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The Huron Expositor, 1906-07-27, Page 8Gold Medal Binder. Twine This season we have only a limited quantity of the above °Well keown twine. Leave your ordera with us now. Farmers who use "GOLD MEDAL" twine all say that it runs farther and is cheaper •than any other. For good value and right prices,' came to us for : : Pure Manilla Hay Rope Harvest Tools Machine Oils Binder Whips English Paris Green I I ! Our prices are right. Give us a call. OBSSIfillY it swum, SEAFORTH, Hardware, Stoves and Coal. DONINION BANK. , READ CB, TORONTO. •• • • • • • • • Capital, Fully Paid Up-S3,000,caaraoo Reserve Fund and un- , &added Profits $ 8,749,000 Deposits by Public $ 34,100,000 Teta] Masts 44,400,000 13EAFORTH BRANOH, 'ivory faeility for the transacting of a raneral banking business. Ocilleetions maids Op all points in Canada and abroad. e - Advances made to Fainiere. Special an- imation paid to the collection of Sale Notes. 0.11•VMMIPIMIMIMO SAVINGS BANK. ,Deposits of $L00 and upwards received, and interest paid or added Jane 30bb and December &et. Withdrawals may be made at any time. A. E. GIBSON,' Manager. R. S. HAYS, Solieitor dames Watson, Successor to W. N. Watson t4ORTH MAIN ST., SEAFORTH. General Fire, Life and Accident Insur- ance agent, Real Estate awl Loan Agent. Dealer in firet-chiss family and Manufao- turing Sewing Machines and Crean Separatorre yin, : New Raymond and White Sewing Maohinee, and National and Uneede °roam Separator. Also sewicg machine needles, oil, attach- ments, repairs and sundries-. for all kinds of ewing machinee. With over 2.5 years experience in tbe above business you can rest aseuted of prices right, square dealieg and satisfaction guaranteed. JAMES WATSON, maim Agent, and dealer In Sewing Machine and Bicycle& North Main etreet, Seaforkh. STAPLES BROS. BARBERS and TOBACOONISTS —We carry a OhoiceLine of— CIGARS - TOBACCOS Try us for an EASY SHAVE and NIFTY HAIR 'OUT. Opposite the Commercial, Hotel Fall Term Opens Sept. 4th. DISTRICT MATTERS. STRA.TFORD, ONTARIO. Those interested in Business College work should write for our large I catalogue. This fa the largest tndhest Cenuneroialand Shorthand School in West- ern °uteri°. We gild! a prim cal training and assist our graduates to responsral eitithis, Many of the leading business collegee kp1oy our graduates as teachers, Writ i4 now for a free catalogue. ELLIOTT & MoLACHLAN, Principals. Ladies Rings. • • We have aboub a dozen Ladies' solid gold 10k Ring, set with pearls and garnets, in different patterns, at $1 35. Some in heavier weights at $2 50 and $3.25, which are extra nice. For throe who want something better still, we have them in 14k gold, instead of 10k, at from $4 00 to $6 00. • Then, of course, we have the diamonds at any price up to $100, for the fellow who can spare a little more money. John Bulger, Jeweller, - - Seaforth Marriage Licenses Issued. Summer Wants. Fruit time is here; and you will want Fruit Jar Rubbera (new stook) Bottle Wax Parlifine Wax Large Coris-ved have a good rebook. Our Glycerine Jelly and Almond Cream takes off tan and sunburn - try it. Wild Strawberry Compound, just. the thing for all summer complaiubs, such as Cramps, Cholera Morbes, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Pains, etc., 25c Per Bottle. d. S. ROBERTS Ohemist & Druggist it.M.MoKAn Manager. A NEW STORY. ••••••••••••—••••,--.. Next week we commence a now story, arid NVO have been fortunate in securing one of the latest and most popular stories of thetirnt " Beverley of Graustark," by the very popular and succeesful author, George Barr McOutoheon. "Beverly of Graustark " gives the romantic and perilous adventuree of an American woman in her Journey from St. Petersburg to Graustark, during which she meets a prince in disguise, who turns out to be the "Fair,v Prince every woman ' expects to see coming down the road. A SPECIAL OFFER SWIM Wellf•IMMI. In order to give those who are not now subscribers of Tire Exrosrron an opportunity to get thie excel- lent story, we Neve decided to give Tun EXPOMITOR from NOW UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR 'FOR, TWENTY-FIVE CENTS This is an offer that none should rules. Start right now and get the first of the story aS WO cannotprom- ise back munbers. MAHAN BROS. riouriced ini many ,. places to tenable Citizens of surrounding townia 0 visit 1.4stowe1, - arid n benidens enjoying them- selves renew old acquaintancesbipe. Cheap rates at -eingle if air good ,to I go on 3 ulY 27th and return ,on Aug- uit .6th. -The city of Stratford is also preparing for a similar demon- stration only on a larger scale and, which is Intended to eclipse anything ofthe kind Over attempted fin this part of the country. The Stratford celebration takes place from the t4th to the lith of August, a .whole fweek Sof It. For months past' energetic corn- enittees ,have been at work laying . plans for the affair and it it now as - aimed that thousands of visitors will -throng the Classic City during the week commencing August 4. Features in _ connection with the reunion will be the electrical - decoration . of the city, the immense Old Boys' carnival, covering five 'acres a crowded tent shows, the splendid fireworks dia- l- play, the -long programme of 'Sports which extends over three days, arid in connection with which liberal prizes are offered, the miles' (long parade On Monday, August 'fith, the .