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YITIOLE NUMBER 2566
SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16; 1917
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IFROM THE DOMINION CAPITAL. ity. The opposition, however, dec'ded THE OL
to support Botha in his war policy.
Frorn many points in Canada there
I is a cry for national government, •The . This arrangement continues.
Canada is the only one of the self -
1 farmers' organizations of the west I governing British dominions that has
were among the first to pass resohx-
tions in that direction, Now we have ' succeeded in doing it d part in the war
the Winnipeg Board of Trade and oth-
er public bodies indorsing the move-
ment. About one half of the heeding
newspapers of the dominion are also
clamoring for national, government. tempt at coalition until it wag forced
i The majority of these newspapers
I profess Liberal party views, elthough ut on them by intrigue or otherwise. OARDNO'S OPERA HALL
I
}Tedp;dlimti it that eoppositionoalit i oonn i the v i Ch eoi Toe:, there are also some Consereatives and ian
MONDAY EVENING Feb. 19th
a few Independents on the list. If any ,and for that very tedion there ought
to be no extensien of the life of par-
liament since _ coalition always comes
in advance of extensien. There is, how-
ever,' a large nuniber of people who
'think of nothing but the war, and
with a party government. Supporters
of the government claim that this is to
the credit of the administration, be-
cause neither in Britain nor any of the
other dominions was there any at -
TIMES
Dance
Benefit
Soldier's Aid Commission
will be repeated in
of them were asked to define what
they meat by national gov ,rnment,
they would have some difficulty in
doing so.
When the war started, a political
mi truce was declared in Britain. In Can-
_ who believe that sonie prominent eit-
re'--- ada and the other British Dominions izens who hitherto have .not taken an
E---.1similar declarations were 'made. Sir active interest in polities might be ,
E- Wilfrid Laurier was ready to go on a invited to F.: enter, an adrdinistration political tour when war broke out. He ...ese ..4
%mai a slew of preventing party inter -
at once cancelled all his arrangements ests from interfering with the pros -
2 arid gave out the statement that so ecution a the war. These people are
E long as there was a man at the front, honestly clamoringfor national gov-
all political activities of a party char- ernment. Those who want an early
E.- acter should cease. For a time all went election talk national government, co -
well. Indeed, it is idle to accuse one alition or any old thing that will bring
party more than another of violations it about.
of the truce. Under the British sys- Meantime, Sir Robert Borden has
tem; the intelligent criticism of an op- of t Bri i h
For ihe next four days, which will wind up our big
-3 midwinter sale, we shall, on a number of lines, forget E-1=-
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the cost- cost enitrely—lines of
-75-7 Winter Underwear, Caps Overcoats
Caps,
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Suits and Furs must be turned into money
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kr-t4
Fur e.ts
Reg, price $io, $i5 Half
$25 to $30
This Chance will
not come again for Price
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years
Winter Cloth Caps
Regular, 75c, Si, $1.25, $1.50
Half Price
110avy Ril* -
Under*Ha-r
(r.3., Wool)
Heavy Work Shirts) z
Black and white stripes, striped -69c
gingham
Heavy Socks 1
Grey, White, Mixed j
21c
Fine Shirts
Sizei r4? -t to
Reg. price 25 to I.50
99c
Neckties t2lc
Hook -on, knots, four in hand
Fine Cashmere
Socks Regular 50 to 6oc
38c
7
Jc
Fine White
Handkerchiefs
Regular ioc
11111.111M MM. 411.•
Girls' Coat
Sweaters
sizz,, 26t0 34
Colors red and plain
grey—fancy weave
$1.49
Boy's Jersey
Sweaters (pull -overs)
99c
Boys' Overcoats
Sizes 24 to 28 $4•29
and a great many other
equally good bargains
wee ted theinvitation he t s
position is, as necessary to good gov- government to attend a war confer-
ence in London. To enable him to do
30' Sir Wilfrid Laurier offered the
Prime Minister to pass through Par-
liament unopposed all the money ne-
cessary for war purposes, and a suf-
ficient amount to carry on domestic
affairs, and to permit an adjourn-
ment of the House until his return.
