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start intende hetet
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an the 2 -4th inst.
:expected. --Mrs.
Iey, attended her
St. Marys last
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°enter), in Gras-
- 11CtridaY eveningfriende are pleas -
again. ele Is 1)110
Ls also dispoend ef
good figure.-11100-
ent Sunday at the!
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ming if we had
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farm stock and
Y of next weals:
Thornes Browne
ate as au.ctionee1.
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Millie, was ma
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.After the ravages of a booming Xmas trade, our stock, in spots, is con-
aiderably reduced, but we have still a splendid variety of the novelties pur-
sed for the holiday trade. .These- balances and odd ends we are now anxi-
S to dear. These will be pat upon tables and sold at cut prsces, giving
ey-saring opportunities to late buyere. if you have presented . your
ends with the good things of the season, it is now time to remember you/e-
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All Men' e Suits, all Men's. Overe'oats on sale.
3.00 Silit47 regular $7.50, for $5 00
100 Overcoats, regular $10 and $12; for • 7 50
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Fr Ooat§ and Jaeket
Big discounts allowed o?a all fur garments.
as you ca.i two or three months later.
Fur Coats
tar Jackets
You can buy as cheaply now
$12, $16, $25 to $660
$25,_ $30, $40 to $50
Ali Smalt-- Furs.
Fine Mink Stole muff to match PO 00 to $75 .00
Fine Sable Stole muff to match 15 00 to 35 00
Isabella Fox Ruff 12 00 to _25 00
Sable Ruffs
6 00 to 20 CO
Opossum Collars 9;nd Caperines
Mink Marmot Stoles
Far Gauntlets—seal, lamb, etc.
" Lined Gloves
" Lined Jackets
" Jackets
" Coats all kinds
" Caps all kinds
(loth Caps all styles
Men's Suits all sizes
Ken's Overcoats
Boys' Suits
Boys' Overcoats and Reefers
5 00 to ,„ _0
3 00 to 1°5 9,_
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SEAFORTA, FRIDAY,k DECEMBER,: 28, 1906.
Cent B astori tat Reminiscenbeis.
•Mr. Norman 'Robertson, of :-VV,alker,
:ton, who is a pioneer of the ounty
of Bruce, and, who settled th re in:
1836, has had published a ve y in -
Wresting history of the earl ettle-
ment of that county. It is v lume
of 530 pave and as Huron a4d 3ruce
were intimately associated t the
ea,r1Y. days a few extracts wi I be
of intereet to our readers,
. The Queen's
Bruce, county was originally part
of the territory known as the_Queen's
Bush, so named doubtless to disting-
uish it from the lands belonging to
the Canada Company, the German Co.
and others, that had obtained ,from
the Crown" large block e of land in
Western Ontario, holding 'them for
speculative purposes. Along in the
'40'e when nrronigrants 'were corning
into Upper Canada at the rate of al-
most '100,000 a year, and the popula-
tion was increasing from 486,000 in
1842 to 852,000 in 1852, petitions began
to -come in for eurveys a the Queen's
Bush, and! in 1847 a surveyor was de-
spatched to Goderich with 'instruc-
tions to proceed to the district now
known as Brute for the purpose of
running the first lines. The whole
area *was then one vat trackless for -
eon From Goderich 'his objective
Point was a spot about the present
nitre of Wingharn, andsounbeaten was
the forest that no one could be found
In Goderich or vicinity who would
act as a guide for the journey. And
that -wolf less than 60 years ago. Fin-
ally Mr. WilkinSon followed the
course of the Maitland river, and
came to the point he sought.
. Early Fifihing.
The first development of natural
resources of Bruce county, excluding
.of course, the Frenoh . fur 'traders,
evidence.- of whose occupancy of the
territory reel/aim, was by a Capt,
.Alex. McGregor, who in 1881 discov-
ered wonderful white tint/ and her-
ring fishing - at the islands, since
called the Fishing Islands. The
catches. possible in those early days
were marvellous. A spy from a high
tree on the bank used to watch for
the shoal ef fish, which when sight-
ed appeared • like a bright cloud mov-
ing rapidly over the water., Row boati3
carrying 'Spine nets then surrounded
the Shoal, and the whole mass was
•dragged ashore. Thus thousands up-
on thoueonds of fish would be en-
trapped at once a:nd a catch of 500
or 1,000 barrels was not infrequent.