`viseit of the 21st ESlinale Fusiliers 'from ;Windsor on :Wednesday, Airgust nth, the presence O f Hardy, the greatest high wire ar- tist in the (world, ,baloon ascensions, baseball games, tue and frolic of all kinds. The city will be -givenover to merairnant and It is certain, that or the person who is looking for a good time Stratford is the, place to rvehich to go. There are . single f are rates on an railwaysin jOntario. . ., Travel le rs. -The f ollowi nig were ticketed lout this week by W. Some' ervillentrailway and steamship gent:a girls M. Davidson, Leadbury, to Mile- stone, Sask.; Mrs. R. E. Coates, Ito Chicago; • Mr. A. 'F. Hallett and fam- ily to Louisville, Kentuckir ; Miss Linnie Holmes, to Boston; Miss Law- son, to York, England, via Montreal. At London. -Two rinks from the Seaforth Bowling Club attended the tournament at London this wdek. The rinks are composed ale follows :No. 1, -U. M. Best, skip; J. C. Steele, g. W. Brown and Ed. Bright. No. ,2,- J. C., Greig, skip; W. D. gcLean, T. F. Coleman and G. E. Parkes. • Sports. -The Brucefield Rovers went down to idefeat before the Foundry Imperials for the possession of the Crawford Cup, before a large crowd on Tuesday evening at the recreation grounds. The teams were pretty ev- enly matebed, and the game was fast, but the Inuperior team work of the Foundry (boys won the, game, they scoring- aoal in each half ane-veln- nlog the at) by a score of 2 toed. After The Cabbies, -A despatch from $t. Catharines dated July 19th says : " Miss edlovenlock, a visitor here from Seaforth, this morning laid a com- plaint 'before the magistrate, against Sanderson, Newman & Hough, livery- men, under the by-law of the Police Commission, charging them with ne- giecttng to send a cab she had or- dered to take her to the train Ynsterday morning. Defendants ex- plained tha,t their cabs being all busy, they handed her order over to 'another cabman, who failed to keep the engage ment, .They, acknowledged being cul - able, but agreed to pay all Miss Govenlock's extra expenses caused by her having to wait over and the costs of the case, so he recalled the information." • • _ A New Departure. -Instead of hav- ing the )usual special attractions, such as speeding contests,etc. at • the South Huron Fall Show to be held at Exeter on Monday ahdi Tues- day, September 17th and 18the the directors of the Stephen and Usborne Society, who alwaysrfurnish the spec- ial attractions, have decided on some- thing entirely new and novel for this year. They have made an, ar- rangement with the Canadian Ly- ceum' and Entertainment Bureau, in affiliation with the American Ly- ceum Tinton, of Rochester, N. Ye, to secure the services a the world re-, nowned Victor's Venetian ,Band, who will play on the grounds during the afternoon of 'Tuesday, and give one of their popular entertainments in the Opera: House the seine evening. This is a nemdeparture in the right direction,' and is one .which, we are sure, will be appreciated by the pub- lic. •This famous combination of trained musicians has been secured at a heavy expense and the enter- prise of the Directors should be backed up, by the people who, by lending their patronage will aid the society and secure real pleasure to themselves. • 1 • Sad News -Mrs. J. H. Broadfoot received a telegram on Monday, in- forming her of the death . of her 'eldest son, Mr. William Broadfoot It seems tbat Mr. Broadfoot i•died at Banff, British Columbia, whither he had come from( the interior of the Province for treatment for typhoid fever. It is about- 25 years since he left Seaforth and he had been engag- ed most of the time inera,nching and mlntng. He was home about ten years ago. He leaves a widow but we do not know whether or not he had any family. The remains are expected here on Saturday' and will be interred in "he Maitlandbank cem- etery. , -Dr. H. H. `Ross also received a telegram from Regina, on Tuesday conveying the triad intelligence of the death of his sister, Mrs. Smith, of that city. Mrs. Smith was the second youngest daughter of 'Mrs. John Ross, of this town. She spent a couple of months with hermother, brother and sister( here a little over a, year ago and with her mother left here a year ago last spring for the west and was married. in WinniPeg to her now bereaved husband. They located In Regina where they estab- lished