Parliament has, therefore, adjourned_
for two months. The question of the
extension of Parliament will be left
over until the return Of the Premier.
The present outlook is that the ex-
tension will be refused and if so, a
general election will follow next fall.
But the result of the fonference may
ernment as is a responsible party to
power. It is a truism that a 'weak op-
position generally, if not alw-ays, gives
poor governinent At all. eveuts, to
put a stop to political sniping, many
Supporters of the Borden Government
wanted a general. election so that a
fresh mandate from the people would
be behind any government that was
prosecuting the war. This viewpoint
was combated by disinterested as -well
as interested persons and the govern-
ment settled down to war work Under
what was nominally a party truce.
At the last session of parliament the
two leaders,after a somewhat lengthy
correspondence, which was then pet bring about important results that
vale, but has since been published,
will change all existing calculations.
agreed to extend the life of parliament
That is as far as "after the war" is
for one year,otherwise that body would concerned. About the prosecution of the
have ceased to exist. The ordinary life war no conference was,necessary,as all
of a parliament is five years. The time
are of one mind—namely, to contfibute
expired last October and now parlia- the last man and the last dollar.
ment is working on the extension,
which was ratified by an imperial so,
statute. • ROM WEST SANDLLNG CAMP,
When parliament assembled this ENGLAND.
year the speech from the thrne con-
tained the announcement that another The following Ietter `was -written by
extension was to be asked. There was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Me -
no correspondence between the leaders Laren, of Hensall:
en that matter. It is generally under- Dear Father and Mother,—Received
stood that the Liberals will oppose it your letter today and we are always
or, rather, want it deferred. The out- glad to get a letter from home. There
are great sights to be seen over here
but there is no land scodear to us, as
the land of the maple, and when this
struggle isover and we get back 1.ome
again, I .think the first maple tree
f see,' will hug it go Ag.ht it will meke
th-e sap run. We tire kill- at the same
place and are getting lots of work. I
think, so far, we are to be -a base bat-
talion, they have divided us all into
three companies, training headq iar-
ters and casualties. The training
company is the one which they draft
out of, the headquarters is the staff
and the casualties are those who will
not go to France unless they become
very short of men. We band fellows
are all in the training company and are
getting along fine. We are taking
training in bayonet fighting. I like
it fine now, but on the start it went
rather hard with us, but now I like it
It is very interesting. We had mask
drill this forenoon, that is masks they
use at the front for gas. It is a sort
of sack which you pull over your head
with a pair of glass windows in it to
look through and a rubber tube which
you put into your mouth to breathe
through. The time you are allowed
to put it on is two seconds, so you see
we have to look alive. Then we have
bombing practice every day. I like
this the best of all, although it is
quite a dangerous joh, and we have
a route march three or four times a
week, full marching order. Your pack
consists of one blanket, ote pair of,
socks, mess tin, hold all, housewife,
sweater, rubber sheet, water bottle,
and rubber sack, sleeeping cap i knife
fork and spoon and shaying outfit
and rifle, quite a load with an overcoat
on.
We get up at five o'clock in the
morning, so you see we will be get-
ting up at eleven or twelve o'clock
by your time at home We have to
shave every morning, shine our shoes
and buttons, clean and polish all our
leather equipment before breakfast.
The colonel inspects us every morn-
ing, so there is not much chance of
us getting away with anything. It
is very muddy and dirty • here, but
if I had a little more training in bay-
onet fighting, etc,, I would like to get
to France and to the front to do my
bit. The Duke of Connaught is going
to inspect us next Tuesday. I saw
him last summer at Camp Borden.
He did not seem to want us to make
any fuss over him. There is an old
castle about a mile away from our
camp supposed to he the oldest castle
in England—Saltwdod Castle. It was
built in the year 488, and there is no-
thing left standing now but the walls.
— come of all this is a cry for national
days more to save a lot of money
government. Some of the Conserva-
tives want a fusion of both parties un-
der Premier Borden, -while the bulk
of the Liberal party desire a general
electill-n in the hope that Laurier might,
carry the country. The word national--
is used to get away from coalition,
which, in the political world, has an
unsavory sound.
