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The Late M:.:Tarte.
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The Boaid of Examiners for t
The' death of Hot.J - Tarte, e ., County of Huron met in the publ o
moisterW n of Public ks the Laur- school, Seaforth, • December 24th,
ler Administration, w i ch ink
on finish the work of the Model Seho ' l
SH ?Wednesday of last ek, removes'onn examination. The session just otos
who for many years' was a conspicu- is expected to be the last, therefo
ous and; somewhat picturesque person- there was ct large attendance at bo
ality in Canadian poli leaf life. Model Schools, At Goderich eth
Mrs.ante, the .sdn; o` a habitant fare were thirty-seven attended the s
mer, sl educated ithe Bar, and, MOA and one wrote on the finale t
like -many other you g French -Cana, Clinton there were ..forty four in a
diens, he mingled jou naltsm with the tendztnce. The papers were conside
'practice, of the law. s his journalise- ed fair. To pass candidates had t
tic aptitudes made is services ap- make 00% of the total and 75% f r
pear valuable to the ri erva ti % e mane honors. -The pass mark was 750 an 1
agers of icluebec, the purchased Le the honor mark. 937. The model class
Caliadien ead put it oder his editor- this year have maintained the reput
el. control:° After ser ing four years tion of the - county' Model schools, f
as a member of the Quebec Legisia s. good work, a large number receiving
tive- Asse �'a1bly, he . en erect the House hollers.
of Oormndns in 1891 s member for HONORS
Montmpre cy, with th avowed pur- Carling, Winnihred
Carne, Coro G. Carling, Murtha V
pose of f hang an a quiry into eery m Lillian J.
.11M. 27, 1907.
r that the
Buyt: is eagly
sennet goy Santa
Ce •like and pie
tide your
tr
ehiMuteetre u
ae come to -day,
e selectiong` for
gement
n Plenty
.hy. to cozener
ous other thixga
dor Women.
neckwear
4 Gloves
oliars
Voile
• Shawls`
sista
4- Golfers
Satchels
Mufflers
Handkerchiefs:
Hats
Dight Gowns
• Underwear
..E
G.
.$kPiece Good
= Cloth Jackets
• Top Slirta
Underskirts.
• '?Err Coats
tre Stoles
.moots
e Ties
Ruffe
a Muffs
4. Caps
tree
selected
lag goods
:ata, Table
panes and
.r oad
R'
ompaneas money.
employ- of the corn
six tears, and
acl business. He wan. -s
if, and the present
• great surprise_ T1 .
`before the magistrate
ted in the meantime
Out on $509 bail.
s Notes-
ane of the most notes
worid, died at his
✓ Scotland, on Tues
Bri: tol, Methodist
yvlile, was instantly
morning, by being
-hound T. H. and Be •
just east of Jersey
3ritoi was driving,
'£ the approach of the
was dentoralised,an
tartly killed.
arta the oldest prate
ca the world, died eel
me in St. John, New:
34; Last August Dre
the 70th anniversary`
the medical protein--
°LEon Edinburgh 114-
h he was a seniors
rrdial greetings ands
teal Association p
n addres
-.iia Christlae
pack your stocking, from to
prosperity
And your Christmas joy be bright [ as berries on thee
wreatl `�
o ' top, fu
. ay_ hristm love be_ like - the Christmas tl
t `
May `every heart beat time to the music of
bells
May s the old be young again—that you
seventy or more may you feel once a
when you wept down stairs in the 'd
Santa had been down the chimney I
May our customers, old friends: and new—
the 'hearty handclasp of this Store,
—evergre
the Christ
fifty:
ain as you
wring to s
very one—
th
A Merry, Mcrry Che SLuIasT
And thanks I Thanks I , fa .akii
this our. best Christ
May it be Your Best Christmas al
f
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as
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.Seiting
Salo. Contiro..4.
And we still offer to the public a large all
sortznent of the very choicest qpalities in
Suits
Fancy Vests
Ittain Coats
Dress Shirts.
