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SEAFORTIT. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25
1g C' ompany
FROM ONTA RIO'S CALIITAL
lothing,-
' Toronto, Decennber, 22nd, 1914,
The death ?of Hon. Senator Jaffrey,
A Merry Christmas
0 all our old patronFoiliose faces have been famil- ..
,
tar to us, and for tile many evidences given us of
the still further strengthening of closeties, we say -
"Thank you" and "A Merry Christmas": To the ne-w.
patrons, who are cons antly enlarging our crrcle of .
/.
friends we say "Me ry ',Christmas' and. welcome
- to the swre's best that- th.e New Year will bring.
Big Sale of Furs
To make the Holiday season' one of lively Fur ,Selling, we
are placing our magnificent fur stock-volumninous-as it is
-at greatly reduced prices.
Men's Coon Coats, Men's Black Dog Coats,
Men's China Beaver Coats, Men's Furlincd
Coats, Men's Fur Collared Coats, Women's
Furlined coats, Women's- Fur ,collared coats
Fur Muffs and Stoles fur collars.
And every other article in fur, garments, to he cleared at
prices which will mean quick sale. If you haven't got all.
- the furs you need, 'this is your opportunity. -
eavy
Caps
We have never shown so large a range of winter caps as just
now. Most every good style of cap known to the cap 'trade
is to be found in our present display. The prospect of a
cold and stormy winter makes one of these caps necessary to
every man and boy.
PRICE'S... 50e L75e $1.00 151.50
Klondike Sox.. ....25c, .40 .50
A Popular Overcoa
Youiwill never klio'w the intense
.
satisfaction of being well and ap-
propriately dressed until you slip
on one of these new models.
They enhance enjoyment and
efficiency both in pleasure and
business.
In well dressed circles these
famous, garments are the :flan
mark of good taste, fashion- and
distinction They are 'beautiful
and g,raceful auxilaries to every
natural 'advantage you possess and
throw a glamour of irresistible
fascination over personality and
presence;
..... PRICE
$12 $15 to $20
Very Fine New Holiday Suits
$10.00 to $15.
Which nccured in this :city ia.st week,
le la IdtSitinet IOSS to 'Torontoand in-
deed to the whoie nst Canada. Senator
Jaffrey's enterprises and activities were
re qsuch ereecosmoporitian nature that
his 'influence Was f•eit throughout the
entire Dominion. He Was ta remarkable
man in many respects. Although 83
yeails ple age when the nest • message
carne, he nv;as alroost As actively engag-
ed in business and .the taffairs Of life
as swhen be was an his nrime. Only a.
few (;weeles previously he (had .retunned
..from an extended business trip through
theWestern Provinces. andeewhiie in
Winnipeg, egave an interesting inter-
view to the Press tofthat city.' in ;which
be' took A very hopeful view of the
.teentress prospects of these Provinces
as (well .ets of the present financlarcon-
ditions. Be was down town attending
ceding his death and he passed away
to btssine.ss as usual on the :Friday'pre- 1
on the following Tuesday evening. Ht,..
was ilisanclaily connected with' .8., score i
or more financial, erianufac•ttaing and
reining enterprises throughout the coun-
try land bad a ;position on -the Direc-
torate of many of them, Ever tsipte the
. death of 'Hon. George Brown he had
been the President en' The 1CSicybe 'Print-
ing Company and the directing mind
of that great and. influential journen.
And n't is said that in none of the
enterprises in (which he was financially
interested Idid he ,take so much inter-
e tiand eo much pride as in 'his con-
nection with 'The Ginl2n. 'Corning toeTn-
ront•o ifrom Scotland, as ' a poor, boy, .
he 'gradually (worked ins :Way ups until
lie attained the high position of wealth, *
infitience and. usefulness which.he enly-
vaoated, when the final 'call came, lie,
was slat we whom wealth, and posi-
tion haA spoiled. Ile lived a canifortabile
but unaesurning ilfe and -wasa always
as -Pitain and approachable as ,the ,inost
ordinary (main; while eery deserving
object and indlyiduleti was sure of his
liberal assistance rendered In a quiet
and unostentatious manner: In the
death of H -cm. Senator 1Co i and ,Hon.
Senater J,a,ffray, Teronto ,and Can.a,ds,
have recently loist two ',great and. self
made *tains ef'. finance and industry.
