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ly,
$41. to 35O
'teeelle
the cream of the net
einele to yeur n1st 4titical
present selling whieh is the
tofore. Come any timee soca
o lead B
ne at en
-value — 55e:
Salt Ends, worth $1.25, 85e
35e
ived for Suits _and for re se
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$1.25 quality
•
idwie wih wash goods. • Our
calls for a correspoithng stock -
We lia've never had a more ex-
erivaful of good values, cv ich
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the 24th with ner parents? Pare
tirsR lerelee.-The congregeticel
?.rinel church recently contributed
towards trte China, famiele
is a, vere- liberal responee
,eflpea.l. particularly in view,
text tha'. thLy nad only" verY ree
centributel liberally 'to tbe
ceuse,elles Emma Joilast-mtee
sre r eoueire Mi Nicholson, wawa"
iireestat eerine 'the pAnt vteeltee;
efeseae. otioicent was at the
tiering the pest week Vi Siting
efehtfr. Mr. Senate -Mr. E-
Lete:fte his ciLvelling paint-
. Thos. Wels'i put a first eiaeg
tr n hie keeetrie plant last Week-
ta-lee is always up with the'
Sumnzerhtli.
ecsa-eleeers. -Joseph and T.honleea
eel's had a nucceseful raielag oreo,11'.
w"-ek.-Mr. Will Beaccoria;w07
-c-r sailing on the lakes forese-
e returnee We -we -ten Fr
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fAf London tetwngtkip, and Woe.,
Seeet milaughter! of 33Irnen
Seethee at tee home of Mr. ene
er.---effse Zella Whitieee
. Jove giant the 24th with 'Or
iL Mies Oil le Hine -Moe.
vieit e'd at Mr., C. Lovett's.
laut.-Mise Lillie Carteee ,
,h with her sieter, Miss L eem
a -rot -tees• Annie Johnston? Y/ettet; ;
!betel el With enetimorea, fe aete
round again.-Snad f1shing-10
f'reler of the day . -Quite a ne
ereez round her attended tee 'de-
eeration in Clinton on the 24tia--
a.',Ive, Beacom Is vlseitingjfl C°
e. -Several from round ilere
!eri the social near Aillenre%
ley evenlagt . • -eat
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ouir Purse.
RE going t
the price in
Ibis the time when
that thrifty men—m
• forward to,—but kee
what we are offering
give tar patrons a benefit, but keep
our •urge unt4 you see what's doing.
e have some line to clear out, the time
n who enjoy saving a few dollars look
your 'price in your purse until you see
nit Tailo ed to your Measure
Grey Rom Spun, r gular
• $15 to $20 Suit
limey Grer Worste e-
gular 22 Suits
Nancy Bro n Wois ed,
regula $24 suits
rine Biaoi4 Dress, regular
f2.5 $ its
Fine Blue ergo, re alar
$24 tau t
F'ices1 that will
you see
$12.00 to •$14.00
•
14.00 to
15.00 to
,
if
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astonish- you *hen'
the qualities.
Please
No end to vtfriety
• man, lean man; normal
to accommodate sil.
Everybody.
SEAFORTH FRIDAY, JUNE 79 1907.
West Huron Liberals. thing out of the cellar tend the first
story, but everything upstairs went
up in smoke, including . an their
Mr. Robert HolInes, of Cleetot1., Se-
c o
1 tiles except whet they wore at the
leeted as Their Standard 13earer. time, together with, considerable
15*** *pas*
'The „annual meeting Of the .West
IlurOn Liberal. Asset-el/Won was held
In he Temperatice Hall, Goderich, on
Menda,y. The convention was largely
attended and the •Several questions
enbeusiaatically discussed, The elec-
tion of officers for the -ensuing yeae
reselted as follows: President, Jamas
Youeg, Aubern; vie „aresictents,
J. Morris, Loyal; Wm. Batelle, Dun-
gannon, and Joilin ttle, Kinteal ;
treasurer, Joseph Bell,' Carlow, sec-
retary, 'Charles Girrow, -Goderich;
Auditor, dtaa.Paisley, Clinton.
Chairmen of townehips-Colborne, A.
