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SAFORTII, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1906.
TEACHERS' PARLIAMENT.
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The annual meeting of the 'East Huron Teacher's
Itistitute WM held in the Public School- building at
Wineham on Friday and Saturday last. There was
an attendance of eighty, and the meeting WM a
very interesting and profitable one throughout. In-
epeator Robb, president, presided.
,The fleet paper was one on Reading, by Dr. Dark'
J. Goggin, M. A.,.of Toronto. After a few intso-
duotory remarks he begten on his subject. When a
boy coulee to school he has knowledge whidh he has
admired from his natural Enid goolal surroundings.
In his first live years -he has leculied more without
coneeious effort than he Will with conscious effort
weeny oeher five vearg of his life. 'The teacher
should conned his teaching with the previousknowl-
edge of the child, and should connect his teaching
with the child's desert% for doing. A desire for read
-
big should be created in the child. Then he will
take an interest in his work. The teacher should
strive to give the pupil power. Before the child has
been a week at school, ho should be able to read a
sentence ancr get its meaning. Each teacher should
use the method with which he eucceeds beet. As to
elementary reading, he explained the necessity of
oreatimettnd reteuniete the child's intereet, and of
distinguiebing betweetthe form and expression.
Ile glowed how it was possible to teach a child in a
very few days to read sentences of which be could
understand the full meaning, and which would in -
tenet him. In the Leeching of words, ear training
Should precede eye training. He dephasized the
benefits reenitine from reading for imitation, and
also from supplementary reading. The lessen should
not be repeated oiten. The power to read comes
from reading much new material, rather than- react-
ing owor old. material. en conclusion, he deprecated
the practice of keeping a child back for deeciency In
spelling.
Miss Padfield, efoivick, read an excellent paper on
" Our object RS teachere." The true object of edu-
cation is ti train, boys and girls to become noble
men and woinen, who will be both able and willing
to do their life work faithfully and well. There are
three branches of education—intellectual, physical
and moral, . The teacher should endeavor to have
the intellect grow and inerease in strength and pow-
er. Pupils should be taught to love nature, so that
they may be able to enjoy the works of the poets.
Rieeht habits should be developed in the child. Ito -
press on the children the importance of eight living.
Let the teacher's object bee
(1) To train the child so that he will leave school
with a love of nature and faith in God and humanity.
(2) With a love of knowledge and a desire to read -
and think for himself,
(8) With a knowledge that he has a work to do ;
that he is responeible for its accomplishment, and
that no one else can do it. •
(4) With right habits formed that will result' in a
noble manhood.,
Inspector Robb spoke at length on the new law
fixing the salaries of touchers. He upheld the law,
and also stated that he had not received the aesiet-
ante that he &Mild far, the teadhers, in his efforts
to reconcile those opposted to it. The effect of the
Jaw, he thought, would be to bring back to the
county many professional teachers, who had receiv-
ed their model training here from the fact that
higher salaries would result 'in schools proeuring
professional teachers more easily than before. Con-
tinuing, he inentioned several criticising he had re-
ceived from trustees in the inspectorate. He char-
acterized the speller now in use as inadequate to the
needs. A notable defect in reading was lack of ex-
preeseion, and in penmanship insufficient use of copy
books. He deprecated ehe practice of giving exces-
sive home work, and urged the teachers to make
allowance for the varying capacity of pupils. In
conclusion, be urged the teachers to live up to their
agreements, and to deal honorably with School
Boards.
'th'ENINO SESSION.
in the evening an entertainment was held in the
Town Hall, which was very largelyattended and
very successful. Inspector Robb occupied the chair.
Mr. Norman Mureh rendered two solos in his mai
pleasing style, Dr. Goggin delivered an eloquent
and Instructive address on 'Success.' He stated
thet success in life could not be measured by wealth,
by social position or by power, but by the amount of
good done to our fellowmen, He then proceeded to
discuss the essentials of euecess'mentioning deter-
mination, thrift and character, basing his remarks
thereon upon the etatemene that the ideal man is he
whose endowments have been harmoniously develop-
ed to the highest degree possible. •
PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS.