1 . • - • • • -
• An Unique and unusual parade such
isSliteaS never been Nvitnessed before in
this gity or int any other pant ,of Can-:
aria, occured here on Paiday last. This
was (the parade or 'two thousand khaki
cia,d soldiers from (the Mi1ifrer7 Camj
here and conveyed in 660 automobiles.
This Was the mobilization of the troops
Under Generai Lessard as A Itest to see
how quickly the troops couid be as-
sembled .frorri different pointsto one
eiernmon ;cesitre an case ..of -trouble. The
ants:mobiles were prayided ta<nd manned
bsfethe :Ontario Motor League The 'pro-
ceision passed al -Ong several principal
streets .and was witneSsed by thous -
olds ot people. The demonstration prov-
ed very eatisfactory to the military.
a thoritie and ehows the roops to be
good c ndition. Each taut mob le con-
veyed thr e soldiersbeside the driver
and. the p ocessiorisevas headed by the .
officers fo iowed by an germ red *tor
oarlfuliy quipped and man ed fir sere
vice. ,
• • • .... t
i His Bor. ,J. Highnss, the Duke •f Con-
naught. GoVerno'
r -General arrive here
• I < ,
Saturday - orning. He Came Mp.- u in-
t\
sp,ect the v lunteer force asse ble herc
at. (the Exh bition Grounds- amp The
weather, h wever, Was not :j/bpi low,
There- was ta, contienioue an eavy
down pour f rain es,nd Sleet an the
narade grad, ds were a sea of t mu+ and
siush. ,Aitho gh the* .forces *ere as-
sembied, it *as. !decided to dis nse
With the re 'law, and the men were
dismissed to theircitnse II-owener, His
'Iligimess vis ited the Camp during the
afternoon gad inspected the quartets,
haA (a conference With some of the Alf -
fleas and conversed with many of the
soldiers and by his pleasing and af-
fable 'manner left a .most pleasing im-
pression on Jai with ,ewboin he -had met.
. . • IV . .
-
In..g''Ve r a 1 ,0 tario counties ;during
the Past, :few ,years- there n' have been
heid'SchnneR irs in many of the -Pub-
iic Sclioniss in 4lie rural distoicts. Th se
Fairs are heidj undee' the :direction aid
supervisien of i he Agricultural Depa< t-
rnent. The chii en. are encouraged 4d
instructed in c itiveting at their, ho e
veget'ablee of v rides kinds, flowers id
In some *1,3'6.n es ,pouitry and a irrirs e.
such- as cons , colts _and 1gth T e
children :have 'Ity do 311 the 'wok a d
take fun respo sibility fornthe f edl g...
andese,re :of the .animals and ciiiti've,ting
of the products. In thi fall: of the yea
these products are taseernbled a t e -
school building, are judged as to merit
and prizes are awarded accord ngle
These Fairs ha s ciTatect a grea deal
Of interest in m nyscoirties ,and has
etimulated. in th schlsol children de
sire to excel in the•se various thi-s u
farroeculture and have had a s ran
tendeecy in int resting them in the
ork of the ferin and the a,ttt ac Ione
theneeted thereeVith. The large A fen -
dance at the F irs. held this , fa 4 of
haft children an1 Adults ,and the in-
terest they liavet occasioned„ and. : the
demand ,for mor of them .next Yeat i
indicate ' the inte est being roused in
the young peep' • 'This school move-
ment has grown• ,apidly fin the east 3
years. The num er of fairs had has
increased from - 2 to 148, and 1391
Schools were Inter ste-d, The attendance
t those for the yea,r totaied 95,310.
They :are held un erthe ma•nagement
of local Org,a111.ZWt1DS of boys and girls,
and under the gener.ai ;supervision -Hof
the district repo e en ta tive of the On-
tario Department. The movement iS a.
good One tand can ot tan to be 'highly
benefleien *a sh •aid be, even mOire
generally' availed. o•
a • •• •
The Provinces of Ontario- Is getting
emnetning .for not lag. It ' is 'gettitvii
a !big' experiment rm in the north
from (the Domini Government. Pc .
mier Hearst, on be Tot the Pronin e.
has accepted the, roffered farm' a d
Is receiving with ecoming modes y,
much praise for th skillful rnanner n
which he allowed I he Province to -•e
thee Sndotwed. 'The i Province „or Que,.ct
is getting the sanie thing, '
It twin be recalled that when the N
tionai Transcontixientai railway w
projected _through Northern Ontar o
the Value re the come, try traversed w
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Greig. Clothing Co'y
SEAF0t1TH
PRODUCr. TAKEN AT HIGHEST 'PRICES
1914
The Huron Expositor wishes
its many readers A Very
Merry Christmas. .