Take the history of Britain, under
coalition government. The coalition be-
ing between Charles Fox and Lord.
North in 1783 was stigmatized by Wil-
liam Pitt as an "ill-omened and unnat-
ural, marriage." Shortly before the
union Fox threatened North with im-
peachment and called him the most
corrupt and the most incapable of
ministers." The coalition had but one
short existence, The breaking up of
the Peelites during the war is anoth-
er example, as Earl Russell tells us,
of what the abolition of party connec-
tion brought about. The evils, of
party, he said, were not toi be campers
ed " with the dissolution of honorable
friendship, the pursuits of selfish ends,
the want of concert in council, the
absence of a settled policy in foreign
affairs, the corruption of certain
statesmen and the caprices of an in-
triguing court," which coalition had
given and would "bring again upon
this country."
Canadian history gives us a some-
what similar story. The coalition
which brought about confederation in
186'7 was (condemned by the Liberal
party in Ontario. It was said that
coalitions ,resulted "in the abandon-
ment of principles by one or both
parties to the compact, the lowering of
public morality7 a lavish public expen-
diture, and widespread corruption."
The biographer of George Brown says
that Brown did not leave the govern-
ynent of McDonald, a day too soon, and
the author of the life of Joseph Howe,
who personally knew his subject well,
declaree that Howe's four yearsdn Sit
John Macdonald's cabinet were the
least glorious of his whole career.'
The aneument for coalition or na-
tional government is that Britain and
oll the other self-governing dominions
except Canada, have had, because of
the war, to abandon the party system.
To a certain extent this is true. For
instance, Britain started under the
party system`, then adopted coalition
and has TIOW what is practically a dic-
tatorship. Parliament has been ex-
tended' there several times and men
have been declared elected without
appealing to the people. But upon
Britain rests the sole responsibility
for prosecuting the war.
In Australia, the Hughes Govern- We are having very cold wet weath-
ee at present. Imagine the poor fel-
lows in the trenches, but I do not think
any of us would want to go home until
we see the end of this, and then when
we get back home again w are going
to give the slackers there 'Hail polurn-
bia."
January 24th
You see I did not finish on the date
I started this. Have just received an-
, ether box from home; those boxes are
•-=-0 'result was close. Ward had one or two always welcome out here, although I
t-4 of a majority. The Opposition, which must say they are feeding us well.
re included the Labor party', agreed to The grub is plain, but good, and lots
support Ward. A year or so later it of it. Well there have been a few
seea was necessary to have a. coalition of changes since I started this letter
bon. The result o this coalition was France as a batabon; quite an honor
parties, five on one side and five on : talion that has been kept together
Dancing commences at
half past eight o'clock.
Excellent Music ---Special Piping
and Highland Dancing.
EVERYBODY INVITED
Ladies please bring Cake or Sandwiches
Gentlemen— $1.00
Gallery open to spectators -25c.
A. D. St3THED,LANDalecretiary.
fellow's that got transferred to the
C.A.M.C.. He says he is going to
have a band of thirty anyway, and
took us band fellows out of the ranks
this afternoon, told us to hand back
our rifles and clean up our instruments
so I guess he means business. We
were inspected by the Duke of Can -
naught and staff yesterday had quite
a big day, and passed off very. success-
fully. We have things packed up
again ready to move in the morning to
Brainshot or Whitley and the kat or-
ders tonight were to wait in readiness
We certainly have a lot of moving a-
round since coming over here. We
move into different huts a-
bout every other day. We are
having very cold and frosty days just
now, a great improvement on the mud
Nis word of going to France yet, but
sdbject to quick change any minute.
I am well and feeling fine. Give my
best to everybody and write soon.
Your son,
Pte. John D. McLaren,
No. 654462, 161st Batt. Band
West Sandling Camp ,Army P.O.
London, England.
HURON .NOTES.
