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Fyou meajn to purchase a fur co a this r' rater, no w
is your 'apjortunity. In this great sae we are '
siniply. going to make the "fur fry,t' Everything in
the fur depar meat has received drs)ers to vacate at
once, and there will be no except' ns, rad reserves,
Whether it be . a fur coat,` or a fur -lin d c€ a , a fur-col'a
laved coat, a fur collar, a fur cap, 'fur uff, a fur
shoulder piece, or any garment f fur,.' pst likely
you'll find �it jhere and in this sake., he pr c: will help
you in your decision to buy right n o w. P14 y of win-
ter weather ahead but it's our time for letting go.
to $75..
8toX22
1 to $20
Canadian 1 Coon. Boats
Yukon Beaver- coats
Black Fur coats
Brown Wal l aby c, oats
atal;_ Wombat coats
a
Fur -L inn e 'Coats
Fiar-colla*ed Coats
1 `
iur °' llarrsV attaches le to any coat)
Coon coat, (somewhat orr )
$50
1i
1
+1"
$39, to 135
301 to $35
2 to $60
1.5 oto $20
to ;9
0, to $18
rif
ui Muffs,
Fur Stoles
And any timber of other
not specified here, but at
prices
to 15.00.
50 to 18.00 i
1r g meats
equ lly low
Meifs an
Overcoa
Prices '' owest in
Years
We face the ct that the selling time
coats is growing short. Plenty of ti
heavy weights i buz the time for seUin
We prefer money to stock and we a
prices to the limit in order to secure
took -ahead andbuy ahead will rep
at this sale!
Boys' Overcoats
$2 5
for boys up to ` 9 yrs of age.
Boys' Overcoats e
for boys 10 to ? 5 yrs of age Lk
Men'sW' ul
Winter, t s ere
7.75
•s..6.•..•.•Y••
F•• ...0
•••e.
Men's Dress Overcoats
i.....b.•.•.•••..•••.,Iee• q4.1.....•0•••
.Men's Reefers
••••••..¢•s.6.. 0 0
Men's Sheep Lined coats
for winter over-
rhe y t oto wear
r,xo so long•
goi g to cut
• Byers that
x rich :harvest
I to $L50
to $575
115
$8.00 to $ 100
$4.50 to skip°
$4.00 to 6.50
Heavy Wool Uncle wear
The pure wool heavy ribbed,. includi4 the tpaices of
all the best Canadian raikers
Prices . '$1, $1.2,5, 1.5 Ito.$
Our stock of Clothing, FiT and Fur-
nishings throughout is deo mild fresh
and 'includes only the. besk nercItandise
obtainable, -Our reputatio for 4quare
deal ensure. your obtat in# itst the
bargains we offer in ow ad erti emeni ts.
Gan you a ord to miss t ese kl?opecial
.Z1
re]. Ciothiti
The Big Corner Store
aforth
FORTH', FRIDAIY IANUARY �_ 7
Gadetsy on Political! obahilitieSi
Goverrareot s extended by convent of
Parliament Or not the f t remains
that 'mons leading member ur the
PartY aired pr nt part i tore in
Ito 'blood:legs ea, . see 'its iSh and
Moto' ths lag) tii Hon. Lo 91 Aniline
Pelletier sect th storm eo iing and
we,ather-wiset se passayoxer that he
2ilsciwt, niodein ze. id :.: =Iv, firtheleorrtth. eatcoureli.nits:
Mir. Ooderree . Sweeter „Ott State,
follawed him. r.•00elert although
morsel, Was k among his polite
Judgeship tefore . the Boot) Govern.
merit had loot I s power "- , 'tgive one
to, Wore be disp peel both these qual-
Might have Ohio aroltnd ' ntil the
house Itell toti ..t tr. Not s (Messrs,
Pelletier. tank rre;—like the :ipn.
thirteen in Sati -tt the realized
that now Waa he e. t. disapt
The latest Sec tilt te the ouve-gal-
IM.P.,, -who gave the Spea eirship of
the Commons. ta, year for ' the et,
fluOlon of time ' mon led it ISpeakee
Sr.roule didn't t 'for ti le, to efe
flux. On the' , trail 'he Oak titre
by the Sorekielt 4 landed in the
pert 4s very .s Meant. .a. oriel' ago
he tehlft to the ate .and e de young
Rhodes, 'who - West il probably 4 Deputy
Speaker vice Se y'Ororro etl. Dr.
