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onin and Makin,
s attics, milliner
goods, there is a eontin
Loft going on. Newness
keynote -and thus £ash.
Mors must be inventive.,
nually produce somethin
e the fancy of milady.
Its and Jackets
irts and Waists
Dress Goods.
.tive of the beat thoughts ana.
-e_ost renowned fashion designer&
xref international, embracing the
makers, The most
$5 to $1
4 to
3 to
LLINERY.
flay that our hats at about $3, $5,
efforts, expresses the thing
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FORTIETH YEAR
WOOLS 'NUMBER, :2,053
SEAFORTII, FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1907.
10 _Pages
Year ire left=
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'Dress Goo'ds to see our
50c
50e, 75e
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sca 75e
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e ffpring fair, at Clinton' last w
esers. Scott & Warwick were awe
- two firet prizes for their roads
arded tirst prize at the Blyth show4:_-
On 'Wednesday evening of this we
tines B.' Strettcm. and Miss Effie
oei a Brussels, wera. united in mar
age, at the home of' the bride's eat
e. Jernee Bird, on the 12th coneeis-
on of Greif. Th?: ceremony Voicr
ece at eight o'clock; and. was
e shortly te the west.—Clare
tide:: evaning of' this* -week afte
- wee in. the fitieenth year a oar
1..,-4- and wee always a eright littW
el. The funaral took place toBritil4- -
eettletere ori Thursday aeterriettlet
ionday eyening after a, few to
ese. Mr. Inglis -was endele
euel goad. health until atter Il
E._rell his ertakfast that morning
le fie and pein in hie stomach
- nit he nototr recovered. Ile
of eitie The funeral will
0,ip:m. parents end family :rest
a. retford, tett are,. e as run onee
he midnight eepreee in front of
tte Leen. Breit 'stet witire cull
it lee interioe a fre, hours later
=,') ,t. 'Ps(' tellet East of Weston,
A.:113 Mir/W. 116 acris. and ma
as wsr of 1112 it. was occupied
grand -Lot -tor cra.' Got. Dennison,
O'een in the possession or
e !lee tsar since. The ouildingg
=nee oil it et that time have al
ii9aectearea and the purchase
reel: ea understood ee the perche t
' a. of the value of a good farrn ei
ni.a eity of Toronto.
1St IT A Dili)
MANiieteAAMAAAAAAANWeNttetee
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Here's a reproduction of one of our Overcoats for Spring
There's a style and character, a newness and individuality'
to these coats that only first-class tailoring can give. They
are made by the best workmen froth the choicest fabrics.
THERE ARE NONE BE ITER,
Our price is only a little over half what you are usually
asked to pay for coats ot the same good. style and finish,
We sell them for
$10, $12 and $15
Select your light Overcoat now. We have several
styles to suit men of different ages. Come while the assort-
ment is complete. It will do you good to see the many ex-
cellent new models and. the splendid qualities we're show -
Men s and Boys' Snits
ODD LOTS TO CLEAR.
We have laid out on separate tables a number of Men's end Boys' Suits,
Odd Suits and Pants.. These are all good, new and stylish garnients, and to
be cleared some as low as half price, The sizes range :
Men's: Suits, 34 to 42 breast, at $5 00
Boys' Suits, 3 -piece; sizes 2$ to
Boys' Suits, 2 -piece, sizes 24 to
30 breast, at 2 00
Men's odd Pants, all sizes, at 1 25
Boys' Knickers, 22 to 26, at 25c
13oys' Knickers, 27 to 32, extra strong' 75c
No store in Huron Comity will show you a jarger or better range of hard
and soft Felt Hats, than you'll find in our Hat Department. Easy to make
selection, because all our Hats are new, and such a variety of ;styles and sizes
that we can suit any physique or fit any head, and will save you 50c to 75c
on usual price of equally good' qualities.
HARD EIATS from
Sall HATS from.
Or Highest price for Butter and. Eggs,
50c up
e GittIG CLOTHING CO.,
East Side Main Street, one aoor South of he
Dominion Bank,
n the Gold Fields of Cali-
fornia 50 Years Ago.