—A few weeks after the death of
her husband, Mrs. George Peacock,
of Morris township, passed away on
Saturday, in her 75th year. The fun-
eral was held on Tuesday to the Blue -
vale cemetery. Mr. Peacock died re-
cently as the result of being thrown
from his cutter.
—Mr. James McFarlane, of Stanley,
was in Toronto recently attending the
annual meeting of the Dominion Sheep
Breeders' Association. Mr. McFar-
lane's deceased father was prominent
as a breeder of thorobred sheep, and
Mr. McFarlane is following close in
his footsteps, and is taking front rank
among the successful sheep breeders
of the Dominion.
• —Arthur Jaekson, second son of
Mr, and MTS. Silas Jackson, of Moose
Jaw, formerly, of Brussels, died sud-
denly last Sunday from the after ef-
fects of la grippe He was born in
Brussels 25 years ago and was a bar-
ber by trade and a bright young n,an.
The family went west about six years
ago. Deceased was a grandson of
Mrs. James Duncan, of Brussels and a
nephew of Mr. and Mrs. A. McGuire.
Alonza, an older son, died a few years
ago in the same city.
—Mr. James Snell, of Hayne -Bar-
ton Stock Farm, Hullett, was in To-
ronto recently attending the annual
meeting of the Shorthorn Breeders'
Association and also the Sheep Breed-
ers'. Association. That he is an enthus-
iast in this connection is shown by the
fact that he has been attending sniffler
gatherings for over fifty years, and he
is not by any means an old man yet.
With his deceased father, who was a
pioneer stockman, he attended such
gatherings before he was ten years of
age, and he has been keeping it up
ever since. That it has been beneficial
to him, as well as to others is shown
by the fact that Mr. Snell' is recog-
nized by sheep breeders particularly
as one of the best authorities on sheep
on the North America -n continent.
—The annual meeting of the South
Huron County Orange Lodge was held
this week at Exeter and was well
represented by the different lodges.
The following officers were elected for
the year: County MastereGeorge Van-
derburg, of Porter's Hill; Deputy Mas-
ter, William Armitage, of Hensall;
County Chaplain, Rev. Mr. Moulton,
Clinton; Recording Secretary, Peter
Cantelon, Clinton; Financial Secretary
James Sproul; County Treasurer, A.
Cantelon; D. C., F. Davis; Lecturers,
Robert McMurray, Byfield, William
Nivins, of Goderich, and C. Tyner, of
Summerhill. South Huron will hold
its annual s celebration at Goderich
this year and an effort will be made
to have North Hunron join them, in
an effort to make this celebration the
largest ever held in this district.
—0. - C.Whiteley, former treasurer
of Huron Lodge, No, 62, I.O.O.F.,
Goderich„ who was arrested in De-
troit and brought back to Goderich,
appeared before Judge Dickson on a
charge of misappropriations of lodge
funds. He pleaded guilty. Wi liam
ment, which has a labor government,
r.neeti was destroyed by the attempt of Mr.
Hughes to force conscription upon the
people. To -day he heads one of the
tie
'
smallest political parties in the com-
a monwealth. He is kept in power by
ris { the Liberal, party. Mr. Cook, the Lib-
eral leader, has made a w6rking ar-
rangement with Hughes.
I In New Zealand a general election
'took Place after the war Started. The
.koth parties to avoid a general el ec- :and it is settled that we are to go to;
f
to divide the portfolios between the . for the 161st, as this is the first bat -
the other, under Massey, who became isince he -first contingent. You know
Greigo Clotmlig
tit premier. Ward entered the new gov- I our colonel has had a out twen
The
Moore, manager of the Road Machin-
ery Co., was heard in support of the
proposition, and after some discus-
sion it was referred to the committee
of the whole council. The committee
reported , at the regular meeting of
the council on Friday evening in favor
of an alternative proposition that the
fload Machinery Company be allowed
to use the Doty moulding shop at a
nominal rental of $25 a month. This
was confirmed by the council and has
since been accepted by the company,
which takes possession this week. The
council in rejecting the original pro-
position for the .rental of the whole
lant had in view the possible sale
of the plant, which is looked upon as
much more desirable than a lease.
