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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1915-01-29, Page 1d goods in c:ent cone come to en't wait— wantby ail. We hem and o you, n char- d in retail - or in use this r store. e -believe way of reached od value ast, year. ent good short of I get best '''-'"••••'"•""•••••••P••••0 pare. you7carti during ply read' and see x ra value in this month edingly lown 'inter if the' the McFauL2 e is a1rayS1 - :tech better pleased tied.' McFauls toe c buying •xereise that n irablity t over- -ear combin- e u CaLl get , your needs °tenet" fen Skirts, ; Princess, - Dresses; Capes 11 tett` .. Sleeve teeilier wide la the Le. ft:NTEL•., OR Y -NINTH YEAR WHOLE NUMBER 2,459 - , • CO OS SALE Greig C1Oth. Company's- s2W)00 stock 9f Cing, Furs and Furnishings at slaughter prices for , 10 day 4 commencing Friday, January 29. pm& s niggle against adverse trade conditions during the past season com- e, .t. pelts s to at once tska desperate meesures to turn our magn:ficent stock of high grade clothing, furs and furnishing into ready cash. We realize the fact tht no feeble or half measure methods will ever succeed in such an un- dertaki g and therefore we shell make this the mightiest sale of the kind ever attemped. The fiercest merchandise eruption that will arouse the whole. conlill mtg. Perces cut down to the lowest notch for rapid fire selling. GIVE CASH°AWAY!, 140 CASH will be paid to the at five persons above the age of 18 wiio enter our store when the door's are opened at 9 a. m.. All we ask es ma you .spend the dollar here before you. leave. You actually receive $1 wor h of anything in the store for nothing., Metes Suits Men's Suits, high grade, dark mix- tures, dependable line. This suit is good enough for Sunday wear, worth and sold all over for zo.00 sale prfce.4.4....... . ... . ••••• 0 flikil • A • ILP tie 7 tz /15 Handsome worsted Suits in -fancy mixtures, suits that sell all Co nO Over for 14.00......e............ ael a yo Boy's Suits Boys' suits, worth and sp!d el i 0 everywheralat $5, this sale ahem Boys"„Suits, worth $6.00, 0 0 Et all go at... .............,........ a a 0 a 3 Odd knickers, size 24 to 33, : b!oorners, sale price.— ......• I./ C Men's Furnishing Goods Men's Heavy Klcndike Sox, regular 50c, sale price...-. Men's suspenders, 35c _ value, sale price.............................. 25 dozen ties, worth soc, all the newest shades, sale price The best men's work shirts -on earth, sale price... ...e•• • •• I, Men's hose, worth 25c a pair, sale price .:.. 4 • • . Men's all wocil ribbed under- wear, regular 1.25, sale price Men' sweater coats, a great 1 bargain at. _ ........ . . .. . .. ......t ..... 5 dozen smocks,sale Price... Men's Pants Men's Pants of -strong tweed mat- terial, perfect fitting. Regu- no ' lp.r price 2.00, sale price... ... . YOC Men's Worsted pants',in narrow grey stripes and plairi shades for dress wear, regular 3,o, sale price i. 48. • 29c 19c 25c 59c 18c 89c 98c 89c English Worsted Pants fpri no regular 4.00, this sale... .... az.-70 Furs for Men Black dog coats worth $ 2o, sale price.... ... „ 3 • Black dog coat with fine'Astrican ,col- lar, worth 25.00, tale Pyc .•• a China beaver coats worth e I 0 an 25 OO, sate price . a 0.1ju Coon coats, worth, $ioo ciao fin to $125, sale price-. aitiO•UU Fur collared coats worth 0 18,00 to 2000, - all go at ,3 • Men's Overcoats Men's Overcoats, worth and sold ev- erywhere for 1000, sale $5 1.85 Genuine St. Andrew Kersey or Pool Beaver Overcoat, regular On 0 18.00 value. Sale price..., • ay.08 English Kersey overcoats Eli g I no. Reg. price $2o, all go at 311 yo Attention Ladiss Ladies' Coats, worth 13.50 4 sale price...-. .... . ...... .i Ladies' Coats, worth 18 oo sale price. .. $9 69 Ladies' Coats, the season's safest ma- terials, cheviots, and• mixtures, easily worth up to $25.00, sale si 5 LadiesSuits, worth 15.00 th i t% t9i8 oo, sale price........... .810' 5 Ladies' Suits worth $22 to $ $30, sale price.... . .. 