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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1906-11-23, Page 1where you may person's advice ------ n do business that ur money 17 yews ilre your winte t you to COM0 Carne isi Waistia RCiancoatit wade, biat On actionrit wino our ctiskaners ppors Fawn Wool or without be ool tweel, black Ke sey, 17 trimmed. tsfinre an.d tree - fronts and hooks_ S ARE ALWAYS - DM f RED tess Goods 'honest, and wing items • 350 40o. ryo 250- 30e ••••11=04)..."..100. ILIMMEAMMEICAMMERNIMOIONSMORe0•4111E..........t ON$ a Reis & Gait, is spending -hie- home here.—Are being made het ther -nd concert to beheld here on the evening Jas. Fax hae been occasion, also Miss - Inger of Toronto; S- ham; Dr. Fowler, or the local orchestra -- hall 'Is now ready at g store. erStillth. r. Thomas Ferguson' he grass farm of , on the 8-th son - !or it $2,1)00.. fty acres, and Ix ,d bargain at that lake. rice will be held in- _ church next Sab- :he anniversary ser- ia,—The -Hallowe'en d in the Zurichpolice last when the par - nights jollification and Mese Si It in the hereest ex-- deatchewa,n, retuaga hale and heartY---i Sr. Christian. Vifaugh foraying with great 'alter, North Dakota, nturn to follow tbe ild Ontario. It Is 0 .at when those weo 4 to make moiler, eh they always like t old eon to spend Mr. Haugh has been- 'ewl Years and 0 on raurrilnirs -4 •-• 4 TEURT27-EIGIITIEE YEAR. WHOLB NUMBERI, 2 032. Tailoring and readyinade Clothin SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1946. 10 Pages MoL,BAN BROSgg Publishers $1 a Year In Advance; T e GR I_1 J( 1 . FURS• the Northwest Provinces has been: and of Huron and Bruce to Manitoba- and The emigration- from the comities Huron and Bruce. . 1 AND still is, larger than from any other 'LOT E[ I N Ci_lri 1FUR.NiSEi tehorwtyholine toemPintioovni.ncAe Toof r' ponertohattsewins ,_A 1 INGS reporter in trying to account for this emigration from •these counties, hints that it was because •of the pov- orty of the soil. This has aroused other correspondents, who naturally champion the counties that have time been maligned, although only, by im- plication. One -of these, Mr. J. C. Mickleo of Chesley, writes in defence ef Bruce. He says: "Your theory of the exodus of Bruce population to the west is not the ac- cepted one here: 'Certainly it is not because the county of Bruce compares unfavorably with the best class of counties in Ontario in fertility. . early days the wheat lands of Brake yielded an average of 30 to 85 bushels of wheat per acre. " The cause is mainly this :- The county was later In settlement than others; the ,pioneer 0ipirit was alive here when /It was a tradition elee- where. The :young men of this county were just beginning to look for 'loca- tions for themselves when the west- ern movement was in its infanceio The -young man went west and im- mortalized Horace Greely. The sturdy pioneers vflio settled Bruce hewed oat of the !primeval, forest comfortable homes for/themselves, but they had no money to /hue- farms, then rapidly in- creasing in -value, foe their sons, and the sons, who had inherited the spirit of enterprise which animated their'? fathers, 'turned their faces to- wards the Golden West. "To the pioneer lade of Bruce a,nd -Huron belongs the credit of discov- - ering the possibilities of our great national heritage, and by their re- markable success opening up anew door of hope to the home -seekers of the world. There are no counties in Ontario evhere -you. will hear as much about the West as in Huron and Bruce. I spent the summer of 190 in Quebec, and one of the things Which struck me was that nowhere was the West a topic of conversation. The towels ef Bruce buzz with Western 'news. The town of Chesley makes an- • nually over $200,000 worth of goods 1 to be consu.med in the West alone. th Bruce Is the mother country of e west; it colonizes first and then• trades with the colonists." 0 a MX P.A..1\TM- • FLI Cr-A:PM Dm.A.r.„ W.111010.2.....".111■101011.1•11181131106. 29 EITC31:tjEt. ICOPYRRITC0-..BY iiie EVINIZSCO.1606 •There is •as Muse Difference Between 20th Century Brand fine tailored garments for men and the ordinary or garden variety of clothes, whether cus- tom made or readymade, as there is between an automobile and a stone boat. This distinction is probably more evi- dent in, this winter's goods than ever before. We plesume that the makers of 20th. Century Brand clothes will con- tinue to improve • their product each Feason—as they have always done,—but the garments we are showing from their, tailor shops are so near perfection in all that is -essential to good clothes, that we fail to see hoW they can improve them. $10, $12, $15 Overcoats $101 $12) $15 Suits LADIES' CLOTH JACKET. Some of the swellest jackets wornin town have been1 sold Irem our store. Our styles are all decidedly new, as every jacket iu the store was bought this Fall. WE ARE CLEARING • the odd one left, and there are some beauties. You might find one here to just meet your fancy, and you'll not mind if the price is reducaj three or four dollars on the garment. Remember, all brand New Coats. yoraaaratemmeasesanorammona.