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tre Tempangiu Priced
ik newness and silk goceineaa
d and hand in this store.,
exleibit of new and worthy
at thia time has a charm for
y woman who appreciates de.
Rable silks.
F
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fill al-
b any likely silk want at
that are exeeediugly tempt.
['est now.
to illustrate :—
range et 2' -inch Japan
alines in pretty shades 50e
White Stripe Taraaline 500
ue in Fack Taffeta 50e
'leek Suiting Silks 50c
Silks in Shot Effects 500
au De Sole (guaranteed) $1.00
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ure Lace Collar, in Ecru
Uc 7e, $1.00, $1,5
ies in White, Ivory, Ecru
50e, . 75e, SLOG.
ars in White and Clolored •
50e 75e $1 00, $1.25-
r • Busy Women Who _Hay'
he, Time nor the Inclination
other About Having Some.,
:Made.
yet do not want to bother
of costumes, will find this
y of
gy Waists, Etc
_carefully selected by us, and
All that's left for you to de
us. We guarantee to,satisfy
g to $15.
'Oto sia
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coats
YOUR EASY REACH
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ts. The select programflle!
yed by a full hctuse, ess
ention being due the excels
rests given n by Rev. A. X4
he order throughout that.
eeting -was especially goods
as an indicatioe tha,f,thL
ie was enjoyed. The prat:
the silver collection, to
to $4., which will be giver
he mission work in Britielx
among th.e Indians.
Beeei2V700d.
-Miss Ityan, of Walton, wa
of the Misses Shea aa
lessrs. Neil and Michae
s home from alinnesota.--'
en and Miss O'Sullivan,
. were the _guests of Vim*
jr., last wk. -Mi B4
• f Taranto, is b.orne to s
,r her mother who is dant
ill. -Mr. Thomas Ourtireer,a
p with an attack of pneran
e. Curtin's brother
a the township of Brock tO
-Mr. Matthew Lynch ha,
sick the last two .vireeki#
to be improving slightlneret
as Kate arid Aggie Laince..14
it, are home also Miss Aar
f Toronto. -Mr. C. Wrigh
many building contractg
.-Our -merchant is Selling
4 granulsted sugar at $4.3
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The 'Permanent Style and
Shape of
20th Century Garments
Every one wants style len his clotheei. Same men say they don't, but
they are mistaken. Most readyrnade clothing has some style in it. In fact,
it is style that sells half the ordinary readymades.
But the're ate two kinds of style—surfaccuityle and through-and-through
tailored style. There is as ranch difference between them as there is between
wooden house painted to leok like stone, and a solid stone house.
Surface -style is created principally in the pressing room—put in with a
hot iron. It pleases you when you try it on, but, alter a couple of weeks'
-wear it looks as if it had been drawn through a knot hole.
20th Century styles are designed by the acknowledged best clothing de-
iiigners in the Dominion of Canada—styles are right and tailored permanently.
20th Century clothes are built from the foundation out—every step in
the construction is in the hands of expert tailors. The shoulders are per-
manently stitch -moulded into shape—(see illustration)—not pressed and
shrunk by a hot iron, only to sag out of shape after a little wear. With
style fit and comfort a certaifliy, the best qualities of cloth are used only,
Making wear equally certain. When you are° thinking of clothes, drop in and
see ; in justice to yourself, you should investigate our claims;
NO FANCY PRICES'
an coats.
A shipment of these garments has just been placed in
stock, all brand new styles from the New York and English
designers. Early choosing from this assortment will mean
to some lucky women the distinction—pleasant distinction—
of having the handsomest Spring coat ever seen on the
streets of §eaforth. These coats cost no more than the
common i31ane goods. You can see at a glance they are in
a class by themselves.
LET US SHOW YOU
10 .and $12 Coats
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NEW SPRING HATS.
The choice of a Hat for one's self la a little matter in the routine of life,
'wlich no one should treat lightly—it's important. Your hat is often an
index to your character. Our hats have been chosen with the view that the
wearer of a hat selected from our new and fresh stock shall be in the front
rank of good dressers. Your Hat is here now.