the ,subject of (aOhe,ated argument, On,
Help the "Red Cross"
- .and
"Belgian Relief" Funds
the (one hand the -wholeterritory was
declared Ito be la, \useless mess of rock
and 'muskeg, utterly unfit .for ageicul-
tural development, a land which would
never (produce A pound (IX local ;traffic
to justify the building of the road: I
On the Other hand; there were those
Who 4:asserted with the fullest confi-
dence that the country Was equal to the,
best -sections of -older Ontario and would
be productive almost from the dt iving
Of ((the last spike Rif the new railroad.
The road twos built, is now ready: fOT
operation, ond actual .ob-servation hate
strengthenedthe belief that what is
known (as the great clay bet may 'be-
come of !productive importance: 'Settiets
Who have gone in there have done some
successful farming. Tele provincial gov-
ernment has an experiment atation at
Itfonteith, up in the :Temiskaming dis-
trict, (and at this station there hane
been grown tsome very good fait wheat,
turnips, ca<lebages-, carrots, beats, 'mel-
ons, citrons, squash, tomatoes and other
vegetanies, ai1 :of exceptional size and
4110.1ity. Experts believe that what hae
been (done at Monteith an be idorie
tong •the iine :of the Tra,nscontienental.
and generany throughout the great
hintereiderlada.
The
that the Dominion govern -
Merit might take a, hand in proving the
vatue of the clay belt 'appears to have
bobbed up in sthe mind of an official
of' the federal department lot the intet-
im., who paesed i1. on to the gevern-
ment. The !plan :was that the interned
Wiens of Onemy •naLleneuity, ,who .are
being taken in charge Iby the Canadian
military authorities, might be taken to
the clay.beit and set to work•:clearing
the land, PreparatOry to agricultural demonstration nvork. The Dominion is
required, under the terms of interna-
tional eaw, to maintain the.aliens whom
it rounds up. By putting thesepeople
at work at something (profitable to the
state, fhe government would be get-
ting back some of ;the cast of mainten-
ance, irwrd this can lee done 'ander the
plan proposed, without interfeeleg with
the ordinary labor market. As the lands
in the north of Ontario and Qttebec
are (Owned by the Province, it_ was
nece,ssary Ito have the co-operation or
the provincial governments. Of course,
this cosoperation 'was forthcoming. JAIL
the Prost -ince glad to do was to turn
over the tends necessary for the pro-
pose•d farms, lend the aid Of its ex-
perts,:.if required,' and the Domitioe
does :the rest. The lands being crown
lands and practically useless untilprov-
en to nbe of agriciiltuiral value, the
scheme really costs the .Province no
Project is already well advanced,'
(site in Ontario has been chosen' at
McPherson, •Ion the Kapuslerteing River,
and 'aireadY about one hundred Ger,
man land ,Austrian prisoners have ar-
rived: They are !being ,kept in boarding
cars and ,are being well fed. By the
first' bf thentyear it is expected one
thousand aliens witl be at work at
•
McPherson.
Professor J. 11. Grisdale, of the Agri-
cultural Department, who Is at present
be. McPherson, ;will shortly choose a
camp site along the N. T. R. in ,Quebec,
.acting; in conjunction with ,the Quebec
IGoverhment. The Quebec Germans and
.,A. tria!res ;wilt immediately be put to
av Tic. . •
From Bermuda
he following interesting extracts a`re
ta eti (from a private letter( written to
Li trte,,nant •Calonei 'Wilson, br James
J. -Hutchinson, Who joined the fir.st
contingent 'ani who is MOW stationed
;wit part of that body in „Bermuda.
Mr. Hutchinson says: .