—.0 BOY VERC ATS Mostly all the boys are wearing Overcoats sold from our bargain table of boys' top coats. These are all new tbis season's goods. Lots of choice rof pattern, and styles, 4re cut large and rooLay, yetnice fitting coats. • You should look at these coats, the boy needs one, and at orr pile() you can easily afford to get him one. $2.75 to $5.00 SIZES 22 to 33. %A AAA AftrestosoestsosiattaiviieWs te Altogether the best stock in Seaforth to choose from, because everything is absolute'y new aed fresh, and bought at low prices, and selling at low prices, 0—Highest price for Butter and Eggs, 44 -144 -1 -x -H44-4.4.4-144.+++.14+441 The GREIG CLOTHING CO, East Side Main Street, one door South of the Dominion Bank, SEAFOPTIL Huron Toe. An etc -resident of Huron also ob- jects to the • ihferenee that the "soil of :the county is sterile, like that of part of Scotland, and that this forc- ed' the boys out into the world. He -pointed out that thirty years ago it was ethe custom for the young men of Huron to spend the winter in the .Michigan lumber woods, then in the 'height of their -productiveness, These winter visits familiarized the. young men with the opportunities in -the 'Western 'States, and when -the Da- kotas weethrown open these \ young men were on hand to take advan- tage of the development that was to follow. And that they .have reaped the advantages of that de- velopment is shovin by many facts and by this one serving them : That at one time in the Dakota Legislat- ure, consisting of about forty mem- • bers, four of the members were nat-' • Ives of Huron county. With young -men going out to become the legis- • lators, merchants, big farmers and bankers of these rapidly developing prairie eommunities, it is .not to be wondered that hundreds emulated those first to go, and twenty-five or thirty -years ago It was the custom for a whole community to make an excur- sion to the lake -port town to "send - 011" the band departing for the .West. -When Manitoba was opened • .the people of these counties, through their relatives, were the first to be, apprised of it, and what with those who moved northward from Dakota, • those who went direct from Ontario, the pioneers- from Huron and Bruce formed the framework of the early settlement of Manitoba. A Disastrous Snow Storm. • A soowsterm which raged .continu- ously . from Thursday midnight until Saturday midnight, and with occasion- al snowfalls on Sunday, has covered a large area of Western Canada and the Northwestern States, and done a tremendous amount of damage in the way of tearing down telegraph and telephone wires and blocking traffic. The C. P. R. has suffered severely in 'this regard, and between Winnipeg and eastern c-entres telegraphic com- munication'for two days had been ob- tained only in the most roundabout way. Fifty miles_ east a;nd west of Fort William C. P. R. telegraph of- ficials report great havoc Yellowing the snow and windstorm. The rail- way traffic was almost at a stand- still. A freight wreck occurred on the Thunder Bay division, but with - no loss of life. On the main line west everything was blocked between Win- nipeg and Brandon, and the pasSenger train was stalled all Saturday night at Melbourne, Manitoba. At that point the express car was burned and the express matter for local points be- tween Winnipeg and Moosejeaw was totally destroyed. A relief engine bumped the train rather hard in As -endeavors to extricate it from an immense snow drift, and the ex- press car stove overturned, with dis- astrous results There were no casul- ties.; It is said that as- mudh snow fell as had fallen altogether last winter. The storm was very severe through- out the whole west, but there is lit- • tle interruption West of Winnipeg. Practically the whole of the west and Southern States were isolated. — - s —A very pretty chrysantheum wed- ding took place at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Schaaf, New Ham- burg, on November 14th, whep. their third daughter, Miss Louise Chris- tena, was united