5 l'TOTICE TO PUBLIC The list of bargains given ' here dc mprises only a. small number of the immense range we have co offer But they illustrate the colossal re- d ction at which you can purchase t14 highest grade clothing. De- te mined to turn our stock into cash cidiekly, we have totatiy disregard - e4 original cost. We have made p ices such as were never before 0 ered on clothing and furs like 013 • All goods sold for cash. Our name stands back of every purchase. To avoid any misunderstanding bring this circular with you. i Our store is new closed to rnark doWn stock and re- arrange store. •Sate opens on Friday July 29th. Come to this sale ex- pecting the greatest bargains you •ever saw or heard of. We assure you that yourexpectations will be more than realized. Come early; buy now while the market is down. We will refund railway fare on pur- chase of (i120.00 ar over within a radius of thirty miles. Look for the big sign and the name Grew Clothing Company, Main eitteet rs Seafar th :Greig Clothing Co'y SEAFOR.TH F ROM ON. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 29 1915 ARIO'S CAPITAL C•g: . . Finlay diacdiariniel, will bring down legislation making part of the commis.. sion's programme effective. This legis- • Toront , January, 26th, 1915, lotion is now being drafted.ert will pro - report pofe r i 0 tdh eenDdionmil_nDioen. government in county load construe - vide dor a large partidipation - by the ows pfofits, of*925,364, tion. The counties will be encoura,ged out $25,00Q, below those to maintain their roads in a batter tis year and about the state than at present, with the govern - in excess of the year .1912. ment assisting. Under •the present syse bows total liabilities to tem the province pays one third the 966,872,09k and quick as- cost of county rola construction, but 12,000, or equal to aboutdoes -not contribute anything toward t. Both d,eposits and tur- the maintenance of the roadedso con - are in line with recent strected. The total bill for construc- t the larger. banking in- tion, that is the share paid, by the d ,show a falling off. De- ,Province, is about $250,400 a year. The annual Bank !for the camber 31st, thIS being a of the previ same amount The report the public sets of $27; forty per ce rent loans statements I stitutions a posits are 4 are 447,196, 07,409. ' > 7,766,966 and current loans • under -the schema ,proposed br the 00. Total onsets are $80,- • • • Him. Finlay OE Mendiarmid, ter of Public Works, was sponsor an Order in Council, which places n restrictions on -dishermen on theeC4r Lakes. Sub -letting of licenses will no - longer be permitted and the pan to Whom the license was issued will be responsible or any one working under It. The .placing of the hoop nets is for- bidden in placesfrequented by bass. maskilonge, yellow pickerel or speck- led trOut and dish and salmon trout, must be returned, to the water if they weigh less than two pounds. All fish that is shipped tmust be either,sa packed, as to show the ,con- tents ox a 'full description mast be given on the outside, together with the nai4es of •the sender and the re- ceiver. The_ fisheries overseer is given the po 'er to say 'where nets can be placed, nd to dix the distance tetween the ne s. Dominion hatchery1 officers or othe s anthorized by the dePartrnent to colle t !spawn may take the eggs of any 11-h free of charge, and go on board ny fishing boat for that pur- pose. In a dfort to discover the catch In On ario in a year each licensee Is ordere *to keep -a record of his catch and ; e tprice received per pound dur- ing t e year. The figures are to be sent t the department not later than Untie y 31st of net year. Tha pronincial highways commission this one third would .be increased to y40 per cent., and the same percentage would nis- be paid over by the province toward for the cost of maintenanee. The _money ew situatioh may prevent the government - eat j, from adopting the 40 per cent b I • • • • all Canadian fraternal societies be 'pi cad on the same basis as with regard to insurance rates and that the new dneurance Act be so , amended as to coMpel all societies to maintain a sound ;financial condftion were two suggestions made by Hon. 1.a. deucas, ;Attorney -General one day last week, by a (deputation representing Canadia fraternal eocieties. The attorney -gen- eral was asked to insert certain amend- ments in the insurance which is to colaie up at the coming. session of the House ter consideration. Should the proposals of the deputation be acted upon by Or. Lucas all societies not at present affected by the Insurance Act of 1890 .will be brought under the