The filen were nsimply scooped on to
the beach, by a man ebanding bare-
legged in their midst. .At times the
catch was so large that the landing
of the anti was extended over three,
days, so that none be lost through
the iiiebility of .the curers to handle
se many. At. other times when the,
eumily ofbarrels or_ Salt was run-
ning low, the net was opened to let a
portion „of the catch escape.
The Rise- and Fall of .Bruce.
The first permanent settlers cam
to Bruce county_ in 1848. In a :genera
election In 1854 in which H011. Wm.
Cayley defeated Thomas McQueen, ed
itor of the Goderich Signal, for th
seat of the united counties of Huro
and Bruce, only 126 vane were °as
in the whole of -Bruce. Thirty year
later the forent had: disappeared, th
county supported a p opulation of 65,
000, and nad sin ansessed value of ov-
er $25,000,000. The settlers mostly
came from older Canada. An early
census showed annost 60 per centof
the population to be Canadian born,
and all of the rest but 2 Per cent.
to be fromthe British Isles. About
1880 the zenith was reached. As an
excunple, theY township ot Elderslie
had in 1881 a. population of 3,273. The
aesessor's return for 1906- gives on-
ly 2,018,- less tban 62 per cent. ;of
the former figere. This, the author
points put, is but 'typical of what
bars been going on all through West-
ern- Qntario on account of the drain
to the Northwest. In 'this movement
westward Bruce took an early part,
and early ih the first Manitoba boom
a Bruce county colonization company
viols organized to settle a portion of,
the new Prairie Province.
Whiekey From a Tin Cup,
Such intereeting discussions as
that on the Scott Act, which moved
many rural communities 'more th
polities eve h did, are ad
with, and in
tori
FURNISHINGS
ew Block Pattern Ties latest New York
production $ 25 to $ 50
Handsome Suspenders, pair in'box '50 to- 1 00,
Irish Linen Handkerchiefs per box 50 to 3 0,0
Fine Silk Efandkerchiefs, plain or initialed 50 to 1 00
Fancy Shirts, new Xthas patterns 1 00 to 1 50
Rich Silk Muffler; ia squares or lap overs
Fancy Sweaters_ (men's)
(boys')
Fancy Vests (wry latest designs)
Gloves and Mitts (men's)
Sox, fancy and plain
nderwear (wool)
nderwear (fleece lined)
Boys' Stockings
Boys' Toques
vikAANNwookAPAAAAAAAA90~
ft:Jr-Highest price for Butter and
50 to 150
75 to 350
50 to- 1 25
3 00 to 500
50 to 2 60
25 to 50
60 to 250
50 to 75
25 to • 50.
25 to 50
Eggs.
filtEIG CLOTHING CO.,
East Side Main Street, one door South of the
Dominion Bank,
T:g111 A PC:)..t.-Rrrla,.
at many
nty and was only
cents a gallon. It is re-
lated that one of the first settlers in
Its.nover, who .had a tavern , as well.
an a t cleaning" to tend, while -work-.
in in the buSh left a ,pail of whisk-
ey outside the bar with a tin eup for
passerby nor nein themselves. A.
small box was provided for them to
leave the money in, If they felt so
disposed., Taverns were everyWhiere.
During the early eixties on the Dur-
ham road between Waikato and
Kincardine there were thirteeo. In
1874 there • were 180 taverns And 20
ehop licensee; in the county. Now
there are 80 and 4 respectively
guron Old Boys
The Hdron Old Boys of Toronto
held a banquet in that city on the
evening of Wednesday, the 19th, inst.
The President, Mr. J. R. Lyons, pre-
sided and the speakers were: Major
Joseph Beck, Mr. G. T. Blackstock,
IC. C.; Mr. J. S. Willison, Mr. W. E.
Groves, principal of Ryerson school;
Dr. H: Stanbury, Mr. II, Clucate r.