THE ADVENTURES OF A NoKILLOP
YOUNG MAN. •
(Written by Robert Gevenlock,
(Continued from last Week.)
John' O'Ma,ra's herse, which was the
ane ehe rode all through Mexico, and
Which pTovied far hardier than the
'Melt one swe bought et Durango,also
the jackasts,, were the only ones that
got sately over the mountains. At
one place we had, to go along* a. ledge
of rock for six or eight) rods. We had
Ito/ keep callieg out all the time, so
thee no one would, come in at the oth-
er end, as it was impossiole to pass
,and you tcould not iturn around. Jt
would net do ,to 'oriels ove,r the edge,
aB it Seemed thoustands a feet to the
toottora. One day we eaw at crater
toweling out at the side. of a mountain,
riot more than three milea from us,
and we walked oven where the lava
ran down the sides a the mountain.
It seemed Just like melted glass. Peo-
ple 'told us it 'had covered -up some Vil-
lages down on the plain.
.We reached the foot of the moutntale
in 'safety, and found there a beauti-
ful velley. It was just half a day's
mereh from the foot of the mountain
to Mazetland, a 'seaport on the Pacific
Coast. Oh, how glad: I felt when our
haTd journey was over. I felt that, if
I was Greened all- of Canada, to turn
and ge neck over the eame road I
could not do it.
It was eealty a, 'beautiful valley be-
tween the mountain end the coast. It
see ed 'to me that it' must be the gar-
i'L
den of Eden, ets every kind of fruit you
coul mention was growing there,
Thel oranges were tying on the ground
as thick as the apples in der orchards
aed 'pineapples and , bananas were
there in abundance. Beautiful 'paha
trees, and ;birds with such lovly plum-
age were there. I saw, tirds of Para-
dise in great nurnbers but I clid not
see one of our hirds and the trees
were quite different from ours andthe
foliage =more tbealitiful.
It was f,ar too hot for a white man
to live there as the temperature neeeti
went below ninety all the year round.
It was now aboue 12 months since I
had slept- in a house 'but as there was
warmly ever any rain end no "'snow
it wee all right, We seldom put tip
our tent. It just took us ten *days
to cross the rnauntaine.
When we aerived at Mazetlend we
saw 'a steamer Itiine at anchor about
a mile out. It could. not come In any
nearer as 'there was no; wharf. In-
deed there was se =where on'that coast
hetween Panama and San: Francisco
th.ae a steamer' wauld. call at. We
got a small boat and rowed out to
Ithe .steamen to see if, we couldi 'get
passagte on her. Three or four of us
had money to pay oue pa,ssage out
some of the others in our party had
-spent all their money on the wey,up.
I got all the money we bed in our
party and tried to make a battlers
with the purser to take us ell to Sa,n
Francisco. I had to make atwO trips
to the steamer 'oefore I could atrange
with hint to take us all. Finaely he
agreed to take us. I gave him all
the money° we had,' and pledged my
gun and watch. -We all got on board.
safely tut 'the sun was very hot and
as I had exposed myself too much I
caught 'the malaria, ;ever ane was
sick all the way up.,
We were ten days ort booed this
tbeiat and a bard time:, we had. It was
'what is called a traanp vessel and the
captain was just 'trying to make' all
he could out ot the' trip regaedless
of the feelings of his passengers. He
was carrying men like a loadt of cat-
ele. Nee had eo bed to lie on and no
table to eat from. We just .lay down
an 'the decks and for meals a, barrel
of Ilea. ;biscuits and big dishes of salt,
ifieat were set on: deck. The meat
wag only 'half boiled and, was as
tough _as sole leather. No one could
eat it. The dishes were just brought
end set down day after day with the
same meat on them, At last some ot
the passengers who had come up from
Panama :became so angry; that they
caught up dishes and all and pitched
them overboard. Then they killed a
live 'bullock,. which wee on board and.