PRICES, 50c to $3.00
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Altogether the best stock in Seaforth to choose from, because everything is
absolutely new and fresh, and bought at low price, and selling
at low prices.
p ,ArEighest price for Butter and Eggs.
The GREIG CLOTHING 00 • 9
East Side Main Street, one door South of the
Dominion Bank,
SFORTIL
Main Street Paving and
Other Things.
MxJ Editen-Will your be so kind
an to permit me to occupy ta, small
portion of the valuable space in
your paper in pointing Out a few of
the fallacies contained in an editor-
ial in the Seaforth News of the, Oth
inst., re Main street paving. In the
first plate he stated that the icorpora.tion'S share of the cost of pav-
ing would be about $13,000 and the
costto the owne•rs of Main street
would be 40 per cent'. or,f the whole.
Now the lowest estim.ate that I have
heard mentioned far paving Main
street is $25,000. Forty per cent.
of that -1.MOVin4 Is $1.0,000 and $13,000
-from the corporation makes 'only
$23,000. Where does the other so, -
OK) come from to make ap the $25,-
000 required at the lowest estimate?
Echo answers where.
Another statement in the News ed-
itorial is that the paving a (Main
street would materially increase the
value of the property upon it. X
wish the owners to'consider well
the whole matter before launching
into :a large expenditure of this
kind: with Abe hope of increasing the
value of their property. Take into
cenefderation the assessed value of
Main street realty which is some-
thing less than $150,000. If you,
putt the amount required annually to
meet the interest and sinking ,fiftfd
for the owners on Main street share
of the lexpendittere into, a rate .ueon
the dollar it amounts to six
on the dollar and add to :that :one
and one-half mills on the dollar for
their ahare of the general tax (re-
quired, :makes a total Of 7 1-2 mills
on the dollar of an increase an their
taxes. This method of collecting
the amount 'required would be fair
to all the preperty owners, each
one wouad pay in proportion to the
assessed value ef their property but
by the _proposed frontage tax the
less valuable property will pay a
greater increased rate and the more
valuable property will pay a very
much lower rate. Same of the less
valuable properties woold have
their rate increased as riatieh as 30
mills on the, dollar. But whatever
the mode of tollecting, whether fair
or -unfair the money will have to
cdme froni the pnoperty owners and
by increasing the taxes upon the
property owners, so greatly, will it
have the effect of materially in-
creasing the value of the property
or will at not be more (likely to
materially decrease its value.
Now tunder these circumstances
would it be wise to lay isuch a heavy
burden of taxation upon the rate-
payers of the town of Seaforth as
this scheme of paving Main Street
entails and 'burden; them so that they
will not be in a position to 'under-
take other :necessary im.proveraents
which are immediately required.
Such as: -The water -works exten-
eion to proteet the outlying pro-
perty. ° It will be necessary to en-
large and extend all the mains and
the basin at the works should be
deepened and tement walls built a-
roun:d it with a good cement bottom
so as to have at all times la suffi-
cient supply of water to extingruish
the mast ;extensive fire that could
occur. Further, When this im-
provement of the Water works is Juan
dertaken, a stand pipe or elevated
tank should be erected. so as to have
pressure always ready „whenever a
fire takes plate. If we had an ele-
vated' tank in connection with the
water works there would always be
a supply ;of water for any purpose
and a revenu.e 'would be °tallied from
it sufficient itp ,pay the interest and
sinking fund ;required to meet the
cost of the extension and improve -
menti of the water works'. If there
is net some improvement of the
water works along the lines men-
tioned so asto secure a more per-
fect fire protection tor the whole
town we may wake up some onorn-
ing and ifind that the fire (under-
writers have decided to raise the
prehriums upon all our fire iesuaa
arm() risks. This would be a. very
serious and 'alarming &tate of atftairs•
and hence the 'citizens of Seaforth
ought to take the greatest care saot
to involve themselves to such an ex-
tent in prising about a third ..of
Mile on Main --street that they :will
n:ot be in a position financially to
pet the water works in a thorough-
ly efficient 'conditionso far, espec-
ially as fire prthtectian is comie-rned.