a pretty home and where the deceased was much and deservedly belove'The news of her death came as a terrible shock to her mother and other relatives here as the first intimation they had of her s illness was the telegram- announcing her death. The remains will be brought here for interment. -Mr. John McNaniara, of Seaforth, also received the sad news of the death by drowning, in Hamilton. me the 18th inst., of his, grand -son, John McInnis, a ,bright lad- of 17 years. He. was bathing, and got beyond his depth, and not being able to swim, was drowned before he coreld be res- cued. • • Old Boys' Celebrations. -The peoe ple of Lietowei are 'making extensive preparatio(ns for the reception of their Old Boys and Girls en July 181st and the three following days. A splen- did, pregramme a .attractions, a-, musements and sports, has been an- nounced. Many high class • hands' Will be there notably the 48th High- landers , with • pipers and drummers, and th 29th regiment hand of Bere F lin, be ides many other .banda from varioumtowns. There wnt be the hig,i gest attractions of the year ,at Lisa towel. Cific holidays will be ana_ PLEASE TAKE NOTICE (that the undersigned will positively not carry ediiir amount of 1905 over any longer. Vali and settle by oath or nose at once. This is the last call. No exceptions. Accounte for the half year (ended „June 80) are now due, and would be pleased to have them settled this month. J. Holland, St. Columban. 2015-1 Collo Cure, guaranteed to cure the worst case of Cello in horses. prepared from the otigited prescrip- tion of Mr. Stevention, Constance; 50c a bottle at Aberhert's drug etore. 20154 Fresh Tenderloin and Spare Ribs every Tuesday at Daly's grocery, Seaforth. 2025-2 Try Charlie Hines' hand laundry, Seaforth, for nice work. Alwais gives satisfaction. Clothes called for and delivered. Charges reasonable. Laundry two doors South of Reid & Wilson's haedware stoiroes,8.Steia- forth. Dr. Ovens, eye and ear surgeon will be at the Com menial hotel, Seaforth, on Wednesdays Aug 8 Hours 1 to 8 p. m. Cataract, squint, failing eye' sight, nasal catarrh treated and glasses properly fitted. PIANO 13ARGAINS.-One Bell piano, used only a few months, with orchestral attachments, four pedals, cannot he told from new, original price $500, bargain at 8292. One Broadwood square grand piano good as new that price $550, a bargain at $147. Each piano guaranteed for one yeer and shipped any place. Good chance for western buyers. ft. H. Peck & Co., Seaforth, Ont. 2014-tf "Pineapple Grape," the new ice cream soda at Aberhart's drug store. It is delicious. 20154 GIRLS WANTED. -One dozen girls wanted at once to learn operathig in the clothing department. Goad wages for sniert girls. Skilled operators also wanted. The Seaforth Woollen Mills Co., Seaforth. 2014-tf BUTTER AND EGGS. -A. G. Ault, Seaforth, will pay the highest price in cash for any qnantity of good fresh butter and eggs. Bring them right along. 2014-tf • WANTED, A HOME, with some old lady who 18 alone by an old lady whe will help and take an in- terest in the home as helper. Applicants will please them in person. Miss Sarah Pollock, Seaforth P. 0. SfoertrRib.add::: ..to the undersigned and she will see spice rolls go to Deb.'s, east side Main street, Sea - For mild, sugar-eured hams, bacon, backs and . 2015-2 , 2014-2 13R00011 LOSTe-BetWeen W. W. CooPerhe Lon- don Roivl, and Seaforth via William Sprorit's, 2nd concession of Tuokeramith, about the first week in July, a diamond shaped brooch. As it is a family relic+ the finder will greatly oblige by leaving it with Mrs. W. W. Cooper or At TIIE EXPOSITOR OFFICE, See - forth. 2015x1 NOTICE. -Dr. It. R. ROSS will close his dente, co from the lst of Augustemtil the 8th, f n holi- 1'8. , 2015-1 faTION EXPO ITOR. —. • es • • • • • • - JU Y 071 1906 eath t The Bu s .••••••.....611 . Try Our atilt° Bug Fin- ish, it k lis the bugs, in- vigorates the .plants and increases the yield. PRICE Cents per lb E erslalie FORTH. Special prices for Redpath Granulated Sugar in 100 pound lots. Butter, eggs, potatoes, onions and , all kinds of farm produce wanted at Daly's grocery, Seaforth. - . 2015-2 . Clearing. Sale of Fancy China at Aberhart's drug store. Big discounts. 20154 tendance at the London Nor al school for the I past year, has e - turned borne. -Mr. John 13eattlea lof- thefirm of Beattie Bros., whoa w,as laid up forsseveral days with an at- tack of blood poisoning, is recover- ing and will soon be able to attend to his business as usual: He got lUs finger bruised) with; a barrel, abad hence the trouble. -Miss McCullo h, assistant in Mr. 1 A. G. Ault's store, has gone to London to enjoy a -few weeks holiday. -Rev. Mr. Perrie, of Ticringhain, has been spending a f ve. days her with his mother -in -la Mrs. Knechtel.a-The work on Main street is progressing favorably. The work of loins* the concrete found- ation will be Inearly completed this nearly to Market street by SatardaY night -The fall _ wheat in ithis Vi-: inity 40 now nearly all out aral a good deal of it housed. Oats and J barley are con -ling on napidly, -wed by the close oil another Week harvest will be well tver. There never 'has been a better crop on the whole in this vicinity than this year. The good yield is calculated to make ev- ery person smile and feel good.