The President in his annual address said that in
his capacity as Inspector, since the schools opened
in Aug* he had addressed about sixty boards of
trustees on the principles underlying the new liehool
act. He had heard many oriticiems fevorable and
unfavorable on the way teachers were performing
,their dubies, and on the work accomplished. It was
asserted that the penmanshipofthe pupils is not as
good as formerly. The Inspector thought that this
arose from the pernialous habit of inank teachers
iving impositions in wrieing Well led Ito scribbl-
ing ; for instance, mistipolled words 'ha ing to be
written a hundred or more times. This should stop,
in fact must atop. Again, hietorv and notes on
geography were usually hastily written with Home
demon words, and nearly all proper 'mince incor-
rectly spelled; , It was nee?) stated that the author-
ized spelling book contained many words not in
°mime use, that teachers should not require pupils
to learn thew words, and that children were requir-
ed to spell words without knowing their meaning or
being able to use them correctly in forming sen-
tences. It was urged that children should not be
puniehed bemuse of their inability to spell. Many
trusted; were not satisfied with the reading. It was
wetted that enough of attention was not given to
einpna.si,s, inflection, etc. Nothing 011ie in for so
much condemnation as excessive home work. One
parent asserted that he could not find time at night
to read his newspaper through having to 'assist his
children with their homework. A little wa.s not ob-
'jected to, but one trustee said he did not believe
that after the teacher had examined the home work
She had any time to teach. One board of trustees
entered an emphatic protest against teachers' con-
eentions. Their teacher invariably closed her
school for these conventions, but never at-
tended. It was, the •Board Egad, dishonest.
The Inspector had to admit the truth of the
charge. in more than this instance, and that as
it was as much their duty to attend these eonven-
Wong as to teach'that he had often felt like asking
the executive toplace on the notice of these meet-
inge that teachers should " attend to business or re-
sign.' Most of those who stay away from conven-
tions are the teachers who need i,hem most. They
are those unfortunate people, who have fallen into
that fatal sleep of " know it all." The president ur-
ged the teacher to justify the new Hellenic of sal-
aries by doing their very best, and making thein -
selves so indispensable that schools caunot do with-
out them, He WU euro that in a couple of years
most teachers be this inspectorate wouldbe receiv-
ing higher salaries than the minimum fixed by law.
As it 113, more than a dozen schools have teachers en-
gaged for next year at salaries of from $40 to $75
higher than the minimum.
84TURDAY.
The first order of business was the election of of-
ficere, which resulted as follows :
President,. Mr. Moffatt, Reaforth ;. 1st Vice-Prea,
Mr. Mach, Myth ; 2nd Viee-Pre., Mies Padfield,
Gorrie ; Sec.-Treas., Mr. John Hartley, Blyth e Ex-
ecutive Committie, Mr. A. Ste*, Seaforth ; Mr. A.
Johns; Loncleaeboro ; Mr, .J. A. Taylor, Wingham ;
Miss L. Shannon, Ethel ; Miss B. Murdie, beadorth ;
Auditors, Messrs, le Metcalf and J. A. Anderson, of
Blyth.
Dr. Goggin again addressed the meeting, taking RS
his theme " Composition. He said composition IS
as a rule the worst teught subject on the curricu-
lum. There: are two kinds of composition, oral and
written. Oral work, should be given more atten-
tion than written. The speaker commended the at-
tention given to oral composition in the States and
made a plea for more of it here. Hedescribed meth-
ods of teaching composition in the different grades.
At first the child's interest should be aroused by
stories told by the teacher, and also by stories read.
Starting with fables and folk stories, the teacher
ithould proceed to histolical tales, then to sciened.
The value of pictlires Was set forth as also that of
memorization of gems of literatuee. Letter writing
should be givcn more attention. It should be intro-
duced in the Pt. II claesee. That it had received in-
guincient attention in the past was shown by the
letter writing of many teachers. In all composition
work the child should be taught first to get the
thought, then to arrange it. In correeting, too
many errors should not, be corrected by the teacher.
The child should be taught to find his own mistakes.
The only correction of any value is tke one the child
makJ.eG8.11Winlif.