Ties
Gloves
frostery-
Suspenders
-11111eres Furs
Underwear
Shirts
Collars
Pajama,s
NiOit Robes
m*ifters
Scars
Sweters
Woiren's Fu
All the above goods must positively be so d
out within the next few weelp3 at hatev r
price they -will bring. Come along wi h what
cash you can spire, and see what two dere it
can perform.
COME Emmy
AND COME OP
The. GREW
EN
East Side Main Street, one door Sout of ti*
Dominion Bank, 1
Ilighest price for Butter and
liott,Jessie Scott Feat', Clark, Mary E.
tain,- charges of 'corm tion that.had Ilenderson, Pearl E. Jamieson, Esther E,
been mads .against ; Hector Lane= Kellerman, Ethel Si Keys, Rata
. rbri axil 1
trbom the
Thompson
was expel
the C+dnse
the. ge:n
ed, the La ter Cabine`
Publi9 Werks, and w
ncfrgta iYLC envy, LYl L' . of -- e " t" M.
e Mitoheli, crus M. 31cQuarr:g, Stella G.
former 'resigned from the Murray, r�a,t,} F, Neth r� , fella J.
Ministry, : ve;tives we Tied -,
d the' latter' i'zntl and, Edna L. show, Bath
House. • - en' " son, . -sic u I Tom, Jean O.
e a deice ted at: oassie, " l! ane Bean, Samuel
1896 he renter- Dean. Orlando Jefferson, Geo. H.
as Minister .gg: lkiannin NYilliant Matheson, Wm. A.
tcann, Harold Welsh, Nixon
during that :Nilson, Thos. G.
luentialj.i-r_i se-' PASS
In strattcyn the,-Armetrong,Ida Armstrong, Jennie
C uebec Carter, Jennie Coward. Margaret
•
h led' u ' t0 hiS Cluff, Olive E. Dalton, Alice •'
p Deyell, Lillian M. Diehl, Erma A.
ilfrid's Cabin-` Fraser,.hiarion Glenn, Vera Jane
Griffin Laura
put Il;izri back i . Hetherington, Lizzie .
life,. ,Correa-�' g e Mayme� B Laidlaw, Johnsto!1inn a P.
of the inci - Mo hereon Erse McMane, Jessie 13.
Of Hon. Mr ; Phillipa,- E. Myrtle Polly, Mary
re Closely than" Sort, Mary E.. .sherritt, Lydia
8herritt, "Minnie E. Smith, Maggie '
rld , Laurier on Bre' enc, 'elda L Taylor, Edea V.
England from Thomson, Gertrude M. Zimmer, Tillie
Mal,.Confer_ence: Barker, F. Chester Breen, Wm. Geo.
time
curia
suppc
Of
xceptionally
fort the new ad
of the Provin
he incidents whi
retirement`, from Sir ••
et, a retirement whit
practically into prieat
pendent writes : Non
dentsin the later
Tarte was watched m
when, he met Sir Wi
the latter'e return t
attending the first Col
It was during Sir • 1ftid's stay in
London that cables totof his seriousl
indlepos tion, and Hon. Mr Tarte, then
Minister cabesPablic parks, tried to
make the of his i pportunity and-
hurried- about the • co l try, advocating'F
a policy' oo higher pro 'ectiOn. At the
time many looked u ' on ` Hon. 4[r
Fielding as the most litely successor
to Sir Wilfrid if the la ter .were fore -
ed to retina from pa tics, bvtt , Hoon,'
Mr. Tarte 'thought he could get the
people with him as the Canadian man-
ufacturers at the ti , were crying
for higher protection. r Tarbe's ace
tion implied what he t ought Sir Wil-
ifrid's condition would favor - bim to
do, and on this ac Dunt 'political
friends rather lookedor 'a touch of
'pertness in the meetin: between the
two. There was nothi co! the kind, 1
and both principals ilingly `'played
their parts and to - the surprise` of all
Sir •Wildri& did not ev n pretend that
,he - knew anything of . hat had been
going. Dant in iris absen e • Shortly af-
terwards, however, Hon Mr Tarte an-
nounced his withdrewai from the Cab-
inet, Sir Wilfrid insists g that hehadnot loan anyright as 'a minister to go
aboutadvocating a p lacy of higher
protection pvhen the ` Ca inet of which
not committed
policy. At
as certainly a
ir. Tarte was
vitt', and novo
younger than
whtl ' his • old
etly passed a -
:,d a somewhat
andvery bit
:osed to him,
ariiamenc and
an r of . c nsi=
rka$le energy,
n the depart
d control. Old
orks De-
✓ ad a chief
didthis pa-
r
V
he was a
themselves
that time
ember had
to any sue
ir Wilfrid
very sick mars, :while
full of energy and act
Sir Wilfrid -seems even
he was ten years ago,
ally, Mr. Tarte, has q
way.