had it cooked. When the captain
found out what had been done ee ran
ep end down the deek swearing that
he would put the man who killed the
'bullock in trona I ant afraid if he
'had done so he would have followed
the dishes of meet. It is a death pen-
alty for enyone to interfere with a
captain on the high seas so no one
eouce.ed him but. Some told him to his
face 'that they would shoot him like
a eat when they got him ashore,
However ' wh.en the 'pilot came on.
board at San Francisco he 'took a
small boat and went ashore before
we got into port and he kept in hiding
until the passengers were all scat-
tered. He was never able to leave
San Francisco as his crew all left him
for the mines. He got himselt into
etome trouble at Sae Francisco 8,nd
when I came back there ten months
atberwards I saw *him 'in the chain
gang with a iball at his foot. He
seemed to have recelyed his reward
'We were ten days on that boat be-
fore we got 'to Sae Francisco. We
immediately took the boat for Sacra-
mento. When we got there we etart-
ed met for the *mines ae Nevada about
75 miles distant. We had just, one
pakk 'horse. I was so very sick with
the fever that I was not able to walk
so they put me on tpe horse's back
tut I was hat able to sit there and
would 'have fallen if 'they had not
caught me. They _got me to° a stop-
ping place w'here they', succeeded, in
getting me a bed but all the others
had 'to eleep outside. As I was not
able to move on with them in the
morningand,as 'they were all " dead
broke," they had to leave me and
proceed on -their jotirney to the mines,
My heaTt was in my inotith when they
all left me, sick andt Withrla a. dollar.
filet as theY were leavh-tg John;
01,fara oa,me running 'back ape said,
come back for you."
The only. thing I hadi left now was
it splendid Spaniee saddle, which' I
was intending to bring home with me.
About noon on the daY the boys of 'my
party 'lett ma, there were, two negroes
came' along watt 8; Wagon, on their
way up to Beer River. A's 1 fe
little better by this time, I gave t ern
my saddle, to take me that fax with
Mem. Beer River is abolit eeven
miles from N-evada. :We get there a-
bout 'half a dee. before our party ate
The I, and -they were 'Very much aston-
ished to find that I had got ellead of
thern. They all got te wark at once,
at Isle dollars a, day end I was 'not
long in getting to work toe as there
was lots of rn.ining on the river. We
steyed here for two or'. three weeks,
and then. went up to Nevada, where
we !se -pa -reed, and all went our own
I worked Wale time with! a Yankee,
'Who had, several claims. lie! wanted
me, to go into partnership with himt
bet I did not thitill they were paying
very- welt, so I did not do it. I was
earning ten dollies a day, at this
time. Finally- Joe Wentworth end, I
prospecting. tour. -We spent nearly
levee months prospecting, but did not
etrike anything we thought woeld
-pay. We found plenty of gold, 'but, no
way of getting water- to wash it out.
We went Week -to Grass ltalleyeartere
Wentworth had ,soitte Old claims on
Gold. Run, leading out of,- Grass Val-
ley. • These we're considered the rich-
est diggings in California. Many for-
tunes had been made outt et them.
They had all been worked over two or
tthree times, but, as it, was about
twelve feet down to the bed rock, end
they had, -been Worked by different
pareies, some of them had been MiBe-
ed. ! I bought -several claims, Mid we
began at the bottom and; threw tee
clay all oat. When we screpee the
bottom it was white granite. We
:pared Pee granite off and got gold.
Our -greet trouble was in keeping
the water out, as oue washings kept
filling up *behind us. It took tie three
or four hours in the morning- to pall
out the water.
,We 'hered :three hands for, the win-
ter at four dollars a, day and their
Icoard. One day, while we were pe
work my friend, Jaen O'Mara,, came
along. I had 'not seen him for three
oT foue months. Ile hae not struck
anything good. eo we toolti him into
paretnereeip with us. I got beck all
I had paid out foe the claim in what
he 'gave us,' I kept the company's
puTee, paid off all clients et the end
a the week ane then divided the -eel-
ainee between partnere. We generally -
got three hundred dolla.re each. It,
was very' rich when we happened to
strike a. piece ot, fresh ground,
otter' -scraped fifty dollars; worth on
the point of my 'shovel. We hed
Long Tom, int,' which we threw the
dirt. We had a running strewn of
weter going ehrough this all the time
aid 'there was 'a pox at the mid to
catch the ,gole. If the gold was fine
we had some quicksilver in the -box to
catch it. Tete gold here was mostly
fine from a grain, Of wheate down-
wards.
