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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1915-04-16, Page 1MINIMINIMMINIONN•11•••••••1 APRIL 9, 1915 :VISh to nil Co. ME IOW Ina 21w Place - to Bizy fhzatity Linoleams Curtains le Dressed ring t vacation spel 7 f hovsahdd our newhorrtefurn- you /may be deeply oor cove:crag or irnishings.• 'tate to Buy r the onrush of ming demands [d quality of our goods cies to this store. New Rugs Carpets Linoleurns lattings Curtains Draperies )rld's bes source o tile and oriental de, Lano—the kind easily esented in the as -hat superior color- ying new" -propensi- what cleverness of ugL ThatKwhy we et the best ----and we are aa-vays pleased to Prices ihe same as Roll Carpets - Reversible Wool Carpets, Reversible Union Carpets, Japanese Cotton - Warp mattings; tape,;try, Wilton, Bruss-_,,ls and Veivet carpet by the v4rd. Floral con- ventional. and Oriental de. signs. )rtunate in being able variety of beautiful voull want for your 'ail to find something pleme you. Dc to 82 a yard_ smistessitssissuessesssasessasammissimasssiss Butter Wanted LAVISH Mciaul Co. ORTH R 1?-1111N1r01.YEA.R W fi OL NUMBER)S1,470 • I. taen iSEAFORTII, FRIDAY, APRIL 16,1915 GREIG LO ruING ade It a Rule 1 T0 be perfectly frankwith our customers. In return our customers are very frank with us. Thus, you may come with your clothes troubles and rest assured that you will be nic!ly taken care of. We will gladly give you the benefit of our experience and help you select a becomingstyle and color, and if it is ncceseary for you to make ,a low priced selection, we will give you high-pitch- ed style and keep mum about thet price. Our Just Arrived Models of Art Clothes Await Your inspection Suits $15.00 $18.00 S20.00 Spring Coats $12 $15 $18 Made to Your Measure New Shipments of Ladies Coats and Snits FROM ONTARIO'S CAPITAL .1 H. 4,-sastaadtt,-1 • Toronto, April 13th., 1915.., The Ontario Legislators. have clos- ed their session and once more left the city. ,The format prorogation took place on 'Thursday last, although busi- ness closed upon the previous Friday. Why prorogation was so long delayed no person seeme to know. However it does not make much difference. There were very few members at .the proroga- ,tiOn s•roceedings. The occasion was lar- gely monopolized by the ladies, the mil- itary and the legal lights of the city. It does mot make much difference in Ithe eity (whether the Legislature is in session or .not. 'Our legislators are not much in evidence and were it not for the reports in the newapapers three fourths of oar citizens would not know whether •er not the House was in (tea- idon. The members live very quietly andaside from an occasional &Aputa- tion the population of the city is not materially disturbed. . To see the most receIntly designed styles of coats and suits you really must inspect our new arrivals. Right from thei workrooms of the makers who know how and the newer military effects for the younger ladies are the smartest yet, and we are always p.teased to have visitors to our show rooms. Suits -10.00 $15.00. to $20.00 Coats— 8,00 12.00 to 18.00 "For the Heads of the Nation" TO be well dressed you have to be well "head.ed"— a man's headgear is the natural centre of attraction. olthausen Hats are 3nade in a variety of shapes, to suit the individual requirements of the fat and the lean,, the tall and the short, and the go-betweens. Style, the latest — Quality, the best. Every Woltbausen Hat is guaranteed to satisfy, or your money back if you want it. Sold from Coast to Coast by good dealers, at $2.50 and up. Let you*next "lid" be a Wolthausen. See the New Greens at $2.5 rr Highest Prices for Butter and Eggs Greig Clothing Cey. SEAFORTH Navigation is new opening and in a. few days the docks will be among the busiest centres in the city. The spring weather will .be welcome to a great many people. Although the winter months have been got through with much better than many expected, yet there has- been a deal of suffering ex- perienced as many have been out of em- ployment. The suffering has not been confined to what are Usually called the -lower classes by any means. Thousands who formerly held good positions and who weeo enabled to keep their families In every comfort if not luxuriously, have been ,out of work during the past winter or Working ton very short time, and the ellstrese among many such has been and ,still is very keen. These are the people who net only 'do not make their difficulties public but suffer in silence and keep their distress hid from the public eye as much as possible. As yet there does not seem to be moch hopes for a revival and what the Su- ture w&I1 -be I cannotapredict. The city Is largely over -populated and there are too many people *pendent ,on work and too little kworlt) for them to do. IL Will take 'time/to-bring things to their proper level. Thee are thousands of houses, flats and apartments as welt business places in this city tenant- less and an ,many instances rents have been reduced by one half. At the same time taxes are advancing. Many in the city who considered themselves rich and who- are trich in property, scarcely know hdw to Surat to make ends Meet and keep the sherrit at bay. They have the property Thut it Ls only a burden to them. They, cannot neat it and they cannot eell at and ',payments on it are corning due aod , no means to meet them. The 'result -will be that hundreds wail lose their all and will have to commence life ,over again. All this is the result of - over expansion and the recent boom when every person was growing rich ;Orr paper. We must learn by experience: but experience is a ha:rd teacher sornetiane 3. In the Act, or as directed, by the Min- Idgmond, John Decker; Harburn's sae- Ister of Finance,! cial, best filly or gelding any age, heavy • • Ill draught, agricalturaI or general par - The Dominion Government Imrnigra- i pose Wm. Brown. t . tion bureau at the Union Station isi still busily engaged in receiving appli- cations from farmers for laborers and •sending those seeking work, who reg- ister with it, to positions in various parts of Ontario. 'With much apparent ground for the assertion the officials in charge of this de,partment declare * « * Professor Ledoux, -a native of Bel- gium, who was recently appointed lec- turer in mineralogy at. the University of Toronto, arrived in the city a few days ago. Professor Ledoux 'fought throligh six ;months Of the war in the Belgian aemy figuring in the siege .of Liege and Antwerp, .and being wound- ed in the Ipatte of ,the Yser. lie, was sent to England with other wounded soidiers, and on his recovery came to Canada to fill his appointment. Be is to be assIstant to Professor T. L. Wal- ker in the de,partment of mineralogy. Before the war Professor Ledoux was a Professor in 'a cbilege in Brussels, and on the breaking out of the war joined the Belgian army. He was ac- companied to Canada by his wife. When Brussels was captured by the Germans Mrs. Ledoux was taken pri- soner and it was with much difficulty that she succeeded in escaping to Hol- land from which place she went to London, and joining her husband there, they at lance set out for Canada. Judge.—W. McQuillan, St. laelensr , Roadsters — Standard -bred trotting stallion, Leo. Charlesvrorth. "Ike Me- dium"; Joe Pinkney, "Toddy Direct"; standard -bred pacing stallion., W. Cud:- more, J. Carter; single roadster, A. hi. Close, G. Koehler; single carriage, W. J. MillerreR. 'Wurrn; roadster team, ,J. that more unemployed men have been i Decker, Sr., G. Cornish; carriage team, provided With work through its agency I W. :Weida; Troyer's ispecial, best three during the past winter than through animals, under tt wo years, bred by sten- any other a ) agency here, and perhaps dard-bred trotting stallion, Joe Pink - through most obher agencies in the city-! ney. • 1 put together. For months past it ha a Judge.—J. A. -Kelly, ,Diatowel„ been distributing out -of -work men to CATTLE positions all over Ontario at the rate of from one to two hundred a week, Shorthorns—Aged bull, A. and J. Broadfoot, James McIntosh; two -year - and in the vast majority of cases such discrimination has been used- that the positions have been acceptably filled. This work has been accomplished in the face of many difficulties and has cal- led for the exercise o,f great ,patience and ,good judgment. Had the supple of Irish and Scottish farm laborers been at all adequate to )11t demand, the task of the bureau weuld have been easy and simple; or ,lf the greater num- ber of foreigners, rtussians, Swedes, Germans, Austrians, Italians and oth- er, had been ,able to speak English with even reasonable facility and had possessed some experience of farm work the labors of the officials would have been lessened. But with the crowd of inexperienced Europeans unversed ia the only speech the ordinary Ontario • farmer can understand, the work and the responsibility of the department of- ficers were largely increased. In these circumstanceInspector Banford and his assistants have much reason to con- gratulate themselves on their achieve- ment. The work of the bureau is atilt being actively' continued; and for the first three days last week about 110 men were eent out to farm positions. The ,proportion of the inexperienced and therefore less desirable, is increasing,' and as a consequence the difficulty of choosing suitable 'men for the positions offering, is