I suppose you will 'think that I have
for otten 'Meant !you but on the
contrary Ie have often thought about
'you and intend -ed dropping :you a /few
IJej I Xave hesitated eas I feel asham-
ed 1 myself, and c,an hardly pluclekUp
co age to do so-, as I feel that IV
niy'oming to Bermuda, •I 'have siroved
mysm if a idisgriace to the ded 33rd. Hutt:
ons, because we are .interned here ou
galit tson 'duty. instead .of 'being in the
firin
ina
rotorgu
Igthiffie-e
we k
Vide
servic
line. I feei that the people as
Seaforth and its vicinity wint
tally' think that I adopted this plan
Ing (with the Royal Canadian Ra-
t (se as to 'aeold being' sent to
cent; but on my word of honor,
ere air informed and given to
stand when we volunteered our
s to !bring the ;regiment up to
For each NEW subscriber receiv-
eds for THE HURON EXPOSITOR
fOrione year at the regular sub-
scription price of One ,Ddliar, we
will devote Fifty Cents or one-half
of the amount to be giVen to the
Red Cross or Belgian Relief hinds,
as the individual subscriber may
designate. This offer holds good
frOM DOM till February 1st, 1915.
By NEW Subscribers we mean
t Tutes
ip
those who are not now subscribers
cErxptoisointsorWill be received on
the above terms only when they
are to be addressed to some post
office in the counties of Huron or
Perth.
The subsaription price must on
all occasions ACCOn0paily tire order.
The safest way to send maney is
by Express or Post Office older.
A full years subscripticn Will be
given in every instance.
Parties sending in lists of names
can have the papers sent to differ-
ent offices, so long as the offices ,
are -within the counties of Huron
or Perth. -
A full and accurate account
of the moneys received • and
dispersed, will be given at the close
of the period, February 1st, 1915.
By this plan you can receive a
regular weekly visit for one, year
of one of the best local papers in
Ontario and at the same time aid
the above -laudable objects and all
for ON-11VIDcLOLLeaAnitBrothers
The _Huron, xpositor
*§eaforth
pretty 'stiff ,at times. One day :we
reqched (twenty miles in heavy" march-
isrktfrder In five ,,hours, while another
day we . marched sixteen miles With
light 'marching - ,or 'skeleton marching
'Order, ler about three hours. During
one Stage of this -march we made three
miles in ;less than ;thirty minutes, this,
Mae :exceptkm,al as we were on -oer
mOttle at the .tinse, sand ria.st SiSaturday
Iniltift Tye. e had la, (forced march to OUT
position Which eve are .to defend, a
distance of -between three, or four
miles. We were only: fifty minutes from
the* thine. we fell 4n on eranatle and all
preliminaries gone (through; until ;we
arrived 'wt eulr position. Yesterday we
were marched, about efeurteen miles in
heavy marching order in three and a
hat hours. Perhaps you -will this* that
I am /exaggerating things a bit, but I
am (not I only speak for our owe
company. I fdonit knoW ;what the t other
companies ,are doini, as we are alt
tationed . at diff rent islands, one
thing 'I can say, okra that Ls, that
we ,are Ian aatimate( ,with the same
spirit, ,to show the !regulars that we
are lads • good es'Ithey Are, although we
are Only militia- en, be -Cause from the
firat (day we we e joined !de :attached
to <them they 1 oked tuba:re us as a
rabble or idticirgiaiiized mob, as si.ome of
their !sergeants, expressed it. That just
made us (determined to show them that
we were as -good ,as they were, and,
we ihave had 'different shain battles
lately land although we are but militia-
men itwe got the better of them. The
commander-in-chief !of .. ,the different
forces lin the isiand, artillery, local
voiuniteers, .and foursetves, complimented
our comp.agiy otre field day. The colonel
and officers And N. C. O. belonging
to the regulars, are 'beginning to give
us our dues • lately. They acknowledge
that ewe are a better crass than they
ein the. habit of getting, and if it
is lour '.god fartune, to . have San op-
portunity of striking 18.,. IblOW for the
honor Of or# empire, swe win endeavor
tO do just as good service as the regu-
lars. (themselves can !perform, and so
arouse Ahem to the fact that the -I'd's-
organized mob" is not to be despiSed.
Have i'yOu: heard whether Harvey Dor-
rance ',Went !to Salisbury Plains or not,
he ..and 1 and ,the majority of the
Huron contingent, as wen as tPouseelds
efialthers, voitinteered to tome to :Dere
muda, 'lent it was their god fortune
to ibe left. We were ail. sorry AV- the
time 'but 1 think that those who were
left :were fortunate. I have loet air
trace o'f him. 1 hope he is getting .anong
.we.u. (.1 ,see by 'nne of the local- Huron
napers khat you are some more form,
Ing a detachment for the next con-
tingent. If an the men would take such
an Interest in ,the Mfairs of bat com-
mon heritage, the. eesnire wouid never
be lacking In +defenders, your loyalty
wins (my iresneot. I 'which I only knew
what VTAS Ahead Of - U.S here in per-.
muda, We .have to undergo emir Mental
tortAre .and endure . such suspence.