in marriage to Mr. James Oliver Gough, of Stretford.The ceremony was performed by Rev. H. F. Gram, pastor of the Lutheran church. Miss Clara Schaaf, Sister of the bride, acted as bridesmaid. Mr. John Becker, of New Hamburg, supported the groom. After the young couple had received the con- gratulations of their friends, a dain- ty' wedding breakfast was served in the dialing room, chrysanthemums and Fonilax being used profusely in dec- orating the tables. The gifts were both costly and numerous. Mrs. Gough was one of New Hamburg's mest estimable young ladies, and was very popular with all who had the pleasure of her acquaintance. Mr. and Mrs. Gough left for Stratford, where they will reside. Huron Notes. —A new modern Iron bridge, known ae MeCoors, has been erected. on the 8th and 9th, concessions of Hallett. —Harry D. Ainlay has been re- engaged as teacher of School Section No, 5, on the 5th line of Morris, for 1907, at a salary of $500. —There are seven departments in the Winghem public school, and the Etverage attendance for the month of October was 323, boys .172, and. girls 187. —On Monday evening last Mr. and Mrs. Pepper, of Tuckersmith, enter- tained the choir of Turner's church. when a very enjoyable time • was spent. - —Mr. McDonald,' of Wiarton, has been engaged as principal of Etbel .school, at a salary of $600. Miss Elsie Pomeroy, of Fullerton' Corn- ers, will be assistant, at $326. —]Jr. John Chisholm, of Wing - ham, son. of Dr. Chisholm, M.P., for -East Huron, has located for the prac- tise of his profession in Prince Albert, Saskatebewan. —Mr. Frank Taylor, who recently removed with his family from Credi- ton East to Elkton, Michigan, his purehased an 80 acre farm near that place- and intends to engage in farm- ing there, —On Sunday, November llth, Mrs. Jane Stewart, died at her home in Ashfield. She was 78 years of age and was one of the oldest residents of the township. She leaves two sons and one daughter. —James N. Foster, son of Mr. John Foster, of Clinton, was married on the 15th inst., at Luensden, Sask., to Miss Sadie MeTaggart, -formerly of Bruseels. Mr. Foster is engaged in business at Prince Albert. —A petition is being circulated a- mong the business men of Milverton, which is to be presented to the Grand Trunk Railway Company, asking that better accommodation in the way of a new station house be granted. —Miss Florence Armstrong, daugh- ter 'of Mr. Wm. .Armstrong, of the 9th concession of Grey, has beeh re- regaged at School Section No. 6 for the following -year, at a salary of $450. —A few da.ys ago Mr. Norman Cook, of Heosall, and his little niece, Eve- lyn Cook, were driving along the Ztirich road, when the horse took fright and. ran -against a pole up- setting 'and badly wrecking the bug- gy. Fortunately none of the occup- ants were injured, though the little _girl's clothes were badly torn. —For the three months ending ,Oc- tober 31st, Mr. John Torrance, lic- ense inspector •for South Huron, se- cilred nine convictions for 'infringe- ments of the liquor act. Every caste entered by Inspector Torrance has re- sulted in a conviction. That means over $200 in fines and costs. —James Atkins, an employee of the WeStern Foundry Co., was found dead in bed in the King Edward hotel, in Wingham on Friday. Previously he had not been feeling well. He is about 27 years of -age ana came from Lon -- don to Wingharn some • years ago. His wife and child have been living at Lucknow for some time past. --Last week Alex. McDonald, of the 4th boncession of Grey, left for Van- couver, B. C., to visit his brother, Denald, who has been in poor health for some time: The latter was a former resident of Grey township, but wept West a good many years ago,. W hope he will Scion be restored to .good health. —Mrs. H. E. Clarey, of Toronto, died in that city on November 3rd. Deceased was the eldest daughter of the late Wm. Smith, formerly of the 16th concession of Grey. She leaves, besides her husband, three daugh- ters and two sons. Mr. John Smith,of the 16th concession of Grey, is a brother. —The Wingharn Advance pays : The success that has attended the first term of Wingham High.School is real- ly remarkable. Although this is the opening term and the accommodations are rather restricted, - entailing in- conveniences for the trne being, the, attendance has been phenomenal, and has' now reached 138. —Three - of the niodelites attending Clinton model school, have secured schools for next year. They are, Gardner, -Lucknow, who. has secured a schhol in Brace at $450; F. Fow- ler, Hullett, who is engaged for No. 6 school, McKillop,- at $450, and Mise Annabel Petrie has secured a school at Canboro. at $450. ' —On. Thursday evening as Mr. Jas. Southcombe, of Clinton, was driving home, accompanied by his sister-in- law, Miss Washington, they had a spill -out that might have been seri- ous. When just outside of town, one Of the shaft bolts broke, allowing the buggy to swing around, theow- 'mg the occupants out.. Fortunately they were not hurt beyond being bruised. —The patrons of .the Holmesville creamery were paid 26 cents a pound of 'butter fat last week. This is the highest price on 'record since the fac- tory started to manufacture butter. The advisability of clearing out and enlarging the pond; at Bridgewater, will be brought up'. at the annual meeting of the. shareholders and. patrons. —The farms belonging to the estate of the late Samuel Appleby were Bold by auction on Monday. Let 25, 9th concession, Hullett, known as the Mason farm, and containing 100 acres, was sold to W. H. Perrin, Clinton, for the sum of $5,410, which is consider- ed a very good price indeed. The south half of lot 16, 9th concession, 50 acres, was -sold- to Fairservice Bros. for $1,900. - —We Mentioned last week the sad Affliction whichhad befallen the family of Mr. John Winkenweder, of the township of Stephen, near Dash- wood, three members of the family having died of typhoid fever. Now the death of the father and head of the tamily is recorded, making four 1906-1907. NEW BOOKS —FOR— Public and Separate Schools COLLEGIATE INSTITUTES. ATILEX. WINTER ' 9 FORT111. Picture froming a Specieity. deaths within five weeks and all from the same disease. The deceased had been ill about five weeks. Ile was 65 years of age and is Survived by his widow and several of a, family. He died on the 8th. of November. In his death the neighborhood loses one of its best citizens. —On Wednesday evening of last week, Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Orr, of the Hotel Brunewick, Wingham, were driving home from Belmore, when their vehicle collided with that of Rev. Mr. Radmore, who was on his way home to Delmore. Mr. Orr was thrown out and received some bruises. Neither of the buggies were much the worse. Ministers and hotel -keepers do not, as a rule, try to get so close to each other as these two did. The dark night, however, had something to do with it. —A most unfortunate accident hap- pened at the home of Mr. Phil. Pot- ter, Huron Road, on Saturday last, wheray his little two year old child had its legtbrolcen in two places. .Mr. Potter ha.d one to the otable to milk, the child following. A chicken frightened the cow, which kicked, striking the child on the leg, break- ing it in two places. A doctor was at once called and the limb set; what adds to the child's misfortune is the fact that Mrs. Potter .is in bed also, having been confined a few days since. — On Monday of last week the fam- ily of W. G. Coombes moved from Jamestown, wheee they have resided for a long period, to Molesworth. They will be greatly missed, as Mrs. Coombes was a faithful teacher in the Sabbath school, and Mr. Coombes and the young people were ever ready to aid lin every enterprise that help- ed odvance any and every good work In the community. Their meny friends about Jamestown, while sincerely regretting their departure, wish them the best of success in their new home. — While oiling some gearing of the threshing machine of Hugh Stewart, at the barn of Samuel Pentia,nd, near Dungannon, on Tuesday, Fred Mc- Glynn got the fingere of one hand caught in the cogs and in attempt- ing to release it the other was also caught and both hands were fearful- ly mangled. He was at once hurried to the ()Mee of Dr. Bice, and two others doctors were called in. After an operation of about two hours the doctors succeeded in fixing up the injuries but the unfortunate man has now only the thumb and Vest finger on the right hand and the thiimb and little finger on the let hand. He was then removed to the home cif Mr. Stewart, where he is reported doing nicel y. —Harry Hoffman, the Dashwood stage driver had a rather unpleasant experience a few days ago. When a- bout a mile and a half east of Dashwood, on the way to Exeter, the tongue dropped out of the oeck yoke. The team ran into the ditch and the rig running up against the fence,turn- ed over and dragged for some distance until the large top became torn off and the .horses freed from the rig. .A.fter becoming free from the wagon they ran only about a quarter of a ,mile. Mr. Hoffman was in the rig ail the time and his escape must have been a narrow one. He was not in- jured to