growing. t • • If the plans ,of the Ontario Depart- ment of Agriculture work out smoothlyti 45,000 children* will this Summer bel 'bending their youthful energies to rais- ing "war potatoes," from the sale of which a fund will be ,provided for some specific patriotic undertaking. Since the system of rural school fairs was established ithe number of contest- ants has increa.sedby leaps and-boands, The department ,this year figures u.pon having entries from upwards of 2,450 schools, and each entrant will be en- couraged to raise at least one boshel of potatoes for patriotic purposes. For some time past the department has Wen sounding sentiment upon the propos], tion through ,the , teachers and local school -authorities, and almost without exception the response has been an en- thusiastic endorsation, In one little school in Dundas County, thirty child- ren ,signified their readiness to raise "war 'eaotatoee." The growing Of potatoes will be an added -enterprise. The 245 school faire will have ,the usual variety of exhibits, but every contestant, in addition to his other efforts, well be expected to planc one -eightieth of an acre to potatoes. The seed will Abe furnished by the De- partment of Agriculture, which is un- dertaking, through the district rep* centatives, to asslet the children in ev- ery way, and by offering a prize for the beet .kept•plot will encourage them to do their best. An extra prize will be ofiered at each fair for the best exhibit of potatoes, and as a special, induce- ment 'prizes will be -offered for the three largest yields, in each county. The department is confident that at least 50,000 bushels of potatoes will he gathered in the Fall. These will he sent to a depot in the nearest largest centre, the present tplan beleg to ship to Lon- don, Toronto, Slamilton, Peterboro and Ottawa. They will then be advertised and sold from trucks in the residential sections, without recourse to middlemen. •P • • • The provinsiai health • returns for months past have been showing With increasing frequency eubstantiall in- creases An the number of cases of com- municable disease.- The March reports from , local _boards are, in one or two, particulars, decidedly more dist arbing than in March a year previous, and the other diseases, while not much more prevalent than in the previous March, still, with but ane exception, show in- crease. Smallpox cases were almost dou- ble those of ?viarch, 1914, while measles Jumped 50 ,per cent. As was do be ex- pected spinal meningitis figures large- ly in •the month's returns, the 'number of cases reported being 26, with 22 deaths. La.st March there were 6 cases and 5 deaths. Typhoid was kept well under control, -with 45 cases, bat not BO well as the year previous. * * The at,Licial War Tax provided for by the Dominion Government comes into force next Thursday. In addition to the additional postal and •bank stamp levies there are some important fea- ture's in connection with its application on railway and steamship tickets. The Act provides that the tax must be paid by the ,purchaser of the ticket, and that anyone refusing or neglecting to pay it is suaiect to a fine of not ex- ceeding $50. The amount is five cents on ever) parlor car seat, and. ten cents on every sleeping car berth. On railway and local steamship tickets it is five cents for each $5 or fraction thereof, according to the value of the ticket, and there is no charge on a ticket cost- ing $1 or less. , The Government directs that under no circumstances may the tax be re- funded, and farther instructs that it applies on all tickets reading between or from points in Canada, whether auch tickets are sold in Canada or in a foreign company. In accordance with the Act,• railway and steamship com- panies will act as collection agencies, for the Government,* and every tickete, seller is required to collect the tax at the tizne of issuing the ticket. Further provision is made that war stamps will not be ,used in connection With rail- way and steamship tickets. The tran- sportation companieli will collect the tax, and .will account for same to the Government in the manner prescribed old bull, George Digkson; one -year-old bull,' J. M. Beattie and second. Judge.—John J. Biggins, Clinton. Seeding in the Western Provinces' Swan Lake, Man., April 8.—Wheat seeding has .already begun in one or two farms; and will be general in a few days. Nearly all the farmers are on the land, harrowing and preparing it for the creep. Easter was wet and dull with some rain, and. there is en- ough moisture for the present. The weather now is bright and warm 'and work on (the land w111 soon `be in full swing. Roseisie, Man., April 8.