- ur 'readers' should not fail to bear in mind the great auction sale • of I ported Clydesdale 'horses at Oae stables of Archibald & Cudmore, 'in Seaforth, on Tuesday next. A simil- ar opportunity of securing a good breeding mare may not soon ocdur again. -Mrs. George Chesney and son, Earl, are visiting friends in Lone don this week. -Mr. and Mrs. W " •Westcott were in Crediton lastB day, attending the funeral of Mr. Westcott's niece, Mrs. Geo. H. Bed- ford, who died( at her home there derY suddenly on the Friday pre'. iously. Mrs. Bedford's maiden narie was Isabella. 011race Westcott. 5 was the eldest daughter of Mr r aird f (Mrs. J. T. ;We tcott, of Exeter. -Mr. R. Fanson, 'of his town', has shown us a very neat ly illustrated. edition of the Fenton Omirier, published in Fenton, Michigan. It contains many portraits of the leading- men and public and arivate buildings of that apparently, enterprising and pros- perous town. Mr. Fanson'e brother, DO. Richard Fanson, formerly a far- mer on the Thames road, Usborne, has been a prominent resident and business man of Fenton for several years, ever since leaving Huron. - Mr. P. E, Lennon has gone to Put In Bay, near Sandusky, Ohio to spend his holidays. -Mrs. J. T. DiCkson, of Tuckersmith, and daughters, . have gone to Brockville to attend the Old Boys' re -union in that town, Mrs. Dickson being a native of that Id- cipity.-Postmaster Dickson and Mrs. Dickson leave on Monday for a two onths' visit to the west. They go red to Edmonton to visit their son, r. S. Dickson and their daughter, rs. Jones and; will take In several other places on their return trip. 1- Leitter, cl Ypsilanti, Michiga and children, are here visiting M s. Leitter's mother, Mrs. J. G. Ament, a'nd olher friends. -Mr. Scott, of Alma, has sold the old church build- ing there to Mr. Oliver Mills who lives further west on the Huron road. The old blinding will have to be dismantled to be removed. Mr. Scott retains the land which he will add to his present little farm. -Capt. Duncan C. Ross, the great champion athlete and swordsman of -America, and others, will give an exhibition In Cardno's hall to -morrow, Saturday everiing. - Otto Dick, sore of Mr. 'James Dick, while playing on the street Saturday afternoon last, trip: ped and fell, striking his forehead on a stone with such force as to infaint angash which required several stitches to draw it together. -Miss N. Dever- eux, of .Ottawa, is spending fier va- cation at the Parental home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Devereux, (Huron road, east. -Mrs. Peter Daley Is vis- iting her daughter, -Mrs. $. Cudmore of Usborne.-Mrs. Coulter, of the pub- lic school 'staff, is spending her holi- days in tIngersoll with her son, Mr. Anderson Coulter. -Mies IDolena Wil- son, second daughter' of ,Mr. J. A. Wilson, has 'beim engaged as teacher in school section No. 1, Tuckersmith, as successor to Miss Aitcheson. This Is Miss 'Wlison's first school but we are sure she will make a painstaking and very efficient teacher. -Miss Law- son, who has spent the past year with ther aunt, Mrs. M. B. Chesney, left on Wednesday for her home In York, England. -Mr. Wynn Price, of Atwood, was in town this week. While here he diriposed of his resi- dence on West William street, to Mr. Deem, for $600. -Mr. and Mrie. Howard Hartry are now comfortably settled in their new home or Centre street and WO. Hartry will receive on August 2nd and 8rd.-Miss Hough- ton, of 1Wingham, has (been ' visiting friends in town this week. --Miss E. Stevenson, of Jackson, Michigan, spent a few days this Week with. Mrs. M. Y. 'McLean. -Mrs. 'J. C. Hoffman and Miss Hoffman, of Hamilton, are making a visit to friends in town. -1 - Miss Minnie ‘Beat has gone to Hunts- ville, to spend her holidays. -Mr. J. Rogers, the travelling representative Of the 'Westminster and Presbyterian, was in town this week In the ,intet- este of his periodicals. -Mrs Charles Graber, who has been the guest of Mrs. Mervyn, •Harpurhey, for the past month, has gone to Hamilton and Toronto before returning to her home In Vancouver.-1Cl1ss Annie Watson has returned home from Port Ar- thur for her holidays. -Mr. A. Hu - gill, of the Huron road, west, has got the tbrick work of his new resi- dence completed, The walls are of red bed( swith stone rfncings. The design is neat and attractive and when it As finished Mr. Hugill will have one of the handsomest rbsidences on the Huron road. -Messrs. John and Edward Devereux, •of the Huron road, east, near town, are having handsome and artistic new verandas erected a- round their residences which they built last summer. The foundations A Good Horse Sold. - Mr. T. 