any extent, however. The horses were none the worse while the wagon was considerably damaged. —At the auction sale of the Blake estate, in Goderich, on Monday af- ternoon of last week, parcel No. 1, the property rented by Brophey and Son, as a furniture shop, was bought by Wm. Marlton for $1,715. The block corner, Montreal street, consist- ing cif the Morrow and Johnston and the Dean stores, on the Square, and Hutchinson's barber and Johnston's tailor shops, and the tenements over them, were bought by D. Brown for $6,850. The cottage on St. Patrick's street, known as the Munro cottage, was sold to Henry Kneeshaw for $1,- 035, and the ground on Montreal street 011. which the Swartz livery stands, was bought by J. B. Hawkins for $750. Lots 1265 and 1266, on Britannia Road and Keays street, sold for $285 and $240 respectively, and lot 1249 on Keays street for $70. 'As will be seen all th-e properties offered were sold at fair prices, and the buyers can be congratulated on getting valuable business and building blocks. Perth Items, —St. Marys milk dealers have raised the price of rnilk from five cents to six cents per quart. —The entitled meeting of the North Perth Conservative Association has been called to meet at Milverton, on Wednesday, the 28th inst. —The death occurred In Stratford, eb. Wednesday, -14th inst., of Miss Eva Verner, the 18 year old daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. S. Verner, after an illness extending over the past five week. —Mr. S. Martin, principal of St. Marys Collegiate Institute, has been elected as one of the representatives of High School teachers on the Ad- visory COURCH of the .Education De- partment of Ontario. - —David Graham White, brother of Col. II. A. L. White, postmaster of St. Marys, died at the latteris home on Tuesday last, after a brief ill- ness. Deceased was a resident of Granton, and was 72 years of age. Three Sons and three daughters sur- vive him. —Mr. Jabez Woodley, of Fuller- ton, had an unpleasant experience while in Mitchell on Saturday last. He was accompanied by his wife, and on leasing for honee, when a cor- ner was reached, their horse beetle -ries frightened and made a sudden bolt. The quick turn threw Mr. Wood- ley from the buggy, and .though he alighted on his pack, he held on to the reins and the animal 0topped still. Although. Mr,Woodley was not seriously hurt, it was some time before he knew exactly what hap- pened. —The death occurred in Stratford on Friday last,ofMr. John Corrie, ag- ed 74 yeare, of -congestion of the lungs after three da.ys' illness. He was a prominent citizen of fifty years res- idence, and was at one time a pro- moter of --the Gas end El&tric Co., and preeident of the Waterworks Co., also director of the Perth Mutual Fite Ineurance Company. —The death took place on Sanday, Ilth inst., at his home in St. Marys, of Mr. Alex. Gaston, at the -age of eighty-three years. Deceased, who conducted a blacksmith shop, had re- sided in that district for upwards of 40 years, and was widely known. He Is survived by a wife and one daughter, Jennle. —At a meeting of. the Board of Directors of the Blanshard Mutual Fire Insurance Company, held in the town of St. Marys, on November 10th, the following resolution was unani- mously carried: That the members of the; Board avail themselves of this, the first opportunity, offered to exOess their deep sorrow at the sad- den VA untimely death of their old frienct Percival Armstrong, who for so many years filled in a most acceptable manner the position of Secretary -Treasurer of our Company. And in this dark hour of sorrow and affliction our heartfelt sympa- thy is extended to his bereaved wid- ow and little son. —We have to chronicle this week the death of another old settler of the township of Logan, - Sarah Stand- ford, relict of the late John Smith, of lot 2, concession 1, Logan. Born at Canlesbury, Kent, England, on the 17th of May, 1815, she resided in England until 1848, when she emigrat- ed to Canada and married her late husband in that year. They resided in the county of Wexitworth until the spring of 1853, when they settled on the lot above named. Her hus- band having died in March, 1372, elle continued to reside with her step son, William S. Smith, of Log- an,. till her death on the 13th Ina. She leaves so far as Is known no survivihg relotives. —On Tuesday evening of last week the wedding of a young =pie was being celebrated in Logan,' when a number of lads appeared on the scene without invitation and engaged in a charivarl, Among thern were Albert Querengesser, of Logan, and Henry Benne-wets, of