Workman, 13. A., gave an excellent address
on " The new couree in Geometry." ' The reagens
for tha introduction of the new course are e–(I) The
old course was loo abstract. (2) The work wts not
taken up in dic a way to be related to other sub-
jects. (8) Euclid's s now out of'date, the
course being toct burdenem e and not covering en-
ough in the f1rat year. The speaker howed • that
Euclid's propositions have been neglected, became
of their lack of ttilit.y and that a number of other
simple ones hay 'been used ae an introduction, along
with the definiti ne. Tile introduction to the theo-
retical work in geom.at.ry is excellent.
Mr. Moffatt, of Seaforth, gave a five minutes' talk
on Supplementary Reading end the management of
school libraries. ' He gave a number of useful hints
to the teachers, and supported most strongly the
placing of libraries in the schools.
Mr, Straohan, Of Jamestown, followed with..an ad-
dress on Our Poets," He said that we are indebt.
ed to poets (more than We think) for he expression
of beautiful thoughts. He asked if there were any
Canadian poets; and if not, why not:? He made a
plea- for more study of the Canadian poets,
In discussion, Mr. Cameron, of Brussels, said, that
it was the duty o! the teacher to make himself fain-
311er with good books before asking the children to.
read them. Dr, oggin said that it was a matter of
regret th.tt Can Ian writers were deserting their
countreefor the prospect of SWOON which they ceuld
never attain at home.
A resolution moved by Mr, J. H. Cameron, of
Brussels, and Beclouded by Mr. W. J. Moffett, of Sea -
forth, endorsing the candidature of Mr. A. H. Mlle -
grove, Principal of Wingham Public School for a.
position on the Advisory Educational Council, was
carried une,nimouely.
The meeting was dosed with the usual votes of
thanks,
Buron Notes
„The village of Belgrave now
lc-
Sif telephone commanhation with
t e outside world and k good local
eervtee.
—Mr. and Mr$, D. Fraser, of Bel-
• grave, have removed with, their fam-
• ily to Sault Ste, Marie, Ontterio, where
they will in future readde.
—Mrs. McKenzie and Miss Jemima
McKenzie, of .Wingham, are home
after a fourteen months' visit with
friends in 'Manitoba, North Dakota
and Michigan:
— Messrs. Murch and Bradenoch,
two Howick farmers, have recently
returned frona Manitoulin Island, with
eight hundred lambs, which they pun -
chased there.
—Mr. R. J. Tufts, a former resi-
dent of Belgrave and :who owned the
eicest home in the village, died at
the reaidenee of his daughter, in Al-
bany, N. Y. on the 13th anat. is
—On rnreciesday of last week Mr.
George McBride was married to Miss
Maud Sallows, daughter of Mr.Thos.
Sallows, of Oolborne, near Goderich.
The ceremony was conducted at the
residence of the bride's father.
— A happy union was confer's:slated
on Wednesday morning of last week,
at St, Paul's Rectory, Winghanewhen
Mr. John F. Crandall and Miss Sophia
M.'daughter of Mr. and Mrs. itr. H.
Rocleru.s, two popular young people
of Wingham, were ''rearried. •
—On Saturday evening Mrs. Fisch-
er's house in Cranbrook, Grey town-
ehip, caught fire from the chimheer
but by the prompt action of the men
around the neighborhood it was soon'
under control, though • considera,bln
damage was done. - - r
., —.A pretty wedding was solemnized
at the home of Mr. and errs. John
Pattereon, second concession of
Howick, on Wednesday, October 8rd.,
when their -young* daughter, Miss
Nettie, was married to Mr. Wm. V.
Jamieson, one •of Howick's estim-
able young farmers.
—The Goderich Star of last week
says: "W. 3. Weathered, who is
temporarily mentally afflicted, was
found on East •street Wlednesda,y
morning, and on advice of Dr. (White-
ly, was put into safe keeping." Poor
Weatherald. He is another ' to whom
life has been a disappointment
• —Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Trick, of
Clinton, left on Thursday for Cron -
ago, Missouri. Mrs. Trick's 'health
has not been good for some Itime,and
It is hoped the , change will prove
beneficial. She will remain for the
winter, and possibly Mr. Trick will
do so also. .
