stratford, were the guests lof Mr. and. Mrs. C. Hartleib last week.r-Mr. and Mre, Charles Greb have been enjoying a pheasant , outing visiting Weirdo in Milver- ton, Stratford aed cieher Beaten). towns.—Thef Steinbach eats:be leas yielded a dividend of 41 omits on the &Dart—The Sabbath. Sehool Con- vention irt the Evangelical churehe on the 14th coneession, was largely attended, and was a very pleae.ant and irp;ttruotive -gathering.—Mr. A. Poster, of the Babylon line, had a mare die a few days ago, ler which he had refused $250.—Mr. E. N. Tal - blot, of the Bauble line, St anley,has purchased the farni of 'Mr. W. S. Wilson, of the Sauble line, Hay, asid takes pneeession in October.—The real property belonging., to the Stein- bach estate, in this village, brae al/ been dispeeed of excent two lots near the public school. The reeinence and ) store veare purchased by Mr. S. Ren- nie, for $1,400; the tin shop property was purchased by Mr. Sohn Prater, for $560. Three lots off the fleid west of the Evangelical church, were purchased by Mr. S. Ramie for $364, and the balance of the field by Mr. F. Rummel, for $400.—Mr. J. Koeh- ler had a good boree die e„. tetv days ago, it is thought by sun steoke. —Miss Tillie Fisher has returned teem Detriot.—Mr. D. Kann:quer, of North'Intkota, is in this vicinity, visiting friends.—kr. M. Faust has: - returned to his Nome (here, hence Miehigare He bas atOt been enjoying good health, rind will stay home to recuperate for a time,—Mr. and Mrs. J. 'Ember enjoyed a pleas- ant visit to friends in Shakespeare and Baden last rweek.—Mr. Erneist Gies, one of our best end most linos - perms farmers picked a stalk of clover from his hay .fieln whieh measure4 three feet, three inches in length: —Mr. 'Atekew On.derdorik, "one of the most extensive contractors in America diedat his home in New York state after an illness of two months, of h.eart failure, follewieg a generial breaking down from over work. He was 56 years of age. Be- tween 1880 and 1885 he built the western (division a the Canadian Pa- cific Railroad', four hundred miles theaugh )3ritish, Columbia, tee con- tract atn,ounting to $18,000,000. In 1898 he contracted for the difficelt part of the Trent Vaeley Co.nal for the Dominion of Canada; involving moot the largest rock cuts ever at- tempted in. this hemisphere. Mr. Ointlerdonk also coestrected haft of the Victonia bridge at Montreal -,and built a double track railway tunnel at !Harrill ton. —As a result of an ill-timed prac- tical joke at Macdonald liall,Gtielph, on Sunday morning. Miss Winnifred daugliter ofMr. J. B. Powell, Col- lector of Inland Revenue, lies at' her home, Perth street, suffewing severely from, shock and bruises. She was the guest of Miss Fuller at Macdonald hall over Saturda,y night. On xetiring, owing to the heat the tWO young ladies mentioned, to- gether with. Miss Jessie McCallum, drew 'their mat'resses out to the bal- cony on the toy ,floor to. sleep. Be- tween one and two o'clock in the morning they were startled by The School- Plonle.—The annual picnic to Grand :Bend of the ehildren of the Zurich public school and their friends and the eitize'sa generally, on elvie holiday, Was largely a.tteriel- ed and proved n very pleasant out- ing, notwithatanding the runfaVor- able weather. The oommittee charge provided everything ealculat- ed to add to the pleasare and com- fort of the dittle folks and their a- dult guests except nthe ;weather and It was not their fault that the **a- thor was not all It should thave been ifon the occasion, Every person went 'in, to banish dull one and have a good time and they succeeded. The jubilee band, ein their brand new: uniforms, accompanied . the excur- sionists ansi did match to enliven the proceedings by their ecellent music. A good programme of sparte" wag provided and weia event brought' out keen -competition. This was espec- ially the ease en the ladiete raeet which was the meet excitieg event of the day, The first heat reaulted in a tie between Mrs. Schnell and. Mrs. Witmer and they had to ran over ag.ain when iMrs. Schnell won by a close shave. The following is a list of the suocessfol coniestanie: Boys' racre—Lorne Wie)eer, Morals Rau. 'Girls' race—Ada Koehler. L. Sipple. Seek Raee—Edwin Koehler, Ramfor Well. Girls' N .eed, LeRs:Ate— Elincan, Heetlelb, Arletta :Weber, Obstaee Race—Cornie Foster. 13hoe and Stocking Bace—Luella Brown, Ada Koehler. Farraers' Rare—Dave Schnell, (Wm. Trueramer. Women's. R.aoe—Mne D, Schnell 71a -s. C. Witmer, Throe- legg,ed •ce-Alex. Foster and Core nie Holt n ; Lorne Weber and H. Well. 131 dfold Raee----Cornie Holtz- man, Roy Faust. Potato Race—le Brown, Aeletta Waiver. Boys' 1:ta21- ning Jutop-12 or under, Fred Fos- ter, Morris Ran. Hop, Sten 0.10; Jump -12 or under, Morris Rau, H. •Appel. Somersault Race—M. Hale Lorne Weber. Throwing Ball—M, Brice, Nora Schnell. Cigar Race— Hurley Weber. Boys' Tug of War-, This was called a draw.