Sometimes, we get great encourage-
ment, reve are to leave for the front.
at (some early date) then the fnext .re -
net 4 we Ilea& is (that the (date of our
departure is postponed, on that we are
to remain here foe an -indefinite eeriod,
or Vali t e ,war ended; 'Thls take...
aii the heartout of us, I ',presume that
those lir authority think it imeelitic
I try:Mention the date of our departure,
1, however, I am going 40 payeno ettten,.
1 tion to any more rumors, because if
'a person gave credence to au the 43.11-
, ferent reports :which are being °kcal -
i ated, ewe would 13O ,in hot - water ail
the ctime. I -16w is Captain Sale end
Lieutenant Hodgins. Give them my re-
spects; Web tdear slat I naive not 'much
more to write about, ,so I will conclude
bY'INv -Isbing SOU a tvery Happy Christ-
mas lend 'Prosperoes 'New. Year, Ci nd
war letrength, that we were improving
'our c amce,s of going to the fronts even
before •the first contingent. We were
supposed to proceed to Bermuda, ,and
relieve the LincOenshire Regiment there,
and ,after about six weeks training,
we (Were then to be relieved in tuan,
but (as Ur as I can see our chances
of leaving here seem'rremote, I assure
you that I feel pretty mad at times,
but 'We Must obey 'orders. However,. I
am beginning; to feel more reconchied
to '1.11Y lot, whenever I think that we
are ho g
station ding a very important coalin
iand as there is a very large
fldatin dock here it ,is etas (very tempt
ing bat for any <German cruisers, . as
it !WM. d -be .,B, valuable asset to the
G erm an '.,„
if they could by • ia, sudden
iirpris ,, raid and gain even itemporary
esessinn <of the place. 'Therefore, we
re 'Ver ' liable to :be attacked at any
oinent (of the day or night as long
s any , 1 the German fleet remains In
xistenc , and lf we (Are attacked, -We
re ha, - ong distance from assistance,
isd• the efore it.' wouldebe ta, fight to
e fin h,• but I (think we could hold
he .plac iagainet them. .We are consol-
ng our elves on account of such a
Oos.sibili y turning up. We are prepare
- for yI emergenc y .:which may al ise,
very ice e *tray ba.es a Position alotted
to them •to defend, if occasion ariees.
We are *telly engaged every day' at
yonet fighting, rnusketing, ' digging
trenches, and route marches, Which are
,
I
that this letter will find you in the
best sof health: I remain, Yarns Slits
cerelys,
James J Hutchinson.
, Ontario Cabinet Changes
The ;Toronto Mali nf Tuesday has
the following which is, tree doubt, au-
thentic: Although Official confirmation
was rot ;forthcoming either 'from Hon..
W. H. Hearst n ,Governrnent offleials,„
it IWa,s stated that :the expected reor-
ganization in the Ontario Cabinet would
be made More effective at once, when
Mr. JP. N. McGarry, 'member, for Ren-
frew, and P. Iloward Ferguson, eif
Grenville, will be .sworn in as mem-
berof the iGovernrnent There is even
a passibility that ,the -swearing in may
take place to -dal.
Tbe report ireiterated the assertion
that Hon. J. J. Foy has resigned hie
portfolio as Attoreney-Gener,a,1 and that
his :place twill be taken by Hon.'W. J.
Hanna, !Hon. X. :B. /Likes, it ;is 'stated,
has overcome his earlier preference for
his present post, and twill become Pro-
vincial `Secreta,ry. M. Ferguson is to
take the Provineial Treasurer -ship and
Mrs f\leGarirY the portfolio nf Lands.
Forests land Mines. No .changes will be
made in the :other departments. .
Bon. Mr. Foy will retire inte pitirate
life. . • •
The inclusion of Mr. ;McGa.rry and
Mr. (Ferguson in the Cabinet his been
generally expected. Both nave (taken a
prominent 'place in the House andin
committee for a (number ,of years. The
member for Grenville has been chiefly:
known is the chairman -tot the Pnblic
ecoamts Committee, probably the most
onerous post in the gouse apart from
those of ,the, Ivlrnlsters P W.. MeGar-
s• promotion, is a tribute to his fleet-
ing qualities.. He is ,admittedly. one .of.
the `hardest, if ;not ethe -hardest, (hitter
In the House, bandit]. recent *yearias
generally been called upon to hold up
the 'major ,end of debate for :the Gov-
ernment 'side.