Although , Mn. Tarte h
varied political career,
terly- attacked those o
he had 'maw friends in
oat of it. He was a
erable courage and rem
which made itself 'felt
ment over !which he h
,officialp oa the Public
wbo woradi so hard
litical journalist when .he was c tiled
to a Cabinet position at the time of
the change of governme t ie 1896. He
wag nearly always In is acom at 7
rectly und r his conk 1 to be there
at that h too. And this despite.
In the House
lock the night
dictated eome
ater, after
the fact, th t he bad sa
ae late as cone er two cn
before, 'and had perhaps
letters as late as elev
He was azi omnivorou
often read ain hour or t
dismissing his secretari .
Called Him the -Lit le ellow."
When Mr. 'Tarte firs en ered upen
his duties he- had all he zeal of a
neve minister who is ginning work
after the overthrow of a government
and everyone was look d Upon with
•selt innoeents The 'slit le fellow," as
he ie affectioliaielY te ed ;An the de.
partmeht, was aeret th re, end evera-
where. One never kne *hen the
door wap liable to op quickly, and
the form' ot the new cidef would
dance-" in. Some of t clerks lived
In mortal terror of him for be 'had a
reputation whether de yea or not,
of being ready to fire anyone on a
minute's notice if he bought there
only a few in number, and the rear
just got to work..and e cciuntry got'
better returns for the salaries paid
than under mast ad stratorpo The
axe did not fall Oil V !inlay, and
those , who did go w sprinCipally-
those who itribibed -too freely of that
which inebriates as II as stirined
Disliked 'Liquor an Tabacco.
And just here hangs tale, or rathe
er several, of them. Tarte-wan e
man of strong prejudic ...Two things
which he hated most hernently were
alcoholic liquors and tobacco, and
ling" purcoses, -end th latter at all,'
were sure to meet with e disapproval -
al. :He liked a glass • elaret
self at his meals, but ne er drank wbat
he termed "jawbone " liquors, and he
did dislike, vsitb every atom of soul
haws. Several amusing incidents are
told eoncerning this ab orrence,
The year after he b came Minister,
e said an attaebe' or the department, a
7 fellaw came in one da with a letter
in his pocket after a b. He was
certabe to get it, for he had sufficient
pull. He handed Afr the letter.
The Minister took it, nd instead at
epening it, held it to his nose and
sniffed it Then he t k a Jump 'in
the air, -melted bie a Ms, and said,
reheat, had to admit t used .tbe
"root '104 41e4 didn't ie Obi I
Curran, Victor Campbell, Archie IL
Dodds, Melvin
Kilpatrick, Edwin
Lyon, Emmanuel
Mair, Knox Mason, Roy II.
McKenziet'lle6tor 3eKity, Ross R,
.1IcKenzie, Wire. Robt. Morrow, Wm. 0.
Oliver, William Tosliff, Alfred L.
Stothers, Bailie W. Smyth, 'Wm. J.