new net and forced to charge, their mem- ber 'rates sufficiently- high to ensure their 'finances ,being strong enough to car y on their work. The fraternal so- cttl s represented by this deputation con ain over four hundred thousand ernbers. • e • P ivate advices from -England, cir- cul ted in -official circles, both here an4 at Ottawa, advance a .view- of war conditions of interest to many Cana- d1aj people, who unthinkingly assume Uh t a visit to the (British Isles, out of a ( esire to learn first hand what is gol g on, or to take up a residence wi out any definite object in view, Is we coined by the authorities. It is not, esp cially in the case of ladies - of Wh m there is �. considerable influx It is true, hotels, landlords, ocean tra sportation companies and the shops welcome all euch, on purely commercial grounds. But there is another aspect. Every such arrival -is an added liability to the country at large. Food, really needed in all directions, is .consumed and the price thus enhanced. The re- sponsibilities of the authorities of Lon- don .are ancreased perceptibly, .In --the event of a .serions air raid on ,that city here has to be reckoned with host ot practically idle strangers whose in - tinct would be to clamor for, •,protec- on ion and enns of egress from the Is - ands. In ehort, to surie up, the Ishinds o -day are no place for curious plea- uee seekers or those who have not ser ous business in hand. And this feel - in Is growing and finding expression as tha class •mentioned pour in. I wth ould sprprise no one if e trans - 'A antic liners, the advices state, were qu tly told to ascertain from passen- ge s to the islands wbether they are on definite business missions or not; an if not to be told the situation as It xists. SOME such measures also may be resorted Rhito in England on the .ar- riv 1 of ps: And while, it is pointed ou , the genius of the British ipeople In welcoming al] pomers is traditional, ye the times are exceptional. No doubt, ad ed the informant. these measures wi I be more looked to now that the Z pelin (raids have commenced. Final- ly, 4t was pointed out that as the ne- gtr ations governing the landing of tto s /in /England were laveven up to a c rtain period. in war time, the chan- ge conditions, consequent upon spies, an suspicious persons having. had ac- ces , are. such that the investigation Int the antecedents and purpose of ma y visitors is entailing a huge ,a - mo nt of what would be unnecessary w.d k, if the purely tourist or idle vis- iti g class would stay at home until the (present complex situation is cleared up. • • .48 • O tario Governme,nt supporters are. con -eying the tidings that at the com- ing eesemme lon of the legislature the govern - merit will annbunce a prograof road construction which will mean work for a great many men. W. .A. McLean, provincial engineer of high- ways, is out preparing the way with Lectures and addresses on the subject of (road construction. It will be remem- bered that a special commission ap- pointed by the governmtt reported at the last iseselon of the I egislature up- on a complete road ay*tri for all On - toxic?. The carrying outeof the plan of this icomniission in its 'entirety would mean ranlexpenditure ultimately of $30,- 000,000, which the provincial treasurer hasn't got. There eM ses to be good. ground for expecting, however, that the new min- ister of public works; the Henorable but it is, likely that a one third tribution 'toward, maintenance wil provided for. The motorists of the vince have been asking that the reve- nue 'from the increased motor taxes be devoted to road construction and maintenance, but the government does not intend to earmark- this revenue and will carry out its road progress out of the general fund. con - 1 be •// pro- • II at' • A Odra "contingent" of 13elgiane, mobilized in Toronto at Exhibition Park Camp, left Saturday for the east, and :will embark at Halifax in a few days to go .direct, to Havre, France. Eighteen Belgians are in the party, and of these fifteen only arrived at the camp the previous day. t Twelve cane (from Detroit and three from .St. Louis. The !act that the second eon- ting,ent only sailed from Canada one week ago shows how quickly the army of King 'Albert is (being enforced. ie • 0 0 The Military ramp at the Exhibition