Another matter that requires
c'onsIderation is increased railway
facilities for the town. We ought
to try to kee'p our finanees in istuah
a c'ondition that in the event of a
-competing line of railway being
constructed near the towe, we would
be in a position to Offer some (in-
ducement to bring them here so as
to make Seaforth a superior market
Lown and draw business frara a
greater distance than at present.
Another matter in tile News ed-
itorial is his complaint of the lack
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of enterprise and business outlook
of the older men Who are opposing
the scheme of paving Main street.
I notice in the same issue of the.
News that the editor states that he
has acquired the status of a Itwo
year Old. I have hea'rd it stated
that the :baby in the family frules the
heusehald and it wotuad appear that
the tsvo year old baby editor is
presuming to set aside the older men
of Seaforth es effete and worn out
because they :differ in their ideas
from :the audacious two year old
baby editor. We can only judge of
men's enteeprise by their past ae-
tions. Let us exardine these non -
enterprising and 'effete men by this
test, -Are they not the men who Mad
the enterprise and foresigtht to es-
tablish, 'the Collegiate Institute here,
which is ?such a credit to the town,
and has enabled KO many of our cit-
izens to obtain such a nuperior ed-
'ueation to wihat they could have
done had there been no Collegiate
Institute here, Are they not the
men who had the enterprise to es-
tablish the water works which in
the past has saved so much of the
town property from destruction by
fire and lessened materially the
cost of Fire Assurance. Are they
not the seen who had the enterprise
te grant loans to aid in (building, up
the Furniterris Factory, the Woollen
Mills and the Foundry. Two of
these ,eid.ed establishments are praot-
ically the backbone of the townito-
day. And these same old effete un-
enterprising men whom the News
editor seems to think should be
chloraformed at once, are deter -
prising enough to try and push to
oompletion a (scheme whereby the
Mein street will be much improved
by maeatia,sniziog it as well as the
three leadbag streets, Rant, West
'and North, and also exten,d and im-
prove the war works no as to lave
complete fire protection all eiver
the town, 'also 4uae their best endeav-
burs to obtain inoreasett railway fac-
ilities for 'the town.
I sincerely 'desire that the Lerma-
ale editor of the News as he grows
stature inlay increase in wisdom
so that he will be able to idinting
uish between desiralle enterprises
and Improvements of the town that
arie within the reach of the earpor-
ation finanisially and. those that aro
Yours truly,
not.
- OLD RATEPAYER.
Northerh Hockey.
Wingham vs, Harriston.
As the ;result of the protest which
was decided in Harriston's favor,
the first of the horae and home
games with Wingham for the cham-
pionship of the Northern League
was played at Harriston' on Mon-
day, night. Both teams were out to
win. The game started quite brisk-
ly, the visitors scoring the first by
a lift from 'centre, and Harriston
their first fourj seconds before half
time; then onelall. The second half
was very fast bockey, Wingham
scoring two in eight minutes, when
the locals woke up. Referee Mc -
Ivor of Goderich, was most impar-
tial ba his decisioes, and dealt out
penalties to both sides Mor minor
°Metes. Daring the last 11 min-
utes the excitement was anteose,
Harriston scoring three goals in
that time. The ,match closed with
four goals for Harriston and three
for Wingham. The Wingham line
up was as follows: Goal. Moore;
•point, Wilson; cover point, thelm-
ston; rover, Galloway; Centre,
Fleming; right eying, Elliott ; left
wing, McLean.
Referee hilavor states that the
hockey played by these teame is
quite as fast as played by any, of
the Intermediates.
Listowel vs. Gorrie.
G-orrie and Listowel played a
juplor exhibition •gasne of (hockey at
Listowel on Monday night. Play'
was very keen, cleverly- contested
throug.hout and .genuine hockey. The
visitors did neat stick 'work, and
had a good combination, but the
alertness • and speed of the locals
won the game. SOOTS 13 to 7 in
favor of Listowel, B. Bamford refer-
eed. The line :up of Gorrie was:
Goal, Doan; point, Sharpin; sloven
McLaughlin; forwards, Sanderson,
King, Howson arid Williams.