Triebrer, Wm. L. Weir, Wm. -Wilfred
Young, Harvey.
The following are under age and will not receiv
their certificates till theyare eighteen.
Deyell, Lillian M. ' Dalton, Alice A,
Henderson, Pearl E.
Sberritt, Lydia I3,
Smith, Maggie
Tiplady, Evelyn C.
Tom, Jean
Barker, Chester
Fear, Mary E.
Phillips, Emma Myrtle
Kellermann, Ethel M.
McPherson. Ena
Pentland, Edna L.
McKay, Ross R.
Swann, Harold
The following have non-professional attending.
Curran, Victor Cluff, Olive E.
Hetherington, Lizzie A. Keys, Mayme J.
Fraser, Marion Lyon, Emmanuel
Griffin, Laura Mcblayne, J. Evelyn
Johnston, Jean Sherritt, Minnie E.
Polly, Mary Weir, Wm'. Wilfred
The fellowing wrote on the final for renewals an
will obtain one year and a half ;
Harden), L.,-, Million, Carrie '
Howanti, Winona Martin, Mildred
Clark, Elsie M. 1Vhite, iCora
Parsons, Marie .
Huron Notes.
-Over $5,000- was p,aid in taxes in
Clinton, on Saturday, December 14th.
-Mr. George Cottle, of Clinton, has,
sold his house ana lot to -Mr. Jeonea
McNeil for $600.
-Mr. and; Mrs George Mote and son,
of Manitoba, are visiting friends in
the neighborhood of Crediton.
-Miss Gera. Sherriff,- of Winghain,
has been re-engaged as teacher in the
schota at Malone, Hastings minty,
-Robert Docker, of Grey toaenship,
bad a sale recently, prior to hitt go-
ing to New Ontario, whtch 'netted him
0800s •
-Mr. John McKay, of Grey township,
who spent the past nine months at
Earl Grey, Sask., is home again for
the winter.
-The Robinson farm on the Hurtful
roan, just west of Clinton,- was eold,
by auction, L. Paisley being the pur-
chaser ,att $5,870.
--Miss Jean P. MacPheresen, of Olin -
tons has gone to Boston Where she
will take' a bourse of tri'iining in the
Massachusetts State Hospital.
-:eirs. Norman Fair and son, of Clin-
ton, have ''gotne to Lockport, N. Y, to
spend the winter with the former's
brother, Mr. Gregg Irwin
rich Model. school, was presented bY
' the pupils, at the close' of the term,
-mita Edina Manning, of ttle public
school staff, Clinton, has been torced
to resign, oveing to the ill health ciV
-The annual Christmas festival in
connection with the Crediton Evanel
pike' church was held on Christmas',
eve, when an excellent programme was
given.
•,---Principal Her tley, ; of the Clinton
Model school was recently presented
with a handsonae case sof pearl handled
knives and, forks by 'the :Model school
-Mr. john Nichol, ,o Wingham, has
purchased from Mr. Wan Carr, the
brick residence and twelve acres of
land In the town plot, near the Wing -
ham ceroetery.
-aMilitary orders announce the es -
lament of a provisional school of
Inetruction for infantry officers at
Goderich, to commenoe January 7th,
min to continue six weeks.
-Mrs. Joseph Knight, who for 35
died recently at the home of berdaugh-
tert Mrs. Nit tere Binder, at elleayt 111
-Miss M. Benn, vaho bas been en-
gaged as teacher in the Iningsbridge
Scheer, has severed her connection with
tbe school there, and- is goino to take
-Mr. George Andrew, of
has established a fine system of wa,t-
erworks through ale barn, which 'will
be a great convenience. Mr ' Andrew
believes in having overythieg up to
-Wm. McDowell, of Westfietd, aad
tbe misfortune to loose a valuable
horse a few days ago. This is the
• third ham to- dee in that neighbore
hood witbin the past few weeks. Eat-
ing frozen grass is thought to be the
cause of death.