'J. Berry, of Heneall, has disposed of his three 'year old Clyde stallion, " Prince of Aikton," to Mr. Dan Mc -- Nickel, of Cargill, Ont. This horse, when finished, will- weigh a torn or over. He is a very thick built horse, with clean one and first-class feet. Be looks as if he will mike ,his mark later on. •This Is the fourth horse that Mr. Berry has sold to 'Mr. Mc - Nickel, Inside of five `yeare, and every ene has given good satisfaction to ithe purchaser. Mr. Berty has still hire first-class stallions on hand, and forf sale on a full guarantee, as each horse has been tried this season, and has proven himself right. ' • . , Local Briefs. -Mr. and Mrs. Loftus Stark and little child, of Toronto, are visiting old friends ° and rela- tives in Seaforth and vicinity. -Mr. Alex.. Bethune, of Souris, Manitoba, was here this week visiting his mother and sister. -Mr. Peter Dill has purchased the store, which he oc- cupies, together with the store house at the back, from the estate of the late Arch. Dickson. -Miss Olive Laid- law, professional nurse, of North- ampton; Mass., 'is at present on a visit to her parents; Mr. and Mrs. Ji C. Laidlaw. -Mr. Arch. Dickson, of Natchess, is home on a visit to his brother and sisters 'at Roxboro, and other friends. -Mrs. McCann, of -North main street, returned home last week after a pleasant three weeks' visit with friends in and around Bluevale. -Mrs. Doble, of 'Vancouver, British Columbia, was here visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Bright -Mrs. Alex. Mc- Leod and daughter, Veda, are visit- ing friends in London and Melbourne.- -The name of Lilian J. Wilson was Inadvertently omitted from the list of those who passed the entrance ex-, amination, which we published last Week. -Twenty-three pupils from' the Seaforth Public sch8ol, wrote at the entrance examination here, and of these, twenty-two were successful. This is an honor of which the prin- eipal and his excellent staff have a' right to he proud. -The Western Fair at London has always been popular with the people of this county, and the attractions ,which it offers this year are. far in advance of dny form- er year. The official announcement will be (found on the seventhl nage cif this issue. -Mr. Broderick,i ' of Mit- chell, father of Mayor Broderick, was In town last Friday. -Mr. 'A. F. Hal- lett, who was carrying on a groce ery business here since last -winter, - has sold out to Mr. Thomas Pethick, and left on Tueriday with his family for his old home in Louisville, Ken- tucky. Mr. Hallett says he has been too long under. the star spangled banner to remain content for long under the Union Jack. -Mr. ,William Bawden, of Exeter, late county val- uator, was in town on Monday. He 'carne up to value the Robb farm for the Tuckersmith council. -Rev. Mr. , and pillars are of cement, in Imita- Laird, who is engaged in 'working i tion of stone and the structures, will up the half million dollar endowment be massive and ornamental, just giva 1 fund for queen's College, I Kingston, Ing the dinishing touch to the houses. preached in Mra Carswell's churches -Mr. „Tames Munroe had the misfor- in McKillop on Sunday,, and was, in tune to thave a slice taken off his town on Monday. Mr. Laird saYet he has about half of the required- a- mount already subscribed. -Mr. Thos. McCallum, of Sault Ste. Marie, spent Sunday and Monday here with his is in rather a critical condition. -Miss brother, Mr. J. D. McCallum. --Miss ' Rose' Dorsey, daughter of Mrs. "John Dolena 3V,ilson, who bas been in ata Dorsey, of town, who has'beeni teach-' thumb on Tuesday while .working at s e,w in the furniture factory. -Mr. John 'Turner, sr., suffered from re stroke of paralysis on Wednesday and Ing school 4n, Dornoch, Grey tounty, is home for the holidays. -Mr. John McTavish, of the E. Meraul Co, leaves here on Saturday for Mon- treal and will go from' there to Winnipeg and Edmonton and perhaps through to the coast. He ;will be ace companted by this brother, ihir. New- ton McTavish, the reprepentative of the Globe In Montreal. They, expect to be gone About a, monthl -a tire. H. •Toung and Mrs. P. Toung, of Roche ester, are here visiting their Par- ents, Mr. and Mnie. Richard Wright. -Miss Maude Dickson is this week visiting at (the 'home of her uncle, Mr. tW. J. 'Dickson, !Walton.. —• ChiselhursiN Notes. -the Misses Stoneman are spending week or two at Grand Bend.-MIske Kinsman is visiting her friends at Yrhitby.