Young, Carlow; ',Aelifield, Charles
letewart, Kintail; West Wawarnoste
John MeNab, Donee:anon; Goderice
township, Rein Yeo, Holmesville
Mittel:it, Thomas Mcblillatn, Seeforth;
EaSt: ,Weavanosit, B.,H. Ta'ylor, ; myth,
• :Wm. Campbell; Wingham, Riehard,
-Clegg; Clintote Dr. ,J.'W! Shaw;
Goderithe V.' L. Horton.
Resolutions of confidence in Sir
Wilfrid- Laurier aid •his Goverranent
and 12i endorsing The selection of
Hoe. G. P. Graham, as leader of the
Lieeral 'party in the Legislature?
were 'unanimously passed.
It was 'proposed try Wm. Proudfoot,
of Goderich, andseconded by Thomas
McMillan, reeves of Htillett, that
Robert Holmes, of Clinton, be the
candidate to bear the standard of
the Liberals of West Huron at the,
next, general election, for the, House
of Commons. This motion received
the enthusiastic' support of every
member,
f style tall man, short man, fat
heads or swelled heads—no trouble
•
Our Great •$ .00 Derby
Our Linen 75c Special'
,
Our $1.50 Fedora 1
Out 756 IS4aw.
Allstyles in above pries.
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Huron. Notes.
t -Mr. Wm. Jackson, of. the Jackson
Manufaeturing Co., of Clinton, has
gone on a trip to the old country.
--kern Foley, -sea of Mr. Michael
Foley, ' of Colborhe township, who
has been an Mvalid for 25 years died
On Fridaee May 24th.
: -Mr. and Mrs. Ra1ph Hodson, .Who
'ha,ve 'been reeidents of •Winghtemi ler
a number of years have mOved to Cal-
ga,Afy, Alberta.
i --Miss Lizzie "McKay, the 'present
teacher at Cranbrook, has resigned
and' the trustees Want a male teacher
In her 'place,
-Wm. Stackhouse, of near West-
-field, has sold the south 'hundred
acres of his farm to A. W. Hardisti
for $4„000. •
• --Xesers. C. Steinbach and A. J.
Stanford have leased' the Gotderich
• rink and intend turning it into a
roller rink.
-While Dr. McRae, of Clintora, was
playing • football erne afternoon re -
gently, - 'he got'• a violent • blow in
the cheat from' Soineone's elbow, frac-
turing a couple of ribs.
-Mr. and Mre. Alex. McAllister and
family will become residents of Ethel,
having disposed of their fine farnian
the 2nd concession of Grey, to Mr.
Job King.
THE BO
•
We've Just received a special consignment of goods for
the .Boys' Department. -•
f $2 00, $3,00 and $4.00 two-piece
ra-value. Not :only are they neat styles
make, bat the cloth is good, and you
trona -•
Another l*tola
Suits. These are ex
in the Norifoik 'jacket
are sure of goold wea
LOOK ,AT THE PRICE
= -Word was received last week, by
Mr. Riehard Mitchell, of Grey, that
ids youngest son, Percy, was danger-
ously ill in Saskatoon. Mr. Mitchell
left at once for the Wet.
-The fine 100 acre farm ot the late
Malcolm Lamont, being lot 16, con-
cession eight, Grey, with the farm
stock and implements, will be offered
for sale on the •premises on Friday,
June 14th.
• -Miss Mary Whitfield died at her'
father's borne, on the 13th conces-
sion, Grey, on Wednesday, May 29th.
Deceased was 'only 20,yeare of ege and
an eiceedinglee: bright and popular
yeeing, lady.
-Mr. R. 3:Macdonald, eon -in-law 01 their 'sheep In Southern Idaho, will
Mrs. James Fell., of Clinton, nas lo- likely buy some land in the Canadian
cated in Edmonton where •he will West. Warwick Brothers Jead sone
conirnence Magness, and Mrs, Macdon-
ald and children, who have iteen in
Clinton for some time, expect to -go
west shortly.
,
-Mr. Fred Luxton, of Usborte, was
the unfortunate victim of a painful
kccident last week. .1Ie was working'
around the borses when one of them=
kicked fiercely at him, striking him
.A.1\TI) Seel
IZES 24 TO 34.
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The G CLOTHING CO
East Side M Street, one door South of the -
Dominion Bank,
SIPIFORTB
0 -Highest 'price or Butter and Eggs.
• ,
cash, Mr. Fraegis will live with
his son Amos, Until he has a suit-
able Pl;,ce erected,
r -While a young teen of Mr. Alex.