—Many of the residents of this
county who left far Manitoba on the
Farm Laborers' excursion have re-
turned to their homes. They report
• lots of work for laborers on tele'
graph and railroad work, but say
there is little for. thoee who elvish
fb put in their time at rarm work.
—Mt. James Cartwright, an old
and respected resident of Hellett, al-
though 75 years of =age, during the
recent cold spell, p Joked 25 barrels
of apples in two days. These are
the kind of men who have (made Hu-
ron what it is tofday, the 'banner
county of the banner province of the
Dominion of Canada.
—Mr. Haigh Black, son 'of Donald
Black, a Algoma, formerly of Mor-
ris, died at Battleford, Saskatcheo
wan on October 3rd. Typhoid fever
was the cause. He was 23 years bf
age and had _intended to locate there
as he had taken up land. Dopeased
WaS a fine young man whose demise
will be sincerely regretted. Inter-
ment Was made at Winnipelg.
— The iWingham branch of the Wo-
men's Institute held their • regular
monthly' meeting at the home of
Mrs. W. J. Currie, East Wawariosh,
on Thursday afternoon last. The
subject discussed was a most in-
teresting and practical one, being:
"The cooking and curing a meats
and fowl." '
--Owing to the removal of Miss
Janet Hood from Sunshine in Morrie,
to Blyth, a re-arraegement a the
work was necessary in the Metho-
dist church there, where Miss Hood
so faithfully and capably filled the
position of choir leader and Sunday
school superintendent. She is suc-
ceeded by Mr. Harry Ainlay, scnool
• teacher at Sunshine and the select-
ion is a good one. .
—Mr. Houston, who bas been head
master of the Clinton Collegiate In-
stitute for a good many years, land
who -was a most worthy and ruseful
citizen of the town, hut been offer-
ed and has accepted the principalship
of the Rockland Collegiate Institute,
and leaves Clinton with his family
In a few weeks. Rockland is a (pretty
little. towie -about 25' miles from Ot-
tawa.
—Mr. Richard Cudmore, who has
been a resident of Clinton for near-
ly twenty years, died on Sunday, Oc-
tober 14th, after a short illness, at
the age of 63 years. and 3 months. De-
ceased was formerly a resident of
Tuckersmitb, where one of his three
sons still lives. He was a quiet, un-
obtrusive man, taking little or 'no
part in public affairs, but was much
and deservedly respected by all who
ltnew him. -
—Mrs. Jean Stewart, widow of the
late John Dickson, for many years
treasurer of the town of Wingham,
died at Hartney, Manitoba, on Oc-
tober 10th. Shortly- after the death
of her husband in Wingham, Mrs,
Dickson went to Hartney, where she
lived with her nephew'Mr. R. Jack-
son. She had been ill only about.
two weeks; arid was aged 78 years
and ten months. Interment was made
In Hartney.
—The tenth annual Convention of
the Epworth Leagues and Sunday
Schools of WIngham District was
held in the Methodist church, Gorrie,
on Tuesday and Wednesday, October
9th and 10th, and was one of the
best ever held in the district. The
local League had made splendid ar-
rangements for entertaining the has -
tors and delegates from the varioue
circuits. On Tuesday, breakfast, din-
ner' and supper were served in the
hasement a the chureh-ethis method
nenneseetseene'-_--ese.-,--.fee-
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1906-1907.
NEW BOOKS
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Picture framing a Specialty. ,
aided much in getting the Leaguers
at quainted with one another and
bringing them nearer together, so
that they might the better enjoy the
addresses and discussions. In spite
of the unfavorable weather about 80
delegates were present, and all
seemed to feel at home, and to 'take
a 'great interest throughout the Con-
vention.
—Many bf our readers will regret
to learn of the death of (Mr. Arthur
Sreenan, of the lake shore toad, in
Stanley, about a mile north of
Drysdale, which occurred on Mon-
day of last week. He was a well
doing, boxiest, upright man and a
good citizen in every sense of the
term. He will be much missed in
that neighborhood where he has
spent most, if not all his rife.
