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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1905-11-24, Page 1--3 NUMBER* 1.5980.. rages 0.....M osaw be Does not end witl), the sale of an artio tinues until that article:has given the ser was intended and guaranteed to give. EVERYTHING iti THIS ioe that it TORE is guaranteed. +ny article that is Li0 right we WANT to -make right. Our ambition to estab- lish a reputation. for reliability, and to eon& &nee into the mind of the public). The only way to do this is to 'deserve, it, 1J le especially necessary when you- are primary reason_ that_you are investing a considerable sum bey a fur every ye4t, could be easily eeceiv6c1 not to 4earee mantle of a sheet -time you sequently your .nwn experieace in these clays, when 'many furs a ed to be seld by half ptice fho nci they are just as cheap, or, a li SEAFORTII, FRIDAY, NOVEIVIBEti 24, 11.! 4 5. 1 Farming In Ontario. . ''':..rhe Tariff Co;;I:sion. of the Do- rainion. Government held sittings in Toronto last week. The farmers got the firste innings ad were repree sented by. officers of the Farmers' Association 'of Ont rio. "'The chief spokesmau Was MT. James Mawirig, president of the Assoolatibn and Warder:keel the county of Welling- ton and who, by le way, is an old Huron ' boy, being a native of the taxip far-Mers, like their brethren ef Quebec, ask that1the tariff be net ,increased, bat that if any changes be made it be loWered. This they . issk in 'the interest of agricultute,. the chief industry in Canada. They hold thet protettien can not be of any benefit to -the farming ludas- ' try in so much 1 the impdits tof farm products ar insigiaificant in *comparison, with' .the *exports .and that; cansequentl , the prices for farm eproducts are iregalated by for- eign and not. by hoMe markets. Mr. McEwing put forth .a strong and iacontrovertible argument in favor . of` this contention, quoting the- tig- said Mr. Drury. This ivoulei,' make -urea for the Itaporti and exports the total taxatio% oxi Ian expendi- of 111 kinds of •farra products 1,Nrd- ture of -$429.17 a little 'over $130. nying furs, for the Again, yen do not is limited; and you e made to sell, and a, and in the course tle cheaper, than the OUALITY in-fure is ourmotto, and that always, without any excep- ' - Below we submit for your careful consideration a few of our -special nee,. reminding you that every one is GUAltANTEE11, aad if they do.not out just as represented, we will 4! Make good " to y n, EN'S FUR CO COON -:--the largest variety ever shown. in tills store, prizes ranging -from , $40 to $6'5 LADIES' F Beat Astrachan Jaekets, even eurl nd rich gloes, with Go'unabia sable collar and lapels, large sleeves and satin lined, sizes 32 to 40 e S? Term Lamb 'Jackets, plain. Persians, Persians trim- med with sable, Persians trirame4 with mink \ Fine Bolter= Lamb Jackets, rich'even .1000, made up in the very latest ogle, line0 with heavy 'quilt- ed satin,_and guaranteed to give! satisfaction, sizes 34 to 42 0 r leader Beat Bokaran Lamb Jackets, jet block, with a brilliant gloss and a curl ao even as rclany Persian lambs, aid with the finest quilteld satin, shield in aim heles, cuffs on sleeves, and positively guar- anteed, elegant sable collar and lapel, sizes 32 had no cause of complaint he ppint-* ed out that in 1901 only $188 woith of oatmeal lied been imp:feted -into Canada from the United States. This amount should not be sufficient to ruin 011t oatmeal Millers. Re thought an increased duty .on meal would merely serve to increase „the price the oatmeal - borabine would oharge farmers fel' the meal sold to there.. What The N. P. Costa Each Farmer. • Mr. Drury, another -speaker,dealt with the amount by -Which the av- erage farmer's living expenses is in- creased by the, tariff. In doing so he gave an azeount of the expendi- ture of an average well, to do farm- er on a farm of 200 acres. -He placed their household expense in the pur- chase of 'dutiable goods iv woolens, and tire average annual expense on ituplements at 08.80. This, with