Fraser, of Usborne, was driving th,e
land roller one day last weak he got
off the machine for a minute, When
the horses took aright and ram away,
The •tinimals •darehed across the field
and ran into a, barbed wire fence.
One of them had We lege so bedly tern
that it is likely to be permanently
blemished. •(
-The new Baptist church, Gdderice.
was opened last week. On Sunday
Rev:- Dr. Crose, of McMaster Univer-
sity,i Toron o, was the preacher and
He. C. R Jones, of Presten, and
Bee. W. . Magee, of Clinton, form-
er 'pastors, assisted in the Bentices.
The church \cost $6,500 and the con-
ifregation new intend building a
school TOOln. .
• -The contract for the proposed new
R0 -foot steel bridge, over the Aux
'Sauble River, between McGillivray
and Stephen, has been let to the On-
tario 13ridge Cottepany, for $8,650,
Charles Ferguson, of Melbourne, will
do the concrete work. 1-110 tender was
$1,390. The bridge is being built at
the eXpense of the counties of Hurons
and teiddleaeX. v
-Mr. Fred- Preetere of Dashwood,
sustaleed severe 131J/tries while hav-
ing a raising last weak. ,A number
of men 'were on a, scaffold when it
gave way, allowing the men to fall
to the groteilid. •A large piece of
ititriber fell on Ma. Preeter s ba,c1c,
cantles. such' injuries that be was
confhied to bed for a few days but
is nearly all right again. b
, -The home of Mr, Geerge Gram,
who 'lives a few miles easit of Zurich
*in the township .of Hey, narrowly ea -
caped destruction by •fire the Satur-
day before laete•A spark from the
Chimney had ignited the roof, and gr.
Gram Who was working in one of the
back 'fields, noticed it Ltd was just
In time _to nave the dwelling. It he
ha,c1 been a few minutes later the
fire would have been beyond control.
: -Rev. James .A. Anderson, of ,Ged-
°aide has entered on the 20t12 yeer
Ot Ilia pastorate of Knelt church, in
Goderldh. At the usual week night
meeting of the Endeavor Society the
members 'presented him with. a c.orn-
plimentary address and two 'hand-
some volumes of Wagner's wotks. -He
was also the recipient of handsome
'bouquets of flowers from individual
membeis of his congregatien.
t -While three hundred school chil-
dren were dispereing from, school in
Exeter the other day,' a cow, being'
led by a young man, got enraged and
charged into the crowd. IL carried
one boy for a, distance on both horns
and threw him to the ground, and
there pinned a 12 year Old girl named
Weleh to a. fence. The horns, how-
ever, escaped her body, but she had a
leg broken. A terse was slightly
gored before the cow was labsoed.
-Mr. AV. II. Cox, aebrother of Mr.
Richard Cox, of the 1.2th 0pr/cession
of Grey, who resides near Neepawa,
Manitoba, died.' there on the 12th of
May, front typhoid eever. He was
erigaged, in railway and bush. work
and had jest returned trom the woods
*here he had spent the winbete The
deceased was married a4 years age; to
Miss Lizzie, & daugeter of Mr. Win.
Lake, of Brussels, Who, with three
children, survive him., He •was 45
years .of age and went west 11 yeers
ago.
t -3. D. .Warwick, ot Brussels, and
his brother, A,. ag., who disposed of
a,300 head of sheep, for which they re-
ceived a good figure. The purchaser
was James Laidlaw, who came from
Scotland 15 years a,go,and,after work-
ing aroend for a time gradually work-
ed. into sheep ranching. Although he
Is only 37 years of •age, :he has 22,-
000 aheep„ and is estimated tobe worth
$150,000. This is a great kepord.
on the leg• end causing a nasty wound. ; -In the report of the operation ot
As, a, result be has since 'been com-
pelled to 'hobble around en crutches.
-An eleven 'year old daughter of
Mrs. Rem Elliott, of the London- Rod,
near Clinton, had the misfortune to
get 'her ankle broken last Week. She
was riding on a wagon, iand got her
foot caught between .the spokes of a
w.heel,
• -Mr. -George •Walker hai3 bought
out the livery business of Messrs. Mc-
Kenzie & McBurney, of Clinton, and
has taken possession. He formerly liv-
ed in Brussels, wiu3re for 'several
years be carried.on a similar bustnese,
a,ntli is regarded as one. thoroughly
co petent an a experienced.