—A party of about forty Clinton
Model otudents accepted the invitat-
ion of the Goderich Model students
to their "At Home" Friday evening
before laet, and were well received
by- the. Gotlerich students. They were
entertained by a good program and
promenades, Messrs. Tom, Strang,
and some of the Model and ex-Modet
students made short a,cldresses. Re-
rreshments were served and ali
spent a most enjoyable evehing.
—Mr. Robert John McGee, sem of
Mr. and Mrs. James McGee, a !the
first concession of Morel'', died on
Wednesday night of last w'eek iri
his 27th yeat. Some months ago he
had a severe attack of pneumonia,
which left him .in very poor health
for a long time. A few days prior
to his death he took a heavy told
which brought on the old trouble.
He was an incinetrious 'young man
and highly respected in the commun-
ity.
—The Greer farm, • just south of
the village of inorrle, in Howlett,
has been sold to a Mr. (Dobbs, of
Monkton, for $7,250. This is a ,good
price for one hundred acres, but the
farm is a good one, and fixing elm,'
to the village makes It the more valu-
able.—Mr. A. D. Strong, one and a
quarter miles east of Gorrie, has also
disposed of his one hundred • acre
farm to Mr. Underwood, for the Plum
of $6,000.
—It is said that the section of
the Guelph and Goderich Railway,
ending at Manchester, in this county,
will be finished this week, so it looks
as if trains will be running from
Toronto to Auburn before Christmas
1906, comes. With the completion of
that section it is expected that many
of the men and tearns• that (have been
working on that part on the (line will
be added to the staff at (the •Goderich
end, and help to hurry the (good work
along.
—Isaac Nicholson, of Basswood Lake,
Day's MW, Algoma, visited friends
In and around Belgrave recently. It
I about 25 years since Mr. 'Nichol-
son left Morris for that picturesque
country and he says he would ore -
ter his own home on the shores of
Basswood Lake to any home in (Mor -
P
ris though he thinks- Morris has
made great strides of advancement
since he left the' township. Of
course there is no accounting for
taste. 1/4
—Mr. 1W. C. Davis, merchant, of
Hensall, met with a peculiar acci-
dent a few days ago. •While at
the station loading goods into his
wagon his horse gave a Start, seiz-
ing the lines. Mr. Davis attempted to
step into the wagon, but falling Vehort
etepped to the ground, a distance of
over four feet. Landing on the point
of his boot the bone of one of his
great toes was fractured and the
cords strained. The accident laid him
up for several •days.
—George Edighoffer, the popular
shoe merchant of Dashwood, musi
have a wide reputation as a manu-
facturer of first class shoes. Last
week he received several orders from
residents of British Columbia peo-
ple whom he had never seen. They
simply sent anong the cash and
wanted the shoes like John Musser's
pair. A 'good name is often better
than great riches.
—The property owners of Goderich
are being asked to vote on two by-
laws on Friday, the 9th of Novem-
ber. The one is to grant to the
Jackson Clothing Manufacturing Co.,
of Clinton, free „electrical power for
the operation of a branch manufac-
tory which they propose to esta,b-
lieh in that town'antl exemption from
municipal taxes for ten years. The
other is to grant to the Godeirich
-Wheeled Rigs Co., a loan of $50,000
free of interest to be paid 4n twenty
annual instalments. The company is
to have a capital stock of $250,000, of
which $150,000 must be paid up land
also to erect and equip a factory in
the town, the building to be two
stories and at least 60 by ,300 feet.
--The Presbytery of Maitland met
In the Presnyterian church, White-
church, on' Tuesday afternoon, 16th
inst., for the purpose of inducting
Rev. -George P. Duncan into the rpas-
toral charge of Whitechurch and
Langside congregations. Rev. Mr.
'Wishart, of Brussels, was the
preacher on the occasion and he cer-
tainly rose to a lofty height, and
showed gtfts of a very high order.
The theme was grand, and he aeft a
great and inspiring impression on
his bearers. Rev. Mr. Hastie, of
Belgrave, gaye the charge to the
newly Inducted minister; the charge
waS powerful and practical, and de-
livered with eloquence and force.