grounds here (still continues to elicit much -interest from many quarters. To- ronto will be lonesome when the boys leave for the front. Their presence here Is also anconsiderabIe `help to :business in 4 (dull season. The baker, the butch- er, the grocer and many others (profit. ,A strong "effort is belng made to prev- ent the bar -tender from profiting too much by their ,presefice in the city. Ha. Hon. .Mr. nna, the head of the li- cense departinent ibas issned a cireular to the 'hotel keepers requesting them not to serve the men in kakhi with liquid refreshments in .their bars and ale° 1strct1ng them to send into the a depar ment each day a statement a the ember ea served. A (feature- of the day's work at. the cainp was the instruction in riding of a large number of the members of the Mounted Rifles Regiment, the evo- lutions being 'carried- out on the half- miledtraek in front Cif the and stand. Quite a (proportion' of' the cavalrymen ore tainillar with horses but not a- depts at riding them, lio that no In- tricite manoeuvering will be taken -up until all the troopers are practically eXpert riders. - All the men of the 19th and dA)th Battalions have finished , passing througli the hands at the dentists and are now dully ready, train the dental viewpoint, ,to go into action. The week of attending „to the dental neede of the ',members (of the Mounted Rifles Re- giment ban been started. Thirty addi- timed beds are now being added -to the Ca.t_p hospital to accomodate the eol- diets -who have influenza: Room is to be made, for them in the hospital wards already established. Good progress to- wards coinplete recovery has been made by the tom contingent members who are sick with diphtheria. During thc three ;months or so that the camp has been "formed only three cases of mumpe have been reported. . Attention has been drawn _in camp orders to the tact that at a meeting ,off the executive committee of the National Patriotic Fund, held in Ottawa, it was decided "that the wives of men who have ;Married since thelr husbands en- listed (in any of the overseas contin- gents) would not be entitled to any as- sistance dram the Patriotic Fund." A.ruling-has been -made of Ottawa; also, that *the- government will not give an allowance to wives of soldiers who wed after actual enlistment. But if a man marries only one day before he Joins the overseas 'forces his wife is eligible dor the allowance. r This government action was met .by thennewly-married wives declaring that if t.be -government refused the allow- ance 'they would refuse their husbands the permission to go to the front. Now the authorities have deeided that al- though a Married, man must have hiswife's consent in writing, if a man marries Letter enlisting his wife cannot prevent ha going, The Toronto and York Patriotic Fund Trustees have al- so decided to withhold allowances from wives of men Who have married after enlisting. . i • ! 4 • 1 had, almost ,forgotten to say that ,Old. BOreas treated Toronto teethe sever- est erove 'blizzard We have eiperienced here dor seeme time. The snow fell an chunks and as there was aestiff breeze it was blown into great drifts block- ing up the streets. The cold, however, was not excessive. The storm was a pod -send to the out of works as It gave them -several hours employment Clearing up ,'the streets. The work was - done (on Saturday under. tbe supervision of 'the Commissioners of the Board of Works and, the Street. The Improve- mente Street Commissioner had. 551 men, a43 'teams and 850 carts out. The Works Commissioner had trom 3,000 to 000 men at work, 250 teams and 20 carts. The men are paid at the rate al $2.50 a day, the teams ,46 a day and the carts $3,50. The total cost to the city t or removing the snow will be i$12.600. Besides these about three hundred men were employed 'all Satur- day by private citizens clearing the snow 'from in front of „their premises, so that {the total cost of clearing the snow drbm the streets of Toronto for this *storm will be in the neighborhood of $25,000 or $30,000. pammezigan. Stewart Bros. ig Ten tawa has itepealed to the health de- partment of Ontario for co-operation. Some 147,000 persons are affected. , -Rev. Canon Henry Septimus Jonas. one of the best known Anglican clergete men in Toronto, died at his home. In that city