McKillop. John Pusch- elberg, a brother of the bride, was induced to go outelde, when he re- ceived a brutal blow frorn Queren- gesser, which left one of the worst black eyes that has been seen in court. Benneweis encouraged the as- sault, and used bad language to- wards Pusclielbergi. Thursday morn- ing they- appeared before Magistrate Davis, of Mitchell, one charged with assault and the other using insult- ing latigtiage. Querengesser was 'fin- ed $10, and $4.62 tosts, and Benneweis $2, and $5.27 costs, s — The fleet contingent of Mitchell hunters, after epending two weeks under canvas in the deer region of Ontario, arrived home on Tuesday of last week, after a most pleasant out- ing. The party -consisted of Messrs. Dufton, Downey, Schafer, McKeand, Nicholson, and a friend from Strat- ford. Though their hunt was not as successful as previous years they bagged six deer, which 10 a ood showing when one understands that over seven thousand hunters' licenses were issued. Mr. John Downey se- cured the best head; and the only misfortune was the loss of a dog.. The second party of hunters, Messrs. W. Forrester, W. Thompson and Fred Davis, Goderich, returned on Wed- nesday. Mt. Thompson shot a large buck, Mr. Forrester a fawn, and Mr. Davis took home a pair of good ones. They .had a good outing, but were the losers of two dogs. Canada,* —Montreal hada severe snow storm .on „Tuesday night last. The running of the street cars was, interferred with and there has since been good sleighing. —Andrew Carnegie, the .Arneritan millionaire, has granted a life pen- sion to Booker T. Washington, the well known negro educator, president of Tuelcegee Institute In Alabas ma. — Two fine steel steamers were, wrecked on Lake Superior on Friday night last. One was loaded with steel rails for Fort William, and the oth- er with cement from the Rathbun work. No lives were lost. —Mrs. Wm. Schneider, whose hus- band resides near Parry Sound, and who came to Berlin in August and married Jacob Heinrich in Septem- ber, has been sentenced by Judge Chisholm to two months imprison- ment in the county gaol for bigamy. • —The school children of Toronto had to their credit in the 'Penny Sav- ings Bank $53,720.30, which respect- able total has been accumulated al- most entirely in coppers. Dufferin street school. heads the list with $3,971.21, while the lowest is Eliza- beth street school with $335.10. Lou- isa street has $14.38 to its credit, but that 0C11001 is now closed. —Over 1„000 deer were handled at Toronto statin on Saturday last, be- ing the spells of the sportsmen who were returning from the wilds of New Ontario. The railway took up 174 at Trout Creek, 165 at Scotia June- tibn, 150 at-Barke's Falls, and about 100 at South River. Mount Nobe," the beautiful resi- dential property in Rosedale, Toronto, situated north of the second ravine ,and west of the high bridge, has ,been sold to a Winnipeg' gentleman for $15,000. The property contains five acres, and it is understood that the new owner will erect a magnificent residence on a portion of it and re- tain the rest as private grounds. —Another hotel burning disaster has occurred. This tirne 1 Regina. The Windsor hotel, in that city, was • completely destroyed by fire. The fire started about five o'clock • in the morning. The hotel register was burned and consequently a list of the guests -cannot be. secured. It is believed, however, that there were between 65 and 70 guests and board- ers in the hotel and at -least three are known to have perished and it is feared that the number will ultimate- ly prove to be many times greater than this. The loss is expected to figure up to about $125.000. The hotel was one of the leading hotels in the city. —Walter Barr, a resident of St. Thomas since 1867, and a former mer- chant tailor, is dead, aged 84. He was born at Renfrew, Scotland. Four daughters, Mrs. J. W. Irwin, Clinton; Mrs. David McLaws, St. Thomas; Mrs. R. A. Nesbitt, Toronto, and Miss Agnes, at-home, and one son, Walter S., of the Union Pacific Rail- way, Salina, Kansas, are living. He was a Fenian raid. veteran. —Monday last was a red letter day for the city of Toronto. The first train over the Canadian Northern PailwaY from Parry Sound to Toronto reach- ed the city on that day. This is the Toronto link in the McKenzie and Mann transcontinental railway sys- tem -On the same day, also the first power developed at Niagara Falls was distributed through the city. In the history of the city there have been few more important events than these two. Especially important is the corn- ing of Niagara power. —A broken