-Ma. James Van Nover, of West
Salem, Ohio, and his daughter, are vis-
iting in. Clinton. They came to see
Mr. Thomas Jacksott, sr , who is -just
recovering from a severe illnese. Mr
Van Nover leas not been in Ontario
elate 1868. _
-The beim cd tar. and Mrs . Ster-
ling, Goderich tawnship, was the scene,
of a pretty wedding on altadnesday,
last week 'when' -the latter's sister.
POP NOP.bila TAW la IlleaPi
Around $5.00
s
nos,
teresting and impressive aeremony was
performed by Rev. Mr Mann, of Lis-
towel, assisted by Rev. Mr Menicar.
- A -The Methodist churph in Mitchell
which during the sum er was tiler-
, Is a good sensible price to pay oughly renovated and d eorated and in
which a new' $4,000 ergan hae been
installed, Was re -Opened 011 Wednes-
day of lest week by a grand organ re-
cital given by Mr. Arthur Blakeley, of
Toronto, assisted by 3. Parnell eiter-
tletta
erbag was held
at the hatne
for an Umbrella. Some people
. might think tlaat too much, bit
that's because they don't appre-
ciate what high quality stands
for in umbrellas. You may never
have thought of coming here far
an 'umbrella, still they make
very suitable Christmas gift,
especially when the peeson seems
te have nearly everything they
need. G -old filled and solid site
headed, with fine silk and -wo I
and selvage edge cover.
Engraving free.
John Bulger,
SeafOrt
Marriage Licenses Issued.
riage to Mr. Robert Cole, son of Mr
and Mrs. Peter Cole The ceremon
was performed by Rev. tir Snowden
in the presence of a number of friende
of ;the contracting parties.
-The Goderich board of health insi
tend making a thorough job of' vac-
eination; special constables are make
ing a house to house census of those
to vaccinate those who have not ae ye
are to be followed- up by the doctor
-One evening recently the bible clae
et the Crediton Methodist church spen
a pleasant social. evening in the base
ment of the church. A -good grogra,
was providen and during the eveniu
Mr. Holland', the teacher, who is
leaving, was presented with a mantle
clock and an appropriate address,
-Tbe little grandson of Mr. James
Handford, of the LoOten road, nea
week. The littIe boy, Who had under-
gone an operation last summer, came
up with his :parentst ana Mrs
Wm. Foster, to attend the funeral at
Mrs. Hataford, and was taken ill and
never recovered.
-Mrs. Peter Kerr died last week in
the Clinton laespital, after a abort
illness. Deceased was born in Bay-
field 50 years ago, and was the eldest
daughter of the late Frederick Ahrens..
Fed many years Mr. and Mrs Kerr
have been respected residents ot Clin-
ton. The -former and four children
bin a -pros- perous farmer
of the second cencession of the town-
ship of Culroep, is reported to bave
eenunitted suicide host week by shoot-
ing himself through the head. No
motive can be assigned by the family
for his man ant. He was ot a melan-
cholic nature, and it is -supposed that
while in a depreased state of mind he
decided to take his (MIL life. He le,
survived by a wife and family, twot
-George Salmon, aged 14, WAP
kaled the other day at Raymond, Ale
berta. The horse which he waS
a -Rev. R Whiting preached to his driving became tangled in the harneee
former congregation in the Methodist and fell en the driver.
church, Mitchell, on a recent Sunday. -Robert Conant, a farmer from San-
-Ser. James Anderson, of St Marys, wich, received serious injuries in a
who has been tor some months in the runaway accident at Chatham last Frt.-
west visiting friends, has returned day. He was thrown from his rig and
home. several. fibs on his right siae were
-Mr. Patrick DeCaursey, of the 10th fractured.
concession of Logan, diece la.st week, -Mr. N McDougall, B. A., of Pe -
and Mr. John troaden, M As, oLaifilSsr'nlaberent;a7;
has been appointed inseectee of pub: -
lie achocas for West Lambton.