LEADHURY.
Notes.—Mrs. Thomas Davidson who
has been sick all winter, is, we are
_pleased to learn, on the mend.—Cold,
old and still more cold. Mumps and
chicken pox have been prevalent in
some sections of the township, but
as far as we have heard there have
been no serious resulta—We were
soroy to hear of the severe accident
which befell William Pethick, son of
Mr, Richard Pethick, of Winthrop.—
It' is up to the pathmasters to see
that the roads are kept open. In fact
it should not be placed on the should-
ers of the pathmasters, all who travel
the roads should be interestede—A
number ofelderly people are suffering
with severe colds and influenza. We
have found that a drink of water in
which slippery elm bark has been boil-
ed, is an excellent home remedy for -a
cough or sore throat—Some of the
natives think we may yet be called
upon to dredge the Maitland River the
whole way to Lake Huron, and per-
haps out into the lake. Canadians
sometimes pride themselves on our
excellent laws and regulations, but it
must be admitted that some of our
laws are absolutely rotten.
HAYFIELD.
Resolution of Condolence,—At the
annual meeting of the Bayfield Agri-
cultural Society recently, the follow-
ing letter of condolence was directed'
to be sent to Mrs. R. Penhale and
family: To Mrs. Penhale and Fam-
ily: Dear Friends—The Officers and
Directors of the Bayfield Agricultural
Society assembled this 17th day of
January, 1917, in the Town Hall, Bay-
field, hereby place on record their
deep sense of the loss the Society has
sustained through - the death of your
beloved husband and father, Mr. Rich-
ard Penhale, who for many years dis-
charged so ably and faithfully the
duties of Vice-P'resident of this So-
ciety. We join in your sorrow and
convey to you this expression of our
sympathy in the dark hour of your
affliction and beg to agsure you the
one you mourn sodeeplywas greatly
esteemed by all classes of his fellow-
men and his death sincerely regretted
by all acquaintances. While you and
your family mourn the irreparable
loss of a husband and father we unite
with you in sincere sorrow at the loss
of a colleague whose genial disposition
and stirling worth we so much ad-
mired and whose death we deeply de-
plore. Signed on behalf of the Soci-
ety, D. H. McNaughton, President;
J . W. Reid 1st Vice President; F.A.
Edward, Treasurer, N. W. Woods,
2nd, Vice-Presidnet; A. E:
Secretary.
CON STANCE.
Death of a Pioneer.—We again re-
cord the death of one of our pioneer
settlers in the person of Mr. Solomon
Rogerson, at the ripe age- of 90 years
and six months, although confined to
the house and his room for some time
it was not through any illness, but
just a wearing out of the physical
frame. When quite a young man he
came to thie country from England
and settled oh the farm of his late
residence, here with his partner in
life who predece,ased him some nine
years, hewed out, a home for th.em-
selves out of the primeval forest. He
was a lifelong member of the Metho-
dist church and his Iife conformed to
the high attainments of Christian
faith. He leaves behind him a family
of one daughter and six eons: Mrs. M.
Armstrong, John and Robert, of Hut -
lett and Fred on the homestead; Wal-
ter of the township of Tuckersinith,
Charles of Alberta, and Harry, of
Sault Ste. Marie, to mourn his loss.
The many friends of the family extend
to them their sympathy in theit be-
reavement.
Notes.—The Women's Bible class
met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Its,
F. Snell on Thursday of this week to
do Red Cross work.—Mr. Ephraim
Clark is wearing the broad smile these
days his wife presenting him with a
fine baby girl on Thursday, the 8th. —
We will be thinking that the Indian's
prophecy of a mild winter, got a very
hard jar the last week back. Some
report- 20 below zero.—Some of our
ick township. Besides a large circle
of friends and acquaintances, reas.
Harding leaves to mourn two sisters,
Mrs. J., Hanistock, of .Cypress River,
Man., and Mrs. R. Cunningham of
Wingliam; also two brothers, .
Irwin, P. M., of Gorrie, and Charles
Irwin, of Howick township. Mr.