The players are rather young to be
yet classed as juniors. The exbibi-
tion would 'indicate that there are
at least two test bunches about to
join the hockey world.
The New Senators.
The following appointments laa,ve
been made to the Dominion Senate
during the past week. One is from
Ontario and the other four are from
the Northwest:
irtr. Robert Jaffrey, of Toronto,
to succeed the late Hon. G. T. Fsil-
ford.
Dr. 3. M, Douglas, ex -M. P. for
Assiniboia East,
Mr. Peter Talbot, ex -M. P. •for
Saskatchewan,
Dr. L. G. DeVeber, Minister with-
out portfolio in the Alberta Minis-
try.
Mr. Philip Roy, of Edmonton.
Hon. Robert jaffray.
'Mr. Robert jaffra,y, who is presi-
dent of the Globe PubliShing Com-
pany, wee born at Bannooklature in
Eleotland, on January 23rd, 1832, Af-
ter being educated at Stirling school,
he became an apprentice to Mr. di
R. Dymock, bat when twenty years
old came to Canada, beeoraing a
resident of Toronto. He entered the
employ Of Mr. J. B. Smith, a grocer
and provision merchant, at the cor-
ner of 'Yong% and Loaisa streets,
five years later became a partner an
the business, and in 1858 became the
sole proprietor. He retired in, 1883.
He is Vice-president of the Imperial
Bank, of which be has been a direc-
tor since 1885 ;.yicetpresident of the
Crow's Nest Pass Coal Company; .one
of the commissioners, af the Queen
Victoria Niagara Falls Park; and a
director of the Toronto General
Trarsts Corporation, ,and of the
Canadian General Eleottic Com-
pany. He was chairman of the Tem-
iskaming Railway ConttlaiSSi011 until
the advent of the Whitney Govern-
inent to power, when he resigeed,
Hon. J. M. Douglas.
Mr. 3. M. Douglas was born 'at
Linton, Bankhead, Roxborough, in
Scotland, on May 26, 1839. He was
educated 'there, at Toronto Univer-
sity, at Knox College, and at Prin-
ceton Seminary. He was ordained to
the ministry in 1865; was pastor at
Uxbridge and. Cobourg Presbyterian
oharches; was a missionary to In-
dia, and chaplain to the British
troops at *how, from ,1876 to 1882.
Returning to Canada he became min-
ister at Branders, and su,bsequently
filled the pulpit at Moosomin. He
retired from the ministry in 1896,
and devoted himeelf to farming. He
was elected to the 'House of Com-
mons from. East Assinibeia in 1896,_
was re-elected i n 1900, bat retired
an 1904. He married ha 1861 Jane,
the daughter of George Smith, of
Darlington, Ontario.
Hen. Peter Talbot.
Mr. 'Peter ;albot, who is of lam
Irish father and a Scottish mother,
was born at Eramosa, Wellington
county, on March $0, 1854. He was
educated at Rockwood Academy and
the Ottawa Normal Sohool, was the
principal of Cornwalil Model school
from 1883 to 1890, when he was ap-
pointed Principal of the public
school at McLeod. He was elected
to the Legislative Assembly of the
Northwest Territories as a sup-
porter of the Him:Hain Government
in 1902, but was elected to the House
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IMINFICEOND.
o CeillaDarenS as a Liberal in 1904.
He wan married tra ,Clara. Card, of
Guelph, Ontario, oat January ist,
1879.
Iffr. L. G. DeVeber. •
Hon. Leverett George DeVeber,
M. D., was born Febrhary 10, 1849,
at St. John, N. B., and was elected
to the Northwest Assembly by ac-
clamation in 1898 and re-elected in
1902. He was health offiter of the
town of Lethbridge. He belongs to
the English ohurch, and is a Lib-
eral politically., '
Senator Roy. '
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Dr. Philip Roy is a. well knomin
Edmant'an, where he pablishes a
F$nvhtv spaper. He will repre-
seint the reneh 4peakbag residents
of; Alberta, in the Senate.
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Huron Notes.
-The new G. T. R. station at
Wingham was aged frtr the first time
on Friday, March 2n1.