• -The dentists of Huron, Bruce and
Perth met in Citnton on Bees- 2eth, and
decided to. form an association • fore
mutual benefit. Officers were elect
ed, and it was decided to 'hold a meete
ing every three months, to discuse
topica of general intereott the. pro-
eession. A 'uniform tarife ce fees was
adopted,, to embrace the dietrict re-
presented by those present.
-A pretty wedding. was celebrated
on Tuesday :of last week at 'brief Roman
Catholic church, Drysdale, when Rev.
J. Loiselle 'performed the cere-
mony welch united Miss Matilda,
daughter' of Mr. and Mrs. Regis. N.
Denomnia and Mr. George Jeffrey in
marriage. The baopy couple will re-
eide on Sauble line. •
-The- electrical :storm on Sunday,
May 26th, was -;very Severe and it
brought heavy' loss to Mr. Richard
Irwin of the 11th coecession. of East
Wa,wanosii. Four of his horses were
in the field and he brought one into
the stable befere, the storm, buret.
The other three a working mare„, EL
two year old . and a yearling colt,e
were killed by the lightning's stroke.
-On Satorday before last the house
of Mr. Henry Francis of the eth concee-
eion of Usborale, near Farqu'
har was
• destroyed by fire. It appears the fire
stetted from the chimney of the
summer kitchen, the win ?I being so
-streng that tt carried sparks onto
the roof of the Main house, and as,
the building was a wooden, strew-
ture and the men were working at
the Other end .of the farm the fire
had get beyond contrci 'by, the Ittme
sufficient help arrived. •They suc-
ceeded however, in getting every -
-
Diamonds
Again
11 we eould we would whisper
this into the ear of every p018021
in town-" You elorft need to be
"up" on diamonds when you be."
We expect you to go slowly of course,
for you are buying* for a life-
thne-hut atter you have decid-
• ed upon styles and setting and
things, you may safely leave
qualities to -us.
the License Acts for 1906' there were.
In Huron county hi` 1874 150 tavern
and 38 eihap licenses issued. Tem
years later in 1884, the figures were
108 tavern and 11 shop licenses. In
1885, 1886 and 1887, the Canada Tem-
perance Act was in force. In theYear
1888 the same number were issued
as ,in 1884. By 1898 there was a ture
ther reduction to 83 tenern and 0
Shop licenses. , The la.test figuree
given are for 1905, when '73 tavern
and 5 shop licenses were issued. The
year 1907 will show a still further
reducticai when figures are'available.
i„ -A quiet but pretty' wedding took
elace a few evenings ago at the home
of kr. and Mrs. Harry Parsons, .,of
!Exeter, when Miss Laura Flekbeiter
was married te Mr. Eli Lawso'n, nt
Creditora Mr. Lawson is in posses-
eion of 320 Acres of the choicest land
in the west and he together with
Mrs. Lawson will visit his farm the
coming :Bummer, but in the meantime
they will reside. at Creditori East,
.4 -Mr. Jahn Eidt, who was proprietor
of the Dashwood mill for many years
eas eachased the Harrison mill in.
Parkhill from Mr. C. A. Gibbs,
-Mr. S. A. Morton, re •Winghant,
who is a flower lover, has over 800
gladioli belbs 0,p1anted this sea,sOn.
-On :Wednesday • inornhig, May
29th, Mr. Charles Adams, for Many
years a resident of Belmore, passed
'peacefully away. Deceased .had been
he poor 'health for several years and
for some months has been unable to
move without eissistance. Mr. -
ams was was always an holiest, hard
*miring man. He was long a mem-
ber of the Orange Orden, and in pol-
itics was a staunch Conservative. He
is survived by three sone and four
daughters; his wife hexing died a
number of year sago.
-On Sunday, May 26t12, cluringethet
lightning stone, Mr. L,ewist Aldworth
called at the, farm he has rented
from Mr Franer, Bayfield, and found
(me steer dead, the following' Men. -
day morning, one more steer and also
a sheep were found, these were sup-
posed Jo Mine been killed by lightning
and the West Wawanosh Insur4ce
Co., was immediately notified, but be-
fore the director for the Company ap-
peared three more cattle 'died, alto-
gether five cattle and One Sheep. 1)r.
