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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1907-06-07, Page 1MAY 1, 1907 resoling, egee_eieegel -"lame WOR TR Y -UMBERe 2 060 TailOring and ymaiththg - HI N Q-CT.A..LR,E1 ow you supreme value in A neat paraeol is consider - e coettune, next in irnportenee 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 aUe * * $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 L ugho Y HODS sfi....A.FoRTIL ON 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 �fl 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 FURS .AND \ FURNISH " STORE). 911~111illiWINK0~1.514****Mt* IIMIWIS0181.1•0%.* • 'Prioe. • 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 •$14.00 • 14.00 to 15.00 to , if I le astonish- you *hen' the qualities. Please No end to vtfriety • man, lean man; normal to accommodate sil. Everybody. SEAFORTH FRIDAY, JUNE 79 1907. West Huron Liberals. thing out of the cellar tend the first story, but everything upstairs went up in smoke, including . an their Mr. Robert HolInes, of Cleetot1., Se- c o 1 tiles except whet they wore at the leeted as Their Standard 13earer. time, together with, considerable 15*** *pas* 'The „annual meeting Of the .West IlurOn Liberal. Asset-el/Won was held In he Temperatice Hall, Goderich, on Menda,y. The convention was largely attended and the •Several questions enbeusiaatically discussed, The elec- tion of officers for the -ensuing yeae reselted as follows: President, Jamas Youeg, Aubern; vie „aresictents, J. Morris, Loyal; Wm. Batelle, Dun- gannon, and Joilin ttle, Kinteal ; treasurer, Joseph Bell,' Carlow, sec- retary, 'Charles Girrow, -Goderich; Auditor, dtaa.Paisley, Clinton. Chairmen of townehips-Colborne, A. Young, Carlow; ',Aelifield, Charles letewart, Kintail; West Wawarnoste John MeNab, Donee:anon; Goderice township, Rein Yeo, Holmesville Mittel:it, Thomas Mcblillatn, Seeforth; EaSt: ,Weavanosit, B.,H. Ta'ylor, ; myth, • :Wm. Campbell; Wingham, Riehard, -Clegg; Clintote Dr. ,J.'W! Shaw; Goderithe V.' L. Horton. Resolutions of confidence in Sir Wilfrid- Laurier aid •his Goverranent and 12i endorsing The selection of Hoe. G. P. Graham, as leader of the Lieeral 'party in the Legislature? were 'unanimously passed. It was 'proposed try Wm. Proudfoot, of Goderich, andseconded by Thomas McMillan, reeves of Htillett, that Robert Holmes, of Clinton, be the candidate to bear the standard of the Liberals of West Huron at the, next, general election, for the, House of Commons. This motion received the enthusiastic' support of every member, f style tall man, short man, fat heads or swelled heads—no trouble • Our Great •$ .00 Derby Our Linen 75c Special' , Our $1.50 Fedora 1 Out 756 IS4aw. Allstyles in above pries. t "ir 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. (f 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 Al BROS PubU • - a Year in Advance; 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- —......e-- __KTihlleeP xonowin is 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.