Church Union
41, vote of 56 :to the represeptae
lives at the closing session, of the con-
ference on Chgrch Union composed of
representatives from the three negotiat-
ing 1bo,die t Bond .fStreet Chu(rch, To-
ronto, last ''-nreek, adopted the rellsed
basis !of union and decided toreport
accordingly to ,the Congre,ga,tional Uni-
on, Methodist General Genference and
Presbyterian General 'Assembly respec-
tively.
In view of the (proeeditre decided up-,
On by the fieneral 'Assembly at wood_
stock last June, organic union cannot
be consummated until another ballot
hara 'been taken by .the Presbyterian
membership. ,
The, isituathM tes officially explained
)y, Bev j. Clark, D.D., convenor of
the Preabyterian Committee on Churth
Union, twosthat the .general assembly
was committed to the principle.of union,
but :could not proceed until hearing
a report at the Agenetal assembly next,
June on the action .taken by the other
churches respecting the ;various changes
suggested in the wording of the basis. -
'The .'changes were adopted by the
conference, praeticatly as presented iby
tale Presbyterian section'. The Confer-
ence approved a joint standing commit-
tee on laws comp:med.& N. W. Rowell,
KO, MLA, Judge Chefley, Rev.. Dr,
Chown, Judge Maclaren, John 'A. Peter -
eon, KC., Principal Candler, '....TrIdge
Leitch- and Rev: W.- T. Gunn: -
he Conference sang the doxology at
six (o'clock and jadjourned to meet a-
gaire-at the call flit the new chairman
orethe joint comnlittee, Rev: Hugh Ped-
ley, of Montreal.
' Seafort,h Public School
Results 'etChristmas tests -Standing
of ?the (boys and igirls at (close of Yell
term -Those -'ineeked * missed one oe
more -examinations. -
. - ROOM I. .
Total 650; Boners 487; 'Pass 390.
sr. ay. -Delia Button 1 477, Ilarvey
13urgow5 .476, Ruth Powell 456, Mate
Crosble 455, Dereenairleman r430, Stanley
Flays 412, 'Gordon Kerr .358, ' 1
Jr. IV. -Ina Bart 495, Mary Ilannya
492, Ross Boyd 489, Evelyn Adam 461,
Emerson Wright 466, Ben Bobatt 453,
Margaret Reeves 424, Russell Br stow
.411; -:.,Jean Turner 408; P,re,nk Coa.tes
408, iAnnie Stewart 399.„ Goidon Dick
382, 'Frank kireeman 319, .,'Clecil Smith
373, Plertrude Cardno 366, Ethel Mac-
Kay 63, Wilde Hays.1362,,FredS.Irilith
342,- Beatrice Marshall 831, Peggie Kers-
lake 329, Arthur Deem,312, *Eau Smith
296, George PinkneyE 299, Willie Baker
220. „ , •
A. IA. Naylor, Princinal. ,
ROOM LI ' • '
, Total 525; Bonor,s 394; Tees 315." '
Sr. 111.. -Lizzie Bunch 434,1 Fergus
Soiners ;428, Jean Alien' 422, Evelyn
Cardno 1.417, Biaroid MeNai 414, Irene
Dennison '398, IGretta, Dennison 892, Gor-
don Friers 366, *Eva -Chesney .299, **,0y-
ril ISTalivin 280, ***Mabel Hogg ,264,
Jack Scott 234. .
Jr. 111. -Ross Sivauge 473, Chariie
Staghille 462, Ruth Thompson .4.62,eRar-
ol4 (Coates 460, :Arvin tOke .450, William
eirberhart 420, 'Beth i34t.ton 115, William
Greig ;,113, *Rae Murdie 410, Etnest
Edge ,409, Reid Edmunds 397, Edison.
Wright 396,, Prank ,Rankin 394, Mar-
garet Grieve 384, Myrtle Ma,sker 871 Fer-
gus McKay 86/,MerviireSpain 366, Tillie
.i•I'
Murdie '356, *Lizzie Iluney 317, jWilma
Selp 308, Frank Cudmore 300, lvan
Srainie ,292, *Hazel Muir 218, * George
Hawes .,266, **Lyman Longworth 252,
***IKenneth ,Arrient 286. ,
1 , 1 W.11. ,(Mackay.
f- t .11,0011 III ' 1, - 1,
Total 490; Ilittors 368; tP SB 294,
Sr. /I..--Gtadys Stewart 42, Veordee
Willie' 432, Toni Smith -400i Abble Sole
395, (Leslie Bristow 394, Viiile May-
riott 884, ll'ortna.n Knight 83, Claude
'Patterson :360, *Ettie grni .282.