some other:items, le,rought the total ' The t rate of duty $on these items," Sir Richard. Cartwright said, " Would amount to, about 25 to ," Say 30 per cent. on the average," First. that Undef conditions 'Bach as exiat in Canada, with suoh Ira- mepse quantities of surplus agri- eign anarket has o be sought, the cultural products pr /which a for - prices obtainable in such foreign markets ,must of necessity. control the prices of the,' protluot sold on the home market ;I• gepond, that un- der the condition in _Canada, as Hon. Mr. Fisher said t together too.low, and t amount nf taxable goods, used should be placed at $450. This would bring the- aminal tax uhder the tariff as it now stands to $135 On ,eaoh. tar- raer in Ontario. , Ed. Note.—Farmers frequently complain , of their mun cipal taxes. But if the taxes which they pay un- der the tariff law were ollected di-, shown by these Statistics no mat- redly, as 'the municip taxes are ter w•hat tariff ay be levied on there would be fewer Pensions and the importation o farm produce it very -fauch greater coo omy would will not raaterially affect the sel- be eXacted in public 'ef airs. And ling -value , of such produce in the yet they pay this tax just as surely home market ; third,. that the,pros- kas they pay their municipal taxes. e estimated ts was al - at the` total tor all Canadianicagrioultnrale pro- • The Tariff Commissionistifted from ducts, so confidently ,preditted for Toronto tO London thisi week, filr. many years, .is evidently 'growing Th IVI•ll f CH 11 gradually more remote.. . was the leading representative of • Mr. *Ewing also showed the rel- addressed the Commission... le me- ative importance of agriculttire and Milian neade an. able an c.on hieing manufacturing. Aotording to the plea for the important inte est he census . of 1901 there were 14,650 represented. • IIe em hasiz d the factories ire 'the teuntry aed 471,833 opinion that the lirait f t farms. , In manufecturing there were had been 'reached so far 341,000 people engaged. The capital ers of Canada were ico in.vested in ina.nuf during industries revenue from their far was $147,000,000, nri.. agaiculture bear any further $1,787,000,000;! From these figures it taxes. To show must be ,apparent that from the er's dbreparative standpoint of the eapital invested, or stanced the last the number of peaple engaged, agri- of an aVerage culture is of much More importanee Huron county. The to than the manufacturing industry. weae $5,031.62 ; total' Again, for wages and raw material $4,336‘50, Profit, only the manufactured -a paid out inaually this ors a 'farm valued a $380,000,000. Withaut counting what making no alloWance f the farmer and hie family eatn, $24,- value of the work- 'done 000,000' is peid out' in wages to •farin- of the family. The net ere hired help. im a fair wage were average Ontario fame; is shown allowed te the far er and his family by,I Government statisti s was some - thus bringing the on the farm np Addition to this t xation the farra- s would. not drain in the way of pove ty, 'he in - year's alance sheet 200-acr farm in al. receipts $695.14, and by members noorne of the nt to $250,000,000, thing less. thap, $1,000 ar, leave ere is the cost -of ich is generally not *given suffici nt attention. The roots., fodder, grain, etc., raised by live stock or , ani val-de of this is making the outlay raw material of 00D, or $95,000,000 mount similarly 1 The Compare. But how about ij output of manufa in 1901 was value $481,000,000 or $11,000,000 iv excees of the dost of lab r and taw mater- ial. Tbe total valree of the agricul- tural produce wai $363,000,000 ; de- duct irom this t e $275,000,000 for wages; and $200,0 0,000 for raw ma- terial, and you have np profit at all left for the far el', but an actual deficit of $112,00 wages were allow his sons. - As matter of profits consist al increased value o who have farmed thirty years and /died at the work and about all they had, to slio-w- for it was the increas- ed value of their farms. nd, manufacturers rofits. President t the