And would, hove othililing4toP
soy such p Is, althoa id , Bach
douse 'It was t that a heetetal
Speaker was no help to th ! solal
traditions of Porto f I Good
Sports. Itut Dr. Sproale tildlgt see it
that way. lie. w firm in tn,e, right
'end continued to keep the offleial hos-
pitality of the anion of C nada on
However this s a year ogo anti
ir the interval Dr. Sproule uoderwent
a change of heart iAlthough la would
have preferred t carry on the battle
of prohibition- In the more censalcua
°lie and luciotly position of Speaker
he .bad begun t realize that the
Strata offered a favorable field, for
this, work; land hat the a telt:anent
was corefortahle nd the dig ity suite
able to hia old age. In s ort, the
21ife—ard hog/ 1 those ear tad
Senatota do lied was better elan DO
bread. The Doct r had, ser ed his
emintry for oyer thirty yeare and as
he ihad ooddesir to quit eer ng at
this LW date he imply walke across
to the Senate .w ose grain vir ue for
Governments go, ut the Se e. goes
step hut but the is no rea on why
Oronge Order e ld do so. Death
will teind the . East Grey 'doctor
dieing his duty le. the rampaerts.
Another tsigne Panic at tOe Cap,
the Hon. Pierre Bloodin, in- Ootario.
Same years ago, it, the heat of ,a Na-
tion,alist campaign, Mr. Blond ' made
-certain remarks to a Quebec olience
about shooting holes in , t 1„ Unlion
Jack -to Waist lltrerty, an 4lb:relics.'
alltasion which hoe frequently bhen in-
terpreted since to his disa ventage.
Mr,. Brendin is now busy tal ilf the
srr.ell off that sentiment by X.haling
wards the present efforts of the Brit-
ish Empire in the great war, draw-.
old trail. Ildr. B1 inis now' ongag,
ed in telling bis vezious antedian
Clubs tbat Caned le In this war be -
so • -aren't teuth but doesn't go for mit
won t to pave otur mai sktne and to do
that, we find .it necessary tee geard
01.1. ishores by,' sending soldiers to
Ettrooe which is Our military feo.atier
tot" All danger of becoreang it Ger-
will follow it ioa layarsependniatitia1711!
grit -rage °ritual° Might listen. It
would he an fete esting sig te' air.
ii,
Douraesa. beating Ills breast nal, say -
'es hy the Govern! nt which eaed him
rot use him A
there is natu
Wit inothin
the Gabir ,e t, he OT
Ing the other
forvvord to rre In
'Major General ,S
situation to say
give him credit
a)
but is Unable o
tions of his er tic
he is. This of
has no doubts': o
ever. Bob doern
Sere tdoeen't lane
are. The -basie10
is the sodden or
ister of Militia,. a
;spending Dipartm
porarily perhaps,
that honor. The
erase Conserviely
Bob who has !di
along but it c
Sir Sam enjoy a
laxity right al w
supposedly in
or bestow.
1 The chances .ar
1 will be found .at
wou.nd up Xs Wax
lie
t tiouble, leo meet
a great- ideal of
the member s of
le gentlem n, blamo
sing the , eck as
One gro le looks
a khaki eta, of
h makes a delicate
e least it. To
is wilin enough -
"'come - the obJec-
s .big. as he thinke
se is a moot
a- Hon. BolOIRogers
the subject what -
like Sam and.
b and there ,rou
this mutual," dislike
head of flee great
.ret , in Canada tem -
but long .entitigh to
as hitherto ;Ignjoyed
ympathy of: the ax-
is with the Hoe.
et be dispu that
for the ES ta it Is
power to iefluence
nets 'arid honorary
figs like that, but
•
that the Iitein. Bob
the old shop, some 1
after Sir Sam has '
business, but mean-,
while dhie Sa‘m Hughes boom Is prob-
ably responsible, for tithe etbnes that
are being flung at the lieon. Bob as
ter whose moral 'eff would, have
ticin, if the IHIone 'Biers vice, hod, been
talteo,,a wear agoi it hard. to set
Where, Sir Sam eaceLS the Blon. Boa
ea 'AT) aeset.. Somlis the creature
worker. Ram never ii•ns his mouth
bot -he puts his foo n Bob says
conirdlito answer .t cell a man; a
riomphool. The palen ▪ method's is
is S.,am's. The 11103.lor eeral Is uni-
versally occreinted an 'honest man be -
crease he is so rode abOat it, It would,
.cauee eto etorpriset in official circles
it the illiOnt Bob hreW the whole
thitng up tin Magas 'arid accepted the
'High Oommlisiolaership in London
which he Would Operate with his cue -
Oratory brisknees.