-Mr. W. A. Webb, who has been
mechanical superintendent for Har-
land Bros., Clieton, has accepted a
situation at Elgin, Man_
• -Mr. R.• Tasker, of Hullett, has
rented the Ross farm of 100 acres,
lot 27, concession 2, Stanley, fora
term of five years.
-Two boys were fined $1 and costs
at the police court in Goderich, the
other morning, for causing a dis-
turbance at the rink the previous
evening.
-Mary Linderman, aged 72 years,
wife of the late Peter Leslie, died' at
her home in Gorrie, -last week. She
Was stricken with paralysis- on "the
Sunday, and died in a few days.
-Mr. George W. Nott, of Tack-
ersmith, recently sold his driving
horse, rising four, -sired by John
Carbet, for Which he, received the
sum of $250. This shows that good
stock pays.
-Mr. and Mrs. W. Jackson, of
Clinton, celebrated the twentyafiftla
anniversary Of their wedding day on
Maroh 16th, and Mr. and Mrs. T. D.
Johnsen of the same town, on ithe
15th.
1 --John 3. _Drummond, on of the
late John Drummond, of Blyth, and
a native of Clinton, has recently
graduated from the American school
of Osteopathy. He will practice his
profession in Imbns, Kansas.
. -Mrs. Mann, of Wingham, who,
Cor some raonth.s, occupied the
" Wingham Cot" in the Graven-'
burst Sanitarium, died at her home
last week. Deceased leaves a hus-
band and five children.
-Mr. H. Pluansteel, who for a
number of years has been one of
the prinoiple business men of Clin-
ton, is leaving that town and go-
ing to Moose .Taw, where he will en-
gage in business with his sons.
-Miss J-osie Worthington, of Clin-
ton, who had a splendid position an
Boston, has been oompelled to give
up on acco-u,nt of ill health, and is
at present with her mother in Clin-
ton.
-Mr. Ed. H. Passmore, a Gode-
rich boy, who for eight years has
been the Detroit manager for the
Ceueible Steel Co., of Amercia, has
gone to Chicago, Where he takes a
position with the Columbia Steel
Cm, with an interest in the business.
-On Friday, March 2nd, Mrd.
George McCartney died itf her home
in Goderielt township. Deceased was
94 years of age and had liv-ed in
Goderich township for half a cen-
tury. Mr. McCartney died scene 9
years ago arid as there is no family
the farm goes to a nephew.
-Miss Doan and Miss Reynolds
have rodigned , their positions as
teachers in the Hensall public school
and contemplate going West after
the Easter holidays. They are 'both
excellent teachers and ihould do well
in the new country.
-The other day George Sperling,
of Cranbrook, met with an accident
that might easily have proved fatal.
He was in the act of drawing a -con-
veyance into the barn, when a great
gust of wind blew one of the doors
shut with such violence that be was
thrown off the gangway, and, in his
fall upon a stone theap, had several
ribs broken, and has since been laid
-up.
-johni Clark, of Grey, who bought
the faredi of Mr. Coutts, lot 30, con-
cession 11, has since sold' it to (Wm.
Ellacott, of Elms, township, the price
being $4,600. Since that Mr. ,Clark
has purchased from. Donald MoCal-
tum, lot 7, concession 15, Grey, pay-
ing $4,250 for ,it. Mr. Coutts has
removed to his recently purchased
farm in McKillop, and. Mr.MeCalltnn
may remove West.
-Mr. John Hammeston, a former
resideot of this county, but who has
resided in Manitoba for 'twenty
years, died in that Province last
week. Two year ago he visited
his Huron friends, spending a year
at Kippen and Herisall, -when he a-
gain returned to the West. He had
been in poor health for several
months previous to his death. He
Was 70 years of age and was greatly
respected wherever. known.