total output ute the raw met - be converted into al products, The $200,000,000, thus on Terra labor and he farm $475,000,- mbre than the id out by menu- $125 00 to $165 00 STEWA T to Greig & 'Stewart. • $35 00 $12 50 ‘--The best fit - suit euer -*ire heard this twice thii3 week. We knew we were turning them out, but is, a source of Feu satisfaction to r it from our ous- I net only make you ire yourself, bit ke others admire you 'eery garment a per- fedt fit, or no sale, he to ive Returns., the returnst The during indUistries' ,000 if ordinary d the farmer and fad the farmers' oat entirely in the his land through ow lots of men On the other h show immense 'George, of the M elation, 'stated th of the manufac mounted to $650, 00,000. The ceasus returns showed that in 1901 thier output was $481,900,090. Thus there, must have been 'ap. increase of 371 per cent. during /fear years. And yet these were the men. who were pressing their Claims for more pro- tection I Farmers would be well' eat- isfied if they (meld show one 'half • Tariff of No Use to Agricu ure. - In" answer to a question Hon. Mr. Fielding, Mr. MoRwing stated that he tonsidere,d if else duties on agricultural produce were removed it would not injUre the farmers, as the TJnitids States' farmers had cheap- er retes to the eeaboard, there was board for 22 yeers, and in that tim,e he has only missed, one. meeting, the na inducement for them to send last one, he being nrevented from their .produee to this country, and their grainiawhen it was cheap en- ough—coming into Cenada would ac- tually benefit oar farnlers, as it would. make their production of live stock and live Stock products less Deities on Oats and Oatmeal. er's, own wages, etc. had to pay interest on educate his family, bu, implements, keep the pair, etc. Rights of Agric • "And yet, gentleme comniunity that the the whole country de ith this he he mortgage, s class of the prosperity of ends. There are approximately one ,million hands employed in the agnieultural in- etr dustry df this tountr , 'as 'compared with $44,000 employed 'in onanufant- uring industries. Th e -is four times as mueh capital invested irt-ag- uring, The, success of the agriculte* ural classes underlies the success -of every other industry.11Yet it :iA the manufacturing dame! who have been most considered -hitheato in the making of our tariffs." / In conclusion, Mr. McMillan tasked re be 110 in - reduction, in general 'hard - crease, but 'rather wire for fencing an ware. Knptwood Picture Frames and Pictures. Regular 50c to $1.50 For Half F'rice. ALEX. WINTER?, Picture framing &Specialty. feeling in the hest of health, being troubled with anaemia, but nothing serious was thought of his condition. He was out • on Sunday' and that night tbdk 'sick :and, never recover- •-eAaron Mosser, who has been head. savaren for Mr. Alex. McBeath, of Staealey, .for some years, has secured •gi5 per day, He has#0, son living --john. Hatrison, who was running an engine for W: "Cole, thresher, of Hallett, 'met with an accident the allot Slay. He Was _getting some wood when the' pile fell on him, bruising him considerably. —Mr. G. R. Keys has sold his fifty ecre pasture lot, on the 5th conces- sion of Stanley, to Mr. Wm. Reid, for the aim of $1,000. Mr. Reid owe).* the opposite lot. Mr. Keys re- tell* the homestead.. —V. A, McKim, at Goderich, hap- pened with a bad aceident dn Thurs- day morning. last. He was puttieg up the storm windoeas at his home wheat the step of the ladder he was on broke, and in his fall -1.)c)th this ankles were broken. • --L,At the het meeting. of the Stelae ley council a delegation was present. urgiag the coancil to have the elec- tor* :Of that township vote on a local option by-law at the municipal elec- likela be prepared, and voted on —While Mr. Geo. Stephenson, of COlfata1100, Was out doing the chores - for the evening his grandson, 'Mest- er Xpo Stephenson, was out helping te get the cattle in and in some way a steer kicked the little fel- low ibreakalg his leg and other —Ur.. Wilson- Armstrong, a the GoSben line, Stanley, has purchased. the 100 Acre farm, being lot 11, con- ceseion /2, Stanley, from Mr. 