was always coming na.ck on 'me. The
doctor advieed me to go to the West
Indies out I stayed in California all.
winter. We bad no winter like we
have here. I haerily -sew any! snow
ror two 'years. One morning aomit
Cbrietmas there was a sprinkling' of
amain half tun inch. YOu could scarce-
ly one day 'from another as far
'as -the weather was cencerned. It
was always very hot tbrought the day
and cool at, night.
One day, I went 'to a inear and bell
fight. They had fixed a ,temporary
:Ong at the. track af the stores, •The
'beer kennel was 'half inside the ring
and half out. The tear had a chain)
Which was fas ,bened in. the centre ef
the Ting. -When they opened the door
of the kennel he could, go all around
the ring. He was 'a big :grizzly, -and
he weighed about 'thirteen Ihuncleed
pounds, The, bottom seet was about
five ot ,six teet above the Ting. They
troeght in 'three wild Spanish bulls
lout none of th,ent seemed very anxious
to fight. So.metimes a null would
make a 'rush et the loear but if the
mar got hold ot him he .would cresh
him to the ground. They fought for
iscime, time when fey* some means the
bear got loose andi began to look
for something better than hull, beef,
There was a general stampede, some
firing their pistols aind others get-
eing on the tops oe the hourtee. One
'house COMO _down with a crash add
hurt a good Inany who were inside
as the houses were only ihuilt tern -
(To be oontieuede
Another Railway Disaster.
One oZ :the most terrible disasters
in the hiatory of the Canadian Pa,cifie
Railroad Occurred on Wednesday of
last week, near Chapleau Station on
the Lake Superior Division, reselling
in the loss of 15. lives end the injury
of aeout 80 others, The train ort
which the aceident occurred wee ene
west 'bound Pacific Express, wiech
'left Montreal at 9.40 a. m., Tueaday.
It was composed of eleven coaehes,
five o of which were colontst cars,
carrying immigranta that had. ar-
rived from England a few bour.s pre-
-The aecident was ceused by a brok-
en .rail, which derailed the train, and
five of :the tourist cars turzed- over
into the ditch. The cars •caught fire
from the rangee provided in the col-
onist coaches for the west bound 'pas-
eengers to 'prepare 'their meals on.
Coal is used in these stoves, and the
overturning of the cars scattered
the live erribere and ignited the wood-
work, the flames making' rescue work
diffieult and dangerous. Notvvitbe
standing -this the patent:gars and
train crews who 'escaped injury work-
ed heroically, several 'being badly
burned in their work of mercy. De-
spite their efearts nine adults and
five children were roasted to death.
One young man imprisoned in, the
wreckage was almost rescued when a
mass 'of .leareing timbers fell over
way and Zell back into a fiery 'tomb.
Women and children were :beirned to
death in sight of strong men, power-
less to prevent. One man, Jotwnee-
ing from England 'to snake home in
the west, lost his wife, two children
enacted at this wreck will neVerleave
the memories of the spectators, who
were ehocked and saddened !beyond
powere of description,
Buying
•
Good Jewelry
la a sensible, a safe, a wise investment—
purchasing the eheap kind is vvaste.
Putting a reasonable amount into a
really mood ring, for threw:ice, is as
wise as epondieg it for new clothing.
The ring assists te -produce that general ap-
pearance of weletredo-ness, which it
will pay any man or woman to culti-
And eo with other jewelry.
! Here is a Atm that has absolutely
nothing whatever to do with question-
able goods. Here le a store that be-
lieves in a fair price for a espendable
artiole, Here is a store thee gives you
a square deal every deal every ay in
the year.
You aro invited.
John Bulger,
Marriage LiconaewIssued.
12th Leecera, who has just re red
from the :service, and who was -goin.g
Weet to settle, is mentioned as one
of the greatest helices of the age. He
plunged into the midst ok a burning
car with a handkerchief over his
bete and. brought out Mrs, R. B.