on Sunday evening. Mr. donee was in the -best of health until two weeks ago, when his age caused a gradual decline. Mr..lones was born at Pcrtsmouth, England, the zeverith son S i tion 'fund established under the ;Ant of Rev. James Jones. • ays a e _ -The (first cheque for compensation •, , , paid, .out of the workmen's compensa- See ad on page 3 of last session of the Ontario Legis- lature, was issued, by the commission k.aktVESIONIMISIMMIIMINI them came,from a. long distance. There were a number of horse buyers and were ready to buy horses but there was :too much difference between the price offered by the buyer and that de- manded ay the ,seller. There were, how- ever, a number of horses- changed hands. The eext fair will be held on Tuesday, February Ond and there will again be a nuinber of buyers present. The prizes offered, by the Business Men's Association were awarded as follows :-Hevy ,draught team, James Forster, West Wawanosh ; general purpose team, G. McKenzie, Culross; single driver, R. Ormston, of Teesevater. Peter the Great and Todd Dear Expositor. -Your correspondent, Georg'e E. (Troyer, of Hills Green, must head a !special brief for Peter thereat, 2,07 1-4. "The most valua,ble horse In the world," as be calls him. I hold no brief for any one particular trotting hors; (but I desire to point out some facts that have entirely escaped the observation of our friend, from Hine Greene (There:was a horse named Todd, i'y-aalugen, land, Bingen by Electioneer, and this !Bingen 'family at ithe time -of Todd's death. produced the greatest trotting fairdly on the American con- tinent. liehlan, by Binger, one of the most ,graceftil animals on any track, to wagon (driven by C.K.G. his owner did a mile in_ 12.01. Peter the Great, no doubt, has a good bunch, of eamings Ito his credit, but he ,never producedthe arotting stock that ;,Todd and this sons are producing. Toddee sons are (producing better trotting stock to -day than any eon of Peter the r a , Make .no mistake about this Mr, Troyer, while Todd's daughters are leo (producing good trotting stuff So yon can nee •if- you "follow the sport- ing horse ;papers that Todd's sons are producing more speed than any of Peter the Great. Nearly all the ;Ameri- can papers gave Todd creddt for being the 'greatest ‚sire known: They ale.) gave (Bingen credit for being the great- est 'founder of any family on the Am- erleari Continent at the time of his th dea. r It -would be a. funnny world indeed, if we all saw alike in 'it, for as the old (India nonee said, "In that case everybody would be running after my squaw'?" Theidd ehould be, however, :enough of the element of fairness in people to judge all matters of public concern with fairness and impartiality, .no matter whether a political issue, or the merits of a horse. No doubt, as your correspondent in a recent issee of the Expositor says: "Peter the Great, by Happy Medium. belongs to a fast trotting family." But he is not 4n it with the descendents of Todd, by Bingen, and Bingen by Electioneer. While no one desires to contradict the earnings 01Peter the /Great, the Bingen damily have pro- duced the greatest trotting family on the 'American ,Continent, which fact is attested to by the leading horse /pap- ers in Canada and the United Staten In regard, to Todd, his ksons are pro- ducing better than any son of %Peter. the Great, while his daughters are pro- ducing good trotting stu,ff. Todd's sons are also. producing more speed than, any of the sons of Peter the Great, which every well posted horseman knows. -Another 'Horseman. S, -It wgbt further interest your correepondent to know, that one man owned both horses, Peter. the Great,and (Bingen, and he disposed of Peter the Great, giving as his reason that Bingen was the better horse of the two. Canada -Professor 'Bensinger, who recently resigned his chair In the University of Toronto, has been granted permis- sion by the alien registration office, to leave the country within twelve days. -The' *Township Council of North Dumfries', Waterloo County, have pas - settee resolution to give three quarters ora, on the tax rate to the Bel- gian and Relief Funds. The amount will 'be about .