-In three sections, carrying from
etvento eleven oars, the vanguard
of the spring invasion from the
States arrived in Calgary on Satur-
day. It was the most extraordinary
movement of substantial settlers ev-
er recorded in Calgary. The depot
baggage room, the, immigration hall,
and the hotels and restaurants in
the immediate vicinity were practi-
cally over -run with the crowd in
quest of food and lodgingse The
large majority in eaeh train - was
composed of whole families of from
three to tem John M. Rowan, of
Randolph, Nebraska, had the banner
• family, composed of eleven children
seven boys and °four girls, all healthy
looking young people. He will leoate
on a quarter section, for which he
paid $7 per are,' twenty-one nines
east of Olds. There were two sleep-
ers and seven day coaches. It is sig-
nificant of the wealth of these set -
'tiers that they travelled in standard
sleeping cars when they could get
the ancommodations. They brought
large sums of money for itivestm.ent
in farm lands. Three of these men
deposited with one bank $35,000 in
gold drafts on the First National
Bank of Des Moines, Iowa.
-The Clinton New Era. of last
week says: Rev. H. Newcombe has
esevalise which has been in nonstant
use for over fifty years. It. is one
he carried with him as a young man
when he first started oat in his
k
minisrial eareer, and it 'held his
sermons and whatever other articles
a zealous young exhorter would re-
quire whose yearly salary was allot
then mach larger than what some
ministers now receive in a month.
If that valise could only talk, what -
a stork it would fell.
--After a brief illnessof, kidney
trouble, Mr. Richard Ross, one of
the most esteemed residents of Gor-
rie, passed away last Friday, morn-
ing in the seventieth year pf his
age. Deceased, who was a native of
Ireland, was a resident of Gorrie
for nearly half a century, and (up
to the time of his illness was in the
implement business and was serving
the township of Howick in the cap-
acity of tax colleotor. In religion
the late Mr. Ross was a staunch
Methodist, and politically a Con-
servative.
-On Friday, March 2nd, Mr. John
Yotunge an old and highly esteemed
resident of Hallett paid Nature's
debt, having attained to about 80
years. ,For over fifty years he had
resided in that locality, and as re-
spected by all who knew him: Mr.
Young ;svas a brother of the late
Mrs. W. R. Wilson, , formerly of
Brusseli. His home was lot illecon-
cession 14, Hullett. Mrs. 'Young
passed away five years ago. Five
sons and three daughters survive,
the meet of them residing in the
West.
-Thio week Messrs. Ephraim Butt,
of Clinton, and John Sparrow, of
Varna, left with a carleact of
heavy draught horses eaoh for the
West, the former going to Virden,
Man., and the latter to Wawarieaa.
They are both expert judges of
good horses, and have been suocess-
ful breeders, so their selections may
be acpeaded on as all being good an-
imals. Most of the animals are reg-
istered Stock, and should make val-
txable to the lareding of
the far West.
; -On Friday evening,, March 2nd,
Thomas G. Lowe, who had been. liv-
ing since last August at the resi-
enee of his brother-in-law, E. R.
Watson, of Goderich, passed away
euddenly while sitting at the table.
ast July he suffered a paralytic
stroke in Windsor, and after spend-
ing a short time in the hospital,
came to live with his sister, (the sec-
ond stroke coming as mentioned a-
bove. Mr. Lowe was forty-five years
of age last November, and before
going to Goderich had lived fifteen
orrisixteen years in Windsor, where
he was in business as a jeweler.
On March 4th, James Laidlaw
died at the home of his brother, Mr.
R. B. Laidlaw, south half of hat 14,
ooncession 9, Morris, at the advanced
age of 84 years. 'There was no ap-
parent ailment outside of the expect-
ant failing of powers by increasing
years. Be had only been ill for a
few days, Deceased was born in
Halton county, where he resided for
a geod many years. Mrs. Laidlaw
passed away 25 or 30 years ago. They
bad no children. Mr. Laidlaw had
spent the past six years in 'Morris
township, making his home with his
brother and .his sister.
Brucefleld.