'John C0Wallf 'of Stanley, the gripe paid. ae- `bag, $2,600. This land lies west of Mr. Armstrong's farm., 'and he has secured a cheaP farm, as a good. dwelling and fairly good buildings axe on the property. —Owing td ill health Mr. S. C. Kerslake, Maxwell agent at Wing - ham, . has reeigned :his position to —Miss Hassett has been re-engag- ed as teacher of school section No. 6, gawick, for 1906 at a salary of $425. —B. -Gerry has I disposed of his Messrs. Bishop and Brewer, of —Mrs. James Lidsay, "Goderich townehip, has a tu key which has laid 23 eggs this tali, which is eome- -Mr. ,Christian Zwicker, of London, 'and formerly of Crediton, was married in London last week to Miss M. E. Jones ef that city. —Two boys doing time in Gnde- rich jail made their escape one day last week. 'They successfully eluded pursuit, but next morning came to the jail of their own aocord and eur- rendered themselves. N., —Thomas A.brahara has been a member of the ,.Wingliank school The question of the_ duty on oats and oatmeal was, taken up by Hon. Mr. Paterson. He stated that the present duty on oats was 10 cents per bushel and on oatmeal 20 per cent The oatmeal rapiers claimed / that We meant a higher duty on Waighes Prices for Butter anO. Eggs. attending by illness. - —Wingham's new. postoffice is still a long Way from .being com- pleted and the prospeets are that it will be next fall before it is ready for occupancy. 1—Jas. Laird 'an! old' and esteemed resident of Ethel, passed away 'on November 9th, in his 81st year. De- ceased. was en honorable and up- , right man and w s esteemed and re- Bittll sper „ed by all ne o knew him. —Miss Sarah anson, formerly of Stanky, was married in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, last week to a Mr. their raw material than on their Cathcart, of Winnipeg. Mr. ana finished product, and that it was Mrs. Cathcart will reside in the last • —The horse 'thieves krrested at Wiegham recently by Chief Van-- norman have held their preliminary trial before a -magistrate at Drum - bo, and were committed ..for trial, whioh may ,take place • at an. early date. Chief Vannorman 'is entitled to a reward. of $25, for their arrest, and he .will receive this amount In resident of Turnberry, committed. suicide en Winnipeg -recently. It is said that a few days preyious to the siad event, two burgls were arrested in her boarding house, and she iseetnede so affected by the inci- dent that she became . despondent end took het life. ent tof Hay township, where he was born and raised to manhood, but now ven ed .a street tier fender, which has been thoroughly tested and foultd to be a successful appliance _for Picking up any object, snoh as the body of a man, lying on the track when the oar is running at' airy ;Speed. The fender will be adopt-' ed ' many cities. eath came vety suddenly to Mr. Jambs •Casernore, on Monday ev- eninie. of last week at his linme on the i13. line. ef Turnberry. Deceased had been talking with the members of his family when he suddenly fell overi and was dead in 0. few minutes. 'He was aged 34 years and was a son Mr. John ,Casemore, of Winghem Junetion. Ha had been troubled ‘vith heart Weakness and this is said to leave been the cause of death. , —On Tuesday of last Week after being confined to bed, for some months owing to the infirmities of advancing years, Margaret Mein - tyre, wife of Donald McKinnon, of Goderich, passed away at the resie denoe of her son, John, where she tiled been living' of late years. Mrs. Meltinnon was a native of the Island of *fist, Scotland, and was. married in tile Island of Big to her now' be-. reft' partnhr. Their eldest son, John, was born in the • old country and their other 'son is ;a, native p Goderioh. Mr. and Mrs. McKinnon had been residents of Goderieh and aloiaity for some forty years or more, living in StePhenzfor a short time after coming to, -this country and before moving eto Gederich. Another of the pioneers of Hur- on county