SPeaking Of nigh Codunissionerships.
Another sign .of the times is Sir
General for Brit. Calumbia Ellge
Richard tMeiliiidela4rho, becomes Agent
land_ Sir Richard haS 'been .seintence
Leindon for the 'remainder of
bAr4 tO take, ,Sir Jellied has the
wisdom of. the — knows . when
to 'quit, If he' le tuck otoorad,
tdigr.a.nt electorate word have had
that- aighly ornate o ver -grey scalp
The Connty Counteil. for 1916
The Couoty Counell for a916 will ha
comp -meet] as follows:.
Tucker:math—H. Crich.
Exeteo—J. 'W. Paolo
Stephen—W. ,Elliott la Jelin Love.
Nay—Fred ICalbfleirie 11 .
Goderich Tomah' Hi oOb.
dloderieh Town— A. Nairn ar,4 Jas.
ir
W,awatiost, W.—Dona el Moe ay.,
Grey --Robert Liv gstone a
Myth—Dr. latileie.
Winghem—}", all bel
Wroxeter,—Con. is.
HoWick—R. Hord
Municipal itional
d john
The aollowing result); a the
-eoutity of
nitro'', where held, tme rMonday la -ate
GREYS -Reeve; R
Depoty Reeve, Joh
iota some as last r, •
elected over Ct. A. Iteldi by 261. Reeve,
C. A. /Igloo, acclimation; Depttiy,Beeve,
atones Laithwaita oaa over W. F.
3.1 Irene je ColteLlge, 3.
Sehohl Tru teeli—Alegt Saun-
public utility COMMIS Inners A. T4 Coop-
er, lacer.; councillor , al. Whiltho 3..
11. Fitzsimmons, W, J. Palsley ; school
tru.stees, T. 3. 'Mc G. JiticLellan
SEA.FORTH-Altay r, Harry Stewart,
ity of 43; councillore, 3. 3. Clef. Geo.
-22 thadivits; Reeve
majority eouncillor
G. Spotton, W. Pat
tion ; CotenclIlors; a.
eila,ylor 134, Jos. Cu
91.
S. Mitchell, 61
piing, W. Isbister
roan; school trus-
nett, D. Holmes
t 108; 11. Hor.ney
•
Petty 112, Hudson 4 . Nominations for
STANLEY—Reev , David Dewar;
Illeoley, and one to be elected,
TUCKERSIAITII—reeeve, 11. Creel;
councillors, James meron, Ie. Doig,
Thorras Coleman, 9.
strong; eouncillore, 19.13. Watt, Chas
councillors. George illearn, F. Mc-
Quaid, John Dodds And D. Regale.
BAYPIELD—Reeve, A. E. 'Erwin;
councillors, E. P. Werner, C. Parker
Geo. Copeland, W. Jewett.
MORRIS --Reeve, hootreed ; coun-
cillors, Elston, Laid aye, Johnston and
EAST WAWANOS —Reeve, 3. N.
TURNS RRY—
William Bell and A
GODERICFI TONS
B. Lobb;, councillor
honer, a masa",
majority. Same mom
by exclamation.
ve, T. K. Powell;
Wheeler.
J.G. itederson,
Moos as last year
Ca
the Methodist eh
sided row some ye
ada
la minister of
ch, who ihao re -
died on Sunday. * eased was 861
years ot 'age anti had been on the'
—There is one edoce, at least In
Toronto where busineso clepreselen was
rot felti tluring the past year, and
that is Oegoode Hall. During 1915 the
rearlber of_ ;writs isetted wes 809 more
$1,60 a
`sax in Advance
en, in 1914, the figures 'being,' for 'hist loss wife and six little children,
1 14, 12,240 land 1916, •2 549., In 1911 the the yoengest wilona is only three
months old.
member of writs issued was only 1,346.