$1,500. -On Monday almost - the entire roef of the ekating rink at the agricultural College, Guelph, caved In and fell in a e a p on the ice. Only about 20 feet at each end 01 the rink remains. No one was hurt in the accident, the caretaker being lin one of the waiting -rooms eat- ing his dinner at the time. „ -A -despatch arein London, England, announces the marriage there of Lieu- tenant 'Melville Gooderham, of the Gren- adiers, now at Salisbury, son of Lieut.- Colonel A. E. Gooderham, of Toronto,to Miss Ruby Warren, daughter of Mr. C. D. .Warren, the nvell-konwn ,To- ronto capitalist -The death is reported front New Dublin of John B. Barry, or many years a leading farmer -01Frontenac County. He was for 16 years clerk of the Township of Elizabethtown. He was a proMinennt Conservative and. a close /Wood. personal friend of the 'late Hon: JJohn: -Dr. C. K. Robinson, the young phy- Wean, who Is alleged to have mur- dered a woman and buried her remains In the cellar of his house in Tam- worth, .wM 'be tried before Mr. Justice Sutherland and Jury at No.panee. the 2dnadte. of' the trial being set for March -Both Dominion and Provincial gpv- ernments are exercised over an exten- eive outbreak of smallpox on the Six Nations (Indian reserve, in the county of Brant. /The disease has a grip in the townships of Tuscarora, Oneida and Onondaga, and official reports show 60 new eases within the past two months, The Indian department at ,Ot- -The first horse fair under the aus- pices, of the Wingbam Business' Men's ,Association was held on Wednesday of last week, and was most Successful. There was a large 'crowd of people In town dor the afternoon and many of 4.0 this week. eThe money goes to the widow of John potamos, a foreigner, who was killed, at Cornwall, several weeks ago. The workman before hie. death had a wage of $45 a month. and his widow and six children w111 now now !receive a pension of 55 per cent. of *that ainount. . -A ;fatal accident o4cured last 'Sat- urday night, near Branjpton, when Wil- liam Roshier, a prominent farmer, of Peel County, lost his life, at the first line west crossing. Roahier was coin- ing to doyen in ateutter with bis,maid, Miss 'Florence (Arnold, and when gross- ing the Grand Trunk tracks the 'TM express 'struck the horse, hurling it Into an adjoining field. Roshier was instantly killed, his ;right arm being broken and the top of his skull almost lifted from the head. Miss Arnold es - coped by jumping. -Hon. IT. did, McGarry, Ontario's new Provincial Treasurer, was entertained at a banquet given by his fellow towns- men of Renfrew, in that town on Mon - doe evening. Since 4905 Mr. McGarry has represented the constituency of South Renfrew in the Ligislature, Most of this life he has lived in Renfrew. He !ranks among the most able law- yers and orators of the Dominion. One hundred and -twenty-five citizens and prominent .men from other parts of the prpvince were at the banquet. Among tlye speakers was Hon. George P. Gra- ham, who represents the same bon- stituencyntin the Dominion Parliament. nfoLEAIT BROS. Publisher $1.00 a "Vane in Athano Saturdoy, January 2011, at one o'clock. The 'meeting is for organizatien pur- poses. -The annual meeting of the Brus- se s, Grey and Morris Telephone Com- pany will ba held. in the town hall in Brussels, on Tuesday. February 9th, at two =o'clock. The annual -report will be presented. Board od Directors elected, and other buainess transacted. • -At the Hullett District Orang-e Lodge held recently in Clinton, the oldest member present was Mr. David Beacom, of Clinton, who is 88 years' of age and has 'belonged to the Order for over sixty -years. The old gentle- man is 'still quite bright and smart, • beth physically and mentally. -Rev. R. Hicks, pastor of the Hen salt Methodist Church, has been invited to Windsor, for next Conference year, and is likely to aetept if a,pproyed of by Conference. Mr. Hicks is an able preacher and an indefatigable and ear- nest pastor, who *will do good work any where. -Jas. IiiIrkness, a well-knowe Wal- . yea township farmer, drew from Melee worth Cheese factory in 1914 from -8- cows, Holsteins, $661.52. One cow ht June gave no less than 1,900 Ins. of milk. Mr. Harkness feeds three times a day. tat tbe Dairymen's Association he was awarded the silver /nectar for the 'largest yield dor the season. -Mr: Charlie Stewart, of the 8th concession tif Ilullett, has purchased the '25 -acres from Mr. .3. 