in late:person of Mrs. Jas. Pollock, of -Drysdale, departed this life on Wednesday, of last week at the ripe old age of 82 years wed 11 naenths. The deceased Was a wife, and mother worthy of the name and her noble qualities as a Christian are well worthy of being copied. She was the only surviving member of the family treawhioh, she belonged. Hez death waS not at all unexpect- ed: as upwards of two years a linger- ing weakness, common to old age, was, slowly but gradually wearing away the vitals of her once rugged life. She leaves behind to mourn ler;r loss an aged husband and a grewn up family of five sons and one daughter. --What might have been a 'fatal arcident befel Mrs... William John- ston, of Drysdale, On Friday last. She, accompanied bY her daughter, Mrs. G. A. Pollock, aad grand-daugh- her, Irene,, were visiting friends in Michigan and on returning home the 'affair happened at -Kipper. station. It seems through rash carelessness of the. train offioiele no stop_ was Pages disastrous to their trade. They - thought the duty -on oatmeal should be increased and the duty on oats decreased. Mr.alawing did not think -the re- moval of the duty on oats would de- crease the price in Canada. As Show- ing, ape„ that, the. oatmeal =Mere named place. L —Another Ineght and promising young matt departed this life sud- denly early on Monday- morning of last week. We Irefer to Mr. James A. Scott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scott, lot 35, coacession 13, Hallett. Veer eome time mast he has not been amossremasissa 131-4019. Publishers $1 a Year in 'Advat*oe4 ma,de t rr enable passengers to get Templars. ,The lodge was reeformed, on or off, the train. being merely ' and see trust it will be tontinned, slowed up gradnally and so grad- that- it Will prove the bieseing, for ually started again. Mrs. Pollock which it is intended, and that good raanaged to get off and succeeded in ; members will -rapidly inereasee—Mr. the speed, was such as to render as- 1 Riley, is at present very, ill. We Chas. Riley, the son of Mr. George sistahoe to her aged mother iMposi -trust the little fellow will soon be known way was sible. Mrs. Johnston, in some un-. well.—Willie Parish, the son of Mr. throven to the J. Parish, 'received, a severe kick on ground. and fell between the plat- 'his caeek from a, hoase. It wa,s very form and the track, a space of nar- row proportions. As a result her knocked out besides. She received many bruises and so bad a shaking up that she was uneonscious for ° —A pleasant event took Place at order. Mr. Robb; is a welcome vise- tor.—Samuel Pollard's youngest son, George, received a. se'vere burn on ,lais right hand.. He was accidentally , &shed on the hot stovee—Farroors Who have turnips outsicte are takivg - advantage of the Indian Summer to ,secure their Crops, and' truly ait is, considered tram different *poitits ref view, a sorry job.—Mrs. Jaz' Snell, formerly of this place-, but who has resided With her daughter, Mee. IL Squires, of .Usborne, for some time past, is dangerously ill. Mrs. Hoist. oak, of this place, are with her. er sons from. the West have beele providential he was not killed.—Mas- ter Leo Stephenson ie now doing very nicely, and is bearing up very , bravely for a little boy, who bas to • aid. his semi-annual visa Iast 'week, rid' found everything in the 'usual s Woodlands, the spaelous rehtdence kr. Thos. Jenkins, of Goderich town- ehip, on Wednesday of last week, when the ma,rriage of his daughter, Miss Eva, to Mr. Hugh D. Cameroa; of Arthur, was solemnized. The ceremony was performed by Rev. H. M. Manning, pastor of Wesley church, 'Clinton, in the presence of the immediate relatives of the' con- tracting ,g6.rties, Promptly at, two o'clock, to the strains of the wed- ding march from Lohengrin, which was played by Miss Nellie Jenkins, the bride entered the parlor, which was prettily decorated for the occa- sion, with palms, smilax and \ car- nations. Miss Anne Jenkins aoted as maid of honor, and the groom was supported by his brother, Dr. W. Cameron, of