Champion, who was pinned beneath a
The engine, express ane mail car
kept the ranee but the baggage car
mid contents were deetroyed in the
conflagration,which reduced the coach-
es to eshes,
The wounded were taken to Fort
-William the' following day.
Th.e following is the statement is-
sued by the officials of the road: The
train was running at the usual speed
about tweety-two miles west of Chap -
ental train which lefb Montreal on
Tuesday merning, The train was
partly derailed by a broken rail. Five
Cara ran damn an enbankment and
caught tire from the cooking -range.
It is 'believed that most of the dead
were occupants of the tourist car end
were pinned down in the wreck'age,
and were either, killed outright *or cre-
mated, as the fire tonstenee the
wreckage. - It will be eteen from. the
len of dead that women .and children
were the principal victims, there tie-
ing only twee men mentiopedt in tee
loss of fifbeen, •
A Wonsan, who had been saved 'from
the fiery furnace found that her chil-
dren had not -been savedtand she plung-
ed into the flames and, was seen. no
Miss Sylwil Gresscin was sitting
talking to two friends, both of whom
were killed, .ehe having left for her
owe seat just before the cratih ;came.
When the car rolled to the bottom
of the =embankment she was able to
• Mr• M. Beaolite of Ottawa, says
the track at the point where the cars
fell over *is sp narrow that a hend-
barrow would have gone over. Had
the gars not fallen over, he says,
not a life would have been lost,
One peter fellow was pinned by the
legs neder the tourist car, and three
at 'his e0MpaniOne made herloc ef-
forts to release him. The victim's ap-
peals were heart yendering. "For
God's sake, 'boys, don't leave me,
make one mere *try to, save me 1"
he •shrieked. The flames, nowever,
came unbearable, ancl realizing that
any further aitterapt to save their
friend would ee useless, the men re-
luctantly jumped out of the Tartge of
the fire.
stt w_ornan and two small children
were tiring up in even. a woree plight,
adid their heart rending terlee were
fea•rfule The three were consumed.
All of those killed, and moet, of
those injured were among the colon -
tete direct& out from the pld coun-
try. There were none from the tounty
'of Huron or -the -adjoining nourttles a-
mong the killed or ipjured.
One Hundred Years Old
Thursday, April llth, was ie red
letter day in the annals of the Gunn
fa,mily, which is numerous and, of the
best standing in the town of Gelt and
vicinity. It malice the 100th anniver-
sary of the 'tdrenlay of Mrs. Alex.
Gunn, who reeides With her, son-le-
la,w, W. II. Scott, Blain Road, near
that town. This remarkaole lady en-
joys the distinetion of having witness-
ed 'the *reign of five British monarelis,
from, Goatee III to Edward "VII. She
'has lived in Galt Ion 00 years, and
ie, despite the weight of years, still
hale and heatty. At her hornet on
Thursday the centennarian was Ba-
tting up and looked well.
Mrs. an= was 'Worn in Aberdeen-
shire, Scotland, and at the age of 41
crane to Camada with. heti husoand,
and 'proceeded direct to Galt, where
she has lived ever since. Mr. Gunn;
died in 1874, at the age of 69, There
aTe two of her children living, etre.
Gunn, a, noted thea,trlial architect
and superintendent, of Macon, Georeia,
She has only one sister living, _Mrs.
Jansds Scott, Galt, out of a f amity of
12. There aTe „tour _grandehildren,
and seven greet gra,ndehildren.
Among the guests wee attended this
great birthdey party were Mr. Samuel
Rennie, Zurich, who drove 100 rniles
to attend this eunction; Mrs. Burr,
Detroit; Mr. end Mrs. Jelin Rennie,
ShakespeaTe; Miss Rennie, of New,
Hamburg; Mr. Tomas Rennie, Cross -
bill; Mies Clara Rennie, Berlin; Mr.
and Ivira, F. Scott, Mrs. James and
Miss Scott, Mr. L. Head, tend Mrs.