John S. McKinnon, - Mr. MeTaggart,
past president, and Dr. Sloan. Num-
erous reininistences of earlier days
In the borne county were exchanged,
and a .number of the epeakers 'made
complimentary references to ,the first
banquet held by the Old Bays' As-
socletion, when Mr: Willison was
president. The latter, after the
customary patriotic toast ha,d been
honored, gave an interestipg resume
of Huron county matters—its
eccentnicities, the notable vic-
tory of local bowlers over the Brit-
ish visitors, the .no less notable vic-
tory of the Huron football team over
the Corinthians, of England, the pas-
sing of many of the fathers, and fin-
ally the need for some maiter hand
to produce a euitable record of
e the deed si of Mean county pioneers
In years gone by—a book wintten in
the styne of Bret Harte or Joaquin
Miller.
Major Beck entertilned the gather -
ing with chis stories •,f two personall-
ties not yet to be c ased among those
of ancient history— r. Dan. McC41111-
cuddy and Mons 'Na lose Contln.
Mr, Grove's reminiScenses were ap-
propriate to his prof salon, he told of
old school clays in Ingham, of one
notable occanionn" hen forty of us
got trounced," and 01 the time when
the ffdhod1ma,f3tier was expected to
" write like topperpl to ahd lick like
—something else," '
Dr, Storibury brou b.t to the front
the village of Boyfi Id, and eulogiz-
ed the "Splendidco rage and zeal
and enterprise" of the pioneers of
that section, mairk of them Oxford
or Edinburgh gradua eet
Mr. Ciues:e'' stories were of Gede-
rich town In the eerly '70'0, of
Capt. Cox's hotel a di the Goderich
Star, and how the Magistrate, Chris-
topher Crabb, E4eq, summoned a
hundred witnesses in 41110, matter of
a fight 'among the Irish at Kings-
bridge, and finding the hour getting
late brought the pr ceedings to an
abrupt close by fini g planntief, de-
fendant and all the w tnesses a noillar
each.
filtiron N
' —The' ClIntan tax r
presents over $17,200
—Miss M. E. Ingli
'pointed to till the
etaff oti the public
—The trustees of
• No. 8, Morris, have
Minnie L. Kerr as
minimum !salary, $45
—Messrs. Ransford
large* ratepayers in
iates this year bein
$.446. .
—Mr. Eph. Butt, o
Goderich towntahlP,
saw mill to Messrs.
Dave Burns, of the I,
—The Goderieh Mod
Principal Tigert, at
recent term, with' a
panion and a very.`co
dress. „.
—Word was receive
e,ently of the death a
David Patton, at on
nese there, and proof
of Goderich township
—Mr. Clinton Hogg
8..Hoggarth, of the
en, has been appoi
the public echool at
same township, for
--Rev. H. M. Manni
tor in the Wesley
Clinton, but now of
been forced to give
time on ancount of 11
--Oliver Henry has
cation as teacner .
having secured.the sr
near. Londesboro. Th
of Bayfield is hi a
—Ex-ReeveTun' bu
a close call at hi
lost week. A b ea
feet cut the front
grazed this forehead.
—The trustees of
To. 5, Grey, known
ave engaged the s
olm Fraser as teach
Mary of, $450. Thee
Inicants.
—The Brussels seho
gaged the services
Ford, of Essex town
succeed Miss Feseend
salary of $500. Miss Fessendetr' goes
to Goderich where eh will teach �n
the Collegiate staff. '
—Mrs. Sampan' has disposed of the
Store at Fordyce to Mrs. Chapman,
a resident of East awanosh. This
will &led make a chit ge in the post
onfice. Mrs. Chapman succeeding Mrs.
Sampson. '
,--Mr. C. Beacom', of qotterldh town-
ship, has sold his 8 'acne farm on
the 15th concession, * to Mr. Arthur
Huck, for somewher in the neigh-
borhood of $3,800. We lhave not heard
hat Mr. Beacom in nds to do.
—On December 19th, there was sol-
o razed at the resid nce of Mr. and
re. Thomas Milli° , Colborne, the
arriage of their • da ghter, Jean, to
Mr. Bennet Grey, of Goderich. The
c remony was performed by Rev. W.