Toronto. • Canada —Sir Wilfrid Laurier celebrated his 64th birthday on Monday last. —The elections in thas Province of Saskatchewan will teke place ion December 13. —Now, that the returns are 'all complete it is ascertained that thily one Conservative has been elected. to the Legislature of Alberta and he. is a Russian. Mennonite. e -The kiopulation of the. city of Bess, of Stenley, for the in= of ,, Toronto is now 262,749, an increase S9,400. This 'farm tontains lip -aeres • of 41,166 in four wears and an in- igs within a mile and a half of Hen - crease of 66,762 in eight years. Mud- San, has on it ,good. buildings 'and Is dy York,_is getting along very nice- oae of the best fartas intthe town- -A reraarkable tribute . to stook man until spring when hioiself and sent for. emememeaseessma Elenisalt .4. .7. Butherian&s bad pkreed in his hands at a gaat bargain, two fine brick dwellings nith a num- IHr of lots attached to each. A good elfanee for a *tired farrier lor anyone wanting first-class dwell- ings at a bargain. Also cheaper properties for Sale. .41) ly at onoe at the east office, Brensall. 19754 ;toes. ladies't coats. underwear, mitts, glove,0 hntdery and ail necessities for the coming eold wbather. We guarantee the ntildity, At and price of all the -above goods. Wm, Bawden Air Sons, hat sold, his splendid farm on the tard concesszon .of Bay to Mr. les. raised in the West is paid by his Ex- cellency the Governor General in the selection of a saddle horse for his personal use.. He sent ;to Regina far it and one of 'the finest mounts sent to him _last. week. It is a —Mr. T. Hillhouse Brown, the se - (day man and branch manager of the Bank of Hamilton, in Hamilten, pleaded guilty in the police court to the charges of embezzlement and forgery pireferred against him, and the 'magistrate, after listening to a plea for mercy, made by the arisbn- er's counsel, sentenced the accused to seven years in 'the Kingsfon laen- nitentiary. —During the absence from the heuse of her- mother, six year old some way' set her clothing on fire, 'there being no one in the halide e.x- Scept* srnaller children. Assistance was .not given the child until 'she was so terribly burned that the flesh literally fell from the bones. She died in great agony two hours later. —A daring burglary occurred early Sunday awning at the fur store of John McKay "Kingsten. 'Three thousand 'dollars' worth of Persian lamb and mink skins and several un- finished coats were stolen.' The burglars entered at the rear, using a ladder to reach the aecond floor and .getting through. a window. The burglary was vot discovered till late Monday morning, • , onto, -and. formerly tof Stratford,has been appointed Jucfge of *the High 'Court of Ontario in *succession to Hon. Justice Meredith, who' hail been transferred to *the Sitpreme Court. Mr. George C. Gibbons,K.C. of London, has been appointed chair- man of the Canadian Waterways' Commiesion in succession to Jndge' —Up to Thursday night, November 10, there passed inspection at Win- eipeg of the crop of., 1905, 27,008,450 bushels of wheat. Of this 85 per cent. has been -•No. 2 Northern or better, and that is certainly high grading, but unfortunately there to date 11 1-2 per tent of the crop has graded rejected, and 'of this a- mount six per cent., or 14629,507 bushels, were rejected for weeds, and 5 1-2 per cent., or 1,485,464•bush- els for smut. Dunn when the wheat o suffered from r of rejected wh the year 1904, western Canada t, the pereentage —There have been many changes in the methods of the gentlemen who steal live stock sipte the. days when Role 'Roy's bare -legged gillies leer - toll on the Lowlanders. The lat- zest idea in this line comes from Croils Isla,nd, where the bold rovers artistically chloroformed thirteen fat- hogs and removed them from their pens /without a squeal, or a grunt tia warn the owners. One of the pigs weighed 300 pounds. The Louisville Toeviaship, ,across the line, —The most, important transfer of residential real estate made in Tor- onto in recent years has, just been closed, by