•—olore thole 203 soldiers ererobero of
ieg !sore arms, the. result of vaccina-
tions. Pte. Wood of the battalion,
War. taken ill with smallpox last week,
&TA va,ccination was ordered In the
hope of preventing a spread of the
,--Islargaret Bruce, the 17 year old
daughter of Orr. Alex. alcinnie, of the
tenth concession of Bruce, died very
ea:Menai, on iNew Years Day. She had
not been ,Well, end asked her mother
for a drink. When. it was brought
to iher She saidi "Oh, my oeck .1s
Itiff,' and oe.ssed away in her troth-
eirs arms.
—Toe duene of Alex. McDonald, 10th
eoncession Breed, ,was the scene' a
teptect wadding on Wednesday at .6
pt me when this daughter, Margaret.
WAS married to James Irwin. Only
the iineneediate triends of the bride
and stoical were present. Rev. Po 11.
fleld, performed the ceremony.
letter has been received at the
evir, of the High Commissioner for
CATnt. hi London, England.. from
er Cafrteral In the Dominion Govern-
ment, w -ho is tnterred in -Germany.
EETA Allitet Vella but reports that bis
Wue, odor, as Hideo' at the same piece
is ouilferhig ,serioutily with diabetes,
Supplies or food end other comforts
are itl,stvg sent by Secretary W. ,L.
Griffiths to Dr. mid a/met Belated.
—Percy Hegel, the Winnipeg lawyer,
Oho aided, Jack Krafehenko to escape
freer his cell In tee Winnipeg Police
leave,, and has signified his iatention
;of enlisting for overeeas servici.
ihroloday might, of T. Kenny, aged 75
years :proprietor of the wholesale..
grocery Ouelooss of that name. Ile
hod .resided Ea Sarnia far fifty years,
flitare. when a young man from
the eterth of Ireland. 111r. Kenny was
presidont of the Sarnia Electric Light
Congeeitty and the Sarnia Plank Road,
Death. was caueed by pneumonia.
Mrs. Koons, is now very 111 at her
home 'with the same ailment.
—Alex; ,Yuill, one of the most orom-
ingot :residents of Harriston, died, at
an le,aoly how New Years morning'.
farshire, Scotland, on May 12, 1863.
woe married October 19th, 1875, to
to Cenada. the same year, taking up
reetdeOce Harriston, where ate
Yule engaged in the baking business.
Ei* wife pnedeceased, him on January
14, J.8$7. A aseetly of throe children
at hems, and Joseph L., organ -
lot OWen Sound. Mr. Tele wits
mods interested In public life and, be-
sides OervIng almost every capacity
in reualcipal work, was on two cocas -
likes maim. Harriston, B,esides be-
ing an. enthusiastic tiowler and curler
aaO known throughout the continent
ao an offietal of these games, he was
Orldfellows, Sons. of Scotland
and thZ, Workmen. As a church work-
er his „segvices were coostaatly In de-
rr.and Guthrie Presbyterion chetah
anda at the three of hie /death was Bee-
retaxy of the board of tranagement.
Perth items.
—The engagement is announced *f
Miss Miriam Upwood, second daughter
litr.1 and Mrs. Upwood, of Mitchell.
to Mee Robert V. Goodden, of Detroit,
the tn4,rrtitge, to take place in June.
—The tram, of Mrs. John. Guentnow,
WillowgroVe, wee the scene of a hap -
PO event Ot high noon on December 25.
when liter ,only daeghter, Elvira, was
united; in trierria.ge• to Mr. Samuel
Squire, tbe Rea Doan, of
ilifeekten, Officiating in the presence
of only the immediate relatives.
—On Wedne,selay, December 22nd; a
quiet wedding was solemnized at the
manse, Cremarty, when the Rev. Mr.
,Ritchlo tied the ouptial knot between
Henry- Hatvey and Edna Irene Pick-
ard. -Only 'daughter of Mr. and airs.
John Mogan of alibbert. Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey will live on Mr. Henry Bah
four's Ural on the Thames Road.
—The patriotic entertainment given
under the.; pots/aces of the Mitchell
• School was a success floancially
and otherertise. After meeting' all ex-
peose,s,, including 412 for the use of
the opera house, the principal wad
to the ;Women's Patriotic Society on
behalf of the settee', was $45 from the
proceeds, $25 to be give/it:toned Cross
PorPoses maid the remainder applied as
the women's society think best.