. Graham, in the presence of about
6 guests. '
—Mr. J. Kraft, an old Dashwood
b y, who has been 1 'the West for
yen years -and has prospered there
now, accompanied by his bride,
s ending the honey rn an visiting the
1 iende 'end scenes le his youth in
a d arou.nd Dashwoo ,
—Mr. Jahn •Weltin, mplement agent
�u Dashwood, had wi d .mille erected
f r three of t'he ente prising farmers
co the lake shore r ad last week.
0 e of these was fo Stepben Webb,
o Stephen, and the there. for Wm.
T rnbull and Thom Turnbull,, Jr.,
o Hay. l
—Friday, January i 11th, the ill°
a re farm west of then belonging
t Mr*. Kate Hotta d, of Toronto,
ill be offered for 5 le at the Royal
h tel at Ethel, by . 5, Scott, aim -
t oneer, by public auction, at 2
o clock. It will be s Id subject .to a
Om -bid. Jahn ateman id the
p sent tenant.
—Stewart Jacknon, son of Thos.
admen, jr., of Clint n, met with a
ainful accident at t e Pastime club
the other evening., H was swinging
A a horizontal bar, when it broke,.
rid he wan thrown n his face. .0ne
f his teeth was bro en, 'his face se-
erelyn bruised And .ut, and for a
hort thee be was neonsciouS.
—The Goderich Sta of 'last Week
On Tuesday, . C. Munningo
commenced to pull down that old,
landmark that hos arked for over
half a century the - ortheant corner
of East and MatIa'fldl streets. Judges;
Brough and Toms ealch occupied the
dwelling for long erlods, and for
over 40 year it wa known as the
Judge's residence.
—Mr. Owen' .113. Mc illicilddy whose
poems and prose wripngs 'have been
accepted by the le ding magazines
and papers is the el est son of Mr.
D. McGillicuddy, of ttawa and for-.
rnerly editor of the oderich Signal.
The young man is anely 20 years
of age and promises to have a bril-
liant career in the I terary world.
—The death occurr n in Wawan-
i
odir, :near Belgrave, , on Wednesday,
December 12th, of Mr. o. Eup'hemia An-
derson, at the. age of 67 years. Her
I husband predeceased her some seen
I years ago.. Since the ehe has liv-
ed with her son, James, on the home -
tee
11 thie year re -
bas teen ap-
acancy on the
chool, Goderich.
school section
e -engaged TYliSS
teacher ait the
-
Bede are the
Hallett, their
slightly over
the base line,
has sold his
. H. Lobb and
aitland.
lited presented
he clone of the
travelling com-
plimentary ad -
at Clinton re -
Panama of Mr.
time in bust-
s to that 'reeve
rth, son of Mr.
front of Stepha
ted :teacher of
Shipka, in the
907,
g, a recent pas-
thodist church,
Peterboro, has
up work for a
'health.
esigned his po-
t Port Albert,
ool at his home
rnton Mustard,
ccessor.
1, of Grey, had
ndmill one day
ge falling 20
hie hat and
school section
Duke's Echool
rvizes of Moi-
r for 1907 at a
were 128 ap-
I board has en -
of Miss Helen
as teacher to
n, B. A., at a,
t.
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10 Pages
1906-1907.
NEW :"3001KS
Public and Separate Schools
COLLEGIATE INSTITUTES.
ItEX. WINTER
XX*
• Picture framing a Specialty.
stead, half a mile west -of Belgrave.
lare. Anderscire 'took suddenly
With dtaiyns.eumonia, and only heated a
—Air. and Mrs-. Wm. Sotheran, sr.,
have given( up farming and moved
to Fordwieh and are now comfort-
ably settled in, the residence pur-
chased „from Mre. Strathy. Fifty-four
years ago Mareh 4th, 1907. Mr. So--
theran took possession of the farm,
which he has just given me when
It woe all bush and, has undergone
the ',hardships and endured the in-
conveniences of pioneer life.