rail caused s. wreok on the Grand Trunk inside the city lim- its of Woodstock last Friday morn- ing. Fifteen persons were injured and It is feared that some will die, The train was late and was running fast to make up tine when the accident happened. The eegine and tender cross- ed the break but a baggage and an express car and three coaches left the rails. One of the coaches rolled down an embankment, while the oth- ers were torn from their trucks and. thrown across the tracks. —Jacob Decker, aged 73 years, died at New Hamburg on Sunday. He was one of the pioneers of Waterloo comi- ty. He lived in Wilmot township and New Hamburg moot of his lite, coming from Germany when in his teens. He carried on a saw milling business In his early days, and accomulated con- siderable wealth. Since taking up kis residence in New Hamburg, _he has been. one of the most active -citizens, building up a large part of the vil- lage. His sons, Daniel and Herman, carry on a large department store in. that village. _see Teener Engaged—The trustees of the school in section No. 0, MeKillope have engaged Miss Simpson for next year. Miss Simpson belongs to the vection, but this year was teaching in Broadfootts sehool, in Tacker - smith. She is an excellent teacher, and the trustees did well to give the preference to home talent. The sal- ary le $450. Bluevale Notes.—Miss Olive Scott lei recover- ing from her recent beal eotd,.—Mr. George Aitcheson arrived home from Church Bridget -The auction sales of Mr. Thos. Henderson, Bluevele Road, and Mr. Herbert Hemming, of Vitra- berry, on Friday and Tuesday re- spectively were well attended and prices were good.—Miss Mabel Snell has gone to Calgary to visit her sister, Mrs. Ohas. Coultes, and, if she likes the west, will remain- there, —Mr. Henderson, of McKillop, visit- ed at Mr. P. B. Scott's last week.— Mr. and Mrs. James Moffatt, -of the boundary east, celebrated the fif- teenth anniversary of their wed- ding ou Monday eienhing, when a large number of relatives enjoyed their hospitality.—Me. Arthur Mur- phy, for Many years an, elder in the Bluevale Presbyterian church, died at his home on the Bluevale Road, last Saturday, after an illness of some years. Mr. Murphy was never -married and ina.de his.home with his •-Sister, Mrs. Wm. Henderson. , Tuokeremith. NEW .6HOES for Girls, Boys and Children. Mad in Seaforth. Call at the shoe store and see thou. W.11 wthis, Sole agent for Dorothy Dodd shoes for ladies and George A. Slater iihoes for 111,tri, Seaforth. _ '20324 Death of Mrs. Dol. — Mr. Robert Dolg, of the 6th concession, received a telegram on Saturday evening, in- forming him of the death of his mother, Mrs. Paul Doig, which occur - ed at Columbus, Ohio, on the 17th inst. Mrs. Doig's maiden name was Catherine Campbell. She was seven- ty- years a age. She had been in Ohio about two years, visitng with her' daughters, Mrs. Bassett an Mrs. Lacy, who -reside there. Her :husband died several years ago, and since his death she has made her home with hereon Robtein this township, A. few days previously to the announce- ment of her death, he had received letter from her saying that she was enjoying good health, and he might expect her home at any time. She leaves a family of four soils aid four daughters to mourri the loss and cherish the memory of an ever kind, thoughtful and loving mother. The sons are, Paul in 1Port1and, Or- egon; John M Mexico. Jai -nes in -Buf- falo, and Robert at borne,- The daugh- ters are, Mrs._ Bassett and kris. Lacy in Columbus, Ohio, and Ms. Curtis and Miss' Helen 111 Buffalo. The re- mains were taken home, and interred in the Egmontiville cemetery on Tues- day. The Council. --The council met in the town hall, Seaforth, on Saturday Nov. 17th; all the nbere present. By -la -w .D, of 1906, was esed, auth- orizing the -sale of 'debent -es for the sum of $216.22, to meet tbe expenel- ture necessary for the work on the " Big Drain," the actual cwt, of th work being that amount above the engineer's estimate. - The debentures were sold to Jas. Murray, of Herman, and are payable in two equal annual instalments. -- The Local Option by- law was given its first add second readings and will be voted on at the municipal elections, January Ith, 1807, It was also decided to submit to the electors at the same tirne, a by-law authorizing the sale of debentures for the sum of $15,000, repayable la 16 equal annual instalments, the mon- ey to be used in the construction of pern2anent bridges In the township. The next meeting will be held in Sea, forth, on December 8th, at 16 o'clock. —A. G. Smillie, Clerk.