Notes. -Miss L. MeColl who has
been visiting at her home, returned
to Detroit. -Duncan McGowan, who
purchased a farm in McKillep, near
Seaforth, moved on it last week. -
A. P. Ketchee has been offered the
position of deputy minister of agri-
culture for Saskatchewan with head-
quarters at Regina. As the offer
is a good one he will probably ac-
cept it. -On Sabbath morning the
Sabbath sehool children under the
leadership of Miss Laura Sawers,
gang the Giten, Song at the close of
the Sabbath school. It was beauti-
fully rendered by the little girls,
Alex. Baird, who has a position with
the Brantford Wind Mill Compann,
spent Sunday at his home. -Mrs. W.
Ross entertained a number of her
friends on Thursday evening last in
honor of her brother, Hugh Gilmionr,
who has left for Manitoba. All
present spent a pleasant evening,
the genial hosts doing all in their
power to make the event a pleasant
one. -Miss Mary Gilmour is laid up
with an attack of plurisy.-Mies R.
Aikenhead is visiting friends in Lon-
don. -Messrs. James McQueen and
Frank Aikenhead are on the jury
in Goderich this week. -Mrs. rile of
Blyth, visited in our village last
week. -Charles Mustard, of Toronto
:University, attended the meeting
of the St'udents' Volunteer Move -
meta, in Naithville, Tennessee, last
week, going as a delegate from the
'university.-G-eo. Hill has rented W.
Scott's farm, in Stanley, for 5 years.
-Mrs. .1-.)allas, of Stratford, who is
spending the winter at the home of
her nephew, Jaraes Dallas, and who
had a paralytic stroke some time
ago, is somewhat improved, but is
still confined to her rocan.-Basinese
has been quiet in our village (for
the past week. Lack of sleighing pre-
vents the farmers fnom _getting out
their logs and wood. -Last week con-
siderable grain was marketed here.
Our enterprising buyer, Mr. William
Scott looks after everything that
comes along. -Mr. John Chapin=
and family, of Stanley, left on Tues-
day for their new home in Manito-
ba. We all regret to see &fr. Chap-
man leaving here, but we hope he
will prosper and grow rieh in the
west. -Mrs. Hornick, of Tilbuty,who
has been visiting her parents at the
manse, has returned horae.-Ilessrs.
Andrew fiteott and Wm. McMillan,
exeautors of the estate of the lets
Geo. Each, were in Seaforth on Wed-
nesday on business 113. connection
with winding up the estate owing to
the death of Mrs. Fach.-Mr. Robt.
McCartney, who has been spending
the winter lleTe, intends leaving in
a week or SO for his biome in Moose
.Taw. -Mr. T. J. Reid, raerohant, has
been suffering from a severe cold
for the past few days. -Mr, John
Hill, son of Mr. "Geo. Hill, left on
Monday for Beresford, Assa.-Mrs.
Wasman gave a party to a sau.mben
pf her friends on Tuesday evening,
. when a good time was spent by ails
' -Mr. Dan MeCall left on Idonday,
for Regina. -Mr. A. M. Dallas, B. A.,
of Knox College, Toronto, called on
M's. Walter M-oBeath and ether old
friends here, over Saturday and Sun-
day, on his return from Use Stud-
ents' convention in Tennessee.
, A New Outfit. -Mr. Albert Cam-
eron, the well known thresher, of
this village, is bound to keep up
with the times, ani in order that his
patrons may, have the benefit of
. the latest in threshing maohinery,
i he has purchased \from the john
Goodison Co., Of Sarnia, a complete
new outfit. It tonsists of a trac-
tion engine and separator with a
straw outter, windstacker, grain ear-
eto., in fact all -the latest and
most improved attaohments. With
this outfit Mr. Cameron will be
able to do even better work ana
more of it than in the past and we
are sure that his enterprise will be
fully appreciated and taken advant-
age of by all his old patrons and
many new ones.
IS A Good Sale, -The sale of Moro-
i bred Hereford and grade cattle, and
horws and implements, on the farm
iof Mr. H. C. Monteith, in Tucker-
sraith, near here, on Thursday last,
was a most unqualified success:
-There wee a large crowd, and as the
1 stock was of the best and in excel-
lent coedition, the bidding swas
brisk and good prices were realiz-
ed all round, the whole sale amount-
ing to $3,300. Mr. Jas. Dallas .purs
ehased the throrobred bulle Bram-
ble, paying for it i$115. Wm. Stan-
b-ury marchased a thorobred eow for
$98, Wm. Elcoat a cow for $,88, P.