—Hodgene Bros., of Goderich, have
Moved into' their new premises. On
Monday evening of last week, at 7
p. nn., the firm won boueesi at the
old etand and the new' store was un-
tenanted but by daylight Tuesday
morning Hodgens. Bros. 'new store
time all stocked and a SEIM la at-
tendance ready. to do. -a big day's
buriness. The staff of 'the Clinton
Store went up to help _
—Ross Williams, son of 'The Wil-
liams, of Allendale, formerly of 'Clin-
ton, died lo a Cleveland hospital.
from tubercular meningites, on Wed-
neeclay, December 12th. Some time a-
go he, 'had a severe t'attack of ty-
phoid fever, which is -supposed to
have decreased ,bis chances of rev
covery. He was born th 'Clinton a-
bout 30 yearn ago, and was a most
promising young, man, having held a
resPonsible positionin a wholesale
millinery *house, in Cleveland, for a-
bout !seven years.
—One evening recently MY. R. J.
Cluff entertained the member/Fe dr St.
Paul's .chureh choir; Clinton, together
with other church menibers and their
wives. During the evening advan-
tage was taken of the occasion to
recognize- the services of Miss Maud
MeNaughton, and She was made the
recipient of a miesion clock from 'the
members of the choir, and from the
church she received a silver -'tee
tray, a cream and sugar service'and
a ease of pearl ba,nclled knives togetn
her with an address.
—Mrs. Jahn Sharp, Sr., an. old
and respected resident of Stephen,
near Shipka, died very sud,denly on
Thursday of last ween. She was in
Parkhill on Wedneeday afternoon,*
when She was stricken with paean: -
yes. She was taken to her home at
once, but in spite of medical aid and
loving care she passed away on the
'following afternoon without having
regained consciousness. Sne leaves
to mourn her loss sa aged,tusband,
two sons and five daughters, all of
whom were present at her bedside,
—Mre.Ferdinand Raddatz, of Cron -
brook, died' on Sunday, December
16th. Her 'demise did not come un-
expectedly as she 'had •been In fail-
ing health for the past year although
only in bed three weeks. Cancer was
the cause of death. Deceased vvhose,
maiden name was Johanna Shrader,
was born in the village of Tupo, Ger-
a/any, and came .to Canada with her
-husband in 1872 settling at 'Creel-
-brook. In addition to her 'husband,
three sons survive. She was Indus-
trioue and . highly eateerned by all
who knew her. Her age was 68 years
and four menthe..
—Coroner Thompeon held an in-
quest in Clinton on December 20th.
into the death of the child of Miss
Minnie Perdue,/ or Smith,. who re-
sides waft Mr. and Mrs; W. Smith,
adderich townethip. The child was
born on November 14th and died on
the Idith, being buried on the prem -
lees without a. doctor's certificate.
Certain rumorsgave rise to a sus-
picion that the child's death was
not . due to natural causes,. hence the
action of the Crown in requirldg the
inquest to be held. The jury' rend-
ered the following verdict; " That
the infant came to its death by
mums unknown; that there was no
evidence -to indicate that the- death
was due to any but natural eauaes."
• —The Clinton New Era ef last week
gays: Mr. T. Jackson, Jen was respon-
sible for the tarrying . out cit a
splendid entertainment on Tuesday
evening last, at the House of Refuge,
when a loset of eighteen people drove'
to this place and put in a 'program
df instrumental and vocal music that
more than delighted the inmates of
thief place; and from reports we ,'have
beard, the lives. of these people were
not only made happier, but likely to
be prolonged. One of the -most plead-
ing features was the visit, at the
same 'time, of Santa Claus with a big
load of presents for everybody there;
for the men—pipes, tobacco, bats and
caps; and for the women a ;peat
many articles such as would be ap-
preciated; and; besides, a well-filled
bag of candies, nuts, 'raisins, or-
anges and cakes. Manager French and
Mrs. Simpson were profuse in their
tnenke to this merry party of Clinton
musicians, mid' only hoped another
vied would soon Tour again.
Perth Items.
—Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hoot', of Ham -
iota are visiting at the horne of Mr.
John S. Coppin, of Miteehll.
—Mr. Samuel' Davidson, of Carling-
ford, hos gone to Vancouver for the
wiater.
—Mr. W. Robb, of Seattle, eon of
Mr..„ &IV Robb, of Stratford, is vitt
itlx* la that city after an absence
of 28 years.
—Mr. James Balkwell, of Fuller-
ton. and Mr. T. J. Ryan, of Mit-
chellhave secured first ClaSS hon-
ors in the junior examination _ of
the Ontario College of Pharmacy:
—Stratford 'has lost one of its old -
et and most respected citizens, in
the person' of Mr. John Ross. Mr.