—Seeding com- menced yesterday. Much ploughing was done last fall and the recent rains have ,pat the seed bect in ideal condition. Stftling, Alta., April 8.—Seeding com- menced en April 5. There is an ahead-, ance of moisture, and the land is in the beat shape lin this regard for eight years past. Sheep and cattle have win- tered well considering the length of the winter and scarcity Of feed. The spirit of the .people is strong for a successful year. Macgregor, Man., April 8. — Wheat -seeding Is ,in lull blast here. Farmers say they have never seen the land in better condition. Seed is apparently plentiful. , • • t • s Khedive, Sask., April 8,—Spring Work Is getting under way.' Several farmers are seeding, and it will soon be general, 'Conditions at the Front Seargeant Kimmere Watson, of the Princess Patricia's writes from Splatt De:Vital, Cardiff to his brother, E. P. Watson, Manager of the Watson Manu- facturing Company, of Brantford, as follows: "I can now write youa de- cent letter, as I am now 'tree (from the censor. It Will -giye you some idea of the trenches and the 'fighting. We go into the trenches ,at nighte after a ility ; there is ,none like him. I only hope that the Canadians who have just gone to the front can emulate him. 1 can't call our regiment a Canadian one, aa 90 per cent. are ex -British officers and soldiers. , • "Visitors are ,allowed in the hospital twice a week. Women swarm by the hundreds. I am swamped with orangee, apples, candy, cakes, pies and every- thing else indigestible, but I am free from that complaint, Carried five pounds _of soda with me at the front and never used it once. Now do not send any more socks, as one 'cannot carry them. How the Soldiers' are to 'Vote A bill now before Parliament and which has been Ptroduced by the Gov- ernment and witeio doubt become law has for tits object the eecuring of the votes of the Canadian soldiers not only In Canada, but in Europe and where - ever stationed la the event of a Do- minion election. The salient paints of this bill are as follows: Ballotwill kW sent to the cam:mantl- ing officer .of each Battalion. This of- ficer will act as Depiet, lieturnin,g Of- ficer for his k'battation, He will distrib- ate the ballots to eoldiers entitled to vote, administer the necessary oaths, collect the 'ballots and return them to the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery at Ottawa, which officer will apportion them to the different political parties as they .are marked and these votes will be tadded to the other votes cast on either ;side and will form the deter- mining factor in the result of the elec- tion. The soldiers will not be required to vote for individual candidates, but for the Conservative or the Liberal par- ty. In addition to this there shad be appointed by the :gosernor iti council six scrutiners, )three to be. so appointed upon the nomination of the prime min- ister and three tepon the nomination of the leader of the opposition; one rep- resenting each warty may be present ,at the distribution of ballot papers and envelopes the ;making of affidavits, tbe mariing of ballots, the closing of envelopes, the iposting of the same, and may exercise all the rights which may, under the Dominion Elections Act, be exercised by candidates or their repre- presentatives at any poll. The actual travelling and ,living expenses of such scrutineers, at a rate to be fixed by the governor in council, may be paid out of the consolidated revenue fund. The legality of any proceedings shall not be affected by the absence there- from of ithe ;scrutineers. The soldiers iin: Canada will vote at their respective camps wider the fol- lowing arrangements: A returning of- ficer will be provided for each camp, vrho wtill also issue a proclamation an- nouncing' the coming election. The proc- march of about Seven miles over cobble larnation will also be repeated in the stone roads, from our billets, going in general order of the commandant. Each single tile aiire crawl over the ground. vOlunteer will ithen notify 'the camp re- • Star lights are set up by the enemy continually, then we have to remain perfectly still until they die out, and we go In. I have never been in a trench yet that did not have from one to three feet of water in it. We are In for 48 hours, sometimes ninety-six. It rains continually, sometimes turning to snow, with bitter winds. After you have been in a few' hours your cup of mteery is complete, you. don't care what happens, after that •a continuous rifle fire is kept up all night by the enemy. "Day breaks on a scene of desola- don. The dead lie in thousands in front" of us unburied, all French killed in early December, they slowly rot, the water draining off them into the trenches, poisoning the water in which we