'Taylor along side of his other 25, enalring him Id acres so -that he has a fine farm of 150 acres in s, block. There is also a fine lot of tood timber on. -the it he purchased, almost enough to pay for it. -The anniversary service.s of Knox church, Auburn, conducted by Rev. de Small, & Hespeler, on Sabbath, January llth, wee well attended. The congre- gations were delighted to hear their tot-61er pastor. The tea and concert on allonday night drew a, full house and' n 'excellent program and tea were en - eyed by all, Proceeds $1.76. -Nine more volunteers left Witighain n Monday to enliet at Clinton. Eight them were formerlyin the imperial rfriy: The other is a sergeant of the hirty-third. . They were: F. Ald- iagton, J. Smith, II, Groves; A.Thoinas, . 'Woods, R. Uttree,e A. Taylor, R, Leonard and Sergeant R. Maxwell, of the Thirty-third, Winghain. - -Both the oheese buyers' trophy and the ainperial Bank trophy were award- ed to 13. K. Brown,. of Ethel, on- hls cheese at the., exhibit of the Western Ontario Dairymen's 'Association at St. This -mos. On October white Mr. Brown'e box ,scored 08.16, His Septeraber eoleired ad not the highest number of points but wolt. on flavor. -A „sow belonging to Mr. Frank Coates, .O Usborne, gave birth to twelve little pigs. They were a particularly fine bunch in every way,. but one _a- mong the number had peculiar feet, resembling very much that of atedoge being 'soft in the bottom, havingdithe four openings and a cla,w .on each. It Hied only a couple of dep., -The death <inured ,04 her residence, itt Goderich, on Friday„ of Mtn, Rol- land, widow of the late Wililant Hol- land. She had been lir for some time, t 'death came suddenly at the last. e was the seeond daughter 4-ef the te John Morris, of Colborne -ToWn- ip. She was in her 63rd year. #er sband died a year ago and she ves ;family. The remains :were in- rred in the farnily burial plot In Dun- nnon Cemetery. -0. H. (Smith and his dive year old sem., dack, are at Brussels from Irate rous. Sask., on a visit at the for- rher's parents' home. • It is eleven years- since Mr. Smith went west,tdei has a 'section of land and has abbut f our hundred acres ready for wheat next spring. Last year he hatlabout 20 bushels to the acre. Plowing is done by a steam plow, turning over ' about thirteen acdes per day. A Mile beteg furrow can! be plowed on :Mr. Smith's - estate. -The Trustee Board of the Benrnincr -Methodist Church are considering plans for the re -modeling of their elluech. It is rumored that a real up -toe date basement is to be part of the plan, and cement blocks to be carried up as veneer over the whole walls of the blend- ing. The chuinh is to be Craised two feet to give an eight -foot basement for Sun- day school purposes and the outside porch of cement blocks will cover doors to both aisles of church and door la centre of basement, -On January 20th. a quiet wedding was soleinnized at the home of Mr. - Richard McWhinney, concession 6, Ash- field, his sister, Isabelle, being united In 'marriage to Mr. Charles Taylor. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. Ge Gomm. of Duogannon. There were no atttendonts. atter the -wedding break - last, .Mr. and efes.. Taylor left for Sault Ste. Marie and other 'points. On their return. they will reside at their new ihoine, concession 10, -Asiefield. -The congregation of Knox Church, Cranbrook, in Grey Township, have had a eery succdssful year. Envelope offers, logs were $700 and plate collectiona d72. Mission 13and -contributed 432 in _cash and goods. The Christian Entleav- Or *25, Sabbath School 910 and We - men's 'Missionary Society $41. The :con- gregation gave $241 for the same cause, a total for Missions from all scourees of over $355.' Ladies! Aid, which IS a strong working force, nalsed $3111 and have the tidy _surplus of *231. I -The 'following office.rs of the 'Turn- ' berry Agricultural Society were elect- ed at the annual meeting; President. Keen, first vice-president, T. Peru ; second vice-president, Frank Henry; directors. T. R. Bennett, George rr. Robertson. W. Tyle, Gib- bons, W. .I. Henders.on, G. Cruick- shanks, H. B. Elliott. Auditors. J. A. McLean, Robert Currie, H. B. Elliott, who has been secretary -treasurer for 11 years, declined re-appointinent, and is (replaced' by F. G. Stewart. -Th4. Ethel