Skene, Galt.
A box was re,ceived from the eon
in Georgia, containing eight pounds
of candy. The package came by Can-
allian Express, and on the wrapper
was the following inscription: "Please
handle with care, candy for my moth -
eels ,birthday, 100 years old, April 11,
'07 Besids.s this there were other
,inscriptiane on the cover made by
employees of the different express
companies 'through whose hands the
parcel had passed, and all wished the
aged lady many more years.
STML ANOTHER.
Jcihn Pyrner, of Prince Edward
on Friday last, This very remark-
able man is new living with his
daughter, Mrs. Levell, in the vil-
lage of Bloomfiold, hear Picton. De-
spite his verytiong life, he is com-
paratively halo ane hearty, though
necessarily feeling his weight. of
years. While he had been out of his
home very little this winter, he was
quite active about the village last
summer. Afore than a centenarian,
Mr. Pyrner was born in Liverpool,
Ezgland, on. A,pril 12, 1804. He was
married when 29 years of age, and
with his wife smigra.ted to Canada
in 1835. In 1837, during' the rebellion,
he was prawnt and engaged at the
'battle of the :Windmill near Pres-
cott. For more than 50 years be
farmed in the Burr settlement in
Prance Edward. His wIre• died 18
years ago. During this long life he
has never used liquor or tobacco in
any form, and he attributes hislong
lif,e 'to the abstemious habite he has
—H.oirnesville village had a narrow
eecape frora a serious fire one day
lett week.
—Mr. John McIssa,c, who- has been
conducting the Royal Hotel in Credi-
ton, has removed to Saginaw, Mich.
—Rev. J. H. Osterhout, Methodist
minister at .Wroxeter, has been in-
vited to ths pastorate of Victoria
church Goderieh.
—Mr. Jesee Britton, of Winghara,
has bought an interest in hii brother's
furniture fatetory in Lucknow and in-
tends moving ver'y ehortly to that
towni
annual ,perforrnance of the
Menestung Canoe Chlb Minstrels was
given in Victoria Qpera, House, Godc-
rich, on Vednesday and Thursday ev-
enings last, .and WaT4 expected,
they had croarded houses.
—Ur. David Cantelon, of Clinton,
lost $85 in hard cash in the Grand
Trunk yards there one day last
week. The money was enelosed in a
large envelope which dropped out of
his pocket and has not Peen recovered.
yeare ago lived in Hullett and eube
eequently in Clinton, ' died in Buf-
falo an Monday °fleet week. The re -
ducted by Rev. Dr. Stewart.
—Mr. Perry Bradwin, soh oil Mr.
and We. Joaeph E. Bradwin of Wing -
late of the Blyth Standard, died in
'London legit week deter a short ill -
zees frora -pleuro pneumonia.
--On April 2nd, Dr. Knight, of Cad-
illac, Michigam, was married to Mies
Mebelle, eldeeti daughter of Mr:, and
Mets. Thomas *Brien, ot Ripley. Rev.
Thomas W. Bletchford, 33. A.., per-
formed 'the wedding ceternon'y in the
monton, eon ot Mr. 'Wm. Russell, of
Hay, has 'been appointed by the Pro-
Governrrient of Alberta,, Inspec-
tor of schools for Edmonton. He is
to commence his new duties In May
next. it witlg pleasure that we
rake note of this appointment. He Is
and echolatey attainments, and there
is to doubt that he will do eredit to
himself and his :native county,
--The middle span of the iron bridge
that conneets the C. P. R. track each
side oe 'the G. T. R. line at the head
of Wellington street, Goderish, was
fixed last week, thus completing the
last bridge on the line between Goee-
Tich and Guelph. Tee track is finish-
ed from Guelph to Auburn ; that part
lbetween AubuTn and Callow is near-
ly ready for 'the cars, aed from that
point to the head ot :Wellington. street,
GodeTich, could be put in! ;safe run-
ning order by 'lite Middle- of June.
—Mary Ann Gibson, daughter, of the
tete Capt. Santuel Gibson, 0-4 Gode-
rich, formerly -of the Thames Road,
Usborne, :near Farquhar, died in St.