Some new arrivals in Ladies' Rings'
diamonds singly and with other
stones. We want you to see
them,
No matter whether you spend $10 or
$1004 we promise:you that you
Will carry away as much for
your money as you could get
anywhere in the hand.
SEEING IS BELIEVING.
John Bulger,
Jeweller, - - - Seaforth
Marriage Licenses 1331bed.
1111111111MIIIIIMMONIOLuinrarmywilorti
Freeman, Goderiele, was then called to
investigate the cause of the deaths
and pronounced it deaths by poiscm-
ing, which they had obtained frone a.
pile of ati paint pots and cans put in
their pasture Veld. Tee parties that
deposited the same in the f1eld have
decided to make good the loss of the
etock.
aEAFORTH- RACES
.June 1809, :20;07
3,600. in • purses.
FIRST DAY
2.50 pace. stake (closed)
2.19 pace and 2,15 trot
2.10 pace
$400 00
400
• 400
SECOND DAY
2,21 pace, stake (elosed) , 400 00
Three year old,trot and. pace, .
half mile heats. Paeers to
start behind trotters 400 00
2.10 pace and 2,12 trot 400 00
THIRD DAY
2.80 trot, stake (closed) • 400 00
2.24 pace and 2.0 trot 400 00
Free-for-all
Ilog 'their victims a, gate distance
frometheir maceine, the robbers fled,
leaving them to make their way as
beet they coulcl to the 118,1f -way
House, where County Constable J. C.
Brown was alotitied,
-Charles Moore, • a the town ot
Martineburg committed suicide at the
borne of his sister,- Mr. George
Stoffle, by Shooting himself with re
44 calibre Winchester rifle, Moore
was 22 'years of age.
Friday eimning Ernest Brock-
bank and Edward Hanson, two men
engaged J boring a well on tee
farm ot A. Beemam, a mile and a
half south of Cupar, Saskatchewan,
lost their lives, being smothered by
gas. Brockbank was suffocated in a,
'heroic attempt to rescue his asso-
ciate,
• -At the eclueetional meeting a the
London Methodist eonference meeting
held last week in Goderiee One of the
speakers said:- Out of 1200,stud-
ents In Toronto University, 400 are
Methodists. There are more Metho-
dist etudents in Queen' e University
than there are of Any Other denomin-
ation. We 'have a total enrollment,
in all our, e,ollegea, ot 3466.
-Hel-en, the infant daughter of E.
A. Orr, One of the most substantial
farmers of Clarkson locality, wee
drowned in a cistern last Friday. A
windmill was being put in and the
cistern had been left uncovered. Tee
little child, who was about two eind
a, 'half years old, was shortly ,after-
ward.s missed, and a ;search revealed
the fact that she ha.d dropped into
the cletern. Life was oye that time
extinct.
-At the O'Brien mine, in " Cobalt,
the Other afternoon, at the 150 foot
levee, Da-vid Blair, a Scotchrnata re-
cently arrived in tOobalt, was in.
stantly killed, mid Harry -Weldy, of
Orillia, fatally injured. Both his
eyes were blown out, aeth legs brok-
en and he serfered tether injuries.
The accident was causectby the ex-
plosion a aln old eharee. Blair was
,a married man. :Weide' had been min-
ing for 15 years and came to Cobalt
from Copper Cliff. Beth were about
30 year's of age.
,-About our o'clock Friday inorn-
leg last, James Brown, second en-
gineer let charge of the 'power -house
at Kenoree received a shock from a
live wire While standing near a
switchboard and was instantly kil-
led. His assistant seeing Brown was
caught, Immediately turned off the
switch- when Brown fell back eead.
His left 'hand was badly burned, the
current passing through him, comieg
out at the lett leg above the, knee,
Which Was also badly burned. D'ee
ceased was about 5,5_,years a az&
-John Rusi3e11, an employee of the
Bell Telephone' Company, met with a
serious accident while 'working on a
pole at Niagir Falls the 'other day.
He took bold of a. wire which was
grossee with the Ontario Power .Com -
pay's -transmission •line, and re -
caved a. high voltage shock. He was
knocked seneelese, and dropped 80
feet to 'the ground. His right hand,
left leg and three spots eni his back
were deeply burned. Two fingers had
to be a:raputated. Russell's home is
bi WalkertonAand he Is about 21
years of age, He may recover.