Cheese Faetory last year took In 1.389,645 pounds of milk from which e 4eIvrn av were madereagae0f 23.0781073unvod;ndost tb of milk to make a pound of cheese. The ebeene sold • at an average . price o1- 13.5-9 cents per pound. realizing the snng elite -01 $16,797. of this amount - the patrons reeeived $14,422'MM , O ake ing of the cheese and all other expenens connected therewith amounted' to 7- a. average of 0,25 per 100 pounds. n sr d 0 of Perth Ites a m T -The tote Rev. Dr. Moore. who died I ij at Ottawa, was a farmer resident of of St. Marys. --Mr.. Thomas Gourley has bought the *McLellan property, In Mitchell, for d9e0 and will take possession in a short time. e •• - -While J. Regan, of Logan, was load - Ing bags Of grain on g sleigh one of neon dell on him and in the fall_ his leg -was broken. . -The home of Mr. and ZITS. Charles h Jefferson :was the scene of the marri- age of their daughter, Lavine, Hazel, to Mr. Wm. David Scaraovv, of Arcola, Sask., on ,December 31st. The bride was formerly a resident of Hibbert. -Miss Josephine Krauskopf, formerly of Logan, has returned from California and ;is accotimanied by her niece, Miss. Josephine Ragier, who are spending a Month with the foemerte brother, Mr. George Kranskopf, ill Dublin. -The Rev. Mt A. Amos, B.A., has signified his intention of _closing his pastorate In the Presbyterian Chierche -at Atwood, in March. The Redrew! bu tu -Following a lingering illness, John gentleman has purchased a darm near- sh Palmerston, and. will move on to it la in the spring and become a tiller Of 1 gh the soil, - . Alexander Thistle, a well known farm-, te er of Downie Township, passed away ikd on Stinday 'evening, aged 56 years. The late Mr. Thistle was born -in Downie, lot 3, boncession 9, the same dorm on w'hich he died. He was the eon of the late William Thistle. -Mr. Wm. pelting, who had been an employee of Mr. Robert Baker, Fuller- ton, for several years has enlisted with the third Canadian contingent and will train.with the recruits who enlisted at Stratford- Private iPelling was a mem- ber of "0" company, Mitchell, and he was presented, with two suits of py- jamas, 'two pairs of Socks and a scarf by the Ladies' Patriotic Relief Society and a fountain pen from the mem- bers of his company, -Mr. George Foster, aged 59 year. very .suddenly at his home "in St. Marys, Thursday evening, gr. Fonter cense to St. Marys, from near Granton, about 25 years ago, and (his since. corning -here been employed as engin- eer with the Carter Conipanye Be had Worked up to 6 o'clock frhursday even - leg, and was apparently in his usual health. His ‚sudden passing • is keenly death. by Ibis wide circle 01friends. Heart trouble was the cause of his Huron Notes -Mrrlihon•las Ginnri, one of the best known 'farmers ein IGIoderich Township, died aast week. The funeral took @lace to Goderich, under ,Masonic auspices on Monday. --edifise V. Leitch, of Cranbrook, has been engaged, to teach in Whitefield School, Grey, for 4625 a year. The people of Section No. 11, have enured a, most cortmetent teacher. -Mr. R. Cowell, IA. de C. M, of Dunnville, has accepted the position of organist and choirmaster of St. An- drew's church, Wingharn, as successor to afr, peorge W. Cline. -Mr. John 'Bolger and family have removed. froin Walton, to the one hun- -dred-acre farm he recently purchases/ from Mrs. McFadzean on the lith con- cession of Grey. Mr. Bolger now has -200 hundred acres to look after, . Videanna young man itt tilt employment of the Western Canada 'lotir Mills, in Goderich, met with on accident while working around some Machinery- .when he got caught in the belting, which threw him izackwards, breaking his left arm in twodeelaceid. -On Tuesday morning of last week. as *Mrs. las. dr -carter, of 1Brussels, wan sweeping the snow away from the steps. slipped, on the Ice,' and In her fall broke her left alb just' above the wrist. -The Municipal Officers of the town- ship of HulIett, are the same as last year, viz: Clerk and Treasurer, James Campbell; ;Assessor, John Smith; Col- lector, Win: Moon; Auditors, M. Braith- waite, W. 13eacoin; Board of Health, John barbert, the Reeve and. M. . 0. -A =meeting of the Liberal Conserva- tive' lAssoelation of South Huron, a. constituted dor Dominion purposes, is called .1or the Town Hall, Clinton, on