stand, ,which accounts for the frost- bite or water. bite, as it really is, the tatter's characteristics are the same as the former, however. Sheila have made thousands of holes, from a few feet to forty feet in diameter. These are full of (water; rned is everywhere, you are plastered with it. ' The food is smeared with at. We'have -to be con- tinually cleaning our' rifles. At day- break, the shells start coming over; yoa crouch down in the water, as they burst all around us. "Luckily, the ,mud behind the trench- es is serni-liquid„and many do not ex- plode that will he left for the plow- man, who, after the war, is peacefully tiding the land, he will. strike it with his ploughshare ,and will pay the pen, alty. There are two kinds of shells, one rather slow In its flight. This we 'can Weary Willie. The other we call the 'coal box,' because it emita a dense black smoke, and it is much more dan- gerous than ithe former. Rifle fire is, of course, continuous. The trench hot- itzer is the most dangerous. as these. are shells fired from the enemy's trench, and come over just like lobe and are fired from a gun very short, in length. In some places the German trenches are only thirty yards away, then shell fire becomes impossible and hand grenades or hand bombs are used by both sides. These emit explosive and most poisonous fuvnes, which makes ev- ery one deadly eidit. "I seem to have been awed miracul- ously so far. Over and over again, men on each aide of me have gene down. Once a ballet took my hat away. An- other time I was examining a flask Margaret Hamilton had given me, a bul- let struck it, knocking it into a hun- dred pieces. It 'Saved my life, for it deflected the bullet, which otherwiec wuuld have gone through my mouth. The night .1 Was carried out, the water on the surface in the trenches had turned to ice, 'and I could stand on my (feet mo longer. For slick/warn I sat in the water, until it became 'dark enough so I could be taken out on a stretcher.I am afraid Gourtay Colquhotm is dead. He was in charge of the snippers, and would be killed if captured. He was absolutely fearlese, and If he had lived„ would have come through with honors. "The ,German atrocities are awful. I have seen them kicking our wounded. in the lace.' It was ,the Ste,y of Febru- ary 14th that the Middlesex were cut up, and I had carried a despatch to their Colonel, and, from where we stood you could see them gouging them in the -face as they lay wounded on the ground. Once they attacked, using an old woman and three children (Belgian prisoners) as a screen. There were, no prisoners taken ithat tday, and the wo- man and ,children were saved. "TheaBritieh Ooklier is wonderful In his stamina, endeavor and fighting ab- • Seaforth .Spring Show The Annual Spring Horse and Cat- tle Show, under: the auspices pf the Seaforth Agricultural Society, held \ here on Thursday of last week,' was a success in the fullest sense df the term. The weather was delightful, it. being the ,first really Spring day of the season. As a result there was a large crowd of people, many coming from long distances and in the afternoon Main street, an which the show was held, was packed with people from one end to the other. The horses 'in some of the classes were, perhaps, not so numerous as in some former years. The failing off was particularly noticeable In heavy draught stallions. However, the quality .of the exhibits made up for any lack in numbers. In harness hor- ses, both heavy and light there was a splendid exhibit and it is doubtful if better animals were ever shown In this County, which is noted for the excellence of its horse flesh. The judg- es; also, seemed to understand their business and on the whole gave very general satisfaction. In bulls there was not a large show but the animals ex- hibited were of high merit. The fol- lowing is a list of the successful com- petitors: HORSES. • Clydesdales—Aged Stallion, John Mc - Gavin, "Cumberland Gem"; W. Nott, "Guinea Gold" •' J. B. Brooks; stallion foaled in 1912, James Speir, "Drumber- ley's Best"; stallion foaled in 1913, R. D. Bell; sweepstakes, John McGavin. Percheson—Stailion, any age, JalTiel3 Smith. t c Heavy Draught—Team, Alex. Sinclair, Arbogast Bros; brood mare in foal, John Drover, W. J. Dale; filly or geld- ing, foaled in 1912, Arbogast Bros., Wm. •Rinn; filly or gelding, foaled I n 1913, Arbogast Brothers, C. Wright & Son; filly or gelding, foal- ed In 1914, C. Wright & Son, It. D. Bell. Agricultural—Team,. Jas. Forster, D. Fotheringham, John Nicholson; brood mare, in foal, Arbogast Bros., Snell Bros., Frank ,Bean; filly or gelding, foaled in ‘1912, C. Wright dai on, ;lobo Lhdr; filly or gelding, foaled in 1913, c.. Wright & Son, Thomas, Dickson; filly