400 00
eantreen neeseent RAILWAYS
ADMISSION 25e
B. Wilson, Pre. • M. Broderick, Sec.
cr*Werr"sk‘N.-
Canada,
• , -Hon, Edward Blake is eariously
Ill in London, England, eufferingfroM
,an attack of 'paralysis.
-Dr. Falconer, of Halifax, has ace,
eepted the -posiliort of President of
Toronto University, recently offered
him. The salary is $10,000 a. year. •
-Dr, McKay, who represented South
Oxford for, many years be the On-
tario Legislative Assembly haa been
nominated as the Liberal candidate
at the next Provincial election.
-There was potato fami•ne in
Wirmipe.g lest week. Local deliver-
ies .sold for 86e and 95c a bushel and
retailed for $1.95 to $1,25 per bush-
el. These were brought from Mime -
mita. •
-Mr. George W. Calvert, M. P.,
Chief Liberal-Whipat Ottawa, has
Made the statement that there will
be no general election they year and
at one more session _will be
- 'before a dissolution.
. -Dr. Godfrey, of Mimic°, Conserva-
tive, was elected member of theLeg-
islature .for Weet York to fill the
vacancy -caused by the death of Hon.
3. We St.. JOWL There were three
candidates,' a Conservative, an Inde-
•peodent and 13, Socialist.
,-Frank Brown, a five year old
Guelph bOY, was drowned in the river
there, on Friday morning lad. He
had been playing on the batik when
he fell In. His ;playmates ran and
gene the alarm, but before aid reached
the place he child was dead.
-The town of .Wolseley, 1 Sask-
atchewan, has voted a bailee of $200,-
009- to a company to -assistthem to
establish a, flouriog mill in the town.
There were only six votes cast a-
gehist• the by-law. This is a _pretty
stiff bonus for a town of lease than
2,000 inhabitantie
-Me. T. H. Peeriten, of the Brant-
ford Expositoreeeveo has represented
South Brant in the Ontario Legisla-
ture BITICO 1899 has notified the Re-
form A•ssfecia,tion that he intends re-
tiring from 'political life at the close
of the 'present. term and will not a-
gain be a candidate.
-A despatch from Moose Jaw, Sas-
katchewan, dated June 2, says: The
weather is most -favorable for crops,
Farmers report many fields up two
to four inches. Considerable oats,
barley and flax is still to be sown.
Many settlers are going into the dia. office is beseiod night and do,y, the
triet south of Moose Jew. crowd entending out into the street,
-Dr, William Sanders, director of each one wetting his turn to make eie
Experimental Farms, reports th.a,t entry. One grey-haired old lady took
from official advices recently reeeiv- up her position during an afternoon,
ed from all parts of the Provinces but about 8.30 p. et. the DOInini0T4
of Manitoba, Alberta and Saska:tehe- land agent addressed the eroted in her
Wen, the weather is very favorable behelf, and they good-na,turedly. a -
and the crops so far are promieing greed to let her go to ner room, and
well and there are pe fears for a let her have her same place in the
crop failure. • moreeng.• , •
-Lyon Norris; aged 22, and =his -Fire broke ont in askore in Mon -
brother, Creesop, of Vancouver, 11 treal where a number of young Then
years old, were drowned on Sundae* were holdhig a party in. the I.Jacapse
while yachting. The smaller boyfell •, rooms and the caErualties are the re -
into the water, and .his brother jump- suit of their Jumping from a, seeond
ed itte to SIM him, the small boy!, how- 'story window in tee rear of the build -
ever, clutched his brother by the log to the grouted, in their frantic
throat and both Bank in 200 feet of efforts -to escape the d%lee and
water, choking smoke. The parte' Was held
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rault was 23 'years of and was a
butdher. He .was ove d by the
Ennoke and asphyxiated. Fourteen,
others were more or less injured. The
damage resulting frern the fire ta-
mounted to $30,000. ,
-Prof. P. MeCutcheon, of Toronto,
tried to jump from the lower steel
arch bridge at Niagera Falls On 510n -
day evening last., He was prevented
by two strangers, who saw him Just
ae he nee climbing over the rani/Lg.
McCaicheon bad plated his hat an
coat on the flooring of the bridge, and
really wanted to jump. He told the
officers that drink tiad got the best
of him and the best teitg he could de
would be to end les life in the river.