J... 11,-Fiorende Beattie 464, Janet
Grieve '464, Nettie Storey 449, *Gerald
Stewart 445-, Iva Scott 440,- Ethel Darey
413, Mary Bell 409, -.Annie Strong 400,
Harvey Bristow 397, Gladys MePhee
396, Dionald Mackay 894, Lyman Taman
841, f,Jobar Puliman 325, Ralph Smith
813, I./yle Thoraten 808, *Lulu ' Mar-
riOtt 'A9g,* Frank Knight 283, *Harold
IPatereporr.1269e *IGeorge Peterson ,. 66,
*Baden Powell 242, *Annie Smith 202,
liktreSIAN BROS. Pablislisrs
$1.00 att f.,• 11.0.1in
*While Buieser 168; *Hartmenellui use
140.
l_tizeie MacArthur.
. ROOM IV
Total 450; Bonors -838; as 270,.
Jr. li.-Arnoid Tuenbuil 387. . Scat
Cluff 376, Donald Kerslake 367, Aller
Reid 368, Jennie Reeves 353, Kathleen
Rankin -333, 'Harry Dili 332,; Fired .Fos-
ter 328, Ronald Meekay. 324e Frorenee
Ctheeney 313, Myrtle 'Trott .282,• *13.-ardel
PreSt 1117. 1
Total '425; Boners 319; Paps *255.
Or. l.--taeay „Parker 3'72. t /Beatrice
Frost 1349, Mary _Stewart 246, Francee
'Crich. 341, Balt Farnham 30; Pearl
Wright 811, plichreet Livingston' 209„,
Beelie Marsha:1i 805e Alex. Powell 2'79,
Evelyn Cadmore 270; Freer brich 267,
Keith Lamont 263, Elva Grimoidby 253,-
/3race Pettdck 251, Keith Stadia 240,
Walter -Scott 217, lEva Hurley 204.
Rector Bay a 122, Violet Rankin 146,
-L Gi1ies1e-
ROOM 'V -
Total 49'0, Benors 367; trass• 294.7
Jr. I. -Ilene Toward 438. Febel. Jack-
son .429, WlifridSimith 422, Roy Baker
414„eSeeiney Pullman,' 409, fele Wiltee
384, ;Arthur .Arnent 347, *Lucy Hawes
343, Annie igighsevander 336, - Edgar
Brownlee 311, Yineent Patterson
*Evelyn Peterson 397, 4fRussei Piper 284,
Annie Brodie 264, *Freda ',Shade 263,
*Ina cLaytton, 4251, **Bernice Cooper, 105,
***Georgina Reeves 141, Withenninc
Thornton 134**.
Total 490; Honors 267; Pass 294,
Jr. =I. -Philip Cass 364, Arthur Bur-
rows. 348, Carl Aterhart 844, MarjorSe
tickle 316, 'Thelma Johnson. .304,- Leslie
Snarling 302, Fred Scott 284, 13ese1a
Murdie 264, Elizabeth Forbes 260, Agnes
Smith 241, Daisy Spain 237, CecilKnight
234, Verda Baker 213, *EvelyaiSte-wart
186, Stanley Nkleei 136, _Emerson, Daley
1654 Harry Pelhick 68.
•;e.da L. '4.'iteeth
IWOM, '
Sr. • Primer, lGiris.-dna Brown Eve-
lyn Woodiey, Evelyn Il.ar-buen, Annie
Fluisser, Jean Brodie; Margaret Case,
4.
'argiarel Grieve, FannY Peterson, Myr-
tie Reeve, Beim Marshall; Violet Piper;
Annie 'Stephenson, Janet Ciuff, ireno
Patterson; ItArgaret ..151elintoeh, Vera.
..HOYs.-Donald McKasee Charlie Scott,
*Herbert Taman, Clarence Muir, John
Dennfson, Stafford. Stephenson, Ken- '
neth Parnochan., Jimmy Weir, Seek
Cluff, Jimmy Stewart, Scott Shade, Jack
Walker, Jack Pietweil, Frank Cook, Beet.
ram Bewick.