—A pretty Christmas wedding of
local interest took place at the resi-
dence of grs, James Wollacott, Logan
toweship, Wednesday afternoon, De-
cergber 220d, when !Miss Ina Levey,
was Malted in marriage to air: ;Mil -
W. etja, 17th conceselon, Elmo.
The ceremony was performed by the
ton, lo th,e presence of the iremed-
iate relatives of the bride and_ groom
—Ildeesrs. Weir and Weir have taken
over Victorta Mill in, St. Marys, better
known as the Near and illatheson
south of the Thames quarry, and od-
a:Status', the Canfield tile works. The
mill I I be immediately overhauled
ana ecatidet wit/. op -to -date flax mill
machinery. It will be operated by
Hydro1powere and is expected to use
aboat Six huedred tons of flax doting
the coining year, and will therefore
give einplooment to about fifty men.
—Death made its first break In the
ranks of Stratford's heroes locally
when A.t two o'clock on Wednesday' of
last week, Pte. Ditvid Upper of the
110th Perth County Battalion, passed
away at the General hospital. The
xleceasOrd Seidler was removed to the
hospital early on Sunday morning,
sufferiag freer blood poisoning,' Pte.
Clipper% illness began in a Very simple
way. A large sliver entered the ball
°tido ;thateb, and in working around
the barracks some dirt got into the
cut ,producing a poisoning. The pole -
or eleeeloped rapidly aad baffled all
effeets1 Of the attending ?Ivo.
ler ' The remaias were escort-
ed be Listowe,.1: for buriol, where
tl deeeased leaven to mourn
Mir= Notes
—Mr. David Weir, of Dubuc, Sask.,
is visiting with his parents, Mr. and
afro Robert Weir, of Turnberry.
—Chas. Slommon of Rosetown, So k.,
le home .t.for a holiday visit -with reslae
does aod old friends in and around
Ethel, in Grey townehip.
—Mr. Barry Trieb,ner, ,of Stela:ten,
who has beee teadbing in the ,Union,
school at Sodom, has resigned, and
will take a peattioo as teacher the
Commercial College at-Gorewall,
—At a box eocial held in tho ,school
Minto township, tought by Miss
Grace Robb of Morrisi the sere of 486
ilastriorteicalljeurdposiiandt beiing used for
Sosk., who has spent four years homed
stea,ding in the West, has arrived,
hotre In Grey to ,spend the winter
with .his oarente and orteer relatives.
--Mos. McDougall, hDamillie" Us.:
borne, onnounceis the engagement
et her dtaxighter, /Anna Phyllis, to Mr.
William R. DougalL of Henson, the
marriage to take place quietly .on the
12 of „January.
—Mo. W. I. Wilkinson, of Lusailey,
has onrchased the 100-aere farm of
Mr. Robert atell, of Henson, situated
Possession Igivan on March lst, The
forret igood
--Mr. 'Rod Mrs. Frank Anretrong,
tormer residents. of the third line, of
Norris, .but now of Moose Jaw local-
ity, are enjoying a visit with old
friends in the, vicinity of their fore
ple tsocial and musical and liter-,
chureh, Morris, one evening last week,
school, nette.d $32.50, besides having
igoodi time by all those in attendii
—Miss Jean 'Irleaillivr.ay, who has
been; nursing In O -military hospital in
Franco is engoilog a few eveeks holt-
days with leer parents in Wingham.
Miss adcGillivray intendo returning to
sod Archie erallurn, of Hanley,
Seake arriv in Brussels last week
fin. a boliday visit with reletives and
old felends in Morris and Grey. They
report a root year in the West; with
brightening proveets tor 1910,
W Tebbutt returned to Cline
ton, on Monday from Druid, Sask.;
after an absence of four years and
expects to „spend several Weeks with
retatives ,ant4 ;friends la Clinton and
his prairie home. ;
—Mri Wm. Fothergill and Miss
lted in the holy bends of. matrimony
at the bride's home in Londesbora
on the 22rid. They will take up house-
keeping on the groom's farm on the
--Mr. Fred .Fulller, of Wingharre is
now in St. Michaels hospital, Toronto,
preparatOry to- undergoing an operao
tion tee a trouble that has been bothe
on• ly a anedicial operation will cure.