He had been arrested before at the
Fella oe a dune of intoxication, ?He
is a highly educated man, and claims
he was once a professor of anetentY1
in a Toronto' institution.
-. -Thomas Dunn, of St, Louis, who is
visiting friends in the vicinity of
Woodstock on his way to Engle:mei--
was born In the tow/18111e oe Blanch -
ford, Oxford county. 1864, when. a
young man, he 'left to make his Rite
tune in St. Louie, and it was charae-
teristic litin that he would take
from his father only enough money to
buy a eing,le ticket. At tree be work-
ed as mewsboy on the train, tben
bought out the newe department;
gradually , got into mercantile ,.;pur-
suits, and is now isaid to be worth,
on a conservative 'estimate, three or
four mullions. Most of his money was
made In real estate and etock epecu-
lation. He is ex -Mayor of the city
and a prominent citizen• .
-A man named Switzer was torn -
netted to Stand his trial at Kincar-
dine on Saturday on a charge of
bigamy. Both wives 'appeared agaiest
him in court. Wife No. 1 ewore that
ehe was married to Switzer Strath-
clair, Manitoba, and wife No, 2,swore
that she supped she was married.
to him in Pembina., North Dalcota th
January lama The defence ift that
Switzer procured a divorce from his
first wife in Da,keeta before he married
his eecond wife. ' Wife!NO. 2 is a Miss
Harris, of Ripleee, and is well cot-
nected aed all ,the parties are well
known in Brude county. The case
creates a eery great *ideal Af interest
In the neighborhood Weiere the par-
ties are well known.
•Kppe-
Ncetee-The Ladies' Aid
drew's -church propose holding
annual strawberry, teethe,' on
manse ground on the evening of Fri-
day, June '28th. This annual event of
the ladies always meets 'with success,
and ale the ladies require now is
warm weathet to bring • Laos the
berries. -Mr. Wm. Jones, o/ Clinton,
paid a friendly visit to the home of
Mr. Thos., McKay -during the week.:
Mr. Jews and Mr.ticKay were neigh-
bors in Clinton several years ago and
they have not forgotten each other.
Mr. Jones 'Warta for 04 years torematr?
in the ernithing department of the
Clinton foundry, but about a year ego
he gave up his job, having accumulat-
ed •enough of the gold dust to keep
him for the remainder of ids days.
His .many friends sincerely hope that
he May thoroughly enjoy the fruits
of bis labore-tere. John Craweord
and son, James who have been vis-
iting with, frietide in Powassan, have
returned. Mrs. Crawford tihient a
very oleasant With her •daugh-
ter, Mrs. aeonteith.-The evening ter -
vice in St. Andrew's thurch has been
changed- from 7 o'clock to 7.30 during
the mummer morittes.-The home of Mr.
Geo. E. Thompson has been brightened
by the arrival of a datighter. Mre
Albert Redmond, of Marlette, Mona
was a visitor at the home of Mr. .Wein4
Anderson, of the- village, during' the
week.-11.ev. Mr. 'Snitth, of aleasell, en
Sabbath, condueted the service in
the Methodist church. in the abeenee
of Lhe pastor at conference at Goder-
ich. As usual -Mr. elrnith gave en ex-
cellent, ;practice," and intereethig dist
course.--alesers. NieEwe,n igs Geiger,
who have sewn a, large acreage of
flex in this 'vicinity, owing 'to the
-cold, backward weather, have bad to
re -sow ;some 60 or 70 acres. Tills
means a eemsiderable loss and shows
that the flax business Is not all pro-
ft.-Reee Mr. McKibbon, of WYoniteg,
;while on les way 'to aftensi confer-
ence at Goderich,dropped off here and
paid a visit to Mrs. McKibbon's par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. ilobt.Meiu1 -The
Kipper nierehants 'stet inaugural:MI
an early closing movementa and, be -
&filing with June Nth,. their stores
will be closed Monday .wilee- Friday ev-
enings at 7.30. 11 would be well for
the tpaltrons of these estabitehments to
bear this feet in mind. -Dur popular
drover, Mr. G. pick, leaves a large a-
mount of money in tee pockets of the
farmers of this -neighborhood. As an
evidence of 'Lige we might sey that in
the peat two weeks Me. Dick purchae-
ed 302 hege, for which asi aeld $4,277-,
and 81 Witte, at 13. cost of $8,6743, Maks
Mg a greed 'keel for the two weeks
ot 47,953. Trds e lot of money
-The young son of Robert Totter,
*Of Humber Summit, a short distance
eolith of Woodbridge, climbed a board
fence oe Friday afternoon, and in an
endeavor to reach some cherry blos-
soms, put his head through between
the second and third boards of the
fence, and hie feet slipping oilf the
.bottorri board was conga by themeck
and before help arrived was Strangl-
ed, The little fellow was about two
years -and three months old. Mrs.