-Mr, and fyIrs. J. Hicks •,and family are herd visiting Mr. Hicks' mother. -Mr. Spencer, of lildroonton, ,Alberta, was here visiting his sister, Mrs. Kegan on Sunday last, -Mrs. ;Wren and Mrs. Simpson, or London, who were calling en. old friends here last week have -return- ed home. -Another of the pioneer set - tiara of thia district passed away 1Thureday last in the person' of Mr. Peter Morrieon, who resided. on the 1,8th concession one mile east of here. Mr. Morrison was a shoe -maker by trade, arid followed that occupation for a number of :years ail Tama and Redgerville. He had 200 acres a land here, which has been rented for a . number of years, he living reltired on one of the farms up till last fall, and Since then he stayed with hia daughe ter, Mrs. Swan. He had reached. the age of 79years and ti months. He was a Presbyterian in religion and 9; Liberal in 'politico. The funeral took place on Saturday last, In McTaga gart'a cemetery, and was largely at- tended. Among those from a distance we noticed Dr. 3. Morrison, of Mica ago ; A. Reid and daughter, Mr. and Mies Foot, Varna; Mr. ein. Smith, and sisters, of Kipper'; ,Mr. 3. McNaugh- ton, of Brimfield, and Mr. Taylor, of Clinton. -We have /also to chronicle the death of Mr. Leeming, of the lith concession of Hibbert, who passed ae way oneTuesday Jut. He was a man also well up in years, and not knoWn by your correspondent. -Miss 3. Tref- fry, of Hay, near Zurich, is visiting 'friends here this week. -Mr. and Mrs. T. Wren were visiting friends near Zurich on 8unday last. • • • • • ••••••••—••-•— 0 Personals. -Miss Maggie Donnelly, who has been visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Nicholson, for the past two weeks, returned to her home Friday. -Masters Earl and Ernest De- laney are visiting the Misses May and Katie Donnelly. -Mr. Jas. 0' - Hera and WEIS May Nicholson spent Sunday with Miss Mary Donnelly, Wingham, Notes. -The lacrosse match, played here on Wednesday, 18th inst, be- tween 8eaforth and Wingham re- sulted ID. a ,decided victory for Wing-, ham hy a score of four, goals to none. This practically gives Wingliam the championship of the district. - The county valuators raised on assess- ment for county purposes to such a point that our county rate is ala moot' doubled. Last year it was $660 this .year it is $1,266.48 which will add one mill to our taxation, tor that alone. -Mr. W. H. Youhill, a former Wingham boy, is a, member of the Canadian rifle team shooting In the Bisley contests. -Mr. J. C. Tel- ford, of Owen Sound, formerly in the Bank of Hamilton here, 'has beern ap- pointed manager of the newly open- ed branch of the Sovereign Bank in Durham. Before leaving Owen Sound he was presented with a watch and chain costing $100. -Mr. John L. Iran - stone, of Hamilton, is spending a portion of his holidays in Wingharn. • -Mr. Charles Ross, of Chicago, is spending his holidays with bis • par - entre Mr. and Mrs. .A. Ross. -Ur. P. Fisher is on a trip to the west with the object a improving his health. 1 Brucefield. PASTURE. --George Hill, 13rueefleld,has 'about SCI acres of good pasture with plenty • of shade and water and will take in a number of cattle at so much per head. 2015x2 Briefs.—Duncan McTavish, who re- cently' left this neighborhood, -- has started a livery and dray business in ,Calgary. He has taken Mr. Robt. Beatty, formerly of Harrington, as a partner. ---Niel Ross . left last week for Calgary. -Dr. McLean and family of Chicago, visited last 'week at the home of Mrs. D. Fraser. Dr. McLean has slace left for Dakota where he will s;pend his vacation. He ha ri a good aoaltion in. Chicago. --Miss Bertha Mack, of -Exeter, is the guest of Miss Mary Lang. -a , Bluevale. . Beniee.--iMiss Mabel Thomas, of Toronto, is visit- ing at the home of her parents. -Mr. and Mrs. John Collie arid_Gordon Stewart -have returned to the West. --Kr. Prank Gillis, of Thonidale, wa.s visiting at the home of Mr. R. N, Duff this week. -Mr. Robt. McAllister, of Milwaukee, was visiting relatives at Bluevale last week. -Messrs. C. 8. and J F. Coultes, of Philadelphia, are spending their holidays at the home of their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Coultes.- Mr. R. L. Stewart, of Toronto, is visiting relatives in Bluevale, and expects to remain here during most of his vacation.-Illiss Bella Fowler, of the Bluevale road, leaves this week to go in training in the Galt hospital. -The team br Mr. John King, while hitched to the mower one day last week, ran away and did considerable &maga to the machine.