lall"hsneirsacemn.Psloon'llattisalledt, Godfrey allele-
-At the Christmas btyreelltreln.tePrtuallheir-
va• le. recently, Ptes. Robert Masters
tog, Robert IhicMichael were each pre*
sented with ,five -dollars, the pre9en4
tation being made by Howard, Stewart
and the ael,dre,ss being read by . Rev.
plson and E. Beaver have been, tee
elected tru.stees for the Police Village
of Credatone The village authorities.
are eonaidering the propriety of con -
meeting up with the new Hydro -Elec-
tric, lime being built 'from Lucien to
Exeter,
—011e John Shortr,eed, the popular
Reeve of !Morris, has entered upon.
the aixth sear of incumbency of that
°Mee. The ratepayers of Morris are
When they have one and they above
their good Beene by proving that they
know when they are well served,
—Kra. Jolm Miller arrived in Clin-
ton befoze Christmas rrosee
Head Seek., and will spend several
weeks with her sister, Mts. (Dr.)
woek Melo Evans and Airs. Miller
will go to Boston, Mass., :to visit
for a week with their eister, airs.
—The fine hundeed acre farm of
Mo. John A. Geddes 3rd line ,Merris,
has been sold to Mr. Munro Wheel
ham, price isaide to be $6,500 and,
session, to be given next egarch. It
en excellent prooerty well fitted up
with 'modern conveniences and will
make, an A 1 home,. Mr. Geddes -will
ream from tartans as airs. Geddes'
health is mot good.
--School Section No. 10, Grei,
their Anneal meeting elected William
Whitfield to 'succeed George White
field as Trustee and D. Neabie will
do the car,etaking for next year. The
building of a new brick mho& hote.a.
was /discussed and a publie meeting
of the ratepayers wiU be held. at the
school house on the 15th inst., at 2
p.m., to further consider the question.
—East Ilieron's Farmers' Institute
will hold meetings as follows:: Ford-
wich, Thursday, January 6th; Moles-
worth, Friday, January 7th; Jame -
town, Saturday January 8th; Blue -
'Monday, January 17the Meetings to be
addressed by William C. Barrie, of
azid Miss M. V. Powell, of White
—A happy Leerily reunion, the tint
he ten years, took place at the home
Of WA and Hrs. John Reid, of Wing -t
hone on Christmas Day when all the
members of the family ate dinner with
their parents. They are iMr. Roy
Reid, of North Battlefor.d, Sask.; Mr.
.n4 afro Albert Tisdale Marengo,
Sask., aud Mr. and ws. 1Wilfrid Reid
Of East Wawanosh.
—A quiet wedding took place at the
home of the bride iat Bramptoo
WednesdaY or last week when allies
Sarah Williamson was united in
marriage vilth Mr. William Vodden,
illullett township. After a. Orief
honeymoon Mr. and airs, ;TS:olden. will
team up their taborde in Clinton. in the
brick residence on Ontario treet, re-
cently purchased by Mr. Vodden.
—A case of liquor was seized at
blyth on Tuesday on th.e arrival of
a train, and is held by the magistrate,
who is waiting for a claimant. Conn -
ler on the same train, and, being suee
piclous that the consignee's name was
at tictitious one he took steps to -11S.Ve
ik 'seize& If it 'i3 not claimed -it must,
i rider ..the law, be destroyed.
McKinnon of Grey that her son Cecil,
who hos ii-oen On the staff lof the Bank
of Nova Scotia at Petrolia, had- enliet-
ed with the 149th Battalion Laar'b-
oeantinee and is in the paymaster's
department. Word was oleo recently
brother, who is oow in Belgium.
—The followhig ;ere. the disbursee
/rents for Meerie township for 1916e
Roods and beidges, 41,889.13; misoele
laneotes; $2$2,29; drainage 16,87650;
debentures, $11,017.71; schoa purposes,
$9,133,a4; stationery and printing,$83.-
13; salaries end allowances, 915;
Board of Health, $148.69; charity,
O$457,80; sheep killed by dogs, d2.rdt
coupons, 448; county ratee, 4261,51;
interest, 62.65; tot•al, $80,063,95.