- Jr. Primer, biris.-Ereaner Haries,
laorothY Ker,slake, Lonie Pearson; „Ada
Buiseer, Thelma Nighsw,ander, iDoreithy •
litrost,Luta Marshatl,
lthla Huisser, Lhy Lengworth.
Bays.--Lesile Hogg, Leslie Knight,
Jack Orich, Joe Nixon.
J. Betiume.
Canada- •
•-!Theetielidois in the city of Brant: -
rola, have been closed Dwing to the
prevalence of- small pox do, the city.
-Sir 'Wilfred .Lartrier, BO.
Fielding and Hon.' George P. 'Gre,heen
represented the Dominion Liberal par-
ty at the funeral ',of Bon. Senator Jai-
frey in . Torbbto, last :Saturday.
eeeemee eicereay,.1M.P., for Prince Al-
bert, and the only Conservative mem-
ber from lesegicatchewan, in the House
GT /Commons, has Just been appointed
a judge nf tihe/%siaperior court 'ef Sas-
katcheneari. ,
-The Xlinde 'Brothers have sold their
tine' feral of 200 ACM, • haat of :which
Is in the corporation .or Harristpri; tor
614,000, to Mr. JOhn. BedMr Dell wJ.l-
fake posSession in the spring. Whlie-
the (Messrs. Xlinde rwill go to 'the Vest .
whereethey, Jaime:41y have a /large tract
of land 'under cultivatiann -
-Jame:ts. 14 -Cowan, a Iarmer residing
near . Tiesonburg ,Ont., was -instantlj.
killed when, as he WAS 011t In the -bush
cutting down a tree,; a dead llm
brokeee!nd crashed down on his head.
It struck him behind tthe ear fractirte.
ing the skull and driving it Into the
brain, •Mr. CoWan never recovered con-
sciousness. • .
JaffrayoNvaS etectedpresl-
dent a the Globe Printing Company',
th.0,UetetEft.011 to his father; the late
.. -
Sander Jaffray. Ur. Jafftny -is senior
Member of the Orin -of Jaffray,Ca.ssel
and 'Biggar, brokers.
-It will require more than two hun-
dred 'wagons to deliver the Christmas
parcete passing throtegh Teroato Post
Office.
-An order for 120,000' shovels was.
placed on Olaturday by Frederick to
purchasing representative of the
British War /Office. Mr.'Stelbart stated
that ,shovels are not made in any great
quantity in Canada texcept y twofirnia,
the 'Jones Shovel Company, et. 10,1111,110-
qt.e, and the Hamilton Shovel Company„
at Hamilton. Consequently these two
firms:divided the order, which was es- _
titillated eto be worth over $50,0011.
, -Mr. -John Mack, of )3rownsburg,
Province -iof Quebec, has Just received -
official (notification from the British
authorities that two of his sons had
been. ;killed In the fighting in France,
they being Sergeant-Major john Hair -
'bad 'Mack, of the 9th leancers, and
Corporal 1E-elevarel P. Mack, -.of: the Ines
/serial :TeornanrY. Mr. Mack has four
other sons -with the colors, aft being
no iat Salisbury pains prepating te
go to the front. r
-Local Option By-laws were v;)fe.
on in twenty municipaditiee in Man4teh4 -
last ',Week. The by-laws were carried In
fourteen rounicinilities land defeated
six.. :The dry ,municipalities jaeGlibert
Plains, gown ,and municipality, South
Cyprus, Whitwater, 1NTeePavia,
Oaklands, Straithciair, erandview, Por-
tage City and Portage municipality, Bi-
frost, 1-lerrison. and Russell. The by-
law was defeated in Boissevairn Del-
oraine, Melita,, Russell, WaWalleSa 411.4.
Brandon.
-A Sad fatality tonk pone at Orow
Lake, 'near Kingeton, on Saturday' -ev-
ening. The victim was Wee Letitia,
Coaty,_ *wed 17 years, who was seined
P. _:R. 4i-8,111., The Viotti 1*4
been eloWixt tonrarharn on a Odsit, 'and
'hen -retutlOg to her home took the
fast exprege instead of the train for -
-which she lad aniftehessed a (ticket. The
flyer Idoea,,tiot stop ..fter leaving Par-
ham until it repo* smitivia ratiseansX
It seems the unfortunate girl jtunPed
off at her home .station. She eliedea
minutes rafter being picked tap.