Louie, on March 31st. She was born
in Scotland, on October 3Ist,
snd name to Canada in; 1858, laving
with her fatner, the farm now
owned and occupied: by Mr. Simon
Campeell, She ha,d been living' with
Louis, for the last ten years, end way
-expecting to visit the ole friends in
Ueborne during 'the -corning summer.
She had an ettack of InfLuenza in Jan-
uary, from which she never recovered.
—Henry Carroll, son of the late 13.
Carroll, of the 8th concession of- Step -
ten, was found dead on tee 'road in
McGillivray, on Thursday of last
week. He was deae and dumb, and
not of very sound mind. Oa, the Tues-
day previous he went to bring home
the cows, and never returned. A
search was kept up for: him until his
tody was found as ebove. etatee, It
is supposed he found that one of the
cows had tstrayed fro= the others.
and, having gone to seek her, he lost
his way, and 'wanderedi on until fa-
tigue overcathe him, when he laY
dosve. and died from expoaure. He
was about 38 years of age.
—On Tuesday, April 2nd, an old and
esteemed 'resident of St. Helens, pea -
tied away in the person of Mr. George
_Asquith, at the age ot 78 years. De-
ceased was born in Melton, Yorkshire,
'England, and with his wife c me to
Canada _in 1862, and ,Tesided Whtte
by far a number of years. out 40
years ago he went tci St.
where he has *ince 'resided, Ile had
always etujoyede good nealt until 'a-
bout a month ago, when be was
'troubled with [sciatica. March
family -of two eons axle five daugh-
-Mr. and Mre. Richard Magee, of
the eecond line of Ilowick, 'celebrated
their golden wedding at their home
an Monday, April 8th. On April nil,
1857, Mr. Richard Magee and 1/11
Eliza, Henderson wee° united in mar-
riage at Hollhi, township of Maryborta,
the'eate Rev. Henry Read. Mr,
Wm. Henderson, now deceased, and
Mrs, Hamilton, of Palmerston, were
respectively. After their marria,ge
they resided on the Sth line of Peel
for 28 years, and there moved to the
2nd line of „Howicla Where they have
reeided for the last twenty-two years.
Six sons, two of Whom are deceased,
and. three daughter's were born1 to
them. A large number a friends were
prosent on, the wedding day, te ex -
teed congratulations to the worthy
oupl Mr. Magee's present to Mr
ee was a beautiful new wedding
i • that or the cbildren to their
father a. beautiful gold watch, and to
their mother an elegant wicker rock-
ing chair, ane that of the granderdi-
dren was a lovely gold watch chain
to their grandfather, and a. beautiful
gold broach to their gx•a.ndmother.
—On Sunday morning, April 7t1t, an
other of the old residents of th
minty died in the person oZ Mr. Geo,
Seenbank, of , the London Toad, nean
Clinton. Attacked by pheamonia
Friday he passel Into a state of citrate
on Saturday afternoon and ere another
day had dawned les spirit had fled,
Mr, Swinbank was _born in 13irrainee
ham, England, in • the year 1826 arTd
came to Huron in 1853. During the
construction of the Buffalo and Gods
erieh railway he was one of the fore-
men, but for the pazt 27 seam he
has lived. on the plaice where:, tte
died., He le strrvived by his wiee and
their five sons.
—Mrs. George Patterson, whose
hueband died from the effects of pare
alyees, on March 27th, departed this
life on Monday, April let. She had
teen in 111 health for two months with
dropsy. Mr. and Mrs. Patterson had
lived on the lieth it:env-easier' of Gres,
for 49 Team and were both. nativea
of Scotland. On April 17th, a year
ago the aged couple eeiebrated their
hien wedding. They leave a faintly
of five sons. four daughters, over 40
grandchildren and foar great grand-
chileren, Mr. and Mete Patterson.
were members of tie? PresbyteriaTt
chureh and very highly esteemed Lit
he community where they had lived
so Many years.