Ross. was in Ins 714 year and had
lived in Stratford for about fifty
yeare baying come there direct from
Aberliely, Scotla.nd. Deceased sun
has one brother and two sisters liv-
ing in Edinburgh. Shortly after he
arrival in Stratford, Mr. Ross be-
came identified with the grain bus -
these and remained soup to last fall
• when he disposed of his business. He
leavee a widoar and ft -re daughters.
—Mr. Robert Jdfres, of the St.
Marys marble shop, and son of Mrs.
Thomas Jones of Mitchell, was mar-
ried in the stone town on Wednesday,
December 19th, to Miss Christina Mc-
Neil.
—Clarence Flynn, SOS of Mrs,
Flynn, St. Marys, while coasting the
other evening, tollided with a passing
cutter and received a severe scalp
wound, which required a number ..'of
otitches to close it.
—Mi. A. Beall, M. A., the W.
C. T. U. Missionary of the White
Cross department, gave an excell-
ent address to the boys of the Mit-
chell public and high schools one
day not long ago,
—Mn. John: Douglas, son of Mr,
Alex. Douglas, of the Horse Shoe
Quarry, St; Marys, who went west
about a year and a half ago, re-
turned home Monday to spend the
Chrietmas holidays with his par-
ents.
—Mr; Fred Gardner, who left
clidll eighteen. years ago, is the
guest of his brother, Mr. Philip Gord-
nen, of the Gardner House. For 11
years he Jived in Manitoba, but for
the post seven years he has been a
resident of Nelson, B. C.
—Rev. D. M. Gordon, D. D., -prin-
cipal, of nueettn; University, King-
ston, preached anniversary sermons
in Knox church; Stratford, on 'Sun-
day, December 16th. Large congrega-
tions were present to listen to the
doctor's intellectual raermons.
—The annual concert at school
Section No. 5, Downie, was beId on
Friday evening, December 1.5th, when
in .spite of the inclement weather,
there was a longe _crowd present to
iisten to the excellent programme
given by the pupils and outside tal-
ent
—A *verY pleasant event took place
Wednesday evening, December. 12th, It
the bon* of Mr. end' -Mrs. Mattbew
Chapman, second concession of Elms,:
when- their eldeet da,ughter, Elizabeth
M., Walff united in marriage to Mr. 3.
B. Urquhart, of Listowel.
—Mr. Wm. Henry, a former resi-
dent a St. Marys, who is Still ae
property owner there and who left
for Moose Jaw and Caron some three
years ago taking up •a large seetion
df land' out there, returned .to the
Stone Town on Saturday morhing
lee week. He left his son in charge
of hie 'land out west, and will make
St. Marys 'his permanent home.
—The Stratford Knitting Co., the
Ballantyne Dairy Supply Co. and the
Cardigan Overahoe Co, have all been
merged into the Ballantyne Company
Limited, with bean office at Strat-
ford. Mr. R. M. Ballantyne, of Mon-
treal, is president, Mr. W. W. Gray,
Stratford, vice president, and Mr.
K. C. Turnbull, of Stratfojd, manant
ing director.
—Arthur Wellington o died. on
Tuesday, the 18th inst, -_-the home
of his parents, Mrand r„*. Edward
Gale, of Mitchell, fro umption.
Deceased was well d was
known by almost ev « town,
nee
having worked for $ for
Mr. -EJ F. Davis $ tore
there and for Mv, sor, •
Mr. A. J. Blowes;
-
—The death oceurr rid y nignh
December 14th, . at 1ii jsidence of
Mr. Duncan Ferguinonte otffird, of
_
Miss'Hulda' Bovelb*, „MrsFengueonds
eister. Deceased had, come up to
Stratford the previons - Saturday to
make a visit' Witit her sisterand her
death was Sudden, due to heart fail-
ure, alit/owed her health had not been
good since last summer. The remains
were taken to Springfield, -Miss Bowl-
by's borne.-
-On Wednesday evening of last
week, eMr. Leonard Lernmons, of Lo-
gan, was united in marriage to Mabel
Etty, daughter of Mr. Robert Etty,
Fullerton. The ceremony took place
at the resideneo of the bride's par-
ents and Wes performed by Rev. C,
C. Purton, of Trinity church, in the
presence of the families of bride
and groom. Mr. and Mrs. Lemmons
will reside on the farm in Logan
formerly occupied by Mr. Lemmoo's
father. .