Harding was in his 79th year. He
was a man of very quiet nature and
was much respected by his friends
and neighbors. He leaves to mourn
his loss, one sister, Mis Margaret
Harding and one brother, Henry Hard-
ing both of Gorrie, the only surviving
meingers of the Harding family. They
were both consistent members of the
Anglican c urch. The double funeral
which was very unusual and soleran
took place on Saturday
A_ very impressive ser -
d St. Stephen's church,
the rector, Rev. W.H.
was atended by a large
esidents, after which the
ded their way to Gorrie
here the remains were
occurrence
Feb. Ord.
vice was he
conducted
Roberts, an
number of
hearses we
cemetery,
HENSA.Lle
Briefs. Beginning with Sunday,
February 2 th, Mr. G. C. Booth, of
Toronto, wi I conduct a series of Re-
vival servic s in the Methodist church
here. The • embership of the church
with their iends invite all to join
with them fin prayer and labour for
the conversion of men and women to
God. ServiOs each week night except
Saturday at 7.30. On Sunday at 1.1:
and Afternoon meet-
ings arrang later —The Quarterly
Board on email circuit extended an
unanimous nvitation to their pastor,
Rev. J. F Knight, M.A., B.D., to
return for a third year of service
with them. Mr J. W. Ortwein,
president o the Sabbath School As-
sociation o Huron County, was in
Hamilton 1 st week attending the Se-
cond Bienn al Conference held in the
Wesley eh ch, and reports a most in-
teresting a d profitable meeting. —
Miss Marg ret Stelck, trained nurse
of Guelph i here visiting her cousin,
Miss Marg ret Johnston.—Mr. T. Es-
say, son of he late Mr. Thomas Essay,
late of the township of Hay, and his
sisters hav been been -visiting in this
district.— s. T. G, Robinson, nee
Miss Franc s Reynolds, is in Toronto,
attending t e openings, --
The paren and friends of our sol-
diers who ave been sending presents
to the boy at the front are pleased -
to learn th t they are now receiving
hem quite egularly, although for a
time this as not the case. Dr, D.
Wilsen, of arkhill, recently returned
froirt overs as, where he had given a
year's serv ce in the hospital, aCOOTIL-
pained by rs. Wilson, visited their
relatives, and Mrs. C.A. McDon-
ell, during he past week,—A humor-
ous music 1 comedy. entitl "The
New Mini r" will be given in the
town hall • Fridak evening, the 28rd
of Februa , under the auspices of
the Ladies Patriotic League and in
which som forty of our village and
rieighborho d will take part.—As we
are writin this corespondence we
learn of th death ef one of• our old-.
est residen s in the person of the late
Mr. Henry Busch, in his 90th year.
Mr. Busch ,as a native of Germany,
coming to his country when a young
man and f many years has residcd
in our villa e. He was ,a mart of good
honest, sti ling qualities, very indus-
trious and of (Inc principles and was
trious and of fine principals and Was
unusually trong and active for hes
years, in feet until a few years ago,
he was able to attend to whatever
was to be done about the home. He
was of a kindly cheerful disposition
and beside • his aged wife leaves to
MOUTTI his loss a fasnily of four sal%
and 3 dam hters, all growr up. The
deceased 11 be missed from our vil-
lage, as on, if not the very oldest, in
ears an a good resident
withall point of
rs. Man.,,, a., is visitmg:
her grand -daughter in London.—Oun
coal mere nts .• Alleged pretty'
well to k p tilt° .i.21,poy of coal
considerin how very nard it is to see
cure, and e do not think there hag
been much want thus far felt, and if
promises son to be more plentiful. -1
Mr. and Jrs. Alex Smith have been
number of their relatives
visited by
during th past week.—The relativeg
and frien s of Mr. John McKenzie,
formerly the Mill Road, %I'll], regret
to learn t at he has bene seriously ill
during th past week.—Mr. Thomas
Peart, the .efficient mail -courier on the
Hensall R F. D., No. 2, has been cone
fined to the house during the past week
on account of illness, but is now ume
proving nicely. Mr David Dew took
his work during his illness. —The Far.