-Isive pupils of Bluevale public echool passed the recent Entrance examination. Their names are Elv-ti Jerymn, May Smeltzer, Olive Masters, Florence Aitcheson, Mary King. -In a group photograph of the delegates to the Anglican Synod of the district of Algoma, held at Sault Ste. Marie, published in the Canadian Graphic of Toronto, is to be seen the face of a form- er well-known resident of Bluevale, Mr. Alex. Crary, of Haileburte-Ice cream is made for sale in Bluevale each Saturday evening and a large demand- is being - found for it. The Westminster Guild of the Presby- terian church have the project in hand, and the pro- ceeds go to the building fund of the church. - Fred Rogere, of Thorndale, fonnerly of Bluevale, WAS in the village last week, calling on old friends. Canada. -Mrs. Jean 'Wylie Gray has been engaged es Lady Principal of Alma College, St. Thomas, Ontario, in euccession to Miss Clara M. Woodsworth, B. A., re- cently married to Rev. Prof, Blewett, of Victoria, Co_lleatgen, nT,otrobenitonf. ant daughter of Mr. Fred Hender- son, of Ingersoll, aged 1 year and 0 months, was drowned in three and a half feet of water in Parlo's Pond. The child had been playing on the edge of the pond with several companions, and, after being missed by the mother, the body was found. -hire. Jane Gilley, wife of Walter Gilley, Hamil- ton, who WAS visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Zentez, in the Township of Malahicle, near St. 'Thomas, died suddenly after returning from a drive to Alymer. She was thirty years old. --Some tune ago the Inspector of Insurance, Mr. J. Howard Hunter, instructed the different auditors of the Farmers' Mutual Insurance Companies throughout the province, to report concerning the fire losses incurred, owing to the many severe thun- derstorms which have been so prevalent' this year. The returns ehow very little loss from lightning and infinean eg. otoir Neixneonntesbayt ealhas been pastor of Stan- ley Street Presbyterian Church, Ayr, for several year& announced to his congregation last Sunday thee he had decided to reign his charge in Ayr, and erhemar.ovegeto Edmonton district. He has recently re - as pul- pit of Knox Church during the absence in Britian of turned from Edmonton, where he supplied the pul- ev. Dr. D. G. McQueen. He will leave for the west soon as he exin he released from his present -A few daps ago, as Mr. George Ardiel, it fanner of London township, and it companion were driving leisurely along one of the streets of London with a large load of hay, they xeeelved it eudden shook and an unpleasant surprise. He awldonly found -himself In the midst of a roaring fire from whicb he had bar - THAT the Prince of Wales, now King of En lariat when stinding on the banks of the Potomac Rivet-. at a point where the river was three miles wide, re. raarked that he had heard it related that George Washington hakt., - thrown la silver dollar across the river, but, upon looking at t• his, distance', he was inclined to doubt the truth of the story. Uncle Sam, who was in company with the.Prihee, said, by vnw of exp1anatc4n of this wonderful throw, "Well, you must remem a dollar went further in those days than. it does now." History ze.„ pests itself. A dollar in, our store, in many lines of goods, pea further now than ever before. We Want to Make - A Clean Sweep of the Following Goods. Low Prices will be the Main Lever to' help us do It This Foretells a Bargain Chance for You. The Goods Comprise ..— Sumin'r Dress Goods VOILES MOHAIRS LUSTRES SICILIAN'S LIGHT WEIGH r VENETIANS PHANTOM STRIPE MOHAIRS PHANTOM OHECK MOHAIRS LIGHT COLORED OREPILLEA LIGHT WEIGHT SUITINGS Pretty Was Stuffs PRINTS GINGHAM PIQUES DUCKS DAINTY 8P9T MUSLIM - FANCY 'Maps MUSLINS IMPORTED ORGANDIES INDI A. LINENS VICTORIA. LAWNS Dress Accessories • FANCY TRIMMINGS LA.CES and EMBROIDERIES ALLOVER LACES ALLOVER EMBROIDERIES RIBBONS VMLINGS NECKWEAR t BELTS 1 CORSETS VESTS HANDKEROHIEFS COMBS FRILLINGS SATCHELS GLOVES -HOSIERY Linens TABLING'S • TOWELS NAPKINS TOWELLING - TRAYS HOLLAND FIVE O'CLOCKS SIDEBOARD DRAPES DRAW LINEN House Furnishing CARPETS MA.TTTNGS SQ UAR ES ituaz LINOLEUMS OILCLOTHS LACE CURTAINS WINDOW MUSLINS SATEEN% REPPS; _kw our Muslin Underwear Hs Many A tractive Features Style Right Fit Right Material Righ Quality Right . Price Right Everything !Right -What is said to be the largest iceberg ever seen in the Atlantic Ocean, was sighted and measured from the steamer Ionian on her lasttrip, jut outside tIO Straits of Belle Isle. It measured two hundred feet high, and was moving southward right in the track of navigation. -A Douglas fir tree was recenly cut in the forest at Rocle Bay, 13ritish Columbia,, which eonteieed 18,- 500 feet of merchantable timber. Thisnionster mea- sured 11 feet, six inches In clituneter at the butt four feet, teh inches at the small end and 99 feet in length. This tree was cut by William McKay, one of the pioneer loggers on the coast, and Waging more merchantable lumber than anyother tree ever tut in British Columbia. ' ely Wife to save his horses. Ardiel and the man who was with him, it is understood, were not smoking at the time, and it is alleged that the blaze was caused by it couple of misettlevious boys, who applied a. matchto the rear of theload, 4' just to have some fun." They lead all the fun they wanted in it mom- ent. People in yards and on lawns yelled to the tanner that he was burning up, but he was too busy talking to his friend, and took