or tgelding, -foaled in 1914, C. Wright & iSon. `, . General Purpose—Team, James Van turning officer in 'which electorial dis- trict he is entitled to :rote. It may be that ,in one camp 'fifteen ar twenty ridings white represented by -volunteers. Tbe retarning officer will, therefore, appoint the necessary number of de- puty returning officers for each rid- ing, so far as the camp le concerned. The names .of the candidates in each riding will be communicated to the camp returning :officer by telegraph on nomination day, and proper tickets will be printed and furnished the various deputy returning officers. The volun- teers will cast their ballots under all the sateguards and formalities which attend the ordinary election. The re- sults of each camp poll will be tele- graphed at once to the returning of- licer for the proper electorial district. If the volunteer is within 25 miles of the polling -subdivision in which he Is entitled to vote he will not vote at the camp. 0 Canada es fibeLBAN BROS. rubliehers $1.00 a ItrEssacin Advaaico ray farms 300 acres and has bees al- most continuously in municipal podidica for the past twenty-five years, haviag served as Councillor, Depaty- Reeve and Warden. His opponent likely be Frank Glass of ,Londoa. —Suffering from an intense pairs that was making his life one of per- petual -misery, Donald Kerr, aged ilk got out .of bed at his home. in Kincar- dine, and drowned. himself in & tern near the house. Kerr, who was a retired farmer, had -been a resideat of Kincardine, and the surroanding district for many years. A etaunelt Presbyterian, he came to this country with his family from Assyrit Paris,, • Sutherland, Scotland, and settled In Zora, In Oxford County. —Several young ladies, of Itidgetown. crossed the river to Detroit, to pur- chase their spring outfit. Coming home they forgot to Visit Ills Majesty's Cus- toms- Officers and pay the statutory tax. A. few days afterwards each of the ladies was visited by a female Cus- toms detective, who demanded the dnta and as a tine a sum equal too the pur- chase price of the goads. Falling In this they would be imprisoed. It is needidess to say the ladies capitulated and- cashed lap. --Patrick O'Connor, the oldest /MLR of Paris, Ont. In point of residence, passed away last Tuesday night, after lingering. Illness. Be was born in Cork, Ireland, in 1827, coming tc- Pis when three years of age and had re- sided there ever asince, a period of years. Ile lived vrith Hiram Capron An - til he grew up to manhood, when lie went into ;the ;grain business, in which be remained for 15 years. He -entered the Town Council in 1856, and wae 4 continuous member for 14 years. He was also a member of the school hoard . about the same length of time. He 'was pronelaent and -active Liberal, bat de- clined the tioaor of Parliamentary nom- inations which Were offered seserat times. Ze was .a sepporter of the Methodist Church. —Following an illness of but a few hours, the death occured last Sunday night of Elizabeth Rush,twife of Mr. .John lquiltolland, of Mitchell, in her 72nd year. She was one of the early settlers of Ellice Township. A grown- up family survives. —Edward Ferguson, an Augusta far- mer near Brockville. figured in a run- away accident •near his home and em- erged with two broken legs. ,The team he was driving crashed, into a fence, throwing oft a portion of a load of stone, which fell on Ferguson. --Lieutenant Colin Gibson, Royal Fusiliers, son of Sir John Gibson; To- ronto and Hamilton, ex -Lieutenant - Governor, who has been in a nursing home in London, suffering with a bul- let wound in 'the lungs, is now con- valescent. He is proceeding to Canada shortly on two months leave.. --William Somerville, aged 77, one pf the oldest business men of Chatham, died at his home in. that city from the effects of a paralytIc stroke. He had been in the bakery and ,confection- ery business in Chatham fon a great number of years. Ile Was stricken in his store last ,Saturday. He is surviv- ed by la widow/and one daughter, —Saturday night fire completely des- troyed a val.-table barn ,on the Jonas Steacy farm, owned by Gordon Young, sitaated about two miles from Athens, In Leeds County, together with $500 worth of new machinery, three grade Holstein cattle, five tons of hay and more than 400 bueheis af oats. Incen- diary origin is suspected. , ---1/1.ichael O'Neil, a native of Ireland, and a resident of Uxbridge for seventy years, died in that town on Sunday, In 14;91107th year. He had, been a won- derfully vigorous man, never sick, a simple liver, and retained his mental faculties to the last. He 'yeas leeriest and God-fearing, and raised a large family, many of whom he outlived. 