Rev. 'Mr. Ma,cKerroll gave the charge
to the congregation, and tertainly
performed his part -well; nothing
was omitted. The whole service' was
of a'very high order, and the large
congregation that filied the church
was deeply impressed with the sane,
tity of the, occasion.
.e.todleaN iiu PuDi1thera
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—Some time ago an advertisement
appeared In a Toronto paper, asking
Lor the heirs of Susan and Charleg
Colyer, who lived in Hamilton in
1889, information to be sent to Bar-
ret, England. Mr. E. C. Colyer, of
Stratford, replied, and has been
notified -that he bas fallen heir to
$100,000. '
—A. somewhat painful accident betel
Mies Cecelia Lennon, at her home,
In Stratford, the other morning. She,
was kindling a fire in the turnaeef,
and had put in the wood and coal,
pouring coal oil over it. She touch-
ed a match to it, causing it to burst
into a blaze almost with the violence
a an explosion. he flames burst
through the furnace door, enveloping
her arm,. burning it quite severely
to the elbow.
—A man named Lee, an employe of
the C. P. R. at Milverton, • had a
narrow escape from death on Fri-
day. He somehow fell onto the
blade's of a two -wheeled scraper he
was driving, and a hook on the axle
embedded itself under his jaw. He
was dragged along the road for
some distance, insensible, before he
was found by two Mien, whom the
scraper 'missed on the road. He will
recover.
• —The local option •13y -law passed
by t e township of Elmo. was (quash-
ed b the Divisional Court at Os-
good Hall, Toronto, this week. The
hy-lakv was passed last January by
506 to see, but John Bell, la local
hotel keeper, moved to quash it on
the ground of technical irregulenit-
les. The by-law had 'omitted • to
make provision far the appointm'ent
of persons to represent each side at
the counting of the ballots. The
poll books were also improperly
closed in many cases. nudoe Anglin
dismissed the motion on the ground
that the irregularities did not af-
fect the result of the vote. Appeal
was then taken to the full eourt
which reversed Judge Anglin's de-
cision ae above stated and &nulling
the by-law with costs against the
township in both cases.
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—Oyez—sixty hogs were destroyed
by Dr, Peidue, Government Veterin-
ary; on the farm of William Thompe
son, about three miles south ' of
Blenheim, in Kent county, on ac-
cohnt ef the ' aininals being Infected
with hog cholera:,
—Charles ht. Holdsworth, a former
well known resident of Summerstown,
In Glengarry' cOunty, but who re-
cently -resided in Freemont,Nebraska,
, was instantly kilted by touching tn
live electric wire in his cellar,
where he had gone to attend the
furnace. He was 42 years of age.
—Mrs. Margaret efeCoy, of Tor-
onto, while descending a stairs in
her residence; carrying e lighted
lamp, fell, and. 1.0 some Way had a
Severe gash made in ner throat by
the broken lamp. 'Her hilsband found
her 'shortly afterwards tying In a
pool of blood, and sbe died ntont her
inauries in about three hours.
—The will of the late David Hamil-
ton Macpherson, of Worchester, Eng-
land, and son of the late Senator Sir
11 L. Macpherson, has been filed An
the Surrogate Court. By it his es-
tate of $54,290.28 and his share of
his father's estate. valued at' $54,-
845.26, goes to his daughter, Veda
Macpherson. Miss Veda ehould be a
'rich find for some, -good mato
Henson
G. J. Sutherland, Conveyancer, has n number of
fine village properties placed in his hands for sale.
Dwellings at all prices and several with a number of
fine lots adjoining. A great chance for.retired farm
Ors, Deeds, mortgages, Willis and Magee drawn tiP
according to law at. very tesoderate charges. Office
at Poot Office. 2027-tf
Fowl Supper.—The fowl supper held
in. the Methodist 'church. on the ev-
ening of Thanksgiving day, under
the auspices of the Ladle's' Society,
was a Treat success. The ladies of
the congregation more than sustain-
ed their reputation as excellent en-
tertainer's and bountiful. providers,
while- the programme. ognsisting of
addresees, 'readings, soles, and se-
lections by the choir, was much !en-
joyed by the large audience that
filled "the • church. Rev. S. T. Toll,
pastor, was the chairman, discharg-
ing his duties in a vett: pleasing
and able manner, while associated
with him on the platform were the
Revds. Mr. Hart and Smith, of Hen-
sel', and Rev. Mr. Going, of Exeter,
who delivered pleasing addresses,
While the solos by Miss Reid and the
recitations by Miss Murray • and
Miss Honie were much .enjoyed. The
proceeds amounted to over $80.