—After an illness of several months
Mr. W, H. Campbell paesed eway
his borne in Wingharn on Monday,
April 8th., in hie 60rd -year. Deeeased
had a severe attack of rtneemonia,
lest fall and had never been able to
leave the house, though. at times beIng
able to bp up and around the hoese.
MT. Campbell was born in Weet
Zorra, near the village- of EnInT45 ahd
lived hi that township foe a numbe.r
of years. After his marriage he mot?
ed to Kincardine and engaged Iv
farming, In 1889 he purehesed the
property in Winghaen and moved
there. Mt. Campbell was a 'member of
the Presayterian rolearch ane wan v2
Liberal in polities. He was :highly,
.reepected, by a, large circle of friends.
1Ie is survived by els widoW, three
sons and time daughters.
--The Clinton New Era of last week
says: A toilet wedding :took place
at the Ontario street parsonage on
Tuesday evening, vrhen Mies
Mrs. C. Bawde-n, became the wire of
fevi Wilts?, a the London road, The
bride is a very highly esteemed young
lady, who recently employed with the
Jackson Manufacturing C6., the es-.
!teem in which she in held being
shown by a gift et a dozen silver tea,
spoons from 'the factory, together
with a number of ether beautiful pre-
sents. The groom is well- known as
• induztrious and pdpular young
farm -or, Itridesmaid and groomsman
were dispensed with, The tridele
wedding euit was of seal brown chif-
with cream eilk chiffon waist, trim-
med with laze insertion and oaby rib -
non. She wore a hat of tueean leg -
horn, trimmed with tuscan silk rosee
and foliage and 'ribbon to match the
shit. Immediately after the ceremony
they repaired eo their home.
Canada
—Mr. George M. Healy, for 2i yearl
(tecasurer of the town of Port Hope,
died at that place on Friday. He wits
88 yeare of age.
fOrmer lerttier of the Opposition In
the Legislature, is seriously ill and
his 'recovery is still doubtful. ,
of Hunter and Hunter, Toronto, heft
'been appointed Supreme Councillor a
the Independent Order of Foresteara
—Arthur Cavanagh, a oroinlhent
farmer of Rath,well, Manitoba, W110
stricken with heart disease while wat-
ering the horses. He was one of the
oldest settlers having resided there
for 26 years.
erloo county; president of the' :Wat-
son Agricultural Works, in that place,
and eldest gtron oC the late John Wet -
sot, died in thatt place this week. He
was Dern in Ayr 64 years ago.
Frank prummorid, End family
bf Fullest/en, left for Stanley, Atm
' last week, They spent 24 years or;
the farm near C-ould's school house,
and were among the meat respeeted
settlers ' in the township.
; —McGill College, Montreal, has eel
gain. ,3uffered from a disastrous fire -
The medical building, the largest and
best equipped of the. piles .WaS *MI-
; a Tuesday morning, tegether with
the valuable patholosleal museum and
extensive lierary, the accunmlationa
years. The loss will Teach helf
million dollars,
—The late N. Dyment, the well
known horseman and lumber king, of
Berrie, who died a few months age
leaves an estate probated. at $1,594,-
680. The horses are valued at $6,750.
His two sons get a third each and the
balance is divkled between twodaugh-
tem after _provision is made for the
widow and a few srnall legacies, He
commenced life as a (ley laboTer,
hockey player,, who wag tried at
Cornwall for manslaughter, bas been
acquitted by tbe jury, In a fracas
which occurred at a hockey match
last winter in Cornwall, a player,
named McCourt. Was hit on the head
receiving Inlets injuries as after -yards
resulted in his death. Masson was
eupposed to have struck the fatal
blow, bul at the trial this was ticyt
proven to the satisfastion of the jury
and hence hie acquittal.
fly 6,000 iimolgrants, left Mon -
real on Saturday for the west. This
is the lawast number that ever left
that city in one!, day, and the officials
were almeet -frantic id tiwir ef-
forts to look elter the trewes.
meng tivm were 40 young mini -stens
for the west. who were sent out from
pogation of the Peeve'', at the request
a the Lord Bishop of Saskatchewan.
They will engage in home missionari
work throughout the Canadian west.