7The citizens of the town celebrated his 106th birthda,y last June. - —The death or,.cured on Monday, at his late ;residence at Glentnerris, Brant County, of .James Ford In his 78th year. Deceased was born in Worth Datn- fries, on ia farmonthe fith concession, and 44 years ago went to alentrier,ria, Where he went into the zeokettil1 haste, ness. ,was one ott the beknow men of the countryside; and besides his widow is sarvived by ane son and dire dgesiaters, two bratiters and two stater lames liturray, a large farmer. and 1a native of -Iliestminnber Town - bars been selected by the Liberals df East !Middlesex, as their candidate fbr the ,Dominion Parliament. Mr. Sint - 1•••.••• • . hippest Ladders—We havedtt the old stand, supply a lad iersi all regular leisgths and of the best work- manship arid material, fnr sale °beep. W. veins, Kippeh. 241430x3 An *mil Wedding. —A quiet eveat took edace on Wednesday of last week at the home of Mrand airs. Thomas Richardson, of our village, when their youngest daughter,' lass Annie, was united in marriage -to Mr. Archey Noakea, of Goderich Township. The zeremany was performed by Rev. gr. Docherty, of Mania after ;which eon- gratulations were showered upon the newly wedded couple. After partaking of a sumptuous repast the bride an groom left for their home. Miss B.iek- srdeon is one of Kippen's fair young ladles, and the good wishes of all are extended to her and her husband. Note —Mr W L Doig, harria- ter of the American Soo, Is -nnw at bis fine home in Tuckersmith, getting thinge in shape for the working of his farm. Mr. Dolg 18 ow on the right track in (order to solve the problem of the ‘Ifigh. Cost of Living," and is get- ting back to the land.—Mr. R. fldroven- lee, wino succe,eis Ur. la Hay in the mercantile business in our Tillage, is now down to work. Els family have moved here and we welcome them as valuable citizens —Bev M. Barnby ofe Liman, wiiI conduct the services at the' Methodist Charch here on Sunday.— Mrs. Webster iBuchanan, who has beeri visiting friends in Essex, has retarned rome.—Mr. Robert 'Thompson dispeeed of a fine brood mare ,with foal to .Mr. W. M. IDoig. Mr, Thompson is a keeper of good horses and the big prices come his way.—A few of the farmers of this vicinity are starting to plow. The cold backward weather le delaying seeding but as the farmers are amen of faith and patience and depend on all turn. Ing out right in time. — The Kipp= Road to the East of the Tillage is in a dreadful state and many complainta are being made by the public who have to drive over It. It la in a state to be compared \with the ?oads of ,pioneer days,—Mr, W. A. Dols is laving anis old-faehloned plowing bee on his faras near here to -day, Friday. ; Ellsth The Late Robert Slater.—On Sunda afternoon last there passed away Mr. Robert Slater, a highly esteemed citi- zen. Mr. Slater had been ill for a cosi* of years with anaemia from which be succumbed. Ile was an active member of the Methodist Church for about 40 , years and was Armada'. Secretaryeef the Canadian Order of Foresters at the time of this death, Ills widow serrivea him_ - f Presentations.—A number of friends - gathered at the home of -3rir. C. ari. Beese last Friday evening to say!g0- bye to Mr. and. Mrs. A. Ft Carr, who left the following day for their new home in Berlin. Mr. Carr vras presented with an umbrella from the Sunday school and Mrs. Carr was presenta with silverware by the ladies of inc Missionary Society of the alethodis Church. Both gifts were accompanied by an address. Death of Mr, C4osman.—A despatch f rom Portage la Prairie, dated AN...it 7t1t, says: The death took place le.at night of a pioneer resident of this city in the person of Henry Gasman, in iiis 72nd year, and the funeral will take place to -morrow a.fternoon from the residence of late son, James Gosrnan, with who he had been making his home since coming to Manitoba. *Ire Gosmeo was born in Heron County, I near Clinton, and at the age at 18 went to Morris, where he resided for a number of years. For nine yearo, he served in the council of that town- ship. He then removed to Myth, where be ran .a saw mill and came to Portage la Prairie 23 years ago. He had been in failing health for some time. Be is survived by three sons, Jarnes, of this city; Robert, of Seattle, and Charles, of Wainwright,. Briefs,—Isfiss Annie Taylor has re- urned from London Hospital, where she had her adnoide removed. — The Bowling Club has secured the ServiceS„ f Mr. (Joseph Outer to put the groen shape and look after ft during Use ming serson.—Mr. Andy Coombs lean gone to *cattle, where he will join MUd Mrs, Sloan and trays/ with thent to Alasite.,ge 1,411 act 2,45 serMer new railroad Oat la *in.%-bullula Abe North.