Briefs.—Mr. and Mrs. C. McCallum,
of London were here i?uring the nest
week eisiting Mr. and Mrs. G., D.
Arhold, Mrs. Arnold being _Mr. Mc-
Callum'e sister.—Dr. Macantlium of
London, spent Thanksgiving Dal
with his brother, Mr. J. Macanthur,
of this village.—Mrs. Seeds, of Lon-
don, has been spending the. past week
or so with her parents, Mr. rand Mrs.
R. Welsh.—Mr. (Rev.) Smith spent
Thanksgiving. Day with her father,
Dr. Hossack, of Lucan.—Mrs. C. Mc-
Allister was in St. Marys last 'week
visiting friende.—Mies Smillie has
returned to Toronto to resume her
studies at the medical college.—Mr.
Poustel was here this week visiting
his father-in-law. Mr. Wm. Mc-
Ewen.—Mr. Ernest White, of Luck -
now, spent Thanksgiving Day witb
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William
White.—The many friends of Mr,
-W. 3. Miller, who is in High River,
Alberta, will be pleased to learn that
he is now recovering from his very
serious illness, although for a time
the doctors had little hope of his
recovery.—Mr. Renry Taylor has
completed the brick -work of Mr. iGe.
Brown's fine now dwelling In a
manner that reflects credit upon
him and hio staff and is now on -
gaged at the brickwork in the foun-
dry exteration.—Mr. Charles Pepper
and bride, of Toronto, emenh the
Thankegiving holidays at the home
of Mr. Thomas Pepper, of the vil-
lage, father of the groom.. --Mr, and
Mrs, James Miller, of Kippen, were
In the village on Tuesday spending
the day with friends.—Mr: W. a
Davis, merchant, of this village, ha,d
the misfortune last week to injure
his foot while springing into his rye -
hide in order to prevent his th "8
getting away trent the staftor
where he was loading on some (goods.
Miss Sinclair, of ncotland, is spend-
ing the winter with her aunt, Mrs.
John Scott. —Mr. G. C. Petty, our
worthy reeve, has purchased the
dwelling property of Miss Eva War-
ring opposite his bid.* block.—Mr.
George Sturdy arid his sister, Miss
Sturdy, of Auburn, were here dur-
ing the past week, spending a few
days with Mr. James Sutherland and
family and other friends.—Mr. J. R.
Hobkirk, who has carried on a good
paying business as general black-,
smith, for a long term of years 4n
our village, a.nd who gave excellent
satisfaction to his patrons and was
an expert horse shout has sold out
hie business to Mr. J. Pinkney, mho
learned his trade in Seaforth and
who is well spoken of as a good nlet-
thanic and is in the prime of lifo
and will no doubt command a good
share of business.—Much sympathy
is felt for Mr. and Mrs. Robert La-
mont, of this village, on account of
the death of their infant son, which
occurred on Wednesday of last week.
—Miss Shirra.y was in Clinton and
Goderich this week.—Mr. and Mr.
H. E. Johns, of Guelph, were an the
village spending a few days with
Mrs. H. Cook and Mrs. John 'Mather.
:A. McMorran, of Paisley, was
here last week visiting his slater,
Mrs. James White, who is seriously
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F ar. qulfar.
Notes.—Mr. Alex. Hackney, who
has been in Tornoto having his•teye
treated, has returned homte.—Mrs.
S. Hayes, who has been spending the
past few months with her brotheae
Mr. John Westlake, his returned to
her home in North Dakota. --Mr. H.
Brown, who has been out a town
for a few days has returzferl.—Mins
Maud Campbell spent Sunday wtih
friends in Exeter.—Mr. Wm. Bray's
handsome new brick residence' is
nearly completed.