no notice of the warn- ing. Then he became aware that there WAS more heat around than that supplied by the sun, and he east his eyes behind. The speed with which ,Ardiel and his mate left the load was commendable, and the celerity with which the -horses were removed was also praiseworthy, when the fire was located. The firemen were 01163, but when they arrived nothing was left but theeemning gear of the wagon. -Mr. T. J. Smith las purchased 82 tuirea of land at Toronto Junction, paying for it $82,000 cash. Part of this ground Is now used as an athletic park. It is to be divided up into building lots. -The buffet car on the Great Northern train from Spokane to Nelson was derailed on a high trestle at Ileavet Creek, near the boundary, in British °ohm- bia,%n Saturday, and crashed down into the canyon, killing four and injuring seven. -The Union Steamship Company's tug, Chehalis, was cut in two by the Canadian Pacific flyer, Princess NdYricotownrimia,.at the entrance to Vancouver harbor on Saturday, and ten of the sixteen people aboard were -1.4et week Allan Munro, a Semler nar Burnside, - Manitoba, had seven valuable horses shot on account of glanders. He has a large harvest, forty acres of tbhairale3jiinrceadturye rseetAusan.d the loss of the horses at - A peculiar instance of the lion and the lamb ly- ing down together is being demenstated at Michie & Co.'s., Toronto, only the participantof the freakieh actions are a mother eat and a baby. rat, both riatur. al born enemies. The latter was given to the eat, svho was nursing five kittens,. to make it juicy meal, but instead of devouring it with supreme relish the eat placed the rat alongside the kitteeis and is now suckling it. - On three or four different oecesions the mother has moved her young, taking special care to tnove IMacsandnt p oalowndgewrsitpha3b,.erpbra.bmgies. hy, a prominent doctor of Brantford, who died a couple -of months ago, left an estate whieh has been probated at $112,- 549.91. The widow receives the income from the es- tate during be- life. At her death It is to hedivided between the children. -The late William Rendrie; of Hamilton, left an estate probated at $256,000. That le a lot of money for it man to niake in it life -time In legitimate busi- ness, --Themes Scarf, a lineman in the emplov of the 4 Ontario Transmission Company, fell over the cliff of the Gorge, at Niagara. Falls, ori Saturday affiernoon. • He had a ole.ar drop of VS feet, anti then rolled 40 feet. His cowl Anions to find him el when they got to him, but his only injl.nies are it broken shoulder and it very had *100p -wain -id. -One of the largest cheese factories in the Bine - ville section, owhed by Messrs. Holmes and Merkleye in the townshi4of Edwariliburg, ham been aestrorti • by fire. Mr. nter, the maker, his wife and tanala and E. McFadden, the essistatitewho oectipied reams overhead, barely escaped with their lives by tulip - hag. The factory ix in ruins, but will be rebuilt. -The ehief onstable of S 'th. Fall nal edit the Brookville olice Court S young English immi- grant named Walter Francis, eraployed as 11. balsa in the township Elmsle, on a cheep -st attempting to take his life. During an eleablee storm Francis,iwho had previously displexed eignsit insanitY, beeatne terrified, and. proceeding , to -Ai bent was in the act of hanging ramself to a been- nben.alr. WAri, his -employer, flame on the toenti and prevented,him. The me.n stated that he thoughts the end of theiworld had arrived. • • News Notes. -in nounSceede Ontario Goingnevoesrn nt topeana, bonuses Of $50 in lieu of giving land grant for veterans' service% enough applications for the itioneJi have beerreceived to eat up. $10i The department has found it n sary to engage a special- staff keep track of the applications. --:-The official statistics cone -ern the consumption of dog flesh at ]3X den, In Germany, have just been 104 sued. They show that over 2,50% aloira have been eaten in that city d the first three months 'of the ear* The large amount of dog fleshn sume4 is believed to be due. to the 1a4 creased price of beef 'arid mutton. 0 Is now proposed to turn the flesh of healthy dogs, which are taken bir the pound to account, and use them 4!st food in the almshouses and auch: stitutions, instead of destroying the earcases, ,as is 'done at present. -The late T. G. Blackstock, w died in Toronto last week attar el long illness and at the eomparative4 ly early age of 63 years, 'Is said to have left an estate valted at fro $100,000 to a million dollars. A VON years ago he was worth three milllog dollars, but of recent „years he 1 heavily In mining and other see tions. The estate Is now in OG shape, arid the assets are of such nature as to lie reallgy handled. The are large holdings of Bank. Of Toro to, Imperial Bank and Bank st, V0124 merest stock. The widow has a Mill lion dollars in her oWn right, esensed u s