—A special meeting of the Strat-
ford Presbytery was held in Knox
church, Stratford, Tuesday morning,
December 18th, to deal with a eall
from Grace church, Calgary, to Rev.
A. McWilliams, B. A., pester of First
Presbyterian church, St. Marys. The
call was suetained and Rev. Mr. Mc-
Williams leaves for his new charge
at the beginning of the new - year.
Rev; T. 3. Thompson, of Stratford,
was appointed interim moderator of
seSsion during the period of the va-
cancy.
—A pleasant event took piece the
other 'night at the residence of Mr.
and 'Mrs. H. Baker, Stratford, when
the member:a of the choir of the Cen-
tral Methodiet church gathered at
their- home and presented Miss Olive
Baker, wbo has been a member of
theochoir for several years, with a
.beautiful gold brooch set with
pearna Mr. L. R. Bridgman, the lead-
er and organist, made the presenta-
tion, on behalf of the choir, after
wind/ a pleasant social evening was
enjoyed.
—The commencement exercises of
the Mitchell high school were held
itt the opera hall on Tuestlay evening.
The hall was well filled with an in-
terested audience. Dr. Smith, the
chairman of the high school board,
ably presided. Mr. Owen sillily was
the principal entertelner. Eight
pupils competed in the .readlog eon -
test and Mr, Srnily deelded that the
fired prize belonged to Charles Mar-
tyn and the second to Nellie Ban-
nerman. 'The prize in writing %Taff a-
warded to Thorne "Levy. As the
judges were unable to decide bo-,
tween two essays on " strikes" writ-
ten by Dina Davis and Albert nfa-
haffy, a prize WaYit given to each.
The prize for writing was offered by
Mr. P. A. Campbell; the reading priz-
es by Dr. Smith and Ur- F. H.
Thompson and the essay prizes, by
Mr., W. Thompson. The,'prizes were
ptesented to the winners by Revde,
Purton, McIntoeh and.. Genbutt, and
MoLEAN BROSte Pribliehern
$1 a Year in Advance.
the certificates of the successful
candidates at the departmental =ken-
arrinatione by Pri,nenal Morrow.
Canada
--Mr. D. H. Awns= has leased the
Toronto cattle market for next year,
for $38,951.
,—During the recent hunting sea-
son the Canadian Express Company
carried deer to the number of 8,100.
—Hon, Edward Blake, who has been
in Toronto for some time, is now in:
much better health, and intends re-
turning to England to take his plate
in the Britleh Parliament next month.
—The recent trouble in Ilarslitere
caused by the strike of the street ear
employeee, cost the city, the railway
company and other parties concern-
ed, over $100,000 and this does not
inclune the loss of wages to the men.
—Thirty acme of the McGillivray
farm on Yonge street, near Torento,
have been, sold to Messrs. Graham,
and Renfrew, horse breeders, for
000, and it is understood the proper-
ty will be devoted to this business,.
—The Dominion Government are ne-
gdatioting for a block of ,land east
of Winnipeg, as a site for shops and
yards for the Grand Trunk Pacific
Railway. The land is about two
miles long and OW mile wide, and
will cost about $200,000.
—The body of Wre.Allan McDonald,
a wealthy farmer, owning '480 acres of
land weet of Calgary, _Alberta, was
found in False Creek, British. Colum-
bia, a few days ago. The deceased
had been confined in a hospital near,
there and escaped while suffering'
from an attack of delerhim tremens.
He originally 'ea/rie from Chatham',
Ontario, and bie wife was visiting
there Whenhie euld death occurred.
• —Mr. Chan. j. Logan, for twenty
years classical master of Galt Col-
legiate Inetitute, died -in that town
on Friday' lest, atter an operation,
for appendicitis. Mr. Logon had a
national reputation as a cricketer.
He was for years a member of the
International team, and his phenom-
enal botvling was & feature of ev-
ery matth played.