'Toffer was in •Toronto at the time of ,
the accident, and returned to find her
little son dealt
-Phoepeortua in a firecracker caused
the death Of a little lad named. Ernest
Leta/Ter, at. Winnipeg, On Friday; The
child was playieg around home and
picked up the cracker and put it in
les mouth. A few minutes afterwards
he was seized with convuleione, and,
'the doctors were at a loes to under-
stand the ease. The pof3tmort,em re-.
vealed the fact that he had been eols-
oiled by phosphorus. The tireeracker
was suggested the source, and the
doctors 'analyzed the one the ehild.
had sucked, making the etartling dis-
covery that it contained enough pois- -
°a ;to kill a. hundred 'people.
-James Lashway was, On Monday
*evening, tound dead in his home, three,
miles from South Mountain, near Corn-
wall, and ;the circumstances strongly
indicate foul Play. It is reported tnat
be was Wand lying in his bed with a
bullet in his head, and a. revolver in
his left hand. He was a righteliandel
•-man, -and ftles, coupled with the lo-
cate:sr of the wound, is held to De a-
gainst a suicide theory, Besides, the
door of the dwelling was apparently
forced and the whole house ratisactred,
trunks being broken- open and their
content's thrown out. LastiWay's
watch and any money he may have
had have also disappeared.
-The rush for the lands on tne
Doukhobor reserve, near Yeaktoa,
Sask., which have recently beea
thrown open for settlement, is, some-
thing phereentnal. People are coming
frcfrn, all parts of .Canada &nd the lim-
ited States by the thousands, The
-.hotels and boarding houses in the
teem are overflowing, and the land
' -Two masked meat with revolvers 1 in 'honor of Mr. James Charbonneau,
held up Mr. John Richarcleor and his who was to be married next week.
son, former Controller Fred'Richard- I Charbonneau 'himself is among the
on, of Toronto, in their automobile the allured who lie at the Notre
on the Kingston road at 9.30 Monday Dame HospitELI. His right leg is bad -
night end relieved them of ell theirti ler fractured. 'Ms name et the dead
Money and valuables, • After march- man le Arthur Duperraultt Duper-
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School RepoMrte.
the report of the pupils in school sec-
tion No., 2, aftleillop., for the month!
of May. _Marks given for examina-
tion and taeooti behavior : Fifth Class -
Ethel Kerr 505. Sr. 4th class -Bren-
ton Kerr 841, Samuel Storey £70, Ail-
een Scott , Percy McMichael U0,,
Jean McM hsfeift
eel 560, Homer Hunt 882.
Jr. 4t12 an Sr. Ord elasses-Willie
Storey 654, Mabel Dorrance 637, Mena ,
'Dolmage 680, Cliftord Hunt 469,13=a
Harn 435, Robert MeElroY 850. Jre 3ed
class-eEthel Hare .588, Edith 1-Ittat 428.
Second class-Eclith Dolmage 155. Part
II of let also -Etta Riley 288, Ma% -
Dolmage 206. Part I of let class -
Delbert Riley 298, Edwerd Dorrance
95. -Helen McMillan, Teacher.
-Tee following is tne report 61 the
school in section. _ No, 4, McKilloo,
based On regularity, examinations
and general proficiency, for the
month, of May : Sr. IV -Mary Riley,
Jean Carswell, Arcele Dickson, El,
Lockhart, Minnie Habkirk, Marion
Grimoldby, Sr. 111 -Chester Hender-
son, Winnie WI/iterate John Hender-
son, Charles Riley. Jr. III-Georee
Lockeart, Andrew Granoldby. jr. II
-Robert Grimoldby, Norman Haeleirk.
Part H --Jessie Kerr, John Dickson,
Oliver Lockhart, Elsie Henderson.
Part 1 -John Smith, Helen Carswell.
F. T. Fowler, Teacher.