-Last Friday night 25 Chinese ladies
passed taroiigh Montreal in bond, vie
They had ciente trom Ne* York, and
were going home to epend the New
Year in the Celestial Kingdom.
-Romeo Archambaelt, a young mai
who camt to Winnipeg recently from
aired by tailing from a toboggan
en the slide the other evening and
died the next day.
lacClelland,died at Grand Val-
ley on Sunday from the effects ot
burns, caused by falling down staire
With a lighted lama the evening prea
vious. Deceitoed was in her 50th year
aod mixers esteemed in the locality.
-Mrs. McTavish, wife of Rev
MoTayish, D.' So, pester of Central
Presbyterian Chnrch, Toronto, passe
away &today morning In Balti
Hi:heated, After months of suffering,
from mincer.
-Norman Swartz, was blatantly kill*
ed in a 'runaway accident et Osage,
from a load_ of haa. He heeame
tangled in the lines and was dragged
'under the wheels. He lesaaati a wife
and two cliihicen.
-One ot the oldest and most bi
land conaty, James Kemp Huycke,
of Cobourg, passed, away at bie late
resident*, -Warkworth last Thursday,
in bis 82nd -year.
—Because til -A father whipped hial for
MeNeally, a 12 year °In boy at Bete
erboro, left home on Tuesday and bas
not since been zeen, although his
parents and the pollee haw- made dil-
igent search tor the missing lad.: ,
-There are local option campaigne
on in 96 municipalities throughouttha
Province, and repeal contests in
In 'those munieipalitles thert are 273
licenses. A teature of the cairn/14n
la that V of these municipalitle.a none
trying local option are tncerporated
er of the Sella& of Mining, Kingstoa,
died on Taursday Jag. She hadbeett
married two years, and had just rea
turned from Germany, where ber hue -
band had taken a hest graduate
course. She was a daughter of Joseidi
David Marshall, of lefitchell, Was mg,' Franklin, of Winnipeg.
ging a hole for 'a telephone pole his -The home of MT. .931ii Mrs James
crowbar broke and one piece new up Cathrea Sidenham township, near
and bit him halow the eye -making a Walter's Falls, was the scene of a
long gash down to.the lip. The wound a tireigleariencindoewnt,moasurnainrgelte efdeawthIttal:!if
Vas. dressed by Dr. Armstrong, but he I thee
their yotIngest child, a little girl of
eighteen months. Mr and Mrs. Cath -
Tea, had killed and prepared, a titian-
tatity of fowl for market that MOrn-
ing, and bail used a .paper torch to
Inge the bira after they had been
plucked. Their aptly eurviving child, a
boy hrol and a half. years, _watched
etjalleallatt, swat mots,. "doll tett
Perth Items.
ris, tenor eolaist at
-A very plea,sant gat
one evening last week
of Mr. Ed Fuller, of
easion being the presentation of an ad-
dress and also a beautitul eable muff
to Miss Jordan, who hes taught the
school for the past six yeare, and wno
is leaving to tea,ch a sclueol near
Staffa.
-Mr. Ed•-'11raleignieof !St. Marys, did
well with his black Orchingten chick-
ens at the Winter Fair at Guelph aud
captured twelve prizes with his eix
birds. l'he prizes were three first's,
one firth, three specials for best col-
ored cockerels, two -specials for best
colored pullet and silver etip for four
best hens
-Messrs. D 'Douglas & Son, of Wil-
low Grove, were very successful ex-
hibitors at the Guelph ,Fgt Stock Show.
In the regular classes they succeeded
in ca.rreing off five ont of six pose-
sible firsts, and five out of six sec-
onds, and several thirds and fourths.
Taey also won 'several first, seconds
and third& in the bacon, and graae
classes, winning in all 22 prizes on an
exbibit of 26 hogs.