—On Friday lent Mfss Mary Hoz-
king, who lives at -the convent of
the Precious Blood, on Si. Joseph
itreet, Toronto, lost or had stolen,.
-from her A roll -of .00 ',Dominion;
Bonk bine arnbunting to WOO, in mie
of 'the big down town stores. The
money was in a hand bag and was
Missed by Miss Hoskins after She
had emerged" from the snare Which
was crowded with holiday purchasers.
—The Hebrew residents of Winni-
peg have remitted to their old homes -
In Europe, 'during the past year, the
411T11 of n500,000•. Three thousand dol-
lars In cash has been -sent by the
Chinamen on Winnipeg to the Orient
during the 'first SIX daye of this
month, A Sinn 'ranging from three
thousend, to five thousand dollars Is
remitted by .the 'Winnipeg ,!Chinamen
in time for every boat wheels steams.
frorn YaneOuvet through the entirtt
y4)a:r.
—Mr. Thomas Crawford, of lamb -
.0n, has a Yorkshire SOW 'which has-
reede for herself a wonderful record;
Tine animal was farrowed on Attg---
ust 10th, 1902. She farrowed linigs-
on -September tete 1909; on March 2nd,.
1.904. 17; on September .116, 1904, In ;-
on enareh itb, 1906,_ 17; on September
inn, 1905, 17; on Morel/ 3rd, 1906, ln;
on August 29th, 1900, 18, And .out
of this number he ralred 90 -pigs,
tee half of which he bold for breed-
ing pterpoees. She is a pure bred'
Yorkehlre -sow; and has always been
hred to a pure bred Yorkshire boar.
It will thus be seen that thin sow
has had 52 pigs within the last year.
—A peculiar ease of bigamy le re-
corded from Peterboro. nuguet wank,
a German, aged sixty years, mar-
ried a girl named Matilda Haybeeker,
for the purpose of securing her re-
lease from the Home for Friendless
Women, and Wank's wife was pres-
ent at the wending as `witness. The
girt was under tor/trent le -serve the
home for two years, and the Variks
resorted to this device to help her
out. After the marriage eine secured
'employment as a domestic, and the
Wanks returned home pleased with
having freed the girl. The revelation
came when a eitreet car conductor and -
South African veteran wood the fair
Matilda, and was to make her ince
wife. By e_cann means the Lutheran
clergyman heard of the Wank esea-a
pade and refused to marry them. Th -e.
pence were then ihrornned and Wank
was arrested.
—The Durham ()meld Co. seems to
to be getting out 'di the deep water
which submerged It for some time,
and it now -looks as If those who
bought Stock in it made not such a
bad Investment after a,11. At & meeting
of the Board of directors, held at
Durham hot week, a dividend of
five per cent. was declared, making,
with live per cent. already paid ire
September, -feu per -cern. for- the year,
besides paying off $75,000 of indebt-
edness, expending $15,000 on Improve -
/tents, and carrying forward a sub-
stantial surplutnef $25,000. The stock,
offered at $12 last year, is quoted? at
$465, wittt no offers, h and bids fair
shortly to reach par, representing an
appreciation of $880,000 to the ad-
vantage of the stock -holders.
—On Saturday night,' in balancing'
his cash, the paying teller of one of
the Chartered banks In Toronto.
found that he had paid out -$5:00 by
rnietalce. During the day 'he had
cashed a cheque presented by a but-
cher, living a short distance outside
the city for a large -sum, said to
be between $2,000 and' $8,000, and he
thought it probable that the error had
been made In counting out the maney.
He drove out to the man's home, but
the latter denied that be had been
overpaid. Inquiriee in other direct -
time were equally fruitless. Under
the -rules of the Bank the teller TallSt
make good the amount out of his own
pocket. In his spare time a teller
makes up parcels of bills in amount%
of $50, $100, $200, and go on, for ton-
venience in paying customers. Satur-
day 1st a busy bank day, and it is
conceivable that in the rush the tel-
ler in question handed out a parcel
containing $oect more than be euP-
pcsed. The individual Who received
he, Money, even. if he did not count
It at tbe titne, Must have done en Up-
on reaching home. Whoever he le, he
le guilty of theft of the treanest Mud,
If 1.w. does not *turn the InonW