which Mr. John Mellon- ald sells to the McCormicks of Chic -- age, his splendid estate kaown as Oaklands," situated on Avenue road, in the north of the city. The purchase is said to have been made for Miss 'McCormick, who was in the city for eorn.e months last year, and She is at preient in the south. The price paiel is $130,000. s., Bonthron will retire from the _ are active 'duties of life to enjoy a well earned rest. It IS OVAT '40 rs sines they settled on this rm. and (their itdustry and good nagemeet now enable them to tire on' a competency. They will ely dome to Hensel" to reside. i al entertainment and fowl,. supper Uder the =spites of the Canadian der -of Foresters, was held. in the ledge eopm an 'Friday Or -ening ,.last. here.avas a very 'Urge attendance the brethren, accompanied by n was the: worthy Chief Ranger, Dew, who very • ably perforraed i duties. After a short opening dress, the following programme carried out, quartette by Messrs. manic, Stoneman, Brewn and Para- - selections on the Rhenograph Z. Ca. Sutherland ; Solo bY Dr. llery ; a' trio by Messes. a. Han- na W. StoneMan and . Garage 'address by Rev. .0r. Medd and; los by Mr. Alex. Taylor. At the ose of the programme all repaired Miller's opera halt, Where 'a mem- er of tables were spread with fowl xia all -thee good things of `the 'sea, en. Mr. Thomas Par1111.0r, who twee' he iaterer, is to be congratulated d. After +nipper a alert time was pent pleasantlyein Re social may, r. Cecil Simpson and mother have nted Mr. Thomas Wnisifa fine be west end of the vil e, anti have e,i,v divelling ion Main /stantet, ep lackall Were in 11 On last Nvrek, ilMr. and Mrs. roles .fflaylor ere aughter, Mr . Taylor,—Miss Ethel s book kpeper with A London firm nd left ere on Moaday last to en - up ay last with friends in Hen- 1. 11,—Miss Jennie Murray returned ome last 'week from Pandas, where e had been visiting- her brother, ohn.—The fortnightly =mating un- er the auspites of the Young Pep - les' Society of Carmel church was eld in the basement of the ehureh n• danee was very fair and an inter - eating debate formed the 'program br the evening. The subjest was /4 Resolveda that woman has greater fluenee for good than imam.' The ffirrnative was lid by Miss Helen 'cAllister and the negative by Mr. g sustained. the affirinative.—The lder Bros. have returned , from iiiskoka and report a pleasant trip. bile pleased with the ticenery and e.adaarita.getefor hunting and fish - g they are more than ever impres- ed with the superiority of the Hur-, n tract over the other parts.—Misi aodiartaide of Iowa, formerly of uncles, spent part of last week and his with her -Cousin, Dr.- Maediarmid hant, was in , London last week. iss MI Stewart, who (was vieiting elativeo in Hay returned to Hen- , ell nib week,—We are pleaeed to - tor, is recovering nicely from his leecent . accident, coupled with an ' a ter' illness, and is igoing about a— sister, Mrs. Byeltman were in Brus- g in.—Mr. James Stewart wee in cleric)). thia Week visiting rela-i tives.-e.Mrs, R. W. Fulton and ber kels during the past week misiting their sister,- Mrs. McArter.—Miss Mary Johnston is in ;Woodstock vis- iting her sister, Mrs. Short.—We are pleased to see Mr. George joynt who was iconfinea to his rooria 4hreugh illness for several weeks n our street* again.—A -debate will be held in the„Methodist ehuroh this Friday evening under the auspiolis of the - Women's Christian Temper- ance Union, in which Mr. Wm., Jobn,-- ! Ferguson, of Hensail, and Mr. John Part. The subjeet will be " Termer - and legislation connected therewithaa Will take finned fowl at the store next Tuesda.,,i afternoon, November 29 and also Wednewlay morn -I ing till 9 o'clock, for either cash or trade. Highesti prices paid. R. W. Jewitt, Constance. 10110x1 Briefs.—The committee appointed to. prenare a programme for the , Christmas tree, on the evening of 1 December 22nd, are now busily en- gaged with the intention of making State lecturer in Wisconein, wa here, and. addressed two meetings i the. intereets, of the Drder, of geod