1 McKenzie a cow for $66, and james
McKay a yearling heifer for $65.
Grade -cows averdheed $48 a piece.
One horse, a three year, old filly,
was purchased by F. McGavin, Me-
Killop, for $250. This filly was air-
ed by Prince of Iluriford. Mr. A. G..
Smillie purehased a year old colt,
sired by Prince of Hurlford, for
$155. For a year old this is a long
price, but the animal was an extra
good one anai well worth the money.
A three year old gelding was sold,
'for $196, and another *Mane year old
gelding for $179. Thos. Brown, of
Seaforth, was the auctioneer.
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Varna.
Notes. -Mr. James Oampbela, an
oldand respected resident or this
vicinity, who 'resided on the Front:
road, about a mile from Varna, died
on Sunday evening last. He bad
been ill only about a week. He Ives
66 years of age, and leaves his 'wid-
ow, three daughters and two sons to
mourn the loss and cherisli the mem-
ory of a -devot4d husband and kind
parent. He was an Orangeman, and
his funeral was held render the aus-
pices of that Order. -11r. Geo. Clark
wears a broad smile. A. little. boy
has cattle to brighten their benne.
Mrs. Wiley, mother of Messrs. Thos.
and William Wiley, died on raiday
last, at the residence of her son-in-
law. Mr. Joseph Hadson, a rierigaii.
'She was over 88 years of age. She
Iran been a resident of this vicin-
ity for a great many years, and was
raueh and deservedly belove4.-Mr.
Harry Fair, a tomer teaeher of the
school here, paid his Varna friends
a visit this veeek.-Mies Allan, of
Blake we.s a guest of Mrs. Thisridson
at the manse last ..71.veek.-T.,he box
social one. Monday evening Was a
gratifying success anli. -eras =Mit OA-
joyed by all present.
Beechwood.
Notes. We are pleased to say the
sick of this plate are all unproving.
-Mr. 'Thomes Curtin, ere is Sitting
Up n'ow., 'Mr. M. Lynoh is getting
along well also Mrs.Maleiney is im
proving and although recovery may
not be fast, still it is sood: know=
they are on the road to, health again.
-Master Joseph Eckert is also re-
covering from an attack of pneu-
amnia contracted last week. -.Tames
Latey left on Wednesday for De-
troit to resume his former ,,ob on
a dredge. James is a good, $olly
young man. He staaids the work
well although it is hard arid- the
hours long, still the wages are igood,
and e ea is the board, -John OsAourke
had a very suecessfuli auction sale
on Friday a all his Stock and im-
plements. He intends, to sell the
farm and move to Detroit. John
and Mrs. O'Rourke wfll be missed'
very muoh as they are well liked
and are leaving a home nicely fixed
up and comfortable., We hope they,
will do well in their new i:tome.-
The Northwest craze is beeoming
dangerous. Several of our young
men are talking of going as !goon
as they can. The reason I tali it
dangerous is that it .will take' the
strongest stalwarts aS fast as 'the
delicate ones. Two �f our ablest.
Mr. D. RUghes and Mi. T. 'Ryan, Ir..
have sueounalled and are 'going on
Thuraday the 15th int. They are
popular young men and their leav-
ing our Province is a, loss, klurt ,we
are conVineed that after some ex-
perience in the Prairie Province
they will return an'delany up toaxne of
the land offered for sale now tin bar
good old Ontario and Settle down to
be even hetter and ihore contented
eitizens, *flowing for a fact that
this is the garde: of Canada.
—The first boat of the season en-
tered Toronto harbor on Monday
last. It e1rae from Hamilton, This
is the earliest for 1.5 years.
—At St. Peter's Cathedral in Lon-
don, on Sunday morning, a bappy in-
vident occurred, in the presentation
to His Lordship Bishop MoEvay, by
the members of his congregation of
a purse ot $2,500 in gold, together
with an address, beeptaking the
pleasure with which hie people viewe
ed his safe return from his recent
visit to the Pope,
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