--The counfy treasurer at Stretford
recently received a cheque from the
provincial treasurer for $12,504.20,- one-
third of the a.mount expended on eosin
eonetruction • by the county of Perth
since thetaaaption of the Good Roads
by-law. Thtf3 sum is taken from the
one million dollars whieh the provin-
cial Government has laid aside, offer-
ing a refund of ione-taird, the amount
expended :under ''the goon roads aye-
terni
-The Toronto Cattle Market privil-
eges went to Mn R 3. Hunter far
$42,500.
-Miss Jean Johnson, of Wiarton, had
her aern badly fractured in a printing'
press in The Canadian office in that
faund last Saturday.
-James Peterson, proprietor of Pet-
erson's iron worke, Winnipeg, had
his skull fractured the other daY
the bursting of an emery wheel, I
-Miss, Mary Finlayson, Post Roe&
Cornwall townsbip, dropped dead 'the
other day while preparing to drive te
Cornwall. She was 72 years old
-Joseph Bois shot „hineselis. on his
claim 45 miles from Letellier, Mae -
the other night. It is mot known as
to whether it was accident or suicide.
-Mrs. Fullerton, of Cobalt, gave
birth to a boy while coming to TO -
rant° on the train last Friday. Mottle
er and- ehild were removed to the Gene
67th year, 44 leaves a tvi4cfw•
-Mrs. Jobei Boss, wao lids been a.
resident of Stratford for over forty
years, died lent week aged 84 yea.rs.
It is just a year since Mr. Ross' death
-One day last week Joseph Doherty,
son of Mr. Patrick Doherty, of Logan,
vehile playing at school„ felt and broke
-Mr. Charles Osborne, of Einaa, who
sold his 50 a,erea to Thomas liewbigg-
In& has purchaeed Mr. :Wm Porter -
field's farm on lot lit, concession 4. •
-s-Mr. James Beattie, Avonbank,
had part -of his thumb cut off by a cir-
cular saw the other day vrhile assist -
inn at te wood, bee.
-Mr. A Stevensen, English master
at the Stratford Collegiate Institute,
has resigned to, accept the chair oft
lecturer on Methods in English, in
Queen's reativersity.
-A coniplimentary banquet was giv-
en at the Hicks House, Mitchell, one
evening recently, to Mr. A. Dunbar,
who is giving up his law 'practice
there aad- going to Guelph. -
„neer, Albert, De Jardine, who has
been an tbe Merchtintsaaank in Mitch-
ell tor nearly three aears,has been ap-
pointed to the accountautship of the
Merchants Bank In Parkdale.
-Rev. MacDonald, of the To-
ronto Globe, preacbed anniversary ze-
molls in Knox- church, 'Stratford, on
Sueuteet, December 15th and addressed
a masta meetings of mett at the city hall
be the afternoon.
-The new Anglican chuich In Mil-
verton was opened recently by Ilishop
Williams. The congr,egation le, sawmill
one but the church aehleit cost $4,000
is nearly ell pain for.
-Rev. 3 T. Kerrin, of Jamestown,
former aastor of Trinity churcb,
Mitchell, and oecapied Me old euip#
Mr, John -Lawrence, 12th concession ot
Elma, had the misfortune to have
of his arms broken by the cat gettin
a little nervous and ugly,and jammed
him againet the wall with -the above
result.
-Rev. j Cutter. sorae 30 years
ago. a preacher on the SI. Marys and
NISSOUrl district, died at the holm of
his daughter, in Eimithville, a 'short'
time ago. Deceased was one of the,
pioneer ministers of the Methodist'
-One afternoon last week while Mr.
will be permenentjy disfigured. •
-A very interesting event Wok ple.ce
at the residence of Mr. and Mrs .1
rIsher, Pleasant Home Farm, con--
cessian Elma, an Wednesday, Deo
ter, Mat* A., was united in inaria
rea went t to do thee milaing, he
actions of e' ;morning. &inuring' a
roll of pepe he lit it at the fire in
elothing, ch was soon flameee
the the mo 's !return she was horri-
fied to tin ei daughter 'eliffering
from terrib barns about tlie .body,
wbere the haw was thickest. The
little one ed half an hoar. The
bOy, who as the innocent pause of
the sister's death, is, of course, too
Piling to u c,erstand the nature of hie.
actions Muc eyinpathy fel, in the
aeighborhoo for the berea, ,ed par -
of that township.