Pleasant Evening. -4 very pleas-
ant evening was spent at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gardiner on
Friday last. It beinga-the 25th Anni-
versary on Mr. and MrS. Gardinerhe
marriage. About seventy guests
were present. After all had partaken
of a dainty supper the guest e assem-
bled upstairs where the evening was
spent in music, recitations, game
and social intercourse, Although
the invitationread n ne presonts,"
their friends did not miee this tme
eoriunity of sbowing their. esteem
for Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner. ReV. 0.-
F1eteher was appointed to act as
chairman and he first called on
Rev. Dr. Turnbull who read an ex--
celient address followed by Mr. ass.
Gardiner with. a handsome seventy. -
piece set of silver .cutlery, on behalf
of Mr. and Mrs.' dardinees brothers
and sisters. .A second address Was
read by Mr. Thernao Carneronl fol -f
lowed by Mrs, Simon Campbell pre-?.
senting a silver 'tea service, on be.
half of the neighbors. Although
tompletely taken by surprise ;Mr.
Gardiner was able to reply with e;
few fitting remarks. 4peeches were
then given by other gnotlereeia pre-
sent. Towards the -wee eine hours
the guests departed for their homes
hoping that Mr. and Mrs. 'Gardiner
would be spared to celebrete their
golden wedding.
Constance.
(Continued from Pea: Three.)
Anniversary.—The anniversary ser-
vices in connection with the Cone
finance Methodist church were held on
Sunday last. The weather was tine
and as a consequence, the church
-
was crowded to the doors at tall three;
services, in fact at the afternoon sere
vice some were unable to gain admit-
tance. In the morning and evening
the services were conducted by the
pastor, Rev, Me. Currie, wh6 preach-
ed two excellent sermons, appreprie
ate 'to the occasion. In each there
was food for thonglit for each emd
every- onein the afternomi, Bev.
A. K. Birks, Of Seaforth, occupied the
pulpit. Mr. Birks Is a great; favor-
ite with the ,people here andetall who
heard his discourse on thils Occas-
ion went away !mire pleased with
him than ever. A pleasing part of
the services was the music, furnish-
ed.by the choir, which was exception-
ally good. The choir was assisted
by Mr. Mr. Greenlavi, a colored vocal-
ist from Sarnia, who delighted all
with: his magnificent singing- The
,collections for the day amounted to
On Monday evening a fowl
supper was held, and while the troved
was large on Sunday, it exceeded all
on Monday evening. From f5ix to
eight o'clock the ladies were kept
•busy in the basement serving the
-crowd. The good ladies of Constance;
are renowned for their abilities as
cooks and their gencfrosity as pro-
viders, and on this occasion they ex-
ceede,d all previous efforts, so that
all had an abundance a th,e verm
best and there was plenty left over.
After this most pleasant and en.-
joyable part of the evening, an ti.d-
journment was made to the audience
room of the ehurch, Where the in-
tellectual feast equalled that of the
feast of material things provided in
the Sunday school room. The chair
was taken by Rev. A. K. Birks,
who filled that position in his Own:
happy manner. The choir was • a-
gain tailed" into requisition and rep -
tiered a cdeple of excellent selections),
while Mr. Greenlaw again delight-
ed all by his singing, Intereeting,
instructive and amusing addresses
were delivered by Revs. CarsWell.
of McKillop, Leckie, 'of Londenboro,
and Currie, of Walton. Miss Ada
Beattie, of Seaforth, gave two splen-
did recitations, and Mr. Hoare, of
Clinton, gave a nunsbet of select-,
ions on the zonophone. Miss Rath -
well, _of Seaforth, acted as accom-
panist.- The meeting was brought to
a close by the pastor moving, Mr.
McIntosh seconding, a hearty vote
of -Menke to all who had assisted
in making the servicee- s'uch a sig-
nal success, The people of the
Constance church are certaanlY to
be congratulated on the success of
their aunivereary services, and ar,
Who were present will look back an
the occasions as one of great *leas,-
ure and profit. The proceeds of
Monday evening, amounted to $11.0,
making the total receipts for the
aturilversaey net/ the h,andsome sum
$1,45.
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