The case of afro Mari Thetis of
Seaforth against the townships of Hay
on an accident on the London road,
And which v/as heard recently in the
county court at Goderich before Judge
Doyle, and in which jutioneent was
given, in favor of the defendants with
costs has been appealed to a higher
--On Tuesday morning the interest-,
ing and impressive ceremony of a
II art Convent; Lundell. two young '
tor place in the chapel or the Sacred
la les received the habit of the Order,
!Mies Malooey, Of London, and Miso
Kennedy, of Blyth. The former will
be known tas Sister Mary Joseph, the
lattet as Sister Mary Lucy.
—0.n 'Monday evening of last week,
at dine social throe was enJoyed ba a.
large -Corcpany at the, home of Mt.
Thomas Smith, ot Jamestown, Grey
eon, 'Marcos, who enlisted, witlo the
King% men a month or more, eget and
Will be trained at Orallia. An address
'WAS presented to the soldier boy ofie4.
compaoled by a floe wrist watch, oleo-
s, gold, plated poeleet knife.
—De. J. A. Ideetional4, of the To -
root° Globe, is to give one, of his cele-
brated lectures ,in the tenni Oall,din-
tan, on Januargr, 14th. The eubject of
the, address la 'Canada Among the
Natione and the doctor has very
generously offered to give the .entire
proceeds to the Dillst Huron Battolion
for recruiting purposes. The Clinton
Board ot Trede are making the are
St. Tbotras, tend formerly of Tuckere
sod Sunday of Mr. and UrB. sVir. 34
PAisley in CIL ton, have two sons.
zeil
both of' whom a e serving' -ging. sall4
Comitry over s. The oldest, Lieut.
Feance euffering from on attack of
toll/Att. fever but a, telegram recel
this week. stated. that he was
proving, --
-The death occurred hi Wingthear
on Texeday of last week weela of Mao
tilde Avil relict of the late Robert
Moffatt. After the death of her
where, one rod, lived. until a few
months ago when ,she went to 1Wingt
ham to visit her sister-in-law Mrs.
George Olvar, ot whose home .she
died. Mho. Oloffatt had been an in-
valid 'for aonuenher of years bat bore
her ittfaeringe with Christian. Ovid-
tocle. Slue is suevived, by one daughe
ter, (Miss Fanny,.
—When in Toronto lost week 414r. A.
'111. 'Musgrove, al.P.P.i, for .North flu-
or)) called upon Premier Hearst in
connection with gemming some addi-
1.4usgro ie hits received wood from
aa been granted by the Ontario Goa,
eminent, making $500 In all. Lieut.
Col. Combe and the, offieere of the
161st are loud in their praise of Mr.
Musgrove tor the biterest he le
taking in the aloron Battalion.
—ExeCouncilloe W. 4. Miller, of
litilett, who gum realdee in Clinton
was the lucky one to win the beet;
roast offered by 'R. Ititzsitiatoni and
Soo of Clinton' for the *tee Illalesll4
the 'nearest goe,ss to the weight of
the animal hanging up in_ their bore
cher shop. air. Miller ;guessed 410 lbs.
and, the ankr.al1weighed 05 3-4 nibs.
There were over 300 geessers omit
they ranged froM 250 tip to e,150 lbee.
The live weight of the animal was
690 pounds.
Literary Society' this season was held
last Wedeeadaye January 6th, in the
Forester's Ball. The programine con-
sisted of music, A dialogue, tableaux
and an address on "Aims and Ideas
for our Literary Society." The awe
nual elections of officers and draf L-
ing of cormnittets also took piaee at
tills meeting., This •Society bad a
metnbeeship of 180 for last year. They
season and lots of f un by the way.
We hoN they will ,do even better tide
-• oThe Independent Order of Pores.
term of Farquhar held their anneal
meeting on Tuesday evening and re-
yclected the old officers: 'T. Hunkin,
w. Pollen G.0.; A, Hodgert and:Joh/3
Kay auditors. A- reeolution was pass-
ed congratulating the Righ Court on
the prompt payment of all elaims
doring the yeao and on the able
rr,anner in which they have conducted
the affairs of the order making It
ot the beet fraternal organizationt do- ,
Jug' business. The good and welfare
ommittee have arranged to have a
box -social on the evening of Fridar
Januaty lith with a select Program
during the first part of the. even-
Irg and the MeNicol. trio will furnish