Friday of 10. James C -ow, mie of the
eldest and best known citteeas, at
anis for Many Years a prorni of -s
fieial of the 1 Inland Revenue Depart-.
tet ef (Zeta lea at the time •of his
saperannuae Omit twelve years age.
ceived in M atreal of the wheat yield
in the Peace IRieer country, 80,0 miles
north of Edmonton, the total being
Peece River °ening, Fort Brick, and
see Bay Co pany *1.50 busbel;
Mid it will be ground at qe• Cora-
PanSr's mill t Vermillion.'
isseln view the meat declaim of
the SuCkenee Court uplee,Iding: (the or-, .
pelling the nd Trunk Rail. y 0o.
to gi.ve le third Class fair acco mode,.
den at tene peany per mile on at
leapt one tra r day each be-
tween Tortes d Mon'treal, the tome
patty is no eying to Pak:element
Mg the dates eharter width
the eider wa battled.
ei-Oornellus airlor, of St. Thomas
wee the vict at et a eery zaahous, if
not fatal, a ',dent Abe_ other morning.
fell into -the. le baelneneds. Hist head
and neck kn keel against theeside of
the sewer an ilnis!.head. twisted ; 4i.roun4,.
Ite• was picke mit of- the eewea In en
uncenscams 'Condition. It is; feared
th4 some oa 1 th:e bones of hie- neck
areibroken Si that he cannot *rovers
aleng with Dusty Br.., ,isf St
sore veins e geed bearing. extartz 27
miles north- ' Engelhart on tile Tem-
freaa the. e -As-say Ceara, Bele
levelle, tbat e pie sent earl assay
senk on the
ations can eon -
Healed during ale .winter,
taRayrriond,1 n Alberta, is sa to be
Inge, -and- bee e .populatiott et 240
the. youngest 1, owe of its eize a Cane.
ad*. In 1908 I'. he itevensite vtae, la bare
prairie, Now it -cOntains 500 reeitlences.
spree of the largeet ratehlug end tate '
thee :Maly one of !its kind in anada ..
west' of the Great1Lakes. 'Title ry
reeksents an inaestment Of Q,
and One been in! operation 'tot bree,
yeates, In 1004 this' taetory ellead It., -
90(V tons of b eta and reanueenturea
here during e
-tier; Miss eadrnan
Lorne Prin. all of
strittka, and Eva Cam
gone on a ho wjt
C. ,:Wishart waa le on Sunday
non with the' ` of th new
nominations' ne No
*rig officetee
own formee
t several
llendenartera
tbly Heine on
eday
Teat' e
hall en day eve.
=ling factory
for Bleasela. A number our
I Enter
see ion No. 11,
place, wee c
Friday aftern
eataer, Miss: Sparks. trhe
stewed their st in their;
by turning ou n , snob large
as to test the ca . malty of the tic
tee, its utmoet, et t would bet diftte
cult to sae wa ch re the b
ed at the su , the ent
the .teacher. ,_ ramm lite
ed of 89 Inn* ers, iuding .
recitations, dialogues, ebortleaval-
if
elves proved e great eare the!
trnest have ert lied oh her an I
deal of extra labor, but the u
of the entert/nineht, combined 1 with
the evident pi asuee afforded bott Tie- t
pile and earents wee; no doubt; corn.-
pensation tor the Work undertaken and
so euecessfulle carried out. At the
conolusion of the 4ntertearaneat !-Paiaas "
were distribUtiett the childetai, and
tbe National A.hthem. Mos Speaks has.
done good taithful wwk , in. this
!Wool, and ivill be' pleased te
leave ,
just sou
the h