niers' Institute meeting held here On
Monday last afternoon and evenings
relatives
eti iticaei;nii,dv eoeodfns altahnhnede d tedoxitt e,nei lers1 friend nhe i
:aoufdabdsire eiefrastssisr.e.l_sYTIwohe esrel e.1
of Hay, will be sorry to hear of her
quite serious illness.—Mies Florence
Pope was given a miscellanoonz sliew-
young people are busy preparing the
er by her friends on Friaay evening;
programme for the literary meeting
to be held in Winthrop in the near fn._ I of last week, when she receivd a large
' number of useful, and valuable pree
visits entsf. orMsiosms eP weeksopeIas
nbrr-Inefht,ohniereeotnhil
week for Brandon, Man., where she
has held a good position for some years
and we believe is upon her return to
be married there. Her meny friends
Proudfoot, K. C . , represented Huron curred at her home in , Gorrie at an here wish her long and cozninned hap-
piness. --Mr. Terrance Higgins, third
Lodge, and announced to the judge early hour on Thursday morning, Feb.
that the funds bad been. returned to 1st, and also the death of her husband
of Toronto, was here last week vise
of the late T. Higgins, barrister
him on Saturday; February 10, in which took place twelve hours later, son
iting his uncle and aunt, Mr. and -Airs.,
full, and that he had not been advised came as a distinct and painful shock1
to prosecute further. Crown Attorney to the community. Neither Mr. nor W. C. Davis, on his last leave before
Seeger did not have anything to say Mrs Harding had been as well as their going overseas, We believe he is the
and L. E. Da,ncey for Whiteley ae-Imany friends could desire, hut nothing,
dressed the judge, and pleaded f erlof a serious nature was apprehended
when sympl has enlisted.—Mr. A. Merdock' and
third son of the late Mr. Iligg,ins who
clemency for his client Judge Dick- i -until about a week ago, daughter, Miss Doreen, were in LUC=
son addressed the prisoner and gaveitons of pneumonia appeared, and in last week, spendite,; a day eith Mr.-)
Murdoch's -mother. who, e though an
him a severe lecture. On accoimt ) 1 ' , spite of all that could be done they 11
his past. good record, and the money : passed away as above stated. aged lady is k,_!ephog - ... fully well
being paid back and his pleading gull- , their death Carrie has lost a most i and full of life and spirit. —Mr. Alex
ty, ihe judge released him on suspend- I respected couple, who have been res-
, 'idents for the past thirty years. WIrs.1Forrest, of Tuxfoye-1, Seek., who was
recently visiting 3n id 1 ij *iection hag
ed sentence.
—A special meeting of the Goderich Harding, who was in her 69th year. ' returned to the west. --Mr. James
t wn council was held ou Thursday last' was a daughter of the late W. Irwin i
. . IJohnston left here during the past
ture.
GORRIE.
Sudden Deaths.—The death of Mar-
garet Jane Irwin, beloved wife of Mr:
john Harding, which sad event oc-
0 ernment as Minister of Finance. In years experience in the militia, at- to consider a proposition from the Do- I snd had spent practically all her life week for his new home in the west,
South Africa, an election was held tending the military camps at London, minion Road Machinery Co., for the Howick township, having come from
taking a car load of stork and other
SEAFORT
NENNERMINIMMEIll MIER
during the war and On. account of the and held the position of Col. Sr., lease of the Doty Plant. The propos-' the Township of Darlinton, Durham effects. Mrs. Johnston and little
disaffection of some of the Boers with so they couldn't putout, -1 that the rental should be $1200 • County, with her parents, when a' child and Mrs. J. Rathviell and Miss
the strong stand taken by Botha for i job, and he has started to organize per year and half of the insurance on cbnd he was married about forty ; Lola Dowson, their relatives, inten4
MERIIMPTfr Britain his party was left in a minor- a band tuday. He has called back the building and equipment. Mr. C. L. years ago to John Harding, ei Hew- I shortly joining Mr. Johnston.,